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1 all

all [ɔ:l]

1 adjective

(a) (the whole of) tout;

∎ all expenses will be reimbursed tous les frais seront remboursés;

∎ all night toute la nuit;

∎ all day and all night toute la journée et toute la nuit;

∎ all six of us want to go nous voulons y aller tous/toutes les six;

∎ to be all things to all men être tout à tous

(b) (every one of) tous (toutes);

∎ all kinds of people toutes sortes de gens;

∎ for children of all ages pour les enfants de tous les âges;

∎ Sport the British all-comers 100 m record le record britannique de l'épreuve du 100 m ouverte à tous

(c) (the utmost)

∎ (with) all my love (at end of letter) bien affectueusement;

∎ with all speed à toute vitesse;

∎ in all fairness (to sb) pour être juste (avec qn)

2 predeterminer

(a) (the whole of) tout(e) m,f;

∎ all the butter tout le beurre;

∎ all the beer toute la bière;

∎ all my life toute ma vie;

∎ all five women les cinq femmes;

∎ all the way (of journey) tout le long du chemin; (of course of action) jusqu'au bout;

∎ is that all the luggage you're taking? c'est tout ce que vous emportez comme bagages?;

∎ for all his wealth en dépit de ou malgré sa fortune;

∎ familiar and all that et tout cela, et tout le reste;

∎ you're not as ill as all that vous n'êtes pas aussi ou si malade que ça;

∎ it's not all that pleasant ce n'est pas tellement agréable;

∎ of all the stupid things to say/do! de toutes les idioties possibles!;

∎ of all times to phone! il/elle/ etc a bien choisi son/ etc heure pour téléphoner!;

∎ you, of all people, should know what I mean toi au moins tu devrais savoir ce que je veux dire;

∎ in all honesty/sincerity pour être honnête/sincère;

∎ what's all that noise? qu'est-ce que c'est que tout ce bruit?;

∎ all that's nonsense tout ça, c'est des bêtises;

∎ for all that they say he's a genius, I think… ils ont beau dire que c'est un génie, moi, je pense…

(b) (with comparative adjectives)

∎ all the better! tant mieux!;

∎ you will feel all the better for a rest un peu de repos vous fera le plus grand bien;

∎ all the sooner d'autant plus vite

3 pronoun

(a) (everything) tout;

∎ I gave all I had j'ai donné tout ce que j'avais;

∎ take it all prenez tout;

∎ all I want is to rest tout ce que je veux c'est du repos;

∎ that's all I have to say c'est tout ce que j'ai à dire;

∎ all will be well tout ira bien;

∎ will that be all? ce sera tout?;

∎ I did all I could j'ai fait tout ce que j'ai pu;

∎ it was all I could do not to laugh j'ai eu du mal à m'empêcher de rire;

∎ it's all his fault c'est sa faute à lui;

∎ for all I know autant que je sache;

∎ for all I care pour (tout) ce que cela me fait;

∎ you men are all the same! vous les hommes, vous êtes tous pareils ou tous les mêmes!;

∎ all or nothing tout ou rien;

∎ all in good time chaque chose en son temps;

∎ when all is said and done en fin de compte, au bout du compte;

∎ best/worst of all,… le mieux/pire, c'est que…;

∎ most of all surtout, en particulier;

∎ proverb all's well that ends well tout est bien qui finit bien

(b) (everyone) tous (toutes);

∎ all are agreed that… tous sont d'accord que…;

∎ all of us nous tous;

∎ we all love him nous l'aimons tous;

∎ we all came nous sommes tous venus;

∎ good evening, all! bonsoir à tous!, bonsoir, tout le monde!;

∎ don't all speak at once! ne parlez pas tous en même temps!;

∎ they all made the same mistake ils ont tous fait la même erreur;

∎ the children were all hoping to go les enfants espéraient tous y aller;

∎ all who knew her loved her tous ceux qui la connaissaient l'aimaient;

∎ all together tous à la fois, tous ensemble

(c) Sport

∎ the score is 5 all le score est de 5 partout;

∎ 30 all (in tennis) 30 partout, 30 à

(d) (as quantifier)

∎ all of tout;

∎ all of the butter/the cakes tout le beurre, tous les gâteaux;

∎ all of London Londres tout entier;

∎ all of it was sold (le) tout a été vendu;

∎ how much wine did they drink? - all of it combien de vin ont-ils bu? - tout ce qu'il y avait;

∎ I want all of it je le veux en entier;

∎ all of you can come vous pouvez tous venir;

∎ listen, all of you écoutez-moi tous;

∎ she knows all of their names elle connaît tous leurs noms;

∎ he must be all of sixty il doit avoir au moins soixante ans;

∎ the book cost me all of £10 le livre ne m'a coûté que 10 livres;

∎ humorous it's all of five minutes' walk away! c'est au moins à cinq minutes à pied!

4 adverb

(as intensifier) tout;

∎ she was all alone elle était toute seule;

∎ she was all excited elle était tout excitée;

∎ she was all dressed or she was dressed all in black elle était habillée tout en noir;

∎ all along the road tout le long de la route;

∎ all around the edge tout le long du bord;

∎ I forgot all about the meeting j'ai complètement oublié qu'il y avait une réunion;

∎ the soup went all down my dress la soupe s'est répandue partout sur ma robe;

∎ the jacket's split all up the sleeve la veste a craqué tout le long de la manche;

∎ familiar don't get your hands all dirty ne va pas te salir les mains!;

∎ familiar the motor's all rusty inside le moteur est tout rouillé à l'intérieur;

∎ all at one go (tout) d'un seul coup;

∎ all in one piece (furniture) tout d'une pièce; figurative (person) sain et sauf;

∎ I'm all for it moi, je suis tout à fait pour;

∎ she's all for giving children their freedom elle est tout à fait convaincue qu'il faut donner aux enfants leur liberté;

∎ my wife was all for calling in a doctor ma femme voulait à toute force ou à tout prix appeler un médecin;

∎ he's not all bad il n'est pas entièrement mauvais;

∎ that's all to the good! tout va pour le mieux!;

∎ all the better/worse (for me) tant mieux/pis (pour moi);

∎ you will be all the better for it vous vous en trouverez (d'autant) mieux;

∎ all the harder encore plus dur;

∎ the time came all too soon l'heure n'arriva que trop tôt;

∎ familiar it's all up with him il est fichu

5 noun

tout;

∎ I would give my all to be there je donnerais tout ce que j'ai pour y être;

∎ the team gave their all l'équipe a donné son maximum;

∎ to stake one's all on sth tout miser sur qch

6 at all adverb

du tout;

∎ do you know him at all? est-ce que vous le connaissez (un peu)?;

∎ I didn't speak at all je n'ai pas parlé du tout;

∎ I'm not at all astonished je n'en suis aucunement étonné;

∎ he's not at all patient il n'est pas du tout patient;

∎ not at all pas du tout, familiar du tout; (when thanked) je vous en prie;

∎ nothing at all rien du tout;

∎ if he comes at all s'il vient;

∎ it seemed to worry him very little, if at all ça n'a pas eu l'air de l'inquiéter le moins du monde;

∎ he comes rarely if at all il vient très rarement, voire jamais;

∎ if you had any feelings at all si vous aviez le moindre sentiment;

∎ if we had any money at all si nous avions le moindre argent ou ne serait-ce qu'un peu d'argent;

∎ if you do any travelling at all, you'll know what I mean si vous voyagez un tant soit peu, vous comprendrez ce que je veux dire;

∎ if it is at all cold s'il fait un (tant soit) peu froid;

∎ if it is at all possible si c'était possible;

∎ why do it at all? pourquoi se donner la peine de le faire?

7 all along adverb

depuis le début;

∎ that's what I've been saying all along c'est ce que je dis depuis le début

8 all at once adverb

(a) (suddenly) tout d'un coup

(b) (all at the same time) à la fois, en même temps

9 all but adverb

presque;

∎ all but finished presque ou pratiquement fini;

∎ I all but missed it j'ai bien failli le rater, c'est tout juste si je ne l'ai pas raté

10 all in

1 adjective

familiar (exhausted)

∎ I'm all in je suis mort

2 adverb

(everything included) tout compris;

∎ the rent is £250 a month all in le loyer est de 250 livres par mois tout compris

11 all in all adverb

tout compte fait

12 all out adverb

∎ to go all out y aller à fond;

∎ to go all out to do sth se donner à fond pour faire qch

13 all over

1 adjective

(finished) fini;

∎ that's all over and done with now tout ça c'est bien terminé maintenant;

∎ it's all over between them tout est fini entre eux

2 preposition

partout;

∎ there were toys scattered all over the floor il y avait des jouets éparpillés partout sur le sol;

∎ you've got ink all over you! tu t'es mis de l'encre partout!;

∎ all over the world dans le monde entier;

∎ we have agencies all over Europe nous avons des agences dans toute l'Europe ou partout en Europe;

∎ it'll be all over town tomorrow morning! demain matin, toute la ville sera au courant!;

∎ familiar all over the place (everywhere) partout^□, dans tous les coins; (very erratic, inaccurate) pas au point^□ ;

∎ familiar their filing system's all over the place leur système de classement n'est pas du tout au point;

∎ familiar the team was all over the place l'équipe a joué n'importe comment^□ ;

∎ familiar he was all over her il ne l'a pas laissée tranquille un instant;

∎ familiar he was all over us when he heard we were from the BBC il ne nous a plus laissés tranquilles quand il a appris que nous étions de la BBC^□ ;

∎ familiar humorous he was all over her like a rash or a cheap suit il l'a draguée de façon flagrante

3 adverb

(everywhere) partout;

∎ painted green all over peint tout en vert;

∎ covered all over in blossoms tout en fleur ou en fleurs;

∎ it was like being a child all over again c'était comme retomber en enfance;

∎ familiar that's him all over! ça c'est lui tout craché!

14 all round adverb

∎ taken all round tout bien considéré

15 all square adjective

(a) (financially)

∎ we're all square now nous ne sommes plus en compte maintenant

(b) Sport (level) à égalité

16 all that adverb

∎ it isn't all that difficult or as difficult as all that ce n'est pas si difficile que ça

17 all the more

1 adjective

∎ all the more reason for doing it again raison de plus pour recommencer

2 adverb

encore plus;

∎ it makes her all the more interesting ça la rend encore plus intéressante;

∎ it's all the more unfair since or as he promised not to put up the rent c'est d'autant plus injuste qu'il a promis de ne pas augmenter le loyer

18 all the same

1 adverb

(nevertheless) tout de même, quand même;

∎ he paid up all the same il a payé quand même

2 adjective

∎ it's all the same to me ça m'est complètement égal, peu m'importe;

∎ if it's all the same to you si cela ne vous gêne pas

19 all told adverb

tout compris;

∎ there were six of us all told nous étions six en tout

20 all too adverb

∎ all too soon bien trop vite;

∎ the holidays went all too quickly les vacances ne sont passées que trop vite;

∎ it's all too easy to forget that c'est tellement facile de l'oublier des budgets

►► the All Blacks les All Blacks mpl (l'équipe nationale de rugby de la Nouvelle-Zélande);

all clear

1 noun

(signal m de) fin f d'alerte;

∎ to sound the all clear sonner la fin de l'alerte;

∎ figurative he received or was given the all clear on the project on lui a donné le feu vert pour le projet;

∎ the tests came back negative and he's been given the all clear les résultats des tests sont revenus et tout est normal

2 exclamation

fin d'alerte!; All Fools' Day le premier avril;

All Hallows Toussaint f;

All Hallows' Eve la veille de la Toussaint;

All Saints' Day (le jour de) la Toussaint;

All Souls' Day le jour ou la fête des Morts

✾ Play 'All That Fall' Beckett 'Tous ceux qui tombent'

✾ Film 'All That Jazz' Fosse 'Que le spectacle commence!'

✾ Film 'All About Eve' Mankiewicz 'Ève'

✾ Book ✾ Film 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Remarque, Milestone 'À l'Ouest, rien de nouveau'

✾ Play 'All's Well That Ends Well' Shakespeare 'Tout est bien qui finit bien'

✾ Book ✾ Film 'All the King's Men' Warren, Rossen 'Les Fous du Roi'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > all
2 all

1. attributive adjective
1) (entire extent or quantity of) ganz

all day — den ganzen Tag

for all that — trotz allem

all his life — sein ganzes Leben

all my money — all mein Geld; mein ganzes Geld

stop all this noise/shouting! — hör mit dem Krach/Geschrei auf!

thank you for all your hard work — danke für all deine Anstrengungen

get away from it all — einmal von allem abschalten

that says it all — das sagt alles

2) (entire number of) alle

all the books — alle Bücher

all my books — all[e] meine Bücher

where are all the glasses? — wo sind all die Gläser?

all ten men — alle zehn Männer

we all went to bed — wir gingen alle schlafen

all the others — alle anderen

all Goethe's works — sämtliche Werke Goethes

why he of all people? — warum ausgerechnet er?

people of all ages — Menschen jeden Alters

All Fools' Day — der 1. April

3) (any whatever) jeglicher/jegliche/jegliches

4) (greatest possible)

in all innocence — in aller Unschuld

with all speed — so schnell wie möglich
2. noun
1) (all persons) alle

all present — alle Anwesenden

one and all — [alle] ohne Ausnahme

all and sundry — Krethi und Plethi

all of us — wir alle

the happiest/most beautiful of all — der/die Glücklichste/die Schönste unter allen

most of all — am meisten

he ran fastest of all — er lief am schnellsten

2) (every bit)

all of it/the money — alles/das ganze od. alles Geld

3)

all of (coll.): (as much as) be all of seven feet tall — gut sieben Fuß groß sein

4) (all things) alles

all I need is the money — ich brauche nur das Geld

all is not lost — es ist nicht alles verloren

it's all or nothing — es geht ums Ganze

most of all — am meisten

give one's all — sein Letztes geben

it was all but impossible — es war fast unmöglich

all in all — alles in allem

it's all the same or all one to me — es ist mir ganz egal od. völlig gleichgültig

that's all very well — das ist alles schön und gut

can I help you at all? — kann ich Ihnen irgendwie behilflich sein?

I do not care at all — es ist mir völlig gleich

you are not disturbing me at all — du störst mich nicht im geringsten

were you surprised at all? — warst du denn überrascht?

nothing at all — gar nichts

not at all happy/well — überhaupt nicht glücklich/gesund

not at all! — überhaupt nicht!; (acknowledging thanks) gern geschehen!; nichts zu danken!

if at all — wenn überhaupt

in all — insgesamt

5) (Sport)

two [goals] all — zwei zu zwei; (Tennis)

thirty all — dreißig beide
3. adverb
ganz

all but — fast

he all but fell down — er wäre fast heruntergefallen

all the better/worse [for that] — um so besser/schlimmer

I feel all the better for it — das hat mir wirklich gut getan

all at once — (suddenly) plötzlich; (simultaneously) alle[s] zugleich

all too soon — allzu schnell

be all for something — (coll.) sehr für etwas sein

be all in — (exhausted) total od. völlig erledigt sein (ugs.)

go all out [to do something] — alles daransetzen[, etwas zu tun]

be all ready [to go] — (coll.) fertig [zum Weggehen] sein (ugs.)

something is all right — etwas ist in Ordnung; (tolerable) etwas ist ganz gut

did you get home all right? — sind Sie gut nach Hause gekommen?

I'm all right — mir geht es ganz gut

work out all right — gut gehen; klappen (ugs.)

that's her, all right — das ist sie, ganz recht

yes, all right — ja, gut

is it all right if I go in? — kann ich reingehen?

it's all right by or with me — das ist mir recht

lie all round the room — überall im Zimmer herumliegen

I don't think he's all there — (coll.) ich glaube, er ist nicht ganz da (ugs.)

all the same — trotzdem

it's all the same to me — es ist mir einerlei

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[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun
1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) ganz

2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) alle
2. adverb
1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) ganz

2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) um so

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all

[ɒ:l, AM also ɑ:l]

I. adj attr, inv

1. + pl n (the whole number of, every one of) alle

are those \all the documents you can find? sind das alle Papiere, die du finden kannst?

\all my glasses are broken alle meine [o meine ganzen] Gläser sind kaputt, meine Gläser sind alle [o fam allesamt] kaputt

\all children should have a right to education alle Kinder sollten ein Recht auf Bildung haben

\all her children go to public school alle ihre Kinder besuchen eine Privatschule, ihre Kinder besuchen alle [o fam allesamt] ein Privatschule

20% of \all items sold had been reduced 20 % aller verkauften Artikel waren reduziert

\all six [of the] men are electricians alle sechs [Männer] sind Elektriker

I had to use \all my powers of persuasion ich musste meine ganze Überzeugungskraft aufbieten

I've locked myself out — of \all the stupid things to do! ich habe mich ausgeschlossen! — wie kann man nur so blöd sein!

on \all fours auf allen vieren

from \all directions aus allen Richtungen

\all the people alle [Leute]

why did the take him, of \all people? warum haben sie ausgerechnet ihn genommen?

\all the others alle anderen

2. + sing n (the whole of) der/die/das ganze...

they lost \all their money sie haben ihr ganzes Geld verloren

\all day [long] den ganzen Tag [lang]

\all her life ihr ganzes Leben

for \all the money trotz des ganzen Geldes

\all the time die ganze Zeit

he was unemployed for \all that time er war all die Zeit [o die ganze Zeit über] [o während der ganzen Zeit] arbeitslos

\all the way den ganzen [weiten] Weg

\all week/year die ganze Woche/das ganze Jahr

3. + sing n (every type of) jede(r, s)

\all wood should be treated jedes Holz sollte [o alle Holzarten sollten] behandelt werden

4. (the greatest possible) all

with \all haste [or speed] [or dispatch] ( form) so schnell wie möglich

in \all honesty [or sincerity] ganz ehrlich

with \all due respect,... bei allem Respekt,..., mit Verlaub,... geh

with \all speed so schnell wie möglich

in \all probability aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach

5. (any whatever) jegliche(r, s)

she denied \all knowledge of the matter sie stritt ab, irgendetwas über die Sache zu wissen

beyond \all doubt jenseits allen Zweifels

6.

▶ for \all trotz + gen

for \all her money she is not happy trotz ihres ganzen Geldes ist sie nicht glücklich

▶ \all good things must come to an end ( prov) alles hat ein Ende

▶ ... and \all that jazz [or (pej!) rubbish]... und das ganze Zeug pej fam

▶ not as... as \all that:

he's not as rich as \all that so reich ist er nun auch wieder nicht

II. pron

1. (the total, everybody, every one) alle

the best-looking of \all der Bestaussehende von allen

we saw \all of them wir haben [sie] alle gesehen

\all of them [or they \all] liked the film der Film hat ihnen allen [o allen von ihnen] gefallen

the house has four bedrooms, \all with balconies das Haus hat vier Schlafzimmer, alle mit Balkon

her last novel was [the] best of \all ihr letzter Roman war der beste von allen

\all but one of the pupils came to the outing bis auf einen Schüler nahmen alle am Ausflug teil

\all and sundry jedermann, Gott und die Welt

one and \all alle

let's sing now one and \all! lasst uns jetzt alle zusammen singen!

\all but... alle außer..., bis auf...

2. (everything) alles

it was \all very strange es war alles sehr seltsam

\all is not lost yet noch ist nicht alles verloren

tell me \all about it erzähl mir alles darüber

he's eaten \all of it [or eaten it \all] er hat alles aufgegessen

have you drunk \all of the milk? hast du die ganze Milch getrunken?

first of \all zuerst; (most importantly) vor allem

most of \all am meisten

there are many professions which interest him, but most of \all, he'd like to be a zookeeper viele Berufe interessieren ihn, aber am liebsten wäre er Zoowärter

\all in one alles in einem

a corkscrew and bottle-opener \all in one ein Korkenzieher und Flaschenöffner in einem

to give [or put] one's \all alles [o sein Letztes] geben

and \all ( fam) und all dem

what with the fog and \all, I'd really not drive tonight ( fam) bei dem Nebel und so möchte ich heute Nacht wirklich nicht fahren fam

3. + relative clause (the only thing) alles

it was \all that he had es war alles, was er hatte

it's \all [that] I can do for you mehr kann ich nicht für dich tun

\all I want is to be left alone ich will nur in Ruhe gelassen werden

the remark was so silly, it was \all she could do not to laugh die Bemerkung war so dumm, dass sie sich sehr zusammenreißen musste, um nicht zu lachen

\all [that] it takes is a little bit of luck man braucht nur etwas Glück

that's \all I need right now ( iron) das hat mir jetzt gerade noch gefehlt pej

for \all...:

for \all I care,.... von mir aus...

for \all I know,... (as far as I know) soviel [o soweit] ich weiß...; (I don't know) was weiß ich,...

are the married? — for \all I know they could be sind sie verheiratet? — was weiß ich, schon möglich!

where is she? — for \all I know she could be on holidays wo ist sie? — was weiß ich, vielleicht [ist sie] im Urlaub!

4. (for emphasis)

at \all überhaupt

do you ever travel to the States at \all? fährst du überhaupt je in die Staaten?

if at \all wenn überhaupt

nothing [or not anything] at \all überhaupt nichts

not at \all überhaupt nicht

thanks very much for your help — not at \all, it was a pleasure vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe — keine Ursache [o nichts zu danken], es war mir ein Vergnügen

5.

▶ and \all ( fam: as well) auch

I'm cold — yeah, me and \all mir ist kalt — ja, mir auch

get one for me and \all bring mir auch einen

▶ \all for one, and one for \all ( saying) alle für einen, einer für alle

▶ in \all insgesamt

that's £20 in \all das macht alles zusammen 20 Pfund

▶ \all in \all alles in allem

▶ \all of... (at least) mindestens...; (as much as) gut...; (as little as) ganze...

it's going to cost \all of a million dollars das kostet mindestens eine Million Dollar

the book has sold \all of 200/400,000 copies von dem Buch sind ganze 200/gut 400.000 Exemplare verkauft worden

▶ to be \all one to sb jdm egal [o gleich] sein

▶ \all told insgesamt

they tried a dozen times \all told sie versuchten es insgesamt ein Dutzend Mal

▶ \all's well that ends well ( prov) Ende gut, alles gut prov

III. adv inv

1. (entirely) ganz, völlig

it's \all about money these days heutzutage geht es nur ums Geld

she's been \all round the world sie war schon überall auf der Welt

to be \all in favour of sth ganz [o völlig] begeistert von etw dat sein

\all in green ganz in Grün

to be \all in one piece heil [o unbeschädigt] sein

to be \all of a piece with sth mit etw dat völlig übereinstimmen

to spill sth \all over the place/floor etw überall/über den gesamten Boden verschütten

the baby got food \all over its bib das Baby hatte sich sein ganzes Lätzchen vollgekleckert

to be \all over the place [or BRIT shop] ( fam) überall sein

to be not \all that happy nicht gerade glücklich sein

\all alone ganz allein

\all along die ganze Zeit

she's been fooling us \all along sie hat uns die ganze Zeit getäuscht

to be \all over aus und vorbei sein

to be \all for doing sth ganz dafür sein, etw zu tun

my son is \all for spending the summer on the beach mein Sohn will den Sommer unbedingt am Strand verbringen

2. (totally, only)

the newspaper was \all advertisements die Zeitung bestand fast nur aus Anzeigen

I was \all the family she ever had ich war die einzige Familie, die sie je hatte

he was \all smiles er strahlte über das ganze Gesicht

he's \all talk [or ( fam) mouth] er ist nur ein Schwätzer pej, er schwingt nur große Worte

to be \all charm seinen ganzen Charme spielenlassen

to be \all ears ganz Ohr sein

to be \all eyes gespannt zusehen

to be \all a flutter ganz aus dem Häuschen sein fam

to be \all silk/wool aus reiner Seide/Wolle sein

3.

▪ \all the... (even) umso...; (much) viel...

\all the better [for that]! umso besser!

now that he's a star he'll be \all the more difficult to work with jetzt wo er ein Star ist, wird die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm umso schwieriger sein

I feel \all the better for your visit seit du da bist, geht es mir schon viel besser

4. (for emphasis) äußerst, ausgesprochen

she was \all excited sie war ganz aufgeregt

now don't get \all upset about it nun reg dich doch nicht so [furchtbar] darüber auf

your proposal is \all very well in theory, but... in der Theorie ist dein Vorschlag ja schön und gut, aber...

\all too... nur zu...

I'm \all too aware of the problems die Probleme sind mir nur zu gegenwärtig

the end of the holiday came \all too soon der Urlaub war nur viel zu schnell zu Ende

5. SPORT (to both sides)

the score is three \all es steht drei zu drei [unentschieden] [o drei beide

6.

to not do sth \all that well (not really) etw nicht gerade toll tun fam

she doesn't sing \all that well sie kann nicht besonders toll singen fam

to not be \all that... (not as much as thought) so... nun auch wieder nicht sein

he's not \all that important so wichtig ist er nun auch wieder nicht

7. (nearly)

\all but fast

the party was \all but over when we arrived die Party war schon fast vorbei, als wir ankamen

it was \all but impossible to read his writing es war nahezu unmöglich, seine Handschrift zu entziffern

8.

▶ to go \all out for sth alles für etw akk tun

▶ \all in (exhausted)

he felt \all in er war völlig erledigt; BRIT (including everything) alles inklusive

the holiday cost £600 \all in alles inklusive hat der Urlaub hat 600 Pfund gekostet

▶ to be \all over sb ( pej: excessively enthusiastic) sich akk [geradezu] auf jdn stürzen; ( fam: harass) jdn total anmachen fam, über jdn herfallen ÖSTERR fam

▶ that's sb \all over das sieht jdm ähnlich

he invited me out for dinner and then discovered he didn't have any money — that's Bill \all over! er lud mich ein, mit ihm auswärts zu essen, und merkte dann, dass er kein Geld bei sich hatte — typisch Bill!

▶ to be \all over the place [or BRIT shop] ( fam: badly organised) [völlig] chaotisch sein; (confused) völlig von der Rolle [o ÖSTERR daneben] sein fam

▶ \all round [or around] AM (in every way) rundum; (for each person) für alle

that was a success/good performance \all round das war ein voller Erfolg/eine rundum gelungene Vorstellung

he bought drinks \all round er gab eine Runde Getränke aus

▶ to be not \all there ( fam) nicht ganz richtig [im Kopf] sein fam, nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben fig fam

▶ to be \all up with sb ( fam)

it looks as though it's \all up with us now es sieht so aus, als seien wir nun endgültig am Ende fam

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[ɔːl]
1. ADJECTIVE
with nouns plural alle; (singular) ganze(r, s), alle(r, s)When alle is used to translate all the it is not followed by the German article.
we have considered all the possibilities — wir haben alle Möglichkeiten in Betracht gezogen

she brought all the children — sie brachte alle Kinder mit

all the problems have been solved — alle or sämtliche Probleme wurden gelöst

all kinds or sorts of people — alle möglichen Leute

all the tobacco —

all the milk all the fruit — die ganze Milch, alle Milch das ganze Obst, alles Obst

all you boys can come with me — ihr Jungen könnt alle mit mir kommen

the money was all there — alles Geld or das ganze Geld war da

where's all that water coming from? — wo kommt das ganze or all das Wasser her?

all the time — die ganze Zeit

all day ( long) — den ganzen Tag (lang)

all Spain — ganz Spanien

to dislike all sport — jeglichen Sport ablehnen

in all respects — in jeder Hinsicht

all my strength — meine ganze Kraft

all my books/friends — alle meine Bücher/Freunde, meine ganzen Bücher/Freunde

all my life — mein ganzes Leben (lang)

they all came —

we all sat down — wir setzten uns alle

I invited them all — ich habe sie alle eingeladen Note that it all is usually translated by alles alone:

he took/spent it all — er hat alles genommen/ausgegeben

it all happened so quickly — alles geschah so schnell, es geschah alles so schnell

he's seen/done it all — für ihn gibt es nichts Neues mehr, ihn kann nichts mehr erschüttern (inf)

I don't understand all that — ich verstehe das alles nicht

what's all this/that about? — was soll das Ganze?

what's all this/that? — was ist denn das?; (annoyed) was soll denn das!

what's all this I hear about you leaving? — was höre ich da! Sie wollen gehen?

with all possible speed — so schnell wie möglich

with all due care — mit angemessener Sorgfalt

with all due speed — in angemessenem Tempo

they will take all possible precautions — sie werden alle möglichen Sicherheitsvorkehrungen treffen

2. PRONOUN

1) = everything alles

all is well — alles ist gut

I'm just curious, that's all — ich bin nur neugierig, das ist alles

that's all that matters — darauf allein kommt es an

that's all he said — das ist alles, was er gesagt hat, mehr hat er nicht gesagt

that is all (that) I can tell you — mehr kann ich Ihnen nicht sagen

it was all I could do not to laugh — ich musste an mich halten, um nicht zu lachen

all of Paris/of the house — ganz Paris/das ganze Haus

all of it — alles

I don't need all of it — ich brauche nicht alles

all of 5 kms/£5 —

it took him all of three hours — er brauchte ganze drei Stunden

2) = everybody alle pl

all who knew him — alle, die ihn kannten

all of them — (sie) alle

the score was two all — es stand zwei zu zwei

3. ADVERB
(= quite, entirely) ganz
dressed all in white, all dressed in white — ganz in Weiß (gekleidet)

all woman — ganz Frau

all dirty/excited etc — ganz schmutzig/aufgeregt etc

that's all very fine or well — das ist alles ganz schön und gut

all wool — reine Wolle

an all wool carpet — ein reinwollener Teppich, ein Teppich aus reiner Wolle

it was red all over — es war ganz rot

that's Dave all over — das ist typisch Dave

all down the front of her dress — überall vorn auf ihrem Kleid

all along the road — die ganze Straße entlang

there were chairs all around the room — rundum im Zimmer standen Stühle

he ordered whiskies/drinks all round —

what's the film all about? — wovon handelt der Film überhaupt?

I'll tell you all about it — ich erzähl dir alles

it was all about a little girl — es handelte von einem kleinen Mädchen

4. NOUN
__diams; one's all alles
he staked his all on this race/deal — er setzte alles auf dieses Rennen/Unternehmen

the horses were giving their all — die Pferde gaben ihr Letztes

5. SET STRUCTURES
__diams; all along (= from the start) von Anfang an, die ganze Zeit (über)
I feared that all along — das habe ich von Anfang an befürchtet, das habe ich schon die ganze Zeit (über) befürchtet

he all but died —

he all but lost it — er hätte es fast verloren

the party won all but six of the seats — die Partei hat alle außer sechs Sitzen or alle bis auf sechs Sitze gewonnen

I'm all for it! — ich bin ganz dafür __diams; all found insgesamt, alles in allem __diams; all in ( inf

to be or feel all in — total erledigt sein (inf) __diams; all in all alles in allem

it's all one to me — das ist mir (ganz) egal or einerlei

all the hotter/prettier/happier etc — noch heißer/hübscher/glücklicher etc

all the funnier because... — umso lustiger, weil...

or vacation (US) — jetzt, wo ich Urlaub gemacht habe, gehts mir viel besser

all the more so since... —

all the better to see you with — damit ich dich besser sehen kann

all the same, it's a pity — trotzdem ist es schade

it's all the same to me —

if it's all the same to you — wenn es Ihnen egal ist

he's all there/not all there — er ist voll da/nicht ganz da (inf) __diams; all too + adjective/adverb

all too soon/quickly — viel zu or allzu früh/schnell

he ate the orange, peel and all — er hat die ganze Orange gegessen, samt der Schale

the whole family came, children and all — die Familie kam mit Kind und Kegel

what with the snow and all (inf) — mit dem ganzen Schnee und so (inf)

nothing at all — überhaupt or gar nichts

did/didn't you say anything at all? — haben Sie überhaupt etwas gesagt/gar or überhaupt nichts gesagt?

