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Of the size of a foot

1 size

[saɪz]
n

размер, формат, величина, габариты, объём, номер

Neither of the coins were of any size. — Обе монеты были небольшими по размеру.

It was the only hotel of any (some) size in the town. — Это единственная в городе более или менее большая гостиница.

The size of cards I want is three by five inches. — Мне нужны карточки размером три на пять дюймов.

- large size
- small size
- small size
- enormous size
- moderate size
- right size
- wrong size
- children's sizes
- two sizes bigger
- magazine size
- size large
- size too big
- size six gloves
- size of the army
- special size of paper
- size of a house
- size of the animal
- size of the gun
- size of the book
- size of the industry
- size of the problem
- size of his understanding
- big in size
- equal in size
- handy in size
- third in size in the world
- judging by its size
- largest gallery of its size
- books of all sizes
- book of an awkward size
- cooks' knives in graduated sizes
- town of some size
- dictionary of pocket size
- blocks of ice one cubic foot in size
- woolen blankets in generous size
- below the usual size
- beyond the natural size
- arrange books by size
- be of a large size
- be of the same size
- be out size
- compare the sizes of two things
- cut smb down to size
- cut smth to size
- double in size
- exceed the middle size
- expend to its proper size
- guess the size of the stone
- increase by size
- draw smth life size
- regulate the size of families
- value the collection for its size
- take smb's size
- try smth for size
- take a certain size
- size matters less than quality
- book is of the same size
- scale is full size
USAGE:

(1.) Существительные, сочетающиеся со словом size в значении "номер, размер", употребляются без предлога: What size shoes (gloves) do you wear? Какой номер ботинок (перчаток) вы носите? I wear size seven glove. Я ношу седьмой размер перчаток. Предложный оборот со словом size возможен, если связанное с ним существительное стоит в форме множественного числа: I take/wear size 48 in dresses. What size do you take in shoes? (2.) See height, n; USAGE (1.).

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > size
2 foot

1. noun
, pl. feet

1) Fuß, der

at somebody's feet — zu jemandes Füßen

put one's best foot forward — (fig.) (hurry) sich beeilen; (do one's best) sein Bestes tun

feet first — mit den Füßen zuerst od. voran

go into something feet first — (fig.) sich Hals über Kopf (ugs.) in etwas hineinstürzen

have one foot in the grave — (fig.) mit einem Fuß im Grabe stehen

have both [one's] feet on the ground — (fig.) mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

on foot — zu Fuß

on one's/its feet — (lit. or fig.) auf den Beinen

put one's foot down — (fig.) (be firmly insistent or repressive) energisch werden; (accelerate motor vehicle) [Voll]gas geben

put one's foot in it — (fig. coll.) ins Fettnäpfchen treten (ugs.)

put one's feet up — die Beine hochlegen

start [off] or get off on the right/wrong foot — (fig.) einen guten/schlechten Start haben

set foot in/on something — etwas betreten

be rushed off one's feet — (fig.) in Trab gehalten werden (ugs.)

stand on one's own [two] feet — (fig.) auf eigenen Füßen stehen

rise or get to one's feet — sich erheben; aufstehen

never put a foot wrong — (fig.) nie etwas falsch machen

get/have cold feet — kalte Füße kriegen/gekriegt haben (ugs.)

catch somebody on the wrong foot — (fig.) jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen

have two left feet — (fig.) zwei linke Füße haben (ugs.)

2) (far end) unteres Ende; (of bed) Fußende, das; (lowest part) Fuß, der

at the foot of the list/page — unten auf der Liste/Seite

3) (of stocking etc.) Fuß, der; Füßling, der

4) (Pros.): (metrical unit) [Vers]fuß, der

5) pl. feet or same (linear measure) Fuß, der (30,48 cm)

7 foot or feet — 7 Fuß

6) (base) Fuß, der; (of statue, pillar) Sockel, der
2. transitive verb
(pay)

foot the bill — die Rechnung bezahlen

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[fut]
plural - feet; noun

1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) der Fuß

2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) der Fuß

3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) der Fuß (-0,31m)

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- academic.ru/28675/footing">footing
- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it
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foot

[fʊt]

I. n

<pl feet>

[pl fi:t]

1. (limb) Fuß m

what size are your feet? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?

to be [back] on one's feet [wieder] auf den Beinen sein

sb can barely [or hardly] put one \foot in front of the other jd hat Schwierigkeiten beim Laufen

to be fast [or quick] on one's feet schnell auf seinen Beinen sein

to drag one's feet schlurfen

to get [or rise] /jump [or leap] to one's feet aufspringen

to put one's feet up die Füße hochlegen

to set \foot in sth einen Fuß in etw akk setzen

at sb's feet zu jds Füßen

on \foot zu Fuß; see also sweep

2.

<pl foot or feet>

(length) Fuß m (= 0,3048 Meter)

3.

<pl feet>

(base) Fuß m

at the \foot of one's bed am Fußende des Betts

at the \foot of the page am Seitenende

4.

<pl feet>

LIT (poetry) Versfuß m

5.

▶ to be [caught] on the back \foot unvorbereitet sein

▶ the boot [or shoe] is on the other \foot die Situation ist umgekehrt

see, the boot is on the other \foot now siehst du, das Blatt hat sich gewendet

▶ to drag one's feet herumtrödeln

▶ to fall [or land] on one's feet Glück haben

▶ to get a \foot in the door einen Fuß in die Tür kriegen fam, [mit einem Fuß] hineinkommen

▶ to get one's feet under the table BRIT sich etablieren

▶ to get off on the right/wrong foot einen guten/schlechten Start haben

▶ to get one's feet wet nasse Füße bekommen

▶ to have both feet on the ground mit beiden Beinen fest auf der Erde stehen

▶ to have a \foot in both camps auf beiden Seiten beteiligt sein

▶ to have feet of clay auch nur ein Mensch sein, seine Schwächen haben

▶ to have the world at one's feet die Welt in seiner Macht haben

▶ to have one \foot in the grave mit einem Bein im Grab stehen

▶ my \foot ( dated) so ein Quatsch! fam

▶ to put one's \foot down (insist) ein Machtwort sprechen; esp BRIT (accelerate) Gas geben

▶ to put one's \foot [or esp AM one's mouth] in it ins Fettnäpfchen treten

▶ to put one's best \foot forward sich akk anstrengen

▶ to put one's \foot to the floor AM Gas geben

▶ to never/not put [or set] a \foot wrong nie einen Fehler machen

▶ to run [or rush] sb off his/her feet jdn beschäftigen

▶ to think on one's feet eine schnelle Entscheidung treffen

▶ to be under sb's feet zwischen jds Füßen herumlaufen

II. vt

1. ( fam: pay)

▪ to \foot sth etw bezahlen

to \foot the bill die Rechnung begleichen [o bezahlen

2. AM ECON (add up)

to \foot up an account die Spalten eines Kontos addieren

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[fʊt]
1. n pl feet

1) Fuß m

to be on one's feet (lit, fig) — auf den Beinen sein

to help sb back (on)to their feet — jdm wieder auf die Beine helfen

to get back on one's feet (lit, fig) —

the country is starting to get back on its feet again — das Land kommt langsam wieder auf die Beine

on foot — zu Fuß

to set foot on dry land — den Fuß auf festen Boden setzen, an Land gehen

I'll never set foot here again! — hier kriegen mich keine zehn Pferde mehr her! (inf)

the first time he set foot in the office — als er das erste Mal das Büro betrat

to get or rise to one's feet — aufstehen

to jump to one's feet — aufspringen

to put one's feet up (lit) — die Füße hochlegen; (fig) es sich (dat) bequem machen

he never puts a foot wrong (gymnast, dancer) — bei ihm stimmt jeder Schritt; (fig) er macht nie einen Fehler

to catch sb on the wrong foot (Sport) — jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen; (fig) jdn überrumpeln

to be dying or dead on one's feet (inf) — todmüde sein

2) (fig uses)

to put one's foot in it — ins Fettnäpfchen treten

to find one's feet — sich eingewöhnen, sich zurechtfinden

to fall on one's feet — auf die Beine fallen

to have one's or both feet (firmly) on the ground — mit beiden Beinen (fest) auf der Erde stehen

to keep one's feet on the ground (fig) — beide Beine auf der Erde halten

to have one foot in the grave — mit einem Bein im Grabe stehen

to get/be under sb's feet — jdm im Wege stehen or sein; (children also) jdm vor den Füßen herumlaufen

to get off on the right/wrong foot — einen guten/schlechten Start haben

to have/get one's or a foot in the door — einen Fuß in der Tür haben/in die Tür bekommen

to get one's feet under the table ( Brit inf ) — sich etablieren

to stand on one's own two feet — auf eigenen Füßen or Beinen stehen

to sit at sb's feet (fig) — jds Jünger sein

a nice area, my foot! (inf) — und das soll eine schöne Gegend sein!

3) (of stocking, list, page, stairs, hill, sewing machine etc) Fuß m; (of bed) Fußende nt

4) (MEASURE) Fuß m

3 foot or feet wide/long — 3 Fuß breit/lang

he's 6 foot 3 — ≈ er ist 1,90 m

5) (POET) (Vers)fuß m

6) no pl (MIL) Infanterie f

the 15th foot — das 15. Infanterieregiment

ten thousand foot (Brit) — zehntausend Fußsoldaten pl

2. vt

bill bezahlen, begleichen

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foot [fʊt]

A s; pl feet [fiːt]

1. Fuß m:

feet first mit den Füßen zuerst;

they took him out feet first ( oder foremost) sie schafften ihn mit den Füßen zuerst (tot) hinaus;

my foot! umg (so ein) Quatsch!;

at sb’s feet zu jemandes Füßen;

be at sb’s feet fig jemandem zu Füßen liegen;

she had the world at her feet die Welt lag ihr zu Füßen;

on foot zu Fuß;

be on foot

a) im Gange sein,

b) in Vorbereitung sein;

be on one’s feet

a) auf den Beinen sein,

b) sich erheben, aufspringen (um zu sprechen);

be on one’s feet again wieder auf den Beinen sein (nach einer Krankheit);

his speech brought the audience to their feet riss die Zuhörer von den Sitzen;

catch sb on the wrong foot SPORT jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen (a. fig);

fall ( oder land) on one’s feet Glück haben;

he always falls ( oder lands) on his feet er fällt immer wieder auf die Beine oder Füße;

fall asleep on one’s feet im Stehen einschlafen;

find one’s feet

a) gehen oder laufen lernen (Baby),

b) fig sich freischwimmen; lernen, selbstständig zu handeln,

c) fig sich eingewöhnen;

get a foot in the door fig einen Fuß in die Tür bekommen;

get a company back on its feet (again) eine Firma flottmachen umg;

have a foot in the door fig einen Fuß in der Tür haben;

have feet of clay auch seine Schwächen haben, auch nur ein Mensch sein;

have both feet firmly on the ground fig mit beiden Beinen im Leben stehen;

he had the crowd on their feet er riss die Zuschauer von den Sitzen;

jump ( oder leap) to one’s feet aufspringen;

keep one’s feet sich auf den Beinen halten;

keep one’s foot down AUTO mit Bleifuß fahren umg;

put one’s foot down

a) AUTO (Voll)Gas geben,

b) fig energisch werden, ein Machtwort sprechen;

put one’s best foot forward

a) die Beine unter den Arm nehmen fig,

b) sich gewaltig anstrengen (besonders um einen guten Eindruck zu machen);

put one’s foot in it, US a. put one’s foot in one’s mouth ins Fettnäpfchen treten, sich in die Nesseln setzen (beide fig);

put ( oder set) a ( oder one’s) foot wrong etwas Falsches sagen oder tun;

put one foot in front of the other einen Fuß vor den andern setzen;

rise ( oder get) to one’s feet sich erheben, aufstehen;

run ( oder rush) sb off his feet jemanden in Trab halten umg;

set foot in ( oder on) betreten;

set sb on their feet jemanden auf eigene Beine stellen;

set sth on foot etwas in die Wege leiten oder in Gang bringen;

shoot o.s. in the foot sich selbst schaden;

stand on one’s own (two) feet auf eigenen Beinen stehen;

stay on one’s feet sich auf den Beinen halten;

step ( oder get) off on the right (wrong) foot die Sache richtig (falsch) anpacken; → cold A 2, drag B 2, grave¹ 1, spring A 1, sweep A 5, etc

2. (pl auch foot) Foot m, Fuß m (= 0,3048 m):

6 feet tall 6 Fuß groß oder hoch;

a ten-foot pole eine 10 Fuß lange Stange

3. (kein pl) MIL besonders Br

a) Infanterie f:

the 4th Foot das Infanterieregiment Nr. 4,

b) HIST Fußvolk n:

500 foot 500 Fußsoldaten;

4. Gang m, Schritt m

5. Fuß m, Füßling m (am Strumpf)

6. Fuß m (eines Berges, eines Glases, einer Säule, einer Treppe etc), Fußende n (des Bettes, Tisches etc), unteres Ende:

at the foot of the page unten an oder am Fuß der Seite;

at the foot of the table SPORT am Tabellenende

7. (adv foots) Bodensatz m, Hefe f

8. LIT (Vers)Fuß m

9. MUS Refrain m

10. Stoffdrückerfuß m (einer Nähmaschine)

B v/i:

foot up to obs od dial sich belaufen auf (akk)

C v/t

1. foot it umg

a) marschieren, zu Fuß gehen,

b) tanzen

2. einen Fuß anstricken an (akk)

3. mit den Krallen fassen (Raubvögel)

4. meist;

foot up bes US zusammenzählen, addieren

5. foot the bill umg blechen ( for für)

bd. ft. abk WIRTSCH board feet pl ( board feet pl oder foot sg) (eine Raumeinheit)

f. abk

1. SCHIFF fathom

2. feet pl

3. LING female

4. feminine

5. following

6. foot

7. PHYS frequency

8. from

ft abk

1. foot

2. feet pl

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1. noun
, pl. feet

1) Fuß, der

at somebody's feet — zu jemandes Füßen

put one's best foot forward — (fig.) (hurry) sich beeilen; (do one's best) sein Bestes tun

feet first — mit den Füßen zuerst od. voran

go into something feet first — (fig.) sich Hals über Kopf (ugs.) in etwas hineinstürzen

have one foot in the grave — (fig.) mit einem Fuß im Grabe stehen

have both [one's] feet on the ground — (fig.) mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

on foot — zu Fuß

on one's/its feet — (lit. or fig.) auf den Beinen

put one's foot down — (fig.) (be firmly insistent or repressive) energisch werden; (accelerate motor vehicle) [Voll]gas geben

put one's foot in it — (fig. coll.) ins Fettnäpfchen treten (ugs.)

put one's feet up — die Beine hochlegen

start [off] or get off on the right/wrong foot — (fig.) einen guten/schlechten Start haben

set foot in/on something — etwas betreten

be rushed off one's feet — (fig.) in Trab gehalten werden (ugs.)

stand on one's own [two] feet — (fig.) auf eigenen Füßen stehen

rise or get to one's feet — sich erheben; aufstehen

never put a foot wrong — (fig.) nie etwas falsch machen

get/have cold feet — kalte Füße kriegen/gekriegt haben (ugs.)

catch somebody on the wrong foot — (fig.) jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen

have two left feet — (fig.) zwei linke Füße haben (ugs.)

2) (far end) unteres Ende; (of bed) Fußende, das; (lowest part) Fuß, der

at the foot of the list/page — unten auf der Liste/Seite

3) (of stocking etc.) Fuß, der; Füßling, der

4) (Pros.): (metrical unit) [Vers]fuß, der

5) pl. feet or same (linear measure) Fuß, der (30,48 cm)

7 foot or feet — 7 Fuß

6) (base) Fuß, der; (of statue, pillar) Sockel, der
2. transitive verb
(pay)

foot the bill — die Rechnung bezahlen

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n.

(§ pl.: feet)

= Basis Basen f.

Fuß ¨-e m.

Standvorrichtung f.

English-german dictionary > foot
3 foot

[fʊt] n <pl feet> [pl fi:t]

1) ( limb) Fuß m;

what size are your feet? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?;

to be [back] on one's feet [wieder] auf den Beinen sein;

sb can barely [or hardly] put one \foot in front of the other jd hat Schwierigkeiten beim Laufen;

to be fast [or quick] on one's feet schnell auf seinen Beinen sein;

to drag one's feet schlurfen;

to get [or rise] / jump [or leap] to one's feet aufspringen;

to put one's feet up die Füße hochlegen;

to set \foot in sth einen Fuß in etw akk setzen;

at sb's feet zu jds Füßen;

on \foot zu Fuß; see also sweep

2) <pl foot or feet> ( length) Fuß m (= 0,348 Meter)

3) pl feet> ( base) Fuß m;

at the \foot of one's bed am Fußende des Betts;

at the \foot of the page am Seitenende

4) pl feet> lit ( poetry) Versfuß m

PHRASES:

the boot [or shoe] is on the other \foot die Situation ist umgekehrt;

see, the boot is on the other \foot now siehst du, das Blatt hat sich gewendet;

to have a \foot in both camps auf beiden Seiten beteiligt sein;

to have feet of clay auch nur ein Mensch sein, seine Schwächen haben;

to get a \foot in the door einen Fuß in die Tür kriegen ( fam), [mit einem Fuß] hineinkommen;

to put one's \foot to the floor (Am) Gas geben;

to have one \foot in the grave mit einem Bein im Grab stehen;

to have both feet on the ground mit beiden Beinen fest auf der Erde stehen;

to get one's feet under the table ( Brit) sich etablieren;

to have the world at one's feet die Welt in seiner Macht haben;

to put one's best \foot forward sich akk anstrengen;

to get off on the right/wrong foot einen guten/schlechten Start haben;

to get one's feet wet nasse Füße bekommen;

to never/ not put [or set] a \foot wrong nie einen Fehler machen;

to drag one's feet herumtrödeln;

to fall [or land] on one's feet Glück haben;

to put one's \foot down ( insist) ein Machtwort sprechen;

