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1 penny *** pen·ny n

['pɛnɪ]
pennies or pence pl Brit penny m inv Am centesimo

24 pence — 24 penny

it won't cost you a penny — non ti costerà un soldo

in for a penny, in for a pound — abbiamo fatto trenta, facciamo trentuno

I'm not a penny the wiser — continuo a capirci quanto prima

she hasn't a penny to her name — non ha un soldo bucato

he turns up like a bad penny — te lo ritrovi sempre tra i piedi

a penny for your thoughts — a che pensi?

and then the penny dropped! fig — improvvisamente ci sono arrivato!

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2 tomber

tomber [tɔ̃be]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

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► tomber is conjugated with être, unless it has an object, when the auxiliary is avoir.

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► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. to fall ; [échafaudage, mur] to fall down ; [cheveux] to fall out

• il est tombé et s'est cassé la jambe he fell and broke his leg

• tomber par terre to fall down

• se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil to fall into an armchair

• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall

• tomber à l'eau to fall into the water ; (figurative) to fall through

• tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree

• tomber d'une chaise to fall off a chair

• tomber d'une échelle to fall off a ladder

• tomber de cheval to fall off one's horse

• tomber de haut to fall from a height ; (figurative) to come down with a bump

• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!

• la nouvelle vient de tomber à l'instant the news has just come through

• un fax vient de tomber a fax has just come through

► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring down

• le chien l'a fait tomber the dog knocked him over

• faire tomber le gouvernement to bring down the government

   b. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come down

• la nuit tombe it's getting dark

• il tombe de la neige it's snowing

• qu'est-ce qu'il tombe ! (inf) it's coming down in buckets! (inf)

• il tombe quelques gouttes it's raining slightly

• la foudre est tombée tout près the lightning has struck nearby

   c. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away

• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 euros

• les prix ne sont jamais tombés aussi bas prices have reached an all-time low

• ils sont tombés bien bas they've sunk really low

   d. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to fall

• l'as et le roi sont tombés the ace and king have been played

   e. ( = pendre) to hang

• sa jupe tombe bien her skirt hangs nicely

• ses cheveux lui tombaient sur les épaules his hair came down to his shoulders

• les rideaux tombaient jusqu'au plancher the curtains came down to the floor

   f. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronounced

• les deux concerts tombent le même jour the two concerts fall on the same day

   g. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting

• bien tomber (moment) to come at the right moment ; (chance) to be lucky

• mal tomber (moment) to come at the wrong moment ; (chance) to be unlucky

• ça tombe bien that's fortunate

• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new boss

• ça tombe à pic (inf) that's perfect timing

• ça ne pouvait pas mieux tomber it couldn't have come at a better time

   h. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)

   i. (locutions)

► laisser tomber to drop

• il a voulu faire du droit mais il a vite laissé tomber he wanted to do law but he soon dropped it

• la famille nous a bien laissé tomber the family really let us down

• laisse tomber ! (inf) forget it! ; (irritation) give it a rest! (inf)► tomber dans to fall into

• tomber dans l'eau to fall into the water

• tomber dans la misère to become destitute

• tomber dans le coma to fall into a coma

• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)

• tomber sur le dos to fall on one's back

• j'ai eu la chance de tomber sur un spécialiste I was lucky enough to come across a specialist

• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station

• je suis tombé sur une vieille photo I came across an old photo

• on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur moi we drew straws and I was the lucky winner

• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!

• il m'est tombé sur le râble or le dos (inf!: inf!) he laid into me (inf)► tomber dessus (inf)

il nous est tombé dessus le jour de Noël he landed on us on Christmas Day (inf)

• une quantité de problèmes leur est tombée dessus they had a whole series of problems

• ils nous sont tombés dessus à huit contre trois eight of them laid into the three of us (inf)

2. <

   a. (Sport) ( = vaincre) (inf)

to throw

   b. ( = séduire) (inf)

il les tombe toutes he's a real ladykiller

   c. ( = retirer) (inf)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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I
1. tɔ̃be
verbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off

tomber dans un trou — to fall down a hole

j'ai fait tomber un vase — I knocked a vase over

j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère — I knocked the vase off the shelf

le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit — the wind blew a tile off the roof

se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil — to flop into an armchair

laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis — to drop a cake on the carpet

le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter — the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself

2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop

il tombe des gouttes — it's spotting with rain

qu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)

ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!

la foudre est tombée sur un arbre — the lightning struck a tree

une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne — there was a dim light coming through the skylight

une pâle clarté tombait de la lune — the moon cast a pale light

3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down

faire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]

il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low

il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime — he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation

je tombe de sommeil — I can't keep my eyes open

4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out

le roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played

faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]

5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope

6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall

tomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly

sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles — her skirt comes down to her ankles

7) (se retrouver, se placer)

tomber dans la vulgarité — to lapse into vulgarity

vous tombez dans le paradoxe — you are being paradoxical

tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law

la conversation est tombée sur la politique — the conversation came around to politics

8) ( devenir) to fall

tomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love

9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given

tomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen

dès que le journal tombe des presses — as soon as the newspaper comes off the press

10) ( rencontrer)

tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)

tomber sur la bonne page — to hit on the right page

je suis tombé sur un examinateur sévère à l'examen — I got a harsh examiner in the exam

je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais — I found what I was looking for by chance

si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square

11) ( survenir) gén to come

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!

tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave

il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?

tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting

12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]

13) ( abandonner)

laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]

laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)

laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down

14) ( agresser)

tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)

15) ( mourir) euph to die

II tɔ̃be
nom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]

ce velours a un beau tomber — this velvet hangs well

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tɔ̃be
1. vi

1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fall

Attention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!

tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through

tomber de fatigue — to drop from exhaustion

tomber de sommeil — to be asleep on one's feet

Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.

2) (dans un certain état)

tomber en panne — to break down

tomber en ruine — to fall into ruins

tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant

3) (= survenir)

ça tombe bien — that's good timing

ça tombe mal — that's bad timing

il est bien tombé — he's been lucky

il est mal tombé — he's been unlucky

tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right

4)

laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop

Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up

Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down

Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.

laisse tomber — drop it

Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.

5)

tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across

tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone

Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about

2. vt

tomber la veste — to slip off one's jacket

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tomber verb table: aimer

A nm (de vêtement, tissu) hang ¢; ce velours a un beau tomber this velvet hangs well.

B vtr (+ v avoir)

1 Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe];

2 ○( séduire) to bed○ [femme]; ( charmer) il les tombe toutes they all fall for him.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;

2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;

3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;

4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;

5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;

6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;

7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;

8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;

9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;

10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;

11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;

12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;

13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;

14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;

15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.

Idiome

en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.

I

[tɔ̃be] nom masculin

(littéraire)

au tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou dusk

II

[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ]

1. [personne] to fall (down), to fall over

[meuble, pile de livres] to fall over, to topple over

[cloison] to fall down, to collapse

[avion, bombe, projectile] to fall

tomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall down

tomber à plat ventre to fall flat on one's face

tomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchair

tomber de fatigue to be ready to drop (from exhaustion)

tomber de sommeil to be asleep on one's feet

ne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall off

tomber dans l'escalier to fall down the stairs

tomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horse

tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a tree

faire tomber quelqu'un

a. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody up

b. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody over

le vent a fait tomber des arbres the wind blew some trees over ou down

elle l'a fait tomber de la table she pushed him off the table

faire tomber quelque chose

a. [en poussant] to push something over

b. [en renversant] to knock something over

c. [en lâchant] to drop something

d. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over

j'ai fait tomber mes lunettes I've dropped my glasses

tu es tombé bien bas (figuré) you've sunk very low

2. (soutenu) [mourir] to fall, to die

tomber sur le champ de bataille to fall on the battlefield

ceux qui sont tombés au champ d'honneur those killed in action

3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come out

ne ramasse pas les cerises qui sont tombées don't pick the cherries which are on the ground

4. [pendre - cheveux, tentures] to hang ; [ - moustaches] to droop ; [ - seins] to sag, to droop

ses longs cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos her long hair hung down her back

une mèche lui tombait sur un œil a lock of hair hung over one eye

il a les épaules qui tombent he's got sloping shoulders

la robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you

5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come down

la neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/raining

une goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neck

(tournure impersonnelle)

il tombe en moyenne 3 mm d'eau par jour the average daily rainfall is 3 mm

il en est tombé, de la pluie! (familier) it tipped ou threw it down! (UK), it poured!

il tombera de la neige sur l'est there will be snow in the east

il tombe quelques gouttes it's spitting

il tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are falling

il tombe de la grêle it's hailing

toi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)

il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every month

ça va tomber!

a. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!

b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!

des têtes vont tomber! heads will roll!

tomber sous les yeux de quelqu'un to come to somebody's attention

6. [déboucher]

là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamain

continuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market

7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a close

la température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degrees

sa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%

faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperature

8. [disparaître - obstacle] to disappear, to vanish ; [ - objection, soupçon] to vanish, to fade

sa réticence est tombée devant mes arguments she gave way in the face of my arguments

sa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated

ses défenses sont tombées he dropped his guard

9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall through

les candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first round

le chef du gang est tombé hier the ringleader was arrested yesterday

faire tomber

a. [cité] to bring down

b. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topple

c. [record] to break

d. [concurrent] to defeat

10. [devenir]

tomber amoureux to fall in love

tomber enceinte to become pregnant

tomber malade to become ou to fall ill

tomber fou (familier) to go mad

tomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead

11. JEUX [carte]

tous les atouts sont tombés all the trumps have been played

B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]

1. [événement] to fall ou to be on

mon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sunday

tomber juste [calcul] to work out exactly

bien tomber to come at the right moment ou time

ton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of it

mal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad time

le mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me

[personne]

on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail strike

tomber juste [deviner] to guess right

bien tomber

a. [opportunément] to turn up at the right moment

b. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luck

ah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to you

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! you couldn't have come at a better time!

il est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was lucky

mal tomber

a. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong moment

b. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of luck

il ne pouvait pas plus mal tomber he couldn't have picked a worse time

travailler pour Fanget? tu aurais pu plus mal tomber working for Fanget? it could be worse

tu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!

2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come out

les dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143

à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m

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[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat

2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce

il les tombe toutes he's got them falling at his feet

3. (familier & locution)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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tomber dans verbe plus préposition

[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)

sans tomber dans l'excès inverse without going to the other extreme

des traditions qui tombent dans l'oubli traditions which are falling into oblivion

tomber dans la dépression to become depressed

tomber dans l'erreur to commit an error

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tomber en verbe plus préposition

tomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces

tomber en ruine to go to rack and ruin

tomber en morceaux to fall to pieces

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tomber sur verbe plus préposition

(familier)

1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across

je suis tombé sur ton article dans le journal I came across your article in the newspaper

je suis tombé sur une arête I bit on a fishbone

on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur elle lots were drawn and her name came up

2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to get

quand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machine

3. [assaillir - personne] to set about, to go for

il tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake

il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi! it had to be me!

4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tomber

3 coger

v.

1 to take.

coger a alguien de la mano to take somebody by the hand

coge esta bolsa un momento hold this bag a moment

¿puedes coger el teléfono, por favor? could you pick the phone up o answer the phone, please?

Ella cogió una rama She caught a branch.

Ella cogió impulso para despegar She took impulse to lift off.

2 to catch (atrapar) (ladrón, pez, pájaro).

¿a que no me coges? bet you can't catch me!

Ella cogió un ratón con su ratonera She caught a mouse with her mousetrap.

Ella cogió una enfermedad contagiosa She caught a contagious disease.

3 to catch up with (alcanzar) (persona, vehículo).

4 to pick up (recoger) (objeto caído).

se me ha caído el bolígrafo, ¿me lo puedes coger? I've dropped my pen, could you pick it up for me?

5 to take (quedarse con) (propina, empleo, piso).

llegaremos pronto para coger buen sitio we'll get there early to get a good seat

6 to take on (contratar) (personal).

7 to take.

¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?

te he cogido la calculadora un momento I've just borrowed your calculator for a moment

8 to take, to catch.

no me gusta coger el avión I don't like flying

9 to catch, to get (contraer) (gripe, resfriado).

coger una borrachera to get drunk

coger frío to get cold

10 to start to feel (sentir) (manía, odio, afecto).

coger cariño/miedo a to become fond/scared of

11 to knock over, to run over.

12 to catch.

no cogió el chiste he didn't get the joke

13 to get, to receive (sintonizar) (canal, emisora).

14 to cover, to take up (abarcar) (espacio).

15 to screw, to fuck. ( Latin American Spanish)

16 to be.

coge muy cerca de aquí it's not very far from here

17 to catch on, to understand, to catch.

Ella cogió la conversación She caught on the conversation.

18 to have.

Nos cogió un acceso de tos We had a coughing fit.

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coger

Conjugation model [ PROTEGER], like link=proteger proteger

► verbo transitivo

1 (asir) to seize, take hold of

■ coge al bebé hold the baby

2 (apresar) to capture, catch

3 (tomar) to take

■ coger un empleo to take a job

■ coge algo para beber take a drink

4 (contratar) to take on

■ cogimos a una secretaria we took on a secretary

5 (tren etc) to catch

6 (tomar prestado) to borrow

■ te he cogido el libro I've borrowed your book

7 (recolectar frutos etc) to pick; (del suelo) to gather

8 (enfermedad, balón) to catch

■ cogí un resfriado I caught a cold

9 (acento, costumbres) to pick up

10 (velocidad, fuerza) to gather

11 (atropellar) to run over, knock down

12 (emisora, canal) to pick up, get

■ coger la BBC to get the BBC

13 (notas) to take, take down

14 (oír) to catch

■ no he cogido lo que ha dicho I didn't catch what she said

15 (entender) to understand, get

■ no cogí el final I didn't get the end

16 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO tabú to fuck

► verbo intransitivo

1 (plantas, colores) to take

■ el limonero no ha cogido the lemon tree didn't take

2 (ir) to turn, take, go

■ coge a la izquierda turn left

■ coge todo recto go straight on

3 familiar (caber) to fit

■ coge allí it fits there

■ no cogemos todos there isn't room for all of us

► verbo pronominal cogerse

1 (pillarse) to catch

2 (agarrarse) to hold on

■ cógete fuerte hold on tight

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coger algo por los pelos figurado to just make something

■ cogimos el tren por los pelos we just made the train

coger del brazo a alguien to take somebody by the arm, grab somebody by the arm

coger cariño a algo/alguien to become fond of something/somebody, take a liking to something/somebody

coger desprevenido,-a figurado to catch unawares

coger miedo a algo to become afraid of something

coger por sorpresa to catch by surprise

coger puntos (de media etc) to pick up stitches

coger una borrachera familiar to get drunk

coger una manía a alguien familiar to take a dislike to somebody

coger y... familiar to up and..., go and...

■ cogió y se fue she upped and left

■ y entonces coge y lo insulta so then she goes and insults him

cogerse un cabreo familiar to get very angry

no hay por dónde cogerlo he hasn't got a leg to stand on

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verb

1) to take

2) seize

3) catch

4) gather

5) pick

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Para las expresiones coger desprevenido, coger in fraganti, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=con la mano)

a) (=tomar) to take

¿puedo coger este? — can I take this one?

coger un libro de un estante — to take a book from a shelf

coge un poco más de queso — have a bit more cheese

• coger a algn de la [mano] — to take sb by the hand

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk along holding hands {o} hand in hand

b) (=levantar) to pick up

cogió la guitarra y se puso a tocar — he picked up the guitar and started to play

coge al niño, que está llorando — pick up the baby, he's crying

cogió el bolso y salió de casa — she picked up her handbag and went out

c) [con fuerza] to grasp

la cogió por la muñeca y no la soltó — he grabbed her by the wrist and wouldn't let go

d) (=sostener) to hold

coge bien el bolígrafo — hold the biro properly

no ha cogido un fusil en la vida — he's never held a gun in his life

2) (=escoger) to pick

cogió el azul — she picked the blue one

coge el que más te guste — take {o} pick the one you like best

has cogido un mal momento — you've picked a bad time

3) [+ flor, fruta] to pick

4) (=quitar) [gen] to take; (=pedir prestado) to borrow

me coge siempre las cerillas — he's always taking my matches

¿quién ha cogido el periódico? — who's taken the newspaper?

¿te puedo coger el bolígrafo? — can I borrow your pen?

te he cogido la regla — I've borrowed your ruler, I've pinched your ruler *

5) (=apuntar) to take (down)

cogió la dirección del cliente — she took (down) the customer's address

coger apuntes — to take notes

6) esp Esp (=conseguir) to get

¿nos coges dos entradas? — would you get us two tickets?

cógeme un buen sitio — get me a good place

he cogido un billete de avión — I've bought an air ticket

• coger [hora] para el dentista/en la peluquería — to make an appointment to see {o} with the dentist/at the hairdresser's

7) (=adquirir)

a) [+ enfermedad] to catch

coger un resfriado — to catch a cold

el niño cogió sarampión — the child got {o} caught measles

• coger [frío] — to get cold

• ha cogido una [insolación] — she's got sunstroke

b) [+ costumbre, hábito] to get into; [+ acento] to pick up

ha cogido la costumbre de morderse las uñas — she has got into the habit of biting her nails

ha cogido la manía de las quinielas — he's caught the pools craze

cogieron acento irlandés — they picked up an Irish accent

c) [+ fuerzas] to gather; [+ velocidad] to gather, pick up

8) (=atrapar)

a) esp Esp [+ persona, pez, balón] to catch

¡coge la pelota! — catch the ball!

¡por fin te he cogido! — caught you at last!

les cogieron con varios kilos de heroína — they were caught with several kilos of heroin

b) esp Esp [toro] (=cornear) to gore; (=voltear) to toss

c) esp Esp [coche] (=atropellar) to knock down, run over

d) (Mil) to take prisoner, capture

han cogido a quince soldados — fifteen soldiers have been taken prisoner {o} have been captured

9) esp Esp (=sorprender) to catch

la cogieron robando — they caught her stealing

coger a algn en una mentira — to catch sb lying, catch sb in a lie

la guerra nos cogió en Francia — the war found {o} caught us in France

la noche nos cogió todavía en el mar — the night caught us still at sea

antes que nos coja la noche — before night overtakes us {o} comes down on us

- coger a algn detrás de la puerta

- coger de nuevas a algn

10) (=empezar a sentir)

• coger [aversión] a algo — to take a strong dislike to sth

• coger [cariño] a algn — to grow {o} become fond of sb, become attached to sb

• coger [celos] de algn — to become jealous of sb

11) (=tomarse) to take

no sé si podré coger vacaciones — I don't know if I'll be able to take any holidays

¿vas a coger fiesta mañana? — are you going to take tomorrow off?, are you going to take the day off tomorrow?

12) (=entender) [+ sentido, giro] to get

¿no has cogido el chiste? — don't you get the joke?

13) esp Esp (=aceptar) [+ empleados, trabajo] to take on; [+ alumnos] to take in; [+ pacientes] [en hospital] to take in; [en consultorio] to take on

acabo de coger una secretaria nueva — I've just taken on a new secretary

14) (=alquilar) to take, rent

cogimos un apartamento — we took {o} rented an apartment

15) (=viajar en) [+ tren, avión, autobús] to take

vamos a coger el tren — let's take {o} get the train

quiero coger el tren de las tres — I want to catch the three o'clock train

16) (=ir por) to take

coja la primera calle a la derecha — take the first street on the right

no cojas las curvas tan rápido — don't take the bends so fast

17) (=recibir) [+ emisora, canal] to pick up, get

con esta radio cogemos Radio Praga — we can pick up {o} get Radio Prague on this set

18) (=retener) [+ polvo] to gather, collect

esta moqueta coge mucho polvo — this carpet gathers {o} collects a lot of dust

los perros cogen pulgas — dogs get {o} catch fleas

19) (=aprender) to pick up

los niños lo cogen todo enseguida — children pick things up very quickly

20) (=incorporarse a)

cogí la conferencia a la mitad — I joined the discussion halfway through

cogí la obra casi al final — the play was almost over when I got there

21) Méx, Arg, Ven *** [sexualmente] to fuck ***, screw ***

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=estar) to be

¿coge muy lejos de aquí? — is it very far from here?

el cine coge bastante cerca — the cinema is quite near here

el banco me coge de camino — the bank's on my way

2) (=ir)

• coger [por], cogió por esta calle — he went down this street

3) Esp * (=caber) to fit

aquí no coge — there's no room for it here, it doesn't fit (in) here

4) [planta] to take

5) Méx, Arg, Ven *** [sexualmente] to fuck ***, screw ***

6)

- cogió y se fue

3.

See:

cogerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) (esp Esp)

a) ( tomar) to take

lo cogió del brazo — she took him by the arm

coge un folleto — pick up o take a leaflet

esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo — (fam) I just don't know where to start with this

b) ( quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to take

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices — she's always taking my pencils

c) <flores/fruta> to pick; < levantar> to pick up

coge esa revista del suelo — pick that magazine up off the floor

cogió al niño en brazos — she picked the child up in her arms

coger a alguien en autostop — (Esp) to pick up a hitchhiker

no cogen el teléfono — (Esp) they're not answering the phone

2) (esp Esp) (alcanzar, atrapar)

a) <ladrón/terrorista> to catch

b) < pelota> to catch

c) <pescado/liebre> to catch

d) toro to gore

3) (esp Esp)

a) ( descubrir) to catch

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing

b) ( encontrar) to catch

me cogió de buenas — she caught me in a good mood

la noticia nos cogió en París — we were in Paris when we got the news

4)

a) <tren/autobús/taxi> to catch, take

b) <calle/camino> to take

coge la primera a la derecha — take the first right

5) (Esp fam)

a) (sacar, obtener) <billete/entrada> to get

coger hora para el médico — to make an appointment to see the doctor

b) ( traer)

vete a coger el coche — go and get o bring the car

c) ( ocupar)

coger sitio — to save a place

coge la vez en la cola — take your turn in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue

cogió la delantera — he took the lead

Sentido II

6) (Esp)

a) ( aceptar) <dinero/trabajo/casa> to take

no puedo coger más clases — I can't take on any more classes

b) ( admitir) to take

ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio — they're not taking any more children at that school now

c) ( atender)

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería — they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

7) (esp Esp) ( adquirir)

a) < enfermedad> to catch; < insolación> to get

vas a coger frío — you'll catch cold

cogí una borrachera — I got plastered (colloq)

cogió un berrinche — she had a temper tantrum

b) <polvo/suciedad> to collect, gather

coger algo de color — ( broncearse) to get a bit of color

c) < acento> to pick up; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into

le cogí cariño — I got quite fond of him

cogerle manía a alguien — to take a dislike to somebody

cogerla con alguien — to take it out on somebody

cogerla por hacer algo — (Ven fam) to take to doing something

8) (esp Esp) ( captar)

a) <sentido/significado> to get

b) < emisora> to pick up, get

9) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
2.
coger vi

1) (esp Esp) planta to take; tinte/permanente to take

2)

a) (esp Esp)

cojo/cogió y... — (fam)

si empiezas con eso cojo y me voy — if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o (AmE) I'm taking off (colloq)

de repente cogió y se fue — suddenly he upped and went (colloq)

cogió y se puso a llorar — she (suddenly) burst into tears

b) (esp Esp) ( por un camino)

coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...

c) (Esp fam) ( caber) to fit

3) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
3.
cogerse v pron (esp Esp)

a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on

cógete de la barandilla — hold on to the railing

b) (recípr)

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk hand in hand

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= pick up, seize, take, trap, brace, catch, grab, pick, entrap, hop on, pull from, pull off, reach out, grasp.

Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex. A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.

Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex. If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.

Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex. 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.

Ex. If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.

Ex. The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).

Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.

Ex. The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.

Ex. The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex. One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.

Ex. The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex. A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.

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* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.

* coger con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.

* coger desprevenido = come as + a great surprise, catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger el avión = jet off.

* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.

* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* coger las tetas = breast grabbing.

* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.

* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.

* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger rápidamente = snatch up.

* cogerse = snag.

* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.

* cogerse la mano = join + hands.

* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.

* coger un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* coger un taxi = take + a taxi.

* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.

* intentar coger = reach for.

* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) (esp Esp)

a) ( tomar) to take

lo cogió del brazo — she took him by the arm

coge un folleto — pick up o take a leaflet

esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo — (fam) I just don't know where to start with this

b) ( quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to take

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices — she's always taking my pencils

c) <flores/fruta> to pick; < levantar> to pick up

coge esa revista del suelo — pick that magazine up off the floor

cogió al niño en brazos — she picked the child up in her arms

coger a alguien en autostop — (Esp) to pick up a hitchhiker

no cogen el teléfono — (Esp) they're not answering the phone

2) (esp Esp) (alcanzar, atrapar)

a) <ladrón/terrorista> to catch

b) < pelota> to catch

c) <pescado/liebre> to catch

d) toro to gore

3) (esp Esp)

a) ( descubrir) to catch

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing

b) ( encontrar) to catch

me cogió de buenas — she caught me in a good mood

la noticia nos cogió en París — we were in Paris when we got the news

4)

a) <tren/autobús/taxi> to catch, take

b) <calle/camino> to take

coge la primera a la derecha — take the first right

5) (Esp fam)

a) (sacar, obtener) <billete/entrada> to get

coger hora para el médico — to make an appointment to see the doctor

b) ( traer)

vete a coger el coche — go and get o bring the car

c) ( ocupar)

coger sitio — to save a place

coge la vez en la cola — take your turn in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue

cogió la delantera — he took the lead

Sentido II

6) (Esp)

a) ( aceptar) <dinero/trabajo/casa> to take

no puedo coger más clases — I can't take on any more classes

b) ( admitir) to take

ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio — they're not taking any more children at that school now

c) ( atender)

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería — they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

7) (esp Esp) ( adquirir)

a) < enfermedad> to catch; < insolación> to get

vas a coger frío — you'll catch cold

cogí una borrachera — I got plastered (colloq)

cogió un berrinche — she had a temper tantrum

b) <polvo/suciedad> to collect, gather

coger algo de color — ( broncearse) to get a bit of color

c) < acento> to pick up; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into

le cogí cariño — I got quite fond of him

cogerle manía a alguien — to take a dislike to somebody

cogerla con alguien — to take it out on somebody

cogerla por hacer algo — (Ven fam) to take to doing something

8) (esp Esp) ( captar)

a) <sentido/significado> to get

b) < emisora> to pick up, get

9) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
2.
coger vi

1) (esp Esp) planta to take; tinte/permanente to take

2)

a) (esp Esp)

cojo/cogió y... — (fam)

si empiezas con eso cojo y me voy — if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o (AmE) I'm taking off (colloq)

de repente cogió y se fue — suddenly he upped and went (colloq)

cogió y se puso a llorar — she (suddenly) burst into tears

b) (esp Esp) ( por un camino)

coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...

c) (Esp fam) ( caber) to fit

3) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
3.
cogerse v pron (esp Esp)

a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on

cógete de la barandilla — hold on to the railing

b) (recípr)

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk hand in hand

* * *

= pick up, seize, take, trap, brace, catch, grab, pick, entrap, hop on, pull from, pull off, reach out, grasp.

Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.

Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.

Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.

Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).

Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.

Ex: The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.

Ex: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.

* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.

* coger con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.

* coger desprevenido = come as + a great surprise, catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger el avión = jet off.

* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.

* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* coger las tetas = breast grabbing.

* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.

* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.

* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger rápidamente = snatch up.

* cogerse = snag.

* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.

* cogerse la mano = join + hands.

* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.

* coger un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* coger un taxi = take + a taxi.

* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.

* intentar coger = reach for.

* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.

* * *

coger [E6 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (tomar) to take

coge lo que quieras take what you like

a la salida coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet on the way out

lo cogió del brazo she took him by the arm

no ha cogido una brocha en su vida she's never used o picked up a paintbrush in her life

esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo ( fam); I just don't know where to start with this, I can't make head or tail of this ( colloq)

2 (quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to take

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices she's always taking my pencils

3 (recoger) to pick up; ‹flores/moras/uvas› to pick

coge esa revista del suelo pick that magazine up off the floor

¿quién ha cogido el dinero que dejé aquí? who's taken the money I left here?

cogió sus cosas y se largó she got her things together o picked up her things and left

coger los puntos pick up the stitches

cogió al niño en brazos she picked the child up in her arms

no cogen el teléfono they're not answering the phone

B (alcanzar, atrapar)

1 ( esp Esp) ‹ladrón/terrorista› to catch

como te coja, ya verás you'll be sorry if I catch you

2 ‹pelota› to catch

3 ‹pescado› to catch; ‹liebres/faisanes› to catch, bag

4 ( esp Esp) «toro» to gore; «coche» to knock … down

C

1 ( esp Esp) (descubrir) to catch

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando he was caught red-handed/stealing

los cogieron con 100 gramos de cocaína they were caught with 100 grams of cocaine

2 (encontrar) ( esp Esp) to catch

no quiero que me coja la noche en la carretera I don't want to be driving when it gets dark

la noticia nos cogió en París we were in Paris when we got the news

me cogió de buenas/malas she caught me in a good/bad mood

nos cogió desprevenidos it took us by surprise, it caught us unawares

D

1 ‹tren/autobús/taxi› to catch, take

no me apetece coger el coche I don't feel like taking the car

hace años que no cojo un coche I haven't driven for years

2 ‹calle/camino› to take

coge la primera a la derecha take the first right

E

1 ( Esp fam) (sacar, obtener) ‹billete/entrada› to get

tengo que coger hora para ir al médico I have to make an appointment to see the doctor

2

(ocupar): ve pronto y coge sitio get there early and save a place

coge la vez en la cola take your turn in the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue

cogió la delantera he took the lead

Sentido II

A (aceptar)

1 ‹dinero/propina› to take

2 ‹trabajo/casa› to take

cogió una casa en las afueras she took a house in the outskirts

no puedo coger más clases I can't take on any more classes

3

( Esp) (admitir, atender): ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio they're not taking any more children at that school now

estuvimos haciendo autostop durante horas hasta que nos cogieron we were hitching for hours before someone picked us up

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería, they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

entrevistó a cinco personas, pero no cogió a ninguno she interviewed five people, but she didn't give the job to any of them o she didn't take any of them on

B (adquirir)

1 ‹enfermedad› to catch; ‹insolación› to get

vas a coger frío you'll catch cold

2 ‹borrachera/berrinche›

cogí una borrachera I got plastered ( colloq)

cogió un berrinche she had a temper tantrum

3 ‹polvo/suciedad› to collect, gather

con dos días en la playa ya cojo algo de color it only takes me a couple of days on the beach to start to tan o to get a bit of color

los tejidos sintéticos no cogen bien el tinte synthetic fabrics don't dye well

4 ‹costumbre/vicio/acento› to pick up; ‹ritmo› to get into

le cogí cariño I got quite fond of him

si le gritas te va a coger manía if you shout at him he'll take against you

cogerla con algn to take it out on sb

cogerla por hacer algo ( Ven fam); to take to doing sth

C (captar)

1 ‹sentido/significado› to get

no cogió el chiste/la indirecta he didn't get the joke/take the hint

2 ‹emisora› to pick up, get

3 ‹programa/frase› to catch

cogí el programa por la mitad I only caught the second half of the program

4 ‹apuntes/notas› to take

le cogió las medidas para el vestido she measured her o took her measurements for the dress

D (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) (acostarse con) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

■ coger

vi

A

1 «planta» to take

2 «tinte/permanente» to take

el tinte no cogió the dye didn't take

B

1

coge/cogió y … ( fam): si empiezas con ese tema cojo y me voy if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o ( AmE) I'm taking off ( colloq)

de repente cogió y se fue suddenly he upped and went ( colloq)

cogió y se puso a llorar she (suddenly) burst into tears

2

(por un camino): cogieron por el camino más corto they took the shortest route

coge por esta calle go down this street

3 ( Esp fam) (caber) to fit

C (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) (copular) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

■ cogerse

v pron

1 (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on

cógete de la barandilla hold on to the railing

2 ( recípr):

iban cogidos de la mano they were walking along hand in hand

* * *

coger ( conjugate coger) verbo transitivo
1 (esp Esp)
a) ( tomar) to take;

◊ lo cogió del brazo she took him by the arm;

coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet
b) ( quitar) to take;

◊ siempre me está cogiendo los lápices she's always taking my pencils

c) ‹flores/fruta› to pick

d) ( levantar) to pick up;

◊ coge esa revista del suelo pick that magazine up off the floor;

no cogen el teléfono (Esp) they're not answering the phone
2 ( atrapar) (esp Esp)
a) ‹ladrón/pelota› to catch

b) ‹pescado/liebre› to catch

c) ( descubrir) to catch;

◊ lo cogieron robando he was caught stealing

d) [ toro] to gore

3
a) ‹tren/autobús/taxi› to catch, take

b) ‹calle/camino› to take

4 (Esp fam)
a) ( obtener) ‹billete/entrada› to get;

◊ coger hora para el médico to make an appointment to see the doctor;

coger sitio to save a place
b) ( aceptar) ‹dinero/trabajo/casa› to take

c) ( admitir) ‹alumnos/solicitudes› to take

5 (esp Esp) ( adquirir)
a) ‹ enfermedad› to catch;

‹ insolación› to get;
◊ vas a coger frío you'll catch cold

b) ‹ acento› to pick up;

‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
◊ le cogí cariño I got quite fond of him

6 (esp Esp) ( captar)
a) ‹sentido/significado› to get

b) ‹ emisora› to pick up, get

7 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
verbo intransitivo
1 (esp Esp) [ planta] to take;
[tinte/permanente] to take
2 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
cogerse verbo pronominal (esp Esp)
a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on;

◊ cógete de la barandilla hold on to the railing

b) ( recípr):

◊ se cogieron de la mano they held hands

coger
I verbo transitivo
1 to take
(agarrar) to seize: me cogió del brazo, he seized me by the arm
(sostener) to hold: cógeme el bolso un momento, por favor, please hold my bag for a moment
2 (un medio de transporte) to take, catch
(una pelota, un resfriado, a alguien que huye, a alguien haciendo algo) to catch: ¡te cogí!, I caught you!
3 (recoger del suelo) to pick (up)
(una cosecha, flores, ropa tendida) to pick
4 (un hábito) to pick up
(velocidad, impulso) to gather
5 (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp: no lo cojo, I don't understand it
6 (atropellar) to run over, knock down
7 LAm vulgar to fuck
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (caber) to fit
2 (para indicar inicio de acción) cogió y se puso a cantar, he went and started singing
♦ Locuciones: ¡Dios me/te/le... coja confesado!, Lord help us!
no hay por donde cogerlo, awful, third-rate
' coger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- agarrar
- alcanzar
- anillo
- atajo
- baja
- banda
- calle
- camino
- debajo
- despechugada
- despechugado
- desprevenida
- desprevenido
- embalarse
- empuñar
- enfriarse
- horizontal
- ligar
- mona
- prestar
- separarse
- soler
- sorprender
- sujetar
- timón
- tomar
- toro
- turca
- volante
- carrerilla
- catarro
- frío
- mano
- perra
- sorpresa
- tren
- trompa
English:
act
- bend
- bypass
- catch
- catch out
- catch up
- cotton
- end
- entrap
- gather
- get
- go down with
- hold
- hook
- hop
- lasso
- luckily
- nail
- observe
- opt
- pants
- pick
- pluck
- reach
- red-handed
- stick
- take
- take to
- tape
- train
- trip up
- umbrella
- unawares
- answer
- fuck
- hint
- knack
- latch
- nab
- prisoner
- red
- surprise
- up

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coger Although the word coger is accepted in educated use throughout Latin America, in many places its principal meaning is the taboo sense indicated at 21. For this reason it tends to be avoided in other contexts, and is usually replaced by agarrar.

♦ vt

1. [tomar, agarrar] to take;

coger a alguien de la mano to take sb by the hand;

pasear cogidos de la mano to walk hand in hand;

coger a alguien en brazos to take sb in one's arms;

coge la tetera por el asa take o hold the teapot by the handle;

coge esta bolsa un momento hold this bag a moment;

¿puedes coger el teléfono, por favor? could you pick the phone up o answer the phone, please?;
Fam
éste no ha cogido un libro en su vida he's never picked up a book in his life;

Comp
Fam
no haber por dónde cogerlo: esta película no hay por dónde cogerla I couldn't make head or tail of this movie o Br film;

tu hermano es muy raro, no hay por dónde cogerlo your brother's very strange, it's hard to know what to make of him;

se sabe todas las respuestas, no hay por dónde cogerlo he knows all the answers, it's impossible to catch him out

2. [quitar] to take;

coger algo a alguien to take sth from sb;

¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?;

te he cogido la calculadora un momento I've just borrowed your calculator for a moment

3. [recoger] [objeto caído] to pick up;
[frutos, flores] to pick;
se me ha caído el bolígrafo, ¿me lo puedes coger? I've dropped my pen, could you pick it up for me?;

nos gusta mucho coger setas we really enjoy picking mushrooms o going mushrooming;

cogimos a un autoestopista muy simpático we picked up a very friendly hitchhiker

4. [atrapar] [ladrón, pez, pájaro, pelota] to catch;

¿a que no me coges? bet you can't catch me!;
Fam
¡si te cojo, te la cargas! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!

5. [sorprender]
coger a alguien haciendo algo to catch sb doing sth;

coger a alguien desprevenido to take sb by surprise;

coger a alguien in fraganti to catch sb red-handed o in the act;

la tormenta me cogió cerca de casa the storm broke when I was nearly home;

el terremoto nos cogió en la capital the earthquake happened while we were in the capital;

lo cogí de buen humor I caught him in a good mood

6. [alcanzar] [persona, vehículo] to catch up with;

aceleró para coger al corredor que llevaba delante she ran faster to try and catch up with the runner in front of her;

cogió la delantera tras la segunda vuelta she went into o took the lead after the second lap

7. [tren, autobús] to take, to catch;

no me gusta coger el avión I don't like flying;

prefiero coger el coche I'd rather drive

8. [sacar, obtener] to get;

he cogido hora con el dentista I've made an appointment with the dentist;

¿has cogido las entradas? have you got the tickets?

9. [quedarse con] [propina, empleo, apartamento] to take;

ha cogido un trabajo de mecanógrafo he has taken a job as a typist;

llegaremos pronto para coger buen sitio we'll get there early to get a good seat;

están tan ocupados que ya no cogen más encargos they're so busy they've stopped taking on o accepting orders

10. [contratar, admitir] [personal] to take on;

hemos cogido a una secretaria nueva we've taken on a new secretary;

el colegio ya no coge más alumnos para este curso the school has stopped taking pupils for this year

11. [contraer] [gripe, resfriado] to catch, to get;

coger frío to get cold;

coger una insolación to get sunstroke;

coger el sarampión to get o catch (the) measles;

coger una borrachera to get drunk;

coger un berrinche to throw a tantrum

12. [absorber] to absorb, to soak up;

este tipo de esponja coge mucha agua this type of sponge absorbs a lot of water;

esta mesa coge mucho polvo al lado de la ventana this table gets very dusty o gathers a lot of dust next to the window

13. [empezar a sentir] [odio, afecto] to start to feel;

coger cariño/miedo a to become fond/scared of

14. [adquirir] [costumbre, vicio, acento] to pick up;

los hijos cogen los hábitos de los padres children pick up the habits of their parents;

ha cogido la costumbre de cantar por las mañanas she has taken to singing in the mornings;

Comp
Fam
cogerle el truco o [m5] tranquillo a algo to get the knack of sth;

Comp
Fam
cogerla con alguien: la ha cogido con nosotros, y no deja de molestarnos she's got it in for us and never leaves us alone

15. [sintonizar] [canal, emisora] to get, to receive

16. [entender] to get;
[oír] to catch;
¿coges lo que te digo? do you get o understand what I'm saying to you?;

no cogió la indirecta she didn't take the hint;

no cogió el chiste he didn't get the joke;

cogí su comentario a mitad I only half heard what she said, I only caught half of what she said

17. [cobrar]
coger fuerzas to build up one's strength;

coger velocidad to gather o gain speed

18. [sujeto: vehículo] to knock over, to run over;
[sujeto: toro] to gore;
me cogió un coche, y ando con muletas I was run over o hit by a car, and I'm on crutches now;

le cogió un toro he was gored by a bull

19. [abarcar] [espacio] to cover, to take up;

estas oficinas cogen tres plantas del edificio these offices take up o occupy three floors of the building

20. [elegir] to choose;

cogió un mal momento para anunciar el resultado she chose a bad moment to announce the result

21. Am Vulg [tener relaciones sexuales con] to screw, to fuck;

coger a alguien to screw o fuck sb

♦ vi

1. [situarse] to be;

coge muy cerca de aquí it's not very far from here

2. [dirigirse]
coger a la derecha/la izquierda to turn right/left;

coge por la calle de la iglesia take the church road

3. [enraizar] to take;

los rosales han cogido the roses have taken

4. [contestar al teléfono] to answer;

llevo un rato llamando, pero no cogen I've been calling for a while now, but there's no answer o they don't answer

5. [indicando acción repentina]
cogió y se fue she upped and went;

de pronto cogió y me insultó he turned round and insulted me;

si seguimos así, cojo y me marcho if we carry on like this, I'm off

6. Am Vulg [tener relaciones sexuales] to screw, to fuck;

coger con alguien to screw o fuck sb

♦ See also the pronominal verb cogerse

* * *

coger

I v/t

1 ( asir) take (hold of); del suelo pick up

2 L.Am. vulg

screw vulg

3 ladrón, enfermedad catch

4 TRANSP catch, take;

coger el tren/bus catch the train/bus

5 ( entender) get

6 emisora de radio pick up

II v/i

1 en un espacio fit

2 L.Am. vulg

screw vulg

3 de una planta take, take root

4

:

coger por la primera a la derecha take the first right

* * *

coger {15} vt

1) : to seize, to take hold of

2) : to catch

3) : to pick up

4) : to gather, to pick

5) : to gore

♦ See also the reflexive verb cogerse

* * *

coger vb

1. (tomar) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

coge un trozo más grande take a bigger piece

¿quién ha cogido mi libro? who's taken my book?

voy a coger un poco más de tortilla I'm going to have some more omelette

2. (pillar) to catch [pt. & pp. caught]

quiero coger el tren de las 10.30 I want to catch the 10.30 train

ha cogido la gripe she's caught the flu

¿a que no me coges? I bet you can't catch me

3. (entender) to get

no he cogido el chiste I didn't understand the joke

4. (fruta, flor) to pick

hemos cogido unas moras we've picked some blackberries

5. (emisora, canal) to pick up

no cojo el canal local I can't pick up the local channel

6. (tomar prestado) to borrow

te cojo el diccionario, ¿vale? I'm just borrowing your dictionary, OK?

coger de camino to be on your way

te llevo a tu casa, me coge de camino I'll take you home, it's on my way

Spanish-English dictionary > coger

4 wypadać

(-am, -asz); perf; wypaść; vi

to fall out ( wybiegać)

wypadać (z pokoju) — to burst out (of the room) ( przypadać)

wypadać w czwartek — to fall on (a) Thursday ( w wyliczeniach)

wypada po dwa na głowę — it works out at two each

wypadł Pani długopis — your pen has slipped, you dropped your pen

dobrze/źle wypaść — (o egzaminie, próbie, operacji) to go well/badly; (o człowieku, kandydacie) to do well/badly

wypadło mi z ręki — it fell lub dropped out of my hand

wypadło mi z głowy — it slipped my mind

(spóźnił się, bo) coś mu wypadło — pot (he was late because) something came up lub cropped up

wypadać (nie)korzystnie w porównaniu z wypadać — +instr to compare (un)favourably (BRIT) lub (un)favorably (US) with

wypada na nich poczekać — we should wait for them, the proper thing to do is wait for them

wypadało na nich poczekać — we should have waited for them

wypada mi tylko cię ostrzec, że... — it seems only right to warn you that...

nie wypada ci tam iść — you shouldn't go there

nie wypada zadawać takich pytań — it is awkward to ask such questions

wypada, żebyś sam to zrobił — you should do it yourself

* * *

wypadać

ipf.

1. (= wylatywać) fall out; przez okno l. z okna wypadła cegła a brick fell out (of) the window; samochód wypadł z trasy the car went off track.

2. (= być wyeliminowanym, znikać) drop out; autobus wypadł z rozkładu the bus didn't run; wypaść z roli act l. drop out of character.

3. (= wybiegać) burst out.

4. (= być w określonym czasie, miejscu) fall, be; wyjazd wypada w niedzielę the departure falls on a Sunday.

5. (= przytrafiać się) come up, crop up; coś mi/mu itp. wypadło something has come up.

6. (= powieść się) go; egzamin wypadł raczej źle the exam went rather poorly.

7. (= przypadać) na każdego wypada po dwa jabłka everyone gets two apples.

8. tylko ipf. 3 os. sing. coś komuś wypada (= przystoi, należy się) it's right for sb to do sth; coś komuś nie wypada it's not right for sb to do sth, sth doesn't become sb; cóż, wypada zgodzić się z panią well, I can only agree with you; to nie wypada that's not done; wypada, żeby... it's only right that...

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wypadać

5 me

pron.

1 me.

le gustaría verme she'd like to see me

2 (to) me.

me lo dio he gave it to me

me tiene miedo he's afraid of me

3 myself.

me visto I get dressed

* * *

me

► pronombre

1 me

■ no me lo dijo she didn't tell me

■ dámelo give it to me

■ me envió una postal desde Menorca he sent me a postcard from Minorca

■ me han robado la cartera I've had my wallet stolen

2 (reflexivo) myself

■ me veo en el espejo I can see myself in the mirror

■ me he comprado unos zapatos I bought myself some shoes

■ me levanto a las ocho I get up at eight o'clock

* * *

pron.

1) me

2) to me, for me, from me

3) myself

* * *

PRON PERS

1) [como complemento directo] me

me llamó por teléfono — he telephoned o rang me

ya no me quiere — he doesn't love me any more

2) [como complemento indirecto] (to) me

¡dámelo! — give it to me!

me lo compró — [de mí] he bought it from me; [para mí] he bought it for me

me lo presentó mi primo — my cousin introduced him to me

¿por qué me lo preguntas? — why do you ask?

me lo dijeron ayer — they told me yesterday

3) [con partes del cuerpo, ropa]

me rompí el brazo — I broke my arm

me lavé la cara — I washed my face

me quité el abrigo — I took my coat off

se me está cayendo el pelo — my hair is falling out

4) [uso enfático]

me lo comí todo — I ate it all up

se me ha caído el bolígrafo — I've dropped my pen

me preparé un café — I made myself a coffee

5) [uso reflexivo o pronominal]

me lavé — I washed (myself)

me miré al espejo — I looked at myself in the mirror

me voy a enfadar — I'm going to get cross

me marcho — I am going

* * *

pronombre personal me

me robaron el reloj — my watch was stolen

¿me lo prestas? — will you lend it to me o lend me it?

me arregló el televisor — he fixed the television for me

me lo quitó — he took it off me o away from me

me fue imposible — I was unable to

me miré en el espejo — (refl) I looked at myself in the mirror

me hice una chaqueta — (refl) I made myself a jacket; (caus) I had a jacket made

me equivoqué — I made a mistake

me alegro mucho — I'm very pleased

se me murió el gato — my cat died

no te me vayas — don't go away

* * *

= me.

Ex. Let me offer an illustration.

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* me atrevo a decir = may I say.

* me gustaría = I shoud like.

* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.

* * *

pronombre personal me

me robaron el reloj — my watch was stolen

¿me lo prestas? — will you lend it to me o lend me it?

me arregló el televisor — he fixed the television for me

me lo quitó — he took it off me o away from me

me fue imposible — I was unable to

me miré en el espejo — (refl) I looked at myself in the mirror

me hice una chaqueta — (refl) I made myself a jacket; (caus) I had a jacket made

me equivoqué — I made a mistake

me alegro mucho — I'm very pleased

se me murió el gato — my cat died

no te me vayas — don't go away

* * *

= me.

Ex: Let me offer an illustration.

* me atrevo a decir = may I say.

* me gustaría = I shoud like.

* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.

* * *

me

pron pers

me

me mandaron una postal they sent me a postcard

me han robado el reloj I've had my watch stolen, my watch has been stolen

¿me lo prestas? will you lend it to me o lend me it?

me arregló el televisor he fixed the television for me

me lo quitó he took it off me o away from me

me fue imposible asistir it was impossible for me to attend

me miré en el espejo ( refl) I looked at myself in the mirror

me hice una chaqueta ( refl) I made myself a jacket;

( caus) I had a jacket made

me terminé el libro en un día ( enf) I finished the book in a day

me equivoqué I made a mistake, I was mistaken

me alegro mucho I'm very pleased

se me murió el gato my cat died

no te me vayas, que quiero hablar contigo don't go away, I want a word with you

el nene no me come/duerme my baby won't eat/sleep

* * *

me pron pers
me;
◊ ¿me lo prestas? will you lend it to me o lend me it?;

me arregló el televisor he fixed the television for me;
me lo quitó he took it off me o away from me;
me robaron el reloj my watch was stolen;
me miré en el espejo ( refl) I looked at myself in the mirror;
me corté el pelo ( refl) I cut my hair;

( caus) I had my hair cut;
◊ me equivoqué I made a mistake;

me alegro mucho I'm very pleased;
se me murió el gato my cat died
me pron pers
1 (objeto directo) me: me abrazó con fuerza, he hugged me tight
2 (objeto indirecto) me, to me, for me: me parece absurdo, it seems absurd to me
me resulta imposible convencerte, it is imposible for me to convince you
préstame una moneda, lend me a coin
3 (pron reflexivo) myself: me prometí conseguirlo, I promised myself I would manage it
me quedé dormida, I fell asleep

'me' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abochornar
- abordar
- aborigen
- abotonar
- abrigo
- abrirse
- abrumar
- absoluta
- absoluto
- acaso
- achicharrarse
- aclararse
- acogerse
- acometer
- acompañar
- acordarse
- acribillar
- actual
- acusación
- adelantarse
- adentro
- adivinar
- agradar
- ahumar
- ajena
- ajeno
- alcanzar
- alegrar
- alegrarse
- algo
- alguna
- alguno
- aliento
- alma
- amable
- amargada
- amargado
- amargura
- ambages
- amontonarse
- anda
- anquilosarse
- anticiparse
- aparte
- apenas
- aplatanada
- aplatanado
- apoltronarse
- apoyarse
English:
aback
- academy
- account
- ache
- aching
- actual
- adjust
- admit
- advance
- affirmation
- afraid
- after
- agree
- airmail
- album
- alive
- along
- also
- alternate
- amalgamate
- amaze
- amazement
- amazing
- amusing
- and
- angry
- animate
- animated
- annoy
- answer back
- any
- anybody
- apology
- appal
- appall
- appeal
- appease
- apprise
- approach
- approximate
- approximation
- around
- art form
- ashamed
- ask
- assert
- assign
- assurance
- attractive
- attuned to

* * *

me pron personal

1. [complemento directo] me;

le gustaría verme she'd like to see me;

me atracaron en plena calle I was attacked in the middle of the street;

me han aprobado I've passed

2. [complemento indirecto] (to) me;

me lo dio he gave it to me, he gave me it;

me tiene miedo he's afraid of me;

me lo compró [yo se lo vendí] she bought it from o off me;
[es para mí] she bought it for me;
¿me sujetas esto? will you hold this for me?;

me extrajeron sangre they took some of my blood;

me han quitado el bolso they've stolen my bag;

me mancharon el traje they stained my suit;

me pegaron un empujón someone pushed me, I was pushed;

se me cayó I dropped it;

no me resulta agradable hacer esto it's not very pleasant for me to have to do this;

me será de gran ayuda it will be a great help to me

3. [reflexivo] myself;

me visto I get dressed;

me serví un whisky I poured myself a whisky;

me puse la falda I put my skirt on;

me acosté en el sofá I lay down on the sofa;

me rompí una pierna I broke a leg;

me he arreglado estos pantalones [yo mismo] I've mended these Br trousers o US pants;
[en modista, sastre] I've had these Br trousers o US pants mended
4. [con valor intensivo o expresivo]
¡no me lo creo! I can't believe it!;

me espero lo peor I'm expecting the worst;

me lo comí todo I ate the whole lot;

no te me eches a llorar ahora don't start crying on me now;

se me ha estropeado la lavadora the washing machine has gone and got broken;

yo sé lo que me digo I know what I'm talking about

5. [para formar verbos pronominales]
me refiero a ti I'm referring to you;

yo me abstengo I abstain

* * *

me

pron pers

I complemento directo me

II complemento indirecto (to) me;

me dio el libro he gave me the book, he gave the book to me

III reflexivo myself

* * *

me pron

1) : me

me vieron: they saw me

2) : to me, for me, from me

dame el libro: give me the book

me lo compró: he bought it for me

me robaron la cartera: they stole my pocketbook

3) : myself, to myself, for myself, from myself

me preparé una buena comida: I cooked myself a good dinner

me equivoqué: I made a mistake

* * *

me pron

1. (complemento) me

no me dijo nada he didn't say anything to me

Pablo me saludó desde el autobús Pablo waved to me from the bus

2. (partes del cuerpo) my

me rompí el brazo I broke my arm

me lavo los dientes cada día I clean my teeth every day

3. (reflexivo) myself

me miré en el espejo I looked at myself in the mirror

me he comprado unos pantalones I bought myself some trousers

Spanish-English dictionary > me

6 pick up

1) поднимать, подбирать Jim dropped his pen and bent to pick it up. ≈ Джим уронил ручку и наколнился, чтобы поднять ее.
2) заезжать, заходить за кем-л. I'll pick you up at your place at five o'clock. ≈ Я заберу тебя из дому в пять. Syn: call for
2)
3) спасать, подбирать (в море) The shipwrecked sailors were picked up by a passing boat. ≈ Матросов с затонувшего корабля подобрала проходившая мимо лодка.
4) брать пассажира, подвозить
5) принимать, ловить( сигналы, передачи) ;
улавливать (запах, звук и т.п.) The searchers at last picked up a signal from the crashed plane. ≈ Поисковая партия наконец поймала сигнал с потерпевшего катастрофу самолета.
6) арестовать The escaped prisoners were picked up by the police. ≈ Беглые заключенные были пойманы полицией.
7) разг. критиковать I'm always having to pick up the children for rude behaviour. ≈ Мне всегда приходится ругать детей за грубости.
8) разг. подцепить (выражение) ;
нахвататься;
научиться( чему-л.) быстро I don't know where my children have picked up those rude words! ≈ И где только мои дети научились этим гадким словам!
9) разг. зарабатывать (обычно небольшую сумму)
10) разг. покупать (по случаю) ;
приобретать I know where you can pick up a good used car at a very reasonable price. ≈ Я знаю, где можно найти хороший подержанный автомобиль по сходной цене.
11) снова найти (дорогу) to pick up the trail ≈ напасть на след We lost the animal's track for some time, but picked it up further ahead. ≈ Мы потеряли след зверя на некоторое время, но потом нашли его снова подальше.
12) возобновить
13) познакомиться( with - с кем-л.) ;
завязать, завести знакомство Some men go to dances just to see if they can pick up with a girl. ≈ Некоторые мужчины ходят на танцы только для того, чтобы подцепть девочку.
14) разг. познакомиться, подцепить кого-л.
15) выздоравливать;
восстанавливать силы pick oneself up ≈ оправляться (после болезни, удара и т. п.). Mother soon began picking up after her operation. ≈ Мама вскоре начала поправляться после операции.
16) улучшаться;
оживляться( об экономике) When is the weather going to pick up? ≈ Когда же погода улучшится?
17) подбодрить, поднять настроение It's hard to pick yourself up after such a terrible shock. ≈ Трудно оправиться после такого удара.
18) амер. прибирать комнату Pick up your room before you go out. ≈ Приберись в комнате перед уходом.
19) разрыхлять (землю) киркой
20) набирать скорость, увеличивать обороты (двигателя) ;
разгоняться The engine coughed for a few minutes, then picked up, and soon we were on our way. ≈ Двигатель покашлял несколько минут, потом завелся и мы поехали. поднимать, подбирать - to * a shilling off the floor поднять с пола шиллинг - she picked up her gloves and bag она взяла перчатки и сумку - to * a child in one's arms взять ребенка на руки - to * a stitch поднять петлю (в вязанье) - she picks up her feet nicely у нее красивая походка - to pick oneself up подняться после падения - Tom picked himself up and settled on his bench again Том поднялся и снова сел на скамью (американизм) прибирать (комнату) - she had picked up after the flurry of packing and departure она прибрала и привела все в порядок после поспешных сборов и отъезда спасать, подбирать (в море) - to * the shipwrecked sailors подобрать потерпевших кораблекрушение моряков услышать, узнать;
собирать, добывать( сплетни, слухи) - where did you * this news? где ты узнал эту новость? - she is always picking up scraps of gossip она вечно собирает сплетни заезжать, заходить (за кем-л., чем-л.) - I'll pick you up at five o'clock я заеду за вами в пять часов - I shall call and * the letters я зайду и захвачу письма брать пассажира - he picked up two students outside London по дороге из Лондона он подвез двух студентов находить - to * mistakes in a work находить в работе ошибки (американизм) критиковать, ругать - to * smb. sharply резко критиковать кого-л. покупать (по случаю) ;
приобретать - he picked up several oriental manuscripts in Cairo в Каире он по случаю приобрел несколько восточных рукописей - to * a bargain дешево купить что-л. научиться (чему-л.) быстро, нахвататься (знаний) - children soon * words they hear their elders use дети быстро подхватывают слова, которые они слышат от взрослых - to * a language быстро выучить язык - to * scraps of knowledge нахвататься отрывочных знаний возобновить - to * where we left off начать с того места, где мы остановились - to * a conversation after an interruption возобновить разговор после того, как он был прерван - I lost the thread of the conversation and had some difficulty in picking it up again я потерял нить разговора и с трудом включился в него снова принимать, ловить (сигналы, передачи) - my radio can * France мой приемник может поймать Францию - to * messages перехватывать /принимать/ сообщения (по радио) найти (снова) - he was fortunate to * the track ему удалось снова найти дорогу - to * the scent найти след поймать;
схватить - the plane was picked up by the searchlights самолет поймали прожекторами арестовать, забрать( военное) перехватывать самолет противника (редкое) захватывать (судно) набирать скорость, увеличивать обороты ( двигателя) ;
разгоняться - to * speed набирать скорость - the engine seemed about to cut out then it picked up again мотор, казалось, почти заглох, но затем он снова набрал обороты выздоравливать, поправляться;
восстанавливать силы - this will pick you up это поможет вам восстановить силы - it is wonderful how quickly he is picking up он удивительно быстро оправляется от болезни подбодрить, поднять настроение - a cup of coffee will pick me up чашка кофе взбодрит меня улучшаться;
оживляться (об экономике) ;
наращивать( темпы) - the shares picked up again курс акций снова пошел вверх( спортивное) обгонять - at the fifth lap Dorando began to * on him на пятом круге /этапе/ Дорандо начал обгонять его (разговорное) познакомиться, "подцепить" кого-л. - a girl he picked up at the party девушка, которую он подцепил на вечеринке (with) завязать, завести знакомство, познакомиться (с кем-л.) - on the way to Paris he picked up with Jones по дороге в Париж он познакомился с Джонсом - he had picked up at once with a young musician in a corner он сразу заговорил с каким-то молодым музыкантом, сидевшим в уголке

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pick up

7 te

pron.

1 you.

le gustaría verte she'd like to see you

2 (to) you.

te lo dio he gave it to you, he gave you it

te tiene miedo he's afraid of you

3 yourself.

¡vístete! get dressed!

* * *

te

► nombre femenino

1 name of the letter t

2 (regla) T-square

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te

► pronombre

1 you, to you, for you

■ no te veo I can't see you

■ te mandaré una carta I'll send you a letter, I'll send a letter to you

■ te lo compré I bought one for you, I bought you one

2 (uso reflexivo) yourself

■ sírvete help yourself

■ ponte el abrigo put your coat on

3 (uso pronominal) no se traduce

■ te caerás you'll fall

■ vete a casa go home

■ no te muevas don't move

* * *

pron.

1) you

2) for you, from you, to you

3) yourself

* * *
I
SF name of the letter T
II
PRON PERS

1) [como complemento directo] you

te quiero mucho — I love you very much

ayer te vi en el centro — I saw you in the city centre yesterday

2) [como complemento indirecto] you

te voy a dar un consejo — I'm going to give you some advice

te he traído esto — I've brought you this, I've brought this for you

me gustaría comprártelo para navidad — I'd like to buy it for you o buy you it for Christmas

no te lo compro porque lo vendes muy caro — I'm not going to buy from you because you're charging too much for it

¿te han arreglado el ordenador? — have they fixed your computer (for you)?

3) [con partes del cuerpo, ropa]

¿te duelen los pies? — do your feet hurt?

¿te has puesto el abrigo? — have you put your coat on?

4) [uso enfático]

te lo comiste todo — you ate it all up

se te ha caído el bolígrafo — you've dropped your pen

se te ha parado el reloj — your watch has stopped

5) [uso reflexivo o pronominal]

¿te has lavado? — have you washed?

¡cálmate! — calm down!

¿te levantas temprano? — do you get up early?

tienes que defenderte — you have to defend yourself

te vas a caer — you'll fall

te equivocas — you're wrong

¿te has hecho daño? — have you hurt yourself?

6) [uso impersonal]

aquí siempre te intentan timar — they always try to cheat you here

* * *
I
femenino: name of the letter t
II
pronombre personal

a) you

¿te ha mandado la cuenta? — has he sent you the bill?

no te lo quiero prestar — I don't want to lend it to you

¿te lo paso a máquina? — shall I type it for you?

te lo quiere quitar — he wants to take it away from you

voy a serte sincera — I'll be frank with you

cuídate — (refl) look after yourself

¿te has cortado el pelo? — (refl) have you cut your hair?; (caus) have you had your hair cut?

¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling all right?

no te muevas — don't move

b) (impers)

cuando te pasa eso... — when that happens...

* * *
I
femenino: name of the letter t
II
pronombre personal

a) you

¿te ha mandado la cuenta? — has he sent you the bill?

no te lo quiero prestar — I don't want to lend it to you

¿te lo paso a máquina? — shall I type it for you?

te lo quiere quitar — he wants to take it away from you

voy a serte sincera — I'll be frank with you

cuídate — (refl) look after yourself

¿te has cortado el pelo? — (refl) have you cut your hair?; (caus) have you had your hair cut?

¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling all right?

no te muevas — don't move

b) (impers)

cuando te pasa eso... — when that happens...

* * *

TE³ (término específico)

= NT (narrow term).

Ex: Narrower terms are signalled by the abbreviation 'NT'.

* * *

te¹

feminine

name of the letter T

te²

pron pers

1 you

¿te ha mandado la cuenta? has he sent you the bill?

no te va a creer esa historia she's not going to believe that story

no te lo quiero prestar I don't want to lend it to you o to lend you it

¿quieres que te lo pase a máquina? do you want me to type it for you?

te lo quiere quitar he wants to take it away from you

voy a serte sincera I'll be frank with you

cuídate ( refl) take care o look after yourself

¿te has cortado el pelo? ( refl) have you cut your hair?;

( caus) have you had your hair cut?

¿te tomaste toda la botella? ( enf) did you drink the whole bottle?

¿te sientes bien? are you feeling all right?

no te muevas don't move

se te ha secado la rosa your rose has dried up

2 ( impers):

cuando te dicen esas cosas when people say things like that to you

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Multiple Entries:
te
té
te pron pers
a) you;

◊ no té lo quiero prestar I don't want to lend it to you;

¿té lo paso a máquina? shall I type it for you?;
voy a serte sincera I'll be frank with you;
cuídate ( refl) look after yourself;
¿té has cortado el pelo? ( caus) have you had your hair cut?;
¿té sientes bien? are you feeling all right?;
no té muevas don't move
b) ( impers):

◊ cuando té pasa eso … when that happens …

■ sustantivo femenino: name of the letter t
té sustantivo masculino
a) (infusión, planta) tea;

◊ ¿quieres un té? do you want a cup of tea?

b) (AmL) ( reunión) tea party

te pron pers
1 (objeto directo) you: te quiero, I love you
2 (objeto indirecto) you, to you, for you: no te lo venderá, he won't sell it to you
te lo guardaré, I'll keep it for you
te daré tu parte, I'll give you your share
3 (con verbos reflexivos, a ti mismo) yourself: cuídate mucho, look after yourself
4 (sin traducción en verbos pronominales) no te preocupes, don't worry
té sustantivo masculino
1 Bot tea
2 (infusión, reunión) tea
té con limón, lemon tea
'té' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abandonarse
- abatimiento
- acalorarse
- acaso
- acercar
- achantarse
- aclararse
- acompañar
- aconsejar
- adivinar
- advertir
- agradecer
- ajustar
- alejarse
- algo
- alta
- amargarse
- ancha
- ancho
- anillo
- animarse
- aparte
- apetecer
- apostar
- apostarse
- asegurar
- así
- atizar
- atreverse
- aunque
- avisar
- bagatela
- bajarse
- bien
- bobada
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- bonita
- bonito
- buena
- bueno
- buscarse
- cachaza
- calar
- calentarse
- cargada
- cargado
- carrera
- celebrar
English:
about
- abreast
- account
- acetate
- act
- advise
- agitate
- agitation
- agitator
- all
- alone
- aloud
- alternatively
- amputate
- approximation
- ascertain
- attain
- attainment
- authoritarian
- averse
- back up
- bad
- barrel
- because
- behave
- behind
- believe
- belittle
- best
- better
- bite
- bonus
- bop
- breathtaking
- brew
- bring
- bring back
- burning
- business
- butane
- call back
- capable
- caretaker
- cetacean
- challenge
- chin
- chip in
- chirpy
- citation
- collect

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te pron personal

1. [complemento directo] you;

le gustaría verte she'd like to see you;

¿te atracaron en plena calle? were you mugged in the middle of the street?;

te han aprobado you've passed

2. [complemento indirecto] (to) you;

te lo dio he gave it to you, he gave you it;

te tiene miedo he's afraid of you;

te lo ha comprado [tú se lo has vendido] she bought it from o off you;
[es para ti] she bought it for you;
te extrajeron sangre they took some of your blood;

¿te quitaron una maleta? did they steal one of your suitcases?;

te rompieron el brazo they broke your arm;

te pegaron una paliza they beat you up;

se te olvidará you'll forget (about it);

te será de gran ayuda it will be a great help to you

3. [reflexivo] yourself;

sírvete un whisky pour yourself a whisky;

¡vístete! get dressed!;

sírvete más arroz take some more rice;

ponte el abrigo, que nos vamos put your coat on, we're going;

puedes acostarte en el sofá you can lie down on the sofa

4. [con valor impersonal]
si te dejas pisar, estás perdido if you let people walk all over you, you've had it

5. [con valor intensivo o expresivo]
¿no te lo crees? don't you believe it?;

cómetelo todo eat it all up;

si se te echa a llorar, no le hagas caso don't take any notice if he starts crying (on you)

6. [para formar verbos pronominales]
¿te acuerdas? do you remember?;

ponte cómodo make yourself comfortable

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te

pron

1 directo you;

no te había visto I hadn’t seen you

2 indirecto (to) you;

te doy el libro I’m giving you the book

3 reflexivo yourself

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te pron

1) : you

te quiero: I love you

2) : for you, to you, from you

me gustaría dártelo: I would like to give it to you

3) : yourself, for yourself, to yourself, from yourself

¡cálmate!: calm yourself!

¿te guardaste uno?: did you keep one for yourself?

4) : thee

té nm

1) : tea

2) : tea party

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te pron you

te quiero I love you

Spanish-English dictionary > te

8 té

pron.

1 you.

le gustaría verte she'd like to see you

2 (to) you.

te lo dio he gave it to you, he gave you it

te tiene miedo he's afraid of you

3 yourself.

¡vístete! get dressed!

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te

► nombre femenino

1 name of the letter t

2 (regla) T-square

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te

► pronombre

1 you, to you, for you

■ no te veo I can't see you

■ te mandaré una carta I'll send you a letter, I'll send a letter to you

■ te lo compré I bought one for you, I bought you one

2 (uso reflexivo) yourself

■ sírvete help yourself

■ ponte el abrigo put your coat on

3 (uso pronominal) no se traduce

■ te caerás you'll fall

■ vete a casa go home

■ no te muevas don't move

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pron.

1) you

2) for you, from you, to you

3) yourself

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I
SF name of the letter T
II
PRON PERS

1) [como complemento directo] you

te quiero mucho — I love you very much

ayer te vi en el centro — I saw you in the city centre yesterday

2) [como complemento indirecto] you

te voy a dar un consejo — I'm going to give you some advice

te he traído esto — I've brought you this, I've brought this for you

me gustaría comprártelo para navidad — I'd like to buy it for you o buy you it for Christmas

no te lo compro porque lo vendes muy caro — I'm not going to buy from you because you're charging too much for it

¿te han arreglado el ordenador? — have they fixed your computer (for you)?

3) [con partes del cuerpo, ropa]

¿te duelen los pies? — do your feet hurt?

¿te has puesto el abrigo? — have you put your coat on?

4) [uso enfático]

te lo comiste todo — you ate it all up

se te ha caído el bolígrafo — you've dropped your pen

se te ha parado el reloj — your watch has stopped

5) [uso reflexivo o pronominal]

¿te has lavado? — have you washed?

¡cálmate! — calm down!

¿te levantas temprano? — do you get up early?

tienes que defenderte — you have to defend yourself

te vas a caer — you'll fall

te equivocas — you're wrong

¿te has hecho daño? — have you hurt yourself?

6) [uso impersonal]

aquí siempre te intentan timar — they always try to cheat you here

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masculino

a) (infusión, planta) tea

me invitó a tomar el té — she invited me for tea

a la hora del té — ( literal) at tea-time; ( a la hora de la verdad) (Col fam) when it comes to the crunch (colloq)

b) (AmL) ( reunión) tea party

- té canasta

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I
femenino: name of the letter t
II
pronombre personal

a) you

¿te ha mandado la cuenta? — has he sent you the bill?

no te lo quiero prestar — I don't want to lend it to you

¿te lo paso a máquina? — shall I type it for you?

te lo quiere quitar — he wants to take it away from you

voy a serte sincera — I'll be frank with you

cuídate — (refl) look after yourself

¿te has cortado el pelo? — (refl) have you cut your hair?; (caus) have you had your hair cut?

¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling all right?

no te muevas — don't move

b) (impers)

cuando te pasa eso... — when that happens...

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TE³ (término específico)

= NT (narrow term).

Ex: Narrower terms are signalled by the abbreviation 'NT'.

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te¹

feminine

name of the letter T

te²

pron pers

1 you

¿te ha mandado la cuenta? has he sent you the bill?

no te va a creer esa historia she's not going to believe that story

no te lo quiero prestar I don't want to lend it to you o to lend you it

¿quieres que te lo pase a máquina? do you want me to type it for you?

te lo quiere quitar he wants to take it away from you

voy a serte sincera I'll be frank with you

cuídate ( refl) take care o look after yourself

¿te has cortado el pelo? ( refl) have you cut your hair?;

( caus) have you had your hair cut?

¿te tomaste toda la botella? ( enf) did you drink the whole bottle?

¿te sientes bien? are you feeling all right?

no te muevas don't move

se te ha secado la rosa your rose has dried up

2 ( impers):

cuando te dicen esas cosas when people say things like that to you

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Multiple Entries:
te
té
te pron pers
a) you;

◊ no té lo quiero prestar I don't want to lend it to you;

¿té lo paso a máquina? shall I type it for you?;
voy a serte sincera I'll be frank with you;
cuídate ( refl) look after yourself;
¿té has cortado el pelo? ( caus) have you had your hair cut?;
¿té sientes bien? are you feeling all right?;
no té muevas don't move
b) ( impers):

◊ cuando té pasa eso … when that happens …

■ sustantivo femenino: name of the letter t
té sustantivo masculino
a) (infusión, planta) tea;

◊ ¿quieres un té? do you want a cup of tea?

b) (AmL) ( reunión) tea party

te pron pers
1 (objeto directo) you: te quiero, I love you
2 (objeto indirecto) you, to you, for you: no te lo venderá, he won't sell it to you
te lo guardaré, I'll keep it for you
te daré tu parte, I'll give you your share
3 (con verbos reflexivos, a ti mismo) yourself: cuídate mucho, look after yourself
4 (sin traducción en verbos pronominales) no te preocupes, don't worry
té sustantivo masculino
1 Bot tea
2 (infusión, reunión) tea
té con limón, lemon tea
'té' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abandonarse
- abatimiento
- acalorarse
- acaso
- acercar
- achantarse
- aclararse
- acompañar
- aconsejar
- adivinar
- advertir
- agradecer
- ajustar
- alejarse
- algo
- alta
- amargarse
- ancha
- ancho
- anillo
- animarse
- aparte
- apetecer
- apostar
- apostarse
- asegurar
- así
- atizar
- atreverse
- aunque
- avisar
- bagatela
- bajarse
- bien
- bobada
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- bonita
- bonito
- buena
- bueno
- buscarse
- cachaza
- calar
- calentarse
- cargada
- cargado
- carrera
- celebrar
English:
about
- abreast
- account
- acetate
- act
- advise
- agitate
- agitation
- agitator
- all
- alone
- aloud
- alternatively
- amputate
- approximation
- ascertain
- attain
- attainment
- authoritarian
- averse
- back up
- bad
- barrel
- because
- behave
- behind
- believe
- belittle
- best
- better
- bite
- bonus
- bop
- breathtaking
- brew
- bring
- bring back
- burning
- business
- butane
- call back
- capable
- caretaker
- cetacean
- challenge
- chin
- chip in
- chirpy
- citation
- collect

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te pron personal

1. [complemento directo] you;

le gustaría verte she'd like to see you;

¿te atracaron en plena calle? were you mugged in the middle of the street?;

te han aprobado you've passed

2. [complemento indirecto] (to) you;

te lo dio he gave it to you, he gave you it;

te tiene miedo he's afraid of you;

te lo ha comprado [tú se lo has vendido] she bought it from o off you;
[es para ti] she bought it for you;
te extrajeron sangre they took some of your blood;

¿te quitaron una maleta? did they steal one of your suitcases?;

te rompieron el brazo they broke your arm;

te pegaron una paliza they beat you up;

se te olvidará you'll forget (about it);

te será de gran ayuda it will be a great help to you

3. [reflexivo] yourself;

sírvete un whisky pour yourself a whisky;

¡vístete! get dressed!;

sírvete más arroz take some more rice;

ponte el abrigo, que nos vamos put your coat on, we're going;

puedes acostarte en el sofá you can lie down on the sofa

4. [con valor impersonal]
si te dejas pisar, estás perdido if you let people walk all over you, you've had it

5. [con valor intensivo o expresivo]
¿no te lo crees? don't you believe it?;

cómetelo todo eat it all up;

si se te echa a llorar, no le hagas caso don't take any notice if he starts crying (on you)

6. [para formar verbos pronominales]
¿te acuerdas? do you remember?;

ponte cómodo make yourself comfortable

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te

pron

1 directo you;

no te había visto I hadn’t seen you

2 indirecto (to) you;

te doy el libro I’m giving you the book

3 reflexivo yourself

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te pron

1) : you

te quiero: I love you

2) : for you, to you, from you

me gustaría dártelo: I would like to give it to you

3) : yourself, for yourself, to yourself, from yourself

¡cálmate!: calm yourself!

¿te guardaste uno?: did you keep one for yourself?

4) : thee

té nm

1) : tea

2) : tea party

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te pron you

te quiero I love you

Spanish-English dictionary > té

9 about

Adv

1. चारो\aboutओर

The boys were climbing about on the rocks.

2. इधर\aboutउधर

Boys were sitting about in the park.

3. लगभग

She is about to finish her homework.

4. बहुत\aboutहो\aboutगया

I've had about enough of your complaining.
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Prep

1. के\aboutबारे\aboutमें

I read a book about cricket.

2. आस\aboutपास

I dropped the pen somewhere about here.

English-Hindi dictionary > about

10 pick up

фраз. гл.

1) поднимать, подбирать; забирать

Jim dropped his pen and bent to pick it up. — Джим уронил ручку и наклонился, чтобы поднять её.

They pick up our trash twice a week. — Мусор забирают два раза в неделю.

2) заезжать, заходить (за кем-л.)

I'll pick you up at your place at five o'clock. — Я заеду за тобой в пять.

3) брать пассажира, подвозить

4) спасать, подбирать ( в море)

The shipwrecked sailors were picked up by a passing boat. — Матросов с затонувшего корабля подобрало проходившее мимо судно.

5) принимать, ловить (сигналы, передачи); отвечать на (телефонный) звонок

The searchers at last picked up a signal from the crashed plane. — Поисковая партия наконец поймала сигнал с потерпевшего катастрофу самолёта.

I'm calling him, but he just isn't picking up! — Звоню ему, звоню, а он просто трубку не берёт!

6) улавливать (запах, звук); ухватить ( намёк)

I picked up an implication in the question. — Я уловил подтекст в вопросе.

7) находить ошибку

8) разг. поймать ( преступника)

The escaped prisoners were picked up by the police. — Беглые заключенные были пойманы полицией.

9) разг. ругать

I'm always having to pick up the children for rude behaviour. — Мне вечно приходится ругать детей за плохое поведение.

10) разг. подцепить ( заболевание); подцепить ( выражение); нахвататься; научиться (чему-л.) быстро

She's picked up flu along the way. — В дороге она подхватила простуду.

I don't know where my children have picked up those rude words! — И где только мои дети научились этим гадким словам!

11) разг. зарабатывать ( обычно небольшую сумму)

12) разг. покупать ( по случаю или недорого)

I know where you can pick up a good used car at a very reasonable price. — Я знаю, где можно взять хороший подержанный автомобиль по сходной цене.

She picked up some milk on her way home. — По дороге домой она прикупила молока.

13) разг. снова найти ( дорогу)

to pick up the trail — напасть на след

We lost the animal's track for some time, but picked it up further ahead. — Мы потеряли след зверя на некоторое время, но потом нашли его снова чуть дальше.

14) возобновлять; возвращаться ( к теме разговора)

We can pick up our discussion after the break. — Мы можем продолжить нашу дискуссию после перерыва.

I'd like to pick up the point David made. — Мне бы хотелось вернуться к вопросу, который затронул Дэвид.

15) разг. ( pick up with) познакомиться с (кем-л.); подцепить ( партнёра для секса)

Some men go to dances just to see if they can pick up with a girl. — Некоторые мужчины ходят на танцы только для того, чтобы подцепить девочку.

16) выздоравливать; восстанавливать силы

pick oneself up — оправляться (после болезни, удара)

Mother soon began picking up after her operation. — Мама вскоре начала поправляться после операции.

I picked up after a nap. — Я вздремнул, и силы восстановились.

17) улучшаться; оживляться ( об экономике)

When is the weather going to pick up? — Когда же погода улучшится?

18) подбодрить, поднять настроение

It's hard to pick yourself up after such a terrible shock. — Трудно оправиться после такого удара.

19) разрыхлять ( землю) киркой

20) набирать скорость, увеличивать обороты ( двигателя); разгоняться

The engine coughed for a few minutes, then picked up, and soon we were on our way. — Двигатель покашлял несколько минут, потом завёлся, и мы поехали.

21) амер. прибирать комнату

Pick up your room before you go out. — Приберись в комнате перед уходом.

22) разг.; амер. навострить лыжи, намылиться, собрать вещички ( чтобы уехать без предупреждения)

23) разг.; амер. выигрывать, набирать очки ( в спорте)

Англо-русский современный словарь > pick up

11 penny

['penɪ]
nome

1) (pl. pennies) (small amount of money) soldo m., centesimo m.

it won't cost you a penny! — non ti costerà niente!

not a penny more! — non un soldo di più!

not to have a penny to one's name — essere al verde, non avere un soldo

2) BE (pl. pence, pennies) (unit of currency) penny m.

fifty pence o p cinquanta penny; a five pence o p piece una moneta da cinque penny; a 25 pence o 25p stamp — un francobollo da 25 penny

3) AE (pl. pennies) centesimo m., cent m.

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a penny for your thoughts o for them colloq. a che cosa stai pensando? a pretty penny colloq. una bella sommetta; in for a penny in for a pound quando si è in ballo si deve ballare, abbiamo fatto trenta facciamo trentuno; take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov. il risparmio comincia dal centesimo; the penny dropped colloq. finalmente ci sei arrivato; they are two o ten a penny te li tirano dietro, ce ne sono a bizzeffe; to spend a penny BE colloq. eufem. andare al gabinetto o fare un po' d'acqua; to turn up like a bad penny — saltar fuori di continuo, essere come il prezzemolo. Although the plural form of penny is pence for a specific sum of money ( 10 pence, 24 pence) and pennies for the coins as objects ( a bag of pennies), in Italian the invariable loanword penny is used: 10 penny, 24 penny, una borsa di penny. Alternatively, the equivalent centesimo (plural form centesimi) may be used

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['peni]
plurals - pence; noun

1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny

2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) (centesimo)

3) (the value of such a coin.) penny, centesimo

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- penniless

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['penɪ]
nome

1) (pl. pennies) (small amount of money) soldo m., centesimo m.

it won't cost you a penny! — non ti costerà niente!

not a penny more! — non un soldo di più!

not to have a penny to one's name — essere al verde, non avere un soldo

2) BE (pl. pence, pennies) (unit of currency) penny m.

fifty pence o p cinquanta penny; a five pence o p piece una moneta da cinque penny; a 25 pence o 25p stamp — un francobollo da 25 penny

3) AE (pl. pennies) centesimo m., cent m.

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a penny for your thoughts o for them colloq. a che cosa stai pensando? a pretty penny colloq. una bella sommetta; in for a penny in for a pound quando si è in ballo si deve ballare, abbiamo fatto trenta facciamo trentuno; take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves prov. il risparmio comincia dal centesimo; the penny dropped colloq. finalmente ci sei arrivato; they are two o ten a penny te li tirano dietro, ce ne sono a bizzeffe; to spend a penny BE colloq. eufem. andare al gabinetto o fare un po' d'acqua; to turn up like a bad penny — saltar fuori di continuo, essere come il prezzemolo. Although the plural form of penny is pence for a specific sum of money ( 10 pence, 24 pence) and pennies for the coins as objects ( a bag of pennies), in Italian the invariable loanword penny is used: 10 penny, 24 penny, una borsa di penny. Alternatively, the equivalent centesimo (plural form centesimi) may be used

English-Italian dictionary > penny

12 penny

ˈpenɪ сущ.
1) (мн. pence, pennies об отдельных монетах) пенни, пенс
2) (мн. ≈ pennies;
амер.;
разг.) монета в 1 цент
3) деньги ∙ to turn a useful penny (by) ≈ неплохо зарабатывать( чем-л.) not a penny to bless oneself with ≈ ни гроша за душой not a penny the worse ≈ нисколько не хуже a penny for your thoughts! ≈ о чем задумались? a penny saved is a penny gained посл. ≈ пенни сбереженное все равно, что пенни заработанное a penny soul never came to twopence посл. ≈ мелочный человек никогда не достигнет успеха in for a penny, in for a pound посл. ≈ назвался груздем полезай в кузов turn an honest penny пенни, пенс - he put a * in the slot он бросил пенс в автомат (американизм) (канадское) монета в 1 цент деньги - it won't cost you a * это вам ничего не будет стоить( американизм) (сленг) полицейский > a pretty * кругленькая сумма > to make a pretty * out of smth. хорошо заработать на чем-л.;
поднажиться /подзаработать/ на чем-л. > it will cost a pretty * это будет стоить немалых денег;
это обойдется в копеечку > to inherit /to come in for/ a pretty * получить большое наследство > a bad * фальшивая монета;
негодный человек > to come back again like a bad * вернуться обратно к своему владельцу (против его желания) > to turn an honest * честно зарабатывать;
подрабатывать (тж. to turn a *) > * wedding свадьба, устраиваемая гостями в складчину > two /ten/ a * дешевый;
по копейке в базарный день;
дешевле пареной репы > a * plain, and twopence coloured( пренебрежительное) дешевый, показной > not a * to bless oneself with, not a * to one's name без гроша за душой > no paternoster, no * не потопаешь, не полопаешь > to look twice at every * жалеть каждую копейку, трястись над каждой копейкой > to neglect the odd pence легко тратить деньги > pennies from heaven неожиданная прибыль;
подарок судьбы;
не было ни гроша, да вдруг алтын > not a * the worse нисколько не хуже > not a * the wiser ни на грош ума не прибавилось > to spend a * (эвфмеизм) пойти в туалет( не обязательно платный) > I want to spend a * мне нужно кой-куда > * blood( сленг) дешевый, бульварный роман > a * for your thoughts! о чем вы задумались? > the * dropped( разговорное) все понятно, дошло > has the * dropped? вы поняли?, дошло до вас?, вам ясно или нет? > take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves (пословица) береги пенсы - целы будут и фунты;
копейка рубль бережет > a * saved is a * gained (пословица) не истратил - все равно что заработал > a * soul never care to twopence (пословица) мелочный человек никогда не достигнет успеха > in for a *, in for a pound (пословица) взявшись за гуж, не говори, что не дюж стоимостью в один пенс или один цент дешевый in for a ~, in for a pound посл. = назвался груздем - полезай в кузов in for a ~, in for a pound посл. = назвался груздем - полезай в кузов not a ~ the worse нисколько не хуже;
a penny for your thoughts! о чем задумались? to turn an honest ~ подрабатывать (тж. to turn a penny) ;
not a penny to bless oneself with ни гроша за душой penny амер. разг. монета в 1 цент;
to turn a useful penny (by) неплохо зарабатывать (чем-л.) ~ (pl pence) пенни, пенс (пишется слитно с числительным от twopence до elevenpence;
pennies - об отдельных монетах) not a ~ the worse нисколько не хуже;
a penny for your thoughts! о чем задумались? a ~ saved is a ~ gained посл. пенни сбереженное - все равно, что пенни заработанное a ~ soul never came to twopence посл. = мелочный человек никогда не достигнет успеха penny амер. разг. монета в 1 цент;
to turn a useful penny (by) неплохо зарабатывать (чем-л.) to turn an honest ~ подрабатывать (тж. to turn a penny) ;
not a penny to bless oneself with ни гроша за душой to turn an honest ~ честно зарабатывать

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > penny

13 penny

pen·ny <pl - nies or ( Brit) pence> [ʼpeni, pl pen(t)s] n

Penny m; ( fig)

I'll give you $5,000 and not a \penny more ich gebe Ihnen 5.000 Dollar und keinen Pfennig [o ( ÖSTERR) Groschen] mehr;

a 50 \penny piece ein 50-Pence-Stück m;

to not cost a \penny nichts kosten;

to save up one's pennies sparen

PHRASES:

pennies from heaven (dated) ein Geschenk des Himmels;

to not have a \penny to one's name keinen Pfennig haben ( fam)

in for a \penny, in for a pound ( prov) wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen ( prov)

look after [or take care of] the pennies and the pounds will look after [or take care of] themselves ( themselves) wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert ( prov)

a \penny for your thoughts was [o woran] denkst du gerade?;

to keep turning up like a bad \penny immer wieder auftauchen;

a pretty \penny eine [ganze] Stange Geld ( fam)

to be two [or ten] a \penny ( Brit) ( fam) spottbillig sein, verramscht werden;

to not have two pennies to rub together arm wie eine Kirchenmaus sein ( fam)

to be worth every \penny sein Geld wert sein;

to count every \penny jeden Pfennig [o ( ÖSTERR) Groschen] zweimal umdrehen;

the \penny [has] dropped ( Brit) der Groschen ist gefallen;

a \penny saved is a \penny earned (is a \penny earned) spare in der Zeit, dann hast du in der Not ( prov)

to spend a \penny pinkeln gehen ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > penny

14 drop

I [drɒp]
nome

1) (drip, globule) goccia f. (anche med.)

drop by drop — goccia a goccia

would you like a drop of milk? — vorresti un goccio di latte?

just a drop — solo un goccio

2) (decrease) (in prices, inflation, exports) caduta f., flessione f. (in di); (in speed, pressure, noise) diminuzione f. (in di); (in temperature) abbassamento m. (in di)

a 5% drop in sth. — un calo del 5% in qcs

3) (vertical distance, slope)

there's a drop of 100 m from the top — c'è un salto di 100 m dalla cima

there was a steep drop on either side — c'era uno strapiombo da entrambi i lati

4) (delivery) (from aircraft) lancio m.; (from lorry, van) consegna f.; (parachute jump) lancio m.

5) (sweet)

lemon drop — drop al limone

chocolate drop — cioccolatino (a forma di goccia)

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a drop in the bucket o ocean — una goccia nel mare
II 1. [drɒp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (allow to fall) (by accident) fare cadere; (on purpose) lasciare, fare cadere

drop it! — lascialo!

2) (deliver) [ aircraft] lanciare, paracadutare [supplies, equipment]; paracadutare [ person]; sganciare [ bomb]

3) (leave) (anche drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ person]; deporre [ object]

4) (lower) abbassare [curtain, neckline, price]

to drop one's eyes — abbassare gli occhi

to drop one's speed — diminuire la velocità

5) (give casually)

to drop a hint about sth. — fare un accenno a qcs.

to drop sb. a note — mandare a qcn. un biglietto

6) (exclude) (deliberately) tralasciare [article, episode]; escludere [ player]; (by mistake) omettere, saltare [figure, letter, item on list]; non pronunciare [ sound]

7) (abandon) rompere con, mollare [friend, boyfriend]; (give up) abbandonare [school subject, work]; rinunciare a [habit, idea]; lasciare cadere [conversation, matter]; ritirare, lasciare cadere [ accusation]

to drop everything — rinunciare a tutto, abbandonare tutto

can we drop that subject, please? — potremmo tralasciare quell'argomento, per favore?

8) (lose) perdere [money, point, game]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (fall, descend) [object, liquid, leaf] cadere; [ person] (deliberately) lasciarsi cadere; (by accident) cadere

we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — ci gettammo a terra quando l'aereo passò sopra di noi

the pen dropped from o out of his hand la penna gli cadde di mano; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'aereo si abbassò fino a un'altitudine di 1.000 m

2) (fall away)

the cliff drops into the sea — la scogliera è a strapiombo sul mare

the road drops steeply down the mountain — la strada discende ripida lungo la montagna

3) (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, temperature, speed, noise] diminuire, abbassarsi

to drop (from sth.) to sth. — scendere (da qcs.) a qcs.

she dropped to third place — scese al terzo posto

4) colloq. (collapse)

he was ready o fit to drop — non stava in piedi dalla stanchezza

5) (come to an end)

to let [sth.] drop — lasciare cadere [ conversation]; lasciare perdere [matter, job]

•

- drop away

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

- drop round

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to drop a brick o clanger colloq. fare una gaffe; to drop sb. in it — colloq. mettere qcn. in imbarazzo

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[drop] 1. noun
1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) goccia

2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) goccia, goccio

3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) abbassamento, calo

4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) dislivello
2. verb
1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) lasciar cadere

2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) cadere

3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) abbandonare

4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) lasciare, far scendere

5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) scrivere

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- droplet
- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out
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I [drɒp]
nome

1) (drip, globule) goccia f. (anche med.)

drop by drop — goccia a goccia

would you like a drop of milk? — vorresti un goccio di latte?

just a drop — solo un goccio

2) (decrease) (in prices, inflation, exports) caduta f., flessione f. (in di); (in speed, pressure, noise) diminuzione f. (in di); (in temperature) abbassamento m. (in di)

a 5% drop in sth. — un calo del 5% in qcs

3) (vertical distance, slope)

there's a drop of 100 m from the top — c'è un salto di 100 m dalla cima

there was a steep drop on either side — c'era uno strapiombo da entrambi i lati

4) (delivery) (from aircraft) lancio m.; (from lorry, van) consegna f.; (parachute jump) lancio m.

5) (sweet)

lemon drop — drop al limone

chocolate drop — cioccolatino (a forma di goccia)

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a drop in the bucket o ocean — una goccia nel mare
II 1. [drɒp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (allow to fall) (by accident) fare cadere; (on purpose) lasciare, fare cadere

drop it! — lascialo!

2) (deliver) [ aircraft] lanciare, paracadutare [supplies, equipment]; paracadutare [ person]; sganciare [ bomb]

3) (leave) (anche drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ person]; deporre [ object]

4) (lower) abbassare [curtain, neckline, price]

to drop one's eyes — abbassare gli occhi

to drop one's speed — diminuire la velocità

5) (give casually)

to drop a hint about sth. — fare un accenno a qcs.

to drop sb. a note — mandare a qcn. un biglietto

6) (exclude) (deliberately) tralasciare [article, episode]; escludere [ player]; (by mistake) omettere, saltare [figure, letter, item on list]; non pronunciare [ sound]

7) (abandon) rompere con, mollare [friend, boyfriend]; (give up) abbandonare [school subject, work]; rinunciare a [habit, idea]; lasciare cadere [conversation, matter]; ritirare, lasciare cadere [ accusation]

to drop everything — rinunciare a tutto, abbandonare tutto

can we drop that subject, please? — potremmo tralasciare quell'argomento, per favore?

8) (lose) perdere [money, point, game]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) (fall, descend) [object, liquid, leaf] cadere; [ person] (deliberately) lasciarsi cadere; (by accident) cadere

we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over — ci gettammo a terra quando l'aereo passò sopra di noi

the pen dropped from o out of his hand la penna gli cadde di mano; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m — l'aereo si abbassò fino a un'altitudine di 1.000 m

2) (fall away)

the cliff drops into the sea — la scogliera è a strapiombo sul mare

the road drops steeply down the mountain — la strada discende ripida lungo la montagna

3) (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, temperature, speed, noise] diminuire, abbassarsi

to drop (from sth.) to sth. — scendere (da qcs.) a qcs.

she dropped to third place — scese al terzo posto

4) colloq. (collapse)

he was ready o fit to drop — non stava in piedi dalla stanchezza

5) (come to an end)

to let [sth.] drop — lasciare cadere [ conversation]; lasciare perdere [matter, job]

•

- drop away

- drop back

- drop by

- drop in

- drop off

- drop out

- drop over

- drop round

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to drop a brick o clanger colloq. fare una gaffe; to drop sb. in it — colloq. mettere qcn. in imbarazzo

English-Italian dictionary > drop

15 penny

noun

, pl. usu. pennies (for separate coins), pence (for sum of money)

1) (British coin, monetary unit) Penny, der

fifty pence — fünfzig Pence

two/five/ten/twenty/fifty pence [piece] — Zwei-/Fünf-/Zehn-/Zwanzig-/Fünfzigpencestück, das od. -münze, die; see also academic.ru/33307/halfpenny">halfpenny

2)

keep turning up like a bad penny — (coll.) immer wieder auftauchen

the penny has dropped — (fig. coll.) der Groschen ist gefallen (ugs.)

in for a penny, in for a pound — (prov.) wennschon, dennschon (ugs.)

a pretty penny — (coll.) eine hübsche od. schöne Stange Geld (ugs.)

take care of the pence or pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves — (prov.) spare im Kleinen, dann hast du im Großen

a penny for your thoughts — (coll.) woran denkst du [gerade]?

something is two or ten a penny — etwas gibt es wie Sand am Meer (ugs.)

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['peni]
plurals - pence; noun

1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) der Penny

2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) der Pfennig

3) (the value of such a coin.) der Pfennig

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- penniless

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pen·ny

<pl - nies or BRIT pence>

[ˈpeni, pl pen(t)s]

n Penny m; AM ( fam) Centstück nt; ( fig)

I'll give you $5,000 and not a \penny more ich gebe Ihnen 5.000 Dollar und keinen Pfennig mehr

a 50 \penny piece ein 50-Pence-Stück m

to not cost a \penny nichts kosten

to save up one's pennies sparen

▶ to count every \penny jeden Pfennig [o ÖSTERR Groschen] [o SCHWEIZ Rappen] zweimal umdrehen

▶ the \penny [has] dropped BRIT der Groschen ist gefallen

▶ to not have a \penny to one's name keinen Pfennig [o ÖSTERR Groschen] [o SCHWEIZ Rappen] haben fam

▶ to not have two pennies to rub together arm wie eine Kirchenmaus sein fam

▶ pennies from heaven ( dated) ein Geschenk des Himmels

▶ to keep turning up like a bad \penny immer wieder auftauchen

▶ look after [or take care of] the pennies and the pounds will look after [or take care of] themselves ( prov) wer den Pfennig [o ÖSTERR Groschen] [o SCHWEIZ Rappen] nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert prov

▶ in for a \penny, in for a pound ( prov) wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen prov

▶ a pretty \penny eine [ganze] Stange Geld fam

▶ a \penny saved is a \penny earned ( prov) spare in der Zeit, dann hast du in der Not prov

▶ to spend a \penny pinkeln gehen fam

▶ a \penny for your thoughts was [o woran] denkst du gerade?

▶ to be two [or ten] a \penny BRIT ( fam) spottbillig sein, verramscht werden

▶ to be worth every \penny sein Geld wert sein

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['penɪ]
n pl (coins) pennies or( sum) pence
Penny m; (US) Centstück nt
it costs 50 pence — es kostet 50 Pence

he hasn't got a penny (to his name) — er hat keinen Cent (Geld)

in for a penny, in for a pound ( esp Brit prov ) — wennschon, dennschon (inf); (morally) wer A sagt muss auch B sagen (prov)

I'm not a penny the wiser — ich bin genauso klug wie zuvor

will take care of themselves (Prov) — spare im Kleinen, dann hast du im Großen

to count or watch the pennies — auf den Pfennig sehen

a penny for your thoughts — ich möchte deine Gedanken lesen können

magpies are two or ten a penny in this area — Elstern gibt es in dieser Gegend jede Menge

he keeps turning up like a bad penny (inf) — der taucht immer wieder auf (inf)

to spend a penny ( Brit inf ) — austreten, mal eben verschwinden (inf)

the penny dropped (inf) — der Groschen ist gefallen (inf)

See:

→ pretty, honest

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penny [ˈpenı] s

1. pl pennies, besonders koll pence [pens] Br Penny m (1/100 Pfund):

in pennies in Pennymünzen;

in for a penny, in for a pound (Sprichwort)

a) wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen,

b) wenn schon, denn schon;

take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves (Sprichwort) spare im Kleinen, dann hast du im Großen;

a penny for your thoughts ich gäb was dafür, wenn ich wüsste, woran Sie jetzt denken;

a pretty ( oder tidy) penny umg ein hübsches Sümmchen, eine Stange Geld;

the penny has dropped umg der Groschen ist gefallen;

a bad penny always turns up (Sprichwort) pej solche Leute kommen immer wieder;

they are two ( oder ten) a penny umg

a) sie sind spottbillig, man bekommt sie nachgeworfen,

b) es gibt sie wie Sand am Meer;

it won’t cost you a penny es wird dich keinen Pfennig kosten;

count (the) pennies jeden Pfennig umdrehen;

he hasn’t got two pence to rub together umg er hat keinen Pfennig Geld;

spend a penny euph mal verschwinden; → honest A 3, name Bes Redew

2. pl pennies US Cent m

d. abk

1. date

2. daughter

3. day

4. deceased

5. denarius, denarii pl, = penny, pence pl

6. PHYS density

7. died

8. US dime

p. abk

1. page S.

2. part T.

3. LING participle Part.

4. past

5. Br penny, pence

6. per

7. post, after

8. power

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noun

, pl. usu. pennies (for separate coins), pence (for sum of money)

1) (British coin, monetary unit) Penny, der

fifty pence — fünfzig Pence

two/five/ten/twenty/fifty pence [piece] — Zwei-/Fünf-/Zehn-/Zwanzig-/Fünfzigpencestück, das od. -münze, die; see also halfpenny

2)

keep turning up like a bad penny — (coll.) immer wieder auftauchen

the penny has dropped — (fig. coll.) der Groschen ist gefallen (ugs.)

in for a penny, in for a pound — (prov.) wennschon, dennschon (ugs.)

a pretty penny — (coll.) eine hübsche od. schöne Stange Geld (ugs.)

take care of the pence or pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves — (prov.) spare im Kleinen, dann hast du im Großen

a penny for your thoughts — (coll.) woran denkst du [gerade]?

something is two or ten a penny — etwas gibt es wie Sand am Meer (ugs.)

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n.

Penny -s m.

English-german dictionary > penny

16 drop

drop

A n

1 (drip, globule) gen, Med goutte f ; drop by drop goutte à goutte ; add the oil in drops ajouter l'huile goutte à goutte ; would you like a drop of milk/whisky? voulez-vous une goutte de lait/de whisky? ; just a drop juste une goutte ; a drop more milk encore un peu de lait ; this isn't a bad drop of wine/whisky il n'est pas mauvais ce petit vin/whisky ; he's definitely had a drop too much! euph il a bu un verre de trop! ;

2 ( decrease) (in prices, inflation, numbers, birthrate, exports, demand) baisse f (in de), diminution f (in de) ; (in speed, pressure, noise) diminution f (in de) ; ( in temperature) baisse f (in de) ; there has been a sharp drop in unemployment on constate une forte baisse or diminution du nombre de chômeurs ; a 5% drop in sth, a drop of 5% in sth une baisse de 5% de qch ;

3 (vertical distance, slope) there's a drop of 100 m from the top to the water below il y a une hauteur de 100 m du sommet jusqu'à l'eau ; don't lean out-it's a big drop ne te penche pas-c'est haut ; it's quite a drop from the top of the cliff/tower la falaise/la tour est très haute ; there was a steep drop on either side of the ridge il y avait une pente abrupte de chaque côté de l'arête ; a sheer drop (of 200 m) to the rocks below une brusque dénivellation (de 200 m) jusqu'aux rochers en contrebas ;

4 ( delivery) ( from aircraft) largage m, parachutage m ; (from lorry, van) livraison f ; ( parachute jump) saut m en parachute ; to make a drop [parachutist] faire un saut en parachute ; a drop of food and blankets was made to the stricken area des denrées et des couvertures ont été larguées or parachutées sur la zone sinistrée ;

5 (on necklace, earring) goutte f ; ( on chandelier) pendeloque f ;

6 ( sweet) pear/lemon drop bonbon m à la poire/au citron ; chocolate drop crotte f en chocolat ;

7 ( gallows) potence f ;

8 Theat = drop curtain.

B vtr ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 ( allow to fall) ( by accident) laisser tomber ; ( on purpose) mettre, lâcher ; mind you don't drop it! fais attention de ne pas le laisser tomber or le lâcher ; she dropped a stone into the well elle a laissé tomber or a lâché une pierre dans le puits ; drop it! lit lâche ça! ; she dropped a coin into the slot/a letter into the box elle a mis une pièce dans la fente/une lettre dans la boîte ; he dropped a 30-foot putt ≈ il a rentré un putt de 9 mètres ; she dropped the shuttlecock over the net elle a fait passer le volant juste derrière le filet ;

2 ( deliver) [aircraft] lâcher, parachuter [supplies, equipment] ; parachuter [person] ; larguer, lâcher [bomb, shell] ;

3 ( leave) ( also drop off) déposer [person, object] ; can you drop me (off) at the post office/at Claire's, please? est-ce que vous pouvez me déposer devant la Poste/chez Claire, s'il vous plaît? ;

4 ( lower) baisser [curtain, sail, hem, neckline, price] ; to drop one's eyes/gaze/voice baisser les yeux/le regard/la voix ; to drop one's trousers ○ baisser son pantalon ; to drop one's speed ralentir ;

5 ( give casually) to drop a hint about sth faire allusion à qch ; to drop sb a card/a note/a letter envoyer une carte/un mot/une lettre à qn ; he just dropped it into the conversation that he was leaving il a juste fait allusion, dans la conversation, à son départ ;

6 ( exclude) ( deliberately) supprimer [article, episode, word] ; écarter [team member, player] ; ( by mistake) omettre [figure, letter, digit, item on list] ; ne pas prononcer [syllable, sound] ; he's been dropped from the team il a été écarté de l'équipe ;

7 ( abandon) laisser tomber ○ [friend, boyfriend] ; ( give up) abandonner, laisser tomber ○ [school subject, work] ; renoncer à [habit, custom, idea, plan] ; abandonner [conversation, matter] ; retirer [charges, accusation, claim] ; to drop everything tout laisser tomber ; can we drop that subject, please? on ne pourrait pas parler d'autre chose? ; just drop it ○ , will you! laisse tomber, tu veux bien ○ ! ; let's drop the formalities ne nous embarrassons pas de formalités ;

8 gen, Sport ( lose) perdre [money, point, game, serve] ;

9 Zool ( give birth to) mettre bas [calf, foal, young] ;

10 argot des drogués to drop acid prendre du LSD.

C vi ( p prés etc - pp-)

1 (fall, descend) [object, liquid, curtain, leaf] tomber ; [person] ( deliberately) se laisser tomber ; ( by accident) tomber ; we dropped to the ground as the plane flew over nous nous sommes jetés par terre quand l'avion est passé au-dessus de nous ; to drop to one's knees tomber à genoux ; to drop into a chair se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil ; the pen dropped from ou out of his hand le stylo lui est tombé des mains ; the key must have dropped out of the hole in my pocket la clé a dû passer par le trou de ma poche ; his arm dropped to his side il a laissé retomber le bras ; his mouth dropped open ( from surprise) il en est resté bouche bée ; ( in sleep) il a ouvert la bouche ; the sun dropped below the horizon le soleil a disparu à l'horizon ; the plane dropped to an altitude of 1,000 m l'avion est descendu à une altitude de 1 000 m ;

2 ( fall away) the cliff drops into the sea la falaise tombe dans la mer ; the road drops steeply down the mountain la route descend abruptement le long de la montagne ; ⇒ drop away ;

3 (decrease, lower) [prices, inflation, noise, wind, temperature, level, speed] baisser ; to drop (from sth) to sth [prices, inflation, temperature, speed] tomber (de qch) à qch ; [person] descendre (de qch) à qch ; the temperature dropped (from 6°C) to 0° C la température est tombée (de 6°C) à 0°C ; she dropped to third place elle est descendue à la troisième place ;

4 ○ ( collapse) he was ready ou fit to drop il tombait de fatigue ; to do sth until one drops ou is ready to drop faire qch jusqu'à l'épuisement ;

5 ( come to an end) to let sth drop laisser tomber qch [matter, subject, conversation, course, job] ;

6 Sewing [curtain, garment] s'allonger ; the hem of my skirt has dropped l'ourlet de ma jupe s'est défait.

Idioms

to drop a brick ○ ou clanger ○ faire une gaffe ○ ; a drop in the bucket ou ocean une goutte d'eau dans la mer ; to drop sb in it ○ mettre qn dans le pétrin ○ ; to get/have the drop on sb US prendre/avoir l'avantage sur qn.

Phrasal verbs

■ drop away

1 ( diminish) [attendance, numbers, support, interest] diminuer ; [concentration] faiblir ;

2 ( fall steeply) [path, road] descendre brusquement ; ( end) s'arrêter brusquement.

■ drop back ( deliberately) rester en arrière, se laisser distancer ; ( because unable to keep up) prendre du retard.

■ drop behind

1 = drop back ;

2 fig (in school, at work) prendre du retard ; to drop behind sb/sth lit ( deliberately) se laisser distancer par qn/qch ; fig prendre du retard sur qn/qch.

■ drop by passer ; if there's anything you need just drop by si vous avez besoin de quoi que ce soit, passez me/nous voir ; I dropped by to see her today je suis passé la voir aujourd'hui.

■ drop in:

▶ drop in passer ; drop in and have a cup of tea passez prendre une tasse de thé ; to drop in on sb passer voir qn ; to drop in at the baker's passer chez le boulanger ; I'll drop it in (to you) later je passerai te le donner plus tard.

■ drop off:

▶ drop off

1 ( fall off) [handle, leaf, label, hat] tomber ;

2 drop off (to sleep) s'endormir ;

3 (become weaker, fewer etc) [attendance, numbers, business, demand, interest] diminuer ;

▶ drop [sth/sb] off, drop off [sth/sb] = drop B 3.

■ drop out

1 ( fall out) [object, handkerchief, contact lens, page] tomber (of de) ;

2 ( withdraw) (from contest, race) se désister ; ( from project) se retirer ; (from school, university) abandonner ses études ; ( from society) se marginaliser ; to drop out of se retirer de [contest, race] ; abandonner [politics] ; to drop out of school/university abandonner l'école/ses études ; that word has virtually dropped out of the language ce mot a pratiquement disparu de la langue ; terms that dropped out of usage years ago des termes qui ne sont plus utilisés depuis de nombreuses années ; the coins will gradually drop out of circulation les pièces seront progressivement retirées de la circulation.

■ drop over = drop round.

■ drop round:

▶ drop round passer ; I'll drop round (to your house) later je passerai te voir plus tard ; I'll drop your books round after school je passerai te donner tes livres après l'école.

Big English-French dictionary > drop

17 penny

'peni
plurals - pence; noun

1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penique, centavo

2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) centavo

3) (the value of such a coin.) centavo

•

- penniless

penny n penique

El plural de penny es pennies o pence

penny

tr['penɪ]

noun (pl pence)

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL penique nombre masculino

■ a fifty pence piece una moneda de cincuenta peniques

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL centavo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a penny for your thoughts ¿en qué estás pensando?

in for a penny, in for a pound de perdidos, al río

the penny dropped caí (cayó etc) en la cuenta

to be two a penny / be ten a penny haber a montones

to cost a pretty penny costar un dineral

not to have a penny to one's name estar sin un duro, no tener dónde caerse muerto,-a

to spend a penny ir al servicio

to turn up like a bad penny aparecer en todas partes

penny ['pɛni] n, pl - nies or pence ['pɛnt s]

1) : penique m (del Reino Unido)

2) pl - nies cent: centavo m (de los Estados Unidos)

penny

n.

• centavo s.m.

• penique s.m.

'peni
noun

1) ( in UK)

a) (pl pence) penique m

it only costs four pence — sólo cuesta cuatro peniques

b) (pl pennies) ( coin) penique m

2) (pl pennies) ( cent coin) (in US, Canada) (colloq) (moneda f de un) centavo m

3) (pl pennies) ( small sum) céntimo m, centavo m

she hasn't a penny to her name — no tiene un céntimo, no tiene donde caerse muerta (fam)

it's worth every penny — vale lo que cuesta

to count the pennies — mirar el dinero, mirar la plata (AmL fam)

he/she keeps turning up like a bad penny — te lo/la encuentras hasta en la sopa (fam)

the penny (finally) dropped — (esp BrE colloq) al final se dio (or me di etc) cuenta

to cost/be worth a pretty penny — costar*/valer* un dineral

to spend a penny — (BrE colloq) hacer* pis (fam)

in for a penny, in for a pound — (BrE) de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos; rub I a)

['penɪ]
1.

N (=value)
(pl pence) (=coins) (pl pennies) (Brit) penique m; (US) (=cent) centavo m; (Spanish equivalent) perra f gorda
it costs five pence — cuesta cinco peniques

I have five pennies — tengo cinco peniques

I don't owe you a penny — no te debo nada

• it cost £500 but it was worth every penny — costó 500 libras, pero mereció la pena pagarlas

• £20, not a penny more, not a penny less — 20 libras, ni un penique más ni menos

• new penny — penique del sistema monetario británico actual que es la centésima parte de una libra

• old penny — penique del sistema monetario británico antiguo equivalente a 0,4 peniques actuales

• a ten-pence piece or coin — una moneda de diez peniques

- he turns up like a bad penny

- count the pennies

- then the penny dropped

- he hasn't a penny to his name

- a penny for your thoughts

- for two pence I'd tell her what I think of her

- be two or ten a penny

he thinks jobs are two a penny — cree que hay trabajos a montones

- watch the pennies

- in for a penny, in for a pound

- take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves

- a penny saved is a penny gained
honest 1., 2), pretty 1., 1), spend 1., 1)
2.

CPD

penny arcade N — (US) galería f de máquinas tragaperras

penny black N — primer sello de correos británico, que data del 1830

penny dreadful N — libro o revista escabroso o sensacionalista

penny farthing N — velocípedo m

penny loafer N — (US) mocasín m

penny whistle N — flauta f metálica

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['peni]
noun

1) ( in UK)

a) (pl pence) penique m

it only costs four pence — sólo cuesta cuatro peniques

b) (pl pennies) ( coin) penique m

2) (pl pennies) ( cent coin) (in US, Canada) (colloq) (moneda f de un) centavo m

3) (pl pennies) ( small sum) céntimo m, centavo m

she hasn't a penny to her name — no tiene un céntimo, no tiene donde caerse muerta (fam)

it's worth every penny — vale lo que cuesta

to count the pennies — mirar el dinero, mirar la plata (AmL fam)

he/she keeps turning up like a bad penny — te lo/la encuentras hasta en la sopa (fam)

the penny (finally) dropped — (esp BrE colloq) al final se dio (or me di etc) cuenta

to cost/be worth a pretty penny — costar*/valer* un dineral

to spend a penny — (BrE colloq) hacer* pis (fam)

in for a penny, in for a pound — (BrE) de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos; rub I a)

English-spanish dictionary > penny

18 Penny

'peni
plurals - pence; noun

1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penique, centavo

2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) centavo

3) (the value of such a coin.) centavo

•

- penniless

penny n penique

El plural de penny es pennies o pence

penny

tr['penɪ]

noun (pl pence)

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL penique nombre masculino

■ a fifty pence piece una moneda de cincuenta peniques

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL centavo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a penny for your thoughts ¿en qué estás pensando?

in for a penny, in for a pound de perdidos, al río

the penny dropped caí (cayó etc) en la cuenta

to be two a penny / be ten a penny haber a montones

to cost a pretty penny costar un dineral

not to have a penny to one's name estar sin un duro, no tener dónde caerse muerto,-a

to spend a penny ir al servicio

to turn up like a bad penny aparecer en todas partes

penny ['pɛni] n, pl - nies or pence ['pɛnt s]

1) : penique m (del Reino Unido)

2) pl - nies cent: centavo m (de los Estados Unidos)

penny

n.

• centavo s.m.

• penique s.m.

'peni
noun

1) ( in UK)

a) (pl pence) penique m

it only costs four pence — sólo cuesta cuatro peniques

b) (pl pennies) ( coin) penique m

2) (pl pennies) ( cent coin) (in US, Canada) (colloq) (moneda f de un) centavo m

3) (pl pennies) ( small sum) céntimo m, centavo m

she hasn't a penny to her name — no tiene un céntimo, no tiene donde caerse muerta (fam)

it's worth every penny — vale lo que cuesta

to count the pennies — mirar el dinero, mirar la plata (AmL fam)

he/she keeps turning up like a bad penny — te lo/la encuentras hasta en la sopa (fam)

the penny (finally) dropped — (esp BrE colloq) al final se dio (or me di etc) cuenta

to cost/be worth a pretty penny — costar*/valer* un dineral

to spend a penny — (BrE colloq) hacer* pis (fam)

in for a penny, in for a pound — (BrE) de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos; rub I a)

['penɪ]
N (familiar form) of Penelope
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['peni]
noun

1) ( in UK)

a) (pl pence) penique m

it only costs four pence — sólo cuesta cuatro peniques

b) (pl pennies) ( coin) penique m

2) (pl pennies) ( cent coin) (in US, Canada) (colloq) (moneda f de un) centavo m

3) (pl pennies) ( small sum) céntimo m, centavo m

she hasn't a penny to her name — no tiene un céntimo, no tiene donde caerse muerta (fam)

it's worth every penny — vale lo que cuesta

to count the pennies — mirar el dinero, mirar la plata (AmL fam)

he/she keeps turning up like a bad penny — te lo/la encuentras hasta en la sopa (fam)

the penny (finally) dropped — (esp BrE colloq) al final se dio (or me di etc) cuenta

to cost/be worth a pretty penny — costar*/valer* un dineral

to spend a penny — (BrE colloq) hacer* pis (fam)

in for a penny, in for a pound — (BrE) de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos; rub I a)

English-spanish dictionary > Penny

19 desaparecer

v.

1 to disappear.

me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared

será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while

desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth

¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!

La tristeza desaparece al amanecer Sadness disappears at dawn.

Sus dudas desaparecieron His doubts disappeared.

2 to go missing.

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desaparecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo intransitivo

1 (dejar de estar) to disappear

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

desaparecer del mapa figurado to vanish off the face of the earth

hacer desaparecer to cause to disappear, hide 2 (quitar) to get rid of

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verb

to disappear, vanish

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1. VI

1) [persona, objeto] to disappear, go missing

han desaparecido dos niños en el bosque — two children have disappeared o gone missing in the wood

me han desaparecido diez euros — ten euros of mine have disappeared o gone missing

con él desapareció toda una ideología — a whole ideology died with him

el mago hizo desaparecer una paloma — the magician made a dove disappear

¡desaparece de mi vista! — get out of my sight!
mapa
2) [mancha, olor, síntoma] to disappear, go (away)

3) euf (=morir) to pass away

2.

VT LAm (Pol) to disappear

desaparecieron a los disidentes — they disappeared the dissidents, the dissidents were disappeared

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( de lugar) to disappear

hizo desaparecer el sombrero — he made the hat disappear o vanish

b) dolor/síntoma/cicatriz to disappear, go; costumbre to disappear, die out; mancha to come out

tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas — he had to get rid of the evidence

c) ( de la vista) to disappear

desapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd

desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
2.
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear

se desaparecieron mis anteojos — my glasses have disappeared

* * *

= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.

Ex. This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.

Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.

Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

Ex. She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.

Ex. These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.

Ex. It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.

Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.

Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.

Ex. This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.

Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex. The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.

Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.

Ex. With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.

Ex. The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.

Ex. Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.

Ex. It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.

Ex. When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.

Ex. The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.

Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.

Ex. He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.

Ex. The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.

Ex. These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.

Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.

Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.

Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.

Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

Ex. Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.

Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.

Ex. Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.

Ex. One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.

Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

Ex. The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

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* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.

* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.

* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.

* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.

* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.

* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.

* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.

* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* que no desaparece = lingering.

* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( de lugar) to disappear

hizo desaparecer el sombrero — he made the hat disappear o vanish

b) dolor/síntoma/cicatriz to disappear, go; costumbre to disappear, die out; mancha to come out

tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas — he had to get rid of the evidence

c) ( de la vista) to disappear

desapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd

desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
2.
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear

se desaparecieron mis anteojos — my glasses have disappeared

* * *

= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.

Ex: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.

Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.

Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.

Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.

Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.

Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.

Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.

Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.

Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex: The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.

Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.

Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.

Ex: The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.

Ex: Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.

Ex: It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.

Ex: When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.

Ex: The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.

Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.

Ex: He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.

Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.

Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.

Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.

Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.

Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.

Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.

Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.

Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.

Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.

Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.

* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.

* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.

* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.

* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.

* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.

* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.

* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* que no desaparece = lingering.

* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.

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desaparecer [E3 ]

vi

1 (de un lugar) to disappear

desapareció sin dejar huella he disappeared o vanished without trace, he did a vanishing trick o a disappearing act ( hum)

hizo desaparecer el sombrero ante sus ojos he made the hat disappear o vanish before their very eyes

en esta oficina las cosas tienden a desaparecer things tend to disappear o go missing in this office

mapa

2 «dolor/síntoma» to disappear; «cicatriz» to disappear, go; «costumbre» to disappear, die out

lo dejé en remojo y la mancha desapareció I left it to soak and the stain came out

tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas he had to get rid of the evidence

3 (de la vista) to disappear

el sol desapareció detrás de una nube the sun disappeared o went behind a cloud

el ladrón desapareció entre la muchedumbre the thief disappeared o vanished into the crowd

desaparece de mi vista antes de que te pegue ( fam); get out of my sight before I wallop you ( colloq)

■ desaparecerse

v pron

( Andes)

1 (de un lugar) to disappear

se desaparecieron mis gafas my glasses have disappeared

2 (de la vista) to disappear

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desaparecer ( conjugate desaparecer) verbo intransitivo [persona/objeto] to disappear;
[dolor/síntoma/cicatriz] to disappear, go;
[ costumbre] to disappear, die out;
[ mancha] to come out
desaparecerse verbo pronominal (Andes) to disappear
desaparecer verbo intransitivo to disappear: me ha desaparecido la cartera, I can't find my wallet
el sol desapareció detrás de las nubes, the sun vanished behind the clouds
♦ Locuciones: desaparecer del mapa/de la faz de la tierra, to vanish off the face of the earth
' desaparecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confundirse
- disipar
- escabullirse
- lance
- magia
- mapa
- obliterar
- perderse
- volar
- volatilizarse
- camino
- comer
- ir
- pasar
- quitar
- sacar
English:
disappear
- dissipate
- linger
- lost
- magic away
- melt away
- sink away
- trace
- vanish
- face
- melt
- missing

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desaparecer

♦ vi

1. [de la vista] to disappear (de from);

desapareció tras las colinas it dropped out of sight behind the hills;

me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared;

hizo desaparecer una paloma y un conejo he made a dove and a rabbit vanish;

será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while;

desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth;

¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!

2. [dolor, síntomas, mancha] to disappear, to go;
[cicatriz] to disappear; [sarpullido] to clear up
3. [en guerra, accidente] to go missing, to disappear;

muchos desaparecieron durante la represión many people disappeared during the crackdown

♦ vt
Am [persona] = to detain extrajudicially during political repression and possibly kill
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desaparecer

I v/i disappear, vanish

II v/t L.Am.

disappear fam, make disappear

* * *

desaparecer {53} vt

: to cause to disappear

desaparecer vi

: to disappear, to vanish

* * *

desaparecer vb to disappear

me han desaparecido las llaves my keys have disappeared

Spanish-English dictionary > desaparecer

20 вземам

взема 1. take

(от маса, под и пр.) take from/from under; take up; pick up

вземам със себе си take (s.o./s.th.) along with one

вземам настрана take aside

2. (получавам) get

каквото му дадеш, това ще вземе he'll get whatever you give him

той взе първата награда he got/won the first prize

вземам власт seize power

(при продажба) take charge

той взема много скъпо he takes/charges a lot (за for)

3. (учебен материал и пр.) have, do

вчера взехме... we did/had... yesterday

(за учител) cover

4. (купувам) buy, get

5. (отнемам) take (back)

rob ( някому нещо s.o. of s.th.)

(завладявам) воен. take, capture

бог дал, бог взел God takes what he has bestowed/given

всичко им взеха everything they had was taken from them, they were robbed of all they had

6. (женя се за) marry, take to wife

7. (започвам) begin, start (c ger., inf.) take to (c ger.)

това взе да го дразни it began to irritate him

той взе да си попийва he took to drinking

я вземи да ни покажеш как се прави това what about showing us how to do it

я вземи да си научиш уроците you better do your lessons

(при неочаквано действие) взема че/та... suddenly...

той взе, че издаде тайната he went and blurted out the secret

взех,че изтървах яйцата I've been and dropped the eggs

и детето взе, че хвърли часовника през прозореца then sud denly the child threw the clock out of the window

да вземе човек да нарисува/да опише what about painting/describing, it would/might be interesting to paint/to describe, it might be a good idea to paint/describe

вземам влак take a train

вземам вода (за локомотив) water

вземам време take time, be time-consuming

вземам много време take long

вземам връх gain the ascendancy

вземам данък/налог levy a tax

вземам си думите назад swallow o.'s words

той не взема от дума he won't listen to reason; he's as stubborn as a mule; he's hard-headed; he won't take any advice

вземам жертви take a (heavy) toll; claim victims

вземам живота/главата на някого take s.o.'s life, kill s.o.

вземам ня кому здравето be the death of s.o.; beat the life out of s.o., beat s.o. within an inch of his life

прен. give s.o. no end of trouble

вземам изпит take/pass an examination

вземам квартиранти take in lodgers

вземам мерки прен. take steps

вземам някого на око have it in for s.o.

bear/have a grudge against s.o.

вземам перото put pen to paper

вземам някого под свое покровителство take s.o. under o.'s patronage

вземам пред вид/под внимание take into account/consideration, take account of

не вземам предвид not bear in mind, take no account of, dis count

вземам за пример take pattern by

вземам пример от follow the example of

вземам присърце take to heart

вземам пътници (за влак и пр.) take up/take on/pick up passengers

вземам решение arrive at/take a decision

вземам си (при ядене) help o.s. (от to), have ( от-); partake of

взех си белята с тази работа it/this gave me no end of trouble

вземам си сбогом take leave of s.o.

вземам средно число strike an average

вземам страна take sides

вземам страната на stand up for

вземам терк от take a leaf out of the book of

вземам участие take part, participate, assist (в in)

вземам на заем borrow

вземам хляба от устата на някого take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth

вземи единият, та удари другия it is six of one and half a dozen of the other; there's nothing/not much to choose between them

взел дал on his last legs, (he's) a gonner/done for

взел Кольо-дал Кольо break even

вземам си шапката и си отивам walk out, pick up and leave, take o.'s hat and leave

отгде се взе този дъжд? it would rain just now

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взѐмам,

гл.

1. take; (от маса, под и пр.) take from/from under; take up; pick up; \вземам настрана take aside; \вземам със себе си take (s.o./s.th.) along with one; ще те взема в 2 часа̀ I will pick you up/collect you at 2 o’clock;

2. ( получавам) get; \вземам власт seize power; ( при продажба) take, charge;

3. ( учебен материал и пр.) have, do; (за учител) cover;

4. ( купувам) buy, get;

5. ( отнемам) take (back); rob ( някому нещо s.o. of s.th.); воен. ( завладявам) take, capture;

6. ( женя се за) marry, take to wife;

7. ( започвам) begin, start (с ger., inf.) take to (с ger.); ( при неочаквано действие) взема, че/та … suddenly …; да вземе човек да нарисува/да опише what about painting/describing, it would/might be interesting to paint/to describe, it might be a good idea to paint/describe; да не вземеш да ме лъжеш don’t go lying to me, don’t go telling me lies; той взе да си попийва he took to drinking; той взе, че издаде тайната he went and blurted out the secret; я вземи да си научиш уроците you’d better do your lessons; • Бог дал, Бог взел God takes what he has bestowed/given; взел дал on his last legs, (he’s) a goner/done for; sl. dead duck; \вземам влак take a train; \вземам вода (за локомотив) water; \вземам време take time, be time-consuming; \вземам връх gain the ascendancy; \вземам данък/налог levy/impose/collect a tax; \вземам жертви take a (heavy) toll; claim victims; \вземам живота/главата на някого take s.o.’s life, kill s.o.; \вземам за пример take pattern by; \вземам изпит take/pass an examination; \вземам квартиранти take in lodgers; \вземам мерки прен. take steps; \вземам много време take long; \вземам на заем borrow; \вземам някого на мушка have it in for s.o.; bear/have a grudge against s.o.; \вземам някому здравето be the death of s.o.; прен. give s.o. no end of trouble; \вземам перото put pen to paper; \вземам предвид/под внимание take account of, consider, take into consideration; \вземам пример от follow the example of; \вземам присърце take to heart; \вземам пътници (за влак и пр.) take up/take on/pick up passengers; \вземам решение arrive at/take/make a decision; \вземам си ( при ядене) help o.s. (от to), have (от -); partake of; \вземам си думите назад swallow/ retract o.’s words; \вземам си сбогом take leave of s.o.; \вземам средна стойност (средно аритметично) strike an average; \вземам страна take sides; \вземам страната на stand up for; \вземам участие take part, participate, assist (в in); вземи единия, та удари другия it is six of one and half a dozen of the other; there’s nothing/not much to choose between them; взех си белята с тази работа it/this gave me no end of trouble; да имаш да вземаш! I’m not taking any! nothing doing! амер. nix on that! the back of my hand to you! за какъв ме вземате? what do you take me for? не \вземам предвид not bear in mind, take no account of, discount; откъде се взе този дъжд? it would rain just now; what a nuisance that it should rain (just now); той не взема от дума he won’t listen to reason; he’s as stubborn as a mule; he’s hard-headed; he won’t take any advice; ще има да вземаш (ще извиняваш)!

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get; have: Can I вземам another biscuit? - Мога ли да си взема още една бисквита?; remove

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1. (женя се за) marry, take to wife 2. (за учител) cover 3. (завладявам) воен. take, capture 4. (започвам) begin, start (c ger., inf.) take to (c ger.) 5. (купувам) buy, get 6. (от маса, под и пр.) take from/from under;take up;pick up 7. (отнемам) take (back) 8. (получавам) get 9. (при неочаквано действие) взема че/та... suddenly... 10. (при продажба) take charge 11. (учебен материал и пр.) have, do 12. bear/ have a grudge against s. о. 13. rob (някому нещо s. o. of s. th.) 14. ВЗЕМАМ влак take a train 15. ВЗЕМАМ власт seize power 16. ВЗЕМАМ вода (за локомотив) water 17. ВЗЕМАМ време take time, be time-consuming 18. ВЗЕМАМ връх gain the ascendancy 19. ВЗЕМАМ данък/налог levy a tax 20. ВЗЕМАМ жертви take a (heavy) toll;claim victims 21. ВЗЕМАМ живота/главата на някого take s. o.'s life, kill s. о. 22. ВЗЕМАМ за пример take pattern by 23. ВЗЕМАМ изпит take/pass an examination 24. ВЗЕМАМ квартиранти take in lodgers 25. ВЗЕМАМ мерки прен. take steps 26. ВЗЕМАМ много време take long 27. ВЗЕМАМ на заем borrow 28. ВЗЕМАМ настрана take aside 29. ВЗЕМАМ ня кому здравето be the death of s. o.;beat the life out of s. o., beat s. o. within an inch of his life 30. ВЗЕМАМ някого на око have it in for s.o. 31. ВЗЕМАМ някого под свое покровителство take s. o. under o.'s patronage 32. ВЗЕМАМ перото put pen to paper 33. ВЗЕМАМ пред вид/под внимание take into account/ consideration, take account of 34. ВЗЕМАМ пример от follow the example of 35. ВЗЕМАМ присърце take to heart 36. ВЗЕМАМ пътници (за влак и пр.) take up/ take on/pick up passengers 37. ВЗЕМАМ решение arrive at/take a decision 38. ВЗЕМАМ си (при ядене) help o. s. (от to), have (от -);partake of 39. ВЗЕМАМ си думите назад swallow o.`s words 40. ВЗЕМАМ си сбогом take leave of s.o. 41. ВЗЕМАМ си шапката и си отивам walk out, pick up and leave, take o.'s hat and leave 42. ВЗЕМАМ средно число strike an average 43. ВЗЕМАМ страна take sides 44. ВЗЕМАМ страната на stand up for 45. ВЗЕМАМ със себе си take (s. o./s. th.) along with one 46. ВЗЕМАМ терк от take a leaf out of the book of 47. ВЗЕМАМ участие take part, participate, assist (в in) 48. ВЗЕМАМ хляба от устата на някого take the bread out of s. o.'s mouth 49. бог дал, бог взел God takes what he has bestowed/ given 50. взел Кольо - дал Кольо break even 51. взел дал on his last legs, (he's) a gonner/ done for 52. взема take 53. вземи единият, та удари другия it is six of one and half a dozen of the other;there's nothing/not much to choose between them 54. взех си белята с тази работа it/this gave me no end of trouble 55. взех,че изтървах яйцата I've been and dropped the eggs 56. всичко им взеха everything they had was taken from them, they were robbed of all they had 57. вчера взехме... we did/ had... yesterday 58. да вземе човек да нарисува/да опише what about painting/describing, it would/ might be interesting to paint/to describe, it might be a good idea to paint/describe 59. и детето взе, че хвърли часовника през прозореца then sud denly the child threw the clock out of the window 60. каквото му дадеш, това ще вземе he'll get whatever you give him 61. не ВЗЕМАМ предвид not bear in mind, take no account of, dis count 62. отгде се взе този дъжд? it would rain just now; 63. прен. give s. o. no end of trouble 64. това взе да го дразни it began to irritate him 65. той взе да си попийва he took to drinking 66. той взе първата награда he got/won the first prize 67. той взе, че издаде тайната he went and blurted out the secret 68. той взема много скъпо he takes/ charges a lot (за for) 69. той не взема от дума he won't listen to reason;he's as stubborn as a mule;he's hard-headed;he won't take any advice 70. я вземи да ни покажеш как се прави това what about showing us how to do it 71. я вземи да си научиш уроците you better do your lessons

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