I'm not at all sure, I'm not sure at all — ich bin mir ganz und gar nicht sicher, ich bin gar nicht ganz sicher

I'm not at all angry etc, I'm not angry etc at all — ich bin überhaupt nicht wütend etc, ich bin ganz und gar nicht wütend etc

it's not bad at all — das ist gar nicht schlecht

I don't know at all — ich weiß es überhaupt nicht

if at all possible — wenn irgend möglich

for all his wealth — trotz (all) seines Reichtums

for all that — trotz allem, trotzdem

for all I know she could be ill —

is he in Paris? – for all I know he could be — ist er in Paris? – schon möglich, was weiß ich!

ten people in all — insgesamt zehn Personen __diams; all that ( US inf ) einfach super (inf)

it's not all that bad, it's not as bad as all that — so schlimm ist es nun auch wieder nicht

it isn't all THAT expensive! — so teuer ist es nun wieder auch nicht

of all the idiots! — so ein Idiot!

of all the stupid things to do! — so was Dummes!

why me of all people? — warum ausgerechnet ich?

happiest/earliest/clearest etc of all —

that would be best of all — das wäre am besten

I like him best of all — von allen mag ich ihn am liebsten

most of all —

most of all I'd like to be... — am liebsten wäre ich...

the best car of all — das allerbeste Auto __diams; to be all things to all men (person) sich mit jedem gutstellen; (thing, invention, new software etc) das Ideale sein

a party which claims to be all things to all men — eine Partei, die behauptet, allen etwas zu bieten __diams; you all ( US inf ) ihr (alle); (to two people) ihr (beide)

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all [ɔːl]

A adj

1. all, sämtlich, gesamt, vollständig, ganz:

all one’s courage seinen ganzen Mut;

all mistakes alle oder sämtliche Fehler;

all my friends alle meine Freunde;

all night (long) die ganze Nacht (hindurch);

all (the) day, all day long den ganzen Tag, den lieben langen Tag;

all day and every day tagelang; tagaus, tagein;

open all day ganztägig geöffnet;

all the time

a) die ganze Zeit (über),

b) ständig, immer;

at all times zu jeder Zeit, jederzeit;

all the town die ganze Stadt, jedermann; → day 6

2. jeder, jede, jedes, alle pl:

at all hours zu jeder Stunde;

beyond all question ohne Frage, fraglos;

in all respects in jeder Hinsicht;

deny all responsibility jede Verantwortung ablehnen; → sundry

3. vollkommen, völlig, total, ganz, rein:

all nonsense reiner Unsinn;

all wool US reine Wolle; → leg Bes Redew

B adv

1. ganz (u. gar), gänzlich, völlig:

all alone ganz allein;

all the um so …;

all the better um so besser;

she was all gratitude sie war voll(er) Dankbarkeit;

she is all kindness sie ist die Güte selber;

all one einerlei, gleichgültig;

he is all for it er ist unbedingt dafür;

all important äußerst wichtig, entscheidend;

all mad völlig verrückt;

all wrong ganz falsch; → same C

2. für jede Seite, beide:

the score was two all das Spiel stand zwei zu zwei

3. poet gerade, eben

C pron alles:

all of it alles, das Ganze;

all of us wir alle;

good night, all gute Nacht allerseits!;

all of a year ein ganzes Jahr;

it took me all of two days ich brauchte zwei volle oder ganze zwei Tage ( to do zu tun);

that’s all das ist oder wäre alles;

that’s all there is to it das ist die ganze Geschichte;

all or nothing alles oder nichts;

it’s all or nothing for es geht um alles oder nichts für;

it all began die ganze Sache begann;

and all that und dergleichen;

when all is said and done letzten Endes, schließlich; → end B 1

D s

1. alles:

his all

a) sein Hab und Gut,

b) auch his all and all sein Ein und Alles

2. oft All PHIL (Welt)All nBesondere Redewendungen: all along die ganze Zeit (über);

all around

a) rund(her)um, ringsumher,

b) überall,

c) durch die Bank umg, durchweg all in alles inklusive;

be ( oder feel) all in umg total fertig oder erledigt sein;

all in all alles in allem;

his wife is all in all to him seine Frau bedeutet ihm alles;

all out umg

a) total fertig oder erledigt,

b) auf dem Holzweg (im Irrtum),

c) mit aller Macht ( for sth auf etwas aus), mit restlosem Einsatz,

d) vollständig ( → all-out) go all out umg

a) alles daransetzen, aufs Ganze gehen,

b) besonders SPORT das Letzte aus sich herausholen all over

a) umg ganz und gar,

b) überall,

c) überallhin, in ganz England etc herum, im ganzen Haus etc herum,

d) auch all over one’s body am ganzen Körper, überall that is Doug all over das ist ganz oder typisch Doug, das sieht Doug ähnlich;

news from all over Nachrichten von überall her;

be all over sb umg an jemandem einen Narren gefressen haben;

all right

a) ganz recht oder richtig,

b) schon gut,

c) in Ordnung (auch Person), engS. unbeschädigt,

d) na schön!,

e) umg mit Sicherheit, ohne Zweifel,

f) erlaubt I’m all right bei mir ist alles in Ornung;

he’s all right ihm ist nichts passiert;

I’m all right, Jack umg Hauptsache, mir geht’s gut;

be all right for

a) geeignet sein oder passen für,

b) annehmbar sein für it’s all right for you to laugh du hast gut lachen;

I’m all right for money umg bei mir stimmt die Kasse;

are you all right in that chair? sitzt du gut in dem Sessel?;

is it all right if I’ …? darf ich …?;

it’s all right with ( oder by) me von mir aus, ich habe nichts dagegen;

he arrived all right er ist gut angekommen;

all round

a) rund(her)um, ringsumher,

b) überall,

c) durch die Bank umg, durchweg taken all round umg alles in allem;

all there gewitzt, gescheit, auf Draht umg;

he is not all there er ist nicht ganz bei Trost;

all up umg total fertig oder erledigt;

it’s all up with him mit ihm ists aus;

he of all people came ausgerechnet er kam;

I thought you of all people would understand ich dachte, gerade du würdest das verstehen; (siehe weitere Verbindungen unter den entsprechenden Stichwörtern)

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1. attributive adjective
1) (entire extent or quantity of) ganz

all day — den ganzen Tag

for all that — trotz allem

all his life — sein ganzes Leben

all my money — all mein Geld; mein ganzes Geld

stop all this noise/shouting! — hör mit dem Krach/Geschrei auf!

thank you for all your hard work — danke für all deine Anstrengungen

get away from it all — einmal von allem abschalten

that says it all — das sagt alles

2) (entire number of) alle

all the books — alle Bücher

all my books — all[e] meine Bücher

where are all the glasses? — wo sind all die Gläser?

all ten men — alle zehn Männer

we all went to bed — wir gingen alle schlafen

all the others — alle anderen

all Goethe's works — sämtliche Werke Goethes

why he of all people? — warum ausgerechnet er?

people of all ages — Menschen jeden Alters

All Fools' Day — der 1. April

3) (any whatever) jeglicher/jegliche/jegliches

4) (greatest possible)

in all innocence — in aller Unschuld

with all speed — so schnell wie möglich
2. noun
1) (all persons) alle

all present — alle Anwesenden

one and all — [alle] ohne Ausnahme

all and sundry — Krethi und Plethi

all of us — wir alle

the happiest/most beautiful of all — der/die Glücklichste/die Schönste unter allen

most of all — am meisten

he ran fastest of all — er lief am schnellsten

2) (every bit)

all of it/the money — alles/das ganze od. alles Geld

3)

all of (coll.): (as much as) be all of seven feet tall — gut sieben Fuß groß sein

4) (all things) alles

all I need is the money — ich brauche nur das Geld

all is not lost — es ist nicht alles verloren

it's all or nothing — es geht ums Ganze

most of all — am meisten

give one's all — sein Letztes geben

it was all but impossible — es war fast unmöglich

all in all — alles in allem

it's all the same or all one to me — es ist mir ganz egal od. völlig gleichgültig

that's all very well — das ist alles schön und gut

can I help you at all? — kann ich Ihnen irgendwie behilflich sein?

I do not care at all — es ist mir völlig gleich

you are not disturbing me at all — du störst mich nicht im geringsten

were you surprised at all? — warst du denn überrascht?

nothing at all — gar nichts

not at all happy/well — überhaupt nicht glücklich/gesund

not at all! — überhaupt nicht!; (acknowledging thanks) gern geschehen!; nichts zu danken!

if at all — wenn überhaupt

in all — insgesamt

5) (Sport)

two [goals] all — zwei zu zwei; (Tennis)

thirty all — dreißig beide
3. adverb
ganz

all but — fast

he all but fell down — er wäre fast heruntergefallen

all the better/worse [for that] — um so besser/schlimmer

I feel all the better for it — das hat mir wirklich gut getan

all at once — (suddenly) plötzlich; (simultaneously) alle[s] zugleich

all too soon — allzu schnell

be all for something — (coll.) sehr für etwas sein

be all in — (exhausted) total od. völlig erledigt sein (ugs.)

go all out [to do something] — alles daransetzen[, etwas zu tun]

be all ready [to go] — (coll.) fertig [zum Weggehen] sein (ugs.)

something is all right — etwas ist in Ordnung; (tolerable) etwas ist ganz gut

did you get home all right? — sind Sie gut nach Hause gekommen?

I'm all right — mir geht es ganz gut

work out all right — gut gehen; klappen (ugs.)

that's her, all right — das ist sie, ganz recht

yes, all right — ja, gut

is it all right if I go in? — kann ich reingehen?

it's all right by or with me — das ist mir recht

lie all round the room — überall im Zimmer herumliegen

I don't think he's all there — (coll.) ich glaube, er ist nicht ganz da (ugs.)

all the same — trotzdem

it's all the same to me — es ist mir einerlei

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adj.

all adj.

ganz adj.

jeder adj.

sämtlich adj.

English-german dictionary > all
3 all right

1. int phr; разг.
хорошо!, ладно!, согласен!, идёт!, можете не сомневаться, будьте уверены

‘Stand firm, Sam,’ said Mr. Pickwick, looking down. ‘All right, sir,’ replied Mr. Weller. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. XXXVIII) — - Держитесь крепко, Сэм, - сказал мистер Пиквик, смотря вниз. - Можете не сомневаться, сэр, - ответил мистер Уэллер.

‘And don't be long yourself, Doreen.’ ‘All right, mam. Only ten minutes.’ (A. Sillitoe, ‘Saturday Night and Sunday Morning’, ch. XV) — - И ты не задерживайся, Дорин. - Ладно, мама. Не больше десяти минут.

All right! Then we'll see who is master here. (DEI) — Ну что ж, хорошо! Тогда посмотрим, кто хозяин здесь.
2. adv phr
1) удовлетворительно, приемлемо, хорошо; вполне, в полной мере

Suzanna had delicacy. She left it to my intelligence to infer her meaning. I inferred it all right. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. IV) — Сюзанна была человеком деликатным. Она полагала, что моя сообразительность поможет мне правильно истолковать ее слова. Мне это в полной мере удалось сделать.

The idea amused her all right. (Sh. Anderson, ‘Kit Brandon’, ch. II) — Эта мысль весьма позабавила ее.

That suited the boss all right. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 10) — Это на руку хозяевам.

And that young fellow at the piano can play all right, my words he can! (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Good Companions’, book III, ch. IV) — А этот молодой человек здорово играет на рояле, ей-богу, здорово.

2) наверняка, непременно, несомненно; как и следовало ожидать, как и предполагалось; в порядке вещей, конечно, разумеется

‘Seem to know you, don't they?,’ Cressler turned about. ‘...yes, they know me all right.’ (Fr. Norris, ‘The Pit’, ch. VIII) — - Они, видимо, знают вас, не правда ли? Кресслер повернулся. -...без сомнения, знают.

‘I don't know I'll get it.’ ‘You'll get it all right, Fred. I heard you were going to get it all right.’ (E. Hemingway, ‘A Farewell to Arms’, ch. XIX) — - Не знаю, получу ли я серебряную медаль. - Наверняка получите, Фред. Я слышал, вы наверняка получите.

It knocked me down and I thought I was dead all right. (E. Hemingway ‘A Farewell to Arms’, ch. XIX) — Ручная граната меня сбила с ног, и я уже думал, что моя песенка спета.

Mary: "Why, Zita. What a pleasant surprise." Zita: "I don't know how pleasant, but I guess it's surprise all right." (J. O'Hara ‘The Searching Sun’, act III) — Мэри: "Зита! Какая приятная неожиданность!" Зита: "Не знаю - насколько приятная, но что неожиданность - это точно."

3) удачно, благополучно; в целости и сохранности

it's turned out all right, thank goodness... (H. G. Wells, ‘The Food of the Gods’, book I, ch. 2) — Ну, слава богу, все кончилось благополучно...

I am sending you a parcel of food to-day and hope it will reach you all right. (G. Gordon, ‘Let the Day Perish’, part I, ‘Intermission’) — Я послал тебе сегодня посылочку с продуктами; надеюсь, она не потеряется по дороге.
3. adj phr
1) удовлетворительный, приемлемый, хороший, неплохой, подходящий

Robert: "Miracles are all right, Rolly. The only difficulty about them is that they don't happen nowadays." (B. Shaw, ‘Saint Joan’, sc. 1) — Роберт: "Чудеса - вещь неплохая, Ролли. Беда лишь в том, что в наши дни их не бывает."

‘The kid's all right,’ Red replied, ‘...used his head as well as his hands.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Working Bullocks’, ch. XVII) — - Парень подходящий, - ответил Ред. -...И руки хорошие, и голова работает.

Having Flem Snopes take his business away from him was all right. He had been expecting that... (W. Faulkner, ‘The Mansion’, ‘Mink’) — То, что Флем Сноупс отнял у него это дельце, было в порядке вещей. Он этого ждал...

That may be all right for the old ladies... but it's no use to me. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Song of Sixpence’, ch. 9) — Морское путешествие как лечебное средство годится для пожилых дам... но совершенно бесполезно для меня.

2) здоровый, выздоровевший

‘Well, I hope your leg will soon be all right, boss,’ said Steelman. (H. Lawson, ‘Send Round the Hat’, ‘On the Tucker Track’) — - Я надеюсь, ваша нога скоро заживет, хозяин, - сказал Стилмен.

‘You've been sick!’ cried Bunny. ‘Yes,’ said Paul, ‘but I'm getting all right now.’ (U. Sinclair, ‘Oil!’, ch. 11) — - Ты был болен! - воскликнул Банни. - Да, - ответил Поль, - но сейчас я уже поправляюсь.

3) жарг. честный, порядочный

He is an all right fellow. — Он честный малый.

4) жарг. превосходный, отличный

It was an all right party. — Вечеринка была что надо.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > all right
4 all

[ɔːl] 1. прил.
1) весь, вся, всё; целый ( взятый в полном объёме); все (исчерпывающе охватывающий однородные предметы, охватывающий всех без исключения)

all England — вся Англия

all wisdom — вся мудрость

We drank all the coffee. — Мы выпили весь кофе.

He sat up all night. — Он не ложился спать всю ночь.

They needed all the courage they had. — Им потребовалась вся храбрость, которая у них была.

All this is distasteful to me. — Всё это мне противно.

All children must be asleep before Santa Claus comes. — Все дети должны уже спать, когда придёт Санта Клаус.

They had watched all his motions. — Они следили за всеми его движениями.

We all know him. — Мы все его знаем.

He took down the names of all of us. — Он записал все наши фамилии.

Syn:

complete, total, full, entire

2) наибольший, предельный, максимально возможный

with all speed — с максимальной скоростью

He spoke in all seriousness. — Он говорил со всей серьёзностью.

Syn:

utmost, utter

3) всякий, всевозможный; любой, какой бы то ни было

in all aspects — во всех отношениях

beyond all doubt / question / controversy — без всякого сомнения, бесспорно

to deny / disclaim / renounce all connection — отказываться от какого бы то ни было родства

4) весь, взятый полностью

all legs — одни ноги

He was all ears. — Он весь обратился в слух.

Не became all attention. — Он стал весь внимание.

Syn:

only

5) амер. (за)кончившийся, израсходованный ( обычно о еде и питье)

The pie is all. — Весь пирог съеден.

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- for all of
- in all 2. нареч.
1)

а) всецело, полностью, целиком

all set — готовый к действию, в полной готовности

all over the yard — по всему двору

This shirt is all worn out. — Платье полностью износилось.

She's all excited about going to the party. — Она вся в возбуждении от предстоящей вечеринки.

б) совершенно, совсем

all to pieces — в полном упадке сил ( физических и моральных)

They sat all alone. — Они сидели совершенно одни.

all for nothing — зря, напрасно

- all at once

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Syn:

wholly, quite, completely, entirely, totally, utterly, altogether, very, exceedingly

2) уст. только, исключительно

He spent his income all on pleasure. — Он тратил деньги только на развлечения.

3) на каждого, для каждой стороны

The score was one all. — Счёт был "один - один".

Syn:

each, apiece
3. мест.
1) все

all of us — мы все

all of the books — все книги

one and all — все без исключения, все подряд, все до одного

All agree. — Все согласны.

Did you eat all of the peanuts? — Ты съел весь арахис?

All of them must come. — Они все должны прийти.

2) всё

all of it — всё целиком

- most of all
- best of all
3) каждый

He gave equal attention to all. — Он каждому уделил равное внимание.

Syn:

everybody, everything

Gram:

all

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- and all
- for all
- all in all
- nothing at all
- not at all 4. сущ.
1) = All мир, Вселенная

Syn:

Universe

2) всё, что есть (у кого-л.: имущество, способности, силы; обычно с притяжательным местоимением)

He gave his all for the cause. — Он для дела отдал всё.

Whatever it was, it was their all. — Что бы это ни было, это всё, что у них было.

- all there

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that's all there is to it — вот и всё; не о чем больше говорить

once for all — навсегда

all one — (совершенно) безразлично

it is all over with him — он человек конченый

all and sundry — каждый и всякий; все вместе и каждый в отдельности

Англо-русский современный словарь > all
5 down the drain

разг.

1) (of smth.) "в канализационную трубу", впустую, на ветер, зря (обыкн. употр. с гл. to go, to pour и to throw)

If you're going to chuck your money down the drain you can damn well pay for my breakfast. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. VI) — Если уж вы решили швыряться деньгами, можете заплатить за мой завтрак, чёрт подери!

He looked at his watch, but it was smashed... Seven quid gone down the drain... (A. Sillitoe, ‘Saturday Night and Sunday Morning’, part I, ch. XII) — Артур посмотрел на часы, но они были разбиты... Семи фунтов как не бывало...

It is money down the drain if you spend it all on candy. (DAI) — Это выброшенные деньги, если ты истратишь их на конфеты.

2) (of smb.) ≈ по наклонной плоскости (обыкн. to go down the drain опуститься; разориться, вылететь в трубу)

Get smart, Nannette... If you don't, you'll find yourself going down the drain. (E. Caldwell, ‘Certain Women’, ‘Nannette’) — Не теряйся ни при каких обстоятельствах, Нанетт... А то пропадешь.

Several large creditors... were considered likely to go down the drain... (A. Hailey, ‘The Moneychangers’, part III, ch. 24) — Вполне может быть, что вместе с этой компанией вылетят в трубу несколько ее крупных кредиторов...

He used to be a reliable, hard-working person, but he seems to have gone down the drain recently. (ECI) — Он был надежным, трудолюбивым человеком, но за последнее время опустился.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > down the drain
6 come down

phrvi

1) AmE infml

He's very excited about his new job, but he'll come down when he finds out what it's all about — Его восторг насчет работы немного поубавится, когда он увидит, что она из себя представляет

He's talking nonsense now. He'll make sense when he comes down — Он сейчас говорит ерунду. Он будет рассуждать разумно, когда успокоится

2) sl

Mary looked so bad after she'd come down that I thought she was going to die — У Мэри был такой ужасный вид, когда началась ломка, что я подумал, что она умирает

She came down slow which was good — Она выходила из наркотического бреда медленно, и это было хорошо

It was hard to get her to come down — Она долго не могла прийти в себя от наркотика

3) sl esp BrE

My old aunt came down handsomely. She sent me a check for one hundred pounds — Моя тетка совсем расщедрилась. Она прислала мне чек на сотню фунтов

4) AmE sl

At night the kids huddle together in filthy apartments, inject dope from dirty needles and wander in the streets armed and ready for whatever trouble's gonna come down — По вечерам пацаны кучкуются в грязных квартирах, колются грязными иглами и шатаются вооруженные по улицам, готовые ко всему, что может произойти

When something like this comes down I have to stop and think things over — Когда происходит что-нибудь в этом роде, я начинаю задумываться

What's coming down? — Что здесь творится?

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > come down
7 come down

1) падать( о снеге, дожде)
2) спускаться;
опускаться
3) уменьшаться;
снижаться The price came down. ≈ Цены снизились. My weight has come down again. ≈ Я снова похудел. Syn: bring down
2), send down
3)
4) переходить по наследству This ring has come down in my family for two centuries. ≈ Это кольцо передается в нашей семье уже два века. Syn: bring down
10), carry down, descend
4), hand down
3), hand on
2), pass down
3), pass on
6)
5) приезжать из столицы на периферию, из университета домой, из центра на окраину I can't come down till I've finished my last examinations. ≈ Я не смогу уехать пока не сдам последний экзамен.
6) повалить;
быть поваленным Several trees came down in last night's storm. ≈ Вчерашний ураган повалил несколько деревьев. Syn: bring down
1), get down
2), send down
3)
7) быть разрушенным (о постройке) Three of the enemy planes came down in the battle. ≈ В бою были сбиты три вражеских самолета. The old hotel is coming down and a new one is to be built. ≈ Старый отель снесут и на его месте построят новый.
8) деградировать to come down in the world ≈ потерять состояние, положение;
опуститься
9) набрасываться на кого-л. (upon, on) ;
бранить, наказывать кого-л. (upon, on)
10) разг. раскошелиться come down with your money! ≈ раскошеливайтесь!
11) амер. разг. заболеть чем-л. (with)
12) приземляться( о самолете) The plane came down safely in spite of the mist. ≈ Самолет совершил посадку несмотря на туман.
13) сводиться When it all comes down, there isn't much in his story. ≈ По большому счету, в его истории практически ничего нет. The whole matter comes down to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors. ≈ Все сводится к противостоянию профсоюза и совета директоров. падать;
- he came down on his nose он упал носом;
- how the rain is coming down! какой сильный дождь идет!, какой дождь льет! спадать, ниспадать;
- her hair came down over her shoulders волосы спадали ей на плечи приземляться;
- the plane came down safely самолет совершил благополучную посадку рушиться;
валиться;
- when the tree came down когда дерево было повалено;
- these houses are coming down soon эти дома будут скоро снесены уменьшаться, снижаться, падать;
- prices came down цены упали;
- rent came down квартирная плата снизилась опуститься, потерять свое положение;
- to * in the world потерять положение в обществе;
- he had * to begging он дошел до того, что стал просить милостыню переходить по традиции, по наследству;
- the custom has * to us from our ancestors этот обычай перешел к нам от наших предков сводиться (к чему-л) ;
- the whole problem comes down to this весь вопрос сводится к следующему (американизм) (разговорное) заболеть;
- he came down with the flu он заболел гриппом (разговорное) раскошелиться, расщедриться;
- * with your money! раскошеливайтесь!, платите!;
- he came down handsomely when I was hard up когда я испытывал материальные затруднения, он дал мне порядочную сумму денег( разговорное) наброситься;
- he came down on the boy for his carelessness он отругал мальчика за небрежность внезапно нападать;
- the treacherous enemy came down upon a sleeping village коварный враг внезапно напал на спящее село приезжать из столицы на периферию, из университета домой, из центра на окраину;
- he is coming down (from Oxford) at Easter на пасху он приедет из Оксфорда оставить университет (до или после окончания курса, особ. Оксфорд и Кембридж) (австралийское) (новозеландское) (южно-африканское) разлиться( о реке) > to * in favour of smb., smth. выступить в пользу или в защиту кого-л, чего-л;
> the court came down on the side of the employees суд решил дело в пользу служащих

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > come down
8 up

up [ʌp]

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1. preposition

2. adverb

3. noun

4. adjective

5. intransitive verb

6. transitive verb

7. compounds

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► When up is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg come up, throw up, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg this way up, close up, look up the other word.

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1. preposition

• to be up a tree/up a ladder être dans un arbre/sur une échelle

• up north dans le nord

2. adverb

   a. (indicating direction, position) up there là-haut

• he lives five floors up il habite au cinquième étage

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• the ladder was up against the wall l'échelle était (appuyée) contre le mur

• up at the top of the tree en haut de l'arbre

• he's up from Birmingham il arrive de Birmingham

• he threw the ball up in the air il a jeté le ballon en l'air

• up in the mountains dans les montagnes

• up in Scotland en Écosse

• he's up in Leeds for the weekend il est monté à Leeds pour le week-end

• the monument is up on the hill le monument se trouve en haut de la colline

   b. (indicating advantage) Chelsea were three goals up Chelsea menait par trois buts

   c. (set structures)

► to be up against sth

• to be up against difficulties se heurter à des difficultés

• he's up against stiff competition il est confronté à des concurrents redoutables

• we're really up against it ça ne va pas être facile► up and down

• people up and down the country are saying... partout dans le pays les gens disent...

• he walked up and down (the street) il faisait les cent pas (dans la rue)► to be up for sth

• are you up for it? (inf) ( = willing) tu es partant ? (inf) ; ( = fit) tu te sens d'attaque (inf) ?► up to ( = as far as) jusqu'à

• up to now jusqu'à maintenant

• up to here jusqu'ici

• up to there jusque-là

• to be up to one's knees in water avoir de l'eau jusqu'aux genoux

• to count up to 100 compter jusqu'à 100

• what page are you up to? à quelle page en êtes-vous ?► to be up to sth ( = capable of)

she's not up to the job elle n'est pas à la hauteur

• is he up to doing research? est-il capable de faire de la recherche ?

• it isn't up to his usual standard ( = equal to) il peut faire bien mieux que cela► to feel or be up to sth ( = strong enough for)

I just don't feel up to it je ne m'en sens pas le courage

• he really isn't up to going back to work yet il n'est vraiment pas en état de reprendre le travail► to be up to sth (inf) ( = doing)

what is he up to? qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique ? (inf)

• he's up to something il manigance quelque chose

• what have you been up to? qu'est-ce que tu as fabriqué ? (inf)

• he's up to no good il mijote (inf) un mauvais coup► to be up to sb ( = depend on)

it's up to you to decide c'est à vous de décider

• shall I do it? -- it's up to you je le fais ? -- à vous de voir

• if it were up to me... si ça ne tenait qu'à moi...

3. noun

► ups and downs (in life, health) des hauts mpl et des bas mpl

• his career had its ups and downs sa carrière a connu des hauts et des bas

4. adjective

   a. ( = out of bed) to be up être levé

• get up! debout !

• he's always up early il se lève toujours de bonne heure

• I was up late last night je me suis couché tard hier soir

• he was up all night writing the essay il a passé toute la nuit sur cette dissertation

• she was up all night because the baby was ill elle n'a pas fermé l'œil de la nuit parce que le bébé était malade

   b. ( = raised) the blinds were up les stores n'étaient pas baissés

• "this side up" (on parcel) « haut »

• hands up, everyone who knows the answer levez le doigt si vous connaissez la réponse

• hands up! (to gunman) haut les mains !

   c. ( = installed, built)

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• we've got the curtains/pictures up at last nous avons enfin posé les rideaux/accroché les tableaux

   d. ( = increased) to be up [prices, salaries] avoir augmenté (by de)

• petrol is up again l'essence a encore augmenté

• it is up on last year ça a augmenté par rapport à l'an dernier

   e. ( = finished) his leave is up sa permission est terminée

• time's up! c'est l'heure !

   f. ( = wrong) (inf) what's up? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?

• what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il a qui ne va pas ?

• what's up with the car? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas avec la voiture ?

• what's up with your leg? qu'est-ce qui t'est arrivé à la jambe ? (inf)

• there's something up with Paul il y a quelque chose qui ne tourne pas rond (inf) chez Paul

   g. (set structures)

► up and about

• she was up and about at 7 o'clock elle était debout dès 7 heures► to be up and down

• he was up and down all night il n'a pas arrêté de se lever toute la nuit

• he's been rather up and down recently il a eu des hauts et des bas récemment► up and running ( = functioning) opérationnel

• to get sth up and running mettre qch en route

5. intransitive verb

• one day he just upped and left (inf) un jour il est parti comme ça (inf)

6. transitive verb

( = raise) (inf) [+ prices, wages] augmenter

7. compounds

► up-and-coming adjective [politician, businessman, actor] qui monte

► up-to-the-minute adjective [news] dernier

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Note: up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc)
[ʌp] 1.
adjective

1) ( out of bed)

she's up — elle est levée

they're often up early — ils se lèvent souvent tôt

we were up very late last night — nous nous sommes couchés très tard hier soir

they were up all night — ils ont veillé toute la nuit

I was still up at 2 am — j'étais toujours debout à 2 heures du matin

2) (higher in amount, level)

sales/prices are up (by 10%) — les ventes/les prix ont augmenté (de 10%)

shares/numbers are up — les actions sont/le nombre est en hausse

production is up (by) 5% — la production a augmenté de 5%

his temperature is up 2 degrees — sa température a augmenté de 2°

sales are 10% up on last year — les ventes ont augmenté de 10% par rapport à l'an dernier

3) (colloq) ( wrong)

what's up? — qu'est-ce qui se passe?

what's up with him? — qu'est-ce qu'il lui arrive?

there's something up — il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas

what's up with the TV? — qu'est-ce qu'elle a la télé?

there's something up with the brakes — il y a un problème avec les freins

4) (erected, affixed)

the notice is up on the board — l'annonce est affichée sur le panneau

is the tent up? — est-ce que la tente est déjà montée?

the building will soon be up — le bâtiment sera bientôt terminé

he had his hand up for five minutes — il a gardé la main levée pendant cinq minutes

5) ( open)

she had her umbrella up — elle avait son parapluie ouvert

the hood of the car was up — la capote de la voiture était fermée

the blinds were up — les stores étaient levés

when the lever is up the machine is off — si le levier est vers le haut la machine est arrêtée

when the barrier is up you can go through — quand la barrière est levée vous pouvez passer

6) ( finished)

‘time's up!’ — ‘le temps est épuisé!’

his leave is almost up — son congé est presque terminé

it's all up (colloq) with him — il est fini (colloq)

7) ( facing upwards)

‘this side up’ — (on parcel, box) ‘haut’

she was floating face up — elle flottait sur le dos

the bread landed with the buttered side up — la tartine est tombée côté beurré vers le haut

8) ( rising)

the river is up — la rivière est en crue

the wind is up — le vent est fort

his colour's up — il est tout rouge

her blood's up — fig la moutarde lui monte au nez

9) ( pinned up)

her hair was up — elle avait les cheveux relevés

10) ( cheerful)

to be up — être en forme

11) ( being repaired)

the road is up — la route est en travaux

12) ( in upward direction)

the up escalator — l'escalier mécanique qui monte

13) ( on trial)

to be up before a judge — passer devant le tribunal

he's up for murder — il est accusé de meurtre
2.
adverb

1) ( high)

up here/there — là-haut

up on the wardrobe — sur l'armoire

up in the tree/the clouds — dans l'arbre/les nuages

up on top of the mountain — au sommet de la montagne

up to/in London — à Londres

up to/in Scotland — en Écosse

up North — au Nord

four floors up from here — quatre étages au-dessus

I live two floors up — j'habite au deuxième étage

the second shelf up — la deuxième étagère en partant du bas

I'm on my way up — je monte

I'll be right up — je monte tout de suite

all the way up — jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet

2) ( ahead) d'avance

to be four points up (on somebody) — avoir quatre points d'avance (sur quelqu'un)

they were two goals up — ils menaient avec deux buts d'avance

she's 40-15 up — ( in tennis) elle mène 40-15

3) ( upwards)

t-shirts from £2 up — des t-shirts à partir de deux livres

from (the age of) 14 up — à partir de 14 ans

4) ( to high status)

up the workers! — vive les travailleurs!
3.
preposition

1) (at, to higher level)

up the tree — dans l'arbre

up a ladder — sur une échelle

the library is up the stairs — la bibliothèque se trouve en haut de l'escalier

he ran up the stairs — il a monté l'escalier en courant

the road up the mountain — la route qui gravit la montagne

2) ( in direction)

it's up the road — c'est plus loin dans la rue

she lives up that road there — elle habite dans cette rue

he lives just up the road — il habite juste à côté

his office is up the corridor from mine — son bureau est dans le même couloir que le mien

he walked up the road — il a remonté la rue

she's got water up her nose — elle a de l'eau dans le nez

he put it up his sleeve — il l'a mis dans sa manche
4.
up above adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase gen au-dessus; Religion au ciel

up above something — au-dessus de quelque chose
5.
up against prepositional phrase

up against the wall — contre le mur

to be ou come up against opposition — rencontrer de l'opposition

they're up against a very strong team — ils sont confrontés à une équipe très forte

it helps to know what you are up against — il faut savoir ce contre quoi on se bat

we're really up against it — on a vraiment des problèmes
6.
up and about adverbial phrase ( out of bed) debout, réveillé; ( after illness)

to be up and about again — être de nouveau sur pied
7.
up and down adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase

1) ( to and fro)

to walk ou pace up and down — aller et venir, faire les cent pas

he was walking up and down the garden — il faisait les cent pas dans le jardin

2) ( throughout)

up and down the country — dans tout le pays
8.
up and running adjectival phrase, adverbial phrase

to be up and running — [company, project] bien marcher; [system] bien fonctionner

to get something up and running — faire marcher or fonctionner quelque chose
9.
up for prepositional phrase

he's up for election — il se présente aux élections

the subject up for discussion is... — le sujet qu'on aborde est...
10.
up to prepositional phrase

1) ( to particular level) jusqu'à

up to here — jusqu'ici

up to there — jusque là

I was up to my knees in water — j'étais dans l'eau jusqu'aux genoux

2) ( as many as) jusqu'à, près de

up to 50 dollars — jusqu'à 50 dollars

up to 500 people — près de 500 personnes

reductions of up to 50% — des réductions qui peuvent atteindre 50%

tax on profits of up to £150,000 — les impôts sur les bénéfices de moins de 150000 livres sterling

to work for up to 12 hours a day — travailler jusqu'à 12 heures par jour

3) ( until) jusqu'à

up to 1964 — jusqu'en 1964

up to 10.30 pm — jusqu'à 22 h 30

up to now — jusqu'à maintenant

4) ( good enough for)

I'm not up to it — ( not capable) je n'en suis pas capable; ( not well enough) je n'en ai pas la force

I'm not up to going to London — je n'ai pas le courage d'aller à Londres

I'm not up to writing a book — je ne suis pas capable d'écrire un livre

the play wasn't up to much — la pièce n'était pas formidable

this work wasn't up to your usual standard — ce travail n'est pas au niveau de ce que vous faites d'habitude

5) ( expressing responsibility)

it's up to him to do — c'est à lui de faire

it's up to you! — c'est à toi de décider!

if it were up to me — si ça dépendait de moi

6) ( doing)

what is he up to? — qu'est-ce qu'il fait?

what are those children up to? — qu'est-ce qu'ils fabriquent (colloq) ces enfants?

they're up to something — ils mijotent (colloq) quelque chose
11.
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) ( increase) augmenter
12.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)

he upped and left — tout d'un coup il s'est levé et est parti

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the company is on the up and up — ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise

to be one up on somebody — faire mieux que quelqu'un

to be (well) up on — s'y connaître en [art, history etc]; être au courant de [news, developments]

the ups and downs — les hauts et les bas (of de)

English-French dictionary > up
9 up

up [ʌp] (pt & pp upped, cont upping)

1 adverb

A.

(a) (towards a higher position or level) en haut;

∎ all the way up, the whole way up, right up (to the top) (of stairs, hill) jusqu'en haut;

∎ he's on his way up il monte;

∎ they had coffee sent up ils ont fait monter du café;

∎ hang it higher up accrochez-le plus haut;

∎ wait till the moon comes up attends que la lune se lève;

∎ familiar he doesn't have very much up top c'est pas une lumière, il a pas inventé l'eau chaude ou le fil à couper le beurre;

∎ familiar she's got plenty up top elle en a dans le ciboulot

(b) (in a higher position, at a higher level)

∎ she wears her hair up elle porte ses cheveux relevés;

∎ hold your head up high! redressez la tête!;

∎ heads up! attention!;

∎ up above au-dessus;

∎ the glasses are up above the plates les verres sont au-dessus des assiettes;

∎ up in the air en l'air;

∎ look at the kite up in the sky regardez le cerf-volant (là-haut) dans le ciel;

∎ I live eight floors up j'habite au huitième (étage);

∎ she lives three floors up from us elle habite trois étages au-dessus de chez nous;

∎ she's up in her room elle est en haut dans sa chambre;

∎ we spend our holidays up in the mountains nous passons nos vacances à la montagne;

∎ from up on the mountain du haut de la montagne;

∎ do you see her up on that hill? la voyez-vous en haut de ou sur cette colline?;

∎ what are you doing up there? qu'est-ce que vous faites là-haut?;

∎ the captain is up on deck le capitaine est en haut sur le pont;

∎ have you ever been up in a plane? avez-vous déjà pris l'avion?;

∎ up the top tout en haut;

∎ it's up on top of the wardrobe c'est sur le dessus de l'armoire;

∎ figurative she's up there with the best (of them) elle est parmi ou dans les meilleurs

(c) (in a raised position) levé;

∎ Charles has his hand up Charles a la main levée;

∎ wind the window up (in car) remontez la vitre;

∎ put your hood up relève ou mets ta capuche;

∎ she turned her collar up elle a relevé son col

(d) (into an upright position) debout;

∎ up you get! debout!;

∎ he helped me up il m'a aidé à me lever ou à me mettre debout;

∎ sit up straight! tiens-toi droit!;

∎ the trunk was standing up on end la malle était debout;

∎ familiar up and at them! grouillez-vous!

(e) (out of bed)

∎ get up! debout!;

∎ she got up late this morning elle s'est levée tard ce matin;

∎ she's always up and doing elle n'arrête jamais

(f) (facing upwards)

∎ the body was lying face up le corps était couché sur le dos;

∎ I turned the poster right side up j'ai mis l'affiche dans le bon sens ou à l'endroit;

∎ put it the other way up retournez-le;

∎ he turned his hand palm up il a tourné la main paume vers le haut;

∎ fragile - this way up (on packaging) fragile - haut;

∎ familiar figurative he doesn't know which end is up il est bête comme ses pieds

(g) (erected, installed)

∎ they're putting up a new hotel there ils construisent un nouvel hôtel là-bas;

∎ help me get the curtains/the pictures up aide-moi à accrocher les rideaux/les tableaux

(h) (on wall)

∎ up on the blackboard au tableau;

∎ I saw an announcement up about it je l'ai vu sur une affiche

(i) (removed)

∎ careful, we've got some of the floorboards up attention au plancher, il manque des lattes;

∎ when we've got the carpet up… quand nous aurons enlevé la moquette…

B.

