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X will blow Y's head off

1 off-hand

حالاً \ before long: soon: She’ll be ready before long. directly: at once: He arrived directly after me. in a minute: very soon: The bus will be here in a minute. instantly: at once. off-hand: without thought or preparation: I can’t say off-hand what it cost, but it was over $1000. outright: directly; at once: He was killed outright by a blow on the head. He told me outright that I was a liar. presently: soon: Dinner will be ready presently. right: immediately: I’ll go right after breakfast.

Arabic-English glossary > off-hand
2 Г-277

СНЯТЬ ГОЛОВУ с кого, кому coll VP subj: human
1. Also: СОРВАТЬ ГОЛОВУ с кого highly coll to kill s.o. ( usu. in combat or in battle)

X голову снимет с Y-a = X will blow Y's head off
X will finish Y off X will put an end toY.
2. \Г-277 (за что). Also: сорвать ГОЛОВУ с кого (за что) highly coll (often used as a threat) to punish s.o. severely

X с Y-a голову снимет (за Z) - X will have Y's head
Z will cost Y Y's head Y*) head will roll X will wring (break) Y% neck.
«Слушай мою команду... Крючок, заводи. Зеф, в башню! Гай, проверь нижние люки... Да тщательно проверь, голову сниму!»(Стругацкие 2). "Obey my orders....Hook, you drive. Zef, to the turret! Guy, check the lower hatches. And thoroughly, or I'll have your head!" (2a).

Конечно, вчера он (пьяный) наболтал по телефону лишнего... Раньше бы и за это голову сняли, а теперь ничего, теперь времена либеральные... (Войнович 1). Of course, he (the drunk) blabbed more than he should have on the phone yesterday...In the old days, that would have cost him his head, but it's nothing now, these are liberal times... (1a).

«...У меня здесь секретная документация, если что, голову с меня сымут ( substand = снимут)...» (Максимов 2). "...I'm carrying secret documents, and if anything happens to them my head will roll..." (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-277
3 снять голову

• СНЯТЬ ГОЛОВУ с кого, кому coll

[VP; subj: human]

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1. Also: СОРВАТЬ ГОЛОВУ с кого highly coll to kill s.o. (usu. in combat or in battle):

- X голову снимет с Y-a ≈ X will blow Y's head off;

- X will finish Y off;

- X will put an end toY.

2. снять голову (за что). Also: СОРВАТЬ ГОЛОВУ с кого (за что) highly coll [often used as a threat]

⇒ to punish s.o. severely:

- X с Y-а голову снимет (за Z) ≈ X will have Y's head;

- Z will cost Y Y's head;

- Y's head will roll;

- X will wring < break> Y's neck.

     ♦ "Слушай мою команду... Крючок, заводи. Зеф, в башню! Гай, проверь нижние люки... Да тщательно проверь, голову сниму!"(Стругацкие 2). "Obey my orders....Hook, you drive. Zef, to the turret! Guy check the lower hatches. And thoroughly, or I'll have your head!" (2a).

     ♦ Конечно, вчера он [пьяный] наболтал по телефону лишнего... Раньше бы и за это голову сняли, а теперь ничего, теперь времена либеральные... (Войнович 1). Of course, he [the drunk] blabbed more than he should have on the phone yesterday....In the old days, that would have cost him his head; but it's nothing now; these are liberal times... (1a).

     ♦ "...У меня здесь секретная документация, если что, голову с меня сымут [substand = снимут]..." (Максимов 2). "...I'm carrying secret documents, and if anything happens to them my head will roll..." (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > снять голову
4 сорвать голову

• СНЯТЬ ГОЛОВУ с кого, кому coll

[VP; subj: human]

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1. Also: СОРВАТЬ ГОЛОВУ с кого highly coll to kill s.o. (usu. in combat or in battle):

- X голову снимет с Y-a ≈ X will blow Y's head off;

- X will finish Y off;

- X will put an end toY.

2. сорвать голову (за что). Also: СОРВАТЬ ГОЛОВУ с кого (за что) highly coll [often used as a threat]

⇒ to punish s.o. severely:

- X с Y-а голову снимет (за Z) ≈ X will have Y's head;

- Z will cost Y Y's head;

- Y's head will roll;

- X will wring < break> Y's neck.

     ♦ "Слушай мою команду... Крючок, заводи. Зеф, в башню! Гай, проверь нижние люки... Да тщательно проверь, голову сниму!"(Стругацкие 2). "Obey my orders....Hook, you drive. Zef, to the turret! Guy check the lower hatches. And thoroughly, or I'll have your head!" (2a).

     ♦ Конечно, вчера он [пьяный] наболтал по телефону лишнего... Раньше бы и за это голову сняли, а теперь ничего, теперь времена либеральные... (Войнович 1). Of course, he [the drunk] blabbed more than he should have on the phone yesterday....In the old days, that would have cost him his head; but it's nothing now; these are liberal times... (1a).

     ♦ "...У меня здесь секретная документация, если что, голову с меня сымут [substand = снимут]..." (Максимов 2). "...I'm carrying secret documents, and if anything happens to them my head will roll..." (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сорвать голову
5 tapa

f.

1 lid.

levantarse la tapa de los sesos (informal) to blow one's brains out

tapa del objetivo lens cap (de cámara)

2 snack, tapa (cooking).

3 cover (portada) (de libro).

4 heel plate.

5 topside (trozo de carne).

6 hors d'oeuvre, appetizer.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tapar.

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tapa

► nombre femenino

1 (cubierta) lid, top; (de botella) cap, top, stopper

2 (de libro) cover

3 (de zapato) heel-plate

4 AUTOMÓVIL head

5 COCINA (comida) appetizer, savoury (US savory), tapa

6 (de res) round of beef

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FRASEOLOGÍA

levantarse la tapa de los sesos / saltarse la tapa de los sesos familiar to blow one's brain out

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noun f.

cover, lid

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SF

1) [de caja, olla, piano] lid; [de frasco] top; [de depósito de gasolina] cap

- levantarse la tapa de los sesos

tapa de registro — manhole cover, inspection cover

2) [de libro] cover

libro de tapas duras — hardback

3) [de zapato] heelplate

4) [de canal] sluicegate

5) (=ración de comida) snack ( taken at the bar counter with drinks)

ir de tapas — ver tapeo

6) (=pieza de carne) flank

7) And (=bistec) rump steak

8) Méx (Aut) hubcap

9) Caribe (=comisión) commission

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femenino

1)

a) (de caja, pupitre) lid

b) (de bote, cacerola) lid; (de botella, frasco) top

c) ( de lente) cap

la tapa del tanque de gasolina — the gas (AmE) o (BrE) petrol cap

levantarle or volarle la tapa de los sesos a alguien — (fam) to blow somebody's brains out

ser la tapa — (Per fam) to be the latest thing (colloq)

- tapa de rosca

2)

a) (de libro, revista) cover; ( para fascículos) binder; ( de disco) sleeve

no te lo has mirado ni por las tapas — you haven't even opened the book

b) ( de tacón) heelpiece

estos zapatos necesitan tapas nuevas — these shoes need reheeling

c) ( de bolsillo) flap

d) (Auto) head

3) (Esp) ( para acompañar la bebida) tapa, bar snack
•• Cultural note:
tapas

In Spain, these are small portions of food served in bars and cafés with a drink. There is a wide variety, including Spanish omelet, seafood, different kinds of cooked potatoes, salads, cheese, ham, and chorizo. They can be very elaborate, and people often order several to make a meal. Tapas are part of a lifestyle and the social aspect is very important. The practice of going out for a drink and tapas is known as tapeo

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femenino

1)

a) (de caja, pupitre) lid

b) (de bote, cacerola) lid; (de botella, frasco) top

c) ( de lente) cap

la tapa del tanque de gasolina — the gas (AmE) o (BrE) petrol cap

levantarle or volarle la tapa de los sesos a alguien — (fam) to blow somebody's brains out

ser la tapa — (Per fam) to be the latest thing (colloq)

- tapa de rosca

2)

a) (de libro, revista) cover; ( para fascículos) binder; ( de disco) sleeve

no te lo has mirado ni por las tapas — you haven't even opened the book

b) ( de tacón) heelpiece

estos zapatos necesitan tapas nuevas — these shoes need reheeling

c) ( de bolsillo) flap

d) (Auto) head

3) (Esp) ( para acompañar la bebida) tapa, bar snack
•• Cultural note:
tapas

In Spain, these are small portions of food served in bars and cafés with a drink. There is a wide variety, including Spanish omelet, seafood, different kinds of cooked potatoes, salads, cheese, ham, and chorizo. They can be very elaborate, and people often order several to make a meal. Tapas are part of a lifestyle and the social aspect is very important. The practice of going out for a drink and tapas is known as tapeo

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tapa¹

¹ = cover, lid, flap, board, top, housing cover.

Nota: Generalmente de mecanismos.

Ex: Thus, for instance, a title statement will be extracted from a title page, and not from the cover or the spine.

Ex: The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid.

Ex: This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment.

Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.

Ex: Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.

Ex: A spoken dialogue between the system and the trainee would proceed as follows: System 'Try to assemble the air compressor' Trainee: 'How?' System: 'Install pump, install pump brace, install pulley, install belt housing cover.

* edición en tapa = hardback, hardbound, hardcover.

* edición en tapas duras = hardback, hardcover.

* encuadernado en tapa = hardbound, cased.

* fabricación de tapas = casemaking [case-making].

* libro encuadernado en tapa = hard book cover, hardback cover, hardback book.

* máquina de fabricar tapas = casemaking machine.

* tapa anterior = front cover.

* tapa de alcantarilla = manhole cover.

* tapa del lector de CDROM = drive door.

* tapa de registro = manhole cover.

tapa²

² = appetiser [appetizer, -USA], snack, tapa.

Ex: To begin with, both methods are appetizers since they stimulate a desire to read for oneself what one has heard told = Para empezar, ambos métodos sirven de aperitivo puesto que estimulan el deseo de leer por uno mismo lo que hemos oído contar.

Ex: Many receptions this year will serve sufficient snacks and hors d'oeuvres, so you may not have to plan to have a meal afterwards.

Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

* tapas = finger food.

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tapa

feminine

tapas (↑ tapa a1)

A

1 (de una caja, un tocadiscos, un pupitre) lid

2 (de un bote, una cacerola) lid; (de una botella, un frasco) top

3 (de un lente) cap

la tapa del tanque de gasolina the gas ( AmE) o ( BrE) petrol cap

estar la tapa de … ( Per fam): el pescado estaba la tapa de rico the fish was absolutely delicious o was out of this world ( colloq)

hacerle una tapa a algn ( Chi fam); to give sb the thumbs down ( colloq)

levantarle or volarle a algn la tapa de los sesos ( fam); to blow sb's head off ( colloq), to blow sb's brains out ( colloq)

ni por las tapas (CS fam); no way! ( colloq), you must be kidding o joking! ( colloq), you cannot be serious!

ponerle la tapa a algn ( RPl fam); to shut sb up ( colloq)

ser la tapa ( Per fam); to be the latest thing ( colloq)

tiene una cámara nueva que es la tapa her new camera is the very latest o the last word in camera technology ( colloq)

Compuesto:

tapa de rosca

screw top

B

1 (de un libro, una revista) cover; (para fascículos) binder; (de un disco) sleeve

no te lo has mirado ni por las tapas you haven't even opened the book

2 (de un tacón) heelpiece

estos zapatos necesitan tapas nuevas these shoes need reheeling

3 (de un bolsillo) flap

4 ( Auto) head

C (corte de carne) flank

D ( Esp) (para acompañar la bebida) tapa, bar snack

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Del verbo tapar: ( conjugate tapar)

tapa es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
tapa
tapar
tapa sustantivo femenino
1
a) (de caja, cacerola) lid;

(de botella, frasco) top;
◊ tapa de rosca screw top

b) (de lente, bolígrafo) cap;

◊ la tapa del tanque de gasolina the gas (AmE) o (BrE) petrol cap

2
a) (de libro, revista) cover;

( de disco) sleeve
b) ( de tacón) heelpiece

c) ( de bolsillo) flap

d) (Auto) head

3 (Esp) ( para acompañar la bebida) tapa, bar snack
tapar ( conjugate tapar) verbo transitivo
1 ( cubrir) ‹ caja› to put the lid on;
‹botella/frasco› to put the top on;
‹ olla› to cover, put the lid on;
‹bebé/enfermo/cara› to cover
2
a) ‹agujero/hueco› to fill in;

‹puerta/ventana› to block up
b) (Andes, Méx) ‹ muela› to fill;

◊ me tapaon dos muelas I had two fillings

c) ‹defecto/error› to cover up

3
a) ‹vista/luz› to block

b) ‹salida/entrada› to block;

‹excusado/cañería› (AmL) to block
taparse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( cubrirse) to cover oneself up;
‹ cara› to cover
2
a) [oídos/nariz] to get o become blocked;

◊ tengo la nariz tapada my nose is blocked

b) (AmL) [cañería/excusado] to get blocked

tapa sustantivo femenino
1 (de una cazuela, del piano, etc) lid
(de una botella) cap, top
Aut (del depósito, del radiador) cap
2 (de un libro) cover
edición en tapas blandas/duras, paperback/hardback edition
3 (del tacón) heelpiece
4 (en los bares) tapa, savoury snack, appetizer
♦ Locuciones: tapa de los sesos, skull: volarse la tapa de los sesos, to blow one's brains out
tapar verbo transitivo
1 (cubrir) to cover
(una botella) to put the top on
(un frasco, una caja, etc) to put the lid on
2 (un orificio) to plug, fill: tapó el agujero con cemento, he filled the hole with cement
(obstruir) to block: una rama tapa la entrada del túnel, a branch blocks the tunnel mouth
3 (abrigar, arropar) to wrap up
(en la cama) to tuck in
4 fam (interponerse) me estás tapando el sol, you're blocking out the sun
5 fig (ocultar una falta) to cover up for sb
' tapa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enroscar
- tapar
- vista
- apretar
- de
- destapado
- marcar
- quitar
- sacar
English:
cap
- cover
- fit on
- jam on
- lid
- on
- pull off
- push off
- screw
- screw on
- screw top
- slam
- stay on
- twist off
- appetizer
- back
- binding
- blow
- flap
- get
- go
- hard
- off
- prize
- pry
- snap
- swing
- top

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tapa nf

1. [para cerrar] [de caja, estuche, olla, ataúd, cofre, baúl, piano, pupitre, maletero] lid;
[de frasco] top; Andes, RP [de botella, bolígrafo] top; Fam
levantarle o [m5] volarle a alguien la tapa de los sesos to blow sb's brains out;

Comp
RP Fam
poner la tapa a alguien to leave sb speechless

Comp
tapa del depósito Br filler cap, Br petrol o US gas (tank) cap;
tapa del distribuidor distributor cap;

tapa del objetivo lens cap

2. [portada] [de libro, CD] cover;
[de disco] sleeve;
un libro de tapas de piel a leather-bound book;

un libro de tapa dura a hardback;

tapas de plástico PVC cover

3. Esp [de comida] snack, tapa;

una tapa de queso a couple of slices of cheese;

un bar de tapas a tapas bar;

comer de tapas to have a meal consisting of tapas;

ir(se) de tapas to go out for some tapas

4. [de zapato] heel plate

5. [trozo de carne] topside

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tapa

f

1 de tarro, cubo etc lid;

se voló la tapa de los sesos he blew his brains out

2 de libro cover;

tapa dura hardback

3

:

tapas pl GASTR tapas, bar snacks

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tapa nf

1) : cover, top, lid

2) Spain : bar snack

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tapa n

1. (tapadera) lid

ponle la tapa a la caja put the lid on the box

2. (de libro) cover

un libro de tapa dura a book with a hard cover

3. (de zapato) heel

hay que poner unas tapas nuevas a estos zapatos these shoes need some new heels

4. (alimento ligero) tapa

el camarero nos puso una tapa the waiter gave us a tapa

Spanish-English dictionary > tapa
6 Kopf

m; -(e)s, Köpfe

1. head (auch von Sachen und TECH.); (Briefkopf) letterhead; einer Seite etc.: top; einer Pfeife: bowl; Kopf an Kopf closely packed; beim Rennen etc.: neck and neck; Kopf stehen stand on one’s head; FLUG. nose over; umg., fig. go mad (bes. Am. crazy) ( wegen over); es steht auf dem Kopf it’s upside down; etw. auf den Kopf stellen turn s.th. upside down; die Bude auf den Kopf stellen umg. (durchsuchen, in Unordnung bringen) turn the place upside down; (ausgelassen feiern) have a wild fling; die Tatsachen auf den Kopf stellen turn the facts on their head, twist things ( oder the facts); und wenn du dich auf den Kopf stellst umg. you can do what you like, you can talk until you’re blue in the face; von Kopf bis Fuß from head to foot, from top to toe; den Kopf hängen lassen hang one’s head; den Kopf oben behalten umg. keep one’s chin (Brit. auch pecker) up; Kopf hoch! umg. chin up!; einen dicken oder schweren Kopf haben umg. have a headache; umg. have a thick head; vom Alkohol: have a hangover; einen roten Kopf bekommen go red, blush; jemandem den Kopf waschen wash s.o.’s hair; umg., fig. give s.o. a piece of one’s mind; Fisch 1

2. (Sinn, Verstand, Urteil) head, mind; (Willen) head; (Gedächtnis) memory; aus dem Kopf aufsagen: from memory, by heart; im Kopf ausrechnen work out in one’s head; ich habe andere Dinge im Kopf I’ve got other things on my mind ( oder to think about); er hat nur Fußball im Kopf all he ever thinks about is football; er ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf umg. he’s got a screw loose; wo hatte ich nur meinen Kopf? what was I thinking of?; den Kopf voll haben have a lot ( oder too much) on one’s mind; das kannst du dir aus dem Kopf schlagen you can forget (about) that; das will mir nicht aus dem Kopf I can’t get it out of my mind; das hältste ja im Kopf nicht aus umg. it’s enough to drive you (a)round the bend; sich (Dat) etw. durch den Kopf gehen lassen think s.th. over; jemandem im Kopf herumgehen go (a)round and (a)round in s.o.’s mind; er hat es sich in den Kopf gesetzt, es zu tun he’s determined to do it; umg. he’s dead set on doing it; geht das nicht in deinen Kopf? can’t you get that into your head?; jemandem in den Kopf oder zu Kopf steigen go to s.o.’s head; sich (Dat) den Kopf zerbrechen rack one’s brains; seinen eigenen Kopf haben have a mind of one’s own; es kann nicht immer alles nach deinem Kopf gehen you can’t get your own way all of the time; mir steht der Kopf nicht danach I don’t really feel like it; einen kühlen Kopf bewahren keep a cool head; (nicht zornig werden) keep one’s cool umg.

3. fig. (Geist, Denker) (great) thinker; (Führer) head, leader; (treibende Kraft) mastermind, driving force; ein fähiger / kluger Kopf a capable / intelligent person; der Kopf von etw. sein mastermind s.th.

4. (einzelne Person) person, head; (Stück) piece; pro Kopf a head, per person, each

5. fig. (Leben) seinen Kopf retten save one’s skin; Kopf und Kragen riskieren risk one’s neck; das wird ihn den Kopf kosten! it’ll cost him his life; das kann den Kopf nicht kosten it can’t cost the earth

6. sonstige Wendungen: er wird dir schon nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen he won’t bite your head off; den Kopf in den Sand stecken hide one’s head in the sand; den Kopf ( nicht) verlieren (not) lose one’s head; den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen wriggle out of it, bes. Am. auch beat the rap umg.; sich (Dat) einen Kopf machen umg. worry; darüber mach ich mir keinen Kopf umg. I’m not going to worry about that; er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen umg. he’s no fool; ich weiß nicht, wo mir der Kopf steht umg. I don’t know whether I’m coming or going; jemandem den Kopf verdrehen umg. turn s.o.’s head; jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken umg. bring s.o. to his ( oder her) senses, sort s.o. out; sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen umg. blow one’s money; immer mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen umg. be pigheaded; bis über den Kopf in Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck (umg. eyeballs) in debt; jemandem über den Kopf wachsen umg. outgrow s.o.; Arbeit etc.: get too much for s.o.; über seinen Kopf hinweg over his head, without consulting him; jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen umg. put s.o.’s nose out of joint; jemandem Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen hurl insults at s.o.; wie vor den Kopf geschlagen speechless; Köpfe werden rollen heads will roll; da fasst man sich doch an den Kopf it really makes you wonder; was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben a short memory makes work for the legs; Kopf oder Zahl? heads or tails?

7. ein Kopf Salat / Blumenkohl a (head of) lettuce / cauliflower

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der Kopf

head

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Kọpf
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der

1) (a clever person: He's one of the best brains in the country.) brain

2) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) head

3) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) head

4) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) head

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Kopf

<-[e]s, Köpfe>

[kɔpf, pl ˈkœpfə]

m

1. (Haupt) head

\Kopf runter! duck!

