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I'll see you to the bus stop

1 see

see [si:]

voir ⇒ 1 (a)-(h), 1 (j)-(o), 1 (q)-(s), 1 (u), 2 (a)-(e) consulter ⇒ 1 (d) rencontrer ⇒ 1 (e) recevoir ⇒ 1 (g) comprendre ⇒ 1 (j) s'imaginer ⇒ 1 (l) s'assurer ⇒ 1 (p) connaître ⇒ 1 (r) accompagner ⇒ 1 (t) comprendre ⇒ 2 (d)

(pt saw [sɔ:], pp seen [si:n])

1 transitive verb

(a) (perceive with eyes) voir;

∎ can you see me? est-ce que tu me vois?;

∎ I can't see a thing je ne vois rien;

∎ she could see a light in the distance elle voyait une lumière au loin;

∎ I could see she'd been crying je voyais qu'elle avait pleuré;

∎ he saw her talk or talking to the policeman il l'a vue parler ou qui parlait au policier;

∎ did anyone see you take it? est-ce que quelqu'un t'a vu le prendre?;

∎ did you see what happened? avez-vous vu ce qui s'est passé?;

∎ let me see your hands fais-moi voir ou montre-moi tes mains;

∎ now see what you've done! regarde ce que tu as fait!;

∎ can I see your newspaper a minute? puis-je voir votre journal ou jeter un coup d'œil sur votre journal un instant?;

∎ I see her around a lot je la croise assez souvent;

∎ I don't want to be seen with him je ne veux pas être vu ou qu'on me voie avec lui;

∎ there wasn't a car to be seen il n'y avait pas une seule voiture en vue;

∎ the cathedral can be seen from a long way off on voit la cathédrale de très loin;

∎ nothing more was ever seen of her on ne l'a plus jamais revue;

∎ it has to be seen to be believed il faut le voir pour le croire;

∎ she began to see spies everywhere elle s'est mise à voir des espions partout;

∎ there's nothing there, you're seeing things! il n'y a rien, tu as des hallucinations!;

∎ I could see what was going to happen (a mile off) je le voyais venir (gros comme une maison);

∎ familiar they saw you coming (a mile off) ils t'ont vu arriver de loin;

∎ could you see your way (clear) to lending me £20? est-ce que vous pourriez me prêter 20 livres?;

∎ to see the back or last of sth en avoir fini avec qch;

∎ I'll be glad to see the back or last of her je serai content d'être débarrassé d'elle

(b) (watch → movie, play, programme) voir;

∎ I saw it on the news je l'ai vu au journal télévisé;

∎ did you see the match last night? as-tu vu le match hier soir?

(c) (refer to → page, chapter) voir;

∎ see page 317 voir page 317;

∎ see above voir plus haut;

∎ see (on) the back voir au verso

(d) (consult → doctor, lawyer) consulter, voir;

∎ you should see a doctor tu devrais voir ou consulter un médecin;

∎ I'll be seeing my lawyer about this je vais consulter mon avocat à ce sujet;

∎ I'll be seeing the candidates next week je verrai les candidats la semaine prochaine;

∎ I want to see the manager je veux voir le directeur;

∎ can I see you for a minute in my office? je peux vous voir un instant dans mon bureau?;

∎ I'd like to see you on business je voudrais vous parler affaires

(e) (meet by chance) voir, rencontrer;

∎ guess who I saw at the supermarket! devine qui j'ai vu ou qui j'ai rencontré au supermarché!

(f) (visit → person, place) voir;

∎ come round and see me some time passe me voir un de ces jours;

∎ they came to see me in hospital ils sont venus me voir à l'hôpital;

∎ I've always wanted to see China j'ai toujours voulu voir la Chine

(g) (receive a visit from) recevoir, voir;

∎ he's too ill to see anyone il est trop malade pour voir qui que ce soit;

∎ she can't see you right now, she's busy elle ne peut pas vous recevoir ou voir maintenant, elle est trop occupée

(h) (spend time with socially) voir;

∎ do you still see the Browns? est-ce que vous voyez toujours les Brown?;

∎ we've seen quite a lot of them recently nous les avons beaucoup vus dernièrement;

∎ we see less of them these days nous les voyons moins en ce moment;

∎ is he seeing anyone at the moment? (going out with) est-ce qu'il a quelqu'un en ce moment?

(i) familiar (saying goodbye)

∎ see you!, (I'll) be seeing you! salut!;

∎ see you later! à tout à l'heure!;

∎ see you around! à un de ces jours!;

∎ see you tomorrow! à demain!;

∎ see you in London! on se verra à Londres!

(j) (understand) voir, comprendre;

∎ I see what you mean je vois ou comprends ce que vous voulez dire;

∎ I don't see what's so funny! je ne vois pas ce qu'il y a de si drôle!;

∎ he can't see the joke il ne comprend pas la plaisanterie;

∎ I could see his point je voyais ce qu'il voulait dire;

∎ I don't see any point in going back now je ne vois pas du tout l'intérêt qu'il y aurait à y retourner maintenant;

∎ I can see why you were worried je vois pourquoi vous étiez inquiet;

∎ I can't see that it matters je ne vois pas quelle importance ça a

(k) (consider, view) voir;

∎ try to see things from my point of view essayez de voir les choses de mon point de vue;

∎ we see things differently nous ne voyons pas les choses de la même façon;

∎ you'll see things differently in the morning demain tu verras les choses d'un autre œil;

∎ that's how I see it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses;

∎ he doesn't see his drinking as a problem il ne se considère pas comme un alcoolique;

∎ how do you see the current situation? que pensez-vous de la situation actuelle?;

∎ as I see it, it's the parents who are to blame à mon avis, ce sont les parents qui sont responsables

(l) (envisage, picture) voir, s'imaginer;

∎ I can't see him getting married je ne le vois pas ou je ne me l'imagine pas se mariant;

∎ I can't see them accepting this je ne peux pas croire qu'ils vont accepter cela;

∎ I can't see you as a boxer je ne te vois pas en boxeur;

∎ she just couldn't see herself as a wife and mother elle ne s'imaginait pas se mariant et ayant des enfants;

∎ I can't see it myself je n'y crois pas trop;

∎ they say this will be more efficient but I don't see it ils disent que cela sera plus efficace, mais je n'y crois pas;

∎ I don't see any chance of that à mon avis c'est peu probable;

∎ can I borrow the car? - I don't see why not est-ce que je peux prendre la voiture? - je n'y vois pas d'inconvénients;

∎ will you finish in time? - I don't see why not vous aurez fini à temps? - il n'y a pas de raison;

∎ what do you see happening next? d'après vous, qu'est-ce qui va se passer ensuite?;

∎ how do you see things developing? comment est-ce que vous envisagez l'avenir?

(m) (try to find out) voir;

∎ I'll see if I can fix it je vais voir si je peux le réparer;

∎ I'll see what I can do je vais voir ce que je peux faire;

∎ go and see if he's still asleep va voir s'il dort encore;

∎ she called by to see what had happened elle est venue pour savoir ce qui s'était passé

(n) (perceive) voir;

∎ I can't see any improvement je ne vois pas d'amélioration;

∎ to see oneself in one's children se reconnaître dans ses enfants;

∎ what can she possibly see in him? qu'est-qu'elle peut bien lui trouver?;

∎ they must have seen how worried I was ils ont dû voir combien j'étais inquiet

(o) (discover, learn) voir;

∎ I'm pleased to see you're enjoying life je suis heureux de voir que tu profites de la vie;

∎ I'll be interested to see how he gets on je serais curieux de voir comment il se débrouillera;

∎ I see (that) he's getting married j'ai appris qu'il allait se marier;

∎ I saw it in the paper this morning je l'ai vu ou lu ce matin dans le journal;

∎ as we shall see in a later chapter comme nous le verrons dans un chapitre ultérieur;

∎ I see she's in the new Scorsese movie je vois qu'elle est dans le nouveau film de Scorsese

(p) (make sure) s'assurer, veiller à;

∎ see that all the lights are out before you leave assurez-vous que ou veillez à ce que toutes les lumières soient éteintes avant de partir;

∎ see that everything's ready for when they arrive veillez à ce que tout soit prêt pour leur arrivée;

∎ I shall see that he comes je me charge de le faire venir;

∎ familiar she'll see you right elle veillera à ce que tu ne manques de rien^□, elle prendra bien soin de toi^□

(q) (inspect → file, passport, ticket) voir;

∎ can I see your ticket, sir? puis-je voir votre ticket, Monsieur?

(r) (experience) voir, connaître;

∎ he thinks he's seen it all il croit tout savoir;

∎ most recruits never see active service la plupart des recrues ne voient jamais la guerre de près;

∎ our car has seen better days notre voiture a connu des jours meilleurs;

∎ the city hasn't seen such crowds in decades la ville n'a pas connu une foule pareille depuis des dizaines d'années;

∎ the country saw many changes le pays a connu de grands changements

(s) (witness) voir;

∎ they have seen their purchasing power halved ils ont vu leur pouvoir d'achat diminuer de moitié;

∎ last year saw an increase in profits l'année dernière a vu une augmentation des bénéfices;

∎ the next decade will see enormous changes la prochaine décennie verra se produire des changements considérables;

∎ I never thought I'd see the day when he'd admit he was wrong je n'aurais jamais cru qu'un jour il admettrait avoir tort;

∎ you don't see athletes like her any more! il n'y a plus beaucoup d'athlètes comme elle!

(t) (accompany) accompagner;

∎ I'll see you to the bus stop je t'accompagne à ou jusqu'à l'arrêt du bus;

∎ I'll see you home je te raccompagne chez toi;

∎ see Mr Smith to the door, please veuillez raccompagner M. Smith jusqu'à la porte;

∎ he saw her into a taxi/onto the train il l'a mise dans un taxi/le train;

∎ to see sb across the road aider qn à traverser la rue

(u) (in poker) voir;

∎ I'll see you je vous vois;

∎ I'll see your $10 and raise you 20 je vous suis à 10 dollars et je relance de 20

2 intransitive verb

(a) (perceive with eyes) voir;

∎ I can't see without (my) glasses je ne vois rien sans mes lunettes;

∎ he may never see again il se peut qu'il ne voie plus jamais;

∎ on a clear day you can see as far as the coast par temps clair on voit jusqu'à la mer;

∎ you can see for miles around la vue s'étend sur des kilomètres;

∎ cats can see in the dark les chats voient dans l'obscurité;

∎ I haven't quite finished - so I see je n'ai pas tout à fait terminé - c'est ce que je vois;

∎ to see into the future voir ou lire dans l'avenir;

∎ she can't see any further than the end of her nose elle ne voit pas plus loin que le bout de son nez;

∎ for all to see au vu et au su de tous

(b) (look) voir;

∎ can I see? je peux voir?;

∎ let me see!, let's see! fais voir!;

∎ see for yourself voyez par vous-même;

∎ familiar see! I told you he wouldn't let us down tu vois! je t'avais dit qu'il ne nous laisserait pas tomber

(c) (find out) voir;

∎ is that the baby crying? - I'll go and see c'est le bébé qu'on entend pleurer? - je vais voir;

∎ you'll see! tu verras!;

∎ we shall see nous verrons (bien);

∎ we'll soon see on le saura vite;

∎ we'll soon see if… on saura vite si…

(d) (understand) voir, comprendre;

∎ it makes no difference as far as I can see autant que je puisse en juger, ça ne change rien;

∎ you see, there's something else you should know tu vois, il y a quelque chose d'autre que tu devrais savoir;

∎ I was tired, you see, and… j'étais fatigué, voyez-vous, et…;

∎ I see je vois;

∎ familiar I don't want any trouble, see? je ne veux pas d'histoires, OK?;

∎ familiar old-fashioned now see here, young man! écoutez-moi, jeune homme!

(e) (consider)

∎ let me or let's see voyons voir;

∎ it was, let me see, in 1938 c'était, voyons (voir), en 1938;

∎ Mum said you'd take us to the fair - we'll see Maman a dit que tu nous amènerais à la foire - on verra (ça)

3 noun

Religion (of bishop) siège m épiscopal, évêché m; (of archbishop) archevêché m

➲ see about inseparable transitive verb

(a) (deal with) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll see about making the reservations je m'occuperai des réservations;

∎ they're sending someone to see about the gas ils envoient quelqu'un pour vérifier le gaz

(b) (consider) voir;

∎ I'll see about it je verrai ça;

∎ we'll have to see about getting a new car il va falloir songer à acheter une nouvelle voiture;

∎ familiar they won't let us in - we'll (soon) see about that! ils ne veulent pas nous laisser entrer - c'est ce qu'on va voir!

➲ see around inseparable transitive verb

= see round

➲ see in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (escort) faire entrer

(b) (celebrate)

∎ to see in the New Year fêter le Nouvel An

2 intransitive verb

voir à l'intérieur;

∎ the curtains were drawn, so we couldn't see in les rideaux étaient tirés, nous ne pouvions pas voir à l'intérieur

➲ see off separable transitive verb

(a) (say goodbye to) dire au revoir à;

∎ she came to see me off at the station elle est venue à la gare me dire au revoir

(b) (chase away) chasser;

∎ see him off! (to dog) chasse-le!

(c) (repel → attack) repousser

➲ see out separable transitive verb

(a) (accompany to the door) reconduire ou raccompagner à la porte;

∎ can you see yourself out? pouvez-vous trouver la sortie tout seul?;

∎ goodbye, I'll see myself out au revoir, ce n'est pas la peine de me raccompagner

(b) (stay or last until end of)

∎ I'll see another year out here then go home je vais passer une autre année ici puis je rentrerai;

∎ we've got enough food to see the week out nous avons assez à manger pour tenir jusqu'à la fin de la semaine;

∎ I don't think these boots will see the winter out je ne crois pas que ces bottes feront l'hiver;

∎ he isn't expected to see out the week il y a peu de chances qu'il survive jusqu'à la fin de la semaine;

∎ he'll see us all out! (will survive us) il nous enterrera tous!

(c) (celebrate)

∎ to see out the Old Year fêter le Nouvel An

➲ see over inseparable transitive verb

= see round

➲ see round inseparable transitive verb

visiter;

∎ they came to see round the house ils sont venus pour visiter la maison

➲ see through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (window, fabric) voir à travers

(b) (be wise to → person) percer à jour, voir dans le jeu de; (→ trick, scheme, behaviour) ne pas se laisser tromper par;

∎ I saw through him je l'ai percé à jour, j'ai vu dans son jeu;

∎ she saw through his apparent cheerfulness elle ne s'est pas laissée tromper par ou elle n'a pas été dupe de son apparente bonne humeur;

∎ I saw through their little game j'ai vite compris leur petit jeu

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring to a successful end) mener à bonne fin;

∎ we can count on her to see the job through on peut compter sur elle pour mener l'affaire à bien

(b) (stay until end of)

∎ to see a show/film through assister à un spectacle/regarder un film jusqu'au bout

(c) (support, sustain)

∎ I've got enough money to see me through the week j'ai assez d'argent pour tenir jusqu'à la fin de la semaine;

∎ £20 should see me through (to Monday) 20 livres devraient me suffire (jusqu'à lundi);

∎ their love has seen them through many a crisis leur amour les a aidés à surmonter de nombreuses crises;

∎ her good humour will always see her through any difficulties sa bonne humeur lui permettra toujours de traverser les moments difficiles

➲ see to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (look after) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll see to the dinner je m'occuperai du dîner;

∎ I'll see to it je vais m'en occuper, je m'en charge;

∎ see to it that everything's ready by 5 p.m. veillez à ce que tout soit prêt pour 17 heures;

∎ she saw to it that our picnic was ruined elle a fait en sorte de gâcher notre pique-nique

(b) (repair) réparer;

∎ you should get the brakes seen to tu devrais faire réparer les freins

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

stop
1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) impedir, evitar, detener

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.)

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar(se)

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) apretar, cubrir

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) quedarse, permanecer

2. noun
1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) parada, alto, interrupción

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) parada

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punto

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro, llave

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) tope

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- stoppage
- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up

stop¹ n parada

the bus stop la parada de autobús

stop² vb

1. parar / detener

does the number 35 bus stop here? ¿para aquí el autobús número 35?

2. dejar / parar

she never stops talking no para de hablar

3. interrumpir

rain stopped play la lluvia interrumpió el juego

4. impedir

they stopped me going out of the door me impidieron salir por la puerta

stop it! ¡basta ya!

El pasado y participio pasado de stop se escribe stopped; el gerundio se escribe stopping

stop /(e)s'top/ sustantivo masculino ( disco) stop sign
stop m Auto stop sign ' stop' also found in these entries: Spanish: alto - aparte - atajar - bajar - calentarse - callar - callarse - calzo - cascar - cesar - chorrada - consistir - coto - cuestión - dejar - dejarse - despreocuparse - detener - detenerse - discrecional - encontrarse - enrollarse - erradicación - escala - escampar - extemporánea - extemporáneo - gallina - garantizar - hoy - impedir - instar - ladrón - ladrona - lamentarse - lengua - macarra - mamarrachada - mariposear - ombligo - paliza - pamplina - parar - parada - paralizar - pararse - pedigüeña - pedigüeño - próxima - próximo English: be - blurt out - bus stop - by - daydream - dead - do - door stop - door stopper - draw - earth - fast - fiddle about with - full stop - get at - gloat - halt - harp on - jerk - mooch - must - nervous - next - now - pick on - pit stop - play around - request stop - rot - short - stand about - stand around - stop - stop by - stop off - stop out - stop over - stop sign - stop up - stop-off - stop-press - take out - tamper - threaten - time-wasting - urge - waste - way - whine - abruptly

stop

tr[stɒp]

noun

1 (halt) parada, alto

■ the vehicle came to a stop el vehículo se paró

■ work has been at a stop for weeks hace semanas que el trabajo está parado

2 (stopping place) parada

■ bus stop parada de autobús

■ which stop do you want to get off at? ¿dónde quieres bajar?

3 (on journey) parada; (break, rest) descanso, pausa

■ we make two stops on this route hacemos dos paradas en este recorrido

■ let's make a stop for lunch hagamos una parada para comer

■ our first stop was in Paris nuestra primera parada fue en París

4 (punctuation mark) punto; (in telegram) stop nombre masculino

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (on organ) registro; (knob) botón nombre masculino de registro; (on wind instrument) llave nombre femenino

6 (in camera) diafragma nombre masculino

transitive verb (pt & pp stopped, ger stopping)

1 (halt - vehicle, person) parar, detener; (- machine, ball) parar

■ he stopped the car outside the station detuvo el coche delante de la estación

■ she stopped a passing taxi paró un taxi que pasaba

■ he was stopped by police at the airport la policía lo detuvo en el aeropuerto

■ stop that man! he's taken my bag! ¡detened a ese hombre! ¡me ha robado el bolso!

2 (end, interrupt - production) parar, paralizar; (- inflation, advance) parar, contener; (- conversation, play) interrumpir; (- pain etc) poner fin a, poner término a, acabar con

3 (pay, match, holidays) suspender; (cheque) cancelar; (money from wages) retener

■ the referee stopped the match el árbitro suspendió el partido

■ they stopped £10 from my wages me retuvieron £10 del sueldo

4 (cease) dejar de, parar de

■ has it stopped raining? ¿ha dejado de llover?

■ he stopped smoking dejó de fumar

■ she stopped work to have a baby dejó de trabajar para tener un niño

■ stop crying! ¡para de llorar!

■ do you ever stop talking? ¿no paras de hablar jamás?

■ stop it! ¡basta ya!

5 (prevent) impedir, evitar

■ they tried to stop me (from) going trataron de impedir que fuera

■ no-one could stop her (from) seeing him nadie pudo impedir que lo viera

■ the students stopped the theatre being closed los estudiantes impidieron que se cerrara el teatro

■ nothing can stop us now nada nos puede parar ahora

■ what's stopping you? ¿por qué no lo haces?, ¿qué te lo impide?

■ you must stop the bleeding hay que parar la hemorragia

6 (block - hole) tapar, taponar (up, -); (- gap) rellenar (up, -); (- tooth) empastar (up, -)

■ I've got to stop a leak in the pipe tengo que taponar un escape en la cañería

7 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (string, key) apretar; (hole) cubrir

intransitive verb

1 (halt) parar, pararse, detener, detenerse

■ does this bus stop at the station? ¿este autobús para en la estación?

■ the train stopped in a tunnel el tren se paró en un túnel

■ we stopped for a rest paramos para descansar

■ she stopped to look in a shop window paró para mirar en un escaparate

■ my watch has stopped se me ha parado el reloj

■ his heart stopped se le paró el corazón

■ she never stops no para nunca

2 (cease) acabarse, terminar, cesar

■ the shouting suddenly stopped de repente se acabaron los gritos

■ the fighting has stopped han cesado los combates

■ the rain has stopped ha dejado de llover, ya no llueve

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (stay) quedarse

■ no, I'm not stopping long no, no me quedo mucho rato

■ are you stopping for lunch? ¿te quedas a comer?

■ we stopped at a hotel nos quedamos en un hotel

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

stop thief! ¡al ladrón!

to come to a stop pararse, hacer un alto

to pull out all the stops tocar todos los registros

to put a stop to something poner fin a algo

to stop a bullet recibir un balazo

to stop at nothing (to do something) no pararse en barras (para hacer algo), no tener miramientos (para hacer algo)

to stop dead in one's tracks pararse en seco

to stop oneself contenerse

to stop short pararse en seco

to stop short of something no llegar a

■ he insulted him, but he stopped short of hitting him lo insultó, pero no llegó a pegarle

to stop the rot cortar por lo sano

to stop the show causar sensación

to stop to think detenerse a pensar

without stopping sin parar, sin cesar

stop press noticias nombre femenino plural de última hora

stop sign stop nombre masculino

stop ['stɑp] v, stopped ; stopping vt

1) plug: tapar

2) prevent: impedir, evitar

she stopped me from leaving: me impidió que saliera

3) halt: parar, detener

4) cease: dejar de

he stopped talking: dejó de hablar

stop vi

1) halt: detenerse, parar

2) cease: cesar, terminar

the rain won't stop: no deja de llover

3) stay: quedarse

she stopped with friends: se quedó en casa de unos amigos

4)

to stop by : visitar

stop n

1) stopper: tapón m

2) halt: parada f, alto m

to come to a stop: pararse, detenerse

to put a stop to: poner fin a

3) : parada f

bus stop: parada de autobús

stop

expr.

• alto expr.

n.

• cesación s.f.

• chazador s.m.

• estación s.f.

• estada s.f.

• fiador s.m.

• fin s.m.

• parada s.f.

• retén s.m.

• tope s.m.

v.

• acabar v.

• cesar v.

• detener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• escampar v.

• hospedar v.

• impedir v.

• parar v.

• pararse v.

• poner fin a v.

• represar v.

• suspender v.

• terminar v.

stɑːp, stɒp
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noun

1) ( halt)

to work without a stop — trabajar sin parar

to bring something to a stop — \<\<train/car\>\> detener* or parar algo; \<\<conversation/proceedings\>\> poner* fin a or interrumpir algo

to come to a stop — \<\<vehicle/aircraft\>\> detenerse*; \<\<production/conversation\>\> interrumpirse

to put a stop to something — \<\<to mischief/malpractice\>\> poner* fin a algo

2)

a) ( break on journey) parada f

we made a stop at a service station — paramos en una estación de servicio

after an overnight stop in Madrid — después de hacer noche or de pasar la noche en Madrid

b) ( stopping place) parada f, paradero m (AmL exc RPl)

3) ( punctuation mark) (esp BrE) punto m; ( in telegrams) stop m; see also full stop

4) ( Mus) ( on organ) registro m

to pull out all the stops — tocar* todos los registros

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( halt) \<\<taxi/bus\>\> parar; \<\<person\>\> parar, detener*

we were stopped by the police — nos paró la policía

I stopped the car and got out — paré or detuve el coche y me bajé

b) ( switch off) \<\<machine/engine\>\> parar

2)

a) (bring to an end, interrupt) \<\<decline/inflation\>\> detener*, parar; \<\<discussion/abuse\>\> poner* fin a, acabar con

stop that noise! — deja de hacer ruido!

the trial was stopped — se suspendió el juicio

rain stopped play — la lluvia interrumpió el partido

b) ( cease)

stop what you're doing and listen to me — deja lo que estás haciendo y escúchame

stop it! — basta ya!

stop that nonsense! — déjate de tonterías!

to stop -ING — dejar de + inf

stop arguing! — dejen de discutir!

I couldn't stop laughing — no podía parar de reírme

he never stops talking — habla sin parar

3) ( prevent)

what's stopping you? — ¿qué te lo impide?

I had to tell him, I couldn't stop myself — tuve que decírselo, no pude contenerme

to stop somebody (FROM) -ING — (esp BrE) impedirle* a alguien + inf, impedir* que alguien (+ subj)

they locked him up to stop him (from) escaping — lo encerraron para impedir que se escapara

to stop something -ING — impedir* que algo (+ subj)

to stop something happening — impedir* que ocurra algo

4)

a) (cancel, withhold) \<\<subscription\>\> cancelar; \<\<payment\>\> suspender

to stop (payment of) a check — dar* orden de no pagar un cheque

b) ( deduct) (BrE) descontar*, retener*

the boss stopped £30 out of my wages — el jefe me descontó or me retuvo 30 libras del sueldo

5) ( block) \<\<hole\>\> tapar; \<\<gap\>\> rellenar; \<\<tooth\>\> empastar

6) ( parry) \<\<blow/punch\>\> parar, detener*

2.

vi

1)

a) ( halt) \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> parar, detenerse*

stop, thief! — al ladrón!

stop or I'll shoot! — alto o disparo!

to stop at nothing — estar* dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa, no pararse en barras

b) ( interrupt journey) \<\<train/bus\>\> parar

let's stop here and have a rest — hagamos un alto or paremos aquí para descansar

c) ( cease operating) \<\<watch/clock/machine\>\> pararse

2)

a) ( cease)

the rain has stopped — ha dejado or parado de llover, ya no llueve

the pain/bleeding has stopped — ya no le (or me etc) duele/sale sangre

the noise stopped — dejó de oírse el ruido

this squandering of funds must stop — este derroche de fondos tiene que terminar

b) ( interrupt activity) parar

she never stops — no para un minuto

I didn't stop to think — no me detuve a pensar

3) (colloq) ( stay) quedarse

I can't stop — no me puedo quedar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stop by

- stop in

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

[stɒp]
1. N

1) (=halt) parada f, alto m

• to be at a stop — [+ vehicle] estar parado; [+ production, process] quedar paralizado

• to bring to a stop — [+ vehicle] parar, detener; [+ production, process] paralizar, interrumpir

• to come to a stop — [vehicle] parar(se), detenerse; [production, progress] interrumpirse

to come to a dead or sudden stop — pararse en seco, detenerse repentinamente

to come to a full stop — [negotiations, discussions] paralizarse, quedar detenido en un punto muerto

• to put a stop to sth — poner fin or término a algo, acabar con algo

2) (=break, pause) descanso m, pausa f; (overnight) estancia f, estadía f (LAm), estada f (LAm); (for refuelling) escala f

• a stop for coffee — un descanso para tomar café

• to make a stop at Bordeaux — hacer escala en Burdeos

• a stop of a few days — una estancia de unos días

• without a stop — sin parar

3) (=stopping place) (for bus etc) parada f; (Aer, Naut) escala f

4) (Typ) (also: full stop) punto m

5) (Mus) (on organ) registro m; [of guitar] traste m; [of other instrument] llave f

- pull out all the stops

6) (Mech) tope m, retén m

7) (Phon) (also: stop consonant) (consonante f) oclusiva f

2. VT

1) (=block) [+ hole] tapar; [+ leak, flow of blood] restañar; [+ tooth] empastar

• to stop one's ears — taparse los oídos

• to stop a gap — tapar un agujero; (fig) llenar un vacío

• the curtains stop the light — las cortinas impiden la entrada de la luz

• the walls stop some of the noise — las paredes absorben parte del ruido

2) (=arrest movement of) [+ runaway engine, car] detener, parar; [+ blow, punch] parar

- stop a bullet

3) (=put an end to) [+ rumour, abuse, activity, injustice] poner fin a, poner término a, acabar con; [+ conversation] interrumpir, suspender; [+ aggression] rechazar, contener; [+ production] (permanently) terminar; (temporarily) interrumpir

4) (=prevent) evitar; (=forbid) prohibir, poner fin a

this should stop any further trouble — esto debería evitar cualquier dificultad en el futuro

to stop sth (from) happening — evitar que algo ocurra

to stop sb (from) doing sth — (=prevent) impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir que algn haga algo; (=forbid) prohibir a algn hacer algo, prohibir a algn que haga algo

can't you stop him? — ¿no le puedes impedir que lo haga?

there is nothing to stop him — y no hay nada que se lo impida

to stop o.s. (from doing sth) — abstenerse (de hacer algo)

I can't seem to stop myself doing it — parece que no puedo dejar de hacerlo

I stopped myself in time — me detuve a tiempo

5) (=cease)

to stop doing sth — dejar de hacer algo

• stop it! — ¡basta ya!

I just can't stop it — (=help it) ¡qué remedio!, ¡qué le vamos a hacer!

• stop that noise! — ¡basta ya de ruido!

• stop that nonsense! — ¡déjate de tonterías!

• it has stopped raining — ha dejado de llover, ya no llueve

• I'm trying to stop smoking — estoy intentando dejar de fumar

• she never stops talking — habla sin parar

• to stop work — dejar de trabajar

6) (=suspend) [+ payments, wages, subscription] suspender; [+ cheque] invalidar; [+ supply] cortar, interrumpir

• to stop sb's electricity — cortar la electricidad a algn

• all leave is stopped — han sido cancelados todos los permisos

• to stop the milk for a fortnight — (Brit) pedir al lechero que no traiga leche durante quince días

• to stop sb's wages — suspender el pago del sueldo de algn

to stop ten pounds from sb's wages — retener diez libras del sueldo de algn

3. VI

1) (=stop moving) [person, vehicle] pararse, detenerse; [clock, watch] pararse

the car stopped — se paró el coche

where does the bus stop? — ¿dónde para el autobús?

the clock has stopped — el reloj se ha parado

stop! — ¡pare!

stop, thief! — ¡al ladrón!

2) (=pause, take a break) parar, hacer alto

to stop to do sth — detenerse a hacer algo

• without stopping — sin parar

3) (=cease, come to an end) terminar, acabar(se); [supply etc] cortarse, interrumpirse; [process, rain etc] terminar, cesar

• payments have stopped — (temporarily) se han suspendido los pagos; (permanently) han terminado los pagos

• when the programme stops — cuando termine el programa

• the rain has stopped — ha dejado de llover

• he seems not to know when to stop — parece no saber cuándo conviene hacer alto

- stop at nothing

4) * (=stay)

to stop (at/with) — hospedarse or alojarse (con)

she's stopping with her aunt — se hospeda en casa de su tía

I'm not stopping — no me quedo

did you stop till the end? — ¿te quedaste hasta el final?

4.

CPD

stop button N — botón m de parada

stop press N — noticias fpl de última hora

stop press — (as heading) al cierre de la edición

stop sign N — (Aut) stop m, señal f de stop

- stop away

- stop behind

- stop by

- stop in

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

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[stɑːp, stɒp]
I

noun

1) ( halt)

to work without a stop — trabajar sin parar

to bring something to a stop — \<\<train/car\>\> detener* or parar algo; \<\<conversation/proceedings\>\> poner* fin a or interrumpir algo

to come to a stop — \<\<vehicle/aircraft\>\> detenerse*; \<\<production/conversation\>\> interrumpirse

to put a stop to something — \<\<to mischief/malpractice\>\> poner* fin a algo

2)

a) ( break on journey) parada f

we made a stop at a service station — paramos en una estación de servicio

after an overnight stop in Madrid — después de hacer noche or de pasar la noche en Madrid

b) ( stopping place) parada f, paradero m (AmL exc RPl)

3) ( punctuation mark) (esp BrE) punto m; ( in telegrams) stop m; see also full stop

4) ( Mus) ( on organ) registro m

to pull out all the stops — tocar* todos los registros

II
1.

- pp- transitive verb

1)

a) ( halt) \<\<taxi/bus\>\> parar; \<\<person\>\> parar, detener*

we were stopped by the police — nos paró la policía

I stopped the car and got out — paré or detuve el coche y me bajé

b) ( switch off) \<\<machine/engine\>\> parar

2)

a) (bring to an end, interrupt) \<\<decline/inflation\>\> detener*, parar; \<\<discussion/abuse\>\> poner* fin a, acabar con

stop that noise! — deja de hacer ruido!

the trial was stopped — se suspendió el juicio

rain stopped play — la lluvia interrumpió el partido

b) ( cease)

stop what you're doing and listen to me — deja lo que estás haciendo y escúchame

stop it! — basta ya!

stop that nonsense! — déjate de tonterías!

to stop -ING — dejar de + inf

stop arguing! — dejen de discutir!

I couldn't stop laughing — no podía parar de reírme

he never stops talking — habla sin parar

3) ( prevent)

what's stopping you? — ¿qué te lo impide?

I had to tell him, I couldn't stop myself — tuve que decírselo, no pude contenerme

to stop somebody (FROM) -ING — (esp BrE) impedirle* a alguien + inf, impedir* que alguien (+ subj)

they locked him up to stop him (from) escaping — lo encerraron para impedir que se escapara

to stop something -ING — impedir* que algo (+ subj)

to stop something happening — impedir* que ocurra algo

4)

a) (cancel, withhold) \<\<subscription\>\> cancelar; \<\<payment\>\> suspender

to stop (payment of) a check — dar* orden de no pagar un cheque

b) ( deduct) (BrE) descontar*, retener*

the boss stopped £30 out of my wages — el jefe me descontó or me retuvo 30 libras del sueldo

5) ( block) \<\<hole\>\> tapar; \<\<gap\>\> rellenar; \<\<tooth\>\> empastar

6) ( parry) \<\<blow/punch\>\> parar, detener*

2.

vi

1)

a) ( halt) \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> parar, detenerse*

stop, thief! — al ladrón!

stop or I'll shoot! — alto o disparo!

to stop at nothing — estar* dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa, no pararse en barras

b) ( interrupt journey) \<\<train/bus\>\> parar

let's stop here and have a rest — hagamos un alto or paremos aquí para descansar

c) ( cease operating) \<\<watch/clock/machine\>\> pararse

2)

a) ( cease)

the rain has stopped — ha dejado or parado de llover, ya no llueve

the pain/bleeding has stopped — ya no le (or me etc) duele/sale sangre

the noise stopped — dejó de oírse el ruido

this squandering of funds must stop — este derroche de fondos tiene que terminar

b) ( interrupt activity) parar

she never stops — no para un minuto

I didn't stop to think — no me detuve a pensar

3) (colloq) ( stay) quedarse

I can't stop — no me puedo quedar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- stop by

- stop in

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

English-spanish dictionary > stop
3 stop

stop [stɒp]

arrêt ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f) gare ⇒ 1 (a) station ⇒ 1 (a) pause ⇒ 1 (b) arrêter ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c), 3 (d), 3 (f) cesser ⇒ 3 (a), 4 (b) empêcher ⇒ 3 (b) interrompre ⇒ 3 (d) couper ⇒ 3 (d) mettre fin à ⇒ 1 (d), 3 (e) retenir ⇒ 3 (g) s'arrêter ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (b)

(pt & pp stopped, cont stopping)

1 noun

(a) (stopping place → for buses) arrêt m; (→ for trains) gare f; (→ for underground) station f;

∎ we get off at the next stop nous descendons au prochain arrêt

(b) (break → in journey, process) arrêt m, halte f; (→ in work) pause f; Aviation & Nautical escale f;

∎ ten minutes' stop, a ten-minute stop dix minutes d'arrêt;

∎ to make a stop (gen) s'arrêter; (of plane, boat) faire escale;

∎ we made several stops to pick up passengers nous nous sommes arrêtés à plusieurs reprises pour prendre des passagers;

∎ we travelled/worked all day without a stop nous avons voyagé/travaillé toute la journée sans nous arrêter;

∎ our first stop was Brussels nous avons fait une première halte à Bruxelles;

∎ let's have a stop for lunch faisons une pause pour le déjeuner;

∎ my whole career has been full of stops and starts ma carrière entière est faite de hauts et de bas

(c) (standstill) arrêt m;

∎ to come to a stop s'arrêter;

∎ to bring sth to a stop arrêter qch;

∎ to be at a stop être arrêté

(d) (end)

∎ to put a stop to sth mettre fin ou un terme à qch

(e) British (full stop) point m; (in telegrams) stop m

(f) Sport (save) arrêt m

(g) (on organ → pipes) jeu m (d'orgue); (→ knob) registre m (d'orgue);

∎ figurative to pull out all the stops (to do sth) remuer ciel et terre (pour faire qch)

(h) (plug, stopper) bouchon m

(i) (blocking device → gen) butoir m; (→ for drawer) butée f; (→ on typewriter) taquet m

(j) Photography diaphragme m

(k) Linguistics occlusive f

(l) (in bridge) contrôle m;

∎ to have a stop in hearts avoir un contrôle à cœur

2 compound-forming noun

(button, mechanism, signal) d'arrêt

3 transitive verb

(a) (cease, finish) arrêter, cesser;

∎ to stop doing arrêter ou cesser de faire;

∎ it hasn't stopped raining all day il n'a pas arrêté ou cessé de pleuvoir toute la journée;

∎ you should stop smoking tu devrais arrêter de fumer;

∎ he never stops talking il n'arrête pas de parler, il parle sans cesse;

∎ I wish they'd stop that noise! j'aimerais qu'ils arrêtent ce bruit!;

∎ she stopped work when she got married elle a arrêté de travailler quand elle s'est mariée;

∎ stop it! (to naughty child) ça suffit!, assez!;

∎ stop it, that hurts! arrête, ça fait mal!

(b) (prevent) empêcher;

∎ to stop sb (from) doing sth empêcher qn de faire qch;

∎ it's too late to stop the meeting from taking place il est trop tard pour empêcher la réunion d'avoir lieu;

∎ she's made up her mind and there's nothing we can do to stop her elle a pris sa décision et nous ne pouvons rien faire pour l'arrêter;

∎ what's stopping you? qu'est-ce qui vous retient?, qu'est-ce qui vous en empêche?;

∎ I couldn't stop myself je n'ai pas pu m'en empêcher

(c) (cause to halt → person, car, machine) arrêter;

∎ this lever stops the motor ce levier arrête le moteur;

∎ I managed to stop the car j'ai réussi à arrêter la voiture;

∎ a policeman stopped the traffic un agent arrêta la circulation;

∎ we could do nothing to stop the bleeding nous ne pouvions rien faire pour arrêter l'hémorragie;

∎ a woman stopped me to ask the way to the station une femme m'a arrêté pour me demander le chemin de la gare;

∎ the sound of voices stopped him short or stopped him in his tracks un bruit de voix le fit s'arrêter net;

∎ familiar to stop a bullet se prendre une balle;

∎ stop thief! au voleur!

(d) (interrupt → activity, production) interrompre, arrêter; (cut off → electricity, gas, water) couper; (suspend → grant, payment, subscription) suspendre;

∎ once he starts talking about the war there's no stopping him une fois qu'il commence à parler de la guerre, on ne peut plus l'arrêter;

∎ the referee stopped the fight in the third round l'arbitre a arrêté le combat à la troisième reprise;

∎ I forgot to stop the newspaper j'ai oublié de faire suspendre mon abonnement au journal;

∎ his father threatened to stop his allowance son père menaça de lui couper les vivres;

∎ Military all leave is stopped toutes les troupes sont consignées, toutes les permissions sont suspendues;

∎ to stop a cheque faire opposition à un chèque

(e) (put an end to → abuse, rumours) mettre fin à, faire cesser;

∎ dumping nuclear waste should be stopped il faut qu'on arrête de jeter n'importe où les déchets nucléaires;

∎ it ought to be stopped il faut que cela cesse

(f) (arrest) arrêter

(g) British (withhold → sum of money, salary) retenir;

∎ the money will be stopped out of your wages la somme sera retenue sur votre salaire;

∎ he had £10 a week stopped out of his wages on lui retenait 10 livres par semaine sur son salaire;

∎ taxes are stopped at source les impôts sont retenus à la source

(h) Sport (check → blow) parer; Boxing (defeat → opponent) mettre un adversaire K.O.

(i) (block, fill → hole) boucher;

∎ to stop one's ears se boucher les oreilles;

∎ to stop a gap (around door etc) boucher un espace; figurative combler une lacune

(j) (fill → tooth) plomber

(k) Horticulture pincer

(l) Music (string) presser; (wind instrument) boucher les trous de

4 intransitive verb

(a) (halt, pause → person, vehicle, machine) s'arrêter;

∎ to stop to do s'arrêter pour faire;

∎ go on, don't stop continue, ne t'arrête pas;

∎ my watch has stopped ma montre s'est ou est arrêtée;

∎ does the bus stop near the church? le bus s'arrête-t-il près de l'église?;

∎ we can stop for tea on the way nous pouvons nous arrêter en chemin pour prendre le thé;

∎ we drove from London to Edinburgh without stopping nous avons roulé de Londres à Édimbourg d'une traite;

∎ the bus kept stopping and starting le bus a fait beaucoup d'arrêts en cours de route;

∎ Nautical to stop at a port faire escale à ou dans un port;

∎ I used to play football but I stopped last year je jouais au football mais j'ai arrêté l'année dernière;

∎ she doesn't know where or when to stop elle ne sait pas s'arrêter;

∎ she did not stop at that elle ne s'en tint pas là;

∎ they'll stop at nothing to get what they want ils ne reculeront devant rien pour obtenir ce qu'ils veulent;

∎ we don't have time to stop and think nous n'avons pas le temps de nous arrêter pour réfléchir;

∎ if you stopped to consider, you'd never do anything si on prenait le temps de réfléchir, on ne ferait jamais rien;

∎ to stop dead in one's tracks, to stop short s'arrêter net;

∎ she began talking then stopped short elle commença à parler puis s'arrêta net ou brusquement;

∎ they stopped short of actually harming him ils ne lui ont pas fait de mal, mais il s'en est fallu de peu

(b) (come to an end) cesser, s'arrêter, se terminer;

∎ the rain has stopped la pluie s'est arrêtée;

∎ wait for the music to stop attendez que la musique s'arrête;

∎ the road stops a few miles east of Alice Springs la route se termine à quelques kilomètres à l'est d'Alice Springs;

∎ the matter will not stop there l'affaire n'en restera ou demeurera pas là

(c) British familiar (stay) rester^□ ; (reside) loger^□ ;

∎ I'm late, I can't stop je suis en retard, je ne peux pas rester;

∎ we've got friends stopping with us nous avons des amis chez nous en ce moment;

∎ which hotel did you stop at? dans quel hôtel êtes-vous descendus^□ ?

