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to be on dangerous o slippery ground — pisar terreno peligroso

to be on safe o firm o solid ground — pisar terreno firme

to be sure of one's ground — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to change o shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

to fall on stony ground — caer* en saco roto

to gain/lose ground — ganar/perder* terreno

to stand/hold one's ground — ( in argument) mantenerse* firme, no ceder terreno; ( in battle) no ceder terreno

thin on the ground — (BrE colloq)

orders have been very thin on the ground recently — últimamente han escaseado mucho los pedidos or ha habido muy pocos pedidos

to break new o fresh ground — abrir* nuevos caminos

to cut the ground from under somebody/somebody's feet: his evidence cut the ground from under the prosecuting lawyer's feet su testimonio echó por tierra el argumento del fiscal; his sudden change of mind cut the ground from under me su inesperado cambio de opinión echó por tierra todos mis planes; to get off the ground \<\<plan/project\>\> llegar* a concretarse; \<\<talks\>\> empezar* a encaminarse; to get something off the ground \<\<project\>\> poner* algo en marcha; to go to ground (BrE) \<\<fugitive\>\> esconderse; ( lit) \<\<fox\>\> meterse en la madriguera; to prepare the ground for something preparar el terreno para algo; to run o work oneself into the ground: you're working yourself into the ground te estás dejando el pellejo en el trabajo (fam); to suit somebody down to the ground (colloq) \<\<arrangement\>\> venirle* de perlas a alguien (fam); \<\<hat\>\> quedarle que ni pintado a alguien (fam); to worship the ground somebody walks on besar la tierra que pisa alguien; (before n) < conditions> del terreno; <personnel, support> de tierra; ground frost — helada f ( con escarcha sobre el suelo)

football ground — (BrE) campo m de fútbol, cancha f de fútbol (AmL)

recreation ground — parque m ( donde se practican deportes)

grounds for divorce — causal f de divorcio

they refused to do it, on the grounds that... — se negaron a hacerlo, alegando or aduciendo que...

coffee grounds — posos mpl de café

I can't go out tonight; I'm grounded — no puedo salir esta noche, estoy castigado or no me dejan

ground beef — (AmE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

high/hilly ground — terreno m alto/montañoso

• to break new ground — hacer algo nuevo

• common ground — terreno m común

• to cover a lot of ground — (lit) recorrer una gran distancia

• to be on dangerous ground — entrar en territorio peligroso

• to be on firm ground — hablar con conocimiento de causa

• to gain ground — ganar terreno

• to go to ground — [fox] meterse en su madriguera; [person] esconderse, refugiarse

• to hold one's ground — (lit) no ceder terreno; (fig) mantenerse firme

• to be on (one's) home ground — tratar materia que uno conoce a fondo

• to lose ground — perder terreno

• to run sb to ground — localizar (por fin) a algn, averiguar el paradero de algn

• to shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

• to stand one's ground — (lit) no ceder terreno; (fig) mantenerse firme

• to be on sure ground — hablar con conocimiento de causa

• above ground — sobre la tierra

• below ground — debajo de la tierra

• to fall to the ground — (lit) caerse al suelo; (fig) fracasar

• to get off the ground — [aircraft] despegar; [plans etc] ponerse en marcha

• on the ground — en el suelo

• grounds for complaint — motivos mpl de queja

• what ground(s) do you have for saying so? — ¿en qué se basa para decir eso?

• on the ground(s) of... — con motivo de..., por causa de..., debido a...

ground attack N — ataque m de tierra; (Aer) ataque m a superficie

ground bass N — bajo m rítmico

ground cloth N — = groundcloth

ground colour N — fondo m, primera capa f

ground control N — (Aer) control m desde tierra

ground crew N — (Aer) personal m de tierra

ground floor N — (Brit) planta f baja

ground-floor flat — (Brit) piso m or (LAm) departamento m de planta baja

ground forces NPL — (Mil) fuerzas fpl de tierra

ground frost N — escarcha f

ground ivy N — hiedra f terrestre

ground level N — nivel m del suelo

ground plan N — plano m, planta f

ground pollution N — contaminación f del suelo

ground rent N — (esp Brit) alquiler m del terreno

ground rules NPL — reglas fpl básicas

ground staff N — = ground crew

ground troops NPL — tropas fpl de tierra

ground wire N — (US) cable m de toma de tierra

Ground Zero N — (in New York) zona f cero

ground almonds NPL — almendras fpl molidas

ground beef N — (US) picadillo m

to be on dangerous o slippery ground — pisar terreno peligroso

to be on safe o firm o solid ground — pisar terreno firme

to be sure of one's ground — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to change o shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

to fall on stony ground — caer* en saco roto

to gain/lose ground — ganar/perder* terreno

to stand/hold one's ground — ( in argument) mantenerse* firme, no ceder terreno; ( in battle) no ceder terreno

thin on the ground — (BrE colloq)

orders have been very thin on the ground recently — últimamente han escaseado mucho los pedidos or ha habido muy pocos pedidos

