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I've got (a) stomach ache

1 ache

[eɪk] 1. n
ból m
2. vi
my head aches — boli mnie głowa

I've got (a) stomach ache — boli mnie brzuch

I'm aching all over — jestem cały obolały

she was aching for a cigarette — marzyła o papierosie

I was aching to tell you all my news — nie mogłam się doczekać, kiedy ci wszystko opowiem

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[eik] 1. noun
(a continuous pain: I have an ache in my stomach.) ból
2. verb
1) (to be in continuous pain: My tooth aches.) boleć

2) (to have a great desire: I was aching to tell him the news.) pragnąć

English-Polish dictionary > ache
2 ♦ stomach

♦ stomach /ˈstʌmək/
n.

1 (anat.) stomaco: to have a delicate stomach, essere delicato di stomaco; My stomach is rumbling ( o growling), mi brontola lo stomaco; on an empty stomach, a stomaco vuoto; a digiuno; on a full stomach, a stomaco pieno

2 (fam.) pancia; ventre; addome: What a stomach he's got!, che pancia ha messo!; to crawl on one's stomach, strisciare sulla pancia

3 [u] (fig.) appetito; fame: to stay one's stomach, calmare la fame

4 [u] (fig.) animo; cuore; fegato; desiderio; voglia: to have no stomach for st., non avere il coraggio (o il fegato) di fare qc.

● stomach-ache ► stomachache □ stomach-churning, stomachevole; vomitevole □ (med.) stomach clamp, pinza gastrica □ (med.) stomach pump, pompa per lavaggio gastrico □ ( judo) stomach throw, rovesciata all'indietro □ stomach tooth, canino di latte ( inferiore; che, quando spunta, provoca disturbi intestinali) □ (med.) stomach tube, sonda gastrica □ (zool.) stomach worm, verme intestinale □ (vet.) stomach worm disease, strongiloidosi □ to settle sb. 's stomach, rimettere a posto lo stomaco a q. □ to turn sb. 's stomach, rivoltare lo stomaco a q.; stomacare q.
(to) stomach /ˈstʌmək/
v. t.

1 riuscire a mangiare; digerire, tollerare ( un cibo): I cannot stomach this food, non riesco a mangiare questo cibo; I can't stomach onions, le cipolle non le digerisco

2 (fig.) digerire; tollerare; sopportare: I cannot stomach it, questa non riesco a digerirla; questa non mi va giù; I cannot stomach cruelty to animals, non tollero che gli animali siano fatti soffrire.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ stomach
3 ache

I [eɪk]
nome (physical) dolore m., male m. (in a)

aches and pains — dolori, acciacchi
II [eɪk]
verbo intransitivo

1) (physically) [ person] avere male; [limb, back] fare male, dolere

to ache all over — essere tutto indolenzito, avere male dappertutto

2) lett. (suffer emotionally)

to ache with — soffrire per [humiliation, despair]

3) (yearn) desiderare ardentemente ( to do fare)

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to laugh till one's sides ache — ridere a crepapelle

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[eik] 1. noun
(a continuous pain: I have an ache in my stomach.) dolore
2. verb
1) (to be in continuous pain: My tooth aches.) far male, dolere

2) (to have a great desire: I was aching to tell him the news.) desiderare

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[eɪk]
1. n

(pain) dolore m, male m

aches in your muscles — dolori ai muscoli

stomach ache — mal m di stomaco

I've got stomach ache or Am a stomach ache — ho mal di stomaco

I'm full of aches and pains — mi fa male dappertutto, sono pieno di dolori

2. vi

(hurt) far male, dolere

it makes my head ache — mi fa venire or mi dà il mal di testa

my leg's aching — mi fa male la gamba

I'm aching all over — sono tutto indolenzito, mi duole dappertutto

it made her heart ache to see... fig — le piangeva il cuore vedere...

3. vt

(yearn) to ache to do sth — morire dalla voglia di fare qc

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ache /eɪk/
n. [cu]

1 dolore persistente; male: stomach ache, mal di pancia; to be full of aches and pains, avere dolori dappertutto; essere pieno di dolori (o di acciacchi)

2 pena; dolore; sofferenza.
(to) ache /eɪk/
v. i.

1 ( di parte del corpo) dolere; far male: My leg aches, mi fa male la gamba; ho male alla gamba; (fig.) My heart ached for her, mi faceva una gran pena; mi stringeva il cuore pensare a lei

2 avere dolori; essere indolenzito: I was aching all over, avevo dolori dappertutto; ero tutto indolenzito

3 desiderare ardentemente; struggersi: I ached to leave, desideravo ardentemente andarmene; She ached for him, si struggeva dal desiderio di vederlo.

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I [eɪk]
nome (physical) dolore m., male m. (in a)

aches and pains — dolori, acciacchi
II [eɪk]
verbo intransitivo

1) (physically) [ person] avere male; [limb, back] fare male, dolere

to ache all over — essere tutto indolenzito, avere male dappertutto

2) lett. (suffer emotionally)

to ache with — soffrire per [humiliation, despair]

3) (yearn) desiderare ardentemente ( to do fare)

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to laugh till one's sides ache — ridere a crepapelle

English-Italian dictionary > ache
4 stomach

1. noun
1) (Anat., Zool.) Magen, der

on an empty stomach — mit leerem Magen [arbeiten, fahren, weggehen]; auf nüchternen Magen [Alkohol trinken, Medizin einnehmen]

on a full stomach — mit vollem Magen

turn somebody's stomach — jemandem den Magen umdrehen (ugs.)

2) (abdomen, paunch) Bauch, der

have a pain in one's stomach — Bauchschmerzen haben

3)

have the/no stomach [for something] — (wish/not wish to eat) Appetit/keinen Appetit [auf etwas (Akk.)] haben; (fig.): (courage) Mut/keinen Mut [zu etwas] haben
2. transitive verb
1) (eat, drink) herunterbekommen (ugs.); (keep down) bei sich behalten

2) (fig.): (tolerate) ausstehen; akzeptieren [Vorstellung, Vorgehen, Rat]

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noun

1) (the bag-like organ in the body into which food passes when swallowed, and where most of it is digested.) der Magen

2) (the part of the body between the chest and thighs; the belly: a pain in the stomach.) der Bauch

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stom·ach

[ˈstʌmək]

I. n

1. (digestive organ) Magen m

my \stomach hurts ich habe Bauchschmerzen

he felt a knot of nervousness in the pit of his \stomach er fühlte eine nervöse Spannung in der Magengrube

I feel sick to my \stomach mir ist schlecht [o übel] fam

to have a pain in one's \stomach Magenschmerzen [o Bauchschmerzen] haben

to have a delicate \stomach einen empfindlichen Magen haben

to drink alcohol on an empty \stomach auf leeren [o nüchternen] Magen Alkohol trinken

on a full \stomach mit vollem Magen

to have an upset \stomach eine Magenverstimmung haben

last night's meal has given me an upset \stomach ich habe mir gestern beim Abendessen den Magen verdorben

to churn [or turn] sb's \stomach jdm Übelkeit verursachen [o den Magen umdrehen] fam

to pump sb's \stomach jdm den Magen auspumpen

to settle the \stomach den Magen beruhigen

2. (abdomen) Bauch m; of a baby Bäuchlein nt

to have a big/flat \stomach einen dicken/flachen Bauch haben

to hold [or suck] one's \stomach in den Bauch einziehen

to lie on one's \stomach auf dem Bauch liegen

3. (appetite)

to have no [or not have the] \stomach for sth keinen Appetit auf etw akk haben; ( fig: desire) nicht willens sein, etw zu tun

I've got no \stomach for this heavy food dieses Essen ist mir zu schwer

she had no \stomach to visit her family ihr war nicht danach zumute, ihre Familie zu besuchen

4.

▶ an army marches on its \stomach ( prov) mit leerem Magen kann man nichts Ordentliches zustande bringen

▶ sb's eyes are bigger than their \stomach die Augen sind größer als der Mund

▶ to have a strong/weak \stomach etw/nichts aushalten, starke/schwache Nerven haben

II. n modifier (cramp, operation) Magen-

\stomach doctor Internist(in) m(f)

\stomach flu/virus Magen-Darm-Grippe f/-Virus nt

\stomach muscles Bauchmuskeln pl

\stomach problems Magenbeschwerden pl

III. vt ( fam)

to not be able to \stomach sb's arrogance/manner jds Arroganz/Art nicht ertragen können

to not be able to \stomach bloody films/violence brutale Filme/Gewalt nicht vertragen

to not be able to \stomach sb jdn nicht ausstehen können

to be hard to \stomach schwer zu verkraften sein

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['stʌmək]
1. n
(= abdomen) Magen m; (= belly, paunch) Bauch m; (fig = appetite) Lust f (for auf +acc), Interesse nt (for an +dat)
to lie on one's stomach —

hold your stomach in — zieh den Bauch ein!

to have a pain in one's stomach — Magen-/Bauchschmerzen haben

to hit sb in the stomach — jdn in die Magengrube/Bauchgegend schlagen or (bullet etc) treffen

on an empty stomach (drink, take medicine etc) — auf leeren or nüchternen Magen

on an empty/full stomach (swim, drive etc) — mit leerem or nüchternem/vollem Magen

an army marches on its stomach (prov) — mit leerem Magen kann man nichts Ordentliches zustande or zu Stande bringen

I feel sick to my stomach (fig) — mir ist speiübel

I have no stomach for that — das ist mir zuwider; (for party, journey etc) mir ist nicht danach (zumute)

to have a strong stomach — eine guten Magen haben

2. vt (inf)
behaviour, rudeness, cruelty vertragen; person, film, music etc ausstehen
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stomach [ˈstʌmək]

A s

1. Magen m:

a strong stomach ein guter Magen (a. fig);

on an empty stomach auf leeren oder nüchternen Magen (rauchen etc), mit leerem oder nüchternem Magen (schwimmen gehen etc);

on a full stomach mit vollem Magen

2. Bauch m, Leib m:

stomach muscles Bauchmuskeln

3. Appetit m ( for auf akk)

4. Lust f ( for zu, auf akk);

I haven’t got the stomach for alcohol ich mache mir nichts aus Alkohol

5. obs

a) Laune f

b) Stolz m

B adj Magen…:

stomach cancer (cramp, pump, ulcer, etc);

stomach upset Magenverstimmung f

C v/t

1. verdauen (auch fig)

2. fig

a) vertragen, -kraften

b) einstecken, hinnehmen

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1. noun
1) (Anat., Zool.) Magen, der

on an empty stomach — mit leerem Magen [arbeiten, fahren, weggehen]; auf nüchternen Magen [Alkohol trinken, Medizin einnehmen]

on a full stomach — mit vollem Magen

turn somebody's stomach — jemandem den Magen umdrehen (ugs.)

2) (abdomen, paunch) Bauch, der

have a pain in one's stomach — Bauchschmerzen haben

3)

have the/no stomach [for something] — (wish/not wish to eat) Appetit/keinen Appetit [auf etwas (Akk.)] haben; (fig.): (courage) Mut/keinen Mut [zu etwas] haben
2. transitive verb
1) (eat, drink) herunterbekommen (ugs.); (keep down) bei sich behalten

2) (fig.): (tolerate) ausstehen; akzeptieren [Vorstellung, Vorgehen, Rat]

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n.

(§ pl.: stomaches)

= Magen ¨-- m.

English-german dictionary > stomach
5 stomach

noun

1) (the bag-like organ in the body into which food passes when swallowed, and where most of it is digested.) estómago

2) (the part of the body between the chest and thighs; the belly: a pain in the stomach.) barriga

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stomach n estómago

stomach

tr['stʌmək]

noun

1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL estómago

2 familiar (belly) barriga; (abdomen) abdomen nombre masculino, vientre nombre masculino

■ a feeling in the pit of my stomach un presentimiento en la boca del estómago

transitive verb

1 figurative use (bear, endure) aguantar, soportar, tragar; (eat, drink) tolerar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

on a full stomach cuando acabas de comer

on an empty stomach en ayunas, con el estómago vacío

to have no stomach for something (appetite) no tener ganas de comer algo, no apetecerle comer algo 2 (liking) no gustarle algo a uno 3 (afraid) tener miedo de algo, no atreverse a hacer algo

to lie on one's stomach tumbarse boca abajo

to turn somebody's stomach revolverle el estómago a alguien

stomach pump bomba estomacal

stomach upset trastorno gástrico

stomach ['stʌmɪk] vt

: aguantar, soportar

stomach n

1) : estómago m

2) belly: vientre m, barriga f, panza f

3) desire: ganas fpl

he had no stomach for a fight: no quería pelea

stomach

n.

(§ pl.: stomaches) = apetito s.m.

• buche s.m.

• deseo s.m.

• estómago s.m.

• vientre s.m.

v.

• digerir v.

I 'stʌmək
noun

a) ( organ) estómago m

I have an upset stomach — ando mal del estómago

on an empty stomach — con el estómago vacío, en ayunas

to have no stomach for something: they had no stomach for an all-out strike no tenían ganas de ir a una huelga general; (before n) stomach pains dolor m de estómago; stomach upset — problema m estomacal, trastorno m gástrico (frml)

b) ( belly) barriga f (fam), panza f (fam), guata f (Chi fam)

she lay on her stomach — estaba tendida boca abajo

II

transitive verb (usu neg)

a) \<\<food/drink\>\> tolerar

b) \<\<insults/insolence/person\>\> soportar, aguantar

['stʌmǝk]
1. N

1) (=organ) estómago m

I've got a pain in my stomach — me duele el estómago, tengo dolor de estómago

it turns my stomach — (lit, fig) me revuelve el estómago

he had an upset stomach — tenía el estómago revuelto

to have no stomach for sth —

he had no stomach for another argument with them — no se sentía con ánimos para tener otra discusión con ellos

they have no stomach for the fight — no tienen agallas para luchar

- an army marches on its stomach
empty 1., 1), full 1., 7), sick 1., 4)
2) (=belly) barriga f

to hold one's stomach in — meter estómago

to lie on one's stomach — estar tumbado boca abajo

I always sleep on my stomach — siempre duermo boca abajo

2. VT

1) (lit) [+ food] tolerar

2) * (fig) aguantar, soportar

I can't stomach the thought of him cheating on her — no aguanto or soporto la idea de que la esté engañando

it was more than I could stomach — era inaguantable or insoportable

3.

CPD

stomach ache N — dolor m de estómago, dolor m de barriga

stomach cramps NPL — retortijones mpl de barriga

stomach disorder N — trastorno m estomacal

stomach lining N — membrana f que recubre las paredes del estómago

stomach muscle N — músculo m del abdomen

stomach pump N — bomba f gástrica

stomach ulcer N — úlcera f gástrica

stomach upset N — trastorno m estomacal

to have a stomach upset — tener un trastorno estomacal

stomach wall N — pared f del estómago

stomach wound N — herida f estomacal

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I ['stʌmək]
noun

a) ( organ) estómago m

I have an upset stomach — ando mal del estómago

on an empty stomach — con el estómago vacío, en ayunas

to have no stomach for something: they had no stomach for an all-out strike no tenían ganas de ir a una huelga general; (before n) stomach pains dolor m de estómago; stomach upset — problema m estomacal, trastorno m gástrico (frml)

b) ( belly) barriga f (fam), panza f (fam), guata f (Chi fam)

she lay on her stomach — estaba tendida boca abajo

II

transitive verb (usu neg)

a) \<\<food/drink\>\> tolerar

b) \<\<insults/insolence/person\>\> soportar, aguantar

English-spanish dictionary > stomach
6 doler

v.

1 to hurt.

¿te duele? does it hurt?

me duele la pierna my leg hurts

me duele la garganta I have a sore throat

me duele la cabeza I have a headache

me duele ver tanta injusticia it pains me to see so much injustice

le dolió en el alma it upset her terribly

¡ahí le duele! (informal figurative) that has really got to him!

2 to have pain in, to feel pain in.

Me duele el estómago I feel pain in my stomach.

Me duele I feel pain.

3 to be sorry for, to grieve for, to regret.

Me duele tu pena I regret your grief.

4 to regret to.

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doler

Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover

► verbo intransitivo

1 to ache, hurt

■ me duele la cabeza I've got a headache

■ me duele la espalda my back hurts, my back aches

2 (afligir) to distress, sadden, upset, hurt

■ me duele tal pobreza such poverty distresses me

3 (sentir) to be sorry, be sad

■ me duele habérselo dicho I'm sorry I told her about it

► verbo pronominal dolerse

1 (arrepentirse) to repent (de, of), feel sorry (de, for)

■ se duele de sus pecados he repents of his sins

2 (lamentarse) to complain (de, of)

3 (notar el efecto) to feel the effects (de, of)

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verb

1) to hurt, ache

2) grieve

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1. VI

1) (Med) to hurt

¿(te) duele? — does it hurt?

la inyección no duele — the injection doesn't hurt

me duele el brazo — my arm hurts

me duele la cabeza — my head hurts; [por migraña, resaca] I've got a headache

me duele el estómago — I've got (a) stomach ache

me duelen las muelas — I've got toothache

me duele la garganta — I've got a sore throat

2) (=afligir) to hurt

ese comentario me dolió — I was hurt by that comment, that comment hurt

no me duele gastarme el dinero en esto — I don't mind spending money on this, spending money on this doesn't bother me

me duele no poder prestártelo — I'm very sorry I can't lend it to you

¡ahí le duele! — so that's where the problem is!

2.

See:

dolerse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) inyección/herida/brazo to hurt; (+ me/te/le etc)

le duele una muela/la cabeza — she has (a) toothache/a headache

me dolía el estómago — I had (a) stomachache

me duele la garganta — I have a sore throat

me duelen los pies — my feet ache

¿dónde le duele? — where does it hurt?

me duele todo (el cuerpo) — I ache all over

b) ( apenar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me duele tener que decirte esto — I'm sorry to have to tell you this

me duele tu deslealtad — I find your disloyalty very hurtful

me dolió muchísimo lo que me dijo — I was deeply hurt by what he said

ahí te/le duele — (fam) that's what's wrong with you/him

c) ( importar)

no me duele el dinero que me he gastado — I don't regret spending that much money
2.
dolerse v pron

dolerse de algo — ( sentirse herido) to be hurt by something; ( arrepentirse) to regret something

se dolía de tantos años desperdiciados — he deeply regretted all those wasted years

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= feel + hurt, ache, begrudge, grudge.

Ex. Managers feel hurt by employees disloyal to the goals of the organization.

Ex. The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.

Ex. She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

Ex. He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

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* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + a sore spot.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) inyección/herida/brazo to hurt; (+ me/te/le etc)

le duele una muela/la cabeza — she has (a) toothache/a headache

me dolía el estómago — I had (a) stomachache

me duele la garganta — I have a sore throat

me duelen los pies — my feet ache

¿dónde le duele? — where does it hurt?

me duele todo (el cuerpo) — I ache all over

b) ( apenar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me duele tener que decirte esto — I'm sorry to have to tell you this

me duele tu deslealtad — I find your disloyalty very hurtful

me dolió muchísimo lo que me dijo — I was deeply hurt by what he said

ahí te/le duele — (fam) that's what's wrong with you/him

c) ( importar)

no me duele el dinero que me he gastado — I don't regret spending that much money
2.
dolerse v pron

dolerse de algo — ( sentirse herido) to be hurt by something; ( arrepentirse) to regret something

se dolía de tantos años desperdiciados — he deeply regretted all those wasted years

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= feel + hurt, ache, begrudge, grudge.

Ex: Managers feel hurt by employees disloyal to the goals of the organization.

Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.

Ex: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.

Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.

* tocar donde duele = touch on + a sore spot.

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doler [E9 ]

vi

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] «inyección/herida/brazo» to hurt

no duele nada it doesn't hurt at all

(+ me/te/le etc): le duele una muela/la cabeza she has (a) toothache/a headache

me dolía el estómago I had (a) stomachache, I had a pain in my stomach, my stomach hurt

me duele la garganta I have a sore throat

me duelen los pies my feet ache o hurt o are sore

¿dónde le duele? where does it hurt?

me duele todo el cuerpo I ache all over

todavía me duele un poquito it's still a little sore, it still hurts a little

2 (apenar) (+ me/te/le etc):

me duele tener que decirte esto I'm sorry o ( frml) it distresses me to have to tell you this, telling you this is very painful

me duele tu deslealtad I find your disloyalty very hurtful

me dolió mucho lo que me dijo what he said hurt me deeply, I was deeply hurt by what he said, I found what he said extremely hurtful

lo que más me duele es que no me haya llamado what hurts most is that she hasn't phoned

le dolió que no lo invitaran he was hurt o upset that they didn't invite him

ahí te/le duele ( fam); that's what's wrong with you/him

■ dolerse

v pron

dolerse DE algo:

se dolía de que sus socios lo hubieran engañado he was aggrieved o hurt that o it saddened him that his partners should have deceived him

se dolía de tantos años desperdiciados he deeply regretted all those wasted years

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doler ( conjugate doler) verbo intransitivo
a) [inyección/herida/brazo] to hurt;

◊ no duele nada it doesn't hurt at all;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ le dolió mucho it hurt a lot;

le duele una muela/la cabeza she has (a) toothache/a headache;
me dolía el estómago I had (a) stomachache;
me duele la garganta I have a sore throat;
me duelen los pies my feet ache;
me duele todo (el cuerpo) I ache all over
b) ( apenar) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ me duele tener que decirte esto I'm sorry to have to tell you this;

me dolió muchísimo lo que me dijo I was deeply hurt by what he said
doler verbo intransitivo to hurt, ache: me duelen las muelas, I've got a toothache
me duele que me digas eso, it hurts to hear you say that
' doler' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
duele
- poder
English:
ache
- hurt
- pain
- rankle

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doler

♦ vi

1. [físicamente] to hurt;

me duele la pierna my leg hurts;

me duele la garganta I have a sore throat;

me duele la cabeza/el estómago I have a headache/a stomachache;

me duele todo el cuerpo I ache all over;

aún me duele el pinchazo que me dieron I'm still sore from the injection they gave me;

¿te sigue doliendo la herida? does the wound still hurt?;

¿te duele? does it hurt?;

no te preocupes, no te va a doler don't worry, it won't hurt;

Comp
Fam
¡ahí le duele! that has really got to him!;

lo que necesitan es mano dura – ¡ahí le duele! what they need is a firm hand – you've put your finger on it!

2. [moralmente] to hurt, to pain;

lo que más me duele es su indiferencia what hurts o pains me most is her indifference;

me duele ver tanta injusticia it pains o saddens me to see so much injustice;

me duele tener que decirte esto, pero… I'm very sorry o I hate to have to tell you this, but…;

le dolió en el alma it upset her terribly;

Comp

no doler prendas a alguien: no me duelen prendas en reconocer que me he equivocado I don't mind admitting I was wrong

♦ See also the pronominal verb dolerse

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doler

v/t tb fig

hurt;

me duele el brazo my arm hurts;

le duele la tripa he has a stomach-ache;

me duele la garganta I have a sore throat, my throat hurts;

le dolió que le mintieran fig she was hurt that they had lied to her;

ahí le duele fig that’s his problem

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doler {47} vi

1) : to hurt, to ache

2) : to grieve

♦ See also the reflexive verb dolerse

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doler vb

1. (en general) to hurt [pt. & pp. hurt]

me duele la pierna my leg hurts

esto no te dolerá this won't hurt

me duele verte así it hurts me to see you like this

2. (cabeza, muela, estómago) to ache

me duele una muela I've got toothache

Spanish-English dictionary > doler
7 estómago

m.

stomach, bread-basket, belly, croop.

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estómago

► nombre masculino

1 stomach

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FRASEOLOGÍA

revolver el estómago familiar to turn one's stomach

tener buen estómago to have a strong stomach 2 figurado to be thick-skinned

dolor de estómago stomachache

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noun m.

stomach

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SM stomach

dolor de estómago — stomachache

"no tomar con el estómago vacío" — "not to be taken on an empty stomach"

revolver el estómago a algn — to make sb's stomach turn, turn sb's stomach

tener buen estómago — (=resistir comidas fuertes) to have a strong stomach; (=ser insensible) to be thick-skinned; (=ser poco escrupuloso) to have an elastic conscience

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masculino (Anat) stomach

me duele el estómago or tengo dolor de estómago — I have a stomachache, my stomach hurts

beber con el estómago vacío — to drink on an empty stomach

revolverle el estómago a alguien — to turn somebody's stomach

tener (buen) estómago — (fam) to have a strong stomach

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= stomach, belly, tummy.

Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Food for the mind, or food for the belly? The Irish famine and the Public Libraries Act of 1850'.

Ex. Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.

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* ardor de estómago = heartburn.

* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.

* cáncer del estómago = stomach cancer.

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* descomposición de estómago = upset stomach.

* descompuesto del estómago = upset stomach.

* dolor de estómago = stomach ache, upset stomach.

* estómago descompuesto = upset stomach.

* estómago liso = flat stomach.

* malo del estómago = upset stomach.

* meter el estómago = hold + Posesivo + stomach in.

* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.

* nudo en el estómago = knot in + Posesivo + stomach.

* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* tener los nervios en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* úlcera de estómago = stomach ulcer.

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masculino (Anat) stomach

me duele el estómago or tengo dolor de estómago — I have a stomachache, my stomach hurts

beber con el estómago vacío — to drink on an empty stomach

revolverle el estómago a alguien — to turn somebody's stomach

tener (buen) estómago — (fam) to have a strong stomach

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= stomach, belly, tummy.

Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Food for the mind, or food for the belly? The Irish famine and the Public Libraries Act of 1850'.

Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.

* ardor de estómago = heartburn.

* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.

* cáncer del estómago = stomach cancer.

* dar patadas en el estómago = stick in + Posesivo + craw.

* descomposición de estómago = upset stomach.

* descompuesto del estómago = upset stomach.

* dolor de estómago = stomach ache, upset stomach.

* estómago descompuesto = upset stomach.

* estómago liso = flat stomach.

* malo del estómago = upset stomach.

* meter el estómago = hold + Posesivo + stomach in.

* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.

* nudo en el estómago = knot in + Posesivo + stomach.

* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* tener los nervios en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* úlcera de estómago = stomach ulcer.

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estómago

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

( Anat) stomach

me duele el estómago or tengo dolor de estómago I have a stomachache, my stomach hurts

no bebas con el estómago vacío don't drink on an empty stomach

revolverle el estómago a algn to turn sb's stomach, to make sb's stomach turn

aquel olor me revolvió el estómago that smell turned my stomach

ser un estómago resfriado ( RPl fam); to be a blabbermouth ( colloq)

tener (buen) estómago ( fam); to have a strong stomach

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Del verbo estomagar: ( conjugate estomagar)

estomago es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

estomagó es:

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

estómago sustantivo masculino (Anat) stomach;
◊ tengo dolor de estómago I have a stomachache, my stomach hurts;

beber con el estómago vacío to drink on an empty stomach;
revolverle el estómago a algn to turn sb's stomach
estómago sustantivo masculino
1 Biol Zool stomach
2 (tragaderas, aguante) hay que tener estómago para aguantarla, you have to have a strong stomach to put up with her
♦ Locuciones: ese lugar me revuelve el estómago, that place turns my stomach

' estómago' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acidez
- ardor
- etílica
- etílico
- hinchada
- hinchado
- lavado
- mal
- revolver
- vientre
- arreglar
- boca
- delicado
- descomponer
- descompuesto
- destrozar
- doler
- enfermar
- fastidiar
- joder
- jorobado
- jorobar
- mareo
- pesado
- revuelto
- vacío
- volver
English:
bottomless
- churn
- cramp
- heartburn
- midriff
- pit
- pump
- settle
- stomach
- stomach-ache
- trouble
- turn
- upset
- bug
- heart

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estómago nm

stomach;

¿te duele el estómago? have you got a stomach-ache o a sore stomach?;

me revuelve el estómago ver imágenes de guerra it turns my stomach to see pictures of war;

con el estómago vacío on an empty stomach;

Comp

tener (buen o [m5] mucho) estómago to be tough, to be able to stand a lot;

hay que tener estómago para salir con un tipo así you have to be hard o able to put up with a lot to go out with a guy like that

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estómago

m stomach;

estar enfermo del estómago have stomach problems;

tener estómago fig have a strong stomach;

tengo el estómago en los talones fig fam I’m starving, my stomach thinks my throat’s cut fam

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estómago nm

: stomach

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estómago n stomach

Spanish-English dictionary > estómago
8 сърце

1. heart (и прен.)

болно сърце a weak heart

спортно сърце an athletic heart

добър по сърце, с добро сърце kind-hearted

златно сърце a heart of gold

каменно сърце a heart of stone

с кораво/каменно сърце hard-hearted

смея се от сърце laugh heartily

слагам ръка на сърцето си put o.'s hand on o.'s heart

притискам някого до сърцето си press s.o. to o.'s heart/bosom

сърцето му примря his heart sank, his heart went to his boots

със свито сърце with a sinking heart

сърцето му се къса, кръв му капе от сърцето his heart breaks/bleeds

тежко ми е на сърцето have a weight on o.'s heart

много ми се е насъбрало на сърце то be heavy-hearted, be sick/heavy at heart

олеква му на сърцето he was/felt relieved

откривам/разкривам сърцето си някому open o.'s heart to s.o.

с открито сърце open-hearted, нар. open-heartedly

с леко сърце light-heartedly, lightly

дълбоко в сърцето си deep in o.'s heart, in o.'s heart of hearts

от сърце и душа, от все сърце from the bottom of o.'s heart, with all o.'s heart, with o.'s whole heart, wholeheartedly

работя със сърце put o.'s heart into o.'s work

2. (среда, средина) (на плод и тех.) core

(на земята) centre

3. (мъжество) courage

на драго сърце willingly, gladly, with pleasure

без сърце

4. heartless

5. нар. reluctantly, unwillingly

това не му е по сърце, не го тегли сърцето към това his heart is not in it, he's not keen on it

имам широко сърце вж. широк

турям си грижа на сърцето worry

падна му сърце на място, мед му капе на сърцето he's satisfied, now he's got what he wanted; he's as pleased as Punch

изстива ми сърцето към become indifferent to

толкова му се откъсна от сърцето that's all he could bring himself to give

което му е на сърцето, това му е на езика he wears his heart upon his sleeve

сърце не ми даде да му кажа I couldn't find it in my heart/I couldn't bring myself to tell him

дама на сърце то the lady of o.'s heart

на гладно сърце on an empty stomach

сърце го заболя he got a stomach-ache/a colic

дамско сърце бот. bleeding heart

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сърцѐ,

ср., -а̀ 1. heart (и прен.); sl. ticker; добро \сърцее tender heart; златно \сърцее heart of gold; каменно \сърцее heart of stone; олекна му на \сърцеето he was/felt relived; откривам/разкривам \сърцеето си някому open o.’s heart s.o.; откривам \сърцеето си pour out/o.’s heart to; по \сърцее нар. at heart; deep down; прил. congenial; с кораво/каменно \сърцее hard-hearted; с леко \сърцее light-heartedly, lightly; с открито \сърцее open-hearted, нар. open-heartedly; смея се от \сърцее laugh heartily; \сърцее не ми дава да … not have the heart to …; cannot find it in o.s. to …; \сърцеето му биеше до пръсване his heart was beating a wild tattoo; \сърцеето му примря his heart sank/quailed, his heart went to his boots; \сърцеето му се къса, кръв му капе от \сърцеето his heart breaks/bleeds; със свито \сърцее with a sinking heart;

2. ( среда, средина) (на плод и техн.) core; (на земята) centre;

3. ( мъжество) courage; • без \сърцее

1. heartless;

2. нар. reluctantly, unwillingly; дама на \сърцеето the lady of o.’s heart; дамско \сърцее бот. bleeding heart; което му е на \сърцеето, това му е на езика he wears his heart upon his sleeve; на драго \сърцее willingly, gladly, with pleasure; падна му \сърцеето на място, мед му капе на \сърцеето he’s satisfied, now he’s got what he wanted; he’s as pleased as Punch; толкова му се откъсна от \сърцеето that’s all he could bring himself to give.

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heart: a сърце of stone - каменно сърце, from the bottom of one's сърце - от все сърце, a broken сърце - разбито сърце; core (сърцевина, средина); willingly - на драго сърце

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1. (мъжество) courage 2. (на земята) centre 3. (среда, средина) (на плод и тех.) core 4. 4) heartless 5. 5) нар. reluctantly, unwillingly 6. heart (и прен.) 7. СЪРЦЕ го заболя he got a stomach-ache/ a colic 8. СЪРЦЕ не ми даде да му кажа I couldn't find it in my heart/I couldn't bring myself to tell him 9. СЪРЦЕто му примря his heart sank, his heart went to his boots 10. СЪРЦЕто му се къса, кръв му капе от СЪРЦЕто his heart breaks/bleeds 11. без СЪРЦЕ 12. болно СЪРЦЕ a weak heart 13. дама на СЪРЦЕ то the lady of o.'s heart 14. дамско СЪРЦЕ бот. bleeding heart 15. добър no СЪРЦЕ, c добро СЪРЦЕ kind-hearted 16. дълбоко в СЪРЦЕто си deep in o.'s heart, in o.'s heart of hearts 17. златно СЪРЦЕ a heart of gold 18. изстива ми СЪРЦЕто към become indifferent to 19. имам широко СЪРЦЕ вж. широк 20. каменно СЪРЦЕ a heart of stone 21. което му е на СЪРЦЕто, това му е на езика he wears his heart upon his sleeve 22. много ми се е насъбрало на СЪРЦЕ то be heavy-hearted, be sick/ heavy at heart 23. на гладно СЪРЦЕ on an empty stomach 24. на драго СЪРЦЕ willingly, gladly, with pleasure 25. олеква му на СЪРЦЕто he was/ felt relieved 26. от СЪРЦЕ и душа, от все СЪРЦЕ from the bottom of o.'s heart, with all o.'s heart, with o.'s whole heart, wholeheartedly 27. откривам/разкривам СЪРЦЕто си някому open o.'s heart to s.o. 28. падна му СЪРЦЕ на място, мед му капе на СЪРЦЕто he's satisfied, now he's got what he wanted;he's as pleased as Punch 29. притискам някого до СЪРЦЕто си press s.o. to o.'s heart/bosom 30. работя със СЪРЦЕ put o.'s heart into o.'s work 31. с кораво/ каменно СЪРЦЕ hard-hearted 32. с леко СЪРЦЕ light-heartedly, lightly 33. с открито СЪРЦЕ open-hearted, нар. open-heartedly 34. слагам ръка на СЪРЦЕто си put o.'s hand on o.'s heart 35. смея се от СЪРЦЕ laugh heartily 36. спортно СЪРЦЕ an athletic heart 37. със свито СЪРЦЕ with a sinking heart 38. тежко ми е на СЪРЦЕто have a weight on o.'s heart 39. това не му е по СЪРЦЕ, не го тегли СЪРЦЕто към това his heart is not in it, he's not keen on it 40. толкова му се откъсна от СЪРЦЕто that's all he could bring himself to give 41. турям си грижа на СЪРЦЕто worry

Български-английски речник > сърце
9 wehtun

v/i (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-) hurt; jemandem wehtun auch fig. hurt s.o.; mir tut der Finger weh my finger hurts; mir tut der Magen / Kopf / Rücken weh I’ve got (a) stomach ache / a headache, / (a) backache; sich (Dat) wehtun hurt o.s.; mir tut das Herz weh lit. my heart is aching

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weh|tun sep irreg
vi (lit, fig)
to hurt
mir tut der Rücken weh — my back hurts or is aching

mir tut mein verbrannter Finger weh — my finger hurts or is sore where I burned it

sich/jdm wéhtun (lit, fig) — to hurt oneself/sb

was tut dir denn nun schon wieder weh? — what's the matter now?

wo tut es denn weh? (fig inf) — what's your problem?, what's up? (inf)

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weh|tun^RR

I. vt irreg

▪ sich dat \wehtun to hurt oneself

▪ jdm/einem Tier \wehtun to hurt sb/an animal

II. vi to hurt

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (ugs.) hurt

mir tut der Kopf wehtun — my head is aching or hurts

jemandem/sich wehtun — hurt somebody/oneself

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wehtun v/i (irr, trennb, hat -ge-) hurt;

jemandem wehtun auch fig hurt sb;

mir tut der Finger weh my finger hurts;

mir tut der Magen/Kopf/Rücken weh I’ve got (a) stomach ache/a headache,/(a) backache;

sich (dat)

wehtun hurt o.s.;

mir tut das Herz weh liter my heart is aching

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (ugs.) hurt

mir tut der Kopf wehtun — my head is aching or hurts

jemandem/sich wehtun — hurt somebody/oneself

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v.

to ache v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > wehtun
10 terriblemente

adv.

terribly.

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terriblemente

► adverbio

1 terribly, awfully

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ADV terribly, awfully

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adverbio terribly

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= intensively, dreadfully, hideously, appallingly, disastrously.

Ex. I would suggest another intensively practical reason for author main entries over strict title entries.

Ex. However, economic resources are dreadfully finite.

Ex. What is clear from a survey of this literature is that the Yugoslav war was hideously complex in its detail and in the range of issues raised.

Ex. Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

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* terriblemente + Adjetivo = deadly + Adjetivo, excruciatingly + Adjetivo.

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adverbio terribly

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= intensively, dreadfully, hideously, appallingly, disastrously.

Ex: I would suggest another intensively practical reason for author main entries over strict title entries.

Ex: However, economic resources are dreadfully finite.

Ex: What is clear from a survey of this literature is that the Yugoslav war was hideously complex in its detail and in the range of issues raised.

Ex: Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

* terriblemente + Adjetivo = deadly + Adjetivo, excruciatingly + Adjetivo.

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terriblemente

adverb

1 ‹sufrir› terribly, horribly

2 (uso hiperbólico) terribly

la cocina estaba terriblemente sucia the kitchen was terribly dirty

se portaron terriblemente mal they behaved terribly o appallingly

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terriblemente adv

terribly;

los delitos han aumentado terriblemente crime has risen terribly;

me duele terriblemente el estómago I've got terrible stomach ache

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terriblemente adv awfully / dreadfully / terribly

Spanish-English dictionary > terriblemente
11 mal

mal (plural maux) [mal, mo]

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1. adverb

2. invariable adjective

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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1. <

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► Lorsque mal est suivi d'un participe passé ou d'un adjectif, par exemple mal logé, mal aimé, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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   a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorly

• ce travail est mal fait this work hasn't been done properly

• il se nourrit mal he doesn't eat properly

• il travaille mal he doesn't do his work properly

• cette porte ferme mal this door doesn't shut properly

• j'ai mal dormi I didn't sleep well

• il parle mal l'anglais his English is poor

• tout va mal everything's going wrong

   b. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly

• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?

   c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosen

• mal inspiré ill-advised

• cette annonce tombe mal this announcement couldn't have come at a worse moment

   d. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathing

• ils vivent très mal avec un seul salaire they have difficulty living on a single income

• on s'explique mal pourquoi it is not easy to understand why

   e. (locutions)

► pas mal ( = assez bien) quite well ; ( = assez) quite

• il ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillé he managed quite well

• on n'est pas mal dans ces fauteuils these armchairs are quite comfortable

• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad

• on a pas mal travaillé aujourd'hui we've done a lot of work today

• il a pas mal vieilli he's aged► pas mal de ( = beaucoup) a lot of

• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...

• il y a pas mal de temps qu'il est parti he's been away for quite a time

2. <

   a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrong

• c'est mal de mentir it is wrong to lie

   b. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nice

• tu n'es pas mal sur cette photo you look quite nice in this photo

   c. ( = malade) ill

• j'ai été mal toute la matinée I felt ill all morning

• le malade est au plus mal the patient's condition couldn't be worse

• je me sens mal quand il fait trop chaud too much heat doesn't agree with me

• elle s'est sentie mal she felt faint

• mal en point in a bad way

   d. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortable

• vous devez être mal sur ce banc you can't be comfortable on that seat

   e. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb

3. <

   a. (opposé au bien) le mal evil

• distinguer le bien du mal to tell right from wrong

• c'est un mal nécessaire it's a necessary evil

• les maux dont souffre notre société the ills afflicting our society

• dire du mal de to speak ill of

• sans penser à mal without meaning any harm

   b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness

• faire du mal à qn to harm sb

• il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche he wouldn't hurt a fly

• mal de tête headache

• des maux d'estomac stomach pains

• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age

► avoir mal

• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?

• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?

• avoir mal partout to be aching all over

• avoir mal au cœur to feel sick (Brit) or nauseous (US)

• avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat

• avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

• j'ai mal au pied my foot hurts

• j'ai mal au dos I've got backache► faire mal to hurt

• des critiques qui font mal hurtful criticism

• ça va faire mal ! (inf) (confrontation, match) it's going to be tough!► faire mal à to hurt

• ces chaussures me font mal au pied these shoes hurt my feet

• se faire mal au genou to hurt one's knee

• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sick

   c. ( = dommage) harm

• excusez-moi -- il n'y a pas de mal I'm sorry -- no harm done

• il n'y a pas de mal à ça there's no harm in that

• ça fait du mal au commerce it's not good for business

• vouloir du mal à qn to wish sb ill

• mettre à mal to harm

   d. ( = difficulté) difficulty

• on n'a rien sans mal you don't get anything without effort

• faire qch sans trop de mal to do sth without undue difficulty

• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!

• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it

• j'ai du mal I find it hard

► avoir du mal à faire qch to have trouble doing sth

► donner du mal à qn to give sb trouble

• ce travail m'a donné bien du mal this job gave me a lot of trouble

• se donner du mal pour faire qch to take trouble over sth

• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for

• être en mal d'inspiration to be lacking in inspiration

4. <

► mal de l'air airsickness

► mal de l'espace space sickness

► mal de mer seasickness

• avoir le mal de mer to be seasick ► mal des montagnes mountain sickness

► mal du pays homesickness

• avoir le mal du pays to be homesick ► mal des transports travel sickness

• pilule contre le mal des transports travel-sickness pill ► mal de vivre profound discontent

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1.

mpl maux mal, mo adjectif invariable

1) ( répréhensible) wrong

qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? — what has she done wrong?

2) ( mauvais) bad

ce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an

3) (colloq)

un film pas mal — a rather good film

elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking

2.

nom masculin

1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty

sans mal — easily

avoir du mal à faire — to have trouble doing

se donner beaucoup de mal pour quelqu'un — to go to a great deal of trouble on somebody's account

ne te donne pas ce mal! — don't bother!

donne-toi un peu de mal! — make some effort!

2) ( douleur) pain

faire mal — lit, fig to hurt

se faire mal — to hurt oneself

j'ai mal — it hurts

avoir mal partout — to ache all over

elle avait très mal — she was in pain

ces bottes me font mal aux pieds — these boots hurt my feet

avoir mal à la gorge — to have a sore throat

j'ai mal aux yeux — my eyes are sore

ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache

3) ( maladie) illness, disease

mal sans gravité — minor illness

mal incurable — incurable disease

tu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience

4) ( manque)

être en mal d'inspiration — to be short of inspiration

être en mal d'affection — to be lacking in affection

5) ( dommage) harm

le mal est fait — the harm is done

faire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]

il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done

une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm

mettre à mal quelque chose — to damage something

6) ( calamité)

qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?

un mal à combattre — an evil that must be fought

7) ( méchanceté)

penser à mal — to have evil intentions

sans penser à mal — without meaning any harm

dire du mal de quelqu'un — to speak ill of somebody

8) Philosophie, Religion evil

3.

adverbe

1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badly

elle travaille mal — her work isn't good

elle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player

s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre

2) ( de manière défectueuse)

mal fonctionner — not to work properly

elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way

dire quelque chose mal à propos — to make an inappropriate remark

3) ( difficilement)

on voit mal comment — it's difficult to see how

marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty

4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorly

je t'entends mal — I can't hear you very well

mal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier

5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly

6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly

j'avais mal compris — I had misunderstood

mal informé — ill-informed

7) ( défavorablement)

aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well

se trouver mal — to faint

être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable

être au plus mal — to be critically ill

ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way

être mal avec quelqu'un — to be on bad terms with somebody

se mettre mal avec quelqu'un — to fall out with somebody

8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly

mal faire — to do wrong

se tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture

il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis

4.

pas mal (colloq) locution adverbiale ( beaucoup)

il a pas mal bu — he's had quite a lot to drink

elle a pas mal d'amis — she has quite a few friends

il est pas mal violent — he's rather violent

Phrasal Verbs:

- mal de l'air

- mal des grands ensembles

- mal de mer

- mal du pays

- mal du siècle

- mal des transports

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ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)

entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils

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mal, mpl maux ⇒ Les douleurs et les maladies

A adj inv

1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;

2 ( mauvais) bad; ce ne serait pas mal de déménager it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; ⇒ an;

3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!

B nm

1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;

2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;

3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;

4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;

5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;

6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;

7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;

8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.

C adv

1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;

2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;

3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;

4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;

5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;

6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;

7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;

8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.

D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.

Composés

mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.

Idiomes

ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

[mal] ( pluriel maux [mo]) nom masculin

1. [souffrance physique] pain

avoir mal: où as-tu mal? where does it hurt?, where is the pain?

j'ai mal là it hurts ou it's painful here

j'ai mal aux dents I've got toothache (UK) ou a toothache (US)

j'ai mal aux oreilles I've got earache (UK) ou an earache (US)

j'ai mal à la tête I've got a headache

avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat

il a mal au ventre he has stomachache (UK) ou a stomachache

faire (du) mal à to hurt

ça vous fait encore mal? does it still hurt?, is it still hurting you?

aïe, ça fait mal! ouch, it ou that hurts!

se faire mal to hurt oneself

je me suis fait mal à la main I've hurt my hand

mal de dents toothache

mal de dos backache

mal de gorge sore throat

mal de tête headache

maux d'estomac stomach pains

ça me ferait mal au ventre (familier) it would make me sick

ça me ferait mal aux seins (très familier) it would really piss me off (très familier)

ça va faire mal! (familier & figuré) watch it, we're in for it now!

il n'y a pas de mal!

a. [après un heurt] no broken bones!

b. [après une erreur] no harm done!

mettre quelqu'un à mal ou à mal quelqu'un (soutenu) to manhandle ou to maltreat somebody

2. [maladie, malaise] illness, sickness, disease

tu vas attraper ou prendre du mal (familier) watch you don't get a cold

mal de l'air airsickness

mal blanc whitlow

mal de mer seasickness

avoir le mal de mer

a. [habituellement] to suffer from seasickness

b. [au cours d'un voyage] to be seasick

3. [dommage, tort] harm

le mal est fait the damage is done (now)

faire du mal à quelque chose to do harm to something, to harm ou to damage something

vouloir du mal à quelqu'un to wish somebody ill ou harm

il n'y a pas de mal à demander there's no harm in asking

et si j'en ai envie, où est le mal? and if that's what I feel like doing, what harm is there in that?

dire du mal de quelqu'un to gossip about somebody, to speak ill of somebody

penser du mal de quelqu'un to think ill of somebody

mal lui en a pris he's had cause to regret it

4. [douleur morale] pain

faire (du) mal à quelqu'un to hurt somebody, to make somebody suffer

quand j'y repense, ça me fait du ou ça fait mal it hurts to think about it

n'essaie pas de la revoir, ça te ferait du mal don't try to see her again, it'll only cause you pain ou upset you

5. [affliction, inconvénient] ill, evil

c'est un mal nécessaire it's a necessary evil

avoir le mal de vivre to be tired of life

entre deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre (proverbe) always choose the lesser evil ou the lesser of two evils

6. [difficulté, tracas] trouble (substantif non comptable), difficulty (substantif non comptable)

avoir du mal à faire quelque chose to have difficulty (in) ou trouble doing something

j'ai de plus en plus de mal à me souvenir des noms I'm finding it harder and harder to remember names

donner du mal à quelqu'un to give somebody trouble

se donner du mal: il a réussi sans se donner de mal he succeeded without much trouble

ne vous donnez pas tant de mal pour moi please don't go to all this trouble on my behalf

7. [par opposition au bien]

le mal evil

le bien et le mal right and wrong, good and evil

faire le mal pour le mal to commit evil for evil's sake

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[mal] adverbe

1. [désagréablement] wrong

tout va mal everything's going wrong

ça commence mal, c'est mal parti things are off to a bad start

ça va finir mal ou mal finir

a. [généralement] it'll end in disaster

b. [à des enfants turbulents] it'll all end in tears

il sera là aussi, ça tombe mal he'll be there too, which is unfortunate

tu tombes mal you've come at a bad time

2. [en mauvaise santé]

aller mal, se porter mal to be ill ou unwell, to be in poor health

3. [défavorablement] badly

elle a très mal pris que je lui donne des conseils she reacted badly ou she took exception to my giving her advice

ne le prends pas mal mais... I hope you won't be offended but..., don't take it the wrong way but...

être/se mettre mal avec quelqu'un to be/to get on the wrong side of somebody

4. [de façon incompétente ou imparfaite] badly, not properly

c'est du travail mal fait it's a shoddy piece of work

être mal fait (de sa personne) to be misshapen

cette veste lui va mal that jacket doesn't suit him

ça lui va mal de donner des conseils he's hardly in a position to hand out advice

je le connais mal I don't know him very well

s'ils croient que je vais me laisser faire, ils me connaissent mal! if they think I'm going to take it lying down, they don't know me very well!

je dors mal I have trouble sleeping

il mange mal

a. [salement] he's a messy eater

b. [trop peu] he doesn't eat enough

c. [mal équilibré] he doesn't eat properly

il parle mal he can't talk properly

elle parle mal l'allemand her German isn't very good

tu te tiens mal

a. [tu es voûté] you've got poor posture

b. [à table] you don't have any table manners

vivre mal quelque chose to have a bad time with something

je la vois mal en bermuda I can't quite see her in shorts

elle se voyait mal le lui demander (familier) she couldn't quite imagine ou she couldn't quite see herself asking him

s'y prendre mal: je m'y prends mal I'm not going about it the right way

elle s'y prend mal avec les enfants she's not very good with children

mal élevé bad-mannered, impolite

5. [insuffisamment] badly, poorly

vivre mal to have trouble making ends meet

être mal nourri

a. [trop peu] to be underfed ou undernourished

b. [avec de la mauvaise nourriture] to be fed bad ou poor food

6. [malhonnêtement - agir] badly

mal tourner to turn out badly

7. [inconfortablement] uncomfortably

être mal assis to be uncomfortably seated ou uncomfortable

on dort mal dans ton canapé-lit your sofa bed isn't very comfortable

8. (locution)

ça la fiche (familier) ou fout (très familier) mal it doesn't look good (très familier)

si je n'y vais pas, ça la fiche mal it won't look good if I don't go

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[mal] adjectif invariable

1. [immoral] wrong

c'est mal de tricher it's wrong to cheat

je n'ai rien dit/fait de mal I haven't said/done anything wrong

2. [malade] ill, unwell, not well

se trouver mal [s'évanouir] to faint, to pass out, to swoon (soutenu)

3. [peu satisfaisant]

ça n'était pas si mal [film, repas, prestation] it wasn't that bad

4. (familier) [fou] mad, crazy

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au plus mal locution adjectivale

1. [très malade] very sick, desperately ill, critical

2. [fâché]

être au plus mal avec quelqu'un to be at loggerheads with somebody

de mal en pis locution adverbiale

from bad to worse

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en mal de locution prépositionnelle

être en mal d'affection to be longing ou yearning for love

être en mal d'inspiration to be short of ou lacking inspiration

mal à l'aise locution adjectivale

uncomfortable, ill at ease

je suis mal à l'aise devant elle I feel ill at ease with her

mal à propos locution adverbiale

at the wrong time

faire une intervention mal à propos to speak out of turn

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mal portant ( féminin mal portante) locution adjectivale

unwell, in poor health

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mal

12 Mal

mal (plural maux) [mal, mo]

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1. adverb

2. invariable adjective

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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   a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorly

• ce travail est mal fait this work hasn't been done properly

• il se nourrit mal he doesn't eat properly

• il travaille mal he doesn't do his work properly

• cette porte ferme mal this door doesn't shut properly

• j'ai mal dormi I didn't sleep well

• il parle mal l'anglais his English is poor

• tout va mal everything's going wrong

   b. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly

• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?

   c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosen

• mal inspiré ill-advised

• cette annonce tombe mal this announcement couldn't have come at a worse moment

   d. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathing

• ils vivent très mal avec un seul salaire they have difficulty living on a single income

• on s'explique mal pourquoi it is not easy to understand why

   e. (locutions)

► pas mal ( = assez bien) quite well ; ( = assez) quite

• il ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillé he managed quite well

• on n'est pas mal dans ces fauteuils these armchairs are quite comfortable

• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad

• on a pas mal travaillé aujourd'hui we've done a lot of work today

• il a pas mal vieilli he's aged► pas mal de ( = beaucoup) a lot of

• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...

• il y a pas mal de temps qu'il est parti he's been away for quite a time

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   a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrong

• c'est mal de mentir it is wrong to lie

   b. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nice

• tu n'es pas mal sur cette photo you look quite nice in this photo

   c. ( = malade) ill

• j'ai été mal toute la matinée I felt ill all morning

• le malade est au plus mal the patient's condition couldn't be worse

• je me sens mal quand il fait trop chaud too much heat doesn't agree with me

• elle s'est sentie mal she felt faint

• mal en point in a bad way

   d. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortable

• vous devez être mal sur ce banc you can't be comfortable on that seat

   e. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb

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   a. (opposé au bien) le mal evil

• distinguer le bien du mal to tell right from wrong

• c'est un mal nécessaire it's a necessary evil

• les maux dont souffre notre société the ills afflicting our society

• dire du mal de to speak ill of

• sans penser à mal without meaning any harm

   b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness

• faire du mal à qn to harm sb

• il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche he wouldn't hurt a fly

• mal de tête headache

• des maux d'estomac stomach pains

• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age

► avoir mal

• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?

• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?

• avoir mal partout to be aching all over

• avoir mal au cœur to feel sick (Brit) or nauseous (US)

• avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat

• avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

• j'ai mal au pied my foot hurts

• j'ai mal au dos I've got backache► faire mal to hurt

• des critiques qui font mal hurtful criticism

• ça va faire mal ! (inf) (confrontation, match) it's going to be tough!► faire mal à to hurt

• ces chaussures me font mal au pied these shoes hurt my feet

• se faire mal au genou to hurt one's knee

• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sick

   c. ( = dommage) harm

• excusez-moi -- il n'y a pas de mal I'm sorry -- no harm done

• il n'y a pas de mal à ça there's no harm in that

• ça fait du mal au commerce it's not good for business

• vouloir du mal à qn to wish sb ill

• mettre à mal to harm

   d. ( = difficulté) difficulty

• on n'a rien sans mal you don't get anything without effort

• faire qch sans trop de mal to do sth without undue difficulty

• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!

• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it

• j'ai du mal I find it hard

► avoir du mal à faire qch to have trouble doing sth

► donner du mal à qn to give sb trouble

• ce travail m'a donné bien du mal this job gave me a lot of trouble

• se donner du mal pour faire qch to take trouble over sth

• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for

• être en mal d'inspiration to be lacking in inspiration

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► mal de l'air airsickness

► mal de l'espace space sickness

► mal de mer seasickness

• avoir le mal de mer to be seasick ► mal des montagnes mountain sickness

► mal du pays homesickness

• avoir le mal du pays to be homesick ► mal des transports travel sickness

• pilule contre le mal des transports travel-sickness pill ► mal de vivre profound discontent

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1.

mpl maux mal, mo adjectif invariable

1) ( répréhensible) wrong

qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? — what has she done wrong?

2) ( mauvais) bad

ce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an

3) (colloq)

un film pas mal — a rather good film

elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking

2.

nom masculin

1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty

sans mal — easily

avoir du mal à faire — to have trouble doing

se donner beaucoup de mal pour quelqu'un — to go to a great deal of trouble on somebody's account

ne te donne pas ce mal! — don't bother!

donne-toi un peu de mal! — make some effort!

2) ( douleur) pain

faire mal — lit, fig to hurt

se faire mal — to hurt oneself

j'ai mal — it hurts

avoir mal partout — to ache all over

elle avait très mal — she was in pain

ces bottes me font mal aux pieds — these boots hurt my feet

avoir mal à la gorge — to have a sore throat

j'ai mal aux yeux — my eyes are sore

ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache

3) ( maladie) illness, disease

mal sans gravité — minor illness

mal incurable — incurable disease

tu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience

4) ( manque)

être en mal d'inspiration — to be short of inspiration

être en mal d'affection — to be lacking in affection

5) ( dommage) harm

le mal est fait — the harm is done

faire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]

il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done

une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm

mettre à mal quelque chose — to damage something

6) ( calamité)

qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?

un mal à combattre — an evil that must be fought

7) ( méchanceté)

penser à mal — to have evil intentions

sans penser à mal — without meaning any harm

dire du mal de quelqu'un — to speak ill of somebody

8) Philosophie, Religion evil

3.

adverbe

1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badly

elle travaille mal — her work isn't good

elle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player

s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre

2) ( de manière défectueuse)

mal fonctionner — not to work properly

elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way

dire quelque chose mal à propos — to make an inappropriate remark

3) ( difficilement)

on voit mal comment — it's difficult to see how

marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty

4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorly

je t'entends mal — I can't hear you very well

mal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier

5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly

6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly

j'avais mal compris — I had misunderstood

mal informé — ill-informed

7) ( défavorablement)

aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well

se trouver mal — to faint

être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable

être au plus mal — to be critically ill

ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way

être mal avec quelqu'un — to be on bad terms with somebody

se mettre mal avec quelqu'un — to fall out with somebody

8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly

mal faire — to do wrong

se tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture

il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis

4.

pas mal (colloq) locution adverbiale ( beaucoup)

il a pas mal bu — he's had quite a lot to drink

elle a pas mal d'amis — she has quite a few friends

il est pas mal violent — he's rather violent

Phrasal Verbs:

- mal de l'air

- mal des grands ensembles

- mal de mer

- mal du pays

- mal du siècle

- mal des transports

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ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)

entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils

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mal, mpl maux ⇒ Les douleurs et les maladies

A adj inv

1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;

2 ( mauvais) bad; ce ne serait pas mal de déménager it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; ⇒ an;

3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!

B nm

1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;

2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;

3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;

4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;

5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;

6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;

7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;

8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.

C adv

1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;

2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;

3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;

4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;

5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;

6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;

7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;

8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.

D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.

Composés

mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.

Idiomes

ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

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13 tripa

f.

1 stomach (vientre).

me duele la tripa I've got a stomachache

echar las tripas (informal) to throw up, to puke

hacer de tripas corazón (informal) to pluck up one's courage

¿qué tripa se te ha roto? (informal) what's up with you, then?, what's bugging you?

revolverle las tripas a alguien (informal) to turn somebody's stomach

2 gut, belly (informal) (barriga). (peninsular Spanish)

está echando tripa he's getting a pot belly o a bit of a gut

3 intestine, bowels, gut.

4 catgut.

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tripa

► nombre femenino

1 (intestino) gut, intestine

2 (barriga) gut, stomach

3 (de vasija) belly

4 familiar (embarazo) belly

► nombre femenino plural tripas

1 familiar (interior) innards

2 (de fruta) core sing

3 (documentos) dossier sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar las tripas familiar to throw up

echar tripa / tener tripa familiar to get a paunch / have a paunch

hacer de tripas corazón figurado to pluck up courage

revolver las tripas figurado to turn one's stomach

dolor de tripas familiar stomachache

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noun f.

gut

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femenino

1)

a) tb tripas femenino plural ( intestino) intestine, gut; ( vísceras) (fam) innards (pl) (colloq)

se me revuelven las tripas sólo de verlo — just looking at it turns my stomach

echar las tripas — (fam) ( esforzarse) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to bust a gut (BrE sl); ( vomitar) to throw up (colloq)

hacer de tripas corazón — to pluck up courage

b) ( material) gut

cuerda de tripa — catgut

2) (Esp fam) ( barriga) belly (colloq)

tener/echar tripa — to have/get a bit of a paunch o (colloq) belly

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= tummy, gut.

Ex. Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.

Ex. Did you also know that the gut has more nerve endings than the head does?.

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* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.

* tripa para embutidos = sausage casing.

* tripa para salchichas = sausage casing.

* tripas = insides, gubbings.

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femenino

1)

a) tb tripas femenino plural ( intestino) intestine, gut; ( vísceras) (fam) innards (pl) (colloq)

se me revuelven las tripas sólo de verlo — just looking at it turns my stomach

echar las tripas — (fam) ( esforzarse) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to bust a gut (BrE sl); ( vomitar) to throw up (colloq)

hacer de tripas corazón — to pluck up courage

b) ( material) gut

cuerda de tripa — catgut

2) (Esp fam) ( barriga) belly (colloq)

tener/echar tripa — to have/get a bit of a paunch o (colloq) belly

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= tummy, gut.

Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.

Ex: Did you also know that the gut has more nerve endings than the head does?.

* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.

* tripa para embutidos = sausage casing.

* tripa para salchichas = sausage casing.

* tripas = insides, gubbings.

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tripa

feminine

A tb tripas fpl

1 (intestino) intestine, gut; (vísceras) ( fam) innards (pl) ( colloq), insides (pl) ( colloq)

quitarle las escamas y las tripas remove the scales and gut it

me duelen las tripas I have a stomach o ( colloq) tummy ache

a mí se me revuelven las tripas sólo de verlo just looking at it turns my stomach o makes my stomach turn

echar las tripas ( fam) (esforzarse) to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to bust a gut ( BrE sl) (vomitar) to throw up ( colloq), to puke (sl)

hacer de tripas corazón to pluck up courage

hice de tripas corazón y me lo comí I took a deep breath and ate it, I plucked up courage and ate it

tener tripas para algo ( fam): hay que tener tripas para ser cirujano you need a strong stomach to be a surgeon

yo no tengo tripas para hacer ese trabajo I don't have the stomach to do that job

2 (material) gut

cuerda de tripa catgut

B ( Esp fam) (barriga) tummy ( colloq), belly ( colloq)

tiene tripa he's got a bit of a paunch o ( colloq) belly

echar tripa to get fat, to get a paunch o a pot o a belly ( colloq)

está de cuatro meses pero aún no se le nota la tripa she's four months pregnant but she's not showing yet ( colloq)

a media tripa ( Chi fam); hungry

me quedé a media tripa I still felt hungry

C ( Méx) (tubo) tube

una tripa flexible a flexible tube

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tripa sustantivo femenino
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a) tb

◊ tripas sustantivo femenino plural ( intestino) intestine, gut;

( vísceras) (fam) innards (pl) (colloq);
◊ se me revuelven las tripas de solo verlo just looking at it turns my stomach

b) ( material) gut

2 (Esp fam) ( barriga) belly (colloq)
tripa sustantivo femenino
1 Anat gut, intestine
fam (barriga) tummy: me duele la tripa, I've got tummy ache
tiene mucha tripa, he has a big paunch
2 fam fpl tripas, innards, guts
♦ Locuciones: hacer de tripas corazón, to pluck up courage
su actitud me revuelve las tripas, his attitude makes me sick
¿qué tripa se le habrá roto ahora?, what's the matter with him now?
' tripa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embutir
English:
belly
- bellyache
- gut
- skin

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tripa nf

1. Esp Fam [barriga] gut, belly;

está echando tripa he's getting a potbelly o a bit of a gut;

tiene mucha tripa he's got a huge gut o belly on him

2. [de embarazada] bump, bulge

3. [vientre] stomach;

me duele la tripa I've got a stomachache;

dolor de tripa stomachache

4.
tripas [intestino] gut, intestine;

primero se le quitan las tripas al pescado first, gut the fish;

te suenan las tripas your stomach's rumbling;

Comp
Fam
echar las tripas to throw up, to puke;

Comp
Fam
revolverle las tripas a alguien to turn sb's stomach;

Comp
Fam
hacer de tripas corazón to pluck up one's courage;

Comp
Fam
¿qué tripa se te ha roto? what's up with you, then?, what's bugging you?

5. Fam
tripas [interior] insides;

quiero ver las tripas de la máquina I want to see the workings of the machine

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tripa

f fam

belly fam, gut fam ;

hacer de tripas corazón fig pluck up courage;

¿qué tripa se te ha roto? fam what’s so urgent?;

echar las tripas fig fam bust a gut;

rascarse la tripa fig fam do nothing;

se me revuelven las tripas my stomach turns

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tripa nf

1) intestino: gut, intestine

2) tripas nfpl fam: belly, tummy, insides pl

dolerle a uno las tripas: to have a stomach ache

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tripa n

1. (intestino) gut

tripa de cerdo pig's gut

2. (estómago) stomach / tummy [pl. tummies]

me duele la tripa I've got a tummyache

3. (barriga) belly [pl. bellies]

no está gordo, pero sí tiene tripa he's not fat, but he has got a belly

Spanish-English dictionary > tripa

14 barriga

f.

belly.

echar barriga to get a paunch

rascarse o tocarse la barriga (figurative) to twiddle one's thumbs, to laze around

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barriga

► nombre femenino

1 belly, stomach, tummy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar barriga to get a paunch

tocarse la barriga to sit on one's backside, twiddle one's thumbs

dolor de barriga stomach-ache

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noun f.

belly

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SF

1) (Anat) belly; (=panza) paunch

echar barriga — to get middle-age spread

estás echando barriga — you're getting a bit of a belly *

con la cerveza echas barriga — beer makes you fat

me duele la barriga — I have a sore stomach

hacer una barriga a una chica — * to get a girl in the family way

llenarse la barriga — to stuff o.s.

tener barriga — * (=estar encinta) to be in the family way *; (=ser gordo) to be fat

- rascarse o tocarse la barriga

2) (=parte abultada) [de jarra] belly, rounded part; [de muro] bulge

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femenino

1) (fam) ( vientre) belly (colloq), tummy (colloq)

dolor de barriga — bellyache (colloq), tummy ache (colloq)

tiene mucha barriga — she has quite a belly o tummy (colloq)

echar barriga — to develop a paunch o (colloq) gut

rascarse or tocarse la barriga — (fam) to sit on one's backside o (AmE) butt (colloq)

2) ( de vasija) belly, rounded part

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= belly, potbelly, abdomen, tummy, paunch, gut, pop belly.

Nota: Usado con cierta frecuencia en lugar de potbelly, cuyo uso es más aceptado.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Food for the mind, or food for the belly? The Irish famine and the Public Libraries Act of 1850'.

Ex. It is generally normal for toddlers to have potbellies.

Ex. Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg ' abdomen - diseases' but 'Abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see 'Chest and Thoracic duct'.

Ex. Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.

Ex. Much of the fat in a man's paunch is under the abdominal muscles, exactly at his centre of gravity.

Ex. Did you also know that the gut has more nerve endings than the head does?.

Ex. Flatten your midsection and get rid of your beer gut and pop belly and get a flat stomach.

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* barriga cervecera = beer belly, beer gut.

* dolor de barriga = tummy ache.

* lifting de barriga = tummy tuck.

* rascarse la barriga = sit on + Posesivo + butt, sit on + Posesivo + backside.

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femenino

1) (fam) ( vientre) belly (colloq), tummy (colloq)

dolor de barriga — bellyache (colloq), tummy ache (colloq)

tiene mucha barriga — she has quite a belly o tummy (colloq)

echar barriga — to develop a paunch o (colloq) gut

rascarse or tocarse la barriga — (fam) to sit on one's backside o (AmE) butt (colloq)

2) ( de vasija) belly, rounded part

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= belly, potbelly, abdomen, tummy, paunch, gut, pop belly.

Nota: Usado con cierta frecuencia en lugar de potbelly, cuyo uso es más aceptado.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Food for the mind, or food for the belly? The Irish famine and the Public Libraries Act of 1850'.

Ex: It is generally normal for toddlers to have potbellies.

Ex: Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg ' abdomen - diseases' but 'Abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see 'Chest and Thoracic duct'.

Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.

Ex: Much of the fat in a man's paunch is under the abdominal muscles, exactly at his centre of gravity.

Ex: Did you also know that the gut has more nerve endings than the head does?.

Ex: Flatten your midsection and get rid of your beer gut and pop belly and get a flat stomach.

* barriga cervecera = beer belly, beer gut.

* dolor de barriga = tummy ache.

* lifting de barriga = tummy tuck.

* rascarse la barriga = sit on + Posesivo + butt, sit on + Posesivo + backside.

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barriga

feminine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( fam) (vientre) stomach, tummy ( colloq)

dolor de barriga stomachache, tummy ache ( colloq)

tiene mucha barriga she has quite a stomach o tummy

ha echado mucha barriga he's developed quite a paunch o ( colloq) gut o ( colloq) pot

niños desnutridos con la barriga hinchada undernourished children with swollen stomachs o bellies

rascarse or tocarse la barriga ( fam); to sit on one's butt ( AmE) o ( BrE) backside ( colloq)

barriga llena, corazón contento a full stomach makes for a happy heart

B (de una vasija) belly, rounded part

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barriga sustantivo femenino (fam) ( vientre) belly (colloq), tummy (colloq);
◊ dolor de barriga bellyache (colloq), tummy ache (colloq);

echar barriga to develop a paunch o (colloq) gut
barriga sustantivo femenino
1 belly: estoy echando barriga, I'm getting a pot-belly
familiar tummy: me duele la barriga, I've got tummyache
♦ Locuciones: familiar llenarse la barriga, to stuff oneself
rascarse la barriga, to laze around: se pasa el día rascándose la barriga, he spent all his time lazing around

' barriga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guata
- panza
- tripa
English:
belly
- gut
- potbelly
- pot
- stomach
- tummy

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barriga nf

1. Fam [vientre] stomach;
[especialmente en lenguaje infantil] tummy;
me duele la barriga my stomach o tummy hurts;

Comp

rascarse o [m5] tocarse la barriga to twiddle one's thumbs, to laze around;

Comp
RP Fam
ser una barriga resfriada to be a blabbermouth

2. Fam [abultamiento del vientre] paunch;

echar barriga to get a paunch;

tener barriga to have a paunch;

Comp

hacer una barriga a alguien to get sb up the spout o Br duff

3. [de cántaro, vasija] belly

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barriga

f belly;

echar barriga fig fam get a belly o

paunch;

rascarse la barriga fig fam sit on one’s butt fam

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barriga nf

panza: belly, paunch

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barriga n belly [pl. bellies] / tummy [pl. tummies]

le duele la barriga he's got a tummy ache

echar barriga to get a paunch

Spanish-English dictionary > barriga

15 ventre

ventre [vɑ̃tʀ]

masculine noun

   a. ( = abdomen, estomac) stomach

• dormir sur le ventre to sleep on one's stomach

• avoir du ventre to have a bit of a tummy (inf)

• prendre du ventre to be getting a bit of a tummy (inf)

• se coucher le ventre vide or creux to go to bed on an empty stomach

• avoir le ventre plein (inf) to be full

• avoir mal au ventre to have stomach ache

   b. ( = utérus) womb

• quand tu étais dans le ventre de ta mère when you were in mummy's tummy (inf)

   c. [d'animal] belly

   d. (locutions) courir ventre à terre to go flat out (inf)

• il n'a rien dans le ventre ( = lâche) he has no guts (inf)

• j'aimerais bien savoir ce qu'il a dans le ventre (ce qu'il pense) I'd like to know what's going on in his mind ; (quelles sont ses qualités) I'd like to see what he's made of

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vɑ̃tʀ
nom masculin

1) (abdomen, estomac) stomach, tummy (colloq), belly

s'allonger sur le ventre — to lie on one's stomach, to lie face down

rentrer son ventre — to hold in one's stomach

avoir mal au ventre — to have stomach-ache

avoir le ventre creux/plein — to have an empty/a full stomach

le ventre de la terre — liter the bowels (pl) of the earth littér; affamé

2) ( d'animal) (under)belly

3) ( utérus) womb

4) ( siège du courage)

ne rien avoir dans le ventre — to have no guts (colloq)

avoir la rage/la peur au ventre — to feel sick with fury/fear

je ne sais pas ce qu'il a dans le ventre — (colloq) I don't know what he's made of

5) ( partie renflée) (de marmite, bateau, d'avion) belly

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courir ventre à terre — to run flat out

tu as les yeux plus gros que le ventre — your eyes are bigger than your stomach

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vɑ̃tʀ nm
1) ANATOMIE belly

avoir mal au ventre — to have belly ache, to have a belly ache

prendre du ventre — to be getting a paunch

2) (maternel) womb

3) [animal] belly

4) (locutions)

ventre à terre — flat out

à plat ventre — flat on one's belly

la peur au ventre — with fear in one's heart

ça fait mal au ventre fig — it to makes you sick

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ventre ⇒ Le corps humain nm

1 (abdomen, estomac) stomach, tummy○, belly; s'allonger sur le ventre to lie on one's stomach, to lie face down; rentrer le ventre to hold in one's stomach; avoir du ventre gén to have a fat stomach; ( homme) to have a paunch; avoir mal au ventre to have stomach-ache ou tummy-ache○; ça me donne mal au ventre○ de voir ça! fig that makes me sick!; avoir le ventre creux/plein to have an empty/a full stomach; se remplir le ventre○ ( se nourrir) to fill one's belly; ( trop manger) to gorge oneself péj; le ventre de la terre liter the bowels (pl) of the earth littér; voyons ce que la chaudière a dans le ventre let's have a look at the inside of the boiler;

2 ( d'animal) (under)belly; le poisson flottait ventre à l'air the fish was floating belly up;

3 ( utérus) womb; dans le ventre de sa mère in his mother's womb;

4 ( siège du courage) ne rien avoir dans le ventre to have no guts○; avoir la rage/la peur au ventre to feel sick with fury/fear; je ne sais pas ce qu'il a dans le ventre○ I don't know what he's made of;

5 ( partie renflée) (de marmite, bateau, d'avion) belly;

6 Tech faire ventre [mur] to bulge out; [plafond] to sag;

7 Phys ( d'onde) antinode.

Composé

le ventre de Paris the former covered market in Paris.

Idiomes

courir ventre à terre to run flat out; tu as les yeux plus gros que le ventre your eyes are bigger than your stomach.

[vɑ̃tr] nom masculin

1. ANATOMIE & ZOOLOGIE stomach

être couché sur le ventre to be lying down ou flat on one's stomach

mettez-vous sur le ventre

a. [de la position debout] lie on your stomach

b. [de la position couchée] roll over onto your stomach

il leur marcherait ou passerait sur le ventre (figuré) he'd trample all over them

avoir mal au ventre to have (a) stomachache

avoir le ventre creux ou vide to have an empty stomach

avoir le ventre plein to be full, to have a full stomach

il s'est sauvé ventre à terre you couldn't see him for dust

rentrer/partir ventre à terre to get back/to go off on the double

n'avoir rien dans le ventre: je n'ai rien dans le ventre depuis trois jours I haven't had anything to eat for three days, I've had to go hungry for the last three days

il n'a rien dans le ventre (figuré) he's got no guts

je voudrais bien savoir ce qu'elle a dans le ventre

a. [de manière générale] I'd like to know what makes her tick

b. [sur un point précis] I'd like to know what she's up to

lui, professeur? ça me ferait mal au ventre! (familier) a professor, him? like hell he is!

ventre affamé n'a point ou pas d'oreilles (proverbe) there is no reasoning with a starving man

2. [contenu - d'un appareil, d'un véhicule] innards

3. [utérus] womb

4. [renflement - d'un vase, d'un tonneau, d'un pot] bulge, belly ; [ - d'un bateau] bilge ; [ - d'un avion] belly

5. PHYSIQUE loop, antinode

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ventre

16 molestia

f.

1 bother, trouble.

ocasionar o causar molestias a alguien to cause somebody trouble

si no es demasiada molestia if it's not too much trouble

perdone la molestia, pero… sorry to bother you, but…

tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to take the trouble to do something

2 discomfort.

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molestia

► nombre femenino

1 (incomodidad) bother, trouble; (fastidio) nuisance

2 MEDICINA trouble, slight pain

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no es molestia it's no trouble

perdonen las molestias please excuse the inconvenience

ser una molestia to be a nuisance

si no es molestia if you don't mind

tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to take the trouble to do something

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noun f.

1) annoyance, bother, nuisance

2) trouble

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SF

1) (=trastorno) bother, trouble

el retraso nos causó muchas molestias — the delay caused us a lot of bother o trouble

¿me podrías llevar a casa, si no es mucha molestia? — could you take me home, if it's not too much bother o trouble?

andar con muletas es una gran molestia — walking with crutches is a real nuisance o bother

perdone la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...

¡no es ninguna molestia, estaré encantado de ayudarte! — it's no trouble at all, I'll be happy to help!

"perdonen las molestias" — "we apologize for any inconvenience"

• ahorrarse la molestia de hacer algo — to save o.s. the bother o trouble of doing sth

• tomarse la molestia de hacer algo — to take the trouble to do sth

se tomaron la molestia de visitarlos en persona — they took the trouble to visit them in person

no tenías que haberte tomado la molestia — you shouldn't have bothered o taken the trouble, you shouldn't have put yourself out

2) (Med) discomfort

al andar noto una pequeña molestia — I feel a slight discomfort when I walk

si persisten las molestias, consulte a un especialista — if the discomfort o trouble persists, consult a specialist

tengo una pequeña molestia en la garganta — I have a bit of a sore throat

tengo molestias en el estómago — I have an upset stomach

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femenino

1)

a) (incomodidad, trastorno) trouble

siento causarte tantas molestias — I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble

no es ninguna molestia — it's no trouble at all

perdona la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...

rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas — (frml) we apologize for any inconvenience caused (frml)

b) ( trabajo)

¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? — why did you bother to do that?

molestia DE + inf: ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip; se tomó la molestia de escribirnos — she took the trouble to write to us

2) ( malestar)

molestias estomacales — stomach problems o upsets

no es un dolor, sólo una molestia — it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort

las molestias que acompañan a estados gripales — the aches and pains symptomatic of flu

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= annoyance, discomfort, disruption, encumbrance, nuisance, pain, trial, embarrassment, aggravation, disturbance, irksomeness, mischief, ache, hassle, pest, irritant, soreness, niggling, niggle, self-effacement, inconvenience.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.

Ex. Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.

Ex. An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.

Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.

Ex. However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.

Ex. For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.

Ex. He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.

Ex. Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.

Ex. One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the ' aggravation quotient'.

Ex. A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.

Ex. Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.

Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.

Ex. Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.

Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.

Ex. Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.

Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.

Ex. Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.

Ex. The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.

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* ahorrar la molestia = spare + Nombre + a problem.

* ahorrar molestia = save + trouble.

* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.

* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.

* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.

* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.

* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.

* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.

* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.

* ser una molestia = be a pest.

* sin molestias = hassle-free.

* tomarse la molestia de = take + the trouble to, take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.

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femenino

1)

a) (incomodidad, trastorno) trouble

siento causarte tantas molestias — I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble

no es ninguna molestia — it's no trouble at all

perdona la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...

rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas — (frml) we apologize for any inconvenience caused (frml)

b) ( trabajo)

¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? — why did you bother to do that?

molestia DE + inf: ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip; se tomó la molestia de escribirnos — she took the trouble to write to us

2) ( malestar)

molestias estomacales — stomach problems o upsets

no es un dolor, sólo una molestia — it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort

las molestias que acompañan a estados gripales — the aches and pains symptomatic of flu

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= annoyance, discomfort, disruption, encumbrance, nuisance, pain, trial, embarrassment, aggravation, disturbance, irksomeness, mischief, ache, hassle, pest, irritant, soreness, niggling, niggle, self-effacement, inconvenience.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.

Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.

Ex: An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.

Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.

Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.

Ex: For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.

Ex: He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.

Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.

Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the ' aggravation quotient'.

Ex: A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.

Ex: Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.

Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.

Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.

Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.

Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.

Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.

Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.

Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.

Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.

Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.

* ahorrar la molestia = spare + Nombre + a problem.

* ahorrar molestia = save + trouble.

* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.

* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.

* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.

* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.

* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.

* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.

* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.

* ser una molestia = be a pest.

* sin molestias = hassle-free.

* tomarse la molestia de = take + the trouble to, take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.

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molestia

feminine

A

1

(incomodidad, trastorno): siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to be such a nuisance o to cause you so much trouble o to put you out like this

perdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …

no es ninguna molestia, yo te llevo it's no trouble at all, I'll take you there

¿me podría cambiar el tenedor, si no es molestia? would you mind giving me a new fork, please?

rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas por el retraso ( frml); we apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay ( frml)

2

(trabajo): ¿para qué te has tomado la molestia? why did you bother to do that?, you shouldn't have put yourself out

molestia DE + INF:

ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip

se tomó la molestia de escribirnos a cada uno en particular she took the trouble to write to each of us individually

B

(malestar): puede causar molestias estomacales it may cause stomach problems o upsets, it may upset the stomach

las molestias que suelen acompañar a los estados gripales the aches and pains often symptomatic of flu

no es un dolor, sólo una ligera molestia it's not a pain, just a slight feeling of discomfort

a la primera molestia, me tomo un calmante as soon as it starts to hurt, I take a painkiller

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molestia sustantivo femenino
1
a) (incomodidad, trastorno):

◊ ser una molestia to be a nuisance;

siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble;
perdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …
b) ( trabajo) trouble;

◊ se tomó la molestia de escribirnos she took the trouble to write to us;

¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? why did you bother to do that?;
no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble o bother
2 ( malestar):
◊ molestias estomacales stomach problems o upsets;

no es un dolor, solo una molestia it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
molestia sustantivo femenino
1 (incomodidad) trouble: no quiero causar ninguna molestia, I don't want to cause any trouble
2 (trabajo, esfuerzo) bother: se tomó la molestia de venir, he took the trouble to come
3 (fastidio) nuisance
4 (dolor) slight pain
' molestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
daño
- fastidiar
- fastidio
- fregado
- gaita
- incomodar
- trastorno
- ahorrar
- estorbo
- evitar
- joda
- joroba
- pasajero
- pesadez
- tomar
English:
annoyance
- bother
- discomfort
- inconvenience
- irritation
- nuisance
- palaver
- tiresomeness
- trouble
- pain
- put

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molestia nf

1. [incomodidad] bother, trouble;

este ruido es una molestia this noise is annoying;

es una molestia vivir lejos del trabajo it's a nuisance living a long way from work;

ahórrese molestias y pague con tarjeta save yourself a lot of trouble and pay by credit card;

¿te llevo a la estación? – ahórrate la molestia, iré en taxi shall I give you a Br lift o US ride to the station? – don't bother, I'll get a cab;

ocasionar o [m5] causar molestias a alguien to cause sb trouble;

si no es demasiada molestia if it's not too much trouble;

no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble;

perdone la molestia, pero… sorry to bother you, but…;

(les rogamos) disculpen las molestias (causadas) we apologize for any inconvenience caused;

tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to go to o to take the trouble to do sth;

¡no tenías por qué tomarte tantas molestias! you didn't have to go to such trouble!, you shouldn't have!

2. [malestar] discomfort;

siento molestias en el estómago my stomach doesn't feel too good;

se retiró porque sentía algunas molestias en la rodilla he came off because his knee wasn't quite right

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molestia

f ( incordio) nuisance;

molestias pl MED discomfort sg ;

tomarse la molestia de go to the trouble of

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molestia nf

1) fastidio: annoyance, bother, nuisance

2) : trouble

se tomó la molestia de investigar: she took the trouble to investigate

3) malestar: discomfort

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molestia n

1. (incomodidad) trouble

se tomó la molestia de acompañarme a casa he took the trouble to see me home

no es molestia it's no trouble

2. (dolor) slight pain

siento algunas molestias en el estómago I've got a slight stomach pain

3. (fastidio) nuisance / bother

es una molestia it's a nuisance

Spanish-English dictionary > molestia

17 ziehen

das Ziehen

haul; traction; drawing; pull

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Zie|hen
nt -s, no pl
(= Schmerz) ache; (im Unterleib) abdominal pain
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1) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) draw

2) extract

3) ((an) act of extracting eg a tooth.) extraction

4) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) haul

5) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) rule

6) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) pull

7) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) pull

8) (to move to a new house etc: He has removed to London.) remove

9) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) train

10) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) wander

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Zie·hen

<-s>

[ˈtsi:ən]

nt kein pl ache

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) pull; (sanfter) draw; (zerren) tug; (schleppen) drag

jemanden an sich ziehen — draw somebody to one

jemanden am Ärmel ziehen — pull somebody by the sleeve

Perlen auf eine Schnur ziehen — thread pearls/beads on to a string

den Hut ins Gesicht ziehen — pull one's hat down over one's face

ziehen und ablegen — (DV) drag and drop

2) (fig.)

es zog ihn zu ihr/zu dem Ort — he felt drawn to her/to the place

alle Blicke auf sich ziehen — attract or capture all the attention

jemandes Zorn/Unwillen usw. auf sich ziehen — incur somebody's anger/displeasure etc.

etwas nach sich ziehen — result in something; entail something

3) (herausziehen) pull out <nail, cork, organ-stop, etc.>; extract < tooth>; take out, remove <stitches, splinter>; draw <cord, sword, pistol>

den Hut ziehen — raise or doff one's hat

etwas aus der Tasche ziehen — take something out of one's pocket

Zigaretten/Süßigkeiten usw. ziehen — (ugs.): (aus Automaten) get cigarettes/sweets etc. from a slot machine

die [Quadrat]wurzel ziehen — (Math.) extract the square root

4) (dehnen) stretch <elastic etc.>; stretch out <sheets etc.>

5) (Gesichtspartien bewegen) make <face, grimace>

die Augenbrauen nach oben ziehen — raise one's eyebrows

die Stirn in Falten ziehen — wrinkle or knit one's brow; (missmutig) frown

6) (bei Brettspielen) move <chessman etc.>

7)

er zog den Rauch in die Lungen — he inhaled the smoke [into his lungs]

8) (zeichnen) draw <line, circle, arc, etc.>

9) (anlegen) dig < trench>; build < wall>; erect < fence>; put up < washing-line>; run, lay <cable, wires>; draw < frontier>; trace < loop>; follow < course>

sich (Dat.) einen Scheitel ziehen — make a parting [in one's hair]

10) (aufziehen) grow <plants, flowers>; breed < animals>

11) (verblasst; auch als Funktionsverb) draw <lesson, conclusion, comparison>; s. auch Konsequenz 1); Rechenschaft; Verantwortung 1)
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (reißen) pull

an etwas (Dat.) ziehen — pull on something

der Hund zieht an der Leine — the dog is straining at the leash

an einem od. am selben Strang ziehen — (fig.) be pulling in the same direction

2) (funktionieren) <stove, pipe, chimney> draw; <car, engine> pull

3) mit sein (umziehen) move (nach, in + Akk. to)

zu jemandem ziehen — move in with somebody

4) mit sein (gehen) go; (marschieren) march; (umherstreifen) roam; rove; (fortgehen) go away; leave; <fog, clouds> drift

durch etwas ziehen — pass through something

in den Krieg ziehen — go or march off to war

die Schwalben ziehen nach Süden — the swallows are flying southwards

5) (saugen) draw

an einer Zigarette/Pfeife ziehen — draw on a cigarette/pipe

an einem Strohhalm ziehen — suck at a straw

6) <tea, coffee> draw

7) (Kochk.) simmer

8) unpers

es zieht [vom Fenster her] — there's a draught [from the window]

9) (ugs.): (zum Erfolg führen) < trick> work

das zieht bei mir nicht — that won't wash or won't cut any ice with me (fig. coll.)

10) (schmerzen)

es zieht [mir] im Rücken — I've got backache

ein leichtes/starkes Ziehen im Bauch — a slight/intense stomach ache
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) < road> run, stretch; < frontier> run

2)

der Weg o. ä. zieht sich — (ugs.) the journey etc. goes on and on

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ziehen; zieht, zog, gezogen

A. v/t (hat)

1. (Pflug, Wagen etc) draw, pull; (Spülung) pull; (Handbremse) put on, pull up; (schleppen) drag; (schwere Lasten) haul; (zerren) tug;

lass dich nicht so ziehen zu Kind: stop pulling (and keep up)!;

ein Boot ans Ufer ziehen pull a boat ashore;

jemanden am Ärmel ziehen tug at sb’s sleeve;

jemanden an den Haaren/Ohren ziehen pull sb’s hair/ears;

jemanden an sich (akk)

ziehen draw sb to one;

aus dem Wasser ziehen (Boot) pull ( oder haul) out of the water; (Ertrinkenden) auch pull from the water;

kurz durchs Wasser ziehen give sth a quick rinse;

jemanden mit sich ziehen pull sb along (with one);

einen Ring vom Finger ziehen take a ring off, slip a ring from one’s finger;

einen Pullover über die Bluse ziehen put a jumper (US sweater) on over the blouse;

jemandem ein Brett über den Kopf ziehen (damit schlagen) hit sb on the head with a board;

die Gardinen vors Fenster ziehen draw the curtains (across the window);

jemanden zur Seite ziehen take sb aside

2. (Zahn) pull out, extract; (Korken, Messer, Revolver etc) draw, pull out; (Möhren) pull up; (den Hut) take off; (Los, Gewinn) draw; (Karte) take; (auswählen) pick;

die Fäden ziehen MED take out the stitches;

Zigaretten (aus dem Automaten) ziehen get some cigarettes out of the machine

3. (Linie) draw; (Kreis) auch describe; (Mauer) build, erect; (Graben) dig; (Wäscheleine) put up; (Leitungen) put sth in;

einen Scheitel ziehen make a parting (US part);

den Wagen nach links ziehen (lenken) pull ( oder steer) the car over to the left

4. (dehnen) stretch;

etwas lässt sich ziehen sth stretches, sth gives;

die Suppe zieht Fäden the soup’s gone stringy

5. (Los, Gewinn) draw; (Karte) take; (auswählen) pick;

eine Niete ziehen draw a blank

6. MATH (Wurzel) extract, find, work out

7. (Kerzen) draw;

Perlen auf eine Schnur ziehen thread beads;

Saiten auf eine Geige etc

ziehen string a violin etc;

Wein auf Flaschen ziehen bottle wine;

ein Bild auf Karton ziehen print a picture on a card

8. fig:

auf sich (akk)

ziehen (Aufmerksamkeit, Blicke etc) attract; (jemandes Hass, Unmut etc) incur;

jemanden auf seine Seite ziehen win sb over to one’s side;

jemanden ins Gespräch/Vertrauen ziehen draw sb into ( oder include sb in) the conversation/take sb into one’s confidence;

etwas ins Lächerliche ziehen ridicule sth, hold sth up to ridicule;

nach sich ziehen zur Folge haben: have as a consequence, result in; notwendigerweise: entail, involve; verursachen: bring about, cause; als Nebeneffekt: bring with it ( oder in its wake);

es zieht mich dorthin/zu ihr I feel drawn there/to her;

es zieht mich nichts in diese Gesellschaft I don’t feel drawn to these people in any way; → Bilanz 2, Ferne 1, Länge 1, Schluss 5, zurate etc

9. (Pflanzen) grow; (Tiere) breed, rear;

die Kinder sind gut gezogen (erzogen) the children are well brought up;

den werd ich mir schon noch ziehen I’ll teach him some manners

B. v/i

1. (hat) pull (

an +dat at); heftig: tug (at);

der Wagen zieht schlecht the car’s not pulling properly;

er zieht schnell Cowboy etc: he’s quick on the draw;

zieh! in Western: draw!;

an der Glocke ziehen pull ( oder ring) the bell;

an der Leine ziehen Hund: pull at the lead ( oder leash), strain at the leash

2. (ist) (wandern, reisen) wander, rove; Tiere, Vögel: migrate; Vögel: auch fly; (weggehen) go (away), leave;

ziehen nach/in (+akk) (umziehen) move to/into;

aufs Land ziehen move to the country;

zu jemandem ziehen go to live with sb, move in with sb;

durch die Welt ziehen see (liter roam) the world;

in den Krieg ziehen go to war;

nach Süden ziehen Vögel: fly ( oder go oder migrate) south;

jemanden ziehen lassen let sb go;

jemanden ungern ziehen lassen be sorry to see sb go

3. (ist) Rauch, Wolken etc: drift;

die Wolken ziehen the clouds drift ( schnell: scud) across the sky;

das Gewitter ist nach Westen gezogen the storm has moved (away) westward

4. (hat) Schach etc: (make a) move;

mit dem König ziehen move the ( oder one’s) king;

wer zieht? whose move is it?

5. (hat) Ofen, Pfeife etc: draw;

der Ofen zieht nicht the stove isn’t drawing;

ziehen an einer Pfeife etc: (take a) puff at, draw on; an Strohhalm: chew

6. (hat) unpers:

hier zieht’s there’s a draught (US draft);

mir zieht’s am Rücken I can feel a draught (US draft) on my back

7. (hat) Tee: draw; in Marinade: stand; in heißem Wasser: simmer;

den Tee etc

ziehen lassen let the tea etc stand

8. umg:

einen ziehen lassen let (one) off

9. (hat) (schmerzen) twinge, ache;

ziehender Schmerz twinge, ache; unpers:

es zieht mir im Rücken I can feel a twinge in my back;

ein leichtes Ziehen im Rücken haben have a slight pain ( oder ache) in one’s back, have a touch of (US a slight) backache

10. (hat) SPORT set the pace

11. (hat) umg (wirken) work; (Anklang finden) go down (well);

dieses Stück zieht nicht the play isn’t getting very good houses ( oder audiences), the play isn’t pulling in the crowds ( oder isn’t exactly pulling them in umg);

diese Ausrede zieht bei mir nicht that excuse won’t wash with me, try another one;

Schmeichelei/das zieht bei mir nicht flattery/that will get you nowhere, flattery/that doesn’t work with me

C. v/r (hat)

1.

sich an einem Seil in die Höhe ziehen pull o.s. up on a rope

2. (sich dehnen) stretch, give; Käse: go stringy, form strings; Klebstoff: get tacky; umg, fig, Verhandlungen etc: drag on; Weg: go on and on;

das zieht sich umg (dauert lange) it’s going on a bit

3. (sich verziehen) Holz: warp; Stahl: buckle

4.

sich ziehen durch/über (+akk) (erstrecken) stretch through/over ( oder across);

sich ziehen über (+akk) Narbe: go right across;

sich ziehen um Mauer, Wall: go right (a-)round, enclose;

sich ziehen durch fig, Motiv, Thema etc: run through; → Affäre 1, Länge 1

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) pull; (sanfter) draw; (zerren) tug; (schleppen) drag

jemanden an sich ziehen — draw somebody to one

jemanden am Ärmel ziehen — pull somebody by the sleeve

Perlen auf eine Schnur ziehen — thread pearls/beads on to a string

den Hut ins Gesicht ziehen — pull one's hat down over one's face

ziehen und ablegen — (DV) drag and drop

2) (fig.)

es zog ihn zu ihr/zu dem Ort — he felt drawn to her/to the place

alle Blicke auf sich ziehen — attract or capture all the attention

jemandes Zorn/Unwillen usw. auf sich ziehen — incur somebody's anger/displeasure etc.

etwas nach sich ziehen — result in something; entail something

3) (herausziehen) pull out <nail, cork, organ-stop, etc.>; extract < tooth>; take out, remove <stitches, splinter>; draw <cord, sword, pistol>

den Hut ziehen — raise or doff one's hat

etwas aus der Tasche ziehen — take something out of one's pocket

Zigaretten/Süßigkeiten usw. ziehen — (ugs.): (aus Automaten) get cigarettes/sweets etc. from a slot machine

die [Quadrat]wurzel ziehen — (Math.) extract the square root

4) (dehnen) stretch <elastic etc.>; stretch out <sheets etc.>

5) (Gesichtspartien bewegen) make <face, grimace>

die Augenbrauen nach oben ziehen — raise one's eyebrows

die Stirn in Falten ziehen — wrinkle or knit one's brow; (missmutig) frown

6) (bei Brettspielen) move <chessman etc.>

7)

er zog den Rauch in die Lungen — he inhaled the smoke [into his lungs]

8) (zeichnen) draw <line, circle, arc, etc.>

9) (anlegen) dig < trench>; build < wall>; erect < fence>; put up < washing-line>; run, lay <cable, wires>; draw < frontier>; trace < loop>; follow < course>

sich (Dat.) einen Scheitel ziehen — make a parting [in one's hair]

10) (aufziehen) grow <plants, flowers>; breed < animals>

11) (verblasst; auch als Funktionsverb) draw <lesson, conclusion, comparison>; s. auch Konsequenz 1); Rechenschaft; Verantwortung 1)
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (reißen) pull

an etwas (Dat.) ziehen — pull on something

der Hund zieht an der Leine — the dog is straining at the leash

an einem od. am selben Strang ziehen — (fig.) be pulling in the same direction

2) (funktionieren) <stove, pipe, chimney> draw; <car, engine> pull

3) mit sein (umziehen) move (nach, in + Akk. to)

zu jemandem ziehen — move in with somebody

4) mit sein (gehen) go; (marschieren) march; (umherstreifen) roam; rove; (fortgehen) go away; leave; <fog, clouds> drift

durch etwas ziehen — pass through something

in den Krieg ziehen — go or march off to war

die Schwalben ziehen nach Süden — the swallows are flying southwards

5) (saugen) draw

an einer Zigarette/Pfeife ziehen — draw on a cigarette/pipe

an einem Strohhalm ziehen — suck at a straw

6) <tea, coffee> draw

7) (Kochk.) simmer

8) unpers

es zieht [vom Fenster her] — there's a draught [from the window]

9) (ugs.): (zum Erfolg führen) < trick> work

das zieht bei mir nicht — that won't wash or won't cut any ice with me (fig. coll.)

10) (schmerzen)

es zieht [mir] im Rücken — I've got backache

ein leichtes/starkes Ziehen im Bauch — a slight/intense stomach ache
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb

1) < road> run, stretch; < frontier> run

2)

der Weg o. ä. zieht sich — (ugs.) the journey etc. goes on and on

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n.

traction n.

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18 cosquilleo

m.

tickling sensation.

pres.indicat.

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

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cosquilleo

► nombre masculino

1 tickling

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SM tickling, tickling sensation

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masculino tickly feeling

tenía un cosquilleo en la garganta — he had a tickly throat

tengo un cosquilleo en la pierna — I have pins and needles in my leg

sintió un cosquilleo en la espalda — she felt something tickle her back

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= tingling.

Ex. The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.

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* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

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masculino tickly feeling

tenía un cosquilleo en la garganta — he had a tickly throat

tengo un cosquilleo en la pierna — I have pins and needles in my leg

sintió un cosquilleo en la espalda — she felt something tickle her back

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= tingling.

Ex: The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.

* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

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cosquilleo

masculine

tickling

tengo un cosquilleo espantoso en la pierna I have o I've got awful pins and needles in my leg

tenía un cosquilleo en la garganta he had a tickly throat

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Del verbo cosquillear: ( conjugate cosquillear)

cosquilleo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cosquilleó es:

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

cosquilleo sustantivo masculino tickling
' cosquilleo' also found in these entries:
English:
tickle
- tingle
- tingling

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cosquilleo nm

tickling sensation;

siento un cosquilleo en la nariz I've got a tickly feeling in my nose;
Fig
noto un cosquilleo en el estómago I've got butterflies in my stomach

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cosquilleo

m tickle

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cosquilleo nm

: tickling sensation, tingle

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19 passer

passer [pαse]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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

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► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. (d'un endroit à un autre) to go

• l'autobus vient de passer the bus has just gone past

• passer en courant to run past

• faire passer les piétons to let the pedestrians cross

• la balle n'est pas passée loin the bullet didn't miss by much

• où passe la route ? where does the road go?

► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)

la Seine passe à Paris the Seine flows through Paris

• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?

• passer à table to sit down to eat

• passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy

• passer d'un extrême à l'autre to go from one extreme to the other► passer après

• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant

• le travail passe avant tout work comes first► passer dans

• les camions ne passent pas dans notre rue lorries don't go along our street

• passer dans les mœurs to become the custom

• passer dans la langue to enter the language

• l'alcool passe dans le sang alcohol enters the bloodstream► passer derrière to go behind

► passer devant to go in front of

• passer devant la maison de qn to go past sb's house

• je passe devant vous pour vous montrer le chemin I'll go in front to show you the way

• passez donc devant ! you go first!

• passer devant Monsieur le maire to get married

• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through

• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens

• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?

• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call

• il est passé par des moments difficiles he's been through some hard times

• passer par un lycée technique to go through technical college

• nous sommes tous passés par là we've all been through that

• il faudra bien en passer par là there's no way round it

• une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me

• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under

• il est passé sous l'autobus he was run over by the bus

• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore

• passons sur les détails let's not worry about the details

• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to miss

• nous ne pouvons pas laisser passer ça we cannot let this pass

   b. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office

• passer chez un ami to call in at a friend's

• je ne fais que passer (chez qn) I can't stay long ; (dans une ville) I'm just passing through

• le facteur est passé the postman has been

► passer + infinitif

• passer prendre qn to call for sb

• passer chercher qn to call for sb

• passer voir qn to call on sb

• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing

• j'irai le voir en passant I'll call in and see him on the way

• il l'a dit en passant he mentioned it in passing

• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxing

   c. (Automobiles) les vitesses passent mal the gears are stiff

• passer en première to go into first

• passer en marche arrière to go into reverse

   d. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over

• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?

   e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by

• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!

   f. ( = être digéré) to go down

• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestion

   g. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted

• je ne pense pas que ce projet de loi passera I don't think this bill will be passed

• il est passé de justesse à l'examen he only just passed the exam

• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)

• l'équipe est passée en 2^e division the team have moved up to the second division

• ça passe ou ça casse it's make or break time

   h. ( = devenir) to become

• passer directeur to become director

   i. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be on

• passer à la radio to be on the radio

• passer à la télévision to be on television

   j. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die out

• faire passer à qn l'envie de faire qch to cure sb of doing sth

• cela fera passer votre rhume that will help get rid of your cold

• le plus dur est passé the worst is over

• il voulait être pompier mais ça lui est passé he wanted to be a fireman but he grew out of it

   k. (Cards) to pass

   l. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...

► passer pour

• il pourrait passer pour un Allemand you could take him for a German

• il passe pour intelligent he's supposed to be intelligent

• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off as

• tu veux me faire passer pour un idiot ! do you want to make me look stupid?► y passer (inf)

on a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu

• toute sa fortune y est passée he spent all his fortune on it

• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it

2. <

   a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go through

• passer la douane to go through customs

• passer une rivière à la nage to swim across a river

   b. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on

• passer qch à qn to give sth to sb

• passe-moi une cigarette give me a cigarette

• passer le ballon à qn to pass the ball to sb

• tu fais passer pass it round

• il m'a passé un livre he's lent me a book

• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroy

• passer qch en fraude to smuggle sth

• passer sa mauvaise humeur sur qn to take one's bad temper out on sb

   c. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put on

• passer la tête à la porte to poke one's head round the door

   d. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to pass

• tu as passé l'âge you're too old

• il ne passera pas la nuit he won't last the night

   e. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out

• passer son tour to miss one's turn

• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!

   f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sb

• on lui passe tout [+ bêtises] he gets away with anything ; [+ désirs] he gets everything he wants

• passez-moi l'expression if you'll pardon the expression

   g. [+ examen] to take

• passer son permis (de conduire) to take one's driving test

• passer une visite médicale to have a medical

   h. [+ temps, vacances] to spend

• passer sa vie à faire to spend one's life doing

• j'ai passé la soirée chez Luc I spent the evening at Luc's

• ça fait passer le temps it passes the time

   i. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to play

   j. [+ commande] to place

• passer un accord avec qn to reach an agreement with sb

• passer un marché avec qn to do a deal with sb

   k. (à la passoire) to sieve ; (au mixer) to blend

   l. (locutions) passer la serpillière dans la cuisine to wash the kitchen floor

• passer le balai dans une pièce to sweep a room

• passer l'aspirateur dans une pièce to vacuum a room

• passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint

• passe-toi de l'eau sur le visage splash your face with water

• qu'est-ce qu'il lui a passé comme savon ! (inf) he gave him a really rough time! (inf)

3. <

► se passer

   a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen

• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?

• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?

• tout s'est bien passé everything went off smoothly

• ça s'est mal passé it turned out badly

• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!

   b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shoulders

• se passer les mains sous l'eau to rinse one's hands

   c. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around

   d. ( = finir) il faut attendre que ça se passe you'll have to wait till it's over

   e. ► se passer de [+ chose] to do without ; [+ personne] to manage without

• je peux me passer de ta présence I can manage without you around

• on peut se passer d'aller au théâtre we can do without going to the theatre

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+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.

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pɑse
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]

ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau — they took the herd across the river

il m'a fait passer la frontière — he got me across the border

2) ( faire franchir)

passer quelque chose à la douane — to get something through customs

3) ( dépasser) to go past, to pass

quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights

j'ai passé l'âge — I'm too old

le malade ne passera pas la nuit — the patient won't last the night

4) ( mettre)

passer le doigt sur la table — to run one's finger over the table-top

passer la tête à la fenêtre — to stick one's head out of the window

elle m' a passé le bras autour des épaules — she put her arm around my shoulders

5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)

fais passer la nouvelle à tes amis — pass the news on to your friends

passer sa colère sur ses collègues — to take one's anger out on one's colleagues

6) ( au téléphone)

tu peux me passer Chris? — can you put Chris on?

attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on

je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through

pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834? — could you put me through to extension 4834 please?

7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]

faire passer un test à quelqu'un — to give somebody a test

c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral

8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]

9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)

nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble — we've had some good times together

dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!

10) ( pardonner)

elle leur passe tout — she lets them get away with murder

il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille — he indulges his daughter's every whim

passez-moi l'expression — if you'll pardon the expression

11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]

je vous passe les détails — I'll spare you the details

j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on

12) ( utiliser)

passer un chiffon sur les meubles — to go over the furniture with a cloth

passer un coup de fer sur une chemise — to give a shirt a quick iron

passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge

13) ( étendre)

passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure — to dab some ointment on a burn

passer une couche de peinture sur quelque chose — to give something a coat of paint

14) ( soumettre)

passer quelque chose à la flamme — to hold something over a flame

qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)

15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]

16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]

ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole — they tried to put me in a straitjacket

17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]

18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]

passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal

19) Automobile ( enclencher)

passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse

20) Jeux

passer son tour — to pass

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass

passer entre — to pass between

nous sommes passés près du lac — we went past the lake

passer sur un pont — to go over a bridge

l'autobus vient juste de passer — the bus has just gone

le facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet

je suis passé à côté du monument — I passed the monument

nous sommes passés près de chez toi — we were near your house

passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past

un avion est passé — a plane flew overhead

il est passé en courant — he ran past

le ballon est passé tout près des buts — the ball narrowly missed the goal

2) (se trouver, s'étendre)

la route passe à côté du lac — the road runs alongside the lake

ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous — they built the road in front of our house

ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles

en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes — drawing a line through these two towns

3) ( faire un saut)

je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute

quand je suis passé au marché — when I went down to the market

il est passé déposer un dossier — he came to drop off a file

passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning

passe nous voir plus souvent! — come and see us more often!

passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up

4) ( se rendre) to go

les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne — the smugglers have crossed into Spain

passez derrière moi — follow me

il est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me

passer devant une commission — to come before a committee

5) ( aller au-delà) to get through

il est passé au rouge — he went through the red lights

il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer — he didn't wait for the lights to turn green

il m'a fait signe de passer — he waved me on

vas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!

laisser passer une ambulance — to let an ambulance through

le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière — the shutter lets in a chink of light

la cloison laisse passer le bruit — the partition doesn't keep the noise out

passer par-dessus bord — to fall overboard

il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window

il est passé sous un train — he was run over by a train

passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house

6) ( transiter)

passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through

nous sommes passés par Édimbourg — we went via Edinburgh

passer par quelqu'un pour faire quelque chose — to go through somebody to do

passer par de rudes épreuves — to go through the mill

passer par une rue — to go along a street

passer au bord de la faillite — to come very close to bankruptcy

la formation par laquelle il est passé — the training (that) he had

il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête — he always says the first thing that comes into his head

je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête — I never know what's going on in your head

une idée m'est passée par la tête — an idea occurred to me

qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?

un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly

des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes

7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)

il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight

que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative

on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là — there is no other way around it

je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)

8) ( négliger)

je préfère passer sur ce point — I'd rather not dwell on that point

il est passé sur les détails — he didn't go into the details

si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement — if we ignore the travel expenses

passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!

passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point

laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something

laisser passer une occasion — to miss an opportunity

laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through

9) ( ne pas approfondir)

notons en passant que — we should note in passing that

soit dit en passer — incidentally

10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be accepted

ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal — it must be the cucumber

prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion

vos critiques sont mal passées — your criticism went down badly

ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leurs idées — they never managed to get their ideas accepted

que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander

avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him

passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round

passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US

(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time

11) ( se déplacer)

passer de France en Espagne — to leave France and enter Spain

passer de la salle à manger au salon — to move from the dining room to the lounge

passer à l'ennemi — to go over to the enemy

passer sous contrôle de l'ONU — to be taken over by the UN

passer sous contrôle ennemi — to fall into enemy hands

passer de main en main — to be passed around

passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre — to flit from one subject to another

passer de la théorie à la pratique — to put theory into practice

leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 — their number could reach 700

passer à un taux supérieur — to go up to a higher rate

faire passer quelque chose de 200 à 300 — to increase something from 200 to 300

12) ( être pris)

passer pour un imbécile — to look a fool

il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur — he's supposed to have invented computers

il pourrait passer pour un Américain — he could be taken for an American

il veut passer pour un grand homme — he wants to be seen as a great man

faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional

se faire passer pour malade — to pretend to be ill

se faire passer pour mort — to fake one's own death

il se fait passer pour mon frère — he passes himself off as my brother

13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass

quand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down

ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it

la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down

nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside

passer de mode — to go out of fashion

cette mode est vite passée — that fashion was short-lived

faire passer à quelqu'un l'envie de faire — to cure somebody of the desire to do

je vais leur faire passer l'envie de tirer sur ma sonnette! — I'll teach them to ring my bell!

ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac — this medicine relieves stomach ache

cette mauvaise habitude te passera — it's a bad habit you'll grow out of

14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing

15) ( être placé)

passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after

la santé passe avant tout — health comes first

il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis — he puts his family before his friends

16) (colloq) ( disparaître)

où étais-tu (encore) passé? — where (on earth) did you get to?

où est passé mon livre? — where has my book got to?

17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by

deux ans ont passé — two years have passed

je ne vois pas le temps passer — I don't know where the time goes

le week-end a passé trop vite — the weekend went too quickly

18) ( se mettre à) to turn to

passons aux choses sérieuses — let's turn to serious matters

passer à l'étape suivante — to move on to the next stage

passons à autre chose — let's change the subject

nous allons passer au vote — let's vote now

passer à l'offensive — to take the offensive

19) ( être transmis)

passer de père en fils — to be handed down from father to son

l'expression est passée dans la langue — the expression has become part of the language

ça finira par passer dans les mœurs — it'll eventually become common practice

il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle — he transmitted his emotion to the audience

20) ( être promu) to be promoted to

être passé maître dans l'art de faire — to be a past master at doing

elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir — she's an accomplished liar

21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into

22) (colloq) ( mourir)

y passer — to die

si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself

on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better

23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade

passer au soleil — to fade in the sun

24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter

faire passer la soupe — to put the soup through a sieve

25) ( changer de vitesse)

passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse

la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff

26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass

3.

se passer verbe pronominal

1) ( se produire) to happen

tout se passe comme si l'euro avait été dévalué — it's as if the euro had been devalued

2) ( être situé) to take place

la scène se passe au Viêt Nam — the scene is set in Vietnam

3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go

tout s'est passé très vite — it all happened very fast

ça va mal se passer pour toi — you're going to be in trouble

ça ne se passera pas comme ça! — I won't leave it at that!

4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass

deux ans se sont passés depuis — that was two years ago

attendons que ça se passe — let's wait till it's over

nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision — we spent the evenings watching television

5) ( se dispenser)

se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]

se passer de commentaires — to speak for itself

ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire — not to be able to help doing

6) ( se mettre)

se passer la langue sur les lèvres — to run one's tongue over one's lips

se passer la main sur le front — to put a hand to one's forehead

7) ( l'un à l'autre)

ils se sont passé des documents — they exchanged some documents

nous nous sommes passé le virus — we caught the virus from each other

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pɒse
1. vi

1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go by

passer au salon — to go through to the sitting room

passer par — to go through

Ils sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.

passez devant! — go in front!

passez par ici! — go this way!

passer à table — to sit down to eat

2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop in

Je passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.

passer prendre qn — to come and collect sb

en passant — in passing

Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.

3) CARTES to pass

4)

passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!

passons! — let's say no more about it!

passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth

5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass

6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fade

faire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth

7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go through

faire passer [message] — to get over, to get across

laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook

Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.

8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down

9) ÉDUCATION, [personne] to move up (to the next class)

10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on

passer à la télévision — to be on TV

"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.

Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.

11) (autres locutions)

passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to

passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession

passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb

passer dans les mœurs — to become the custom

passer dans l'usage — to become normal usage

passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second

passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.

il passait pour avoir — he was said to have

faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be

2. vt

1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go through

Nous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.

faire passer qch dans qch — to get sth into sth

faire passer qch par qch — to get sth through sth

2) (= transmettre, donner)

passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth

Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.

je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin

passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out

passer la parole à qn — to hand over to sb

3) [temps, journée] to spend

Elle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.

Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.

4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to have

Gordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.

5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip on

passer la main par la portière — to stick one's hand out of the door

passer la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second

6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain

passer qch dans qch — to put sth into sth

passer qch par qch — to put sth through sth

passer l'aspirateur — to hoover

7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put on

On passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.

8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach

9) (= tolérer)

passer qch à qn — to let sb get away with sth

et j'en passe! — and that's not all!

10) (= devenir)

passer président — to become president

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passer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;

2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;

3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;

4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;

5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;

6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;

7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;

8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];

9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;

10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;

11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;

12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;

13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;

14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;

15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;

16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;

17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];

18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;

19 Compta ( entrer) to enter, to post spéc [somme, dépense];

20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;

21 Jeux ( renoncer à) passer son tour to pass.

B vi

1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;

2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centres^GB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;

3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;

4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;

5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;

6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;

7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;

8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;

9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;

10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;

11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;

12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;

13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;

14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;

15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;

16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;

17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;

18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;

19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;

20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;

21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;

22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;

23 ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade; passer au soleil to fade in the sun;

24 ( filtrer) [café] to brew; faire passer la soupe to put the soup through the vegetable mill;

25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;

26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.

C se passer vpr

1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;

2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;

3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;

4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;

5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;

6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;

7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.

[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [se déplacer - personne, véhicule] to pass (by), to go ou to come past

regarder passer les coureurs to watch the runners go past

passer à: passer à droite/gauche to go right/left

passer au-dessus de: l'avion est passé au-dessus de la maison the plane flew over the house

passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the village

passer devant quelque chose to go past something

passe devant si tu ne vois pas

a. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't see

b. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't see

passer sous: passer sous une échelle to go under a ladder

passer sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)

passer sur: passer sur un pont to go over ou to cross a bridge

des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal

[fugitivement]

j'ai vu un éclair de rage passer dans son regard I saw a flash of anger in his eyes

un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly

elle dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête she says the first thing that comes into her head

qu'est-ce qui a bien pu lui passer par la tête? whatever was he thinking of?

ne faire que passer: le pouvoir n'a fait que passer entre leurs mains they held power only briefly

2. [s'écouler - fluide] to flow, to run

il y a de l'air qui passe sous la porte there's a permanent draught coming under the door

3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]

si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris

passer par: le voleur est passé par la fenêtre the burglar got in through the window

passe par l'escalier de service use the service stairs

[fleuve, route] to go, to run

le tunnel passera sous la montagne the tunnel will go under the mountain

le pont passe au-dessus de l'avenue the bridge crosses the avenue

4. MATHÉMATIQUES to pass

soit une droite passant par deux points A et B given a straight line between two points A and B

5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go past

le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet

le facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a day

le bus passe toutes les sept minutes there's a bus every seven minutes

le bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou left

le prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days

6. [faire une visite] to call

passer chez quelqu'un to call at somebody's place

j'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit

j'essaierai de passer dans la soirée I'll try and call in the evening

je ne fais que passer I'm not stopping

(suivi de l'infinitif)

passer voir quelqu'un to call on somebody

je passerai te chercher I'll come and fetch you

7. [franchir une limite] to get through

ne laissez passer personne don't let anybody through

il est passé au rouge he went through a red light

ça passe ou ça casse it's make or break (time)

8. [s'infiltrer] to pass

passer dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstream

la lumière passe à travers les rideaux the light shines through the curtains

le café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly

9. [aller, se rendre] to go

où est-il passé? where's he gone (to)?

où sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?

passons à table let's eat

passons au salon let's go through to the living room

passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to France

passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy

10. CHASSE to pass, to go ou to come past

B.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]

1. [se soumettre à]

passer à to go for

passer au scanner to go for a scan

ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morning

y passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!

avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department

tout le monde a cru que tu allais y passer everybody thought you were a goner

2. [être accepté] to pass

elle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oral

j'ai mangé quelque chose qui ne passe pas I've eaten something that won't go down

sa dernière remarque n'est pas passée (figuré) his last remark stuck in my throat

ton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well received

la deuxième scène ne passe pas du tout the second scene doesn't work at all

le film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and white

passe (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!

3. [être transmis] to go

la ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generations

la carafe passa de main en main the jug was passed around

la locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin

4. [entrer] to pass

c'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speech

c'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice

5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to go

tout son salaire passe dans la maison all her salary goes on the house

y passer: les deux bouteilles y sont passées both bottles were drunk

toutes ses économies y passent all her savings go towards ou into it

6. POLITIQUE [être adopté - projet de loi, amendement] to pass, to be passed

la loi est passée the law was passed

[être élu - député] to be elected, to get in

si les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are elected

7. CINÉMA & THÉÂTRE to be on, to be showing

sa dernière pièce passe au Galatée her latest play is on at the Galatée

RADIO & TÉLÉVISION

les informations passent à 20 h the news is on at 8 pm

passer à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the air

passer à la télévision

a. [personne] to be ou to appear on television

b. [film] to be on television

8. DROIT [comparaître]

passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the court

passer en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's court

l'affaire passera en justice le mois prochain the case will be heard next month

9. JEUX to pass

C.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]

1. [accéder - à un niveau]

passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next form (UK) ou grade (US)

passer en seconde ÉDUCATION to move up to the fifth form (UK) ou to tenth grade (US)

il est passé au grade supérieur he's been promoted

2. [devenir] to become

il est passé ailier he plays on the wing now

passer professionnel to turn professional

3. [dans des locutions verbales]

passer à [aborder]: passons à l'ordre du jour let us turn to the business on the agenda

passer à l'action to take action

passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous state

quand on passe de l'adolescence à l'âge adulte when you pass from adolescence to adulthood

la production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnes

passer du français au russe to switch from French to Russian

comment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?

il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another

4. AUTOMOBILE

passer en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)

la seconde passe mal second gear is stiff

D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]

1. [s'écouler - temps] to pass, to go by

la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly

comme le temps passe! how time flies!

2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stop

mon envie est passée I don't feel like it anymore

cette habitude lui passera avec l'âge he'll grow out of the habit

faire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly

3. [s'altérer - fruit, denrées] to go off (UK), to spoil, to go bad

[se faner - fleur] to wilt

[pâlir - teinte]

le papier peint a passé au soleil the sun has faded the wallpaper

4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]

il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night

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[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)

passer une rivière à la nage to swim across a river

passer un ruisseau à gué to ford a stream

2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to cross

3. [dépasser - point de repère] to pass, to go past (inseparable)

passer l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stop

passer le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Cape

quand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres high

l'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark

4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)

5. [introduire]

passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes

6. [engager - partie du corps] to put

passer son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waist

je n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress

il a passé la tête par l'entrebâillement de la porte he poked his head round the door

7. [faire aller - instrument] to run

passer un peigne dans ses cheveux to run a comb through one's hair

passer une éponge sur la table to wipe the table

passer un chiffon sur les meubles to dust the furniture

passer l'aspirateur to vacuum, to hoover (UK)

passer le balai to sweep up

passe le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs

8. ÉQUITATION [haie] to jump, to clear

9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)

passer la barre à deux mètres to clear the bar at two metres

passer tous les obstacles (figuré) to overcome ou to surmount all the obstacles

[transmettre - ballon] to pass

[dépasser - coureurs] to overtake, to pass

B.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]

1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)

la voiture doit passer un contrôle technique the car has to go for its MOT

2. (vieilli) [réussir - examen] to pass ; [ - épreuve éliminatoire] to get through (inseparable)

il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oral

3. [omettre] to miss ou to leave out (separable), to omit

je passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels

4. [tolérer]

elle lui passe tout she lets him get away with anything

passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term

5. [soumettre à l'action de]

passer les parquets à l'encaustique to polish the floors

passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetables

passer quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tap

passer quelque chose au four to put something in the oven

passer quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)

se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)

6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)

passe(-moi) le couteau give me the knife

passe-moi le sel pass me the salt

fais passer à ton voisin pass it to your neighbour

passer ses pouvoirs à son successeur to hand over power to one's successor

je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fred

passe-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on

7. [rendre public - annonce]

passer une petite annonce to place a small ad

il a passé une annonce dans le journal de cette semaine he put an ad in this week's paper

8. (familier) [prêter] to lend

9. [appliquer - substance] to apply, to put on (separable)

passer de la cire sur quelque chose to wax something

passer une couche de peinture sur un mur to paint a wall

il faudra passer une deuxième couche it needs a second coat

je vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back

10. [filtrer, tamiser - thé, potage] to strain ; [ - farine] to sieve

11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)

je passe une robe moins chaude et j'arrive I'll put on a cooler dress and I'll be with you

elle passa l'anneau à son doigt she slipped the ring on her finger

12. AUTOMOBILE

passer la marche arrière to go into reverse

passer la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear

13. CINÉMA & TÉLÉVISION [film] to show, to screen

[diapositive] to show

RADIO [émission] to broadcast

[cassette, disque] to play, to put on (separable)

on passe un western au Rex there's a western on at the Rex

14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to place

passez commande avant le 12 order before the 12th

15. [en comptabilité] to enter, to post

passer un article en compte to enter a sale into a ledger

16. DROIT [faire établir - acte juridique] to draw up (separable)

un acte passé par-devant notaire a deed drawn up in the presence of a notary

C.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]

1. [employer - durée] to spend

j'ai passé un an en Angleterre I spent a year in England

passez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!

passer ses vacances à lire to spend one's holidays reading

il va venir passer quelques jours chez nous he's coming to stay with us for a few days

as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?

pour passer le temps to pass the time

2. [aller au-delà de - durée] to get through (inseparable), to survive

elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night

3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy

passer sa colère sur quelqu'un to take one's anger out on somebody

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passer après verbe plus préposition

il faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary

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passer avant verbe plus préposition

to go ou to come before

ses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else

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passer par verbe plus préposition

1. [dans une formation] to go through

il est passé par une grande école he studied at a Grande École

elle est passée par tous les échelons she rose through all the grades

2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergo

le pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government

elle est passée par des moments difficiles she's been through some difficult times

3. [recourir à] to go through

je passe par une agence pour avoir des billets I get tickets through an agency

en passer par: il va falloir en passer par ses exigences we'll just have to do what he says

passer par là: je suis passé par là it's happened to me too, I've been through that too

pour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand

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passer pour verbe plus préposition

1. [avec nom] to be thought of as

dire qu'il passe pour un génie! to think that he's considered a genius!

je vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot

se faire passer pour quelqu'un to pass oneself off as somebody

il se fait passer pour un professionnel he claims to be a professional

2. [avec adj]

son livre passe pour sérieux her book is considered to be serious

il s'est fait passer pour fou he pretended to be mad

3. [avec verbe]

elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family

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passer sur verbe plus préposition

[ne pas mentionner] to pass over, to skip

[excuser] to overlook

passons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the details

il l'aime et passe sur tout he loves her and forgives everything

passons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!

tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!

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se passer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'écouler - heures, semaines] to go by, to pass

la soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietly

si la journée de demain se passe sans incident if everything goes off smoothly tomorrow

2. [survenir - événement] to take place, to happen

qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?

(tournure impersonnelle)

il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!

il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses

3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)

l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badly

si tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrow

tout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned

ça ne se passera pas comme ça! it won't be as easy as that!

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se passer verbe pronominal transitif

[s'appliquer, se mettre - produit] to apply, to put on (separable)

il se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair

elle se passait un mouchoir sur le front she was wiping her forehead with a handkerchief

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se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without

si tu crois pouvoir te passer de tout le monde! if you think you can manage all by yourself!

il ne peut pas se passer de télévision he can't live without the television

2. [s'abstenir]

je me passerais (volontiers) de ses réflexions! I can do very well without her remarks!

3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]

sa déclaration se passe de tout commentaire her statement needs no comment

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en passant locution adverbiale

1. [dans la conversation] in passing

faire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark

soit dit en passer it must be said

2. [sur son chemin]

il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time

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en passant par locution prépositionnelle

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1. [dans l'espace] via

l'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens

2. [dans une énumération] (and) including

toutes les romancières de Sand à Sarraute en passant par Colette every woman novelist from Sand to Sarraute including Colette

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > passer

20 male

1. m evil

che c'è di male? where's the harm in it?

andare a male go off, go bad

aversela o prendersela a male take it the wrong way

medicine mal di gola sore throat

mal di testa/di denti headache/toothache

mal di mare seasickness

far male a qualcuno hurt someone

mi fa male il braccio my arm hurts

il cioccolato mi fa male chocolate doesn't agree with me

far male alla salute be bad for you

farsi male hurt oneself

2. adv badly

capire male misunderstand

di male in peggio from bad to worse

meno male! thank goodness!

stare male ( essere malato) be ill

( essere giù) be depressed

il giallo mi sta male yellow doesn't suit me, I don't suit yellow

il divano sta male qui the couch doesn't look right here

sta male... it's not done to...

mi ha risposto male he gave me a rude answer

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male s.m.

1 (opposto di bene) evil: il bene e il male, right and wrong (o good and evil); il genio del male, the evil genius; lo spirito del male, the spirit of evil; non conosce il male, she doesn't know the meaning of evil; indurre qlcu. al male, to lead s.o. astray; rendere bene per male, to return good for evil

2 (sventura) ill, evil, misfortune; (guaio) trouble: i mali della vita, the ills (o evils) of life; augurare del male a qlcu., to wish s.o. ill; raccontare i propri mali, to tell one's troubles (o woes) // portare male, to bring bad luck // mal comune mezzo gaudio, (prov.) misery loves company // a mali estremi, estremi rimedi, (prov.) desperate ills need desperate remedies // un male tira l'altro, (prov.) it never rains but it pours (o misfortunes never come singly) // non tutto il male viene per nuocere, (prov.) every cloud has a silver lining // tra due mali bisogna scegliere il minore, (prov.) choose the lesser of two evils

3 (malattia) illness, disease, sickness; (dolore fisico) pain, ache: mal d'aria, altitude sickness; mal caduco, falling sickness; mal di cuore, heart disease; mal di denti, toothache; mal di gola, sore throat: ho mal di gola, I have a sore throat; mal di mare, seasickness; avere il mal di mare, to be seasick; mal di montagna, mountain sickness; mal di stomaco, stomach-ache; mal di testa, headache; un brutto male, cancer; i cibi pesanti mi fanno male, heavy food gives me indigestion; ti fa male?, does it hurt?; ho male alle braccia, mi fanno male le braccia, my arms ache (o hurt); mi fai male, you are hurting me; essere affetto da un male incurabile, to suffer from an incurable disease; farsi male, to hurt oneself: si è fatto male cadendo da un albero, he hurt himself falling from a tree; si è fatto male alla gamba, he hurt his leg

4 (danno, torto) harm, damage: il male che mi ha fatto, the wrongs he has done me; che male ti può fare?, what harm can it do you?; ciò farà più male che bene, it will do more harm than good; gli avete fatto del male parlando così, you have hurt him by talking like that; non c'è niente di male in ciò, there is no harm in that; non si deve fare male a nessuno, you mustn't hurt people; poco male se non può venire, it does not matter if he cannot come; non sarà male avvisarlo, it wouldn't hurt to tell him; la sua partenza è stato un male per tutti, his departure was bad for everyone.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: meno male, just as well (o a good job o a good thing); (grazie a Dio) thank goodness; (almeno) at least: è arrivato con due ore di ritardo, ma meno male che ora è qui, he arrived two hours late, but at least he's here now; ho dato l'esame di francese e ho preso 20; meno male, poteva andare peggio, I got 20 out of 30 in the French exam; not so bad!, it could have been worse; ho dimenticato il portafogli, meno male che ho un po' di soldi in tasca, I have forgotten my wallet, it's just as well (o it's a good job o it's a good thing) I have some money in my pocket; meno male che sei arrivato, ero proprio nei pasticci, thank goodness you've arrived, I was really in a mess // non bisogna pensare male di lui, give him the benefit of the doubt (o don't think badly of him) // non c'è male, not too bad (o pretty well) // non pensavo a nulla di male, I did not mean anything bad // spettacolo che fa male, (doloroso), painful sight // andare a male, to go bad // aversela a male di qlco., prendere qlco. a male, to feel hurt by sthg. (o to take sthg. in bad part o to take sthg. amiss) // farsi venire un male, to pretend to faint (o to swoon) // mettere male, to foster enmity (o to sow discord) // venir male, to feel faint; mi vien male, I feel faint // voler male a qlcu., (odiarlo) to hate s.o.; (avere un rancore contro qlcu.) to have a grudge against s.o.

male avv.

1 (in modo non giusto, scorrettamente) badly: riconosco di aver agito male, I admit I behaved badly; parlare male l'italiano, to speak Italian badly; trattare male qlcu., to treat s.o. badly; è un lavoro fatto male, it's a badly done job // mi ha risposto male, he gave me a rude answer (o he answered me rudely) // fa male a prendersela tanto, he's wrong to get so upset // ti ho fatto male?, did I hurt you?

2 (in modo sgradevole, sconveniente, sfavorevole): ho dormito male stanotte, I slept badly last night; in quel ristorante si mangia male, the food's awful in that restaurant; quella persona veste male, that person dresses badly; ci siamo rimasti tutti molto male, we all felt bad (o we were all upset) about it; sentirsi male, to feel ill // star male, (di salute) to be ill; (essere sconveniente) to look bad; (di abito ecc.) not to suit // star male a quattrini, to be badly off // gli affari vanno male, business is bad // le cose si mettono male, things are looking bad // io la vedo male, I don't like the look of it // finir male, (avere cattivo esito) to end badly; (prendere una brutta strada) to come to a bad end: la giornata è finita male, the day ended badly; se continua a frequentare quell'ambiente, finirà male, if he keeps in with those people, he'll come to a bad end // non male, not (so) bad: ''Come stai?'' ''Non male'', ''How are you?'' ''Not so bad''; ''Come vanno le cose?'' ''Non male'', ''How are things going?'' ''Not badly'' // bene o male, somehow (or other) // né bene né male, so so // di male in peggio, from bad to worse // per male che vada, at (the) worst

3 (in modo imperfetto, non completamente) not properly, poorly, badly: quella porta è chiusa male, that door isn't properly closed; la radio funziona male, the radio isn't working properly // hai scritto male l'indirizzo, you didn't get the address right // la foto è riuscita male, the photo hasn't come out well; la gita era mal organizzata, the trip was badly (o poorly) organized // la mia fiducia era mal riposta, my trust was misplaced // siete male informati, you've got it wrong // devo aver capito male, I must have misunderstood

4 (con valore di negazione): guardare qlcu. con mal celata antipatia, to look at s.o. with ill-concealed dislike; è un atteggiamento che mal si addice a un presidente, it's an attitude that ill becomes a president

5 (con valore di agg.): quella ragazza non è male, that girl isn't bad-looking; questo quadro non è male, this picture isn't bad at all

◆ inter. (per esprimere disapprovazione o rammarico): ''Non hai ancora fatto i compiti? Male!'', ''Haven't you done your homework yet? That's too bad!''; ''Ho perso di nuovo le chiavi di casa'' ''Male!'', ''I've lost the house keys again'' ''Too bad!''

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['male]
1. avv

1) (in modo insoddisfacente) badly, (in modo errato) badly, wrongly

oggi ho giocato male — I played badly today

male! non avresti dovuto farlo — that was wrong of you - you shouldn't have done it

questa porta chiude male — this door doesn't shut properly

scrivere/comportarsi male — to write/behave badly

pronunciare male una parola — to pronounce a word wrongly

rispondere male — (in modo errato) to answer wrongly o incorrectly, (in modo sgarbato) to answer back

riuscire male — to turn out badly

qui si mangia molto male — the food is very bad here

pensi che abbia fatto male ad andare? — do you think it was wrong of him to go?

parlar male di qn — to speak ill of sb, say bad things about sb

mi ha parlato male di te — he said bad things about you

trattar male qn — to ill-treat sb

2)

sentirsi/star male — (di salute) to feel/be ill

mi sono sentita male — I felt ill

3)

(fraseologia) gli è andata male di nuovo — he failed again

per male che vada — however badly things go

capire male — to misunderstand

hai capito male — you've misunderstood

le cose si stanno mettendo male — things are taking a turn for the worse

ha preso molto male la cosa — he took it very badly

restare o rimanere male — (deluso) to be disappointed, (dispiaciuto) to be sorry, (offeso) to be hurt o offended

sta male comportarsi così — that's no way to behave

quell'abito le sta proprio male — that dress just doesn't suit her, that dress looks terrible on her

il giallo sta male con il rosa — yellow looks awful with pink

la vedo male — things look bad (to me), it doesn't look good to me

bene o male ce la farò — one way or the other I'll manage

niente male quel ragazzo — that boy's not bad, that boy's a bit of alright fam

di male in peggio — from bad to worse

non faresti male a dirglielo — it wouldn't be a bad idea to tell him

2. sm

1) (ciò che è ingiusto, disonesto) evil

il male — evil

il bene e il male — good and evil

un male necessario — a necessary evil

le forze del male — the forces of evil

il minore dei due mali — the lesser of two evils

mali sociali — social evils

2) (danno) harm

fare del male a qn — to harm o hurt sb

le sigarette fanno male — cigarettes are bad for you

che c'è di male? — what's the harm in that?

che c'è di male se esco con lui? — what harm is there in my going out with him?

non ho fatto niente di male — I haven't done anything wrong

non sarebbe (un) male se gliene parlassi — it wouldn't do any harm to talk to him about it

non farebbe (del) male a una mosca — he wouldn't hurt a fly

non gli voglio male — I don't bear him ill-will

3) (dolore) pain, ache, (malattia) illness, disease

far male — to hurt

mi fa male una gamba — my leg hurts, I've got a pain in my leg

mi fa male — it hurts

farsi male — to hurt o.s.

fare (del) male a qn — to hurt o harm sb

ahi! mi hai fatto male! — ouch! you've hurt me!

far male alla salute — to be bad for one's health

fumare fa male — smoking is bad for you

avere un brutto male — (euf : cancro) to have cancer

i mali della vecchiaia — the infirmities of old age

- mal d'aria

- mal d'auto

- mal di denti

- mal di gola

- mal di mare

- mal di schiena

- mal di stomaco

- mal di testa

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I 1. ['male]
avverbio (compar. peggio; superl. malissimo, pessimamente)

1) (in modo sbagliato, scorretto, insoddisfacente) [fatto, pagato, leggere, cominciare, trattare, dormire] badly; [ illuminato] poorly, badly; [diagnosticato, indirizzato] wrongly

funzionare male — not to work properly

finire male — [ persona] to go to the bad; [ rapporto] to go sour

comportarsi male — to behave badly, to misbehave (oneself), to misconduct oneself

parlare male tedesco — to speak bad German

ti sento male — I can't hear you very well

di male in peggio — worse and worse, from bad to worse

ho fatto male a fare questo — I should never have done that

non sarebbe male fare — it wouldn't be a bad idea to do

sta male parlare a bocca piena — it's bad manners to speak with one's mouth full

2) (in modo negativo)

parlare male di qcn. — to badmouth sb., to speak evil o ill of sb.

la vedo male — fig. I don't like the look of it

essere mal visto — to be in bad odour BE o odor AE

guardare male qcn. — to frown at sb.

le cose si mettono male per noi — things are looking black down for us

3) niente male, mica male not bad

una festa niente male — a goodish party, not a bad party

niente male il vestito! — nice dress!
2.
interiezione

male! — that's bad!
II ['male]
sostantivo maschile

1) (ciò che è malvagio, immorale) evil, ill

il bene e il male — good and evil, right and wrong

non fare nulla di male — to do nothing wrong

non c'è nulla di male a fare — there is nothing wrong with o in doing

che male c'è? — where is the harm (in it)? what harm is there?

che cosa ha fatto di male? — what has she done wrong?

2) (dolore) pain, ache

dove ha male? — where does it hurt?

mal di testa — headache

fare male — [braccio, schiena] to ache, to hurt; [ taglio] to smart, to sting

fare male a qcn. — [ persona] to hurt o injure sb.; fig. to hurt sb.

farsi male — to get hurt, to hurt o injure oneself

farsi male alla mano — to hurt o injure one's hand

questi stivali mi fanno male ai piedi — these boots hurt my feet

3) (malattia) illness, sickness

male incurabile — incurable disease

brutto male — eufem. cancer

4) (danno)

fare del male a qcn. — to harm sb., to do sb. harm

fare male alla salute — [fumo, alcol] to damage health, to be bad for one's health

troppo sole fa male alla pelle — too much sun(bathing) is bad for your skin

portare male — to be unlucky; [ persona] to be a jinx

"come va?" - "non c'è male!" — "how are you?" - "not so bad!"

poco male! — no harm done!

5) (sentimento)

volere male a qcn. — (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb

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mal d'aria — airsickness

avere il mal d'aria — to be airsick

mal d'auto — car sickness

avere il mal d'auto — to be carsick

mal di mare — seasickness

avere il mal di mare — to be seasick

mal di montagna — mountain sickness

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andare a male — to go bad, to spoil, to go off BE

aversela o aversene a male to take something amiss, to get sore; mettere male to make o create mischief; non tutto il male vien per nuocere every cloud has a silver lining; non farebbe male a una mosca — he wouldn't hurt o harm a fly, he wouldn't say boo to a goose

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male¹

/'male/

I avverbio

(compar. peggio; superl. malissimo, pessimamente)

1 (in modo sbagliato, scorretto, insoddisfacente) [fatto, pagato, leggere, cominciare, trattare, dormire] badly; [ illuminato] poorly, badly; [diagnosticato, indirizzato] wrongly; funzionare male not to work properly; finire male [ persona] to go to the bad; [ rapporto] to go sour; comportarsi male to behave badly, to misbehave (oneself), to misconduct oneself; parlare male tedesco to speak bad German; ti sento male I can't hear you very well; di male in peggio worse and worse, from bad to worse; ho fatto male a fare questo I should never have done that; non sarebbe male fare it wouldn't be a bad idea to do; sta male parlare a bocca piena it's bad manners to speak with one's mouth full

2 (in modo negativo) parlare male di qcn. to badmouth sb., to speak evil o ill of sb.; la vedo male fig. I don't like the look of it; essere mal visto to be in bad odour BE o odor AE; guardare male qcn. to frown at sb.; le cose si mettono male per noi things are looking black down for us

3 niente male, mica male not bad; una festa niente male a goodish party, not a bad party; niente male il vestito! nice dress!

II interiezione

male! that's bad!

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male²

/'male/ ⇒ 7

sostantivo m.

1 (ciò che è malvagio, immorale) evil, ill; il bene e il male good and evil, right and wrong; non fare nulla di male to do nothing wrong; non c'è nulla di male a fare there is nothing wrong with o in doing; che male c'è? where is the harm (in it)? what harm is there? che cosa ha fatto di male? what has she done wrong?

2 (dolore) pain, ache; dove ha male? where does it hurt? mal di testa headache; fare male [braccio, schiena] to ache, to hurt; [ taglio] to smart, to sting; fare male a qcn. [ persona] to hurt o injure sb.; fig. to hurt sb.; farsi male to get hurt, to hurt o injure oneself; farsi male alla mano to hurt o injure one's hand; questi stivali mi fanno male ai piedi these boots hurt my feet

3 (malattia) illness, sickness; male incurabile incurable disease; brutto male eufem. cancer

4 (danno) fare del male a qcn. to harm sb., to do sb. harm; fare male alla salute [fumo, alcol] to damage health, to be bad for one's health; troppo sole fa male alla pelle too much sun(bathing) is bad for your skin; portare male to be unlucky; [ persona] to be a jinx; "come va?" - "non c'è male!" "how are you?" - "not so bad!"; poco male! no harm done!

5 (sentimento) volere male a qcn. (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb.

IDIOMS

andare a male to go bad, to spoil, to go off BE; aversela o aversene a male to take something amiss, to get sore; mettere male to make o create mischief; non tutto il male vien per nuocere every cloud has a silver lining; non farebbe male a una mosca he wouldn't hurt o harm a fly, he wouldn't say boo to a goose

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COMPOUNDS

mal d'aria airsickness; avere il mal d'aria to be airsick; mal d'auto car sickness; avere il mal d'auto to be carsick; mal di mare seasickness; avere il mal di mare to be seasick; mal di montagna mountain sickness.

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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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I've got (a) stomach ache

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I've got (a) stomach ache

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