( esp Brit) ( accelerate) Gas geben;

to put one's \foot [or ( esp Am) one's mouth] in it ins Fettnäpfchen treten;

to run [or rush] sb off his/ her feet jdn beschäftigen;

to think on one's feet eine schnelle Entscheidung treffen;

to be under sb's feet zwischen jds Füßen herumlaufen;

my \foot (dated) so ein Quatsch! ( fam) vt ( fam);

to \foot sth etw bezahlen

English-German students dictionary > foot
4 size press

клеильный пресс

print press — пресса

in the press — в прессе

bale press — кипный пресс

foot press — ножной пресс

hand press — ручной пресс

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > size press
5 pedarii

pĕdārĭus, a, um, adj. [pes], of or belonging to the foot, foot-. —Only transf.
I.
pedarii senatores, those senators who had not yet been entered by the censors on the list or roll of senators, and who had no vote of their own, but could merely signify their assent to that of another, Varr. ap. Gell. 3, 18, 5; Tac. A. 3, 65.—Also as subst.: pĕdārii, ōrum, m., Cic. Att. 1, 19, 9; 1, 20, 4; and in sing.: pedarī sententia, Laber. ap. Gell. 3, 18, 9.—
II.
Of the size of a foot, a foot long, broad, etc.: EX TIGNO PEDARIO, i. e. a foot wide, Lex. Puteol. ap. Grut. 207, 2.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pedarii
6 pedarius

pĕdārĭus, a, um, adj. [pes], of or belonging to the foot, foot-. —Only transf.
I.
pedarii senatores, those senators who had not yet been entered by the censors on the list or roll of senators, and who had no vote of their own, but could merely signify their assent to that of another, Varr. ap. Gell. 3, 18, 5; Tac. A. 3, 65.—Also as subst.: pĕdārii, ōrum, m., Cic. Att. 1, 19, 9; 1, 20, 4; and in sing.: pedarī sententia, Laber. ap. Gell. 3, 18, 9.—
II.
Of the size of a foot, a foot long, broad, etc.: EX TIGNO PEDARIO, i. e. a foot wide, Lex. Puteol. ap. Grut. 207, 2.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pedarius
7 pedalis

pĕdālis, e, adj. [pes], of or belonging to the foot, foot-.
I.
In gen.; hence, subst.: pĕdālis, is, f. (sc. solea), a slipper, Petr 56.—
II.
In partic., of the size of a foot, of a foot, as a measure; a foot in length, breadth, thickness, etc.:
sol mihi videtur quasi pedalis,
a foot in diameter, Cic. Ac. 2, 26, 82; cf. Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 10:
transtra ex pedalibus in latitudinem trabibus,
Caes. B. G. 3, 13:
longitudo,
Col. 4, 7, 3:
crassitudo,
Plin. 17, 8, 4, § 47:
altitudo,
id. 20, 22, 91, § 247:
spatium,
Col. 4, 16, 2:
intervalla,
Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 21:
sulcus,
id. 17, 20, 33, § 146.— Subst.: pĕdālis, is, f., a measure; in gen.:
tuae praecisionis,
Vulg. Jer. 51, 13.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pedalis
8 pedālis

pedālis e, adj. [pes], of the size of a foot: sol mihi videtur quasi pedalis, a foot in diameter: in latitudinem trabes, Cs.
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pedalis, pedale ADJ

measuring a foot

Latin-English dictionary > pedālis
9 pedaneus

pĕdānĕus, a, um, adj. [pes], of the size of a foot, a foot in length, breadth, etc.
I.
Lit. (very rare):
pedaneum super rudus inducimus,
a foot thick, Pall. 6, 11, 2:
pedanei ramuli,
Sol. 2, 42.—
II.
Transf.
A.
Pedanei judices, petty judges that tried only trifling cases (so called because they had only a low seat and no tribunal), Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 6; so ib. 2, 7, 3; 48, 19, 38, § 10; Paul. Sent. 5, 28; cf. Ps.-Ascon. ad Cic. Div. in Caecil. 15.—
B.
Pedanei senatores, for pedarii senatores, Gell. 3, 18, 10.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pedaneus
10 положение

put s.o. in an awkward situation/position/spot, put s.o. in a tight corner

положение подарък a white elephant

неудобна квартира unsuitable/inconvenient lodgings

в неудобно време at the wrong time, at an inopportune time

1. (местоположение) position

(по-за) position, attitude

(на местност, терен) lay

изходно положение сп. first position, position of attention

положение за стрелба firing position

отвесно положение a vertical position

положение на изключен ток ел. off-position

2. (състояние, обстоятелства) condition, state; situation

(обществено, правно) status, standing, condition

(обстоятелства) juncture

семейно/социално положение a family/social status

положение в живота station

хора със скромно положение people of humble condition, persons in humble circumstances

хора с най-различно обществено положение all sorts and conditions of men

хора с положение people of position/of high standing

с високо обществено положение high-placed, of high social standing

в добро/лошо материално положение well/badly off

той е с добро материално положение he is a well-to-do man; he is well-to-do

извънредно положение a state of emergency

военно положение martial law

обявявам военно положение declare martial law

в положение на война in a state of war

обсадно положение a state of seige, curfew

затруднително положение a fix

неловко/неудобно положение an awkward/embarrassing situation

в затруднено положение съм be in strained/straitened circumstances, be hard up

в критическо положение съм be in a critical situation, разг. in a tight spot

истинското положение (фактите) the rights of the case

ако бях в твоето положение if I were you, if I were in your place

поставям се в положението на put o.s. in the place/разг. shoes of

влизам в положението на understand, sympathize with

държа се на положение stand on o.'s dignity

подобрявам положението си improve/better/mend o.'s fortunes, better o.'s.

справям се с положение то get matters/things under control, manage; take the situation in hand

господар съм на положение то be master of the situation

положение то е променено (друг вятър вее) things have changed, разг. the shoe is on the other foot

при създалото се положение the situation being as it is

горе-долу това е положение то that's about the size of it

в положение (за жена) with child, in the family way

при това положение as the case stands, as matters stand; things being so; at this juncture; as it is, as things now stand; under the circumstances; in this situation

при това положение на нещата things being as they are

положение то на нещата the lie of the land

при положение, че provided

в положение съм да be in a position to

общи положения general principles

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положѐние,

ср., -я 1. ( местоположение) position; ( поза) position, attitude; (на местност, терен) lay; изходно \положениее спорт. first position, position of attention; отвесно \положениее a vertical position; \положениее за стрелба firing position; \положениее на изключен ток ел. off-position;

2. ( състояние, обстоятелства) condition, state; situation; ( състояние) разг. lay of the land; ( обществено, правно) status, standing, condition; ( обстоятелства) juncture; ако бях в твоето \положениее if I were you, if I were in your place; в добро/лошо материално \положениее well/badly off; в затруднено \положениее съм be in strained/straitened circumstances, be hard up; в критично \положениее съм разг. be in a tight spot; в \положениее на война in a state of war; влизам в \положениеето на understand, sympathize with; военно \положениее martial law; горе-долу това е \положениеето that’s about the size of it; държа се на \положениее stand on o.’s dignity; затруднително \положениее a fix; извънредно \положениее a state of emergency; истинското \положениее ( фактите) the rights of the case; обсадно \положениее a state of siege, curfew; обявявам военно \положениее declare martial law; подобрявам \положениеето си improve/better/mend o.’s fortunes, better o.s.; \положениее в живота station; \положениеето е променено ( друг вятър вее) things have changed, разг. the shoe is on the other foot; поставям се в \положениеето на put o.s. in the place/разг. shoes of; при създалото се \положениее the situation being as it is; с високо обществено \положениее high-placed, of high social standing; семейно/социално \положениее a family/social status; справям се с \положениеето get matters/things under control, manage; take the situation in hand; be equal to the situation; това е \положениеето that’s the way the cookie crumbles; хора с най-различно обществено \положениее all sorts and conditions of men; хора с \положениее people of position/of high standing; хора със скромно \положениее people of humble condition; • в \положениее съм да be in a position to; общи \положениея general principles; при всяко \положениее in any case, anyway; at all events; при \положениее, че provided; при това \положениее as the case stands, as matters stand; things being so; as it is, as things now stand; under the circumstances; in this situation; при това \положениее на нещата things being as they are.

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1. (no-за) position, attitude 2. (местоположение) position 3. (на местност, терен) lay 4. (обстоятелства) juncture 5. (обществено, правно) status, standing, condition 6. (състояние, обстоятелства) condition, state;situation 7. put s.o. in an awkward situation/position/spot, put s.o. in a tight corner 8. ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ в живота station 9. ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ за стрелба firing position 10. ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ на изключен ток ел. off-position 11. ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ подарък a white elephant 12. ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ то е променено (друг вятър вее) things have changed, разг. the shoe is on the other foot 13. ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ то на нещата the lie of the land 14. ако бях в твоето ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ if I were you, if I were in your place 15. в ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ (за жена) with child, in the family way 16. в ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ на война in a state of war 17. в ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ съм да be in a position to 18. в добро/лошо материално ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ well/ badly off 19. в затруднено ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ съм be in strained/straitened circumstances, be hard up 20. в критическо ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ съм be in a critical situation,разг. in a tight spot 21. в неудобно време at the wrong time, at an inopportune time. 22. влизам в ПОЛОЖЕНИЕто на understand, sympathize with 23. военно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ martial law 24. горе-долу това е ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ то that's about the size of it 25. господар съм на ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ то be master of the situation 26. държа се на ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ stand on o.'s dignity 27. затруднително ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ a fix 28. извънредно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ a state of emergency 29. изходно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ сn. first position, position of attention 30. истинското ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ (фактите) the rights of the case 31. неловко/неудобно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ an awkward/embarrassing situation 32. неудобна квартира unsuitable/inconvenient lodgings 33. обсадноПОЛОЖЕНИЕ a state of seige, curfew 34. общи положения general principles 35. обявявам военно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ declare martial law 36. отвесно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ a vertical position 37. подобрявам ПОЛОЖЕНИЕто си improve/better/ mend o.'s fortunes, better о s. 38. поставям се в ПОЛОЖЕНИЕто на put o.s. in the рlасе/разг. shoes of 39. при ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ, че provided 40. при създалото се ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ the situation being as it is 41. при това ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ as the case stands, as matters stand;things being so;at this juncture;as it is, as things now stand;under the circumstances;in this situation 42. при това ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ на нещата things being as they are 43. с високо обществено ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ high-placed, of high social standing 44. семейно/ социално ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ a family/social status 45. справям се с ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ то get matters/things under control, manage;take the situation in hand 46. той е с добро материално ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ he is a well-to-do man;he is well-to-do 47. хора с ПОЛОЖЕНИЕpeople of position/of high standing 48. хора с най-различно обществено ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ all sorts and conditions of men 49. хора със скромно ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ people of humble condition, persons in humble circumstances

Български-английски речник > положение
11 с

I предл. (тв.); = со
1) (указывает на совместность, объединение) with; and

он прие́хал с детьми́ — he came with the children

я пойду́ с ва́ми — I'll go with you; I'll join you

вы со мной? — are you coming with me?

брат с сестро́й ушли́ — brother and sister went away

мы с тобо́й [мы с ва́ми] — you and I; we

нам с ва́ми придётся подожда́ть — we'll have to wait

повида́ть отца́ с ма́терью — see one's father and mother

2) (в обществе кого-л, по отношению к кому-л) with

вести́ себя сде́ржанно с кем-л — be reserved with smb

с ва́ми мне легко́ — I feel at ease with you

с ним ве́село — he is fun to be with

3) ( указывает на общую деятельность) with

обме́ниваться мне́ниями с кем-л — exchange views with smb

игра́ть с соба́кой — play with the dog

мне не́ о чем с ва́ми разгова́ривать — I have nothing to discuss with you

4) (указывает на наличие чего-л, свойства или особенности предмета) with

чай с молоко́м [са́харом] — tea with milk [sugar]

кни́га с карти́нками — picture book

стано́к с электро́нным управле́нием — electronically operated / controlled machine

бино́кль с увеличе́нием в 10 раз — 10-power binoculars

5) ( указывает на средство) with

мыть с мы́лом — wash with soap

6) ( указывает на способ осуществления действия) by

с курье́ром — by courier ['kʊrɪə] / messenger

с после́дним по́ездом — by the last train

7) ( указывает на сопутствующую эмоцию или состояние) with

с улы́бкой — with a smile

с интере́сом — with interest

с удово́льствием — with pleasure

со сме́хом — with a laugh, with laughter

с пе́снями и сме́хом — with song and laughter; singing and laughing

8) ( указывает на характеристику действия) with

с уве́ренностью — with certainty; for certain; confidently

с лёгкостью — easily

одева́ться со вку́сом — be dressed with taste, have good taste in clothes

с опереже́нием гра́фика — ahead of schedule

с то́чностью до 0,1 — to within 0.1

с части́чной нагру́зкой — at partial load

со ско́ростью 100 км в час — at a speed of 100 km per hour

с тако́й же ско́ростью, как — as fast as

9) ( указывает на цель действия) with

с серьёзными наме́рениями — with serious intentions

с э́той це́лью — for this purpose, with this in mind; toward(s) this end

я к вам с про́сьбой — I have a request for you; I have something to ask you for

я́вка с пови́нной — surrender ( of a criminal to police), giving oneself up (with a confession of one's guilt)

10) ( одновременно) with; at the time of

просну́ться с зарёй — awake with the dawn

с оконча́нием войны́ — when the war is [was] over

11) ( по мере чего-л) as

с во́зрастом э́то пройдёт — it will pass with the years [with age; as one grows older]

с разви́тием эконо́мики — as the economy develops

с увеличе́нием глубины́ растёт давле́ние — as the depth increases, so does the pressure

с повыше́нием то́чности измере́ний на́ши взгля́ды на э́то явле́ние измени́лись — as the measurement accuracy increased, our view of that phenomenon changed

с удале́нием от це́нтра — away / outward from the centre

12) ( после) after

с приватиза́цией фи́рмы не́которые пробле́мы разреши́лись — after the company was privatized, some of the problems were resolved

13) (по поводу, относительно) with respect to, as regards; with

как у вас дела́ с повыше́нием? — how are things going on with your promotion?

с рабо́той всё хорошо́ — the work's going on all right

как у вас со здоро́вьем? — do you have any health problems?

у него́ что́-то с лёгкими — he has got lung trouble

у меня́ тугова́то с деньга́ми — I am a bit hard up for money

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что с тобо́й [ва́ми]? — what is the matter with you?

с ка́ждым (тв.; при обозначении регулярного отрезка времени) — every

с ка́ждым ча́сом [днём, ме́сяцем, го́дом] — every hour [day, month, year]

с ка́ждой секу́ндой [мину́той, неде́лей] — every second [minute, week]

вы молоде́ете с ка́ждым днём — you look younger every day
II предл. (рд.); = со
1) (указывает на поверхность, опору, уровень, откуда направлено движение) from; (прочь тж.) off

взять кни́гу с по́лки — take a book from the shelf

упа́сть с кры́ши — fall from a roof

сбро́сить со стола́ — throw off / from the table

снять кольцо́ с па́льца — take a ring off / from one's finger

спусти́ться со второ́го этажа́ — come downstairs

корми́ть с ло́жечки — spoon-feed

2) (указывает на место отправления, происхождения) from

верну́ться с рабо́ты — return from work

съе́хать с да́чи [с кварти́ры] — move from a country house [from a flat брит. / apartment амер.]

прие́хать с Кавка́за — come from the Caucasus

ры́ба с Во́лги — fish from the Volga

3) (указывает на часть, сторону предмета, на которой сосредоточено действие) from

подойти́ к до́му с торца́ — approach the building from the end side

пры́гать с ле́вой ноги́ — take off from the left foot

с двух сторо́н (о движении) — from both sides; ( о письме) on both sides

печа́ть с двух сторо́н полигр., информ. — two-sided printing

4) (указывает на то, что используется в начале действия) with, using

писа́ть с прописно́й [стро́чной] бу́квы — write with a capital [small] letter

идти́ с туза́ карт. — play an ace

начина́ть с ма́лого — start small [in a small way]

5) (указывает на позицию или показатель в прошлом, подвергнувшиеся изменению) from

перейти́ с пе́рвого ме́ста на пя́тое — move from first place to fifth place

зарпла́та повы́силась с 5 до 6 ты́сяч рубле́й — the salary (was) increased from 5,000 to 6,000 roubles

6) ( указывает на начало срока) from

с сентября́ по дека́брь — from September to December

с трёх до пяти́ — from three to five

7) (указывает на начало процесса, состояния в прошлом) since

он не ви́дел её с про́шлого го́да — he has not seen her since last year

с тех пор ничего́ не измени́лось — nothing has changed since then

8) (указывает на начало процесса, состояния в будущем) starting / beginning from

он бу́дет там с января́ [пя́тницы; трёх часо́в] — he will be there starting from January [Friday; three o'clock]

зако́н вступа́ет в си́лу с 1 января́ — the law comes into force [becomes effective] (on) January (the) first

9) ( беря за образец) from

с нату́ры — from life

писа́ть портре́т с кого́-л — paint smb's picture

брать приме́р с кого́-л — follow smb's example

10) (указывает на лицо, от которого требуется оплата, вознаграждение и т.п.)

с вас 20 рубле́й — 20 roubles, please; ( о возврате долга) you owe me 20 roubles

с тебя́ буты́лка — you owe me a bottle

11) разг. (от, из-за, под воздействием чего-л) because of; with

с ра́дости — with joy

с го́ря — with grief / frustration

запи́ть с го́ря — drown one's sorrows in drink

с доса́ды [со зло́сти] — with vexation [with anger]

со стыда́ — for / with shame

со стра́ха — in one's fright, in panic

кра́сный с моро́за — (with a face) reddened by the cold

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с пе́рвого взгля́да — at first sight

с головы́ до ног — from head to foot

с нача́ла до конца́ — from beginning to end; from start to finish

со сна — half awake

взять с бо́ю — take by storm

с мину́ты на мину́ту — any minute / moment (now)

он придёт с мину́ты на мину́ту — he may come any minute now

с чьего́-л разреше́ния / позволе́ния — with smb's permission

с ва́шего согла́сия — with your consent

с ви́ду — in appearance

с доро́ги — after a journey

с меня́ хва́тит — I've had enough
III предл.; = со
(вн.; указывает на приблизительную меру чего-л) the size of; about

с була́вочную голо́вку — the size of a pin's head

с вас ро́стом — about the same height as yours

с ло́шадь величино́й — the size of a horse

туда́ бу́дет с киломе́тр — it is about a kilometre from here

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > с
12 groß

big; tall; great; large; grand; heavyset

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[groːs]
1. ADJEKTIV
comp ordm;er ['grøːsɐ] superl ordm;te(r, s) ['grøːstə]
1) big; Fläche, Raum, Haus, Hände big, large; Höhe, Breite great; Größe, Tube, Dose, Packung etc large; (TYP ) Buchstabe capital

ein ganz großes Haus/Buch — a great big house/book

der große ( Uhr)zeiger — the big or minute hand

x ist größer als 10 (Math) — x is greater than 10

die Wiese ist 10 Hektar groß — the field measures 10 hectares

ein 2 Hektar großes Grundstück — a 2-hectare plot of land

ein Loch größer machen — to make a hole bigger

ein großes Bier, ein Großes (inf) — ≈ a pint (of beer) (Brit), a large beer

großes Geld — notes pl (Brit), bills pl (US)

ich habe nur großes Geld — I haven't got any change on me

die große Masse (fig) — the vast majority

im Großen und Ganzen (gesehen) — by and large

im Großen einkaufen — to buy in bulk or quantity

2) = hoch, hochgewachsen tall

ein großer Mann — a tall man

wie groß bist du? — how tall are you?

er ist 1,80 Meter groß — he's one metre (Brit) or meter (US) eighty (tall)

du bist groß geworden — you've grown

3) = älter Bruder, Schwester big

unsere Große — our eldest or oldest (daughter); (von zweien) our elder daughter

unser Großer — our eldest or oldest ( son); (von zweien) our elder son

Groß und Klein — young and old (alike)

mit etw groß geworden sein — to have grown up with sth

zu groß für etw sein — to be too big for sth

er ist ein großes Kind — he's a big or a great big (inf) baby

4) zeitlich Verzögerung, Rede big, long

die große Pause (Sch) — the long or lunch break

die großen Ferien — the summer holidays (Brit) or holiday (US)