to break new o fresh ground — abrir* nuevos caminos

to cut the ground from under somebody/somebody's feet: his evidence cut the ground from under the prosecuting lawyer's feet su testimonio echó por tierra el argumento del fiscal; his sudden change of mind cut the ground from under me su inesperado cambio de opinión echó por tierra todos mis planes; to get off the ground \<\<plan/project\>\> llegar* a concretarse; \<\<talks\>\> empezar* a encaminarse; to get something off the ground \<\<project\>\> poner* algo en marcha; to go to ground (BrE) \<\<fugitive\>\> esconderse; ( lit) \<\<fox\>\> meterse en la madriguera; to prepare the ground for something preparar el terreno para algo; to run o work oneself into the ground: you're working yourself into the ground te estás dejando el pellejo en el trabajo (fam); to suit somebody down to the ground (colloq) \<\<arrangement\>\> venirle* de perlas a alguien (fam); \<\<hat\>\> quedarle que ni pintado a alguien (fam); to worship the ground somebody walks on besar la tierra que pisa alguien; (before n) < conditions> del terreno; <personnel, support> de tierra; ground frost — helada f ( con escarcha sobre el suelo)

football ground — (BrE) campo m de fútbol, cancha f de fútbol (AmL)

recreation ground — parque m ( donde se practican deportes)

grounds for divorce — causal f de divorcio

they refused to do it, on the grounds that... — se negaron a hacerlo, alegando or aduciendo que...

coffee grounds — posos mpl de café

I can't go out tonight; I'm grounded — no puedo salir esta noche, estoy castigado or no me dejan

ground beef — (AmE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

I've been hit! — (struck by bullet) ich bin getroffen!

I could hit him — (fig. coll.) ich könnte ihm eine runterhauen (ugs.)

hit somebody over the head — jemandem eins überziehen (ugs.)

the aircraft hit the ground — das Flugzeug schlug auf den Boden auf

hit the roof or ceiling — (fig. coll.): (become angry) an die Decke od. in die Luft gehen (ugs.)

hit one's head on something — mit dem Kopf gegen etwas stoßen; sich (Dat.) den Kopf an etwas (Dat.) stoßen

hit badly or hard — schwer treffen

have been hit by frost/rain — etc. durch Frost/Regen usw. gelitten haben

hit town — ankommen; see also academic.ru/1849/all-time">all-time

hit the ball for six — (Brit.) sechs Läufe auf einmal erzielen

hit somebody for six — (fig.) jemanden übertrumpfen

hit hard — fest od. hart zuschlagen

hit and run — [Autofahrer:] Fahrer- od. Unfallflucht begehen; [Angreifer:] einen Blitzüberfall machen

hit against or upon something — gegen od. auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen

make a hit — gut ankommen

to be or make a ( big) hit with sb — bei jdm (ausgesprochen) gut ankommen

that's a hit at me — das ist eine Spitze gegen mich; (indirect also) das ist auf mich gemünzt

hits counter — Zugriffs- or Besucherzähler m, Counter m

he hit him a blow over the head — er gab ihm einen Schlag auf den Kopf

to hit one's head against sth — sich (dat) den Kopf an etw (dat) stoßen

to hit one's way out of trouble (Tennis) (Boxing) we're going to hit the enemy as hard as we can — sich freischlagen sich freispielen sich freiboxen wir werden so hart wie möglich gegen den Feind vorgehen

the commandos hit the town at dawn — die Kommandos griffen die Stadt im Morgengrauen an

the smell hit me as I entered the room — der Geruch schlug mir entgegen, als ich ins Zimmer kam

he didn't know what had hit him (inf) — er wusste nicht, wie ihm geschah

you won't know what has hit you (inf) — du wirst dein blaues Wunder erleben (inf)

I've been hit! — ich bin getroffen worden, mich hats erwischt (inf)

that hit home (fig) — das hat getroffen, das saß (inf)

you've hit it (on the head) (fig) — du hast es (genau) getroffen

the news hit us/Wall Street like a bombshell — die Nachricht schlug bei uns/in Wall Street wie eine Bombe ein

to hit town (inf) —

we eventually hit the right road — schließlich haben wir den richtigen Weg gefunden or erwischt (inf)

to hit sb for 50 dollars — jdn um 50 Dollar anhauen (inf)

to hit the roof — an die Decke or in die Luft gehen (inf)

the vase hit the deck and shattered — die Vase schlug or knallte (inf) auf den Boden und zerschellte

to hit the road — sich auf den Weg or die Socken (inf) machen

in April the candidates will hit the campaign trail — im April werden sich die Kandidaten in den Wahlkampf stürzen

to hit the ground running (person) — sofort alles im Griff haben

I've been hit! — (struck by bullet) ich bin getroffen!

I could hit him — (fig. coll.) ich könnte ihm eine runterhauen (ugs.)

hit somebody over the head — jemandem eins überziehen (ugs.)

hit the roof or ceiling — (fig. coll.): (become angry) an die Decke od. in die Luft gehen (ugs.)

hit one's head on something — mit dem Kopf gegen etwas stoßen; sich (Dat.) den Kopf an etwas (Dat.) stoßen

hit badly or hard — schwer treffen

have been hit by frost/rain — etc. durch Frost/Regen usw. gelitten haben

hit town — ankommen; see also all-time

hit the ball for six — (Brit.) sechs Läufe auf einmal erzielen

hit somebody for six — (fig.) jemanden übertrumpfen

hit hard — fest od. hart zuschlagen

hit and run — [Autofahrer:] Fahrer- od. Unfallflucht begehen; [Angreifer:] einen Blitzüberfall machen

hit against or upon something — gegen od. auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen