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Straighten out the problem

1 straighten out

straighten out

v.

• desenredar v.

• enristrar v.

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( make straight) \<\<nail/wire\>\> enderezar*, poner* derecho; \<\<bedclothes/tablecloth\>\> estirar

b) \<\<confusion/misunderstanding\>\> aclarar; \<\<problem\>\> resolver*, arreglar

2) v + adv \<\<road/river\>\> hacerse* recto

1. VT + ADV

1) [+ wire, nail] enderezar

2) (=resolve) [+ problem] resolver

3) * [+ person]

I soon straightened him out on that point — enseguida le aclaré las cosas a ese respecto

they sent me to a psychoanalyst to try and straighten me out — me mandaron a un psicoanalista para ver si resolvía mis problemas

if you don't behave I'll send your father in to straighten you out — si no te comportas llamaré a tu padre para que te ajuste las cuentas

2. VI + ADV

1) [road]

after the crossroads the road straightens out — tras el cruce ya no hay más curvas

the road hardly straightens out at all from here to Bangor — son todo curvas de aquí a Bangor

2) ** (=give up drugs) desengancharse *

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1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( make straight) \<\<nail/wire\>\> enderezar*, poner* derecho; \<\<bedclothes/tablecloth\>\> estirar

b) \<\<confusion/misunderstanding\>\> aclarar; \<\<problem\>\> resolver*, arreglar

2) v + adv \<\<road/river\>\> hacerse* recto

English-spanish dictionary > straighten out
2 straighten out

1. transitive verb
1) geradebiegen [Draht]; geradeziehen [Seil, Kabel]; glätten [Decke, Teppich]; begradigen [Fluss, Straße]

2) (put in order, clear up) klären; aus der Welt schaffen [Missverständnis, Meinungsverschiedenheit]; in Ordnung bringen [Angelegenheit]; berichtigen [Fehler]
2. intransitive verb
gerade werden

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◆ straighten out

I. vt

▪ to \straighten out out ⇆ sth

1. (make straight) etw gerade machen

to \straighten out out one's arms/legs die Arme/Beine ausstrecken

to \straighten out out one's clothes seine Kleider glatt streichen

to \straighten out out a dent in the bumper die Stoßstange ausbeulen

to \straighten out out a road eine Straße begradigen

to \straighten out out a wire einen Draht ausziehen

2. (put right) etw in Ordnung bringen; (clarify) etw klarstellen

I think we should get matters \straighten outed out between us ich finde, wir sollten die Dinge zwischen uns klären

▪ to \straighten out sb out (explain a situation) jdm die Sachlage erklären; (explain the truth) jdn aufklären; (make behave) jdn [wieder] auf den rechten Weg bringen

to \straighten out out one's affairs Klarheit in seine Finanzen bringen

to \straighten out out a misunderstanding ein Missverständnis aus der Welt schaffen

to \straighten out out a problem/situation ein Problem/eine Situation bereinigen

II. vi gerade werden

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1. vt sep

1) (= make straight) legs etc gerade machen; road begradigen; wire gerade biegen; rope gerade ziehen; hair glätten

2) (= put right) problem, situation klären; one's ideas ordnen; one's affairs, the economy in Ordnung bringen; misunderstanding (auf)klären; person (by discipline) auf die richtige Bahn bringen

to straighten oneself out — ins richtige Gleis kommen

the problem will soon straighten itself out — das Problem wird sich bald von selbst erledigen

to straighten things out — die Sache geradebiegen or in Ordnung bringen

2. vi
(road etc) gerade werden; (hair) glatt werden
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1. transitive verb
1) geradebiegen [Draht]; geradeziehen [Seil, Kabel]; glätten [Decke, Teppich]; begradigen [Fluss, Straße]

2) (put in order, clear up) klären; aus der Welt schaffen [Missverständnis, Meinungsverschiedenheit]; in Ordnung bringen [Angelegenheit]; berichtigen [Fehler]
2. intransitive verb
gerade werden

English-german dictionary > straighten out
3 straighten out

vt

to \straighten out out <-> sth

1) ( make straight) etw gerade machen;

to \straighten out out one's arms/ legs die Arme/Beine ausstrecken;

to \straighten out out one's clothes seine Kleider glatt streichen;

to \straighten out out a dent in the bumper die Stoßstange ausbeulen;

to \straighten out out a road eine Straße begradigen;

to \straighten out out a wire einen Draht ausziehen

2) ( put right) etw in Ordnung bringen;

( clarify) etw klarstellen;

I think we should get matters \straighten outed out between us ich finde, wir sollten die Dinge zwischen uns klären;

to \straighten out sb out ( explain a situation) jdm die Sachlage erklären;

( explain the truth) jdn aufklären;

( make behave) jdn [wieder] auf den rechten Weg bringen;

to \straighten out out one's affairs Klarheit in seine Finanzen bringen;

to \straighten out out a misunderstanding ein Missverständnis aus der Welt schaffen;

to \straighten out out a problem/ situation ein Problem/eine Situation bereinigen vi gerade werden

English-German students dictionary > straighten out
4 straighten

straighten ['streɪtən]

1 transitive verb

(a) (remove bend or twist from → line, wire) redresser; (→ nail) redresser, défausser; (→ wheel) redresser, dévoiler; (→ hair) défriser

(b) (adjust → picture) redresser, remettre d'aplomb; (→ tie, hat) redresser, ajuster; (→ hem) arrondir, rectifier;

∎ she straightened her back or shoulders elle se redressa;

∎ he had his nose straightened il s'est fait redresser le nez

(c) (tidy → room, papers) ranger, mettre de l'ordre dans; (organize → affairs, accounts) mettre en ordre, mettre de l'ordre dans;

∎ straighten your desk before you leave rangez votre bureau avant de partir

2 intransitive verb

(person) se dresser, se redresser; (plant) pousser droit; (hair) devenir raide; (road) devenir droit

➲ straighten out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (nail, wire) redresser;

∎ he straightened out the crumpled bedclothes il a remis les draps en place

(b) (situation) débrouiller, arranger; (problem) résoudre; (mess, confusion) mettre de l'ordre dans, débrouiller;

∎ don't worry, things will straighten themselves out ne t'en fais pas, les choses vont s'arranger

(c) familiar

∎ to straighten sb out (help) remettre qn dans la bonne voie^□ ; (punish) remettre qn à sa place^□ ;

∎ I'll soon straighten her out! je vais lui apprendre!

2 intransitive verb

(road) devenir droit; (plant) pousser droit; (hair) devenir raide

➲ straighten up

1 intransitive verb

(person) se dresser, se redresser; (plant) pousser droit

2 separable transitive verb

(room, papers) ranger, mettre de l'ordre dans; (affairs) mettre de l'ordre dans, mettre en ordre

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > straighten
5 sort out

sort [sth.] out, sort out [sth.]

1) (resolve) risolvere [ problem]; regolare [ matter]

to sort out the confusion — chiarire un malinteso

I'll sort it out — lo sistemo io

2) (organize) occuparsi di [details, arrangements]; organizzare [ ideas]

3) (tidy up) mettere in ordine, riordinare [ desk]; ordinare [ files]; mettere a posto [finances, affairs]

to sort out one's life — fare ordine nella propria vita

4) (select) selezionare [photos, clothes]

5) (mend) mettere a posto [clutch, fault]; sort out [sth.]

6) (separate)

to sort out the clean socks from the dirty — separare le calze pulite da quelle sporche

to sort out the truth from the lies — distinguere le bugie dalla verità

7) (establish)

to sort out who is responsible — stabilire chi è il responsabile

I'm still trying to sort out what happened — sto ancora cercando di capire cosa sia successo; sort [sb.] out colloq.

8) (punish)

I'll sort him out! — lo aggiusto o arrangio io!

9) (help)

the doctor will soon sort you out — il dottore ti rimetterà presto in sesto; sort [oneself] out (get organized) organizzarsi, mettersi a posto

to get oneself sorted out — mettere la testa a posto

things will sort themselves out — le cose andranno a posto da sole

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1) (to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture: I'll try to sort out some books that he might like.) selezionare

2) (to correct, improve, solve etc: You must sort out your business affairs.) mettere a posto, risolvere

3) (to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding: I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man!) sistemare

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vt + adv

1)

See:

sort 2., 1)

2) (straighten out: room) riordinare, sistemare, (papers, one's ideas) riordinare, (solve: problem etc) risolvere

have you managed to sort out what's happening? — sei riuscito a sapere cosa succede?

things will sort themselves out — le cose si sistemeranno da sole

we've got it sorted out now — la faccenda è risolta

3)

I'll sort him out! fam — lo sistemo io!

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sort [sth.] out, sort out [sth.]

1) (resolve) risolvere [ problem]; regolare [ matter]

to sort out the confusion — chiarire un malinteso

I'll sort it out — lo sistemo io

2) (organize) occuparsi di [details, arrangements]; organizzare [ ideas]

3) (tidy up) mettere in ordine, riordinare [ desk]; ordinare [ files]; mettere a posto [finances, affairs]

to sort out one's life — fare ordine nella propria vita

4) (select) selezionare [photos, clothes]

5) (mend) mettere a posto [clutch, fault]; sort out [sth.]

6) (separate)

to sort out the clean socks from the dirty — separare le calze pulite da quelle sporche

to sort out the truth from the lies — distinguere le bugie dalla verità

7) (establish)

to sort out who is responsible — stabilire chi è il responsabile

I'm still trying to sort out what happened — sto ancora cercando di capire cosa sia successo; sort [sb.] out colloq.

8) (punish)

I'll sort him out! — lo aggiusto o arrangio io!

9) (help)

the doctor will soon sort you out — il dottore ti rimetterà presto in sesto; sort [oneself] out (get organized) organizzarsi, mettersi a posto

to get oneself sorted out — mettere la testa a posto

things will sort themselves out — le cose andranno a posto da sole

English-Italian dictionary > sort out
6 sort out

transitive verb

1) (arrange) sortieren

2) (settle) klären; schlichten [Streit]; beenden [Verwirrung]

it will sort itself out — es wird schon in Ordnung kommen

3) (organize) durchorganisieren; auf Vordermann bringen (ugs.)

things have sorted themselves out — die Dinge haben sich eingerenkt

4) (coll.): (punish)

sort somebody out — jemandem zeigen, wo's langgeht (ugs.)

5) (select) aussuchen; wählen

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1) (to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture: I'll try to sort out some books that he might like.) aussortieren

2) (to correct, improve, solve etc: You must sort out your business affairs.) sich Klarheit verschaffen über

3) (to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding: I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man!) zurechtweisen

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◆ sort out

vt

1. (arrange)

▪ to \sort out out ⇆ sth etw ordnen [o sortieren]; (choose, select) etw aussuchen; (for throwing or giving away) etw aussortieren

to \sort out out one's priorities seine Prioritäten [neu] setzen

2. (tidy up mess)

▪ to \sort out out ⇆ sth etw in Ordnung bringen

will you please \sort out your room out! räum bitte dein Zimmer auf!

3. (resolve)

▪ to \sort out out sth etw klären [o regeln]

▪ to \sort out out whether/how/what/who... klären [o regeln], ob/wie/was/wer...

to \sort out out the details die Details [ab]klären

to \sort out out initial difficulties Anfangsschwierigkeiten beheben

to \sort out out a problem ein Problem lösen

4. (help)

▪ to \sort out out ⇆ sb jdm [weiter]helfen

to \sort out oneself out zur Ruhe kommen, seine Gedanken ordnen

5. ( fam: beat up)

▪ to \sort out sb out jdm zeigen, wo es langgeht fam, sich dat jdn zur Brust nehmen [o vorknöpfen] fam

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vt sep

1) (= arrange) sortieren, ordnen; (= select) aussortieren, aussuchen

to sort sth out from sth — etw von etw trennen

to sort red apples out from green ones — rote und grüne Äpfel aussortieren

2) (= straighten out) muddle in Ordnung bringen; problem lösen; situation klären

the problem will sort itself out — das Problem wird sich von selbst lösen or erledigen

to sort oneself out — zur Ruhe kommen, sich (dat) über sich (acc) selbst klar werden

you must come and visit us once we've sorted ourselves out — wenn wir uns erst mal richtig eingerichtet haben, musst du uns unbedingt besuchen

3) (esp Brit inf)

to sort sb out — sich (dat) jdn vorknöpfen (inf)

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transitive verb

1) (arrange) sortieren

2) (settle) klären; schlichten [Streit]; beenden [Verwirrung]

it will sort itself out — es wird schon in Ordnung kommen

3) (organize) durchorganisieren; auf Vordermann bringen (ugs.)

things have sorted themselves out — die Dinge haben sich eingerenkt

4) (coll.): (punish)

sort somebody out — jemandem zeigen, wo's langgeht (ugs.)

5) (select) aussuchen; wählen

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v.

aussondern v.

aussortieren v.

English-german dictionary > sort out
7 work out

حَلَّ \ loose: to unfasten: He loosened the string round the bundle. solve: to find the answer to sth. (a difficult question, a problem, etc.); find the cause of sth. (a crime): Some murders are never solved. undo: to loosen (a knot, button, etc.) unfasten (a garment). unravel: to straighten (string, woollen threads etc.) that is mixed up; make clear (a story, a mystery, etc.) which is confused. work out: to calculate; to produce (a plan, etc.) by careful thought: He worked out the probable cost of the building.

Arabic-English glossary > work out
8 resolver un problema

(v.) = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink

Ex. I think the plans to develop networking and an online authority file will do much to resolve the issue.

Ex. RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.

Ex. The examples in figure 4.4 show some of the approaches to solving these problems.

Ex. Reading literature is a game-playing activity in which we 'try out' various possible solutions to life- problems and see how they might be worked out before having to tackle them in reality.

Ex. Each is currently a vogue word (often a vague word as well), and each is suddenly all-important to the unlocking of social problems.

Ex. The librarian should rely on policy to settle routine problems, and reserve the big problems for thorough analysis.

Ex. Initial responses from parish clerks indicated that problems did not exist, but interviews with all the households in one parish revealed that 59% said that they had to sort out a problem in the last few months.

Ex. The library staff involved in the day to day running of the library may be called upon quite often to fix certain minor faults or clear up problems and misunderstandings on the part of the user.

Ex. She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.

Ex. A number of approaches have been developed in the field of medicine that seek to address these limitations.

Ex. Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

Ex. She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely.

Ex. The new geothermal system still has a few kinks that need to be worked out.

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(v.) = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink

Ex: I think the plans to develop networking and an online authority file will do much to resolve the issue.

Ex: RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.

Ex: The examples in figure 4.4 show some of the approaches to solving these problems.

Ex: Reading literature is a game-playing activity in which we 'try out' various possible solutions to life- problems and see how they might be worked out before having to tackle them in reality.

Ex: Each is currently a vogue word (often a vague word as well), and each is suddenly all-important to the unlocking of social problems.

Ex: The librarian should rely on policy to settle routine problems, and reserve the big problems for thorough analysis.

Ex: Initial responses from parish clerks indicated that problems did not exist, but interviews with all the households in one parish revealed that 59% said that they had to sort out a problem in the last few months.

Ex: The library staff involved in the day to day running of the library may be called upon quite often to fix certain minor faults or clear up problems and misunderstandings on the part of the user.

Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.

Ex: A number of approaches have been developed in the field of medicine that seek to address these limitations.

Ex: Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

Ex: She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely.

Ex: The new geothermal system still has a few kinks that need to be worked out.

Spanish-English dictionary > resolver un problema
9 cachete

m.

1 chubby cheek.

2 slap.

3 favor.

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cachete

► nombre masculino

1 (bofetada) slap

2 (golpe) blow, punch

3 (carrillo) cheek

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noun m.

cheek, slap

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SM

1) (=golpe) slap, punch in the face

darse de cachetes con algn — to fight with sb

2) (=arma) dagger

3) (=mejilla) (fat) cheek; (Med) swollen cheek

4) CAm (=favor) favour, favor (EEUU)

5) pl cachetes Cono Sur * (=culo) bottom sing

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masculino

1) ( mejilla) (esp AmL) cheek; ( nalga) (CS fam) cheek

2) (esp Esp) cachetada

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= pat, slap on the wrist, spanking, cuff, whack.

Ex. Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

Ex. It is hard to believe that the public will see a reprimand in this case as anything more than a slap on the wrist.

Ex. A spanking is designed as much to humiliate as to hurt enough to deter.

Ex. He caught a kid shoplifting in his store, gave him a good cuff on the side of his head and kicked him out the door.

Ex. Suddenly there was a loud ' whack- whack- whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.

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* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

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masculino

1) ( mejilla) (esp AmL) cheek; ( nalga) (CS fam) cheek

2) (esp Esp) cachetada

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= pat, slap on the wrist, spanking, cuff, whack.

Ex: Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

Ex: It is hard to believe that the public will see a reprimand in this case as anything more than a slap on the wrist.

Ex: A spanking is designed as much to humiliate as to hurt enough to deter.

Ex: He caught a kid shoplifting in his store, gave him a good cuff on the side of his head and kicked him out the door.

Ex: Suddenly there was a loud ' whack- whack- whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.

* dar un cachete = spank, cuff, slap.

* dar un cachete a Alguien = slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

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cachete

masculine

A

1 ( esp AmL) (mejilla) cheek

2 (CS fam) (nalga) cheek

B ( esp Esp) cachetada

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cachete sustantivo masculino
1 ( mejilla) (esp AmL) cheek;
( nalga) (CS fam) cheek
2 (esp Esp) ( bofetada) slap
cachete sustantivo masculino
1 (en la cara) slap
(en las nalgas) smack
2 (mejilla) cheek
' cachete' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrear
English:
cheek
- cuff

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cachete nm

1. [moflete] chubby cheek

2. [bofetada] [en la cara] slap;
[en el trasero] slap, smack
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cachete

m cheek

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cachete nm

: cheek

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cachete n smack / slap

dar un cachete to smack / to slap

me dio un cachete he smacked me

Spanish-English dictionary > cachete
10 palmada

adj.&f.

feminine of PALMADO.

f.

1 pat (suave).

dar palmadas en la espalda a alguien to pat somebody on the back

2 clap (aplauso).

palmadas clapping

3 clapping, handclap, clap.

4 slap on the back, pat on the back.

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palmada

► nombre femenino

1 (aplauso) clapping

2 (golpe) slap, pat

■ me dio una palmada en el hombro he gave me a slap on the back

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar palmadas to clap

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noun f.

1) slap

2) pat, tap

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SF

1) [de amistad] slap, pat

darse una palmada en la frente — to clap one's hand to one's brow

2) pl palmadas (=aplausos) clapping sing, applause sing

dar palmadas — to clap (one's hands), applaud

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femenino

a) ( golpecito amistoso) pat

le dio una palmada en la espalda — he gave him a pat on the back

me dio unas palmaditas en la mejilla — he patted me on the cheek

b) ( para llamar la atención) clap

dio unas palmadas para pedir silencio — he clapped his hands for silence

c) (AmL) (golpe, azote) smack, slap

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= pat, slap.

Ex. Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

Ex. And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.

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* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* una palmada en la espalda = a pat on the back.

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femenino

a) ( golpecito amistoso) pat

le dio una palmada en la espalda — he gave him a pat on the back

me dio unas palmaditas en la mejilla — he patted me on the cheek

b) ( para llamar la atención) clap

dio unas palmadas para pedir silencio — he clapped his hands for silence

c) (AmL) (golpe, azote) smack, slap

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= pat, slap.

Ex: Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.

* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* una palmada en la espalda = a pat on the back.

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palmada

feminine

1 (golpecito amistoso) pat

le dio una palmada en la espalda para animarlo he gave him an encouraging pat on the back

me dio unas palmaditas en la mejilla he patted me on the cheek

2 (para llamar la atención) clap

el maestro dio unas palmadas para pedir silencio the teacher clapped his hands for silence

3 ( AmL) (golpe, azote) smack, slap

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palmada sustantivo femenino
a) ( golpecito amistoso) pat;

◊ le dio una palmada en la espalda he gave him a pat on the back;

me dio unas palmaditas en la mejilla he patted me on the cheek
b) ( para llamar la atención) clap;

◊ dio unas palmadas para pedir silencio he clapped his hands for silence

c) (AmL) (golpe, azote) smack, slap

palmada sustantivo femenino
1 (en la espalda) slap, clap
2 (para llamar a alguien, etc) clap
' palmada' also found in these entries:
English:
slap
- clap
- smack

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palmada nf

1. [suave] pat;
[más fuerte] slap;
dar palmadas en la espalda a alguien to pat/slap sb on the back

2. [aplauso] clap;

palmadas clapping;

dar palmadas to clap, to applaud

3. Am [azote] smack

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palmada

f

1 de ánimo, consuelo pat

2 ( manotazo) slap

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palmada nf

1) : pat

2) : slap

3) : clap

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palmada n (en la espalda) slap

dar palmadas to clap [pt. & pp. clapped]

Spanish-English dictionary > palmada
11 palmadita

f.

tap, pat.

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palmadita

► nombre femenino

1 slap, pat

* * *

SF pat, light tap

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= pat.

Ex. Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

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* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* palmaditas en la espalda = tap on the shoulder.

* una palmadita en la espala = a pat on the back.

* * *

= pat.

Ex: Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda = pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.

* palmaditas en la espalda = tap on the shoulder.

* una palmadita en la espala = a pat on the back.

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palmadita nf

pat;

dar palmaditas a alguien to pat sb

Spanish-English dictionary > palmadita
12 golpecito

m.

rap, light stroke, light blow, prod.

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golpecito

► nombre masculino

1 familiar tap

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SM (light) blow, tap

dar golpecitos en algo — to tap (on) sth, rap (on) sth

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= pat.

Ex. Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

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= pat.

Ex: Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

Spanish-English dictionary > golpecito
13 resolver

v.

1 to resolve (solucionar) (duda, crisis).

Ella resuelve el asunto She resolves the issue.

2 to settle (partido, disputa, conflicto).

una canasta en el último segundo resolvió el partido a favor del equipo visitante a basket in the last second of the game secured victory for the visitors

3 to solve, to work out, to figure out, to find the solution to.

Ella resuelve el caso She solves the case.

4 to resolve to, to decide to, to make one's mind to.

Ella resuelve partir She resolves to leave.

5 to take a resolution, to resolve, to rule.

6 to annul.

Ella resuelve el juicio She annuls the trial.

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resolver

Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover (pp resuelto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (solucionar - gen) to resolve, solve; (- asunto, conflicto) to resolve, settle; (- dificultad) to overcome

2 (decidir) to resolve, decide (-, to)

■ resolvió marchar she decided to leave

3 (deshacer) to resolve

4 QUÍMICA to dissolve

► verbo pronominal resolverse

1 (solucionarse) to be solved; (resultar) to work out

2 (reducirse) to end up (en, in), turn out

■ todo se resolvió en unos gritos it turned out to be a shouting match

3 (decidirse) to resolve (a, -), make up one's mind (a, to), decide (a, to)

■ se resolvió a cantar he decided to sing

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verb

1) to solve

2) resolve

3) decision

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( pp resuelto)
1. VT

1) [+ problema] to solve; [+ duda] to settle; [+ asunto] to decide, settle; [+ crimen] to solve

crimen sin resolver — unsolved crime

2) (Quím) to dissolve

3) [+ cuerpo de materiales] to analyse, divide up, resolve (en into)

2. VI

1) (=juzgar) to rule, decide

resolver a favor de algn — to rule o decide in sb's favour

2) (=decidirse por)

resolver hacer algo — to resolve to do sth

3.

See:

resolverse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <crimen/problema> to solve; <asunto/conflicto> to resolve, settle

¿me puedes resolver una duda? — could you clear up one point for me?

tiene resuelto su futuro — his future is settled

2) ( decidir) to decide

resolver + inf — to decide o resolve to + inf
2.
resolver vi juez to rule, decide
3.
resolverse v pron to decide

se resolvieron a aceptarlo — they decided to accept it

no se resuelve a abandonarlo — she can't bring herself to leave him

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= resolve, solve, sort out, work out, get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of.

Ex. The technology can, at the same time, be used to make its single greatest contribution by serving as the medium by which the incompatible requirements imposed on the catalog are resolved.

Ex. I must warn you though that this might not solve anything.

Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.

Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.

Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.

Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

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* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* asunto sin resolver = unfinished business, unresolved matter.

* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* resolver el dilema = tell + the tale.

* resolver el dilema de forma contundente = clinch + the argument.

* resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.

* resolver las diferencias = iron out + differences, resolve + Posesivo + differences, settling of differences, flatten out + differences, flush out + differences, settle + Posesivo + differences.

* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.

* resolver los pormenores = work out + details.

* resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.

* resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.

* resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.

* resolver una diferencia = negotiate + difference.

* resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.

* resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.

* resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.

* resolver un caso = crack + a case.

* resolver un dilema = resolve + dilemma.

* resolver un litigio = settle + dispute.

* resolver un misterio = solve + mystery, unravel + mystery.

* resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.

* sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <crimen/problema> to solve; <asunto/conflicto> to resolve, settle

¿me puedes resolver una duda? — could you clear up one point for me?

tiene resuelto su futuro — his future is settled

2) ( decidir) to decide

resolver + inf — to decide o resolve to + inf
2.
resolver vi juez to rule, decide
3.
resolverse v pron to decide

se resolvieron a aceptarlo — they decided to accept it

no se resuelve a abandonarlo — she can't bring herself to leave him

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= resolve, solve, sort out, work out, get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of.

Ex: The technology can, at the same time, be used to make its single greatest contribution by serving as the medium by which the incompatible requirements imposed on the catalog are resolved.

Ex: I must warn you though that this might not solve anything.

Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.

Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.

Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.

Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* asunto sin resolver = unfinished business, unresolved matter.

* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* resolver el dilema = tell + the tale.

* resolver el dilema de forma contundente = clinch + the argument.

* resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.

* resolver las diferencias = iron out + differences, resolve + Posesivo + differences, settling of differences, flatten out + differences, flush out + differences, settle + Posesivo + differences.

* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.

* resolver los pormenores = work out + details.

* resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.

* resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.

* resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.

* resolver una diferencia = negotiate + difference.

* resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.

* resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.

* resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.

* resolver un caso = crack + a case.

* resolver un dilema = resolve + dilemma.

* resolver un litigio = settle + dispute.

* resolver un misterio = solve + mystery, unravel + mystery.

* resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.

* sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

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resolver [ E11 ]

vt

A ‹crimen/problema› to solve; ‹asunto/conflicto› to resolve, settle

unas dificultades que estoy tratando de resolver some difficulties that I am trying to solve o sort out

a ver si me resuelves una duda I wonder if you could clear up one point for me

tiene resuelto su futuro his future is settled

B (decidir) to decide

¿qué has resuelto? what have you decided?

el gol que resolvió el partido ( period); the goal that decided o settled the game

resolver + INF to decide o resolve to + INF

resolvieron no comunicarles los resultados they decided o resolved not to tell them the results

C ‹contrato› to end, terminate

■ resolver

vi

«juez» to rule, decide

■ resolverse

v pron

to decide

se resolvieron por la segunda opción or a favor de la segunda opción they decided on the second option

se resolvieron a aceptar la propuesta they decided o resolved o made up their minds to accept the proposal

no se resuelve a abandonarlo she can't bring herself to leave him

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resolver ( conjugate resolver) verbo transitivo
a) ‹crimen/problema/misterio› to solve, clear up;

‹asunto/conflicto› to resolve, settle;
‹ duda› to clear up;
◊ tiene resuelto su futuro his future is sorted out

b) ( decidir) to decide

resolver verbo transitivo
1 (tomar una determinación) to resolve
2 (un asunto, problema) to solve, resolve: debo resolver algunas cuestiones antes de irme, I need to sort out some problems before I go
3 (zanjar) to settle: aquel gol resolvió el partido, that goal settled the match
' resolver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
multiplicación
- pendiente
- sacar
- solventar
- vida
- asignatura
- chabolismo
- definitivamente
- diferencia
- problema
- resuelto
English:
air
- answer
- arbitration
- arithmetic
- clear up
- clinch
- clue
- crack
- decide
- dispose of
- go on
- grapple
- iron out
- knowledge
- mismanage
- open-and-shut
- resolve
- rule out
- settle
- slug out
- smooth out
- solve
- sort out
- straighten out
- trouble
- work out
- figure
- go
- iron
- rule
- straighten
- thrash
- unsettled
- work

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resolver

♦ vt

1. [solucionar] [duda, crisis] to resolve;
[problema, caso, crucigrama, acertijo] to solve
2. [partido, disputa, conflicto] to settle;

una canasta en el último segundo resolvió el partido a favor del equipo visitante a basket in the last second of the game secured victory for the visitors

3. [decidir]
resolver hacer algo to decide to do sth;

resolvió llamar a la policía she decided to call the police

♦ See also the pronominal verb resolverse

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resolver

<part resuelto> v/t problema solve

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resolver {89} vt

1) : to resolve, to settle

2) : to decide

♦ See also the reflexive verb resolverse

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resolver vb

1. (solucionar) to solve

la policía resolvió el caso the police solved the case

2. (ocuparse de) to sort out / to settle

tengo un montón de asuntos por resolver I've got a load of things to sort out

3. (decidir) to decide

ha resuelto marcharse she's decided to go

Spanish-English dictionary > resolver
14 problema

m.

1 problem.

el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism

los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems

el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left

2 glitch, bug.

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problema

► nombre masculino

1 problem

■ el dinero no trae más que problemas money brings nothing but problems

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar problemas to cause problems

tener problemas con to have trouble with

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noun m.

problem

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1. SM

1) (=dificultad) problem

el problema del paro — the problem of unemployment

el problema es que no tengo tiempo — the problem is I don't have time

si hay algún problema dímelo — let me know if there is any problem

¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?

este coche nunca me ha dado problemas — this car has never given me any trouble

no quiero problemas — I don't want any trouble

2) (Mat) problem

3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap

2.

ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s

niño problema — problem child

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masculino problem

resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

nos está creando muchos problemas — it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble

problemas económicos — financial difficulties o problems

los coches viejos dan muchos problemas — old cars give a lot of trouble

si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

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= dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.

Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.

Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.

Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.

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

Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.

Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.

Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.

Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.

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

Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.

Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.

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* abordar un problema = address + problem.

* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.

* acometer un problema = attack + problem.

* acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.

* acotar un problema = delineate + problem.

* acuciado por problemas = embattled.

* acumular problemas = build up + problems.

* afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.

* afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.

* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.

* agravar un problema = compound + problem.

* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.

* aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.

* aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.

* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.

* asediado por problemas = embattled.

* atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.

* ausencia de problemas = smoothness.

* averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.

* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.

* combatir un problema = combat + problem.

* complicar un problema = compound + problem.

* con problemas = in hot water.

* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.

* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.

* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.

* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.

* considerar un problema = consider + problem.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* corregir un problema = correct + problem.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar problemas = play up.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* debatir un problema = discuss + problem.

* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.

* dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* definición del problema = problem statement.

* definir un problema = delineate + problem.

* delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.

* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.

* detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.

* diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.

* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.

* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.

* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.

* enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.

* enunciado del problema = problem statement.

* esbozar un problema = outline + problem.

* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.

* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.

* exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.

* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.

* identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.

* ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.

* investigar un problema = investigate + problem.

* libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].

* lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.

* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.

* mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.

* no haber problemas = be fine.

* no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.

* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.

* obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.

* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.

* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.

* paliar problemas = minimise + problems.

* paliar un problema = solve + problem.

* percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.

* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].

* plagar de problemas = bedevil.

* plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.

* presentar problemas = present + problems.

* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.

* prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* problema + acosar = problem + dog.

* problema acuciante = pressing problem.

* problema + acuciar = problem + beset.

* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.

* problema + afligir = problem + afflict.

* problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.

* problema alimenticio = eating problem.

* problema asociado = attending problem.

* problema auditivo = hearing problem.

* problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.

* problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.

* problema cotidiano = daily problem.

* problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.

* problema de espacio = space problem.

* problema de imagen = image problem.

* problema de peso = weight problem.

* problema de salud = health problem.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* problema de seguridad = security problem.

* problema diario = daily problem.

* problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* problema doméstico = domestic problem.

* problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* problema en la escuela = school problem.

* problema escolar = school problem.

* problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.

* problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.

* problema familiar = family problem.

* problema informático = computing problem.

* problema inicial = startup problem.

* problema insoluble = insoluble problem.

* problema monetario = monetary problem.

* problema motriz = motor disability.

* problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.

* problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.

* problema + persistir = problem + persist.

* problema personal = personal problem.

* problema + plantearse = problem + come with.

* problema práctico = practical problem.

* problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.

* problema + radicar = trouble + lie.

* problema real = real problem.

* problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.

* problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.

* problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.

* problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.

* problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.

* problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.

* problemas dentales = dental disease.

* problemas de oído = poor hearing.

* problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.

* problemas familiares = family crisis.

* problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.

* problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.

* problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.

* problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.

* problema social = societal problem, social problem.

* problemas sociales = social crisis.

* problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.

* problemas visuales = visual impairment.

* problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.

* problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.

* resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].

* resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.

* resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.

* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.

* salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.

* ser un problema = be at issue.

* sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.

* sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.

* sin problemas de vista = sighted.

* solución a problemas = problem solution.

* solucionar los problemas = put + things right.

* solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].

* solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.

* subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].

* subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.

* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.

* tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.

* tener problemas = have + problems.

* tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.

* tener un problema = experience + problem.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.

* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.

* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.

* trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

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masculino problem

resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

nos está creando muchos problemas — it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble

problemas económicos — financial difficulties o problems

los coches viejos dan muchos problemas — old cars give a lot of trouble

si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

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= dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.

Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.

Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.

Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.

Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.

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

Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.

Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.

Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.

Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.

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

Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.

Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.

Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.

* abordar un problema = address + problem.

* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].

* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.

* acometer un problema = attack + problem.

* acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.

* acotar un problema = delineate + problem.

* acuciado por problemas = embattled.

* acumular problemas = build up + problems.

* afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.

* afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.

* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.

* agravar un problema = compound + problem.

* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.

* aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.

* aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.

* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.

* asediado por problemas = embattled.

* atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.

* ausencia de problemas = smoothness.

* averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.

* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.

* combatir un problema = combat + problem.

* complicar un problema = compound + problem.

* con problemas = in hot water.

* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.

* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.

* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.

* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.

* considerar un problema = consider + problem.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* corregir un problema = correct + problem.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.

* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.

* dar problemas = play up.

* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.

* debatir un problema = discuss + problem.

* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.

* dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* definición del problema = problem statement.

* definir un problema = delineate + problem.

* delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.

* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.

* detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.

* diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.

* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.

* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.

* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.

* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.

* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.

* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.

* enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.

* enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.

* enunciado del problema = problem statement.

* esbozar un problema = outline + problem.

* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.

* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.

* exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.

* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.

* identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.

* ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.

* investigar un problema = investigate + problem.

* libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].

* lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.

* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.

* mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.

* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.

* mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.

* no haber problemas = be fine.

* no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.

* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.

* obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.

* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.

* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.

* paliar problemas = minimise + problems.

* paliar un problema = solve + problem.

* percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.

* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.

* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.

* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.

* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].

* plagar de problemas = bedevil.

* plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.

* presentar problemas = present + problems.

* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.

* prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.

* problema + acosar = problem + dog.

* problema acuciante = pressing problem.

* problema + acuciar = problem + beset.

* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.

* problema + afligir = problem + afflict.

* problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.

* problema alimenticio = eating problem.

* problema asociado = attending problem.

* problema auditivo = hearing problem.

* problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.

* problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.

* problema cotidiano = daily problem.

* problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.

* problema de espacio = space problem.

* problema de imagen = image problem.

* problema de peso = weight problem.

* problema de salud = health problem.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* problema de seguridad = security problem.

* problema diario = daily problem.

* problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* problema doméstico = domestic problem.

* problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.

* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.

* problema en la escuela = school problem.

* problema escolar = school problem.

* problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.

* problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.

* problema familiar = family problem.

* problema informático = computing problem.

* problema inicial = startup problem.

* problema insoluble = insoluble problem.

* problema monetario = monetary problem.

* problema motriz = motor disability.

* problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.

* problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.

* problema + persistir = problem + persist.

* problema personal = personal problem.

* problema + plantearse = problem + come with.

* problema práctico = practical problem.

* problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.

* problema + radicar = trouble + lie.

* problema real = real problem.

* problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.

* problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.

* problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.

* problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.

* problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.

* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].

* problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.

* problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.

* problemas dentales = dental disease.

* problemas de oído = poor hearing.

* problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.

* problemas familiares = family crisis.

* problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.

* problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.

* problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.

* problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.

* problema social = societal problem, social problem.

* problemas sociales = social crisis.

* problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.

* problemas visuales = visual impairment.

* problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.

* problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.

* resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].

* resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.

* resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.

* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.

* salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.

* ser un problema = be at issue.

* sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.

* sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.

* sin problemas de vista = sighted.

* solución a problemas = problem solution.

* solucionar los problemas = put + things right.

* solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].

* solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.

* subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].

* subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.

* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.

* tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.

* tener problemas = have + problems.

* tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.

* tener un problema = experience + problem.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.

* toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.

* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.

* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.

* trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

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problema

masculine

1 ( Mat) problem

resolver un problema to solve a problem

2 (dificultad, preocupación) problem

nos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble

problemas económicos financial difficulties o problems

me gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any money

los coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)

si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in trouble

no te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it

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problema sustantivo masculino
problem;
◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;

los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
problemas económicos, financial difficulties

' problema' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abordar
- acotar
- circunscribirse
- comprensión
- conciencia
- concienciarse
- conjuntamente
- contingente
- deforestación
- desarrollo
- desforestación
- desmenuzar
- diferente
- drogodependencia
- eficacia
- encarar
- endemoniada
- endemoniado
- enfocar
- enfocada
- enfocado
- enfoque
- enrevesada
- enrevesado
- enunciado
- inconveniente
- intrincada
- intrincado
- magnitud
- mano
- orden
- plantear
- presentarse
- profundizar
- profundidad
- radicar
- raíz
- remediar
- remontar
- replantear
- resolución
- resolver
- robar
- rompecabezas
- salida
- sencilla
- sencillez
- sencillo
- sensibilizar
- sinsabor
English:
answer
- appreciate
- appreciation
- approach
- approachable
- arithmetic
- attack
- avenue
- awkward
- bit
- bypass
- can
- care
- central
- come up
- compound
- deal with
- define
- devil
- difficulty
- emerge
- emotional
- form
- formidable
- graft
- grapple
- growing
- hard
- hassle
- ignore
- issue
- knotty
- knowledge
- land
- lie
- magnitude
- major
- matter
- meditate
- meet with
- nut
- object
- outstanding
- overcome
- pin down
- pose
- present
- problem
- question
- relation

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problema nm

1. [dificultad] problem;

el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;

los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;

no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;

el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;
Am
no te hagas problema don't worry about it

2. [matemático] problem;

resolver un problema to solve a problem

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problema

m problem;

sin problema without difficulty, without any problems

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problema nm

: problem

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problema n problem

Spanish-English dictionary > problema
15 orden

f.

1 order (mandato).

¡a la orden!, ¡a sus órdenes! (military) (yes) sir!

dar órdenes to give orders

estar a la orden del día to be the order of the day

hasta nueva orden until further notice

por orden de by order of

orden de busca y captura warrant for search and arrest

orden de compra (commerce) purchase order

orden de desahucio o desalojo (law) eviction order

orden de pago (commerce) payment order

orden de registro (law) search warrant

2 order.

orden de caballería order of knighthood

orden militar military order

3 order. ( Latin American Spanish)

¿ya les tomaron la orden? have you ordered yet?

4 kind, class, order.

Un nuevo orden de dificultad A new kind of difficulty.

5 religious order, order.

6 writ.

7 command line.

m.

1 order.

en orden tidy, in its place; (bien colocado) in order (como debe ser)

en o por orden alfabético/cronológico in alphabetical/chronological order

llamar al orden a alguien to call somebody to order

poner en orden algo to tidy something up

por orden in order

sin orden ni concierto in a haphazard way

las fuerzas del orden the forces of law and order

orden del día agenda

el orden establecido the established order

orden público law and order

2 type, order (tipo).

problemas de orden económico economic problems

del orden de around, approximately, of o in the order of

en otro orden de cosas on the other hand

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orden

► nombre masculino

1 (ordenación) order

■ es un amante del orden he loves order

■ clasificados por orden alfabético classified in alphabetical order

2 BIOLOGÍA order

3 ARQUITECTURA order

■ el orden jónico the Ionic order

4 field, sphere

■ cuestiones de orden internacional international matters

► nombre femenino

1 (mandato) order

■ ¡es una orden! that's an order!

■ ¡a la orden mi comandante! right away sir!

■ siempre está dando órdenes he's always ordering people about

2 RELIGIÓN order

■ la orden franciscana the Franciscan order

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

del orden de of the order of, US on the order of

de primer orden first-rate

estar algo a la orden del día to be the done thing

por orden de aparición in order of appearance

por orden de by order of

sin orden ni concierto any old how

el orden del día the agenda

la orden del día MILITAR the order of the day

las fuerzas del orden the security forces

orden de búsqueda y captura→ link=ordenorden de detención

orden de caballería order of knighthood

orden de detención arrest warrant

■ se ha dictado una orden de detención contra Juan Gómez an order has been issued for the arrest of Juan Gómez

orden de pago order of payment

orden de registro search warrant

orden judicial court order

orden público public order, the peace, law and order

■ una alteración del orden público a breach of the peace

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1. noun m.
order

- orden del día
2. noun f.
order, command

- orden judicial

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1. SM

1) [en colocación, sucesión]

a) [con objetos, personas] order

fueron archivados por orden alfabético — they were filed alphabetically o in alphabetical order

se fueron sentando por orden de llegada — they sat down in order of arrival

por orden de antigüedad — in order of seniority

por orden cronológico — in chronological order

por orden de importancia — in order of importance

• poner orden en algo — to sort sth out

el ministro supo poner orden en el departamento — the minister managed to sort out o put some order into the department

los policías trataban de poner orden en aquel caos de tráfico — the police attempted to sort out the traffic chaos

voy a poner orden en mi mesa — I'm going to tidy up my desk

b)

• en orden — in order

todo en orden, mi capitán — everything is in order, captain

en orden de combate — in battle order

• poner en orden — [+ papeles, documentos] to sort out

en unas cuantas horas consiguieron poner todas sus cosas en orden — in a few hours they managed to sort everything out

poner en orden las ideas — to sort out one's ideas

- poner la casa en orden

- sin orden ni concierto

orden del día — agenda

orden natural — natural order

orden sucesorio — order of succession

2) (tb: orden social) order

el orden establecido — the established order

las fuerzas del orden — the forces of law and order

• llamar al orden — to call to order

• mantener el orden — to keep order

• restablecer el orden — to restore o reestablish order

orden público — public order, law and order

fueron detenidos por alterar el orden público — they were arrested for breach of the peace o for disturbing the peace

3) (=tipo) nature

motivos de orden moral — moral reasons

• en otro orden de cosas... — at the same time..., meanwhile...

• de primer orden — [figura] leading; [factor] of prime importance, prime

una figura política de primer orden — a leading political figure

un pensador de primer orden — a first-rate thinker

un problema de primer orden — a major problem

• en todos los órdenes — on all fronts

4)

• del orden de — in the order of, in the region of

el coste sería del orden de diez millones de dólares — the cost would be in the order o region of ten million dollars

necesitamos del orden de 1.500 euros para comprarlo — we need approximately 1,500 euros to buy it

5)

• en orden a — (=con miras a) with a view to; (=en cuanto a) with regard to

• en orden a hacer algo — in order to do sth

6) (Arquit) order

orden corintio — Corinthian order

orden dórico — Doric order

orden jónico — Ionic order

7) (Bio) order

8) (Rel) (tb: orden sacerdotal) ordination

2. SF

1) (=mandato) order

¡es una orden! — (and) that's an order!

tenemos órdenes de no dejar pasar a nadie — we are under orders not to let anybody through

• dar una orden a algn — to give sb an order, order sb

dar (la) orden de hacer algo — to give the order to do sth

• hasta nueva orden — until further notice

• por orden de — by order of

fue encarcelado por orden del juez — he was imprisoned by order of the judge

estar a la orden del día —

los robos están a la orden del día en esta zona — robberies have become the norm in this area

en los setenta llevar coleta estaba a la orden del día — in the seventies ponytails were the in thing

orden de allanamiento — LAm search warrant

orden de arresto, orden de búsqueda y captura — arrest warrant

orden de citación Méx —

orden de comparación — Méx summons, subpoena (EEUU)

orden de desalojo — eviction order

orden de detención — arrest warrant

orden del día — (Mil) order of the day

orden de registro — search warrant

orden judicial — court order

orden ministerial — ministerial order, ministerial decree

2)

• a la orden —

a) (Mil) yes, sir!

b) LAm [en tienda] what can I get you?; (=no hay de qué) you're welcome, don't mention it!

estoy a la orden para lo que necesites — if there is anything you need, just ask

c)

• a las órdenes de algn — (Mil) at sb's command; [en la policía] under sb's instructions o orders; [en otros trabajos] under sb

el personal que estará a las órdenes del nuevo director — the staff who will be working under the new director

¡a sus órdenes! — (Mil) yes sir; esp LAm at your service

3) (Mil, Hist, Rel) (=institución) order

la Orden de Calatrava — the Order of Calatrava

la Orden de San Benito — the Benedictine Order

orden de caballería — order of knighthood

orden militar — military order

orden monástica — monastic order

orden religiosa — religious order

4) pl órdenes (Rel) orders

órdenes mayores — major orders

órdenes menores — minor orders

órdenes sagradas — holy orders

5) (Com, Econ) order; Méx (=pedido) order

• cheques a la orden de Suárez — cheques (to be made) payable to Suárez

orden bancaria — banker's order

orden de compra — purchase order

orden de pago — money order

6) Méx (=ración) dish

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I
femenino

1) ( mandato) order

acatar una orden — to obey an order

deja de darme órdenes — stop ordering me about

por orden del Sr Alcalde — by order of His Honour (AmE) o (BrE) Worship the Mayor

hasta nueva orden — until further notice

estamos a la orden para lo que necesite — (AmL) just let us know if there's anything we can do for you

a sus órdenes! — yes, sir!

a la orden! — (Mil) yes, sir!; ( fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all

- orden de arresto or de busca y captura

- orden de desalojo

- orden del día

- orden de registro or de cateo

- orden judicial/ministerial

2) (Fin) order

orden bancaria — banker's order

orden de pago — order to pay

- orden permanente de pago

3) (Hist, Mil, Relig) order

- órdenes sagradas

4) (AmL) (Com) ( pedido) order
II
masculino

1)

a) (indicando colocación, jerarquía) order

en or por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order

por orden de estatura — according to height

por orden cronológico — in chronological order

por orden de antigüedad — in order of seniority

vayamos por orden — let's begin at the beginning

una necesidad de primer orden — a basic necessity

b) (armonía, concierto) order

pon un poco de orden en la habitación — straighten your room up a little (AmE), tidy your room up a bit (BrE)

poner en orden — to put in order

tengo que poner mis ideas en orden — I have to straighten (AmE) o (BrE) sort my ideas out

llamar a alguien al orden — to call somebody to order

sin orden ni concierto — without rhyme or reason

c) ( disciplina) order

mantener el orden en la clase — to keep order in the classroom

orden en la sala! — order in the court!

la policía restableció el orden — the police reestablished order

d) (de curas/monjas order; ( fraternidad) order

- orden de batalla

- orden del día

- orden natural

- orden público

- orden sacerdotal

2)

a) (frml) (carácter, índole) nature

problemas de orden económico — problems of an economic nature

b) ( cantidad)

del orden de — (frml) on the order of (AmE), in o of the order of (BrE)

c) (period) ( ámbito)

en el orden internacional — on the international front

en este orden de cosas — in this respect

en otro orden de cosas ¿qué opina de...? — moving on to something else, what do you think about...?

3)

a) (Arquit) order

b) (Biol, Zool) order

* * *
I
femenino

1) ( mandato) order

acatar una orden — to obey an order

deja de darme órdenes — stop ordering me about

por orden del Sr Alcalde — by order of His Honour (AmE) o (BrE) Worship the Mayor

hasta nueva orden — until further notice

estamos a la orden para lo que necesite — (AmL) just let us know if there's anything we can do for you

a sus órdenes! — yes, sir!

a la orden! — (Mil) yes, sir!; ( fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all

- orden de arresto or de busca y captura

- orden de desalojo

- orden del día

- orden de registro or de cateo

- orden judicial/ministerial

2) (Fin) order

orden bancaria — banker's order

orden de pago — order to pay

- orden permanente de pago

3) (Hist, Mil, Relig) order

- órdenes sagradas

4) (AmL) (Com) ( pedido) order
II
masculino

1)

a) (indicando colocación, jerarquía) order

en or por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order

por orden de estatura — according to height

por orden cronológico — in chronological order

por orden de antigüedad — in order of seniority

vayamos por orden — let's begin at the beginning

una necesidad de primer orden — a basic necessity

b) (armonía, concierto) order

pon un poco de orden en la habitación — straighten your room up a little (AmE), tidy your room up a bit (BrE)

poner en orden — to put in order

tengo que poner mis ideas en orden — I have to straighten (AmE) o (BrE) sort my ideas out

llamar a alguien al orden — to call somebody to order

sin orden ni concierto — without rhyme or reason

c) ( disciplina) order

mantener el orden en la clase — to keep order in the classroom

orden en la sala! — order in the court!

la policía restableció el orden — the police reestablished order

d) (de curas/monjas order; ( fraternidad) order

- orden de batalla

- orden del día

- orden natural

- orden público

- orden sacerdotal

2)

a) (frml) (carácter, índole) nature

problemas de orden económico — problems of an economic nature

b) ( cantidad)

del orden de — (frml) on the order of (AmE), in o of the order of (BrE)

c) (period) ( ámbito)

en el orden internacional — on the international front

en este orden de cosas — in this respect

en otro orden de cosas ¿qué opina de...? — moving on to something else, what do you think about...?

3)

a) (Arquit) order

b) (Biol, Zool) order

* * *

orden¹

¹ = command, commandment, directive, instruction, injunction, command function, edict.

Ex: The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.

Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.

Ex: This directive is not an instruction and does not prevent adherence to the citation order.

Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.

Ex: Familiar injunctions such as 'Enter under...' seem to have been lost.

Ex: The command function 'BASE' is used to identify the data base to be searched.

Ex: A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.

* acatar + Posesivo + órdenes = march to + Posesivo + orders.

* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.

* cadena de órdenes = command chain.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* dictar órdenes = hand down + decisions.

* ejecutar una orden = execute + command, execute + instruction.

* encadenamiento de órdenes = command chaining.

* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.

* interfaz de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based interface.

* intérprete de órdenes = command interpreter.

* lenguaje de órdenes = command language.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* modalidad por órdenes = command mode.

* orden bancaria = standing order, direct debit, direct billing.

* orden de ampliar la búsqueda a los términos relacionados = explode command.

* orden de arresto = warrant for + Posesivo + arrest, arrest warrant.

* orden de comparecencia = subpoena, summons, judicial summons.

* orden de compra = purchase order.

* orden de desalojo = eviction order.

* orden de deshaucio = eviction order.

* orden de detención = arrest warrant, warrant for + Posesivo + arrest.

* orden de funcionamiento del disco = disc operating command.

* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados = expand command.

* orden de pedido = order.

* órdenes = command line operation.

* orden judicial = warrant, court order, writ.

* orden judicial de alejamiento = protection order.

* orden judicial de distanciamiento = restraining order.

* orden permanente de pago = standing account.

* orden por comportamiento antisocial = ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).

* por orden de = mandated.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

orden²

² = array, order, sequence, ranking, tidiness.

Ex: A microopaque is a sheet of opaque material bearing a number of microimages in a two-dimensional array.

Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.

Ex: A classified catalogue is a catalogue with three or four separate sequences: an author/title catalogue or index (or separate author and title catalogues), a classified subject catalogue, and a subject index to the classified catalogue.

Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.

Ex: The physical qualities that make a difference as to whether people visit woodlands or not include directional signs, good information boards and tidiness of appearance.

* agente del orden = law enforcement officer, law-enforcement official, law enforcer.

* alteración del orden = breach of the peace.

* alteración del orden público = disorderly conduct, public order offence, breach of the peace.

* alterar el orden público = breach + the peace, disturb + the peace.

* clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.

* del orden de = by the order of + Expresión Numérica.

* de orden inferior = lower-order.

* de orden superior = higher-order.

* de primer orden = world-class, blue chip [blue-chip], first-order [1st-order].

* de segundo orden = minor, second-order [2nd-order].

* de tercer orden = tertiary.

* en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.

* en cualquier orden = either way round.

* en el mismo orden que = in sync with.

* en el orden del día = on the agenda.

* en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.

* en orden jerárquico = in ranked order.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* falto de orden = unordered.

* fuerzas del orden = police force.

* fuerzas del orden público = police force.

* imponer orden = impose + order, bring + order.

* imponer orden en donde hay caos = bring + order out of chaos.

* mantener Algo en orden = keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener el orden = keep + order, police.

* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.

* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.

* número de orden = rank number.

* orden alfabético = alphabetical order, alphabetic order.

* orden alfanumérico = alphanumeric order.

* ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.

* orden ascendente = ascending order, ascending sequence.

* orden cronológico = chronological order.

* orden de cita = citation order, combination order.

* orden de coautoría = co-authorship order.

* orden de combinación de encabezamientos = citation order.

* orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.

* orden de firma = co-authorship order.

* orden de importancia = pecking order, significance order.

* orden de importancia de los conceptos = significance order of terms.

* orden del día = agenda.

* orden de precedencia = order of precedence.

* orden de preferencia = order of preference.

* orden de prioridad = order of preference, priority order, pecking order, order of precedence.

* orden de registro = search warrant.

* orden descendente = descending order, descending sequence.

* orden de sucesión = order of succession.

* orden directo = direct order.

* orden geográfico = geographical order.

* orden integrado = integrated sequence.

* orden inverso = reverse order.

* orden inverso de palabras = indirect word order.

* orden mundial = world order.

* orden numérico = numerical order, numeric order.

* orden preferido = preferred order.

* orden público = public order.

* orden secuencial = sequential order.

* orden semiintegrado = semi-integrated sequence.

* orden separado = separate sequence.

* orden sistemático = classified order, systematic order.

* orden social = social order.

* orden topográfico = shelf order.

* organizar según un orden específico = organise in + Adjetivo + order.

* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* punto del orden del día = agenda item.

* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.

* sin orden = unordered.

* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.

* turbar el orden público = disturb + the peace, breach + the peace.

orden³

³ = order.

Ex: The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.

* ingresar en una orden religiosa = join + religious order.

* orden de caballería = knighthood.

* orden de los Agustinos = Augustinian order.

* orden de los franciscanos, la = Franciscan order, the.

* orden de los Jesuitas = Jesuit order.

* orden monástica = monastic order.

* orden religiosa = religious order.

* * *

orden¹

feminine

A

1 (mandato) order; ( Mil) order

recibieron órdenes de desalojar el local they received orders to clear the premises

acatar una orden to obey an order

está siempre dando órdenes he's always giving orders

deja de darme órdenes stop ordering me about

por orden del Sr Alcalde se hace saber que … by order of His Worship the Mayor it is announced that …

hasta nueva orden until further notice

quedo a sus órdenes para … ( Corresp) ( frml); I am at your service for … ( frml)

el coche/la casa está a sus órdenes the car/house is at your disposal

por aquí estamos a la orden para cualquier cosa que necesite ( AmL); just let us know if there's anything we can do for you o we can do to help

¡a sus órdenes! yes, sir!

2

¡a la orden! ( Mil) yes, sir!; (fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all, it's a pleasure

Compuestos:

● orden de alejamiento

restraining order,protective order ( AmE)

● orden de arraigo

( AmL) injunction ( restricting the right to freedom of movement)

● orden de arresto

arrest warrant

● orden de busca y captura or de búsqueda y captura

arrest warrant

● orden de cateo

(Chi, Méx) search warrant

● orden de desalojo

notice to quit

● orden de detención

arrest warrant

● orden del día

( Mil) order of the day

estar a la orden del día to be the order of the day

los atracos están a la orden del día muggings are the order of the day (at the moment)

estos ordenadores están a la orden del día these computers are all the rage ( colloq)

ver tb orden² (↑ orden (2))

● orden de viaje

travel warrant

● orden judicial

court order

● orden ministerial

ministerial order o decree

B ( Fin) order

orden bancaria banker's order

orden de pago order to pay

páguese a la orden de … pay to the order of …

Compuesto:

orden permanente de pago

standing order

C (institución)

1 ( Hist, Mil) order

orden militar military order

orden de caballería order of knighthood

la Orden de Calatrava/Santiago the Order of Calatrava/Santiago

2 ( Relig) order

una orden religiosa a religious order

D ( Hist, Mil) (condecoración) order

E ( Relig) (grado) order

Compuestos:

● órdenes menores/mayores

fpl minor/major orders (pl)

● órdenes sagradas

fpl holy orders (pl)

F ( AmL) ( Com) (pedido) order

orden²

masculine

A

1 (indicando colocación, jerarquía) order

las fichas están en or por orden alfabético the cards are in alphabetical order

el orden de las palabras the order of the words

pónganse por orden de estatura line up according to height

reparto por orden de aparición cast in order of appearance

por orden cronológico in chronological order

por orden de antigüedad in order of seniority

vayamos por orden let's begin at the beginning

una necesidad de primer orden a basic necessity

2 (armonía, concierto) order

pon un poco de orden en la habitación straighten your room up a little ( AmE), tidy your room up a bit ( BrE)

puso orden en las cuentas she sorted the accounts out, she got the accounts straight

puso las páginas en orden she sorted out the pages, she put the pages in order

tengo que poner mis ideas en orden I have to sort my ideas out

no tenía los papeles en orden his documents weren't in order

¿falta algo? — no, está todo en orden is anything missing? — no, everything is in order

el nuevo orden mundial the new world order

llamar a algn al orden to call sb to order

sin orden ni concierto without rhyme or reason

3 (disciplina) order

para mantener el orden en la clase to keep order in the classroom

¡orden en la sala! order in court!

la policía restableció el orden the police reestablished order

Compuestos:

● orden de batalla

battle formation

● orden del día

agenda

el primer tema del orden del día the first item on the agenda

● orden natural

natural order

el orden natural de las cosas the natural order of things

● orden público

public order

mantener el orden público to keep the peace

lo detuvieron por alterar el orden público he was arrested for causing a breach of the peace

● orden sacerdotal or sagrado

ordination

B

1 ( frml) (carácter, índole) nature

problemas de orden económico problems of an economic nature

2

(cantidad): del orden de ( frml); on the order of ( AmE), in o of the order of ( BrE)

ingresos del orden de los 150.000 dólares receipts on o in o of the order of 150,000 dollars

3 ( period)

(ámbito): en el orden internacional on the international front

en este orden de cosas in this respect

en otro orden de cosas meanwhile

4

en orden a ( frml); with a view to

C

1 ( Arquit) order

orden dórico/jónico/corintio Doric/Ionic/Corinthian order

2 ( Biol, Zool) order

* * *

orden 1 sustantivo femenino
1 ( mandato) order;
◊ deja de darme órdenes stop ordering me about;

hasta nueva orden until further notice;
estamos a la orden para lo que necesite (AmL) just let us know if there's anything we can do for you;
¡a la orden! (Mil) yes, sir!;

( fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all;
orden de arresto or de busca y captura arrest warrant;
orden de registro or (Chi, Méx) de cateo search warrant;
◊ orden judicial court order

2 (Fin) order;
◊ orden bancaria banker's order

3 (Hist, Mil, Relig) order
4 (AmL) ( pedido) order
orden 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) order;
en or por orden alfabético in alphabetical order;
◊ por orden de estatura according to height;

vayamos por orden let's begin at the beginning;
poner algo en orden ‹habitación/armario/juguetes› to straight sth (up) (esp AmE), to tidy sth up (esp BrE);

‹asuntos/papeles› to sort sth up;
‹ fichas› to put sth in order;
◊ mantener el orden en la clase to keep order in the classroom;

orden del día agenda;
orden público public order;
alterar el orden público to cause a breach of the peace
2
a) (frml) (carácter, índole) nature;

◊ problemas de orden económico problems of an economic nature

b) ( cantidad):

◊ del orden de (frml) on the order of (AmE), in o of the order of (BrE)

orden
I sustantivo masculino
1 (colocación, disciplina) order: hace falta un poco de orden, we need a bit of order here
orden del día, agenda
2 Arquit & Biol order
3 (tipo) nature: es un problema de orden moral, it's a moral issue
II sustantivo femenino
1 (mandato) order: no obedecimos sus órdenes, we failed to obey his orders
Jur warrant, order
orden de arresto, arrest warrant
2 Rel Mil order
la orden de los benedictinos, the Benedictine order
♦ Locuciones: Mil ¡a la orden/a sus órdenes!, yes, sir!
estar a la orden del día, to be common
llamar al orden, to call sb to order
poner en orden, to put in order: tengo que poner en orden mis ideas, I have to organize my ideas
del orden de, approximately: en el cine había del orden de mil personas, there were about one thousand people at the movies
sin orden ni concierto, without rhyme or reason
' orden' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alteración
- atenerse
- auto
- bastante
- consigna
- desorden
- desordenar
- desordenada
- desordenado
- después
- disposición
- ejecutar
- excarcelar
- incumplir
- incumplimiento
- inversa
- inverso
- invertir
- librar
- mandamiento
- mandato
- marear
- mendicante
- perturbar
- primera
- primero
- recoger
- replicar
- respetar
- restablecer
- restablecimiento
- revolucionar
- transmitir
- trastocar
- acatar
- allanamiento
- alterar
- alzar
- anterior
- antes
- anular
- ausencia
- cumplir
- disturbio
- ejecución
- fuerza
- invertido
- lanzamiento
- llamada
- luego
English:
after
- agenda
- alphabetically
- antisocial
- arrange
- before
- bottom
- breach
- collect
- command
- comply
- court order
- disorder
- disturb
- enforce
- execute
- execution
- first
- gather
- in
- item
- keep
- next
- numerical
- obey
- order
- order of the day
- place
- prioritize
- reverse
- right
- sequence
- shall
- shipshape
- should
- sort out
- standing order
- straight
- system
- third
- thousandth
- tidiness
- to
- warrant
- writ
- alphabetical
- bark
- descend
- disorderly
- drunk

* * *

orden¹ nm

1. [secuencia, colocación correcta] order;

un orden jerárquico a hierarchy;

le gusta el orden y la limpieza she likes order and cleanliness;
Mat
el orden de los factores no altera el producto the order of the factors does not affect the product;

en orden [bien colocado] tidy, in its place;
[como debe ser] in order;
poner en orden algo, poner orden en algo [cosas, habitación] to tidy sth up;

tengo que poner mis ideas/mi vida en orden I have to put my ideas/life in order, I have to sort out my ideas/life;

en o [m5]por orden alfabético/cronológico in alphabetical/chronological order;

por orden in order;

por orden de antigüedad/de tamaños in order of seniority/size;
Cine & Teatro
por orden de aparición in order of appearance;

Comp

sin orden ni concierto haphazardly

Comp
orden del día agenda
2. [normalidad, disciplina] order;

acatar el orden establecido to respect the established order;

llamar al orden a alguien to call sb to order;

el orden natural de las cosas the natural order of things;

mantener/restablecer el orden to keep/restore order;

¡orden en la sala! order! order!

Comp
el orden público law and order
3. [tipo] order, type;

dilemas de orden filosófico philosophical dilemmas;

problemas de orden financiero economic problems;

es una universidad de primer(ísimo) orden it's a first-rate university;

del orden de around, approximately, of o in the order of;

en otro orden de cosas on the other hand

Comp
orden de magnitud order of magnitude
4. Biol order

5. Arquit order

Comp
orden corintio Corinthian order;
orden dórico Doric order;

orden jónico Ionic order

6. Rel el orden sacerdotal [sacramento] holy orders

orden² nf

1. [mandato] order;

¡es una orden! that's an order!;
Mil
¡a la orden!, ¡a sus órdenes! (yes) sir!;
Am
estoy a las/sus órdenes I am at your service;
Am
si no me queda bien, ¿la puedo cambiar? – cómo no, a sus o [m5] las órdenes if it's not right, can I change it? – of course you can, we're at your disposal;
Am
mi auto/casa está a la orden my car/house is at your disposal;

cumplir órdenes to obey orders;

dar órdenes (a alguien) to give (sb) orders;

a mí nadie me da órdenes I don't take orders from anyone;

hasta nueva orden until further notice;

por orden de by order of;

el local fue cerrado por orden del ayuntamiento the premises were closed by order of o on the orders of the town council;

obedecer órdenes to obey orders;

recibimos órdenes del jefe we received orders from the boss;

sólo recibo órdenes de mis superiores I only take orders from my superiors;

tener órdenes de hacer algo to have orders to do sth

Comp
Der orden de arresto arrest warrant; Der orden de busca y captura warrant for search and arrest; Der orden de comparecencia summons;
orden de desahucio eviction order;

orden de desalojo eviction order;
Der orden de detención arrest warrant; Der orden de detención europea European arrest warrant;
la orden del día Mil the order of the day;
Am [de reunión] the agenda;
Comp

estar a la orden del día [muy habitual] to be the order of the day;

orden de embargo order for seizure;
Der orden judicial court order; CSur Der orden de lanzamiento eviction order; Der orden de registro search warrant
2. Com order

Comp
orden de compra purchase order; Bolsa buy order; Bolsa orden al mercado market order;
orden de pago payment order;
Bolsa orden de venta sell order
3. [institución] order

Comp
orden de caballería order of knighthood;
orden mendicante mendicant order;

orden militar military order;

orden monástica monastic order

4. Rel órdenes sagradas holy orders

5. Am [pedido] order;

¿ya les tomaron la orden? have you ordered yet?;

¿tiene la orden del médico? have you got the form from your doctor?

* * *

orden

1 m

1 order;

por orden alfabético in alphabetical order;

por orden de altura in order of height;

poner en orden tidy up, straighten up;

sin orden ni concierto without rhyme or reason

2 ( clase)

:

de todo orden of all kinds o types;

de primer orden top-ranking, leading

3

:

llamar al orden call to order

4 ARQUI order

orden

2 f ( mandamiento) order;

por orden de by order of, on the orders of;

hasta nueva orden until further notice;

¡a la orden! yes, sir

* * *

orden nm, pl órdenes

1) : order

todo está en orden: everything's in order

por orden cronológico: in chronological order

2)

orden del día : agenda (at a meeting)

3)

orden público : law and order

orden nf, pl órdenes

1) : order

una orden religiosa: a religious order

una orden de tacos: an order of tacos

2)

orden de compra : purchase order

3)

estar a la orden del día : to be the order of the day, to be prevalent

* * *

orden n

1. (en general) order

en orden alfabético in alphabetical order

el sargento dio la orden the sergeant gave the order

2. (clase, tipo) nature

el problema es de orden económico it's an economic problem

¡a la orden! yes, sir!

estar a la orden del día to be the done thing

poner en orden to tidy

sin orden ni concierto any old how

orden de registro search warrant

orden del día agenda

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16 arreglar

v.

1 to fix, to repair.

Ricardo arregla los muebles Richard fixes the furniture.

2 to tidy (up).

3 to sort out.

todo arreglado, podemos pasar everything's been sorted out now, we can go in

4 to arrange (Music).

5 to smarten up.

arregla a los niños, que vamos a dar un paseo get the children ready, we're going for a walk

6 to put in order, to arrange, to adjust, to accommodate.

Ella arregla los horarios She puts in order the schedules.

7 to rig out, to dress up.

Ella arregló el encuentro She rigged the encounter.

8 to compromise.

Los hermanos arreglaron The brothers compromised.

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arreglar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to settle, sort out, fix

■ el tiempo lo arregla todo time heals all wounds

2 (ordenar) to tidy up, clear up

3 (reparar) to mend, fix, repair

■ tienes que llevar el vídeo a arreglar you have to take the video to be repaired

4 MÚSICA to arrange

5 familiar to sort out

■ ¡ya te arreglaré! I'll teach you!, I'll sort you out

► verbo pronominal arreglarse

1 (componerse) to get ready, dress up; (cabello) to do

■ arréglate el pelo do your hair

2 (solucionarse) to get sorted out, work out; (pareja) to get back together again

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FRASEOLOGÍA

arreglárselas to manage, cope

■ arréglatelas como puedas do the best you can

■ tuvo que arreglárselas solo he had to look after himself

■ ¿cómo te las arreglas para tener tantas novias? how do you manage to have so many girlfriends?

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verb

1) to repair, fix, mend

2) settle, sort out, solve, work out

3) tidy up

•

- arreglarse

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1. VT

1) (=reparar) [+ electrodoméstico, reloj] to repair, fix, mend; [+ coche] to repair, fix; [+ zapatos, vestido] to mend, repair; [+ casa] to do up

¿cuánto te ha costado arreglar el coche? — how much did it cost you to have your car repaired o fixed?

tengo que llevar estos zapatos a arreglar — I have to take these shoes to the mender's o to be mended

quiero que le arreglen las mangas — I want to have the sleeves altered

están arreglando la carretera de la costa — they are repairing the coast road

vendrá un hombre a arreglar el jardín — a man is coming to do the garden

2) (=acicalar) to get ready

arregló a los niños para ir de paseo — she got the children ready for their stroll

voy a que me arreglen el pelo — I'm going to have my hair done

solo quiero que me arregle las patillas — I only want you to tidy up the sideburns

¡a ti te voy a arreglar yo! — iró I'll show you! *

3) (=resolver) [+ asunto] to sort out; [+ conflicto, disputa] to settle; [+ problema] to solve, sort out

consiguió arreglar lo del préstamo — he managed to sort out the loan

no te preocupes por el dinero, yo lo arreglaré — don't worry about the money, I'll sort it out o I'll take care of that

intentaron arreglar el conflicto de forma diplomática — they tried to sort out o settle the conflict by diplomatic means

tuvimos que arreglar varios números en las cuentas — we had to correct some figures in the accounts

pegándole no vas a arreglar nada — you're not going to solve anything by hitting him

este dinero les arreglará la vida — this money will help sort their lives out

si te crees que vas a arreglar el mundo, vas listo — iró if you think you're going to put the world to rights, you've got another think coming *

• arreglar cuentas con algn — to settle accounts with sb

4) (=ordenar) [+ casa, habitación] to tidy, tidy up

los sábados arreglo mi cuarto — I tidy my room on Saturdays

estoy arreglando la mesa para la cena — I'm arranging the table for dinner

5) (=organizar) to arrange

ya lo tenemos todo arreglado para la mudanza — we have got everything ready o arranged for the move

lo arregló todo para que la entrevista fuera el lunes — he fixed up o arranged everything so the interview could be on Monday

6) (=acordar) [+ detalles] to settle; [+ cita] to arrange, fix up

dime lo que habéis arreglado — tell me what you've arranged

ya hemos arreglado el precio — we have already agreed (on) the price

hemos arreglado que si yo no puedo hacerlo lo hará él — we have arranged that if I can't do it, he will

7) (Mús) to arrange

8) (Culin) [+ ensalada] to dress

9) LAm (=amañar) to arrange

10) LAm [+ deuda] to pay, repay

le trabajé un mes y todavía no me arregla — Chile I worked for him for a month and still haven't been paid

11) LAm (=esterilizar) [+ macho] to castrate; [+ hembra] to spay

12) Chile [+ registro, documento] to update

2.

See:

arreglarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <aparato/reloj> to mend, fix; <ropa/zapatos> to mend, repair

tengo que arreglar esta falda — I must get this skirt altered

compró la casa muy barata, pero tiene que arreglarla — she bought the house very cheaply, but it needs a lot of work

están arreglando la calle — they're repairing the road

el dentista me está arreglando la boca — (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq)

esto te arreglará el estómago — (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)

b) (Chi fam) < documento> to doctor

2)

a) <casa/habitación> to tidy (up), clean up

b) <niño/pelo>

ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? — can you start getting the children ready?

voy a ir que me arreglen el pelo — I'm going to have my hair done

c) (preparar, organizar)

tengo todo arreglado para el viaje — I've got everything ready for the trip

un amigo me está arreglando todos los papeles — a friend is sorting out all the papers for me

d) ( disponer) <flores/muebles> to arrange

3) ( solucionar) < situación> to sort out; < asunto> to settle, sort out

ya está todo arreglado — it's all sorted out o settled now

a ver si lo puedes arreglar para que venga hoy — see if you can arrange for her to come today

lo quiso arreglar diciendo que... — she tried to put things right by saying that...

4) (fam) ( como amenaza)

ya te arreglaré yo a ti — I'll show you! (colloq)
2.
arreglarse v pron

1) (refl) ( ataviarse)

tarda horas en arreglarse — she takes hours to get ready

no te arregles tanto — you don't need to get so dressed up

sabe arreglarse — she knows how to make herself look good

2) <pelo/manos>

a) (refl) to do

me tengo que arreglar las manos — I have to do my nails (colloq)

b) (caus)

tengo que ir a arreglarme el pelo — I must go and have my hair done

me estoy arreglando la boca — I'm getting my teeth fixed

3)

a) ( solucionarse) situación/asunto to get sorted out

ya verás como todo se arregla — you'll see, everything will turn out all right

b) pareja ( tras una riña) to make (it) up

4) (fam) ( amañarse)

ya me arreglaré para volver a casa — I'll make my own way home

la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos — it's a small house, but we manage

arreglarse con algo: nos tendremos que arreglar con tu sueldo we'll have to get by o manage on your wages; se tendrán que arreglar con lo que hay they'll have to make do with what there is; arreglárselas (fam) to manage; no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage; arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can; sabe arreglárselas solo he can look after himself; ya me las arreglaré para llegar — I'll find a way of getting there

5) día/tiempo to get better, clear up

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= remedy, repair, tidy up, fix, right, fix up, manicure, groom, clear up.

Ex. After 1728, the initiative for investigating and remedying the state of the public records passed to the House of Commons.

Ex. In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.

Ex. Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.

Ex. There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.

Ex. The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.

Ex. So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.

Ex. Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.

Ex. Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.

Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

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* arreglar el entuerto = sort out + the mess.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arreglarse = get + ready.

* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.

* arreglarse el pelo = primp.

* arreglárselas = get by, make + do, make out, cope.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* arreglárselas como pueda = losers weepers.

* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.

* arreglarse las manos = manicure.

* arreglárselas para que = see to it that.

* arreglárselas sin = do without, live without, get along without.

* arreglárselas sobre la marcha = wing it.

* arreglárselas solo = fend for + Reflexivo, losers weepers.

* arreglarse las uñas = manicure.

* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* arreglarse los pies = pedicure.

* arreglar un fallo = fix + fault.

* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* que se puede arreglar = fixable.

* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <aparato/reloj> to mend, fix; <ropa/zapatos> to mend, repair

tengo que arreglar esta falda — I must get this skirt altered

compró la casa muy barata, pero tiene que arreglarla — she bought the house very cheaply, but it needs a lot of work

están arreglando la calle — they're repairing the road

el dentista me está arreglando la boca — (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq)

esto te arreglará el estómago — (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)

b) (Chi fam) < documento> to doctor

2)

a) <casa/habitación> to tidy (up), clean up

b) <niño/pelo>

ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? — can you start getting the children ready?

voy a ir que me arreglen el pelo — I'm going to have my hair done

c) (preparar, organizar)

tengo todo arreglado para el viaje — I've got everything ready for the trip

un amigo me está arreglando todos los papeles — a friend is sorting out all the papers for me

d) ( disponer) <flores/muebles> to arrange

3) ( solucionar) < situación> to sort out; < asunto> to settle, sort out

ya está todo arreglado — it's all sorted out o settled now

a ver si lo puedes arreglar para que venga hoy — see if you can arrange for her to come today

lo quiso arreglar diciendo que... — she tried to put things right by saying that...

4) (fam) ( como amenaza)

ya te arreglaré yo a ti — I'll show you! (colloq)
2.
arreglarse v pron

1) (refl) ( ataviarse)

tarda horas en arreglarse — she takes hours to get ready

no te arregles tanto — you don't need to get so dressed up

sabe arreglarse — she knows how to make herself look good

2) <pelo/manos>

a) (refl) to do

me tengo que arreglar las manos — I have to do my nails (colloq)

b) (caus)

tengo que ir a arreglarme el pelo — I must go and have my hair done

me estoy arreglando la boca — I'm getting my teeth fixed

3)

a) ( solucionarse) situación/asunto to get sorted out

ya verás como todo se arregla — you'll see, everything will turn out all right

b) pareja ( tras una riña) to make (it) up

4) (fam) ( amañarse)

ya me arreglaré para volver a casa — I'll make my own way home

la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos — it's a small house, but we manage

arreglarse con algo: nos tendremos que arreglar con tu sueldo we'll have to get by o manage on your wages; se tendrán que arreglar con lo que hay they'll have to make do with what there is; arreglárselas (fam) to manage; no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage; arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can; sabe arreglárselas solo he can look after himself; ya me las arreglaré para llegar — I'll find a way of getting there

5) día/tiempo to get better, clear up

* * *

= remedy, repair, tidy up, fix, right, fix up, manicure, groom, clear up.

Ex: After 1728, the initiative for investigating and remedying the state of the public records passed to the House of Commons.

Ex: In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.

Ex: Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.

Ex: There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.

Ex: The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.

Ex: So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.

Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.

Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.

Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

* arreglar el entuerto = sort out + the mess.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arreglar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* arreglarse = get + ready.

* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.

* arreglarse el pelo = primp.

* arreglárselas = get by, make + do, make out, cope.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* arreglárselas como pueda = losers weepers.

* arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.

* arreglarse las manos = manicure.

* arreglárselas para que = see to it that.

* arreglárselas sin = do without, live without, get along without.

* arreglárselas sobre la marcha = wing it.

* arreglárselas solo = fend for + Reflexivo, losers weepers.

* arreglarse las uñas = manicure.

* arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* arreglarse los pies = pedicure.

* arreglar un fallo = fix + fault.

* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* que se puede arreglar = fixable.

* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

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arreglar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (reparar, componer) ‹aparato/reloj› to mend, fix, repair; ‹ropa/zapatos› to mend, repair

van a arreglarme la televisión they're going to fix o mend o repair my television

tengo que arreglar esta falda, me está muy ancha I must get this skirt altered, it's too big

se compró la casa muy barata, pero tiene que arreglarla she bought the house very cheaply, but it needs a lot of work

están arreglando la calle they're repairing the road, they're carrying out roadworks

el dentista que me está arreglando la boca ( fam); the dentist who is seeing to o fixing my teeth ( colloq)

esto te arreglará el estómago ( fam); this'll sort your stomach out ( colloq)

2 ( Chi fam) ‹documento› to doctor

B

1 ‹casa/habitación/armario› to straighten (up), tidy (up) ( BrE)

2 ‹niño/pelo›

ven aquí que te arregle come here and let me tidy you up a bit

ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? can you start getting the children ready?

mañana voy a ir que me arreglen el pelo I'm going to have my hair done tomorrow

3

(preparar, organizar): ya tengo todo arreglado para el viaje I've got everything ready for the trip

un amigo me está arreglando todos los papeles a friend is sorting out o taking care of all the papers for me

4 (disponer) to arrange

arreglar las rodajas de carne en la fuente arrange the slices of meat in the serving dish

C (solucionar) ‹situación› to sort out; ‹asunto› to settle, sort out

no me iré sin arreglar este asunto I'm not leaving until I get this business sorted out o settled

ya está todo arreglado it's all sorted out o settled o straightened out now

a ver si lo puedes arreglar para que venga el jueves see if you can arrange for her to come on Thursday

lo quiso arreglar diciendo que … she tried to put things right o make amends by saying that …

D (acordar) to arrange

arreglaron volver a reunirse la semana siguiente they arranged to meet again the following week

ya arreglé con Pilar que si yo no vengo lo hace ella I've already arranged with Pilar for her to do it if I don't come, I've already arranged with Pilar that she'll do it if I don't come

E ( fam)

(como amenaza): ya te arreglaré yo a ti I'll show you! ( colloq)

■ arreglarse

v pron

A ( refl)

(ataviarse): tarda horas en arreglarse she takes hours to get ready o do herself up

no te arregles tanto, sólo vamos al pub de la esquina you don't need to get so dressed up, we're only going to the bar on the corner

sabe arreglarse she knows how to make herself look good o nice

B ‹pelo/manos›

1 ( refl):

te has arreglado el pelo muy bien you've done your hair really nicely, your hair looks really nice

me tengo que arreglar las manos I have to do my nails ( colloq)

2 ( caus):

tengo que ir a arreglarme el pelo I must go and have my hair done

¿por qué no se arreglará la boca? why doesn't she go and have her teeth seen to?

C

1 (solucionarse) «situación/asunto» to get sorted out

ojalá se arregle pronto lo del permiso de trabajo I hope this business about your work permit gets sorted out soon

ya verás como todo se arregla you'll see, it'll all get sorted out o it'll all work out OK o everything will turn out all right

2 «pareja» (tras una riña) to make (it) up; (empezar una relación) ( ant) to start courting ( dated), to start dating ( AmE)

D ( fam)

(apañarse): ya nos arreglaremos para volver a casa we'll make our own way home

es difícil arreglarse sin coche en una ciudad grande it's difficult to get by o to manage without a car in a big city

no hay camas para todos, pero ya nos arreglaremos there aren't enough beds for everyone, but we'll sort o work something out

aunque la casa es pequeña, nos arreglamos it's a small house, but we manage

arreglarse CON algo:

nos tendremos que arreglar con tu sueldo we'll have to get by o manage on your wages

se tendrán que arreglar con esta leche, no queda más they'll have to make do with this milk, it's all there is left

arreglárselas ( fam): me pregunto cómo se las arreglan para comprar estas cosas I don't know how they manage o where they find the money to buy all these things

tú te lo has buscado, así que ahora arréglatelas como puedas you got yourself into this, now it's up to you to sort o work it out as best you can

sabe arreglárselas solo he can look after himself

ya me las arreglaré para llegar a tiempo I'll find a way of getting there in time

no sé cómo se las arregla que siempre llega tarde I don't know how she does it, but she always manages to arrive late

E «día/tiempo» to get better, clear up

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arreglar ( conjugate arreglar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹aparato/reloj› to mend, fix;
‹ zapatos› to mend, repair;
‹falda/vestido› to alter;
‹ calle› to repair;
◊ el dentista me está arreglando la boca (fam) the dentist is fixing my teeth (colloq);

esto te arreglará el estómago (fam) this'll sort your stomach out (colloq)
2
a) ‹casa/habitación› ( ordenar) to straighten up, to tidy (up) (BrE);

( hacer arreglos en) to do up (colloq)
b) (preparar, organizar):

◊ ve arreglando a los niños ¿quieres? can you start getting the children ready?;

tengo todo arreglado para el viaje I've got everything ready for the trip;
un amigo me está arreglando los papeles a friend is sorting out the papers for me;
arreglar una entrevista to arrange an interview
c) ( disponer) ‹flores/muebles› to arrange

3 ( solucionar) ‹ situación› to sort out;
‹ asunto› to settle, sort out;
◊ lo quiso arreglar diciendo que … she tried to put things right by saying that …

arreglarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( ataviarse):
◊ tarda horas en arreglarse she takes hours to get ready;

no te arregles tanto you don't need to get so dressed up;
sabe arreglarse she knows how to make herself look good
2 ‹pelo/manos›
a) ( refl) to do

b) ( caus):

◊ tengo que ir a arreglarme el pelo I must go and have my hair done

3 ( solucionarse) [situación/asunto] to get sorted out
4 (fam) ( amañarse):
◊ ya me arreglaré para volver a casa I'll make my own way home;

la casa es pequeña pero nos arreglamos it's a small house, but we manage;
arreglárselas (fam) to manage;
no sé cómo se las arreglan I don't know how they manage;
arréglatelas como puedas sort o work it out as best you can;
ya me las arreglaré I'll manage, I'll be OK
5 [día/tiempo] to get better, clear up
arreglar verbo transitivo
1 (poner en funcionamiento) to repair, fix
2 (solucionar) to sort out
3 (ordenar una habitación) to tidy
4 (poner elegante) to get ready
' arreglar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dedicarse
- estimativa
- estimativo
- hacer
- acomodar
- arte
- asear
- componer
- disponer
- gracia
- mandar
- parchar
- saber
English:
adjust
- alter
- arrange
- bone
- crack
- do up
- fix
- fix up
- groom
- house
- mend
- patch up
- repair
- right
- see to
- set
- set out
- settle up
- sew up
- smarten
- smarten up
- sort out
- straighten
- tidy
- tidy up
- any
- do
- doctor
- get
- have
- pedicure
- preen
- rig
- score
- settle
- smooth
- sort
- spruce
- square
- stage
- work

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arreglar

♦ vt

1. [reparar] to fix, to repair;

me arreglarán la moto en una semana they'll fix o repair my bike for me within a week;

están arreglando la autopista they're repairing the motorway;
Fam
me costó una fortuna arreglarme la boca it cost me a fortune to have my teeth seen to

2. [ropa] [estrechar] to take in;
[agrandar] to let out
3. [ordenar] to tidy (up);

arreglar la casa to do the housework

4. [solucionar] to sort out;

todo arreglado, podemos pasar everything's been sorted out now, we can go in;

arreglaron los papeles para casarse they got all the necessary papers together so that they could marry;

ya arreglaremos cuentas cuando hayas cobrado we'll settle once you've been paid, we'll sort out who owes what once you've been paid

5. Mús to arrange

6. [acicalar] to smarten up;
[cabello] to do;
arregla a los niños, que vamos a dar un paseo get the children ready, we're going for a walk;

tengo que arreglarme el pelo para la fiesta I have to get my hair done before the party

7. [adornar] to decorate

8. [plato] to season;

¿quieres que arregle la ensalada? shall I put some dressing on the salad?

9. Am [planta] to tend to

10. Am [votación] to rig

11. Fam [escarmentar]
¡ya te arreglaré yo! I'm going to Br sort o US straighten you out!

♦ vi
Am [quedar]
arreglé de ir al cine el sábado I've arranged to go to the cinema on Saturday;

¿cómo vas a la fiesta? - ya arreglé con Silvia how are you getting to the party? - I've already arranged to go with Silvia

♦ See also the pronominal verb arreglarse

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arreglar

v/t

1 ( reparar) fix, repair

2 ( ordenar) tidy (up)

3 ( solucionar) sort out;

arreglar cuentas settle up; fig settle scores

4 MÚS arrange

5

:

¡ya te arreglaré yo! amenaza I’ll show you!, I’ll soon settle your hash! fam

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arreglar vt

1) componer: to repair, to fix

2) : to tidy up

arregla tu cuarto: pick up your room

3) : to solve, to work out

quiero arreglar este asunto: I want to settle this matter

♦ See also the reflexive verb arreglarse

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arreglar vb

1. (reparar) to repair / to mend

tengo que llevar el reloj a arreglar I've got to take my watch to be mended

2. (ordenar) to tidy up [pt. & pp. tidied]

arregla tu habitación tidy up your room

3. (poner en regla) to sort out

¿has arreglado ya los papeles? have you sorted out your papers yet?

Spanish-English dictionary > arreglar
17 aclarar

v.

1 to rinse (enjuagar). (peninsular Spanish)

María aclaró su cabello Mary rinsed her hair.

2 to clarify, to explain.

aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clear

María aclarará los puntos mañMaría Mary will clarify the points tomorrow.

3 to make lighter (color).

el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes one's hair lighter

4 to thin (down) (lo espeso) (chocolate, sopa).

Pedro aclara la mezcla para pastel Peter thins the cake mixture.

5 to become clear, to become brighter, to brighten, to clear.

Aclarará dentro de un rato It will become clear in a while.

6 to filter.

Mario aclara el destilado Mario filters the distilled liquid.

7 to make it clear for, to explain, to make clear for.

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aclarar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cabello, color) to lighten, make lighter

2 (líquido) to thin (down)

3 (enjuagar) to rinse

4 (explicar) to explain; (poner en claro) to make clear, clarify

5 figurado (mejorar) to improve

■ las zanahorias aclaran la vista carrots improve your eyesight, carrots are good for your eyes

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mejorar el tiempo) to clear (up)

■ hay una tormenta horrible y no parece que vaya a aclarar there's a heavy storm and it doesn't look as if it's going to clear up

► verbo pronominal aclararse

1 (entender) to understand

■ no me aclaro con esta lección I can't understand this lesson

■ es que no me aclaro I don't know what's going on

2 (explicarse) to explain oneself

3 (decidirse) to make up one's mind

■ a ver si te aclaras de una vez make up your mind once and for all

4 (Used only in the 3rd person; it does not take a subject) (el tiempo) to clear (up)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aclarar la voz to clear one's throat

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verb

1) to clarify, explain

2) lighten

3) rinse

•

- aclararse

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1. VT

1) (=explicar) [+ suceso, motivo] to clarify; [+ duda, malentendido] to clear up; [+ misterio] to solve

están tratando de aclarar las circunstancias de su muerte — they are trying to clarify the circumstances surrounding her death

todavía no se ha aclarado quién lo hizo — it is still not clear who did it

con esto ya queda todo aclarado — with this now everything is clear

dejaremos cinco minutos para aclarar dudas — we'll leave five minutes to clear up any queries

aclarar algo a algn — to explain sth to sb

no pudo aclararnos el motivo de su comportamiento — she couldn't explain the reasons for her behaviour

me lo explicó dos veces pero no consiguió aclarármelo — she explained it to me twice but couldn't manage to make it clear

• le he escrito para aclarar las cosas — I've written to him to make things clear

• aclarar que — to make it clear that

quiero aclarar que no soy racista — I want to make it clear that I am not a racist

2) Esp [+ ropa, vajilla, pelo] to rinse

se debe aclarar con agua fría — it should be rinsed in cold water

3) (=diluir) [+ pintura, salsa] to thin, thin down

4) (=hacer más claro) [+ color, pelo] to make lighter, lighten

5) [+ bosque] to clear

2. VI

1) (=amanecer) to get light

ya estaba aclarando — it was already getting light

2) (=despejarse las nubes) to clear up

en cuanto aclare, saldremos — as soon as it clears up, we'll go out

3) Esp (=enjuagar) to rinse

3.

See:

aclararse

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1.
verbo impersonal

a) ( amanecer)

aclara temprano — it gets light early

cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up

b) ( escampar) to clear up
2.
aclarar vi

a) día ( empezar) to break, dawn

b) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up
3.
aclarar vt

1) ( quitar color a) to lighten

2) < ideas> to get... straight; < duda> to clear up, clarify

no pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema — she couldn't throw any light on the subject

quiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada — I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything

3)

a) < salsa> to thin

b) <vegetación/bosque> to clear

4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse
4.
aclararse v pron

1)

aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

2) (Esp fam)

a) ( entender) to understand

sigo sin aclararme — I still don't understand

aclararse con algo — to work something out

no me aclaro con esta máquina — I can't work out how to use this machine

a ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight

b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind

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= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.

Ex. The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.

Ex. An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.

Ex. Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.

Ex. After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.

Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.

Ex. It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.

Ex. However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.

Ex. Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.

Ex. Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.

Ex. The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.

Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex. The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.

Ex. The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.

Ex. A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.

Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.

Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.

Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

Ex. The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.

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* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.

* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.

* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.

* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.

* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.

* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.

* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.

* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.

* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.

* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.

* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.

* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.

* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.

* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.

* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.

* * *
1.
verbo impersonal

a) ( amanecer)

aclara temprano — it gets light early

cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando — dawn o day was breaking when we got up

b) ( escampar) to clear up
2.
aclarar vi

a) día ( empezar) to break, dawn

b) tiempo/día ( escampar) to clear up
3.
aclarar vt

1) ( quitar color a) to lighten

2) < ideas> to get... straight; < duda> to clear up, clarify

no pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema — she couldn't throw any light on the subject

quiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada — I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything

3)

a) < salsa> to thin

b) <vegetación/bosque> to clear

4) (Esp) <ropa/vajilla> to rinse
4.
aclararse v pron

1)

aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

2) (Esp fam)

a) ( entender) to understand

sigo sin aclararme — I still don't understand

aclararse con algo — to work something out

no me aclaro con esta máquina — I can't work out how to use this machine

a ver si nos aclaramos — let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight

b) ( decidirse) to make up one's mind

* * *

= clarify, elucidate, qualify, rinse, sort out, shed + light (on/upon), throw + light on, make + the point that, spell out, explicate, make + explicit, clear up, shed + understanding, cast + light on, bring + clarity (to), get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of, rinse off.

Ex: The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.

Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.

Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.

Ex: After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.

Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.

Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.

Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.

Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.

Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.

Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.

Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.

Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.

Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.

Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.

Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.

Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.

Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.

* aclarar el pelo = lighten + Posesivo + hair.

* aclarar el sentido = clarify + meaning.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* aclarar las ideas de Uno = clarify + Posesivo + mind.

* aclarar lo que sucedió = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.

* aclarar los detalles = work out + details.

* aclarar lo sucedido = get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right.

* aclararse = become + apparent, get + Posesivo + story straight, get + Posesivo + story right, fall into + place.

* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.

* aclarar una cuestión = clarify + matter, clarify + issue.

* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.

* aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.

* aclarar un malentendido = clear up + misunderstanding.

* aclarar un misterio = unravel + mystery.

* aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.

* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.

* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.

* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.

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aclarar [A1 ]

v impers

1

(amanecer): cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up, it was starting to get light when we got up

2 (escampar) to clear up

si aclara, podemos salir if the weather o if it clears up, we can go out

vi

1 «día» (empezar) to break, dawn

2 «día/tiempo» (escampar) to clear up

■ aclarar

vt

A ‹color› to lighten

B

1 ‹duda/problema› to clarify

intentaré aclarárselo I'll try to clarify it for you, I'll try to explain it to you

me aclaró varias dudas que tenía she clarified several points I wasn't sure of, she cleared up several queries I had

no pudo aclararme nada sobre el tema she couldn't throw any light on the subject

quiero aclarar que yo no sabía nada sobre el asunto I want to make it clear that I didn't know anything about the matter

2 ( Chi) ‹persona› ( fam) to tell … straight, tell … a few home truths ( colloq)

C

1 ‹salsa› to thin

2 ‹vegetación/bosque› to clear

D ( Esp) (enjuagar) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse; ‹pelo› to rinse

■ aclararse

v pron

1 ‹pelo› to lighten

se aclaraba el pelo she lightened her hair

2

aclararse la voz to clear one's throat

3

( Esp fam) «persona»: explícamelo otra vez, sigo sin aclararme explain it to me again, I still haven't got it straight o I still don't understand

comparemos las listas, a ver si nos aclaramos let's compare the lists and see if we can sort things out o get things straight

no me aclaro con esta máquina I can't work out how to use this machine, I can't get the hang of this machine ( colloq)

lleva una borrachera que no se aclara he's so drunk he doesn't know what's going on

tengo un sueño que no me aclaro I'm so tired I can't think straight

unos días de descanso para aclararme las ideas a few days' rest to get my ideas straight

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aclarar ( conjugate aclarar) v impers
a) ( amanecer):

◊ aclara temprano it gets light early;

cuando nos levantamos estaba aclarando dawn o day was breaking when we got up
b) ( escampar) to clear up

verbo intransitivo
a) [ día] ( empezar) to break, dawn

b) [tiempo/día] ( escampar) to clear up

verbo transitivo
1 ( quitar color a) to lighten
2 ‹ ideas› to get … straight;
‹ duda› to clear up, clarify;
◊ quiero aclarar que … I want to make it clear that …

3 (Esp) ‹ropa/vajilla› to rinse
aclararse verbo pronominal
1
◊ aclararse la voz to clear one's throat

2 (Esp fam) ( entender) to understand;
◊ a ver si nos aclaramos let's see if we can sort things out o get things straight

aclarar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer comprensible) to clarify, explain: deberían aclarar las cosas entre ellos, they should clear things up among themselves
2 (suavizar color) to lighten, make lighter
3 (quitar el jabón) to rinse
II v impers Meteor to clear (up)
' aclarar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despejar
- determinar
- judicialmente
- ir
English:
air
- bleach
- clarify
- clear
- clear up
- elucidate
- explain
- illuminate
- inquest
- lighten
- meaning
- rinse
- straight
- straighten out
- talk over
- sort
- straighten
- thin

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aclarar

♦ vt

1. Esp [enjuagar] to rinse

2. [explicar] to clarify, to explain;

aclaremos una cosa let's get one thing clear;

eso lo aclara todo that explains everything;

¿me podría aclarar ese último punto? could you clarify o explain that last point for me?

3. [color] to make lighter;

el sol aclara el pelo the sun makes your hair lighter

4. [lo espeso] [chocolate, sopa] to thin (down);
[bosque] to thin out;
aclaró la pintura con un poco de aguarrás she thinned the paint with a little turpentine

♦ v impersonal

ya aclaraba [amanecía] it was getting light;
[se despejaba] the sky was clearing;
la tarde se fue aclarando it brightened up during the afternoon

♦ See also the pronominal verb aclararse

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aclarar

I v/t

1 duda, problema clarify, clear up

2 ropa, vajilla rinse

II v/i

1 de día break, dawn

2 de tiempo clear up

* * *

aclarar vt

1) clarificar: to clarify, to explain, to resolve

2) : to lighten

3)

aclarar la voz : to clear one's throat

aclarar vi

1) : to get light, to dawn

2) : to clear up

♦ See also the reflexive verb aclararse

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aclarar vb

1. (clarificar) to clarify [pt. & pp. clarified]

quisiera aclarar la situación I'd like to clarify the situation

2. (dudas) to clear up

aclaró todas nuestras dudas he cleared up all our doubts

3. (color) to lighten

4. (enjuagar) to rinse

5. (mejorar el tiempo) to clear up

saldremos cuando aclare we'll go out when the weather clears up

Spanish-English dictionary > aclarar
18 richten

I v/t

1. (lenken, wenden) direct, turn ( auf + Akk towards); (Gewehr, Kamera etc.) point (at); (Augen) turn (towards); (Aufmerksamkeit) direct, turn (to); (Brief, Frage etc.) address (an + Akk to); (Kritik) direct, level (at); eine Frage an jemanden / den Sprecher richten put a question to s.o. / address a question to the speaker; das war gegen dich gerichtet that was aimed at ( oder intended for, meant for) you; alle Blicke richteten sich auf... (Akk) all eyes turned to look at... ( oder in the direction of...); gerichtet auf (+ Akk) MIL., Rakete: targeted on

2. Dial. (zurechtmachen) (Bett) make; (Zimmer) tidy up; (Haare) do; (vorbereiten, zubereiten) get s.th. ready, prepare; (Tisch) lay the table; (ausbessern) repair, fix; (in Ordnung bringen) see to; er wird’s schon richten umg. he’ll fix it

3. (einstellen) adjust; (Uhr) set ( nach by)

4. (gerade biegen) straighten, flatten; MED. (Knochenbruch etc.) set; TECH. (Bleche) level; sich (Dat) die Zähne richten lassen have one’s teeth straightened

5. (urteilen) judge; JUR. auch pass sentence on

II v/refl

1. sich richten nach (Regeln, Wünschen) comply with; (abhängen von) depend on; (sich orientieren an) take one’s cue from; (nach einem Vorbild) follow s.o.’s example; Sache: be model(l)ed after ( oder on); sich nach der Mode richten follow the fashion; sich nach den Vorschriften richten observe the regulations; nach der Uhr kannst du dich nicht richten you can’t go by that clock; das richtet sich ( ganz) nach dem Wetter etc. that depends (entirely) on the weather etc.; ich richte mich ( ganz) nach Ihnen whatever suits you best; warum müssen sich alle nach ihr richten? why does everybody have to fit in with her ( oder what she wants)?

2. (wenden) sich richten an (+ Akk) oder gegen be directed ( oder aimed) at; mein Verdacht richtet sich gegen ihn I suspect him

3. sich selbst richten euph. take one’s own life

III v/i judge ( über jemanden s.o.), pass judg(e)ment (on s.o.); milde / streng richten be mild / harsh in one’s judgement; richtet nicht, auf dass ihr nicht gerichtet werdet! BIBL. judge not that ye be not judged!

* * *

(adressieren) to address;

(reparieren) to fix;

(urteilen) to judge;

(zielen) to point; to direct; to rivet

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rịch|ten ['rɪçtn]
1. vt

1) (= lenken) to direct (
auf +acc towards), to point ( auf +acc at, towards); Augen, Blicke, Aufmerksamkeit, Kamera to direct, to turn ( auf +acc towards), to focus ( auf +acc on); Pläne, Wünsche, Tun to direct ( auf +acc towards)
den Kurs nach Norden/Osten etc richten —

die Augen gen Himmel richten (liter) richt euch! (Mil) (Sch) — to raise or lift one's eyes heavenwards (liter) or to heaven (liter) right dress! get in a straight line!

einen Verdacht gegen jdn richten — to suspect sb

See:

→ zugrunde

2)

(= ausrichten) etw nach jdm/etw richten — to suit or fit sth to sb/sth; Lebensstil, Verhalten to orientate sth to sb/sth

3) (= adressieren) Briefe, Anfragen to address, to send (
an +acc to); Bitten, Forderungen, Gesuch to address, to make ( an +acc to); Kritik, Vorwurf to level, to direct, to aim (gegen at, against)
das Wort an jdn richten — to address sb

4) (esp S Ger) (= zurechtmachen) to prepare, to get ready; Essen auch to get, to fix; (= in Ordnung bringen) to do, to fix; (= reparieren) to fix; Haare to do; Tisch to lay (Brit), to set; Betten to make, to do

jdm ein Bad richten (form, S Ger) — to draw (form) or run a bath for sb

5) (= einstellen) to set; (S Ger = gerade biegen) to straighten (out), to bend straight

einen Knochenbruch richten — to set a fracture

6)

(Aus: = erreichen) richten — to do nicely for oneself (inf)

7) (old = hinrichten) to execute, to put to death

sich selbst richten (liter) — to find death by one's own hand (liter)

sich von selbst richten (fig) — to condemn oneself

2. vr

1) (= sich hinwenden) to focus, to be focussed (
auf +acc on), to be directed ( auf +acc towards); (Gedanken, Augen, Blick) to turn, to be directed ( auf +acc towards); (Hoffnungen) to be focussed ( auf +acc on); (Protest, Kritik) to be directed or aimed (gegen at)
2) (= sich wenden) to consult (an jdn sb); (Maßnahme, Vorwurf etc) to be directed or aimed (gegen at)

3) (= sich anpassen) to follow (nach jdm/etw sb/sth)

sich nach den Vorschriften richten — to go by the rules

sich nach jds Wünschen richten — to comply with or go along with sb's wishes

mir ist es egal, ob wir früher oder später gehen, ich richte mich nach dir — I don't mind if we go earlier or later, I'll fit in with you or I'll do what you do

wir richten uns ganz nach unseren Kunden — we are guided entirely by our customers' wishes

warum sollte die Frau sich immer nach dem Mann richten? — why should the woman always do what the man wants?

sich nach den Sternen/der Wettervorhersage/dem, was er behauptet, richten — to go by the stars/the weather forecast/what he maintains

und richte dich ( gefälligst) danach! (inf) — (kindly) do as you're told

4) (= abhängen von) to depend (nach on)

5) (esp S Ger = sich zurechtmachen) to get ready

für die Party brauchst du dich nicht extra zu richten — you don't have to get specially done up for the party (inf)

3. vi
liter = urteilen) to judge (über jdn sb), to pass judgement ( über +acc on)
milde/streng richten — to be mild/harsh in one's judgement

richtet nicht, auf dass ihr nicht gerichtet werdet! (Bibl) — judge not, that ye be not judged (Bibl)

* * *

1) (to speak or write to: I shall address my remarks to you only.) address

2) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) fix

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) level

4) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) set

5) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) play

6) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) point

7) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) train

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rich·ten

[ˈrɪçtn̩]

I. vt

1. (lenken)

▪ etw irgendwohin \richten to point sth somewhere; Strahl a. to direct sth somewhere; Waffe, Kamera a. to train sth somewhere

den Blick zu Boden \richten to look down; (aus Demut, Scham) to lower one's eyes

den Blick in die Ferne \richten to look into the distance

den Kurs nach Osten \richten to steer an easterly course

die Waffe gegen sich akk selbst \richten to turn the weapon on oneself

▪ etw auf jdn/etw \richten to point sth at sb/sth; Strahl a. to direct sth towards [or at] sb/sth; Waffe, Kamera a. to train sth on sb/sth

die Augen [o den Blick] auf jdn \richten to look directly at sb, to turn one's eyes to sb

den Blick auf etw akk \richten to [have a] look at sth; (beobachten) to observe sth

2. (konzentrieren)

er hat all sein Tun auf dieses Ziel gerichtet everything he did served to achieve this object

unsre Verbesserungen sind auf die Verkaufsleistung gerichtet our improvements affect sales performance only

ein kommunistisch gerichteter Gedanke a thought based on [or aligned along] communist teachings

seine Aufmerksamkeit auf etw akk \richten to turn one's attention to sth

seine ganze Aufmerksamkeit auf etw akk \richten to give sth one's full attention

all sein Bemühen auf etw akk \richten to direct all one's efforts towards sth

seine Wut gegen jdn \richten to vent one's anger on sb

3. (umändern)

▪ etw nach jdm/etw \richten to arrange sth to suit sb/sth

4. (mitteilen)

▪ etw an jdn/etw \richten to address sth to sb/sth; Kritik to direct [or level] sth at sb; (zusenden a.) to send sth to sb/sth [or sb/sth sth]

eine Bitte/Frage an jdn \richten to put a request/question to sb

die Frage ist an Sie gerichtet the question is meant for you

ein Gesuch an jdn \richten to petition sb

eine Mahnung an jdn \richten to give/send sb a warning

das Wort an jdn \richten to address sb

5. (begradigen)

▪ etw \richten to straighten sth; (ebnen) to level sth

Blech \richten to flatten sheet metal

eine Delle \richten to dress [or sep true up] a dent

einen Knochenbruch \richten to set a fracture

Lager/Räder \richten to centre BRIT [or AM center] bearings/wheels

6. (justieren)

▪ etw \richten to align sth; eine Antenne \richten to direct [or align] an aerial

eine Kanone \richten to aim a cannon

7. (aufstellen)

▪ etw \richten to build [or sep put up] sth

8. ESP SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (ordnen)

sich/jdm die Haare \richten to do one's/sb's hair

sich/jdm die Krawatte \richten to adjust [or straighten] one's/sb's tie

9. ESP SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (reparieren)

▪ [jdm] etw \richten to fix [or repair] [or mend] sth [for sb]

10. ESP SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (bereiten)

▪ [jdm] etw \richten to prepare sth [or get sth ready] [for sb]

jdm ein Bad \richten to run a bath for sb

die Betten \richten to make the beds

das Frühstück \richten to make [or get] breakfast

den Tisch \richten to lay the table

11. ESP SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (sorgen)

▪ etw \richten to arrange sth

das kann ich schon \richten I can arrange it

das lässt sich schon \richten that should be no problem

12. (aburteilen)

▪ jdn \richten to judge sb, to pass judg[e]ment on sb

13. (verurteilen)

▪ jdn \richten to condemn sb

14. (veraltend geh: exekutieren)

▪ jdn \richten to execute sb

II. vr

1. (aufstehen)

sich akk in die Höhe \richten to stand [or get] up

2. (lenken)

▪ sich akk irgendwohin \richten to point somewhere; Strahlen a. to be directed somewhere; Augen to look somewhere

die Strahlen richteten sich auf einen Punkt the beams converged to a point

3. (konzentrieren)

ihr ganzer Hass richtete sich auf ihn he was the object of all her hatred

sein ganzes Denken richtet sich auf eine Lösung his single thought is to find a solution

4. (kritisieren)

▪ sich akk gegen jdn/etw \richten to criticize [or BRIT a. -ise] sb/sth

in seiner Rede richtet er sich gegen die Partei he spoke derogatorily of the party, his speech criticized the party

5. (betreffen)

▪ sich akk an jdn/etw \richten to be directed at sb/sth; Kritik, Vorwurf a. to be aimed [or levelled [or AM -l-]] at sb/sth

▪ sich akk gegen jdn/etw \richten to be directed at [or against] sb/sth

6. (fragen)

▪ sich akk an jdn/etw \richten to ask sb/sth; (sich wenden a.) to turn to sb/sth; (Rat holen a.) to consult sb/sth

7. (orientieren)

▪ sich akk nach jdm/etw \richten to comply with sb/sth

wir richten uns ganz nach Ihnen we'll fit in with you

sich akk nach den Vorschriften \richten to follow [or keep to] the rules

sich akk nach jds Wünschen \richten to fit in with sb's wishes

8. (abhängen)

▪ sich akk nach etw dat \richten to depend on sth, to be dependent on sth; Quantität a. to be based on sth

▪ sich akk danach \richten, ob/wie viel... to depend on whether/how much...

9. MIL

richt euch! right dress!

10. (veraltend geh: töten)

▪ sich akk selbst \richten to die by one's own hand

III. vi

1. (urteilen) to pass judg[e]ment

gerecht/hart \richten to be an impartial/a harsh judge

2. (geh: verurteilen)

▪ über jdn/in etw dat \richten to judge sb/sth

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1.
transitives Verb

1) direct < gaze> (auf + Akk. at, towards); turn <eyes, gaze> (auf + Akk. towards); point <torch, telescope, gun> (auf + Akk. at); aim, train <gun, missile, telescope, searchlight> (auf + Akk. on); (fig.) direct <activity, attention> (auf + Akk. towards); address < letter, remarks, words> (an + Akk. to); direct, level < criticism> (an + Akk. at); send <letter of thanks, message of greeting> (an + Akk. to)

2) (geraderichten) straighten; set < fracture>

3) (einstellen) aim <cannon, missile>; direct < aerial>

4) (aburteilen) judge; (verurteilen) condemn; s. auch zugrunde 1)
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (sich hinwenden)

sich auf jemanden/etwas richten — (auch fig.) be directed towards somebody/something

2)

sich an jemanden/etwas richten — < person> turn on somebody/something; <appeal, explanation> be directed at somebody/something

sich gegen jemanden/etwas richten — < person> criticize somebody/something; <criticism, accusations, etc.> be aimed or levelled or directed at somebody/something

3) (sich orientieren)

sich nach jemandem/jemandes Wünschen richten — fit in with somebody/somebody's wishes

sich nach den Vorschriften richten — keep to the rules

4) (abhängen)

sich nach jemandem/etwas richten — depend on somebody/something
3.
intransitives Verb (urteilen) judge; pass judgement

über jemanden richten — judge somebody; pass judgement on somebody; (zu Gericht sitzen) sit in judgement over somebody

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richten

A. v/t

1. (lenken, wenden) direct, turn (

auf +akk towards); (Gewehr, Kamera etc) point (at); (Augen) turn (towards); (Aufmerksamkeit) direct, turn (to); (Brief, Frage etc) address (

an +akk to); (Kritik) direct, level (at);

eine Frage an jemanden/den Sprecher richten put a question to sb/address a question to the speaker;

das war gegen dich gerichtet that was aimed at ( oder intended for, meant for) you;

alle Blicke richteten sich auf … (akk) all eyes turned to look at … ( oder in the direction of …);

gerichtet auf (+akk) MIL, Rakete: targeted on

2. dial (zurechtmachen) (Bett) make; (Zimmer) tidy up; (Haare) do; (vorbereiten, zubereiten) get sth ready, prepare; (Tisch) lay the table; (ausbessern) repair, fix; (in Ordnung bringen) see to;

er wird’s schon richten umg he’ll fix it

3. (einstellen) adjust; (Uhr) set (

nach by)

4. (gerade biegen) straighten, flatten; MED (Knochenbruch etc) set; TECH (Bleche) level;

sich (dat)

die Zähne richten lassen have one’s teeth straightened

5. (urteilen) judge; JUR auch pass sentence on

B. v/r

1.

sich richten nach (Regeln, Wünschen) comply with; (abhängen von) depend on; (sich orientieren an) take one’s cue from; (nach einem Vorbild) follow sb’s example; Sache: be model(l)ed after ( oder on);

sich nach der Mode richten follow the fashion;

sich nach den Vorschriften richten observe the regulations;

nach der Uhr kannst du dich nicht richten you can’t go by that clock;

das richtet sich (ganz) nach dem Wetter etc that depends (entirely) on the weather etc;

ich richte mich (ganz) nach Ihnen whatever suits you best;

warum müssen sich alle nach ihr richten? why does everybody have to fit in with her ( oder what she wants)?

2. (wenden)

sich richten an (+akk) oder

gegen be directed ( oder aimed) at;

mein Verdacht richtet sich gegen ihn I suspect him

3.

sich selbst richten euph take one’s own life

C. v/i judge (

über jemanden sb), pass judg(e)ment (on sb);

milde/streng richten be mild/harsh in one’s judgement;

richtet nicht, auf dass ihr nicht gerichtet werdet! BIBEL judge not that ye be not judged!

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1.
transitives Verb

1) direct < gaze> (auf + Akk. at, towards); turn <eyes, gaze> (auf + Akk. towards); point <torch, telescope, gun> (auf + Akk. at); aim, train <gun, missile, telescope, searchlight> (auf + Akk. on); (fig.) direct <activity, attention> (auf + Akk. towards); address <letter, remarks, words> (an + Akk. to); direct, level < criticism> (an + Akk. at); send <letter of thanks, message of greeting> (an + Akk. to)

2) (geraderichten) straighten; set < fracture>

3) (einstellen) aim <cannon, missile>; direct < aerial>

4) (aburteilen) judge; (verurteilen) condemn; s. auch zugrunde 1)
2.
reflexives Verb

1) (sich hinwenden)

sich auf jemanden/etwas richten — (auch fig.) be directed towards somebody/something

2)

sich an jemanden/etwas richten — < person> turn on somebody/something; <appeal, explanation> be directed at somebody/something

sich gegen jemanden/etwas richten — < person> criticize somebody/something; <criticism, accusations, etc.> be aimed or levelled or directed at somebody/something

3) (sich orientieren)

sich nach jemandem/jemandes Wünschen richten — fit in with somebody/somebody's wishes

sich nach den Vorschriften richten — keep to the rules

4) (abhängen)

sich nach jemandem/etwas richten — depend on somebody/something
3.
intransitives Verb (urteilen) judge; pass judgement

über jemanden richten — judge somebody; pass judgement on somebody; (zu Gericht sitzen) sit in judgement over somebody

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(nach, auf) v.

to direct (to, at) v. v.

to judge (by) v.

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19 affaire

affaire [afεʀ]

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1. feminine noun

2. plural feminine noun

3. compounds

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1. <

   a. ( = problème, question) matter

• ce n'est pas une petite or une mince affaire it's no small matter

• c'est une affaire de goût it's a matter of taste

• j'ai une affaire urgente à régler I've got some urgent business to deal with

• le sport ne devrait pas être une affaire d'argent sport shouldn't be about money

• comment je fais ? -- c'est ton affaire ! what do I do? -- that's your problem!

• avec les ordinateurs, il est à son affaire when it comes to computers, he knows his stuff (inf)

• aller à Glasgow, c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business getting to Glasgow

• c'est une autre affaire that's another matter

• c'est l'affaire de quelques minutes it'll only take a few minutes

• la belle affaire ! big deal!

• tirer qn d'affaire to help sb out

• il est tiré d'affaire he's come through

► avoir affaire à [+ cas, problème] to have to deal with ; [+ personne] ( = s'occuper de) to be dealing with ; ( = être reçu ou examiné par) to be dealt with by

• nous avons affaire à un dangereux criminel we are dealing with a dangerous criminal

• tu auras affaire à moi ! you'll be hearing from me!► faire + affaire

• cet ordinateur fera l'affaire this computer will do fine

• cet employé ne fait pas l'affaire this employee won't do for the job

• ça fait mon affaire that's just what I need

• il en a fait une affaire personnelle he took it personally

• il en a fait toute une affaire he made a dreadful fuss about it

   b. ( = faits connus du public) affair ; ( = scandale) scandal

• l'affaire Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair

• l'affaire du sang contaminé the contaminated blood scandal

• une grave affaire de corruption a serious corruption scandal

• c'est une sale affaire it's a nasty business

   c. (Law, police) case

• être sur une affaire to be on a case

• une affaire de vol a case of theft

   d. ( = transaction) deal ; ( = achat avantageux) bargain

• une bonne affaire a bargain

• faire une affaire to get a bargain

• faire affaire avec qn to clinch a deal with sb

• l'affaire est faite ! that's the deal settled!

   e. ( = entreprise) business

• une affaire d'import-export an import-export business

• c'est une affaire qui marche it's a going concern

2. <

affaires

   a. ( = intérêts publics et privés) affairs

• les affaires culturelles cultural affairs

• les affaires publiques public affairs

• les Affaires étrangères Foreign Affairs

• occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires ! mind your own business!

   b. ( = activités commerciales) business sg

• être dans les affaires to be in business

• il est dur en affaires he's a tough businessman

• les affaires sont les affaires business is business

► d'affaires [repas, voyage, relations] business

• les milieux d'affaires sont optimistes the business community is optimistic

   c. ( = vêtements, objets personnels) things

• mes affaires de tennis my tennis things

• range tes affaires ! put your things away!

3. <

► affaire d'État affair of state

• il en a fait une affaire d'État (inf) he made a great song and dance about it ► affaire de famille ( = entreprise) family business ; ( = problème) family problem

► affaire de mœurs sex scandal

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afɛʀ
1.

nom féminin

1) ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case

l'affaire de Suez — the Suez crisis

une affaire de corruption — a corruption scandal

condamné pour une affaire de drogue — convicted in a drug case

2) (histoire, aventure) affair

une affaire délicate — a delicate matter

j'ignore tout de cette affaire — I don't know anything about the matter

une sale affaire — a nasty business

quelle affaire! — what a business!

c'est une affaire d'argent — there's money involved

et voilà toute l'affaire — and that's that

3) (occupation, chose à faire) matter, business

il est parti pour une affaire urgente — he's gone off on some urgent business

c'est toute une affaire — it's quite a business

c'est une (tout) autre affaire — that's another matter (entirely)

ce n'est pas une petite affaire — it's no small matter

c'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre — that's my business, not yours

ça ne change rien à l'affaire — that doesn't change a thing

l'affaire se présente bien — things are looking good

j'en fais mon affaire — I'll deal with it

4) ( spécialité)

il connaît bien son affaire — he knows his job

c'est une affaire de femmes — it's women's business

la mécanique, c'est leur affaire — mechanics is their thing

c'est une affaire de spécialistes — it's a case for the specialists

5) ( transaction) deal

une bonne/mauvaise affaire — a good/bad deal

faire affaire avec quelqu'un — to do a deal with somebody

la belle affaire! — (colloq) big deal! (colloq)

6) ( achat avantageux) bargain

j'ai fait une affaire — I got a bargain

7) ( entreprise) business, concern

affaire industrielle — industrial concern

c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire — lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show

8) (question, problème)

c'est une affaire de temps/goût — it's a matter of time/taste

c'est l'affaire de quelques jours — it'll only take a few days

en faire toute une affaire — (colloq) to make a big deal (colloq) of it

on ne va pas en faire une affaire d'État! — let's not make a big issue out of it!

c'est une affaire de famille — it's a family affair

9) (difficulté, péril)

être hors or tiré d'affaire — [malade] to be in the clear

se tirer d'affaire — to get out of trouble

on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire — we're not out of the woods yet

10) ( relation)

avoir affaire à — to be dealing with

tu auras affaire à moi! — you'll have me to contend with!

2.

affaires nom féminin pluriel

1) ( activités lucratives) gén business [U]; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs

être dans les affaires — to be in business

faire des affaires avec — to do business with

il gère les affaires de son oncle — he runs his uncle's business affairs

voir quelqu'un pour affaires — to see somebody on business

le monde des affaires — the business world

2) ( problèmes personnels) business [U]

ça, c'est mes affaires! — (colloq) that's my business!

occupe-toi de tes affaires! — (colloq) mind your own business!

mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires — to put one's affairs in order

parler de ses affaires à tout le monde — to tell everybody one's business

3) ( effets personnels) things, belongings

mes affaires de sport — my sports things

4) Administration, Politique affairs

affaires publiques — public affairs

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Phrasal Verbs:

- les affaires courantes

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être à son affaire — to be in one's element

il/ça fera l'affaire — he/that'll do

ça a très bien fait l'affaire — it was just the job

elle fait or fera notre affaire — she's just the person we need

ça fera leur affaire — ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them

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afɛʀ
1. nf

1) (= problème, question) matter

c'est une affaire de goût — it's a matter of taste

ce sont mes affaires (= cela me concerne) — that's my business

les affaires étrangères POLITIQUE — foreign affairs

2) (criminelle, judiciaire) case, (scandaleuse) affair

une affaire de drogue — a drugs case

3) (= entreprise) business

Son affaire marche bien. — His business is doing well.

4) (= marché, transaction) deal

faire affaire — to do a deal

5) (= occasion intéressante) bargain

une bonne affaire — a real bargain

C'est une affaire à ce prix là. — It's a bargain at that price.

6) (locutions)

tirer qn d'affaire — to get sb out of trouble

se tirer d'affaire — to get o.s. out of trouble

ceci fera l'affaire — this will do

avoir affaire à — to be faced with, to be dealing with

tu auras affaire à moi! — you'll have me to contend with!

c'est l'affaire d'une minute — it'll only take a minute

toutes affaires cessantes — forthwith

2. affaires nfpl

1) (= activité commerciale) business sg

2) (= effets personnels) things, belongings

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affaire

A nf

1 ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case; une mystérieuse affaire a mysterious affair; l'affaire des otages the hostage crisis ou affair; l'affaire de Suez the Suez crisis; une affaire politique/de corruption a political/corruption scandal; l'affaire des fausses factures the scandal of the bogus invoices; affaire civile/criminelle civil/criminal case; il a été condamné pour une affaire de drogue he was convicted in a drug case;

2 (histoire, aventure) affair; une affaire délicate a delicate matter ou affair; une drôle d'affaire an odd affair; j'ignore tout de cette affaire I don't know anything about the matter; pour une affaire de cœur for an affair of the heart; être mêlé à une sale affaire to be mixed up in some nasty business; quelle affaire! what a business ou to-do!; c'est une affaire d'argent/d'héritage there's money/an inheritance involved; et voilà toute l'affaire and that's that;

3 (occupation, chose à faire) matter, business; c'est une affaire qui m'a pris beaucoup de temps it's a matter that has taken up a lot of my time; il est parti pour une affaire urgente he's gone off on some urgent business; c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business; c'est une (tout) autre affaire that's another matter (entirely); ce n'est pas une petite or mince affaire it's no small ou simple matter; c'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre that's my business, not yours; c'est l'affaire de tous it's something which concerns everyone ou us all; ça ne change rien à l'affaire that doesn't change a thing; l'affaire se présente bien/mal things are looking good/bad; j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with it;

4 ( spécialité) il connaît bien son affaire he knows his business; c'est une affaire d'hommes/de femmes it's men's/women's business; c'est une affaire de garçons/filles it's boys'/girls' stuff péj; la mécanique/soudure, c'est leur affaire mechanics/welding is their thing; c'est une affaire de spécialistes it's a case for the specialists;

5 ( transaction) deal; une bonne/mauvaise affaire a good/bad deal; conclure une affaire to make ou to strike a deal; l'affaire a été conclue or faite the deal was settled; faire affaire avec qn to make a deal with sb; la belle affaire○! big deal○!; ⇒ sac;

6 ( achat avantageux) bargain; à ce prix-là, c'est une affaire at that price, it's a bargain; j'ai fait une affaire I got a bargain; tu y feras des affaires you'll find bargains there; on ne fait plus beaucoup d'affaires au marché aux puces there aren't many bargains to be had at the flea market any more; j'ai acheté cette robe en solde mais je n'ai pas fait une affaire I bought this dress in the sales but it wasn't a good buy;

7 ( entreprise) business, concern; affaire commerciale/d'import-export/de famille commercial/import-export/family business ou concern; de petites affaires small businesses ou concerns; affaire industrielle industrial concern; leur fils a repris l'affaire their son took over the business; c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show; une affaire en or fig a gold mine;

8 (question, problème) c'est une affaire de temps/goût it's a matter of time/taste; c'est l'affaire de quelques jours/d'un quart d'heure it'll only take a few days/a quarter of an hour; c'est affaire de politiciens it's a matter for the politicians; c'est l'affaire des politiciens it's the concern of politicians; il en a fait une affaire personnelle he took it personally; en faire toute une affaire○ to make a big deal○ of it ou a fuss○ about it; on ne va pas en faire une affaire d'État○! let's not make a big issue out of it!; c'est une affaire de famille fig it's a family affair;

9 (difficulté, péril) être hors or tiré d'affaire [malade] to be in the clear; s'il obtient le poste, il est tiré d'affaire if he gets the job, his problems are over; se tirer d'affaire to get out of trouble; tirer or sortir qn d'affaire to get sb out of a spot; on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire we're not out of the woods yet;

10 ( relation) avoir affaire à to be dealing with [malfaiteur, fou, drogue, fausse monnaie]; nous avons affaire à un escroc/faux we're dealing with a crook/fake; je le connais mais je n'ai pas souvent affaire à lui I know him but I don't have much to do with him; j'ai eu affaire au directeur lui-même I saw the manager himself; tu auras affaire à moi! you'll have me to contend with!

B affaires nfpl

1 ( activités lucratives) gén business ¢; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs; être dans les affaires to be in business; faire des affaires avec to do business with; les affaires sont calmes/au plus bas business is quiet/at its lowest ebb; les affaires reprennent or marchent mieux business is picking up; il gère les affaires de son oncle he runs his uncle's business affairs; parler affaires to talk business; revenir aux affaires to go back into business; avoir le sens des affaires to have business sense; voir qn pour affaires to see sb on business; voyager pour affaires to go on a business trip; le monde des affaires the business world; quartier/milieux/lettre/rendez-vous d'affaires business district/circles/letter/appointment; le français/chinois des affaires business French/Chinese; un homme dur en affaires a tough businessman;

2 ( problèmes personnels) business ¢; ça, c'est mes affaires○! that's my business!; occupe-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!; se mêler or s'occuper des affaires des autres to interfere ou meddle in other people's business ou affairs; mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires to put one's affairs in order; parler de ses affaires à tout le monde to tell everybody one's business; ça n'arrange pas mes affaires qu'elle vienne her coming isn't very convenient for me;

3 ( effets personnels) things, belongings; mets tes affaires dans le placard put your things in the cupboard; mes affaires de sport/de classe my sports/school things;

4 Admin, Pol affairs; affaires publiques/sociales/étrangères public/social/foreign affairs; les affaires intérieures d'un pays a country's internal affairs; les affaires de l'État affairs of state.

Composé

les affaires courantes gén daily business (sg); Jur Pol day-to-day running of a country.

Idiomes

être à son affaire to be in one's element; il/ça fera l'affaire he'll/that'll do; il/ça ne peut pas faire l'affaire he/that won't do; ça a très bien fait l'affaire it was just the job; elle fait or fera notre affaire she's just the person we need; ça fera leur affaire ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them; faire or régler son affaire à qn○ ( tuer) to bump sb off○; ( sévir) to sort sb out.

[afɛr] nom féminin

1. [société] business, firm, company

monter une affaire to set up a business

remonter une affaire to put a business back on its feet

gérer ou diriger une affaire to run a business

l'affaire familiale the family business

2. [marché] (business) deal ou transaction

faire affaire avec quelqu'un to have dealings with somebody

conclure une affaire avec quelqu'un to clinch a deal with somebody

faire beaucoup d'affaires to do a lot of business

une affaire (en or) (familier) an unbeatable bargain

faire une (bonne) affaire to get a (good) bargain

à mon avis, ce n'est pas une affaire! I wouldn't exactly call it a bargain!

ils font des affaires en or they're doing terrific business

(c'est une) affaire conclue!, c'est une affaire faite! it's a deal!

l'affaire ne se fera pas the deal's off

l'affaire n'est pas encore faite!

a. (sens propre) the deal isn't clinched yet

b. (figuré) it's by no means a foregone conclusion

c'est une affaire entendue! we agree on that!

lui, c'est vraiment pas une affaire!

a. (familier) [il est insupportable] he's a real pain!

b. [il est bête] he's no bright spark!

3. [problème, situation délicate] business

une mauvaise ou sale affaire a nasty business

ce n'est pas une mince affaire, c'est tout une affaire it's quite a business

quelle ou la belle affaire! (ironique) so what (does it matter)?

c'est une autre affaire that's another story ou a different proposition

c'est une affaire de gros sous it's a huge scam

sortir ou tirer quelqu'un d'affaire

a. [par amitié] to get somebody out of trouble

b. [médicalement] to pull somebody through

être sorti ou tiré d'affaire

a. [après une aventure, une faillite] to be out of trouble ou in the clear

b. [après une maladie] to be off the danger list

on n'est pas encore tirés d'affaire we're not out of the woods yet

4. [scandale]

affaire d'État affair of state

n'en fais pas une affaire d'État! (figuré) don't blow the thing up out of all proportion!

affaire (politique) (political) scandal ou affair

l'affaire Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair

[crime] murder

[escroquerie] business, job

être sur une affaire to be in on a job

5. [procès] trial, lawsuit, case

l'affaire est jugée demain the trial concludes tomorrow

saisir un tribunal d'une affaire to bring a case before a judge

affaire civile/correctionnelle civil/criminal action

6. [ce qui convient]

j'ai votre affaire (familier) I've got just the thing for you

la mécanique c'est pas/c'est son affaire (familier) car engines aren't exactly/are just his cup of tea

faire l'affaire (de quelqu'un): la vieille casserole fera l'affaire the old saucepan'll do

je vais lui faire son affaire (familier) I'll sort ou straighten him out!

7. [responsabilité]

fais ce que tu veux, c'est ton affaire do what you like, it's your business ou problem

en faire son affaire to take the matter in hand, to make it one's business

l'architecte? j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with ou handle the architect

8. [question]

dis-moi l'affaire en deux mots tell me briefly what the problem is

l'âge/l'argent/le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire age/money/time doesn't make any difference

c'est l'affaire d'une seconde it can be done in a trice

c'est l'affaire d'un coup de fil (familier) all it takes is a phone call

c'est une affaire de vie ou de mort it's a matter of life and death

affaire de principe matter of principle

affaire de goût question of taste

pour une affaire de souveraineté territoriale over some business to do with territorial sovereignty

9. (locution)

avoir affaire à to (have to) deal with

avoir affaire à forte partie to have a strong ou tough opponent

avoir affaire à plus fort/plus malin que soi to be dealing with someone stronger/more cunning than oneself

il vaut mieux n'avoir pas affaire à lui it's better to avoid having anything to do with him

tu vas avoir affaire à moi si tu tires la sonnette! if you ring the bell, you'll have me to deal with!

elle a eu affaire à moi quand elle a voulu vendre la maison! she had me to contend with when she tried to sell the house!

être à son affaire: à la cuisine, il est à son affaire in the kitchen ou when he's cooking he's in his element

tout à son affaire, il ne m'a pas vu entrer he was so absorbed in what he was doing, he didn't see me come in

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affaires nom féminin pluriel

1. COMMERCE & ÉCONOMIE business (substantif non comptable)

les affaires vont bien/mal business is good/bad

être dans les affaires to be a businessman ( feminine businesswoman)

les affaires sont les affaires! business is business!

pour affaires [voyager, rencontrer] for business purposes, on business

voyage/repas d'affaires business trip/lunch

2. ADMINISTRATION & POLITIQUE affairs

être aux affaires to run the country, to be the head of state

depuis qu'il est revenu aux affaires since he's been back in power

les affaires courantes everyday matters

les affaires de l'État the affairs of state

affaires intérieures internal ou domestic affairs

affaires internationales international affairs

affaires publiques public affairs

les Affaires sociales the Social Services (department)

3. [situation matérielle]

ses affaires his business affairs, his financial situation

mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires (avant de mourir) to put one's affairs in order (before dying)

[situation personnelle]

s'il revient, elle voudra le revoir et ça n'arrangera pas tes affaires if he comes back, she'll want to see him and that won't help the situation

mêle-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!, keep your nose out of this!

c'est mes affaires, ça te regarde pas! (familier) that's MY business!

affaires de cœur love life

4. [objets personnels] things, belongings, (personal) possessions

ses petites affaires

a. (humoristique) his little things

b. (péjoratif) his precious belongings

en affaires locution adverbiale

when (you're) doing business, in business

être dur en affaires [généralement] to drive a hard bargain, to be a tough businessman ( feminine businesswoman)

toutes affaires cessantes locution adverbiale

forthwith

toutes affaires cessantes, ils sont allés chez le maire they dropped everything and went to see the mayor

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > affaire

20 rette

amend, correct, emend, level, mark, right, put right

* * *

I.:

[ i rette, med rette, til rette], se II. ret.

II. vb

( gøre lige) straighten ( fx one's tie);

( give retning) aim, turn,

F direct,

(se ndf: rette mod, rette til);

( henvende) address ( fx a few words to somebody);

( fejl) correct,

F rectify;

( opgaver) correct,

( rette og bedømme) mark,

(am) grade;

( kompas) adjust;

[ med præp & adv:]

[ rette af]

( gøre jævn) level off,

( træ også) smooth;

[ rette an] serve up,

T dish up;

[ der er rettet an] dinner (etc) is served;

[ rette ind]

(mil.) ( rækker) dress (the ranks),

( kanon) train;

[ ret ind til højre!] right dress!

[ rette mod]

( sigte med våben) aim at,

( mindre omhyggeligt) point at (el. towards) ( fx he aimed (,

pointed) his gun at me; missiles aimed at Western Europe; with a loaded gun pointed towards me),

(ved at hæve el. sænke) level at,

( om kikkert, sigtemiddel) train on ( fx train the telescope (, the gun) on the tower),

( om blik, gang) turn (, F: direct) towards ( fx turn one's glance

(, steps) towards the house);

(fig: opmærksomhed, tanker) turn (, F: direct) to ( fx turn one's thoughts to somebody; turn (, direct) one's (, somebody's) attention to the problem); focus on ( fx focus one's attention (, thoughts) on something);

[ der blev rettet alvorlige beskyldninger imod ham] serious charges were levelled against him, serious allegations were made against him;

[ rette kritik mod] criticize;

[ kritikken var rettet mod mig] the criticism was aimed at me;

[ rette mistanken mod ham]

(dvs bevidst) direct the suspicion towards him,

(se også ndf: rette sig mod);

(se også angreb);

[ rette op]

( bringe i lodret stilling, bringe på ret køl) right ( fx the boat);

( om bil med hensyn til styring) put the wheel straight, straighten out;

( kvikke op) pick up, set up ( fx a holiday will set you up);

[ rette én op]

( moralsk) make somebody go straight;

[ rette økonomien op] put the finances on a sound basis;

[ rette op på skævheden] rectify the imbalance;

[ rette på] adjust ( fx one's clothes, one's tie);

( korrigere) correct ( fx his spelling);

[ rette ` til] adjust;

[` rette til]

(dvs stile til) address to,

F direct to ( fx you must address (, direct) your complaints to the manager; his remarks were addressed (, directed) to the

parents);

[ rette en opfordring til] appeal to;

[ rette et spørgsmål til] address (el. put) a question to;

[ rette det tilbage] correct it back,

F cancel the correction;

[ rette ud] straighten (out);

[ med sig:]

[ rette sig]

( rette ryggen) straighten (el. draw) oneself up,

( om skib) right itself,

( blive rask) get better, recover,

( moralsk) make good, go straight;

(om pris etc) recover;

[ rette sig efter]

( adlyde) obey, conform to ( fx the rules),

F comply with ( fx his instructions, his requests, the rules, his wishes),

( lade sig lede af) be guided by ( fx him, his wishes), go by (

fx he always goes by the rules; go by what he says; I need

something to go by), go along with ( fx what he says, his

suggestion);

( bestemmes af) be determined by ( fx his views are determined by his surroundings; wages are determined by qualifications),

( tilpasses efter) be regulated by ( fx wages were regulated by the price index),

(gram.) agree with;

[ jeg må vide hvad jeg har at rette mig efter] I must know where I stand;

[ rette sig efter ham]

(dvs adlyde ham) do as he tells one;

(dvs føje ham) give in to him,

F comply with his wishes;

[ mistanken rettede sig mod ham] suspicion centred on him, he came under suspicion;

[ rette sig op] = rette sig.

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