(a) (towards north)

∎ they came up for the weekend ils sont venus pour le week-end;

∎ it's cold up here il fait froid ici;

∎ up there là-bas;

∎ up north dans le nord

(b) (in, to or from a larger place)

∎ up in Madrid à Madrid;

∎ she's up in Maine for the week elle passe une semaine dans le Maine;

∎ we're up from Munich nous venons ou arrivons de Munich;

∎ he was on his way up to town il allait en ville

(c) British (at university)

∎ he's up at Oxford il est à Oxford

(d) (further)

∎ there's a café up ahead il y a un café plus loin;

∎ the sign up ahead says 10 miles la pancarte là-bas indique 10 miles

(e) (in phrasal verbs)

∎ the clerk came up to him le vendeur s'est approché de lui ou est venu vers lui;

∎ a car drew up at the petrol pump une voiture s'est arrêtée à la pompe à essence;

∎ up came a small, blonde child un petit enfant blond s'est approché

(f) (close to)

∎ up close de près;

∎ I like to sit up front j'aime bien m'asseoir devant;

∎ when you get right up to her quand vous la voyez de près;

∎ they stood up close to one another ils se tenaient l'un contre l'autre ou tout près l'un de l'autre

C.

(a) (towards a higher level)

∎ prices have gone up by 10 percent les prix ont augmenté ou monté de 10 pour cent;

∎ bread has gone up again le pain a encore augmenté;

∎ the temperature soared up into the thirties la température est montée au-dessus de trente degrés;

∎ they can cost anything from £750 up ils coûtent au moins 750 livres, on en trouve à partir de 750 livres;

∎ suitable for children aged seven and up convient aux enfants âgés de sept ans et plus;

∎ all ranks from sergeant up tous les rangs à partir de celui de sergent

(b) (more loudly, intensely) plus fort;

∎ speak up parlez plus fort;

∎ he turned the radio up il a mis la radio plus fort

D.

(a) (indicating completion)

∎ drink up! finissez vos verres!;

∎ eat up your greens finis tes légumes;

∎ the river had dried up la rivière s'était asséchée

(b) (into small pieces)

∎ he ripped the shirt up il a mis la chemise en lambeaux;

∎ I tore up the letter j'ai déchiré la lettre (en petits morceaux)

(c) (together)

∎ add these figures up additionnez ces chiffres;

∎ the teacher gathered up his notes le professeur a ramassé ses notes

E.

(a) (before an authority)

∎ he came up before the judge for rape il a comparu devant le juge pour viol;

∎ the murder case came up before the court today le meutre a été jugé aujourd'hui;

∎ she comes up before the board tomorrow elle paraît devant le conseil demain

(b) familiar (indicating support)

∎ up (with) the Revolution! vive la Révolution!;

∎ Sport up the Lakers! allez les Lakers!

2 adjective

A.

(a) (at or moving towards higher level) haut;

∎ the river is up le fleuve est en crue;

∎ the tide is up la marée est haute;

∎ before the sun was up avant le lever du soleil;

∎ prices are up on last year les prix ont augmenté par rapport à l'année dernière;

∎ the temperature is up in the twenties la température a dépassé les vingt degrés

(b) (in a raised position) levé;

∎ the blinds are up les stores sont levés;

∎ keep the windows up (in car) n'ouvrez pas les fenêtres;

∎ her hair was up (in a bun) elle avait un chignon;

∎ her hood was up so I couldn't see her face sa capuche était relevée, si bien que je ne voyais pas sa figure;

∎ figurative his defences were up il était sur ses gardes

(c) (in an upwards direction)

∎ the up escalator l'escalier roulant qui monte

(d) British Railways (heading for a larger city)

∎ the up train le train qui va en ville;

∎ the up platform le quai où l'on prend le train qui va en ville

(e) (out of bed)

∎ is she up yet? est-elle déjà levée ou debout?;

∎ we're normally up at 6 d'habitude nous nous levons à 6 heures;

∎ she was up late last night elle s'est couchée ou elle a veillé tard hier soir;

∎ they were up all night ils ne se sont pas couchés de la nuit, ils ont passé une nuit blanche

(f) (in tennis)

∎ was the ball up? la balle était-elle bonne?

B.

(a) (road) en travaux;

∎ road up (sign) travaux

(b) (erected, installed)

∎ these buildings haven't been up long ça ne fait pas longtemps que ces immeubles ont été construits;

∎ are the new curtains up yet? les nouveaux rideaux ont-ils été posés?;

∎ when the tent's up quand la tente sera montée

(c) (on wall)

∎ are the results up yet? les résultats sont-ils déjà affichés?

C.

(a) (finished, at an end) terminé;

∎ time is up! (on exam, visit) c'est l'heure!; (in game, on meter) le temps est écoulé!;

∎ when the month was up he left à la fin du mois, il est parti

(b) (ahead) Sport

∎ Madrid was two goals up Madrid menait de deux buts;

∎ Sport Georgetown was 13 points up on Baltimore Georgetown avait 13 points d'avance sur Baltimore;

∎ Golf to be one hole up avoir un trou d'avance;

∎ familiar I'm $50 up on you j'ai 50 dollars de plus que vous^□ ;

∎ familiar to be one up on sb avoir un avantage sur qn^□

(c) familiar (ready) prêt^□ ;

∎ dinner's up le dîner est prêt

(d) (in operation)

∎ the computer's up again l'ordinateur fonctionne à nouveau

D.

(a) familiar (cheerful) gai^□ ;

∎ he seemed very up when I saw him il avait l'air en pleine forme quand je l'ai vu

(b) (well-informed)

∎ to be up on sth être au fait de qch^□ ;

∎ he's really up on history il est fort ou calé en histoire^□ ;

∎ she's always up with the latest trends elle est toujours au courant de la dernière mode^□

E.

(a) to be up (before an authority) comparaître;

∎ to be up before a court/a judge comparaître devant un tribunal/un juge;

∎ she's up before the board tomorrow elle comparaît devant le conseil demain

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ something's up (happening) il se passe quelque chose^□ ; (wrong) quelque chose ne va pas^□ ;

∎ what's up? (happening) qu'est-ce qui se passe?^□ ; (wrong) qu'est-ce qu'il y a?^□ ; American (as greeting) quoi de neuf?;

∎ what's up with you? (happening) quoi de neuf?; (wrong) qu'est-ce que tu as?^□ ;

∎ do you know what's up? est-ce que tu sais ce qui se passe?^□ ;

∎ something's up with Mum il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas chez maman^□, maman a quelque chose^□ ;

∎ there's something up with the TV la télé débloque

3 preposition

(a) (indicating motion to a higher place or level)

∎ we carried our suitcases up the stairs nous avons monté nos valises;

∎ he ran up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en courant;

∎ she was up and down stairs all day elle montait et descendait les escaliers toute la journée;

∎ I climbed up the ladder je suis monté à l'échelle;

∎ the cat climbed up the tree le chat a grimpé dans l'arbre;

∎ the smoke went up my nose la fumée m'est montée par le nez;

∎ the gas goes up this pipe le gaz monte par ce tuyau;

∎ further up the wall plus haut sur le mur;

∎ literary up hill and down dale par monts et par vaux

(b) (at or to the top of)

∎ her flat is up those stairs son appartement est en haut de cet escalier;

∎ the cat is up a tree le chat est (perché) sur un arbre;

∎ we walked up the street nous avons monté la rue;

∎ she pointed up the street elle a montré le haut de la rue;

∎ she lives up this street elle habite dans cette rue;

∎ the café is just up the road le café se trouve plus loin ou plus haut dans la rue

(c) (towards the source of)

∎ up the river en amont;

∎ a voyage up the Amazon une remontée de l'Amazone

(d) British familiar (at, to) à^□ ;

∎ he's up the pub il est au pub;

∎ I'm going up the shops je vais faire les courses^□

(e) (idiom) very familiar

∎ up yours! va te faire voir!

4 transitive verb

(a) (increase) augmenter;

∎ they have upped their prices by 25 percent ils ont augmenté leurs prix de 25 pour cent;

∎ also figurative to up the stakes monter la mise

(b) (promote) lever, relever;

∎ the boss upped him to district manager le patron l'a bombardé directeur régional

(c) (idiom)

∎ to up sticks plier bagages

5 intransitive verb

∎ familiar she upped and left elle a fichu le camp;

∎ he just upped and hit him tout à coup il (s'est levé et) l'a frappé;

∎ he upped and married her en moins de deux, il l'a épousée

6 noun

(a) (high point) haut m;

∎ ups and downs (in land, road) accidents mpl; (of market) fluctuations fpl;

∎ I've had a lot of ups and downs in my life j'ai connu des hauts et des bas;

∎ we all have our ups and downs nous avons tous des hauts et des bas

(b) (increase)

∎ the market is on the up le marché est à la hausse;

∎ prices are on the up les prix sont en hausse

(c) familiar (drug) amphet f, amphé f

7 up against preposition

(a) (touching) contre;

∎ lean the ladder up against the window appuyez l'échelle contre la fenêtre

(b) (in competition or conflict with)

∎ you're up against some good candidates vous êtes en compétition avec de bons candidats;

∎ they don't know what they're up against! ils ne se rendent pas compte de ce qui les attend!;

∎ to be up against the law être dans l'illégalité;

∎ familiar to be up against it être dans le pétrin

8 up and about, up and around adjective

∎ I've been up and about since 7 o'clock (gen) je suis levé depuis 7 heures;

∎ so you're up and about again? (after illness) alors tu n'es plus alité?

9 up and down

1 adverb

(a) (upwards and downwards)

∎ he was jumping up and down il sautait sur place;

∎ she looked us up and down elle nous a regardés de haut en bas;

∎ the bottle bobbed up and down on the waves la bouteille montait et descendait sur les vagues;

∎ I was up and down all night (in and out of bed) je n'ai pas arrêté de me lever la nuit dernière

(b) (to and fro) de long en large;

∎ I could hear him walking up and down je l'entendais faire les cent pas ou marcher de long en large;

∎ she walked up and down the platform elle faisait les cent pas sur le quai

(c) (in all parts of)

∎ up and down the country dans tout le pays

2 adjective

∎ she's been very up and down lately elle a eu beaucoup de hauts et de bas ces derniers temps

10 up for preposition

(a) (under consideration, about to undergo) à;

∎ the house is up for sale la maison est à vendre;

∎ the project is up for discussion on va discuter du projet;

∎ she's up for election elle est candidate ou elle se présente aux élections

(b) (due to be tried for)

∎ he's up for murder/speeding il va être jugé pour meurtre/excès de vitesse

(c) familiar (interested in, ready for)

∎ are you still up for supper tonight? tu veux toujours qu'on dîne ensemble ce soir?^□ ;

∎ he's up for anything il est toujours partant^□ ;

∎ was she up for it? (willing to have sex) elle a bien voulu coucher?

11 up to preposition

(a) (as far as) jusqu'à;

∎ he can count up to 100 il sait compter jusqu'à 100;

∎ the river is up to 25 feet wide le fleuve a jusqu'à 25 pieds de largeur;

∎ the bus can take up to 50 passengers le bus peut accueillir jusqu'à 50 passagers;

∎ I'm up to page 120 j'en suis à la page 120;

∎ up to and including Saturday jusqu'à samedi inclus;

∎ up to here jusqu'ici;

∎ up to or up until now jusqu'à maintenant, jusqu'ici;

∎ up to or up until then jusqu'alors, jusque-là;

∎ we were up to our knees in mud nous avions de la boue jusqu'aux genoux

(b) (the responsibility of)

∎ should he attend the meeting? - that's up to him est-ce qu'il doit assister à la réunion? - il fait ce qu'il veut ou c'est à lui de voir;

∎ which film do you fancy? - it's up to you quel film est-ce que tu veux voir? - c'est comme tu veux;

∎ it's entirely up to you whether you go or not il ne tient qu'à toi de rester ou de partir;

∎ if it were up to me… si c'était moi qui décidais ou à moi de décider…;

∎ it's up to them to pay damages c'est à eux ou il leur appartient de payer les dégâts

(c) (capable of)

∎ to be up to doing sth être capable de faire qch;

∎ he's not up to heading the team il n'est pas capable de diriger l'équipe;

∎ my German is not up to translating novels mon niveau d'allemand ne me permet pas de traduire des romans;

∎ he's not up to it (not good enough) il n'est pas capable de le faire;

∎ are you going out tonight? - no, I don't feel up to it tu sors ce soir? - non, je n'en ai pas tellement envie;

∎ he's not up to the journey il n'est pas à même de faire le voyage;

∎ are you up to working or to work? êtes-vous capable de ou en état de travailler?;

∎ I'm not up to going back to work je ne suis pas encore en état de reprendre le travail;

∎ familiar the football team isn't up to much l'équipe de foot ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ familiar I don't feel up to much je ne me sens pas en super forme

(d) (as good as)

∎ his work is not up to his normal standard son travail n'est pas aussi bon que d'habitude;

∎ the levels are up to standard les niveaux sont conformes aux normes;

∎ I don't feel up to par je ne me sens pas en forme

(e) (engaged in, busy with)

∎ let's see what she's up to allons voir ce qu'elle fait ou fabrique;

∎ what have you been up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens?;

∎ what's he been up to now? qu'est-ce qu'il a encore inventé?;

∎ what's he up to with that ladder? qu'est-ce qu'il fabrique avec cette échelle?;

∎ what are you up to with my girlfriend? qu'est-ce que tu lui veux à ma copine?;

∎ they're up to something ils manigancent quelque chose;

∎ she's up to no good elle prépare un mauvais coup;

∎ the things we got up to in our youth! qu'est-ce qu'on ou ce qu'on ne faisait pas quand on était jeunes!

►► Computing up arrow flèche f vers le haut;

up arrow key touche f de déplacement vers le haut

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10 that's a good one

expr excl infml

That's a good one! — Ну, ты и загнул!

He's tired? That's a good one. Who was up and down all night with the baby, him or me? — Он устал? Ну ты скажешь! Кто, по-твоему, всю ночь вставал к ребенку, я или он?

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11 up

up

❢ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc).

A adj

1 ( out of bed) she's up elle est levée ; they're often up early/late ils se lèvent souvent tôt/tard ; we were up very late last night nous nous sommes couchés très tard hier soir ; they were up all night ils ont veillé toute la nuit ; she was up all night waiting for them elle a passé toute la nuit à les attendre ; I was still up at 2 am j'étais toujours debout à 2 heures du matin ; John isn't up yet John n'est pas encore levé ; we arrived before anyone was up quand nous sommes arrivés, personne n'était encore levé or tout le monde dormait encore ;

2 (higher in amount, level) sales/prices/interest rates are up (by 10%) les ventes/les prix/les taux d'intérêt ont augmenté (de 10%) ; shares/numbers of students are up les actions sont/le nombre d'étudiants est en hausse ; tourism/production is up (by) 5% le tourisme/la production a augmenté de 5% ; his temperature is up 2 degrees sa température a augmenté de 2° ; oranges/carrots are up again le prix des oranges/carottes augmente de nouveau ; sales/prices are 10% up on last year les ventes/les prix ont augmenté de 10% par rapport à l'an dernier ; I came out of the deal £5,000 up j'ai fait 5 000 livres sterling de bénéfice dans cette affaire ;

3 ○ ( wrong) what's up? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; what's up with him? qu'est-ce qu'il lui arrive? ; is there something up? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas? ; there's something up il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas ; there's something up with him/your dad il/ton père n'a pas l'air bien ; what's up with the TV? qu'est-ce qu'elle a la télé? ; what's up with your arm? qu'est-ce que tu as au bras? ; there's something up with the brakes il y a un problème avec les freins ; there's something up with my back mon dos me fait mal ;

4 (erected, affixed) the notice/the photograph is up on the board l'annonce/la photographie est affichée sur le panneau ; is the tent up? est-ce que la tente est déjà montée? ; the building will be up in three months time le bâtiment sera terminé dans trois mois ; how long have those curtains been up? depuis quand est-ce que ces rideaux sont pendus or là? ; he had his hand up for five minutes il a gardé la main levée pendant cinq minutes ;

5 ( open) he had his umbrella up il avait son parapluie ouvert ; the hood GB of the car was up la capote de la voiture était fermée ; the blinds were up les stores étaient levés ; when the switch/lever is up the machine is off si le bouton/levier est vers le haut la machine est arrêtée ; when the barrier is up you can go through quand la barrière est levée vous pouvez passer ;

6 ( finished) ‘time's up!’ ‘le temps est épuisé!’ ; his leave/military service is almost up son congé/service militaire est presque terminé ; when the four days/months were up à la fin des quatre jours/mois ; it's all up ○ with this government c'est la fin du gouvernement ; it's all up ○ with him il est fini ○ ;

7 ( facing upwards) ‘this side up’ (on parcel, box) ‘haut’ ; he was lying/floating face up il était allongé/flottait sur le dos ; the bread landed with the buttered side up la tartine est tombée côté beurré vers le haut ;

8 ( rising) the river is up la rivière est en crue ; the wind is up le vent est fort ; his colour's up il est tout rouge ; his blood's up fig la moutarde lui monte au nez ;

9 ( pinned up) her hair was up elle avait les cheveux relevés ;

10 ( cheerful) he's up at the moment il est en forme en ce moment ;

11 ( being repaired) the road is up la route est en travaux ; ‘Road up’ ( on sign) ‘Travaux’ ;

12 ( in upward direction) the up escalator l'escalator® qui monte ;

13 ( on trial) to be up before a judge passer devant le tribunal ; he's up for murder/fraud il est accusé de meurtre/fraude ;

14 Sport (in tennis, badminton) not up! faute! ;

15 ○ GB ( ready) tea up! le thé est prêt!

B adv

1 ( high) up here/there là-haut ; up on the wardrobe/the top shelf/the hill sur l'armoire/l'étagère la plus haute/la colline ; up in the tree/the clouds dans l'arbre/les nuages ; up at the top of the house tout en haut de la maison ; up on top of the mountain au sommet de la montagne ; up in London à Londres ; up to/in Scotland en Écosse ; up to Aberdeen à Aberdeen ; up North au nord ; four floors up from here quatre étages au-dessus ; I live two floors up j'habite au deuxième étage ; he lives ten floors up from her il habite dix étages au-dessus d'elle ; on the second shelf up sur la deuxième étagère en partant du bas ; I'm on my way up je monte ; I'll be right up je monte tout de suite ; he's on his way up to see you/to the fifth floor il est en train de monter vous voir/au cinquième étage ; it needs to be a bit further up ( picture etc) il faut le mettre un peu plus haut ; all the way up jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet ;

2 ( ahead) d'avance ; to be four points up (on sb) avoir quatre points d'avance (sur qn) ; they were two goals up ils menaient avec deux buts d'avance ; she's 40-15 up ( in tennis) elle mène 40-15 ;

3 ( upwards) t-shirts from £2 up des t-shirts à partir de deux livres ; from (the age of) 14 up à partir de 14 ans ; everyone in the company from the cleaning lady up tout le monde dans l'entreprise, de la femme de ménage au patron ;

4 (at, to high status) to be up with ou among the best/the leaders faire partie des meilleurs/des leaders ; up the workers! vive les travailleurs! ; ‘up with Manchester United’ ‘vive Manchester United’.

C prep

1 (at, to higher level) up the tree dans l'arbre ; up a ladder sur une échelle ; the library is up the stairs la bibliothèque se trouve en haut de l'escalier ; he ran up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en courant ; the road up the mountain la route qui gravit la montagne ; the spider crawled up my back l'araignée a grimpé le long de mon dos ; the pipe runs up the front of the house le tuyau monte le long de la façade de la maison ;

2 ( in direction) the shops are up the road les magasins sont plus loin dans la rue ; she lives up that road there elle habite dans cette rue ; he lives just up the road il habite juste à côté ; the boathouse is further up the river le hangar à bateaux est plus loin au bord de la rivière ; his office is up the corridor from mine son bureau est dans le même couloir que le mien ; he walked up the road singing il a remonté la rue en chantant ; the car drove up the road la voiture a remonté la rue ; I saw him go up that road there je l'ai vu partir dans cette rue ; she's got water up her nose elle a de l'eau dans le nez ; he put it up his sleeve il l'a mis dans sa manche ;

3 ○ GB (at, to) he's up the pub il est au pub.

D up above adv phr, prep phr gen au-dessus ; Relig au ciel ; up above sth au-dessus de qch.

E up against prep phr lit up against the wall contre le mur ; fig to be up ou come up against difficulties/opposition rencontrer des difficultés/de l'opposition ; they're up against a very strong team ils sont confrontés à une équipe très forte ; it helps to know what you are up against il faut savoir ce contre quoi on se bat ; we're really up against it on a vraiment des problèmes.

F up and about adv phr ( out of bed) debout, réveillé ; ( after illness) to be up and about again être de nouveau sur pied.

G up and down adv phr, prep phr

1 ( to and fro) to walk ou pace up and down aller et venir, faire les cent pas ; he was walking up and down the garden il faisait les cent pas dans le jardin ; they travelled up and down the country ils ont sillonné le pays ; she's been up and down all night ( in and out of bed) elle n'a pas arrêté de se lever pendant la nuit ; he's a bit up and down at the moment fig ( depressed) il n'a pas le moral en ce moment ; ( ill) il n'est pas en forme en ce moment ;

2 ( throughout) up and down the country/region dans tout le pays/toute la région.

H up and running adj phr, adv phr to be up and running [company, project] bien marcher ; [system] bien fonctionner ; to get sth up and running faire marcher or fonctionner qch.

I up for prep phr he's up for election il se présente aux élections ; the subject up for discussion/consideration is… le sujet qu'on aborde/considère est…

J up to prep phr

1 ( to particular level) jusqu'à ; up to here jusqu'ici ; up to there jusque là ; I was up to my knees in water j'étais dans l'eau jusqu'aux genoux ;

2 ( as many as) jusqu'à, près de ; up to 20 people/50 dollars jusqu'à 20 personnes/50 dollars ; up to 500 people arrive every day près de 500 personnes arrivent tous les jours ; reductions of up to 50% des réductions qui peuvent atteindre 50% ; tax on profits of up to £150,000 les impôts sur les bénéfices de moins de 150 000 livres sterling ; to work for up to 12 hours a day travailler jusqu'à 12 heures par jour ; a hotel for up to 500 people un hôtel qui peut accueillir jusqu'à 500 personnes ;

3 ( until) jusqu'à ; up to 1964 jusqu'en 1964 ; up to 10.30 pm jusqu'à 22 h 30 ; up to now jusqu'à maintenant ; up to chapter two jusqu'au chapitre deux ;

4 ( good enough for) I'm not up to it ( not capable) je n'en suis pas capable ; ( not well enough) je n'en ai pas la force ; I'm not up to going to London/going back to work je n'ai pas le courage d'aller à Londres/de retourner travailler ; I'm not up to writing a book je ne suis pas capable d'écrire un livre ; the play wasn't up to much la pièce n'était pas formidable ; this piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard ce travail n'est pas au niveau de ce que vous faites d'habitude ;

5 ( expressing responsibility) it's up to you/him to do c'est à toi/lui de faire ; ‘shall I leave?’-‘it's up to you!’ ‘est-ce que je devrais partir?’-‘c'est à toi de décider!’ ; if it were up to me/him si ça dépendait de moi/de lui ;

6 ( doing) what is he up to? qu'est-ce qu'il fait? ; what are those children up to? qu'est-ce qu'ils fabriquent ○ ces enfants? ; they're up to something ils mijotent ○ quelque chose.

K vtr ( p prés etc - pp-) ( increase) augmenter [price, interest rate, wages].

L ○ vi ( p prés etc - pp-) he upped and left/hit him tout d'un coup il s'est levé et il est parti/l'a frappé ; she upped and married someone else elle a épousé quelqu'un d'autre sans attendre.

Idioms

the company is on the up and up ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise ; to be one up on sb faire mieux que qn ; to be up for it ○ être partant ○ ; to be (well) up on s'y connaître en [art, history etc] ; être au courant de [news, developments, changes] ; the ups and downs les hauts et les bas (of de) ; up yours ◑ ! va te faire foutre ◑ !

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12 up

(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) cubrirse, empañarse

up¹ adv

1. arriba

the trunk is up in the attic el baúl está arriba en el desván

2. levantado

John isn't up yet John todavía no se ha levantado

3.

a strange man came up to me se me acercó un hombre extraño

4. más alto / más caro

house prices are up el precio de la vivienda ha subido

up to / up until hasta

the plane can carry up to 150 people el avión puede llevar hasta 150 personas

I've never thought about it up to now nunca había pensado en ello hasta ahora

she lived at home up until she got married vivió en casa de sus padres hasta que se casó

to be up to somebody depender de alguien

to be up to something estar tramando algo

what are you three up to? vosotros tres, ¿qué estáis tramando?

to feel up to something sentirse capaz de algo / sentirse con fuerzas para algo

do you feel up to going to work? ¿te sientes con fuerzas para ir a trabajar?

what's up? ¿qué pasa? / ¿qué ocurre?

up² prep

1.

we walked up the hill subimos la colina andando

she climbed up the tree trepó al árbol

2. por

he walked up the road caminaba por la calle

they live up the road viven calle arriba

up and down de arriba para abajo / de un lado a otro

he walked up and down the room iba de un lado a otro de la habitación

up

tr[ʌp]

adverb

1 (upwards) hacia arriba, arriba

■ to sit up in bed incorporarse

■ he walked up to the top subió andando hasta arriba

■ he left the book face up on the table dejó el libro boca arriba en la mesa

2 (out of bed) levantado,-a

■ he isn't up yet aún no se ha levantado

3 (sun, moon)

■ the sun is up ha salido el sol

4 (roadworks) levantado,-a, en obras

■ 'Road up' "Carretera en obras"

5 (towards) hacia

■ he came up and... se acercó y...

6 (northwards) hacia el norte

■ we went up to Scotland fuimos a Escocia

7 (totally finished) acabado,-a

■ eat it up acábatelo, cómetelo todo

■ your time's up se te ha acabado el tiempo

8 (into pieces) a trozos, a porciones, a raciones

■ she cut it up into three lo cortó en tres trozos

preposition

1 (movement)

■ to go up the stairs subir la escalera

■ to run up the street ir corriendo calle arriba

2 (position) en lo alto de

■ up a tree en lo alto de un árbol

transitive verb (pt & pp upped, ger upping)

1 subir, aumentar

■ they've upped the prices han subido los precios

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it's not up to much familiar no vale gran cosa

it's up to you familiar es cosa tuya

to be on the up and up familiar ir cada vez mejor

to be up in arms estar en pie de guerra

■ the people are up in arms about the new taxes la gente está en pie de guerra por los nuevos impuestos

to be up to something (doing something) estar haciendo algo; (secretively) estar tramando algo 2 (equal to) estar a la altura de algo; (strong enough for) sentirse con fuerzas de hacer algo

■ he's not up to the challenge no está a la altura del desafío

■ are you up to going to work? ¿te sientes con fuerzas de ir a trabajar?

to up and go familiar coger e irse

up to hasta

up yours! taboo ¡métetelo por el culo!

well up in something saber mucho de algo

what's up? familiar ¿qué pasa?

ups and downs altibajos nombre masculino plural

up ['ʌp] v, upped ['ʌpt] ; upping ; ups vt

increase: aumentar, subir

they upped the prices: aumentaron los precios

up vi

to up and : agarrar y fam

she up and left: agarró y se fue

up adv

1) above: arriba, en lo alto

up in the mountains: arriba en las montañas

2) upwards: hacia arriba

push it up: empújalo hacia arriba

the sun came up: el sol salió

prices went up: los precios subieron

3) (indicating an upright position or waking state)

to sit up: ponerse derecho

they got up late: se levantaron tarde

I stayed up all night: pasé toda la noche sin dormir

4) (indicating volume or intensity)

to speak up: hablar más fuerte

5) (indicating a northerly direction)

the climate up north: el clima del norte

I'm going up to Canada: voy para Canadá

6) (indicating the appearance or existence of something)

the book turned up: el libro apareció

7) (indicating consideration)

she brought the matter up: mencionó el asunto

8) completely: completamente

eat it up: cómetelo todo

9) : en pedazos

he tore it up: lo rompió en pedazos

10) (indicating a stopping)

the car pulled up to the curb: el carro paró al borde de la acera

11) (indicating an even score)

the game was 10 up: empataron a 10

up adj

1) (risen above the horizon)

the sun is up: ha salido el sol

2) (being above a normal or former level)

prices are up: los precios han aumentado

the river is up: las aguas están altas

3) : despierto, levantado

up all night: despierto toda la noche

4) built: construido

the house is up: la casa está construida

5) open: abierto

the windows are up: las ventanas están abiertas

6) (moving or going upward)

the up staircase: la escalera para subir

7) abreast: enterado, al día, al corriente

to be up on the news: estar al corriente de las noticias

8) prepared: preparado

we were up for the test: estuvimos preparados para el examen

9) finished: terminado, acabado

time is up: se ha terminado el tiempo permitido

10)

to be up : pasar

what's up?: ¿qué pasa?

up prep

1) (to, toward, or at a higher point of)

he went up the stairs: subió la escalera

2) (to or toward the source of)

to go up the river: ir río arriba

3) along: a lo largo, por

up the coast: a lo largo de la costa

just up the way: un poco más adelante

up and down the city: por toda la ciudad

up

adj.

• alto, -a adj.

• elevado, -a adj.

adv.

• alto adv.

• arriba adv.

• hacia arriba adv.

interj.

• upa interj.

n.

• prosperidad s.f.

• subida s.f.

prep.

• arriba de prep.

I ʌp
1) adverb

Sense I

2)

a) ( in upward direction)

up a bit... left a bit — un poco más arriba... un poco a la izquierda

we went all the way up to the top — subimos hasta la cima

we saw them on the way up — los vimos cuando subíamos

from the waist up — desde la cintura para arriba

up United! — (BrE) arriba el United!

b) ( upstairs)

I dashed back up to fetch my jacket — volví a subir corriendo a buscar mi chaqueta

3)

a) ( of position) arriba

up here/there — aquí/allí arriba

300ft up — a una altura de 300 pies

b) (upstairs, on upper floor)

your book is up in my room — tu libro está arriba en mi habitación

c) (raised, pointing upward)

with the lid/blinds up — con la tapa levantada/las persianas levantadas or subidas

face up — boca arriba

d) ( removed)

I had the floorboards up — había quitado or levantado las tablas del suelo

4)

a) ( upright)

the nurse helped him up — la enfermera lo ayudó a sentarse

b) ( out of bed)

they're not up yet — todavía no se han levantado

we were up all night — pasamos la noche en vela

she's up and about again — (colloq) está dando guerra otra vez (fam)

5)

a) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

she had the volume up high — tenía el volumen muy alto

prices are 5% up o up (by) 5% on last month — los precios han aumentado un 5% con respecto al mes pasado

from $25/the age of 11 up — a partir de 25 dólares/de los 11 años

b) (in league, table, hierarchy)

up ten places from last year — diez puestos más arriba que el año pasado

it's a step up for me — para mí es un paso adelante

from the rank of lieutenant up — desde el rango de teniente para arriba

6)

a) ( in or toward north)

up north — en el norte

the journey up from Munich — el viaje desde Munich hacia el norte

b) ( at or to another place)

the path up to the house — el sendero hasta la casa

I'm going up to John's for the weekend — voy a casa de John a pasar el fin de semana

to go up to town — (esp BrE) ir* a la ciudad (or a Londres etc)

7) (in position, erected)

is the tent up? — ¿ya han armado la tienda or (AmL) la carpa?

the pictures/shelves are up — los cuadros/estantes están colocados or puestos

8) ( going on) (colloq)

what's up with you? — ¿a ti qué te pasa?

what's up? — (what's the matter?) ¿qué pasa?; ( as greeting) (AmE) ¿qué hay? (colloq), ¿qué onda? (AmL arg), ¿qué hubo or quiubo? (Chi, Col, Méx, Ven fam)

9) ( finished)

your time is up — se te ha acabado el tiempo

10) ( Sport)

a) ( ahead in competition)

they're three goals up on the home team — le van ganando por tres goles al equipo local

to be one up on somebody — tener* una ventaja sobre algn

b) ( for each side) (AmE)

the game was tied 15 up — empataron 15 a 15

11) ( under consideration)

she will be up before the board/judge — comparecerá ante la junta/el juez

Sense II

12) (in phrases)

up against

a) ( next to) contra

b) ( confronted by)

you don't know what you're up against — no sabes a lo que te enfrentas

to be up against it — estar* contra las cuerdas

13) up and down

a) ( vertically)

to jump up and down — dar* saltos

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

b) ( back and forth) de arriba abajo

c) ( of mood)

she's been rather up and down — ha tenido bastantes altibajos de humor

14)

up for — ( subject to)

the motion up for debate today — la moción que sale hoy a debate or se debate hoy

there are five nominees up for treasurer — hay cinco candidatos a tesorero

15)

up on — ( knowledgeable) (pred)

how well up are you on what's been happening? — ¿cuánto sabes or qué tan enterado estás de lo que ha estado sucediendo?

16)

up till o until — hasta

Sense III

17) up to

18) (as far as, as much as) hasta

up to here/now/a certain point — hasta aquí/ahora/cierto punto

up to twice as big — hasta el doble de grande

19)

a) ( equal to)

it isn't up to the usual standard — no es del alto nivel al que estamos acostumbrados; come up to b)

b) ( capable of)

she's not up to the job — no tiene las condiciones necesarias para el trabajo, no puede con el trabajo (fam)

do you feel up to going out? — ¿te sientes con fuerzas/ánimos (como) para salir?

my spelling is not up to much — (BrE) mi ortografía deja bastante que desear

20) ( depending on)

that's entirely up to you — eso, como tú quieras

it's not up to me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir, no soy yo quien tiene que decidir

21)

to be up to something — (colloq)

they're up to their usual tricks — están haciendo de las suyas

I'm sure they're up to something — ( planning) estoy segura de que algo están tramando or algo se traen entre manos; ( doing) estoy segura de que algo (or alguna travesura etc) están haciendo

she's up to no good — no anda en nada bueno

what have you been up to lately? — ¿en qué has andado últimamente?

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in upward direction)

to go up the stairs/hill — subir la escalera/colina

he hid the money up the chimney — escondió el dinero en la chimenea

b) ( at higher level)

80ft up the cliff — a 80 pies del pie del acantilado

further up the salary scale — más arriba en el escalafón

2)

a) ( along)

to go/come up the river — ir*/venir* por el río

the journey up the coast — el viaje a lo largo de la costa

he travels up and down the country — viaja por todo el país

she walked up and down the room — iba de un lado a otro de la habitación

b) ( further along)

it's just up the road — está un poco más allá or adelante

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going upward)

the up escalator — la escalera mecánica para subir

2) ( elated) (AmE colloq) (pred)

I feel really up at the moment — me siento como en las nubes

IV
1.

- pp- transitive verb (colloq) \<\<price/costs\>\> aumentar, subir; <bid/offer> aumentar, superar

2.

up vi

to up and go — agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* e irse*

V

noun

to be on the up and up — (colloq) ( honest) (AmE) \<\<businessman/salesperson\>\> ser* de buena ley, ser* de fiar; ( succeeding) (BrE) \<\<business/company\>\> marchar or ir* cada vez mejor, estar* en alza

life's little ups and downs — las vicisitudes de la vida

their marriage has had its ups and downs — su matrimonio ha tenido sus altibajos

[ʌp] When up is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg come up, throw up, walk up, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg the way up, close up, look up the other word.
1. ADVERB

1) (direction) hacia arriba, para arriba

he looked up — (towards sky) miró hacia or para arriba

• to walk up and down — pasearse de un lado para otro or de arriba abajo

he's been up and down all evening — no ha parado quieto en toda la tarde

she's still a bit up and down — todavía tiene sus altibajos

• to stop halfway up — pararse a mitad de la subida

• to throw sth up in the air — lanzar algo al aire

• he walked/ran up to the house — caminó/corrió hasta la casa

a blond boy went up to her — un chico rubio le acercó

2) (position)

the people three floors up (from me) — los que viven tres pisos más arriba

• up above (us) we could see a ledge — por encima (de nosotros) or sobre nuestras cabezas podíamos ver una cornisa

from up above — desde arriba

• my office is five floors up — mi oficina está en el quinto piso

• higher up — más arriba

• up in the mountains — montaña arriba

up in the sky — en lo alto del cielo

• the jug's up there, on the freezer — la jarra está ahí arriba, en el congelador

the castle's up there, on top of the hill — el castillo está allí arriba, en la cima del monte

3) (in northern place, capital etc)

we're up for the day — hemos venido a pasar el día

when you're next up this way — la próxima vez que pases por aquí

• how long have you lived up here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas viviendo aquí?

when you're next up here — la próxima vez que pases por aquí

• he lives up in Scotland — vive en Escocia

up in London — (allá) en Londres

• up north — en el norte

• how long did you live up there? — ¿cuánto tiempo estuviste viviendo allí or allá?

the next time you're up there — la próxima vez que pases por allí or allá

• to go up to London/to university — ir a Londres/a la universidad

4) (=standing) de pie

while you're up, can you get me a glass of water? — ya que estás de pie, ¿me puedes traer un vaso de agua?

the ladder was up against the wall — la escalera estaba apoyada en or contra la pared

5) (=out of bed)

to be up — (=get up) levantarse; (=be active) estar levantado

we were up at 7 — nos levantamos a las 7

what time will you be up — ¿a qué hora te levantarás?

is Peter up yet? — ¿está levantado Peter?

I'm usually up by 7 o'clock — normalmente a las 7 estoy levantado

we were still up at midnight — a medianoche seguíamos sin acostarnos, a medianoche todavía estábamos levantados

• she was up and about at 6 a.m. — lleva en pie desde las 6 de la mañana

to be up and about again — [sick person] estar repuesto

• to be up all night — no acostarse en toda la noche

• get up! — ¡levántate!

6) (=raised)

with his head up (high) — con la cabeza bien levantada or erguida

several children had their hands up — varios niños habían levantado la mano

the blinds were up — las persianas estaban subidas or levantadas

he sat in the car with the windows up — se sentó en el coche con las ventanillas subidas

this side up — este lado hacia arriba

look, the flag is up! — mira, la bandera está izada

7) (in price, value)

potatoes are up — han subido las patatas

the thermometer is up 2 degrees — el termómetro ha subido 2 grados

• the interest rate has risen sharply, up from 3% to 5% — los tipos de interés han subido bruscamente del 3% al 5%

• the temperature was up in the forties — la temperatura estaba por encima de los cuarenta

• prices are up on last year — los precios han subido desde el año pasado, del año pasado a este los precios han subido

8) (in score)

we're a goal up — llevamos un tanto de ventaja

we were 20 points up on them — les llevábamos una ventaja de 20 puntos

9) (in terms of excellence)

• to be up among or with the leaders — estar a la altura de los líderes

• she's right up there with the jazz greats — está en la cumbre con los grandes del jazz

10) (=built, installed)

the new building isn't up yet — el nuevo edificio no está construido todavía, no han levantado el nuevo edificio todavía

the tent isn't up yet — la tienda todavía no está puesta

the scaffolding is now up — el andamio está puesto ahora

the notice about the outing is up — el cartel de la excursión está puesto

we've got the pictures up at last — por fin hemos puesto or colgado los cuadros

the curtains are up — las cortinas están colocadas

11) (=finished) [contract etc] vencido, caducado

when the period is up — cuando termine el plazo, cuando venza el plazo

his holiday is up — han terminado ya sus vacaciones

time is up — se ha acabado el tiempo

time is up, put down your pens — se ha acabado el tiempo, dejen los bolígrafos sobre la mesa

time is up for the people living here, their homes are to be demolished — a la gente que vive aquí le toca marcharse, están derribando sus casas

our time here is up — no podemos quedarnos más tiempo aquí

12) (=and over)

• from £2 up — de 2 libras para arriba

from the age of 13 up — a partir de los 13 años

13) (=knowledgeable)

• he's well up in or on British politics — está muy al corriente or al día en lo referente a la política británica

how are you up on your military history? — ¿cómo andan tus conocimientos de historia militar?

14) * (=wrong)

• there's something up with him — algo le pasa

there's something up with the TV — le pasa algo a la tele

• what's up? — ¿qué pasa?

what's up with him? — ¿que le pasa?

15) (in running order)

first up — el primero (de la lista)

next up — el siguiente (de la lista)

16) (Jur)

her case isn't due up until next week — su caso no se verá hasta la próxima semana

to be up before the judge/board — [person] (tener que) comparecer ante el juez/el consejo; [case, matter] verse ante el juez/en el consejo

17) (=risen)

• the river is up — el río ha subido

• the sun is up — ha salido el sol

• the tide is up — la marea está alta

- his blood is up

18) (Brit) (=under repair)

the road is up — la calle está en obras

19) (US)
(Culin) *
two fried eggs, up — un par de huevos fritos boca arriba

a bourbon (straight) up — un bourbon sin hielo

20) (=mounted)

a horse with Dettori up — un caballo montado por Dettori

21) (in exclamations)

up (with) Celtic! — ¡arriba el Celtic!

22) (in set expressions)
up against
he's really up against it — ahora sí que está en un aprieto

to be up against sb — tener que habérselas con algn, tener que enfrentarse a algn
up and running
to be up and running — estar en funcionamiento

to get sth up and running — poner algo en funcionamiento
up for sth
three seats are up for election — tres escaños salen a elecciones

most politicians up for reelection know this — (=seeking) la mayoría de los políticos que se presentan a la reelección lo saben

every two years, a third of the Senate comes up for election — cada dos años se renueva una tercera parte del Senado

to be up for sth * — (=ready, willing) tener ganas de algo

are you up for it? — ¿estás dispuesto?
up to (=till, as far as) hasta
up to now — hasta ahora, hasta la fecha

up to this week — hasta esta semana

up to here — hasta aquí

up to £10 — hasta 10 libras nada más

to count up to 100 — contar hasta 100

we were up to our knees/waist in water — el agua nos llegaba por or hasta las rodillas/la cintura

what page are you up to? — ¿por qué página vas?

to be up to a task — (=capable of) estar a la altura de una tarea, estar en condiciones de realizar una tarea

to be up to doing sth — estar en condiciones de hacer algo

they weren't up to running a company — no estaban en condiciones de gestionar una empresa, no estaban a la altura necesaria para gestionar una empresa
to be {or}3} feel up to sth
are you (feeling) up to going for a walk? — ¿te sientes con ganas de dar un paseo?

I don't feel up to going out — no tengo ánimos para salir
including to be up to sth * (=doing)
what are you up to? — ¿qué andas haciendo?

what are you up to with that knife? — ¿qué haces con ese cuchillo?

he's up to something — está tramando algo

what does he think he's up to? — ¿qué diablos piensa hacer?

I see what you're up to — te veo venir

what have you been up to lately? — ¿qué has estado haciendo últimamente?
to be up to a standard/to much (=equal to)
it isn't up to his usual standard — no está a su nivel de siempre

the book isn't up to much — (Brit) * el libro no vale mucho
to be up to sb (=depend on)
it's up to you to decide — te toca (a ti) decidir

I feel it is up to me to tell him — creo que me corresponde a mí decírselo

I wouldn't do it but it's up to you — yo (que tú) no lo haría, pero allá tú or tú verás

I'd go, but it's up to you — por mí iría, pero depende de ti

if it were or was up to me — si dependiera de mí

2. PREPOSITION

1) (=on top of) en lo alto de, arriba de (LAm)

he was up a ladder pruning the apple trees — estaba subido a una escalera or en lo alto de una escalera podando los manzanos

to be up a tree — estar en lo alto de or (LAm) arriba de un árbol

2) (=along, towards the top)

he went off up the road — se fue calle arriba

put your handkerchief up your sleeve — guárdate el pañuelo dentro de la manga

the heat disappears straight up the chimney — el calor se escapa chimenea arriba, el calor se escapa por lo alto de la chimenea

• to travel up and down the country — viajar por todo el país

people up and down the country are saying... — la gente por todo el país dice...

• they live further up the road — viven en esta calle pero más arriba

further up the page — en la misma página, más arriba

• halfway up the stairs — a mitad de la escalera

halfway up the mountain — a mitad de la subida de la montaña

• up north — en el norte

• up river — río arriba

3)

• up yours! *** — ¡vete a hacer puñetas! ***

3. NOUN

1)

• ups and downs — altibajos mpl, vicisitudes fpl

the ups and downs that every politician is faced with — los altibajos a que se enfrenta todo político, las vicisitudes a que está sometido todo político

after many ups and downs — después de mil peripecias

2)

• it's on the up and up — (Brit) (=improving) va cada vez mejor; (US) (=above board) está en regla

4. ADJECTIVE

1) (Rail) [train, line] ascendente

2) (=elated)

to be up * — estar en plena forma

5. INTRANSITIVE VERB
*
1) (=jump up)

he upped and hit him — se levantó (de un salto) y le pegó

2) emphatic

• she upped and left — (=stood up) se levantó y se marchó, se levantó y se largó *; (=went) fue y se marchó, fue y se largó *

• he upped and offed — se largó sin más *

6.

TRANSITIVE VERB (=raise) † [+ price, offer] subir, aumentar

• to up anchor — levar el ancla

* * *

I [ʌp]
1) adverb

Sense I

2)

a) ( in upward direction)

up a bit... left a bit — un poco más arriba... un poco a la izquierda

we went all the way up to the top — subimos hasta la cima

we saw them on the way up — los vimos cuando subíamos

from the waist up — desde la cintura para arriba

up United! — (BrE) arriba el United!

b) ( upstairs)

I dashed back up to fetch my jacket — volví a subir corriendo a buscar mi chaqueta

3)

a) ( of position) arriba

up here/there — aquí/allí arriba

300ft up — a una altura de 300 pies

b) (upstairs, on upper floor)

your book is up in my room — tu libro está arriba en mi habitación

c) (raised, pointing upward)

with the lid/blinds up — con la tapa levantada/las persianas levantadas or subidas

face up — boca arriba

d) ( removed)

I had the floorboards up — había quitado or levantado las tablas del suelo

4)

a) ( upright)

the nurse helped him up — la enfermera lo ayudó a sentarse

b) ( out of bed)

they're not up yet — todavía no se han levantado

we were up all night — pasamos la noche en vela

she's up and about again — (colloq) está dando guerra otra vez (fam)

5)

a) (of numbers, volume, intensity)

she had the volume up high — tenía el volumen muy alto

prices are 5% up o up (by) 5% on last month — los precios han aumentado un 5% con respecto al mes pasado

from $25/the age of 11 up — a partir de 25 dólares/de los 11 años

b) (in league, table, hierarchy)

up ten places from last year — diez puestos más arriba que el año pasado

it's a step up for me — para mí es un paso adelante

from the rank of lieutenant up — desde el rango de teniente para arriba

6)

a) ( in or toward north)

up north — en el norte

the journey up from Munich — el viaje desde Munich hacia el norte

b) ( at or to another place)

the path up to the house — el sendero hasta la casa

I'm going up to John's for the weekend — voy a casa de John a pasar el fin de semana

to go up to town — (esp BrE) ir* a la ciudad (or a Londres etc)

7) (in position, erected)

is the tent up? — ¿ya han armado la tienda or (AmL) la carpa?

the pictures/shelves are up — los cuadros/estantes están colocados or puestos

8) ( going on) (colloq)

what's up with you? — ¿a ti qué te pasa?

what's up? — (what's the matter?) ¿qué pasa?; ( as greeting) (AmE) ¿qué hay? (colloq), ¿qué onda? (AmL arg), ¿qué hubo or quiubo? (Chi, Col, Méx, Ven fam)

9) ( finished)

your time is up — se te ha acabado el tiempo

10) ( Sport)

a) ( ahead in competition)

they're three goals up on the home team — le van ganando por tres goles al equipo local

to be one up on somebody — tener* una ventaja sobre algn

b) ( for each side) (AmE)

the game was tied 15 up — empataron 15 a 15

11) ( under consideration)

she will be up before the board/judge — comparecerá ante la junta/el juez

Sense II

12) (in phrases)

up against

a) ( next to) contra

b) ( confronted by)

you don't know what you're up against — no sabes a lo que te enfrentas

to be up against it — estar* contra las cuerdas

13) up and down

a) ( vertically)

to jump up and down — dar* saltos

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

b) ( back and forth) de arriba abajo

c) ( of mood)

she's been rather up and down — ha tenido bastantes altibajos de humor

14)

up for — ( subject to)

the motion up for debate today — la moción que sale hoy a debate or se debate hoy

there are five nominees up for treasurer — hay cinco candidatos a tesorero

15)

up on — ( knowledgeable) (pred)

how well up are you on what's been happening? — ¿cuánto sabes or qué tan enterado estás de lo que ha estado sucediendo?

16)

up till o until — hasta

Sense III

17) up to

18) (as far as, as much as) hasta

up to here/now/a certain point — hasta aquí/ahora/cierto punto

up to twice as big — hasta el doble de grande

19)

a) ( equal to)

it isn't up to the usual standard — no es del alto nivel al que estamos acostumbrados; come up to b)

b) ( capable of)

she's not up to the job — no tiene las condiciones necesarias para el trabajo, no puede con el trabajo (fam)

do you feel up to going out? — ¿te sientes con fuerzas/ánimos (como) para salir?

my spelling is not up to much — (BrE) mi ortografía deja bastante que desear

20) ( depending on)

that's entirely up to you — eso, como tú quieras

it's not up to me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir, no soy yo quien tiene que decidir

21)

to be up to something — (colloq)

they're up to their usual tricks — están haciendo de las suyas

I'm sure they're up to something — ( planning) estoy segura de que algo están tramando or algo se traen entre manos; ( doing) estoy segura de que algo (or alguna travesura etc) están haciendo

she's up to no good — no anda en nada bueno

what have you been up to lately? — ¿en qué has andado últimamente?

II

preposition

1)

a) ( in upward direction)

to go up the stairs/hill — subir la escalera/colina

he hid the money up the chimney — escondió el dinero en la chimenea

b) ( at higher level)

80ft up the cliff — a 80 pies del pie del acantilado

further up the salary scale — más arriba en el escalafón

2)

a) ( along)

to go/come up the river — ir*/venir* por el río

the journey up the coast — el viaje a lo largo de la costa

he travels up and down the country — viaja por todo el país

she walked up and down the room — iba de un lado a otro de la habitación

b) ( further along)

it's just up the road — está un poco más allá or adelante

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( going upward)

the up escalator — la escalera mecánica para subir

2) ( elated) (AmE colloq) (pred)

I feel really up at the moment — me siento como en las nubes

IV
1.

- pp- transitive verb (colloq) \<\<price/costs\>\> aumentar, subir; <bid/offer> aumentar, superar

2.

up vi

to up and go — agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* e irse*

V

noun

to be on the up and up — (colloq) ( honest) (AmE) \<\<businessman/salesperson\>\> ser* de buena ley, ser* de fiar; ( succeeding) (BrE) \<\<business/company\>\> marchar or ir* cada vez mejor, estar* en alza

life's little ups and downs — las vicisitudes de la vida

their marriage has had its ups and downs — su matrimonio ha tenido sus altibajos

English-spanish dictionary > up
13 up

1. adverb
1) (to higher place) nach oben; (in lift) aufwärts

[right] up to something — (lit. or fig.) [ganz] bis zu etwas hinauf

the bird flew up to the roof — der Vogel flog aufs Dach [hinauf]

up into the air — in die Luft [hinauf]...

climb up on something/climb up to the top of something — auf etwas (Akk.) [hinauf]steigen/bis zur Spitze einer Sache hinaufsteigen

the way up [to something] — der Weg hinauf [zu etwas]

on the way up — (lit. or fig.) auf dem Weg nach oben

up here/there — hier herauf/dort hinauf

high/higher up — hoch/höher hinauf

farther up — weiter hinauf

halfway/a long/little way up — den halben Weg/ein weites/kurzes Stück hinauf

come on up! — komm [hier/weiter] herauf!

up it etc. comes/goes — herauf kommt/hinauf geht es usw.

up you go! — rauf mit dir! (ugs.)

2) (to upstairs, northwards) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich); nach oben

come up from London to Edinburgh — von London nach Edinburgh [he]raufkommen

3) (to place regarded as more important)

go up to Leeds from the country — vom Land in die Stadt Leeds od. nach Leeds fahren

4) (Brit.): (to capital) rein (bes. ugs.); herein/hinein (bes. schriftsprachlich)

go up to town or London — nach London gehen/fahren

get up to London from Reading — von Reading nach London [he]reinfahren

5) (in higher place, upstairs, in north) oben

up here/there — hier/da oben

high up — hoch oben

an order from high up — (fig.) ein Befehl von ganz oben (ugs.)

higher up in the mountains — weiter oben in den Bergen

the picture should be higher up — das Bild müsste höher hängen

farther up — weiter oben

halfway/a long/little way up — auf halbem Weg nach oben/ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

10 metres up — 10 Meter hoch

live four floors or storeys up — im vierten Stockwerk wohnen

his flat is on the next floor up — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk höher

up north — oben im Norden (ugs.)

6) (erect) hoch

keep your head up — halte den Kopf hoch; see also academic.ru/12509/chin">chin

7) (out of bed)

be up — auf sein

up and about — auf den Beinen

8) (in place regarded as more important; Brit.): (in capital)

up in town or London/Leeds — in London/Leeds

9) (in price, value, amount)

prices have gone/are up — die Preise sind gestiegen

butter is up [by...] — Butter ist [...] teurer

10) (including higher limit)

up to — bis... hinauf

up to midday/up to £2 — bis zum Mittag/bis zu 2 Pfund

11) (in position of gain)

we're £300 up on last year — wir liegen 300 Pfund über dem letzten Jahr

the takings were £500 up on the previous month — die Einnahmen lagen 500 Pfund über denen des Vormonats

12) (ahead)

be three points/games/goals up — (Sport) mit drei Punkten/Spielen/Toren vorn liegen

be three points up on somebody — drei Punkte vor jemandem sein od. liegen

13) (as far as)

up to something — bis zu etwas

she is up to Chapter 3 — sie ist bis zum dritten Kapitel gekommen od. ist beim dritten Kapitel

up to here/there — bis hier[hin]/bis dorthin

I've had it up to here — (coll.) mir steht es bis hier [hin] (ugs.)

up to now/then/that time/last week — bis jetzt/damals/zu jener Zeit/zur letzten Woche

14)

up to — (comparable with)

be up to expectation[s] — den Erwartungen entsprechen

his last opera is not up to his others — seine neueste Oper reicht an seine früheren nicht heran

15)

up to — (capable of)

[not] be/feel up to something — einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen sein/sich einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen fühlen

[not] be/feel up to doing something — [nicht] in der Lage sein/sich nicht in der Lage fühlen, etwas zu tun

not be up to much — nicht viel taugen

16)

up to — (derog.): (doing)

be up to something — etwas anstellen (ugs.)

what is he up to? — was hat er [bloß] vor?

17)

it is [not] up to somebody to do something — (somebody's duty) es ist [nicht] jemandes Sache, etwas zu tun

it is up to us to help them — es ist unsere Pflicht, ihnen zu helfen

now it's up to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

it's/that's up to you — (is for you to decide) es/das hängt von dir ab; (concerns only you) es/das ist deine Sache

18) (close)

up against somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas [lehnen]; an jemanden/etwas [stellen]

sit up against the wall — mit dem Rücken zur od. an der Wand sitzen

19) (confronted by)

be up against a problem/difficulty — etc. (coll.) vor einem Problem/einer Schwierigkeit usw. stehen

be up against a tough opponent — es mit einem harten Gegner zu tun haben

be up against it — in großen Schwierigkeiten stecken

20)

up and down — (upwards and downwards) hinauf und hinunter; (to and fro) auf und ab

be up and down — (coll.): (variable) Hochs und Tiefs haben

21) (facing upwards)

‘this side/way up’ — (on box etc.) "[hier] oben"

turn something this/the other side/way up — diese/die andere Seite einer Sache nach oben drehen

the right/wrong way up — richtig/verkehrt od. falsch herum

22) (finished, at an end) abgelaufen

time is up — die Zeit ist abgelaufen
2. preposition
1) (upwards along, from bottom to top) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich)

walk up something — etwas hinaufgehen

up hill and down dale — bergauf und bergab

2) (upwards through)

force a liquid up a pipe — eine Flüssigkeit durch eine Röhre nach oben pressen

3) (upwards over)

up something — etwas (Akk.) hinauf

ivy grew up the wall — Efeu wuchs die Mauer hinauf

4) (along)

come up the street — die Straße herauf- od. entlangkommen

walk up and down the platform — auf dem Bahnsteig auf und ab gehen

5) (at or in higher position in or on) [weiter] oben

further up the ladder/coast — weiter oben auf der Leiter/an der Küste

6) (from bottom to top along)

up the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses hinauf
3. adjective
1) (directed upwards) aufwärts führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach oben; nach oben gerichtet [Kolbenhub]

up train/line — (Railw.) Zug/Gleis Richtung Stadt

2) (well-informed)

be up in a subject/on the news — in einem Fach auf der Höhe [der Zeit] sein/über alle Neuigkeiten Bescheid wissen od. gut informiert sein

3) (coll.): (ready)

tea['s]/grub['s] up! — Tee/Essen ist fertig!

4) (coll.): (amiss)

what's up? — was ist los? (ugs.)

something is up — irgendwas ist los (ugs.)
4. noun in pl.
the ups and downs — (lit. or fig.) das Auf und Ab; (fig.) die Höhen und Tiefen
5. intransitive verb,
- pp- (coll.)

up and leave/resign — einfach abhauen (ugs.) /kündigen

he ups and says... — da sagt er doch [ur]plötzlich...
6. transitive verb,
- pp- (coll.) (increase) erhöhen; (raise up) heben

* * *

(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) beschlagen

* * *

up

[ʌp]

I. adv inv

1. (to higher position) nach oben, hinauf; lift aufwärts

hands \up! Hände hoch!

the water had come \up to the level of the windows das Wasser war bis auf Fensterhöhe gestiegen

four flights \up from here vier Etagen höher

come on \up! komm [hier] herauf!

\up it/she etc. comes! herauf kommt es/sie!

\up you go! rauf mit dir! fam

bottom \up mit der Unterseite nach oben

halfway \up auf halber Höhe

high \up hoch hinauf

farther \up weiter hinauf

\up and \up immer höher

\up and away auf und davon

2. (erect) aufrecht

just lean it \up against the wall lehnen Sie es einfach gegen die Wand

3. (out of bed) auf

is he \up yet? ist er schon auf?

to be \up late lange aufbleiben

\up and about auf den Beinen

4. (northwards) hinauf, herauf, rauf fam

on Tuesday she'll be travelling \up to Newcastle from Birmingham am Dienstag fährt sie von Birmingham nach Newcastle hinauf

she comes \up from Washington about once a month sie kommt ungefähr einmal im Monat aus Washington herauf

\up north oben im Norden

5. (at higher place) oben

farther \up weiter oben

\up here/there hier/da oben

a long/little way \up ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

\up in the hills [dr]oben in den Bergen

2 metres \up 2 Meter hoch

I live on the next floor \up ich wohne ein Stockwerk höher

6. BRIT (towards city)

I'll be \up in London this weekend ich fahre an diesem Wochenende nach London

\up from the country vom Land

7. BRIT (at university)

is he \up at Cambridge yet? hat er schon [mit seinem Studium] in Cambridge angefangen?

8. (toward)

▪ \up to sb/sth auf jdn/etw zu

a limousine drew \up to where we were standing eine Limousine kam auf uns zu

she went \up to the counter sie ging zum Schalter

to run \up to sb jdm entgegenlaufen

to walk \up to sb auf jdn zugehen

9. (in high position) an der Spitze, oben fam

as a composer he was \up there with the best als Komponist gehörte er zur Spitze

she's something high \up in the company sie ist ein hohes Tier in der Firma

10. (higher in price or number) höher

last year the company's turnover was £240 billion, \up 3% on the previous year letztes Jahr lag der Umsatz der Firma bei 240 Milliarden Pfund, das sind 3 % mehr als im Jahr davor

items on this rack are priced [from] £50 \up die Waren in diesem Regal kosten ab 50 Pfund aufwärts

this film is suitable for children aged 13 and \up dieser Film ist für Kinder ab 13 Jahren geeignet

11. (to point of)

\up until [or till] [or to] bis + akk

\up to yesterday bis gestern

he can overdraw \up to £300 er kann bis zu 300 Pfund überziehen

12. (in opposition to)

to be \up against sb/sth es mit jdm/etw zu tun haben, sich akk mit jdm/etw konfrontiert sehen

the company was \up against some problems die Firma stand vor einigen Problemen

to be \up against it in Schwierigkeiten sein

to be \up against the law gegen das Gesetz stehen, mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt kommen

13. (depend on)

to be \up to sb von jdm abhängen

I'll leave it \up to you ich überlasse dir die Entscheidung

to be \up to sb to do sth jds Aufgabe sein, etw zu tun

14. (contrive)

to be \up to sth etw vorhaben [o im Schilde führen]

he's \up to no good er führt nichts Gutes im Schilde

15. (be adequate)

to be \up to sth einer Sache dat gewachsen sein, bei einer Sache dat mithalten können

do you feel \up to the challenge? fühlst du dich dieser Herausforderung gewachsen?

to be \up to doing sth in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

are you sure you're \up to it? bist du sicher, dass du das schaffst?

to not be \up to much nicht viel taugen

his German isn't \up to much sein Deutsch ist nicht besonders gut

16. (comparable with)

to be \up to expectations den Erwartungen entsprechen

her latest book is just not \up to her previous successes ihr neuestes Buch reicht an ihren früheren Erfolgen einfach nicht heran

17. AM (apiece) pro Person

the score was 3 \up at half-time bei Halbzeit stand es 3 [für] beide

18. ( dated fam: yes for)

\up with sb/sth hoch lebe jd/etw

\up with freedom! es lebe die Freiheit!

19.

▶ it's all \up with sb es ist aus mit jdm

▶ to be \up with the clock gut in der Zeit liegen

▶ to be \up to the ears [or eyeballs] [or neck] in problems bis zum Hals in Schwierigkeiten stecken

II. prep

1. (to higher position) hinauf, herauf, rauf fam

\up the ladder/mountain/stairs die Leiter/den Berg/die Treppe hinauf

2. (along)

[just] \up the road ein Stück die Straße hinauf, weiter oben in der Straße

to walk \up the road die Straße hinaufgehen [o entlanggehen]

\up and down auf und ab

he was running \up and down the path er rannte den Pfad auf und ab

he was strolling \up and down the corridor er schlenderte auf dem Gang auf und ab

\up and down the country überall im Land

3. (against flow)

\up the river/stream fluss-/bachauf[wärts]

a cruise \up the Rhine eine Fahrt den Rhein aufwärts [o rheinauf[wärts]

4. (at top of)

▪ \up sth oben auf etw dat

he's \up that ladder er steht dort oben auf der Leiter

\up the stairs am Ende der Treppe

5. AUS, BRIT ( fam: to)

are you going \up the club tonight? gehst du heute Abend in den Klub?; (at)

I'll see you \up the pub later ich treffe dich [o wir sehen uns] später in der Kneipe

6.

▶ be \up the creek [or ( vulg sl)\up shit creek] [without a paddle] [schön] in der Klemme [o derb Scheiße] sitzen

▶ \up hill and down dale bergauf und bergab

he led me \up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off er führte mich quer durch die Gegend, bis mir fast die Füße abfielen fam

▶ \up top BRIT ( fam) im Kopf

a man with nothing much \up top ein Mann mit nicht viel im Kopf [o fam Hirnkasten]

▶ \up yours! ( vulg) ihr könnt/du kannst mich mal! derb

III. adj inv

1. attr (moving upward) nach oben

the \up escalator der Aufzug nach oben

2. attr BRIT ( dated: travelling toward the city)

what time does the next \up train leave? wann fährt der nächste Zug in die Stadt ab?

\up platform Bahnsteig, von dem die Züge in die nächstgelegene Stadt abfahren

3. attr PHYS

\up quark Up-Quark nt

4. pred (out of bed) auf[gestanden]

5. pred (erect) collar hochgeschlagen

6. pred (leading) in Führung

Manchester is two goals \up Manchester liegt mit zwei Toren in Führung

7. pred BRIT, AUS (being repaired) road aufgegraben, aufgerissen SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR

the council has got the road \up der Stadtrat hat die Straße aufgraben lassen

8. pred (more intense)

the wind is \up der Wind hat aufgedreht

the river is \up der Fluss ist angeschwollen

9. pred (in horseracing) zu Pferd

10. pred (happy) high sl, obenauf

▪ to be \up about [or on] [or for] sth von etw dat begeistert sein

I'm really \up for spending a posh weekend in Paris ich freue mich total darauf, ein tolles Wochenende in Paris zu verbringen fam

11. pred BRIT ( dated: frothy) schäumend

12. pred (functioning properly) funktionstüchtig

do you know when the server will be \up again? weißt du, wann der Server wieder in Betrieb ist?

this computer is down more than it's \up dieser Computer ist öfter gestört, als dass er läuft

to be \up and running funktionstüchtig [o in Ordnung] sein

to get sth \up and running etw wieder zum Laufen bringen

13. pred (in baseball) am Schlag

14. pred (finished) time, hours vorbei, um

your time is \up! Ihre Zeit ist um!

the soldier's leave will be \up at midnight der Ausgang des Soldaten endet um Mitternacht

15. pred ( fam: happening)

something is \up irgendetwas ist im Gange

what's \up? was ist los?

16. pred (informed)

▪ to be \up in sth sich akk mit etw dat auskennen

how well \up are you in Spanish? wie fit bist du in Spanisch? fam

17. pred (scheduled)

▪ to be \up for sth für etw akk vorgesehen sein; terms zur Debatte stehen

the house is \up for sale das Haus steht zum Verkauf

18. pred LAW (on trial) unter Anklage

he'll be \up before the magistrate er wird sich vor Gericht verantworten müssen

▪ to be \up for sth sich akk wegen einer S. gen vor Gericht verantworten müssen

to be \up for trial person vor Gericht stehen; case verhandelt werden

19. pred (interested in)

▪ to be \up for sth:

I think I'm \up for a walk ich glaube, ich habe Lust, spazieren zu gehen [o auf einen Spaziergang]

I'm \up for going out to eat ich hätte Lust, essen zu gehen

IV. n ( fam: good period) Hoch nt

unfortunately, we won't always have \ups leider gibt es für uns nicht immer nur Höhen

\ups and downs gute und schlechte Zeiten

▶ to be on the \up and \up BRIT, AUS ( fam: be improving) im Aufwärtstrend begriffen sein; esp AM (be honest) sauber sein fam

her career has been on the \up and \up since she moved into sales seit sie im Vertrieb ist, geht es mit ihrer Karriere stetig aufwärts

is this deal on the \up and \up? ist das ein sauberes Geschäft?

V. vi

<- pp->

( fam)

▪ to \up and do sth etw plötzlich tun

after dinner they just \upped and went without saying goodbye nach dem Abendessen gingen sie einfach weg, ohne auf Wiedersehen zu sagen

VI. vt

<- pp->

▪ to \up sth

1. (increase) capacity etw erhöhen

to \up the ante [or stakes] den Einsatz erhöhen

to \up a price/tax rate einen Preis/Steuersatz anheben

2. (raise) etw erheben

they \upped their glasses and toasted the host sie erhoben das Glas und brachten einen Toast auf den Gastgeber aus

VII. interj auf!, los, aufstehen!

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[ʌp]
1. ADVERB

1) indicating position = in high or higher position oben; (= to higher position) nach oben

up there — dort oben, droben ( liter, S Ger

up here on the roof — hier oben auf dem Dach

on your way up (to see us/them) — auf dem Weg (zu uns/ihnen) hinauf

he climbed all the way up (to us/them) — er ist den ganzen Weg (zu uns/ihnen) hochgeklettert

to stop halfway up — auf halber Höhe anhalten

we were 6,000 m up when... — wir waren 6.000 m hoch, als...

5 floors up — 5 Stockwerke hoch

3 floors up from me — 3 Stockwerke über mir

they were up above — sie waren hoch oben

I looked up (above) — ich schaute nach oben

this side up — diese Seite oben!

a little further up — ein bisschen weiter oben

to go a little further up —

hang the picture a bit higher up — häng das Bild ein bisschen höher

stick the notice up here — häng den Anschlag hier hin

from up on the hill — vom Berg oben

up on top (of the cupboard) — ganz oben (auf dem Schrank)

up in the mountains/sky — oben or droben ( liter, S Ger ) in den Bergen/am Himmel

the temperature was up in the thirties — die Temperatur war über dreißig Grad

the sun/moon is up —

the tide is up — es ist Flut, die Flut ist da

the wind is up — der Wind hat aufgefrischt

with his collar up — mit hochgeschlagenem Kragen

the road is up (Brit) — die Straße ist aufgegraben

to be up with the leaders — vorn bei den Führenden sein

to move up into the lead —

Red Rum with Joe Smith up — Red Rum unter Joe Smith

up and away the balloon sailed — der Ballon stieg auf und schwebte davon

then up jumps Richard and says... — und dann springt Richard auf und sagt...

the needle was up at 95 —

come on, up, that's my chair! up! he shouted to his horse — komm, auf mit dir, das ist mein Stuhl! spring! schrie er seinem Pferd zu

up with the Liberals! — hoch die Liberalen!

up with Spurs! — Spurs hoch!

up yours! (sl) — leck mich (inf), fick dich!(vulg)

2)

= installed, built to be up (building) — stehen; (tent also) aufgeschlagen sein; (scaffolding) aufgestellt sein; (notice) hängen, angeschlagen sein; (picture) hängen, aufgehängt sein; (shutters) zu sein; (shelves, wallpaper, curtains, pictures) hängen

the new houses went up very quickly — die neuen Häuser sind sehr schnell gebaut or hochgezogen (inf) worden __diams; to be up and running laufen; (committee etc) in Gang sein; (business etc) einwandfrei funktionieren

have you got your computer up and running yet? — läuft dein Computer schon?