►► stop bath bain m d'arrêt;

Computing stop bit bit m d'arrêt;

Computing stop code code m d'arrêt;

stop consonant (consonne f) occlusive f;

stop order ordre m stop;

stop payment opposition f (à un chèque);

British stop press

1 noun

nouvelles fpl de dernière minute;

∎ 'stop press!' 'dernière minute'

2 adjective

de dernière heure ou minute;

stop sign (signal m de) stop m;

stop valve soupape f ou robinet m d'arrêt

➲ stop around intransitive verb

American familiar passer^□

➲ stop away intransitive verb

British familiar rester absent^□

➲ stop by intransitive verb

familiar passer^□ ;

∎ you must stop by and see us next time you're in London il faut que vous passiez nous voir la prochaine fois que vous venez à Londres;

∎ I'll stop by at the chemist's on my way home je passerai à la pharmacie en rentrant

➲ stop down

1 separable transitive verb

Photography diaphragmer

2 intransitive verb

(a) Photography réduire l'ouverture

(b) British familiar (gen) rester en bas^□ ;

∎ School to stop down a year redoubler une année

➲ stop in intransitive verb familiar

(a) British (stay at home) ne pas sortir^□, rester à la maison^□

(b) (visit) passer^□ ;

∎ to stop in to see sb passer voir qn

➲ stop off intransitive verb

s'arrêter, faire une halte;

∎ they're stopping off at Bali for a couple of days on their way home au retour ils font étape à Bali pour quelques jours

➲ stop out intransitive verb

British familiar ne pas rentrer^□ ;

∎ to stop out all night découcher^□, ne pas rentrer de toute la nuit;

∎ to stop out (till) late rentrer tard

➲ stop over intransitive verb

(gen) s'arrêter, faire une halte; Aviation & Nautical faire escale;

∎ we stopped over at Manchester on the flight to Toronto nous avons fait escale à Manchester en route pour Toronto

➲ stop round intransitive verb

familiar passer^□

➲ stop up

1 separable transitive verb

(block → hole) boucher; (→ pipe) obstruer, obturer

2 intransitive verb

British familiar ne pas se coucher^□, veiller^□ ;

∎ to stop up late veiller tard;

∎ to stop up all night veiller toute la nuit

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4 stop

1. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (not let move further) anhalten [Person, Fahrzeug]; aufhalten [Fortschritt, Verkehr, Feind]; verstummen lassen (geh.) [Gerücht, Geschichte, Lüge]; [Tormann:] halten [Ball]

she stopped her car — sie hielt an

stop thief! — haltet den Dieb!

there's no stopping somebody — jemand lässt sich nicht aufhalten

2) (not let continue) unterbrechen [Redner, Spiel, Gespräch, Vorstellung]; beenden [Krieg, Gespräch, Treffen, Spiel, Versuch, Arbeit]; stillen [Blutung]; stoppen [Produktion, Uhr, Streik, Inflation]; einstellen [Handel, Zahlung, Lieferung, Besuche, Subskriptionen, Bemühungen]; abstellen [Strom, Gas, Wasser, Missstände]; beseitigen [Schmerz]

stop that/that nonsense/that noise! — hör damit/mit diesem Unsinn/diesem Lärm auf!

bad light stopped play — (Sport) das Spiel wurde wegen schlechter Lichtverhältnisse abgebrochen

stop the show — (fig.) Furore machen

just you try and stop me! — versuch doch, mich daran zu hindern!

stop smoking/crying — aufhören zu rauchen/weinen

never stop doing something — etwas unaufhörlich tun

stop it! — hör auf [damit]!; (in more peremptory tone) Schluss damit!

stop oneself — sich zurückhalten

I couldn't stop myself — ich konnte nicht anders

3) (not let happen) verhindern [Verbrechen, Unfall]

he tried to stop us parking — er versuchte uns am Parken zu hindern

he phoned his mother to stop her [from] worrying — er rief seine Mutter an, damit sie sich keine Sorgen machte

stop something [from] happening — verhindern, dass etwas geschieht

4) (cause to cease working) abstellen [Maschine usw.]; [Streikende:] stilllegen [Betrieb]

5) (block up) zustopfen [Loch, Öffnung, Riß, Ohren]; verschließen [Wasserhahn, Rohr, Schlauch, Flasche]

6) (withhold) streichen

stop [payment of] a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (not extend further) aufhören; [Straße, Treppe:] enden; [Ton:] verstummen; [Ärger:] verfliegen; [Schmerz:] abklingen; [Zahlungen, Lieferungen:] eingestellt werden

2) (not move or operate further) [Fahrzeug, Fahrer:] halten; [Maschine, Motor:] stillstehen; [Uhr, Fußgänger, Herz:] stehen bleiben

he stopped in the middle of the sentence — er unterbrach sich mitten im Satz

he never stops to think [before he acts] — er denkt nie nach [bevor er handelt]

stop! — halt!

stop at nothing — vor nichts zurückschrecken

stop dead — plötzlich stehen bleiben; [Redner:] abbrechen

3) (coll.): (stay) bleiben

stop at a hotel/at a friend's house/with somebody — in einem Hotel/im Hause eines Freundes/bei jemandem wohnen
3. noun
1) (halt) Halt, der

there will be two stops for coffee on the way — es wird unterwegs zweimal zum Kaffeetrinken angehalten

this train goes to London with only two stops — dieser Zug fährt mit nur zwei Zwischenhalten nach London

bring to a stop — zum Stehen bringen [Fahrzeug]; zum Erliegen bringen [Verkehr]; unterbrechen [Arbeit, Diskussion, Treffen]

come to a stop — stehen bleiben; [Fahrzeug:] zum Stehen kommen; [Gespräch:] abbrechen; [Arbeit, Verkehr:] zum Erliegen kommen; [Vorlesung:] abgebrochen werden

make a stop at or in a place — in einem Ort haltmachen

put a stop to — abstellen [Missstände, Unsinn]; unterbinden [Versuche]; aus der Welt schaffen [Gerücht]

put a stop on a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen

without a stop — ohne Halt [fahren, fliegen]; ohne anzuhalten [gehen, laufen]; ununterbrochen [arbeiten, reden]

2) (place) Haltestelle, die

the ship's first stop is Cairo — der erste Hafen, den das Schiff anläuft, ist Kairo

the plane's first stop is Frankfurt — die erste Zwischenlandung des Flugzeuges ist in Frankfurt

3) (Brit.): (punctuation mark) Satzzeichen, das; see also academic.ru/29834/full_stop">full stop 1)

4) (in telegram) stop

Phrasal Verbs:

- stop behind

- stop by

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

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[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) anhalten

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zurückhalten

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) aufhören

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) verstopfen

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) greifen

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) bleiben
2. noun
1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) der Halt

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) die Haltestelle

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) der Punkt

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) das Griffloch, die Klappe, das Register

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) die Sperre

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- stoppage
- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up
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stop

[stɒp, AM stɑ:p]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

<- pp->

1. (stop from moving)

to \stop a ball einen Ball stoppen; goalkeeper einen Ball halten

to \stop a blow einen Schlag abblocken

to \stop sb/a car jdn/ein Auto anhalten

to \stop one's car anhalten

to \stop the enemy den Feind aufhalten

to \stop a thief/the traffic einen Dieb/den Verkehr aufhalten

\stop thief! haltet den Dieb!

\stop that man! haltet den Mann!

2. (make cease)

▪ to \stop sth etw stoppen [o beenden]; (temporarily) etw unterbrechen

this will \stop the pain das wird dir gegen die Schmerzen helfen

\stop that nonsense! hör auf mit dem Unsinn!

\stop it! hör auf [damit]!

what can I do to \stop this nosebleed? was kann ich gegen dieses Nasenbluten tun?

something must be done to \stop the fighting den Kämpfen muss ein Ende gesetzt werden

this fighting has to be \stopped! die Kämpfe müssen aufhören!

\stop being silly! hör auf mit dem Unsinn!

I just couldn't \stop myself ich konnte einfach nicht anders

to \stop the bleeding die Blutung stillen

to \stop the clock die Uhr anhalten

the clock is \stopped when a team scores a goal die Spielzeit wird unterbrochen, wenn ein Team ein Tor schießt

to \stop the engine den Motor abstellen

to \stop the fighting die Kämpfe einstellen

to \stop inflation/progress die Inflation/den Fortschritt aufhalten

to \stop a machine eine Maschine abstellen

to \stop a match ein Spiel beenden; referee ein Spiel abbrechen

to \stop the production of sth die Produktion einer S. gen einstellen

to \stop a rumour einem Gerücht ein Ende machen

to \stop a speech eine Rede unterbrechen

to \stop a subscription ein Abonnement kündigen

to \stop a war einen Krieg beenden

3. (cease an activity)

▪ to \stop sth etw beenden, mit etw dat aufhören

what time do you usually \stop work? wann hören Sie normalerweise auf zu arbeiten?

you just can't \stop it, can you du kannst es einfach nicht lassen, oder?

4. (prevent)

▪ to \stop sb [from] doing sth jdn davon abhalten, etw zu tun

if she really wants to leave, I don't understand what's \stopping her wenn sie wirklich weggehen will, verstehe ich nicht, was sie davon abhält

some people smoke because they think it \stops them putting on weight manche rauchen, weil sie meinen, dass sie dann nicht zunehmen

I couldn't \stop myself from having another piece of cake ich musste einfach noch ein Stück Kuchen essen

he handed in his resignation — I just couldn't \stop him er hat gekündigt — ich konnte ihn einfach nicht davon abhalten

you can't \stop me from doing that du kannst mich nicht davon abhalten

5. (refuse payment)

to \stop sb's allowance/pocket money jdm den Unterhalt/das Taschengeld streichen

to \stop [AM payment on] a cheque einen Scheck sperren

to \stop wages keine Löhne mehr zahlen

the money will be \stopped out of his salary das Geld wird von seinem Gehalt abgezogen

6. (block)

▪ to \stop sth etw verstopfen; gap, hole, leak etw [zu]stopfen

to \stop one's ears sich dat die Ohren zuhalten

when he starts shouting I just \stop my ears wenn er anfängt zu schreien, mache ich einfach die Ohren zu! fam

to have a tooth \stopped BRIT ( dated) eine Füllung bekommen

7. BOXING

▪ to \stop sb jdn schlagen

he was \stopped by a knockout in the fourth round er schied durch K.o. in der vierten Runde aus

to \stop a left/right eine Linke/Rechte parieren

to \stop a punch einen Hieb einstecken [müssen]

8. MUS

\stopped pipe gedackte Pfeife fachspr

to \stop a string eine Saite greifen

9.

▶ to \stop a bullet eine Kugel abbekommen

▶ to \stop sb's mouth jdm den Mund stopfen fam

▶ to \stop the rot die Talfahrt stoppen fig

▶ to \stop the show der absolute Höhepunkt einer Show sein

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<- pp->

1. (cease moving) person stehen bleiben; car [an]halten

\stop! halt!

to \stop dead abrupt innehalten

▪ to \stop to do sth stehen bleiben, um etw zu tun; car anhalten, um etw zu tun

I \stopped to pick up the letter that I had dropped ich blieb stehen und hob den Brief auf, den ich hatte fallenlassen; ( fig)

\stop to [or and] think before you speak erst denken, dann reden!

2. (cease, discontinue) machine nicht mehr laufen; clock, heart, watch stehen bleiben; rain aufhören; pain abklingen, nachlassen; production, payments eingestellt werden; film, programme zu Ende sein; speaker abbrechen

I will not \stop until they set them free ich werde keine Ruhe geben, bis sie sie freigelassen haben

she doesn't know where to \stop sie weiß nicht, wann sie aufhören muss

his heart \stopped during the operation während der Operation hatte er einen Herzstillstand

rain has \stopped play das Spiel wurde wegen Regens unterbrochen

she \stopped right in the middle of the sentence sie hielt mitten im Satz inne

3. (cease an activity)

▪ to \stop [doing sth] aufhören[, etw zu tun], [mit etw dat] aufhören

once I start eating chocolate I can't \stop wenn ich einmal anfange, Schokolade zu essen, kann ich einfach nicht mehr aufhören

I just couldn't \stop laughing ich habe mich echt totgelacht sl

if you have to keep \stopping to answer the telephone, you'll never finish wenn du ständig unterbrechen musst, um ans Telefon zu gehen, wirst du nie fertig werden

I wish you'd \stop telling me what to do ich wünschte, du würdest endlich damit aufhören, mir zu sagen, was ich tun soll

\stop being silly! hör auf mit dem Unsinn!

\stop shouting! hör auf zu schreien

I \stopped seeing him last year wir haben uns letztes Jahr getrennt

I've \stopped drinking alcohol ich trinke keinen Alkohol mehr

she \stopped drinking sie trinkt nicht mehr

please, \stop crying hör doch bitte auf zu weinen!

to \stop smoking mit dem Rauchen aufhören; (on plane etc.) das Rauchen einstellen

to \stop working aufhören zu arbeiten

4. BRIT (stay) bleiben

I'm not \stopping ich bleibe nicht lange

I can't \stop — Malcolm's waiting for me outside ich kann nicht bleiben, Malcolm wartet draußen auf mich

we \stopped for a quick bite at a motorway services wir machten kurz bei einer Autobahnraststätte Station, um etwas zu essen

I \stopped at a pub for some lunch ich habe an einem Pub haltgemacht und was zu Mittag gegessen

can you \stop at the fish shop on your way home? kannst du auf dem Nachhauseweg kurz beim Fischladen vorbeigehen?

he usually \stops at a bar for a quick drink on the way home normalerweise schaut er auf dem Nachhauseweg noch kurz auf ein Gläschen in einer Kneipe vorbei

are you \stopping here bleibst du hier?

to \stop for dinner/tea zum Abendessen/Tee bleiben

to \stop at a hotel in einem Hotel übernachten

to \stop the night BRIT ( fam) über Nacht bleiben

5. TRANSP bus, train halten

does this train \stop at Finsbury Park? hält dieser Zug in Finsbury Park?

the train to Glasgow \stops at platform 14 der Zug nach Glasgow hält am Gleis 14

6. (almost)

to \stop short of doing sth sich akk [gerade noch] bremsen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. zurückhalten], etw zu tun

I \stopped short of telling him my secrets beinahe hätte ich ihm meine Geheimnisse verraten

7.

▶ to \stop at nothing vor nichts zurückschrecken

III. NOUN

1. (cessation of movement, activity) Halt m

please wait until the airplane has come to a complete \stop bitte warten Sie, bis das Flugzeug seine endgültige Parkposition erreicht hat

emergency \stop Notbremsung f

to bring sth to a \stop etw stoppen; project etw dat ein Ende bereiten

to bring a car to a \stop ein Auto anhalten

to bring a conversation to a \stop ein Gespräch beenden

to bring the traffic to a \stop den Verkehr zum Erliegen bringen

to bring sth to a sudden \stop etw dat ein jähes Ende bereiten

to come to a \stop stehen bleiben; car also anhalten; rain aufhören; traffic, business zum Erliegen kommen; project, production eingestellt werden

the conversation came to a \stop das Gespräch verstummte

to come to a sudden [or dead] \stop car abrupt anhalten [o stehen bleiben]; project, undertaking ein jähes Ende finden

to make a \stop anhalten

to put a \stop to sth etw dat ein Ende setzen [o einen Riegel vorschieben

2. (break) Pause f; AVIAT Zwischenlandung f; (halt) Halt m

we made two \stops wir haben zweimal haltgemacht

... including a thirty minute \stop for lunch... inklusive einer halben Stunde Pause für das Mittagessen

there were a lot of \stops and starts throughout the project die Entwicklung des Projekts verlief sehr stockend

to be at [or on] \stop signal auf Halt stehen

to drive without a \stop durchfahren

to have a \stop haltmachen

to have a \stop for coffee ein Kaffeepause machen

to make a \stop at a service station an einer Raststätte haltmachen

without a \stop ohne Pause [o Unterbrechung

3. TRANSP Haltestelle f; (for ship) Anlegestelle f

the ship's first \stop is Sydney das Schiff läuft als Erstes Sydney an; (for plane) Zwischenlandung f

the plane's first \stop is Birmingham das Flugzeug wird zunächst in Birmingham zwischenlanden

I'm getting off at the next \stop bei der nächsten Haltestelle steige ich aus

is this your \stop? steigen Sie hier aus?

is this our \stop? müssen wir hier aussteigen?

bus/tram \stop Bus-/Straßenbahnhaltestelle f

request \stop Bedarfshaltestelle f (Haltestelle, bei der man den Bus herwinken muss, da er nicht automatisch hält)

4. TYPO (punctuation mark) Satzzeichen nt; TELEC (in telegram) stop

5. TYPO (prevent from moving) Feststelltaste f; (for furniture) Sperre f

6. MUS (knob on an organ) Register nt

\stop [knob] Registerzug m; (of wind instrument) Griffloch nt

7. (phonetics) Verschlusslaut m

8. PHOT Blende f

9. FIN Sperrung f

account on \stop gesperrtes Konto

to put a \stop on a cheque einen Scheck sperren lassen

10.

▶ to pull out all the \stops alle Register ziehen

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[stɒp]
1. n

1) (= act of stopping) Halt m, Stoppen nt

the signal is at stop — das Signal steht auf Halt or Stop

to bring sth to a stop (lit) — etw anhalten or stoppen, etw zum Stehen bringen; traffic etw zum Erliegen bringen; (fig) project, meeting, development einer Sache (dat) ein Ende machen; conversation etw verstummen lassen

to come to a stop (car, machine) — anhalten, stoppen; (traffic) stocken; ( fig, meeting, rain ) aufhören; (research, project) eingestellt werden; (conversation) verstummen

to come to a dead/sudden stop (vehicle) — abrupt anhalten or stoppen; (traffic) völlig/plötzlich zum Erliegen kommen; (rain) ganz plötzlich aufhören; (research, project, meeting) ein Ende nt/ein abruptes Ende finden; (conversation) völlig/abrupt verstummen

when the aircraft has come to a complete stop — wenn die Maschine völlig zum Stillstand gekommen ist

to make a stop (bus, train, tram) — (an)halten; (plane, ship) (Zwischen)station machen

to put a stop to sth — einer Sache (dat) einen Riegel vorschieben

2) (= stay) Aufenthalt m; (= break) Pause f; (AVIAT, for refuelling etc) Zwischenlandung f

to have a stop for coffee to have a stop — eine Kaffeepause machen haltmachen

we had or made three stops — wir haben dreimal haltgemacht

to work for eight hours without a stop — acht Stunden ohne Unterbrechung arbeiten

3) (= stopping place) Station f; (for bus, tram, train) Haltestelle f; (for ship) Anlegestelle f; (for plane) Landeplatz m

4) (Brit: punctuation mark) Punkt m

5) (MUS of wind instruments) (Griff)loch nt; (on organ also stopknob) Registerzug m; (= organ pipe) Register nt

to pull out all the stops (fig) — alle Register ziehen

6) (= stopper for door, window) Sperre f; (on typewriter) Feststelltaste f

7) (PHOT: f number) Blende f

8) (PHON) Verschlusslaut m; (= glottal stop) Knacklaut m

2. vt

1) (= stop when moving) person, vehicle, clock anhalten; ball stoppen; engine, machine etc abstellen; blow abblocken, auffangen; (= stop from going away, from moving on) runaway, thief etc aufhalten; attack, enemy, progress aufhalten, hemmen; traffic (= hold up) aufhalten; (= bring to complete standstill) zum Stehen or Erliegen bringen; (policeman) anhalten; (= keep out) noise, light abfangen, auffangen

stop thief! — haltet den Dieb!

to stop a bullet (be shot) — eine Kugel verpasst kriegen (inf)

to stop sb dead or in his tracks — jdn urplötzlich anhalten lassen; (in conversation) jdn plötzlich verstummen lassen

2) (= stop from continuing) activity, rumour, threat, crime ein Ende machen or setzen (+dat); nonsense, noise unterbinden; match, conversation, work beenden; development aufhalten; (temporarily) unterbrechen; flow of blood stillen, unterbinden; progress, inflation aufhalten, hemmen; speaker, speech unterbrechen; production zum Stillstand bringen; (temporarily) unterbrechen

he was talking and talking, we just couldn't stop him — er redete und redete, und wir konnten ihn nicht dazu bringen, endlich aufzuhören

the referee stopped play — der Schiedsrichter hat das Spiel abgebrochen; (temporarily)

this will stop the pain — das hilft gegen die Schmerzen

3) (= cease) aufhören mit

to stop doing sth — aufhören, etw zu tun, etw nicht mehr tun

she never stops talking — sie redet ununterbrochen or in einer Tour (inf)

to stop smoking — mit dem Rauchen aufhören; (temporarily) das Rauchen einstellen

I'm trying to stop smoking — ich versuche, das Rauchen aufzugeben or nicht mehr zu rauchen

stop saying that — nun sag das doch nicht immer

stop it! — lass das!, hör auf!

I just can't stop it — ich kann es nicht lassen

4) (= suspend) stoppen; payments, production, fighting einstellen; leave, cheque, water supply, wages sperren; privileges unterbinden; subsidy, allowances, grant etc streichen; battle, negotiations, proceedings abbrechen; (= cancel) subscription kündigen; (temporarily) delivery, newspaper abbestellen

the money was stopped out of his wages (Brit) — das Geld wurde von seinem Lohn einbehalten

5) (= prevent from happening) sth verhindern; (= prevent from doing) sb abhalten

to stop oneself — sich beherrschen, sich bremsen (inf)

can't you stop him? — können Sie ihn nicht davon abhalten?

there's no stopping him (inf) — er ist nicht zu bremsen (inf)

there's nothing stopping you or to stop you — es hindert Sie nichts, es hält Sie nichts zurück

6)

(in participial construction) to stop sb (from) doing sth — jdn davon abhalten or (physically) daran hindern, etw zu tun

that'll stop the gas (from) escaping/the pipe( from) leaking — das wird verhindern, dass Gas entweicht/das Rohr leckt

to stop the thief (from) escaping — den Dieb an der Flucht hindern

it will stop you from worrying — dann brauchen Sie sich (dat) keine Sorgen zu machen

to stop oneself from doing sth — sich zurückhalten und etw nicht tun

7) (= block) verstopfen; (with cork, bung, cement etc) zustopfen (with mit); (= fill) tooth plombieren, füllen; (fig) gap füllen, stopfen; leak of information stopfen; (MUS) string greifen; finger hole zuhalten

to stop one's ears with cotton wool/one's fingers — sich (dat) Watte/die Finger in die Ohren stecken

3. vi

1) (= halt) anhalten; (train, car) (an)halten, stoppen; (traveller, driver, hiker) haltmachen; (pedestrian, clock, watch) stehen bleiben; (engine, machine) nicht mehr laufen

stop right there! — halt!, stopp!

we stopped for a drink at the pub — wir machten in der Kneipe Station, um etwas zu trinken

to stop at nothing (to do sth) (fig) — vor nichts haltmachen(, um etw zu tun)

to stop dead or in one's tracks — plötzlich or abrupt or auf der Stelle stehen bleiben

See:

→ short

2) (= finish, cease) aufhören; (heart) aufhören zu schlagen, stehen bleiben; (production, payments, delivery) eingestellt werden; (programme, show, match, film) zu Ende sein

to stop doing sth — aufhören, etw zu tun, mit etw aufhören

ask him to stop — sag ihm, er soll aufhören

he stopped in mid sentence — er brach mitten im Satz ab

I will not stop until I find him/convince you — ich gebe keine Ruhe, bis ich ihn gefunden habe/dich überzeugt habe

if you had stopped to think — wenn du nur einen Augenblick nachgedacht hättest

stop to think before you speak — erst denken, dann reden

he never knows when or where to stop — er weiß nicht, wann er aufhören muss or Schluss machen muss

3) (Brit inf = stay) bleiben (at in +dat, with bei)

to stop for or to supper — zum Abendessen bleiben

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stop [stɒp; US stɑp]

A v/t prät und pperf stopped, obs stopt

1. aufhören ( doing zu tun):

stop doing sth auch etwas bleiben lassen;

do stop that noise hör (doch) auf mit dem Lärm!;

stop it hör auf (damit)!

2. a) allg aufhören mit

b) Besuche etc, WIRTSCH seine Zahlungen, eine Tätigkeit, JUR das Verfahren einstellen

c) Verhandlungen etc abbrechen

3. a) allg ein Ende machen oder bereiten, Einhalt gebieten (dat)

b) den Fortschritt, Verkehr etc aufhalten, zum Halten oder Stehen bringen, stoppen:

nothing could stop him nichts konnte ihn aufhalten

c) einen Wagen, Zug etc stoppen, anhalten

d) eine Maschine, den Motor, auch das Gas etc abstellen

e) eine Fabrik stilllegen

f) Lärm etc unterbinden

g) Boxen: einen Kampf abbrechen

4. auch stop payment on einen Scheck etc sperren (lassen)

5. einen Sprecher etc unterbrechen

6. SPORT

a) Boxen, Fechten: einen Schlag, Hieb parieren

b) einen Gegner besiegen, stoppen:

stop a blow sich einen Schlag einfangen;

stop a bullet eine Kugel verpasst bekommen; → packet A 5

7. (from) abhalten (von), hindern (an dat):

stop sb (from) doing sth jemanden davon abhalten oder daran hindern, etwas zu tun

8. auch stop up ein Leck etc ver-, zustopfen:

stop one’s ears sich die Ohren zuhalten;

stop sb’s mouth fig jemandem den Mund stopfen, jemanden zum Schweigen bringen (a. euph umbringen); → gap 1

9. versperren, -stopfen, blockieren

10. Blut, auch eine Wunde stillen

11. einen Zahn plombieren, füllen

12. einen Betrag abziehen, einbehalten ( beide:

out of, from von)

13. MUS

a) eine Saite, einen Ton greifen

b) ein Griffloch zuhalten, schließen

c) ein Blasinstrument, einen Ton stopfen

14. LING interpunktieren

15. stop down FOTO das Objektiv abblenden

B v/i

1. (an)halten, haltmachen, stehen bleiben (auch Uhr etc), stoppen

2. aufhören, an-, innehalten, eine Pause machen:

he stopped in the middle of a sentence er hielt mitten in einem Satz inne;

he’ll stop at nothing er schreckt vor nichts zurück, er geht über Leichen;

stop out US seine Ausbildung kurzzeitig unterbrechen; → dead C 2, short B 1, B 3

3. aufhören (Lärm, Zahlung etc)

4. stop off

a) kurz haltmachen,

b) Zwischenstation machen

5. stop over Zwischenstation machen

6. stop by bes US kurz (bei jemandem) vorbeikommen oder -schauen

7. bleiben:

stop in bed ( at home, etc);

stop away (from) fernbleiben (dat), wegbleiben (von);

stop behind noch dableiben;

stop in

a) auch stop indoors zu Hause oder drinnen bleiben

b) SCHULE nachsitzen;

stop out

a) wegbleiben, nicht heimkommen,

b) WIRTSCH weiterstreiken;

stop up aufbleiben, wach bleiben

C s

1. a) Stopp m, Halt m, Stillstand m

b) Ende n:

come to a stop anhalten, weitS. zu einem Ende kommen, aufhören;

put a stop to, bring to a stop → A 3 a; → abrupt 4

2. Pause f

3. BAHN etc Aufenthalt m, Halt m

4. a) BAHN Station f

b) (Bus) Haltestelle f

c) SCHIFF Anlegestelle f

5. Absteigequartier n

6. Hemmnis n, Hindernis n

7. TECH Anschlag m, Sperre f, Hemmung f

8. WIRTSCH

a) Sperrung f, Sperrauftrag m (für Scheck etc)

b) → stop order

9. MUS

a) Griff m, Greifen n (einer Saite etc)

b) Griffloch n

c) Klappe f

d) Ventil n

e) Register n (einer Orgel etc)

f) Registerzug m:

pull out all the stops fig alle Register ziehen, alle Hebel in Bewegung setzen

10. LING

a) Knacklaut m

b) Verschlusslaut m

11. FOTO f-Blende f (als Einstellmarke)

12. a) Satzzeichen n

b) Punkt m

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1. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) (not let move further) anhalten [Person, Fahrzeug]; aufhalten [Fortschritt, Verkehr, Feind]; verstummen lassen (geh.) [Gerücht, Geschichte, Lüge]; [Tormann:] halten [Ball]

she stopped her car — sie hielt an

stop thief! — haltet den Dieb!

there's no stopping somebody — jemand lässt sich nicht aufhalten

2) (not let continue) unterbrechen [Redner, Spiel, Gespräch, Vorstellung]; beenden [Krieg, Gespräch, Treffen, Spiel, Versuch, Arbeit]; stillen [Blutung]; stoppen [Produktion, Uhr, Streik, Inflation]; einstellen [Handel, Zahlung, Lieferung, Besuche, Subskriptionen, Bemühungen]; abstellen [Strom, Gas, Wasser, Missstände]; beseitigen [Schmerz]

stop that/that nonsense/that noise! — hör damit/mit diesem Unsinn/diesem Lärm auf!

bad light stopped play — (Sport) das Spiel wurde wegen schlechter Lichtverhältnisse abgebrochen

stop the show — (fig.) Furore machen

just you try and stop me! — versuch doch, mich daran zu hindern!

stop smoking/crying — aufhören zu rauchen/weinen

never stop doing something — etwas unaufhörlich tun

stop it! — hör auf [damit]!; (in more peremptory tone) Schluss damit!

stop oneself — sich zurückhalten

I couldn't stop myself — ich konnte nicht anders

3) (not let happen) verhindern [Verbrechen, Unfall]

he tried to stop us parking — er versuchte uns am Parken zu hindern

he phoned his mother to stop her [from] worrying — er rief seine Mutter an, damit sie sich keine Sorgen machte

stop something [from] happening — verhindern, dass etwas geschieht

4) (cause to cease working) abstellen [Maschine usw.]; [Streikende:] stilllegen [Betrieb]

5) (block up) zustopfen [Loch, Öffnung, Riß, Ohren]; verschließen [Wasserhahn, Rohr, Schlauch, Flasche]

6) (withhold) streichen

stop [payment of] a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen
2. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (not extend further) aufhören; [Straße, Treppe:] enden; [Ton:] verstummen; [Ärger:] verfliegen; [Schmerz:] abklingen; [Zahlungen, Lieferungen:] eingestellt werden

2) (not move or operate further) [Fahrzeug, Fahrer:] halten; [Maschine, Motor:] stillstehen; [Uhr, Fußgänger, Herz:] stehen bleiben

he stopped in the middle of the sentence — er unterbrach sich mitten im Satz

he never stops to think [before he acts] — er denkt nie nach [bevor er handelt]

stop! — halt!

stop at nothing — vor nichts zurückschrecken

stop dead — plötzlich stehen bleiben; [Redner:] abbrechen

3) (coll.): (stay) bleiben

stop at a hotel/at a friend's house/with somebody — in einem Hotel/im Hause eines Freundes/bei jemandem wohnen
3. noun
1) (halt) Halt, der

there will be two stops for coffee on the way — es wird unterwegs zweimal zum Kaffeetrinken angehalten

this train goes to London with only two stops — dieser Zug fährt mit nur zwei Zwischenhalten nach London

bring to a stop — zum Stehen bringen [Fahrzeug]; zum Erliegen bringen [Verkehr]; unterbrechen [Arbeit, Diskussion, Treffen]

come to a stop — stehen bleiben; [Fahrzeug:] zum Stehen kommen; [Gespräch:] abbrechen; [Arbeit, Verkehr:] zum Erliegen kommen; [Vorlesung:] abgebrochen werden

make a stop at or in a place — in einem Ort haltmachen

put a stop to — abstellen [Missstände, Unsinn]; unterbinden [Versuche]; aus der Welt schaffen [Gerücht]

put a stop on a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen

without a stop — ohne Halt [fahren, fliegen]; ohne anzuhalten [gehen, laufen]; ununterbrochen [arbeiten, reden]

2) (place) Haltestelle, die

the ship's first stop is Cairo — der erste Hafen, den das Schiff anläuft, ist Kairo

the plane's first stop is Frankfurt — die erste Zwischenlandung des Flugzeuges ist in Frankfurt

3) (Brit.): (punctuation mark) Satzzeichen, das; see also full stop 1)

4) (in telegram) stop

Phrasal Verbs:

- stop behind

- stop by

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

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(mechanics) n.

Sperre -n f. n.

Abbruch -e (Sport) m.

Halt -e m.

Pause -n f. v.

absperren v.

anhalten v.

arretieren v.

aufhalten v.

aufhören v.

pfropfen v.

zustöpseln v.

English-german dictionary > stop
5 stop

1. I
abs

the trains (the cars, the horses, etc.) stopped поезда и т.д. остановились; my watch stopped мои часы стали; his heart has stopped у него перестало биться сердце; the rain has stopped дождь прошел; music has stopped музыка смолкла; the allowance (the annuity, the payments, etc.) stopped выплата содержания и т.д. прекратилась; their correspondence stopped их переписка оборвалась; all work has stopped вся работа (при)остановилась; we will work for an hour and then stop мы поработаем час и [после этого] сделаем перерыв; he never knows when to stop он никогда не знает меры /, когда и где остановиться/; once on this subject he never stops если он перейдет на эту тему, то уже не остановится; here I must stop, I'll go on with the story tomorrow здесь я должен прервать рассказ, продолжу завтра; they did 150 miles without stopping они проехали сто пятьдесят миль без остановки; stop! стойте!, остановитесь!, стоп!
2. II
1) stop in some manner stop suddenly (abruptly, promptly, gradually, partially, completely, half-way, too soon, punctually, instinctively, etc.) внезапно и т.д. останавливаться; he began to speak but suddenly stopped он начал говорить, но вдруг оборвал свою речь на полуслове; stop short внезапно /резко/ остановиться; short in one's speech /in the middle of one's speech/ внезапно осечься, замяться, прервать свою речь; there is nothing he will stop short of он ни перед чем не остановится; stop dead остановиться, как вкопанный; stop somewhere all cars stop here здесь останавливаются все машины; stop at home остаться /сидеть/ дома; the matter will not stop there на этом дело не кончится

2) stop somewhere stop here (there) останавливаться тут (там); I shall stop here a few days я поживу здесь несколько дней
3. III
1) stop smth. stop a bus (a tram, a train, a clock, etc.) остановить автобус и т.д.; stop work прекратить /остановить/ работу; stop a factory закрыть фабрику; stop an engine заглушить /выключить/ мотор; stop supplies (the supply of gas, smb.'s supply of electricity, delivery, the supply of information, etc.) прекратить снабжение и т.д.; stop smb.'s wages (smb.'s pension, etc.) прекратить кому-л. выплату зарплаты и т.д.; the bank has stopped payment банк /прекратил/ перестал производить платежи; stop the noise (the chatter, your complaints, a quarrel, etc.) прекратить шум и т.д.; stop the game (the fight, the growth, etc.) прервать игру и т.д.; stop progress приостановить прогресс; stop the flow of blood остановить кровь; stop smb.'s leave (holidays, smb.'s visit, etc.) прервать отпуск и т.д.; stop that nonsense! перестаньте болтать ерунду!; when do you stop work? в котором часу вы кончаете работу?; I wonder what has stopped the watch интересно, отчего стали часы; stop smb. he was running too fast to stop himself он так быстро бежал, что не смог остановиться; what is stopping you? что вас останавливает /удерживает/?, что вам мешает?; stop the speaker остановить /прервать/ оратора; there is no stopping him его не остановишь /не удержишь/

2) stop smb. stop an enemy задержать противника; stop a bird подстрелить птицу

3) stop smth. stop a crack (a hole, etc.) заделывать трещину и т.д.; stop a wall замазывать стену; stop a leak in a pipe чинить трубу, останавливать течь в трубе; stop a tooth пломбировать зуб; stop a channel (a passage, an opening, etc.) засыпать /заваливать/ канал и т.д.; stop a bottle затыкать /закупоривать, закрывать пробкой/ бутылку; stop a gap заполнять пробел; stop one's ears затыкать уши; stop smb.'s mouth coll. заткнуть кому-л. рот

4) stop smth. stop the road (the way, the passage, etc.) блокировать /преграждать/ дорогу и т.д.; stop the traffic мешать движению [транспорта]; thick walls stop sound толстые стены заглушают звуки; these curtains stop the light эти шторы не пропускают свет
4. IV
stop smb., smth. in some manner stop it at once! прекрати это немедленно!; stop smb. short резко остановить, оборвать кого-л.
5. XI
1) be stopped it ought to be stopped этому следует положить конец; why has our gas (water, electricity, etc.) been stopped? почему нам отключили газ и т.д.?; his scholarship was stopped его лишили стипендии; be stopped by smb., smth. we were stopped by the police нас остановила полиция; he rolled down the hill until he was stopped by a large rock он катился кубарем с горы, пока его не задержал большой камень; the goods are stopped by the custom-house товары задержаны на таможне; the work is stopped by bad weather работы прекращены из-за плохой погоды

2) be stopped the road is stopped дорога перекрыта, движение по этой дороге закрыто; be (get) stopped by /with/ smth. all traffic is stopped by snow движение приостановлено /прервано/ из-за снежных заносов; the drain got stopped with dirt слив забит грязью /засорился/

3) be stopped in some manner see that your sentences are properly stopped последите за тем, чтобы в ваших предложениях были расставлены все знаки препинания
6. XII
have smth. stopped

1) he had his leave stopped его вызвали /отозвали/ из отпуска

2) have a tooth stopped запломбировать зуб
7. XIII
stop to do smth. stop to rest (to look at a fence, to talk, to tie the shoe-lace, etc.) остановиться [для того], чтобы отдохнуть и т.д.; he never stops to think он никогда не дает себе времени подумать; I can't stop to argue the matter у меня сейчас нет времени, чтобы спорить [с вами] об этом
8. XIV
stop doing smth. stop complaining (grumbling, arguing, making that noise, playing, joking, running, working, etc.) прекратить /перестать/ жаловаться и т.д.; stop talking! замолчите!, перестаньте разговаривать!; she never stops talking она просто рта не закрывает; I've stopped worrying about it это меня перестало беспокоить /волновать/; it has stopped raining дождь прошел /кончился/; stop smb.'s doing smth. stop smb.'s going (smb.'s coming, smb.'s leaving, etc.) не дать кому-л. уйти и т.д.; задержать /остановить/ кого-л.; what can stop our going if we want to? что может помешать нам, если мы захотим уехать?
9. XVI
1) stop in the middle of smth. stop in the middle of the road останавливаться посреди дороги; stop in the middle of one's course остановиться на полпути; the song stopped in the middle of a bar of music песня оборвалась в середине такта; he stopped in the middle of a sentence он замолчал /осекся/ на полуслове; stop at (for) smth. stop at a port заходить в порт; stop at the kerb остановиться /затормозить/ у обочины; stop at nothing (at no expense) не останавливаться ни перед чем (ни перед какими расходами); stop for a red light остановиться на красный свет; I stopped for a drink on the way я остановился по дороге, чтобы выпить чего-нибудь || stop by request останавливаться по требованию (о транспорте)

2) stop at (in) some place coll. stop at a hotel (at their place, at a farmhouse, at Liverpool, etc.) остановиться в гостинице и т.д.; stop at home остаться /сидеть/ дома; stop in bed лежать, быть на постельном режиме; stop for some time stop for a fortnight (for three days, for the night, etc.) остановиться на две недели и т.д.; stop over the week-end пожить [где-нибудь] /остаться на/ субботу и воскресенье; how long does this train stop at this station? сколько времени стоит поезд на этой станции?; stop with smb. stop with friends (with one's sister, with one's nephew, etc.) остановиться /погостить/ у друзей и т.д.; stop to /for/ smth. stop to dinner (for lunch, etc.) остаться пообедать и т.д.; stop for the concert остаться на концерт; stop to the end оставаться до [самого] конца; I stopped to the end so as to see the whole of it я остался до конца, чтобы увидеть все
10. XXI1
1) stop smth. by (at, in) smth. stop the carriage by the kerb (at the entrance, in the middle of the drive, etc.) остановить карету у обочины и т.д.; stop smth. for some time stop the саг for a moment остановить машину на минутку; stop work for a week прекратить работу на неделю; stop smb. from smth. stop smb. from folly удержать кого-л. от безрассудного поступка

2) stop smth. with smth. stop a blow with one's hand (with one's head, etc.) получить удар по руке и т.д.; stop a ball with one's head отбить мяч головой

3) stop smth. with smth. stop a bottle with a cork (with a piece of paper, with a piece of wood, with one's finger, etc.) заткнуть бутылку пробкой и т.д.; stop a crack with an old newspaper заделать трещину старой газетой; stop a hole in the tire with a patch приклеить заплатку на прокол в шине; what can I stop this hole with? чем мне замазать эту дыру?; stop smb.'s mouth with threats (with bribes, etc.) coll. закрыть /заткнуть/ кому-л. рот угрозами и т.д.; stop smth. against /to/ smth. stop one's ears against /to/ entreaties (to all appeals, against their complaints, etc.) быть глухим к мольбам и т.д.

4) stop smth. out of smth. stop the amount (the cost, the money, etc.) out of smb.'s salary /smb.'s wages/ удерживать эту сумму и т.д. из чьей-л. зарплаты
11. XXII
stop smb., smth. from doing smth. stop smb. from interfering (him from going, the child from getting into mischief, you from going to bed, him from drinking, the dog from running, etc.) удержать кого-л. от вмешательства и т.д., не дать кому-л. вмешаться и т.д.; what is to stop me from coming?; что же может помешать мне приехать?; what stopped you from phoning me? отчего вы мне не позвонили?; you can't stop me from thinking about it вы не можете помешать мне думать об этом; it's a lot easier to stop smth. from happening than to fix it after it happens гораздо легче предотвратить что-л., чем исправить
12. XXV
stop when... (till...) the pain stops when I rest my leg боль проходит когда нога отдыхает; he will not stop till he has succeeded он не остановится, пока не достигнет успеха

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > stop
6 en

prep.

1 in (place) (en el interior de).

viven en la capital they live in the capital

tiene el dinero en el banco he keeps his money in the bank

en la mesa/el plato on the table/plate

en casa/el trabajo at home/work

2 into.

el avión cayó en el mar the plane fell into the sea

entraron en la habitación they came/went into the room

3 in (time) (month, year).

nació en 1953/marzo she was born in 1953/March

en Nochebuena on Christmas Eve

en Navidades at Christmas

en aquella época at that time, in those days

en un par de días in a couple of days

4 by (medio de transporte).

ir en tren/coche/avión/barco to go by train/car/plane/boat

5 in (modo).

en voz baja in a low voice

lo dijo en inglés she said it in English

pagar en libras to pay in pounds

la inflación aumentó en un 10 por ciento inflation increased by 10 percent

todo se lo gasta en ropa he spends everything on clothes

6 in (price).

las ganancias se calculan en millones profits are calculated in millions

te lo dejo en 5.000 I'll let you have it for 5,000

7 from (causa).

lo detecté en su forma de hablar I could tell from the way he was speaking

8 in, made of (materia).

en seda in silk

9 in terms of.

lo supera en inteligencia she is more intelligent than he is

10 on, over, upon.

11 at, over at, in, over in.

En ese momento ...at that moment.

12 to.

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en

► preposición

1 (lugar - gen) in, at

■ en Valencia in Valencia

■ en casa at home

■ en el trabajo at work

■ en la estación at the station

■ en la tele on TV

2 (- en el interior) in, inside

■ en el cajón in the drawer

3 (lugar - sobre) on

■ en la mesa on the table

4 (año, mes, estación) in; (día) on; (época, momento) at

■ en 1994 in 1994

■ en septiembre in September

■ en otoño in autumn

■ en aquel día on that day

■ en el día de Navidad on Christmas Day

■ en aquel momento at that moment

5 (dirección) into

■ el helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter fell into the sea

■ entró en su casa he went into his house

6 (transporte) by

■ ir en coche to go by car

■ ir en avión to fly

7 (tema, materia) at, in

■ experto en economía expert in economics

■ bueno en ajedrez good at chess

■ Doctor en Medicina Doctor of Medicine

8 (modo, manera) in

■ en broma in fun

■ en voz baja in a low voice

■ en inglés in English

■ lo conocí en el andar I recognized him by his walk

9 (porcentaje) by

■ los valores aumentaron en un 6% securities increased by 6%

10 en + gerund upon

■ en llegando el maestro, los niños se levantan upon the teacher's arrival, the children stand up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de casa en casa from house to house

en cuanto as soon as

en camino on the way

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prep.

1) in

2) on

3) at

4) by

5) inside

6) into

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PREP

1) [indicando lugar]

a) (=dentro de) in

está en el cajón/en el armario — it's in the drawer/in the wardrobe

curvas peligrosas en 2 kilómetros — dangerous bends 2 kilometres ahead

b) (=encima de) on

las llaves están en la mesa — the keys are on the table

lo encontré tirado en el suelo — I found it lying on the floor

la oficina está en el quinto piso — the office is on the fifth floor

c) [con países, ciudades, calles]

está en Argentina — it's in Argentina

viven en Granada — they live in Granada

está en algún lugar de Murcia — it's somewhere in Murcia

la librería está en la calle Pelayo — the bookshop is on Pelayo street

vivía en el número 17 — she lived at number 17

trabaja en una tienda — she works in a shop

d) [con edificios]

en casa — at home

en el colegio — at school

en la oficina — at the office

te esperé en la estación — I waited for you at the station

te veo en el cine — see you at the cinema

2) [indicando movimiento] into

entré en el banco — I went into the bank

me metí en la cama a las diez — I got into bed at ten o'clock

meterse algo en el bolsillo — to put sth in(to) one's pocket

entra en el coche — get in(to) the car

no entra en el agujero — it won't go in(to) the hole

ir de puerta en puerta — to go from door to door

3) [indicando modo] in

en inglés — in English

en pantalón corto — in shorts

fotografías en color — colour photographs

hablar en voz alta — to speak loudly

una escultura en madera — a wooden sculpture

una serie en diez capítulos — a ten-part series

4) [indicando proporción] by

reducir algo en una tercera parte — to reduce sth by a third

ha aumentado en un 20 por ciento — it has increased by 20 per cent

5) [indicando tiempo]

en 1605 — in 1605

en el siglo X — in the 10th century

en invierno — in (the) winter

en enero — in January

lo hice en dos días — I did it in two days

no he salido en todo el día — I haven't gone out all day

en aquella ocasión — on that occasion

mi cumpleaños cae en viernes — my birthday falls on a Friday

en aquella época — at that time

en ese momento — at that moment

en Navidades — at Christmas

ayer en la mañana — LAm yesterday morning

en la mañana del accidente — LAm on the morning of the accident

6) [indicando tema, ocupación]

un experto en la materia — an expert on the subject

es bueno en dibujo — he's good at drawing

trabaja en la construcción — he works in the building industry

Hugo en Segismundo — (Cine, Teat) Hugo as Segismundo, Hugo in the role of Segismundo

7) [con medios de transporte] by

en avión — by plane

en coche — by car

en autobús — by bus

8) [con cantidades] at, for

lo vendió en cinco dólares — he sold it at o for five dollars

estimaron las ganancias en unos trescientos mil euros — they estimated the profits to be around three hundred thousand euros

9) [con infinitivo]

fue el último en hacerlo — he was the last to do it

lo reconocí en el andar — I recognized him by his walk

10) † [con gerundio]

en viéndolo se lo dije — the moment I saw him I told him
EN Como preposición de lugar, en se traduce normalmente por on, in o at. La elección de una de estas tres preposiciones depende a menudo de cómo percibe el hablante la relación espacial. He aquí unas líneas generales: ► Se traduce por on cuando en equivale a encima de o nos referimos a algo que se percibe como una superficie o una línea, por ejemplo una mesa, una carretera {etc}: "¿Has visto mi vestido?" - "Está en la tabla de planchar" "Have you seen my dress?" - "It's on the ironing-board" Estaban tumbados en la playa They were lying on the beach Está construyendo una casa en la colina He's building a house on the hill ... un pueblo en la costa oeste...... a village on the west coast... La gasolinera está en la carretera que va a Motril The petrol station is on the road to Motril Dibujó un león en la hoja de papel He drew a lion on the piece of paper Tiene un grano en la nariz He has a spot on his nose Lo vi en la tele I saw him on TV ► Se usa in cuando equivale a dentro de o cuando nos referimos a un espacio que se percibe como limitado (calle, montañas, etc): Tus gafas están en mi bolso Your glasses are in my bag Tienes una pestaña en el ojo You've got an eyelash in your eye Lo leí en un libro I read it in a book Se han comprado un chalet en la sierra They've bought a chalet in the mountains Viven en la calle de Serrano They live in the Calle de Serrano ► Lo traducimos por at para referirnos a un edificio cuando hablamos de la actividad que normalmente se realiza en él o cuando en indica un lugar concreto. También se traduce por at cuando en la dirección incluimos el número o el nombre de la casa: ¿Por qué no comemos en el restaurante de tu hermano? Why don't we have lunch at your brother's restaurant? Voy a pasar el día en el museo I'm going to spend the day at the museum Te espero en la parada del autobús I'll meet you at the bus-stop Vivimos en la calle Dale nº 12 We live at 12 Dale Street Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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preposición

1) ( en expresiones de lugar)

a) (refiriéndose a ciudad, edificio)

viven en París/en una granja/en el número diez/en un hotel — they live in Paris/on a farm/at number ten/in a hotel

en el último piso — on the top floor

viven en la calle Goya — they live on o (BrE) in Goya Street

nos quedamos en casa — we stayed home (AmE), we stayed at home (BrE)

de puerta en puerta — from door to door

b) ( dentro de) in

en una caja — in a box

métete en la cama — get into bed

c) ( sobre) on

en la mesa — on the table

en una silla — on a chair

se le nota en la cara — you can see it in his face

2) (expresando circunstancias, ambiente, medio) in

en armonía con la naturaleza — in harmony with nature

en peligro — in danger

3)

a) (indicando tema, especialidad, cualidad)

un experto en la materia — an expert on the subject

es muy bueno en historia — he's very good at history

doctor en derecho — Doctor of Law

la supera en inteligencia — he surpasses her in intelligence

b) (indicando proporción, precio)

en un diez por ciento — by ten per cent

lo vendió en $30 — he sold it for $30

en dólares — in dollars

las pérdidas se calcularon en $50.000 — the losses were calculated at $50,000

4)

a) (indicando estado, manera) in

en buenas/malas condiciones — in good/bad condition

en llamas — in flames, on fire

estaba en camisón — she was in her nightdress

con los músculos en tensión — with (his) muscles tensed

en tono sarcástico — sarcastically

b) ( en forma de)

termina en punta — it's pointed

colóquense en círculo — get into o in a circle

c) ( en el papel de) as

Luis Girón en el Alcalde — Luis Girón as the Mayor

d) ( con medios de transporte) by

ir en taxi/barco — to go by taxi/by boat

fueron en bicicleta — they cycled, they went on their bikes

dimos una vuelta en coche — we went for a ride in the car

5)

a) ( expresando el material)

en seda natural — in natural silk

una escultura en bronce — a bronze (sculpture)

b) ( indicando el modo de presentación o expresión) in

¿lo tienen en azul? — do you have it in blue?

en ruso — in Russian

6) ( con expresiones de tiempo)

en verano — in (the) summer

en varias ocasiones — on several occasions

justo en ese momento — just at that moment

en la mañana/tarde/noche — (esp AmL) in the morning/afternoon/at night

7)

a) ( con construcciones verbales) in

no hay nada de malo en lo que hacen — there's nothing wrong in what they're doing

tardó media hora en resolverlo — it took her half an hour to work it out

fuí el último en salir — I was the last to leave

b) ( con complementos de persona) in

en él ha encontrado un amigo — she's found a friend in him

no sé qué ve en ella — I don't know what he sees in her

* * *

= in, onto, into, at, throughout.

Ex. The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.

Ex. When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.

Ex. The application of a classification scheme to a set of documents should result in the ordering or arranging of that set of documents into groups or classes according to their subject content.

Ex. He also resolved to talk with Cleo Passantino, a young librarian who had been at the library for three years and with whom he had had little contact.

Ex. Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.

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* en absoluto = at all, in the slightest, whatsoever, not at all, in any shape or form.

* en abstracto = abstractly.

* en abundancia = in plenty, liberally, in abundance, exuberantly, in profusion, aplenty [a-plenty], prodigiously, plentifully.

* en activo = practising [practicing, -USA].

* en adelante = forward [forwards].

* en agradecimiento por = appreciative of.

* en alerta roja = on red alert.

* en alguna ocasión = on any one occasion.

* en alguna parte = someplace.

* en alguna parte de + Nombre = some way down + Nombre.

* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.

* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.

* en algún momento = somewhere along the line, sometime, at sometime, at some point, at some point in time, at one time or another.

* en algunos casos = in some cases.

* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.

* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.

* en algunos sectores = in some quarters.

* en algunos sectores de la población = in some quarters.

* en algunos sentidos = in some respects.

* en algunos sitios = in places.

* en alquiler = rented.

* en alta mar = on the open sea, offshore, on the high seas.

* en alza = on the upswing.

* en ambas direcciones = two-way.

* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.

* en ángulo = angled.

* en ángulo recto = at right angles.

* en antaño = in olden times, in olden days.

* en antelación = anticipatory.

* en anticipación = anticipatory.

* en años anteriores = in prior years, in years past, in past years.

* en apariencia = apparently, looking, seemingly, on the face of it, on the surface, ostensibly.

* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en apoyo a = in support of.

* en apuros = hard-pressed, beleaguered, in deep trouble, in difficulties, if it comes to the crunch, when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, in deep water, in hot water, in dire straits.

* en aquel entonces = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those days.

* en aquella época = at the time, at that time, in those days.

* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en aquellos tiempos = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those days.

* en aquel momento = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time.

* en aras a = in the name of.

* en aras de = in the interest(s) of.

* en armonía = harmoniously, in harmony.

* en armonía con = in harmony with, in harness with, in keeping with, in tune with, in sync with.

* en ascuas = on tenterhooks.

* en auge = in ascendancy, buoyant, booming, on the rise, at high tide.

* en aumento = burgeoning, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, on the rise, heightening.

* en aumento gradual = gradually quickening.

* en Babia = absent-minded.

* en balde = in vain, vainly, to no avail, of no avail.

* en bandada = in full force.

* en bandadas = in droves.

* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.

* en beneficio de = for the benefit of, to the benefit of.

* en beneficio propio = to + Posesivo + advantage.

* en bisel = angled.

* en blanco = blankly, blank.

* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).

* en bloque = en bloc.

* en boga = in vogue, in fashion, voguish.

* en bolas = stark naked, in the nod, in the buff.

* en breve = shortly, the long and (the) short of, soon [sooner -comp., soonest -sup.].

* en broma = teasingly.

* en buena compañía = in good company.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* en búsqueda de = a quest for.

* en cada fase = at each stage.

* en caída = flowing.

* en caja = boxed.

* en caliente = in the heat of the moment, on the spur of the moment.

* en cama = abed.

* en cambio = by contrast, in contrast, instead, shifting, by comparison.

* en camino = on the way.

* en cantidad = bulk.

* en + Cantidad + años = in + Cantidad + years' time.

* en capilla = on tenterhooks, in suspense.

* en carnavales = carnivalistically.

* en carne y hueso = in the flesh.

* en casa = in the home.

* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo = the cobbler's children run barefoot.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency, in an emergency situation.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en CD-ROM = CD-ROM-based.

* en chirona = behind bars.

* en ciernes = developing, budding, in the making.

* en cierta medida = to some extent, to a certain extent, to some degree.

* en ciertas circunstancias = in certain circumstances.

* en ciertas ocasiones = at certain times.

* en cierto grado = something of.

* en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.

* en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cierto sentido = in several respects, to some extent, in a sense, in some respects, to some degree.

* en circuito cerrado = looped.

* en círcuitos de segunda categoría = in the provinces.

* en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.

* en circumstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.

* en circunstancias misteriosas = in mysterious circumstances.

* en circunstancias normales = in the course of events, during the course of events, under normal circumstances.

* en circusntancias normales = in the normal run of things.

* en coche = drive.

* en colaboración = collaborative, cooperative [co-operative], jointly, participatory, in concert, in consort, collaboratively, synergistic, synergistically, in tandem, in a tandem fashion, in partnership.

* en colaboración con = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with.

* en colaboración con, junto con, de manera conjunta con = in partnership with.

* en color = coloured [colored, -USA], full-colour.

* en columnas = columnar.

* en colusión con = in collusion with, in complicity with, in connivance with.

* en coma = comatose.

* en combinación con = in parallel to/with, in combination with.

* en comisión de servicios = seconded.

* en comparación = by comparison.

* en comparación con = against, as compared to, set against, in comparison with, in comparison to.

* en compensación = compensatory.

* en complicidad con = in cahoots (with), in complicity with, in complicity with, in collusion with, in connivance with.

* en común con = in common with.

* en conciencia = in good conscience.

* en conclusión = in conclusion.

* en concordancia con = in accordance with, in accord with.

* en concreto = in particular, to be specific.

* en condiciones = decent.

* en condiciones de = in the position to.

* en condiciones de igualdad = on an equal footing, on equal terms, on an equal basis.

* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.

* en conexión con = in respect of.

* en confidencia = in confidence.

* en conflicto (con) = in conflict (with).

* en conformidad con = in conformity with, in keeping with.

* en conjunción con = in conjunction with, in tandem with.

* en conjunto = altogether, on balance, bulk, all in all, overall, overall.

* en conmemoración de = in celebration of, commemorative.

* en connivencia = colluding.

* en connivencia con = in collusion with, in cahoots (with), in complicity with, in connivance with.

* en consecuencia = accordingly, consequently, hence, in consequence, as a consequence (of), it follows that, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* en consecuencia lógica = by implication.

* en consideración = under consideration.

* en consideración a = for the sake of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* en consonacia con = in line with.

* en consonancia con = in concert with, in keeping with, in step with, in tune with, in consonance with.

* en constante cambio = ever-changing [ever changing], ever-fluid, on the move, fast changing [fast-changing], ever-shifting.

* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.

* en constante movimiento = on the move, on the go.

* en construcción = under development, under construction.

* en contacto = in communication.

* en contacto con la realidad = in touch with + reality.

* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.

* en contenedor = containerised [containerized, -USA].

* en continua expansión = expanding.

* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.

* en continuo cambio = constantly shifting, ever-changing [ever changing], ever-shifting.

* en contra = counterpoint, against.

* en contra de la guerra = antiwar [anti-war].

* en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.

* en contra de la raza blanca = anti-white [antiwhite].

* en contra de la raza negra = antiblack [anti-black].

* en contra de las circunstancias = against circumstances.

* en contra de las instituciones = anti-establishment.

* en contra del gobierno = anti-government.

* en contraposición a = as opposed to, in contrast (to/with), in contradistinction to.

* en contraste con = in contrast (to/with).

* en contravención de = in contravention of.

* en contubernio (con) = in cahoots (with).

* en cooperación = cooperative [co-operative].

* en cooperación con = in cooperation with.

* en cooperativa = cooperatively [co-operatively].

* en costras = caked.

* en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.

* en cuadernillo = in booklet form.

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cualquier domingo = on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily, on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.

* en cualquier orden = either way round.

* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.

* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.

* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.

* en cualquier sitio = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.

* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en + Cuantificador + sentidos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en cuanto a = as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to.

* en cuanto a él = as for him.

* en cuanto a ella = as for her.

* en cuanto a ellos = as for them.

* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.

* en cuanto a mí = as for me.

* en cuanto a nosotros = as for us.

* en cuanto a ti = as for you.

* en cuanto a usted = as for you.

* en cuanto a vosotros = as for you.

* en cuanto + nacer = at birth.

* en cuanto que = in that.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* en cuatro niveles = quadraplaner.

* en cuclicllas = in a squatting position.

* en cuclillas = squat, in a squat position, in a crouching position.

* en cueros = in the buff, in the nod, stark naked.

* en cuestión = at hand, concerned, in hand, individual, at issue, of concern.

* en cuestión de minutos = within minutes, in a matter of minutes.

* en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.

* en cuestión de + Tiempo = in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.

* en cuestiones de = in matters of.

* en cumplimiento con = in line with, in compliance with.

* en cursiva = in italic type.

* en curso = in process, underway [under way], in progress, ongoing [on-going], afoot, current, under preparation.

* en curso de = in course of.

* en cuyo caso = in which case.

* en danza = on the run.

* en decadencia = bankrupt.

* en defensa propia = in self-defence.

* en definitiva = in all, all in all, in the last analysis, in the final analysis, all things considered.

* en definitiva, bien mirado, bien considerado = all things considered.

* en demanda = in-demand.

* en demasía = excess, to excess, excessively.

* en desacuerdo = disapproving, at odds.

* en desacuerdo con = at odds with.

* en desarmonía con = out of tune with, out of keeping with.

* en desarrollo = evolving, under development.

* en descomposición = decaying, putrefying.

* en desesperación = despairing, in despair.

* en desuso = obsolete, disused.

* en detalle = at length.

* en deterioro = deteriorating, crumbling, decaying, dilapidated, disintegrating.

* en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.

* en detrimento de = to the detriment of, to + Posesivo + detriment, to the neglect of.

* en diagonal = herringbone.

* en días alternos = every other day.

* en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.

* en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.

* en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.

* en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.

* en dificultades = stranded.

* en dinero = monetised [monetized, -pl.].

* en dirección de la proa = abaft.

* en dirección este = eastward(s), eastbound.

* en dirección norte = northbound.

* en dirección oeste = westbound, westward(s).

* en dirección sur = southward(s), southbound.

* en disco = ondisc.

* en disminución = dwindling, on the wane.

* en + Distancia + a la redonda = within + Distancia.

* en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.

* en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.

* en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.

* en distintos formatos = multiform.

* en distintos momentos = at different times, at various times.

* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.

* en diversas ocasiones = on several occasions.

* en diverso grado = to varying extents, to varying degrees.

* en diversos formatos = multiform.

* en donde = where, wherein.

* en dos años = over a two-year period.

* en dos lenguas = bilingually.

* en dos niveles = split-level.

* en dos palabras = in a nutshell, in a nutshell.

* en dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* en duda = in doubt.

* en edad de trabajar = working-age.

* en efecto = to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* en ejercicio = incumbent, practising [practicing, -USA].

* en el abandono = in the wilderness.

* en el acto = ipso facto, outright, on the spot, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], at the drop of a hat.

* en el aire = in mid-air, airborne.

* en el ámbito de = in the realm of.

* en el año catapún = in the dim and distant past.

* en el año del Señor = in the year of our Lord.

* en el año entrante = in the coming year.

* en el año próximo = in the coming year.

* en el año venidero = in the coming year.

* en el área de + Lugar = Lugar + area.

* en el asiento de atrás = in the back seat.

* en el asiento trasero = in the back seat.

* en el aula de clase = classroom-based.

* en el banquillo = on the bench.

* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.

* en el campo de = in the realm of, in the field of.

* en el campus universitario = campus-based.

* en el candelero = in the spotlight.

* en el cargo = in the saddle, in office.

* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.

* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el centro de = at the heart of.

* en el cine = at the movies.

* en el clima actual de = in the present climate of.

* en el contexto de = in the realm of.

* en el culo = in the bottom.

* en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.

* en el curso de la historia = in the course of history.

* en el curso normal de = in the mainstream of.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en el curso normal de las cosas, en el curso normal de los acontecimientos, = in the normal run of things.

* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos = in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* en el desierto = in the wilderness.

* en el detalle = in detail.

* en el día a día = in the day to day, in the trenches.

* en el dique seco = in dry dock, in the wilderness.

* en el eje = at the core (of).

* en el entorno de = in the realm of.

* en el escenario = on stage.

* en el escenario mundial = on the world stage.

* en el espacio = spatially.

* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.

* en el estudio = at study, at study.

* en el extranjero = abroad, overseas, offshore.

* en el extremo opuesto = at the far end.

* en el fin de semana = over the weekend, over the weekend, at the weekend.

* en el foco de atención = in the spotlight.

* en el fondo = at heart, deep down, in the back of + Posesivo + mind, in the back of + Posesivo + head, at the back of + Posesivo + head, bottom line, the, in the bottom.

* en el fondo de = at the root of.

* en el futuro = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come.

* en el futuro a largo plazo = in the long-term future.

* en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.

* en el futuro inmediato = in the offing, in the foreseeable future.

* en el futuro lejano = further in the future.

* en el haber de Uno = under + Posesivo + belt.

* en el horario de trabajo = on company time.

* en el horizonte = on the horizon.

* en el hospital = at the bedside.

* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el instante en que + Subjuntivo = the moment + Verbo.

* en el ínterin = in the interim, in the intervening years, in the intervening period, ad interim.

* en el juego = at play.

* en el lado negativo = on the debit side, on the negative side, on the downside.

* en el lado positivo = on the credit side, on the positive side, on the plus side, on the bright side.

* en ello = therein, thereupon [thereon].

* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene, at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.

* en el mandato = in office.

* en el mando = at the wheel.

* en el mar = at sea.

* en el marco de = within the ambit of, within the bounds of.

* en el más allá = dead and gone.

* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.

* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* en el mismo número de años = in as many years.

* en el mismo orden que = in sync with.

* en el momento = on the spot.

* en el momento actual = in this day and age, at the present time.

* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.

* en el momento de = at the time (that/of).

* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.

* en el momento de la impresión = at the time of going to print.

* en el momento en que se necesita = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.

* en el momento en que + Subjuntivo = the moment + Verbo.

* en el momento justo = on cue.

* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.

* en el momento oportuno = at the right time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.

* en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.

* en el mundo = on the face of the earth, on the world stage.

* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.

* en el mundo entero = all over the world, worldwide [world-wide], all around the world, throughout the world, around the planet, the world over.

* en el mundo que nos rodea = out there.

* en el nivel básico = at grass roots level.

* en el nivel intermedio de = in the middle range of.

* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.

* en el norte del estado = upstate.

* en el núcleo = at the core (of).

* en el ocaso = over the hill.

* en el ojo del huracán = in the eye of the storm, in the eye of the hurricane.

* en el orden del día = on the agenda.

* en el origen (de) = in the early days (of).

* en el otro extremo = at the other extreme.

* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other end of the scale, at the other end of the spectrum, at the other extreme.

* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = be a case of the blind leading the blind.

* en el pasado = in the past, in past eras, at some point in the past, in years gone by, in days gone by, in former times.

* en el pasado remoto = in the dim and distant past.

* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el período penoso de = in the throes of.

* en el período previo a = in the run up to, during the run up to.

* en el piso de abajo = downstairs.

* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.

* en el poder = in office.

* en el primer caso = in the former case.

* en el proceso = in the process.

* en el propio campus universitario = campus-based.

* en el propio cortijo = on-farm.

* en el próximo año = in the year ahead, in the coming year.

* en el puesto de dirección = in the hot seat.

* en el punto álgido de = at the height of.

* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en el que = wherein.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* en el quinto coño = in the arse of nowhere.

* en el quinto pino = in the arse of nowhere.

* en el quirófano = under the knife.

* en el resto = everywhere else.

* en el resto de = elsewhere.

* en el seguimiento de = in the pursuit of.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en el seno de = within, among.

* en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise.

* en el sentido de que = in the sense that, along the lines that, in that.

* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.

* en el sentido más general = in the broadest sense.

* en el sentido que = in which.

* en el timón = in the saddle.

* en el trabajo = on-the-job, at work.

* en el transcurso de = throughout the course of, throughout the course of, in the course of, during the course of, over the course of, throughout.

* en el transcurso de algunos años = over a period of years.

* en el transcurso de la historia = in the course of history.

* en el transcurso de los siglos = over the course of the centuries.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* en el trasfondo de = at the root of.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en el último minuto = last minute [last-minute], at the last minute.

* en el último momento = at the eleventh hour, at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last, at the last minute.

* en el umbral de = on the threshold of.

* en el vuelo = in-flight.

* en entrante = recessed.

* en entredicho = under challenge.

* en episodios = episodic.

* en época de carnaval = carnivalistically.

* en época de feria = carnivalistically.

* en época de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime.

* en épocas anteriores = in former times, in past eras.

* en épocas de = in times of.

* en épocas de guerra = in time(s) of war.

* en épocas de paz = in time(s) of peace.

* en épocas de prosperidad económica = in affluent times.

* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.

* en épocas pasadas = in past ages.

* en escamas = flaky.

* en ese caso = in that case.

* en ese mismo instante = at that very moment.

* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.

* en ese momento = at that point, at this point, at that time, just then, at that point in time.

* en esencia = in essence, essentially.

* en ese sentido = on that score, to that effect.

* en esos casos = in those cases.

* en espacios cerrados = indoors.

* en especial = especially (specially), notably, specially (especially).

* en especie = in kind.

* en espera = on hold.

* en espiga = herringbone.

* en esta coyuntura = at this juncture.

* en estado = pregnant, in the family way.

* en estado de abandono = decaying, dilapidated, dilapidated.

* en estado de alerta = on alert.

* en estado de alerta, de guardia = on standby.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en estado de cambio = in a state of flux.

* en estado de descomposición = decaying.

* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.

* en estado de reserva = on standby.

* en estado de reserva, en estado de alerta, de guardia = on standby.

* en estado de sitio = in a state of siege, under siege.

* en estado embrionario = embryo, embryonic, in embryonic stage, in embryo, in the embryo stage.

* en esta época del año = around this time of year.

* en esta ocasión = on this occasion.

* en estas circunstancias = under these circumstances.

* en esta situación = at this juncture.

* en este caso = in this case.

* en este contexto = against this background.

* en este documento = herein, herewith, hereto.

* en este extremo = to this extent.

* en este grado = to this extent.

* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.

* en este momento = at this point, at this stage, at this juncture, at this time, at this moment in time, right now.

* en este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.

* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this sense, in this vein, in this spirit, in this regard, in this effort, in that spirit, on this score, to that effect.

* en estos casos = in these cases.

* en estos días = today, these days.

* en estos tiempos = in these times, in this day and age.

* en estrecha colaboración = in close collaboration.

* en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.

* en estuche = boxed.

* en excelente estado = in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* en excelentes condiciones = in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* en exceso = overflow, overflowing, excessively, excess, to excess.

* en exclusiva = exclusively.

* en existencia = in existence.

* en expansión = expanded.

* en exposición = on exhibit, on show, on display.

* en + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal, come + Expresión Temporal.

* en extensión = in length.

* en extenso = at length, in full.

* en extremo = no end, to no end.

* en fase terminal = terminally ill.

* en favor de = in favour of.

* en flor = in full blossom, in blossom.

* en forma = fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], toned.

* en forma de = in the form of, in the shape of.

* en forma de A = A-shaped.

* en forma de arco = arched, bowed.

* en forma de capa = cape-like.

* en forma de cruz = cross-shaped.

* en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.

* en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.

* en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.

* en forma de D = d-shaped.

* en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].

* en forma de L = L-shaped.

* en forma de libro = in book form.

* en forma de medialuna = crescent-shaped.

* en forma de parásito = parasitically.

* en forma de pera = pear-shaped.

* en forma de pirámide = pyramidal-shaped.

* en forma de trompeta = trumpet-shaped.

* en forma de U = U-shaped.

* en forma de V = V-shaped.

* en forma física = physically fit.

* en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.

* en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.

* en forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.

* en formato de libro moderno = in codex form.

* en formato digital = digitally.

* en formato electrónico = in electronic form.

* en formato MARC = in MARC form.

* en formato papel = paper-based, in hard copy.

* en frente = ahead, in front.

* en frente de = in front of.

* en funcionamiento = in operation.

* en función de = according to, as a function of, depending on/upon.

* en general = at large, by and large, for the most part, generally, in general, in the main, on balance, on the whole, overall, all in all, broadly, as a whole, generally speaking.

* en germinación = budding.

* en gestación = in the making.

* en grado mínimo = minimally.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = broadly, by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, keenly, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte

* * *

preposición

1) ( en expresiones de lugar)

a) (refiriéndose a ciudad, edificio)

viven en París/en una granja/en el número diez/en un hotel — they live in Paris/on a farm/at number ten/in a hotel

en el último piso — on the top floor

viven en la calle Goya — they live on o (BrE) in Goya Street

nos quedamos en casa — we stayed home (AmE), we stayed at home (BrE)

de puerta en puerta — from door to door

b) ( dentro de) in

en una caja — in a box

métete en la cama — get into bed

c) ( sobre) on

en la mesa — on the table

en una silla — on a chair

se le nota en la cara — you can see it in his face

2) (expresando circunstancias, ambiente, medio) in

en armonía con la naturaleza — in harmony with nature

en peligro — in danger

3)

a) (indicando tema, especialidad, cualidad)

un experto en la materia — an expert on the subject

es muy bueno en historia — he's very good at history

doctor en derecho — Doctor of Law

la supera en inteligencia — he surpasses her in intelligence

b) (indicando proporción, precio)

en un diez por ciento — by ten per cent

lo vendió en $30 — he sold it for $30

en dólares — in dollars

las pérdidas se calcularon en $50.000 — the losses were calculated at $50,000

4)

a) (indicando estado, manera) in

en buenas/malas condiciones — in good/bad condition

en llamas — in flames, on fire

estaba en camisón — she was in her nightdress

con los músculos en tensión — with (his) muscles tensed

en tono sarcástico — sarcastically

b) ( en forma de)

termina en punta — it's pointed

colóquense en círculo — get into o in a circle

c) ( en el papel de) as

Luis Girón en el Alcalde — Luis Girón as the Mayor

d) ( con medios de transporte) by

ir en taxi/barco — to go by taxi/by boat

fueron en bicicleta — they cycled, they went on their bikes

dimos una vuelta en coche — we went for a ride in the car

5)

a) ( expresando el material)

en seda natural — in natural silk

una escultura en bronce — a bronze (sculpture)

b) ( indicando el modo de presentación o expresión) in

¿lo tienen en azul? — do you have it in blue?

en ruso — in Russian

6) ( con expresiones de tiempo)

en verano — in (the) summer

en varias ocasiones — on several occasions

justo en ese momento — just at that moment

en la mañana/tarde/noche — (esp AmL) in the morning/afternoon/at night

7)

a) ( con construcciones verbales) in

no hay nada de malo en lo que hacen — there's nothing wrong in what they're doing

tardó media hora en resolverlo — it took her half an hour to work it out

fuí el último en salir — I was the last to leave

b) ( con complementos de persona) in

en él ha encontrado un amigo — she's found a friend in him

no sé qué ve en ella — I don't know what he sees in her

* * *

= in, onto, into, at, throughout.

Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.

Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.

Ex: The application of a classification scheme to a set of documents should result in the ordering or arranging of that set of documents into groups or classes according to their subject content.

Ex: He also resolved to talk with Cleo Passantino, a young librarian who had been at the library for three years and with whom he had had little contact.

Ex: Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.

* en absoluto = at all, in the slightest, whatsoever, not at all, in any shape or form.

* en abstracto = abstractly.

* en abundancia = in plenty, liberally, in abundance, exuberantly, in profusion, aplenty [a-plenty], prodigiously, plentifully.

* en activo = practising [practicing, -USA].

* en adelante = forward [forwards].

* en agradecimiento por = appreciative of.

* en alerta roja = on red alert.

* en alguna ocasión = on any one occasion.

* en alguna parte = someplace.

* en alguna parte de + Nombre = some way down + Nombre.

* en algún lugar = somewhere, at some point.

* en algún lugar (de por ahí) = somewhere out there.

* en algún momento = somewhere along the line, sometime, at sometime, at some point, at some point in time, at one time or another.

* en algunos casos = in some cases.

* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.

* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.

* en algunos sectores = in some quarters.

* en algunos sectores de la población = in some quarters.

* en algunos sentidos = in some respects.

* en algunos sitios = in places.

* en alquiler = rented.

* en alta mar = on the open sea, offshore, on the high seas.

* en alza = on the upswing.

* en ambas direcciones = two-way.

* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.

* en ángulo = angled.

* en ángulo recto = at right angles.

* en antaño = in olden times, in olden days.

* en antelación = anticipatory.

* en anticipación = anticipatory.

* en años anteriores = in prior years, in years past, in past years.

* en apariencia = apparently, looking, seemingly, on the face of it, on the surface, ostensibly.

* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en apoyo a = in support of.

* en apuros = hard-pressed, beleaguered, in deep trouble, in difficulties, if it comes to the crunch, when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, in deep water, in hot water, in dire straits.

* en aquel entonces = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those days.

* en aquella época = at the time, at that time, in those days.

* en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en aquellos tiempos = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those days.

* en aquel momento = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time.

* en aras a = in the name of.

* en aras de = in the interest(s) of.

* en armonía = harmoniously, in harmony.

* en armonía con = in harmony with, in harness with, in keeping with, in tune with, in sync with.

* en ascuas = on tenterhooks.

* en auge = in ascendancy, buoyant, booming, on the rise, at high tide.

* en aumento = burgeoning, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, on the rise, heightening.

* en aumento gradual = gradually quickening.

* en Babia = absent-minded.

* en balde = in vain, vainly, to no avail, of no avail.

* en bandada = in full force.

* en bandadas = in droves.

* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.

* en beneficio de = for the benefit of, to the benefit of.

* en beneficio propio = to + Posesivo + advantage.

* en bisel = angled.

* en blanco = blankly, blank.

* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).

* en bloque = en bloc.

* en boga = in vogue, in fashion, voguish.

* en bolas = stark naked, in the nod, in the buff.

* en breve = shortly, the long and (the) short of, soon [sooner -comp., soonest -sup.].

* en broma = teasingly.

* en buena compañía = in good company.

* en buena condición = in good condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buena forma = in good nick.

* en buena parte = for the most part.

* en buenas condiciones para navegar = seaworthy.

* en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.

* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* en búsqueda de = a quest for.

* en cada fase = at each stage.

* en caída = flowing.

* en caja = boxed.

* en caliente = in the heat of the moment, on the spur of the moment.

* en cama = abed.

* en cambio = by contrast, in contrast, instead, shifting, by comparison.

* en camino = on the way.

* en cantidad = bulk.

* en + Cantidad + años = in + Cantidad + years' time.

* en capilla = on tenterhooks, in suspense.

* en carnavales = carnivalistically.

* en carne y hueso = in the flesh.

* en casa = in the home.

* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo = the cobbler's children run barefoot.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency, in an emergency situation.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en CD-ROM = CD-ROM-based.

* en chirona = behind bars.

* en ciernes = developing, budding, in the making.

* en cierta medida = to some extent, to a certain extent, to some degree.

* en ciertas circunstancias = in certain circumstances.

* en ciertas ocasiones = at certain times.

* en cierto grado = something of.

* en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.

* en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cierto sentido = in several respects, to some extent, in a sense, in some respects, to some degree.

* en circuito cerrado = looped.

* en círcuitos de segunda categoría = in the provinces.

* en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.

* en circumstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.

* en circunstancias misteriosas = in mysterious circumstances.

* en circunstancias normales = in the course of events, during the course of events, under normal circumstances.

* en circusntancias normales = in the normal run of things.

* en coche = drive.

* en colaboración = collaborative, cooperative [co-operative], jointly, participatory, in concert, in consort, collaboratively, synergistic, synergistically, in tandem, in a tandem fashion, in partnership.

* en colaboración con = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with.

* en colaboración con, junto con, de manera conjunta con = in partnership with.

* en color = coloured [colored, -USA], full-colour.

* en columnas = columnar.

* en colusión con = in collusion with, in complicity with, in connivance with.

* en coma = comatose.

* en combinación con = in parallel to/with, in combination with.

* en comisión de servicios = seconded.

* en comparación = by comparison.

* en comparación con = against, as compared to, set against, in comparison with, in comparison to.

* en compensación = compensatory.

* en complicidad con = in cahoots (with), in complicity with, in complicity with, in collusion with, in connivance with.

* en común con = in common with.

* en conciencia = in good conscience.

* en conclusión = in conclusion.

* en concordancia con = in accordance with, in accord with.

* en concreto = in particular, to be specific.

* en condiciones = decent.

* en condiciones de = in the position to.

* en condiciones de igualdad = on an equal footing, on equal terms, on an equal basis.

* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.

* en conexión con = in respect of.

* en confidencia = in confidence.

* en conflicto (con) = in conflict (with).

* en conformidad con = in conformity with, in keeping with.

* en conjunción con = in conjunction with, in tandem with.

* en conjunto = altogether, on balance, bulk, all in all, overall, overall.

* en conmemoración de = in celebration of, commemorative.

* en connivencia = colluding.

* en connivencia con = in collusion with, in cahoots (with), in complicity with, in connivance with.

* en consecuencia = accordingly, consequently, hence, in consequence, as a consequence (of), it follows that, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* en consecuencia lógica = by implication.

* en consideración = under consideration.

* en consideración a = for the sake of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* en consonacia con = in line with.

* en consonancia con = in concert with, in keeping with, in step with, in tune with, in consonance with.

* en constante cambio = ever-changing [ever changing], ever-fluid, on the move, fast changing [fast-changing], ever-shifting.

* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.

* en constante movimiento = on the move, on the go.

* en construcción = under development, under construction.

* en contacto = in communication.

* en contacto con la realidad = in touch with + reality.

* en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.

* en contenedor = containerised [containerized, -USA].

* en continua expansión = expanding.

* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.

* en continuo cambio = constantly shifting, ever-changing [ever changing], ever-shifting.

* en contra = counterpoint, against.

* en contra de la guerra = antiwar [anti-war].

* en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.

* en contra de la raza blanca = anti-white [antiwhite].

* en contra de la raza negra = antiblack [anti-black].

* en contra de las circunstancias = against circumstances.

* en contra de las instituciones = anti-establishment.

* en contra del gobierno = anti-government.

* en contraposición a = as opposed to, in contrast (to/with), in contradistinction to.

* en contraste con = in contrast (to/with).

* en contravención de = in contravention of.

* en contubernio (con) = in cahoots (with).

* en cooperación = cooperative [co-operative].

* en cooperación con = in cooperation with.

* en cooperativa = cooperatively [co-operatively].

* en costras = caked.

* en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.

* en cuadernillo = in booklet form.

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cualquier domingo = on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily, on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.

* en cualquier orden = either way round.

* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.

* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.

* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.

* en cualquier sitio = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.

* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en + Cuantificador + sentidos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en cuanto a = as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to.

* en cuanto a él = as for him.

* en cuanto a ella = as for her.

* en cuanto a ellos = as for them.

* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.

* en cuanto a mí = as for me.

* en cuanto a nosotros = as for us.

* en cuanto a ti = as for you.

* en cuanto a usted = as for you.

* en cuanto a vosotros = as for you.

* en cuanto + nacer = at birth.

* en cuanto que = in that.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* en cuatro niveles = quadraplaner.

* en cuclicllas = in a squatting position.

* en cuclillas = squat, in a squat position, in a crouching position.

* en cueros = in the buff, in the nod, stark naked.

* en cuestión = at hand, concerned, in hand, individual, at issue, of concern.

* en cuestión de minutos = within minutes, in a matter of minutes.

* en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.

* en cuestión de + Tiempo = in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.

* en cuestiones de = in matters of.

* en cumplimiento con = in line with, in compliance with.

* en cursiva = in italic type.

* en curso = in process, underway [under way], in progress, ongoing [on-going], afoot, current, under preparation.

* en curso de = in course of.

* en cuyo caso = in which case.

* en danza = on the run.

* en decadencia = bankrupt.

* en defensa propia = in self-defence.

* en definitiva = in all, all in all, in the last analysis, in the final analysis, all things considered.

* en definitiva, bien mirado, bien considerado = all things considered.

* en demanda = in-demand.

* en demasía = excess, to excess, excessively.

* en desacuerdo = disapproving, at odds.

* en desacuerdo con = at odds with.

* en desarmonía con = out of tune with, out of keeping with.

* en desarrollo = evolving, under development.

* en descomposición = decaying, putrefying.

* en desesperación = despairing, in despair.

* en desuso = obsolete, disused.

* en detalle = at length.

* en deterioro = deteriorating, crumbling, decaying, dilapidated, disintegrating.

* en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.

* en detrimento de = to the detriment of, to + Posesivo + detriment, to the neglect of.

* en diagonal = herringbone.

* en días alternos = every other day.

* en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.

* en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.

* en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.

* en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.

* en dificultades = stranded.

* en dinero = monetised [monetized, -pl.].

* en dirección de la proa = abaft.

* en dirección este = eastward(s), eastbound.

* en dirección norte = northbound.

* en dirección oeste = westbound, westward(s).

* en dirección sur = southward(s), southbound.

* en disco = ondisc.

* en disminución = dwindling, on the wane.

* en + Distancia + a la redonda = within + Distancia.

* en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.

* en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.

* en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.

* en distintos formatos = multiform.

* en distintos momentos = at different times, at various times.

* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.

* en diversas ocasiones = on several occasions.

* en diverso grado = to varying extents, to varying degrees.

* en diversos formatos = multiform.

* en donde = where, wherein.

* en dos años = over a two-year period.

* en dos lenguas = bilingually.

* en dos niveles = split-level.

* en dos palabras = in a nutshell, in a nutshell.

* en dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* en duda = in doubt.

* en edad de trabajar = working-age.

* en efecto = to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* en ejercicio = incumbent, practising [practicing, -USA].

* en el abandono = in the wilderness.

* en el acto = ipso facto, outright, on the spot, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], at the drop of a hat.

* en el aire = in mid-air, airborne.

* en el ámbito de = in the realm of.

* en el año catapún = in the dim and distant past.

* en el año del Señor = in the year of our Lord.

* en el año entrante = in the coming year.

* en el año próximo = in the coming year.

* en el año venidero = in the coming year.

* en el área de + Lugar = Lugar + area.

* en el asiento de atrás = in the back seat.

* en el asiento trasero = in the back seat.

* en el aula de clase = classroom-based.

* en el banquillo = on the bench.

* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.

* en el campo de = in the realm of, in the field of.

* en el campus universitario = campus-based.

* en el candelero = in the spotlight.

* en el cargo = in the saddle, in office.

* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.

* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el centro de = at the heart of.

* en el cine = at the movies.

* en el clima actual de = in the present climate of.

* en el contexto de = in the realm of.

* en el culo = in the bottom.

* en el culo del mundo = in the arse of nowhere.

* en el curso de la historia = in the course of history.

* en el curso normal de = in the mainstream of.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en el curso normal de las cosas, en el curso normal de los acontecimientos, = in the normal run of things.

* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos = in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* en el desierto = in the wilderness.

* en el detalle = in detail.

* en el día a día = in the day to day, in the trenches.

* en el dique seco = in dry dock, in the wilderness.

* en el eje = at the core (of).

* en el entorno de = in the realm of.

* en el escenario = on stage.

* en el escenario mundial = on the world stage.

* en el espacio = spatially.

* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.

* en el estudio = at study, at study.

* en el extranjero = abroad, overseas, offshore.

* en el extremo opuesto = at the far end.

* en el fin de semana = over the weekend, over the weekend, at the weekend.

* en el foco de atención = in the spotlight.

* en el fondo = at heart, deep down, in the back of + Posesivo + mind, in the back of + Posesivo + head, at the back of + Posesivo + head, bottom line, the, in the bottom.

* en el fondo de = at the root of.

* en el futuro = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come.

* en el futuro a largo plazo = in the long-term future.

* en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.

* en el futuro inmediato = in the offing, in the foreseeable future.

* en el futuro lejano = further in the future.

* en el haber de Uno = under + Posesivo + belt.

* en el horario de trabajo = on company time.

* en el horizonte = on the horizon.

* en el hospital = at the bedside.

* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el instante en que + Subjuntivo = the moment + Verbo.

* en el ínterin = in the interim, in the intervening years, in the intervening period, ad interim.

* en el juego = at play.

* en el lado negativo = on the debit side, on the negative side, on the downside.

* en el lado positivo = on the credit side, on the positive side, on the plus side, on the bright side.

* en ello = therein, thereupon [thereon].

* en el lugar del accidente = at the scene, at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.

* en el mandato = in office.

* en el mando = at the wheel.

* en el mar = at sea.

* en el marco de = within the ambit of, within the bounds of.

* en el más allá = dead and gone.

* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.

* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* en el mismo número de años = in as many years.

* en el mismo orden que = in sync with.

* en el momento = on the spot.

* en el momento actual = in this day and age, at the present time.

* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.

* en el momento de = at the time (that/of).

* en el momento de escribir estas líneas = at the time of writing.

* en el momento de la impresión = at the time of going to print.

* en el momento en que se necesita = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.

* en el momento en que + Subjuntivo = the moment + Verbo.

* en el momento justo = on cue.

* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.

* en el momento oportuno = at the right time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.

* en el momento peor de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.

* en el mundo = on the face of the earth, on the world stage.

* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.

* en el mundo entero = all over the world, worldwide [world-wide], all around the world, throughout the world, around the planet, the world over.

* en el mundo que nos rodea = out there.

* en el nivel básico = at grass roots level.

* en el nivel intermedio de = in the middle range of.

* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.

* en el norte del estado = upstate.

* en el núcleo = at the core (of).

* en el ocaso = over the hill.

* en el ojo del huracán = in the eye of the storm, in the eye of the hurricane.

* en el orden del día = on the agenda.

* en el origen (de) = in the early days (of).

* en el otro extremo = at the other extreme.

* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other end of the scale, at the other end of the spectrum, at the other extreme.

* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = be a case of the blind leading the blind.

* en el pasado = in the past, in past eras, at some point in the past, in years gone by, in days gone by, in former times.

* en el pasado remoto = in the dim and distant past.

* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el período penoso de = in the throes of.

* en el período previo a = in the run up to, during the run up to.

* en el piso de abajo = downstairs.

* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.

* en el poder = in office.

* en el primer caso = in the former case.

* en el proceso = in the process.

* en el propio campus universitario = campus-based.

* en el propio cortijo = on-farm.

* en el próximo año = in the year ahead, in the coming year.

* en el puesto de dirección = in the hot seat.

* en el punto álgido de = at the height of.

* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en el que = wherein.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* en el quinto coño = in the arse of nowhere.

* en el quinto pino = in the arse of nowhere.

* en el quirófano = under the knife.

* en el resto = everywhere else.

* en el resto de = elsewhere.

* en el seguimiento de = in the pursuit of.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en el seno de = within, among.

* en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise.

* en el sentido de que = in the sense that, along the lines that, in that.

* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.

* en el sentido más general = in the broadest sense.

* en el sentido que = in which.

* en el timón = in the saddle.

* en el trabajo = on-the-job, at work.

* en el transcurso de = throughout the course of, throughout the course of, in the course of, during the course of, over the course of, throughout.

* en el transcurso de algunos años = over a period of years.

* en el transcurso de la historia = in the course of history.

* en el transcurso de los siglos = over the course of the centuries.

* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s) = in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.

* en el trasfondo de = at the root of.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en el último minuto = last minute [last-minute], at the last minute.

* en el último momento = at the eleventh hour, at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last, at the last minute.

* en el umbral de = on the threshold of.

* en el vuelo = in-flight.

* en entrante = recessed.

* en entredicho = under challenge.

* en episodios = episodic.

* en época de carnaval = carnivalistically.

* en época de feria = carnivalistically.

* en época de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime.

* en épocas anteriores = in former times, in past eras.

* en épocas de = in times of.

* en épocas de guerra = in time(s) of war.

* en épocas de paz = in time(s) of peace.

* en épocas de prosperidad económica = in affluent times.

* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.

* en épocas pasadas = in past ages.

* en escamas = flaky.

* en ese caso = in that case.

* en ese mismo instante = at that very moment.

* en ese mismo momento = at that very moment.

* en ese momento = at that point, at this point, at that time, just then, at that point in time.

* en esencia = in essence, essentially.

* en ese sentido = on that score, to that effect.

* en esos casos = in those cases.

* en espacios cerrados = indoors.

* en especial = especially (specially), notably, specially (especially).

* en especie = in kind.

* en espera = on hold.

* en espiga = herringbone.

* en esta coyuntura = at this juncture.

* en estado = pregnant, in the family way.

* en estado de abandono = decaying, dilapidated, dilapidated.

* en estado de alerta = on alert.

* en estado de alerta, de guardia = on standby.

* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.

* en estado de cambio = in a state of flux.

* en estado de descomposición = decaying.

* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.

* en estado de reserva = on standby.

* en estado de reserva, en estado de alerta, de guardia = on standby.

* en estado de sitio = in a state of siege, under siege.

* en estado embrionario = embryo, embryonic, in embryonic stage, in embryo, in the embryo stage.

* en esta época del año = around this time of year.

* en esta ocasión = on this occasion.

* en estas circunstancias = under these circumstances.

* en esta situación = at this juncture.

* en este caso = in this case.

* en este contexto = against this background.

* en este documento = herein, herewith, hereto.

* en este extremo = to this extent.

* en este grado = to this extent.

* en este mismo sentido = along the same lines.

* en este momento = at this point, at this stage, at this juncture, at this time, at this moment in time, right now.

* en este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.

* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this sense, in this vein, in this spirit, in this regard, in this effort, in that spirit, on this score, to that effect.

* en estos casos = in these cases.

* en estos días = today, these days.

* en estos tiempos = in these times, in this day and age.

* en estrecha colaboración = in close collaboration.

* en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.

* en estuche = boxed.

* en excelente estado = in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* en excelentes condiciones = in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* en exceso = overflow, overflowing, excessively, excess, to excess.

* en exclusiva = exclusively.

* en existencia = in existence.

* en expansión = expanded.

* en exposición = on exhibit, on show, on display.

* en + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal, come + Expresión Temporal.

* en extensión = in length.

* en extenso = at length, in full.

* en extremo = no end, to no end.

* en fase terminal = terminally ill.

* en favor de = in favour of.

* en flor = in full blossom, in blossom.

* en forma = fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], toned.

* en forma de = in the form of, in the shape of.

* en forma de A = A-shaped.

* en forma de arco = arched, bowed.

* en forma de capa = cape-like.

* en forma de cruz = cross-shaped.

* en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.

* en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.

* en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.

* en forma de D = d-shaped.

* en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].

* en forma de L = L-shaped.

* en forma de libro = in book form.

* en forma de medialuna = crescent-shaped.

* en forma de parásito = parasitically.

* en forma de pera = pear-shaped.

* en forma de pirámide = pyramidal-shaped.

* en forma de trompeta = trumpet-shaped.

* en forma de U = U-shaped.

* en forma de V = V-shaped.

* en forma física = physically fit.

* en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.

* en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.

* en forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.

* en formato de libro moderno = in codex form.

* en formato digital = digitally.

* en formato electrónico = in electronic form.

* en formato MARC = in MARC form.

* en formato papel = paper-based, in hard copy.

* en frente = ahead, in front.

* en frente de = in front of.

* en funcionamiento = in operation.

* en función de = according to, as a function of, depending on/upon.

* en general = at large, by and large, for the most part, generally, in general, in the main, on balance, on the whole, overall, all in all, broadly, as a whole, generally speaking.

* en germinación = budding.

* en gestación = in the making.

* en grado mínimo = minimally.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = broadly, by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, keenly, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte

* * *

en

prep

A (en expresiones de lugar)

1

(refiriéndose a una ciudad, un edificio): viven en París/en una granja/en el número diez/en un hotel they live in Paris/on a farm/at number ten/in a hotel

en el quinto piso on the sixth ( AmE) o ( BrE) fifth floor

viven en la calle Goya they live on o ( BrE) in Goya Street

nos quedamos en casa we stayed home ( AmE), we stayed at home ( BrE)

2 (dentro de) in

métete en la cama get into bed

lo puso en una caja he put it in a box

metió la mano en el conducto she stuck her hand into ( o down etc) the pipe

3 (sobre) on

lo puso en la mesa/pared he put it on the table/wall

se sentó en una silla/en un sillón she sat down on a chair/in an armchair

tendrás que dormir en el suelo you'll have to sleep on the floor

se le nota en la cara you can see it in his face

B

1 (expresando circunstancias, ambiente, medio) in

vivir en armonía con la naturaleza to live in harmony with nature

2

de … en …: van de casa en casa/de puerta en puerta pidiendo dinero they go from house to house/from door to door asking for money

nos tienes de sorpresa en sorpresa you're full of surprises

C

1 ‹un tema/una especialidad/una cualidad›

es licenciado en filosofía he has a degree in philosophy

es un experto en la materia he's an expert on the subject

es muy bueno en historia he's very good at history

supera a su hermana en inteligencia she surpasses her sister in intelligence

2 ‹una proporción/un precio›

ha aumentado en un diez por ciento it has gone up by ten per cent

me lo vendió en $30 he sold it to me for $30

las pérdidas se calcularon en $50.000 the losses were calculated at $50,000

D

1 ‹un estado/una manera› in

en buenas/malas condiciones in good/bad condition

un edificio en llamas a building in flames o on fire

nos recibió en camisón he received us in his nightshirt

con los músculos en tensión with (his) muscles tensed

en posición vertical in an upright position

2

(con forma de): termina en punta it's pointed, it ends in o comes to a point

colóquense en círculo get into o in a circle

3 (en el papel de) as

Luis Girón en el Alcalde Luis Girón as the Mayor

4 (con medios de transporte) by

pensamos ir en taxi/en coche/en barco we plan to go by taxi/by car/by boat

¿fueron en tren? — no, en avión did you go by train? — no, by plane o no, we flew

fueron en bicicleta they cycled, they went on their bikes

fuimos a dar una vuelta en coche we went for a drive o we went for a ride in the car

E

1

(expresando el material): un modelo realizado en seda natural an outfit in natural silk

capa para la lluvia en plástico plastic raincape

2 (indicando el modo de presentación o expresión) in

¿lo tienen en azul/(un) 38? do you have it in blue/a 38?

una obra en tres actos a play in three acts

¿cuánto pesas en kilos? how much do you weigh in kilos?

en ruso/en el código Morse in Russian/in Morse Code

F

(en expresiones de tiempo): en verano in (the) summer

en mayo/1947 in May/1947

en varias ocasiones on several occasions

llegó justo en ese momento she arrived just at that moment, just then she arrived

en la mañana/tarde ( esp AmL); in the morning/afternoon

en la noche ( esp AmL); at night

no vi a nadie en todo el día I didn't see anybody all day

G

1 (con construcciones verbales) in

no hay nada de malo en lo que hacen there's nothing wrong in what they're doing

en + INF:

tardó media hora en resolverlo it took her half an hour to work it out

siempre es el último en salir he's always the last to leave

2

(con complementos de persona): en él ha encontrado un amigo she's found a friend in him

problemas que se dan en las personas de edad problems which affect old people

* * *

Multiple Entries:
en
en.
en preposición
1 ( en expresiones de lugar)
a) (refiriéndose a ciudad, edificio):

◊ viven en París/en el número diez/en un hotel they live in Paris/at number ten/in a hotel;

en el último piso on the top floor;
está en la calle Goya it's on o (BrE) in Goya Street;
en casa at home
b) ( dentro de) in;

◊ en una caja in a box

c) ( sobre) on;

◊ en una silla on a chair;

se le nota en la cara you can see it in his face
2 (expresando circunstancias, ambiente) in;
◊ en peligro in danger

3
a) (indicando tema, especialidad):

◊ un experto en la materia an expert on the subject;

doctor en derecho Doctor of Law
b) (indicando proporción, precio):

◊ en un diez por ciento by ten per cent;

en dólares in dollars
4
a) (indicando estado, manera) in;

◊ en malas condiciones in bad condition;

en llamas in flames, on fire
b) ( en forma de):

◊ termina en punta it's pointed;

colóquense en círculo get into o in a circle
c) ( con medios de transporte) by;

◊ ir en taxi to go by taxi;

fueron en bicicleta they cycled, they went on their bikes;
dimos una vuelta en coche we went for a ride in the car
5
a) ( indicando el material):

◊ en seda natural in natural silk;

una escultura en bronce a bronze (sculpture)
b) ( indicando el modo de presentación o expresión) in;

◊ en azul/ruso in blue/Russian

6 ( con expresiones de tiempo):
◊ en verano in (the) summer;

en varias ocasiones on several occasions;
en la mañana/noche (esp AmL) in the morning/at night
7
a) ( seguido de construcción verbal):

◊ no hay nada de malo en lo que hacen there's nothing wrong in what they're doing;

fuí el último en salir I was the last to leave
b) ( con complementos de persona) in;

◊ no sé qué ve en ella I don't know what he sees in her

en preposición
1 (lugar) in, on, at: nos encontramos en el autobús, we met on the bus
en Barcelona/Río, in Barcelona/Rio
en el cajón, in the drawer
en casa/el trabajo, at home/work
(sobre) en la mesa, on the table
2 (tiempo) in, on, at: cae en lunes, it falls on a Monday
en 1975, in 1975
en ese preciso instante, at that very moment
en un minuto, in a minute
en primavera, in spring
LAm en la mañana, in the morning
3 (modo) en bata, in a dressing gown
en francés, in French
en serio, seriously
4 (medio) by, in: puede venir en avión/ coche/metro/tren, she can come by air/car/tube/train
¿por qué no vienes en avión?, why don't you fly?
5 (movimiento) into: entró en la habitación, he went into the room
entró en escena, he went on stage
6 (tema, materia) at, in
es muy bueno en matemáticas, he's very good at maths
experto en finanzas, expert in finances
7 (partición, fases) in: hicimos el viaje en dos etapas, we did the journey in two stages
8 (de... en...) entraremos de tres en tres, we shall go in three by three
9 (con infinitivo) fue rápido en desenfundar, he was quick to pull out
se le nota la timidez en el hablar, you can notice his shyness by the way he speaks
'en' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abasto
- abatimiento
- abdicar
- abierta
- abierto
- abogar
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abonada
- abonado
- abordar
- abrir
- abreviar
- absoluta
- absoluto
- absorta
- absorto
- abstracta
- abstracto
- abstraída
- abstraído
- abuela
- abundar
- abundancia
- abundante
- abusar
- acabar
- academia
- acariciar
- acceder
- acentuar
- achantarse
- achatamiento
- achuchar
- acoger
- acomodar
- acompañar
- aconsejar
- acontecer
- acordar
- acordarse
- acostada
- acostado
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
English:
A
- aback
- abdicate
- abide
- ablaze
- able
- above
- above-board
- abreast
- abroad
- abscess
- absence
- absent
- absolutely
- absorbed
- abstract
- abundant
- academic
- academy
- accent
- access
- account
- accustom
- acknowledgement
- acquiesce
- acquire
- act
- acting
- action
- active
- actually
- add
- add in
- addition
- adept
- adequate
- administration
- admission
- admit
- advance
- advantage
- adventure
- advertise
- advertising
- affair
- affect
- afford
- afloat
- afraid
- after

* * *

EN nm (abrev de Encuentro Nacional)

= Paraguayan political party

* * *

en

prp

1 ( dentro de) in;

en un mes in a month;

en junio in June;

en casa at home;

en el cielo in heaven

2 ( sobre) on;

en la mesa on the table;

en la calle on the street, Br tb in the street

3 con medios de transporte

:

en coche/tren by car/train

4

:

en inglés in English;

póngamelo en la cuenta put it on my account;

aumentar en un 10 % grow (by) 10%, increase (by) 10%

* * *

en prep

1) : in

en el bolsillo: in one's pocket

en una semana: in a week

2) : on

en la mesa: on the table

3) : at

en casa: at home

en el trabajo: at work

en ese momento: at that moment

* * *

en prep

1. (en general) in

el Museo del Prado está en Madrid the Prado Museum is in Madrid

busca en tu cartera look in your wallet

¿en qué calle vives? which street do you live in?

sucedió en 1949 it happened in 1949

en verano in summer

en noviembre in November

lo acabó en tres días she finished it in three days

2. (edificios, fiestas específicas) at

está en el trabajo he's at work

están en casa they're at home

hemos quedado en el estadio we've arranged to meet at the stadium

vive en el número 24 she lives at number 24

en Navidad at Christmas

3. (superficies, días concretos) on

tus gafas están en la mesa your glasses are on the table

vivo en el segundo piso I live on the second floor

en el día de Navidad on Christmas Day

en la televisión on television

4. (medio de transporte) by

fuimos en tren we went by train

voy al colegio en autobús I go to school by bus

Spanish-English dictionary > en
7 følge

I sg - fǿlgen, pl - fǿlger
сле́дствие с, результа́т м
II 3
провожа́ть, сле́довать

* * *

accompany, act on, aftermath, backwash, consequence, cortege, ensue, entourage, escort, follow, go by, result, retinue, see, see off, send off, sequel, show, track

* * *

I. (en -r)

( rækkefølge) succession,

F sequence;

( resultat) result, consequence;

[ være en følge af] be a consequence (el. the result) of, result from, follow on;

[ få følger] have consequences ( for for);

[ deres forhold fik følger] she became pregnant as a result of their relationship;

[få (el. have) til følge] result in;

[ have til følge at] have the result that;

[ som følge af] in consequence of, as a result of;

[ som følge heraf] in consequence, consequently;

[ tage følgerne] take the consequences;

[ tage til følge] comply with ( fx a request), act on ( fx his

instructions);

[ tage protesten til følge] take account of the protest;

(se også ifølge).

II. (et -r)

( fornem persons) retinue;

( procession) procession,

( ved begravelse) mourners pl;

[ i følget sås] among the mourners were;

[ i følge med] in the company of; accompanied by;

[ slå følge med én] join (company with) somebody.

III. vb (fulgte, fulgt)

( følge efter) follow ( fx follow me! the cold winter was followed by a wet spring),

( afløse også, F) succeed ( fx his brother succeeded him on the throne);

( om undervisning) attend ( fx lectures);

( ledsage) go (, come) with ( fx I'll go with you to the bus stop),

F accompany,

( som beskyttelse) escort;

( rette sig efter) follow ( fx his advice, his directions),

F comply with ( fx the rules, the law, his directions, the

instructions),

T go by ( fx the rules);

( iagttage) follow, watch (closely),

( checke med mellemrum) monitor ( fx their progress);

[ med sb:]

[ følge sit eget hoved] go one's own way;

[ følge en indskydelse] act on an impulse;

[ følge sin overbevisning] act according to (el. up to) one's conviction;

[ følge en politik] pursue a policy;

[ følge ens råd]

( også) take (el. act on) somebody's advice;

[ følge en vej] follow a road;

[ med præp, adv:]

[ følges ad] go together;

[ det følger af sig selv] it is a matter of course, it goes without saying;

[ heraf (el. deraf) følger at] hence it follows that;

[ følge efter] follow,

( afløse også, F) succeed;

[ følge hurtigt efter hinanden] follow each other in rapid succession;

[ følge en hjem] see somebody home, walk somebody home;

[ følge noget i kikkert] follow something through a pair of field glasses;

[ følge med]

( som resultat) result from, go with,

F accompany ( fx theft and violence often accompany the use of narcotics);

( ledsage) come (, go) with ( fx the others), go along with ( fx

I'll go along with you; a free scarf goes along with the coat),

F accompany;

[ følge ` med]

( ikke blive bagefter) keep up with the others (, him etc);

( følge med tiden) keep up with the times,

( holde sig á jour) keep up to date;

[ følg med!] come along!

( vær opmærksom) attend to your work!

(se også køb, strøm);

[ følges med] go (, come) with;

[ følge op]

(fig) follow up;

[ følge ham på vej] walk part of the way with him;

[ følge ham til dørs] see him out, see him to the door;

[ følge ham til toget (, skibet etc)] see him off;

(se også grav);

[ følge ham ud] see him out, see him to the door.

Danish-English dictionary > følge
8 acercar

v.

1 to bring nearer.

acerca la mesa a la pared move the table closer to the wall; (sin tocar la pared) push o move the table up against the wall (tocando la pared)

acércame el pan could you pass me the bread?

2 to bring near, to put near, to bring close, to approximate.

Pull that chair over Acerca esa silla.

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acercar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to bring near, bring nearer, draw up

■ acércate come closer

■ ¿me acercas el agua? can you pass the water?

■ nos acercó a casa she gave us a lift home

2 figurado to bring together

► verbo pronominal acercarse

1 (aproximarse) to be near

■ se acerca el verano summer is near

2 (ir) to go

■ acércate a la esquina go to the corner

3 (visitar) to drop in, drop by

■ se acercó a vernos he dropped by to see us

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verb

1) to bring closer

2) take

•

- acercarse

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1. VT

1) (=aproximar) [gen] to move closer; [al hablante] to bring closer

acerca la silla a la mesa — move your chair closer to the table

acercó la cámara a uno de los actores — he moved the camera up to one of the actors

acerca un poco la silla — bring your chair a bit closer

acercó sus labios a los míos — he brought his lips close to mine

un intento de acercar la cultura al pueblo — an attempt to bring culture to the people

2) (=dar) [sin moverse] to pass; [desde más lejos] to bring over

acércame las tijeras — pass the scissors

¿puedes acercarme aquel paquete? — can you bring me over that parcel?

3) (=llevar en coche) to take

¿me puedes acercar a casa? — can you take me home?

¿quieres que te acerque al aeropuerto? — do you want me to take you to the airport?

4) (=unir) [+ culturas, países, puntos de vistas] to bring closer (together)

hay intereses comunes que nos acercan — there are common interests that bring us closer (together)

van a celebrar una nueva reunión para intentar acercar posturas — they are having another meeting to try and bring the two sides closer (together)

2.

See:

acercarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( aproximar) to bring... closer o nearer

acercaron la mesa a la puerta — they moved the table closer o nearer to the door

acercó la silla a la mesa — she drew her chair up to the table

acercó las manos al fuego — he held his hands closer to the fire

¿puedes acercarme ese libro? — can you pass o give me that book?

b) ( unir) <posturas/países> to bring... closer

su primer hijo los acercó mucho — their first child brought them much closer together

2) ( llevar)

me acercó a la parada — she gave me a ride (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the bus stop
2.
acercarse v pron

1)

a) ( aproximarse) to approach, to get closer o nearer

acércate más — ( acercándose al hablante) come o get closer o nearer; ( alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer

no te acerques! — keep away!

acercarse a algo/alguien — to approach something/somebody

se le acercaron dos policías — two policemen came up to o approached him

b) amigos/países to draw o come closer together

c) hora/momento to draw near, approach

ahora que se acercan las Navidades — now that Christmas is coming

d) postura/ideas ( asemejarse)

acercarse a algo — to lean o tend toward(s) something

2) (ir, pasar)

acércate una tarde a tomar café — come around for coffee some afternoon

me acerqué a la oficina a saludarlo — I dropped by his office to say hello

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= bring into + proximity, approximate, build + bridges.

Ex. The order of classes should bring related subjects into proximity.

Ex. This is a proposal for a directive to approximate the laws relating to guarantees and indemnities.

Ex. This article describes attempts to build bridges across the professions to encourage the exchange of knowledge between curators and conservators.

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* acercarse = loom, wander up, go up, near, come up to, lie + ahead, get + closer, come down + the pike, come by, close in on.

* acercarse (a) = approach, get + anywhere near, move into, move toward(s), move + closer to, reach out to, come nigh (to).

* acercarse al final = draw to + an end, draw to + a close, come to + an end.

* acercarse amenazadoramente = loom up.

* acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.

* acercarse gradualmente (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* acercarse la hora de = come up for.

* acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* acercarse por = mosey.

* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* acercar un poco más = bring + Nombre + a step closer.

* no acercarse a = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* que se acerca = oncoming.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( aproximar) to bring... closer o nearer

acercaron la mesa a la puerta — they moved the table closer o nearer to the door

acercó la silla a la mesa — she drew her chair up to the table

acercó las manos al fuego — he held his hands closer to the fire

¿puedes acercarme ese libro? — can you pass o give me that book?

b) ( unir) <posturas/países> to bring... closer

su primer hijo los acercó mucho — their first child brought them much closer together

2) ( llevar)

me acercó a la parada — she gave me a ride (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the bus stop
2.
acercarse v pron

1)

a) ( aproximarse) to approach, to get closer o nearer

acércate más — ( acercándose al hablante) come o get closer o nearer; ( alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer

no te acerques! — keep away!

acercarse a algo/alguien — to approach something/somebody

se le acercaron dos policías — two policemen came up to o approached him

b) amigos/países to draw o come closer together

c) hora/momento to draw near, approach

ahora que se acercan las Navidades — now that Christmas is coming

d) postura/ideas ( asemejarse)

acercarse a algo — to lean o tend toward(s) something

2) (ir, pasar)

acércate una tarde a tomar café — come around for coffee some afternoon

me acerqué a la oficina a saludarlo — I dropped by his office to say hello

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= bring into + proximity, approximate, build + bridges.

Ex: The order of classes should bring related subjects into proximity.

Ex: This is a proposal for a directive to approximate the laws relating to guarantees and indemnities.

Ex: This article describes attempts to build bridges across the professions to encourage the exchange of knowledge between curators and conservators.

* acercarse = loom, wander up, go up, near, come up to, lie + ahead, get + closer, come down + the pike, come by, close in on.

* acercarse (a) = approach, get + anywhere near, move into, move toward(s), move + closer to, reach out to, come nigh (to).

* acercarse al final = draw to + an end, draw to + a close, come to + an end.

* acercarse amenazadoramente = loom up.

* acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.

* acercarse gradualmente (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* acercarse la hora de = come up for.

* acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* acercarse por = mosey.

* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* acercar un poco más = bring + Nombre + a step closer.

* no acercarse a = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* que se acerca = oncoming.

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acercar [A2 ]

vt

A

1

(aproximar): acerca la lámpara un poco más bring the lamp a little closer o nearer

intentaron acercar la mesa a la puerta they tried to move ( o pull etc) the table closer o nearer to the door

acercó la silla a la mesa she drew her chair up to the table

acercó las manos al fuego he held his hands closer to the fire

¿puedes acercarme ese libro? can you pass o give me that book?

2 (unir) ‹posturas/países› to bring … closer

su primer hijo los acercó mucho their first child brought them much closer together

B

(llevar): mi madre nos acercó a la parada my mother gave us a lift to o dropped us at the bus stop

¿te acerco a la estación? do you want a lift to o can I give you a lift to the station?

esta tarde te acerco los libros I'll bring the books round this afternoon

■ acercarse

v pron

A

1 (aproximarse) to approach, to come/go/get closer o nearer

acércate más (acercándose al hablante) come closer o nearer; (alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer

¡no te acerques! keep away!, don't come/go any closer o nearer!

acercarse A algo/algn to approach sth/sb, to come/go/get closer TO sth/sb

según nos acercábamos a la ciudad as we got closer to o approached the city, as we drew near to the city

no te acerques tanto al micrófono don't get so close to the microphone

se le acercaron dos policías two policemen came up to o approached him

se están acercando a una solución they are getting close to o edging towards a solution

2 «amigos/países» to draw o come closer together

3 «hora/momento» to draw near, approach

se acercaba la fecha de su partida the day of her departure was drawing near o approaching

ahora que se acercan las Navidades now that Christmas is coming

B

(ir, pasar): acércate una tarde a tomar café come around for coffee some afternoon

ya que estaba en Londres me acerqué a la oficina a saludarlo as I was in London I went round to his office o ( AmE) I dropped by his office to say hello

C «postura/ideas» (asemejarse) acercarse A algo; to lean o tend TOWARD(S) sth

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acercar ( conjugate acercar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( aproximar) to bring … closer o nearer;

◊ acercaron la mesa a la puerta they moved the table closer o nearer to the door;

acercó las manos al fuego he held his hands closer to the fire;
¿puedes acercarme ese libro? can you pass o give me that book?
b) ( unir) ‹posturas/países› to bring … closer

2 ( llevar):
◊ me acercó a la parada she gave me a ride (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the bus stop

acercarse verbo pronominal
a) ( aproximarse) to approach, to get closer o nearer;

◊ acércate más ( acercándose al hablante) come o get closer o nearer;

( alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer;
◊ se le acercaron dos policías two policemen came up to o approached him

b) [amigos/países] to draw o come closer together

c) [hora/momento] to draw near, approach;

◊ ahora que se acerca la Navidad now that Christmas is coming

acercar verbo transitivo
1 to bring near o nearer, bring (over)
2 fig (unir, armonizar) to bring together: sindicato y patronal acercaron sus posturas, management and unions began to see eye to eye o management and unions reduced the gap between their postures
3 (llevar) to give a lift to: si quieres te acerco a tu casa, I'll give you a lift home if you want
' acercar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alcanzar
- aproximar
- arrimar
- jalar
English:
pull
- pull up
- draw
- zoom

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acercar

♦ vt

1. [aproximar] to bring nearer;

acerca la mesa a la pared [sin tocar la pared] move the table closer to the wall;
[tocando la pared] push o move the table up against the wall;
acércame el pan could you pass me the bread?

2. [llevar]
la acercó a la estación en moto he gave her a Br lift o US ride to the station on his bike;

¿te importaría acercarme a mi casa? would you mind giving me a Br lift o US ride home?;

te acercaré el cortacésped mañana I'll bring you the lawnmower over tomorrow

3. [personas, posturas]
la desgracia común los acercó shared misfortune brought them together;

han acercado posturas tras dos semanas de negociaciones after two weeks of negotiations the two sides are now closer to each other

♦ See also the pronominal verb acercarse

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acercar

v/t

1 bring closer

2

:

acercar a alguien a un lugar give s.o. a ride o lift somewhere

3 ( pasar)

:

acércame el pan pass me the bread

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acercar {72} vt

aproximar, arrimar: to bring near, to bring closer

♦ See also the reflexive verb acercarse

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acercar vb

1. (aproximar) to bring closer [pt. & pp. brought]

acerca la silla a la mesa bring the chair closer to the table

2. (dar) to pass

¿me acercas el agua, por favor? can you pass me the water, please?

3. (llevar en coche) to give a lift [pt. gave; pp. given]

os acercaré en mi coche I'll give you a lift in my car

Spanish-English dictionary > acercar
9 quedar

v.

1 to be left, to remain.

¿queda azúcar? is there any sugar left?

nos quedan 100 pesos we have 100 pesos left

¿cuánto queda para León? how much farther is it to León?

quedan dos vueltas para que termine la carrera there are two laps to go until the end of the race

quedar por hacer to remain to be done

queda por fregar el suelo the floor has still to be cleaned

Algo queda Something is left, something remains.

Queda un solo carro There is only one car.

Eso queda lejos This is far away.

2 to remain, to stay.

el viaje quedó en proyecto the trip never got beyond the planning stage

¡esto no puede o no va a quedar así! I'm not going to let it rest at this!

3 to look.

te queda un poco corto el traje your suit is a bit too short

quedar bien/mal a alguien to look good/bad on somebody

quedar bien/mal con algo to go well/badly with something

4 to be (informal) (estar situado).

queda por las afueras it's somewhere on the outskirts

¿por dónde queda? whereabouts is it?

5 to keep on, to keep.

Ella quedó trabajando She kept on working.

6 to fit.

Esta camisa me queda (bien) This shirts fits (well).

Queda bien It fits well.

7 to be left with, to have left, to have.

Me quedó un dolar solamente I was left with one dollar only.

8 to get, to become.

Ella quedó alegre She got happy, she became happy.

El caso quedó muy claro The case became very clear.

9 to leave.

Se me quedó mi sombrero I left my hat.

10 to act, to perform, to come across, to do one's part.

Quedé muy bien en la reunión I acted [did my part] very well at the meeting.

11 to be still pending to.

Queda pintar It is still pending to paint.

12 to be left to be done.

13 to be for.

Me queda muy difícil It is very difficult for me.

14 to make an appointment.

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quedar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (permanecer) to remain, stay

■ quedó quieto he remained still

■ la carta quedó abierta the letter was left open

2 figurado (terminar) to end

■ la discusión quedó aquí the discussion ended here

3 (cita) to arrange to meet

■ quedamos en el aeropuerto a las diez we arranged to meet at the airport at ten o'clock

4 (resultado de algo) to be

■ al morir sus padres quedó solo en la vida when his parents died he was left all alone in the world

■ quedó ciego por culpa del accidente he went blind as a result of the accident

■ te ha quedado muy bien la tarta your cake has turned out really well

5 (favorecer) to look, fit

■ el abrigo me queda grande the coat is too big for me

■ esta falda no me queda bien this skirt doesn't fit me

■ allí quedaría bien un cuadro a picture would look nice there

■ ¿qué tal me queda? does it suit me?, how does it look on me?

6 (estar situado) to be

■ ¿por dónde queda? whereabouts is it?

■ eso queda por detrás del cine that's somewhere behind the cinema

7 (restar) to be left, remain

■ quedan tres bombones there are three chocolates left

■ después del incendio sólo quedan las cenizas after the fire only ashes remain

8 (faltar) to be, be still

■ queda mucho que hacer there's a lot to be done

■ quedan cuatro kilómetros para llegar there are still four kilometres to go

9 quedar en (convenir) to agree to

■ quedamos en volver más tarde we agreed to come back later

■ quedamos en que la película no era buena we agreed that it wasn't a good film

10 quedar por + inf not to have been + past participle

■ la cama quedó por hacer the bed had not been made, the bed was left unmade

■ quedan esos platos por lavar there are still those dishes to be washed up

■ queda por ver si llegarán a algún acuerdo it remains to be seen whether they will come to some agreement

11 quedar + gerundio to be, remain

■ cuando me fui el niño quedaba durmiendo when I left the child was sleeping

► verbo pronominal quedarse

1 (permanecer) to remain, stay, be

■ se quedaron una semana they stayed for a week

■ Juan se ha quedado en casa Juan stayed at home

2 (resultado de algo) to be, remain

■ se quedó sin trabajo she lost her job

■ nos quedamos sin dinero we ran out of money

■ quedó entusiasmado he was delighted

3 eufemístico (morirse) to die

4 (mar, viento) to become calm; (viento) to drop

5 quedarse con (retener algo) to keep

■ quédese con el cambio keep the change

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ahí quedó la cosa that's the way it was left

¿en qué quedamos? so what's it to be?

no quedar títere con cabeza familiar to leave nothing intact

'Queda de usted atentamente...' (en cartas) "Yours faithfully..."

quedar a deber algo to owe something

quedar alguien bien/mal to make a good/bad impression

quedar como un señor/una señora familiar to create a very good impression

quedarse atrás figurado to be left behind

quedarse con alguien familiar to make a fool of somebody, have somebody on

quedarse con la boca abierta figurado to be dumbfounded, be stunned

quedarse con las ganas de algo figurado to go without something

quedarse en blanco to go blank

quedarse sin algo to run out of something

quedarse sin blanca familiar to be broke

quedarse tan tranquilo,-a familiar not to bat an eyelid

quedar en nada to come to nothing

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verb

1) to remain

2) fit, suit

3) be left

4) suit

•

- quedar en
- quedarse
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Para expresiones como quedarse tan ancho, quedarse con las ganas, quedársele grabado algn, quedarse helado, quedarse parado, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [indicando lugar] to be

eso queda muy lejos — that's a long way away

queda un poco más al oeste — it is a little further west

queda a 6 km de aquí — it's 6 km from here

queda hacia la derecha — it's over to the right

¿por dónde queda Correos? — where's the post office?

queda por aquí — it's around here somewhere

esa cuestión queda fuera de nuestra responsabilidad — that matter lies outside our responsibility

2) [indicando posición]

quedó el penúltimo — he was second last

• quedar [atrás], no quieren quedar atrás en la carrera espacial — they don't want to be left behind {o} fall behind in the space race

la crisis ha quedado atrás — the crisis is behind us

3) [indicando resultado]

a) [con adjetivos, adverbios, locuciones preposicionales, participios]

el autocar quedó destrozado — the coach was wrecked

te ha quedado muy bonita la cocina — you've made a great job of the kitchen

quedó paralítico tras el accidente — the accident left him paralysed

la cara le ha quedado desfigurada — her face has been disfigured

al final quedamos como amigos — we were still friends afterwards

aún no han quedado definidos los criterios — the criteria still haven't been established

la junta ha quedado constituida — the board has been elected

• quedar [ciego] — to go blind

• quedar [huérfano] — to be orphaned

quedó huérfano de padre a los seis años — he lost his father when he was six years old

• quedar [viuda]/[viudo] — to be widowed, lose one's husband/wife

- ahí quedó la cosa

b)

• quedar [en] algo, ¿en qué quedó la conversación? — how did the conversation end?

todas sus promesas quedaron en nada — all her promises came to nothing

al final todo quedó en un susto — it gave us a scare but it turned out all right in the end

c)

• quedar [sin], miles de personas han quedado sin hogar — thousands of people have been left homeless

el proyecto quedó sin realizar — the project was never carried out

la reconstrucción del puente ha quedado sin hacer por falta de presupuesto — the rebuilding of the bridge has been abandoned because of a shortage of funds

4) [en el trato, al hablar]

ha quedado como un canalla — he has shown himself to be a rotter

• quedar [bien], regalando flores siempre queda uno bien — taking flowers always makes a good impression

solo lo ha hecho por quedar bien — he only did it to make himself look good

quedar bien con algn — to make a good impression on sb

• quedar [mal], nos hiciste quedar mal haciendo esas preguntas — you made us look bad by asking those questions

no quiero quedar mal con ellos — I don't want to get on the wrong side of them

por no quedar mal — so as not to cause any offence

• quedar [por] algo — to be left looking like sth

quedé por idiota — I was left looking like an idiot

aunque fue idea de todos, yo quedé por el culpable — although everyone was to blame, it ended up looking as if it was my fault

• quedar en [ridículo], ha quedado en ridículo — he ended up looking a fool

quería que su marido quedara en ridículo — she wanted to make her husband look a fool, she wanted to show her husband up

5) (=permanecer) to stay

quedaron allí una semana — they stayed there a week

quedo a la espera de sus noticias — [en carta] I look forward to hearing from you

6) (=haber todavía) to be left

no queda ninguno — there are none left

¿queda algo de la cena? — is there any dinner left?

no quedan más que escombros — there is nothing left but rubble

no quedaba nadie en el autobús — there was nobody left on the bus

de la ciudad solo queda el castillo — all that remains {o} is left of the city is the castle

no quedó ni un solo edificio en pie — not a single building was left standing

se me cayó un poco de vino, pero no ha quedado ninguna mancha — I spilt some wine, but it didn't leave a stain

si a 8 le quito 2, quedan 6 — if I take 2 from 8, I'm left with {o} it leaves 6

• quedarle [a algn], ¿le quedan entradas para esta noche? — do you have any tickets left for tonight?

me quedan cinco euros — I've got five euros left

no nos queda mucho dinero — we don't have much money left

• quedar [a deber] algo — to owe sth

no tenía suficiente y tuve que quedarle a deber — I didn't have enough money on me, so I had to owe him

me quedó a deber 25 euros — he was left owing me 25 euros

• quedan pocos días [para] la fiesta — the party is only a few days away

nos quedan 12 km para llegar a Badalona — we've still got 12 km to go to Badalona

• quedar [por] hacer, nos queda por pagar la luz — we still have to pay the electricity bill

queda por limpiar la cocina — the kitchen still needs cleaning

eso queda todavía por estudiar — that remains to be studied

• no me queda más [remedio] — I have no alternative (left)

que no quede —

por mí que no quede, yo he ayudado en lo que he podido — it won't be for want of trying on my part, I helped as much as I could

por probar que no quede — there's no harm in trying

tú por ser amable que no quede — nobody could accuse you of not being nice

7) (Educ) [asignatura]

me han quedado las matemáticas — I failed mathematics

8) [ropa] (=ser la talla) to fit; (=sentar) to suit

¿qué tal (de grande) te queda el vestido? — does the dress fit you?

me queda pequeño — it's too small for me

no te queda bien ese vestido — that dress doesn't suit you

te queda bien — it suits you

no queda bien así/aquí — it doesn't look right like that/here

9)

• quedar [en] (=acordar) —

¿quedamos en eso, entonces? — we'll do that, then, all right?

quedar en {o} LAm de hacer algo — to agree to do sth

quedaron en esperar unos días antes de tomar una decisión definitiva — they agreed to wait a few days before taking a final decision

quedamos en vernos mañana — we arranged to meet tomorrow

• quedar en [que] — to agree that

quedamos en que cada uno traería una botella — we agreed that everyone would bring a bottle

¿en qué quedamos? ¿lo compras o no? — so what's it to be then? are you going to buy it or not?

10) (=citarse) to arrange to meet

hemos quedado en la puerta del cine — we've arranged to meet outside the cinema

habíamos quedado, pero no se presentó — we had arranged to meet, but he didn't turn up

¿quedamos a las cuatro? — shall we meet at four?

¿cómo quedamos? — where shall we meet and what time?

• quedar [con] algn — to arrange to meet sb

¿quedamos con ella en la parada? — shall we meet her at the bus stop?

2.

See:

quedarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1) (en un estado, una situación)

quedar viudo/viuda — to be widowed

quedar huérfano — to be orphaned

quedó paralítico — he was left paralyzed

quedar sin hogar/en la miseria — to be left homeless/destitute

el coche quedó como nuevo — the car is as good as new (now)

ha quedado precioso pintado de blanco — it looks beautiful painted white

todo quedó solucionado — everything was sorted out

ha quedado acordado que... — it has been agreed that...

y que esto quede bien claro — and I want to make this quite clear

¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? — where did we get (up) to in the last class?

¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? — who was o came first/last?; (+ me/te/le etc)

me quedó muy claro que... — it was quite clear to me that...

el postre le quedó riquísimo — that dessert (he made) was delicious

2) ( en la opinión de los demás)

para no quedar mal — so as not to lose face

si no vamos, quedamos mal — it'll look bad if we don't go

si no voy quedaré mal con ellos — it won't go down very well if I don't turn up

lo hice para quedar bien con el jefe — I did it to get in the boss's good books

quedé muy bien con el regalo — I made a very good impression with my present

me hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso — you really showed me up saying that

nos hizo quedar mal a todos — he embarrassed us all

quedó en ridículo — ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; ( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool

quedé como una ignorante — I made a fool of myself

3) ( permanecer)

¿queda alguien adentro? — is there anyone left inside?

le quedó la cicatriz — she was left with a scar

quedó sin solución — it remained unsolved

esto no puede quedar así — we can't leave things like this

quedamos a la espera de su confirmación — (frml) we await your confirmation (frml)

quedo a sus gratas órdenes — (frml) (Corresp) Sincerely yours (AmE), Yours faithfully (BrE)

quedar EN algo: todo quedó en suspenso everything was left in the air; nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing; quedar atrás — persona to fall behind; rencillas/problemas to be in the past

4) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) tamaño/talla

me queda grande/largo/apretado — it's too big/long/tight for me

la talla 12 le queda bien — the size 12 fits (you/him) fine

b) ( sentar)

el azul/ese peinado te queda muy bien — blue/that hairdo really suits you

Sentido II

5)

a) (acordar, convenir)

quedar EN algo: ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?; ¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?; quedamos en que yo iría we agreed o arranged that I would go; quedar EN or (AmL) DE + INF: quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything; quedó en venir a las nueve — she said she would come at nine

b) ( citarse)

¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? — what time/where shall we meet?

quedé con unos amigos para cenar — I arranged to meet some friends for dinner

Sentido III

6) ( estar situado) to be

queda justo enfrente de la estación — it's right opposite the station; (+ me/te/le etc)

me queda muy lejos/cerca — it's very far/near from where I live (o work etc)

Sentido IV

7) (en 3^a pers)

a) ( haber todavía)

¿queda café? — is there any coffee left?

no quedan entradas — there are no tickets left

sólo quedan las ruinas — only the ruins remain; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te queda algo de dinero? — do you have any money left?

¿te queda alguna duda? — is there anything you still don't understand?

no nos queda más remedio que ir — we have no choice but to go

ya no me quedan fuerzas — I've no more strength left

b) ( sobrar) comida/vino to be left (over)

8) ( faltar)

queda poco para que acabe la clase — it's not long till the end of the class

¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? — how many kilometers are there to go?; (+ me/te/le etc)

todavía le quedan dos años — he still has two years to go o do

me queda poco para terminar — I've almost finished

quedar POR + INF: queda mucho por ver/visitar there is still a lot to see/visit; aún quedan estudiantes por pagar there are still some students who haven't paid; (+ me/te/le etc) aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do; no me/le queda otra (AmL fam) I have/he has no choice; por... que no quede (Esp fam): venga, por intentarlo que no quede come on, let's at least give it a try; hazlo, por mí que no quede — go ahead, don't let me stop you
2.
1) quedarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) ( en un lugar) to stay

quedarse en casa/en la cama — to stay at home/in bed

se quedaron en París/en un hotel — they stayed in Paris/in a hotel

b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl)

te estás quedando calvo — you're going bald

quédate tranquilo, yo me ocuparé del asunto — relax, I'll take care of it

quedarse dormido — to fall asleep

¿te quedaste con hambre? — are you still hungry?

me quedé sin postre — I didn't get any dessert

quedarse sin trabajo — to lose one's job

quedarse soltera — to stay single

no me gusta quedarme sola en casa — I don't like being alone in the house

no te quedes ahí parado — don't just stand there!

nos quedamos charlando toda la noche — we spent the whole night chatting

se me quedó mirando — he sat/stood there staring at me, he just stared at me

de repente el motor se quedó — (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me

3) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) (fam) ( memorizar)

no se me quedan los nombres — I don't retain names

no se me queda nada — I don't retain a thing

b) (Andes) ( olvidarse)

se me quedó el paraguas — I left my umbrella behind

c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser)

la casa se les está quedando pequeña — the house is getting (to be) too small for them

Sentido II

4)

quedarse CON algo: se quedó con mi libro she kept my book; entre él y su mujer no sé con cuál me quedo there's not much to choose between him and his wife; me quedo con éste I'll take this one; quedarse con alguien — (Esp fam) ( engañarlo) to take somebody for a ride (colloq)

* * *

= remain.

Ex. Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.