5) = beträchtlich, wichtig, bedeutend great; Erfolg, Enttäuschung, Hoffnung, Eile great, big; Gewinn, Ereignis big; Katastrophe, Schreck terrible; Summe large; Geschwindigkeit high

er hat Großes geleistet — he has achieved great things

die größten Erfindungen unseres Jahrhunderts — the greatest inventions of our century

ein großer Dichter wie Goethe — a great poet like Goethe

eine große Dummheit machen — to do something very or really stupid

großen Durst haben — to be very thirsty

er ist kein großer Esser (inf) — he's not a big eater

eine der größeren Firmen — one of the major companies

die großen Fragen unserer Zeit — the great or big questions of our time

das große Ganze — the broader or wider view

große Gefühle — strong feelings

vor meinem Haus war or herrschte ein großer Lärm — there was a lot of noise outside my house

großen Hunger haben — to be very hungry

ich habe große Lust zu verreisen — I'd really like to go away (on holiday (Brit) or vacation (US))

sie hatte große Lust, sich zu verkleiden — she really wanted to get dressed up

ich habe keine große Lust — I don't particularly want to

große Mode sein — to be all the rage (inf)

einen großen Namen haben — to be a big name

die große Nummer (im Zirkus) — the big number, the star turn (esp Brit)

ich bin kein großer Redner (inf) — I'm no great speaker

ich bin kein großer Opernfreund (inf) — I'm not a great opera fan

im größten Regen/Schneesturm — in the middle of a downpour/snowstorm

jds große Stunde — sb's big moment

eine größere Summe — a biggish or largish sum

er ist kein großer Trinker (inf) — he's not a big drinker

große Worte — big words

große Worte machen — to use grand words

6) = großartig, bewundernswert iro great

das ist or finde ich ganz groß (inf) — that's really great (inf)

7) in Eigennamen Great

die Großen Seen — the Great Lakes

der Große Ozean — the Pacific

Karl der Große — Charlemagne

Alfred/Friedrich der Große — Alfred/Frederick the Great

8) MUS

große Sexte — major sixth

2. ADVERB
comp ordm; er, superl am ordm;ten
1)

= nicht klein groß gewachsen — tall

groß gemustert — large-print, with a large print

groß kariert — large-check( ed)

groß machen (baby-talk) — to do number two (baby-talk), to do a poo (Brit baby-talk)

groß daherreden (inf) — to talk big (inf)

See:

→ großschreiben

2)

= in großem Ausmaß groß einkaufen gehen — to go on a spending spree, to splash out (Brit inf)

groß ausgehen — to go out somewhere expensive

groß feiern — to have a big celebration

groß aufgemacht — dressed up to the nines

groß angelegt — large-scale

groß und breit (fig inf) — at great length

3)

= besonders jdn groß anblicken — to give sb a hard stare

groß in Mode sein — to be all the rage (inf)

was ist das schon groß? (inf) — big deal! (inf), so what? (inf)

was soll man da schon groß machen/sagen? (inf) — what can you do/say?

er hat sich nicht gerade groß für unsere Belange eingesetzt (inf) — he didn't exactly put up a big fight for us

ich habe mich nie groß um Politik gekümmert (inf) — I've never been a great one for politics (inf)

ich kümmere mich nicht groß darum (inf) — I don't take much notice

ganz groß rauskommen (inf) — to make the big time (inf)

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1) (large in size: a big car.) big

2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) great

3) (great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) large

4) (fairly large: His income is quite sizeable, now that he has been promoted.) sizeable

5) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) tall

6) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) tall

7) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) wide

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groß

<größer, größte>

[ˈgro:s]

I. adj

1. (räumlich ausgedehnt) Gegenstand large, big; Buchstabe big, capital

in \großen/größeren Formaten/Größen in large/larger formats/sizes

2. (hoch aufragend) long

ein \großer Kirchturm/Mast/Turm a high church steeple/pylon/tower

3. (hoch gewachsen) Mensch tall

du bist \groß geworden you've grown

wie \groß bist du? how tall are you?

er ist 1,78 m \groß he is 5 foot 10 [or 1.78m] [tall]

ein \großer Baum/eine \große Vase a tall tree/vase

4. (zeitlich ausgedehnt) Pause, Zeitraum long; Rede a. lengthy

auf \große[r] Fahrt on a long journey

die \großen Ferien the summer holidays BRIT, the summer vacation AM

die \große Pause SCH mid-morning break

5. (älter) big, elder, older

▪ die G\großen pl (die Erwachsenen) the grown-ups; (ältere Kinder) the older children; (fam)

das ist Anita, unsere G\große this is Anita, our eldest

wenn ich \groß bin... when I'm grown up...

mein \großer Bruder/meine \große Schwester my elder brother/my elder sister

mit etw dat \groß geworden sein to have grown up with sth

G\groß und Klein young and old [alike]

6. (mengenmäßig)

im G\großen einkaufen to buy in bulk

die \große Masse most [or the majority] of the people

ein \großer Teil der Bevölkerung a large part of the population

7. (erheblich, beträchtlich) great

was für eine \große Freude! how delightful!

du redest ganz \großen Unsinn you're talking complete rubbish

was ist denn das für ein \großer Lärm auf der Straße? what's all that noise in the street?

macht doch nicht so einen \großen Lärm! don't make so much noise!

\große Angst haben to be terribly afraid [or frightened]

ein \großer Aufstieg a meteoric rise

eine \große Beeinträchtigung a major impairment

ein \großer Betrag a large amount

eine \große Dummheit sheer stupidity

ein \großer Durchbruch/Reinfall a major breakthrough/disaster

eine \große Enttäuschung a great [or deep] [or profound] disappointment

mit \großer Geschwindigkeit at high [or great] speed

\großen Hunger haben to be terribly hungry

\großes Leid great [or deep] [or profound] sorrow

ein \großer Misserfolg an abject [or a dismal] failure

\große Nachfrage a big demand

eine \große Preissteigerung a massive price rise [or increase]

ein \großer Schrecken a nasty fright

\große Schwierigkeiten serious [or real] trouble

\große Wut unbridled fury

\großer Zorn deep [or profound] anger

8. (bedeutend) great

etwas/nichts G\großes something/nothing great

sie hat in ihrem Leben nichts G\großes geleistet she never achieved anything great [or major] in her life, she did not achieve great things in her life

mit diesem Gemälde hat sie etwas G\großes geschaffen she has created something great [or profound] with this painting

ein \großer Konzern/ein \großes Unternehmen a leading [or major] group/company

9. (besonders gut) big

im Meckern ist sie ganz \groß she's quite good at moaning

ich bin kein \großer Esser/Trinker I'm not a big eater/drinker

ich bin kein \großer Redner I'm no [or not a] great speaker

10. (in Eigennamen)

▪ ... der G\große... the Great

Friedrich der G\große Frederick the Great

11. (großes Glas) large, big

ein G\großes [o ein \großes Bier] ≈ a pint [of beer] BRIT, rare a large beer

nach den drei \großen Bier war ich ziemlich angeheitert I felt quite merry fam [or fam tipsy] after three pints [of beer]

12.

▶ im G\großen und Ganzen [gesehen] on the whole, by and large

▶ \großes Geld notes BRIT, bills AM

ich habe nur \großes Geld I haven't any change on me; s.a. klein

II. adv

1. (fam: besonders)

was ist da jetzt schon \groß dabei! big deal! fam

er hat sich aber nicht gerade \groß für uns eingesetzt! he didn't exactly do very much [or put himself out much] for us!

was soll man da schon \groß sagen? you can't really say very much

ich habe mich nie \groß für Politik interessiert I've never been particularly interested in politics

\groß einsteigen to go in for sth in a big way

sie ist ganz \groß in die Politik eingestiegen she's gone into politics in a big way

[mit etw dat] [ganz] \groß rauskommen to have a real success [or big hit] with sth

2. (von weitem Ausmaß)

\groß angelegt large-scale

eine \groß angelegte Offensive a full-scale offensive [or attack

3. MODE

etw größer machen Hosen etc. to let out sth sep

4. (nicht klein)

\groß kariert MODE large-checked attr

5.

▶ \groß und breit (fam) at great length

▶ \groß machen (kindersprache fam) to do number two [or BRIT a pooh] childspeak fam

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1.
größer, größt... Adjektiv

1) big; big, large <house, window, area, room, etc.>; large < pack, size, can, etc.>; great <length, width, height>; tall < person>

große Eier/Kartoffeln — large eggs/potatoes

eine große Terz/Sekunde — (Musik) a major third/second

ein großes Bier, bitte — a pint, please

2) (eine bestimmte Größe aufweisend)

1 m²/2 ha groß — 1 m²/2 ha in area

sie ist 1,75 m groß — she is 1.75 m tall

doppelt/dreimal so groß wie... — twice/three times the size of...

3) (älter) big <brother, sister>

seine größere Schwester — his elder sister

unsere Große/unser Großer — our eldest or oldest daughter/son

4) (erwachsen) grown-up <children, son, daughter>

[mit etwas] groß werden — grow up [with something]

die Großen — (Erwachsene) the grown-ups; (ältere Kinder) the older children

Groß und Klein — old and young [alike]

5) (lange dauernd) long, lengthy <delay, talk, explanation, pause>

die großen Ferien — (Schulw.) the summer holidays or (Amer.) long vacation sing.

die große Pause — (Schulw.) [mid-morning] break

6) (beträchtlich)

große Summen/Kosten — large sums/heavy costs

eine große Auswahl — a wide selection or range

7) (außerordentlich) great <pleasure, pain, hunger, anxiety, hurry, progress, difficulty, mistake, importance>; intense <heat, cold>; high < speed>

mit dem größten Vergnügen — with the greatest of pleasure

großen Hunger haben — be very hungry

ihre/seine große Liebe — her/his great love

8) (gewichtig) great; major < producer, exporter>; great, major < event>

ein großer Augenblick/Tag — a great moment/day

große Worte — grand or fine words

[k]eine große Rolle spielen — [not] play a great or an important part

die Großen [der Welt] — the great figures [of our world]

9) nicht präd. (glanzvoll) grand <celebration, ball, etc.>

die große Dame/den großen Herrn spielen — (iron.) play the fine lady/gentleman

10) (bedeutend) great, major < artist, painter, work>

Katharina die Große — Catherine the Great; s. auch Karl

11) (wesentlich)

die große Linie/der große Zusammenhang — the basic line/the overall context

in großen Zügen od. Umrissen — in broad outline

im Großen [und] Ganzen — by and large; on the whole

12) (geh.): (selbstlos) noble <deed etc.>

ein großes Herz haben — be great-hearted

13) (ugs.): (großspurig)

große Reden schwingen od. (salopp) Töne spucken — talk big (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1)

groß geschrieben werden — (fig. ugs.) be stressed or emphasized

jemanden groß ansehen — stare hard at somebody

groß machen — (Kinderspr.) do number two (child lang.)

groß und breit — at great length

2) (ugs.): (aufwendig)

groß ausgehen — go out for a big celebration

etwas groß feiern — celebrate something in a big way

ein groß angelegtes Projekt — a large-scale project

ein groß angelegter Angriff — a full-scale attack

3) (ugs.): (besonders) greatly; particularly

4) (ugs.): (großartig)

sie steht ganz groß da — she has made it big (coll.) or made the big time (coll.)

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groß; größer, am größten

A. adj

1. big (besonders gefühlsbetont); Haus, Fläche etc: large; Land: vast; Baum, Gebäude etc: (hoch) tall; (riesig) huge; Person: tall;

Großer Bär oder

Wagen ASTRON Great Bear, Ursa Major fachspr;

ein großes Gebäude a big(, tall) building;

der Große Ozean GEOG the Pacific (Ocean);

die Großen Seen GEOG the Great Lakes;

große Zehe big toe;

großer Buchstabe capital letter;

Gut mit großem G good with a capital G;

wir sprechen hier von Geiz mit einem großen G fig, pej we’re talking about meanness with a capital M here;

groß machen/müssen kinderspr do/have to do big jobs

2. an Ausmaß, Intensität, Wert etc: great; Fehler, Lärm, Unterschied etc: auch big; Entfernung: great, long; Geschwindigkeit: high; Hitze, Kälte, Schmerzen etc: intense; Kälte: auch severe; Verlust: heavy; Wissen: extensive, wide; (tief) profound; MUS, Intervall, Terz: major; Angeber, Angsthase, Feigling etc: terrible, dreadful;

(auf) groß stellen (Heizung, Herd etc) set on high, turn up;

großes Bier large one, Br etwa pint, US 16 ouncer;

wir waren zu Hause eine große Familie we were a large family;

große Ferien summer holiday(s), long vacation;

zu meiner großen Freude to my great joy ( oder pleasure);

großes Geld umg (Scheine) notes pl, US bills pl; (viel Geld) a lot of money;

wie komme ich an das große Geld? umg how do I get into the big money?;

großes Glück haben be very lucky;

großen Hunger haben be very hungry; stärker: be starving;

große Mehrheit great majority;

große Pause long (mid-morning) break;

ein Fest im großen Rahmen a celebration on the grand scale;

große Schritte machen make great progress;

zum großen Teil largely, for the most part;

eine große Zahl von a large number of, a great many; → Liebe, Mode etc

3. mit Maßangabe:

wie groß ist er? how tall is he?;

er ist … groß he’s … (tall); das Grundstück

ist 600 m²

groß is 600 metres (US -ers) square;

das Zimmer

ist drei mal fünf Meter groß is five metres (US -ers) square ( oder each way);

gleich groß Personen: the same height, as tall as each other; Flächen, Kleidungsstücke etc: the same size;

so groß wie ein Fußballfeld the size of a football pitch (US soccer field);

unser Umsatz

war dreimal so groß wie der der Konkurrenz was three times that of our rivals

4. (erwachsen) grown-up; (älter) big;

große Schwester big sister;

groß werden Kinder: grow up;

zu groß werden für outgrow sth, get too big for;

er ist nur ein großes Kind he’s just a big baby;

Groß und Klein young and old

5. fig Augenblick, Entdeckung, Erfolg, Tag, Tat etc: great; (bedeutend) major, important; (großartig) grand, magnificent; Pläne, Ziele: great, grand, big; Künstler, Dichter etc: great;

große Politik national (bzw international) politics, the political big time umg;

große Worte big words;

Friedrich der Große Frederick the Great;

Karl der Große Charlemagne;

die große Dame/den großen Herrn spielen iron play the great lady/lord;

große Reden schwingen iron talk big;

Groß und Klein standesmäßig: high and low

6. (allgemein, wesentlich) broad, general;

die große Linie verfolgen follow the main lines, stick to the basic ( oder broad) principles;

den großen Zusammenhang erkennen see the big picture;

im großen Ganzen overall;

in großen Zügen in broad outline

7. umg (gut):

das war ganz groß! that was really great!;

im Rechnen ist sie ganz groß oder

große Klasse she’s really good ( oder she’s brilliant) at arithmetic;

im Angeben/Geldausgeben ist er (ganz) groß iron he’s very good at showing off/spending money;

ich bin kein großer Tänzer etc I’m not much of a dancer etc;

ich bin kein großer Freund von Partys/Suppe I’m not a great one for parties/soup, I’m not particularly fond of parties/soup;

er ist ein großer Schweiger/kein großer Esser he’s not a great talker/eater

8. (edel):

ein großes Herz haben have a noble ( oder generous) heart

9. (aufwändig) Empfang, Fest etc: big, lavish;

in großer Aufmachung Bericht etc: prominently featured, splashed across the page; Person: in full dress;

in großer Garderobe in full dress; → Auge, Bahnhof, Glocke etc, Große¹, größer, größt…

B. adv

1. big;

groß gebaut oder

gewachsen Person: big;

groß gedruckt in large letters ( oder print);

groß gemustert with a large pattern;

groß kariert large-checked;

er sah mich nur groß an he just stared at me;

groß und breit dastehen umg, unübersehbar: stand out; stärker: stick out like a sore thumb; → auch großschreiben, großgebaut etc

2. (aufwändig):

groß angelegt Aktion etc: large-scale, full-scale;

groß ausgehen umg have a real night out;

jemanden/etwas groß herausbringen umg pull out all the stops for sb/sth, give sb/sth a tremendous build-up

3. umg:

groß angeben talk big; um einzuschüchtern: throw one’s weight around ( oder about);

groß auftreten act big;

groß daherreden talk big

4. (edel) denken, handeln etc: nobly

5. (gut):

groß in Form in great form;

beim Publikum groß ankommen be a big hit with the audience;

ganz groß dastehen (Erfolg haben) do brilliantly

6. umg:

er kümmert sich nicht groß darum he doesn’t really bother about it;

was ist schon groß dabei? so what?, US auch (so) what’s the big deal?;

was gibt es da groß zu sagen? what can you say?;

was gibt’s da noch groß zu fragen? is there really anything more we need to ask?;

was kann das schon groß kosten? it can’t be very expensive, can it?;

was war los? -

was soll schon groß gewesen sein? what do you think happened?

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1.
größer, größt... Adjektiv

1) big; big, large <house, window, area, room, etc.>; large <pack, size, can, etc.>; great <length, width, height>; tall < person>

große Eier/Kartoffeln — large eggs/potatoes

eine große Terz/Sekunde — (Musik) a major third/second

ein großes Bier, bitte — a pint, please

2) (eine bestimmte Größe aufweisend)

1 m²/2 ha groß — 1 m²/2 ha in area

sie ist 1,75 m groß — she is 1.75 m tall

doppelt/dreimal so groß wie... — twice/three times the size of...

3) (älter) big <brother, sister>

seine größere Schwester — his elder sister

unsere Große/unser Großer — our eldest or oldest daughter/son

4) (erwachsen) grown-up <children, son, daughter>

[mit etwas] groß werden — grow up [with something]

die Großen — (Erwachsene) the grown-ups; (ältere Kinder) the older children

Groß und Klein — old and young [alike]

5) (lange dauernd) long, lengthy <delay, talk, explanation, pause>

die großen Ferien — (Schulw.) the summer holidays or (Amer.) long vacation sing.

die große Pause — (Schulw.) [mid-morning] break

6) (beträchtlich)

große Summen/Kosten — large sums/heavy costs

eine große Auswahl — a wide selection or range

7) (außerordentlich) great <pleasure, pain, hunger, anxiety, hurry, progress, difficulty, mistake, importance>; intense <heat, cold>; high < speed>

mit dem größten Vergnügen — with the greatest of pleasure

großen Hunger haben — be very hungry

ihre/seine große Liebe — her/his great love

8) (gewichtig) great; major <producer, exporter>; great, major < event>

ein großer Augenblick/Tag — a great moment/day

große Worte — grand or fine words

[k]eine große Rolle spielen — [not] play a great or an important part

die Großen [der Welt] — the great figures [of our world]

9) nicht präd. (glanzvoll) grand <celebration, ball, etc.>

die große Dame/den großen Herrn spielen — (iron.) play the fine lady/gentleman

10) (bedeutend) great, major <artist, painter, work>

Katharina die Große — Catherine the Great; s. auch Karl

11) (wesentlich)

die große Linie/der große Zusammenhang — the basic line/the overall context

in großen Zügen od. Umrissen — in broad outline

im Großen [und] Ganzen — by and large; on the whole

12) (geh.): (selbstlos) noble <deed etc.>

ein großes Herz haben — be great-hearted

13) (ugs.): (großspurig)

große Reden schwingen od. (salopp) Töne spucken — talk big (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1)

groß geschrieben werden — (fig. ugs.) be stressed or emphasized

jemanden groß ansehen — stare hard at somebody

groß machen — (Kinderspr.) do number two (child lang.)

groß und breit — at great length

2) (ugs.): (aufwendig)

groß ausgehen — go out for a big celebration

etwas groß feiern — celebrate something in a big way

ein groß angelegtes Projekt — a large-scale project

ein groß angelegter Angriff — a full-scale attack

3) (ugs.): (besonders) greatly; particularly

4) (ugs.): (großartig)

sie steht ganz groß da — she has made it big (coll.) or made the big time (coll.)

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adj.

ample adj.

big adj.

capital adj.

great adj.

heavyset adj.

large adj.

sizable adj.

tall adj. adv.

largely adv.

sizably adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > groß
13 print

1. n след, отпечаток

print of a foot upon the sand — след ноги на песке

ratio print — отпечаток, полученный при проекционной печати

sepia print — отпечаток красновато-коричневого тона; сепия

bromide print — отпечаток на бромосеребряной фотобумаге

Van Dyke print — отпечаток красновато-коричневого тона

semimatte print — отпечаток на полуматовой фотобумаге

2. n оттиск, отпечаток

blue print — синька, синяя копия, светокопия

over impression print — оттиск с заметным оборотным рельефом

print evenness — равномерная оптическая плотность оттиска

print overcoating — покрытие оттиска специальным слоем

print cutting device — устройство для обрезки оттисков

solid print — сплошной оттиск, оттиск с формы плашки

3. n редк. образ, запечатлевшийся в памяти

memory print — распечатка памяти

4. n шрифт, печать

uneven print — неровная печать

print letters — печатные буквы

print specification — характеристики, выведенные на печать

ion print head — головка аппарата для электроионной печати

put into print — передавать в печать; переданный в печать

print to cut register control — приводка рубки по печати

print interlock time — период блокировки на время печати

5. n печать; печатание

the book is in print — книга ещё в продаже

out of print — распроданный, разошедшийся

print contrast ratio — коэффициент контрастности печати

double-sized print — печать символов удвоенной величины

print control character — символ управления печатью

print restore code — код возобновления печати

close print — убористая печать, плотный набор

6. n преим. амер. печатное издание; газета; журнал

print ad — печатная реклама

instant print — срочное издание

print winding — печатная обмотка

print bed — талер печатной машины

print cylinder — печатный цилиндр

7. n преим. амер. издание, выпуск

print order — заказ на производство издания

8. n преим. амер. амер. газетная бумага

flat print — фотоотпечаток на матовой бумаге

print journalism — газетная журналистика

9. n преим. амер. спец. штамп

10. n преим. амер. гравюра, эстамп

print room — зал гравюр и эстампов

a print that will reproduce well — гравюра, с которой легко делать репродукцию

11. n преим. амер. фото отпечаток

copy print — отпечаток

lip print — отпечаток губ

semimat print — отпечаток на полуматовой фотобумаге

12. n преим. амер. кино копия кинофильма, позитивная копия

print size selector — устройство, задающее формат копии

reduction print — копия на пленке уменьшенного формата

ammonia print — копия, полученная на диазоматериале

metal print — копия на металлической пластине

lavender print — лавандовая копия кинофильма

13. n преим. амер. набивная ткань; ситец

print dress — ситцевое платье

cotton print — набивной ситец

14. n преим. амер. платье из набивной ткани

she wore a cotton print — она носила ситцевое платье

15. n преим. амер. рисунок на набивной ткани

core print — стержневой знак

print fading — выцветание печати и рисунка

16. n преим. амер. пачка масла

17. v публиковать, помещать в печати, печатать

where did you have your lectures printed? — где были напечатаны ваши лекции?

to print on stone — печатать на литографском камне

print on stone — печатать на литографском камне

print spooling — вывод на печать с подкачкой

small print — мелкая печать, мелкий шрифт

putting into print — передавание в печать

18. v писать печатными буквами

print bed — талер печатной машины

print media — печатные средства массовой информации

print drop — капля, образующая печатное изображение

print campaign — кампания средствами печатной рекламы

print reader — устройство для чтения печатного текста

19. v отпечатывать, оставлять след

the mark of a foot was printed on the sand — на песке остался след ноги

20. v разг. снимать отпечатки пальцев

21. v запечатлевать

to print on the memory — запечатлеть в памяти

22. v печатать

print to — печатать на

print in italics — печатать курсивом

print come-and-go — печатать двойники

to print in italics — печатать курсивом

to print come-and-go — печатать двойники

23. v отпечатываться, выходить

the photograph has printed well — эта фотография вышла хорошо

to be out of print — выходить из печати

24. v текст. набивать

25. v полигр. делать оттиск

indirect print — оттиск, полученный офсетным способом

full-size proof print — полноформатный пробный оттиск

production print — оттиск из тиража, тиражный оттиск

ozalid print — оттиск на прозрачной плёнке «Озалид»

chromolithographic print — хромолитографский оттиск

26. v быть печатником, заниматься печатным делом

распечатывать на печатающем устройстве

print wheel driver — задающее устройство печатного колеса

Синонимический ряд:

1. impression (noun) black and white; edition; impress; impression; imprint; indent; indentation; issue; picture; stamp; writing

2. trace (noun) trace; track; tread

3. type (noun) characters; face; lettering; printing; type

4. copy (verb) copy; reproduce; typeset

5. emboss (verb) emboss; impress; imprint; mark; stamp

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I предл.;
(кем-л./чем-л.) with;
and (и) чай с молоком ≈ tea with milk мы с тобой ≈ you and I что с тобой? ≈ what is the matter? проснуться с зарей ≈ to awake with the dawn с каждым днем ≈ every day с курьером ≈ by courier, by messenger спешить с отъездом ≈ to be in a hurry to leave II предл.;
(кого-л./чего-л.)
1) from;
off (прочь) упасть с крыши ≈ to fall from a roof снять кольцо с пальца ≈ to take a ring from/off one's finger писать портрет с кого-л. ≈ to paint smb.'s picture брать пример с кого-л. ≈ to follow smb.'s example уйти с поста ≈ to leave one's post с радости ≈ with joy, for joy
2) (о времени) since (начиная с какого-то момента - о прошлом) ;
from (от) ;
beginning from (о будущем) ;
in (о годах, месяцах) ;
on (о днях) ;
at (о часах) писать с большой буквы ≈ to write with a capital letter с чьего-л. разрешения ≈ with smb.'s permission с первого взгляда ≈ at first sight с головы до ног ≈ from head to foot с начала до конца ≈ from beginning to end взять с бою ≈ to take by storm с минуты на минуту ≈ every minute с вашего согласия ≈ with your consent с виду ≈ in appearance устать с дороги ≈ to be tired after a journey с меня довольно ≈ I have had enough III предл.;
(кого-л./что-л.) the size of;
about( с оттенком приблизительности) с вас ростом ≈ about the same height as yours с лошадь величиной ≈ the size of a horse

, со
1. from, off, встать со стула rise from one`s chair;
свернуть с дороги turn off the road;
ветер с моря wind from/off the sea;
приехать с Алтая arrive from the Altai;

2. (при временных оборотах) at, with, from;
с утра до ночи from morning till night;
выехать с рассветом start out at dawn;
с каждым часом( with) every hour;

3. (при причинных оборотах) from, with, through, out of, in;
c испуга out of fright;
с непривычки through lack of practice;
с позволения родителей with one`s parents` permission;
устать с дороги be* tired from the jоurney;

4. (при обозначении лица, предмета, с которого получают, требуют) from;
on;
(при обозначении единиц) рer;
получить деньги с покупателя take* money from а customer;
взимать пошлину с товара charge duty on goods;
5O центнеров с гектара fifty centners per hectare;

5. (при обозначении манеры, способа действия) with, by;
кормить с ложки feed* with а spoon;
взять с бою take* by storm;
лететь со скоростью звука fly* at the speed of sound;

6. (при выражении cовместности) and, with;
повидать отца с матерью see* one`s father and mother;
дождь со снегом rain mixed with snow;
нас с детьми семь человек there are seven of us with the children;

7. (при обозначении дополнительного количества) and;
два с половиной two and а half;

8. (при обозначении содержимого) of;
бутылка с мoлоком bottle of milk;

9. (при обозначении обоюдного действия, взаимоотношения) with;
спорить с другом argue with а friend: познакомить кого-л. с девушкой introduce smb. to а girl;

10. (при выражении цели действия) ;
явиться с докладом come* in to report;
обратиться с просьбой make* а request;

11. (выражает приблизительную меру) (for) about;
отдохнуть с полчаса rest (for) about half an hour;

12. (при сравнении) the size of;
as much as;
мальчик ростом с отца a boy as tall as his father;
опухоль величиной с грецкий орех tumor the size of a walnut

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > с
15 by

I 1. preposition
1) (near, beside) an (+ Dat.); bei; (next to) neben

by the window/river — am Fenster/Fluss

she sat by me — sie saß neben mir

2) (to position beside) zu

3) (about, in the possession of) bei

have something by one — etwas bei sich haben

4)

north-east by east — Nordost auf Ost

5)

by herself — etc. see academic.ru/34615/herself">herself 1)

6) (along) entlang

by the river — am od. den Fluss entlang

7) (via) über (+ Akk.)

leave by the door/window — zur Tür hinausgehen/zum Fenster hinaussteigen

we came by the quickest/shortest route — wir sind die schnellste/kürzeste Strecke gefahren

8) (passing) vorbei an (+ Dat.)

run/drive by somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas vorbeilaufen/vorbeifahren

9) (during) bei

by day/night — bei Tag/Nacht; tagsüber/nachts

10) (through the agency of) von

written by... — geschrieben von...

11) (through the means of) durch

he was killed by lightning/a falling chimney — er ist vom Blitz/von einem umstürzenden Schornstein erschlagen worden

heated by gas/oil — mit Gas/Öl geheizt; gas-/ölbeheizt

by bus/ship — etc. mit dem Bus/Schiff usw.

by air/sea — mit dem Flugzeug/Schiff

have children by somebody — Kinder von jemandem haben

12) (not later than) bis

by now/this time — inzwischen

by next week she will be in China — nächste Woche ist sie schon in China

by the time this letter reaches you — bis dich dieser Brief erreicht

by the 20th — bis zum 20.

13) (indicating unit of time) pro; (indicating unit of length, weight, etc.) -weise

by the second/minute/hour — pro Sekunde/Minute/Stunde

rent a house by the year — ein Haus für jeweils ein Jahr mieten

you can hire a car by the day or by the week — man kann sich (Dat.) ein Auto tageweise oder wochenweise mieten

day by day/month by month, by the day/month — (as each day/month passes) Tag für Tag/Monat für Monat

cloth by the metre — Stoff am Meter

sell something by the packet/ton/dozen — etwas paket-/tonnenweise/im Dutzend verkaufen

10 ft. by 20 ft. — 10 [Fuß] mal 20 Fuß

14) (indicating amount)

by the thousands — zu Tausenden

one by one — einzeln

two by two/three by three/four by four — zu zweit/dritt/viert

little by little — nach und nach

15) (indicating factor) durch

8 divided by 2 is 4 — 8 geteilt durch 2 ist 4

16) (indicating extent) um

wider by a foot — um einen Fuß breiter

win by ten metres — mit zehn Metern Vorsprung gewinnen

passed by nine votes to two — mit neun zu zwei Stimmen angenommen

17) (according to) nach

by my watch — nach meiner Uhr

18) in oaths bei

by [Almighty] God — bei Gott[, dem Allmächtigen]
2. adverb
1) (past) vorbei

drive/run/flow by — vorbeifahren/-laufen/-fließen

2) (near)

close/near by — in der Nähe

3)

by and large — im großen und ganzen

by and by — nach und nach; (in past) nach einer Weile
II
see bye II

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1. preposition
1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) bei

2) (past: going by the house.) vorbei

3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) über

4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) von

5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) mit

6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) durch

7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) um

8) (during the time of.) während

9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) um

10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) mal

11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) (kilo-, etc.)weise

12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) von
2. adverb
1) (near: They stood by and watched.) dabei

2) (past: A dog ran by.) vorbei

3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) beiseite

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- bygones: let bygones be bygones
- bypass 3. verb
(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) umgehen

- by-product
- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
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by

[baɪ]

I. prep

1. (beside) bei, an

a hotel \by the river ein Hotel am Fluss

my desk is \by the window mein Schreibtisch steht am Fenster

come and sit \by me komm und setz dich zu mir [o neben mich]

\by the roadside am Straßenrand

\by sb's side an jds Seite

2. (part of sb/sth) bei

to grab sb \by the arm jdn am Arm packen

to seize sb \by their hair jdn am Schopf packen

to take sb \by the hand jdn bei der Hand nehmen

3. (past and beyond) vorbei

he drove \by our house er ist an unserem Haus vorbeigefahren

she walked \by me without speaking sie ging, ohne etwas zu sagen, an mir vorbei

\by the door durch die Tür

4. (not later than) bis

\by this time next week I'll be on holiday nächste Woche um diese Zeit bin ich in Urlaub

\by five o'clock/tomorrow [spätestens] bis fünf Uhr/morgen

\by 14 February [spätestens] bis zum 14.02.

\by now [or this time] inzwischen

she ought to have arrived \by now sie müsste inzwischen angekommen sein

\by the time... bis...

\by the time [that] this letter reaches you I will have left London wenn dieser Brief dich erreicht, werde ich schon nicht mehr in London sein

5. (during) bei

they ate \by candlelight sie aßen bei Kerzenlicht

\by day/night tagsüber [o bei Tag] /nachts [o bei Nacht

6. (happening progressively) für

the children came in two \by two die Kinder kamen in Zweiergruppen herein

the situation becomes worse \by the day die Lage verschlechtert sich von Tag zu Tag

bit \by bit nach und nach

day \by day Tag für Tag

minute \by minute Minute um Minute, im Minutenabstand

7. (agent) von, durch

the cake is made \by Anne der Kuchen ist von Anne [gebacken], den Kuchen hat Anne gebacken

an attack \by the enemy ein Angriff durch den Feind, ein Feindangriff

a book/painting \by Irene ein Buch/ein Gemälde von Irene

a decision \by his father eine Entscheidung seines Vaters

8. (cause) von, durch

the damage was caused \by fire der Schaden wurde durch einen Brand verursacht

\by chance durch Zufall, zufällig

\by contrast im Gegensatz

Richard, \by contrast, works very much Richard hingegen arbeitet sehr viel

death \by misadventure Tod durch Unfall

9. (with -ing)

you switch it on \by pressing this button man schaltet es ein, indem man auf diesen Knopf drückt

10. (method) mit

to pay \by cheque mit Scheck bezahlen

to contact sb \by letter jdn anschreiben

11. (means of transport) mit

to travel \by air fliegen

\by boat/bus/car/train mit dem Schiff/Bus/Auto/Zug

to travel \by road über Land fahren

to travel \by sea auf dem Seeweg reisen

12. (parent) von

she's his daughter \by his second wife sie ist seine Tochter mit seiner zweiten Frau [o aus zweiter Ehe]

a black filly \by Golden Summer ein schwarzes Fohlen von Golden Summer

13. (term) mit

what is meant \by ‘cool’? was bedeutet ‚cool‘?

14. (name of a person) bei

he mostly calls her \by her last name er redet sie meistens mit ihrem Nachnamen an

15. (according to) nach, von

I'm German \by birth von Geburt bin ich Deutsche

\by my watch it's six o'clock nach meiner Uhr ist es sechs

he could tell \by the look on her face that... er konnte an ihrem Gesichtsausdruck ablesen, dass...

\by law, he's still a child dem Gesetz nach [o laut Gesetz] ist er noch ein Kind

that's all right \by me ich bin damit einverstanden

to live \by the rules sich akk an die Vorschriften halten

\by trade [or profession] von Beruf

16. (quantity)

he rented the car \by the day er hat den Wagen tageweise gemietet

it's sold \by the metre es wird am Meter verkauft

to sell \by the dozen/hundred/thousand zu Dutzenden/Hunderten/Tausenden verkaufen

to get paid \by the hour stundenweise bezahlt werden

17. (margin) um

prices went up \by 20% die Preise sind um 20 % gestiegen

the bullet missed her \by two centimetres die Kugel verfehlte sie um zwei Zentimeter [o ging nur zwei Zentimeter an ihr vorbei]

it would be better \by far to... es wäre weitaus besser,...

18. (measurements) mal

the room measures 5 metres \by 8 metres das Zimmer misst 5 mal 8 Meter

19. MATH

8 multiplied \by 3 equals 24 8 mal 3 macht 24

8 divided \by 4 equals 2 8 geteilt durch 4 ist 2

he multiplied it \by 20 er hat es mit 20 multipliziert

20. (in oaths) bei

I swear \by Almighty God that... ich schwöre bei dem allmächtigen Gott, dass...

II. adv inv

1. (past) vorbei

excuse me, I can't get \by Entschuldigung, ich komme nicht vorbei

time goes \by so quickly die Zeit vergeht so schnell

to come \by vorbeikommen

I'll come \by tomorrow ich komme morgen mal vorbei

to drive \by vorbeifahren

to pass \by vorbeikommen

to speed \by sb/sth an jdm/etw vorbeisausen

2. (near) in der Nähe

close \by ganz in der Nähe, in unmittelbarer Nähe

3. (in reserve)

to put [or lay] some money \by etwas [Geld] zurücklegen [o auf die Seite legen

4.

▶ \by and \by ( dated) bald

▶ \by and large im Großen und Ganzen

▶ \by oneself (alone) allein

to live \by oneself allein leben; (unaided) selbst

he can dress \by himself er kann sich selbst [o alleine] anziehen

▶ \by the \by nebenbei bemerkt

where's Jane, \by the \by? wo ist denn eigentlich Jane?

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[baɪ]
1. prep

1) (= close to) bei, an (+dat); (with movement) an (+acc); (= next to) neben (+dat); (with movement) neben (+acc)

by the window/fire/river — am or beim Fenster/Feuer/Fluss

by the church — an or bei der Kirche

by the sea — Ferien pl an der See

come and sit by me — komm, setz dich neben mich

she sat by me — sie saß neben mir

to keep sth by one — etw bei sich haben

2) (= via) über (+acc)

3)

(= past) to go/rush etc by sb/sth — an jdm/etw vorbeigehen/-eilen etc

4)

(time = during) by day/night — bei Tag/Nacht

5) (time = not later than) bis

can you do it by tomorrow? — kannst du es bis morgen machen?

by tomorrow I'll be in France — morgen werde ich in Frankreich sein

by the time I got there, he had gone — bis ich dorthin kam, war er gegangen

but by that time or by then I had realized that... — aber bis dahin war mir klar geworden, dass...

but by that time or by then it will be too late —

but by that time or by then he will have forgotten — aber bis dann or dahin hat er es schon vergessen

by now — inzwischen

6)

(indicating amount) by the inch/kilo/hour/month — zoll-/kilo-/stunden-/monatsweise

one by one — einer nach dem anderen

they came in two by two — sie kamen paarweise herein

letters came in by the hundred — hunderte or Hunderte von Briefen kamen

7) (indicating agent, cause) von

killed by a bullet — durch eine or von einer Kugel getötet

indicated by an asterisk —

a painting by Picasso surrounded by — ein Bild von Picasso umgeben von

8)

(indicating method, means, manner: see also nouns) by bus/car/bicycle — mit dem or per Bus/Auto/Fahrrad

by land and (by) sea — zu Land und zu Wasser

or check (US) — mit Scheck bezahlen

made by hand — handgearbeitet

made by machine — maschinell hergestellt

by daylight/moonlight — bei Tag(eslicht)/im Mondschein

to know sb by name/sight — jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen her kennen

to be known by the name of... — unter dem Namen... bekannt sein

to lead sb by the hand — jdn an der Hand führen

to grab sb by the collar — jdn am Kragen packen

he had a daughter by his first wife — von seiner ersten Frau hatte er eine Tochter

by myself/himself etc — allein

9)

by saving hard he managed to... — durch eisernes Sparen or dadurch, dass er eisern sparte, gelang es ihm...

by turning this knob —

by saying that I didn't mean... — ich habe damit nicht gemeint...

animals which move by wriggling — Tiere, die sich schlängelnd fortbewegen

he could walk by supporting himself on... — gestützt auf... könnte er gehen

10) (according to: see also nouns) nach

to judge by appearances — nach dem Äußern urteilen

by my watch it is nine o'clock — nach meiner Uhr ist es neun

if you play by the rules (fig) — wenn du dich an die Regel hältst

by the terms of Article I — gemäß or nach (den Bestimmungen von) Artikel I

to call sb/sth by his/its proper name — jdn/etw beim richtigen Namen nennen

if it's OK by you/him etc — wenn es Ihnen/ihm etc recht ist

it's all right by me — von mir aus gern or schon

11) (measuring difference) um

broader by a foot — um einen Fuß breiter

it missed me by inches — es verfehlte mich um Zentimeter

12) (MATH, MEASURE)

to divide/multiply by — dividieren durch/multiplizieren mit

a room 20 feet by 30 — ein Zimmer 20 auf or mal 30 Fuß

13)

(points of compass) South by South West — Südsüdwest

14) (in oaths) bei

I swear by Almighty God —

by heaven, I'll get you for this — das sollst or wirst du mir, bei Gott, büßen!

15)

by the right! (Mil) — rechts, links...!

16)

by the way or by(e) — übrigens

2. adv

1)

(= past) to pass/wander/rush etc by — vorbei- or vorüberkommen/-wandern/-eilen etc

2)

(= in reserve) to put or lay by — beiseitelegen

3)

(phrases) by and by — irgendwann; (with past tense) nach einiger Zeit

by and large — im Großen und Ganzen

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by¹ [baı]

A präp

1. (örtlich) (nahe oder dicht) bei oder an (dat), neben (dat):

a house by the river ein Haus beim oder am Fluss;

side by side Seite an Seite

2. vorbei oder vorüber an (dat), an (dat) … entlang:

he went by the church

3. über (akk):

go by London

4. auf (dat), entlang (akk oder dat) (Weg etc):

come by another road eine andere Straße entlangkommen

5. per, mit, mittels, durch (ein Verkehrsmittel): → air¹ A 1, post³ A 1, etc

6. (zeitlich) bis zu, bis um, bis spätestens:

be here by 4.30 sei spätestens um 4 Uhr 30 hier;

by that time

a) bis dahin, unterdessen,

b) um diese Zeit, (ungefähr) zu diesem Zeitpunkt; → now¹ Bes Redew

7. während, bei (Tageszeit): → day Bes Redew, etc

8. nach, …weise:

be sold by the meter (bes Br metre) meterweise verkauft werden; → hour, etc

9. nach, gemäß:

it is ten by my watch nach oder auf meiner Uhr ist es zehn

10. von: → nature 2, trade A 4

11. von, durch (Urheberschaft):

she has a son by him sie hat einen Sohn von ihm;

he has a daughter by his first marriage er hat eine Tochter aus erster Ehe;

a play by Shaw ein Stück von Shaw;

it was settled by him es wurde durch ihn oder von ihm erledigt; → oneself 1

12. mittels, mit Hilfe von, mit, durch:

written by pencil mit Bleistift geschrieben;

by listening durch Zuhören;

by (his) talking rapidly dadurch, dass er schnell redet(e); → force A 1, A 3, A 4 letter¹ A 2

13. um (bei Größenverhältnissen):

be (too) short by an inch um einen Zoll zu kurz sein

14. MATH

a) mal:

3 by 4;

the size is 9 feet by 6 die Größe ist 9 auf 6 ( oder 9 × 6) Fuß; → multiply A 2

b) durch:

6 by 2; → divide A 7 a

15. an (dat), bei: → root¹ A 1, seize A 1 a

B adv

1. nahe, da(bei):

by and large im Großen und Ganzen;

by and by

a) bald, demnächst,

b) nach und nach,

c) kurze Zeit später; → close B, hard B 4

2. vorbei…, vorüber…: → go by, pass by, etc

3. beiseite: → put by etc

by² → bye-bye C

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I 1. preposition
1) (near, beside) an (+ Dat.); bei; (next to) neben

by the window/river — am Fenster/Fluss

she sat by me — sie saß neben mir

2) (to position beside) zu

3) (about, in the possession of) bei

have something by one — etwas bei sich haben

4)

north-east by east — Nordost auf Ost

5)

by herself — etc. see herself 1)

6) (along) entlang

by the river — am od. den Fluss entlang

7) (via) über (+ Akk.)

leave by the door/window — zur Tür hinausgehen/zum Fenster hinaussteigen

we came by the quickest/shortest route — wir sind die schnellste/kürzeste Strecke gefahren

8) (passing) vorbei an (+ Dat.)

run/drive by somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas vorbeilaufen/vorbeifahren

9) (during) bei

by day/night — bei Tag/Nacht; tagsüber/nachts

10) (through the agency of) von

written by... — geschrieben von...

11) (through the means of) durch

he was killed by lightning/a falling chimney — er ist vom Blitz/von einem umstürzenden Schornstein erschlagen worden

heated by gas/oil — mit Gas/Öl geheizt; gas-/ölbeheizt

by bus/ship — etc. mit dem Bus/Schiff usw.

by air/sea — mit dem Flugzeug/Schiff

have children by somebody — Kinder von jemandem haben

12) (not later than) bis

by now/this time — inzwischen

by next week she will be in China — nächste Woche ist sie schon in China

by the time this letter reaches you — bis dich dieser Brief erreicht

by the 20th — bis zum 20.

13) (indicating unit of time) pro; (indicating unit of length, weight, etc.) -weise

by the second/minute/hour — pro Sekunde/Minute/Stunde

rent a house by the year — ein Haus für jeweils ein Jahr mieten

you can hire a car by the day or by the week — man kann sich (Dat.) ein Auto tageweise oder wochenweise mieten

day by day/month by month, by the day/month — (as each day/month passes) Tag für Tag/Monat für Monat

cloth by the metre — Stoff am Meter

sell something by the packet/ton/dozen — etwas paket-/tonnenweise/im Dutzend verkaufen

10 ft. by 20 ft. — 10 [Fuß] mal 20 Fuß

14) (indicating amount)

by the thousands — zu Tausenden

one by one — einzeln

two by two/three by three/four by four — zu zweit/dritt/viert

little by little — nach und nach

15) (indicating factor) durch

8 divided by 2 is 4 — 8 geteilt durch 2 ist 4

16) (indicating extent) um

wider by a foot — um einen Fuß breiter

win by ten metres — mit zehn Metern Vorsprung gewinnen

passed by nine votes to two — mit neun zu zwei Stimmen angenommen

17) (according to) nach

by my watch — nach meiner Uhr

18) in oaths bei

by [Almighty] God — bei Gott[, dem Allmächtigen]
2. adverb
1) (past) vorbei

drive/run/flow by — vorbeifahren/-laufen/-fließen

2) (near)

close/near by — in der Nähe

3)

by and large — im großen und ganzen

by and by — nach und nach; (in past) nach einer Weile
II
see bye II

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prep.

an präp.

bei präp.

bis präp.

durch präp.

neben präp.

von präp.

über präp.

English-german dictionary > by
16 measure

'meʒə 1. noun
1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mål; målebånd; litermål

2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) målenhet

3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mål(esystem)

4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) skritt, forholdsregel

5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) en viss (grad)

6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takt
2. verb
1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) måle, ta mål av

2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) måle, vise

3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) måle seg med/mot, prøve krefter med

4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) måle

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- measurement
- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up

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subst. \/ˈmeʒə\/

1) mål, størrelse, dimensjon, kvantitet, mengde

2) mål, måleenhet, måleredskap, målebånd, målestav, målestokk, målekar

3) grad, mål, monn

4) moderat mengde, beskjeden mengde

• drinking must be kept within measure

man bør drikke med måte

5) utstrekning, omfang

6) grense, begrensning

7) ( parlamentarisk) tiltak, lovforslag

• introduce a measure

fremlegge et lovforslag

• these measures proved inadequate

disse tiltakene viste seg å være utilstrekkelige

8) forholdsregel, foranstaltning, skritt

• take strong measures

ta kraftige forholdsregler

• as a first measure

som et første skritt \/ til å begynne med

9) ( poesi) versemål, verseform, rytme, versefot

10) (amer., musikk) takt, taktart, rytme

• keep measure

holde takten

• the first measures of a song

de første taktene av en sang

11) ( musikk) melodi, poetisk vise

12) ( gammeldags) dans

• a stately measure

en majestetisk dans

13) tilmålt del, rettmessig del

• he was given his measure

han fikk sin rettmessige del

14) ( matematikk) divisor (som går opp i et tall et helt antall ganger)

15) ( typografi) linjebredde, kolonnebredde, spaltebredde

16) ( geologi) stratum, lag, leie, sjikt

apothecaries' measure se ➢ apothecary

beyond measure uten grenser, grenseløs

• her joy was beyond measure

hennes glede var grenseløs

by measure etter mål

dry measure mål for tørre varer

fill up the measure fylle opp målet, fylle målet til randen

for good measure attpå, ekstra

full\/good measure godt mål

get one's measure of få sin tilmålte del av

greatest common measure største felles mål

have the measure of somebody\/something vite hvordan noe\/noen skal håndteres

in a measure eller in some measure til en viss grad

in ample measure i rikt mål, i rikt monn

in equal measure i likt monn, like mye

• he was a mixture of good and bad in equal measure

han var en lik blanding av godt og ondt

in great measure i stort omfang, i stor grad

in measure as i den grad som

interim measure ( jus) midlertidig forføyning

know no measures ikke kjenne grenser

know the measure of somebody's foot ( gammeldags) kjenne noens svake sider

level measure strøkent mål

liquid measure hulmål (for væsker)

made to measure målsydd, laget etter mål

measure for measure like for like

measure of length lengdemål

measures fremgangsmåte, metode

measures of reform reformtiltak

set measures to sette grenser for, begrense

short measure undermål, snaut mål, knapt mål

• give short measure

gi undermål

take measures ta forholdsregler, gå til skritt

take the measure of somebody finne ut hvordan noen skal takles ta mål av noen

• take somebody's measure for a suit

ta mål av noen til en dress

take the measure of something finne ut hvordan noe skal takles eller gripes an (be)

the measure of ( overført) (være) et mål på, (være) målestokk for

ultra measures (ytterst) radikale tiltak

weights and measures mål og vekt

within measure innenfor visse grenser
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verb \/ˈmeʒə\/

1) måle, måle opp, ta mål av

• measure somebody for a suit

ta mål av noen for en dress

• get measured for a suit

bli tatt mål av til en dress

2) registrere, måle, bedømme

• measured by her income it is nothing

i forhold til inntekten hennes er det ingenting

3) avpasse

• measure the driving speed to the conditions

avpasse farten etter forholdene

4) ( om mengde) måle, utgjøre

• it measures 7 centimetres

den måler 7 centimeter \/ den er 7 centimeter lang

5) være målbar, være mulig å måle

6) ( poetisk) tilbakelegge

7) måle opp

8) porsjonere ut, måle ut, dele ut

• measure out a dose

dele ut en dose

• measure out a punishment

måle ut en straff

measure off måle av, måle ut noe

• measure off two metres of cloth

måle ut to meter stoff

measure oneself against\/with måle krefter med, måle seg mot

measure one's length falle langflat, falle så lang en er

measure out måle ut, dele ut, porsjonere ut

measure somebody by one's own standard ( overført) dømme\/måle noen i forhold til seg selv

measure somebody with one's eye måle noen med øynene, mønstre noen

measure up to\/with holde mål i forhold til, svare til, måle seg med

• this exhibition doesn't measure up to last years'

denne utstillingen kan ikke måle seg med fjorårets

• his conduct didn't measure up to their expectations

oppførselen hans svarte ikke til forventningene deres

measure up to one's responsibilities være seg sitt ansvar bevisst

English-Norwegian dictionary > measure
17 с

1. со предл. (тв.)
with; (и) and

он приехал с детьми — he came with the children

с пером в руке — with a pen in one's hand

чай с молоком — tea with milk

с улыбкой — with a smile

с интересом — with interest

с удовольствием — with pleasure

со смехом — with a laugh, with laughter

с песнями и смехом — with song and laughter

книга с картинками — picture-book

повидать отца с матерью — see* one's father and mother

брат с сестрой ушли — brother and sister went away

мы с тобой, мы с вами — you and I

♢ с работой всё хорошо — the work's going on all right

что с тобой? — what is the matter with you?

у него нехорошо с лёгкими — he has got lung trouble

с годами, с возрастом это пройдёт — it will pass with the years, with age

проснуться с зарёй — awake* with the dawn

с каждым днём — every day

с последним поездом — by the last train

с курьером — by courier / messenger

спешить с отъездом — be in a hurry to leave; другие особые случаи приведены под теми словами, с которыми предл. с образует тесные сочетания
2. со предл. (рд.)
1. (в разн. знач.) from; (прочь тж.) of

упасть с крыши — fall* from a roof

сбросить со стола — throw* off / from the table

сойти с балкона — come* down from a balcony

снять кольцо с пальца — take* a ring off / from one's finger

приехать с Кавказа — come* from the Caucasus

рыба с Волги — fish from the Volga

вернуться с работы — return from work

съехать с дачи, с квартиры — move from a country-house*, from a flat

уйти с поста — leave* one's post

писать портрет с кого-л. — paint smb.'s picture

брать пример с кого-л. — follow smb.'s example

с радости, с горя — with / for joy, grief

с досады, со злости — with vexation, with anger

со стыда — for / with shame

2. (о времени: от) from; ( начиная с такого-то времени — о прошлом) since; ( о будущем) beginning from; (о годах, месяцах) in; ( о днях) on; ( о часах) at

с сентября по декабрь — from September to December

с трёх до пяти — from three to five

он не видел её с прошлого года — he has not seen her since last year

он будет работать там с января, пятницы, трёх часов — he will start working there beginning from January, Friday, three o'clock

он начнёт работать там с января, с пятницы, с трёх часов — he will start working there in January, on Friday, at three o'clock

♢ с первого взгляда — at first sight

с головы до ног — from head to foot

с начала до конца — from beginning to end

со сна — half awake

взять с бою — take* by storm

писать с большой буквы — write* with a capital letter

с минуты на минуту — every minute

с чьего-л. разрешения, с чьего-л. позволения — with smb.'s permission

с вашего согласия — with your consent

с виду — in appearance

устать с дороги — be tired after a journey

с меня довольно — I have had enough; другие особые случаи по возможности приведены под теми словами, с которыми предл. с образует тесные сочетания
3. со предл. (вн.)
the size of; ( с оттенком приблизительности) about

с булавочную головку — the size of a pin's head

с вас ростом — about the same height as yours

с лошадь величиной — the size of a horse

туда будет с километр — it is about a kilometre from here

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > с
18 quitar

v.

1 to remove.

quitar la mesa to clear the table (peninsular Spanish)

quitarle algo a alguien to take something away from somebody

quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way)

de quita y pon removable; detachable (capucha)

2 to take away, to relieve.

María quita los muebles Mary removes the furniture.

el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack

3 to take up (time).

me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time

4 to take, to steal.

me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet

5 to switch off.

6 to eliminate, to suppress, to abstract.

María quita el reglamento Mary eliminates the rules.

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quitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (separar) to remove, take off

■ le quitó la piel a la pera he peeled the pear

■ quita la tapa remove the lid

2 (sacar) to take off, take out; (prendas) to take off; (tiempo) to take up

■ el médico quitó los puntos al enfermo the doctor took out the patient's stitches

■ quítate los zapatos take your shoes off

3 (apartar) to take away, take off

■ quita eso de ahí clear that away

4 (hacer desaparecer) to remove; (dolor) to relieve; (sed) to quench

■ si lo comes te quitará el apetito if you eat it, it will spoil your appetite

■ eso te quitará el hambre that'll stop you feeling hungry

■ el café me quita el sueño coffee keeps me awake

5 (despojar) to take; (robar) to steal

■ me han quitado la cartera my wallet's been stolen

■ le quitó la vida he killed him

6 (restar) to subtract; (descontar) to take off

7 (prohibir) to forbid, rule out

■ me han quitado el alcohol I've been told to cut out alcohol

8 (impedir) to prevent

■ eso no quita para que se lo diga that's no reason not to tell him

9 (disminuir) to take away

■ eso no le quita mérito a la obra that doesn't take anything away from the work

10 familiar (radio, agua, etc) to turn off

► verbo pronominal quitarse

1 (desaparecer) to go away, come out

■ se me han quitado las ganas I don't feel like it any more

■ esa mancha no se quita that stain won't come out

2 quitarse de (del juego, bebida, etc) to give up

■ se quitó de fumar she gave up smoking

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de quita y pon (que se desprende) removable, detachable 2 (no permanente) temporary

¡quita/quítate de ahí! move!, get away!

quitando... except...

quitar de delante to clear away

quitar el hipo figurado to take one's breath away

quitar el sueño (desvelar) to keep awake 2 (preocupar) to worry

■ eso no me quitará el sueño I won't lose any sleep over that

quitar importancia a algo to play something down

quitar la mesa to clear the table

quitar las ganas a alguien to put somebody off

quitarse algo/a alguien de encima to get rid of something/somebody

quitarse años figurado to lie about one's age

quitarse la vida eufemístico to commit suicide 2 (admirar) to admire

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verb

1) to remove

2) take off

3) clear

4) rob

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- quitarse
- quitarse a alguien
- quitarse algo de encima
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1. VT

1) (=sacar) [gen] to remove; [+ ropa, zapatos] to take off; [+ póster, estantes] to take down

le quitaron las vendas — they took her bandages off, they removed her bandages

tardaron dos días en quitar los escombros — it took two days to clear o remove the rubble

quitaron las banderas de los balcones — they took the flags down from the balconies, they removed the flags from the balconies

quita eso de allí — get that away from there

querían quitarle de su puesto — they wanted to remove him from his post

• quitar la mesa — to clear the table

- quitar de en medio a algn

- no quitarle ojo a algn

2) (=arrebatar) [gen] to take away; [para robar] to take, steal; [+ vida] to take

su hermana le quitó la pelota — his sister took the ball away from him

me quitaron la licencia — I had my licence taken away

le quitaron la cartera en el tren — someone took his wallet on the train, he had his wallet stolen on the train

me quitó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

• quitar el sitio a algn — to steal sb's place

3) (=eliminar) [+ mancha] to remove, get rid of; [+ dolor] to relieve, stop; [+ felicidad, ilusión, ganas] to take away; [+ preocupaciones, temores] to allay

me quitó las ganas de comer — it took my appetite away

trataba de quitarme esa idea de la cabeza — she tried to make me change my mind

• quitar el hambre, un par de rodajas deben quitar el hambre — a couple of slices should stop you feeling hungry

no alimenta mucho, pero quita el hambre — it's not very nutritious, but it's filling

• quitar la sed — to quench one's thirst

el vino no quita la sed — wine doesn't quench your thirst, wine isn't thirst-quenching

• quitar el sueño, el café me quita el sueño — coffee stops me sleeping

ese asunto no me quita el sueño — I'm not losing any sleep over that matter

4) (=restar)

no quita nada de su valor — it does not detract at all from its value

no le quiero quitar méritos — I don't want to detract from him

eso le quita la razón — that shows he's wrong, that proves him wrong

quiero quitar unos cuantos centímetros a mi cintura — I want to lose a few centimetres from around the waist

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

quitar extensión a un campo — to reduce the size of a field

• quitar importancia a algo — to play sth down

• quitando el postre comimos bien — apart o aside from the dessert we had a good meal

quitando tres o cuatro, van a ir todos — except for three or four (people), everybody is going

5) (=impedir)

quitar a algn de hacer algo — to stop o prevent sb (from) doing sth

6) (Mat) to take away, subtract

7) [+ golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry

8) ** [+ dinero] to make

2.

VI

¡quita!, ¡quita de ahí! — (=¡aparta!) get out of the way!; (=¡qué va!) get away!, come off it!

eso no quita —

eso no quita para que me ayudes — that doesn't stop o prevent you helping me, that doesn't mean you can't help me

eso no quita que eche de menos a mi mujer — that doesn't mean I don't miss my wife

- ni quito ni pongo
quita
3.

See:

quitarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, retirar)

quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!

quita esa silla de en medio! — get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio — take your things off my desk

quitó los obstáculos de mi camino — he removed the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)

quítame las manos de encima! — take your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo — he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro — she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa — I can't get the top off

b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off

quítale los zapatos — take his shoes off

2) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( de las manos)

le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo — she swiped it out of his hand

le quité el cuchillo — I took the knife (away) from her

b) ( privar de)

la policía le quitó el pasaporte — the police took his passport away

c) ( robar)

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

me quitó el asiento — he took my seat

3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me estás quitando autoridad — you're undermining my authority

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

no le quites méritos — give him his due

quitarle años a alguien — to take years off somebody

quitarle importancia a algo — to play something down

le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility

4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)

eso te quitará el hambre — that will stop you feeling hungry

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza — we must get that idea out of his head

5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for
2.
quitar vi

1) (Esp fam)

quita (de ahí)! — get out of the way!

quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!

2) (en locs)

de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable

eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
3.
quitarse v pron

1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me quitó el dolor — I got rid of the pain

ya se me quitaron las ganas — I don't feel like it any more

2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way

quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

3) (refl)

a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take off

b) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get over

se quita años or la edad — she lies about her age

quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger

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= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.

Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.

Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.

Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.

Ex. Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.

Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.

Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

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* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* quitar con pala = shovel.

* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.

* quitar con un golpe = knock off.

* quitar de las manos = snap up.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].

* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.

* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.

* quitar el poder = disempower.

* quitar el polvo = dust.

* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.

* quitar el valor = render + valueless.

* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.

* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* quitar la marca = unmark.

* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.

* quitar las escamas = scale.

* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.

* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.

* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.

* quitar mérito = detract from.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.

* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* quitarse de encima = shake off.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.

* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.

* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, retirar)

quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!

quita esa silla de en medio! — get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio — take your things off my desk

quitó los obstáculos de mi camino — he removed the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)

quítame las manos de encima! — take your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo — he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro — she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa — I can't get the top off

b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off

quítale los zapatos — take his shoes off

2) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( de las manos)

le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo — she swiped it out of his hand

le quité el cuchillo — I took the knife (away) from her

b) ( privar de)

la policía le quitó el pasaporte — the police took his passport away

c) ( robar)

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

me quitó el asiento — he took my seat

3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me estás quitando autoridad — you're undermining my authority

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

no le quites méritos — give him his due

quitarle años a alguien — to take years off somebody

quitarle importancia a algo — to play something down

le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility

4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)

eso te quitará el hambre — that will stop you feeling hungry

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza — we must get that idea out of his head

5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for
2.
quitar vi

1) (Esp fam)

quita (de ahí)! — get out of the way!

quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!

2) (en locs)

de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable

eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
3.
quitarse v pron

1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me quitó el dolor — I got rid of the pain

ya se me quitaron las ganas — I don't feel like it any more

2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way

quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

3) (refl)

a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take off

b) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get over

se quita años or la edad — she lies about her age

quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger

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= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.

Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.

Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.

Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.

Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.

Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.

Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.

Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* quitar con pala = shovel.

* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.

* quitar con un golpe = knock off.

* quitar de las manos = snap up.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].

* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.

* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.

* quitar el poder = disempower.

* quitar el polvo = dust.

* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.

* quitar el valor = render + valueless.

* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.

* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* quitar la marca = unmark.

* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.

* quitar las escamas = scale.

* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.

* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.

* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.

* quitar mérito = detract from.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.

* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* quitarse de encima = shake off.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.

* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.

* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

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quitar [A1 ]

vt

A

1

(apartar, retirar): ¡quita esa silla de en medio! get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take o get your things off my desk

quitó todos los obstáculos de mi camino he removed all the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa ( Esp); to clear the table

(+ me/te/le etc): ¡quítame las manos de encima! take o get your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off

2 ‹prenda/anillo› (+ me/te/le etc) to take off

quítale los zapatos take his shoes off

B ‹juguete/dinero› (+ me/te/le etc):

le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her

la policía le quitó el pasaporte the police took his passport away

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo she swiped it out of his hand

bailar

C (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):

quítale 26 a 84 take 26 away from 84

no me quites autoridad delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the children

los niños me quitan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my time

no es que quiera quitarte la razón pero … I'm not saying you're wrong but …

no le quites méritos give him his due

ese peinado te quita años that hairstyle takes years off you

hay que quitarle un poco de ancho it needs to be taken in a bit

trataba de quitarle importancia al asunto he tried to play the matter down

le quita valor a la casa it detracts from the value of the house

D (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to relieve, get rid of

(+ me/te/le etc): te quita el hambre pero no te alimenta it stops you feeling hungry but it isn't very nourishing

te voy a quitar las ganas de volver a mentirme when I've finished with you, you'll think twice about lying to me again

a ver si le quitas esa idea de la cabeza why don't you try to get that idea out of his head?

E ( fam) (prohibir) (+ me/te/le etc):

el médico me ha quitado la sal/el vino the doctor's told me I mustn't have any salt on my food/I mustn't drink wine

F quitando ger ( fam) except for

quitando a los más chicos todos pueden entrar they can all go in except for the very youngest ones

quitando que tuvimos que esperar mucho rato apart from the fact that we had to wait a long time

■ quitar

vi

A

( Esp fam): ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!

¡quita ya! ¡eso no se lo cree nadie! oh come off it, nobody believes that!

B ( en locs):

de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable

tiene una capucha de quita y pon it has a detachable hood

una fe de quita y pon ( iró); a very flexible o convenient sort of faith ( iro)

eso no quita que …: yo lo hago así, eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera I do it like this but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it

ni quitar ni poner ( fam): pregúntaselo a él, yo aquí ni quito ni pongo ask him about it, I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here

en ese asunto él ni quita ni pone he doesn't have any say in that matter

quien quita y … ( Méx fam): quien quita y me lo regrese pronto I hope she brings it back soon

■ quitarse

v pron

A (desaparecer) «mancha» to come out; «dolor» to go, go away; «viento» to die down

(+ me/te/le etc): no hay forma de que se me quite este dolor de cabeza I just can't get rid of this headache

ya se me han quitado las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more

B (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way

¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas I've sold the business, I want to be rid of all this trouble o ( colloq) to be shot of all this hassle

C ( refl)

1 ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take off

quítate la chaqueta take your jacket off

2 (deshacerse de) ‹dolor› to get rid of

se quitaban el frío saltando they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warm

me tengo que quitar este miedo ridículo a los aviones I have to overcome o get over this ridiculous fear of flying

3 (retirar) quitarse algo DE algo:

me tuve que quitar una pestaña del ojo I had to get an eyelash out of my eye

¡quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!

¡quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!

quitarse a algn de en medio to get rid of sb

4 ‹años›

te has quitado veinte años de encima you look twenty years younger

se quita años or la edad she lies about her age

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quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):
◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;

quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quitar la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( de las manos):

◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;

le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
b) ( privar de) ‹pasaporte/carnet de conducir› to take away

c) ‹cartera/dinero› to take, steal;

‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ me quita mucho tiempo it takes up a lot of my time;

quitarle años a algn to take years off sb;
quitarle importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ eso te quitará el hambre that will stop you feeling hungry;

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
5
◊ quitando ( ger) (fam) except for

verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):
◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!

2 ( en locs)
◊ de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable;

eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
◊ ya se me quitaron las ganas I don't feel like it any more

2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;
◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

3 ( refl)
a) ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take off

b) ‹dolor/resfriado› to get rid of;

‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
◊ se quita la edad she lies about her age;

quitarse algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
' quitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- aligerar
- allanar
- careta
- desenmascarar
- desollar
- despejar
- despepitar
- despintar
- despuntar
- hipo
- restar
- sueño
- truco
- alisar
- arrebatar
- aspereza
- coger
- cortar
- desarmar
- descuidar
- espabilar
- espátula
- mancha
- manchar
- minimizar
- polvo
- retirar
- sacar
- soplete
English:
bleach
- bone
- brush off
- clear
- clear away
- clutter
- de-ice
- discourage
- dust
- fillet
- flick
- from
- get off
- get out
- graffiti
- mess
- peel off
- play down
- pull off
- push off
- removable
- remove
- scrub away
- scrub off
- shift
- snatch
- spoil
- strip
- strip off
- sweat off
- table
- take
- take away
- take off
- take out
- trim
- upstage
- wash away
- wash off
- wash out
- whatsit
- whip off
- wipe off
- wrestle
- brush
- clean
- detach
- detachable
- dull
- get

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quitar

♦ vt

1. [retirar, extraer, apartar] to remove;
[ropa, zapatos] to take off; Esp
quitar la mesa [despejar] to clear the table;

al quitar la tapa de la olla salió un delicioso olor when she took the lid off the pot, a delicious smell came out;

le han quitado un tumor del pecho they've removed a tumour from her breast;

quita tus cosas de la cama take your things off the bed;

quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way);

voy a quitar el polvo de los muebles I'm going to dust the furniture;

quitarle algo a alguien [arrebatar, privar de] to take sth away from sb;

me quitó la carta de las manos she took the letter from my hands;

durante la guerra le quitaron la casa they took her house away from her during the war;

le han quitado la custodia de los niños they've taken away custody of the children from her;

eso fue lo que dijo, sin quitar ni poner nada that's what he said, word for word;

Comp

por un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason, over nothing;

Comp
Méx
no quitar el dedo del renglón to keep coming back to the same point

2. [eliminar, suprimir] to remove;

quité la mancha con jabón I removed the stain o got the stain out with soap;

han quitado mi programa favorito de la tele they've taken my favourite programme off the TV;

ese ministerio lo han quitado they've done away with o got rid of that ministry;

el médico me ha quitado el tabaco [prohibido] the doctor has told me to stop smoking

3. [robar] to take, to steal;

me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet;

le quitaron el puesto they've taken his job away from him

4. [mitigar del todo] [dolor, ansiedad] to take away, to relieve;
[sed] to quench;
el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack

5. [ocupar] [tiempo, espacio] to take up;

me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time;

el trabajo me quita tiempo para el deporte my job doesn't leave me much time for sport;

el armario va a quitar mucho sitio ahí the wardrobe's going to take up a lot of space there

6. [restar] to take away;

a esa cifra quítale el 20 por ciento take away 20 percent from that figure;

no quiero quitar mérito o [m5] valor a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;

le quitó importancia al hecho he played it down

7. [impedir]
esto no quita que sea un vago that doesn't change the fact that he's a layabout;

que me mude de ciudad no quita que nos sigamos viendo just because I'm moving to another city doesn't mean we won't still be able to see each other

8. [exceptuar]
quitando el queso, me gusta todo apart from cheese, I like everything

9. [desconectar] [aparato] to switch off;

quita el gas antes de salir turn the gas off before leaving

♦ vi

1. [apartarse] to get out of the way;

¡quita (de ahí), que no veo! get out of the way, I can't see!

2.
de quita y pon [asa, tapa, capucha] removable

3. Fam [expresando incredulidad]
¡quita!, ¡quite! don't talk rubbish!;

¿casarme yo? ¡quita, quita, estoy muy bien como estoy! me, get married? you must be joking, I'm quite happy as I am!;

¡quita, yo no me lo creo! pull the other one o come off it, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?

♦ See also the pronominal verb quitarse

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quitar

I v/t ropa take off, remove; obstáculos remove;

quitar el polvo dust;

quitar algo a alguien take sth (away) from s.o.;

quitar la mesa clear the table;

de quita y pon fam removable

II v/i

:

¡quita! get out of the way!

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quitar vt

1) : to remove, to take away

2) : to take off (clothes)

3) : to get rid of, to relieve

♦ See also the reflexive verb quitarse

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quitar vb

1. (en general) to take off [pt. took; pp. taken] / to take down

quita los pies del sofá take your feet off the sofa

quítate el abrigo take your coat off

2. (eliminar manchas) to get out / to remove

no puedo quitar la mancha I can't get the stain out

3. (robar cartera, dinero) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

me han quitado la cartera somebody's taken my wallet

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

¡quita! / ¡quita de ahí! get out of the way!

quitar el sueño to keep awake

quitar la mesa to clear the table

quitar la sed to quench your thirst

Spanish-English dictionary > quitar
19 tête

tête [tεt]

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1. feminine noun

2. compounds

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1. <

   a. [de personne, animal] head

• être tête nue to be bareheaded

• avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

• j'ai la tête lourde my head feels heavy

• tomber la tête la première to fall headfirst

• se laver la tête to wash one's hair

• c'est à se cogner la tête contre les murs it's enough to drive you up the wall (inf)

• j'en donnerais ma tête à couper I would stake my life on it

• des têtes vont tomber heads will roll

• faire la tête au carré à qn (inf!) to smash sb's face in (inf!)

• tenir tête à qn/qch to stand up to sb/sth

• réclamer la tête de qn to demand sb's head

• jurer sur la tête de qn to swear on sb's life

• risquer sa tête to risk one's neck

• sauver sa tête to save one's neck

• gagner d'une tête [cheval] to win by a head

• garder la tête froide to keep a cool head

• avoir la tête dure ( = têtu) to be stubborn

• être une tête de mule (inf) to be as stubborn as a mule

   b. ( = visage, expression) face

• il a une tête sympathique he has a nice face

• il a une tête sinistre he has a sinister look about him

• il a une bonne tête he looks a decent sort

• quand il a appris la nouvelle il a fait une drôle de tête ! you should have seen his face when he heard the news!

• il en fait une tête ! just look at his face!

• faire la tête to sulk

• c'est une tête à claques (inf) he has got the sort of face you'd love to smack

• c'est à la tête du client (inf) it depends on the person

• avoir ses têtes (inf) to have one's favourites

   c. ( = personne) head

• de nouvelles têtes new faces

• le repas coûtera 150 € par tête de pipe (inf!) the meal will cost 150 euros a head

   d. ( = partie supérieure) [de clou, marteau] head ; [d'arbre] top

• tête d'ail head of garlic

• tête d'épingle pinhead

   e. ( = partie antérieure) head

• l'équipe conserve la tête du classement the team retains its lead

• prendre la tête to take the lead

   f. ( = facultés mentales) avoir toute sa tête to have all one's faculties

• n'avoir rien dans la tête to be empty-headed

• où ai-je la tête ? whatever am I thinking of?

• avoir une petite tête to be dim-witted

• avoir une tête de linotte to be a scatterbrain

• être tête en l'air to be a scatterbrain

• c'est une tête (inf) he's really brainy (inf)

• c'est une tête en maths he's (or she's) really good at maths

• avoir la tête sur les épaules to be level-headed

• calculer qch de tête to work sth out in one's head

• chercher qch dans sa tête to search one's memory for sth

• fourrer qch dans la tête de qn (inf) to put sth into sb's head

• se mettre dans la tête que to get it into one's head that

• avoir la tête à ce que l'on fait to have one's mind on what one is doing

• avoir la tête ailleurs to have one's mind on other matters

• n'en faire qu'à sa tête to do as one pleases

• se prendre la tête to get in(to) a state (inf)

• il me prend la tête (inf) he drives me nuts (inf)

• la géométrie, ça me prend la tête (inf) geometry does my head in (inf)

• j'y réfléchirai à tête reposée I'll think about it when I've got a quiet moment

   g. (Football) header

• faire une tête to head the ball

   h. (locutions)

► tête baissée

• foncer or se jeter tête baissée dans to rush headlong into► la tête haute

• marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high► coup de tête head-butt ; (figurative) sudden impulse

• donner un coup de tête à qn to head-butt sb

• agir sur un coup de tête to act on impulse► à la tête de

• à la tête du cortège at the head of the procession

• être à la tête d'un mouvement/d'une affaire ( = diriger) to head a movement/a business

• se trouver à la tête d'une petite fortune to find o.s. the owner of a small fortune► de la tête aux pieds from head to foot

► en tête

• je n'ai plus le nom en tête I can't recall the name

• se mettre en tête de faire qch to take it into one's head to do sth

• on monte en tête ou en queue ? shall we get on at the front or the back?

• être en tête to be in the lead

• dans les sondages, il arrive largement en tête he's well ahead in the polls

• en tête de phrase at the beginning of the sentence

• être en tête de liste to come at the top of the list

• il arrive en tête du scrutin he's leading in the elections

2. <

► tête d'affiche top of the bill

• être la tête d'affiche to be top of the bill ► tête brûlée ( = baroudeur) desperado

► tête d'enregistrement recording head

► tête de lecture [de magnétophone, magnétoscope] play-back head ; (Computing) reading head

► tête de ligne terminus

► tête de liste (Politics) chief candidate (in list system of voting)

► tête de lit bedhead

► tête de mort ( = emblème) death's-head ; (sur pavillon) skull and crossbones

► tête de nœud (vulg!) dickhead (vulg!)

► tête nucléaire nuclear warhead

► tête de série (Tennis) seeded player

• il est tête de série numéro 2 he's the number 2 seed ► tête de Turc whipping boy

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tɛt
nom féminin

1) gén head

la tête basse — ( humblement) with one's head bowed

la tête haute — ( dignement) with one's head held high

tête baissée — [se lancer, foncer] headlong

la tête en bas — [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down

au-dessus de nos têtes — ( en l'air) overhead

sans tête — headless

coup de tête — headbutt

donner un coup de tête à quelqu'un — to headbutt somebody

être tombé sur la tête — (colloq) fig to have gone off one's rocker (colloq)

2) ( dessus du crâne) head

se laver la tête — to wash one's hair

j'ai la tête toute mouillée — my hair's all wet

3) ( visage) face

une bonne/sale tête — a nice/nasty face

tu en fais une tête! — what a face!, why the long face?

ne fais pas cette tête-là! — don't pull such a face!

quelle tête va-t-il faire? — how's he going to react?

il (me) fait la tête — he's sulking

ne fais pas ta mauvaise tête — don't be so difficult

elle fait sa mauvaise tête — she's being difficult

il a une tête à tricher — he looks like a cheat

tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! — you look dreadful today!

4) ( esprit) mind

de tête — [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head

tu n'as pas de tête! — you have a mind like a sieve!

je n'ai pas la référence en tête — I can't recall the reference

où avais-je la tête? — whatever was I thinking of?

ça (ne) va pas, la tête? — (colloq) are you out of your mind or what?

j'avais la tête ailleurs — I was thinking of something else

n'avoir rien dans la tête — to be empty-headed

c'est lui qui t'a mis ça dans la tête! — you got that idea from him!

mets-lui ça dans la tête — drum it into him/her

se mettre dans la or en tête de faire — to take it into one's head to do

monter la tête à Pierre contre Paul — to turn Pierre against Paul

monter à la tête de quelqu'un, faire tourner la tête de quelqu'un — [alcool, succès] to go to somebody's head

elle t'a fait tourner la tête — she's turned your head

il n'est pas bien dans sa tête — (colloq) he isn't right in the head

il a encore toute sa tête (à lui) — he's still got all his faculties

n'en faire qu'à sa tête — to go one's own way

tenir tête à quelqu'un — to stand up to somebody

sur un coup de tête — on an impulse

5) ( personne) face

avoir ses têtes — to have one's favourites [BrE]

en tête à tête — [être, dîner] alone together

rencontrer quelqu'un en tête à tête — to have a meeting with somebody in private

un dîner en tête à tête — an intimate dinner for two

6) ( mesure de longueur) head

avoir une tête de plus que quelqu'un — to be a head taller than somebody

gagner d'une courte tête — [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head

avoir une tête d'avance sur quelqu'un — to be a short length in front of somebody

7) ( unité de troupeau) head (inv)

8) ( individu)

par tête — gén a head, each; ( dans des statistiques) per capita

par tête de pipe — (colloq) each

9) ( vie) head

vouloir la tête de quelqu'un — ( mort) to want somebody's head; ( disgrâce) to be after somebody's head

risquer sa tête — to risk one's neck (colloq)

des têtes vont tomber — fig heads will roll

10) ( direction)

le groupe de tête — the leading group

c'est lui la tête pensante du mouvement — he's the brains behind the movement

il restera à la tête du groupe — he will stay on as head of the group

prendre la tête du parti — to become leader of the party

prendre la tête des opérations — to take charge of operations

être à la tête d'une immense fortune — to be the possessor of a huge fortune

11) ( premières places) top

être en tête — (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead

venir en tête — to come first

marcher en tête — to walk at the front

marcher en tête d'un cortège — to head a procession

le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que... — the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that...

des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête — heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with

en tête de phrase — at the beginning of a sentence

12) ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head

une place en tête de train — a seat at the front of the train

en tête de file — first in line

13) Sport ( au football) header

faire une tête — to head the ball

14) Armée ( d'engin) warhead

15) ( en électronique) (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridge

tête de lecture — (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head

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Phrasal Verbs:

- tête d'affiche

- tête en l'air

- tête brûlée

- tête de chapitre

- tête à claques

- tête de cochon

- tête d'épingle

- tête de lard

- tête de linotte

- tête de liste

- tête de lit

- tête de mort

- tête de mule

- tête d'oiseau

- tête de pioche

- tête de série

- tête de Turc

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j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot — I'd swear to it

en avoir par-dessus la tête — (colloq) to be fed up to the back teeth (colloq)

se prendre la tête à deux mains — (colloq) ( pour réfléchir) to rack one's brains (colloq)

prendre la tête — (colloq) to be a drag (colloq)

se prendre la tête — (colloq) to do one's head in (colloq)

te prends pas la tête pour ça! — don't worry about it!

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tɛt nf
1) [personne, animal] head

de la tête aux pieds — from head to toe

la tête en bas — with one's head down

la tête la première [tomber] — head first

se laver la tête — to wash one's hair

gagner d'une (courte) tête — to win by a (short) head

2) (= visage, expression) face

faire la tête — to sulk

3) FOOTBALL header

faire une tête — to head the ball, to do a header

4) (= position)

wagon de tête — front carriage

en tête SPORT — in the lead, (d'un cortège) at the front, at the head

en tête de SPORT — leading, [cortège] leading

en tête de la course — in the lead

en tête des meilleures ventes — at the top of the best-seller list

à la tête de [organisation] — at the head of, in charge of

prendre la tête de [peloton, course] — to take the lead in, [organisation, société] to become the head of

5) (autres locutions)

calculer qch de tête — to work sth out in one's head, to do a mental calculation of sth

avoir la tête dure — to be thickheaded

perdre la tête (= s'affoler) — to lose one's head, (= devenir fou) to go off one's head

ça ne va pas, la tête? * — are you crazy?

se mettre en tête que — to get it into one's head that

se mettre en tête de faire — to take it into one's head to do

une forte tête — a rebel

la tête basse — hanging one's head

par tête — per head

tenir tête à qn — to stand up to sb, to defy sb

en avoir par-dessus la tête — to be fed up

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tête ⇒ Le corps humain nf

1 gén (d'animal, insecte, de personne, plante) head; bouger la tête to move one's head; dessiner une tête de femme to draw a woman's head; statue à tête de chien statue with a dog's head; en pleine tête (right) in the head; blessure à la tête head injury; frapper qn à la tête to hit sb on the head; la tête la première [tomber, plonger] head first; la tête basse ( humblement) with one's head bowed; la tête haute ( dignement) with one's head held high; garder la tête haute fig to hold one's head high; tête baissée [se lancer, foncer] headlong; la tête en bas [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down; au-dessus de nos têtes ( en l'air) overhead; sans tête [corps, cadavre] headless; coup de tête headbutt; donner un coup de tête à qn to headbutt sb; tomber sur la tête lit to fall on one's head; être tombé sur la tête○ fig to have gone off one's rocker○; salut, p’tite tête○! hello, bonehead○!; ⇒ bille, coûter, donner, gros;

2 ( dessus du crâne) head; se couvrir/se gratter la tête to cover/to scratch one's head; avoir la tête rasée to have a shaven head; sortir tête nue or sans rien sur la tête to go out bareheaded; se laver la tête to wash one's hair; j'ai la tête toute mouillée my hair's all wet;

3 ( visage) face; une bonne/sale tête a nice/nasty face; il a une belle tête he's got a nice face; si tu avais vu ta tête! you should have seen your face!; t'as vu la tête qu'il a tirée○? did you see his face?; tu en fais une tête! what a face you're pulling!; ne fais pas cette tête-là! don't pull such a face!; faire une tête longue comme ça○ to look miserable; il a fait une drôle de tête quand il m'a vu he pulled a face when he saw me; quelle tête va-t-il faire? how's he going to react?; faire une tête de circonstance to assume a suitable expression; à cette nouvelle, il a changé de tête on hearing this, his face fell; il (me) fait la tête he's sulking; ne fais pas ta mauvaise tête don't be so difficult; elle fait sa mauvaise tête she's being difficult; il a une tête à tricher he looks like a cheat; elle a une tête à être du quartier she looks like a local; tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! you look dreadful today!; se faire la or une tête de Pierrot to make oneself up as (a) Pierrot; ⇒ six;

4 ( esprit) de tête [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head; tu n'as pas de tête! you have a mind like a sieve!; avoir en tête de faire to have it in mind to do; avoir qch en tête to have sth in mind; j'ai bien d'autres choses en tête pour le moment I've got a lot of other things on my mind at the moment; je n'ai pas la référence en tête I can't recall the reference; où avais-je la tête? whatever was I thinking of?; ça (ne) va pas, la tête○? are you feeling all right?; j'ai la tête vide my mind is a blank; j'avais la tête ailleurs I was dreaming, I was thinking of something else; elle n'a pas la tête à ce qu'elle fait her mind isn't on what she's doing; avoir la tête pleine de projets, avoir des projets plein la tête to have one's head full of plans; quand il a quelque chose dans la or en tête, il ne l'a pas ailleurs○ once he's got GB ou gotten US something into his head, he can't think of anything else; n'avoir rien dans la tête to be empty-headed, to be an airhead○; c'est lui qui t'a mis ça dans la tête! you got that idea from him!; mets-lui ça dans la tête drum it into him/her; se mettre dans la or en tête que to get it into one's head that; se mettre dans la or en tête de faire to take it into one's head to do; mets-toi bien ça dans la tête! get it into your head once and for all!; mettez-vous dans la tête que je ne signerai pas get it into your head that I won't sign; passer par la tête de qn [idée] to cross sb's mind; on ne sait jamais ce qui leur passe par la tête you never know what's going through their minds; passer au-dessus de la tête de qn to be ou go (right) over sb's head; sortir de la tête de qn to slip sb's mind; ça m'est sorti de la tête it slipped my mind; cette fille lui a fait perdre la tête he's lost his head over that girl; monter la tête à Pierre contre Paul to turn Pierre against Paul; j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning; ça me fait tourner la tête it's making my head spin; monter à la tête, faire tourner la tête de qn [alcool, succès] to go to sb's head; elle t'a fait tourner la tête she's turned your head; il n'est pas bien dans sa tête○ he isn't right in the head; il a encore toute sa tête (à lui) he's still got all his faculties ou marbles○; il n'a plus sa tête à lui he's no longer in possession of all his faculties, he's lost his marbles○; n'en faire qu'à sa tête to go one's own way; tenir tête à qn to stand up to sb; sur un coup de tête on an impulse; ⇒ fort;

5 ( personne) face; j'ai déjà vu cette tête-là quelque part I've seen that face somewhere before; voir de nouvelles têtes to see new faces; avoir ses têtes to have one's favourites^GB; en tête à tête [être, rester, dîner] alone together; être (en) tête à tête avec qn to be alone with sb; rencontrer qn en tête à tête to have a meeting with sb in private; un dîner en tête à tête an intimate dinner for two;

6 ( mesure de longueur) head; avoir une tête de plus que qn, dépasser qn d'une tête to be a head taller than sb; gagner d'une courte tête [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head; avoir une tête d'avance sur qn to be a short length in front of sb;

7 ( unité de troupeau) head ( inv); 30 têtes de bétail 30 head of cattle; un troupeau de 500 têtes a herd of 500 head;

8 ( individu) par tête gén a head, each; Stat per capita; par tête de pipe○ each; ça fera 100 euros par tête it'll be 100 euros each ou a head; le PNB par tête the per capita GNP;

9 ( vie) head; ma tête est mise à prix there's a price on my head; vouloir la tête de qn ( mort) to want sb's head; ( disgrâce) to be after sb's head; risquer sa tête to risk one's neck○; des têtes vont tomber fig heads will roll;

10 ( direction) frapper une révolte à la tête to go for the leaders of an uprising; le groupe de tête the leading group; c'est lui la tête pensante du projet/mouvement/gang he's the brains behind the project/movement/gang; être à la tête d'un mouvement/parti to be at the head of a movement/party; il restera à la tête du groupe he will stay on as head of the group; il a été nommé à la tête du groupe he was appointed head of the group; on l'a rappelé à la tête de l'équipe he was called back to head up ou lead the team; prendre la tête du parti to become leader of the party; prendre la tête des opérations to take charge of operations; être à la tête d'une immense fortune to be the possessor of a huge fortune;

11 ( premières places) top; les él èves qui forment la tête de la classe the pupils at the top of the class; les candidats en tête de liste the candidates at the top of the list; être en tête (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead; venir en tête to come first; marcher en tête to walk at the front; à la tête d'un cortège at the head of a procession; marcher en tête d'un cortège to head ou lead a procession; il est en tête au premier tour Pol he's in the lead after the first round; il est en tête dans les sondages he's leading in the polls; l'équipe de tête au championnat the leading team in the championship; arriver en tête [coureur] to come in first; [candidat] to come first; le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que… the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that…; des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with; en tête de phrase at the beginning of a sentence;

12 ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head; les wagons de tête the front carriages GB ou cars US; une place en tête de train a seat at the front of the train; je préfère m'asseoir en tête I prefer to sit at the front; la tête du convoi s'est engagée sur le pont the head of the convoy went onto the bridge; l'avion a rasé la tête des arbres the plane clipped the tops of the trees ou the treetops; en tête de file first in line; ⇒ queue;

13 Sport ( au football) header; faire une tête to head the ball;

14 Mil ( d'engin) warhead; tête chimique/nucléaire chemical/nuclear warhead; missile à têtes multiples multiple-warhead missile;

15 Électron (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridge; tête de lecture (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head.

Composés

tête d'affiche Cin, Théât top of the bill; tête d'ail Bot, Culin head of garlic; tête en l'air scatterbrain; être tête en l'air to be scatterbrained; tête blonde ( enfant) little one; nos chères têtes blondes hum our little darlings; tête brûlée daredevil; tête de chapitre chapter heading; tête chercheuse Mil homing device; missile à tête chercheuse homing missile; tête à claques○ pain○; quelle tête à claques, ce type! he's somebody you could cheerfully punch in the face; tête de cochon○ = tête de lard; tête couronnée crowned head; tête de delco® Aut distributor cap; tête d'écriture Ordinat write ou writing head; tête d'effacement Ordinat erase ou erasing head; tête d'épingle lit, fig pinhead; tête flottante Ordinat floating head; tête de lard○ péj ( têtu) mule; ( mauvais caractère) grouch; tête de ligne Transp end of the line; tête de linotte scatterbrain; tête de liste Pol chief candidate; tête de lit bedhead GB, headboard; tête magnétique magnetic head; tête de mort ( crâne) skull; ( symbole de mort) death's head; ( emblème de pirates) skull and crossbones (+ v sg); tête de mule○ mule; être une vraie tête de mule to be as stubborn as a mule; tête de nègre Culin chocolate marshmallow; tête de nœud● offensive prick●; tête d'oiseau○ péj featherbrain; tête de pioche○ = tête de mule; tête de pont Mil bridgehead; tête de série Sport seeded player; tête de série numéro deux number two seed; tête de Turc○ whipping boy; être la tête de Turc de qn to be sb's whipping boy; tête de veau Culin calf's head.

Idiomes

j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot I'd put my head on the block; en avoir par-dessus la tête to be fed up to the back teeth○ (de with); se prendre la tête à deux mains ( pour réfléchir)○ to rack one's brains○; prendre la tête○, être une (vraie) prise de tête○ to be a drag○.

[tɛt] nom féminin

A.[PARTIE DU CORPS]

1. ANATOMIE head

la tête haute with (one's) head held high

la tête la première head first

de la tête aux pieds from head to foot ou toe

avoir mal à la tête to have a headache

avoir la tête lourde to have a thick head (UK), to feel fuzzy

j'ai la tête qui tourne [malaise] my head is spinning

ne tourne pas la tête, elle nous regarde don't look round, she's watching us

dès qu'il m'a vu, il a tourné la tête as soon as he saw me, he looked away

en avoir par-dessus la tête (familier) to be sick (and tired) of it

avoir la tête sur les épaules to have a good head on one's shoulders

faire une grosse tête (familier) ou la tête au carré (familier) à quelqu'un to smash somebody's head ou face in

j'en donnerais ou j'en mettrais ma tête à couper I'd stake my life on it

être tombé sur la tête (familier) to have a screw loose

il ne réfléchit jamais, il fonce tête baissée he always charges in ou ahead without thinking

se cogner ou se taper la tête contre les murs to bang one's head against a (brick) wall

se jeter à la tête de quelqu'un to throw oneself at somebody

2. [en référence à la chevelure, à la coiffure]

se laver la tête to wash one's hair

tête nue bareheaded

nos chères têtes blondes [les enfants] our little darlings

3. [visage, expression] face

avoir une bonne tête to look like a nice person

ne fais pas cette tête! don't pull (UK) ou make such a long face!

il a fait une de ces têtes quand je lui ai dit! you should have seen his face when I told him!

elle n'a pas une tête à se laisser faire she doesn't look the sort to be pushed around

il a ou c'est une tête à claques (familier) you just want to smack him in the mouth

tête de nœud (vulgaire) dickhead (vulgaire)

faire la tête to sulk

faire la tête à quelqu'un to ignore somebody

avec lui, c'est à la tête du client

a. [restaurant] he charges what he feels like

b. [professeur] he gives you a good mark if he likes your face

4. [mesure] head

il a une tête de plus que son frère he's a head taller than his brother

5. CUISINE head

tête pressée (Belgique) [fromage de tête] pork brawn (UK), headcheese (US)

6. SPORT header

B.[SIÈGE DE LA PENSÉE]

1. [siège des pensées, de l'imagination, de la mémoire] mind, head

il a des rêves plein la tête he's a dreamer

une drôle d'idée m'est passée par la tête I had a strange idea

se mettre dans la tête que to get it into one's head that

se mettre dans la tête ou en tête de faire quelque chose to make up one's mind to do something

une tête bien faite Montaigne (allusion) a good mind

avoir la grosse tête (familier) to be big-headed

avoir toute sa tête to have all one's faculties

faire sa mauvaise tête to dig one's heels in

avoir la tête chaude, avoir la tête près du bonnet to be quick-tempered

monter la tête à quelqu'un to give somebody (big) ideas

monter à la tête de quelqu'un

a. [succès] to go to somebody's head

b. [chagrin] to unbalance somebody

se monter la tête to get carried away

tourner la tête à quelqu'un to turn somebody's head

avoir la tête vide/dure to be empty-headed/stubborn

il est tête en l'air he's got his head in the clouds

excuse-moi, j'avais la tête ailleurs sorry, I was thinking about something else ou I was miles away

il n'a pas de tête [il est étourdi] he is scatterbrained ou a scatterbrain

ça m'est sorti de la tête I forgot, it slipped my mind

il ne sait plus où donner de la tête he doesn't know whether he's coming or going

n'en faire qu'à sa tête to do exactly as one pleases

je le lirai à tête reposée I'll take the time to read it in a quiet moment

2. [sang-froid, présence d'esprit] head

avoir ou garder la tête froide to keep a cool head

C.[PERSONNE, ANIMAL]

1. [individu] person

plusieurs têtes connues several familiar faces

prendre une assurance sur la tête de quelqu'un to take out an insurance policy on somebody

être une tête de lard ou de mule to be as stubborn as a mule, to be pig-headed

tête de linotte ou d'oiseau ou sans cervelle scatterbrain

tête de cochon bloody-minded individual

tête couronnée crowned head

forte tête rebel

une grosse tête (familier) a brain

petite tête (familier) pinhead

avoir ses têtes (familier) to have one's favourites

2. [vie d'une personne] head, neck

le procureur réclame la tête de l'accusé the prosecution is demanding the prisoner's execution

jouer ou risquer sa tête to risk one's skin

sauver sa tête to save one's skin ou neck

3. [meneur, leader] head, leader

les têtes pensantes du comité the brains of the committee

4. [animal d'un troupeau] head (invariable)

D.[PARTIE HAUTE, PARTIE AVANT, DÉBUT]