3) = not in bed auf

up (with you)! — auf mit dir!, raus aus dem Bett (inf)

to be up and about — auf sein; (after illness also) auf den Beinen sein

4) = north oben

up in Inverness — in Inverness oben, oben in Inverness

we are going up to Aberdeen — wir fahren nach Aberdeen (hinauf)

to be/live up north — im Norden sein/wohnen

to go up north —

up from the country — vom Lande

we're up for the day —

he was up at Susie's place — er war bei Susie zu Hause

5) = at university Brit am Studienort

the students are only up for half the year — die Studenten sind nur die Hälfte des Jahres am Studienort

to go up to Cambridge — (zum Studium) nach Cambridge gehen

he was up at Oxford in 1982 — er hat 1982 in Oxford studiert

6) in price, value gestiegen (on gegenüber)

my shares are up 70p — meine Aktien sind um 70 Pence gestiegen

then up go prices again — und wieder steigen die Preise

7)

in score to be 3 goals up — mit 3 Toren führen or vorn liegen (on gegenüber)

the score was 9 up (US) —

I'll play you 100 up — ich spiele auf 100 (mit dir)

we were £100 up on the deal — wir haben bei dem Geschäft £ 100 gemacht

to be one up on sb — jdm um einen Schritt voraus sein

8)

= upwards from £10 up — von £ 10 (an) aufwärts, ab £ 10

from the age of 13 up — ab (dem Alter von) 13 Jahren, von 13 Jahren aufwärts

9)

= wrong inf what's up? —

what's up with him? — was ist mit dem los?, was ist los mit ihm?

there's something up with it — irgendetwas stimmt damit nicht or hier nicht

10) = knowledgeable firm, beschlagen (in, on in +dat)

he's well up on foreign affairs —

I'm not very up on French history — in französischer Geschichte bin ich nicht sehr beschlagen

11)

= finished time's up — die Zeit ist um, die Zeit ist zu Ende

the weekend is nearly up — das Wochenende ist fast zu Ende or fast vorüber

to eat/use sth up —

it's all up with him (inf) — es ist aus mit ihm (inf), es ist mit ihm zu Ende

12)

set structures __diams; up against it was up against the wall — es war an die Wand gelehnt

put it up against the wall — lehne es an die Wand

to be up against a difficulty/an opponent — einem Problem/Gegner gegenüberstehen, es mit einem Problem/Gegner zu tun haben

I fully realize what I'm up against — mir ist völlig klar, womit ich es hier zu tun habe

they were really up against it — sie hatten wirklich schwer zu schaffen __diams; up and down auf und ab

to walk up and down —

to bounce up and down — hochfedern, auf und ab hüpfen

he's been up and down all evening (from seat) — er hat den ganzen Abend keine Minute still gesessen; (on stairs) er ist den ganzen Abend die Treppe rauf- und runtergerannt

she's still a bit up and down (after illness etc) — es geht ihr immer noch mal besser, mal schlechter

the matter is up before the committee — die Sache ist vor dem Ausschuss

the boys were up before the head teacher — die Jungen sind vor den Direktor zitiert worden

to be up before the Court/before Judge Smith (case) — verhandelt werden/von Richter Smith verhandelt werden; (person) vor Gericht/Richter Smith stehen

to be up for sale — zu verkaufen sein

to be up for discussion — zur Diskussion stehen

to be up for election (candidate) — zur Wahl aufgestellt sein; (candidates) zur Wahl stehen

to be up for trial — vor Gericht stehen __diams; up to = as far as bis

up to now/here — bis jetzt/hier

to count up to 100 — bis 100 zählen

up to £100 —

it holds up to 8 — es fasst bis zu 8

I'm up to here in work/debt (inf) — ich stecke bis hier in Arbeit/Schulden

I'm full up to here (inf) — ich bin bis oben (hin) voll (inf)

what page are you up to? — bis zu welcher Seite bist du gekommen?

I don't feel up to it — ich fühle mich dem nicht gewachsen

it isn't up to much — damit ist nicht viel los

is he up to the heavier weights? — schafft er schwerere Gewichte?

he isn't up to running the company by himself — er hat nicht das Zeug dazu, die Firma allein zu leiten

it isn't up to his usual standard — das ist nicht sein sonstiges Niveau

we're going up Ben Nevis – are you sure you're up to it? — wir wollen Ben Nevis besteigen – glaubst du, dass du das schaffst? __diams; to be up to sb

it's up to us to help him — wir sollten ihm helfen

if it were up to me —

the success of this project is up to you now — wie erfolgreich dieses Projekt wird, hängt jetzt nur noch von Ihnen (selbst) ab, es liegt jetzt ganz an Ihnen, ob dieses Projekt ein Erfolg wird

it's up to you whether you go or not — es liegt an or bei dir or es bleibt dir überlassen, ob du gehst oder nicht

I'd like to accept, but it isn't up to me — ich würde gerne annehmen, aber ich habe da nicht zu bestimmen or aber das hängt nicht von mir ab

shall I take it? – that's entirely up to you — soll ich es nehmen? – das müssen Sie selbst wissen

what colour shall I choose? – (it's) up to you — welche Farbe soll ich nehmen? – das ist deine Entscheidung

it's up to the government to put this right —

it's not up to the government — das ist nicht Sache der Regierung

what have you been up to? — was hast du angestellt?

what are you up to with that? — was hast du damit vor?

he's up to no good —

I'm sure he's up to something (child) hey you! what do you think you're up to! — ich bin sicher, er hat etwas vor or (sth suspicious) er führt irgendetwas im Schilde ich bin sicher, er stellt irgendetwas an he Sie, was machen Sie eigentlich da!

what does he think he's up to? — was soll das eigentlich?, was hat er eigentlich vor?

2. PREPOSITION
oben auf (+dat); (with movement) hinauf (+acc)
further up the page — weiter oben auf der Seite

to live up the hill — am Berg wohnen

to go up the hill — den Berg hinaufgehen

they live further up the hill/street — sie wohnen weiter oben am Berg/weiter die Straße entlang

he lives up a dark alley — er wohnt am Ende einer dunklen Gasse

up the road from me — (von mir) die Straße entlang

he went off up the road — er ging (weg) die Straße hinauf

he hid it up the chimney — er versteckte es (oben) im Kamin

the water goes up this pipe — das Wasser geht durch dieses Rohr

up one's sleeve (position) — im Ärmel; (motion) in den Ärmel

as I travel up and down the country —

I've been up and down the stairs all night — ich bin in der Nacht immer nur die Treppe rauf- und runtergerannt

he was up the pub ( Brit inf ) — er war in der Kneipe

let's go up the pub/up Johnny's place (inf) — gehen wir doch zur Kneipe/zu Johnny (inf)

to go up to sb — auf jdn zugehen

3. NOUN
__diams; ups and downs gute und schlechte Zeiten pl; (of life) Höhen und Tiefen pl
after many ups and downs — nach vielen Höhen und Tiefen

they have their ups and downs — bei ihnen gibt es auch gute und schlechte Zeiten __diams; to be on the up and up ( inf

he/his career is on the up and up (inf) — mit ihm/seiner Karriere geht es aufwärts

4. ADJECTIVE
(= going up) escalator nach oben; (RAIL) train, line zur nächsten größeren Stadt
platform 14 is the up platform — auf Bahnsteig 14 fahren die Züge nach London etc

5. TRANSITIVE VERB
(inf) price, offer hinaufsetzen; production ankurbeln; bet erhöhen (to auf +acc)
6. INTRANSITIVE VERB
(inf)
she upped and left him — sie verließ ihn ganz plötzlich or Knall auf Fall (inf)

he upped and ran — er rannte ganz plötzlich davon

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up [ʌp]

A adv

1. a) nach oben, hoch, herauf, hinauf, in die Höhe, empor, aufwärts

b) oben (auch fig):

face up (mit dem) Gesicht nach oben;

… and up und (noch) höher oder mehr, von … aufwärts;

up and up höher und höher, immer höher;

farther up weiter hinauf oder (nach) oben;

three storeys up drei Stock hoch, (oben) im dritten Stock (-werk);

up and down

a) auf und ab, hin und her oder zurück,

b) fig überall;

buttoned all the way up bis oben (hin) zugeknöpft;

up from

a) (heraus) aus,

b) von … an, angefangen von …;

up from the country vom Lande;

from my youth up von Jugend auf, seit meiner Jugend;

up till now bis jetzt

2. weiter (nach oben), höher (auch fig):

up north weiter im Norden

3. flussaufwärts, den Fluss hinauf

4. nach oder im Norden:

up from Cuba von Kuba aus in nördlicher Richtung

5. a) in der oder in die ( besonders Haupt)Stadt

b) Br besonders in oder nach London:

he’s up for a week Br er ist eine Woche (lang) in London

6. Br am oder zum Studienort, im College etc:

he stayed up for the vacation

7. US umg in (dat):

up north im Norden

8. aufrecht, gerade:

sit up gerade sitzen

9. up to auf … (akk) zu, zu … (hin):

he went straight up to the door er ging geradewegs auf die Tür zu oder zur Tür

10. SPORT etc erzielt (Punktzahl):

with a hundred up mit hundert (Punkten)

11. Tischtennis etc: auf:

two up zwei auf, beide zwei

12. Baseball: am Schlag

13. SCHIFF luvwärts, gegen den Wind

14. up to

a) hinauf nach oder zu,

b) bis (zu), bis an oder auf (akk),

c) gemäß, entsprechend:

up to six months bis zu sechs Monaten;

up to town in die Stadt, Br besonders nach London;

up to death bis zum Tode; → chin A, count¹ C 1, date² A 10, expectation 1, mark¹ A 13, par A 3, scratch A 5, standard¹ A 6

15. be up to meist umg

a) etwas vorhaben, etwas im Schilde führen,

b) gewachsen sein (dat),

c) entsprechen (dat),

d) jemandes Sache sein, abhängen von,

e) fähig oder bereit sein zu,

f) vorbereitet oder gefasst sein auf (akk),

g) vertraut sein mit, sich auskennen in (dat):

what are you up to? was hast du vor?, was machst du ( there da)?;

he is up to no good er führt nichts Gutes im Schilde;

it is up to him es liegt an ihm, es hängt von ihm ab, es ist seine Sache;

it is not up to much es taugt nicht viel;

he is not up to much mit ihm ist nicht viel los; → snuff¹ C 3, trick A 1, A 2

16. (in Verbindung mit Verben [siehe jeweils diese] besonders als Intensivum)

a) auf…, aus…, ver…

b) zusammen…

B int up! auf!, hoch!, herauf!, hinauf!:

up (with you)! (steh) auf!;

up …! hoch (lebe) …!; → bottom A 1

C präp

1. auf … (akk) (hinauf):

up the ladder die Leiter hinauf;

up the street die Straße hinauf oder entlang;

up yours! vulg leck(t) mich (doch)!

2. in das Innere eines Landes etc (hinein):

up (the) country landeinwärts

3. gegen:

up (the) wind

4. oben an oder auf (dat), an der Spitze (gen):

up the tree (oben) auf dem Baum;

further up the road weiter oben in der Straße;

up the yard hinten im Hof

D adj

1. Aufwärts…, nach oben gerichtet

2. im Inneren (des Landes etc)

3. nach der oder zur Stadt:

up train;

up platform Bahnsteig m für Stadtzüge

4. a) oben (befindlich), (nach oben) gestiegen

b) hoch (auch fig):

be up fig an der Spitze sein, obenauf sein ( → D 6, D 11);

he is well up in that subject umg in diesem Fach ist er auf der Höhe oder gut beschlagen oder firm;

prices are up die Preise sind gestiegen;

wheat is up WIRTSCH der Weizen steht hoch (im Kurs), der Weizenpreis ist gestiegen

5. höher

6. auf(gestanden), auf den Beinen (auch fig):

be up auf sein ( → D 4, D 11);

be up and about (again) (wieder) auf den Beinen sein;

be up late lange aufbleiben;

be up again wieder obenauf sein;

be up against a hard job umg vor einer schwierigen Aufgabe stehen;

be up against it umg in der Klemme sein oder sitzen oder stecken

7. (zum Sprechen) aufgestanden:

the Home Secretary is up der Innenminister will sprechen oder spricht

8. PARL Br geschlossen:

Parliament is up das Parlament hat seine Sitzungen beendet oder hat sich vertagt

9. (bei verschiedenen Substantiven)

a) aufgegangen (Sonne, Samen)

b) hochgeschlagen (Kragen)

c) hochgekrempelt (Ärmel etc)

d) aufgespannt (Schirm)

e) aufgeschlagen (Zelt)

f) hoch-, aufgezogen (Vorhang etc)

g) aufgestiegen (Ballon etc)

h) aufgeflogen (Vogel)

i) angeschwollen (Fuß etc)

10. schäumend (Getränk):

the cider is up der Apfelwein schäumt

11. be up (einwandfrei) funktionieren (Computer) ( → D 4, D 6);

up time Benutzerzeit f

12. umg in Aufruhr, erregt:

his temper is up er ist erregt oder aufgebracht;

the whole country was up das ganze Land befand sich in Aufruhr; → arm² Bes Redew, blood A 2

13. umg los, im Gange:

what’s up? was ist los?;

is anything up? ist (irgendet)was los?; → hunt A 1

14. zu Ende, abgelaufen, vorbei, um:

it’s all up es ist alles aus;

it’s all up with him koll es ist aus mit ihm; → game¹ A 6, time A 11

15. up with jemandem ebenbürtig oder gewachsen

16. up for bereit zu:

be up for election auf der Wahlliste stehen;

be up for examination sich einer Prüfung unterziehen;

be up for murder JUR unter Mordanklage stehen;

be up for sale zum Kauf stehen;

be up for trial JUR

a) vor Gericht stehen,

b) verhandelt werden

17. SPORT, Spiel: um einen Punkt etc voraus:

be one up;

one up for you eins zu null für dich (a. fig)

E v/i

1. umg aufstehen, aufspringen:

up and ask sb jemanden plötzlich fragen

2. up with US umg etwas hochreißen:

he upped with his shotgun

3. besonders US sl Aufputschmittel nehmen

F v/t umg einen Preis, die Produktion etc erhöhen

G s

1. Aufwärtsbewegung f, An-, Aufstieg m:

the ups and downs pl das Auf und Ab;

the ups and downs of life die Höhen und Tiefen des Lebens;

he has had many ups and downs in his life er hat schon viele Höhen und Tiefen erlebt;

on the up and up umg

a) Br im Steigen (begriffen), im Kommen,

b) US in Ordnung, anständig, ehrlich;

our firm’s on the up and up Br umg mit unserer Firma geht es aufwärts, unsere Firma ist im Aufwind;

he’s on the up and up umg er macht keine krummen Touren

2. umg Preisanstieg m, Wertzuwachs m

3. besonders US → upper B 4

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1. adverb
1) (to higher place) nach oben; (in lift) aufwärts

[right] up to something — (lit. or fig.) [ganz] bis zu etwas hinauf

the bird flew up to the roof — der Vogel flog aufs Dach [hinauf]

up into the air — in die Luft [hinauf]...

climb up on something/climb up to the top of something — auf etwas (Akk.) [hinauf]steigen/bis zur Spitze einer Sache hinaufsteigen

the way up [to something] — der Weg hinauf [zu etwas]

on the way up — (lit. or fig.) auf dem Weg nach oben

up here/there — hier herauf/dort hinauf

high/higher up — hoch/höher hinauf

farther up — weiter hinauf

halfway/a long/little way up — den halben Weg/ein weites/kurzes Stück hinauf

come on up! — komm [hier/weiter] herauf!

up it etc. comes/goes — herauf kommt/hinauf geht es usw.

up you go! — rauf mit dir! (ugs.)

2) (to upstairs, northwards) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich); nach oben

come up from London to Edinburgh — von London nach Edinburgh [he]raufkommen

3) (to place regarded as more important)

go up to Leeds from the country — vom Land in die Stadt Leeds od. nach Leeds fahren

4) (Brit.): (to capital) rein (bes. ugs.); herein/hinein (bes. schriftsprachlich)

go up to town or London — nach London gehen/fahren

get up to London from Reading — von Reading nach London [he]reinfahren

5) (in higher place, upstairs, in north) oben

up here/there — hier/da oben

high up — hoch oben

an order from high up — (fig.) ein Befehl von ganz oben (ugs.)

higher up in the mountains — weiter oben in den Bergen

the picture should be higher up — das Bild müsste höher hängen

farther up — weiter oben

halfway/a long/little way up — auf halbem Weg nach oben/ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

10 metres up — 10 Meter hoch

live four floors or storeys up — im vierten Stockwerk wohnen

his flat is on the next floor up — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk höher

up north — oben im Norden (ugs.)

6) (erect) hoch

keep your head up — halte den Kopf hoch; see also chin

7) (out of bed)

be up — auf sein

up and about — auf den Beinen

8) (in place regarded as more important; Brit.): (in capital)

up in town or London/Leeds — in London/Leeds

9) (in price, value, amount)

prices have gone/are up — die Preise sind gestiegen

butter is up [by...] — Butter ist [...] teurer

10) (including higher limit)

up to — bis... hinauf

up to midday/up to £2 — bis zum Mittag/bis zu 2 Pfund

11) (in position of gain)

we're £300 up on last year — wir liegen 300 Pfund über dem letzten Jahr

the takings were £500 up on the previous month — die Einnahmen lagen 500 Pfund über denen des Vormonats

12) (ahead)

be three points/games/goals up — (Sport) mit drei Punkten/Spielen/Toren vorn liegen

be three points up on somebody — drei Punkte vor jemandem sein od. liegen

13) (as far as)

up to something — bis zu etwas

she is up to Chapter 3 — sie ist bis zum dritten Kapitel gekommen od. ist beim dritten Kapitel

up to here/there — bis hier[hin]/bis dorthin

I've had it up to here — (coll.) mir steht es bis hier [hin] (ugs.)

up to now/then/that time/last week — bis jetzt/damals/zu jener Zeit/zur letzten Woche

14)

up to — (comparable with)

be up to expectation[s] — den Erwartungen entsprechen

his last opera is not up to his others — seine neueste Oper reicht an seine früheren nicht heran

15)

up to — (capable of)

[not] be/feel up to something — einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen sein/sich einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen fühlen

[not] be/feel up to doing something — [nicht] in der Lage sein/sich nicht in der Lage fühlen, etwas zu tun

not be up to much — nicht viel taugen

16)

up to — (derog.): (doing)

be up to something — etwas anstellen (ugs.)

what is he up to? — was hat er [bloß] vor?

17)

it is [not] up to somebody to do something — (somebody's duty) es ist [nicht] jemandes Sache, etwas zu tun

it is up to us to help them — es ist unsere Pflicht, ihnen zu helfen

now it's up to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

it's/that's up to you — (is for you to decide) es/das hängt von dir ab; (concerns only you) es/das ist deine Sache

18) (close)

up against somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas [lehnen]; an jemanden/etwas [stellen]

sit up against the wall — mit dem Rücken zur od. an der Wand sitzen

19) (confronted by)

be up against a problem/difficulty — etc. (coll.) vor einem Problem/einer Schwierigkeit usw. stehen

be up against a tough opponent — es mit einem harten Gegner zu tun haben

be up against it — in großen Schwierigkeiten stecken

20)

up and down — (upwards and downwards) hinauf und hinunter; (to and fro) auf und ab

be up and down — (coll.): (variable) Hochs und Tiefs haben

21) (facing upwards)

‘this side/way up’ — (on box etc.) "[hier] oben"

turn something this/the other side/way up — diese/die andere Seite einer Sache nach oben drehen

the right/wrong way up — richtig/verkehrt od. falsch herum

22) (finished, at an end) abgelaufen

time is up — die Zeit ist abgelaufen
2. preposition
1) (upwards along, from bottom to top) rauf (bes. ugs.); herauf/hinauf (bes. schriftsprachlich)

walk up something — etwas hinaufgehen

up hill and down dale — bergauf und bergab

2) (upwards through)

force a liquid up a pipe — eine Flüssigkeit durch eine Röhre nach oben pressen

3) (upwards over)

up something — etwas (Akk.) hinauf

ivy grew up the wall — Efeu wuchs die Mauer hinauf

4) (along)

come up the street — die Straße herauf- od. entlangkommen

walk up and down the platform — auf dem Bahnsteig auf und ab gehen

5) (at or in higher position in or on) [weiter] oben

further up the ladder/coast — weiter oben auf der Leiter/an der Küste

6) (from bottom to top along)

up the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses hinauf
3. adjective
1) (directed upwards) aufwärts führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach oben; nach oben gerichtet [Kolbenhub]

up train/line — (Railw.) Zug/Gleis Richtung Stadt

2) (well-informed)

be up in a subject/on the news — in einem Fach auf der Höhe [der Zeit] sein/über alle Neuigkeiten Bescheid wissen od. gut informiert sein

3) (coll.): (ready)

tea['s]/grub['s] up! — Tee/Essen ist fertig!

4) (coll.): (amiss)

what's up? — was ist los? (ugs.)

something is up — irgendwas ist los (ugs.)
4. noun in pl.
the ups and downs — (lit. or fig.) das Auf und Ab; (fig.) die Höhen und Tiefen
5. intransitive verb,
- pp- (coll.)

up and leave/resign — einfach abhauen (ugs.) /kündigen

he ups and says... — da sagt er doch [ur]plötzlich...
6. transitive verb,
- pp- (coll.) (increase) erhöhen; (raise up) heben

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adv.

auf adv.

aufwärts adv.

hinauf adv.

hoch adj.

oben adv. prep.

auf präp.

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conj.

1 that.

es importante que me escuches it's important that you listen to me

que haya pérdidas no es un problema insuperable the fact that we've suffered losses isn't an insurmountable problem

2 that.

me ha confesado que me quiere he has told me that he loves me

3 than.

es más rápido que tú he's quicker than you

antes morir que vivir la guerra I'd rather die than live through a war

4 that (expresa consecuencia).

tanto me lo pidió que se lo di he asked me for it so insistently that I gave it to him

5 so (that).

ven aquí que te vea come over here so (that) I can see you

6 that (expresa deseo).

quiero que lo hagas I want you to do it

espero que te diviertas I hope (that) you have fun

7 if.

que no quieres hacerlo, pues no pasa nada it doesn't matter if you don't want to do it

8 or.

quieras que no, harás lo que yo mando you'll do what I tell you, whether you like it or not

pron.

1 who, that (person).

la mujer que me saluda the woman (who o that is) waving to me

el que me lo compró the one who bought it from me

la moto que me gusta the motorbike (that) I like

el hombre, que decía llamarse Simón, era bastante sospechoso the man, who said he was called Simón, seemed rather suspicious

el que más y el que menos every last one of us, all of us without exception

2 who, whom (person).

el hombre que conociste ayer the man (who o whom) you met yesterday

la persona/el lugar que estás buscando the person/the place you're looking for

ese libro es el que me quiero comprar that book is the one (that o which) I want to buy

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que

► conjunción

1 that

■ dice que no vendrá he says (that) he won't come

■ quiero que lo hagas I want you to do it

2 (en comparaciones) than

■ es más alto que su padre he is taller than his father

3 (deseo, mandato)

■ ¡que esperes un momento! wait a moment!

■ ¡que te diviertas! enjoy yourself!

4 (duda, extrañeza)

■ ¿que no te hicieron pagar nada? (you say) they didn't make you pay anything?

5 (causal, consecutiva)

■ ¡arriba, que ya son las ocho! get up, it's eight o'clock!

6 (tanto si... como si...) whether... or not...

■ que llueva que no llueva, iremos de excursión whether it rains or not, we're going on a trip

7 (reiterativo) and

■ charla que charla se nos pasó la hora we were so busy talking that the hour just flew by

8 (final) so that

■ ven aquí que te vea bien come here so that I can see you properly

9 familiar (condicional) if

■ que te gusta, te lo quedas; que no te gusta, lo cambias if you like it, keep it; if you don't, you can change it

10 que no (adversativa) not

■ justicia pido, que no gracia I want justice, not mercy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¿a que no? / ¿a que sí? right?, isn't that right?

¿a que no...? I bet you can't...!

■ a que no sabes la respuesta I bet you don't know the answer

¡con lo que...! you know how much...

■ ¡con lo que le gusta el queso y se lo han prohibido! you know how much he likes cheese, and now he's not allowed to have any!

que si esto que si lo otro what with one thing and the other

■ que si esto, que si lo otro, total que no lo ha traído what with one thing and another, in the end he didn't bring it

que para qué (para énfasis)

■ hace un frío que para qué it's really cold, it's so cold, it's freezing cold

■ se da unos aires que para qué he puts on these ridiculous airs

que yo sepa as far as I know

yo que tú... if I were you...

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que

► pronombre

1 (sujeto, persona) who, that; (cosa) that, which

■ la chica que vino ayer está enferma the girl who came yesterday is ill

■ el árbol que se quemó está en el jardín the tree that got burnt is in the garden

■ este árbol, que parecía muerto en invierno, está rebrotando this tree, which looked dead in winter, is sprouting

2 (complemento, persona) whom, who; (cosa) that, which

■ el coche que me prestaste está ahí the car (that) you lent me is there

■ el niño que viste ayer es mi hijo the boy you saw yesterday is my son

3 preposition + que (complemento circunstancial) which; (lugar) where; (tiempo) when

■ la pistola con que le hirieron era nuestra the gun with which he was wounded was ours, the gun he was wounded with was ours

■ la casa en que vivía estaba lejos the house where he lived was far away

4 def art + que the one which, the one that

■ ese libro es el que me gusta that's the book I like

■ ésa es la que quiero that's the one I want

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1. pron.
1) that

2) who

3) which

4) whom
2. conj.
1) that, than

2) let

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I
PRON REL

1) [refiriéndose a personas]

a) [como sujeto] who, that

el hombre que vino ayer — the man who o that came yesterday

hable con alguien que entienda de esto — talk to someone who knows about this

b) [como complemento: a menudo se omite] that

el hombre que vi en la calle — the man (that) I saw in the street

la chica que conoció durante las vacaciones — the girl (that) he met on holiday

2) [refiriéndose a cosas]

a) [como sujeto] that, which

la película que ganó el premio — the film that o which won the award

b) [como complemento: a menudo se omite] that, which

el coche que compré — the car (that o which) I bought

el libro del que te hablé — the book (that o which) I spoke to you about

el día que ella nació — the day (when o that) she was born

la cama en que pasé la noche — the bed in which I spent the night, the bed I spent the night in

3)

el/la/los/las que — ver el 8)

4)

lo que — ver lo I, 3)
II
CONJ

1) [en subordinada sustantiva: a menudo se omite]

a) + indic that

creo que va a venir — I think (that) he will come

dijo que vendría — he said (that) he'd come

dile a Rosa que me llame — tell Rosa to call me

estoy seguro de que lloverá — I am sure (that) it will rain

aceptan la idea de que el diálogo es útil — they accept the idea that a dialogue is useful

eso de que no lo sabía es un cuento — all that about him not knowing is pure fiction

b) + subjun that

no sabía que tuviera coche — I didn't know (that) he had a car

me alegro de que hayan ganado — I am glad (that) they have won

es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo — it's a pity (that) we haven't got more time

no digo que sea un traidor — I'm not saying (that) he's a traitor

espero que os sea útil — I hope you'll find it useful

no creo que te sea difícil encontrarlo — I don't think you'll have any difficulty finding it

quieren que les esperes — they want you to wait for them

c)

decir que sí — to say yes
claro 2., 4)
2) [en comparaciones]

• eres igual que mi padre — you're just like my father

• más que — more than

ganas más que yo — you earn more than me

es más alto que tú — he's taller than you

más que nada — more than anything

• menos que — less than

• prefiero estar aquí que en mi casa — I'd rather be here than at home

prefiero las películas serias que las comedias — I prefer serious films to comedies

• yo que tú — if I were you

yo que tú, iría — I'd go, if I were you

3) [expresando resultado]

a) [a menudo se omite] that

• tan... que, es tan grande que no lo puedo levantar — it's so big (that) I can't lift it

soplaba tan fuerte que no podíamos salir — it was blowing so hard (that) we couldn't go out

• tanto... que, las manos le temblaban tanto que apenas podía escribir — her hands were shaking so much (that) she could hardly write

b)

tengo una sed que me muero — I'm dying of thirst

huele que es un asco — it smells disgusting
bendición 2), primor 2)
4) [expresando causa]

llévate un paraguas, que está lloviendo — take an umbrella, it's raining

no lo derroches, que es muy caro — don't waste it, it's very expensive

¡vamos, que cierro! — come on now, I'm closing!

¡cuidado, que te caes! — careful or you'll fall!, mind you don't fall!

¡suélteme, que voy a gritar! — let go or I'll scream!

5) [expresando reiteración o insistencia]

siguió toca que toca — he kept on playing

estuvieron habla que habla toda la noche — they talked and talked all night

• ¡que sí!, -es verde -¡que no! -¡que sí! — "it's green" - "no it isn't!" - "yes it is!"

-no funciona -que sí, es que lo haces mal — "it doesn't work" - "yes it does, you're just doing it wrong"

6) [sin antecedente expreso]

a) [expresando mandato]

¡que lo haga él! — let him do it!, he can do it himself!

¡que entre! — send him in!, let him come in!

b) [expresando deseo]

¡que venga pronto! — let's hope he comes soon!

¡que te mejores! — get well soon!

¡que os guste la película! — enjoy the film!

c) [expresando sorpresa]

¿que no estabas allí? — (are you telling me) you weren't there?

7)

• el que — + subjun (=el hecho de que) the fact that

el que viva en Vitoria no es ningún problema — the fact that he lives in Vitoria isn't a problem

el que quiera estar con su madre es natural — it is natural (that) he should want to be with his mother

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I
conjunción

1) (introduciendo complemento, sujeto)

a)

que + INDIC — that

demostró que estuvo allí — he proved (that) he was there

creemos que ésta es la solución — we believe that this is the solution

estoy seguro de que vendrá — I'm sure (that) she'll come

¿cuántos años crees que tiene? — how old do you think she is?

me preguntó que quién era yo — he asked me who I was

está claro que no te gusta — it's obvious that you don't like it

eso de que estaba enfermo es mentira — (fam) this business about him being ill is a lie

b)

que + SUBJ: quiero que vengas I want you to come; lamento que no puedas quedarte I'm sorry (that) you can't stay; dice que no vayas she says you're not to go; ve a que te ayude tu padre go and get your father to help you; (el) que sea el jefe no significa... just because he's the boss doesn't mean...; es importante que quede claro it's important that it should be clear; sería una lástima que no vinieras — it would be a shame if you didn't come

c)

es que: es que hoy no voy a poder I'm afraid (that) I won't be able to today; es que no tengo dinero the trouble is I don't have any money; ¿es que eres sordo? — are you deaf or something?

2)

a) ( en expresiones de deseo)

que te mejores! — I hope you feel better soon

que se diviertan! — have a good time!

por mí que se muera — he can drop dead for all I care

b) ( en expresiones de mandato)

que te calles! — shut up! (colloq)

que no! — I said no!

que pase el siguiente! — next please!

c) ( en expresiones de sorpresa)

¿que se casa? — she's getting married?

¿cómo que no vas a ir? — what do you mean, you're not going?

d) ( en expresiones de indignación)

que tengamos que aguantar esto! — to think we have to put up with this!

que se lo haya ido a contar! — I can't believe he went and told her!

3) ( uso enfático)

a) ( reafirmando algo)

que no, que no voy! — no! I'm not going!

que sueltes, te digo! — I said, let go!

b) ( respondiendo a una pregunta)

¿que dónde estaba? pues aquí — where was I? right here

¿que cómo me llamo? — what's my name?

c) ( indicando persistencia)

se pasa dale que dale con lo mismo — he goes on and on about the same old thing

y aquí llueve que llueve — and over here it just rains and rains

4)

a) ( introduciendo una razón)

escóndete, que te van a ver — hide or they'll see you

ven, que te peino — come here and let me comb your hair

b) ( introduciendo una consecuencia) that

se parecen tanto que apenas los distingo — they're so alike (that) I can hardly tell them apart

canta que da gusto — she sings beautifully

5) ( en comparaciones)

su casa es más grande que la mía — his house is bigger than mine

tengo la misma edad que tú — I'm the same age as you

6) (fam) ( en oraciones condicionales) if

yo que tú — if I were you
II
pronombre

1) ( refiriéndose a personas)

a) (sujeto) who

los que viajan, que esperen aquí — those who are traveling, wait here

es la/el que manda aquí — she's/he's the one who gives the orders here

b) (complemento)

la mujer que amo — the woman (that) I love

las chicas que entrevistamos — the girls (that o who) we interviewed

es el único al que no le han pagado — he's the only one who hasn't been paid

el paciente del que te hablé — the patient (that o who) I spoke to you about

2) (refiriéndose a cosas, asuntos, etc)

a) (sujeto) that, which

la pieza que se rompió — the part that o which broke

eso es lo que me preocupa — that's what worries me

me contaron lo que pasó — they told me what happened

b) (complemento)

el disco que le regalé — the record (which o that) I gave her

la casa en que vivo — the house (that) I live in

la forma/el lugar en que ocurrió — the way/the place (in which) it happened

¿sabes lo difícil que fue? — do you know how hard it was?; ver tb lo I 2), 3)

* * *

= than, what, which, which, who, that.

Ex. A synthetic scheme needs less categories or headings than an equivalent enumerative scheme.

Ex. Before examining the two main means of constructing classification schedules it is as well to consider what the objective of the designer of a classification scheme should be.

Ex. There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.

Ex. There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.

Ex. This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex. The (F) operator specifies that terms must be in the same field of the same record, in any order.

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* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.

* ¿qué sentido tiene = what is/was the point of...?.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de los que = whereof.

* de qué se trata = what it's all about.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el que = the one.

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* en qué momento = at what point.

* en qué punto = at what point.

* hasta qué punto = the extent to which.

* la que = the one.

* lo que es más = what's more.

* más... que... = more... than....

* menos... que... = less... than....

* no saber qué hacer = be at a nonplus.

* o qué sé yo = or whatever.

* por qué = why.

* puesto que = for.

* que abarca = girdling.

* que actúa de apoyo = supporting.

* que actúa de soporte = supporting.

* que afecta a = surrounding.

* que afecta a toda la empresa = enterprise-wide.

* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.

* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.

* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.

* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.

* que amplia los horizontes = expansive.

* que apoya moralmente = supportive.

* que aquí presentamos = present.

* que arde lentamente = smouldering [smoldering, -USA].

* que atraviesa la ciudad = cross-town.

* que avanza lentamente = crawling.

* que avanza rápidamente = fast-moving, fast-developing.

* que ayuda a recordar = memory-jogging.

* que ayuda a refrescar la memoria = memory-jogging.

* que baja los humos = humbling.

* que bate todos los récords = record breaking.

* que bota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que cambia rápidamente = rapid-fire.

* que combina diferentes enseñanzas = multi-track [multitrack].

* que combina diferentes tipos de recursos = multi-source [multi source].

* que concede becas = grant-making.

* que concede subsidios = grant-making.

* que concierne a = surrounding.

* que confiere cierto estatus social = status-conferring.

* que confunde = confounding.

* que conlleva = attendant, associated with.

* que conserva su encanto natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].

* que conserva su estado natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].

* que consta de tres puntos = three-point.

* que constituye un reto = challenging.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive, power-hungry.

* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* que contengan los caracteres = hit by.

* que contiene = therein.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* que contribuye a la predisposición = predisposing.

* que coocurre = co-occurring.

* que corroe por dentro = gnawing.

* que crea adicción = addictive.

* que crea hábito = addictive.

* que crece despacio = slowly growing.

* que crece hacia dentro = ingrown.

* que cruza fronteras = boundary spanning.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* que cuelga = hanging.

* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que da miedo = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].

* que da que pensar = sobering.

* que da susto = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* ¿qué demonios...? = what on (this) earth...?.

* ¿qué demonios...? = What the heck...?.

* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.

* que depende del tiempo = time-dependent.

* que desee(n) = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.

* que desempata = tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* ¿qué diablos...? = Heck!, What the heck...?.

* que diferencia entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* que distrae la atención = distracting.

* que dura todo el año = year-round.

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* ¿qué elegir? = which way to go?.

* que encompasa = girdling.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que era común anteriormente = once-common.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* que escuece = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

* que espera demasiado = over expectant.

* que está creciendo = growing.

* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.

* que están apareciendo = emerging.

* que estrope el paisaje = eyesore.

* que exalta los ánimos = inflammatory.

* que excede + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* que expresa dos puntos de vista opuestos = bipolar [bi-polar].

* que falta = missing.

* que faltan = wanting.

* que florece en primavera = spring-flowering.

* ¡qué follón! = what a palaver!.

* que fomenta = conducive (to).

* que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.

* que fue = one-time.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* que fuera = once.

* que fuerza los músculos = muscle-straining.

* que funciona = working.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* que funciona con electricidad = electrically-powered, electrically-operated.

* que funciona con energía eólica = wind-powered.

* que funciona con monedas = coin-operated, coin-op.

* que funciona con pilas = battery-operated, battery-powered.

* que funciona con vapor = steam-powered.

* que funciona manualmente = manually operated.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* que genera polémica = confrontational.

* que gotea = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* que habla bien = elocuted.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming, warming.

* que hace época = epoch-making.

* que hace historia = history-making.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* qué hacer con (algo) = disposition, disposition.

* que hacer reflexionar = provocative of.

* ¿Qué ha dicho? = I beg your pardon?.

* que ha sobrevivido = surviving.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que hizo época = epochal.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que incita a la reflexión = provocative of.

* que induce a confusión = confounding.

* que intervienen = at play.

* que intimida = forbidding.

* que invita a la reflexión = thought-provoking.

* ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.

* ¡qué lástima! = what a pity!, what a pity!.

* que le afecta a todo = crosscutting [cross cutting].

* que le gusta arriesgarse = risk-taking.

* que le gusta la mecánica = mechanically minded.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.

* ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.

* que llega = incoming.

* que llega hasta la cintura = waist high, waist deep, waist length.

* que llega hasta los hombres = shoulder-length.

* que lleva tiempo en cartelera = long-running.

* que lo abarca todo = all-embracing.

* que lo hace uno mismo = do-it-yourself (DIY).

* que lo incluye todo = all-embracing.

* que marca época = landmark.

* que marca un hito = epoch-making.

* qué más = what else.

* qué me dices de... = what about....

* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que merece la pena = worthwhile.

* que mezcla sensaciones = synesthetic, cross-sensory.

* que mira al sur = south facing.

* que nace de = born out of.

* ¿qué narices...? = What the heck...?.

* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = labour-intensive [labour intensive], staff-intensive [staff intensive].

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* que necesita de un trabajo intelectual previo = knowledge-intensive.

* que necesita la información = information-dependent.

* que ni ama ni es amado = loveless.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que no admite reserva = unreserved.

* que no ajusta bien = ill-fitting.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.

* que no causa dolor = painless.

* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.

* que no cuadra = unreconciled.

* que no da más de sí = overstretched.

* que no daña el medio ambiente = environmentally friendly, environmentally sound, eco-friendly.

* que no desaparece = lingering.

* que no es de fiar = untrustworthy.

* que no es de la India = non-Indic.

* que no es libro de texto = non-textbook.

* que no está en papel = non-paper [non paper].

* que no es texto = non-text.

* que no excluye otras posibilidades = non-exclusive.

* que no fuma = non-smoking.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.

* que no ofrece doctorado = non-doctoral granting.

* que no perdona = unforgiving.

* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally friendly, environmentally sound.

* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = eco-friendly.

* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].

* que no pertenece a un sindicato = non-unionised.

* que no posee ninguna conexión = disjoint.

* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.

* que no recibe enseñanza formal = out-of-school.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* que no sea(n) = other than.

* que no se hace añicos = shatterproof.

* que no se ha cuestionado = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* que no se le puede dar un nombre = unnameable.

* que no se puede comparar = incomparable.

* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.

* que no se puede entregar = undeliverable.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que no se puede identificar con un término = unnameable.

* que no se puede sacar en préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.

* que no se utiliza = unused.

* que nos rodea = ambient.

* que no tiene compensación = non-compensatory [noncompensatory].

* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.

* que no tiene precio = priceless.

* que no tiene que ver con el tema debatido = off-topic.

* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.

* que obstruye = obstructive.

* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* que ocupa un puesto de mayor responsabilidad = senior.

* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que padece de cólicos = colicky newborn.

* que padece de peritonitis = peritonitic.

* ¡qué palabras son esas! = watch your language!.

* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.

* que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.

* que participan = at play.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?, What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous, unobserved.

* que pasa inadvertido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasará a continuación? = What's next?, What's next?, What next?, What next?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* que pela = piping hot, baking hot.

* que perdura = lingering.

* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que pincha = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

* qué poco común = how odd.

* que pone a Uno en su sitio = humbling.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* que prefiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.

* que procede del exterior = inbound.

* que produce ansiedad = anxiety-producing.

* que progresa rápidamente = fast-moving.

* que + Pronombre + recordar = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* que puede causar detención = arrestable.

* que puede demostrarse = demonstrably.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* que puede ser apilado = stacking.

* que puede ser usado a través de la web = web-compliant.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* que queda = left-over [left over], surviving.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.

* que quiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.

* ¡qué raro! = how strange!.

* que raya = jarring.

* que rebota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* que resulta irreconocible = out of all recognition.

* que retiene el calor = heat absorbing.

* que reúne las condiciones = qualified.

* que rodea = surrounding.

* ¡qué rollo macabeo! = what a palaver!.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

* que sabe lo que = who knows what.

* que sale de = off.

* que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.

* que se acerca = oncoming.

* que se acumula = accruable.

* que se alaba a uno mismo = self-congratulatory.

* que se alquila = rentable.

* que se aproxima = oncoming.

* que se atiene a una norma = compliant (with).

* que se autoperpetúa = self-perpetuating.

* que se avecina = oncoming.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se coloca en lo alto del televisor = set-top.

* que se compra = priced.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* que se congratula a sí mismo = self-congratulating.

* que se contradice a sí mismo = self-contradicting.

* que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.

* que se denomina a si mismo = self-proclaimed.

* que se derrama = overflowing.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* que se desarrollan = at play.

* que se descompone en migajas = crumby.

* que se desmenuza fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].

* que se desmigaja fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].

* que se encuentra en la naturaleza = naturally-occurring.

* que se enrolla = roll-up [rollup].

* que se entrecruzan = intertwined.

* que se está desarrollando = evolving.

* que se está descascarillando = flaking.

* que se está desintegrando = crumbling, disintegrating.

* que se está examinando = under review.

* que se está hundiendo = sinking.

* que se está investigando = under investigation.

* que se está pelando = flaking.

* que se explica por sí mismo = self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory].

* que se expresa bien = articulate.

* que se gestiona a sí mismo = self-managed.

* que se guía por sí mismo = self-guiding.

* que se inicie la contienda = let battle commence.

* que se le puede dar un nombre = nameable.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* (que se menciona) a continuación = below.

* que se necesita urgentemente = sorely needed.

* que se organiza a sí mismo = self-organising [self-organizing, -USA].

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que se piensa = perceived.

* que se puede aplicar a rajatabla = hard and fast, ironclad [iron-clad].

* que se puede arreglar = fixable.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* que se puede clasificar = classifiable.

* que se puede compartir = shareable.

* que se puede conocer = knowable.

* que se puede consultar = queriable.

* que se puede contestar = answerable.

* que se puede copiar = downloadable.

* que se puede distribuir = redistributable.

* que se puede enviar = deliverable.

* que se puede escuchar = playable.

* que se puede especificar = specifiable.

* que se puede evitar = avoidable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* que se puede identicar con un término = nameable.

* que se puede imprimir = printable.

* que se puede lavar con lejía = bleachable.

* que se puede obtener = obtainable.

* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.

* que se puede reservar = bookable.

* que se puede responder = answerable.

* que se puede separar = detachable.

* que se recuerde = in living memory.

* que se repite = repetitious.

* que se repite una y otra vez = recurring.

* que se solapan = overlapping.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* que se vende = priced.

* que siempre va a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* que sienta precedente = landmark.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que siguió = ensuing.

* ¿qué si no...? = what else but...?.

* que sobrepasa + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* que sobresale = protruding.

* que sólo se hace una vez = once-off.

* que suena = ringing.

* ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!, What luck!.

* que supone = associated with.

* que surge de = born out of.

* qué te parece que... = what about....

* que tiene el cenizo = jinxed.

* que tiene el gafe = jinxed.

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* que tiene precio = priced.

* que tiene sentido = meaningful.

* que trabaja desde casa = home-based.

* que trabajan para él = in its employ.

* que transmite información = information-bearing.

* que trata de = surrounding.

* que tuvo lugar a continuación = ensuing.

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* que usa el estándar MIME = MIME-compliant.

* que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.

* que viene = incoming, next + Expresión Temporal.

* que viene de largo = long-running.

* que viene el lobo = crying wolf.

* que vuela bajo = low-flying.

* ¡que + Pronombre + zurcir! = be damned!.

* quién sabe lo que = who knows what.

* quién sabe qué = who knows what.

* sin importar qué = no matter what/which.

* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].

* tal que = such that.

* un no sé qué = a je ne sais quoi.

* ¿Y ahora qué? = What's next?, What next?.

* ya que = for, in that.

* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.

* ¡y qué más da! = so what!.

* * *
I
conjunción

1) (introduciendo complemento, sujeto)

a)

que + INDIC — that

demostró que estuvo allí — he proved (that) he was there

creemos que ésta es la solución — we believe that this is the solution

estoy seguro de que vendrá — I'm sure (that) she'll come

¿cuántos años crees que tiene? — how old do you think she is?

me preguntó que quién era yo — he asked me who I was

está claro que no te gusta — it's obvious that you don't like it

eso de que estaba enfermo es mentira — (fam) this business about him being ill is a lie

b)

que + SUBJ: quiero que vengas I want you to come; lamento que no puedas quedarte I'm sorry (that) you can't stay; dice que no vayas she says you're not to go; ve a que te ayude tu padre go and get your father to help you; (el) que sea el jefe no significa... just because he's the boss doesn't mean...; es importante que quede claro it's important that it should be clear; sería una lástima que no vinieras — it would be a shame if you didn't come

c)

es que: es que hoy no voy a poder I'm afraid (that) I won't be able to today; es que no tengo dinero the trouble is I don't have any money; ¿es que eres sordo? — are you deaf or something?

2)

a) ( en expresiones de deseo)

que te mejores! — I hope you feel better soon

que se diviertan! — have a good time!

por mí que se muera — he can drop dead for all I care

b) ( en expresiones de mandato)

que te calles! — shut up! (colloq)

que no! — I said no!

que pase el siguiente! — next please!

c) ( en expresiones de sorpresa)

¿que se casa? — she's getting married?

¿cómo que no vas a ir? — what do you mean, you're not going?

d) ( en expresiones de indignación)

que tengamos que aguantar esto! — to think we have to put up with this!

que se lo haya ido a contar! — I can't believe he went and told her!

3) ( uso enfático)

a) ( reafirmando algo)

que no, que no voy! — no! I'm not going!

que sueltes, te digo! — I said, let go!

b) ( respondiendo a una pregunta)

¿que dónde estaba? pues aquí — where was I? right here

¿que cómo me llamo? — what's my name?

c) ( indicando persistencia)

se pasa dale que dale con lo mismo — he goes on and on about the same old thing

y aquí llueve que llueve — and over here it just rains and rains

4)

a) ( introduciendo una razón)

escóndete, que te van a ver — hide or they'll see you

ven, que te peino — come here and let me comb your hair

b) ( introduciendo una consecuencia) that

se parecen tanto que apenas los distingo — they're so alike (that) I can hardly tell them apart

canta que da gusto — she sings beautifully

5) ( en comparaciones)

su casa es más grande que la mía — his house is bigger than mine

tengo la misma edad que tú — I'm the same age as you

6) (fam) ( en oraciones condicionales) if

yo que tú — if I were you
II
pronombre

1) ( refiriéndose a personas)

a) (sujeto) who

los que viajan, que esperen aquí — those who are traveling, wait here

es la/el que manda aquí — she's/he's the one who gives the orders here

b) (complemento)

la mujer que amo — the woman (that) I love

las chicas que entrevistamos — the girls (that o who) we interviewed

es el único al que no le han pagado — he's the only one who hasn't been paid

el paciente del que te hablé — the patient (that o who) I spoke to you about

2) (refiriéndose a cosas, asuntos, etc)

a) (sujeto) that, which

la pieza que se rompió — the part that o which broke

eso es lo que me preocupa — that's what worries me

me contaron lo que pasó — they told me what happened

b) (complemento)

el disco que le regalé — the record (which o that) I gave her

la casa en que vivo — the house (that) I live in

la forma/el lugar en que ocurrió — the way/the place (in which) it happened

¿sabes lo difícil que fue? — do you know how hard it was?; ver tb lo I 2), 3)

* * *

= than, what, which, which, who, that.

Ex: A synthetic scheme needs less categories or headings than an equivalent enumerative scheme.

Ex: Before examining the two main means of constructing classification schedules it is as well to consider what the objective of the designer of a classification scheme should be.

Ex: There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.

Ex: There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.

Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex: The (F) operator specifies that terms must be in the same field of the same record, in any order.

* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.

* ¿qué sentido tiene = what is/was the point of...?.

* dar de qué hablar = raise + eyebrows, fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* dar que hablar = fuel + rumours, give + rise to rumours.

* de los que = whereof.

* de qué se trata = what it's all about.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el que = the one.

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* en qué momento = at what point.

* en qué punto = at what point.

* hasta qué punto = the extent to which.

* la que = the one.

* lo que es más = what's more.

* más... que... = more... than....

* menos... que... = less... than....

* no saber qué hacer = be at a nonplus.

* o qué sé yo = or whatever.

* por qué = why.

* puesto que = for.

* que abarca = girdling.

* que actúa de apoyo = supporting.

* que actúa de soporte = supporting.

* que afecta a = surrounding.

* que afecta a toda la empresa = enterprise-wide.

* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.

* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.

* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.

* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.

* que amplia los horizontes = expansive.

* que apoya moralmente = supportive.

* que aquí presentamos = present.

* que arde lentamente = smouldering [smoldering, -USA].

* que atraviesa la ciudad = cross-town.

* que avanza lentamente = crawling.

* que avanza rápidamente = fast-moving, fast-developing.

* que ayuda a recordar = memory-jogging.

* que ayuda a refrescar la memoria = memory-jogging.

* que baja los humos = humbling.

* que bate todos los récords = record breaking.

* que bota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que cambia rápidamente = rapid-fire.

* que combina diferentes enseñanzas = multi-track [multitrack].

* que combina diferentes tipos de recursos = multi-source [multi source].

* que concede becas = grant-making.

* que concede subsidios = grant-making.

* que concierne a = surrounding.

* que confiere cierto estatus social = status-conferring.

* que confunde = confounding.

* que conlleva = attendant, associated with.

* que conserva su encanto natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].

* que conserva su estado natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].

* que consta de tres puntos = three-point.

* que constituye un reto = challenging.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive, power-hungry.

* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* que contengan los caracteres = hit by.

* que contiene = therein.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* que contribuye a la predisposición = predisposing.

* que coocurre = co-occurring.

* que corroe por dentro = gnawing.

* que crea adicción = addictive.

* que crea hábito = addictive.

* que crece despacio = slowly growing.

* que crece hacia dentro = ingrown.

* que cruza fronteras = boundary spanning.

* que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.

* que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

* que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.

* que cuelga = hanging.

* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que da miedo = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].

* que da que pensar = sobering.

* que da susto = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].

* que da vida = life-giving.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* ¿qué demonios...? = what on (this) earth...?.

* ¿qué demonios...? = What the heck...?.

* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.

* que depende del tiempo = time-dependent.

* que desee(n) = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.

* que desempata = tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* ¿qué diablos...? = Heck!, What the heck...?.

* que diferencia entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* que distrae la atención = distracting.

* que dura todo el año = year-round.

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* ¿qué elegir? = which way to go?.

* que encompasa = girdling.

* que entran en juego = at play.

* que era común anteriormente = once-common.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* que escuece = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

* que espera demasiado = over expectant.

* que está creciendo = growing.

* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.

* que están apareciendo = emerging.

* que estrope el paisaje = eyesore.

* que exalta los ánimos = inflammatory.

* que excede + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* que expresa dos puntos de vista opuestos = bipolar [bi-polar].

* que falta = missing.

* que faltan = wanting.

* que florece en primavera = spring-flowering.

* ¡qué follón! = what a palaver!.

* que fomenta = conducive (to).

* que forma parte de la cultura = culturally-embedded.

* que fue = one-time.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* que fuera = once.

* que fuerza los músculos = muscle-straining.

* que funciona = working.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* que funciona con electricidad = electrically-powered, electrically-operated.

* que funciona con energía eólica = wind-powered.

* que funciona con monedas = coin-operated, coin-op.

* que funciona con pilas = battery-operated, battery-powered.

* que funciona con vapor = steam-powered.

* que funciona manualmente = manually operated.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* que genera polémica = confrontational.

* que gotea = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* que habla bien = elocuted.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* que hace entrar en calor = warming, warming.

* que hace época = epoch-making.

* que hace historia = history-making.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* qué hacer con (algo) = disposition, disposition.

* que hacer reflexionar = provocative of.

* ¿Qué ha dicho? = I beg your pardon?.

* que ha sobrevivido = surviving.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que hizo época = epochal.

* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.

* que incita a la reflexión = provocative of.

* que induce a confusión = confounding.

* que intervienen = at play.

* que intimida = forbidding.

* que invita a la reflexión = thought-provoking.

* ¡qué jaleo! = what a palaver!.

* ¡qué lástima! = what a pity!, what a pity!.

* que le afecta a todo = crosscutting [cross cutting].

* que le gusta arriesgarse = risk-taking.

* que le gusta la mecánica = mechanically minded.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.

* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.

* ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.

* que llega = incoming.

* que llega hasta la cintura = waist high, waist deep, waist length.

* que llega hasta los hombres = shoulder-length.

* que lleva tiempo en cartelera = long-running.

* que lo abarca todo = all-embracing.

* que lo hace uno mismo = do-it-yourself (DIY).

* que lo incluye todo = all-embracing.

* que marca época = landmark.

* que marca un hito = epoch-making.

* qué más = what else.

* qué me dices de... = what about....

* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* que merece la pena = worthwhile.

* que mezcla sensaciones = synesthetic, cross-sensory.

* que mira al sur = south facing.

* que nace de = born out of.

* ¿qué narices...? = What the heck...?.

* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = labour-intensive [labour intensive], staff-intensive [staff intensive].

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* que necesita de un trabajo intelectual previo = knowledge-intensive.

* que necesita la información = information-dependent.

* que ni ama ni es amado = loveless.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que no admite reserva = unreserved.

* que no ajusta bien = ill-fitting.

* que no aparece en primer lugar = nonfirst [non-first].

* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.

* que no causa dolor = painless.

* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que no conduce a nada = circuitous.

* que no cuadra = unreconciled.

* que no da más de sí = overstretched.

* que no daña el medio ambiente = environmentally friendly, environmentally sound, eco-friendly.

* que no desaparece = lingering.

* que no es de fiar = untrustworthy.

* que no es de la India = non-Indic.

* que no es libro de texto = non-textbook.

* que no está en papel = non-paper [non paper].

* que no es texto = non-text.

* que no excluye otras posibilidades = non-exclusive.

* que no fuma = non-smoking.

* que no haya noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.

* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.

* que no ofrece doctorado = non-doctoral granting.

* que no perdona = unforgiving.

* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally friendly, environmentally sound.

* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = eco-friendly.

* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].

* que no pertenece a un sindicato = non-unionised.

* que no posee ninguna conexión = disjoint.

* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.

* que no recibe enseñanza formal = out-of-school.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* que no sea(n) = other than.

* que no se hace añicos = shatterproof.

* que no se ha cuestionado = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* que no se le puede dar un nombre = unnameable.

* que no se puede comparar = incomparable.

* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.

* que no se puede entregar = undeliverable.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que no se puede identificar con un término = unnameable.

* que no se puede sacar en préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.

* que no se utiliza = unused.

* que nos rodea = ambient.

* que no tiene compensación = non-compensatory [noncompensatory].

* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.

* que no tiene precio = priceless.

* que no tiene que ver con el tema debatido = off-topic.

* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.

* que obstruye = obstructive.

* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* que ocupa un puesto de mayor responsabilidad = senior.

* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que padece de cólicos = colicky newborn.

* que padece de peritonitis = peritonitic.

* ¡qué palabras son esas! = watch your language!.

* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.

* que parece sospechoso = dubious-sounding.

* que participan = at play.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?, What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous, unobserved.

* que pasa inadvertido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasará a continuación? = What's next?, What's next?, What next?, What next?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* que pela = piping hot, baking hot.

* que perdura = lingering.

* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que pincha = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

* qué poco común = how odd.

* que pone a Uno en su sitio = humbling.

* que pone la vida en peligro = life threatening.

* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.

* que prefiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.

* que procede del exterior = inbound.

* que produce ansiedad = anxiety-producing.

* que progresa rápidamente = fast-moving.

* que + Pronombre + recordar = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

* que puede causar detención = arrestable.

* que puede demostrarse = demonstrably.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* que puede ser apilado = stacking.

* que puede ser usado a través de la web = web-compliant.

* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.

* que queda = left-over [left over], surviving.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.

* que quiere(n) = of + Posesivo + choosing, of + Posesivo + choice.

* ¡qué raro! = how strange!.

* que raya = jarring.

* que rebota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.

* que resulta irreconocible = out of all recognition.

* que retiene el calor = heat absorbing.

* que reúne las condiciones = qualified.

* que rodea = surrounding.

* ¡qué rollo macabeo! = what a palaver!.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

* que sabe lo que = who knows what.

* que sale de = off.

* que se abrocha por atrás = back-buttoning.

* que se acerca = oncoming.

* que se acumula = accruable.

* que se alaba a uno mismo = self-congratulatory.

* que se alquila = rentable.

* que se aproxima = oncoming.

* que se atiene a una norma = compliant (with).

* que se autoperpetúa = self-perpetuating.

* que se avecina = oncoming.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se coloca en lo alto del televisor = set-top.

* que se compra = priced.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* que se congratula a sí mismo = self-congratulating.

* que se contradice a sí mismo = self-contradicting.

* que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.

* que se denomina a si mismo = self-proclaimed.

* que se derrama = overflowing.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* que se desarrollan = at play.

* que se descompone en migajas = crumby.

* que se desmenuza fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].

* que se desmigaja fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].

* que se encuentra en la naturaleza = naturally-occurring.

* que se enrolla = roll-up [rollup].

* que se entrecruzan = intertwined.

* que se está desarrollando = evolving.

* que se está descascarillando = flaking.

* que se está desintegrando = crumbling, disintegrating.

* que se está examinando = under review.

* que se está hundiendo = sinking.

* que se está investigando = under investigation.

* que se está pelando = flaking.

* que se explica por sí mismo = self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory].

* que se expresa bien = articulate.

* que se gestiona a sí mismo = self-managed.

* que se guía por sí mismo = self-guiding.

* que se inicie la contienda = let battle commence.

* que se le puede dar un nombre = nameable.

* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.

* (que se menciona) a continuación = below.

* que se necesita urgentemente = sorely needed.

* que se organiza a sí mismo = self-organising [self-organizing, -USA].

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que se piensa = perceived.

* que se puede aplicar a rajatabla = hard and fast, ironclad [iron-clad].

* que se puede arreglar = fixable.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* que se puede clasificar = classifiable.

* que se puede compartir = shareable.

* que se puede conocer = knowable.

* que se puede consultar = queriable.

* que se puede contestar = answerable.

* que se puede copiar = downloadable.

* que se puede distribuir = redistributable.

* que se puede enviar = deliverable.

* que se puede escuchar = playable.

* que se puede especificar = specifiable.

* que se puede evitar = avoidable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* que se puede identicar con un término = nameable.

* que se puede imprimir = printable.

* que se puede lavar con lejía = bleachable.

* que se puede obtener = obtainable.

* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.

* que se puede reservar = bookable.

* que se puede responder = answerable.

* que se puede separar = detachable.

* que se recuerde = in living memory.

* que se repite = repetitious.

* que se repite una y otra vez = recurring.

* que se solapan = overlapping.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* que se vende = priced.

* que siempre va a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* que sienta precedente = landmark.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que siguió = ensuing.

* ¿qué si no...? = what else but...?.

* que sobrepasa + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* que sobresale = protruding.

* que sólo se hace una vez = once-off.

* que suena = ringing.

* ¡Qué suerte! = What luck!, What luck!.

* que supone = associated with.

* que surge de = born out of.

* qué te parece que... = what about....

* que tiene el cenizo = jinxed.

* que tiene el gafe = jinxed.

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* que tiene precio = priced.

* que tiene sentido = meaningful.

* que trabaja desde casa = home-based.

* que trabajan para él = in its employ.

* que transmite información = information-bearing.

* que trata de = surrounding.

* que tuvo lugar a continuación = ensuing.

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* que usa el estándar MIME = MIME-compliant.

* que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.

* que viene = incoming, next + Expresión Temporal.

* que viene de largo = long-running.

* que viene el lobo = crying wolf.

* que vuela bajo = low-flying.

* ¡que + Pronombre + zurcir! = be damned!.

* quién sabe lo que = who knows what.

* quién sabe qué = who knows what.

* sin importar qué = no matter what/which.

* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].

* tal que = such that.

* un no sé qué = a je ne sais quoi.

* ¿Y ahora qué? = What's next?, What next?.

* ya que = for, in that.

* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.

* ¡y qué más da! = so what!.

* * *

que¹

conjunction

A (en oraciones sustantivas)

1 (introduciendo un complemento) que + INDIC:

¿puede demostrar que estuvo allí? can you prove (that) you were there?

creemos que ésta es la única solución viable we believe that this is the only viable solution, we believe this to be the only viable solution

estoy seguro de que vendrá I'm sure she'll come

¿cuántos años crees que tiene? how old do you think she is?

me preguntó que quién era yo he asked me who I was

dice Javier que dónde está la tijera Javier wants to know where the scissors are, Javier says where are the scissors? ( colloq)

lo raro que lo pronuncia the strange way he pronounces it

que + SUBJ:

quiero que vengas I want you to come

lamento que no puedas quedarte I'm sorry (that) you can't stay

dice que apagues la luz he says you're to turn the light off

que yo sepa aún no han llegado as far as I know they still haven't arrived

ve a que te ayude tu padre go and get your father to help you

2 (introduciendo el sujeto) que + INDIC:

está claro que no te gusta it's obvious that you don't like it, you obviously don't like it

eso de que estaba enfermo es mentira ( fam); this business about him being ill is a lie

que + SUBJ:

(el) que sea el jefe no significa … the fact that he's the boss doesn't mean …, just because he's the boss doesn't mean …

lo más importante es que quede claro the most important thing is for it to be clear o is that it should be clear

sería una pena que no pudieses venir it would be a pity if you couldn't come

3

es que: es que hoy no voy a poder the thing is o I'm afraid (that) I won't be able to today

me gustaría ir, pero es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the trouble is I don't have any money

pero ¿es que eres sordo? are you deaf or something?

B (con elipsis del verbo o complemento)

1

(en expresiones de deseo, advertencia): ¡que te mejores! I hope you feel better soon

¡que se diviertan! have a good time!

por mí que se muera he can drop dead for all I care

y que no tenga que repetírtelo and I don't want to have to tell you again

2

(en expresiones de mandato): ¡que te calles! shut up! ( colloq)

¡que pase el siguiente! next please!

3

(en expresiones de concesión, permiso): si quiere, que se quede let him stay if he wants to, he can stay if he wants to

4

(en expresiones de sorpresa): ¿que se casa? she's getting married?

¿cómo que no vas a ir? what do you mean, you're not going?

5

(en expresiones de indignación): ¡que tengamos que aguantarle esto! to think we have to put up with this from him!

C (uso enfático)

1

(reafirmando algo): ¡que no, que no voy! no, I tell you, I'm not going!, no! I'm not going!

¡que sueltes, te digo! I said, let go!

2

(respondiendo a una pregunta): ¿que dónde estaba? pues aquí, no me he movido de casa where was I? right here, I haven't left the house

¿que qué hago yo aquí? ¡pero si ésta es mi casa! what do you mean, what am I doing here? this is my house!

3

(indicando persistencia): estuvimos todo el día corre que te corre we spent the whole day rushing around

D

1

(introduciendo una razón): escóndete, que te van a ver hide or they'll see you, hide, they'll see you

ven, que te peino come here and let me comb your hair

2 (introduciendo una consecuencia) that

se parecen tanto que apenas los distingo they're so alike (that) I can hardly tell them apart

canta que da gusto she sings beautifully

está que da pena verlo he's in a sorry state

E

(en comparaciones): su casa es más grande que la mía his house is bigger than mine

tengo la misma edad que tú I'm the same age as you

quiera que no, deberá reconocerlo like it or not, he'll have to accept it, he'll have to accept it, whether he likes it o not

F ( fam) (en oraciones condicionales) if

yo que tú no lo haría I wouldn't do it if I were you

G ( arc)

(expresando contraste): justicia pido, que no favores I ask for justice, not for favors

que²

pronoun

A (refiriéndose a personas)

1 ( sujeto) who

los que estén cansados, que esperen aquí those who are tired o anyone who's tired, wait here

los niños, que estaban cansados, se quedaron the children, who were tired, stayed behind

no conozco a nadie que tenga piscina I don't know anyone who has a swimming pool

el hombre que está sentado en la arena the man (who's) sitting on the sand

ésa es Cecilia, la que acaba de entrar that's Cecilia, the one who's just come in

todo el que no esté de acuerdo, que lo diga anyone who disagrees should say so, if anyone disagrees, please say so

aquí la que manda es mi madre my mother's the one who gives the orders here

2 ( complemento):

todas las chicas que entrevistamos all the girls (that o who) we interviewed, all the girls whom we interviewed ( frml)

es el único al que no le han pagado he's the only one who hasn't been paid

la sentaron al lado de Rodrigo, al que detestaba they sat her next to Rodrigo who o ( frml) whom she hated

el paciente del que te hablé the patient (that o who) I spoke to you about

B (refiriéndose a cosas, asuntos etc)

1 ( sujeto) that, which

la pieza que se rompió the part that o which broke

eso es lo que me preocupa that's what worries me

me contaron lo que pasó they told me what happened

2 ( complemento):

el disco que le regalé the record (which o that) I gave her

tiene mucha flema, como buen inglés que es he's very phlegmatic, good Englishman that he is

¿sabes lo difícil que fue? do you know how hard it was?

ver tb lo¹ art B. (↑ lo (1)), que¹ conj C. (↑ que (1))

me dormí de tan cansada que estaba I was so tired (that) I fell asleep o I fell asleep, I was so tired

la forma en que lo dijo the way (that o in which) she said it

el día (en) que llegaron the day (that o on which) they arrived

la época en (la) que ocurrió the period in which it took place, the period (that) it took place in

* * *

Multiple Entries:
que
qué
que conjunción
1 ( oraciones subordinadas)
a) that;

◊ creemos que esta es la solución we believe that this is the solution;

estoy seguro de que vendrá I'm sure (that) she'll come;
¿cuántos años crees que tiene? how old do you think she is?;
eso de que estaba enfermo es mentira (fam) this business about him being ill is a lie;
quiero que vengas I want you to come;
dice que no vayas she says you're not to go;
es importante que quede claro it's important that it should be clear;
sería una lástima que no vinieras it would be a shame if you didn't come
b)

◊ es que: es que hoy no voy a poder I'm afraid (that) I won't be able to today;

es que no tengo dinero the trouble is I don't have any money
2
a) ( en expresiones de deseo):

◊ ¡que te mejores! I hope you feel better soon;

¡que se diviertan! have a good time!;
ver tb ir v aux 2
b) ( en expresiones de mandato):

◊ ¡que te calles! shut up! (colloq);

¡que no! I said no!
c) ( en expresiones de sorpresa):

◊ ¿que se casa? she's getting married?;

¿cómo que no vas a ir? what do you mean, you're not going?
d) ( indicando persistencia):

◊ se pasa dale que dale con lo mismo he goes on and on about the same old thing;

y aquí llueve que llueve and over here it just rains and rains
3 ( introduciendo una consecuencia) that;
◊ se parecen tanto que apenas los distingo they're so alike (that) I can hardly tell them apart

4 ( en comparaciones):
◊ su casa es más grande que la mía his house is bigger than mine;

tengo la misma edad que tú I'm the same age as you
5 (fam) ( en oraciones condicionales) if;
◊ yo que tú if I were you

■ pronombre
1 ( refiriéndose a personas)
a) ( sujeto) who;

◊ los que estén cansados those who are tired;

es la que manda aquí she's the one who gives the orders here
b) ( complemento):

◊ la mujer que amo the woman (that) I love;

las chicas que entrevistamos the girls (that o who) we interviewed;
el único al que no le han pagado the only one who hasn't been paid;
la persona de la que te hablé the person (that o who) I spoke to you about
2 (refiriéndose a cosas, asuntos, etc)
a) ( sujeto) that, which;

◊ la pieza que se rompió the part that o which broke;

eso es lo que me preocupa that's what worries me
b) ( complemento):

◊ el disco que le regalé the record (which o that) I gave her;

la casa en que vivo the house (that) I live in;
¿sabes lo difícil que fue? do you know how hard it was?;
ver tb lo art 2 b
qué pronombre
1 ( interrogativo)
a) what;

◊ ¿que es eso? what's that?;

¿y que? so what?;
¿de que habló? what did she talk about?;
¿sabes que? you know what o something?;
no sé que hacer I don't know what to do
b) ( al pedir que se nos repita algo) what;

◊ ¿qué? what?

c) ( en saludos):

◊ ¿que tal? how are you?;

¿que es de tu vida? how's life?
2 ( en exclamaciones):
◊ ¡que va a ser abogado ese! him, a lawyer?;

ver tb ir V 1
■ adjetivo
1 ( interrogativo) what, which;
◊ ¿que color quieres? what o which color do you want?

2 ( en exclamaciones) what;
◊ ¡que noche! what a night!

■ adverbio:
◊ ¡que lindo! how lovely!;

¡que inteligente eres! aren't you clever!;
¡que bien (que) se está aquí! it's so nice here!;
¡que bien! great!, good!
que
I pron rel
1 (de persona) (como sujeto) who: la mujer que vendió el coche, the woman who sold the car
(como objeto de relativo) who, frml whom: su esposa, a la que admiraba, era muy amable, his wife, whom I admired, was very kind
la niña con la que juega, the girl (that o who o se omite) she plays with
el hombre del que hablé, the man of whom I spoke
2 (de cosa) (como sujeto) that, which
lo que, what: esto es lo que ocurrió, this is what happened
la casa que se incendió, the house (which o that) was burned down
(como complemento) el reloj que compró, the watch (which o that) he bought
la casa en la que vive ahora, the house where he lives now
II conj
1 (introducción de sujeto o complemento) (se omite o that) creo que va a llover, I think (that) it's going to rain
2 (expresión de deseo, mandato, etc) (se omite) que tengas un buen día, have a nice day
3 (consecución) (se omite o that) hacía tanto frío que me quedé en casa, it was so cold (that) I stayed at home
4 (comparación) than: su coche es mejor que el mío, his car is better than mine
5 (condicional) yo que tú iría, if I were you, I would go
6 (uso enfático) que sí, que iré al cine contigo, of course I'll go to the cinema with you
qué
I adjetivo
1 (pron interrogativo) what, which: ¿qué has comprado?, what have you bought?
¿qué color prefieres?, which colour do you prefer?
2 (pron excl) what, how: ¡qué de gente!, what a lot of people!
¡qué suerte tienes! how lucky you are!
¡qué vergüenza!, what a disgrace!
II adv excl so: ¡qué buenas que son!, they are so good!

' que' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abalanzarse
- abandonar
- abarcar
- abaratarse
- ablandar
- abonarse
- abrir
- abreviar
- abrirse
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abundar
- aburrida
- aburrido
- aburrimiento
- acabar
- acabose
- acaparador
- acaparadora
- acariciar
- acarrear
- acercarse
- acholada
- acholado
- achuchar
- aclimatarse
- acompañar
- acopio
- actuación
- actual
- actualizar
- acuerdo
- adelante
- adelgazar
- adentro
- adicta
- adicto
- adivinar
- administración
- admitir
- adorno
- advertir
- aferrarse
- afín
- aflojar
- agradar
- agrado
- aguatera
English:
A
- aback
- ablaze
- abortion
- about
- absent
- accept
- acceptable
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accustom
- acknowledge
- action
- actual
- actually
- ad-lib
- adapt
- add on
- address
- adjust
- admit
- admittedly
- advise
- affirmative
- afraid
- afresh
- after
- agenda
- agree
- ahead
- aid
- alive
- all
- allege
- allow
- allow for
- allowance
- alone
- aloud
- alphabetically
- already
- also
- alter
- alternative
- ambit
- amenities
- amicable
- amiss

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que

♦ pron relativo

1. (sujeto) [persona] who, that;
[cosa] that, which;
la mujer que me saluda the woman (who o that is) waving to me;

el que me lo compró the one o person who bought it from me;

el hombre, que decía llamarse Simón, era bastante sospechoso the man, who said he was called Simón, seemed rather suspicious;

¿hay alguien que tenga un encendedor? does anyone have a lighter?;

la moto que me gusta the motorbike (that) I like;

hace natación, que es muy sano she swims, which is very good for your health;

la salsa fue lo que más me gustó the sauce was the bit I liked best;

el que más y el que menos every last one of us/them, all of us/them without exception

2. (complemento directo) (se puede omitir en inglés) [persona] who, Formal whom;
[cosa] that, which;
el hombre que conociste ayer the man (who o whom) you met yesterday;

la persona/el lugar que estás buscando the person/the place you're looking for;

eres de los pocos a los que invitaron you're one of the few people (who) they invited;

esa casa es la que o [m5] esa es la casa que me quiero comprar that house is the one (that) I want to buy, that's the house (that) I want to buy;

eso es todo lo que sé that's all o everything I know

3. (complemento indirecto) (se puede omitir en inglés)
al que, a la que, a los/las que (to) who, Formal (to) whom;

ese es el chico al que presté dinero that's the boy (who) I lent some money to, that's the boy (to) whom I lent some money

4. (complemento circunstancial)
la playa a la que fui the beach where I went, the beach I went to;

la mujer con/de la que hablas the woman (who) you are talking to/about;

la mesa en la que escribes the table on which you are writing, the table you are writing on;

la manera o [m5] forma en que lo dijo the way (in which) she said it;

(en) que [indicando tiempo] when;

el día (en) que me fui the day (when) I left;

el año (en) que nos conocimos the year (when) we first met

5. [en frases]
en lo que tú te arreglas, yo recojo la cocina I'll tidy the kitchen up while you're getting ready

♦ conj

1. (con oraciones de sujeto) that;

es importante que me escuches it's important that you listen to me, it's important for you to listen to me;

que haya pérdidas no significa que vaya a haber despidos the fact that we've suffered losses doesn't mean anyone is going to lose their job;

sería mejor que no se lo dijeras it would be better if you didn't tell her;

se suponía que era un secreto it was supposed to be a secret

2. (con oraciones de complemento directo) that;

me ha confesado que me quiere he has told me that he loves me;

creo que no iré I don't think (that) I'll go;

procura que no se te escape el perro try and make sure (that) the dog doesn't get away from you;

intentamos que todos estén contentos we try to keep everybody happy;

me dijeron que me quedara en casa they told me to stay at home;

me dijeron que dónde iba they asked me where I was going

3. (después de preposición)
estoy convencido de que es cierto I'm convinced (that) it's true;

con que esté listo el jueves es suficiente as long as it's ready by Thursday, that'll be fine;

estoy en contra de que siga en el cargo I'm opposed to him continuing in his job;

sin que nadie se entere without anyone realizing;

el hecho de que… the fact that…

4. (comparativo) than;

es más rápido que tú he's quicker than you;

alcanza la misma velocidad que un tren convencional it can go as fast as a conventional train;

trabaja el doble de horas que yo she works twice as many hours as me;

antes morir que vivir la guerra otra vez I'd rather die than live through the war again

5. [indica causa, motivo]
hemos de esperar, que todavía no es la hora we'll have to wait, (as) it isn't time yet;

no quiero café, que luego no duermo I won't have any coffee, it stops me from sleeping;

baja la voz, que nos van a oír lower your voice or they'll hear us;

el dólar ha subido, que lo oí en la radio the dollar has gone up, I heard it on the radio

6. [indica consecuencia] that;

tanto me lo pidió que se lo di he asked me for it so insistently that I gave it to him;

¡esta habitación huele que apesta! this room stinks!;

mira si es grande que no cabe por la puerta it's so big it won't go through the door

7. [indica finalidad] so (that);

ven aquí que te vea come over here so (that) I can see you

8. [indica deseo, mandato] that;

espero que te diviertas I hope (that) you have fun;

¡que te diviertas! have fun!;

quiero que lo hagas I want you to do it;
Fam
¡que se vaya a la porra! she can go to hell!;

por favor, que nadie se mueva de aquí please don't anybody go away from here;

¡que llamen a un médico! get them to call a doctor!

9. [para reiterar, hacer hincapié]
¡que te doy un bofetón! do that again and I'll slap you!;

¿no vas a venir? – ¡que sí! aren't you coming? – of course I am!;

¿pero de verdad no quieres venir? – ¡que no! but do you really not want to come? – definitely not!;

¡que me dejes! just leave me alone!;

¡que pases te digo! but do come in, please!

10. [para expresar contrariedad, enfado]
¡que tenga una que hacer estas cosas a sus años! that she should have to do such things at her age!

11. (en oraciones interrogativas) [para expresar reacción a lo dicho]
¿que quiere venir? pues que venga so she wants to come? then let her;

¿que te han despedido? [con tono de incredulidad] you're telling me they've sacked you?;

¿cómo que dónde está? ¡donde siempre! what do you mean where is it? it's where it always is!

12. [para explicar]
es que… the thing is (that)…, it's just (that)…;

es que yo ya tengo perro the thing is (that) o it's just (that) I already have a dog;

¿es que te da vergüenza? are you embarrassed (or what)?, is it that you're embarrassed?

13. [indica hipótesis] if;

que no quieres hacerlo, pues no pasa nada it doesn't matter if you don't want to do it;

¿que llueve? nos quedamos en casa if it rains, we'll just stay at home;

¿tú que él qué harías? what would you do if you were him o (if you were) in his shoes?

14. [indica disyunción] or;

quieras que no, harás lo que yo mando you'll do what I tell you, whether you like it or not;

han tenido algún problema que otro they've had the odd problem

15. [indica reiteración]
estuvieron charla que te charla toda la mañana they were chatting o esp Br nattering away all morning;

se pasó el día llora que te llora she cried and cried all day, she didn't stop crying all day

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que

I pron rel sujeto: persona who, that; cosa which, that; complemento: persona that, whom fml ; cosa that, which;

el coche que ves the car you can see, the car that o which you can see;

el que the one that;

la que the one that;

lo que what

II conj that;

lo mismo que tú the same as you;

¡que entre! tell him to come in;

¡que descanses! sleep well;

¡que sí! I said yes;

¡que no! I said no;

es que … the thing is …;

yo que tú if I were you;

¡que no se repita! make sure it doesn’t happen again!;

¡que me pase esto a mí! I can’t believe this is happening to me!;

eso sí que no definitely not!;

alguno que otro the odd

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qué adv

: how, what

¡qué bonito!: how pretty!

qué adj

: what, which

¿qué hora es?: what time is it?

qué pron

: what

¿qué quieres?: what do you want?

que conj

1) : that

dice que está listo: he says that he's ready

espero que lo haga: I hope that he does it

2) : than

más que nada: more than anything

3) (implying permission or desire)

¡que entre!: send him in!

¡que te vaya bien!: I wish you well!

4) (indicating a reason or cause)

¡cuidado, que te caes!: be careful, you're about to fall!

no provoques al perro, que te va a morder: don't provoke the dog or (else) he'll bite

5)

es que : the thing is that, I'm afraid that

6)

yo que tú : if I were you

que pron

1) : who, that

la niña que viene: the girl who is coming

2) : whom, that

los alumnos que enseñé: the students that I taught

3) : that, which

el carro que me gusta: the car that I like

4)

el (la, lo, las, los) que el, la, lo, los

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que¹ conj

1. (con oraciones subordinadas) that

me dijo que no quería ir he told me that he didn't want to go

creo que está bien I think that it's OK

En todos los ejemplos anteriores that puede omitirse

2. (en comparaciones) than

Tomás es más alto que Paco Tomás is taller than Paco

Raquel baila mejor que yo Raquel dances better than me

Con verbos como mandar, decir o querer, etc, que se traduce mediante un infinitivo

me dijo que esperara aquí he told me to wait here

quiero que vengas a la fiesta I want you to come to the party

En las exclamaciones y algunas otras construcciones, que no se traduce

¡que lo pases bien! enjoy yourself! / have a good time!

ahora no voy, que es demasiado tarde I'm not going now, it's too late

dame la chaqueta, que te la cuelgue give me your jacket, I'll hang it up for you

¿a que...? I bet...

¿a que no sabes a quién vi ayer? I bet you don't know who I saw yesterday

que² pron

1. (referido a una persona) who

la chica que ganó la carrera the girl who won the race

el ganador, que tiene 25 años, es periodista the winner, who is 25, is a journalist who puede omitirse cuando va seguido del sujeto de un verbo

the teacher we had last year el profesor que tuvimos el año pasado

2. (referido a una cosa) which

el barco que se hundió the ship which sank

la casa, que estaba vacía, se quemó the house, which was empty, burnt down which puede omitirse cuando va seguido del sujeto de un verbo

the record you lent me is scratched el disco que me dejaste está rayado

Spanish-English dictionary > que
15 turn

tə:n
1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) girar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dar media vuelta, girarse

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) girar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir; desviar

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) doblar

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) volverse, convertirse, transformarse

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) volverse

2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) giro

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vuelta

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) curva, recodo

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) turno

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up

turn¹ n

1. turno

it's your turn to bat te toca a ti batear

2. calle

take the next turn on the left coge la próxima calle a la izquierda

to take it in turns turnarse

we took it in turns to wash up nos turnábamos para fregar los platos

turn² vb

1. girar / dar vueltas

turn the knob to open the door gira el pomo para abrir la puerta

2. girar / torcer

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. dar la vuelta

turn it the other way up dale la vuelta

4. pasar / volver

he turned the page pasó la página

5. volverse / darse la vuelta

she turned and looked at me se volvió y me miró

6. volverse / ponerse

she turned red se puso roja

the leaves turn yellow in autumn las hojas se vuelven amarillas en otoño

to turn a corner doblar la esquina

turn

tr[tɜːn]

noun

1 (act of turning) vuelta

2 (change of direction) giro, vuelta; (bend) curva, recodo

■ take the second turn on the left tome la segunda a la izquierda

3 (chance, go) turno

■ whose turn is it? ¿a quién le toca?

■ we took turns at driving nos turnamos para conducir

■ you have to wait your turn tienes que esperar tu turno

4 (change) cambio, giro

■ things have taken a turn for the worse las cosas han empeorado

■ events have taken a strange turn los acontecimientos han dado un giro extraño

5 (short walk) vuelta, paseo

6 (attack of illness) ataque nombre masculino; (shock) susto

7 (act of kindness, favour) favor nombre masculino

8 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (act) número

transitive verb

1 (rotate) girar, hacer girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn the key gira la llave

2 (page) pasar, volver; (soil) revolver; (ankle) torcer

3 (cause to change direction) girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn right at the next traffic lights gira a la derecha en el próximo semáforo

■ he turned the corner dobló en la esquina

■ about turn! ¡media vuelta!

4 (invert) darle la vuelta a

5 (change) convertir, transformar, volver; (milk) agriar; (stomach) revolver

■ they turned the cinema into a bingo hall convirtieron el cine en un bingo

■ Jesus turned the water into wine Jesús transformó el agua en vino

■ they turned the book into a film adaptaron el libro al cine

■ it turned her into a different person la convirtió en una persona diferente, la convirtió en otra persona

6 (pass) pasar

■ it's turned twelve pasan de las doce, son más de las doce, son las doce pasadas

■ he's turned sixty ya ha cumplido los sesenta

7 (fold) doblar

8 (shape) tornear, labrar en un torno

intransitive verb

1 (revolve) girar, dar vueltas

■ the wheels turned slowly las ruedas giraron despacio

2 (change direction - person) girarse, dar la vuelta, volverse; (- car) girar, torcer; (- plane, ship) virar; (- tide) repuntar

■ she turned and looked at me se giró y me miró

■ I tossed and turned all night long me estuve revolviendo toda la noche

■ the car turned left el coche giró a la izquierda

■ the road turns to the right here aquí la carretera tuerce a la derecha

3 (become) hacerse, ponerse, volverse; (milk) agriarse, cortarse

■ my hair's turning grey me están saliendo canas

■ the traffic light turned green el semáforo se puso en verde

■ she turns red easily se pone colorada fácilmente

■ he can turn quite nasty a veces se pone feo

■ it has turned from a small fishing village into a tourist resort de pueblecito de pescadores se ha convertido en centro turístico

■ caterpillars turn into butterflies las orugas se convierten en mariposas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at every turn a cada paso, a cada momento

by turns / in turns por turnos, sucesivamente

in turn a su vez, por su parte

on the turn a punto de cambiar

one good turn deserves another favor con favor se paga

out of turn fuera de lugar

to be badly turned out ir mal vestido,-a

to be done to a turn / be cooked to a turn estar en su punto

to be well turned out ir bien vestido,-a

to do somebody a good turn hacerle un favor a alguien

to do somebody a bad turn hacer un mala pasada a alguien

to take it in turns turnarse

to turn free dejar en libertad, soltar

to turn one's hand to something dedicarse a algo

to turn somebody's head afectar mucho a alguien

■ success has turned his head el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

to turn something inside out (back to front) dar la vuelta a 2 (make a mess) revolver

■ she turned the jeans inside out les dio la vuelta a los tejanos

■ they turned the house inside out, but they couldn't find it revolvieron toda la casa, pero no lo encontraron

turn and turn about por turnos

turn of phrase manera de expresarse

turn of the century finales nombre masculino plural de siglo

turn of the screw vuelta del tornillo

turn ['tərn] vt

1) : girar, voltear, volver

to turn one's head: voltear la cabeza

she turned her chair toward the fire: giró su asiento hacia la hoguera

2) rotate: darle vuelta a, hacer girar

turn the handle: dale vuelta a la manivela

3) sprain, wrench: dislocar, torcer

4) upset: revolver (el estómago)

5) transform: convertir

to turn water into wine: convertir el agua en vino

6) shape: tornear (en carpintería)

turn vi

1) rotate: girar, dar vueltas

2) : girar, doblar, dar una vuelta

turn left: doble a la izquierda

to turn around: dar la media vuelta

3) become: hacerse, volverse, ponerse

4) sour: agriarse, cortarse (dícese de la leche)

5)

to turn to : recurrir a

they have no one to turn to: no tienen quien les ayude

turn n

1) : vuelta f, giro m

a sudden turn: una vuelta repentina

2) change: cambio m

3) curve: curva f (en un camino)

4) : turno m

they're awaiting their turn: están esperando su turno

whose turn is it?: ¿a quién le toca?

turn (in lathe)

v.

• tornear v. (sth.) up

expr.

• descubrir (algo) v.

v.

• cambiar v.

• dar vueltas a v.

• doblar v.

• girar v.

• recurrir v.

• torcer v.

• tornar v.

• virar v.

• volver v.

n.

• cambio s.m.

• curva s.f.

• giro s.m.

• lance s.m.

• recodo s.m.

• retortero s.m.

• revuelto s.m.

• sesgo s.m.

• torneado s.m.

• torno s.m.

• turno s.m.

• vez s.f.

• viraje s.m.

• vuelta s.f.

tɜːrn, tɜːn
I

noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

[tɜːn]
1. N

1) (=rotation) vuelta f, revolución f; [of spiral] espira f

• with a quick turn of the hand — con un movimiento rápido de la mano

• he gave the handle a turn — dio vuelta a la palanca

• to give a screw another turn — apretar un tornillo una vuelta más

- he never does a hand's turn

2) (Aut) (in road) vuelta f, curva f

a road full of twists and turns — una carretera llena de curvas

no left turn — prohibido girar a la izquierda

to do a left turn — (Aut) doblar or girar a la izquierda

3) (Aut) (=turn-off) salida f

I think we missed our turn back there — creo que allí atrás nos hemos pasado de la salida

4) (Naut) viraje m

to make a turn to port — virar a babor

5) (Swimming) vuelta f

6) (=change of direction)

• at the turn of the century — a finales del siglo

• this was a surprising turn of events — esto suponía un giro inesperado de los acontecimientos

• at every turn — (fig) a cada paso

• to be on the turn, the tide is on the turn — la marea está cambiando

the milk is on the turn — la leche está a punto de cortarse

the economy may at last be on the turn — puede que por fin la economía de un giro importante or cambie de signo

• turn of the tide — (lit, fig) cambio m or vuelta f de la marea

• things took a new turn — las cosas tomaron otro cariz or aspecto

events took a tragic turn — los acontecimientos tomaron un cariz trágico

events are taking a sensational turn — los acontecimientos vienen tomando un rumbo sensacional

then things took a turn for the better — entonces las cosas empezaron a mejorar

the patient took a turn for the worse — el paciente empeoró

• at the turn of the year — a fin de año

7) (in series etc) turno m, vez f

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's your turn — te toca a ti

it's her turn next — le toca a ella después, ella es la primera en turno

then it was my turn to protest — luego protesté a mi vez

your turn will come — ya te tocará

• turn and turn about — cada uno por turno, ahora esto y luego aquello

• by turns — por turnos, sucesivamente

I felt hot and cold by turns — tuve calor y luego frío en momentos sucesivos

• to give up one's turn — ceder la vez

• in turn — por turnos, sucesivamente

they spoke in turn — hablaron por turnos

and they, in turn, said... — y ellos a su vez dijeron...

• to miss one's turn — perder la vez or el turno

the player shall miss two turns — el jugador deberá perder dos jugadas

• to go out of turn — (in game) jugar fuera de orden

to speak out of turn — (fig) hablar fuera de lugar

• to take one's turn — llegarle (a algn) su turno

to take turns at doing sth — alternar or turnarse para hacer algo

to take it in turn(s) to do sth — turnarse para hacer algo

to take turns at the wheel — conducir por turnos

to take a turn at the wheel — turnarse para conducir

• to wait one's turn — esperar (algn) su turno

8) (=short walk) vuelta f

to take a turn in the park — dar una vuelta por el parque

9) (Med) (=fainting fit etc) vahído m, desmayo m; (=crisis) crisis f inv, ataque m

he had a bad turn last night — anoche tuvo un ataque

10) * (=fright) susto m

the news gave me quite a turn — la noticia me asustó or dejó de piedra

11) (esp Brit) (Theat) número m, turno m

he came on and did a funny turn — salió a escena y presentó un número cómico

12) (=deed)

• to do sb a bad turn — hacer una mala pasada a algn

• to do sb a good turn — hacerle un favor a algn

his good turn for the day — su buena acción del día

- one good turn deserves another

13) (Culin)

it's done to a turn — está en su punto

14) (=inclination)

an odd turn of mind — una manera retorcida or (LAm) chueca de pensar

to be of or have a scientific turn of mind — ser más dado a las ciencias

15) (=expression)

turn of phrase — forma f de hablar, giro m

that's a French turn of phrase — eso es un modismo francés

2. VT

1) (=rotate) [+ wheel, handle] girar, dar vueltas a; [+ screw] atornillar, destornillar

to turn the key in the lock — dar vuelta a la llave en la cerradura

the engine turns the wheel — el motor hace girar la rueda

• you can turn it through 90° — se puede girarlo hasta 90 grados

• turn it to the left — dale una vuelta hacia la izquierda

2) (also: turn over) [+ record, mattress, steak] dar la vuelta a, voltear (LAm); [+ page] pasar; [+ soil] revolver; [+ hay] volver al revés

the plough turns the soil — el arado revuelve la tierra

• to turn one's ankle — torcerse el tobillo

• to turn a dress inside out — volver un vestido del revés

• it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

- turn the page

3) (=direct) dirigir, volver

• they turned him against us — le pusieron en contra nuestra

we managed to turn his argument against him — pudimos volver su argumento contra él mismo

• to turn one's attention to sth — concentrar su atención en algo

• to turn one's back on sb/sth — (also fig) volver or dar la espalda a algn/algo

as soon as his back is turned — en cuanto mira para otro lado

• to turn one's eyes in sb's direction — volver la mirada hacia donde está algn

• to turn a gun on sb — apuntar una pistola a algn

• to turn one's head — volver la cabeza

• the fireman turned the hose on the building — el bombero dirigió la manguera hacia el edificio

• to turn the lights (down) low — poner la luz más baja

• to turn one's steps homeward — dirigirse a casa, volver los pasos hacia casa

• to turn one's thoughts to sth — concentrarse en algo

- turn the other cheek

- without turning a hair

to turn one's hand to sth —

he turned his hand to cookery — se dedicó a la cocina

- turn sb's head: earning all that money has turned his/her head

already in her first film she turned a few heads — ya en su primera película la gente se fijó en ella

- turn the tables

4) (=pass) doblar, dar la vuelta a

the car turned the corner — el coche dobló la esquina

he's turned 50 — ha pasado los 50 años

it's turned four o'clock — son las cuatro y pico or (esp LAm) las cuatro pasadas

- have turned the corner

5) (=change)

the heat turned the walls black — el calor volvió negras las paredes, el calor ennegreció las paredes

the shock turned her hair white — del susto, el pelo se le puso blanco

his goal turned the game — (Brit) su gol le dio un vuelco al partido

an actor turned writer — un actor metido a escritor

• to turn sth into sth — convertir algo en algo

they turned the land into a park — convirtieron el terreno en un parque

to turn iron into gold — convertir el hierro en oro

to turn a play into a film — pasar una obra al cine

to turn verse into prose — verter verso en prosa

to turn English into Spanish — traducir el inglés al español

it turned him into a bitter man — le volvió un resentido

• she turned her dreams to reality — hizo sus sueños realidad, realizó sus sueños

6) (=deflect) [+ blow] desviar

nothing will turn him from his purpose — nada le hará cambiar su intención

7) (=shape) [+ wood, metal] tornear

to turn wood on a lathe — labrar la madera en un torno
well-turned
8) (Culin)

the heat has turned the milk — el calor ha cortado la leche

9)

to turn a profit — (esp US) sacar un beneficio, tener ganancias

3. VI

1) (=rotate) [wheel etc] girar, dar vueltas

• the object turned on a stand — el objeto giraba en un pedestal

the earth turns on its axis — la Tierra gira sobre su propio eje

• his stomach turned at the sight — al verlo se le revolvió el estómago, se le revolvieron las tripas al verlo *

- my head is turning

to turn in one's grave —

she would turn in her grave if she knew — le daría un síncope si supiera
toss 3., 1)
2) (=change direction) [person] dar la vuelta, voltearse (LAm); [tide] repuntar

to turn and go back — volverse or dar la vuelta y regresar

right turn! — (Mil) derecha... ¡ar!

the game turned after half-time — (Brit) el partido dio un vuelco tras el descanso

• to turn against sb — volverse contra algn

to turn against sth — coger aversión a algo

• to turn for home — volver hacia casa

• farmers are turning from cows to pigs — los granjeros cambian de vacas a cerdos

• then our luck turned — luego mejoramos de suerte

• to turn to sb/sth, he turned to me and smiled — se volvió hacia mí y sonrió

to turn to sb for help — acudir a algn en busca de ayuda

she has no-one to turn to — no tiene a quién recurrir

our thoughts turn to those who... — pensamos ahora en los que...

please turn to page 34 — vamos a la página 34

he turned to politics — se dedicó a la política

he turned to drink — se dio a la bebida, le dio por el alcohol

the conversation turned to religion — la conversación viró hacia la religión

• I don't know which way to turn — (fig) no sé qué hacer

• I don't know where to turn for money — no sé en qué parte ir a buscar dinero

• the wind has turned — el viento ha cambiado de dirección

- the tide is turning

3) (Aut) torcer, girar; (Aer, Naut) virar

to turn left — (Aut) torcer or girar or doblar a la izquierda

• the car turned into a lane — el coche se metió en una bocacalle

• to turn to port — (Naut) virar a babor

4) (=change)

• to turn into sth — convertirse or transformarse en algo

the whole thing has turned into a nightmare — todo el asunto se ha convertido en una pesadilla

he turned into a cynic — se volvió cínico

the princess turned into a toad — la princesa se transformó en sapo, la princesa quedó transformada en sapo

• the leaves were turning — se estaban descolorando or dorando las hojas

• the milk has turned — la leche se ha cortado

• it turned to stone — se convirtió en piedra

his admiration turned to scorn — su admiración se tornó or se transformó en desprecio

• to wait for the weather to turn — esperar a que cambie el tiempo

5) (=become)

then he began to turn awkward — luego empezó a ponerse difícil

he turned Catholic — se hizo católico

• the weather or it has turned cold — el tiempo se ha puesto frío, se ha echado el frío

• to turn nasty — [person] ponerse or volverse antipático

• to turn professional — hacerse profesional

• to turn red — ponerse rojo

• matters are turning serious — las cosas se ponen graves

6) (=depend)

• everything turns on his decision — todo depende de su decisión

everything turns on whether... — todo depende de si...

4.

CPD

turn signal N — (US) (Aut) indicador m (de dirección)

- turn about

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

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[tɜːrn, tɜːn]
I

noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

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16 retourner

retourner [ʀ(ə)tuʀne]

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► When retourner has an object it is conjugated with avoir ; otherwise the auxiliary is être.

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = mettre dans l'autre sens) [+ caisse, seau] to turn upside down ; [+ matelas, carte, omelette] to turn over

• retourner un tableau contre le mur to turn a picture against the wall

• retourner la situation to turn the situation round

   b. [+ terre] to turn over

   c. ( = mettre l'intérieur à l'extérieur) [+ parapluie, sac, vêtement] to turn inside out ; [+ col] to turn

• retourner ses poches pour trouver qch to turn one's pockets inside out to find sth

   d. ( = orienter dans le sens opposé) [+ mot, phrase] to turn round

• retourner un argument contre qn to turn an argument against sb

• retourner un compliment to return a compliment

• je pourrais vous retourner votre critique I could criticize you in the same way

   e. ( = renvoyer) [+ lettre, marchandise] to return

   f. ( = bouleverser) [+ maison, pièce] to turn upside down ; [+ personne] to shake

• il a tout retourné dans la maison pour retrouver ce livre he turned the whole house upside down to find that book

• la nouvelle l'a complètement retourné the news has severely shaken him

• ce spectacle m'a retourné seeing it gave me quite a turn (inf)

   g. ( = tourner plusieurs fois) retourner une idée dans sa tête to turn an idea over in one's mind

• retourner le couteau dans la plaie to twist the knife in the wound

   h. (Canadian) (Telecommunications) retourner un appel to call back

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = aller à nouveau) to return, to go back

• retourner en Italie/à la mer to return or go back to Italy/to the seaside

• retourner en arrière or sur ses pas to turn back

• il retourne demain à son travail/à l'école he's going back to work/to school tomorrow

• elle est retournée chez elle she went back home

   b. (à un état antérieur) retourner à to go back to

• il est retourné à son ancien métier he has gone back to his old job

3. impersonal verb

• nous voudrions bien savoir de quoi il retourne we'd really like to know what is going on

4. reflexive verb

► se retourner

   a. [personne couchée, automobiliste, véhicule] to turn over ; [bateau] to capsize

• se retourner dans son lit toute la nuit to toss and turn all night in bed

• la voiture s'est retournée (dans un fossé) the car overturned (into a ditch)

• laissez-lui le temps de se retourner (figurative) give him time to sort himself out

• il doit se retourner dans sa tombe ! he must be turning in his grave!

   b. ( = tourner la tête) to turn round

• partir sans se retourner to leave without looking back

• tout le monde se retournait sur lui or sur son passage everyone turned round as he went by

   c. [situation] to be turned round

• se retourner contre qn [personne] to turn against sb ; [acte, situation] to backfire on sb ; ( = poursuivre en justice) to take court action against sb

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+1! to return n'est pas la traduction la plus courante de retourner.

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ʀ(ə)tuʀne
1.

verbe transitif (+ v avoir)

1) ( changer de côté) to turn [something] over [seau, steak]; to turn [matelas]

retourner une carte à jouer — to turn over a playing card

2) ( mettre à l'envers) to turn [something] inside out [vêtement, sac]

3) ( tourner à plusieurs reprises) to turn over [terre]; to toss [salade, foin]

retourner une idée dans sa tête — fig to turn an idea over in one's mind

4) ( changer d'orientation) to return [compliment, critique]

retourner la situation — to reverse the situation

elle a retourné le pistolet contre elle-même — she then turned the gun on herself

si tu retournes l'argument contre lui — if you turn his own argument against him

5) ( bouleverser) [personne] to turn [something] upside down [maison]; [nouvelle, spectacle] to shake [personne]

je suis encore tout retourné — (colloq) I'm still quite shaken

6) ( renvoyer) to send [something] back, to return [colis, lettre]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être) to go back (à to), to return (à to)

3.

se retourner verbe pronominal

1) ( tourner la tête) to turn around

partir sans se retourner — lit, fig to leave without a backward glance

elle est tellement grande que tout le monde se retourne sur son passage — she's so tall that everybody turns to look as she goes past

2) to turn over

se retourner sur le dos — to turn over onto one's back

il n'a pas arrêté de se retourner (dans son lit) — he kept tossing and turning

la voiture s'est retournée dans un fossé — the car overturned into a ditch

3) ( s'organiser) to get organized

4) ( prendre un tour inverse)

se retourner contre quelqu'un — [personne, animal] to turn against somebody; [situation, agissements] to backfire on somebody

se retourner contre ses alliés — to turn on one's allies

ses arguments se sont retournés contre lui — his arguments backfired on him

5) ( se tordre)

elle s'est retourné le doigt — she bent back her finger

6) ( repartir)

s'en retourner — to go back

s'en retourner chez soi — to go back home

4.

verbe impersonnel

j'aimerais savoir de quoi il retourne — I'd like to know what's going on

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retourner quelqu'un comme une crêpe (colloq) or un gant — (colloq) to make somebody change their mind completely

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ʀ(ə)tuʀne
1. vt

1) (= changer de côté) [matelas, crêpe] to turn over

Elle a retourné la crêpe. — She turned the pancake over.

2) (= renverser) to turn upside down

Il a retourné la poubelle. — He turned the bin upside down.

3) [sac, vêtement] to turn inside out

retourner sa veste fig — to change sides, to go over to the other side

4) [terre, sol, foin] to turn over

5) [arme] to turn round

retourner une arme contre soi — to turn a weapon against o.s.

6) [argument] to turn round

retourner un argument contre qn — too turn an argument against sb

7) (= émouvoir) [personne] to shake

8) (= renvoyer)

retourner qch à qn — to return sth to sb

2. vi

(= aller, revenir)

retourner à [endroit] — to go back to, to return to, [état, activité] to return to, to go back to

retourner quelque part — to go back somewhere

Est-ce que tu es retourné à Londres? — Have you been back to London?

retourner en arrière — to turn back

retourner sur ses pas — to retrace one's steps

3. vb impers

(= s'agir)

savoir de quoi il retourne — to know what it is all about

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retourner verb table: aimer

A vtr (+ v avoir)

1 ( changer de côté) to turn [sth] over [seau, caisse, steak, poisson]; to turn [matelas]; retourner une carte à jouer ( figure visible) to turn up a playing card; ( figure pas visible) to put a playing card face down; retourner un tableau contre le mur to turn a painting to the wall;

2 ( mettre à l'envers) to turn [sth] inside out [vêtement, sac]; Cout to turn [vêtement, coussin, col]; un coup de vent a retourné son parapluie a gust of wind turned his umbrella inside out; il a retourné ses poches à la recherche de quelques sous he turned his pockets inside out looking for some change;

3 ( tourner à plusieurs reprises) to turn over [terre]; to toss [salade, foin]; retourner une idée or pensée dans sa tête to turn an idea ou a thought over in one's mind;

4 ( changer d'orientation) to return [compliment, critique]; retourner la situation to reverse the situation; elle a retourné le pistolet contre elle-même she then turned the gun on herself; si tu retournes l'argument contre lui if you turn his own argument against him;

5 ( bouleverser) [personne] to turn [sth] upside down [maison, pièce]; [nouvelle, spectacle] to shake [personne]; elle a retourné toute la maison pour retrouver la facture she turned the house upside down trying to find the bill; je suis encore tout retourné○ I'm still quite shaken;

6 ( renvoyer) to send [sth] back, to return [colis, lettre, marchandise].

B vi (+ v être)

1 ( aller à nouveau) to go back, to return (à to); retourner dans son village natal to return to the village where one was born; retourner chez le dentiste/médecin pour une nouvelle visite to go back to the dentist's/doctor's for another visit; retourner à l'école/au bureau to go back to school/to the office; je n'y suis jamais retourné depuis I've never been back ou never returned since;

2 ( à un état antérieur) to go back (à to), to return (à to); animal qui est retourné à l'état sauvage animal that has gone back ou returned to its wild state; retourner à ses premières amours liter to return to one's first love; il est retourné à son laboratoire et à ses expériences he went back to his laboratory and to his experiments; les biens retournent à leur légitime possesseur the property reverts to its rightful owner.

C se retourner vpr

1 ( tourner la tête) to turn around, to turn round GB; je l'ai appelée et elle s'est retournée I called her and she turned around; partir sans se retourner lit, fig to leave without once looking back; elle est tellement grande que tout le monde se retourne sur son passage she's so tall that everybody turns to look as she goes past;

2 ( changer de position) [personne couchée] to turn over; [véhicule, automobiliste] to turn over, to overturn; se retourner sur le dos/ventre to turn over onto one's back/stomach; il n'a pas arrêté de se retourner (dans son lit) pendant toute la nuit he kept tossing and turning all night long; la voiture s'est retournée dans un fossé the car overturned into a ditch;

3 ( s'organiser) to get organized; ça lui laissera le temps de se retourner it'll give her time to sort things out ou to get organized;

4 ( prendre un tour inverse) se retourner contre qn [personne, animal] to turn against sb; [situation, agissements] to backfire on sb; se retourner contre ses alliés to turn on one's allies; ses arguments se sont retournés contre lui his arguments backfired on him;

5 ( se tordre) elle s'est retourné le doigt/un ongle she bent back her finger/a nail;

6 ( repartir) s'en retourner to go back; s'en retourner chez soi to go back home; ⇒ plaie.

D v impers j'aimerais savoir de quoi il retourne I'd like to know what's going on.

Idiome

retourner qn comme une crêpe○ or un gant○ to make sb change their mind completely.

[rəturne] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

1. [orienter dans le sens contraire] to turn round ou around (separable)

retourner une arme contre ou sur quelqu'un to turn a weapon on somebody

[renverser - situation] to reverse, to turn inside out ou back to front

je lui ai retourné son ou le compliment I returned the compliment

2. [renvoyer - colis, lettre] to send back (separable)

3. [mettre à l'envers - literie] to turn round ou around ; [ - carte à jouer] to turn up (separable) ; [ - champ, paille] to turn over (separable) ; [ - verre] to turn upside down ; [ - grillade] to turn over (separable) ; [ - gant, poche] to turn inside out

il a retourné la photo contre le mur he turned the photo against the wall

retourner sa veste to sell out

il te retournera comme une crêpe ou un gant he'll twist you round his little finger

4. [mélanger - salade] to toss

5. [fouiller - maison, pièce] to turn upside down

6. [examiner - pensée]

tourner et retourner une idée dans sa tête to mull over an idea (in one's head)

7. (familier) [émouvoir]

j'en suis encore tout retourné! I'm still reeling from the shock!

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[rəturne] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

1. [aller à nouveau] to return, to go again ou back

je n'y étais pas retourné depuis des années I had not been back there for years

si tu étais à ma place, tu retournerais le voir? if you were me, would you (ever) go and see him again?

je retournai la voir une dernière fois I paid her one ou my last visit

2. [revenir] to go back, to return

retourner chez soi to go (back) home

retourner à sa place [sur son siège] to go back to one's seat

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[rəturne] verbe impersonnel

peut-on savoir de quoi il retourne? what is it all about?, what exactly is going on?

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retourner à verbe plus préposition

[reprendre, retrouver] to return to, to go back to

retourner à un stade antérieur to revert to an earlier stage

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se retourner verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [tourner la tête] to turn round

partir sans se retourner to leave without looking back

tout le monde se retournait sur eux everybody turned round to look at them

2. [se mettre sur l'autre face] to turn over

se retourner sur le dos/ventre to turn over on one's back/stomach

je me suis retourné dans mon lit toute la nuit I tossed and turned all night

elle doit se retourner dans sa tombe she must be turning in her grave

3. [se renverser - auto, tracteur] to overturn, to turn over

4. [réagir] to sort things out

ils ne me laissent pas le temps de me retourner

a. [de décider] they won't give me time to make a decision

b. [de me reprendre] they won't give me time to sort things out

5. [situation] to be reversed, to change completely

le lendemain, la situation s'était retournée the following day, the situation had changed beyond recognition

6. [déplacement]

s'en retourner [partir]

a. to depart, to leave

b. [rentrer] to make one's way back

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se retourner verbe pronominal transitif

se retourner un ongle/doigt to twist a nail/finger

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se retourner contre verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [agir contre]

se retourner contre quelqu'un to turn against somebody

tout cela finira par se retourner contre toi all this will eventually backfire on you

2. DROIT to take (legal) action against

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > retourner
17 black

1. adjective
1) schwarz; (very dark) dunkel

2)

Black — (dark-skinned) schwarz

Black man/woman/child — Schwarze, der/Schwarze, die/schwarzes Kind

Black people — Schwarze Pl.

Black Africa — Schwarzafrika ( das)

3) (looking gloomy) düster

things look black — es sieht böse od. düster aus

4) (wicked) schwarz [Gedanken]

he is not as black as he is painted — er ist nicht so schlecht, wie er dargestellt wird

give somebody a black look — jemanden finster ansehen

5) (dismal)

a black day — ein schwarzer Tag

6) (macabre) schwarz [Witz, Humor]
2. noun
1) (colour) Schwarz, das

2)

Black — (person) Schwarze, der/die

3) (credit)

[be] in the black — in den schwarzen Zahlen [sein]
3. transitive verb
1) (blacken) schwärzen

black somebody's eye — jemandem ein blaues Auge machen

2) (boycott) bestreiken [Betrieb]; boykottieren [Arbeit]

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/7327/black_out">black out

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[blæk] 1. adjective
1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) schwarz

2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) dunkel

3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) schmutzig

4) (without milk: black coffee.) schwarz

5) (evil: black magic.) schwarz,böse

6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.)

7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) schwarz
2. noun
1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) das Schwarz

2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) das Schwarz

3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) der/die Schwarze
3. verb
(to make black.) schwärzen

- blackness
- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb
(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) auf die schwarze Liste setzen

- blackmail
5. noun
(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) die Erpressung

- blackmailer
- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white
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black

[blæk]

I. adj

1. (colour) schwarz

\black bear Schwarzbär m

as \black as night so schwarz wie die Nacht

to be beaten \black and blue grün und blau geschlagen werden

2. (dismal) schwarz fig, düster

\black despair tiefste Verzweiflung

to look as \black as thunder ein finsteres Gesicht machen; STOCKEX

B\black Friday/Monday/Tuesday Schwarzer Freitag/Montag/Dienstag

3. (filthy) schwarz, schmutzig

4. (people) schwarz

▪ to be \black Schwarze(r) f(m) sein

the \black vote die Stimmen pl der Schwarzen

5.

▶ to paint a [very] \black picture ein düsteres Bild malen

▶ to be not as \black as one is painted nicht so schlecht wie sein Ruf sein

II. n

1. (person) Schwarze(r) f(m)

2. no pl (wearing black clothes)

to be dressed in \black in Schwarz gekleidet sein

3. (not in debt)

to be in the \black in den schwarzen Zahlen sein

III. vt

▪ to \black sth

1. (darken) etw schwarz färben

to \black sb's eye ( dated) jdm ein blaues Auge schlagen

to \black one's face sein Gesicht schwärzen [o schwarz anmalen]

to \black shoes Schuhe wichsen

2. BRIT (boycott) etw boykottieren

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[blk]
1. adj (+er)

1) (colour) schwarz

black man/woman — Schwarze(r) mf

black and blue — grün und blau

black and white photography/film — Schwarzweißfotografie f/-film m

the situation isn't so black and white as that — die Situation ist nicht so eindeutig schwarz-weiß or schwarzweiß

2) (= dirty) schwarz

3) (= wicked) thought, plan, deed schwarz

he's not so black as he's painted (prov) — er ist nicht so schlecht wie sein Ruf

4) future, prospects, mood düster, finster

he painted the future in the blackest colours — er malte die Zukunft in den schwärzesten Farben

things are looking black for our project — es sieht für unser Vorhaben ziemlich schwarz or düster aus

maybe things aren't as black as they seem — vielleicht ist alles gar nicht so schlimm, wie es aussieht

in black despair — in tiefster Verzweiflung

this was a black day for... — das war ein schwarzer Tag für...

5) (fig: angry) looks böse

he looked as black as thunder — er machte ein bitterböses Gesicht

his face went black — er wurde rot vor Zorn

to be in a black mood — schlechte Laune haben

6) (Brit

during strike) to declare a cargo etc black — eine Ladung etc für bestreikt erklären

black goods — bestreikte Waren

2. n

1) (= colour) Schwarz nt

he's dressed in black — er trägt Schwarz

to wear black (in mourning) — Trauer or Schwarz tragen

it's written down in black and white —

a black and white (Art) (= film) — eine Schwarzweißzeichnung ein Schwarzweißfilm m

a film which oversimplifies and presents everything in black and white — ein Film, der durch seine Schwarzweißmalerei alles vereinfacht darstellt

to swear that black is white — schwören, dass zwei mal zwei fünf ist

2) (= black person) Schwarze(r) mf

3)

in the black (Fin) — in den schwarzen Zahlen

4) (CHESS ETC) Schwarz nt; (BILLIARDS) schwarzer Ball; (ROULETTE) Schwarz nt, Noir nt

5) (of night) Schwärze f

3. vt

1) (= blacken) schwärzen

to black one's face — sich (dat) das Gesicht schwarz machen

to black sb's eye — jdm ein blaues Auge schlagen or verpassen (inf)

2) shoes wichsen

3) (Brit trade union) bestreiken; goods boykottieren

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black [blæk]

A adj (adv blackly)

1. schwarz (auch Kaffee, Tee):

(as) black as coal ( oder ink) kohlrabenschwarz;

his hands were as black as coal seine Hände waren kohlschwarz;

the house went black im ganzen Haus ging das Licht aus;

suddenly everything went black plötzlich wurde mir schwarz vor Augen

2. dunkel(farben):

black in the face dunkelrot im Gesicht (vor Aufregung etc);

beat sb black and blue jemanden grün und blau schlagen;

he was black and blue all over er hatte am ganzen Körper oder überall blaue Flecken; → black eye

3. auch Black schwarz (dunkelhäutig):

black man Schwarze(r) m;

a black ghetto ein von Schwarzen bewohntes Getto

4. schwarz, schmutzig (Hände etc)

5. fig finster, düster:

look black düster blicken;

things are looking black, the outlook is black es sieht schlimm aus ( for mit, für);

black despair völlige Verzweiflung

6. böse:

a black day ein schwarzer Tag ( for für);

a black deed eine schlimme Tat;

black humo(u)r schwarzer Humor;

a black look ein böser Blick;

look black at sb, give sb a black look jemanden (böse) anfunkeln;

be in a black mood schlechte Laune haben;

he is not as ( oder so) black as he is painted er ist besser als sein Ruf

7. schwarz, ungesetzlich (Zahlungen etc)

8. WIRTSCH besonders Br boykottiert

B s

1. Schwarz n (auch bei Brettspielen), schwarze Farbe:

dressed in black schwarz oder in Schwarz gekleidet

2. (etwas) Schwarzes:

in the black of the night in tiefster Nacht;

two blacks do not make a white (Sprichwort) es ist nicht richtig, Unrecht mit Unrecht zu vergelten

3. auch Black Schwarze(r) m/f(m)

4. Schwärze f, schwarzer Farbstoff

5. Schwarz n, schwarze Kleidung, Trauerkleidung f:

be in ( oder wear) black Trauer(kleidung) tragen

6. be in the black WIRTSCH

a) mit Gewinn arbeiten

b) aus den roten Zahlen heraus sein, schwarze Zahlen schreiben;

my account is in the black ich bin im Plus

7. WIRTSCH besonders Br Boykott m

C v/t

1. → blacken A 1, A 3

2. Schuhe (schwarz) wichsen

3. black sb’s eye jemandem ein blaues Auge oder umg ein Veilchen schlagen

4. WIRTSCH besonders Br boykottieren

D v/i → blacken B

bl. abk

1. WIRTSCH bale

2. WIRTSCH barrel

3. black

4. block

5. blue

blk abk

1. black

2. block

3. bulk

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1. adjective
1) schwarz; (very dark) dunkel

2)

Black — (dark-skinned) schwarz

Black man/woman/child — Schwarze, der/Schwarze, die/schwarzes Kind

Black people — Schwarze Pl.

Black Africa — Schwarzafrika ( das)

3) (looking gloomy) düster

things look black — es sieht böse od. düster aus

4) (wicked) schwarz [Gedanken]

he is not as black as he is painted — er ist nicht so schlecht, wie er dargestellt wird

give somebody a black look — jemanden finster ansehen

5) (dismal)

a black day — ein schwarzer Tag

6) (macabre) schwarz [Witz, Humor]
2. noun
1) (colour) Schwarz, das

2)

Black — (person) Schwarze, der/die

3) (credit)

[be] in the black — in den schwarzen Zahlen [sein]
3. transitive verb
1) (blacken) schwärzen

black somebody's eye — jemandem ein blaues Auge machen

2) (boycott) bestreiken [Betrieb]; boykottieren [Arbeit]

Phrasal Verbs:

- black out

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adj.

schmutzig adj.

schwarz adj.

unsauber adj. v.

schwärzen v.

English-german dictionary > black
18 remuer

remuer [ʀəmye]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = bouger) to move

• remuer la queue [vache, écureuil] to flick its tail ; [chien] to wag its tail

   b. [+ objet] ( = déplacer) to move ; ( = secouer) to shake

   c. ( = brasser) [+ café] to stir ; [+ sable] to stir up ; [+ salade] to toss ; [+ terre] to turn over

• il a remué la sauce/les braises he stirred the sauce/poked the fire

• la brise remuait les feuilles the breeze stirred the leaves

• remuer de l'argent (à la pelle) to deal with vast amounts of money

• remuer ciel et terre pour to move heaven and earth to

• remuer des souvenirs [personne nostalgique] to turn over old memories in one's mind ; [évocation] to stir up old memories

   d. [+ personne] ( = émouvoir) to move ; ( = bouleverser) to upset

• ça vous remue les tripes (inf) it really tugs at your heartstrings

2. intransitive verb

( = bouger) [personne] to move ; [dent, tuile] to be loose

• cesse de remuer ! keep still!

• le vent faisait remuer les branchages the wind was stirring the branches

• ça a remué pendant la traversée (inf) the crossing was pretty rough (inf)

• il a remué toute la nuit he tossed and turned all night

3. reflexive verb

► se remuer

   a. ( = bouger) to move ; ( = se déplacer) to move about

   b. ( = se mettre en route) (inf) to get going ; ( = s'activer) (inf) to get a move on (inf)

• il ne s'est pas beaucoup remué he didn't exactly strain himself

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ʀ(ə)mɥe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( mouvoir) to move [doigt, main, tête]; to wiggle [orteil, oreille, hanches]

le chien remuait la queue — the dog was wagging its tail

2) ( secouer) to shake [objet]

3) ( déplacer) to move [objet]

il a tout remué dans le tiroir pour retrouver la clé — he turned the whole drawer upside down to find the key

4) Culinaire to stir [soupe, café, pâtes]; to toss [salade]

5) ( brasser) lit to turn over [terre]; to poke [cendres]; fig to mull over [pensées, chimères]; to handle [argent]

6) ( évoquer) to rake up [passé, vieille histoire]; to stir up [souvenirs]

7) ( bouleverser) to upset [personne]; ( émouvoir) to move

2.

verbe intransitif ( bouger) [personne] to move; [enfant] to fidget; [feuilles] to flutter; [bateau] to bob up and down

3.

se remuer (colloq) verbe pronominal

1) ( sortir de son apathie) to get a move on (colloq)

2) ( faire des efforts)

se remuer pour obtenir — to make an effort to get

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ʀəmɥe
1. vt

1) (= bouger) [bras, doigts] to move, [orteils, oreilles] to wiggle

C'est à peine si elle pouvait remuer le bras. — She could hardly move her arm.

remuer la queue [chien] — to wag its tail

2) [café, sauce] to stir

Remuez la sauce pendant deux minutes. — Stir the sauce for two minutes.

2. vi

(= bouger) to move

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remuer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( mouvoir) to move; remuer les doigts/la main/le bras to move one's fingers/one's hand/one's arm; je ne peux plus remuer les orteils I can't wiggle ou move my toes; il remuait les lèvres en silence his lips moved silently; elle marche en remuant les hanches she wiggles her hips when she walks; peux-tu remuer les oreilles? can you wiggle your ears?; le chien remuait la queue the dog was wagging its tail;

2 ( secouer) [personne] to shake [objet]; [vent] to shake [branche, feuilles, arbres]; [vagues, vent] to toss [bateau]; arrête de remuer la table stop shaking the table;

3 ( déplacer) [personne] to move [personne, objet lourd]; il a tout remué dans le tiroir pour retrouver la clé he turned the whole drawer upside down to find the key; ⇒ ciel;

4 Culin to stir [soupe, sauce, café, pâtes]; to toss [salade]; remuez sans arrêt stir constantly;

5 ( brasser) lit to turn over [terre]; to poke [cendres]; fig to mull over [pensées, chimères, idées]; to handle [argent];

6 ( évoquer) to rake up [passé, vieille histoire]; to stir up [souvenirs];

7 ( bouleverser) to upset [personne]; ( émouvoir) to move; j'en suis encore toute remuée I still feel very upset by it.

B vi ( bouger) [personne] to move; [enfant] to fidget; [feuilles] to flutter; [bateau] to bob up and down; entendre remuer to hear movement; le vent fait remuer les feuilles the leaves flutter in the wind; le vent fait remuer les arbres the trees sway in the wind.

C se remuer○ vpr

1 ( sortir de son apathie) to get a move on○; allez, remue-toi! come on, get a move on○!;

2 ( faire des efforts) se remuer pour faire to make an effort to do; il s'est beaucoup remué pour avoir ce travail he made a big effort to get this job.

[rəmɥe] verbe transitif

1. [agiter] to move, to shift

remuer les lèvres to move one's lips

remuer les bras to wave one's arms (about)

la brise remue les branches/les herbes the breeze is stirring the branches/the grass

le chien remuait la queue the dog was wagging its tail

2. [déplacer - objet] to move, to shift

3. [retourner - cendres] to poke ; [ - terre, compost] to turn over (separable) ; [ - salade] to toss ; [ - boisson, préparation] to stir

remuer des fortunes ou de grosses sommes to handle huge amounts of money

remuer ciel et terre to move heaven and earth, to leave no stone unturned

4. (soutenu) [ressasser] to stir up (separable), to brood over (separable)

remuer des souvenirs to turn ou to go over memories

5. [troubler] to move

être (tout)/profondément remué to be (very)/deeply moved

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[rəmɥe] verbe intransitif

1. [s'agiter - nez, oreille] to twitch

la queue du chien/du chat/du cheval remuait the dog was wagging/the cat was wagging/the horse was flicking its tail

2. [branler - dent, manche] to be loose

3. [bouger] to move

[gigoter] to fidget

les gosses, ça remue tout le temps (familier) kids can't stop fidgeting ou never keep still

qu'est-ce qui remue dans le panier? what's that moving about in the basket?

4. (figuré) to get restless

les mineurs commencent à remuer the miners are getting restless

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se remuer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [bouger] to move

j'ai besoin de me remuer un peu

a. (sens propre) I need to move around ou to walk around a bit

b. (figuré) I need to wake myself up a bit

2. [se démener] to put oneself out

il a fallu que je me remue pour t'inscrire I had to go to a lot of trouble to get you on the course

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > remuer
19 up *****

[ʌp]
1. adv

1) (upwards, higher) su, in alto

up above — su in alto, al di sopra

to be up among the leaders — essere tra i primi

he's been up and down all evening — non è stato fermo un momento, stasera

to walk up and down — camminare su e giù

to jump up and down — saltellare

she's still a bit up and down — (sick person) ancora non si è ripresa del tutto

my office is five floors up — il mio ufficio è al quinto piano

to stop halfway up — fermarsi a metà salita

a bit higher up — un po' più su or in alto

up in the sky/mountains — su nel cielo/in montagna

they've got the road up — la strada è interrotta

"this side up" — "alto"

the sun is up — è sorto il sole

up there — lassù

to throw sth up in the air — gettare qc in aria

he goes up to Oxford next year — va a Oxford l'anno prossimo

to be up with the leaders — essere tra i primi

up with Leeds United! — viva il Leeds United!, forza Leeds United!

2)

(installed, built) to be up — (building) essere terminato (-a), (tent) essere piantato (-a), (shutters) essere sollevato (-a), (wallpaper) essere su, (picture) essere appeso (-a), (notice) essere esposto (-a)

3)

(out of bed) to be up — essersi alzato (-a)

to be up and about again — essere di nuovo in piedi

to be up early — alzarsi presto

to be up late — (at night) fare tardi

4)

(in price, value) to be up (by) — essere andato (-a) su (di)

(standard, level) to be up — essere salito (-a)

we are 3 goals up — abbiamo un vantaggio di 3 gol, vinciamo per 3 gol

prices are up on last year — i prezzi sono più alti dell'anno scorso

5)

(finished) it's all up with her fam — per lei è finita

the lease is up — il contratto d'affitto è scaduto

his leave is up — il suo congedo è scaduto

time's up — il tempo è scaduto

when the year was up — finito l'anno

6)

(upwards) from £20 up — dalle 20 sterline in su

7) (in or towards the north) su

he's up for the day — è qui per la giornata

she's up from Birmingham — è arrivata da Birmingham

up in Scotland — su in Scozia

up North — su al Nord

to live/go up North — vivere/andare su al Nord

8)

(Brit: knowledgeable) I'm not very well up on what's going on — non sono molto al corrente di ciò che sta succedendo

he's well up in or on politics — è informatissimo sulla politica

9)

(fam: wrong) there's something up with him/with the TV — (lui)/la TV ha qualcosa che non va

what's up? — cosa c'è che non va?

what's up with him? — che ha?, che gli prende?

10)

up to — (as far as) fino a

up to here — fin qui, fino a qui

up to now — finora

up to £100 — fino a 100 sterline

11)

what is he up to? fam — (pej: doing) cosa sta combinando?

he's up to no good; he's up to something — sta architettando qualcosa

12)

up to — (equal to) all'altezza di

he is not up to it — non ne è capace

I don't feel up to it — non me la sento

the book isn't up to much fam — il libro non vale un granché

13)

it's up to you to decide — (depends on) sta or tocca a te decidere

I'd go, but it's up to you — io ci andrei, ma dipende da te

14)

to be up against opposition — (faced with) trovarsi di fronte una forte opposizione

you don't know what you're up against — non sai a cosa vai incontro

he's really up against it — sta in un bell'impiccio

2. prep

to go up — (stairs) salire, (hill) salire su per, (river) risalire

to travel up and down the country — viaggiare su e giù per il paese

further up the page — più su nella stessa pagina

halfway up the stairs — a metà scala

it's up that road — è su per quella strada

he went off up the road — se n'è andato su per la strada

he pointed up the street — ha indicato in fondo alla strada

to be up a tree — essere su un albero

3. n

ups and downs — (in life, career) alti e bassi mpl

the road is full of ups and downs — la strada è molto accidentata

he's on the up and up — le cose gli vanno di bene in meglio

4. adj

(train, line) per la città

5. vi

fam

she upped and left — ha preso e se n'è andata

he upped and punched him — gli ha mollato un pugno

6. vt

(fam: price) alzare

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20 ♦ turn

♦ turn /tɜ:n/
n.

1 giro; rotazione; torsione: a few turns of the crank, qualche giro di manovella; to give the key a turn, dare un giro di chiave; with a neat turn of the wrist, con una perfetta torsione del polso

2 turno; volta: «Whose turn is it?» «It's my turn», «a chi tocca?» «tocca a me» («è il mio turno»); Wait your turn, aspetta il tuo turno!; My turn will come, verrà il mio turno; ( oppure) verrà la volta buona anche per me!; by turns, a turni; uno alla volta; in rotazione

3 curva; svolta ( anche fig.); voltata; traversa; ( di fiume) ansa: a sharp turn, una curva stretta; a turn to the right, una svolta a destra; The car took a sudden turn to the left, l'automobile fece un'improvvisa voltata a sinistra; Take the second turn on the right, prendi la seconda traversa a destra!; at the turn of the century, alla svolta (o alla fine, all'inizio) del secolo

4 (naut., aeron.) accostata; virata

5 giro, volta ( di una fune); giro (o tratto) di sagola; spira ( di una molla); (elettr.) spira

6 cambiamento di direzione; piega (fig.): His illness took a turn for the worse, l'andamento della sua malattia prese una brutta piega

7 (teatr.) numero; attrattiva; attrazione

8 azione; servizio; tiro (fig.): He's done me many a good turn, m'ha reso più di un servizio; Let's hope he won't do me a bad turn, speriamo che non mi giochi un brutto tiro

9 (arc.) giretto; passeggiatina

10 (arc.) vena; attitudine; disposizione; tendenza: turn of mind, attitudine mentale; indole

11 fine; proposito; scopo: No doubt this tool will serve your turn, senz'altro questo attrezzo risponderà al tuo scopo (o ti potrà tornare utile); This serves my turn precisely, questo fa proprio al caso mio

12 giro; modo d'essere (o di esprimersi); forma: a nice turn of phrase, un bel giro di frase; the turn of an ankle, la forma d'una caviglia

13 (fam.) colpo; brutto colpo; scossa; spavento: It gave him a turn, hearing the sergeant's voice, sentire la voce del sergente è stato per lui un colpo

14 (fam.) lieve indisposizione; breve malessere; attacco: He's had one of his turns again, non è che uno dei suoi soliti attacchi

15 (mecc.) tornio ( da orologiaio)

16 (tipogr.) carattere capovolto ( sostituiva un carattere mancante)

17 (mus.) esse coricato; gruppetto ( segno)

18 (comm.) commissione, provvigione ( di intermediario)

19 tendenza; corso; inversione di tendenza

20 ( Borsa, fin.) operazione in titoli

21 ( Borsa, fin.) scarto; differenza tra denaro e lettera; guadagno dell'operatore; plusvalenza professionale

22 ( calcio, ecc.) ( di un giocatore) giro su sé stesso; giravolta; avvitamento

23 (equit.) piroetta ( nel dressage)

24 ( ginnastica) giro

25 ( golf) mezzo percorso ( del campo)

26 (ipp.) curva

27 ( lotta libera) incontro

28 ( nuoto) virata

29 ( pattinaggio artistico) giravolta

30 ( sci) curva; voltata

31 ( cricket) effetto ( dato alla palla)

● (aeron.) turn and bank indicator, indicatore di virata e sbandamento □ turn and turn about, a turno; uno dopo l'altro; in successione; di seguito □ turn bench, tornio ( da orologiaio) □ turn bridge, ponte girevole □ ( anche fig.) a turn of the screw, un giro di vite □ the turn of the sentence, il giro dato alla frase □ (naut.) the turn of the tide, il cambiamento della marea □ turn of the wheel, giro della ruota; (fig.) volgere della sorte, repentino cambiamento della fortuna □ at every turn, a ogni svolta; (fig.) a ogni piè sospinto; tutti i momenti □ in turn, a turno; uno alla volta; a vicenda; a rotazione; a sua volta: I told Sam in (my) turn, a mia volta, l'ho detto a Sam; I asked each student in turn, ho fatto la domanda agli studenti uno alla volta □ (autom.) number of turns lock-to-lock, numero dei giri del volante per sterzata totale □ to owe sb. a good turn, essere indebitato verso q. (fig.) □ to take turns (o it in turns), fare a turno □ to take a turn at the wheel, mettersi al volante; dare il cambio alla guida □ ( anche autom.) to take a wrong turn, svoltare nel posto sbagliato; sbagliare al bivio (o all'incrocio) □ to be on the turn, ( del tempo, ecc.) (stare per) cambiare; ( di cibo) guastarsi; ( del latte) stare per inacidire: Public opinion seems to be on the turn, pare che la pubblica opinione stia cambiando; This wine is on the turn, questo vino si sta guastando □ out of turn, a sproposito; fuori luogo; al momento sbagliato: to speak out of turn, parlare a sproposito □ Turn for turn!, a buon rendere! □ (prov.) One good turn deserves another, i favori vanno ricambiati.
♦ (to) turn /tɜ:n/
A v. t.

1 girare; far girare; voltare: to turn the corner, girare l'angolo; ( d'automobile) fare la curva; ( d'automobilista) prendere la curva; (fig.) superare il momento critico; Turn the key, gira la chiave!; Turn the knob to the right, gira a destra il pomello!; (mecc.) to turn a crank [a shaft, a wheel], far girare una manovella [un albero, una ruota]; ( anche fig.) to turn one's back on sb., voltare (o volgere) le spalle a q.; Turn your face this way, volta la faccia da questa parte!; She was turning the pages of the album, voltava le pagine dell'album

2 rivoltare; rovesciare; far rivoltare; ribaltare; invertire: (mecc.) to turn the edge of a plate, rivoltare l'orlo d'una lamiera; to turn the spade, rivoltare la vanga; to turn a collar, rovesciare un colletto; to turn sb. 's stomach, far rivoltare lo stomaco a q.; ( calcio, ecc.) to turn the match, rovesciare il risultato

3 rovesciare; versare; vuotare: She turned the soup into the tureen, ha rovesciato la minestra nella zuppiera

4 dirigere; volgere; rivolgere: to turn one's eyes, volgere lo sguardo; to turn one's attention to a problem, rivolgere la propria attenzione a un problema; The bird turned its flight southwards, l'uccello diresse il volo verso sud

5 distogliere; sviare; (far) deviare: No one could turn me from my purpose, nessuno è riuscito a distogliermi dal mio proposito; Luckily the helmet turned the bullet, per fortuna l'elmetto ha deviato il proiettile; to turn the course of history, deviare il corso della storia

6 ( anche mil.) aggirare: The enemy cavalry turned the left flank of the Roman army, la cavalleria nemica aggirò il fianco sinistro dell'esercito romano

7 smussare; ottundere: to turn the edge of a knife, smussare il filo di un coltello

8 cambiare; convertire; mutare; trasformare; far diventare: Christ turned water into wine, Cristo mutò l'acqua in vino; I turned him to more liberal views, lo convertii a idee più liberali; The cold weather has turned the leaves red, il freddo ha fatto diventar rosse le foglie; This machine turns cream into butter, questa macchina trasforma la panna in burro; to turn defeat into a victory, trasformare una sconfitta in una vittoria; DIALOGO → - Weather- It's turned chilly hasn't it?, si è fatto freschino, vero?

9 volgere; tradurre: to turn prose into verse, volgere prosa in versi

10 (falegn., mecc.) lavorare ( un pezzo) al tornio; tornire ( anche fig.): to turn wood [brass, ivory], tornire il legno [l'ottone, l'avorio]; a well-turned phrase, un'espressione ben tornita

11 storcere; slogare: to turn one's foot, storcersi un piede

12 far inacidire; far andare a male ( alimenti): The heat has turned the milk, il caldo ha fatto inacidire il latte

13 ( boxe, ecc.) deviare; sviare ( colpi)

14 ( baseball, cricket, ecc.) imprimere una rotazione, dare l'effetto a ( una palla)

15 ( calcio, ecc.) girare ( il pallone)

16 ( calcio, ecc.) (spec. di un portiere) deviare: Our keeper turned the striker's powerful left-foot shot against the post, il nostro portiere ha deviato sul palo il potente sinistro dell'attaccante

17 ( ginnastica) fare; eseguire: to turn cartwheels, fare la ruota; to turn a somersault, fare un salto mortale

18 rivoltare lo stomaco a (q.)

19 (fam.) convincere (q. ) a parlare (o a collaborare con la polizia)

20 far defezionare (q.)

B v. i.

1 girare ( anche fig.); girarsi; volgersi; voltare; voltarsi; svoltare: Several artificial satellites are now turning round the earth, diversi satelliti artificiali girano ora intorno alla terra; My head is turning, mi gira la testa; The key won't turn, la chiave non gira (nella toppa); The road turns to the left, la strada svolta a sinistra; to turn down a street, svoltare in una strada; Let's turn now and go back, adesso voltiamo e torniamo indietro!; Suddenly he turned and hit me, all'improvviso si è girato e mi ha colpito

2 dirigersi; rivolgersi; fare ricorso a (q.): She turned to God in her sorrow, nel suo dolore, si rivolse a Dio; I scarcely knew which way to turn, quasi non sapevo da che parte dirigermi (fig.: a che santo votarmi); to turn to one's notes, fare ricorso ai propri appunti

3 girarsi, rivoltarsi ( nel letto, ecc.); ( dello stomaco) rivoltarsi: I was so upset that I tossed and turned all night, ero così turbato che mi agitai e rivoltai tutta la notte; My stomach turns at the smell of cucumbers, mi si rivolta lo stomaco all'odore dei cetrioli

4 mutarsi; trasformarsi; diventare; farsi: The rain turned to sleet, la pioggia si mutò in nevischio; The wine turned to vinegar, il vino è diventato aceto; Joy has turned to sorrow, la gioia s'è trasformata in dolore; He turned Muslim, si fece maomettano; She turned pale, si è fatta pallida; è impallidita

5 (naut., aeron.) invertire la rotta ( anche fig.); virare: The ship turned round, la nave virò di bordo; Suddenly the stock market turned, all'improvviso il mercato azionario ha invertito la rotta

6 ( di cibo o bevanda) inacidire; andare a male; guastarsi: The milk has turned, il latte s'è inacidito

7 cambiare colore: Now the leaves are turning ( yellow), ora le foglie mutano colore (o ingialliscono)

8 (naut.: del vento, della marea) girare; cambiare: The tide is turning, la marea sta girando; when the weather turns, quando cambia il vento

9 (comm., USA) andare; vendersi: Unisex garments are turning well this year, quest'anno i capi di vestiario unisex vanno bene (fam.: forte)

10 (autom., ecc.) fare una curva

11 ( pattinaggio artistico) fare una giravolta

12 ( nuoto) virare ( in piscina)

13 ( sci) curvare; fare una curva

14 ( slang USA) fare la spia ( alla polizia); tradire

15 ( slang USA) diventare omosessuale; passare al nemico (scherz.)

● to turn one's back to one's problems, mettere da parte i (o non pensare ai) propri problemi □ to turn belly up, finire a pancia all'aria; ( di un pesce e fig.) morire, tirare le cuoia; (fig.) guastarsi, andare in tilt □ to turn sb. 's brain, far dar di volta il cervello a q.; far ammattire q. □ (fig.) to turn one's coat, voltar casacca, voltar gabbana; cambiare partito □ to turn a deaf ear, far orecchi da mercante; non voler sentire □ (autom.) «Turn left [right]» ( cartello), «svolta a sinistra [a destra]» □ to turn sb. 's head, far girare la testa (montare la testa) a q.: Success has turned his head, il successo gli ha montato la testa (o gli ha dato alla testa) □ (fam.) to turn an honest penny, fare un onesto guadagno □ to turn loose, lasciar libero ( un animale domestico); dare la massima libertà a (q.); (mil., USA) impiegare, aprire il fuoco con ( cannoni, ecc.) □ to turn low, abbassare, diminuire ( il gas, la luce, ecc.) □ to turn red, arrossire; far arrossire □ to turn the scales, far traboccare la bilancia; (fig.) essere decisivo □ to turn tail, fuggire, darsela a gambe □ (volg. USA) to turn a trick, fare una marchetta □ (tipogr.) turned comma, virgoletta □ (fig.) not to turn a hair, non batter ciglio □ (mecc.) This material turns well [easily], questo materiale si lavora bene [facilmente] al tornio □ The clock turned seven, l'orologio segnò le sette □ He has just turned twenty, ha appena compiuto vent'anni □ (autom.) «Lorries turning» ( cartello), «autocarri in manovra».

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