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* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).

* hacer que Uno se quede dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyen = mark + Posesivo + place.

* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido = rock + Nombre + to sleep.

* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.

* mientras queden = while stocks last.

* Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.

* no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* quedar Algo a Alguien = be left with.

* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.

* quedar atrapado = get + caught.

* quedar constatado = go on + record.

* quedar deshecho = go to + pieces.

* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.

* quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.

* quedar en suspenso = go into + abeyance.

* quedar exempto de = discharge from.

* quedar + Expresión Temporal = be + Expresión Temporal + off.

* quedar igual = remain + the same.

* quedar impactado = be impressed.

* quedar impresionado = be impressed.

* quedar impune = go + scot-free, go + scot-free, get away + scot-free.

* quedar inpune = go + unpunished.

* quedar libre = become + vacant.

* quedar mal = lose + face.

* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.

* quedar pendiente = remain, remain + to be done.

* quedar peor = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar por hacer = remain + to be done.

* quedar por + Infinitivo = remain + to be + Participio.

* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.

* quedar registrado = go on + record.

* quedarse = stay, stay behind, board.

* quedarse abandonado en una isla desierta = be stranded on a desert island.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* quedarse afónico = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse al margen = stand by.

* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* quedarse anodadado = be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* quedarse anticuado = date.

* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.

* quedarse atascado = get + stuck.

* quedarse atónito = be astonished, be bowled over, stun into + speechlessness.

* quedarse atrancado = get + stuck.

* quedarse atrás = fall behind, hang back, trail, trail behind, be behind.

* quedarse boquiabierto = give + a gasp of, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quedarse con = pocket, cream off.

* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.

* quedarse congelado = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse corto = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of.

* quedarse dentro de casa = stay + indoors.

* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quedarse dormido = fall + asleep, doze off, nod off, drop off to + sleep, go to + sleep.

* quedarse dormido al volante = fall + asleep at the wheel.

* quedarse embarazada = become + pregnant, be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* quedarse en = stick at.

* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.

* quedarse encallado = be stranded.

* quedarse en casa = stay + indoors.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.

* quedarse en el sitio = die + there and then.

* quedarse en estado = become + pregnant.

* quedarse en la cama hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.

* quedarse en la estacada = be left out on a limb.

* quedarse en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.

* quedarse en tablas = split down the middle.

* quedarse estancado = stagnate.

* quedarse estupefacto = stun into + speechlessness, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, be speechless, be gobsmacked, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* quedar segundo = come off + second-best.

* quedarse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* quedarse helado = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse huérfano = orphan.

* quedarse igual = be none the wiser.

* quedarse impresionado = be bowled over.

* quedarse inamovible = stay in + place.

* quedarse inmóvil = stay + still.

* quedarse levantado = stay up.

* quedarse mudo = be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* quedarse obsoleto = be overtaken by events, outgrow.

* quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.

* quedarse pasmado = stun.

* quedarse patidifuso = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* quedarse patitieso = freeze to + death.

* quedarse pequeño = overflow.

* quedarse prendado = smite.

* quedarse prendado de = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to.

* quedarse prendado por = take + a liking to.

* quedarse preñada = become + pregnant, have + a bun in the oven.

* quedarse quieto = stand + still, stand by.

* quedarse ronco = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse sin = run + short (of), miss out on, run out of, run out.

* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.

* quedarse sin conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* quedarse sin fuelle = run out of + steam.

* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.

* quedarse sin gas = lose + steam.

* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.

* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* quedarse sin sentido = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* quedarse sin voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.

* quedarse tan fresco = not bat an eyelash, not bat an eyelid.

* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tirado = be stranded.

* quedarse varado = get + stuck, be stranded.

* quedarse viudo = widow.

* quedar sin castigo = go + unpunished.

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* quedar vacante = become + vacant.

* quedar vacío = empty.

* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.

* que queda = surviving.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.

* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.

* siempre queda una esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* si queda tiempo = time permitting.

* todo queda en casa = all in the family.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1) (en un estado, una situación)

quedar viudo/viuda — to be widowed

quedar huérfano — to be orphaned

quedó paralítico — he was left paralyzed

quedar sin hogar/en la miseria — to be left homeless/destitute

el coche quedó como nuevo — the car is as good as new (now)

ha quedado precioso pintado de blanco — it looks beautiful painted white

todo quedó solucionado — everything was sorted out

ha quedado acordado que... — it has been agreed that...

y que esto quede bien claro — and I want to make this quite clear

¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? — where did we get (up) to in the last class?

¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? — who was o came first/last?; (+ me/te/le etc)

me quedó muy claro que... — it was quite clear to me that...

el postre le quedó riquísimo — that dessert (he made) was delicious

2) ( en la opinión de los demás)

para no quedar mal — so as not to lose face

si no vamos, quedamos mal — it'll look bad if we don't go

si no voy quedaré mal con ellos — it won't go down very well if I don't turn up

lo hice para quedar bien con el jefe — I did it to get in the boss's good books

quedé muy bien con el regalo — I made a very good impression with my present

me hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso — you really showed me up saying that

nos hizo quedar mal a todos — he embarrassed us all

quedó en ridículo — ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; ( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool

quedé como una ignorante — I made a fool of myself

3) ( permanecer)

¿queda alguien adentro? — is there anyone left inside?

le quedó la cicatriz — she was left with a scar

quedó sin solución — it remained unsolved

esto no puede quedar así — we can't leave things like this

quedamos a la espera de su confirmación — (frml) we await your confirmation (frml)

quedo a sus gratas órdenes — (frml) (Corresp) Sincerely yours (AmE), Yours faithfully (BrE)

quedar EN algo: todo quedó en suspenso everything was left in the air; nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing; quedar atrás — persona to fall behind; rencillas/problemas to be in the past

4) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) tamaño/talla

me queda grande/largo/apretado — it's too big/long/tight for me

la talla 12 le queda bien — the size 12 fits (you/him) fine

b) ( sentar)

el azul/ese peinado te queda muy bien — blue/that hairdo really suits you

Sentido II

5)

a) (acordar, convenir)

quedar EN algo: ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?; ¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?; quedamos en que yo iría we agreed o arranged that I would go; quedar EN or (AmL) DE + INF: quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything; quedó en venir a las nueve — she said she would come at nine

b) ( citarse)

¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? — what time/where shall we meet?

quedé con unos amigos para cenar — I arranged to meet some friends for dinner

Sentido III

6) ( estar situado) to be

queda justo enfrente de la estación — it's right opposite the station; (+ me/te/le etc)

me queda muy lejos/cerca — it's very far/near from where I live (o work etc)

Sentido IV

7) (en 3^a pers)

a) ( haber todavía)

¿queda café? — is there any coffee left?

no quedan entradas — there are no tickets left

sólo quedan las ruinas — only the ruins remain; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿te queda algo de dinero? — do you have any money left?

¿te queda alguna duda? — is there anything you still don't understand?

no nos queda más remedio que ir — we have no choice but to go

ya no me quedan fuerzas — I've no more strength left

b) ( sobrar) comida/vino to be left (over)

8) ( faltar)

queda poco para que acabe la clase — it's not long till the end of the class

¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? — how many kilometers are there to go?; (+ me/te/le etc)

todavía le quedan dos años — he still has two years to go o do

me queda poco para terminar — I've almost finished

quedar POR + INF: queda mucho por ver/visitar there is still a lot to see/visit; aún quedan estudiantes por pagar there are still some students who haven't paid; (+ me/te/le etc) aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do; no me/le queda otra (AmL fam) I have/he has no choice; por... que no quede (Esp fam): venga, por intentarlo que no quede come on, let's at least give it a try; hazlo, por mí que no quede — go ahead, don't let me stop you
2.
1) quedarse v pron

Sentido I

2)

a) ( en un lugar) to stay

quedarse en casa/en la cama — to stay at home/in bed

se quedaron en París/en un hotel — they stayed in Paris/in a hotel

b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl)

te estás quedando calvo — you're going bald

quédate tranquilo, yo me ocuparé del asunto — relax, I'll take care of it

quedarse dormido — to fall asleep

¿te quedaste con hambre? — are you still hungry?

me quedé sin postre — I didn't get any dessert

quedarse sin trabajo — to lose one's job

quedarse soltera — to stay single

no me gusta quedarme sola en casa — I don't like being alone in the house

no te quedes ahí parado — don't just stand there!

nos quedamos charlando toda la noche — we spent the whole night chatting

se me quedó mirando — he sat/stood there staring at me, he just stared at me

de repente el motor se quedó — (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me

3) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) (fam) ( memorizar)

no se me quedan los nombres — I don't retain names

no se me queda nada — I don't retain a thing

b) (Andes) ( olvidarse)

se me quedó el paraguas — I left my umbrella behind

c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser)

la casa se les está quedando pequeña — the house is getting (to be) too small for them

Sentido II

4)

quedarse CON algo: se quedó con mi libro she kept my book; entre él y su mujer no sé con cuál me quedo there's not much to choose between him and his wife; me quedo con éste I'll take this one; quedarse con alguien — (Esp fam) ( engañarlo) to take somebody for a ride (colloq)

* * *

= remain.

Ex: Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.

* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).

* hacer que Uno se quede dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.

* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyen = mark + Posesivo + place.

* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido = rock + Nombre + to sleep.

* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.

* mientras queden = while stocks last.

* Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.

* no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* quedar Algo a Alguien = be left with.

* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.

* quedar atrapado = get + caught.

* quedar constatado = go on + record.

* quedar deshecho = go to + pieces.

* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.

* quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.

* quedar en suspenso = go into + abeyance.

* quedar exempto de = discharge from.

* quedar + Expresión Temporal = be + Expresión Temporal + off.

* quedar igual = remain + the same.

* quedar impactado = be impressed.

* quedar impresionado = be impressed.

* quedar impune = go + scot-free, go + scot-free, get away + scot-free.

* quedar inpune = go + unpunished.

* quedar libre = become + vacant.

* quedar mal = lose + face.

* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.

* quedar pendiente = remain, remain + to be done.

* quedar peor = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar por hacer = remain + to be done.

* quedar por + Infinitivo = remain + to be + Participio.

* quedar por ver = be an open question, remain + to be seen.

* quedar registrado = go on + record.

* quedarse = stay, stay behind, board.

* quedarse abandonado en una isla desierta = be stranded on a desert island.

* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo = sleepover.

* quedarse afónico = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse al margen = stand by.

* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* quedarse anodadado = be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* quedarse anticuado = date.

* quedarse arriba = sit on + top.

* quedarse atascado = get + stuck.

* quedarse atónito = be astonished, be bowled over, stun into + speechlessness.

* quedarse atrancado = get + stuck.

* quedarse atrás = fall behind, hang back, trail, trail behind, be behind.

* quedarse boquiabierto = give + a gasp of, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quedarse con = pocket, cream off.

* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.

* quedarse congelado = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse corto = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of.

* quedarse dentro de casa = stay + indoors.

* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

* quedarse dormido = fall + asleep, doze off, nod off, drop off to + sleep, go to + sleep.

* quedarse dormido al volante = fall + asleep at the wheel.

* quedarse embarazada = become + pregnant, be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* quedarse en = stick at.

* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.

* quedarse encallado = be stranded.

* quedarse en casa = stay + indoors.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* quedarse en el mismo sitio = stay + put.

* quedarse en el sitio = die + there and then.

* quedarse en estado = become + pregnant.

* quedarse en la cama hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.

* quedarse en la estacada = be left out on a limb.

* quedarse en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.

* quedarse en tablas = split down the middle.

* quedarse estancado = stagnate.

* quedarse estupefacto = stun into + speechlessness, eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, be speechless, be gobsmacked, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* quedar segundo = come off + second-best.

* quedarse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.

* quedarse helado = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse huérfano = orphan.

* quedarse igual = be none the wiser.

* quedarse impresionado = be bowled over.

* quedarse inamovible = stay in + place.

* quedarse inmóvil = stay + still.

* quedarse levantado = stay up.

* quedarse mudo = be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* quedarse obsoleto = be overtaken by events, outgrow.

* quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.

* quedarse pasmado = stun.

* quedarse patidifuso = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* quedarse patitieso = freeze to + death.

* quedarse pequeño = overflow.

* quedarse prendado = smite.

* quedarse prendado de = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to.

* quedarse prendado por = take + a liking to.

* quedarse preñada = become + pregnant, have + a bun in the oven.

* quedarse quieto = stand + still, stand by.

* quedarse ronco = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse sin = run + short (of), miss out on, run out of, run out.

* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.

* quedarse sin conocimiento = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* quedarse sin fuelle = run out of + steam.

* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.

* quedarse sin gas = lose + steam.

* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.

* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* quedarse sin sentido = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.

* quedarse sin suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* quedarse sin voz = lose + Posesivo + voice.

* quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by, be amazed at.

* quedarse tan fresco = not bat an eyelash, not bat an eyelid.

* quedarse tieso = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.

* quedarse tirado = be stranded.

* quedarse varado = get + stuck, be stranded.

* quedarse viudo = widow.

* quedar sin castigo = go + unpunished.

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* quedar vacante = become + vacant.

* quedar vacío = empty.

* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.

* que queda = surviving.

* que queda mal = ill-fitting.

* que quede entre nosotros = between you and me, between ourselves.

* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.

* siempre queda una esperanza = where there's life there's hope.

* si queda tiempo = time permitting.

* todo queda en casa = all in the family.

* * *

quedar [A1 ]

vi

Sentido I

A

(en un estado, una situación): quedó viuda muy joven she was widowed o she lost her husband when she was very young

quedó huérfano a los siete años he was orphaned when he was seven years old

tuvo un ataque y quedó paralítico he had a stroke and was left paralyzed

cientos de familias quedaron sin hogar/en la miseria hundreds of families were left homeless/destitute

las calles quedaron desiertas the streets were left deserted

el sombrero quedó hecho un acordeón the hat was o got squashed flat

el coche ha quedado como nuevo the car is as good as new (now)

algunas fotos quedaron mal some of the photos came out badly

ha quedado precioso pintado de blanco it looks beautiful painted white

ha quedado acordado que … it has been agreed that …

y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear

¿cómo quedó la cosa? ¿quién tenía razón? what happened in the end? who was right?

¿dónde quedamos la clase pasada? where did we get (up) to in the last class?

¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? who was o who came first/last?

(+ me/te/le etc): no me había quedado claro y se lo pregunté otra vez I hadn't quite understood o I hadn't got things quite clear, so I asked him again

el postre te quedó riquísimo that dessert (you made) was delicious

¿quién la queda? (Ur) (en juegos) who's `it'? ( colloq)

B

(en la opinión de los demás): si no vamos, quedamos mal it'll look bad if we don't go

quedarás muy bien con ese regalo it's a lovely present, they'll be delighted

me hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying that

se emborrachó y nos hizo quedar mal a todos he got drunk and embarrassed us all

quedó en ridículo (por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; (por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool

quedar mal/bien con algn: si no voy quedaré mal con ellos they won't think much of me o it won't go down very well if I don't turn up

no se puede quedar bien con todo el mundo you can't please everybody

los invitó a todos para no quedar mal con nadie he invited them all so as not to offend anyone o to cause any offense*

C

(permanecer): quedaron en casa they stayed at home

¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?

le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scar

lo lavé pero le quedó la mancha I washed it but the stain didn't come out

esto no puede quedar así we can't leave/I'm not going to leave things like this

quedamos a la espera de su notificación ( frml); we await your notification ( frml)

quedo a sus gratas órdenes ( frml) ( Corresp) Sincerely yours ( AmE), Yours faithfully o ( frml) I remain, yours faithfully ( BrE)

le quedo a deber 5 euros I owe you 5 euros

quedar EN algo:

todo ha quedado en un mero proyecto none of it has got beyond the planning stage

todos nuestros planes quedaron en nada all our plans came to nothing

quedar atrás: pronto quedó atrás he soon fell behind

hemos tenido nuestras diferencias pero todo eso ha quedado atrás we've had our differences but all that's behind us now o that's all water under the bridge now

D (+ me/te/le etc)

1

«tamaño/talla»: me queda grande/largo/apretado it's too big/long/tight for me

la talla 12 le queda bien or (Col, Méx) le queda the size 12 fits (you/him) fine

2

(sentar): el azul te queda muy bien blue really suits you, you look really good in blue

ese peinado le quedaba muy bien that hairstyle really suited her, her hair looked really good like that

ese vestido te queda estupendo that dress looks fantastic on you, you look great in that dress

Sentido II

A (acordar, convenir) quedar EN algo:

quedamos en eso, vienes tú a mi casa let's do that, then, you come to my house, so that's agreed, you're coming to my house

¿al final en qué quedaron? what did you decide/arrange/agree in the end?

¿en qué quedamos? ¿lo quieres o no? well o so, do you want it or not?

¿entonces en qué quedamos? ¿nos vemos mañana o no? so, what's happening, then? are we meeting tomorrow or not?

quedar EN + INFor ( AmL) quedar DE + INF:

quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything

quedó en venir a las nueve she said she would come at nine, she arranged to come at nine

quedar EN QUE:

quedamos en que iría él a recogerlo we agreed o arranged that he would go and pick it up

B

(citarse): me tengo que ir porque he quedado con Rafael I have to go because I've arranged to meet Rafael

¿a qué hora/dónde quedamos? what time/where shall we meet?

quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner, I arranged to go out for dinner with some friends

Sentido III (estar situado) to be

queda justo enfrente de la estación it's right opposite the station

(+ me/te/le etc): puedo ir yo, me queda muy cerca I can go, it's very near where I live ( o work etc)

Sentido IV ( en tercera persona)

A

1

(haber todavía): no queda café there's no coffee left

no quedan entradas there are no tickets left

sólo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain

(+ me/te/le etc): es el único pariente que me queda he is the only relative I have left, he is my only living relative

¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?

¿te ha quedado alguna duda? is there anything you still don't understand?

me han quedado dos asignaturas (pendientes) I have to make up two subjects o take two subjects over ( AmE), I have to retake two subjects ( BrE)

no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no alternative o no choice but to go, we'll just have to go

ya no me quedan fuerzas para seguir I no longer have the strength to go on, I don't have the strength to go on any more

me queda la satisfacción de haber cumplido con mi deber I have the satisfaction of having done my duty

2 (sobrar) to be left, be left over

me comí la ensalada que había quedado del almuerzo I ate up the salad that was left (over) from lunch

el vino que quede se puede guardar para la próxima fiesta we can keep any wine that's left (over) for the next party

B

1

(faltar): quedan cinco minutos para que acabe la clase there are five minutes to go to o five minutes left to the end of the class

¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?, how far is it now?

(+ me/te/le etc): todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do

¡ánimo! ¡ya te queda poco para terminar! come on! you've almost finished!

2 quedar POR + INF:

quedan tres pacientes por ver there are three more patients to be seen

aún queda gente por pagar some people haven't paid yet, some people still haven't paid

(+ me/te/le etc): aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do

no me/le queda otra ( AmL fam); I have/he has no choice

por … que no quede ( Esp fam): venga, por intentarlo que no quede come on, let's at least give it a try

hazlo, por mí que no quede go ahead, don't let me stop you

■ quedarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

1 (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

te estás quedando calvo you're going bald

se quedó huérfana/sorda a los seis años she was orphaned/she went deaf when she was six years old

cuando se fue me quedé muy sola when he left I felt very lonely

me quedé helado cuando me lo dijo I was staggered when she told me

quédate tranquilo, yo me ocuparé del asunto don't (you) worry about it, I'll take care of it

me quedé dormido en el sofá I fell asleep on the sofa

embarazada¹ (↑ embarazada (1))

2

quedarse con/sin algo: ¿te has quedado con hambre? are you still hungry?

me quedé sin postre I didn't get any dessert

se ha quedado sin trabajo she's out of work, she's lost her job

me quedé sin saber qué había pasado I never did find out what had happened

3

( Esp) (llegar a ser) (+ me/te/le etc): el vestido se te ha quedado corto the dress is too short on you now

la casa se les está quedando pequeña the house is getting (to be) too small for them

4 (olvidarse) (+ me/te/le etc):

se me quedó el paraguas I left my umbrella behind

B

1

(permanecer): pienso quedarme soltera I intend to stay single

no me gusta quedarme sola en casa I don't like being (left) on my own o being alone in the house

no te quedes ahí parado y haz algo don't just stand there, do something!

nos quedamos charlando toda la noche we spent the whole night chatting

se me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me, he just stared at me

la escena se me ha quedado grabada en la memoria the scene has remained engraved o is engraved on my memory

iba para pintor pero se quedó en profesor de dibujo he set out to be a painter but he ended up as an art teacher

se quedó en la mesa de operaciones ( euf); he died on the operating table

de repente el motor se quedó ( AmL); the engine suddenly died on me

2 (en un lugar) to stay

quédate aquí stay here

me quedé a dormir en su casa I spent o stayed the night at his house

nos quedamos en un hotel/en casa de unos amigos we stayed at a hotel/with some friends

se tuvo que quedar en el hospital una semana más she had to stay o remain in (the) hospital for another week

se quedó en casa/en la cama todo el día she stayed at home/in bed all day

Sentido II

A ‹cambio/lápiz› to keep

quédatelo, yo tengo otro keep it, I have another one

quedarse CON algo:

quédate con la foto si quieres you can keep the photo o ( colloq) hang on to the photo if you want

se quedó con mi libro she kept my book, she didn't give my book back

entre él y su mujer no sé con cuál de los dos me quedo there's not much to choose between him and his wife

si me lo rebaja me quedo con él if you knock something off the price, I'll take it ( colloq)

quedarse con algn ( Esp fam) (burlarse de él) to have sb on ( colloq) (engañarlo) to take sb for a ride ( colloq)

B

( Chi) «pierna/brazo» (+ me/te/le etc): quiso levantarse pero se le quedó la pierna he tried to get up but he couldn't move his leg

se le queda la pierna al caminar he drags one leg when he walks

* * *

quedar ( conjugate quedar) verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado, una situación):
◊ quedar viudo/huérfano to be widowed/orphaned;

quedó paralítico he was left paralyzed;
el coche quedó como nuevo the car is as good as new (now);
y que esto quede bien claro and I want to make this quite clear;
¿quién quedó en primer lugar? who was o came first?
2 ( en la opinión de los demás):
◊ si no voy quedaré mal con ellos it won't go down very well o it'll look bad if I don't turn up;

lo hice para quedar bien con el jefe I did it to get in the boss's good books;
quedé muy bien con el regalo I made a very good impression with my present;
me hiciste quedar muy mal diciendo eso you really showed me up saying that;
nos hizo quedar mal a todos he embarrassed us all;
quedó en ridículo ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself;

( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool
3 ( permanecer):
◊ ¿queda alguien adentro? is there anyone left inside?;

le quedó la cicatriz she was left with a scar;
esto no puede quedar así we can't leave things like this;
nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing;
quedar atrás [ persona] to fall behind;

[rencillas/problemas] to be in the past
4 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) [tamaño/talla]:

◊ me queda largo it's too long for me;

la talla 12 le queda bien the size 12 fits (you/him) fine
b) ( sentar):

◊ el azul le queda bien/mal blue suits her/doesn't suit her

a) (acordar, convenir):

◊ ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?;

¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?;
quedaron en or (AmL) de no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything;
quedó en or (AmL) de venir a las nueve she said she would come at nine
b) ( citarse):

◊ ¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?;

quedé con unos amigos para cenar I arranged to meet some friends for dinner
( estar situado) to be;
◊ queda justo entrente de la estación it's right opposite the station;

me queda muy lejos it's very far from where I live (o work etc)
(en 3a pers)
1
a) ( haber todavía) to be left;

◊ ¿te queda algo de dinero? do you have any money left?;

¿queda café? is there any coffee left?;
solo quedan las ruinas only the ruins remain;
no nos queda más remedio que ir we have no choice but to go
b) ( sobrar) [comida/vino] to be left (over)

2 ( faltar):
◊ queda poco para que acabe la clase it's not long till the end of the class;

¿cuántos kilómetros quedan? how many kilometers are there to go?;
todavía le quedan dos años he still has two years to go o do;
queda mucho por ver there is still a lot to see;
aún me queda todo esto por hacer I still have all this to do;
no me/le queda otra (fam) I have/he has no choice
quedarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (en un lugar, país) to stay;

◊ quedarse en la cama to stay in bed

b) (en un estado, una situación) (+ compl):

◊ te estás quedando calvo you're going bald;

quedarse dormido to fall asleep;
quedarse sin trabajo to lose one's job
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( permanecer):

◊ quedarse soltera to stay single;

no me gusta quedarme sola en casa I don't like being alone in the house;
no te quedes ahí parado don't just stand there!;
nos quedamos charlando hasta tarde we went on chatting until late in the evening;
se me quedó mirando he sat/stood there staring at me;
de repente el motor se quedó (AmL) the engine suddenly died on me
b) (Andes) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me quedó el paraguas I left my umbrella behind

c) (Esp) ( llegar a ser):

◊ la casa se les está quedando pequeña the house is getting (to be) too small for them

‹cambio/lápiz› to keep;
◊ se quedó con mi libro she kept my book;

me quedo con este I'll take this one
quedar verbo intransitivo
1 (en un estado) quedar bien, (una persona) to make a good impression
(un objeto) to look nice
quedar en ridículo, to make a fool of oneself
2 (en un lugar) to be: mi casa no queda lejos, my house is not far from here
3 (sobrar) to be left: ¿queda más té?, is there any tea left?
4 (faltar) (tiempo) to go: quedan dos días para las vacaciones, there are two days to go till the holidays
5 (convenir) to agree: quedamos en ir al cine, we agreed to go to the cinema
6 (citarse) to meet: quedaré con mi hermana, I'll arrange to meet my sister
7 (una ropa, un peinado, etc) to suit: te queda grande, it's too big for you
' quedar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
betún
- cumplir
- descolgarse
- embarazarse
- enmudecer
- estar
- lucirse
- restar
- sobrar
- sopa
- venir
- aire
- aislado
- anillo
- bailar
- calle
- constar
- descubierto
- desmano
- enganchar
- faltar
- lejísimos
- manifiesto
- mano
- rezagado
- tabla
English:
air
- appal
- appall
- arrange
- date
- egg
- fit
- flu
- gasp
- go
- leave
- lie
- long
- meet
- one-upmanship
- remain
- rest
- side
- smoke
- stand
- stand about
- stand around
- agree
- alternatively
- catch
- come
- get
- keep
- narrow
- out
- over
- place
- remand
- runner
- scar
- scot-free
- show
- strand
- unpunished
- water
- widow

* * *

quedar

♦ vi

1. [permanecer] to remain, to stay;

nuestros problemas quedaron sin resolver our problems remained unsolved;

los tipos de interés han quedado al mismo nivel interest rates have stayed o remained at the same level;

no le quedaron secuelas del accidente he suffered no after-effects from the accident;
Andes, RP
en el apuro, quedaron los abrigos the coats got left behind o forgotten in the rush;

quedo a su entera disposición para cualquier consulta [en cartas] I am available to answer any enquiries you may have;

todo quedó en un buen susto she suffered nothing worse than a shock;

el viaje quedó en proyecto the trip never got beyond the planning stage;

¡esto no puede o [m5] no va a quedar así! I'm not going to let it rest at this!;

todos nuestros problemas han quedado atrás all our problems are behind us now

2. [haber aún] to be left, to remain;

¿queda azúcar? is there any sugar left?;

no queda azúcar there isn't any sugar left;

no nos queda leche we're out of milk;

queda gente dentro haciendo el examen there are still some people left inside doing the exam;

queda poco del casco antiguo de la ciudad little remains of the old part of the city;

nos quedan 50 pesos we have 50 pesos left;

lo que quede dáselo al perro give whatever's left over to the dog;

no me quedan ganas de seguir hablando I don't feel like talking any more;

me queda la esperanza de volver algún día I can only hope that one day I will return;

Comp
Am
no queda otra there's nothing else for it;

voy a tener que vender el auto para pagar las cuentas, no queda otra I'm going to have to sell the car to pay the bills, there's nothing else for it

3. [faltar]
¿cuánto queda para Buenos Aires? how much further is it to Buenos Aires?;

quedan dos vueltas para que termine la carrera there are two laps to go until the end of the race;

queda poco/un mes para las vacaciones there's not long to go/there's a month to go until the holidays, it's not long/it's a month until the holidays;

queda mucho para mi cumpleaños my birthday's a long way off;

me quedan dos días para terminar el trabajo I have two days (left) to finish the work;

sólo me queda despedirme hasta la próxima semana all that remains is for me to say goodbye until next week;

quedar por hacer to remain to be done;

queda por fregar el suelo the floor has still to be cleaned;

nos quedan bastantes sitios por visitar we still have quite a lot of places to visit

4. [mostrarse, dar cierta imagen]
quedar bien/mal (con alguien) to make a good/bad impression (on sb);

le gusta quedar bien con todo el mundo he likes to keep everyone happy;

quedaste estupendamente trayendo flores you made a very good impression by bringing flowers;

voy a quedar fatal si no voy it'll look really bad if I don't go;

no me hagas quedar mal don't show me up;

quedaste como un mentiroso you ended up looking like o you came across like a liar;

quedó como un idiota he ended up o he was left looking stupid

5. [resultar]
el trabajo ha quedado perfecto the job turned out perfectly;

el cuadro queda muy bien ahí the picture looks great there;

el salón os ha quedado muy bonito the living-room has turned out lovely, you've made a great job of the living-room;

quedar claro to be clear;

no quiero que llegues después de las once, ¿queda claro? I don't want you back later than eleven, is that clear?;

quedar en [llegar, acabar] to end in;

quedar en quinto lugar, quedar el quinto to come fifth;

quedar en nada to come to nothing;
RP Fam
quedamos en veremos we left it open

6. [sentar]
te queda un poco corto el traje your suit is a bit too short;

esta falda me queda un poco justa this skirt is a bit tight;

¡qué bien te queda ese traje! that dress really suits you!, you look great in that dress!;

esa camisa te queda mal that shirt doesn't suit you;

¿te quedan bien los zapatos? do the shoes fit you?;

quedar bien/mal con algo to go well/badly with sth;
Méx
este pantalón no me queda these Br trousers o US pants don't suit me;
Méx
esas cortinas le quedan mal al salón those curtains don't go well in the living-room

7. [citarse]
quedar (con alguien) to arrange to meet (sb);

¿cuándo/dónde quedamos? when/where shall we meet?;

hemos quedado el lunes we've arranged to meet on Monday;

he quedado con Juan para jugar al tenis I've arranged to play tennis with Juan

8. [acordar]
quedar en algo to agree on sth;

quedar en o Am [m5] de hacer algo to agree to do sth;

¿en qué has quedado? what have you decided to do?;

quedar en que… to agree that…;

quedé con ellos en que iría I told them I'd go;

¿en qué quedamos? what's it to be, then?

9. [estar situado] to be;

queda por las afueras it's somewhere on the outskirts;

¿por dónde queda? whereabouts is it?

10. [asignatura]
me queda el inglés de primero I still haven't passed first-year English;

¿cuántas te han quedado? how many subjects from last year do you have to resit this year?

♦ vt
RP Fam
quedarla: no apuestes todo a una sola posibilidad porque si no sale, la quedás don't put all your eggs in one basket because if it doesn't work out, you've had it;

¿quién la queda? [en juego] who's counting?

♦ v impersonal

por mí que no quede don't let me be the one to stop you;

que no quede por falta de dinero we don't want it to fall through for lack of money;

por probar que no quede we should at least try it

♦ See also the pronominal verb quedarse

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quedar

v/i

1 ( permanecer) stay;

esto queda entre nosotros this is just between us;

quedar cerca be nearby

2 en un estado be;

quedó sin resolver it remained unresolved, it wasn’t sorted out;

¿cómo quedó? how did it end up?;

queda por hacer it still has o needs to be done

3 ( sentar)

:

te queda bien/mal de estilo it suits you/doesn’t suit you; de talla it fits you/doesn’t fit you

4 ( sobrar) be left;

¿queda mucho tiempo? is there much time left?;

no queda nada de tiempo time’s almost up; distancia it’s not far now

5 ( encontrarse)

:

quedar con alguien fam arrange to meet (with) s.o.;

¿dónde habíamos quedado? where had we arranged to meet?

6 ( acordar)

:

quedar en algo agree to sth;

¿en qué quedamos? what did we agree?

7

:

por mí que no quede it’s fine by me

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quedar vi

1) permanecer: to remain, to stay

2) : to be

quedamos contentos con las mejoras: we were pleased with the improvements

3) : to be situated

queda muy lejos: it's very far, it's too far away

4) : to be left

quedan sólo dos alternativas: there are only two options left

5) : to fit, to suit

estos zapatos no me quedan: these shoes don't fit

6)

quedar bien (mal) : to turn out well (badly)

7)

quedar en : to agree, to arrange

¿en qué quedamos?: what's the arrangement, then?

♦ See also the reflexive verb quedarse

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quedar vb

1. (haber) to be left

queda un poco de jamón there's a bit of ham left

¿quedan cebollas? are there any onions left?

2. (permanecer) to remain

aún quedan las murallas romanas the Roman walls still remain

3. (tener) to have left

me quedan mil pesetas I've got a thousand pesetas left

4. (faltar) to have to do

aún me quedan los deberes de inglés I've still got to do my English homework

5. (distancia, tiempo)

quedan todavía 10 kilómetros there are still 10 kilometres to go

queda un mes para las vacaciones it's one month till the holidays

6. (resultar) to be

el partido quedó en empate the match was a draw

las flores quedaron destrozadas the flowers were ruined

7. (estar) to be

quedó tranquila al saber la noticia she was relieved to hear the news

me quedé parada I was shocked

¿dónde queda la estación? where's the station?

ese pantalón te queda pequeño those trousers are too small for you

8. (citarse) to meet [pt. & pp. met]

¿a qué hora quedamos? what time shall we meet?

he quedado con Ana I've arranged to meet Ana

9. (ponerse de acuerdo) to agree

habíamos quedado en que me vendrías a buscar we agreed that you'd come and meet me

10. (sentar bien ropa) to suit

ese sombrero te queda bien that hat suits you

quedar bien to make a good impression

quedó muy bien en la entrevista he made a good impression in the interview

quedar mal to make a bad impression

Spanish-English dictionary > quedar
10 halten

n; -s, kein Pl.: zum Halten bringen stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop); Halten verboten! no stopping; da gab es kein Halten mehr there was no holding them etc. (back)

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das Halten

(Besitzen) keeping;

(Festhalten) holding

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hạl|ten ['haltn] pret hielt [hiːlt] ptp geha\#lten [gə'haltn]
1. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = festhalten to hold

jdm etw halten — to hold sth for sb

jdm den Mantel halten — to hold sb's coat (for him/her)

kannst du mir bitte die Leiter halten? — could you please hold the ladder for me?

den Kopf/Bauch halten — to hold one's head/stomach

2)

= in eine bestimmte Position bringen etw gegen das Licht halten — to hold sth up to the light

den Arm in die Höhe halten — to hold one's arm up

einen Fuß/einen Zeh ins Wasser halten — to put a foot/a toe in the water

3)

= tragen die drei Pfeiler halten die Brücke — the three piers support the bridge

meinst du, der kleine Nagel hält das schwere Ölbild? — do you think this small nail will take the weight of the heavy oil painting?

nur zwei morsche Bretter hielten den Balkon noch — there were only two rotten boards holding the balcony up

zwei Schlaufen halten den Vorhang an der Seite — two loops hold back the curtain

4) = zurückhalten, aufhalten to hold; (SPORT) to save

die Wärme/Feuchtigkeit halten — to retain heat/moisture

er kann den Urin or das Wasser nicht halten — he's incontinent

einen Elfmeter or Strafstoß halten — to save a penalty

das ist ein toller Torwart, der hält jeden Ball! — he's a great goalkeeper, he makes great saves!

ich konnte ihn/es gerade noch halten — I just managed to grab hold of him/it

haltet den Dieb! — stop thief!

sie ist nicht zu halten (fig) — there's no holding her back

es hält mich hier nichts mehr — there's nothing to keep me here any more

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

5) = behalten Festung, Rekord to hold; Position to hold (on to)

den Schnabel or Mund halten (inf) — to keep one's mouth shut (inf)

6) = unterhalten, besitzen Chauffeur, Lehrer to employ; Haustier to keep; Auto to run

eine Geliebte halten — to keep a mistress

eine Perserkatze/einen Hausfreund halten — to have a Persian cat/a live-in lover

wir können uns kein Auto halten —

(sich dat) eine Zeitung/Zeitschrift halten — to get a paper/magazine

7) = einhalten, erfüllen to keep

ein Versprechen halten — to keep a promise

man muss halten, was man verspricht — a promise is a promise

der Film hält nicht, was er/der Titel verspricht — the film doesn't live up to expectations/its title

8) = beibehalten, aufrechterhalten Niveau to keep up, to maintain; Tempo, Disziplin, Temperatur to maintain; Kurs to keep to, to hold

Ruhe halten — to keep quiet

die Balance or das Gleichgewicht halten — to keep one's balance

den Ton halten — to stay in tune or in key

die These lässt sich nicht länger halten or ist nicht länger zu halten — this hypothesis is no longer tenable

Kontakt halten — to keep in touch

(mit jdm) Verbindung halten — to keep in touch( with sb)

Abstand halten! — keep your distance!

etw sauber halten — to keep sth clean

das Essen warm halten — to keep the food warm

viel Sport hält jung/schlank — doing a lot of sport keeps you young/slim

er hält sein Haus immer tadellos — he keeps his house immaculate

halten Sie die Erklärungen einfach — keep the explanations simple

wenn es neblig ist, sollten Sie den Abstand immer so groß wie möglich halten — if it's foggy you should always stay as far as possible from the car in front

ein Land besetzt halten — to keep a country under occupation

9) = behandeln to treat

die Gefangenen werden in diesen Gefängnissen wie Tiere gehalten — the prisoners are treated like animals in these prisons

er hält seine Kinder sehr streng — he's very strict with his children

10)

= handhaben, verfahren mit das kannst du (so) halten, wie du willst — that's entirely up to you

wie halten Sie es mit Ihrer Steuererklärung? — how do you deal with your tax return?

wie hältst dus mit der Religion? — what's your attitude toward(s) religion?

wir halten es mit den Abrechnungen anders — we deal with invoices in a different way

er hält es nicht so sehr mit der Sauberkeit — he's not over-concerned about cleanliness

es mehr or lieber mit jdm/etw halten — to prefer sb/sth

11)

= gestalten ein in Brauntönen gehaltener Raum — a room done in different shades of brown

sie beschloss das Zimmer in Grün zu halten — she decided to do the room in green

das Kleid ist in dunklen Tönen gehalten — it is a dark-coloured (Brit) or dark-colored (US) dress

das Mobiliar ist in einem hellen Holz gehalten — the furniture is made of a light wood

12) = veranstalten, abhalten Fest, Pressekonferenz to give; Rede to make; Gottesdienst, Zwiesprache to hold; Wache to keep

Selbstgespräche halten — to talk to oneself

Unterricht halten — to teach

Mittagsschlaf halten — to have an afternoon nap

Winterschlaf halten — to hibernate

13) = einschätzen, denkendiams; jdn/etw für etw halten to think sb/sth sth

ich habe das Bild für ein Original gehalten — I thought the picture was an original

etw für angebracht/schön halten — to think or consider sth appropriate/beautiful

jdn für ehrlich halten — to think or consider sb honest

ich habe ihn ( irrtümlich) für seinen Bruder gehalten — I (mis)took him for his brother

wofür halten Sie mich? — what do you take me for?

das halte ich nicht für möglich — I don't think that is possible

ich halte es für Unsinn, alles noch einmal abzuschreiben — I think it's silly to copy everything out againdiams; etw von jdm/etw halten to think sth of sb/sth

nicht viel von jdm/etw halten — not to think much of sb/sth

nicht viel vom Beten/Sparen halten — not to be a great one for praying/saving (inf)

ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun — I'm not in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of (doing) thatdiams; etwas/viel auf etw (acc) halten to consider sth important/very important

er hält etwas auf gute Manieren — he considers good manners important

der Chef hält viel auf Pünktlichkeit — the boss attaches a lot of importance to punctuality

14)

See:

→ gehalten

2. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1) = festhalten to hold; (= haften bleiben) to stick; (SPORT) to make a save

kannst du mal einen Moment halten? — can you just hold that (for) a moment?

unser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig gehalten — our goalkeeper made some good saves again today

kann der denn ( gut) halten? — is he a good goalkeeper?

2) = bestehen bleiben, haltbar sein to last; (Konserven) to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Frisur, COMM Preise) to hold; (Stoff) to be hard-wearing

der Waffenstillstand hält nun schon drei Wochen — the truce has now held for three weeks

Rosen halten länger, wenn man ein Aspirin ins Wasser tut — roses last longer if you put an aspirin in the water

dieser Stoff hält lange — this material is hard-wearing

3) = stehen bleiben, anhalten to stop

zum Halten bringen — to bring to a standstill

halten lassen (Mil) — to call a halt

halt mal, stop! (hum) — hang on (inf) or hold on a minute!

4) andere Redewendungendiams; auf etw (acc) halten (= zielen) to aim at sth; (= steuern) to head for sth; (= Wert legen auf) to attach importance to sth

sehr auf etw halten — to attach great importance to sth

ich musste an mich halten, um nicht in schallendes Gelächter auszubrechen — I had to control myself so as not to burst into fits of laughter

3. REFLEXIVES VERB

1) diams; sich halten= sich festhalten to hold on (
an +dat to)
er konnte sich gerade noch an dem Griff halten, als der Zug mit einem scharfen Ruck anfuhr — he just managed to grab hold of the strap when the train suddenly jolted forward

sie konnte sich auf dem glatten Abhang nicht halten — she couldn't keep her footing on the slippery slope

er konnte sich auf dem wilden Mustang nur drei Sekunden halten — he could only stay on the wild mustang three seconds

2) = eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben to carry or hold oneself

er hält sich sehr aufrecht — he holds or carries himself very erect

sich ( im Gleichgewicht) halten — to keep one's balance

sich auf den Beinen halten — to stay on one's feet

sich ( nach) links halten — to keep (to the) left

sich nach Westen halten — to keep going westwards

der Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts — the driver kept to the right

ich halte mich an die alte Methode — I'll stick to or with the old method

sich an ein Versprechen halten — to keep a promise

sich an die Tatsachen/den Text halten — to keep or stick to the facts/text

3) = sich nicht verändern Lebensmittel, Blumen to keep; (Wetter) to last, to hold; (Geruch, Rauch) to linger; (Preise) to hold; (Brauch, Sitte) to continue

der Geruch von Knoblauch hält sich ewig — the smell of garlic lingers for ages (inf)

4) = seine Position behaupten to hold on; (in Kampf) to hold out

er hat sich in der Spitzenposition gehalten — he held on to the lead

er hat sich im erbarmungslosen Wettbewerb prächtig gehalten — he held on amazingly in the cut-throat competition

das Geschäft kann sich in dieser Straße nicht halten — the shop can't continue to stay open in this streetdiams; sich gut halten (in Prüfung, Spiel etc) to do well

er hat sich ziemlich gut gehalten (körperlich) — he is quite well-preserved

sie hat sich in der schweren Prüfung unerwartet gut gehalten — she did unexpectedly well in the difficult exam

5) = sich beherrschen to control oneself

sich nicht halten können — to be unable to control oneself

6)

andere Wendungendiams; sich halten an (+acc) ich halte mich lieber an den Wein — I'd rather keep or stick to wine

er hält sich für einen Spezialisten/für besonders klug — he thinks he's a specialist/very clever

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1) (to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) halt

2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) deliver

3) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) draw up

4) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) hold

5) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) hold

6) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) hold

7) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) hold

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) hold

9) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) keep

10) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) keep

11) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) wear

12) (having the body in a state of tension and readiness to act: The animal was poised ready to leap.) poised

13) (to suppose or think (that something is the case): Do you take me for an idiot?) take

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hal·ten

[ˈhaltn̩]

I. TRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(festhalten)

▪ [jdm] jdn/etw \halten to hold sb/sth [for sb]

du musst das Seil ganz fest \halten you must keep a tight grip on the rope

hältst du bitte kurz meine Tasche? would you please hold my bag for a moment?

jdn/etw im Arm \halten to hold sb/sth in one's arms

jdn an [o bei] der Hand \halten to hold sb's hand [or sb by the hand]

jdm den Mantel \halten to hold sb's coat [for him/her]

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(aufhalten)

▪ jdn \halten to stop sb

haltet den Dieb! stop the thief!

es hält dich niemand nobody's stopping you

wenn sie etwas von Sahnetorte hört, ist sie nicht mehr zu \halten if she hears cream gateau mentioned there's no holding her!

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(zurückhalten)

▪ jdn \halten to keep sb

warum bleibst du noch bei dieser Firma, was hält dich noch da? why do you stay with the firm, what's keeping you there?

mich hält hier nichts [mehr] there's nothing to keep me here [any more]

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in eine bestimmte Position bringen)

▪ etw irgendwohin/irgendwie \halten to put sth somewhere/in a certain position

er hielt die Hand in die Höhe he put his hand up

die Hand vor den Mund \halten to put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etw gegen das Licht \halten to hold sth up to the light

die Hand ins Wasser \halten to put one's hand into the water

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

(befestigen)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

nur wenige Pfeiler \halten die alte Brücke just a few pillars support the old bridge

ihre Haare wurden von einer Schleife nach hinten ge\halten her hair was held back by a ribbon

das Regal wird von zwei Haken ge\halten the shelf is held up by two hooks

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in sich behalten)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

ich konnte die Tränen nicht \halten I couldn't hold back my tears

das Ventil konnte den Überdruck nicht mehr \halten the valve could no longer contain the excess pressure

er konnte das Wasser nicht mehr \halten he couldn't hold his water

Wärme/Feuchtigkeit \halten to retain heat/moisture

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

SPORT

einen Ball \halten to stop a ball

der Tormann konnte den Ball nicht \halten the goalkeeper couldn't stop the ball

einen Elfmeter \halten to save a penalty

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(beschäftigen)

▪ sich dat jdn \halten to employ [or have] sb

sich dat eine Putzfrau \halten to have a woman to come in and clean

sie hält sich einen Chauffeur she employs a chauffeur; (fig)

er hält sich eine Geliebte he has a mistress

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(besitzen)

▪ [sich dat] etw \halten to keep sth

er hält sich ein Privatflugzeug, eine Segeljacht und ein Rennpferd he keeps a private aircraft, a yacht and a racehorse

ein Auto \halten to run a car

wir können uns kein Auto \halten we can't afford a car

Hühner/einen Hund \halten to keep chickens/a dog

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(geh: abonniert haben)

eine Zeitung \halten to take a paper form

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

(behandeln)

▪ jdn irgendwie \halten to treat sb in a certain way

er hält seine Kinder sehr streng he is very strict with his children

12.

<hielt, gehalten>

(beibehalten, aufrechterhalten)

▪ etw \halten to keep sth

die Balance [o das Gleichgewicht] \halten to keep one's balance

Frieden \halten to keep the peace

die Geschwindigkeit \halten to keep up speed

mit jdm Kontakt \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sb

den Kurs \halten to stay on course

Ordnung \halten to keep order

eine Position nicht \halten können to not be able to hold a position

einen Rekord \halten to hold a record

Ruhe \halten to keep quiet

den Takt \halten to keep time

die Temperatur \halten to maintain the temperature

den Ton \halten to stay in tune

zu jdm die Verbindung \halten to keep in touch [or contact] with sb

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht \halten this statement is not tenable

hoffentlich kann ich den Weltrekord noch \halten hopefully I can still hold on to the world record

13.

<hielt, gehalten>

MIL (erfolgreich verteidigen)

▪ etw \halten to hold sth

die Verteidiger hielten ihre Stellungen weiterhin the defenders continued to hold their positions

eine Festung \halten to hold a fortress

14.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft \halten to keep a business going

15.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in einem Zustand erhalten)

▪ etw irgendwie \halten to keep sth in a certain condition

die Fußböden hält sie immer peinlich sauber she always keeps the floors scrupulously clean

den Abstand gleich \halten to keep the distance the same

jdn in Atem/in Bewegung/bei Laune \halten to keep sb in suspense/on the go/happy

für jdn das Essen warm \halten to keep sb's meal hot

die Getränke kalt \halten to keep the drinks chilled

jdn jung/fit \halten to keep sb young/fit

16.

<hielt, gehalten>

(gestalten)

▪ etw in etw dat \halten to do sth in sth

▪ etw ist in etw dat ge \halten sth is done in sth

das Haus war innen und außen ganz in Weiß ge\halten the house was completely white inside and out

das Wohnzimmer ist in Blau ge\halten the living room is decorated in blue

ihr Schlafzimmer ist in ganz in Kirschbaum ge\halten her bedroom is furnished entirely in cherrywood

die Rede war sehr allgemein ge\halten the speech was very general

einen Brief kurz \halten to keep a letter short

etw schlicht \halten to keep sth simple

17.

<hielt, gehalten>

(abhalten)

▪ etw \halten to give sth

er hielt eine kurze Rede he made a short speech

Diät \halten to keep to a diet

einen Gottesdienst \halten to hold a service

seinen Mittagsschlaf \halten to have an afternoon nap

eine Rede \halten to give [or make] a speech

ein Referat \halten to give [or present] a paper

Selbstgespräche \halten to talk to oneself

eine Unterrichtsstunde \halten to give a lesson

Unterricht \halten to teach

einen Vortrag \halten to give a talk

seinen Winterschlaf \halten to hibernate

Zwiesprache \halten mit jdm/etw (geh) to commune with sb form; s.a. Gericht

18.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einhalten, erfüllen)

▪ etw \halten to keep sth

der Film hält nicht, was der Titel verspricht the film doesn't live up to its title

man muss \halten, was man verspricht a promise is a promise

sein Wort/Versprechen \halten to keep one's word/a promise

19.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einschätzen)

▪ jdn/etw für jdn/etw \halten to take sb/sth for [or to be] sb/sth

ich habe ihn für seinen Bruder ge\halten I mistook him for his brother

das halte ich nicht für möglich I don't think that is possible

wofür \halten Sie mich? what do you take me for?

jdn für ehrlich/reich \halten to think sb is [or consider sb to be] honest/rich

20.

<hielt, gehalten>

(denken über)

▪ etw von jdm/etw \halten to think sth of sb/sth

ich halte nichts davon, das zu tun I don't think much of doing that

er hält nichts vom Beten/Sparen he's not a great one for praying/saving fam

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht I think it best/possible/my duty

nichts/viel/wenig von jdm/etw \halten to think nothing/a lot/not think much of sb/sth

21.

<hielt, gehalten>

(wertschätzen)

etwas/viel auf jdn \halten to think quite a bit/a lot of sb

wenn man etwas auf sich hält... if you think you're somebody...; s.a. Stück

22.

▶ den Mund [o (fam) Schnabel] \halten to keep one's mouth shut, to hold one's tongue

II. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1. (festhalten) to hold

kannst du mal einen Moment \halten? can you hold that for a second?

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(haltbar sein) to keep

wie lange hält der Fisch noch? how much longer will the fish keep?

die Schuhe sollten noch bis nächstes Jahr \halten these shoes should last till next year

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(dauerhaft sein) to hold

der das Seil hält nicht mehr länger the rope won't hold much longer

die Tapete hält nicht the wallpaper won't stay on

diese Freundschaft hält schon lange this friendship has been lasting long

die Tür wird jetzt \halten now the door will hold

das Regal hält nicht an der Wand the shelf keeps falling off the wall

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(stehen bleiben, anhalten) to stop

\halten Sie bitte an der Ecke! stop at the corner, please

etw zum H\halten bringen to bring sth to a stop [or standstill]

ein \haltendes Fahrzeug a stationary vehicle

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

SPORT to make a save

unser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig ge\halten our goalkeeper made some great saves today

kann Peters denn gut \halten? is Peters a good goalkeeper?

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(zielen)

▪ [mit etw dat] auf etw akk \halten to aim at sth [with sth]

du musst mehr nach rechts \halten you must aim more to the right

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich beherrschen)

▪ an sich akk \halten to control oneself

ich musste an mich \halten, um nicht zu lachen I had to force myself not to laugh

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(Wert legen auf)

▪ auf etw akk \halten to attach importance to sth

[sehr] auf Ordnung \halten to attach [a lot of] importance to tidiness

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(jdm beistehen)

▪ zu jdm \halten to stand [or stick] by sb

ich werde immer zu dir \halten I will always stand by you

ich halte zu Manchester United, und du? I support Manchester United, what about you?

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(in einem Zustand erhalten)

Sport hält jung sport keeps you young

Alufolie hält frisch aluminium foil keeps things fresh

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

NAUT (Kurs nehmen)

▪ auf etw akk halten to head for sth

halte mehr nach links keep more to the left

nach Norden \halten to head north

12.

▶ halt mal,... hang [or hold] on,...

▶ halt mal, stopp! (hum) hang [or hold] on a minute!

▶ jd hält auf sich akk

du solltest ein bisschen mehr auf dich \halten (auf das Aussehen achten) you should take more [a] pride in yourself; (selbstbewusst sein) you should be more self-confident

III. REFLEXIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich festhalten)

▪ sich akk an etw dat \halten to hold on to sth

der Kletterer rutschte aus und konnte sich nicht mehr \halten the climber slipped and lost his grip

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht verderben)

▪ sich akk \halten Lebensmittel to keep; Blumen a. to last

im Kühlschrank hält sich Milch gut drei Tage milk keeps for a good three days in the fridge

3.

<hielt, gehalten>

(jung, gesund bleiben)

sich akk gut ge \halten haben (fam) to have worn well fam

für seine 50 Jahre hat er sich gut ge\halten he has worn well for a 50-year-old

4.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich behaupten)

sich akk gut \halten to do well, to make a good showing

halte dich tapfer be brave

5.

<hielt, gehalten>

(nicht verschwinden)

▪ sich akk \halten to last; Schnee a. to stay; Geruch, Rauch to stay, to hang around

manchmal kann der Nebel sich bis in die späten Vormittagsstunden \halten sometimes the fog can last until the late morning

6.

<hielt, gehalten>

(bei etw bleiben)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \halten to stay with sth

ich halte mich an die alte Methode I'll stick to [or stay with] the old method

ich halte mich lieber an Mineralwasser I prefer to stay with mineral water

7.

<hielt, gehalten>

(irgendwo bleiben)

sich akk auf den Beinen/im Sattel \halten to stay on one's feet/in the saddle

8.

<hielt, gehalten>

(eine Richtung beibehalten)

▪ sich akk irgendwo/nach... \halten to keep to somewhere/heading towards...

\halten Sie sich immer in Richtung Stadtmitte keep going towards the centre

sich akk rechts/links \halten to keep [to the] left/right

der Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts the driver kept to the right

sich akk nach Süden \halten to keep going southwards

9.

<hielt, gehalten>

(befolgen, einhalten)

▪ sich akk an etw akk \halten to keep [or stick] to sth

er hält sich immer an die Vorschriften he always sticks to the rules

der Film hat sich nicht an die Romanvorlage gehalten the film didn't keep [or stick] to the book

sich akk an die Tatsachen \halten to keep [or stick] to the facts

sich akk an ein Versprechen \halten to keep a promise

10.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich behaupten)

▪ sich akk [mit etw dat] \halten to prevail [with sth]

trotz der hauchdünnen Mehrheit hielt sich die Regierung noch über ein Jahr despite its wafer-thin majority the government lasted [or kept going for] over a year

11.

<hielt, gehalten>

(bestehen)

▪ sich akk halten to keep going

die Firma wird sich nicht \halten können the company won't keep going [for long]

12.

<hielt, gehalten>

(eine bestimmte Körperhaltung haben)

▪ sich akk irgendwie \halten to carry [or hold] oneself in a certain manner

es ist nicht leicht, sich im Gleichgewicht zu \halten it's not easy to keep one's balance

sich akk aufrecht/gerade \halten to hold or carry oneself erect/straight

13.

<hielt, gehalten>

(einschätzen)

▪ sich akk für jdn/etw \halten to think one is sb/sth

er hält sich für besonders klug/einen Fachmann he thinks he's very clever/a specialist

14.

<hielt, gehalten>

(sich beherrschen)

sich akk nicht \halten können not to be able to control oneself

ich konnte mich nicht \halten vor Lachen bei dem Anblick I couldn't help laughing at this sight

15.

▶ sich akk an jdn \halten (sich an jdn wenden) to refer to sb, to ask sb; (jds Nähe suchen) to stick with sb

IV. UNPERSÖNLICHES INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<hielt, gehalten>

(handhaben)

▪ es [mit etw dat] irgendwie \halten to do sth in a certain way

wir \halten es ähnlich we do things in a similar way

es mit einer Sache so/anders \halten to handle [or deal with] sth like this/differently

wie hältst du es in diesem Jahr mit Weihnachten? what are you doing about Christmas this year?

wie hältst du's mit der Kirche? what's your attitude towards the church?

das kannst du \halten wie du willst that's completely up to you

2.

<hielt, gehalten>

(Neigung haben für)

es [mehr [o lieber]] mit jdm/etw halten to prefer sb/sth

sie hält es mehr mit ihrer Mutter she gets on better with her mother

er hält es nicht so mit der Sauberkeit he's not a great one for cleanliness

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch Milit.) hold

etwas an einem Ende halten — hold one end of something

sich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach

jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand

die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light

2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>

3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up < speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>

einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note

den Takt halten — keep time

Diät halten — keep to a diet

den Kurs halten — stay on course

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht halten — this statement does not hold up

Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace

4) (erfüllen) keep

sein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise

5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>

ein Auto halten — run a car

6) (einschätzen)

jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty

viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something

7) (abhalten, veranstalten) give, make < speech>; give, hold < lecture>

Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach

seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap

8) (Halt geben) hold up, support < bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>

9) (zurückhalten) keep

ihn hält hier nichts — there's nothing to keep him here

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

10) (bei sich behalten)

das Wasser halten — hold one's water

11) (nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going

12) (behandeln) treat

jemanden streng halten — be strict with somebody

13) (vorziehen)

es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something

14) (verfahren)

es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently

15) (gestalten)

das Badezimmer ist in Grün gehalten — the bathroom is decorated in green

die Rede war sehr allgemein gehalten — the speech was very general
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (stehen bleiben) stop

2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) last

der Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer

diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]

3) (Sport) save

er hat gut gehalten — he made some good saves

4) (beistehen)

zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody

5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)

6) (Seemannsspr.) head

auf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something

7) (sich beherrschen)

an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself

8) (achten)

auf Ordnung halten — attach importance to tidiness
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)

wir werden uns nicht länger halten können — we won't be able to hold out much longer

das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]

2) (sich bewähren)

sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing

halte dich tapfer — be brave

3) (unverändert bleiben) <weather, flowers, etc.> last; <milk, meat, etc.> keep

4) (Körperhaltung haben)

sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect

5) (bleiben)

sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle

6) (gehen, bleiben)

sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right

sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody

7) (befolgen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something

8) (sich wenden)

sich an jemanden halten — ask somebody

9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)

sie hat sich gut gehalten — she is well preserved for her age (coll.)

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halten; hält, hielt, gehalten

A. v/t

1. (festhalten) hold;

jemanden an oder

bei der Hand halten hold sb’s hand;

in der Hand/im Arm halten hold in one’s hand/in one’s arms;

jemandem den Mantel halten (damit er die Hände frei hat) hold sb’s coat; (ihm hineinhelfen) hold sb’s coat, help sb on with their coat;

sie hielt sich den Bauch (vor Schmerzen) she was holding her stomach (in pain); → Daumen

2. (stützen) hold (up), support;

das Bild wird von zwei Nägeln gehalten the picture is held up by two nails;

das Seil hat nicht viel zu halten (wird wenig belastet) there isn’t very much weight on the rope

3. in einer Lage: hold;

ans Licht halten hold to the light;

den Kopf gesenkt halten keep one’s head down; → auch hochhalten;

die Hand ins/unters Wasser halten put one’s hand in the water/hold one’s hand under the tap (US auch faucet);

sich (dat)

beim Gähnen die Hand vor den Mund halten put one’s hand in front of one’s mouth when yawning;

er hielt sich das Buch dicht vors Gesicht he was holding the book right in front of his face

4. in einem Zustand: keep;

frisch/warm halten keep fresh/warm;

besetzt/verschlossen halten keep occupied/locked;

in Gang halten keep sth going;

in Ordnung halten keep in order;

auf Lager halten (keep in) stock; → gefangen etc, gehalten B 3

5. (enthalten, fassen) hold, contain;

das Fass hält 20 Liter the barrel holds 20 litres (US -ers)

6. (zurückhalten, behalten) keep, hold; (Festung, Stellung, Rekord, Titel) hold; (aufhalten) stop; SPORT (Schuss) hold, stop, save;

das Haus hält die Wärme gut/schlecht the house retains the heat/lets the heat out;

das Wasser nicht halten können be incontinent, not be able to hold one’s water ( oder control one’s bladder);

den Ball in den eigenen Reihen halten hold onto the ball, keep possession (of the ball);

seinen Vorsprung halten können retain one’s lead;

er ließ sich nicht halten oder

er war nicht zu halten there was no stopping ( oder holding) him, you couldn’t hold him back;

was hält mich hier noch? what is there to keep me here?;

haltet den Dieb! stop thief!; → Klappe, Mund etc

7. (Geschwindigkeit, Kurs, Niveau, Preise etc) hold, maintain; (Richtung) continue in, keep going in; MUS (Ton) lange: hold; (nicht abweichen) keep to;

Ordnung halten keep order;

Kontakt halten keep in contact (

mit oder

zu with);

haltet jetzt bitte Ruhe/Frieden umg keep quiet now, please/no more arguing, please;

diese Theorie lässt sich nicht halten this theory is untenable

8. (Versprechen, sein Wort etc) keep;

was ich verspreche, halte ich auch my word is my bond;

das Buch hält (nicht), was es verspricht the book doesn’t live up to its promises

9. (

sich [dat]) jemanden/etwas

halten (Haustiere, Personal, Wagen) keep; (Zeitung) take;

sie hält sich einen Chauffeur/Liebhaber she keeps a chauffeur/lover

10. (behandeln) (Person, Tier, Pflanze, Sache) treat;

die Kinder knapp/streng halten not give the children much money/be strict with the children

11. (Sitzung, Versammlung etc) hold; (Hochzeit, Messe) auch celebrate; (Mahlzeit, Schläfchen etc) have, take; (Rede, Vortrag etc) give;

Winterschlaf halten hibernate

12.

halten für consider (to be), think sb/sth is; irrtümlich: (mis)take for;

sie hält ihn für den Besitzer meist she thinks he’s the owner;

ich halte es für richtig, dass er absagt I think he’s right to refuse, I think it’s right that he should refuse;

tu, was du für richtig hältst do what you think is right;

ich hielte es für gut, wenn wir gingen I think we should go, I think it would be a good idea if we went;

für wie alt hältst du ihn? how old do ( oder would) you think he is?;

wofür halten Sie mich/sich (eigentlich)? who do you think I am/you are?

13.

halten von think of;

viel/wenig halten von think highly ( stärker: the world)/not think much of;

was hältst du von …? what do you think of …?; auffordernd: how about …?;

was hältst du davon? what do you think (of it)?;

ich halte nicht viel davon I don’t think much of it; von Idee, Gemälde etc: auch I’m not keen on it;

er hält eine ganze Menge von dir umg he thinks you’re great, he holds you in high estimation;

sie hält nichts vom Sparen she doesn’t believe in saving

14. unpers:

wie hältst du es mit …? what do you usually do about …?; (was denkst du über …?) what do you think of ( oder about) …?;

so haben wir es immer gehalten we’ve always done it that way;

das kannst du halten, wie du willst please (besonders US suit) yourself;

ich halte es mit meinem Lehrer, der immer sagte … I go by what my teacher always used to say …; → gehalten

B. v/i

1. (fest sein) Knoten, Schnur, Schraube etc: hold; Eis: be (frozen) solid enough to walk on; Brücke: stand the weight of sth/sb; (kleben bleiben) stick

2. (Bestand haben) last; Lebensmittel etc: keep; Wetter: hold

3. (haltmachen) stop; Fahrzeug: auch draw up, pull up;

der Zug hält hier zehn Minuten the train stops here for ten minutes;

hält der Bus am Schlossplatz? does the bus stop at the Schlossplatz?;

er ließ halten he called a halt; → halt A

4. SPORT, Torwart etc: save;

sie hält gut she’s good in goal, she’s a good goalkeeper

5. in Zustand:

das hält gesund/jung! it keeps you healthy/young

6. Richtung, mit Waffe: aim (

auf +akk at); Schiff etc: head (

nach for;

nach Norden etc north etc)

7.

an sich (akk)

halten control o.s.;

ich musste an mich halten, um nicht zu (+inf) it took great self-control not to (+inf), I could hardly stop ( oder keep) myself (from) (+ger)

8.

zu jemandem halten stand by sb; Partei nehmend: side with sb

C. v/t & v/i

1.

(viel/wenig) halten auf (+akk) (achten auf) pay (a lot of/little) attention to; (Wert legen auf) set (great/little) store by;

wir halten nicht sehr auf Formen we don’t stand on ceremony

2.

etwas/viel auf sich (akk)

halten take pride/a lot of pride in o.s.; äußerlich: be particular/very particular about one’s appearance; gesundheitlich: look after/take great care of one’s health;

jeder/kein Handwerker, der (etwas) auf sich hält any/no self-respecting craftsman

D. v/r

1. Lebensmittel etc: keep; Schuhe etc: last; Wetter: hold; Preis, Kurs etc: hold; Geschäft, Mode, Restaurant etc: last;

sich gut halten Lebensmittel etc: keep well;

sie hat sich gut gehalten (ist wenig gealtert) she looks good for her age, she’s well preserved

2. (bleiben) fit, warm etc: keep, stay;

sich in Form halten keep in form; körperlich: auch keep fit;

sich bereit halten be ready; Truppen etc: be on standby;

sich verborgen oder

versteckt halten remain hidden ( oder in hiding)

3. (standhalten) hold out;

sich gut oder

wacker halten hold one’s own (

gegen against), do well;

sich halten als maintain one’s position as;

sich auf einem Posten halten (können) last

4.

sich halten an (+akk) keep to, stick to; an Vorschriften etc: comply with;

sich an jemanden halten (sich verlassen auf) rely on sb; wegen Schadenersatz: hold sb liable;

sich an das Gesetz halten comply with ( oder abide by) the law;

der Film hält sich eng an die Vorlage the film keeps very close to the original; möchten Sie einen Sherry? - nein,

ich halte mich lieber an alkoholfreie Getränke I’d rather stick to ( oder with) something non-alcoholic;

heute werde ich mich mal an den Tee halten I’m going to stick to tea today

5. Haltung, Lage, Richtung:

sich links/rechts halten keep to the left/right;

sich südlich halten keep on south, keep going in a southerly direction;

sich sehr gerade oder

aufrecht halten hold o.s. very straight ( oder erect);

sich kaum noch auf den Beinen halten können hardly be able to stand;

sich oft abseits halten often keep (o.s.) to o.s.;

halt dich immer dicht hinter mir keep very close behind me

6. (beherrschen):

sich nicht oder

kaum mehr halten können not be able to contain o.s.;

sich nicht oder

kaum mehr halten können vor Freude/Zorn etc be so happy/angry etc that one can no longer contain o.s.;

sich (vor Lachen) nicht mehr halten können umg not be able to keep a straight face, not be able to stop o.s. ( oder keep from) laughing

7.

sich halten für think o.s. sth, consider ( oder hold geh) o.s. to be sth.;

sie hält sich mal wieder für besonders schlau she thinks she’s been terribly clever again; → auch A 12, bereithalten

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (auch Milit.) hold

etwas an einem Ende halten — hold one end of something

sich (Dat.) den Kopf/den Bauch halten — hold one's head/stomach

jemanden an od. bei der Hand halten — hold somebody's hand; hold somebody by the hand

die Hand vor den Mund halten — put one's hand in front of one's mouth

etwas ins Licht/gegen das Licht halten — hold something to/up to the light

2) (Ballspiele) save <shot, penalty, etc.>

3) (bewahren) keep; (beibehalten, aufrechterhalten) keep up <speed etc.>; maintain <temperature, equilibrium>

einen Ton halten — stay in tune; (lange anhalten) sustain a note

den Takt halten — keep time

Diät halten — keep to a diet

den Kurs halten — stay on course

diese Behauptung lässt sich nicht halten — this statement does not hold up

Ordnung/Frieden halten — keep order/the peace

4) (erfüllen) keep

sein Wort/ein Versprechen halten — keep one's word/a promise

5) (besitzen, beschäftigen, beziehen) keep <chickens etc.>; take <newspaper, magazine, etc.>

ein Auto halten — run a car

6) (einschätzen)

jemanden für reich/ehrlich halten — think somebody is or consider somebody to be rich/honest

ich halte es für das beste/möglich/meine Pflicht — I think it best/possible/my duty

viel/nichts/wenig von jemandem/etwas halten — think a lot/nothing/not think much of somebody/something

7) (abhalten, veranstalten) give, make < speech>; give, hold < lecture>

Unterricht halten — give lessons; teach

seinen Mittagsschlaf halten — have one's or an afternoon nap

8) (Halt geben) hold up, support <bridge etc.>; hold back <curtain, hair>; fasten < dress>

9) (zurückhalten) keep

ihn hält hier nichts — there's nothing to keep him here

es hält dich niemand — nobody's stopping you

10) (bei sich behalten)

das Wasser halten — hold one's water

11) (nicht aufgeben)

ein Geschäft usw. halten — keep a business etc. going

12) (behandeln) treat

jemanden streng halten — be strict with somebody

13) (vorziehen)

es mehr od. lieber mit jemandem/etwas halten — prefer somebody/something

14) (verfahren)

es mit einer Sache so/anders halten — deal with or handle something like this/differently

15) (gestalten)

das Badezimmer ist in Grün gehalten — the bathroom is decorated in green

die Rede war sehr allgemein gehalten — the speech was very general
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (stehen bleiben) stop

2) (unverändert, an seinem Platz bleiben) last

der Nagel/das Seil hält nicht mehr länger — the nail/rope won't hold much longer

diese Freundschaft hält nicht [lange] — (fig.) this friendship won't last [long]

3) (Sport) save

er hat gut gehalten — he made some good saves

4) (beistehen)

zu jemandem halten — stand or stick by somebody

5) (zielen) aim (auf + Akk. at)

6) (Seemannsspr.) head

auf etwas (Akk.) halten — head for or towards something

7) (sich beherrschen)

an sich (Akk.) halten — control oneself

8) (achten)

auf Ordnung halten — attach importance to tidiness
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) (sich durchsetzen, behaupten)

wir werden uns nicht länger halten können — we won't be able to hold out much longer

das Geschäft wird sich nicht halten können — the shop won't keep going [for long]

2) (sich bewähren)

sich gut halten — do well; make a good showing

halte dich tapfer — be brave

3) (unverändert bleiben) <weather, flowers, etc.> last; <milk, meat, etc.> keep

4) (Körperhaltung haben)

sich schlecht/gerade/aufrecht halten — hold or carry oneself badly/straight/erect

5) (bleiben)

sich auf den Beinen/im Sattel halten — stay on one's feet/in the saddle

6) (gehen, bleiben)

sich links/rechts halten — keep [to the] left/right

sich an jemandes Seite (Dat.) /hinter jemandem halten — stay or keep next to/behind somebody

7) (befolgen)

sich an etwas (Akk.) halten — keep to or follow something

8) (sich wenden)

sich an jemanden halten — ask somebody

9) (ugs.): (jung, gesund bleiben)

sie hat sich gut gehalten — she is well preserved for her age (coll.)

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

= to bear v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)

to clamp v.

to halt v.

to hold v.

(§ p.,p.p.: held)

to keep v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept)

to retain v.

to uphold v.

(§ p.,p.p.: upheld)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > halten
11 bas

I.

bas¹, basse¹ [bα, bαs]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

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1. <

   a. ( = peu élevé) [siège, porte, colline, nuages] low ; [ciel] overcast ; [maison] low-roofed ; [terrain] low-lying

• le soleil est bas sur l'horizon the sun is low on the horizon

• les branches basses d'un arbre the lower branches of a tree

• bas sur pattes short-legged

• les bas salaires low salaries

• à marée basse at low tide

• un enfant en bas âge a small child

   b. ( = grave) [voix] deep

   c. ( = mesquin) [jalousie, vengeance] petty ; [action] base

• c'était bas de sa part it was a despicable thing for him to do

   d. (en géographie) Bas Lower

• la Basse Seine the Lower Seine

• le Bas Languedoc Lower Languedoc

2. <

   a. low

► plus bas

• mets tes livres plus bas put your books lower down

• ma maison est plus bas dans la rue my house is further down the street

• comme l'auteur le dit plus bas as the author says further on

• voir plus bas see below► être au plus bas to be at an all-time low

• son image est au plus bas dans l'opinion his public image is at an all-time low

   b. ( = doucement) [parler] softly

• parler tout bas to speak in a very low voice

• mettez la radio plus bas turn the radio down

   c. (locutions) mettre bas to give birth

► à bas !

• à bas le fascisme ! down with fascism!

• à bas les tyrans ! down with tyrants!

3. <

[de page, escalier, colline, mur] foot ; [de visage] lower part ; [de jupe, pantalon] bottom

► dans le bas at the bottom

• la colonne est évasée dans le bas the pillar is wider at the bottom► dans le bas de at the bottom of

• dans le bas du corps in the lower part of the body

• j'ai mal dans le bas du dos I've got a pain in my lower back

• dans le bas de la ville at the lower end of the town► au bas de

• l'équipe se retrouve au bas du classement the team is at the bottom of the league► de bas en haut from the bottom up

• il la contempla de bas en haut he looked her up and down► d'en bas

• les dents d'en bas the lower teeth

• les chambres d'en bas the downstairs rooms

• le supermarché d'en bas vend du pain the supermarket below sells bread

• le bruit vient d'en bas the noise is coming from downstairs► du bas [dents, mâchoire] lower

• l'étagère du bas the bottom shelf

• les chambres du bas the downstairs rooms► en bas (dans une maison) downstairs

• il habite en bas he lives downstairs

• la tête en bas upside down► en bas de at the bottom of

• il m'attend en bas de l'immeuble he's waiting for me outside the building

• en bas de 100 dollars (Canadian) under 100 dollars

II.

bas² [bα]

masculine noun

stocking ; (de footballeur) sock ; (de bandit masqué) stocking mask

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1.

basse bɑ, bɑs adjectif

1) [maison, table, mur] low; [salle] low-ceilinged (épith)

2) [nuage] low; [côte, terre, vallée] low-lying (épith)

le ciel est bas — the sky is overcast

3) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, salaire, latitude] low; Musique [note] low; [instrument] bass

vendre quelque chose à bas prix — to sell something cheap

un enfant en bas âge — a very young child

de bas niveau — [produit] low-grade; [élève, classe] at a low level (après n); [style, texte] low-brow

les cours sont au plus bas — ( en Bourse) prices have reached rock bottom

4) [origine, condition] low, lowly

les postes les plus bas — the lowest-grade jobs

5) [époque, période] late

6) [esprit, vengeance, complaisance] base

de bas étage — [individu] common; [plaisanterie] coarse, vulgar

2.

adverbe

1) ( à faible hauteur) low

comment peut-on tomber si bas! — ( dans l'abjection) how can one sink to such a low level!

loger un étage plus bas — to live one floor below

plus bas dans la rue — further down the street

2) ( dans un texte)

voir plus bas — see below

3) ( doucement) [parler] quietly

tout bas — [parler] in a whisper; [chanter] softly

mettre bas — ( abattre) to bring [somebody/something] down [dictateur, régime]

mettre bas les armes — lit ( se rendre) to lay down one's arms; fig ( renoncer) to give up the fight; mettre 2.

4) ( mal)

être au plus bas — ( physiquement) to be extremely weak; ( moralement) to be at one's lowest

3.

nom masculin invariable

1) ( partie inférieure) bottom

le bas du visage — the lower part of the face

les pièces du bas — the downstairs rooms

vers le bas — [incliner] downward(s)

2) ( vêtement) stocking

3) Musique [U]

chanter dans le bas — to sing bass notes (pl)

4.

en bas locution ( au rez-de-chaussée) downstairs; ( en dessous) down below; (sur panneau, page) at the bottom

en bas de — at the bottom of [falaise, page]

il habite en bas de chez moi — he lives below me

l'odeur vient d'en bas — the smell is coming from below

Phrasal Verbs:

- bas de casse

- le bas clergé

- bas de gamme

- bas de laine

- bas morceaux

- bas sur pattes

- le bas peuple

- les bas quartiers

- basse saison

- basses eaux

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avoir des hauts et des bas — to have one's ups and downs

à bas les tyrans! — down with tyrants!

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abr nm bureau d'aide sociale
social security office Grande-Bretagne
Welfare office USA

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bas, basse

A adj

1 ( peu étendu verticalement) [maison, table, mur] low; [salle] low-ceilinged ( épith);

2 ( en altitude) [nuage] low; [côte, terre, vallée] low-lying ( épith); la partie basse d'un mur the lower part of a wall; l'étagère la plus basse the bottom shelf; les branches basses the lower ou bottom branches; le ciel est bas the sky is overcast;

3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, salaire, latitude] low; Mus [note] low; [instrument] bass; vendre qch à bas prix to sell sth cheap; un enfant en bas âge a very young child; basses besognes ( ennuyeuses) menial chores; ( répugnantes) dirty work ¢; le moral des joueurs est très bas the players are in very low spirits; de bas niveau [produit] low-grade; [élève, classe] at a low level ( après n); [style, texte] low-brow; être au plus bas de la hiérarchie to be at the bottom of the hierarchy; les cours sont au plus bas Fin prices have reached rock bottom;

4 ( dans une hiérarchie) [origine, condition] low, lowly; les postes les plus bas the lowest-grade jobs;

5 Géog le bas Dauphiné the Lower Dauphiné;

6 Hist ( dans le temps) [époque, période] late; le bas Moyen Âge the late Middle Ages (pl);

7 ( moralement) [esprit, âme, vengeance, complaisance] base; de bas étage [individu] common; [plaisanterie] coarse, vulgar.

B adv

1 ( à faible hauteur) [voler, s'incliner] low; la lune est bas dans le ciel the moon is low in the sky; tomber or descendre très bas [thermomètre] to go down very low; [prix, cours] to fall very low; comment peut-on tomber si bas! ( dans l'abjection) how can one sink to such a low level!; tu es assis trop bas your seat is too low; colle-le plus bas sur la page stick it lower down (the page); loger un étage plus bas to live one floor below; plus bas dans la rue/sur la colline further down the street/the hill;

2 ( dans un texte) voir plus bas see below;

3 ( doucement) [parler] quietly; tout bas [parler] in a whisper; [chanter] softly; parle plus bas lower your voice; ce que chacun pense tout bas what everyone is thinking privately; jeter or mettre bas ( abattre) to bring [sb/sth] down [dictateur, régime]; mettre bas les armes lit ( se rendre) to lay down one's arms; fig ( renoncer) to give up the fight; ⇒ mettre B;

4 ( mal) être bien bas ( physiquement) to be very weak; ( moralement) to be very low; être au plus bas ( physiquement) to be extremely weak; ( moralement) to be at one's lowest ou at a very low ebb.

C nm inv

1 ( partie inférieure) (d'escalier, échelle, de mur, montagne, meuble, vêtement, page) bottom; le bas du visage the lower part of the face; le bas du corps the bottom half of the body; déchiré dans le bas torn at the bottom; au bas de la liste/colline at the bottom of the list/hill; le rayon/l'image du bas the bottom shelf/picture; les pièces du bas the downstairs rooms; vers le bas [incliner] downward(s); le bas de son maillot de bain the bottom part of her swimsuit; sauter à bas de sa monture to jump off one's horse;

2 Mode stocking; bas de soie silk stocking; des bas nylon® nylon stockings;

3 Mus ¢ ( registre) chanter dans le bas to sing bass notes (pl).

D en bas loc ( au rez-de-chaussée) downstairs; ( en dessous) down below; (sur panneau, page) at the bottom; en bas de at the bottom of [falaise, page] ; tomber en bas de la falaise to fall to the bottom of the cliff; il habite en bas de chez moi he lives below me; l'arrêt de bus en bas de chez moi the bus stop outside my place; la cuisine est en bas the kitchen is downstairs; en bas dans la rue in the street (down) below; signe en bas à gauche sign on the bottom left-hand side; l'odeur vient d'en bas the smell is coming from below; tout en bas right at the bottom; jusqu'en bas right down to the bottom; passer par en bas ( dans un village) to take the bottom road; ( dans une maison) to get in on the ground GB ou first US floor.

E basse ⇒ Le chant et les chanteurs, Les instruments de musique nf Mus (partie, chanteur, instrument) bass; ( voix) bass (voice); basse continue (bass) continuo; basse contrainte ground bass.

Composés

bas allemand Ling Low German; bas de casse Imprim lower case; le bas clergé Relig the lower clergy; bas de contention Méd support stocking; bas de gamme Ind, Comm adj low-quality ( épith); nm lower end of the market; bas de laine fig nest egg, savings (pl); bas latin Ling Low Latin; bas morceaux Culin cheap cuts; bas sur pattes short-legged ( épith); le bas peuple the lower classes; les bas quartiers the seedy ou poor districts (of a town); bas à varices Méd = bas de contention; basse école Équit basic equitation; basse fréquence Phys, Télécom low frequency; basse saison Tourisme low season; basse de viole Mus viola da gamba; basses eaux ( de mer) low tide ¢; ( de rivière) low water ¢; pendant les basses eaux when the waters are low.

Idiomes

avoir des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; à bas les tyrans! down with tyrants!; mettre qn plus bas que terre to run sb into the ground.

I

( féminin basse) [ba, devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet baz, bas ] adjectif

A.[DANS L'ESPACE]

1. [de peu de hauteur - bâtiment, mur] low ; [ - herbes] low, short ; [ - nuages] low

attrape les branches basses grasp the lower ou bottom branches

2. [peu profond] low

aux basses eaux

a. [de la mer] at low tide

b. [d'une rivière] when the water level is low

c. (figuré) at a time of stagnation

3. [incliné vers le sol]

marcher la tête basse to hang one's head as one walks

le chien s'enfuit, la queue basse the dog ran away with its tail between its legs

4. GÉOGRAPHIE

les basses terres the lowlands

les basses Alpes the foothills of the Alps

la basse vallée du Rhône the lower Rhone valley

B.[DANS UNE HIÉRARCHIE]

1. [en grandeur - prix, fréquence, pression etc.] low

à bas prix cheap, for a low price

à basse température [laver] at low temperatures

son moral est très bas he's down, he's in very low spirits

2. [médiocre - intérêt, rendement] low, poor ; [ - dans les arts] inferior, minor, crude

le niveau de la classe est très bas the (achievement) level of the class is very low

les bas morceaux [en boucherie] the cheap cuts

3. [inférieur dans la société] low, lowly (littéraire), humble

de basse condition from a poor family

le bas clergé the minor clergy

le bas peuple the lower classes ou orders (péjoratif)

4. MUSIQUE [grave - note] low, bottom (modificateur) ; [ - guitare, flûte] bass (modificateur)

5. [peu fort] low, quiet

parler à voix basse to speak in a low ou quiet voice

6. (péjoratif) [abject, vil - âme] low, mean, villainous ; [ - acte] low, base, mean ; [ - sentiment] low, base, abject

à moi toutes les basses besognes I get stuck with all the dirty work

[vulgaire - terme, expression] crude, vulgar

7. [le plus récent]

le bas Moyen Âge the late Middle Ages

bas adverbe

1. [à faible hauteur, à faible niveau] low

je mettrais l'étagère plus bas I'd put the shelf lower down

les prix ne descendront pas plus bas prices won't come down any further

leurs actions sont au plus bas their shares have reached an all-time low

elle est bien bas

a. [physiquement] she's very poorly

b. [moralement] she's very low ou down

vous êtes tombé bien bas

a. [financièrement] you've certainly gone down in the world

b. [moralement] you've sunk really low

il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he's gone down a lot in my estimation

plus bas, vous trouverez la boulangerie [plus loin] you'll find the baker's a little further on

[dans un document]

voir plus bas see below

bas les masques: je sais tout maintenant, alors bas les masques I know everything now, so you can stop pretending

bas les pattes! (familier) hands off!

2. ACOUSTIQUE [d'une voix douce] in a low voice

[d'une voix grave] in a deep voice

mets le son plus bas turn the sound down

il dit tout haut ce que les autres pensent tout bas he voices the thoughts which others keep to themselves

3. MUSIQUE low

4. MÉDECINE VÉTÉRINAIRE

mettre bas to give birth

5. NAUTIQUE

mettre pavillon bas to lower ou to strike the colours

bas nom masculin

[partie inférieure - d'un pantalon, d'un escalier, d'une hiérarchie etc.] bottom ; [ - d'un visage] lower part

le bas du dos the small of the back

basse nom féminin

1. MUSIQUE [partie] bass (part) ou score

basse continue basso continuo

2. [voix d'homme] bass (voice)

basse chantante basso cantante

[chanteur] bass

3. [instrument - généralement] bass (instrument) ; [ - violoncelle] (double) bass

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à bas locution adverbiale

mettre quelque chose à bas to pull something down

ils ont mis à bas tout le quartier they razed the whole district to the ground

à bas la dictature! down with dictatorship!

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au bas de locution prépositionnelle

au bas des escaliers at the foot ou bottom of the stairs

au bas de la hiérarchie/liste at the bottom of the hierarchy/list

de bas en haut locution adverbiale

from bottom to top, from the bottom up

regarder quelqu'un de bas en haut to look somebody up and down

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d'en bas locution adjectivale

les voisins d'en bas the people downstairs

la porte d'en bas est fermée the downstairs door is shut

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d'en bas locution adverbiale

[dans une maison] from downstairs

[d'une hauteur] from the bottom

elle est partie d'en bas (figuré) she worked her way up, she started from nowhere

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du bas locution adjectivale

1. [de l'étage inférieur]

l'appartement du bas the flat underneath ou below ou downstairs

2. [du rez-de-chaussée] downstairs (modificateur)

3. [de l'endroit le moins élevé] lower

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en bas locution adverbiale

1. [à un niveau inférieur - dans un bâtiment] downstairs, down

la maison a deux pièces en bas et deux en haut the house has two rooms downstairs and two upstairs

2. [dans la partie inférieure]

prends le carton par en bas take hold of the bottom of the box

3. [vers le sol]

je ne peux pas regarder en bas, j'ai le vertige I can't look down, I feel dizzy

le village semblait si petit, tout en bas the village looked so small, down there ou below

suspendre quelque chose la tête en bas to hang something upside down

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en bas de locution prépositionnelle

en bas de la côte at the bottom ou foot of the hill

signez en bas du contrat sign at the bottom of the contract

II

[ba] nom masculin

[de femme] stocking

des bas avec/sans couture seamed/seamless stockings

bas fins sheer stockings

bas de soie silk stockings

bas de laine

a. (sens propre) woollen stocking

b. (figuré) savings, nest egg

bas (de) Nylon® nylon stockings

bas résille fishnet stockings

bas à varices support stockings

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > bas

12 acompañar

v.

1 to accompany, to go with, to keep company, to bear company to.

Ricardo acompaña a María a diario Richard accompanies Mary every day.

2 to join.

3 to accompany.

Ricardo acompaña a su madre en las noches Richard accompanies his mom at night.

4 to accompany, to come along with, to come together with.

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acompañar

► verbo transitivo

1 to accompany, go with

■ te acompaño a la puerta I'll see you to the door

■ nos acompañó al cine she came with us to the cinema

■ es muy guapa, pero el pelo no la acompaña she's very pretty, but her hair lets her down

2 (adjuntar) to enclose, attach

3 MÚSICA to accompany

► verbo pronominal acompañarse

1 MÚSICA to accompany oneself (a, on)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

acompañar en el sentimiento formal to express one's condolences to

■ le acompaño en el sentimiento please accept my condolences

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verb

1) to accompany

2) go with

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1. VT

1) [a alguna parte] [gen] to go with, accompany frm

no quiero que me acompañe nadie — I don't want anyone to go with me

¿quieres que te acompañe al médico? — do you want me to go to the doctor's with you?

¡te acompaño! — I'll come with you!

iba acompañado de dos guardaespaldas — he had two bodyguards with him, he was accompanied by two bodyguards

su abogado lo acompañó en la rueda de prensa — his lawyer was with him at the press conference

• acompañar a algn a casa — to see sb home

• acompañar a algn a la puerta — to see sb to the door, see sb out

2) (=hacer compañía) [por un rato] to keep company; [como pareja] to be companion to

nos quedamos un rato para acompañar a la abuela — we stayed a while to keep grandmother company

su hermana la acompañó durante toda su enfermedad — her sister stood by her side throughout the illness

la mujer que lo acompañó en sus últimos años — the woman who was his companion o who was companion to him in his last years

• acompañar a algn en algo — to join sb in sth

se ofrecieron a acompañarme en la búsqueda — they offered to join me in the search

le acompaño en el sentimiento — [en un entierro] please accept my condolences

3) (=ocurrir al mismo tiempo) to accompany

el escándalo que acompañó al estreno de la ópera — the scandal that accompanied the opening of the opera

4) [comida]

este vino acompaña bien al queso — this wine goes well with cheese

• acompañar algo con o de algo — to serve sth with sth

se puede acompañar de una salsa — it can be served with a sauce

5) [documentos]

la solicitud debe ir acompañada de un certificado — the application should be accompanied by a certificate

6) (Mús) to accompany (a, con on)

estuvo acompañado a la guitarra por Juan Maya — he was accompanied on the guitar by Juan Maya

7) (=ser favorable)

a ver si la suerte nos acompaña — let's hope we're lucky, let's hope our luck's in

parece que nos acompaña la mala suerte — we seem to be dogged by bad luck, we seem to be having a lot of bad luck

el tiempo no nos acompañó — we were unlucky with the weather

2. VI

1) (=hacer compañía) to be company

un perro acompaña mucho — a dog is good company

2) [comida]

¿quieres un poco de pan para acompañar? — would you like some bread to go with it?

3) [ser favorable] to be favourable o (EEUU) favorable

si la coyuntura económica acompaña — if the economic climate is favourable

es una pena que el tiempo no acompañara — it's a shame the weather wasn't more favourable

si el tiempo acompaña — weather permitting

3.

See:

acompañarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( a un lugar) to go with, accompany (frml)

lo acompañé al doctor — I went with him to the doctor

acompáñalo hasta la puerta — see him to the door, see him out

la acompañé a su casa — I walked her home

¿me acompañas a hablar con él? — will you come with me to talk to him?

b) ( hacer compañía) to keep... company

lo acompañó la buena suerte — luck was with him

el tiempo no nos acompañó — we didn't have very good weather

c) (en el dolor, la desgracia)

acompañar a alguien en algo: la/lo/los acompaño en el sentimiento (fr hecha) my deepest sympathy; la acompañó en su dolor — he comforted her in her grief

d) (Mús) to accompany

2) < comida> to accompany, go with

3) (frml) ( adjuntar) to enclose

debe ir acompañado de un certificado médico — it must be accompanied by a medical certificate
2.
acompañarse v pron

a) (Mús) to accompany oneself

b) (recípr) to be company for each other

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= accompany, escort, come with, wash + Nombre + down, play along with.

Ex. In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex. Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex. The documentation that comes with a program should be examined carefully.

Ex. He also apparently washed it down with a swig of a vodka mixer and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said.

Ex. The audio includes demos and backing tracks so you can play along with every example.

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* acompañar a = usher into.

* acompañar a la puerta = usher + Nombre + out.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( a un lugar) to go with, accompany (frml)

lo acompañé al doctor — I went with him to the doctor

acompáñalo hasta la puerta — see him to the door, see him out

la acompañé a su casa — I walked her home

¿me acompañas a hablar con él? — will you come with me to talk to him?

b) ( hacer compañía) to keep... company

lo acompañó la buena suerte — luck was with him

el tiempo no nos acompañó — we didn't have very good weather

c) (en el dolor, la desgracia)

acompañar a alguien en algo: la/lo/los acompaño en el sentimiento (fr hecha) my deepest sympathy; la acompañó en su dolor — he comforted her in her grief

d) (Mús) to accompany

2) < comida> to accompany, go with

3) (frml) ( adjuntar) to enclose

debe ir acompañado de un certificado médico — it must be accompanied by a medical certificate
2.
acompañarse v pron

a) (Mús) to accompany oneself

b) (recípr) to be company for each other

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= accompany, escort, come with, wash + Nombre + down, play along with.

Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex: Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

Ex: The documentation that comes with a program should be examined carefully.

Ex: He also apparently washed it down with a swig of a vodka mixer and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said.

Ex: The audio includes demos and backing tracks so you can play along with every example.

* acompañar a = usher into.

* acompañar a la puerta = usher + Nombre + out.

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acompañar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (a un lugar) to go/come with, accompany ( frml)

si quieres te acompaño al dentista I'll go with you to the dentist if you like

acompáñalo hasta la puerta see him to the door, see him out

¿me acompañas a hablar con él? will you come with me to talk to him?

2

(hacer compañía): ¿por qué no vamos a acompañarla? why don't we go and keep her company?

gracias por acompañarnos en este coloquio radiofónico thank you for being with us on the show

siempre lo acompañó la buena suerte he was always very lucky

el tiempo no nos acompañó we didn't get very good weather, we weren't very lucky with the weather

3 (en el dolor, la desgracia) acompañar a algn EN algo:

todos acompañamos a la familia en su dolor we all join with the family in their grief

le acompaño en el sentimiento ( fr hecha); my deepest sympathy

acompañó a la madre en su dolor he comforted his mother in her grief

4 ( Mús) to accompany

B ‹comida› to accompany, go with

C ( frml) (adjuntar) to enclose

nos es grato acompañarle la información por usted solicitada we are pleased to enclose the information which you requested

la solicitud ha de ir acompañada del certificado médico the application must be accompanied by the medical certificate

■ acompañarse

v pron

1 ( Mús) to accompany oneself

cantó acompañándose al piano she sang, accompanying herself on the piano

2 ( recípr):

no se llevan muy bien pero se acompañan they don't get along very well but they're company for each other o they keep each other company

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acompañar ( conjugate acompañar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( a un lugar) to go with, accompany (frml);

◊ acompáñalo hasta la puerta see him to the door, see him out;

la acompañé a su casa I walked her home;
¿me acompañas? will you come with me?
b) ( hacer compañía) to keep … company

c) (Mús) to accompany

2 (frml) ( adjuntar) to enclose;
◊ acompañado de un certificado médico accompanied by a medical certificate

acompañar verbo transitivo
1 to accompany: ¿prefieres que te acompañe?, do you want me to come with you?
2 (guiar) te acompaño hasta la puerta, I'll see you to the door
3 (una carta, un informe, etc) to enclose
3 frml le acompaño en el sentimiento, please accept my condolences
' acompañar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perseguir
- tapa
English:
accompany
- chaperone
- commiserate
- conduct
- escort
- follow through
- go in with
- go with
- hand-out
- leave
- partner
- see
- see out
- show
- show out
- tag along
- usher
- walk
- back
- come
- enclose

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acompañar

♦ vt

1. [ir con] to go with, to accompany;

acompañar a alguien a la puerta to show sb out;

acompañar a alguien a casa to walk sb home;

su esposa lo acompaña en todos sus viajes his wife goes with him on all his trips

2. [hacer compañía]
acompañar a alguien to keep sb company;

la radio me acompaña mucho I listen to the radio for company

3. [compartir emociones con]
acompañar en algo a alguien to be with sb in sth;

lo acompaño en el sentimiento (you have) my condolences

4. [adjuntar] to enclose;

acompañó la solicitud de o [m5] con su curriculum vitae he sent his Br CV o US resumé along with the application

5. [con música] to accompany;

ella canta y su hermana la acompaña al piano she sings and her sister accompanies her on the piano

6. [añadir]
acompañar la carne con verduras to serve the meat with vegetables

♦ vi
[hacer compañía] to provide company;
una radio acompaña mucho radios are very good for keeping you company;

fue una lástima que el tiempo no acompañara it's a shame the weather didn't hold out

♦ See also the pronominal verb acompañarse

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acompañar

v/t

1 (ir con) go with, accompany

2 ( permanecer con)

:

acompañar a alguien keep s.o. company

3 MÚS accompany

4 GASTR accompany, go with

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acompañar vt

: to accompany, to go with

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acompañar vb

1. (ir con) to go with / to come with [pt. came; pp. come]

me acompañó hasta la parada de autobús he came to the bus stop with me

¿la acompañas a la puerta? will you see her to the door?

2. (en música) to accompany [pt. & pp. accompanied]

Eusebio me acompaña a la guitarra Eusebio accompanies me on the guitar

Spanish-English dictionary > acompañar

13 después

adv.

afterwards, after, afterward, in a while.

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después

► adverbio

1 afterwards, later

■ iremos después we'll go later

2 (entonces) then

■ y después dijo que sí and then he said yes

3 (luego) next

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

después de (tiempo) after 2 (desde) since 3 (+ pp) after, once

■ después de la cena after supper

■ después de 1992 se ha dedicado a la pintura he's been a painter since 1992

■ después de recogida la habitación se fue a dormir he went to bed after tidying up his room

después de todo after all

■ después de todo no está tan mal it's not that bad after all

después que after, when

■ después que saliera empezó a llover it started to rain just after he'd left

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adv.

1) afterwards

2) next, then

•

- después de
- después de todo
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ADV

1) [con sentido temporal]

a) (=más tarde) later, later on; [tras un hecho concreto] afterwards, after

nos vemos después — I'll see you later (on)

no me da tiempo antes de la cena, lo haré después — I haven't got time before dinner, I'll do it after(wards)

poco después — soon after(wards), not long after(wards)

lo vi en enero, pero después no lo he visto más — I saw him in January, but I haven't seen him since (then)

b) (=a continuación) then, next

¿qué pasó después? — what happened then o next?

2) [con sentido espacial]

primero está el bar y después mi casa — first there's the bar and then, next to it, my house

gire a la derecha dos calles después — take the second turning on the right after that

3) [en orden, jerarquía] then

primero está el director y después el subdirector — first there's the manager, and then the assistant manager

4)

después de — [con sentido temporal] after

lo saludé después del funeral — I said hello to him after the funeral

después de aplicarse la mascarilla, relájese — after applying the mask, relax

nadie llamó después de que te fueras — nobody called after you had gone

no debería llegar después de las diez — I shouldn't be any later than ten

llegó después de mí — he arrived after me

no lo he vuelto a ver después de Navidad — I haven't seen him since Christmas

después de marcharse no hemos sabido nada de él — we haven't heard anything from him since he left

en el año 300 después de Cristo — in (the year) 300 AD

5)

después de — [en orden, jerarquía] after, next to

mi nombre está después del tuyo — my name comes next to o after yours

6)

después de todo — after all

después de todo, no parece tan antipático — he doesn't seem so unpleasant, after all

7)

después que — * after

me ducharé después que tú — I'll have a shower after you

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adverbio

1)

a) ( más tarde) later

b) ( en una serie de sucesos) then, afterwards

y después me vino a ver a mí — and then he came to see me

después no lo he vuelto a ver — I haven't seen him since then

c) (en locs)

después de — after

después de Cristo — AD

después de + inf — after -ing

después de hablar contigo — after talking to you

después de pelar el limón — once you have peeled the lemon

después de todo — after all

después (de) que — when, after

después (de) que + subj — ( refiriéndose al futuro) once, when

después (de) que todos se hayan ido — once o when everybody has left

después (de) que te bañes — once o when you've had a bath

después que — after

usted llegó después que yo — you arrived after me

2) ( en el espacio)

bájate dos paradas después — get off two stops after that

hay una casa y después está el colegio — there is a house and then you come to the school

está justo después del puente — it's just past the bridge

3)

a) (indicando orden, prioridad) then

después de ti or después que tú, voy yo — I'm after you

b) ( además) then

después tenemos éstos, que son más baratos — then we have these, which are cheaper

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= afterward(s), later, then, in the aftermath, in later years, later on, thereafter.

Ex. We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.

Ex. Later, after examining maps of the area he may discover that the area that he is really interested in is Parliament Hill.

Ex. A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.

Ex. This article discusses the features of the library's disaster planning which had been overlooked but could have reduced the severity of the problems encountered in the aftermath.

Ex. In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex. Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists.

Ex. At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.

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* antes o después de = either side of.

* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.

* después de = after, following, subsequent to, in the wake of, no sooner than.

* después de conseguir empleo = postappointment.

* después de eso = thereafter.

* después de la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].

* después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.

* después de la prueba = posttest [post-test].

* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].

* después de la reclamación = postcomplaint [post-complaint].

* después del examen = posttest [post-test].

* después del horario de trabajo = after hours [after-hours].

* después del horario normal = after hours [after-hours].

* después de lo cual = whereupon.

* después del parto = postpartum.

* después de todo = after all.

* Expresión Temporal + después = Expresión Temporal + on.

* Fecha + d.C. (Después de Cristo) = AD [A.D.] + Fecha (Anno Domini).

* inmediatamente después = thereupon [thereon].

* inmediatamente después de = fast on the heels of, on the heels of, on the coattails of.

* justo después = immediately.

* justo después de = right behind, right after, on the heels of, on the coattails of.

* justo después de (que) = immediately after.

* loción para después del afeitado = aftershave lotion, aftershave.

* morir después que = outlive.

* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* Número + años después = Número + years on.

* píldora del día después = morning-after pill.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* venir justo después de = come on + the heels of.

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adverbio

1)

a) ( más tarde) later

b) ( en una serie de sucesos) then, afterwards

y después me vino a ver a mí — and then he came to see me

después no lo he vuelto a ver — I haven't seen him since then

c) (en locs)

después de — after

después de Cristo — AD

después de + inf — after -ing

después de hablar contigo — after talking to you

después de pelar el limón — once you have peeled the lemon

después de todo — after all

después (de) que — when, after

después (de) que + subj — ( refiriéndose al futuro) once, when

después (de) que todos se hayan ido — once o when everybody has left

después (de) que te bañes — once o when you've had a bath

después que — after

usted llegó después que yo — you arrived after me

2) ( en el espacio)

bájate dos paradas después — get off two stops after that

hay una casa y después está el colegio — there is a house and then you come to the school

está justo después del puente — it's just past the bridge

3)

a) (indicando orden, prioridad) then

después de ti or después que tú, voy yo — I'm after you

b) ( además) then

después tenemos éstos, que son más baratos — then we have these, which are cheaper

* * *

= afterward(s), later, then, in the aftermath, in later years, later on, thereafter.

Ex: We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.

Ex: Later, after examining maps of the area he may discover that the area that he is really interested in is Parliament Hill.

Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.

Ex: This article discusses the features of the library's disaster planning which had been overlooked but could have reduced the severity of the problems encountered in the aftermath.

Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex: Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists.

Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.

* antes o después de = either side of.

* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.

* después de = after, following, subsequent to, in the wake of, no sooner than.

* después de conseguir empleo = postappointment.

* después de eso = thereafter.

* después de la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].

* después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.

* después de la prueba = posttest [post-test].

* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].

* después de la reclamación = postcomplaint [post-complaint].

* después del examen = posttest [post-test].

* después del horario de trabajo = after hours [after-hours].

* después del horario normal = after hours [after-hours].

* después de lo cual = whereupon.

* después del parto = postpartum.

* después de todo = after all.

* Expresión Temporal + después = Expresión Temporal + on.

* Fecha + d.C. (Después de Cristo) = AD [A.D.] + Fecha (Anno Domini).

* inmediatamente después = thereupon [thereon].

* inmediatamente después de = fast on the heels of, on the heels of, on the coattails of.

* justo después = immediately.

* justo después de = right behind, right after, on the heels of, on the coattails of.

* justo después de (que) = immediately after.

* loción para después del afeitado = aftershave lotion, aftershave.

* morir después que = outlive.

* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* Número + años después = Número + years on.

* píldora del día después = morning-after pill.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* venir justo después de = come on + the heels of.

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después

adverb

A

1 (más tarde) later

no me enteré hasta mucho después I didn't find out until much later o until a long time afterwards

2 (en una serie de sucesos) then, afterwards

primero habló con ella y después me vino a ver a mí first he spoke to her and then he came to see me

3 ( en locs):

después de after

pocos días después de la boda a few days after the wedding

después de Jesucristo AD

después DE + INF after -ING

después de hablar contigo me sentí mejor after I talked o after talking to you I felt better

después de mucho pensarlo after (giving it) a lot of thought

después de pelar el limón once you have peeled the lemon

después de todo after all

después (de) que when, after

después (de) que se enteró no le escribió más when o after she found out she never wrote to him again

después ( DE) QUE + SUBJ (refiriéndose al futuro) when, once

después (de) que todos se hayan ido once o when everybody has left

después (de) que te bañes once o when you've had a bath

después que after

usted llegó después que yo you arrived after me

B

(en el espacio): bájate dos paradas después get off two stops after that

hay varias casas y después está el colegio there are some houses and then you come to the school

está justo después del puente it's just past the bridge, it's just on the other side of the bridge

C

1 (indicando orden, prioridad) then

primero está este señor y después yo this gentleman is first, and then me

primero está la salud y después lo demás good health comes first, and then everything else, good health comes before anything else

después de ti or después que tú, voy yo I'm after you

2 (además) then

después tenemos éstos, que son más baratos then we have these, which are cheaper

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después adverbio
1
a) ( más tarde) later;

◊ para después for later

b) ( en una serie de sucesos) then, afterward(s);

◊ después no lo he vuelto a ver I haven't seen him since then

c) ( en locs)

◊ después de after;

después de Cristo AD;
después de hacer algo after doing sth;
después de todo after all;
después (de) que after;

( refiriéndose al futuro) once, when;
◊ después (de) que todos se hayan ido once o when everybody has left;

después que after
2 ( en el espacio):
◊ bájate dos paradas después get off two stops further on;

hay una casa y después está el colegio there is a house and then you come to the school;
está justo después del puente it's just past the bridge
después adverbio
1 (más tarde) later, afterwards
(luego) then
(seguidamente) next
unos días después, a few days later
mucho después, a long time later
poco después, soon after
2 (posición) next, then
3 (pospuesto a nombres de espacio o tiempo: siguiente) el día después, the next day
♦ Locuciones: después de, after: (al finalizar) nos volvimos a ver después de su hospitalización, we saw each other after her stay in the hospital
después de comer, after eating
(orden) mi pupitre está después del suyo, my desk is the one after his
después de todo, after all
después de que, after: lo tendrás después de que apruebes, you'll have it after you pass
' después' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adscribirse
- anegarse
- animosidad
- bochinche
- clara
- claro
- cojera
- comida
- conquistar
- d. C
- desmembrarse
- desvariar
- deterioro
- docencia
- enloquecer
- establecerse
- guarnición
- incluida
- incluido
- inclusive
- madrugada
- mies
- molesta
- molesto
- noche
- obligada
- obligado
- para
- poca
- poco
- previa
- previo
- quisque
- quisqui
- rehacerse
- respirar
- suceder
- tarde
- tiempo
- toda
- todo
- tras
- vuestra
- vuestro
- a
- caminata
- cavilar
- Cristo
- d. de C.
- dejar
English:
abandon
- abroad
- accomplice
- ad
- after
- afterlife
- aftershave (lotion)
- afterwards
- alive
- alone
- also
- always
- arm
- ask back
- asleep
- blow up
- body
- bounce back
- brisk
- burial
- bust up
- but
- chaser
- clear off
- clear up
- come back
- come round
- come to
- comedown
- consolation
- crack
- crystallize
- dark
- debt
- decide on
- destroy
- dinner theater
- dip
- disown
- done
- downhill
- either
- enough
- evening
- ever
- fall apart
- flourish
- for
- frazzled
- freshen up

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después

♦ adv

1. [en el tiempo] [más tarde] afterwards, later;
[entonces] then; [justo lo siguiente] next;
poco después soon after;

mucho después much later;

un año después a year later;

años después years later;

después de Cristo AD;

ellos llegaron después they arrived later;

llamé primero y después entré I knocked first and then I went in;

primero vienen los elefantes, luego los malabaristas y después los payasos first come the elephants, then the jugglers and then o after them the clowns;

yo voy después it's my turn next;

nos veremos después see you later;

ahora todo son risitas, después vendrán los lloros you may be giggling now, but you'll be crying later;

después de after;

llegó después de ti she arrived after you;

después de él, nadie lo ha conseguido no one else has done it since he did;

después de hacer algo after doing sth;

después de hervir la pasta, añada la salsa once the pasta is cooked, add the sauce;

después de desayunar after breakfast;

¡qué pena que no ganaran, después de lo bien que lo hicieron! what a shame they lost after playing so well!;

después de que after;

después de que amanezca after dawn;

después de que te fueras a la cama after you went to bed;

después de que lo hice after I did it, after doing it;

después de todo lo que han hecho por ti, ¿cómo puedes tratarlos tan mal? how can you treat them so badly, after everything they've done for you?;

llegó después que yo she arrived after I did o after me

2. [en el espacio] next, after;

¿qué viene después? what comes next o after?;

hay un hotel y después está mi casa there's a hotel and then there's my house;

varios bloques después several blocks further on;

está 2 kilómetros después del pueblo it's 2 kilometres past the village;

nos bajaremos cinco paradas después we get off five stops later;

después de usted [al dejar pasar] after you

3. [en una lista, jerarquía] further down;

después de after;

después de él, soy el primero de la clase after him, I'm the best in the class;

después del vino, la cerveza es la bebida más popular after wine, beer is the most popular drink;

quedó después del atleta ruso he finished behind the Russian athlete;

primero viene el deber, y después el placer business before pleasure

♦ después de todo loc adv

after all;

después de todo, no nos podemos quejar we can't complain, after all

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después

adv

1 ( más tarde) afterward, later

2 seguido en orden next;

yo voy después I’m next;

después de que se vaya after he’s gone

3 en el espacio after;

después de after;

después de la parada after the bus stop

4 en locuciones

:

después de todo after all

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después adv

1) : afterward, later

2) : then, next

3)

después de : after, next after

después de comer: after eating

4)

después (de) que : after

después que lo acabé: after I finished it

5)

después de todo : after all

6)

poco después : shortly after, soon thereafter

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después adv

1. (más tarde) afterwards / later

dos años después two years later

después iremos al cine we'll go to the cinema later

2. (luego) then / next

para ella, primero es la familia y después los amigos for her, the family comes first and then her friends

Spanish-English dictionary > después

14 anhalten

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop); TECH. auch: bring to rest; (Pferd) pull up; den Atem oder die Luft anhalten hold one’s breath

2. (drängen) jemanden zu etw. anhalten urge s.o. to do s.th.

II v/i

1. stop, come to a stop ( oder standstill); Auto: auch pull up

2. (andauern) last, continue; Wetter: hold; beharrlich: persist

3. anhalten um apply for ( bei jemandem to); er hielt um die Hand seiner Tochter an he asked him for his daughter’s hand (in marriage)

III v/refl umg. (festhalten) hold on (an + Dat to)

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das Anhalten

stoppage

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ạn|hal|ten sep
1. vi

1) (= stehen bleiben) to stop

mit dem Sprechen anhalten — to stop talking

2) (= fortdauern) to last

3)

(= werben) (bei jdm) um ein Mädchen or um die Hand eines Mädchens anhalten — to ask (sb) for a girl's hand in marriage

2. vt

1) (= stoppen) to stop,

See:

→ Atem

2) (= anlegen) Lineal to use

sie hielt mir/sich das Kleid an — she held the dress up against me/herself

3) (= anleiten) to urge, to encourage

See:

→ auch angehalten

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1) ((of a car etc) to come to a halt at the side of the road.) draw in

2) ((of a driver or vehicle) to stop: He pulled up at the traffic lights.) pull up

3) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) stop

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an|hal·ten¹

irreg

I. vi

1. (stoppen)

▪ [an etw dat/bei etw dat/vor etw dat] \anhalten to stop [at sth/near sth/in front of sth]

an der Ampel \anhalten to stop [or pull up] at the [traffic] lights

2. (stehen bleiben)

▪ [an etw dat] \anhalten to stop [at sth]

3. (innehalten)

▪ [in etw dat] \anhalten to pause [in sth]

II. vt (stoppen)

▪ jdn/etw \anhalten to stop sb/sth, to bring sb/sth to a stop

an|hal·ten²

vi irreg (fortdauern) to continue

das schöne Wetter soll noch eine Weile \anhalten the beautiful weather is expected to last for a little while yet

die Unruhen halten jetzt schon seit Monaten an the disturbances have been going on for some months now

wie lange hielten diese Beschwerden bei Ihnen jetzt schon an? how long have you had these symptoms now?

an|hal·ten³

irreg

I. vt (anleiten)

▪ jdn [zu etw dat] \anhalten to teach sb [to do sth]

▪ zu etw angehalten sein to be taught to do sth

▪ angehalten sein, etw zu tun to be encouraged to do sth

II. vi (werben)

▪ [bei jdm] um jdn \anhalten to ask [sb] for sb

er hielt bei ihren Eltern um sie an he asked her parents for her hand in marriage

an|hal·ten⁴

vt irreg (davorhalten)

▪ jdm/sich etw \anhalten to hold sth up against sb/oneself

die Verkäuferin hielt mir das Kleid an the shop assistant held the dress up against me

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) stop

den Atem anhalten — hold one's breath

2) (auffordern) urge

3)

sich (Dat.) eine Hose/einen Rock usw. anhalten — hold a pair of trousers/a skirt etc. up against oneself
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) stop

2) (andauern) go on; last

3)

[bei jemandem] um jemanden od. jemandes Hand anhalten — (veralt.) ask [somebody] for somebody's hand [in marriage]

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anhalten (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. stop, bring to a halt ( oder stop); TECH auch: bring to rest; (Pferd) pull up;

den Atem oder

die Luft anhalten hold one’s breath

2. (drängen)

jemanden zu etwas anhalten urge sb to do sth

B. v/i

1. stop, come to a stop ( oder standstill); Auto: auch pull up

2. (andauern) last, continue; Wetter: hold; beharrlich: persist

3.

anhalten um apply for (

bei jemandem to);

er hielt um die Hand seiner Tochter an he asked him for his daughter’s hand (in marriage)

C. v/r umg (festhalten) hold on (

an +dat to)

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) stop

den Atem anhalten — hold one's breath

2) (auffordern) urge

3)

sich (Dat.) eine Hose/einen Rock usw. anhalten — hold a pair of trousers/a skirt etc. up against oneself
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) stop

2) (andauern) go on; last

3)

[bei jemandem] um jemanden od. jemandes Hand anhalten — (veralt.) ask [somebody] for somebody's hand [in marriage]

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v.

to arrest v.

to stop v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > anhalten

15 dopo

1. prep after

dopo di te after you

dopo mangiato after eating, after meals

subito dopo il bar just past the bar

2. adv ( in seguito) afterward(s), after

( poi) then

( più tardi) later

il giorno dopo the day after, the next day

3. conj: dopo che after

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dopo avv.

1 ( riferito a tempo) after, afterwards, then [cfr. poi ]; ( più tardi, in seguito) later (on); ( successivamente) next: un anno dopo, a year later; alcuni giorni dopo, a few days later; molto tempo dopo, long after (o much later); poco tempo dopo, not long after (o shortly after[wards]); subito dopo, right (o immediately) after; chi viene dopo?, who's next?; che accadde dopo?, what happened next?; un istante dopo era sparito, a moment later, he'd disappeared; voi andate avanti, noi verremo dopo, you go ahead, we'll follow later (on); prima o dopo, sooner or later // a dopo, ci vediamo dopo, see you later

2 ( riferito a luogo) after, next: la casa che viene dopo è la nostra, our house comes next (o the next house we come to is ours); qui c'è l'edicola, subito dopo c'è la fermata dell'autobus, here's the news stand, the bus stop is right next to (o right after) it; non prendete la prima strada a destra, ma quella dopo, don't take the first street on the right but the next one

◆ prep.

1 ( nel tempo) after; ( oltre) past; (da, a partire da) since; dopo cena, after dinner; dopo tre mesi, un anno, after three months, a year; dopo la guerra, after the war; la prima domenica dopo Pasqua, the first Sunday after Easter; telefonami dopo le nove, call me after nine; ci vediamo dopo lo spettacolo, (I'll) see you after the show; dopo quella volta non l'ho più rivisto, I haven't seen him since (then); dopo la malattia, non si è più ripreso, he never recovered after his illness // dopo domani, the day after tomorrow // dopo tutto, after all // uno dopo l'altro, one after the other: bere un bicchiere dopo l'altro, to drink one glass after another; commettere un errore dopo l'altro, to make one mistake after another // In unione con altre prep.: dopo di me arrivarono tutti gli altri, the others all came after me; l'incontro è rimandato a dopo Natale, the meeting has been postponed till after Christmas; l'appuntamento è fissato per dopo pranzo, the appointment has been fixed for after lunch; siamo rimasti a parlare fin dopo le tre, we stayed up talking till after three

2 ( di luogo) after; ( oltre) past; ( dietro) behind: dopo il semaforo c'è la farmacia, the chemist's is after (o past) the traffic lights; il mio nome viene dopo il tuo sull'elenco, my name comes after yours in the list; in fila dopo di me c'erano venti persone, there were twenty people in the queue behind me // prego, dopo di voi, after you

◆ cong. ( con valore temporale) after: dopo aver discusso a lungo, arrivarono a un accordo, after discussing (the matter) at length, they reached an agreement; dopo mangiato esce sempre a fare due passi, he always goes out for a walk after lunch // dopo che → dopoché

◆ agg. next (attr.); after: il giorno dopo, the next day (o the day after)

◆ s.m.: è il dopo che mi preoccupa, I'm worried about what happens next; il dopo Chernobyl, after Chernobyl.

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['dopo]
1. avv

1) (in seguito) afterwards, after, (poi) then, (più tardi) later

il giorno dopo — the next o following day

un anno dopo — a year later

è successo un anno dopo — it happened a year later

parecchio/poco (tempo) dopo — long/not long after(wards)

prima studia, dopo usciremo — get your (school) work done first then we'll go out

prima pensa e dopo parla — think before you speak

è accaduto 2 mesi dopo — it happened 2 months later

ci vediamo dopo — see you later

ho rimandato tutto a dopo — I've postponed everything till later

2) (oltre) after, next

ecco la chiesa - la mia casa è subito dopo — there's the church - my house is just past it

non questa strada, quella dopo — not this street but the next one

2. prep

(gen) after

dopo un anno — after a year, a year later

dopo le vacanze — after the holidays

rimandare qc a dopo Natale — to postpone sth till after Christmas

è arrivato dopo cena/di me — he arrived after supper/me

non l'ho più sentito dopo la sua partenza — I haven't heard from him since he left

uno dopo l'altro — one after the other

è subito dopo la chiesa — it's just past the church

la Cina del dopo Mao — post-Mao China

dopo tutto — dopotutto

3. cong

(temporale) dopo mangiato va a dormire — after eating o after a meal he has a sleep

dopo aver mangiato è uscito — after having something to eat o after eating he went out

dopo che è partito — after he left

dopo tutto ciò che gli ho detto — after all I said to him

dopo che — dopoché

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['dopo] 1.
avverbio

1) (nel tempo) afterwards

vieni a mangiare, finirai dopo — come and eat, you can finish afterwards

subito dopo — straight after(wards)

te lo dirò dopo — I'll tell you later o afterwards

e che cosa è successo dopo? — and then what happened? and what happened next?

poco dopo, molto tempo dopo — shortly after(wards), long after(wards)

un'ora, due giorni dopo — one hour, two days later

a dopo! — see you later!

2) (nello spazio)

hai presente l'incrocio? io abito subito dopo a destra — do you know the crossroads? I live just past o beyond it on the right; (in una gerarchia)

dopo c'è la S, poi la T — after that there's S and then T
2.
preposizione

1) (nel tempo) after

dopo le 2 — after 2 pm

dopo 8 giorni — after 8 days, 8 days later

dopo la mia partenza — after I left

dopo alcuni anni — a few years later

la riunione è stata rinviata a dopo Pasqua — the meeting has been postponed till after Easter

2) (nello spazio)

dopo il parco — past the park

20 metri dopo l'incrocio — 20 metres after the crossroads

dopo di lei! — (per gentilezza, cortesia) after you! (in una gerarchia)

venire dopo qcn. — to come after sb

3) dopo di che after which, and after that, and then

4) dopo tutto (alla fin fine) after all
3.
congiunzione

1) after

andrò dopo aver fatto un pisolino — I'll go after I've had a nap

2) dopo che (una volta che)

dopo che ebbe parlato — after he had spoken; (da quando)

dopo che è rimasta vedova — since she became a widow
4.
aggettivo invariabile

1) (nel tempo)

il giorno dopo — the day after, the next o following day

la volta dopo — the next time

il treno dopo — the next train

2) (nello spazio) next

la pagina dopo — the next page
5.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

il dopo — the future

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dopo

/'dopo/

Dopo, che in italiano ha valore temporale e spaziale come i suoi equivalenti inglesi, si rende solitamente con afterwards quando funziona come avverbio, e con after negli altri usi: unica eccezione significativa è l'uso di dopo come preposizione di luogo nel significato di al di là, oltre, che si traduce per lo più con beyond o past ( il pub è subito dopo la stazione = the pub is just beyond / past the station). - Analogamente all'italiano dopo, after precede il nome in "after lunch" (= dopo pranzo), ma lo segue nelle espressioni temporali come il giorno dopo = the day after. - Si noti che dopo che... si rende con after (non after that), e che espressioni come dopo (avere) mangiato si traducono con il gerundio (after eating / having eaten) o rendendo esplicita la frase (after I have eaten, after he had eaten ecc.).

I avverbio

1 (nel tempo) afterwards; vieni a mangiare, finirai dopo come and eat, you can finish afterwards; subito dopo straight after(wards); te lo dirò dopo I'll tell you later o afterwards; e che cosa è successo dopo? and then what happened? and what happened next? poco dopo, molto tempo dopo shortly after(wards), long after(wards); un'ora, due giorni dopo one hour, two days later; a dopo! see you later!

2 (nello spazio) hai presente l'incrocio? io abito subito dopo a destra do you know the crossroads? I live just past o beyond it on the right; (in una gerarchia) dopo c'è la S, poi la T after that there's S and then T

II preposizione

1 (nel tempo) after; dopo le 2 after 2 pm; dopo 8 giorni after 8 days, 8 days later; dopo la mia partenza after I left; dopo alcuni anni a few years later; la riunione è stata rinviata a dopo Pasqua the meeting has been postponed till after Easter

2 (nello spazio) dopo il parco past the park; 20 metri dopo l'incrocio 20 metres after the crossroads; dopo di lei! (per gentilezza, cortesia) after you! (in una gerarchia) venire dopo qcn. to come after sb.

3 dopo di che after which, and after that, and then

4 dopo tutto (alla fin fine) after all

III congiunzione

1 after; andrò dopo aver fatto un pisolino I'll go after I've had a nap

2 dopo che (una volta che) dopo che ebbe parlato after he had spoken; (da quando) dopo che è rimasta vedova since she became a widow

IV aggettivo invariabile

1 (nel tempo) il giorno dopo the day after, the next o following day; la volta dopo the next time; il treno dopo the next train

2 (nello spazio) next; la pagina dopo the next page

V m.inv.

il dopo the future.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > dopo

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v/t

1. allg.: accompany; zu Fuß auch: walk along with; jemanden zur oder an die Bahn begleiten see s.o. off at the station; jemanden zu einem Konzert begleiten go to a concert with s.o.; als derjenige, der einlädt: take s.o. to a concert; jemanden nach Hause begleiten take ( oder walk) s.o. home; (schützend geleiten) auch MIL., NAUT., MOT. escort

2. MUS. accompany ( auf + Dat oder am on)

3. etw. begleitet jemanden / etw. s.th. accompanies s.o. / s.th.; begleitet von accompanied by; (Gefahren etc.) fraught with; von Erfolg begleitet very successful; die Expedition war vom Unglück begleitet the expedtion was attended ( oder plagued) by bad luck; meine besten Wünsche begleiten dich my best wishes go with you

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to usher; to accompany; to attend; to escort; to squire

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be|glei|ten ptp begleitet
vt

1) (= mitgehen, mitfahren mit) to accompany; (zu Veranstaltung auch) to go/come with; (zum Schutz auch) to escort; esp Schiff auch to escort, to convoy

er wurde stets von seinem Hund begleitet — his dog always went everywhere with him

ein paar begléítende Worte — a few accompanying words

meine Wünsche begléíten Sie — my best wishes go with you

begléítende Umstände — attendant or accompanying circumstances (form)

2) (MUS) to accompany (
an or auf +dat on)
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1) (to go with (someone or something): He accompanied her to the door.) accompany

2) (to play a musical instrument to go along with (a singer etc): He accompanied her on the piano.) accompany

3) (to accompany or attend as escort: He offered to escort her to the dance; Four police motorcyclists escorted the president's car along the route.) escort

4) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) see

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be·glei·ten *

vt

1. (mitgehen)

▪ jdn \begleiten (a. fig) to accompany sb

jdn irgendwohin \begleiten to accompany [or come/go with] sb somewhere

jdn nach Hause/zur Bushaltestelle \begleiten to accompany [or form escort] sb home/to the bus stop

jdn zur Tür \begleiten to take [or show] [or form escort] sb to the door

▪ etw \begleiten to escort sth

unsere guten Wünsche \begleiten dich! our best wishes go with you!

2. (musikalisch unterstützen)

▪ jdn [auf einem Instrument] \begleiten to accompany sb [on an instrument]

jdn auf dem [o am] Klavier begleiten to accompany sb on the piano

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transitives Verb (auch Musik, fig.) accompany

jemanden zur Tür begleiten — show somebody to the door

jemanden nach Hause begleiten — see somebody home

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begleiten v/t

1. allg: accompany; zu Fuß auch: walk along with;

jemanden zur oder

an die Bahn begleiten see sb off at the station;

jemanden zu einem Konzert begleiten go to a concert with sb; als derjenige, der einlädt: take sb to a concert;

jemanden nach Hause begleiten take ( oder walk) sb home; (schützend geleiten) auch MIL, SCHIFF, AUTO escort

2. MUS accompany (

auf +dat oder

am on)

3.

etwas begleitet jemanden/etwas sth accompanies sb/sth;

begleitet von accompanied by; (Gefahren etc) fraught with;

von Erfolg begleitet very successful;

die Expedition war vom Unglück begleitet the expedtion was attended ( oder plagued) by bad luck;

meine besten Wünsche begleiten dich my best wishes go with you

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transitives Verb (auch Musik, fig.) accompany

jemanden zur Tür begleiten — show somebody to the door

jemanden nach Hause begleiten — see somebody home

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n.

accompanying n.

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17 Gehen

ge·hen

1. ge·hen <ging, gegangen> [ʼge:ən]

vi sein

1) ( sich fortbewegen)

[irgendwohin] \Gehen to go [somewhere]; ( zu Fuß) to walk [somewhere];

geh schon! go on!;

\Gehen wir! let's go!;

\Gehen wir oder fahren wir mit dem Auto? shall we walk or drive?;

ich gehe raus, frische Luft schnappen I'm going out for some fresh air;

gehst du heute in die Stadt/ auf die Post/zur Bank? are you going to town/to the post office/to the bank today?;

wann geht er nach Paris/ins Ausland? when is he going to Paris/abroad?;

in Urlaub \Gehen to go on holiday [or (Am) vacation];

auf die andere Straßenseite \Gehen to cross over to the other side of the street;

ich gehe eben mal schnell auf den Dachboden I'm just going up to the loft quickly;

[im Zimmer] auf und ab \Gehen to walk up and down [or pace] [the room];

in/ an etw akk \Gehen to go into/to sth;

ans Telefon \Gehen to answer the telephone;

über etw akk \Gehen to go over [or cross] sth;

zu jdm/etw \Gehen to go to sb/sth;

wie lange geht man bis zur Haltestelle/zur Post? how far is it to the bus stop/post office?;

kannst du für mich noch zum Metzger/Bäcker \Gehen? can/could you go to the butcher['s]/baker['s] for me?; s. a. Stelzen, Stock, weit

2) ( besuchen)

zu jdm \Gehen to go and visit [or see] sb;

in etw akk \Gehen to go to sth;

ins Theater/ in die Kirche/ Messe/Schule \Gehen to go to the theatre/to church/mass/school;

zu etw dat \Gehen to go to sth;

zu einem Vortrag/ zu einer Messe/zur Schule \Gehen to go to a lecture/to a [trade] fair/to school;

an etw akk \Gehen to go to sth;

an die Uni \Gehen to go to university;

auf etw akk \Gehen to go to sth;

aufs Gymnasium/auf einen Lehrgang \Gehen to go to [a] grammar school/on a course;

etw tun \Gehen to go to do sth;

schwimmen/ tanzen/ einkaufen/schlafen \Gehen to go swimming/dancing/shopping/to bed

3) ( tätig werden)

in etw akk \Gehen to go into [or enter] sth;

in die Industrie/ Politik/Computerbranche \Gehen to go into industry/politics/computers;

in die Partei/Gewerkschaft \Gehen to join the party/union;

zu etw dat \Gehen to join sth;

zum Film/ Radio/ Theater/zur Oper \Gehen to go into films/radio/on the stage/become an opera singer;

an etw akk \Gehen to join sth;

ans Gymnasium/an die Uni \Gehen to join the grammar school/university [as a teacher/lecturer]

4) ( weggehen) to go;

(abfahren a.) to leave;

ich muss jetzt \Gehen I have to be off [or must go];

wann geht der Zug nach Hamburg? when does the train to Hamburg leave?;

heute geht leider keine Fähre mehr there are no more ferries today, I'm afraid;

jdn \Gehen lassen ( davongehen lassen) to let sb go;

von uns gegangen sein;

(euph: gestorben sein) to have departed from us ( euph) s. a. Licht, Weg

5) ( blicken)

auf etw akk / nach etw akk \Gehen to look onto/towards sth;

die Fenster \Gehen auf das Meer/ den Strand the windows look [out] onto the sea/beach;

der Balkon ging nach Süden/ auf einen Parkplatz the balcony faced south/overlooked a car park

6) ( führen)

irgendwohin \Gehen to go somewhere;

die Brücke geht über den Fluss the bridge crosses the river;

ist das die Straße, die nach Oberstdorf geht? is that the road [or way] to Oberstdorf?;

wohin geht dieser Weg/Geheimgang? where does this path/secret passage go [or lead [to]] ?;

die Tür geht direkt auf unseren Parkplatz the door leads [or opens] directly onto our parking space;

von... bis/ über etw akk \Gehen to go from... to/via somewhere;

die nach Biberach \Gehende Reise the trip to Biberach;

dieser Rundweg geht über die Höhen des Schwarzwaldes this circular walk takes in the highest points [or peaks] of the Black Forest

7) ( ausscheiden)

[zu jdm] \Gehen to leave [for sb], to go [to sb];

er ist zu Klett gegangen he left to go to Klett;

gegangen werden ( hum) ( fam) to be given the push [or ( fam) the sack];

8) ( funktionieren) to work;

meine Uhr geht nicht mehr my watch has stopped

9) ( sich bewegen) to move;

ich hörte, wie die Tür ging I heard the door [go];

diese Schublade geht schwer this drawer is stiff;

vielleicht geht das Schloss wieder, wenn man es ölt perhaps the lock will work again if you oil it

10) ( gelingen)

[irgendwie] \Gehen to go [somehow];

wie ist die Prüfung gegangen? how was the exam [or did the exam go] ?;

zurzeit geht alles drunter und drüber things are a bit chaotic right now;

versuch's einfach, es geht ganz leicht just try it, it's really easy;

kannst du mir bitte erklären, wie das Spiel geht? can you please explain the rules of the game to me?;

wie soll das denn bloß \Gehen? just how is that supposed to work?

11) ökon ( laufen) to go;

das Geschäft geht vor Weihnachten immer gut business is always good before Christmas;

wie \Gehen die Geschäfte? how's business?;

der Export geht nur noch schleppend exports are sluggish;

( sich verkaufen) to sell;

diese teuren Zigarren \Gehen gut/ nicht gut these expensive cigars sell/don't sell well;

diese Pralinen \Gehen bei uns so schnell weg, wie sie reinkommen we sell these chocolates as soon as they come in

12) ( verlaufen)

[irgendwie] vor sich \Gehen to go on [or happen] [in a certain way];

erkläre mir mal, wie das vor sich \Gehen soll now just tell me how that's going to happen [or how it's going to work];

das kann auf verschiedene Arten vor sich \Gehen it can proceed in a variety of ways;

kannst du mir mal erklären, wie das vor sich geht, wenn man die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft annehmen will? can you explain the procedure for taking up German citizenship to me?;

was geht hier vor sich? ( fam) what's going on here?

13) ( hineinpassen)

in etw akk / durch etw akk \Gehen to go into/through sth;

es \Gehen über 450 Besucher in das neue Theater the new theatre holds over 450 people;

wie viele Leute \Gehen in deinen Wagen? how many people [can] fit in[to] your car?; s. a. Kopf

14) ( dauern) to go on;

eine bestimmte Zeit \Gehen to last a certain time;

dieser Film geht drei Stunden this film goes on for [or lasts] three hours;

der Film geht schon über eine Stunde the film has been on for over an hour already [or started over an hour ago];

15) ( reichen) to go;

[jdm] bis zu etw dat \Gehen to reach [sb's] sth;

das Wasser geht einem bis zur Hüfte the water comes up to one's hips;

der Rock geht ihr bis zum Knie the skirt goes down to her knee;

in etw akk \Gehen to run into sth;

in die Hunderte [o hunderte] / Tausende [o tausende] \Gehen to run into [the] hundreds/thousands

16) kochk Teig to rise

17) ( sich kleiden)

in etw dat \Gehen to wear sth;

( verkleidet sein)

als etw \Gehen to go as sth;

( gekleidet sein)

mit/ohne etw \Gehen to go with/without sth;

bei dem Nieselregen würde ich nicht ohne Schirm \Gehen I wouldn't go out in this drizzle without an umbrella;

sie geht auch im Winter nur mit einer dunklen Brille she wears dark glasses even in winter;

ich gehe besser nicht in Jeans dorthin I'd better not go there in jeans

18) ( ertönen) to ring

19) ( möglich sein)

[bei jdm] \Gehen to be all right [or ( fam) OK] [with sb];

haben Sie am nächsten Mittwoch Zeit? - nein, das geht [bei mir] nicht are you free next Wednesday? - no, that's no good [for me] [or I can't manage that];

das geht doch nicht! that's not on!;

ich muss mal telefonieren - geht das? I have to make a phone call - would that be alright?;

nichts geht mehr ( beim Roulette) no more bets;

( hoffnungslos sein) there's nothing more to be done

20) ( lauten) to go;

weißt du noch, wie das Lied ging? can you remember how the song went [or the words of the song] ?;

wie geht nochmal der Spruch? what's that saying again?, how does the saying go?

21) ( anfassen)

an etw akk \Gehen to touch sth;

um ihre Schulden zu bezahlen, musste sie an ihr Erspartes \Gehen she had to raid her savings to pay off her debts;

wer ist dieses Mal an meinen Computer gegangen? who's been messing around with my computer this time?

22) ( zufallen)

an jdn \Gehen to go to sb;

das Erbe/ der Punkt ging an sie the inheritance/point went to her;

der Vorsitz ging turnusmäßig an H. Lantermann H. Lantermann became chairman in rotation

23) ( beeinträchtigen)

[jdm] an etw akk \Gehen to damage [sb's] sth;

das geht [mir] ganz schön an die Nerven that really gets on my nerves;

das geht an die Kraft [o Substanz] that takes it out of you

24) (fam: angreifen)

auf etw akk \Gehen to attack sth;

das Rauchen geht auf die Lunge smoking affects the lungs;

das Klettern geht ganz schön auf die Pumpe climbing really puts a strain on the old ticker

25) ( gerichtet sein)

an jdn \Gehen to be addressed to sb;

gegen jdn/etw \Gehen to be directed against sb/sth;

das geht nicht gegen Sie, aber die Vorschriften! this isn't aimed at you, it's just the rules!;

das geht gegen meine Prinzipien/ Überzeugung that is [or goes] against my principles/convictions

26) (fam: liiert sein)

mit jdm \Gehen to go out with sb

27) ( urteilen)

nach etw dat \Gehen to go by sth;

der Richter ging in seinem Urteil nach der bisherigen Unbescholtenheit des Angeklagten on passing sentence the judge took into account the defendant's lack of previous convictions;

nach dem, was er sagt, kann man nicht \Gehen you can't go by what he says

28) ( überschreiten)

zu weit \Gehen to go too far, to overstep the line;

das geht zu weit! that's just too much!

29) ( übersteigen)

über jds Geduld \Gehen to exhaust sb's patience;

über jds Kräfte/Möglichkeiten \Gehen to be too much for [or beyond] sb;

das geht einfach über meine finanziellen Möglichkeiten I just don't have the finances for that;

30) (hum: werden zu)

unter die Politiker/ Künstler/Säufer \Gehen to join the ranks of politicians/artists/alcoholics

31) (fam: akzeptabel sein) to be OK;

er geht gerade noch, aber seine Frau ist furchtbar he's just about OK [or tolerable] but his wife is awful;

wie ist das Hotel? - es geht [so] how's the hotel? - it's ok;

ist das zu klein? - nein, das geht [so] is it too small? - no, it's ok like this

32) ( Altersangabe)

auf die... \Gehen + Zahl to be approaching...;

er geht auf die dreißig he's approaching [or coming up for] thirty

WENDUNGEN:

wo jd geht und steht ( fam) wherever [or no matter where] sb goes [or is];

in sich akk \Gehen to turn one's gaze inward, to take stock of oneself;

Mensch, geh in dich! for heaven's sake, think again!;

\Gehen Sie [mir] mit... ( fam) spare [me]...;

\Gehen Sie [mir] doch mit Ihren Ausreden! spare me your excuses, please!;

jdm °über alles \Gehen to mean more to sb than anything else;

das Kind geht mir über alles! that child means the whole world to me!;

es geht nichts °über jdn/ etw nothing beats sb/sth, there's nothing better than [or to beat]; [or like] sb/sth;

[ach] geh,...! ( fam) [oh] come on,...!;

ach geh, das kann doch nicht dein Ernst sein! oh come on, you can't be serious!;

geh, so was kannst du sonst wem erzählen! go and tell that to the marines!;

geh! (österr, südd) get away!;

geh, was du nicht sagst! go on, you're kidding!; s. a. Konto

vi impers sein

1) + adv ( sich befinden)

jdm geht es... sb feels...;

wie geht es Ihnen? - danke, mir geht es gut/ausgezeichnet! how are you? - thank you, I am well/I'm feeling marvellous!;

mir ist es schon mal besser gegangen! I have felt better!;

nach der Spritze ging es ihr gleich wieder besser she soon felt better again after the injection;

wie geht's denn [so]? ( fam) how are things?, how's it going?

2) + adv ( verlaufen)

irgendwie \Gehen to go somehow;

wie war denn die Prüfung? - ach, es ging ganz gut how was the exam? - oh, it went quite well;

es ging wie geschmiert it went like clockwork

3) ( sich handeln um)

[bei etw dat] um etw akk \Gehen to be about sth;

um was geht's denn? what's it about then?;

worum geht's denn? what's it all about then?;

in dem Gespräch ging es um die zugesagte Gehaltserhöhung the conversation was about the promised increase in salary;

worum geht es in diesem Film? what is this film about?;

hierbei geht es um meinen guten Ruf my reputation is at stake [or on the line] here;

hierbei geht es um Millionen we're talking millions here ( fam), there are millions involved here;

wenn es um mein Glück geht, lasse ich mir von niemandem dreinreden when it comes to my happiness I don't let anyone tell me what to do;

es geht hier um eine wichtige Entscheidung there is an important decision to be made here;

wenn es nur um ein paar Minuten geht, warten wir we'll wait if it's just a question [or matter] of a few minutes

4) ( wichtig sein)

jdm geht es um etw akk sth matters to sb;

worum geht es dir eigentlich? what are you trying to say?;

es geht mir nur ums Geld/ um die Wahrheit I'm only interested in the money/truth;

es geht mir ums Prinzip it's a matter [or question] of principle; s. a. Leben

5) ( ergehen)

jdm geht es irgendwie to be somehow with sb;

mir ist es ähnlich/ genauso/ nicht anders gegangen it was the same [or like that] /just the same [or just like that] /no different with me, I felt the same/just the same/no different;

warum soll es dir etwa besser \Gehen als mir? why should you have it better than me?;

lass es dir/lasst es euch gut \Gehen! look after [or take care of] yourself!

6) ( sich machen lassen) to be all right;

geht es, dass ihr uns zu Weihnachten besuchen kommt? will it be possible for you to visit us at Christmas?;

das wird kaum \Gehen, wir sind über Weihnachten verreist that won't be possible [or work], we're away for Christmas;

ich werde arbeiten, solange es geht I shall go on [or continue] working as long as possible;

geht es, oder soll ich dir tragen helfen? can you manage, or shall I help you carry it/them;

es geht einfach nicht mehr it won't do any more

7) ( führen)

nach/ in etw akk \Gehen to go [or lead] somewhere;

erst fahren Sie über drei Ampeln, dann geht es rechts ab go past three traffic lights then turn right;

wohin geht's eigentlich im Urlaub? just where are you off to on holiday?;

auf, Leute, es geht wieder nach Hause come on people, it's time to go home;

das nächste Mal geht's in die Berge/ an die See we're off to [or heading for] the mountains/coast next time;

im Sommer geht es immer in den Süden we always go [or head] south for the summer;

gleich geht's ins Wochenende soon it'll be the weekend;

wo geht's hier zum Flughafen? how do I get to the airport from here?;

wo geht es hier raus? where is the exit?; s. a. geradeaus

8) (nach jds Kopf \Gehen)

nach jdm \Gehen to go by sb;

wenn es nach mir ginge if it were up to me;

es kann nicht immer alles nach dir \Gehen you can't always have things your own way

WENDUNGEN:

aber sonst geht's dir gut? (?) but you're OK otherwise?, are you feeling all right?, are you quite right in the head?;

auf geht's! let's go!, come on!;

es geht das Gerücht/die Sage, dass... rumour/legend has it that...;

geht's noch!? ( SCHWEIZ) ( iron) are you crazy?!

vt sein;

etw \Gehen to walk sth;

Sie haben aber noch drei Stunden/17 Kilometer zu \Gehen! you've still got another three hours/17 kilometres to go!;

ich gehe immer diesen Weg/ diese Straße I always walk this way/take this road

vr haben

1) impers

es geht sich schlecht hier it's hard going [or hard to walk] here;

in diesen Schuhen geht es sich bequem these shoes are very comfortable for walking [or to walk in];

2) ( sich nicht beherrschen)

sich \Gehen lassen to lose control of oneself [or one's self-control]; ( nachlässig sein) to let oneself go

2. Ge·hen <-s> [ʼge:ən] nt

kein pl

1) (Zu-Fuß-\Gehen) walking

2) ( das Weggehen) going, leaving;

schon im \Gehen, wandte sie sich noch einmal um she turned round once more as she left;

sein frühes/vorzeitiges \Gehen his early departure

3) sport walking

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Gehen

18 gehen

ge·hen

1. ge·hen <ging, gegangen> [ʼge:ən]

vi sein

1) ( sich fortbewegen)

[irgendwohin] \gehen to go [somewhere]; ( zu Fuß) to walk [somewhere];

geh schon! go on!;

\gehen wir! let's go!;

\gehen wir oder fahren wir mit dem Auto? shall we walk or drive?;

ich gehe raus, frische Luft schnappen I'm going out for some fresh air;

gehst du heute in die Stadt/ auf die Post/zur Bank? are you going to town/to the post office/to the bank today?;

wann geht er nach Paris/ins Ausland? when is he going to Paris/abroad?;

in Urlaub \gehen to go on holiday [or (Am) vacation];

auf die andere Straßenseite \gehen to cross over to the other side of the street;

ich gehe eben mal schnell auf den Dachboden I'm just going up to the loft quickly;

[im Zimmer] auf und ab \gehen to walk up and down [or pace] [the room];

in/ an etw akk \gehen to go into/to sth;

ans Telefon \gehen to answer the telephone;

über etw akk \gehen to go over [or cross] sth;

zu jdm/etw \gehen to go to sb/sth;

wie lange geht man bis zur Haltestelle/zur Post? how far is it to the bus stop/post office?;

kannst du für mich noch zum Metzger/Bäcker \gehen? can/could you go to the butcher['s]/baker['s] for me?; s. a. Stelzen, Stock, weit

2) ( besuchen)

zu jdm \gehen to go and visit [or see] sb;

in etw akk \gehen to go to sth;

ins Theater/ in die Kirche/ Messe/Schule \gehen to go to the theatre/to church/mass/school;

zu etw dat \gehen to go to sth;

zu einem Vortrag/ zu einer Messe/zur Schule \gehen to go to a lecture/to a [trade] fair/to school;

an etw akk \gehen to go to sth;

an die Uni \gehen to go to university;

auf etw akk \gehen to go to sth;

aufs Gymnasium/auf einen Lehrgang \gehen to go to [a] grammar school/on a course;

etw tun \gehen to go to do sth;

schwimmen/ tanzen/ einkaufen/schlafen \gehen to go swimming/dancing/shopping/to bed

3) ( tätig werden)

in etw akk \gehen to go into [or enter] sth;

in die Industrie/ Politik/Computerbranche \gehen to go into industry/politics/computers;

in die Partei/Gewerkschaft \gehen to join the party/union;

zu etw dat \gehen to join sth;

zum Film/ Radio/ Theater/zur Oper \gehen to go into films/radio/on the stage/become an opera singer;

an etw akk \gehen to join sth;

ans Gymnasium/an die Uni \gehen to join the grammar school/university [as a teacher/lecturer]

4) ( weggehen) to go;

(abfahren a.) to leave;

ich muss jetzt \gehen I have to be off [or must go];

wann geht der Zug nach Hamburg? when does the train to Hamburg leave?;

heute geht leider keine Fähre mehr there are no more ferries today, I'm afraid;

jdn \gehen lassen ( davongehen lassen) to let sb go;

von uns gegangen sein;

(euph: gestorben sein) to have departed from us ( euph) s. a. Licht, Weg

5) ( blicken)

auf etw akk / nach etw akk \gehen to look onto/towards sth;

die Fenster \gehen auf das Meer/ den Strand the windows look [out] onto the sea/beach;

der Balkon ging nach Süden/ auf einen Parkplatz the balcony faced south/overlooked a car park

6) ( führen)

irgendwohin \gehen to go somewhere;

die Brücke geht über den Fluss the bridge crosses the river;

ist das die Straße, die nach Oberstdorf geht? is that the road [or way] to Oberstdorf?;

wohin geht dieser Weg/Geheimgang? where does this path/secret passage go [or lead [to]] ?;

die Tür geht direkt auf unseren Parkplatz the door leads [or opens] directly onto our parking space;

von... bis/ über etw akk \gehen to go from... to/via somewhere;

die nach Biberach \gehende Reise the trip to Biberach;

dieser Rundweg geht über die Höhen des Schwarzwaldes this circular walk takes in the highest points [or peaks] of the Black Forest

7) ( ausscheiden)

[zu jdm] \gehen to leave [for sb], to go [to sb];

er ist zu Klett gegangen he left to go to Klett;

gegangen werden ( hum) ( fam) to be given the push [or ( fam) the sack];

8) ( funktionieren) to work;

meine Uhr geht nicht mehr my watch has stopped

9) ( sich bewegen) to move;

ich hörte, wie die Tür ging I heard the door [go];

diese Schublade geht schwer this drawer is stiff;

vielleicht geht das Schloss wieder, wenn man es ölt perhaps the lock will work again if you oil it

10) ( gelingen)

[irgendwie] \gehen to go [somehow];

wie ist die Prüfung gegangen? how was the exam [or did the exam go] ?;

zurzeit geht alles drunter und drüber things are a bit chaotic right now;

versuch's einfach, es geht ganz leicht just try it, it's really easy;

kannst du mir bitte erklären, wie das Spiel geht? can you please explain the rules of the game to me?;

wie soll das denn bloß \gehen? just how is that supposed to work?

11) ökon ( laufen) to go;

das Geschäft geht vor Weihnachten immer gut business is always good before Christmas;

wie \gehen die Geschäfte? how's business?;

der Export geht nur noch schleppend exports are sluggish;

( sich verkaufen) to sell;

diese teuren Zigarren \gehen gut/ nicht gut these expensive cigars sell/don't sell well;

diese Pralinen \gehen bei uns so schnell weg, wie sie reinkommen we sell these chocolates as soon as they come in

12) ( verlaufen)

[irgendwie] vor sich \gehen to go on [or happen] [in a certain way];

erkläre mir mal, wie das vor sich \gehen soll now just tell me how that's going to happen [or how it's going to work];

das kann auf verschiedene Arten vor sich \gehen it can proceed in a variety of ways;

kannst du mir mal erklären, wie das vor sich geht, wenn man die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft annehmen will? can you explain the procedure for taking up German citizenship to me?;

was geht hier vor sich? ( fam) what's going on here?

13) ( hineinpassen)

in etw akk / durch etw akk \gehen to go into/through sth;

es \gehen über 450 Besucher in das neue Theater the new theatre holds over 450 people;

wie viele Leute \gehen in deinen Wagen? how many people [can] fit in[to] your car?; s. a. Kopf

14) ( dauern) to go on;

eine bestimmte Zeit \gehen to last a certain time;

dieser Film geht drei Stunden this film goes on for [or lasts] three hours;

der Film geht schon über eine Stunde the film has been on for over an hour already [or started over an hour ago];

15) ( reichen) to go;

[jdm] bis zu etw dat \gehen to reach [sb's] sth;

das Wasser geht einem bis zur Hüfte the water comes up to one's hips;

der Rock geht ihr bis zum Knie the skirt goes down to her knee;

in etw akk \gehen to run into sth;

in die Hunderte [o hunderte] / Tausende [o tausende] \gehen to run into [the] hundreds/thousands

16) kochk Teig to rise

17) ( sich kleiden)

in etw dat \gehen to wear sth;

( verkleidet sein)

als etw \gehen to go as sth;

( gekleidet sein)

mit/ohne etw \gehen to go with/without sth;

bei dem Nieselregen würde ich nicht ohne Schirm \gehen I wouldn't go out in this drizzle without an umbrella;

sie geht auch im Winter nur mit einer dunklen Brille she wears dark glasses even in winter;

ich gehe besser nicht in Jeans dorthin I'd better not go there in jeans

18) ( ertönen) to ring

19) ( möglich sein)

[bei jdm] \gehen to be all right [or ( fam) OK] [with sb];

haben Sie am nächsten Mittwoch Zeit? - nein, das geht [bei mir] nicht are you free next Wednesday? - no, that's no good [for me] [or I can't manage that];

das geht doch nicht! that's not on!;

ich muss mal telefonieren - geht das? I have to make a phone call - would that be alright?;

nichts geht mehr ( beim Roulette) no more bets;

( hoffnungslos sein) there's nothing more to be done

20) ( lauten) to go;

weißt du noch, wie das Lied ging? can you remember how the song went [or the words of the song] ?;

wie geht nochmal der Spruch? what's that saying again?, how does the saying go?

21) ( anfassen)

an etw akk \gehen to touch sth;

um ihre Schulden zu bezahlen, musste sie an ihr Erspartes \gehen she had to raid her savings to pay off her debts;

wer ist dieses Mal an meinen Computer gegangen? who's been messing around with my computer this time?

22) ( zufallen)

an jdn \gehen to go to sb;

das Erbe/ der Punkt ging an sie the inheritance/point went to her;

der Vorsitz ging turnusmäßig an H. Lantermann H. Lantermann became chairman in rotation

23) ( beeinträchtigen)

[jdm] an etw akk \gehen to damage [sb's] sth;

das geht [mir] ganz schön an die Nerven that really gets on my nerves;

das geht an die Kraft [o Substanz] that takes it out of you

24) (fam: angreifen)

auf etw akk \gehen to attack sth;

das Rauchen geht auf die Lunge smoking affects the lungs;

das Klettern geht ganz schön auf die Pumpe climbing really puts a strain on the old ticker

25) ( gerichtet sein)

an jdn \gehen to be addressed to sb;

gegen jdn/etw \gehen to be directed against sb/sth;

das geht nicht gegen Sie, aber die Vorschriften! this isn't aimed at you, it's just the rules!;

das geht gegen meine Prinzipien/ Überzeugung that is [or goes] against my principles/convictions

26) (fam: liiert sein)

mit jdm \gehen to go out with sb

27) ( urteilen)

nach etw dat \gehen to go by sth;

der Richter ging in seinem Urteil nach der bisherigen Unbescholtenheit des Angeklagten on passing sentence the judge took into account the defendant's lack of previous convictions;

nach dem, was er sagt, kann man nicht \gehen you can't go by what he says

28) ( überschreiten)

zu weit \gehen to go too far, to overstep the line;

das geht zu weit! that's just too much!

29) ( übersteigen)

über jds Geduld \gehen to exhaust sb's patience;

über jds Kräfte/Möglichkeiten \gehen to be too much for [or beyond] sb;

das geht einfach über meine finanziellen Möglichkeiten I just don't have the finances for that;

30) (hum: werden zu)

unter die Politiker/ Künstler/Säufer \gehen to join the ranks of politicians/artists/alcoholics

31) (fam: akzeptabel sein) to be OK;

er geht gerade noch, aber seine Frau ist furchtbar he's just about OK [or tolerable] but his wife is awful;

wie ist das Hotel? - es geht [so] how's the hotel? - it's ok;

ist das zu klein? - nein, das geht [so] is it too small? - no, it's ok like this

32) ( Altersangabe)

auf die... \gehen + Zahl to be approaching...;

er geht auf die dreißig he's approaching [or coming up for] thirty

WENDUNGEN:

wo jd geht und steht ( fam) wherever [or no matter where] sb goes [or is];

in sich akk \gehen to turn one's gaze inward, to take stock of oneself;

Mensch, geh in dich! for heaven's sake, think again!;

\gehen Sie [mir] mit... ( fam) spare [me]...;

\gehen Sie [mir] doch mit Ihren Ausreden! spare me your excuses, please!;

jdm °über alles \gehen to mean more to sb than anything else;

das Kind geht mir über alles! that child means the whole world to me!;

es geht nichts °über jdn/ etw nothing beats sb/sth, there's nothing better than [or to beat]; [or like] sb/sth;

[ach] geh,...! ( fam) [oh] come on,...!;

ach geh, das kann doch nicht dein Ernst sein! oh come on, you can't be serious!;

geh, so was kannst du sonst wem erzählen! go and tell that to the marines!;

geh! (österr, südd) get away!;

geh, was du nicht sagst! go on, you're kidding!; s. a. Konto

vi impers sein

1) + adv ( sich befinden)

jdm geht es... sb feels...;

wie geht es Ihnen? - danke, mir geht es gut/ausgezeichnet! how are you? - thank you, I am well/I'm feeling marvellous!;

mir ist es schon mal besser gegangen! I have felt better!;

nach der Spritze ging es ihr gleich wieder besser she soon felt better again after the injection;

wie geht's denn [so]? ( fam) how are things?, how's it going?

2) + adv ( verlaufen)

irgendwie \gehen to go somehow;

wie war denn die Prüfung? - ach, es ging ganz gut how was the exam? - oh, it went quite well;

es ging wie geschmiert it went like clockwork

3) ( sich handeln um)

[bei etw dat] um etw akk \gehen to be about sth;

um was geht's denn? what's it about then?;

worum geht's denn? what's it all about then?;

in dem Gespräch ging es um die zugesagte Gehaltserhöhung the conversation was about the promised increase in salary;

worum geht es in diesem Film? what is this film about?;

hierbei geht es um meinen guten Ruf my reputation is at stake [or on the line] here;

hierbei geht es um Millionen we're talking millions here ( fam), there are millions involved here;

wenn es um mein Glück geht, lasse ich mir von niemandem dreinreden when it comes to my happiness I don't let anyone tell me what to do;

es geht hier um eine wichtige Entscheidung there is an important decision to be made here;

wenn es nur um ein paar Minuten geht, warten wir we'll wait if it's just a question [or matter] of a few minutes

4) ( wichtig sein)

jdm geht es um etw akk sth matters to sb;

worum geht es dir eigentlich? what are you trying to say?;

es geht mir nur ums Geld/ um die Wahrheit I'm only interested in the money/truth;

es geht mir ums Prinzip it's a matter [or question] of principle; s. a. Leben

5) ( ergehen)

jdm geht es irgendwie to be somehow with sb;

mir ist es ähnlich/ genauso/ nicht anders gegangen it was the same [or like that] /just the same [or just like that] /no different with me, I felt the same/just the same/no different;

warum soll es dir etwa besser \gehen als mir? why should you have it better than me?;

lass es dir/lasst es euch gut \gehen! look after [or take care of] yourself!

6) ( sich machen lassen) to be all right;

geht es, dass ihr uns zu Weihnachten besuchen kommt? will it be possible for you to visit us at Christmas?;

das wird kaum \gehen, wir sind über Weihnachten verreist that won't be possible [or work], we're away for Christmas;

ich werde arbeiten, solange es geht I shall go on [or continue] working as long as possible;

geht es, oder soll ich dir tragen helfen? can you manage, or shall I help you carry it/them;

es geht einfach nicht mehr it won't do any more

7) ( führen)

nach/ in etw akk \gehen to go [or lead] somewhere;

erst fahren Sie über drei Ampeln, dann geht es rechts ab go past three traffic lights then turn right;

wohin geht's eigentlich im Urlaub? just where are you off to on holiday?;

auf, Leute, es geht wieder nach Hause come on people, it's time to go home;

das nächste Mal geht's in die Berge/ an die See we're off to [or heading for] the mountains/coast next time;

im Sommer geht es immer in den Süden we always go [or head] south for the summer;

gleich geht's ins Wochenende soon it'll be the weekend;

wo geht's hier zum Flughafen? how do I get to the airport from here?;

wo geht es hier raus? where is the exit?; s. a. geradeaus

8) (nach jds Kopf \gehen)

nach jdm \gehen to go by sb;

wenn es nach mir ginge if it were up to me;

es kann nicht immer alles nach dir \gehen you can't always have things your own way

WENDUNGEN:

aber sonst geht's dir gut? (?) but you're OK otherwise?, are you feeling all right?, are you quite right in the head?;

auf geht's! let's go!, come on!;

es geht das Gerücht/die Sage, dass... rumour/legend has it that...;

geht's noch!? ( SCHWEIZ) ( iron) are you crazy?!

vt sein;

etw \gehen to walk sth;

Sie haben aber noch drei Stunden/17 Kilometer zu \gehen! you've still got another three hours/17 kilometres to go!;

ich gehe immer diesen Weg/ diese Straße I always walk this way/take this road

vr haben

1) impers

es geht sich schlecht hier it's hard going [or hard to walk] here;

in diesen Schuhen geht es sich bequem these shoes are very comfortable for walking [or to walk in];

2) ( sich nicht beherrschen)

sich \gehen lassen to lose control of oneself [or one's self-control]; ( nachlässig sein) to let oneself go

2. Ge·hen <-s> [ʼge:ən] nt

kein pl

1) (Zu-Fuß-\gehen) walking

2) ( das Weggehen) going, leaving;

schon im \gehen, wandte sie sich noch einmal um she turned round once more as she left;

sein frühes/vorzeitiges \gehen his early departure

3) sport walking

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > gehen

19 before

1. adverb
1) (of time) vorher; zuvor

the day before — am Tag zuvor

long before — lange vorher od. zuvor

not long before — kurz vorher

the noise continued as before — der Lärm ging nach wie vor weiter

you should have told me so before — das hättest du mir vorher od. früher od. eher sagen sollen

I've seen that film before — ich habe den Film schon [einmal] gesehen

I've heard that before — das habe ich schon einmal gehört

2) (ahead in position) vor[aus]

3) (in front) voran
2. preposition
1) (of time) vor (+ Dat.)

the day before yesterday — vorgestern

the year before last — vorletztes Jahr

the year before that — das Jahr davor

it was [well] before my time — das war [lange] vor meiner Zeit

since before the war — schon vor dem Krieg

before now — vorher; früher

before Christ — vor Christus; vor Christi Geburt

he got there before me — er war vor mir da

before then — vorher

before long — bald

before leaving, he phoned/I will phone — bevor er wegging, rief er an/bevor ich weggehe, rufe ich an

before tax — brutto; vor [Abzug (Dat.) der] Steuern

2) (position) vor (+ Dat.); (direction) vor (+ Akk.)

before my very eyes — vor meinen Augen

go before a court of law — vor ein Gericht kommen

appear before the judge — vor dem Richter erscheinen; see also academic.ru/11106/carry">carry 1. 1)

3) (awaiting)

have one's life before one — sein Leben noch vor sich (Dat.) haben; (confronting)

the matter before us — das uns (Dat.) vorliegende Thema

the task before us — die Aufgabe, die vor uns (Dat.) liegt

4) (more important than) vor (+ Dat.)

he puts work before everything — die Arbeit ist ihm wichtiger als alles andere
3. conjunction
bevor

it'll be ages before I finish this — es wird eine Ewigkeit dauern, bis ich damit fertig bin

* * *
[bi'fo:] 1. preposition
1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) (be-)vor

2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) vor

3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) vor
2. adverb
(earlier: I've seen you before.) vorher
3. conjunction
(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) bevor

- beforehand

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be·fore

[bɪˈfɔ:ʳ, AM -ˈfɔ:r]

I. prep

1. (at previous time to) vor + dat

I need to go \before 2 pm ich muss vor 2 Uhr gehen

wash your hands \before the meal wasch dir vor dem Essen die Hände

\before leaving he said goodbye to each of them vor seiner Abfahrt verabschiedete er sich von jedem Einzelnen

\before everything else zuallererst

\before long in Kürze

\before now schon früher

\before the time zu früh

\before one's time vorzeitig

she has grown old \before her time sie ist vorzeitig gealtert

to be \before one's time seiner Zeit voraus sein

the day \before yesterday vorgestern

the year \before last/this vorletztes/letztes Jahr

just \before sth kurz vor etw dat

she always buys her Christmas presents just \before Christmas sie kauft ihre Weihnachtsgeschenke immer erst kurz vor Weihnachten

2. (in front of) vor + dat; with verbs of motion vor + akk; (encountered first) vor + dat

the letter K comes \before L der Buchstabe K kommt vor dem L

the patterns swam \before her eyes die Zeichen verschwammen vor ihren Augen

there is a large sign \before the house vor dem Haus ist ein großes Schild

the bus stop is just \before the school die Bushaltestelle befindet sich direkt vor der Schule

3. (higher ranking) vor + dat

many mothers put their children's needs \before their own viele Mütter stellen die Bedürfnisse ihrer Kinder über ihre eigenen

I'd go to prison \before asking her for money ich würde eher ins Gefängnis gehen, als sie um Geld zu bitten

for me family is \before everything die Familie geht mir über alles

4. (in presence of) vor + dat

he stood up \before the audience er stand vor dem Publikum auf

it happened \before her very eyes es geschah vor ihren Augen

5. (for examination, consideration) vor + dat

our case is coming \before the court this week unser Fall kommt diese Woche vor Gericht

6. (in future) vor + dat

the task \before us die Aufgabe, vor der wir stehen

to lie \before one vor jdm liegen

to have sth \before one etw vor sich dat haben

you have your whole future \before you du hast noch deine ganze Zukunft vor dir

II. conj

1. (at previous time) bevor

\before you criticize me,... bevor du mich kritisierst,...

she was waiting long \before it was time sie wartete schon lange, bevor es soweit war

right [or just] \before... kurz bevor...

just \before she left the house,... als sie gerade das Haus verlassen wollte,...

but \before I knew it, she was gone doch ehe ich mich versah, war sie schon verschwunden

2. (rather than) bevor, ehe

\before they testified against their friends, they said they'd go to jail sie würden eher ins Gefängnis gehen, als gegen ihre Freunde auszusagen, meinten sie

they would die \before they would cooperate with each other sie würden lieber sterben als miteinander zusammenzuarbeiten

3. (until) bis

it was an hour \before the police arrived es dauerte eine Stunde, bis die Polizei eintraf

\before we got the test results back, a month had gone by wir warteten einen Monat auf die Testergebnisse

it will be two weeks \before he arrives er wird erst in zwei Wochen eintreffen

▪ not \before erst wenn, nicht eher als bis

you can't go \before you've finished du kannst erst gehen, wenn du fertig bist

4. (so that) damit

you must say the password at the door \before they'll let you in du musst an der Tür das Kennwort sagen, damit sie dich hineinlassen

III. adv inv

1. (earlier, previously) zuvor, vorher

I have never seen that \before das habe ich noch nie gesehen

have you been to Cologne \before? waren Sie schon einmal in Köln?

haven't we met \before? haben wir uns nicht schon einmal gesehen?

that has never happened \before das ist [bisher] noch nie passiert

she has seen it all \before sie kennt das alles schon

to be as \before wie früher sein

life went on as \before das Leben ging wieder seinen gewohnten Gang

\before and after davor und danach

2. (in front) vorn

\before and behind vorn und hinten

IV. adj after n zuvor

the day \before, it had rained tags zuvor hatte es geregnet

the year \before it had been rather quiet das Vorjahr war ganz ruhig verlaufen

read this line and the one \before lies diese Zeile und die vorhergehende [o davor]

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[bɪ'fɔː(r)]
1. prep

1) (= earlier than) vor (+dat)

the year before last/this — vorletztes/letztes Jahr, das vorletzte/letzte Jahr

the day before yesterday — vorgestern

the day/time before that — der Tag/die Zeit davor

before Christ ( abbr BC ) — vor Christi Geburt

I got/was here before you — ich war vor dir da

that was before my time — das war vor meiner Zeit

he died before his time — er ist früh gestorben

to be before sb/sth — vor jdm/etw liegen

before then — vorher

before now — früher, eher, vorher

you should have done it before now — das hättest du schon (eher) gemacht haben sollen

before long — bald

before everything else — zuallererst

2) (in order, rank) vor (+dat)

to come before sb/sth — vor jdm/etw kommen

before everything — die Ehre geht mir über alles, für mich ist die Ehre das Wichtigste

ladies before gentlemen — Damen haben den Vortritt

3) (in position) vor (+dat); (with movement) vor (+acc)

before my (very) eyes — vor meinen Augen

to sail before the wind (Naut) — vor dem Wind segeln

4) (= in the presence of) vor (+dat)

he said it before us all — er sagte das vor uns allen

before God/a lawyer — vor Gott/einem Anwalt

to appear before a court/judge — vor Gericht/einem Richter erscheinen

5)

(= rather than) death before surrender — eher or lieber tot als sich ergeben

he would die before betraying his country — er würde eher sterben als sein Land verraten

2. adv

1) (in time = before that) davor; (= at an earlier time, before now) vorher

have you been to Scotland before? — waren Sie schon einmal in Schottland?

I have seen/read etc this before — ich habe das schon einmal gesehen/gelesen etc

never before — noch nie

(on) the evening/day before — am Abend/Tag davor or zuvor or vorher

(in) the month/year before — im Monat/Jahr davor

two hours before — zwei Stunden vorher

two days before — zwei Tage davor or zuvor

to continue as before (person) — (so) wie vorher weitermachen

things continued as before — alles war wie gehabt

life went on as before — das Leben ging seinen gewohnten Gang

2)

(= ahead) to march on before — vorausmarschieren

3) (indicating order) davor

that chapter and the one before — dieses Kapitel und das davor

3. conj

1) (in time) bevor

before doing sth — bevor man etw tut

you can't go before this is done — du kannst erst gehen, wenn das gemacht ist

it will be six weeks before the boat comes again — das Boot wird erst in sechs Wochen wiederkommen

it will be a long time before he comes back — es wird lange dauern, bis er zurückkommt

2)

(= rather than) he will die before he surrenders — eher will er sterben als sich geschlagen geben

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before [bıˈfɔː(r); US auch bıˈfəʊər]

A adv

1. (räumlich) vorn, voran…:

go before vorangehen

2. (zeitlich) vorher, zuvor, vormals, früher (schon), bereits, schon:

an hour before eine Stunde vorher oder früher;

long before lange vorher oder zuvor;

the year before das vorhergehende oder das vorige Jahr;

haven’t I seen you before? habe ich Sie nicht schon einmal gesehen?;

haven’t we met before? kennen wir uns nicht?

B präp

1. (räumlich) vor (akk oder dat):

before my eyes vor meinen Augen;

he sat before me er saß vor mir;

the question before us die (uns) vorliegende Frage

2. vor (dat), in Gegenwart von (oder gen):

before witnesses vor Zeugen

3. (zeitlich) vor (dat):

the week before last vorletzte Woche;

before long in Kürze, bald;

what is before us was (in der Zukunft) vor uns liegt;

three minutes before nine US drei Minuten vor neun; → Christ A

4. (Reihenfolge, Rang) vor (akk oder dat):

be before the others den anderen (in der Schule etc) voraus sein

C konj

1. bevor, bis, ehe:

not before nicht früher oder eher als bis, erst als, erst wenn

2. lieber oder eher …, als dass:

I would die before I lied ( oder before lying) eher oder lieber will ich sterben als lügen

bef. abk before

* * *
1. adverb
1) (of time) vorher; zuvor

the day before — am Tag zuvor

long before — lange vorher od. zuvor

not long before — kurz vorher

the noise continued as before — der Lärm ging nach wie vor weiter

you should have told me so before — das hättest du mir vorher od. früher od. eher sagen sollen

I've seen that film before — ich habe den Film schon [einmal] gesehen

I've heard that before — das habe ich schon einmal gehört

2) (ahead in position) vor[aus]

3) (in front) voran
2. preposition
1) (of time) vor (+ Dat.)

the day before yesterday — vorgestern

the year before last — vorletztes Jahr

the year before that — das Jahr davor

it was [well] before my time — das war [lange] vor meiner Zeit

since before the war — schon vor dem Krieg

before now — vorher; früher

before Christ — vor Christus; vor Christi Geburt

he got there before me — er war vor mir da

before then — vorher

before long — bald

before leaving, he phoned/I will phone — bevor er wegging, rief er an/bevor ich weggehe, rufe ich an

before tax — brutto; vor [Abzug (Dat.) der] Steuern

2) (position) vor (+ Dat.); (direction) vor (+ Akk.)

before my very eyes — vor meinen Augen

go before a court of law — vor ein Gericht kommen

appear before the judge — vor dem Richter erscheinen; see also carry 1. 1)

3) (awaiting)

have one's life before one — sein Leben noch vor sich (Dat.) haben; (confronting)

the matter before us — das uns (Dat.) vorliegende Thema

the task before us — die Aufgabe, die vor uns (Dat.) liegt

4) (more important than) vor (+ Dat.)

he puts work before everything — die Arbeit ist ihm wichtiger als alles andere
3. conjunction
bevor

it'll be ages before I finish this — es wird eine Ewigkeit dauern, bis ich damit fertig bin

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(after) tax expr.

vor (nach)

Abzug der Steuern ausdr. adv.

bevor adv.

eh adv.

voran adv.

vorher adv.

vorn adv. prep.

vor präp.

English-german dictionary > before

20 wait

I [weɪt]
nome attesa f.

an hour's wait — un'ora di attesa

to have a long wait — dovere aspettare a lungo

••

to lie in wait — stare in attesa o agguato

to lie in wait for sb. — [ ambushers] tendere un agguato a qcn.; [reporter, attacker] aspettare qcn. al varco
II 1. [weɪt]
verbo transitivo

1) (await) aspettare [turn, chance]

don't wait dinner for me — AE colloq. non aspettatemi per cena

2) AE

to wait tables — servire (a tavola)
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (remain patiently) aspettare, attendere

to keep sb. waiting — fare aspettare qcn.

to wait for sb., sth. — aspettare qcn., qcs.

to wait for sb., sth. to do — aspettare che qcn., qcs. faccia

to wait to do — aspettare di fare

he can't wait to start — è impaziente di iniziare

I can hardly wait to do — non vedo l'ora di fare

(just you) wait and see — aspetta e vedrai

just you wait! — (as threat) te la farò vedere!

wait for it! — sentite questa! mil. al tempo!

2) (be left until later) [meal, action] restare in sospeso

3) (serve)

to wait at o on table — servire a tavola

•

- wait around

- wait behind

- wait in

- wait on

- wait up

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[weit] 1. verb
1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) aspettare

2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) aspettarsi

3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) servire
2. noun
(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) attesa

- waiter
- waiting-list
- waiting-room
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wait /weɪt/
n.

1 attesa; indugio: agonizing wait, attesa tormentosa; I'm fed up with these long waits, sono arcistufo di queste lunghe attese

2 agguato; imboscata: to lie in wait, stare in agguato; to lie in wait for sb., tendere un'imboscata a q.

3 (di solito al pl.) comitiva di cantanti e suonatori che vanno di casa in casa la notte di Natale (in GB)

● wait-and-see policy, politica temporeggiatrice; attendismo □ (comput.) wait condition, condizione d'attesa □ wait list, lista d'attesa □ (comput.) wait state, stato d'attesa.
♦ (to) wait /weɪt/
v. i. e t.

1 aspettare; attendere; indugiare; essere in attesa; restare in attesa: Please wait till I come back, per favore, attendi ch'io torni!; I always wait for the green light before crossing, aspetto sempre che venga il verde prima d'attraversare; I'm waiting for Ann to come, aspetto che venga Ann; DIALOGO → - Signing on with an agency- I'll be waiting for your call, attenderò una vostra chiamata; He always makes people wait, si fa sempre aspettare; DIALOGO → - At the bus stop- Have you been waiting long?, è molto che aspetti?; to wait one's chance, aspettare l'occasione propizia; to wait one's turn, aspettare il proprio turno NOTA D'USO: - to wait o to expect?-

2 ( anche to wait at table, to wait tables) servire a tavola; fare il cameriere (o la cameriera)

3 ( di una faccenda) restare in sospeso

4 (fam.) ritardare; rinviare: I'm not going to wait breakfast for you, non intendo ritardare la colazione per te

● to wait and see, stare a vedere □ (fam.) to wait for the other shoe to drop ► shoe □ (fig.) to be waiting in the wings, aspettare dietro le quinte □ to keep sb. waiting, far aspettare q.; tenere q. in attesa □ Lunch is waiting for us, il pranzo è in tavola (o è servito) □ DIALOGO → - Giving directions- I can't wait to see you, non vedo l'ora di vederti; I can't wait to start my new job, non vedo l'ora di cominciare il mio nuovo lavoro □ I didn't wait to be told twice, non me lo feci dire due volte □ Wait for it!, fermi!; ( anche) sentite questa!, adesso viene il bello!

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I [weɪt]
nome attesa f.

an hour's wait — un'ora di attesa

to have a long wait — dovere aspettare a lungo

••

to lie in wait — stare in attesa o agguato

to lie in wait for sb. — [ ambushers] tendere un agguato a qcn.; [reporter, attacker] aspettare qcn. al varco
II 1. [weɪt]
verbo transitivo

1) (await) aspettare [turn, chance]

don't wait dinner for me — AE colloq. non aspettatemi per cena

2) AE

to wait tables — servire (a tavola)
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (remain patiently) aspettare, attendere

to keep sb. waiting — fare aspettare qcn.

to wait for sb., sth. — aspettare qcn., qcs.

to wait for sb., sth. to do — aspettare che qcn., qcs. faccia

to wait to do — aspettare di fare

he can't wait to start — è impaziente di iniziare

I can hardly wait to do — non vedo l'ora di fare

(just you) wait and see — aspetta e vedrai

just you wait! — (as threat) te la farò vedere!

wait for it! — sentite questa! mil. al tempo!

2) (be left until later) [meal, action] restare in sospeso

3) (serve)

to wait at o on table — servire a tavola

•

- wait around

- wait behind

- wait in

- wait on

- wait up

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