1. [faîte] top

la tête d'un arbre a treetop

2. [partie avant] front end

la tête du train the front of the train

tête de lit bedhead

mets la tête du lit vers le nord turn the head of the bed towards the north

prendre la tête du défilé to head ou to lead the procession

prendre la tête

a. [marcher au premier rang] to take the lead

b. [commander, diriger] to take over

tête de ligne

a. [généralement] terminus, end of the line

b. RAIL railhead

3. [début]

faites ressortir les têtes de chapitres make the chapter headings stand out

4. [dans un classement] top, head

les dix élèves qui forment la tête de la classe the ten best pupils in the class

tête d'affiche top of the bill

tête de série SPORT seeded player

tête de série numéro huit number eight seed

5. [extrémité - d'un objet, d'un organe] head ; [ - d'un os] head, caput

tête d'ail head of garlic

tête de bielle big end

tête d'épingle pinhead

gros comme une tête d'épingle the size of a pinhead

6. ACOUSTIQUE head

tête d'effacement erase head

tête de lecture head

7. IMPRIMERIE head, top

8. INFORMATIQUE head

9. MILITAIRE head

tête de pont

a. [sur rivière] bridgehead

b. [sur plage] beachhead

10. PHYSIQUE NUCLÉAIRE head

tête chercheuse homing device

tête nucléaire nuclear warhead

à la tête de locution prépositionnelle

1. [en possession de]

elle s'est trouvée à la tête d'une grosse fortune she found herself in possession of a great fortune

2. [au premier rang de] at the head ou front of

à la tête d'un groupe de mécontents heading a group of protesters

3. [à la direction de] in charge of, at the head of

être à la tête d'une société to head a company

il est à la tête d'un cabinet d'assurances he runs an insurance firm

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de tête locution adjectivale

1. [femme, homme] able

2. [convoi, voiture] front (avant nom)

3. IMPRIMERIE head (modificateur)

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de tête locution adverbiale

[calculer] in one's head

de tête, je dirais que nous étions vingt at a guess I'd say there were twenty of us

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en tête locution adverbiale

1. [devant]

monter en tête to go to the front

être en tête

a. [généralement] to be at the front

b. [dans une course, une compétition] to (be in the) lead

2. [à l'esprit]

avoir quelque chose en tête to have something in mind

je ne l'ai plus en tête I can't remember it

en tête à tête locution adverbiale

alone together

dîner en tête à tête avec quelqu'un to have a quiet dinner (alone) with somebody

en tête de locution prépositionnelle

1. [au début de] at the beginning ou start of

tous les mots placés en tête de phrase the first word of every sentence

2. [à l'avant de] at the head ou front of

les dirigeants syndicaux marchent en tête du défilé the union leaders are marching at the head of the procession

3. [au premier rang de] at the top of

en tête des sondages leading the polls

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par tête locution adverbiale

per head, a head, apiece

ça coûtera 40 euros par tête it'll cost 40 euros a head ou per head ou apiece

par tête de pipe (familier)

→ link=parpar tête

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sur la tête de locution prépositionnelle

1. [sur la personne de]

le mécontentement populaire s'est répercuté sur la tête du Premier ministre popular discontent turned towards the Prime Minister

2. [au nom de] in the name of

3. [en prêtant serment]

je le jure sur la tête de mes enfants I swear on my mother's grave

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tête brûlée nom féminin

hothead

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tête de mort nom féminin

1. [crâne] skull

2. [emblème] death's head, skull and crossbones

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tête de nègre

→ link=tête-de-nègretête-de-nègre (nom féminin)

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tête de Turc nom féminin

whipping boy, scapegoat

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tête

20 imponer

v.

1 to set (moda).

2 to be imposing.

3 to impose, to enforce, to compel, to foist.

Ella impone el reglamento She imposes the rules.

4 to stipulate, to set, to determine, to lay down.

Elsa impone el plan de acción Elsa stipulates the plan of action.

5 to be imposed upon.

Se me impuso una regla estúpida A stupid rule was imposed on me.

* * *

imponer

Conjugation model [ PONER], like link=poner poner (pp impuesto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (ley, límite, sanción) to impose

2 (obediencia) to exact

3 (respeto) to inspire

4 FINANZAS (cantidad) to deposit

► verbo intransitivo

1 (asustar) to be frightening

► verbo pronominal imponerse

1 to impose one's authority (a, on)

2 (obligarse) to force oneself to

3 (prevalecer) to prevail

4 (predominar) to become fashionable

* * *

verb

1) to impose

2) exact

•

- imponerse

* * *
( pp impuesto)
1. VT

1) (=poner) [+ castigo, obligación] to impose; [+ tarea] to set

imponer sanciones comerciales a un país — to impose trade sanctions against o on a country

no quiero imponerte nada, solo darte un buen consejo — I don't want to force you to do anything o I don't want to impose anything on you, just to give you some good advice

el juez le impuso una pena de tres años de prisión — the judge gave him a three-year prison sentence

no le impusieron ningún castigo al portero — the goalkeeper was not penalized

2) frm (=conceder) [+ medalla] to award

a la princesa le impusieron el nombre de Mercedes — the princess was given the name Mercedes, the princess was named Mercedes

3) (=hacer prevalecer) [+ voluntad, costumbre] to impose; [+ norma] to enforce; [+ miedo] to instil; [+ condición] to lay down, impose; [+ enseñanza, uso] to make compulsory

trató de imponer su punto de vista — he tried to impose his viewpoint

su trabajo le impone un ritmo de vida muy acelerado — her work forces her to lead a very fast lifestyle

quieren imponer la enseñanza del catalán — they want to make the teaching of Catalan compulsory

han impuesto por la fuerza el velo a las mujeres — women have been forced to wear the veil

han impuesto a la fuerza la enseñanza religiosa — they have enforced religious education

• imponer la moda — to set the trend

este año han impuesto la moda del acid jazz — this year acid jazz is the trend

algunos creadores japoneses imponen su moda en Occidente — some Japanese designers have successfully brought their fashions over to the West

• imponer respeto — to command respect

la autoridad siempre impone respeto — authority always commands respect

tu padre me impone mucho respeto — I find your father very intimidating

• imponer el ritmo — to set the pace

4) (Com, Econ) [+ dinero] to deposit; [+ impuesto] to put (a, sobre on)
levy (a, sobre on)
hemos impuesto tres millones a plazo fijo — we have deposited three million for a fixed term

han impuesto nuevas tasas sobre los servicios básicos — they have put o levied new taxes on essential services

5) (=instruir)

imponer a algn en algo — to instruct sb in sth

6) (Rel)

imponer las manos sobre algn — to lay hands on sb

7) Chile to pay (in contributions), pay (in Social Security)

2. VI

1) (=intimidar) [persona] to command respect; [edificio] to be imposing; [arma] to be intimidating

su forma de hablar en público impone — his style of public speaking commands respect

el castillo imponía un poco al entrar — the castle was rather imposing as you went in

¿no te impone dormir solo? — don't you find it rather scary sleeping on your own?

2) Chile to pay contributions, pay one's Social Security

3.

See:

imponerse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) <castigo/multa> to impose (frml)

imponer el toque de queda — to impose a curfew

le impusieron una pena de año de cárcel — he was sentenced to one year in prison

b) (frml) <gravamen/impuesto> to impose, levy (frml)

c) < obligación> to impose, place; < opinión> to impose; <reglas/condiciones> to impose, enforce; < tarea> to set

impusieron el uso obligatorio del cinturón de seguridad — safety belts were made compulsory

d) < respeto> to command; < temor> to inspire, instill*

e) < moda> to set

2) (frml) (+ me/te/le etc) <condecoración/medalla> to confer; < nombre> to give

3) ( informar)

imponer a alguien de or en algo — to inform somebody of o about something

4) (Esp frml) <dinero/fondos> to deposit

5) (Chi) ( a la seguridad social) to contribute
2.
imponer vi (infundir respeto, admiración) to be imposing

su mera presencia impone — he has an imposing presence
3.
imponerse v pron

1)

a) (refl) <horario/meta> to set oneself

b) idea to become established

c) (frml) cambio/decisión to be imperative (frml)

d) color/estilo to come into fashion

2) ( hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authority

3) (frml) ( vencer) to win

se impondrá el sentido común — common sense will prevail

imponerse a alguien/algo — to defeat o beat somebody/something

4) (frml) ( informarse)

imponerse de algo — to acquaint oneself with something

5) (Méx) ( acostumbrarse)

imponerse A algo — to become accustomed to something

* * *

= be awe-inspiring, dictate, lay on, impose, enjoin, inflict, enforce, thrust on/upon, mete out.

Ex. Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.

Ex. Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.

Ex. Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.

Ex. Results suggest that the structure imposed on a small document collection by an automatically produced subject representation is unrelated to the structure imposed on the documents by relevance relationships.

Ex. Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.

Ex. This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.

Ex. Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

Ex. Different responsibilities will be thrust upon librarians as their work becomes an increasingly vital complement to academic work, in particular assisting academics and students alike in creating order out of the chaos that is the Internet.

Ex. Governmental intervention has been criticized for the lenience of penalties meted out & the lack of a cohesive strategy.

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* imponer a = intrude on.

* imponer autoridad = lay down + the law.

* imponer castigo = mete out + punishment.

* imponer condena = impose + prison sentence.

* imponer exigencias a = place + demands on.

* imponer impuestos = impose + VAT.

* imponer multa = impose + penalty.

* imponer orden = impose + order, bring + order.

* imponer orden en donde hay caos = bring + order out of chaos.

* imponer + Posesivo + autoridad = pull + rank.

* imponer recortes = impose + cuts.

* imponer respeto = stand in + awe.

* imponer restricciones a = impose + limits on.

* imponer sanción económica = levy + fine.

* imponer sanciones = exercise + sanctions.

* imponerse = prevail, obtrude (into), take + hold, put + Posesivo + foot down, overrule.

* imponerse a Uno mismo = self-mandate.

* imponerse disciplina = discipline + Reflexivo.

* imponer sentencia = mete out + sentence.

* imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.

* imponer una carga = place + burden.

* imponer una condición = place + limitation.

* imponer una limitación = place + restraint, impose + limitation.

* imponer una limitación (sobre) = place + constraint (on/upon).

* imponer una limitación sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.

* imponer una norma = place + prescription.

* imponer una restricción = place + requirement, place + restraint.

* imponer una restricción sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.

* imponer una sanción = impose + sanction.

* imponer una tarea = task.

* imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) <castigo/multa> to impose (frml)

imponer el toque de queda — to impose a curfew

le impusieron una pena de año de cárcel — he was sentenced to one year in prison

b) (frml) <gravamen/impuesto> to impose, levy (frml)

c) < obligación> to impose, place; < opinión> to impose; <reglas/condiciones> to impose, enforce; < tarea> to set

impusieron el uso obligatorio del cinturón de seguridad — safety belts were made compulsory

d) < respeto> to command; < temor> to inspire, instill*

e) < moda> to set

2) (frml) (+ me/te/le etc) <condecoración/medalla> to confer; < nombre> to give

3) ( informar)

imponer a alguien de or en algo — to inform somebody of o about something

4) (Esp frml) <dinero/fondos> to deposit

5) (Chi) ( a la seguridad social) to contribute
2.
imponer vi (infundir respeto, admiración) to be imposing

su mera presencia impone — he has an imposing presence
3.
imponerse v pron

1)

a) (refl) <horario/meta> to set oneself

b) idea to become established

c) (frml) cambio/decisión to be imperative (frml)

d) color/estilo to come into fashion

2) ( hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authority

3) (frml) ( vencer) to win

se impondrá el sentido común — common sense will prevail

imponerse a alguien/algo — to defeat o beat somebody/something

4) (frml) ( informarse)

imponerse de algo — to acquaint oneself with something

5) (Méx) ( acostumbrarse)

imponerse A algo — to become accustomed to something

* * *

= be awe-inspiring, dictate, lay on, impose, enjoin, inflict, enforce, thrust on/upon, mete out.

Ex: Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.

Ex: Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.

Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.

Ex: Results suggest that the structure imposed on a small document collection by an automatically produced subject representation is unrelated to the structure imposed on the documents by relevance relationships.

Ex: Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.

Ex: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.

Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

Ex: Different responsibilities will be thrust upon librarians as their work becomes an increasingly vital complement to academic work, in particular assisting academics and students alike in creating order out of the chaos that is the Internet.

Ex: Governmental intervention has been criticized for the lenience of penalties meted out & the lack of a cohesive strategy.

* imponer a = intrude on.

* imponer autoridad = lay down + the law.

* imponer castigo = mete out + punishment.

* imponer condena = impose + prison sentence.

* imponer exigencias a = place + demands on.

* imponer impuestos = impose + VAT.

* imponer multa = impose + penalty.

* imponer orden = impose + order, bring + order.

* imponer orden en donde hay caos = bring + order out of chaos.

* imponer + Posesivo + autoridad = pull + rank.

* imponer recortes = impose + cuts.

* imponer respeto = stand in + awe.

* imponer restricciones a = impose + limits on.

* imponer sanción económica = levy + fine.

* imponer sanciones = exercise + sanctions.

* imponerse = prevail, obtrude (into), take + hold, put + Posesivo + foot down, overrule.

* imponerse a Uno mismo = self-mandate.

* imponerse disciplina = discipline + Reflexivo.

* imponer sentencia = mete out + sentence.

* imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.

* imponer una carga = place + burden.

* imponer una condición = place + limitation.

* imponer una limitación = place + restraint, impose + limitation.

* imponer una limitación (sobre) = place + constraint (on/upon).

* imponer una limitación sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.

* imponer una norma = place + prescription.

* imponer una restricción = place + requirement, place + restraint.

* imponer una restricción sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.

* imponer una sanción = impose + sanction.

* imponer una tarea = task.

* imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.

* * *

imponer [ E22 ]

vt

A

1 ( frml); ‹castigo/pena/multa› to impose ( frml)

el gobierno impuso el toque de queda the government imposed a curfew

le impusieron una pena de 20 años de cárcel he was sentenced to 20 years in prison, they imposed a 20-year prison sentence on him

2 ( frml); ‹gravamen/impuesto› to impose, levy ( frml)

3 ‹obligación› to impose, place; ‹opinión› to impose; ‹reglas/condiciones› to impose, enforce; ‹tarea› to set

no lo sienten como una cosa impuesta they don't see it as an imposition o as something imposed upon them

impusieron el uso obligatorio del cinturón de seguridad safety belts were made compulsory

no te estoy tratando de imponer nada, sólo te estoy advirtiendo de un posible peligro I'm not trying to tell you what to do, I'm just warning you of a possible danger

siempre tiene que imponer su punto de vista he always has to impose his point of view

4 ‹respeto› to command; ‹temor› to inspire, instill*

5 ‹moda› to set

B ( frml) (+ me/te/le etc) ‹condecoración› to confer; ‹nombre› to give; ‹medalla› to confer

le impuso la máxima condecoración civil he conferred the highest civil award on o upon him

se le impuso el nombre de `calle de los Mártires' it was given the name of `street of the Martyrs'

C (informar) imponer a algn DE or EN algo to inform sb OF o ABOUT sth

D ( Relig):

imponerle las manos a algn to lay one's hands upon o on sb

E ( Esp frml) ‹dinero/fondos› to deposit

F ( Chi) (a la seguridad social) to contribute

■ imponer

vi

(infundir respeto, admiración) to be imposing

su mera presencia impone he has an imposing presence, his mere presence is imposing

su dominio de la situación impone his command of the situation is impressive

■ imponerse

v pron

A

1 ( refl) ‹horario› to set oneself; ‹régimen› to impose … on oneself

2 «idea» to become established

3 ( frml); «cambio/decisión» to be imperative ( frml)

se impone tomar una decisión hoy mismo it is imperative that a decision is o be made today

se impone la necesidad de un cambio a change is imperative, there is an urgent need for a change

4 ‹color/estilo› to come into fashion, become fashionable

este invierno se han impuesto las faldas por debajo de la rodilla skirts below the knee have become fashionable o have come into fashion this winter

B (hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authority

C ( frml) (vencer) to win

se impuso por puntos he won on points

se impondrá el sentido común common sense will prevail

imponerse A algn/algo to defeat o beat sb/sth

se impusieron a China por siete carreras a dos they beat China by seven runs to two

D ( frml) (enterarse) imponerse DE algo to acquaint oneself WITH sth

E ( Méx) (acostumbrarse) imponerse A algo; to become accustomed TO sth

* * *

imponer ( conjugate imponer) verbo transitivo (frml)
a) to impose (frml);

◊ le impusieron una pena de un año de cárcel he was sentenced to one year in prison

b) ‹ respeto› to command;

‹ temor› to inspire, instill^{( conjugate instill)}
c) ‹ moda› to set

imponerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( refl) ‹horario/meta› to set oneself

b) [ idea] to become established

c) [color/estilo] to come into fashion

2 ( hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authority
3 (frml) ( vencer) to win;
◊ se impondrá el sentido común common sense will prevail

imponer verbo transitivo
1 to impose: impuso su criterio contra el de todos, she imposed her viewpoint over that of others
2 (sobrecoger) to be impressive: la visión de la sangre le impone mucho, he can't stand the sight of blood
(suscitar respeto) to inspire respect
3 Fin to deposit
' imponer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sancionar
- impuse
- poner
English:
apply
- compel
- dictate
- enforce
- impose
- keep
- levy
- reimpose
- sanction
- command
- embargo
- inflict
- mete out

* * *

imponer

♦ vt

1. [forzar a aceptar]
imponer algo (a alguien) to impose sth (on sb);

a nadie le gusta que le impongan obligaciones no one likes to have responsibilities forced upon them;

desde el principio el campeón impuso un fuerte ritmo de carrera the champion set a healthy pace right from the start of the race;

el profesor impuso silencio en la clase the teacher silenced the class;

una política impuesta por el Banco Mundial a policy imposed by the World Bank

2. [aplicar]
imponer una multa/un castigo a alguien to impose a fine/a punishment on sb;

el juez le impuso una pena de dos años de cárcel the judge sentenced him to two years' imprisonment;

le impusieron la difícil tarea de sanear las finanzas de la empresa he was charged with the difficult task of straightening out the company's finances;

impusieron la obligatoriedad de llevar casco they made it compulsory to wear a helmet

3. [inspirar] [miedo, admiración] to inspire (a in);
imponer respeto (a alguien) to command respect (from sb)

4. [establecer] [moda] to set;
[costumbre] to introduce
5. [asignar] [nombre] to give;
[medalla, condecoración, título] to award;
a la isla se le impuso el nombre de su descubridor the island was named after the person who discovered it;

le fue impuesto el título de doctor honoris causa por la Universidad de México he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Mexico

6. [tributos, cargas fiscales] to impose (a on)

7. [en banca] to deposit

♦ vi

to be imposing;

el edificio impone por sus grandes dimensiones the size of the building makes it very imposing;

imponía con su presencia he had an imposing presence

♦ See also the pronominal verb imponerse

* * *

imponer

<part impuesto>

I v/t

1 impose; impuesto impose, levy

2 miedo, respeto inspire

II v/i be imposing o

impressive

* * *

imponer {60} vt

1) : to impose

2) : to confer

imponer vi

: to be impressive, to command respect

♦ See also the reflexive verb imponerse

* * *

imponer vb to impose

impone sus ideas a los demás he imposes his ideas on others

el juez le impuso la pena máxima the judge gave him the maximum sentence

imponer una multa a alguien to fine somebody

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