\Kopf weg! (fam) out the way! fam

\Kopf an \Kopf shoulder to shoulder; (bei Wettrennen) neck and neck

bis zu den letzten hundert Metern lagen sie \Kopf an \Kopf they were neck and neck until the last hundred metres

mit besoffenem \Kopf (sl) pissed out of one's head sl

bis über den \Kopf above one's head; (fig) up to one's neck [or ears]

mit bloßem \Kopf bareheaded

jdm brummt der \Kopf (fam) sb's head is thumping fam

einen dicken [o schweren] \Kopf haben (fam) to have a sore head fam

den \Kopf einziehen to lower one's head

jds \Kopf fordern (a. fig) to demand sb's head a. fig

wir fordern seinen \Kopf! off with his head!

von \Kopf bis Fuß from head to foot [or top to toe]

einen [halben] \Kopf größer/kleiner als jd sein to be [half a] head taller/smaller than sb

den \Kopf in die Hände stützen to rest one's head in one's hands

den \Kopf hängen lassen (a. fig) to hang one's head a. fig

jdn den \Kopf kosten to cost sb their head; (fig) to cost sb their job; (Amt) to cost sb their position; (Karriere) to cost sb their career

den \Kopf in den Nacken werfen to throw one's head back

mit dem \Kopf nicken to nod one's head

einen [ganz] roten \Kopf bekommen to go red in the face; (vor Scham a.) to blush

den \Kopf schütteln to shake one's head

jdm schwindelt der \Kopf, jds \Kopf schwindelt sb's head is spinning

den \Kopf sinken lassen to lower one's head

auf dem \Kopf stehen to stand on one's head

jdm über den \Kopf wachsen to grow taller than sb; (fig) to be too much for sb

sich dat den \Kopf waschen to wash one's hair

die Köpfe zusammenstecken (fam) to huddle together fam

[mit dem] \Kopf voraus [o voran] headfirst, headlong AM

2. (oberer, vorderer Teil) head; (Briefkopf) [letter]head; einer Pfeife bowl; eines Plattenspielers head

\Kopf oder Zahl? heads or tails?

die Blumen lassen schon die Köpfe [o den \Kopf] hängen the flowers are already drooping

am \Kopf der Tafel sitzen to sit at the head of the table

auf dem \Kopf stehen to be upside down

3. HORT head

ein \Kopf Kohl/Salat a head of cabbage/lettuce

4. kein pl (Gedanken) head, mind; (Erinnerung) memory

aus dem \Kopf from memory, by heart

sie kann das Gedicht aus dem \Kopf hersagen she can recite the poem from memory [or by heart]

etw geht jdm durch den \Kopf sb is thinking about sth

mir geht so viel durch den \Kopf! there is so much going through my mind!

sich dat etw durch den \Kopf gehen lassen to consider sth, to mull sth over

den \Kopf voll [mit etw dat] haben (fam) to be preoccupied [with sth]

ich habe den \Kopf so voll, dass ich mich kaum konzentrieren kann I've got so much on my mind I find it difficult to concentrate

ich habe den \Kopf schon voll genug! I've got enough on my mind!

im \Kopf in one's head

etw im \Kopf behalten to keep sth in one's memory

die Einzelheiten kann ich nicht alle im \Kopf behalten I can't remember all the details

etw im \Kopf haben (sich erinnern) to have made a mental note of sth; (sich mit etw beschäftigen) to be thinking about sth

anderes [o andere Dinge] im \Kopf haben to have other things to worry about

nur [o nichts als] Arbeit/Fußball im \Kopf haben to think of nothing but work/football

die Melodie im \Kopf haben to remember the tune

etw im \Kopf rechnen to calculate sth in one's head

in den Köpfen [der Menschen] spuken to haunt people's thoughts

diese Vorstellung spukt noch immer in den Köpfen vieler Menschen this idea still haunts many people's thoughts

jdm kommt etw in den \Kopf sb remembers sth

mir ist neulich in den \Kopf gekommen, dass... it crossed my mind the other day, that...

sich dat keinen \Kopf machen (fam) to not worry

etw schießt jdm durch den \Kopf sth flashes through sb's mind

jdm schwirrt der \Kopf (fam) sb's head is buzzing

jdm durch den \Kopf schwirren (fam) to buzz around sb's head

nicht [o kaum] wissen, wo einem der \Kopf steht (fam) to not know whether one is coming or going fam

etw will jdm nicht aus dem \Kopf sb can't get sth out of their head

sich dat [über etw akk] den \Kopf zerbrechen (fam) to rack one's brains [over sth] fam

5. kein pl (Verstand, Intellekt) mind

du hast wohl was am \Kopf! (sl) you're not quite right in the head! fam

ein heller [o kluger] [o schlauer] \Kopf sein (fam) to have a good head on one's shoulders, to be clever

du bist ein kluger \Kopf! you are a clever boy/girl! fam

einen klaren \Kopf behalten to keep a clear head

einen kühlen \Kopf bewahren [o behalten] to keep a cool head

nicht auf den \Kopf gefallen sein to be no fool

jdm den \Kopf verdrehen (fam) to turn sb's head

den \Kopf verlieren (fam) to lose one's head

jdm den \Kopf zurechtsetzen [o zurechtrücken] (fam) to make sb see sense

nicht ganz richtig [o klar] im \Kopf sein (fam) to be not quite right in the head fam

etw im \Kopf nicht aushalten (fam) to not be able to bear sth

etw geht [o will] jdm nicht in den \Kopf (fam) sb just can't understand sth

will dir das denn nicht in den \Kopf? can't you get that into your head?

es im \Kopf haben (fam) to have [got] brains fam

dafür muss man's im \Kopf haben you need brains for that fam

6. kein pl (Wille) mind

seinen \Kopf durchsetzen to get one's way

nach jds \Kopf gehen to go [or be] the way sb wants

seinen eigenen \Kopf haben (fam) to have a mind of one's own

über jds \Kopf hinweg over sb's head

sich dat etw aus dem \Kopf schlagen to get sth out of one's head

sich dat in den \Kopf setzen, etw zu tun to get it into one's head to do sth

sie hat es sich in den \Kopf gesetzt, Schauspielerin zu werden she's got it into her head to become an actress

jdm steht der \Kopf nicht nach etw dat sb doesn't feel like sth

7. kein pl (Person) head, person

eine Belohnung [o Summe] auf jds \Kopf aussetzen to put a price on sb's head

auf den \Kopf dieses Mörders waren 500 Dollar Belohnung ausgesetzt a reward of $500 had been offered for the murderer's capture

eine hundert \Kopf starke Gruppe a group of hundred people

pro \Kopf per head [or form capita

8. (Führer) leader; (Denker) brains pl, mastermind

die besten Köpfe arbeiten für uns the best brains are working for us

▪ der \Kopf einer S. gen the person behind sth

9.

▶ jdm nicht [gleich] den \Kopf abreißen (fam) to not bite sb's head off fam

▶ was man nicht im \Kopf hat, [das] muss man in den Beinen haben (prov) bad memory means a lot of legwork fam

▶ sich [gegenseitig] die Köpfe einschlagen (fam) to be at each other's throats fam

▶ sich dat an den \Kopf fassen [o greifen] to shake one's head in disbelief fig

▶ etw vom \Kopf auf die Füße stellen (fam) to set sth right [or straight]

▶ jd ist nicht auf den \Kopf gefallen (fam) sb wasn't born yesterday fig fam

▶ wie vor den \Kopf geschlagen sein (fam) to be dumbstruck

▶ etw auf den \Kopf hauen (fam) to spend all of sth

▶ sich die Köpfe heißreden (fam) to talk oneself into a frenzy

▶ jdm auf dem \Kopf herumtanzen (fam) to do as one likes with sb

▶ den \Kopf [für jdn/etw] hinhalten (fam) to take the blame [for sb/sth]

▶ \Kopf hoch! [keep your] chin up! fig

▶ den \Kopf hoch tragen to keep one's head held high

▶ sich akk um \Kopf und Kragen reden to talk oneself into trouble

▶ \Kopf und Kragen riskieren (Leben, Gesundheit) to risk life and limb; (Existenz, Job) to risk one's neck fig

▶ jdn einen \Kopf kürzer machen (sl) to chop sb's head off fig sl

▶ sich einen \Kopf [über etw] machen to ponder sth, to not be able to stop thinking about sth

▶ den \Kopf oben behalten to keep one's chin up, to not loose heart

halt den \Kopf oben, Junge (fam) chin up, kid fam

▶ jdm raucht der \Kopf (fam) sb's head is spinning

▶ Köpfe werden rollen heads will roll

▶ den \Kopf in den Sand stecken to bury one's head in the sand fig

▶ den \Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen to dodge danger

▶ bis über den \Kopf in Schwierigkeiten stecken to be up to one's neck in problems fam

▶ jdm auf den \Kopf spucken können (fam) to be head and shoulders above sb fam

▶ sich dat nicht auf den \Kopf spucken lassen (sl) to not let people walk all over one

▶ jdm in den \Kopf [o zu Kopf[e]] steigen to go to sb's head

▶ etw auf den \Kopf stellen (durchsuchen) to turn sth upside down [or inside out]; (ins Gegenteil verkehren) to turn sth on its head fig

▶ du kannst dich auf den \Kopf stellen, [aber]... (fam)

▶ und wenn du dich auf den \Kopf stellst,... (fam) you can talk until you're blue in the face, [but]... fam

▶ jdn vor den \Kopf stoßen to offend sb

▶ jd vergisst noch mal seinen \Kopf (fam) sb would forget their head if it wasn't screwed on fam

▶ mit dem \Kopf durch die Wand [rennen] wollen (fam) to be determined to get one's way

▶ jdm den \Kopf waschen to give sb a telling-off

▶ seinen \Kopf darauf wetten, dass... (fam) to bet one's bottom dollar that... fam

▶ jdm etw an den \Kopf werfen [o (fam) schmeißen] to chuck [or sling] sth at sb fam

jdm Beleidigungen an den \Kopf werfen to hurl insults at sb

▶ jdm etw auf den \Kopf zusagen to tell sb sth to their face

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der; Kopf[e]s, Köpfe

1) head

jemandem den Kopf waschen — wash somebody's hair; (fig. ugs.): (jemanden zurechtweisen) give somebody a good talking-to (sl.); give somebody what for (sl.)

[um] einen ganzen/halben Kopf größer sein — be a good head/a few inches taller

die Köpfe zusammenstecken — go into a huddle

sie haben sich die Köpfe heiß geredet — the conversation/debate became heated

Kopf an Kopf — (im Wettlauf) neck and neck

den Kopf einziehen — duck; (fig.): (sich einschüchtern lassen) be intimidated

und wenn du dich auf den Kopf stellst — you can talk until you're blue in the face

ich werde/er wird dir nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen — (ugs.) I'm/he's not going to bite your head off

jemandem schwirrt/raucht der Kopf — somebody's head is spinning

nicht wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht — not know whether one is coming or going

einen dicken Kopf haben — (vom Alkohol) have a thick head (coll.) or a hangover

jemandem od. jemanden den Kopf kosten — cost somebody dearly; (jemanden das Leben kosten) cost somebody his/her life

Kopf hoch! — chin up!

den Kopf hängen lassen — become disheartened

Kopf und Kragen riskieren — risk one's neck

den Kopf hinhalten [müssen] — (ugs.) [have to] face the music; [have to] take the blame or (coll.) rap

den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen — avoid any adverse consequences or (coll.) the rap

den Kopf in den Sand stecken — bury one's head in the sand

den Kopf hoch tragen — hold one's head high

jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken — (ugs.) bring somebody to his/her senses

sich [gegenseitig] die Köpfe einschlagen — be at each other's throats

sich (Dat.) an den Kopf fassen od. greifen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in despair

jemandem Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen — hurl insults at somebody

sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen — (ugs.) blow one's money (coll.)

etwas auf den Kopf stellen — (ugs.) turn something upside down

auf dem Kopf stehen — (ugs.) be upside down

Kopf stehen — stand on one's head; (ugs.): (überrascht sein) be bowled over

den Ablauf der Ereignisse auf den Kopf stellen — get the order of events completely or entirely wrong

jemandem auf dem Kopf herumtanzen — (ugs.) treat somebody just as one likes; do what one likes with somebody

jemandem auf den Kopf spucken können — (salopp scherzh.) be head and shoulders taller than somebody

er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen — (ugs.) there are no flies on him (fig. coll.)

jemandem etwas auf den Kopf zusagen — say something to somebody's face

jemandem in den od. zu Kopf steigen — go to somebody's head

mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) den Kopf einrennen — beat or run one's head against a brick wall

etwas über jemandes Kopf [hin]weg entscheiden/über jemandes Kopf hinwegreden — decide something/talk over somebody's head

jemandem über den Kopf wachsen — (ugs.) outgrow somebody; (jemanden überfordern) become too much for somebody

bis über den Kopf in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something

es geht um Kopf und Kragen — (ugs.) it's a matter of life and death

sich um Kopf und Kragen reden — (ugs.) risk one's neck with careless talk

von Kopf bis Fuß — from head to toe or foot

jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen — (ugs.) offend somebody; s. auch Hand 3)

2) (Person) person

ein kluger/fähiger Kopf sein — be a clever/able man/woman

pro Kopf — per head or person

3) (geistige Leitung)

er ist der Kopf der Firma — he's the brains of the firm

die führenden Köpfe der Wirtschaft — the leading minds in the field of economics

4) (Wille)

seinen Kopf durchsetzen — make somebody do what one wants

muss es immer nach deinem Kopf gehen? — why must 'you always decide?

5) (Verstand) mind; head

er hat die Zahlen im Kopf — (ugs.) he has the figures in his head

er hat nur Autos im Kopf — (ugs.) all he ever thinks about is cars

was wohl in ihrem Kopf vorgeht? — what's going on in her mind?

sie ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf — (ugs.) she's not quite right in the head

einen klaren/kühlen Kopf bewahren od. behalten — keep a cool head; keep one's head

ich habe den Kopf voll mit anderen Dingen — I've got a lot of other things on my mind

den Kopf verlieren — lose one's head

jemandem den Kopf verdrehen — (ugs.) steal somebody's heart [away]

sich (Dat.) den Kopf zerbrechen — (ugs.) rack one's brains (über + Akk. over); (sich Sorgen machen) worry (über + Akk. about)

aus dem Kopf — (aus dem Gedächtnis) off the top of one's head

das geht od. will ihm nicht aus dem Kopf — he can't get it out of his mind

sich (Dat.) etwas aus dem Kopf schlagen — put something out of one's head

sich (Dat.) etwas durch den Kopf gehen lassen — think something over

jemandem im Kopf herumgehen — (ugs.) go round and round in somebody's mind

jemandem/sich etwas in den Kopf setzen — put something into somebody's head/get something into one's head

etwas im Kopf [aus]rechnen — work something out in one's head

was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben — a short memory makes work for the legs

jemandem geht od. will etwas nicht in den Kopf [hinein] — (ugs.) somebody can't get something into his/her head

6) (von Nadeln, Nägeln, Blumen) head; (von Pfeifen) bowl

7)

ein Kopf Salat/Blumenkohl/Rotkohl — a lettuce/cauliflower/red cabbage

8) (oberer Teil) head

9) (auf Münzen)

Kopf [oder Zahl?] — heads [or tails?]

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Kopf m; -(e)s, Köpfe

1. head ( auch von Sachen und TECH); (Briefkopf) letterhead; einer Seite etc: top; einer Pfeife: bowl;

Kopf an Kopf closely packed; beim Rennen etc: neck and neck;

Kopf stehen → kopfstehen;

es steht auf dem Kopf it’s upside down;

etwas auf den Kopf stellen turn sth upside down;

die Bude auf den Kopf stellen umg (durchsuchen, in Unordnung bringen) turn the place upside down; (ausgelassen feiern) have a wild fling;

die Tatsachen auf den Kopf stellen turn the facts on their head, twist things ( oder the facts);

und wenn du dich auf den Kopf stellst umg you can do what you like, you can talk until you’re blue in the face;

von Kopf bis Fuß from head to foot, from top to toe;

den Kopf hängen lassen hang one’s head;

den Kopf oben behalten umg keep one’s chin (Br auch pecker) up;

Kopf hoch! umg chin up!;

einen dicken oder

schweren Kopf haben umg have a headache; umg have a thick head; vom Alkohol: have a hangover;

einen roten Kopf bekommen go red, blush;

jemandem den Kopf waschen wash sb’s hair; umg, fig give sb a piece of one’s mind; → Fisch 1

2. (Sinn, Verstand, Urteil) head, mind; (Willen) head; (Gedächtnis) memory;

aus dem Kopf aufsagen: from memory, by heart;

im Kopf ausrechnen work out in one’s head;

ich habe andere Dinge im Kopf I’ve got other things on my mind ( oder to think about);

er hat nur Fußball im Kopf all he ever thinks about is football;

er ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf umg he’s got a screw loose;

wo hatte ich nur meinen Kopf? what was I thinking of?;

den Kopf vollhaben have a lot ( oder too much) on one’s mind;

das kannst du dir aus dem Kopf schlagen you can forget (about) that;

das will mir nicht aus dem Kopf I can’t get it out of my mind;

das hältste ja im Kopf nicht aus umg it’s enough to drive you (a)round the bend;

sich (dat)

etwas durch den Kopf gehen lassen think sth over;

jemandem im Kopf herumgehen go (a)round and (a)round in sb’s mind;

er hat es sich in den Kopf gesetzt, es zu tun he’s determined to do it; umg he’s dead set on doing it;

geht das nicht in deinen Kopf? can’t you get that into your head?;

jemandem in den Kopf oder

zu Kopf steigen go to sb’s head;

sich (dat)

den Kopf zerbrechen rack one’s brains;

seinen eigenen Kopf haben have a mind of one’s own;

es kann nicht immer alles nach deinem Kopf gehen you can’t get your own way all of the time;

mir steht der Kopf nicht danach I don’t really feel like it;

einen kühlen Kopf bewahren keep a cool head; (nicht zornig werden) keep one’s cool umg

3. fig (Geist, Denker) (great) thinker; (Führer) head, leader; (treibende Kraft) mastermind, driving force;

ein fähiger/kluger Kopf a capable/intelligent person;

der Kopf von etwas sein mastermind sth

4. (einzelne Person) person, head; (Stück) piece;

pro Kopf a head, per person, each

5. fig (Leben)

seinen Kopf retten save one’s skin;

Kopf und Kragen riskieren risk one’s neck;

das wird ihn den Kopf kosten! it’ll cost him his life;

das kann den Kopf nicht kosten it can’t cost the earth

6. sonstige Wendungen:

er wird dir schon nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen he won’t bite your head off;

den Kopf in den Sand stecken hide one’s head in the sand;

den Kopf (nicht) verlieren (not) lose one’s head;

den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen wriggle out of it, besonders US auch beat the rap umg;

sich (dat)

einen Kopf machen umg worry;

darüber mach ich mir keinen Kopf umg I’m not going to worry about that;

er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen umg he’s no fool;

ich weiß nicht, wo mir der Kopf steht umg I don’t know whether I’m coming or going;

jemandem den Kopf verdrehen umg turn sb’s head;

jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken umg bring sb to his ( oder her) senses, sort sb out;

sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen umg blow one’s money;

immer mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen umg be pigheaded;

bis über den Kopf in Schulden stecken be up to one’s neck (umg eyeballs) in debt;

jemandem über den Kopf wachsen umg outgrow sb; Arbeit etc: get too much for sb;

über seinen Kopf hinweg over his head, without consulting him;

jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen umg put sb’s nose out of joint;

jemandem Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen hurl insults at sb;

wie vor den Kopf geschlagen speechless;

Köpfe werden rollen heads will roll;

da fasst man sich doch an den Kopf it really makes you wonder;

was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben a short memory makes work for the legs;

Kopf oder Zahl? heads or tails?

7.

ein Kopf Salat/Blumenkohl a (head of) lettuce/cauliflower

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der; Kopf[e]s, Köpfe

1) head

jemandem den Kopf waschen — wash somebody's hair; (fig. ugs.): (jemanden zurechtweisen) give somebody a good talking-to (sl.); give somebody what for (sl.)

[um] einen ganzen/halben Kopf größer sein — be a good head/a few inches taller

die Köpfe zusammenstecken — go into a huddle

sie haben sich die Köpfe heiß geredet — the conversation/debate became heated

Kopf an Kopf — (im Wettlauf) neck and neck

den Kopf einziehen — duck; (fig.): (sich einschüchtern lassen) be intimidated

und wenn du dich auf den Kopf stellst — you can talk until you're blue in the face

ich werde/er wird dir nicht gleich den Kopf abreißen — (ugs.) I'm/he's not going to bite your head off

jemandem schwirrt/raucht der Kopf — somebody's head is spinning

nicht wissen, wo einem der Kopf steht — not know whether one is coming or going

einen dicken Kopf haben — (vom Alkohol) have a thick head (coll.) or a hangover

jemandem od. jemanden den Kopf kosten — cost somebody dearly; (jemanden das Leben kosten) cost somebody his/her life

Kopf hoch! — chin up!

den Kopf hängen lassen — become disheartened

Kopf und Kragen riskieren — risk one's neck

den Kopf hinhalten [müssen] — (ugs.) [have to] face the music; [have to] take the blame or (coll.) rap

den Kopf aus der Schlinge ziehen — avoid any adverse consequences or (coll.) the rap

den Kopf in den Sand stecken — bury one's head in the sand

den Kopf hoch tragen — hold one's head high

jemandem den Kopf zurechtrücken — (ugs.) bring somebody to his/her senses

sich [gegenseitig] die Köpfe einschlagen — be at each other's throats

sich (Dat.) an den Kopf fassen od. greifen — (ugs.) throw up one's hands in despair

jemandem Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen — hurl insults at somebody

sein Geld auf den Kopf hauen — (ugs.) blow one's money (coll.)

etwas auf den Kopf stellen — (ugs.) turn something upside down

auf dem Kopf stehen — (ugs.) be upside down

Kopf stehen — stand on one's head; (ugs.): (überrascht sein) be bowled over

den Ablauf der Ereignisse auf den Kopf stellen — get the order of events completely or entirely wrong

jemandem auf dem Kopf herumtanzen — (ugs.) treat somebody just as one likes; do what one likes with somebody

jemandem auf den Kopf spucken können — (salopp scherzh.) be head and shoulders taller than somebody

er ist nicht auf den Kopf gefallen — (ugs.) there are no flies on him (fig. coll.)

jemandem etwas auf den Kopf zusagen — say something to somebody's face

jemandem in den od. zu Kopf steigen — go to somebody's head

mit dem Kopf durch die Wand wollen (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) den Kopf einrennen — beat or run one's head against a brick wall

etwas über jemandes Kopf [hin]weg entscheiden/über jemandes Kopf hinwegreden — decide something/talk over somebody's head

jemandem über den Kopf wachsen — (ugs.) outgrow somebody; (jemanden überfordern) become too much for somebody

bis über den Kopf in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something

es geht um Kopf und Kragen — (ugs.) it's a matter of life and death

sich um Kopf und Kragen reden — (ugs.) risk one's neck with careless talk

von Kopf bis Fuß — from head to toe or foot

jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen — (ugs.) offend somebody; s. auch Hand 3)

2) (Person) person

ein kluger/fähiger Kopf sein — be a clever/able man/woman

pro Kopf — per head or person

3) (geistige Leitung)

er ist der Kopf der Firma — he's the brains of the firm

die führenden Köpfe der Wirtschaft — the leading minds in the field of economics

4) (Wille)

seinen Kopf durchsetzen — make somebody do what one wants

muss es immer nach deinem Kopf gehen? — why must 'you always decide?

5) (Verstand) mind; head

er hat die Zahlen im Kopf — (ugs.) he has the figures in his head

er hat nur Autos im Kopf — (ugs.) all he ever thinks about is cars

was wohl in ihrem Kopf vorgeht? — what's going on in her mind?

sie ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf — (ugs.) she's not quite right in the head

einen klaren/kühlen Kopf bewahren od. behalten — keep a cool head; keep one's head

ich habe den Kopf voll mit anderen Dingen — I've got a lot of other things on my mind

den Kopf verlieren — lose one's head

jemandem den Kopf verdrehen — (ugs.) steal somebody's heart [away]

sich (Dat.) den Kopf zerbrechen — (ugs.) rack one's brains (über + Akk. over); (sich Sorgen machen) worry (über + Akk. about)

aus dem Kopf — (aus dem Gedächtnis) off the top of one's head

das geht od. will ihm nicht aus dem Kopf — he can't get it out of his mind

sich (Dat.) etwas aus dem Kopf schlagen — put something out of one's head

sich (Dat.) etwas durch den Kopf gehen lassen — think something over

jemandem im Kopf herumgehen — (ugs.) go round and round in somebody's mind

jemandem/sich etwas in den Kopf setzen — put something into somebody's head/get something into one's head

etwas im Kopf [aus]rechnen — work something out in one's head

was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben — a short memory makes work for the legs

jemandem geht od. will etwas nicht in den Kopf [hinein] — (ugs.) somebody can't get something into his/her head

6) (von Nadeln, Nägeln, Blumen) head; (von Pfeifen) bowl

7)

ein Kopf Salat/Blumenkohl/Rotkohl — a lettuce/cauliflower/red cabbage

8) (oberer Teil) head

9) (auf Münzen)

Kopf [oder Zahl?] — heads [or tails?]

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7 ir

v.

1 to go.

ir hacia el sur/al cine to go south/to the cinema

ir en autobús/coche to go by bus/car

ir andando to go on foot, to walk

¡vamos! let's go!

2 to be gradually.

ir haciendo algo to be (gradually) doing something

va anocheciendo it's getting dark

3 to go.

le va bien en su nuevo trabajo things are going well for him in his new job

su negocio va mal his business is going badly

¿cómo te va? how are you doing?

4 to go.

estas tazas van con estos platos these cups go with these saucers

5 to go, to belong.

esto no va ahí that doesn't go o belong there

6 to go, to leave (marcharse).

irse a to go to

¡vete! go away!

El bus va por el camino The bus goes down the road.

7 to go (to search).

ir (a) por algo/alguien to go and get something/somebody, to go and fetch something/somebody (peninsular Spanish)

8 to go (to consume, to disappear).

se ha ido la luz there's been a power cut

9 to be going (intención).

ir a hacer algo to be going to do something

te voy a echar de menos I'm going to miss you

10 to get (to change).

ir a mejor/peor to get better/worse

11 to work.

la manivela va floja the crank is loose

la televisión no va the television isn't working

12 to be meant (comentario, indirecta).

ir por alguien to be meant for somebody, to be aimed at somebody

13 to suit (clothes).

irle (bien) a alguien to suit somebody

esta camisa no va con esos pantalones this shirt doesn't go with these trousers

14 to do (tratamiento).

irle bien a alguien to do somebody good

15 to like, to care.

no me va el pop I don't like pop music (peninsular Spanish)

ni me va ni me viene I don't care one way or the other

16 to attend.

Ricardo va en las tardes Richard attends in the afternoons.

17 to be doing, to make out.

Me va bien I am doing well.

18 to keep on, to keep.

Ir caminando Keep on walking.

19 to go for.

Me va bien el negocio The business goes well for me

20 to match.

Estas medias van These socks match.

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IR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.

Imperfect Subjunctive

iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban.

Past Indicative

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

Present Subjunctive

vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

fuera, fueras, fuera, fuéramos, fuerais, fueran;

fuese, fueses, fuese, fuésemos, fueseis, fuesen.

Future Subjunctive

fuere, fueres, fuere, fuéremos, fuereis, fueren.

Imperative

ve (tú), vaya (él/Vd.), vayamos (nos.), id (vos.), vayan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to go

2) get on

3) extend

•

- ir a
- ir a pie
- irse
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Para las expresiones ir de vacaciones, ir de veras, ir dado, irse de la lengua, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=marchar)

a) [indicando movimiento, acción] to go

anoche fuimos al cine — we went to the cinema last night

¿has ido alguna vez a Quito? — have you ever been to Quito?

¿a qué colegio vas? — what school do you go to?

esta carretera va a Huesca — this road goes to Huesca, this is the road to Huesca

íbamos hacia Sevilla — we were going towards Seville

ir hasta León — to go as far as León

ir despacio — to go slow(ly)

ir con tiento — to go carefully {o} cautiously

¡ya voy!, ¡ahora voy! — coming!, I'll be right there!

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿quién va? — (Mil) who goes there?

b) [indicando la forma de transporte]

• ir [andando] — to walk, go on foot

tuvimos que ir andando — we had to walk {o} go on foot

¿vas a ir andando o en autobús? — are you walking or going by bus?

• ir en [avión] — to fly

• ir en [bicicleta] — to ride

• ir a [caballo] — to ride

• fui en [coche] — I went by car, I drove

• ir a [pie] — to walk, go on foot

• fui en [tren] — I went by train {o} rail

c) [con complemento]

iba muy bien vestido — he was very well dressed

este reloj va atrasado — this clock is slow

iban muertos de risa por la calle — they were killing themselves laughing as they went down the street

d)

• ir (a) [por] — to go and get

voy (a) por el paraguas — I'll go and get the umbrella

voy por el médico — I'll go and fetch {o} get the doctor

voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him

solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money

2) [indicando proceso]

a) [persona]

¿cómo va el paciente? — how's the patient doing?

el enfermo va mejor — the patient is improving {o} doing better

el enfermo va peor — the patient has got worse

b) [acción, obra] to go

¿cómo va el ensayo? — how's the essay going?, how are you getting on with the essay?

¿cómo va el partido? — what's the score?

¿cómo va eso? — how are things (going)?

todo va bien — everything's fine, everything's going well

los resultados van a mejor — the results are improving {o} getting better

c)

• ir [por], ¿te has leído ya el libro? ¿por dónde vas? — have you read the book yet? whereabouts are you? {o} how far have you got?

ir por la mitad de algo — to be halfway through sth

la película ya va por la mitad — it's already half way through the film

íbamos por la mitad de nuestro viaje — we were half way there

3) [indicando manera, posición]

ese cuadro debería ir encima del sofá — that picture should go over the sofa

lo que te dijo iba en serio — he meant what he said (to you)

4) (=extenderse) to go, stretch

la pradera va desde la montaña hasta el mar — the grasslands go {o} stretch from the mountains to the sea

• [en lo que] va de año — so far this year

en lo que va de semana hemos recibido cientos de llamadas — we've had hundreds of calls so far this week

en lo que va desde 1950 hasta nuestros días — from 1950 up until now

5) [indicando distancia, diferencia]

va mucho de uno a otro — there's a lot of difference between them

¡lo que va del padre al hijo! — what a difference there is between father and son!, father and son are nothing like each other!

de 7 a 9 van 2 — the difference between 7 and 9 is 2; [en resta] 7 from 9 leaves 2

6) [indicando acumulación]

con este van 30 — that makes 30 (with this one)

van ya tres llamadas y no contesta — we've called him three times and he doesn't answer

7) [en apuestas]

van cinco pesos a que no lo haces — I bet you five pesos you won't do it

¿cuánto va? — how much do you bet?

8) (=vestir)

ir con pantalones — to be wearing trousers

¿con qué ropa {o} cómo fuiste a la boda? — what did you wear to the wedding?

iba de rojo — she was dressed in red, she was wearing red

la que va de negro — the girl in black
etiqueta 2)
9)

irle a algn —

a) [indicando importancia]

nos va mucho en esto — we have a lot riding on this

le va la vida en ello — his life depends on it

- ni me va ni me viene

b) [indicando situación]

¿cómo te va? — how are things?, how are you doing?

¿cómo te va en los estudios? — how are you getting on with your studies?

¡que te vaya bien! — take care!

c) (=sentar) to suit

¿me va bien esto? — does this suit me?

no le va bien el sombrero — the hat doesn't suit her

d) * (=gustar)

no me va nada ese rollo — I'm not into that sort of thing *

ese tipo de gente no me va — I don't get on with that type of people

le va al Cruz Azul — Méx (Dep) he supports Cruz Azul

10) [seguido de preposición]
ir con (=acompañar, combinar) to go with
no quería ir con ella a ninguna parte — I didn't want to go anywhere with her

iba con su madre — he was with his mother

esta fotocopia debe ir con la carta — this photocopy has to go (in) with the letter

yo voy con el Real Madrid — I support Real Madrid

el marrón no va bien con el azul — brown and blue don't go together

eso de ser famosa no va con ella — being famous doesn't agree with her
ir de
¿de qué va la película? — what's the film about?

la película va nada más que de sexo — the film is all sex

no sabe de qué va el rollo — * he doesn't know what it's all about

va de intelectual por la vida — * he acts the intellectual all the time

¿de qué vas? — * what are you on about? *
ir para
va para los 40 — he's getting on for 40, he's knocking on 40

va para viejo — he's getting old

va para arquitecto — he's going to be an architect

va para cinco años que entré en la Universidad — it's getting on for five years since I started University
ir por [indicando intención]
eso no va por usted — I wasn't referring to you, that wasn't meant for you

¡va por los novios! — (here's) to the bride and groom!
ir tras to go after
se dio cuenta de que iban tras él — he realized they were after him

ir tras una chica — to chase (after) a girl

11) [otras locuciones]

• [a lo que] iba — as I was saying

• ir a algn [con] algo, siempre le iba con sus problemas — he always went to her with his problems

• [¿dónde] vas?, -¿le regalamos un equipo de música? -¿dónde vas? con un libro tiene bastante — "shall we give him a stereo?" - "what do you mean? a book is fine"

-¿le pido disculpas? -¿dónde vas? deja que sea él quien se disculpe — "shall I apologize?" - "what are you talking about? let him be the one to apologize"

• si vamos a [eso] — for that matter

a eso voy — I'm coming to that

pues, a eso voy — that's what I mean, that's what I'm getting at

• es el [no] va más — * it's the ultimate

• ir de mal en [peor] — to go from bad to worse

• ir a lo [suyo] — to do one's own thing; pey to look after Number One

aquí cada uno va a lo suyo — everyone does their own thing here

• ir y [venir], era un constante ir y venir de ambulancias — ambulances were constantly coming and going

llevo todo el día yendo y viniendo de un lado al otro de la ciudad — I've spent all day going from one end of town to the other

cuando tú vas, yo ya he venido — I've been there before, I've seen it all before

• ir [y], ahora va y me dice que no viene — now he goes and tells me he's not coming

fue y se marchó — Méx * he just upped and left *
lejos 1., 1)
12) [exclamaciones]
¡vaya! [indicando sorpresa] well!; [indicando enfado] damn!
¡vaya! ¿qué haces tú por aquí? — well, what a surprise! what are you doing here?

¡vaya, vaya! — well I'm blowed! *

¡vaya coche! — what a car!, that's some car!

¡vaya susto que me pegué! — I got such a fright!, what a fright I got!

¡vaya con el niño! — that damn kid! *
¡vamos! [dando ánimos] come on!; [para ponerse en marcha] let's go!
¡vamos! ¡di algo! — come on! say something!

vamos, no es difícil — come on, it's not difficult

una chica, vamos, una mujer — a girl, well, a woman

es molesto, pero ¡vamos! — it's a nuisance, but there it is
¡qué va!
-¿no me vas a echar la bronca? -no, qué va — "you're not going to tell me off, are you?" - "of course I'm not"

¿perder la liga? ¡qué va, hombre! — lose the league? you must be joking!

2.

VERBO AUXILIAR
ir a ({+ infin}) to go
fui a verle — I went to see him

vamos a hacerlo — [afirmando] we are going to do it; [exhortando] let's do it

tras muchas vueltas fuimos a dar con la calle Serrano — after driving round for ages we eventually found Serrano Street

¿cómo lo iba a tener? — how could he have had it?

¡no lo va a saber! — of course he knows!

¿no irás a decirme que no lo sabías? — you're not going to tell me you didn't know?

¿no irá a soplar? — ** I hope he's not going to split on us *

• no vaya a [ser] que..., no salgas no vaya a ser que venga — don't go out in case she comes
ir ({+ gerund})
iba anocheciendo — it was getting dark

iban fumando — they were smoking

¿quién va ganando? — who's winning?

fueron hablando todo el camino — they talked the whole way there

como iba diciendo — as I was saying

¡voy corriendo! — I'll be right there!

id pensando en el tema que queréis tratar — be {o} start thinking about the subject you want to deal with

hemos ido consiguiendo lo que queríamos — we found what we wanted eventually

voy comprendiendo que... — I am beginning to see that...
ir ({+ participio})
van escritas tres cartas — that's three letters I've written

va vendido todo — everything has been sold

3.

See:

irse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

Fernando! - voy! — Fernando! - (just) coming! o I'll be right there!

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

voy al mercado — I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market (colloq)

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

a eso voy — I'm just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? — (Esp fam) ( frente a una exageración)

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? - dónde vas! — shall we leave 500 as a tip? - you must be joking o kidding!

ir a dar a un lugar — ver parar

ir a por alguien — (Esp)

ha ido a por su madre — he's gone to get his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti — watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

ir por or (Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread; no irla con algo (RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't go along with all this liberalism; no me/le va ni me/le viene (fam) (no me, le concierne) it's none of my/his/her business; (ne me, le afecta) it doesn't affect me/him/her; allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres — when in Rome, do as the Romans do

b) ( asistir) to go to

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

2) ( expresando propósito)

ir a + inf: ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?; ve a ayudarla — go and help her; ver tb v aux I

3)

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

4)

a) (al arrojar algo, arrojarse)

tírame la llave - allá va! — throw me the key - here you are o there you go!

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

b) (Jueg)

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!

ahí va! — (Esp fam)

ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero — oh no! I've forgotten the money

ganó 20 millones en la lotería - ahí va! — he won 20 million in the lottery - wow o (AmE) gee whiz! (colloq)

5) comentario

no iba con mala intención — it wasn't meant unkindly

eso va por ti también — that goes for you too o and the same goes for you

6) ( estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc)

le iba la vida en ello — her life depended on it o was at stake

7) (fam) (hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes)

fue y le dio un puñetazo — she went and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree — and like an idiot she believed him

Sentido II

8) (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento)

iban cantando por el camino — they sang as they went along

¿van cómodos? — are you comfortable?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? — will the glasses be safe here?

íbamos sentados — we were sitting down

vas que pareces un pordiosero — you look like some sort of beggar

iba con miedo — she was afraid

vas muy cargada — you have a lot to carry

yo iba a la cabeza — I was in the lead

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos — you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco — he's had one disappointment after another

9) ( refiriéndose al atuendo)

ir de algo: iban de largo they wore long dresses; voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde — she was dressed in green

10) ( en calidad de)

ir de algo — to go (along) as something

yo fui de intérprete — I went along as interpreter

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? — (Esp arg) hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo/genio por la vida — (Esp arg) he really thinks he's good-looking/clever

11) (Esp fam) ( tratar)

¿de qué va la novela? — what's the novel about?

Sentido III

12) camino/sendero ( llevar)

ir a algo — to lead to something, to go to something

13) (extenderse, abarcar)

la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia — the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento — the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Sentido IV

14) (marchar, desarrollarse)

¿cómo va el enfermo/el nuevo trabajo? — how's the patient doing/the new job going?

va de mal en peor — it's going from bad to worse;; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cómo te va? — how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? — how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?

me fue mal/bien en el examen/la entrevista — I did badly/well in the exam/the interview

que te vaya bien! — all the best! o take care!

que te vaya bien (en) el examen! — good luck in the exam

¿cómo le va con el novio? — how's she getting on with her boyfriend?

15) (en juegos, competiciones)

¿cómo van? - 3-1 — what's the score? - 3-1

voy ganando yo — I'm ahead, I'm winning

16) ( en el desarrollo de algo)

ir por algo: ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?; ¿todavía vas por la página 20? — are you still on page 20?

17) ( estar en camino)

ir para algo: vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!; va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

18) (sumar, hacer)

ya van tres veces que te lo digo — this is the third time I've told you

con éste van seis — six, counting this one

ya van tres pasteles que se come — that makes three cakes he's eaten now

19) ( haber transcurrido)

en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes — so far this year/month

20) ( haber diferencia)

de tres a ocho van cinco — eight minus three is five

lo que va de un hermano a otro! — (fam) it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! (colloq)

21) (CS) (depender, radicar)

ir en algo — to depend on something

no sé en qué vá — I don't know what it depends on

Sentido V

22)

a) ( deber colocarse) to go

¿dónde van las toallas? — where do the towels go?

qué va! — (fam)

¿has terminado? - qué va! — have you finished? - you must be joking!

¿se disgustó? - qué va! — did she get upset? - not at all!

vamos a perder el avión - qué va! — we're going to miss the plane - nonsense!

b) ( deber escribirse)

¿va con mayúscula? — is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? — does it have an accent?

c) (RPl) ( estar incluido)

todo esto va para el examen — all of this will be included in the exam

23)

a) ( combinar)

ir con algo — to go with something

b) (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

el negro no te va bien — black doesn't suit you

te irá bien un descanso — a rest will do you good

c)

ir en contra de algo — to go against something

24) (Esp arg) ( gustar) (+ me/te/le etc)

esa música no me va — that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

25) (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar)

irle a algo/alguien — to support something/somebody

le va al equipo peruano — he supports the Peruvian team

Sentido VI

26) vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio)

vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? — come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa)

vamos, mujer, dile algo — go on, say something to him

vamos, date prisa! — come on, hurry up!

dar el vamos a algo — (Chi) to inaugurate something

desde el vamos — (RPl fam) from the word go

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo — that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar — basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos — it's better than the other one, anyway

27) vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad)

vaya! tú por aquí! — what a surprise! what are you doing here?

vaya! se me ha vuelto a caer! — oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!

b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar)

vaya cochazo! — that's some car!

vaya (que) si la conozco! — you bet I know her!

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

vaya, que los hay peores — well, I mean there are plenty worse
2.
ir v aux

Sentido I

1)

ir a + inf —

2)

a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf

te vas a caer! — you're going to fall!

voy a estudiar medicina — I'm going to study medicine

va a hacer dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

esto no te va a gustar — you're not going to like this

te voy a pegar — I'm going to smack you

b) (en propuestas, sugerencias)

vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? — now then, what did you say your name was?

bueno, vamos a trabajar — all right, let's get to work

3)

a) (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones)

que no se te vaya a caer — make sure you don't drop it

cuidado, no te vayas a caer — mind you don't fall (colloq)

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva — take the umbrella in case it rains

b) ( expresando un deseo)

que te vaya bien! — all the best!

4) ( expresando inevitabilidad)

qué le iba a decir! — what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre? — what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿quién iba a ser si no? — who else could it have been?

¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

5) ( expresando incredulidad)

no irás a darle la razón a él! — surely you're not going to say he was right!

6)

a) ( en afirmaciones enfáticas)

¿te acuerdas? - no me voy a acordar! — do you remember - of course I do o how could I forget?

b) ( al contradecir)

¿dormiste bien? - qué voy a dormir! — did you sleep well?- how could I?

cómo iba a saberlo! — how was I supposed to know?

¿por qué la voy a ayudar? — why should I help her?

Sentido II

7) ( expresando un proceso paulatino)

ir + ger: poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little; a medida que va subiendo as it rises; tú puedes ir comiendo you can start eating; ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando — the situation has been getting worse and worse
3.
irse v pron

1) ( marcharse) to leave

¿por qué te vas tan temprano? — why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos — let's go

bueno, me voy — right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off

no te vayas — don't go

vete a la cama — go to bed

se fue de casa — she left home

vete de aquí — get out of here

se fue de la empresa — she left the company

se han ido de viaje — they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí — (fam) get lost! (colloq); (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos fué a vivir a Florida — he went (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo — (fam) don't run away, I want to talk to you (colloq)

2) (consumirse, gastarse)

cómo se va el dinero! — I don't know where the money goes!; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler — half my salary goes on the rent

qué rápido se me ha ido la tarde! — hasn't the evening gone quickly?

3) ( desaparecer) mancha/dolor to go

se ha ido la luz — the electricity's gone off; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? — has your headache gone?

4) (salirse, escaparse) líquido/gas to escape; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le está yendo el aire al globo — the balloon's losing air o going down

5) (euf) ( morirse) to slip away (euph)

6) (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl)

irse de boca/espaldas — to fall flat on one's face/back

me iba para atrás — I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante — he braked and we all went flying forwards

7) (andarse, actuar) (+ compl)

vete con cuidado/tacto — be careful/tactful

8)

a) (CS) ( en naipes) to go out

b) (RPl) ( en una asignatura) tb

irse a examen — to have to take an exam

9) (Andes, Ven) medias to run

se me fueron las medias — my tights have run

* * *

= attend, go, run, go over, saunter, come, go forth.

Ex. He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Ex. It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.

Ex. Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.

Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.

Ex. She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.

Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

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* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* ¡allá voy! = here I come!.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* descanso para ir al baño = bathroom break.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el no va más = the be all and end all.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = be on the skids.

* empezar a irse al garete, empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* ir a = get to, turn to, refer to, be out to, head for, come to, take + a trip to, go to.

* ir a casa de = make + house calls.

* ir acompañado de = come with.

* ir a continuación de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].

* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.

* ir a + Infinitivo = be to + Infinitivo.

* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ir a jucio, ser juzgado, ser procesado = stand for + trial.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* ir a la bancarrota = go + belly up.

* ir a la cárcel = serve + time.

* ir a la escuela = go to + school.

* ir a la guerra = go to + war.

* ir a la par = proceed + in parallel.

* ir a la par con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.

* ir a la zaga = trail, trail behind, lag + behind.

* ir al centro = go + downtown.

* ir al cine = go to + the cinema, movie-going.

* ir al grano = cut to + the chase.

* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* ir al pub = go to + the pub.

* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.

* ir a + Lugar = trot off + Lugar.

* ir al unísono = be hand in hand.

* ir al unísono con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* ir a por = go for.

* ir a por todas = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.

* ir a tientas y a ciegas = bump around + in the dark, fumble.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* ir a un Lugar en coche = drive out to.

* ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* ir a ver a Alguien a su casa = home-visiting.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir con = go with, come with.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.

* ir contracorriente = go against + the flow.

* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.

* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.

* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.

* ir de... a... = proceed from... to....

* ir de... a = make + transition from... to..., range from... to..., go from... to..., work from... to, stretch from... to..., ricochet from... to.

* ir de acampada = camp.

* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.

* ir de aquí para allá = ply, bustle, jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.

* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.

* ir de compras = go + shopping.

* ir de copas = go for + a drink.

* ir de + Dirección = work from + Dirección.

* ir de excursión = hike.

* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.

* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.

* ir delante = lead + the way.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.

* ir de paquete = pillion riding, ride + pillion .

* ir de perlas = come up + a treat, work + a treat, go down + a treat.

* ir de putas = whoring.

* ir descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir de tranqui = play it + cool.

* ir detrás de = chase after, lag + behind.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* ir de vacaciones = go on + vacation, go on + holidays.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* ir dirigido a = be geared to, target, aim at.

* ir en = ride.

* ir en aumento = be on the increase.

* ir en bici = bike.

* ir en bicicleta = cycle.

* ir encaminado hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* ir en caravana = go in + (a) convoy, drive in + (a) convoy.

* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.

* ir en contra del reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.

* ir en contra del sistema = buck + the system.

* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.

* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.

* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion .

* ir en moto = bike.

* ir en paralelo con = run + parallel to.

* ir entre = go between.

* ir hacia = head for.

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir hacia delante = page + forward.

* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.

* irle Algo a Alguien = fare.

* irle a Uno = make out.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* ir más allá = go + one stage further.

* ir más allá de = go beyond, go + deeper than, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.

* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.

* ir más despacio = slow down, slow up.

* ir más lejos = go + one stage further.

* ir montado en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.

* ir muy por detrás de = be far behind.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* ir por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por detrás = be behind, trail, trail behind, lag.

* ir por detrás de = lag + behind.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir primero = lead + the way.

* ir rápido = fly.

* ir retrasado con el trabajo = be behind in + Posesivo + work.

* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.

* irse = depart, make + departure, quit + Lugar, take + departure, go off, wend + Posesivo + way, leave, go away, take + Posesivo + leave, be gone, head off, walk out, make + a quick getaway.

* irse a casa = go + home.

* irse a freír espárragos = naff off.

* irse a la cama = retire + at night.

* irse a la mierda = naff off.

* irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped, go down + the tube, go down + the drain.

* irse al carajo = go + pear-shaped, go to + shit.

* irse al cuerno = naff off.

* irse al diablo = naff off.

* irse al garete = go + kaput, be kaput, be up the spout.

* irse al traste = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spout.

* irse al trasto = go + pear-shaped.

* irse a paseo = naff off.

* irse a pique = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.

* irse de casa = leave + home.

* irse de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de juerga = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de parranda = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.

* irse de vacaciones = vacation.

* irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.

* irse inadvertidamente = slip away.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand.

* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time, it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.

* irse para siempre = go + forever.

* irse por las ramas = go off + the track, get off + the track, go off on + another track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off at + a tangent.

* irse por la tangente = wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.

* ir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.

* ir tirando = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.

* ir unido a = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ir viento en popa = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir volando = hurtle, hot-foot it to.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* ir zumbando = whiz.

* no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* partido de ida = away game.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* si vamos a eso = for that matter.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* va a = gonna [going to].

* vete a la mierda = fuck off.

* véte al carajo = drop dead!.

* véte al cuerno = drop dead!.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

Fernando! - voy! — Fernando! - (just) coming! o I'll be right there!

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

voy al mercado — I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market (colloq)

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

a eso voy — I'm just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? — (Esp fam) ( frente a una exageración)

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? - dónde vas! — shall we leave 500 as a tip? - you must be joking o kidding!

ir a dar a un lugar — ver parar

ir a por alguien — (Esp)

ha ido a por su madre — he's gone to get his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti — watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

ir por or (Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread; no irla con algo (RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't go along with all this liberalism; no me/le va ni me/le viene (fam) (no me, le concierne) it's none of my/his/her business; (ne me, le afecta) it doesn't affect me/him/her; allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres — when in Rome, do as the Romans do

b) ( asistir) to go to

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

2) ( expresando propósito)

ir a + inf: ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?; ve a ayudarla — go and help her; ver tb v aux I

3)

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

4)

a) (al arrojar algo, arrojarse)

tírame la llave - allá va! — throw me the key - here you are o there you go!

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

b) (Jueg)

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!

ahí va! — (Esp fam)

ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero — oh no! I've forgotten the money

ganó 20 millones en la lotería - ahí va! — he won 20 million in the lottery - wow o (AmE) gee whiz! (colloq)

5) comentario

no iba con mala intención — it wasn't meant unkindly

eso va por ti también — that goes for you too o and the same goes for you

6) ( estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc)

le iba la vida en ello — her life depended on it o was at stake

7) (fam) (hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes)

fue y le dio un puñetazo — she went and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree — and like an idiot she believed him

Sentido II

8) (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento)

iban cantando por el camino — they sang as they went along

¿van cómodos? — are you comfortable?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? — will the glasses be safe here?

íbamos sentados — we were sitting down

vas que pareces un pordiosero — you look like some sort of beggar

iba con miedo — she was afraid

vas muy cargada — you have a lot to carry

yo iba a la cabeza — I was in the lead

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos — you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco — he's had one disappointment after another

9) ( refiriéndose al atuendo)

ir de algo: iban de largo they wore long dresses; voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde — she was dressed in green

10) ( en calidad de)

ir de algo — to go (along) as something

yo fui de intérprete — I went along as interpreter

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? — (Esp arg) hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo/genio por la vida — (Esp arg) he really thinks he's good-looking/clever

11) (Esp fam) ( tratar)

¿de qué va la novela? — what's the novel about?

Sentido III

12) camino/sendero ( llevar)

ir a algo — to lead to something, to go to something

13) (extenderse, abarcar)

la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia — the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento — the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Sentido IV

14) (marchar, desarrollarse)

¿cómo va el enfermo/el nuevo trabajo? — how's the patient doing/the new job going?

va de mal en peor — it's going from bad to worse;; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cómo te va? — how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? — how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?

me fue mal/bien en el examen/la entrevista — I did badly/well in the exam/the interview

que te vaya bien! — all the best! o take care!

que te vaya bien (en) el examen! — good luck in the exam

¿cómo le va con el novio? — how's she getting on with her boyfriend?

15) (en juegos, competiciones)

¿cómo van? - 3-1 — what's the score? - 3-1

voy ganando yo — I'm ahead, I'm winning

16) ( en el desarrollo de algo)

ir por algo: ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?; ¿todavía vas por la página 20? — are you still on page 20?

17) ( estar en camino)

ir para algo: vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!; va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

18) (sumar, hacer)

ya van tres veces que te lo digo — this is the third time I've told you

con éste van seis — six, counting this one

ya van tres pasteles que se come — that makes three cakes he's eaten now

19) ( haber transcurrido)

en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes — so far this year/month

20) ( haber diferencia)

de tres a ocho van cinco — eight minus three is five

lo que va de un hermano a otro! — (fam) it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! (colloq)

21) (CS) (depender, radicar)

ir en algo — to depend on something

no sé en qué vá — I don't know what it depends on

Sentido V

22)

a) ( deber colocarse) to go

¿dónde van las toallas? — where do the towels go?

qué va! — (fam)

¿has terminado? - qué va! — have you finished? - you must be joking!

¿se disgustó? - qué va! — did she get upset? - not at all!

vamos a perder el avión - qué va! — we're going to miss the plane - nonsense!

b) ( deber escribirse)

¿va con mayúscula? — is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? — does it have an accent?

c) (RPl) ( estar incluido)

todo esto va para el examen — all of this will be included in the exam

23)

a) ( combinar)

ir con algo — to go with something

b) (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

el negro no te va bien — black doesn't suit you

te irá bien un descanso — a rest will do you good

c)

ir en contra de algo — to go against something

24) (Esp arg) ( gustar) (+ me/te/le etc)

esa música no me va — that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

25) (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar)

irle a algo/alguien — to support something/somebody

le va al equipo peruano — he supports the Peruvian team

Sentido VI

26) vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio)

vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? — come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa)

vamos, mujer, dile algo — go on, say something to him

vamos, date prisa! — come on, hurry up!

dar el vamos a algo — (Chi) to inaugurate something

desde el vamos — (RPl fam) from the word go

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo — that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar — basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos — it's better than the other one, anyway

27) vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad)

vaya! tú por aquí! — what a surprise! what are you doing here?

vaya! se me ha vuelto a caer! — oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!

b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar)

vaya cochazo! — that's some car!

vaya (que) si la conozco! — you bet I know her!

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

vaya, que los hay peores — well, I mean there are plenty worse
2.
ir v aux

Sentido I

1)

ir a + inf —

2)

a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf

te vas a caer! — you're going to fall!

voy a estudiar medicina — I'm going to study medicine

va a hacer dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

esto no te va a gustar — you're not going to like this

te voy a pegar — I'm going to smack you

b) (en propuestas, sugerencias)

vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? — now then, what did you say your name was?

bueno, vamos a trabajar — all right, let's get to work

3)

a) (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones)

que no se te vaya a caer — make sure you don't drop it

cuidado, no te vayas a caer — mind you don't fall (colloq)

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva — take the umbrella in case it rains

b) ( expresando un deseo)

que te vaya bien! — all the best!

4) ( expresando inevitabilidad)

qué le iba a decir! — what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre? — what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿quién iba a ser si no? — who else could it have been?

¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

5) ( expresando incredulidad)

no irás a darle la razón a él! — surely you're not going to say he was right!

6)

a) ( en afirmaciones enfáticas)

¿te acuerdas? - no me voy a acordar! — do you remember - of course I do o how could I forget?

b) ( al contradecir)

¿dormiste bien? - qué voy a dormir! — did you sleep well?- how could I?

cómo iba a saberlo! — how was I supposed to know?

¿por qué la voy a ayudar? — why should I help her?

Sentido II

7) ( expresando un proceso paulatino)

ir + ger: poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little; a medida que va subiendo as it rises; tú puedes ir comiendo you can start eating; ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando — the situation has been getting worse and worse
3.
irse v pron

1) ( marcharse) to leave

¿por qué te vas tan temprano? — why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos — let's go

bueno, me voy — right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off

no te vayas — don't go

vete a la cama — go to bed

se fue de casa — she left home

vete de aquí — get out of here

se fue de la empresa — she left the company

se han ido de viaje — they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí — (fam) get lost! (colloq); (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos fué a vivir a Florida — he went (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo — (fam) don't run away, I want to talk to you (colloq)

2) (consumirse, gastarse)

cómo se va el dinero! — I don't know where the money goes!; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler — half my salary goes on the rent

qué rápido se me ha ido la tarde! — hasn't the evening gone quickly?

3) ( desaparecer) mancha/dolor to go

se ha ido la luz — the electricity's gone off; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? — has your headache gone?

4) (salirse, escaparse) líquido/gas to escape; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le está yendo el aire al globo — the balloon's losing air o going down

5) (euf) ( morirse) to slip away (euph)

6) (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl)

irse de boca/espaldas — to fall flat on one's face/back

me iba para atrás — I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante — he braked and we all went flying forwards

7) (andarse, actuar) (+ compl)

vete con cuidado/tacto — be careful/tactful

8)

a) (CS) ( en naipes) to go out

b) (RPl) ( en una asignatura) tb

irse a examen — to have to take an exam

9) (Andes, Ven) medias to run

se me fueron las medias — my tights have run

* * *

= attend, go, run, go over, saunter, come, go forth.

Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.

Ex: Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.

Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.

Ex: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.

Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* ¡allá voy! = here I come!.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* descanso para ir al baño = bathroom break.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el no va más = the be all and end all.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = be on the skids.

* empezar a irse al garete, empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* ir a = get to, turn to, refer to, be out to, head for, come to, take + a trip to, go to.

* ir a casa de = make + house calls.

* ir acompañado de = come with.

* ir a continuación de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].

* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.

* ir a + Infinitivo = be to + Infinitivo.

* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ir a jucio, ser juzgado, ser procesado = stand for + trial.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* ir a la bancarrota = go + belly up.

* ir a la cárcel = serve + time.

* ir a la escuela = go to + school.

* ir a la guerra = go to + war.

* ir a la par = proceed + in parallel.

* ir a la par con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.

* ir a la zaga = trail, trail behind, lag + behind.

* ir al centro = go + downtown.

* ir al cine = go to + the cinema, movie-going.

* ir al grano = cut to + the chase.

* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* ir al pub = go to + the pub.

* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.

* ir a + Lugar = trot off + Lugar.

* ir al unísono = be hand in hand.

* ir al unísono con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* ir a por = go for.

* ir a por todas = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.

* ir a tientas y a ciegas = bump around + in the dark, fumble.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* ir a un Lugar en coche = drive out to.

* ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* ir a ver a Alguien a su casa = home-visiting.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir con = go with, come with.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.

* ir contracorriente = go against + the flow.

* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.

* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.

* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.

* ir de... a... = proceed from... to....

* ir de... a = make + transition from... to..., range from... to..., go from... to..., work from... to, stretch from... to..., ricochet from... to.

* ir de acampada = camp.

* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.

* ir de aquí para allá = ply, bustle, jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.

* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.

* ir de compras = go + shopping.

* ir de copas = go for + a drink.

* ir de + Dirección = work from + Dirección.

* ir de excursión = hike.

* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.

* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.

* ir delante = lead + the way.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.

* ir de paquete = pillion riding, ride + pillion.

* ir de perlas = come up + a treat, work + a treat, go down + a treat.

* ir de putas = whoring.

* ir descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir de tranqui = play it + cool.

* ir detrás de = chase after, lag + behind.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* ir de vacaciones = go on + vacation, go on + holidays.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* ir dirigido a = be geared to, target, aim at.

* ir en = ride.

* ir en aumento = be on the increase.

* ir en bici = bike.

* ir en bicicleta = cycle.

* ir encaminado hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* ir en caravana = go in + (a) convoy, drive in + (a) convoy.

* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.

* ir en contra del reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.

* ir en contra del sistema = buck + the system.

* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.

* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.

* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion.

* ir en moto = bike.

* ir en paralelo con = run + parallel to.

* ir entre = go between.

* ir hacia = head for.

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir hacia delante = page + forward.

* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.

* irle Algo a Alguien = fare.

* irle a Uno = make out.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* ir más allá = go + one stage further.

* ir más allá de = go beyond, go + deeper than, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.

* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.

* ir más despacio = slow down, slow up.

* ir más lejos = go + one stage further.

* ir montado en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.

* ir muy por detrás de = be far behind.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* ir por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por detrás = be behind, trail, trail behind, lag.

* ir por detrás de = lag + behind.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir primero = lead + the way.

* ir rápido = fly.

* ir retrasado con el trabajo = be behind in + Posesivo + work.

* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.

* irse = depart, make + departure, quit + Lugar, take + departure, go off, wend + Posesivo + way, leave, go away, take + Posesivo + leave, be gone, head off, walk out, make + a quick getaway.

* irse a casa = go + home.

* irse a freír espárragos = naff off.

* irse a la cama = retire + at night.

* irse a la mierda = naff off.

* irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped, go down + the tube, go down + the drain.

* irse al carajo = go + pear-shaped, go to + shit.

* irse al cuerno = naff off.

* irse al diablo = naff off.

* irse al garete = go + kaput, be kaput, be up the spout.

* irse al traste = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spout.

* irse al trasto = go + pear-shaped.

* irse a paseo = naff off.

* irse a pique = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.

* irse de casa = leave + home.

* irse de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de juerga = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de parranda = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.

* irse de vacaciones = vacation.

* irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.

* irse inadvertidamente = slip away.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand.

* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time, it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.

* irse para siempre = go + forever.

* irse por las ramas = go off + the track, get off + the track, go off on + another track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off at + a tangent.

* irse por la tangente = wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.

* ir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.

* ir tirando = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.

* ir unido a = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ir viento en popa = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir volando = hurtle, hot-foot it to.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* ir zumbando = whiz.

* no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* partido de ida = away game.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* si vamos a eso = for that matter.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* va a = gonna [going to].

* vete a la mierda = fuck off.

* véte al carajo = drop dead!.

* véte al cuerno = drop dead!.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

* * *

ir [ I27 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ ir (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A trasladarse, desplazarse

B expresando propósito

C irle a alguien con algo

D

1 al arrojar algo, arrojarse

2 Juegos

E con comentarios

F estar en juego

G hablando de acciones imprevistas

Sentido II

A ir + complemento

B refiriéndose al atuendo

C en calidad de

D tratar

Sentido III

A llevar a

B extenderse, abarcar

Sentido IV

A marchar, desarrollarse

B en juegos, competiciones

C en el desarrollo de algo

D estar en camino

E sumar, hacer

F haber transcurrido

G haber una diferencia

H depender, radicar

Sentido V

A

1 deber colocarse

2 deber escribirse

3 estar incluido

B

1 combinar

2 sentar, convenir

3 ir en contra de algo

C gustar

D tomar partido por, apoyar

Sentido VI

A

1 expresando incredulidad etc

2 intentando tranquilizar, animar

3 al aclarar, resumir

B

1 expresando sorpresa, contrariedad

2 para enfatizar

3 al aclarar, resumir

■ ir (verbo auxiliar)

Sentido I

A

1 para expresar tiempo futuro

2 expresando intención, propósito

3 en propuestas, sugerencias

B al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones

C expresando inevitabilidad

D expresando incredulidad

E

1 en afirmaciones enfáticas

2 al contradecir

Sentido II expresando un proceso paulatino

■ irse (verbo pronominal)

A marcharse

B consumirse, gastarse

C desaparecer: mancha, dolor

D salirse, escaparse

E morirse

F caerse, perder el equilibrio

G andarse, actuar

H

1 en naipes

2 en una asignatura

I las medias

vi

Sentido I

A (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

¿vamos en taxi? shall we go by taxi?

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar to go by sea

¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right with you! o I'll be with you right away!

es la tercera vez que te llamo — ¡ya va or voy! this is the third time I've called you — alright, alright, I'm (just) coming!

¿quién va? who goes there?

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de la gente por la avenida the to-ing and fro-ing of people along the avenue

el ir y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests

no he hecho más que ir y venir de un lado para otro sin conseguir nada I've done nothing but run around without getting anything done

voy al mercado I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market ( colloq)

vamos a casa let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? do you go to church?

nunca va a clase he never goes to o attends class

ir de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting

juerga, etc

ya vamos para allá we're on our way

¿para dónde vas? where are you headed (for)?, where are you heading (for)? ( BrE)

¿por dónde se va a la estación? how do you get to the station?

fuimos por el camino de la costa we went along o took the coastal route

no vayas por ese lado, es más largo don't go that way, it's longer

a eso voy/vamos I'm/we're just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? (frente a una exageración) ( fam): ¿dónde vas con tanto pan? what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? — ¡dónde vas! con 100 hay de sobra shall we leave 500 as a tip? — you must be joking o kidding! 100 will be more than enough

¡eh, dónde vas! te dije un poquito steady on o easy! I said I wanted a little bit

ir a dar a un lugar: ¿quién sabe dónde fue a dar la pelota? who knows where the ball got to o went?

nos tomamos un tren equivocado y fuimos a dar a Maroñas we took the wrong train and ended up in Maroñas

ir a por algn ( Esp): ha ido a por su madre he's gone to get o fetch his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él the dog went for him

ir por or ( Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread, I'm off to get some bread ( colloq)

no irla con algo ( RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't hold with o I don't go along with all this liberalism

no me/le va ni me/le viene ( fam); I'm/he's not in the least bit bothered, I don't/he doesn't mind at all

allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres when in Rome, do as the Romans do

B (expresando propósito) ir A + INF:

¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?

ve a ayudarla go and help her

fue a ayudarla he went to help her

¿me irías a comprar el pan? would you go and buy the bread for me?

ver tb ir v aux Sense I.

C

irle a algn con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems

a la maestra no le gusta que le vayan con chismes the teacher doesn't like people telling on each other o people coming to her with tales

D

1

(al arrojar algo, arrojarse): tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here it comes o there you go!

tírate del trampolín — bueno ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!

2 ( Juegos):

ahí van otros $2.000 there's another $2,000

¡no va más! no more bets!

ver tb no¹ (↑ no (1))

¡ahí va! ( Esp fam): ¡ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero oh no! I've forgotten the money

David ganó 20 millones en la lotería — ¡ahí va! David won 20 million in the lottery — wow o ( AmE) gee whiz! ( colloq)

E

«comentario»: no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly, I didn't mean it nastily

ten cuidado con él, que esta vez va en serio be careful, this time he's serious o he means business

ir POR algn:

y eso va por ti también and that goes for you too o and the same goes for you o and I'm referring to you too

F (estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc):

se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello she acted as if her life depended on it o was at stake

le va el trabajo en esto his job depends on this, his job is on the line

G ( fam)

(hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes): fue y le dio un puñetazo she went and o she upped and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree and like an idiot she believed him, and the idiot went and believed him ( BrE colloq)

fueron y se sentaron justo donde estaba recién pintado they went and sat down right where it had just been painted

Sentido II

A (+ complemento)

(sin énfasis en el movimiento): los caminantes iban cantando por el camino the walkers sang as they went along

¿van cómodos allí atrás? are you comfortable back there?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? will the glasses be safe here?

ella iba dormida en el asiento de atrás she was asleep in the back seat

por lo menos íbamos sentados at least we were sitting down

el niño iba sentado en el manillar the child was sitting o riding on the handlebars

iba por la calle hablando solo he talked to himself as he walked along the street

vas que pareces un pordiosero you look like some sort of beggar

se notaba que iba con miedo you could see that she was afraid

el tren iba llenísimo the train was packed

déjame que te ayude que vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry, let me help you

el ciclista colombiano va a la cabeza the Colombian cyclist is in the lead

no vayas tan rápido, que te vas a equivocar don't do it o go so fast or you'll make a mistake

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco he's had one disappointment after another, he seems to lurch from one disappointment to another

B (refiriéndose al atuendo) ir DE algo:

iban de largo they wore long dresses

voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula

iba de verde she was dressed in green, she was wearing green

C (en calidad de) ir DE algo to go (along) AS sth

yo fui de intérprete, porque él no habla inglés I went along as an interpreter, because he doesn't speak English

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? ( Esp arg); hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo por la vida ( Esp arg); he really thinks he's something special, he really fancies himself ( BrE colloq)

D

( Esp fam) (tratar) ir DE algo: no me voy a presentar al examen, no sé ni de qué va I'm not going to sit the exam, I don't even know what it's on

¿de qué va la novela? what's the novel about?

Sentido III

A «camino» (llevar a) ir A algo; to lead TO sth, to go TO sth

el camino que va a la playa the road that goes down to o leads to the beach

B

(extenderse, abarcar): la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes o stretches from Madrid to Valencia

lo que hay que traducir va de la página 82 a la 90 the part to be translated starts on page 82 and ends on page 90, the part to be translated is from page 82 to page 90

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

estados de ánimo que van de la excitación desmedida a la abulia moods ranging from over-excitement to complete lethargy

Sentido IV

A

(marchar, desarrollarse): ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?

el negocio va de mal en peor the business is going from bad to worse

¿qué tal va la tesis? how's the thesis coming along o going?

¿cómo va el enfermo? how's the patient doing?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? ( colloq), what's up? ( AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? how did you get on in Italy?, how was Italy?

me fue mal en el examen the exam went badly, I did badly in the exam

¡adiós! ¡que te vaya bien! bye! all the best! o take care!

¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam, I hope the exam goes well

¿cómo le va con el novio? how's she getting on with her boyfriend?, how are things going between her and her boyfriend?

B

(en juegos, competiciones): ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1

voy ganando yo I'm ahead o I'm winning o I'm in the lead

ya va perdiendo casi $8.000 he's already lost almost $8,000

C (en el desarrollo de algo) ir POR algo:

¿por dónde van en el programa de historia? how far have you got in the history syllabus?, where have you got (up) to in history?

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?

estoy por terminar, ya voy por las mangas I've nearly finished, I'm just doing the sleeves now

D (estar en camino) ir PARA algo:

¿qué quieres? ¡vamos para viejos! what do you expect? we're getting on! o we're getting old!

ya va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty, she's not far off fifty

ya va para dos años que no lo veo it's getting on for two years since I last saw him

iba para médico he was going to be a doctor

E

(sumar, hacer): ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you

¿cuántos has leído? — con éste van seis how many have you read? — six, counting this one o six, including this one o this one makes six o this is the sixth one

ya van tres pasteles que se come that makes three cakes he's eaten now

F

(haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or ( Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month

G

(haber una diferencia): de tres a ocho van cinco eight minus three is five

¡lo que va de un hermano a otro! ( fam); it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! ( colloq)

H (CS) (depender, radicar) ir EN algo; to depend ON sth

no sé en qué irá I don't know what it depends on

eso va en gustos that's a question of taste

Sentido V

A

1 (deber colocarse) to go

¿sabes dónde va esta pieza? do you know where this piece goes?

¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?

¡qué va! ( fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! todavía tengo para rato have you finished? — you must be joking! I still have a while to go yet

¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! todo lo contrario did she get upset? — not at all! quite the opposite in fact

vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! ¡si hay tiempo de sobra! we're going to miss the plane — nonsense! we have more than enough time

2

(deber escribirse): ¿va con mayúscula? is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? does it have an accent?

3

( RPl) (estar incluido): todo esto va para el examen all of this will be included in the exam

B

1 (combinar) ir CON algo to go WITH sth

esos zapatos no van (bien) con esa falda those shoes don't go with that skirt

2 (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you

te irá bien una semanita de vacaciones a week's vacation will do you good

3

ir en contra de algo to go against sth

esto va en contra de sus principios this goes against her principles

C

( Esp arg) (gustar) (+ me/te/le etc): a mí esa música no me va that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

marcha f H. (↑ marcha)

D ( Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) irle A algo/algn; to support sth/sb

mucha gente le va al equipo peruano a lot of people support o are backing o are rooting for the Peruvian team

Sentido VI vamos

A

1

(expresando incredulidad, fastidio): ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

¿cómo que le vas a ganar? ¡vamos! what do you mean you're going to beat him? come off it!

2

(intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa): vamos, mujer, dile algo, no seas vergonzosa go on, say something to him, don't be shy

¡vamos! ¡ánimo, que falta poco! come on! keep going! it's not far now!

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!

¡vamos, vamos! ¡circulen! OK o come on, move along now please!

dar el vamos a algo ( Chi); to inaugurate sth

desde el vamos ( RPl fam); from the word go

3

(al aclarar, resumir): eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, at least that's what I think anyway

podrías haberte disculpado, vamos, no habría sido mucho pedir you could have apologized, I mean that's not much to ask

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway

B vaya

1

(expresando sorpresa, contrariedad): ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?, well! fancy seeing you here! ( BrE)

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no! it's fallen over again!

¡vaya! nos quedamos sin saber cómo termina la película damn! now we won't know how the film ends ( colloq)

2

(para enfatizar): ¡vaya cochazo se ha comprado! that's some car he's bought himself!

¡vaya contigo! ¡no hay manera de hablarte! what on earth's the matter with you? you're so touchy!

¿vaya día! what a day!

¡vaya película me has traído a ver! ( iró); this is a really great movie you've brought me to see ( iro)

¡vaya si le voy a decir lo que pienso! you bet I'm going to tell him what I think!

¡vaya (que) si la conozco! you bet I know her!

3

(al aclarar, resumir): tampoco es tan torpe, vaya, los hay peores he isn't totally stupid, well, I mean there are plenty worse

■

v aux

Sentido I ir A + INF

A

1

(para expresar tiempo futuro): ¡te vas a caer! you're going to fall!

a este paso no van a terminar nunca they'll never finish at this rate

el barco va a zarpar the boat's about to set sail

dijo que lo iba a pensar she said she was going to think it over

ya van a ser las cuatro it's almost o nearly four o'clock

va a hacer dos años que no nos vemos we haven't seen each other for nearly two years, it's getting on for two years since we saw each other

esto no te va a gustar you're not going to like this

no te preocupes, ya se va a solucionar don't worry, it'll sort itself out

tenía miedo de que se fuera a olvidar I was afraid he'd forget

2

(expresando intención, propósito): se lo voy a decir I'm going to tell him

lo voy a conseguir, sea como sea I'll get it one way or another

me voy a tomar unos días libres en abril I'm going to take a few days off in April

vamos a ir a verla esta tarde we're going to go and see her this evening

3

(en propuestas, sugerencias): vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?

siéntate, vamos a discutir el asunto have a seat and let's discuss the matter

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work

B

(al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones): que no se te vaya a escapar delante de ella make sure you don't blurt it out in front of her

ten cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall ( colloq), be careful or you'll fall

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella in case it rains

C

(expresando inevitabilidad): ¡qué voy a hacer! what else can I do?

¡qué le iba a decir! what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre hombre? what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿seguro que fue ella? — ¿quién iba a ser si no? are you sure it was her? — who else could it have been?

D

(expresando incredulidad): ¡no irás a darle la razón a él! surely you're not going to say he was right!

está muy deprimida — ¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? she's really depressed — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

E

1

(en afirmaciones enfáticas): ¿te acuerdas de él? — ¡no me voy a acordar! do you remember him — of course I do o how could I forget?

2

(al contradecir): ¿dormiste bien? — ¡qué voy a dormir! did you sleep well?— how could I?

¡cómo iba a saberlo, si nadie me dijo nada! how was I supposed to know? no one told me anything

¿por qué lo voy a ayudar? ¡si él a mí nunca me ayuda! why should I help him? he never helps me!

Sentido II (expresando un proceso paulatino) ir + GER:

poco a poco va a ir aprendiendo she'll learn little by little

a medida que va subiendo el nivel del agua as the water level rises

ha ido cambiando con el tiempo he's changed as time has passed

tú puedes ir pelando las cebollas you could start peeling the onions

ahora les toca a ustedes, vayan preparándose it's your turn now, so start getting ready

como te iba diciendo as I was saying

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you can start o you'd better start getting used to the idea, you'd better get used to the idea

la voz parecía irse alejando cada vez más the voice seemed to grow more and more distant

la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse

■ irse

v pron

A

(marcharse): ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos, que se hace tarde let's go, it's getting late

bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off ( AmE) o ( BrE) I'm off

el tren ya se ha ido the train's already gone

se quiere ir a vivir a Escocia she wants to go (off) and live in Scotland

se han ido todos a la plaza everybody's gone down to the square

vete a la cama go to bed

se fue de casa she left home

vete de aquí get out of here

se ha ido de la empresa she's left the company

se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí ( fam); get lost! ( colloq)

(+ me/te/le etc): la mayor se nos ha ido a vivir a Florida our eldest daughter's gone (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo ( fam); don't run away, I want to talk to you ( colloq)

B

(consumirse, gastarse): ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!, the money just disappears!, we get through money so quickly

(+ me/te/le etc): se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent

se nos ha ido el día en tonterías we've spent o wasted the whole day messing around

¿te das cuenta de lo rápido que se nos ha ido la tarde? hasn't the evening gone quickly?

C (desaparecer) «mancha/dolor» to go

se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off

(+ me/te/le etc): no se me va el mareo I'm still feeling queasy

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

D (salirse, escaparse) «líquido/gas» to escape

(+ me/te/le etc): se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

que no se te vaya la leche por el fuego don't let the milk boil over

tápalo para que no se le vaya la fuerza put the top on so that the fizz doesn't go out of it o so that it doesn't lose its fizz

cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't stop my feet tapping o I couldn't keep my feet still

lengua, mano¹ (↑ mano (1))

E ( euf) (morirse) to slip away ( euph)

creo que se nos va I think he's slipping away, I think we're losing him

F (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):

irse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back

me daba la impresión de que me iba para atrás I felt as if I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards

G (andarse, actuar) (+ compl):

vete con cuidado/tacto be careful/tactful

H

1 (CS) (en naipes) to go out

2

( RPl) (en una asignatura) tb irse a examen to have to take an exam

I ( Col) «medias» to run

* * *

ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go;

◊ ir en taxi to go by taxi;

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
ir por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el ir y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
ir de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
ir por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
b) ( asistir) to go to;

◊ voy a clases nocturnas I go to evening classes;

ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) ir a + inf:
◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;

ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb ir v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):
◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;

tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
◊ no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
◊ iban cantando por el camino they sang as they went along;

¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
◊ iban de largo they wore long dresses;

voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) ir de algo to go (along) as sth;
◊ yo fui de intérprete I went along as interpreter

1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) ir a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
◊ la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia;

el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):
◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;

va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):
◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;

voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):
◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):
◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;

va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
◊ ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you;

con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;
◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;

¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2
a) ( combinar) ir con algo to go with sth

b) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you;

te irá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) irle a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
◊ le va al equipo peruano he supports the Peruvian team

1
◊ vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):

◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):

◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!
c) (al aclarar, resumir):

◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2
◊ vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):

◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!
b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):

◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!

ir v aux ir a + inf:
1
a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;

◊ voy a estudiar medicina I'm going to study medicine;

va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):

◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
◊ que no se te vaya a caer make sure you don't drop it;

cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
◊ poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little;

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;
◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;

vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):
◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
◊ se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;
◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):
◊ irse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;

me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
'ir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acudir
- andurriales
- ánimo
- antojarse
- avión
- avivar
- bajar
- bordear
- brazo
- busca
- caer
- calcular
- camino
- caza
- cien
- cine
- coche
- compra
- comprensible
- convenir
- correr
- corriente
- danzar
- deformación
- deriva
- descaminada
- descaminado
- descender
- desgracia
- deteriorarse
- disposición
- empecinada
- empecinado
- encaminada
- encaminado
- entrar
- excursión
- flojear
- funesta
- funesto
- gaita
- gatas
- grano
- gratis
- gustar
- haber
- huevo
- idea
- ilusión
English:
afford
- after
- ahead
- appealing
- back
- back up
- be
- beeline
- bluster
- bristle
- camping
- canter
- career
- catch
- charge off
- chase
- check off
- clean up after
- cling
- coast
- collapse
- come
- come to
- commute
- consider
- court
- cross
- cross-country
- crowd
- cycle
- cycling
- defensive
- delay
- dentist
- deserve
- detest
- die off
- dismiss
- do
- down
- downhill
- drag
- drift
- ease off
- ease up
- either
- even
- excursion
- exercise
- face

* * *

ir

♦ vi

1. [desplazarse, dirigirse, acudir] to go;

fuimos a caballo we went on horseback, we rode there;

iremos andando we'll go on foot, we'll walk there;

ir en autobús to go by bus, to take the bus;

ir en automóvil to go by car, to drive;

ir en taxi to go by taxi, to catch o take a taxi;

ir en barco to go by boat;

ir en avión to go by plane, to fly;

ir por carretera/mar to go by road/sea;

ir a casa/a la iglesia/al cine to go home/to church/to the cinema;

ir a la escuela/al trabajo to go to school/work;

los niños no tienen que ir a clase hoy children don't have to go to school today;

me voy a clase, nos veremos luego I'm going to my lecture, see you later;

ir de compras/de pesca to go shopping/fishing;

ir de vacaciones to go on Br holiday o US vacation;

ir hacia el sur/norte to go south/north;

¿adónde va este autocar? where's this coach going?;

este tren va a o [m5] para Guadalajara this train is going to Guadalajara, this is the Guadalajara train;

todas las mañanas voy de la estación a o [m5] hasta la fábrica every morning I go from the station to the factory;

¿para dónde vas? where are you heading (for)?;

ahora mismo voy para allá I'm on my way there right now;

¿por dónde o [m5] cómo se va a la playa? how do you get to the beach from here?, could you tell me the way to the beach?;

no vayas por ahí que hay mucho barro don't go that way, it's muddy;

¿eres alumno oficial? – no, sólo voy de oyente are you an official student? – no, I'm just sitting in on classes;

fue a la zona como emisario de la ONU he travelled to the area on behalf of the UN;

¡ahí o [m5] allá va! [al lanzar una cosa] there you go;

ahí va el informe que me pediste here's the report you asked for;

¡allá voy! [al lanzarse uno mismo] here goes!, here we go!;
Anticuado
¿quién va? who goes there?;

¡Sergio, te llaman por teléfono! – ¡voy! Sergio, there's a phone call for you! – (I'm) coming!;

¡ya voy!, ¡ya va! [cuando llaman a la puerta] (I'm) coming!;

ir a alguien con algo [contar] to go to sb with sth;

todos le van con sus problemas everyone goes to her with their problems;

el autocar se salió de la calzada y fue a dar o [m5] a parar a un lago the coach came off the road and ended up in a lake;

estuvimos de paseo y fuimos a dar a una bonita plaza we were out walking when we came across a beautiful square;
Fam Fig
¿dónde vas con tantos aperitivos? luego no podremos con la comida steady on with the snacks or we won't be able to manage our dinner!;
Fam Fig
les habrá costado unas 100.000 – ¡dónde vas! mucho menos, hombre it must have cost them about 100,000 – what are you talking about, it was much less!;

Prov

(allá) donde fueres haz lo que vieres when in Rome, do as the Romans do

2. [conducir] [camino, calle, carretera] to lead, to go;

esta es la calle que va al museo this is the road (that leads o goes) to the museum;

esta calle va a dar al puerto this road leads to the harbour;

el camino va desde el pueblo hasta la cima de la montaña the path leads o goes from the village to the top of the mountain

3. [abarcar]
la zona de fumadores va del asiento 24 al 28 the smoking area is between seats 24 and 28;

el examen de arte va desde el Barroco hasta el Romanticismo the art exam will cover the Baroque period to the Romantic period;

la mancha iba de un lado a otro del techo the stain stretched from one side of the ceiling to the other;

las películas seleccionadas van desde la comedia urbana hasta el clásico western the films that have been selected range from urban comedies to classic westerns

4. Esp [buscar]
ir (a) por algo/alguien to go and get sth/sb, to go and fetch sth/sb;

fui (a) por él al aeropuerto I went to meet him at the airport, I went to pick him up from the airport;

ha ido (a) por leche a la tienda she's gone to the shop to get o for some milk;

el perro fue a por él the dog went for him;

tendrás que esconderte porque van a por ti you'll have to hide because they're (coming) after you;

a eso voy/iba [al relatar] I am/was just getting to that

5. [expresa estado, situación, posición]
fue muy callada todo el camino she was very quiet throughout the journey;

con esta bufanda irás calentito this scarf will keep you warm;

el precio va impreso en la contraportada the price is printed on the back cover;

la manivela va floja the crank is loose;

iba tiritando de frío she was shivering with cold;

ir a lo suyo to look out for oneself, to look after number one;

iba en el tren pensando en sus cosas she was travelling on the train lost in thought;

los niños iban armando jaleo en el asiento de atrás the children were kicking up a row in the back seat;

ve con cuidado, es un barrio peligroso be careful, it's a dangerous area;

tu caballo va tercero/en cabeza your horse is third/in the lead

6. [expresa apoyo o rechazo]
ir con to support;

voy con el Real Madrid I support Real Madrid;

ir contra algo, ir en contra de algo to be opposed to sth, to be against sth;

ir en contra de la violencia to be opposed to violence, to be against violence;

esta ley va contra la Constitución this act goes against o contravenes the Constitution;

ir en beneficio de alguien to be to sb's benefit, to be in sb's interest;

ir en perjuicio de alguien to be detrimental to o against sb's interests

7. [vestir]
ir con/en to wear;

iba en camisa y corbata he was wearing a shirt and tie;

aquí la gente va con o [m5] en bañador a todas partes people here go around in their swimsuits;

ir de azul to be dressed in blue;

ir de uniforme to be in uniform;

iré (disfrazado) de Superman a la fiesta I'm going to the party (dressed up) as Superman;

iba hecho un pordiosero he looked like a beggar

8. [marchar, evolucionar] to go;

le va bien en su nuevo trabajo things are going well for him in his new job;

el niño va muy bien en la escuela the child's doing very well at school;

¿cómo va el negocio? how's business?;

su negocio va mal, el negocio le va mal his business is going badly;

¿cómo te va? how are you doing?;

¿cómo te va en la universidad? how's university?, how are you getting on at university?;

¿cómo van? [en partido] what's the score?;
[en carrera, juego] who's winning?;
van empate a cero it's Br nil-nil o US zero-zero;

vamos perdiendo we're losing;

¿qué tal te va con tus nuevos alumnos? how are you getting on with your new pupils?;

¿qué tal va esa paella? how's that paella coming along?;

¡hasta pronto! ¡que te vaya bien! see you later, take care!;

¡que te vaya muy bien con el nuevo empleo! I hope things go well for you in your new job!, the best of luck with your new job!

9. [cambiar, encaminarse]
ir a mejor/peor to get better/worse;

el partido fue a más en la segunda parte the game improved o got better in the second half;

como sigamos así, vamos a la ruina if we carry on like this we'll be heading for disaster;

voy para viejo I'm getting old;

esta chica va para cantante this girl has all the makings of a singer;

va para un mes que no llueve it's getting on for o almost a month now since it last rained

10. [alcanzar]
va por el cuarto vaso de vino he's already on his fourth glass of wine;

vamos por la mitad de la asignatura we've covered about half the subject;

¿por qué parte de la novela vas? which bit in the novel are you at?;

aún voy por el primer capítulo I'm still on the first chapter

11. [expresa cantidades, diferencias]
con éste van cinco ministros destituidos por el escándalo that makes five ministers who have now lost their job as a result of the scandal;

ya van dos veces que me tuerzo el tobillo that's the second time I've twisted my ankle;

van varios días que no lo veo it's several days since I (last) saw him;

en lo que va del o Esp [m5] de mes he ido tres veces al médico so far this month I've been to the doctor three times, I've already been to the doctor three times this month;

de dos a cinco van tres the difference between two and five is three;

va mucho de un apartamento a una casa there's a big difference between Br a flat o US an apartment and a house

12. [corresponder] to go;

estas tazas van con estos platos these cups go with these saucers;

¿con qué clase de tornillos va esta tuerca? what sort of screw does this nut take?

13. [colocarse] to go, to belong;

esto no va ahí that doesn't go o belong there;

¿en qué cajón van los calcetines? which drawer do the socks go in?

14. [escribirse]
“Edimburgo” va con “m” “Edimburgo” is written o spelt with an “m”;

toda la oración va entre paréntesis the whole sentence goes in brackets;

el “solo” adjetivo no va con acento “solo” doesn't have an accent when used as an adjective

15. [sentar] [ropa]
irle (bien) a alguien to suit sb;

¡qué bien te van los abrigos largos! long coats really suit you!;

ir con algo to go with sth;

esta camisa no va con esa falda this shirt doesn't go with this skirt

16. [sentar] [vacaciones, tratamiento]
irle bien a alguien to do sb good;

esa infusión me ha ido muy bien that herbal tea did me a lot of good

17. [funcionar] to work;

la televisión no va the television isn't working;

una radio que va a o [m5] con pilas a radio that uses batteries, a battery-powered radio;

estas impresoras antiguas van muy lentas these old printers are very slow

18. [depender]
en aquel negocio le iba su futuro como director de la empresa his future as manager of the company depended on that deal;

todos corrieron como si les fuera la vida en ello everyone ran as if their life depended on it;

esto de la ropa va en gustos clothes are a matter of taste;
CSur
¿es fácil aprobar? – va en el profesor is it easy to pass? – it depends on the teacher

19. [comentario, indirecta]
ir con o [m5] por alguien to be meant for sb, to be aimed at sb;

y eso va por ti también and that goes for you too;

hizo como si no fuera con él he acted as if he didn't realize she was referring to him;

lo que digo va por todos what I'm saying applies to o goes for all of you;

va o [m5]voy en serio, no me gustan estas bromas I'm serious, I don't like this sort of joke

20. Esp Fam [gustar]
no me va el pop I'm not a big fan of pop music;

a mí lo que me va es la cocina I'm really into cooking;

ni me va ni me viene I don't care one way or the other

21. Fam [costar]
ir a to be, to cost;

¿a cómo o [m5] cuánto va el kilo de tomates? how much is a kilo of tomatoes?

22. Esp Fam [tratar] [conferencia, película, novela]
ir de to be about;

¿de qué va “1984”? what's “1984” about?

23. Fam Esp
ir de, RP [m5] irla de [dárselas] [persona] to think oneself;
Esp
va de inteligente, RP [m5] la va de inteligente he thinks he's clever;
Esp
¿de qué vas?, RP [m5]¿de qué la vas? just who do you think you are?

24. Fam [apostarse]
¿va una cerveza a que llevo razón? I bet you a beer I'm right

25. [en frases] Fam
fue y dijo que… he went and said that…;

y de repente va y se echa a reír and suddenly she just goes and bursts out laughing;
Fam
fue y se marchó sin mediar palabra she upped and went without a word;
Fam
¡ahí va! ¡qué paisaje tan bonito! wow, what beautiful scenery!;
Fam
¡ahí va! me he dejado el paraguas en casa oh no, I've left my umbrella at home!;

¡qué va! [por supuesto que no] not in the least!, not at all!;
[me temo que no] I'm afraid not; [no digas tonterías] don't be ridiculous!;
¡no va más! [en el casino] no more bets!;

Comp
Esp
ser el no va más to be the ultimate;

este gimnasio es el no va más this gym is the ultimate;

Comp
RP Fam
desde el vamos [desde el principio] from the word go;

me cayó mal desde el vamos I didn't like him from the word go;

Comp
Fam
¡dónde va a parar! there's no comparison!;

Comp

sin ir más lejos: tu madre, sin ir más lejos we need look no further than your mother;

sin ir más lejos, nos vimos ayer we saw each other only yesterday

♦ v aux

1. [con gerundio] [expresa acción lenta o gradual]
ir haciendo algo to be (gradually) doing sth;

va anocheciendo it's getting dark;

me voy haciendo viejo I'm getting old;

voy mejorando mi estilo I'm gradually improving my style;

su cine ha ido mejorando últimamente her movies o Br films have been getting better recently;

fui metiendo las cajas en el almacén I began putting the crates in the warehouse;

iremos aprendiendo de nuestros errores we'll learn from our mistakes;

ve deshaciendo las maletas mientras preparo la cena you can be unpacking the suitcases while I get dinner;

vete haciéndote a la idea you'd better start getting used to the idea;

como iba diciendo… as I was saying…

2. [con a + infinitivo] [expresa acción próxima, intención, situación futura]
ir a hacer algo to be going to do sth;

voy a hacerle una visita [ahora mismo] I'm about to go and visit him;
[en un futuro próximo] I'm going to visit him;
iré a echarte una mano en cuanto pueda I'll come along and give you a hand as soon as I can;

¡vamos a comer, tengo hambre! let's have lunch, I'm hungry!;

el tren con destino a Buenos Aires va a efectuar su salida en el andén 3 the train for Buenos Aires is about to depart from platform 3;

van a dar las dos it is nearly two o'clock;

va a hacer una semana que se fue it's coming up to o nearly a week since she left;

voy a decírselo a tu padre I'm going to tell your father;

¿no irás a salir así a la calle? surely you're not going to go out like that?;

he ido a comprar pero ya habían cerrado I had intended to go shopping, but they were shut;

te voy a echar de menos I'm going to miss you;

vas a hacerte daño como no tengas cuidado you'll hurt yourself if you're not careful;

todo va a arreglarse, ya verás it'll all sort itself out, you'll see;

¿qué van a pensar los vecinos? what will the neighbours think?;

no le quise decir nada, no fuera a enfadarse conmigo I didn't want to say anything in case she got angry with me

3. [con a + infinitivo] [en exclamaciones que expresan consecuencia lógica, negación]
¿qué voy a pensar si llevas tres días fuera de casa? what do you expect me to think if you don't come home for three days?;

¿la del sombrero es tu hermana? – ¿quién va a ser? ¡pues claro! is the woman with the hat your sister? – of course she is, who else could she be?;

y ¿dónde fuiste? – ¿dónde iba a ir? ¡a la policía! and where did you go? – where do you think? to the police, of course!;

¡cómo voy a concentrarme con tanto ruido! how am I supposed to concentrate with all that noise?;

¡cómo voy a pagarte si estoy sin dinero! how do you expect me to pay you if I haven't got any money?;

¡cómo no me voy a reír con las cosas que dices! how can I fail to laugh o how can you expect me not to laugh when you say things like that!;

¿te ha gustado? – ¡qué me va a gustar! did you like it? – like it? you must be joking!

♦ vt
Méx
irle a to support;

le va al Nexaca he supports Nexaca

♦ See also the pronominal verb irse

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ir

<part ido>

I v/i

1 go (a to);

ir a pie walk, go on foot;

ir en avión fly;

ir en coche/en tren go by car/train;

ir a por algo go and fetch sth;

¡ya voy! I’m coming!;

¿quién va? who goes there?

2 ( vestir)

:

iba de amarillo/de uniforme she was wearing yellow/a uniform

3

:

van dos a dos DEP the score is two all

4 ( tratar)

:

¿de qué va la película? what’s the movie about?;

el libro va de vampiros the book’s about vampires

5 ( agradar)

:

el clima no me va the climate doesn’t suit me, I don’t like the climate;

ella no me va she’s not my kind of person;

no me va ni me viene I’m not bothered, I don’t care one way or the other

6 ( marchar, evolucionar) go;

ir bien/mal go well/badly

7 ( abarcar)

:

va de la página 12 a la 16 it goes from page 12 to page 16

8

:

¡qué va! you must be joking!;

¡vamos! come on!;

¡vaya! well!;

¿ha dicho eso? – ¡vamos! he said that? – no way!;

¡vaya una sorpresa! irón what a surprise!;

a eso voy I’m just getting to that;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too

II v/aux

1 con referencia al futuro

:

va a llover it’s going to rain;

va para abogado he’s going to be a lawyer

2 expresando proceso

:

ya voy comprendiendo I’m beginning to understand;

ir para viejo be getting old;

ya va anocheciendo it’s getting dark

3 con referencia al pasado

:

ya va para dos años it’s been almost two years now;

van tirados 3.000 3,000 have been printed

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ir {43} vi

1) : to go

ir a pie: to go on foot, to walk

ir a caballo: to ride horseback

ir a casa: to go home

2) : to lead, to extend, to stretch

el camino va de Cali a Bogotá: the road goes from Cali to Bogotá

3) funcionar: to work, to function

esta computadora ya no va: this computer doesn't work anymore

4) : to get on, to get along

¿cómo te va?: how are you?, how's it going?

el negocio no va bien: the business isn't doing well

5) : to suit

ese vestido te va bien: that dress really suits you

6)

ir con : to be

ir con prisa: to be in a hurry

7)

ir por : to follow, to go along

fueron por la costa: they followed the shoreline

8)

dejarse ir : to let oneself go

9)

ir a parar : to end up

10)

vamos a ver : let's see

ir v aux

1) (with present participle)

ir caminando: to walk

¡voy corriendo!: I'll be right there!

2)

ir a : to be going to

voy a hacerlo: I'm going to do it

el avión va a despegar: the plane is about to take off

♦ See also the reflexive verb irse

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ir vb

1. (en general) to go [pt. went; pp. gone]

¿adónde vas? where are you going?

fuimos a Madrid en tren we went to Madrid by train

no puedo ir a la fiesta I can't go to the party

ha ido a recoger a su hermano she's gone to pick her brother up

2. (marchar) to be / to get on / to go

¿cómo te va? how are you? / how's it going? / how are things?

¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo? how are you getting on in your new job?

¿cómo te fue en el examen? how did your exam go? / how did you get on in your exam?

3. (estar) to be

iba de broma I was joking

va en serio he's serious

mi reloj va atrasado my watch is slow

vas demasiado elegante you're too dressed up

4. (sentar bien) to suit

ese peinado te va muy bien that hairstyle really suits you

5. (gustar) to like / to be into

no me va la música rap I don't like rap music

6. (convenir) to do

te irá bien descansar un poco it'll do you good to get some rest

7. (funcionar) to work

el ascensor no va the lift's not working

ir + a + infinitivo to be going to do something

voy a decírselo I'm going to tell him

te iba a llamar I was going to phone you

ir + gerundio

vas mejorando you're getting better

va anocheciendo it's getting dark

¡vamos caminando! let's walk!

fuimos corriendo we ran

a ti ni te va ni te viene that's nothing to do with you

¿cómo van? (en un partido) what's the score?

ir a parar to end up

fue a parar a la cárcel he ended up in prison

ir con to go with / to match

esa blusa no va con ese pantalón that blouse doesn't go with those trousers

ir de (persona) to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn] (libro, película) to be about

va de uniforme he's wearing a uniform

la que va de negro the one in black

¿de qué va la película? what's the film about?

ir por to go and get

voy por el coche I'm going to get the car

ve por los niños go and get the children

ir tirando to get by / to manage

vamos tirando we get by / we're managing

¡qué va! no way! / not at all!

¡vamos a...! let's...!

¡vamos a bailar! let's dance!

¡vaya! well!

¡ya voy! I'm coming!

Spanish-English dictionary > ir
8 sacudir

v.

1 to shake.

El temblor sacude la tierra The quake shakes up the ground.

2 to beat (golpear) (alfombra).

3 to shake, to shock.

4 to do the dusting.

María sacude en las tardes Mary does the dusting in the afternoons.

5 to dust.

María sacude el mueble Mary dusts the furniture.

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sacudir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to shake

2 (alfombra etc) to shake out; (polvo, arena) to shake off

3 (golpear) to beat

4 (cabeza) to shake

5 (dar una paliza) to beat up

6 (moscas, mosquitos, etc) to flick away, flick off

7 figurado (emocionar, alterar) to shake

► verbo pronominal sacudirse

1 (quitarse) to shake off

■ se sacudió la arena he shook the sand off

2 (moscas, mosquitos, etc) to flick away, flick off

3 familiar figurado (desembarazarse) to get rid of, shake off

■ se lo sacudieron enseguida they soon got rid of him

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verb

1) to shake

2) jerk

•

- sacudirse

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1. VT

1) (=agitar) [+ árbol, edificio, cabeza] to shake; [+ ala] to flap; [+ alfombra] to beat; [+ colchón] to shake, shake the dust out of

2) (=quitar) [+ tierra] to shake off; [+ cuerda] to jerk, tug

3) (=conmover) to shake

una tremenda emoción sacudió a la multitud — a great wave of excitement ran through the crowd

sacudir a algn de su depresión — to shake sb out of his depression

sacudir los nervios a algn — to shatter sb's nerves

4) * (=pegar)

sacudir a algn — to belt sb *

5)

sacudir dinero a algn — * to screw money out of sb *

2.

See:

sacudirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( agitar) <toalla/alfombra> to shake; ( golpear) <alfombra/colchón> to beat

sacudió la arena de la toalla — he shook the sand out of the towel

b) (fam) < niño> to clobber (colloq)

sacudir la cabeza — ( para negar) to shake one's head; ( para afirmar) to nod (one's head)

c) ( hacer temblar) to shake

un escalofrío la sacudió de pies a cabeza — a shiver ran through her

d) (CS, Méx) ( limpiar) to dust, do the dusting

2) (conmover, afectar) to shake

una revolución que sacudió los cimientos de la sociedad — a revolution which shook society to its foundations
2.
sacudir vi (CS, Méx) to dust
3.
sacudirse v pron (refl)

a) ( apartar de sí) < problema> to shrug off; <sueño/modorra> to shake off

no sé cómo sacudirme a este tipo — I don't know how to get rid of this guy (colloq)

b) ( quitarse) <arena/polvo> to shake off

sacúdete los pelos del perro — (CS) brush the dog hairs off you

* * *

= shake up, jar, jolt, flail, thrash, wallop, rock, swish.

Nota: Produciendo un silbido o ruido.

Ex. This will shake up library managers no end.

Ex. She analyzes how her memory was jarred by this massacre.

Ex. When the area was jolted by a severe earthquake rescue teams rushed in from all over the country.

Ex. The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.

Ex. Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.

Ex. He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.

Ex. The earth tremor that rocked the centre of Melbourne was one of three quakes that hit Australia in the one day.

Ex. Swishing wine in the mouth helps you taste all the flavors in a wine.

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* sacudir de lo lindo = knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* sacudir el polvo = dust.

* sacudir las telarañas = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.

* sacudirse de encima = shake off.

* sacudirse las telarañas = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( agitar) <toalla/alfombra> to shake; ( golpear) <alfombra/colchón> to beat

sacudió la arena de la toalla — he shook the sand out of the towel

b) (fam) < niño> to clobber (colloq)

sacudir la cabeza — ( para negar) to shake one's head; ( para afirmar) to nod (one's head)

c) ( hacer temblar) to shake

un escalofrío la sacudió de pies a cabeza — a shiver ran through her

d) (CS, Méx) ( limpiar) to dust, do the dusting

2) (conmover, afectar) to shake

una revolución que sacudió los cimientos de la sociedad — a revolution which shook society to its foundations
2.
sacudir vi (CS, Méx) to dust
3.
sacudirse v pron (refl)

a) ( apartar de sí) < problema> to shrug off; <sueño/modorra> to shake off

no sé cómo sacudirme a este tipo — I don't know how to get rid of this guy (colloq)

b) ( quitarse) <arena/polvo> to shake off

sacúdete los pelos del perro — (CS) brush the dog hairs off you

* * *

= shake up, jar, jolt, flail, thrash, wallop, rock, swish.

Nota: Produciendo un silbido o ruido.

Ex: This will shake up library managers no end.

Ex: She analyzes how her memory was jarred by this massacre.

Ex: When the area was jolted by a severe earthquake rescue teams rushed in from all over the country.

Ex: The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.

Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.

Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.

Ex: The earth tremor that rocked the centre of Melbourne was one of three quakes that hit Australia in the one day.

Ex: Swishing wine in the mouth helps you taste all the flavors in a wine.

* sacudir de lo lindo = knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

* sacudir el polvo = dust.

* sacudir las telarañas = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.

* sacudirse de encima = shake off.

* sacudirse las telarañas = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.

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sacudir [I1 ]

vt

A

1 (agitar) ‹toalla/alfombra› to shake; (golpear) ‹alfombra/colchón› to beat

sacudió la arena de la toalla he shook the sand out of the towel

2 ( fam); ‹niño› to clobber ( colloq)

3

sacudir la cabeza (para negar) to shake one's head; (para afirmar) to nod, nod one's head

sacudió la cabeza en señal de afirmación he nodded (his head) in agreement

4 (hacer temblar) to shake

el terremoto sacudió toda la ciudad the earthquake shook the entire city

un escalofrío la sacudió de pies a cabeza a shiver went right through her

5 (CS, Méx) (limpiar) to dust

tengo que sacudir el polvo I have to dust o do the dusting

B (conmover, afectar) to shake

su trágica muerte sacudió a la población his tragic death sent shock waves through o shook the population

una revolución que sacudió los cimientos de la sociedad a revolution which shook society to its foundations o which rocked the foundations of society

■ sacudir

vi

(CS, Méx) to dust

■ sacudirse

v pron

( refl)

1 (apartar de sí) ‹problema› to shrug off; ‹sueño/modorra› to shake off

no sé cómo sacudirme a este tipo I don't know how to get rid of this guy ( colloq), I don't know how to shake this guy off o get this guy off my back ( colloq)

la vaca se sacudía las moscas con el rabo the cow was flicking the flies off with its tail

2 (quitarse) ‹arena/polvo› to shake off

sacúdete los pelos del perro (CS); brush the dog hairs off you

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sacudir ( conjugate sacudir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( agitar) ‹toalla/alfombra› to shake;

( golpear) ‹alfombra/colchón› to beat;
◊ sacudió la arena de la toalla he shook the sand out of the towel

b) (fam) ‹ niño› to clobber (colloq);

◊ sacudir la cabeza ( para negar) to shake one's head;

( para afirmar) to nod (one's head)
c) ( hacer temblar) to shake

d) (CS, Méx) ( limpiar) to dust, do the dusting

2 (conmover, afectar) to shake
verbo intransitivo (CS, Méx) to dust
sacudirse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( quitarse) ‹arena/polvo› to shake off
sacudir verbo transitivo
1 (de un lado a otro) to shake
2 (para limpiar) to shake off
(una alfombra) to beat
3 (algo molesto) to brush off
4 fam (pegar a alguien) to wallop, beat sb up
5 (con una emoción intensa) to shock, shake
6 fig (impresionar) la muerte del poeta sacudió a todo el país, the death of the poet affected all the country
' sacudir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trapo
English:
agitate
- beat
- flail
- fluff
- jerk
- jolt
- shake
- shake down
- swish
- toss
- buffet
- dust
- flutter
- jar
- jiggle
- rock

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sacudir

♦ vt

1. [agitar] to shake;

el terremoto sacudió la ciudad the earthquake shook the city

2. [quitar] [agitando] to shake off;
[frotando] to brush off;
sacudir el polvo a una mesa to dust a table

3. [golpear] [alfombra] to beat;
[mantel, chaqueta] to shake out; Fam [persona] to whack;
sacude bien las migas del mantel shake all the crumbs off the tablecloth;

le sacudió una bofetada she slapped him

4. [conmover] to shake, to shock;

su asesinato sacudió a la población people were shaken by his assassination

♦ vi
RP to shake oneself, to give oneself a shake;
hay que sacudir bien, si no queda todo el polvo you have to give yourself a good shake, or you stay covered in dust

♦ See also the pronominal verb sacudirse

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sacudir

I v/t

1 tb fig

shake

2 fam

niño beat, wallop fam

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sacudir vt

1) : to shake, to beat

2) : to jerk, to jolt

3) : to dust off

4) conmover: to shake up, to shock

♦ See also the reflexive verb sacudirse

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sacudir vb

1. (en general) to shake [pt. shook; pp. shaken]

me sacudí el polvo de la chaqueta I shook the dust of my jacket

2. (golpear) to beat [pt. beat; pp. beaten]

sacudía la alfombra con un palo she was beating the carpet with a stick

Spanish-English dictionary > sacudir
9 desaparecer

v.

1 to disappear.

me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared

será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while

desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth

¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!

La tristeza desaparece al amanecer Sadness disappears at dawn.

Sus dudas desaparecieron His doubts disappeared.

2 to go missing.

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desaparecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo intransitivo

1 (dejar de estar) to disappear

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FRASEOLOGÍA

desaparecer del mapa figurado to vanish off the face of the earth

hacer desaparecer to cause to disappear, hide 2 (quitar) to get rid of

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verb

to disappear, vanish

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1. VI

1) [persona, objeto] to disappear, go missing

han desaparecido dos niños en el bosque — two children have disappeared o gone missing in the wood

me han desaparecido diez euros — ten euros of mine have disappeared o gone missing

con él desapareció toda una ideología — a whole ideology died with him

el mago hizo desaparecer una paloma — the magician made a dove disappear

¡desaparece de mi vista! — get out of my sight!
mapa
2) [mancha, olor, síntoma] to disappear, go (away)

3) euf (=morir) to pass away

2.

VT LAm (Pol) to disappear

desaparecieron a los disidentes — they disappeared the dissidents, the dissidents were disappeared

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( de lugar) to disappear

hizo desaparecer el sombrero — he made the hat disappear o vanish

b) dolor/síntoma/cicatriz to disappear, go; costumbre to disappear, die out; mancha to come out

tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas — he had to get rid of the evidence

c) ( de la vista) to disappear

desapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd

desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
2.
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear

se desaparecieron mis anteojos — my glasses have disappeared

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= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.

Ex. This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.

Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.

Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

Ex. She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.

Ex. These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.

Ex. It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.

Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.

Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.

Ex. This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.

Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex. The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.

Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.

Ex. With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.

Ex. The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.

Ex. Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.

Ex. It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.

Ex. When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.

Ex. The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.

Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.

Ex. He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.

Ex. The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.

Ex. These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.

Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.

Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.

Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.

Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

Ex. Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.

Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.

Ex. Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.

Ex. One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.

Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

Ex. The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

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* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.

* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.

* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.

* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.

* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.

* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.

* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.

* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* que no desaparece = lingering.

* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( de lugar) to disappear

hizo desaparecer el sombrero — he made the hat disappear o vanish

b) dolor/síntoma/cicatriz to disappear, go; costumbre to disappear, die out; mancha to come out

tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas — he had to get rid of the evidence

c) ( de la vista) to disappear

desapareció entre la muchedumbre — he disappeared o vanished into the crowd

desaparece de mi vista — (fam) get out of my sight
2.
desaparecerse v pron (Andes) to disappear

se desaparecieron mis anteojos — my glasses have disappeared

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= disappear, disband, fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, vanish, die out, evaporate, go away, dissolve, pass on, go + missing, sweep away, slip through + the cracks, swallow up, slip from + the scene, go out of + existence, go + the way of the dodo, follow + the dodo, go + the way of the horseless carriage, go + the way of the dinosaur(s), blow away, wither away, drop from + sight, pass away, fizzle out, efface, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, go + forever, peter out, skulk off, sneak off, sneak away, go into + hiding, wear off, be all gone.

Ex: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.

Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.

Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.

Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.

Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.

Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.

Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.

Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.

Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

Ex: The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.

Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.

Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.

Ex: The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.

Ex: Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.

Ex: It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.

Ex: When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.

Ex: The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.

Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.

Ex: He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.

Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.

Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.

Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.

Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.

Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.

Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.

Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.

Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.

Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.

Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.

Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

* aparecer y desaparecer = come and go.

* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.

* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra = vanish from + the face of the earth, disappear from + the face of the earth.

* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer = ride off + into the sunset.

* desaparecer en la distancia = disappear in + the distance.

* desaparecer gradualmente = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.

* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.

* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.

* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.

* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.

* que no desaparece = lingering.

* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.

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desaparecer [E3 ]

vi

1 (de un lugar) to disappear

desapareció sin dejar huella he disappeared o vanished without trace, he did a vanishing trick o a disappearing act ( hum)

hizo desaparecer el sombrero ante sus ojos he made the hat disappear o vanish before their very eyes

en esta oficina las cosas tienden a desaparecer things tend to disappear o go missing in this office

mapa

2 «dolor/síntoma» to disappear; «cicatriz» to disappear, go; «costumbre» to disappear, die out

lo dejé en remojo y la mancha desapareció I left it to soak and the stain came out

tenía que hacer desaparecer las pruebas he had to get rid of the evidence

3 (de la vista) to disappear

el sol desapareció detrás de una nube the sun disappeared o went behind a cloud

el ladrón desapareció entre la muchedumbre the thief disappeared o vanished into the crowd

desaparece de mi vista antes de que te pegue ( fam); get out of my sight before I wallop you ( colloq)

■ desaparecerse

v pron

( Andes)

1 (de un lugar) to disappear

se desaparecieron mis gafas my glasses have disappeared

2 (de la vista) to disappear

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desaparecer ( conjugate desaparecer) verbo intransitivo [persona/objeto] to disappear;
[dolor/síntoma/cicatriz] to disappear, go;
[ costumbre] to disappear, die out;
[ mancha] to come out
desaparecerse verbo pronominal (Andes) to disappear
desaparecer verbo intransitivo to disappear: me ha desaparecido la cartera, I can't find my wallet
el sol desapareció detrás de las nubes, the sun vanished behind the clouds
♦ Locuciones: desaparecer del mapa/de la faz de la tierra, to vanish off the face of the earth
' desaparecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confundirse
- disipar
- escabullirse
- lance
- magia
- mapa
- obliterar
- perderse
- volar
- volatilizarse
- camino
- comer
- ir
- pasar
- quitar
- sacar
English:
disappear
- dissipate
- linger
- lost
- magic away
- melt away
- sink away
- trace
- vanish
- face
- melt
- missing

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desaparecer

♦ vi

1. [de la vista] to disappear (de from);

desapareció tras las colinas it dropped out of sight behind the hills;

me ha desaparecido la pluma my pen has disappeared;

hizo desaparecer una paloma y un conejo he made a dove and a rabbit vanish;

será mejor que desaparezcas de escena durante una temporada you'd better make yourself scarce for a while;

desaparecer de la faz de la tierra to vanish from the face of the earth;

¡desaparece de mi vista ahora mismo! get out of my sight this minute!

2. [dolor, síntomas, mancha] to disappear, to go;
[cicatriz] to disappear; [sarpullido] to clear up
3. [en guerra, accidente] to go missing, to disappear;

muchos desaparecieron durante la represión many people disappeared during the crackdown

♦ vt
Am [persona] = to detain extrajudicially during political repression and possibly kill
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desaparecer

I v/i disappear, vanish

II v/t L.Am.

disappear fam, make disappear

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desaparecer {53} vt

: to cause to disappear

desaparecer vi

: to disappear, to vanish

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desaparecer vb to disappear

me han desaparecido las llaves my keys have disappeared

Spanish-English dictionary > desaparecer
10 grito

m.

1 shout (chillido).

se escuchaban los gritos de los manifestantes you could hear the demonstrators chanting

dar o pegar un grito to shout o scream (out)

a grito limpio o pelado (informal) at the top of one's voice

hablar a gritos to shout, to talk at the top of one's voice

pedir algo a gritos (figurative) to be crying out for something

poner el grito en el cielo (informal) to hit the roof

ser el último grito to be the latest fashion o craze, to be the in thing

grito de dolor cry of pain

grito de guerra war o battle cry

2 hoot.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gritar.

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grito

► nombre masculino

1 shout (chillido) cry, scream

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a grito limpio / a grito pelado at the top of one's voice

a voz en grito at the top of one's voice

dar un grito to shout 2 (chillar) to scream

el último grito figurado the latest thing, the last word

pedir algo a gritos figurado to be crying out for something, be badly in need of something

pegar un grito to shout 2 (chillar) to scream

poner el grito en el cielo figurado to hit the ceiling, hit the roof

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noun m.

shout, cry, scream

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SM

1) (=voz alta) shout; (=chillido) scream; [de animal] cry, sound

a gritos — at the top of one's voice

¡no des esos gritos! — stop shouting like that!

llorar a gritos — to weep and wail

pegar o lanzar un grito — to cry out

gritos de protesta — shouts of protest

- poner el grito en el cielo

pedir algo a gritos —

esa chica está pidiendo un corte de pelo a gritos — that girl badly needs a haircut

- a grito pelado

- es el último grito

es el último grito del lujo — it's the last word in luxury

- a voz en grito

2) (=abucheo) jeer

3) LAm proclamation

el grito de Dolores — the proclamation of Mexican independence (1810)

grito de independencia — proclamation of independence

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masculino

1)

a) ( de persona)

un grito de dolor/terror — a cry of pain/terror

dio un grito de alegría/sorpresa — she let out a whoop of joy/a gasp of astonishment

gritos de protesta — shouts o cries of protest

dame un grito si... — give me a shout if...

siempre habla a gritos — he always talks at the top of his voice

a grito limpio or pelado — (fam) at the top of one's voice

pedir or estar pidiendo algo a gritos — (fam) to be crying out for something (colloq)

poner el grito en el cielo — (fam) to hit the roof o ceiling (colloq)

ser el último grito — to be the last word in fashion

b) (de pájaro, animal) call, cry

2) (Hist)

el grito (de Independencia) — declaration of independence ( in some Latin American countries)

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= cry, shout, yelp, shriek, scream, holler.

Ex. The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.

Ex. Slake was disturbed in his daydream by shouts from the park attendant.

Ex. Then he did several backflips and wailed aloud in his misery and woe, his yelps of distress quite filling the empyrean.

Ex. He heard curses of lost men and women; he heard shrieks and groans and all that goes with drunkenness, debauchery, lust and sin.

Ex. Research shows that chimpanzees vary their screams depending on the severity of the attack.

Ex. But luckily the animals were all fairly timid and with a holler they would take off running.

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* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a gritos = vociferously.

* a voz en grito = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.

* chillar a grito pelado = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, wail like + a banshee.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar un grito = holler.

* de último grito = streamlined.

* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* grito de aliento = cheer.

* grito de angustia = cry of anguish.

* grito de guerra = battle cry, war cry.

* grito de horror = cry of horror.

* gritos = screaming.

* lanzar gritos de protesta = cry of protest + go up.

* pegar gritos = shriek, shout.

* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.

* ser el último grito = be all the rage.

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masculino

1)

a) ( de persona)

un grito de dolor/terror — a cry of pain/terror

dio un grito de alegría/sorpresa — she let out a whoop of joy/a gasp of astonishment

gritos de protesta — shouts o cries of protest

dame un grito si... — give me a shout if...

siempre habla a gritos — he always talks at the top of his voice

a grito limpio or pelado — (fam) at the top of one's voice

pedir or estar pidiendo algo a gritos — (fam) to be crying out for something (colloq)

poner el grito en el cielo — (fam) to hit the roof o ceiling (colloq)

ser el último grito — to be the last word in fashion

b) (de pájaro, animal) call, cry

2) (Hist)

el grito (de Independencia) — declaration of independence ( in some Latin American countries)

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= cry, shout, yelp, shriek, scream, holler.

Ex: The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.

Ex: Slake was disturbed in his daydream by shouts from the park attendant.

Ex: Then he did several backflips and wailed aloud in his misery and woe, his yelps of distress quite filling the empyrean.

Ex: He heard curses of lost men and women; he heard shrieks and groans and all that goes with drunkenness, debauchery, lust and sin.

Ex: Research shows that chimpanzees vary their screams depending on the severity of the attack.

Ex: But luckily the animals were all fairly timid and with a holler they would take off running.

* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a gritos = vociferously.

* a voz en grito = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* cantar a grito pelado = belt out.

* chillar a grito pelado = scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, wail like + a banshee.

* dar gritos = shriek, shout.

* dar un grito = holler.

* de último grito = streamlined.

* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* grito de aliento = cheer.

* grito de angustia = cry of anguish.

* grito de guerra = battle cry, war cry.

* grito de horror = cry of horror.

* gritos = screaming.

* lanzar gritos de protesta = cry of protest + go up.

* pegar gritos = shriek, shout.

* poner el grito en el cielo = be (all) up in arms, kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, blow + Posesivo + top, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stack, scream + blue murder, froth at + the mouth, shout + blue murder.

* ser el último grito = be all the rage.

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grito

masculine

A

1

(chillido): lanzó un grito de dolor/terror he gave a cry of pain/terror

dio un grito de alegría/sorpresa she let out o gave a whoop of joy/a gasp of astonishment

gritos de protesta shouts o cries of protest

no pegues esos gritos que no estoy sorda don't shout like that, I'm not deaf

le pegué un grito pero ya se había ido I shouted (out) to him but he'd already left

hay que ver los gritos que le pega you should hear the way he shouts o yells at her

a gritos: siempre habla a gritos he always talks at the top of his voice

lo llamó a gritos desde la orilla she shouted o yelled to him from the shore

a grito limpio or pelado ( fam); at the top of one's voice

estar en un grito (CS fam); to be in agony

pedir or estar pidiendo algo a gritos ( fam); to be crying out for sth ( colloq)

poner el grito en el cielo ( fam); to hit the roof o ceiling ( colloq)

ser el último grito: esa falda es el último grito that skirt is the last word in fashion o the very latest fashion

ser grito y plata ( Chi fam); to be a cinch ( colloq)

2 (de pájaro, animal) call, cry

B ( Hist):

el grito (de Independencia) declaration of independence ( in some Latin American countries)

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Del verbo gritar: ( conjugate gritar)

grito es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

gritó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
gritar
grito
gritar ( conjugate gritar) verbo intransitivo
to shout;
◊ no hace falta que grites there's no need to shout o yell;

grito de dolor to scream with pain;
grito de alegría to shout for joy;
grito pidiendo ayuda to shout for help;
gritole a algn to shout at sb;

( para llamarlo) to shout (out) to sb
verbo transitivo
to shout
grito sustantivo masculino
a) (de dolor, alegría) shout, cry;

( de terror) scream;
◊ un grito de socorro a cry for help;

gritos de protesta shouts o cries of protest;
hablar a gritos to talk at the top of one's voice;
ser el último grito to be the last word in fashion
b) (de pájaro, animal) call, cry

gritar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to shout
Normalmente, cuando quieres gritar a alguien, debes usar la preposición to: Me gritó desde la otra acera. He shouted to me from the other pavement. Sin embargo, si quieres gritar con enfado, debes usar la preposición at: No tienes que gritarme. You don't have to shout at me. También podrías emplear el verbo to cry out, pero recuerda que indica miedo o sorpresa.
grito sustantivo masculino shout: hablaba a grito pelado, she was talking at the top of her voice
me dio un grito, he shouted at me
oí un grito escalofriante, I heard a horrifying scream
♦ Locuciones: a voz en grito, at the top of one's voice
poner el grito en el cielo, to hit the ceiling
' grito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berrido
- bocinazo
- bramido
- chillido
- desgarrada
- desgarrado
- escapar
- gritar
- lanzar
- pelada
- pelado
- sofocar
- voz
- ahogado
- ahogar
- angustioso
- dar
- espeluznante
- estremecedor
- fuerza
- pegar
- porra
- socorro
- soltar
English:
arm
- battle-cry
- belt out
- blare out I
- call
- cry
- follow
- gasp
- height
- jeer
- let out
- lung
- rage
- roof
- sharp
- shout
- state-of-the-art
- top
- utter
- voice
- whoop
- word
- yell
- hoot
- loudly
- scream
- shiver
- shriek
- squeal

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grito nm
[chillido] shout; [de dolor, miedo] cry, scream; [de sorpresa, de animal] cry;
se escuchaban los gritos de los manifestantes you could hear the demonstrators chanting;

los gritos de ánimo le ayudaron a finalizar la carrera the shouts of encouragement helped him to finish the race;

dar o [m5] pegar un grito to shout o scream (out);

hablar a gritos to shout, to talk at the top of one's voice;

Comp
CSur Fam
estar en un grito to be in agony;

Comp

pedir algo a gritos to be crying out for sth;

este niño está pidiendo a gritos que le den unos azotes this boy is asking to get slapped;

Comp
Fam
poner el grito en el cielo to hit the roof;

Comp

ser el último grito to be the latest fashion o craze, to be the in thing

Comp
grito de guerra war o battle cry
EL GRITO (DE LA INDEPENDENCIA)

At 11pm on 15th September every year, the President of Mexico appears on the balcony of the National Palace in the capital and begins the Independence Day celebrations by addressing the crowds packed in the Plaza Mayor before him with the shout “Mexicanos, viva México!”. This commemorates the night in 1810 (actually the early morning of 16th September) when the father of Mexican independence, the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, used these words at the close of a speech delivered to his parishioners in the small provincial town of Dolores (now Dolores Hidalgo), in the state of Guanajuato. In the address he urged the people of the town, who were mainly poor Indians and lower-class “mestizos”, to rebel against Spanish colonial rule, and he then led them on his unsuccessful military campaign, which ended in his execution the following year. The president's re-enactment of the “ grito de Dolores” is echoed in similar events in towns and cities across the nation.

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grito

m cry, shout;

dar gritos shout;

a grito pelado at the top of one’s voice;

pedir algo a gritos fam be crying out for sth;

poner el grito en el cielo hit the roof fam ;

el último grito en teléfonos móviles the last word in cell phones

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grito nm

: shout, scream, cry

a grito pelado: at the top of one's voice

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grito n

1. (en general) shout

se oían gritos de protesta you could here the shouts of protest

los manifestantes daban gritos the demonstrators were shouting

2. (de dolor) cry [pl. cries]

dio un grito de dolor she cried out in pain

3. (de miedo) scream

a grito limpio / a grito pelado at the top of your voice

a voz en grito at the top of your voice

hablar a gritos to talk at the top of your voice

pedir a gritos to be crying out for something

poner el grito en el cielo to hit the roof

el último grito the latest fashion

estos zapatos son el último grito these shoes are the latest fashion

grito de guerra war cry

Spanish-English dictionary > grito
11 volar

adj.

volar.

v.

1 to fly.

hubo una pelea y empezaron a volar sillas y botellas there was a fight and the chairs and bottles started to fly

volar a to fly at; (una altura) to fly to (un lugar)

echar(se) a volar to fly away o off

salir volando to fly off; (pájaro, insecto) to blow away (papeles, sombrero, ceniza)

volar por los aires to be blown into the air (estallar)

El chico voló ayer The boy flew=traveled by air yesterday.

El avión voló ayer The plane flew yesterday.

2 to disappear, to vanish (informal) (desaparecer).

3 to fly (off), to rush (off).

volar a hacer algo to rush off to do something

hacer algo volando to do something at top speed

me voy volando I must fly o dash

4 to fly by.

5 to blow up (hacer estallar) (en guerras, atentados).

La fábrica de gas voló The gas factory blew up.

Los aviones volaron la ciudad enemiga The planes blew up the enemy city.

6 to pilot, to fly.

El chico voló el avión The boy piloted the plane.

7 to dynamite, to bomb out.

Ellos volaron la mina They dynamited the mine.

8 to evaporate, to vaporize.

9 to swipe, to thieve, to steal, to rob.

10 to drive mad, to drive crazy, to derange.

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volar

Conjugation model [ CONTAR], like link=contar contar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir por el aire) to fly

2 figurado (papeles etc) to be blown away

3 figurado (ir deprisa) to fly

■ el tiempo vuela time flies

4 familiar figurado (desaparecer) to disappear, vanish

5 figurado (sobresalir de un edificio) to jut out, project

6 figurado (noticia etc) to spread rapidly

► verbo transitivo

1 figurado (hacer explotar - edificio) to blow up, demolish; (- caja fuerte) to blow open; (- en minería) to blast

2 figurado (en impresión) to raise

3 (en caza) to flush

► verbo pronominal volarse

1 (papeles etc) to be blown away

2 figurado (irritarse) to blow up, lose one's temper

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echarse a volar to fly away, fly off

hacer algo volando familiar to do something as quick as a flash, do something in a jiffy

■ limpió la casa volando he cleaned the house in a jiffy

■ pasó volando she flew past

¡volando! familiar jump to it!

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verb

1) to fly

2) hurry

3) disappear

4) burst, explode

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1. VI

1) (=en el aire) [avión, pájaro, persona] to fly

nunca he volado en helicóptero — I've never flown in o been in a helicopter

¿a qué hora vuelas mañana? — what time is your flight tomorrow?, what time do you fly tomorrow?

los papeles salieron volando por la ventana — the papers blew out of the window

el balón pasó volando por encima de nosotros — the ball flew over our heads

"vuela con Iberia" — "fly (with) Iberia"

• echar a volar — [+ pájaro] to set free, let go; [+ globo, cometa] to fly
[+ noticia] to spread
• echarse a volar — [pájaro] (por primera vez) to (begin to) fly; (=levantar el vuelo) to take off

• volar en globo — to balloon

• dejar volar la imaginación — to let one's imagination run riot

volar alto —

este joven escritor volará alto — this young writer will go far

ese político quiere volar demasiado alto — that politician is too ambitious

en su última novela vuela alto — in his latest novel he reaches new heights

- volar solo

un sindicato que hoy vuela solo — a trade union which nowadays is going it alone

empezó a volar solo en su último libro — in his latest book he branched out on his own

desde pequeño se le notaban las ganas de volar solo — since he was a child you could see how much he wanted to do things his own way
burro 2., 1)
2)

• hacer volar algo/a algn — to blow sth/sb up

una bomba hizo volar el automóvil — a bomb blew up the car

el choque le hizo volar por los aires a más de dos metros de la carretera — he was thrown more than two metres from the road by the impact

• hacer volar algo en pedazos — to blow sth to pieces o to smithereens

3)

volando: ¡venga, volando, que nos vamos! — come on, get a move on, we're going! *

¡voy para allá volando! — I'll be right there! *

me preparó la cena volando — he made my dinner in double-quick time *

hice las maletas volando y me fui — I packed my bags as quick as I could and left *

pasó volando en la moto — he whizzed o sped past on his motorbike

el deportivo iba volando por la autopista — the sports car sped down the motorway

• volar a hacer algo — to rush to do sth

voló a decírselo a todo el mundo — he rushed to tell everybody

me voy volando a echar esta carta — I must rush to post this letter

4) (=pasar rápido) [noticia] to travel fast; [tiempo] to fly; [días, semanas, meses] to fly by

las buenas noticias vuelan — good news travels fast

¡cómo vuela el tiempo! — (how) time flies!

los meses vuelan y pronto llegará el verano — the months are flying by and summer will soon be here

5) *
(=desaparecer) [objeto, persona] to go, disappear
cuando me di cuenta, el bolso ya había volado — before I knew it, the bag was gone o had gone o had disappeared

en una semana volaron las diez botellas — the ten bottles went o disappeared in the space of a week

cuando llegó la policía los ladrones ya habían volado — when the police arrived the robbers had vanished o disappeared

el tabaco parece que vuela en esta casa — cigarettes seem to sprout legs in this house *

6) (Arquit) to stick out

7) (Méx)
* [alcohol, diluyente] to evaporate
8) * (con drogas) to trip *, get high *

2. VT

1) (=hacer volar) [+ cometa, globo] to fly
(Caza) [+ pájaro] to flush out
se pasa el día volando aviones de papel — he spends the day flying paper aeroplanes

2) (=hacer explotar) [+ edificio, vehículo] to blow up; [+ caja fuerte] to blow (open)

volaron la entrada de la mina — they blasted open the entrance to the mine

le volaron la cabeza de un disparo — they blew his head off with one shot

3) (Tip) [+ letra, número] to put in superscript

4) (Chile, Méx, Ven)
* (=robar) to pinch *, nick *
5) (LAm)
* (=irritar) [+ persona] to irritate
6) (CAm)

- volar diente

- volar lengua

- volar máquina

- volar pata

3.

See:

volarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) pájaro/avión to fly

2)

a) tiempo to fly

cómo vuela el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

las malas noticias vuelan — bad news travels fast

b) volando gerundio <comer/cambiarse> in a rush, in a hurry

se fue volando — he/she rushed off

las entradas se acaban volando — the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at all

quedar(se) volando — (Méx fam) asunto/persona to be left up in the air

3)

a) ( con el viento)

volaron todos los papeles — my papers blew all over the place

le voló el sombrero — his hat blew off

b) (fam) ( desaparecer) to vanish, disappear

los bombones volaron — the chocolates vanished o disappeared

c) (Méx fam)

a volar: niños, a volar OK you kids, go away o get out of here; toma el dinero y a volar take the money and run; mandar a volar a alguien — (Méx) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
2.
volar vt

1) <puente/edificio> to blow up; < caja fuerte> to blow

2) (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)
3.
volarse v pron

1) (AmS fam) (de rabia, fiebre)

estaba que se volaba de rabia — she was beside herself with rage o anger

tiene una fiebre que se vuela — he has a really high temperature

2)

a) (Col fam) preso to escape

b) (Col, Méx fam) alumno to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

3) (Méx fam)

a) ( coquetear) to flirt

b) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), nick (BrE colloq)

se voló un lápiz — he swiped a pencil

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) pájaro/avión to fly

2)

a) tiempo to fly

cómo vuela el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

las malas noticias vuelan — bad news travels fast

b) volando gerundio <comer/cambiarse> in a rush, in a hurry

se fue volando — he/she rushed off

las entradas se acaban volando — the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at all

quedar(se) volando — (Méx fam) asunto/persona to be left up in the air

3)

a) ( con el viento)

volaron todos los papeles — my papers blew all over the place

le voló el sombrero — his hat blew off

b) (fam) ( desaparecer) to vanish, disappear

los bombones volaron — the chocolates vanished o disappeared

c) (Méx fam)

a volar: niños, a volar OK you kids, go away o get out of here; toma el dinero y a volar take the money and run; mandar a volar a alguien — (Méx) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)
2.
volar vt

1) <puente/edificio> to blow up; < caja fuerte> to blow

2) (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)
3.
volarse v pron

1) (AmS fam) (de rabia, fiebre)

estaba que se volaba de rabia — she was beside herself with rage o anger

tiene una fiebre que se vuela — he has a really high temperature

2)

a) (Col fam) preso to escape

b) (Col, Méx fam) alumno to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

3) (Méx fam)

a) ( coquetear) to flirt

b) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), nick (BrE colloq)

se voló un lápiz — he swiped a pencil

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volar¹

¹ = fly, take to + the sky.

Ex: For example, pilots flying on international routes sometimes have problems in understanding weather reports spoken in English but with a heavy local accent.

Ex: A new flying invention has been unveiled in the US, which could see humans take to the sky.

* condición de estar apto para volar = airworthiness.

* echar a volar = take + flight.

* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).

* escuchar las moscas volar = hear a pin drop.

* ir volando = hot-foot it to.

* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

* que vuela bajo = low-flying.

* salir volando = bolt, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.

* volar con ala delta = hang-glide.

* volar del nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

* volar en el aire = fly in + the air.

volar²

² = blast.

Ex: By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.

* volar con dinamita = dynamite.

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volar [ A10 ]

vi

A «pájaro/avión» to fly

volaremos a una altura de 10.000 metros we shall be cruising at an altitude of 10,000 meters

no me gusta volar, prefiero el tren I don't like flying, I prefer to go by train

B

1 «tiempo» to fly

¡cómo vuela el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

estos dos años han volado these two years have flown by o have flown past o have gone by very fast

las malas noticias vuelan bad news travels fast

2 volando ger ‹comer/cambiarse› in a rush, in a hurry

tengo que irme volando I have to rush off

las vacaciones se me han pasado volando the holidays have flown o ( colloq) whizzed past

las entradas se acaban volando the tickets sell out very quickly o in no time at all

tuve que comer volando I had to eat in a rush o to bolt my food

volando pica ( Méx fam); he's/she's a quick worker! ( colloq)

3 volando ger ( Méx fam) (inestable) unsteady; (sin resolver, sin definir) up in the air

está volando y se va a caer it isn't steady o it's unsteady and it's going to fall

el asunto de la casa está volando the matter of the house is still up in the air o is still undecided

C

1

(con el viento): volaron todos los papeles my papers blew all over the place, the wind blew my papers all over the place

el sombrero voló his hat blew off/away

2 ( fam) (desaparecer) to vanish, disappear

los bombones en seguida volaron the chocolates vanished o disappeared in no time

hoy día el sueldo vuela nowadays my salary seems to disappear o go in no time

3

( Méx fam): a volar: niños, a volar OK you kids, go away o get out of here

a volar con tus ideas raras you and your weird ideas, get out of here! ( colloq)

toma el dinero y a volar take the money and run

mandar a volar a algn ( Méx); to kick sb out ( colloq)

4 ( Méx fam) (evaporarse) to evaporate

D ( Arquit) to project

E

( AmS fam) (de rabia, fiebre): estaba que volaba de rabia she was beside herself with rage o with anger

tiene una fiebre que vuela he has a really high temperature, he has a very bad fever

■ volar

vt

A ‹puente/edificio› to blow up; ‹caja fuerte› to blow

B (Méx, Ven fam) (robar) to swipe ( colloq), to nick ( BrE colloq)

C ( Méx fam) (volver loco) to drive … mad

si se lo dices, lo vuelas if you tell him, it'll drive him mad o he'll go crazy ( colloq)

■ volarse

v pron

A ( Col fam) «preso» to escape; «alumno» to play hooky ( esp AmE) ( colloq), to skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)

el marido se voló con otra her husband ran away o ran off with another woman

B ( Méx fam) (volverse loco) to go crazy ( colloq)

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volar ( conjugate volar) verbo intransitivo
1 [pájaro/avión] to fly
2
a) [ tiempo] to fly;

◊ ¡cómo vuela el tiempo! doesn't time fly!;

las malas noticias vuelan bad news travels fast
b)

◊ volando ger ‹comer/cambiarse› in a rush, in a hurry;

se fue volando he/she rushed off;
sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly
3
a) ( con el viento) [ sombrero] to blow off;

◊ volaron todos los papeles my papers blew all over the place

b) (fam) ( desaparecer) [dinero/pasteles] to vanish, disappear

verbo transitivo
1 ‹puente/edificio› to blow up;
‹ caja fuerte› to blow
2 (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq)
volarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (Col fam) [ preso] to escape

b) (Col, Méx fam) [ alumno] to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

2
a) (Méx fam) ( coquetear) to flirt

b) (Méx, Ven fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), nick (BrE colloq)

volar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (un avión, ave, insecto) to fly: la mosca echó a volar, the fly flew off
2 (apresuradamente) volando, in a flash, in a hurry: nos fuimos volando, we rushed off
3 fam (terminarse, desaparecer) to disappear, vanish: todo el dinero que tenía voló en cuestión de meses, he blew all his money in a question of months
II vtr (usando explosivos: una casa, fábrica, etc) to blow up
(: una caja blindada, etc) to blow open
' volar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- alto
- bajo
- barrenar
- cometa
- echar
- grande
- ras
- vuela
English:
blast
- blow
- blow up
- bomb
- fly
- foolish
- fundamental
- jet
- nonstop
- overcome
- sail
- soar
- circle
- cruise
- full
- low
- nick

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volar

♦ vi

1. [pájaro, insecto, avión, pasajero] to fly;

volar a [una altura] to fly at;
[un lugar] to fly to;
volamos a 5.000 pies de altura we're flying at 5,000 feet;

volar en avión/helicóptero to fly in a plane/helicopter;

echar(se) a volar to fly away o off;

hacer volar una cometa to fly a kite;

salir volando to fly off;

Comp

volar alto to go far

2. [papeles, sombrero, ceniza] to blow away;

hubo una pelea y empezaron a volar sillas y botellas there was a fight and the chairs and bottles started to fly;

salir volando to blow away;

volar por los aires [estallar] to be blown into the air

3. [correr] to fly, to rush (off);

volar a hacer algo to rush off to do sth;

hacer algo volando to do sth at top speed;

me visto volando y nos vamos I'll get dressed quickly and we can go;

¡tráeme volando algo para tapar la herida! bring me something to bandage the wound with immediately o now!;

me voy volando I must fly o dash

4. [pasar deprisa] [días, años] to fly by;
[rumores] to spread quickly;
el tiempo pasa volando time flies;

aquí las noticias vuelan news travels fast around here

5. Fam [desaparecer] to disappear, to vanish;

los aperitivos volaron en un santiamén the snacks disappeared o vanished in an instant

6. Arquit to project, to jut out

7. RP Fam
está que vuela [de fiebre] he has a raging temperature;
[de enojo] he's fuming with rage
♦ vt

1. [hacer estallar] [en guerras, atentados] to blow up;
[caja fuerte, puerta] to blow open; [edificio en ruinas] to demolish [with explosives]; [en minería] to blast
2. [hacer volar] [cometa] to fly

3. [la caza] to rouse

4. Imprenta [letra] to raise

5. Am Fam
volar algo a alguien [robar] to swipe o Br nick sth from sb;

ten cuidado porque a mí allí me volaron la cartera be careful because I had my wallet swiped o Br nicked there

♦ See also the pronominal verb volarse

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volar

I v/i fly; fig

vanish;

las horas pasaron volando the hours flew past o by;

irse volar rush off;

echarse a volar fly away, fly off

II v/t

1 fly

2 edificio blow up

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volar {19} vi

1) : to fly

2) correr: to hurry, to rush

el tiempo vuela: time flies

pasar volando: to fly past

3) divulgarse: to spread

unos rumores volaban: rumors were spreading around

4) desaparecer: to disappear

el dinero ya voló: the money's already gone

volar vt

1) : to blow up, to demolish

2) : to irritate

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volar vb

1. (en general) to fly [pt. flew; pp. flown]

los pájaros y los aviones vuelan birds and planes fly

he volado muchas veces I've flown many times

2. (desaparecer) to disappear

la tarta voló en cuanto la vieron los niños the cake disappeared as soon as the children saw it

3. (hacer estallar) to blow up [pt. blew; pp. blown]

los terroristas volaron el puente the terrorists blew up the bridge

volando in a rush / in a hurry

salimos volando para coger el tren we rushed out to catch the train

tuve que desayunar volando I had to eat my breakfast in a hurry

Spanish-English dictionary > volar
12 desvanecerse

desvanecerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (disiparse) to disperse, clear

2 figurado (desaparecer) to vanish, disappear; (recuerdos) to fade

3 figurado (demayarse) to faint

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1) to vanish

2) fade

3) faint

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VPR

1) (=desaparecer) [humo, niebla] to clear, disperse; [recuerdo, sonido] to fade, fade away; [duda] to be dispelled

2) (Med) to faint

3) (Quím) to evaporate

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= fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, fall out, perish, vanish, evaporate, dissolve, wither, banish, blow away, fizzle out, etherealise [etherealize, -USA], fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue, wear off.

Ex. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

Ex. So when the 1908 ALA rules superseded Cutter's rules, the whole provision for bringing together editions fell out, and we didn't have them until the AACR.

Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex. She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.

Ex. It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.

Ex. He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

Ex. The article 'Whither libraries? or, wither libraries' urges the profession to seriously consider its role in an electronic society.

Ex. Microcomputers sets the stage for an interactive environment that can banish the 'master-slave' architecture of television and its progeny, the culture of passivity.

Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.

Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.

Ex. The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and ' etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.

Ex. But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.

Ex. The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

Ex. We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all.

Ex. All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

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* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

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= fade (away/out), fall into + obscurity, fall out, perish, vanish, evaporate, dissolve, wither, banish, blow away, fizzle out, etherealise [etherealize, -USA], fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue, wear off.

Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.

Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

Ex: So when the 1908 ALA rules superseded Cutter's rules, the whole provision for bringing together editions fell out, and we didn't have them until the AACR.

Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.

Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.

Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.

Ex: The article 'Whither libraries? or, wither libraries' urges the profession to seriously consider its role in an electronic society.

Ex: Microcomputers sets the stage for an interactive environment that can banish the 'master-slave' architecture of television and its progeny, the culture of passivity.

Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.

Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.

Ex: The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and ' etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.

Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.

Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.

Ex: We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all.

Ex: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

* desvanecerse la luz = light + fail.

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desvanecerse ( conjugate desvanecerse) verbo pronominal
a) [humo/nubes/niebla] to clear, disperse;

[dudas/temores/sospechas] to vanish, be dispelled;
[fantasma/visión] to disappear, vanish
b) [ color] to fade

desvanecerse verbo reflexivo
1 (un recuerdo, una imagen, duda) to vanish, fade
(la niebla) to clear
2 (perder el conocimiento) to faint
' desvanecerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disiparse
English:
evaporate
- recede
- disappear
- dissipate
- fade
- melt
- swoon
- window

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vpr

1. [desmayarse] to faint;

caer desvanecido to fall in a faint, to faint;

yacía desvanecido en el pavimento he lay unconscious in the road

2. [humo, nubes] to clear, to disappear;
[perfil, figura] to become blurred; [colores] to fade; [sonido, olor] to fade away;
su imagen se desvanece y en la pantalla vemos un paisaje her image fades out and we see a country scene

3. [sospechas, temores] to be dispelled;
[esperanzas] to be dashed; [recuerdos] to fade;
aquello hizo que se desvanecieran todas nuestras dudas that dispelled all our doubts

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desvanecerse

v/r

1 de niebla disperse;

desvanecerse en el aire vanish into thin air

2 MED faint

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vr

1) : to vanish, to disappear

2) : to fade

3) desmayarse: to faint, to swoon

Spanish-English dictionary > desvanecerse
13 muerto

adj.

1 dead, deceased, defunct, demised.

2 dead, asleep, benumbed, numbed.

3 dead-like, slothful, sluggish.

4 dead, without electricity.

5 discharged, without charge.

f. & m.

1 dead person, corpse, dead man.

2 speed ramp, sleeping policeman.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: morir.

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muerto

► nombre masculino

1 familiar drag, bore

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muerto

► participio pasado

1→ link=morir morir

► adjetivo

1 (sin vida) dead; (sin actividad) lifeless

■ este pueblo está muerto there's nothing going on in this village

2 familiar (cansado) tired, worn out

■ estoy muerto I'm beat

■ la mudanza me ha dejado muerto moving house has finished me off

3 (marchito) faded, withered

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 dead person (cadáver) corpse

2 (víctima) victim

► nombre masculino muerto

1 familiar drag, bore

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar muerto,-a a alguien familiar (de cansancio) to finish somebody off 2 (de asombro) to leave somebody dumbfounded

caer muerto,-a to drop dead

cargar con el muerto to be left holding the baby

cargarle el muerto a alguien to pass the buck to somebody

hacer el muerto (en el agua) to float on one's back

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead

'Muerto en combate' "Killed in action"

no tener dónde caerse muerto,-a not to have a penny to one's name

ser un/una muerto,-a de hambre to be a good-for-nothing

¡tus muertos! tabú up yours!

medio muerto,-a half-dead

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1. (f. - muerta)
adj.

dead
2. (f. - muerta)
noun

dead person

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muerto, -a
1.

PP de morir

2. ADJ

1) [persona, animal] dead

mis abuelos están muertos — my grandparents are dead

el golpe lo dejó medio muerto — the blow left him half-dead

resultó muerto en el acto — he died instantly

• muerto en acción o campaña — killed in action

• dar por muerto a algn — to give sb up for dead

• ser muerto a tiros — to be shot, be shot dead

• vivo o muerto — dead or alive

- estar más muerto que vivo

- estar muerto y enterrado

- no tener donde caerse muerto
ángulo, cal, lengua, marea, naturaleza, punto, tiempo, vía
2) * [para exagerar]

a) (=cansado) dead tired *, ready to drop *

después del viaje estábamos muertos — we were dead tired o ready to drop after the journey *

caí muerta en la cama — I dropped flat out on the bed

b) (=sin animación) dead

en invierno este pueblo está muerto — this town is dead in winter

c)

• estar muerto de algo, estaba muerto de la envidia — I was green with envy

me voy a la cama, que estoy muerta de sueño — I'm going to bed, I'm dead tired *

estaba muerto de miedo — I was scared to death

estaba muerto del aburrimiento — he was dead bored

estoy muerta de cansancio — I'm dead tired o dog tired *, I'm ready to drop *

comes como si estuvieras muerto de hambre — you're eating as if you were starving hungry

• estar muerto de risa — [persona] to laugh one's head off, kill o.s. laughing; [casa] to be going to rack and ruin; Esp [ropa] to be gathering dust

estaba muerto de risa con sus chistes — I laughed my head off at his jokes, I killed myself laughing at his jokes

compró una casa para tenerla muerta de risa — he bought a house and let it go to rack and ruin *

el piano sigue ahí muerto de risa — the piano is still there gathering dust

el solar sigue todavía muerto de risa — nothing has been done yet with that plot of land

3) (=relajado) [brazo, mano] limp

se me quedó la mano muerta — my hand went limp

deja el brazo muerto — let your arm go limp

4) (=apagado) [color] dull

3. SM / F

1) (=persona muerta)
[en accidente, guerra]
¿ha habido muertos en el accidente? — was anyone killed in the accident?

el conflicto ha causado 45.000 muertos — the conflict has caused 45,000 deaths o the deaths of 45,000 people

el número de muertos va en aumento — the death toll o the number of deaths is rising

• doblar a muerto — to toll the death knell

• los muertos — the dead

resucitó de entre los muertos — he rose from the dead

los muertos vivientes — the living dead

• tocar a muerto — to toll the death knell

- ¡me cago en los muertos!

- ¡te lo juro por mis muertos!

- un muerto de hambre

ni muerto * —

no me pondría ese traje ni muerto — I wouldn't be seen dead in that suit *

resucitar a un muerto —

esta sopa resucita a un muerto — hum this soup really hits the spot *

2) * (=cadáver) body

han encontrado un muerto en el río — they have found a (dead) body in the river

el muerto fue trasladado en avión — the body was taken by plane

• hacer el muerto — to float

¿sabes hacer el muerto boca arriba? — can you float on your back?

• hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead

- callarse como un muerto

- los muertos no hablan

- el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo

4. SM

1) * (=tarea pesada) drag *

¡vaya muerto que nos ha caído encima! — Esp what a drag! *

lo siento, pero te ha tocado a ti el muerto de decírselo al jefe — I'm sorry, but you've drawn the short straw - you've got to tell the boss

- cargar con el muerto

ese muerto yo no me lo cargo, yo soy inocente — I'm not taking the blame o rap *, I'm innocent

cargar con el muerto de hacer algo — to be lumbered with doing sth *

siempre me cargan con el muerto de cuidar a los niños — I always get lumbered with looking after the children

- cargar o echar el muerto a algn

a mí no me cargas tú ese muerto, yo no tengo nada que ver en este asunto — don't try and pin the blame on me, I've got nothing to do with this

2) (Naipes) dummy
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS 2 November, All Souls' Day, called the Día de los Muertos elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world and Día de los Difuntos in Spain, is the day when Christians throughout the Spanish-speaking world traditionally honour their dead. In Mexico the festivities are particularly spectacular with a week-long festival, starting on 1 November, in which Christian and ancient pagan customs are married. 1 November itself is for children who have died, while 2 November is set aside for adults. Families meet to take food, flowers and sweets in the shape of skeletons, coffins and crosses to the graves of their loved ones. In Spain people celebrate the Día de los Difuntos by taking flowers to the cemetery. 20-N N 20-N is commonly used as shorthand to refer to the anniversary of General Franco's death on 20 November 1975. Every year supporters of the far right hold a commemorative rally in Madrid's Plaza de Oriente, the scene of many of Franco's speeches to the people.
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I
- ta adjetivo

1) [ESTAR]

a) <persona/animal/planta> dead

resultaron muertos 30 mineros — 30 miners died o were killed

lo dieron por muerto — he was given up for dead

muerto y enterrado — dead and buried, over and done with (colloq)

ni muerto or muerta — no way (colloq), no chance (colloq)

b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)

c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo)

muerto DE algo: estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq); estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq); muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa — he was laughing his head off

2) (como pp) (period)

fue muerto a tiros — he was shot dead

las dos personas muertas por los terroristas — the two people killed by the terrorists

3)

a) <pueblo/zona> dead, lifeless

b) ( inerte) limp

c) <carretera/camino> disused
II
- ta masculino, femenino

1) ( persona muerta)

hubo dos muertos — two people died o were killed

los muertos de la guerra — the war dead

lo juro por mis muertos — (fam) I swear on my mother's grave

hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead

cargar con el muerto — (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work

se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto — they took off and left me to pick up the tab (colloq)

cargarle el muerto a alguien — (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on somebody; ( endilgarle la tarea) to give somebody the dirty work (colloq)

hacer el muerto — to float on one's back

ser un muerto de hambre — (fam) to be a nobody (colloq)

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo — dead men have no friends

2) muerto masculino ( en naipes) dummy

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= dead, deceased, dulled, dead and buried, dead and gone.

Ex. The newcomer to the subject may be forgiven for concluding that the concept of post-coordinate indexing is dead.

Ex. Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.

Ex. Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.

Ex. The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.

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* ángulo muerto = blind spot.

* bebé que nace muerto = stillbirth [still-birth].

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* cargar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.

* dado por muerto = presumed dead.

* declarar muerto = declare + dead, pronounce + dead.

* doblar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.

* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* hacerse el muerto = play + possum, play + dead.

* hombre muerto = goner.

* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.

* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.

* más que muerto = dead and buried.

* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* mosquita muerta = butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.

* muerto de cansancio = tired to death.

* muerto de curiosidad = agog.

* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).

* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.

* muerto en combate = killed in action.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* muertos, los = slain, the, dead, the.

* muerto viviente = living dead.

* muerto y bien muerto = dead and buried.

* nacido muerto = stillborn.

* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* número de muertos = death toll.

* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* punto muerto = stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.

* resucitar a los muertos = raise + the dead.

* revista muerta = inactive journal.

* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* supuestamente muerto = presumed dead.

* tema muerto = dead issue.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

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I
- ta adjetivo

1) [ESTAR]

a) <persona/animal/planta> dead

resultaron muertos 30 mineros — 30 miners died o were killed

lo dieron por muerto — he was given up for dead

muerto y enterrado — dead and buried, over and done with (colloq)

ni muerto or muerta — no way (colloq), no chance (colloq)

b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)

c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo)

muerto DE algo: estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq); estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq); muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa — he was laughing his head off

2) (como pp) (period)

fue muerto a tiros — he was shot dead

las dos personas muertas por los terroristas — the two people killed by the terrorists

3)

a) <pueblo/zona> dead, lifeless

b) ( inerte) limp

c) <carretera/camino> disused
II
- ta masculino, femenino

1) ( persona muerta)

hubo dos muertos — two people died o were killed

los muertos de la guerra — the war dead

lo juro por mis muertos — (fam) I swear on my mother's grave

hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead

cargar con el muerto — (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work

se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto — they took off and left me to pick up the tab (colloq)

cargarle el muerto a alguien — (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on somebody; ( endilgarle la tarea) to give somebody the dirty work (colloq)

hacer el muerto — to float on one's back

ser un muerto de hambre — (fam) to be a nobody (colloq)

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo — dead men have no friends

2) muerto masculino ( en naipes) dummy

* * *

= dead, deceased, dulled, dead and buried, dead and gone.

Ex: The newcomer to the subject may be forgiven for concluding that the concept of post-coordinate indexing is dead.

Ex: Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.

Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.

Ex: The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.

* ángulo muerto = blind spot.

* bebé que nace muerto = stillbirth [still-birth].

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* cargar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.

* dado por muerto = presumed dead.

* declarar muerto = declare + dead, pronounce + dead.

* doblar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.

* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* hacerse el muerto = play + possum, play + dead.

* hombre muerto = goner.

* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.

* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.

* más que muerto = dead and buried.

* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* mosquita muerta = butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.

* muerto de cansancio = tired to death.

* muerto de curiosidad = agog.

* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).

* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.

* muerto en combate = killed in action.

* muerto en vida = living dead.

* muertos, los = slain, the, dead, the.

* muerto viviente = living dead.

* muerto y bien muerto = dead and buried.

* nacido muerto = stillborn.

* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* número de muertos = death toll.

* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* punto muerto = stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.

* resucitar a los muertos = raise + the dead.

* revista muerta = inactive journal.

* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* supuestamente muerto = presumed dead.

* tema muerto = dead issue.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.

* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

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muerto¹ -ta

adjective

A [ ESTAR]

1 ‹persona/animal/planta› dead

sus padres están muertos her parents are dead

resultaron muertos 30 mineros 30 miners died o were killed

se busca vivo o muerto wanted dead or alive

lo dieron por muerto he was given up for dead

soldados muertos en combate soldiers who died in action

lo encontraron más muerto que vivo ( fam); when they found him he was more dead than alive

muerto y enterrado dead and buried, over and done with ( colloq)

ni muertoor muerta no way ( colloq), no chance ( colloq)

caer v pron A 2. (↑ caer)

2 ( fam) (cansado) dead beat ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (pasando, padeciendo) muerto DE algo:

estábamos muertos de hambre/frío/sueño we were starving/freezing/dead-tired ( colloq)

estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff ( colloq), he was rigid with fear

muerto de angustia sick with worry

muerto de (la) risa ( fam): estaba muerto de risa delante del televisor he was sitting in front of the television laughing his head off o killing himself laughing

un vestido tan caro y lo tienes ahí muerto de risa that's a really expensive dress and you leave it just gathering dust ( colloq)

B ( como pp) ( period):

fue muerto a tiros he was shot dead

las dos personas que fueron muertas por los terroristas the two people killed by the terrorists

C

1 ‹pueblo/zona› dead, lifeless

2 (inerte) limp

deja la mano muerta relax your hand, let your hand go limp o floppy

3 ‹carretera/camino› disused vía¹ (↑ vía (1)), lengua, naturaleza

muerto² -ta

masculine, feminine

A

(persona muerta): hubo dos muertos en el accidente two people died o were killed in the accident

los muertos de la guerra the war dead

las campanas doblaron or tocaron a muerto the bells sounded the death knell ( liter)

lo juro por mis muertos ( fam); I swear on my mother's grave o life

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead, play possum

cargar con el muerto ( fam): como nadie se ofrece, siempre tengo que cargar con el muerto nobody else volunteers so I'm always left to do the dirty work

se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto they took off and left me to pick up the tab ( colloq)

ese muerto no lo cargo yo don't look at me! ( colloq)

cargarle el muerto a algn ( fam) (responsabilizar) to pin the blame on sb; (endilgarle la tarea) to give sb the dirty work ( colloq)

está como para resucitar a los muertos it goes right to the spot o really hits the spot ( colloq)

hacer el muerto to float on one's back

levantar el muerto ( fam); to pick up the tab ( colloq)

poner los muertos: en esa guerra nosotros hemos puesto los muertos we provided the cannon fodder in that war

un muerto de hambre ( fam): no comas de esa manera, que pareces un muerto de hambre don't eat like that, anyone would think you hadn't had a meal in weeks

una chica tan bien y se ha casado con ese muerto de hambre such a nice girl and she's gone and got married to that nobody ( colloq)

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo dead men have no friends

B

muerto masculine (en naipes) dummy

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Del verbo morir: ( conjugate morir)

muerto es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
morir
muerto
morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/animal] to die;

◊ muerto ahogado to drown;

murió asesinada she was murdered;
muerto DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
b) (liter) [civilización/costumbre] to die out

morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
◊ se les murió la madre their mother died;

se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a muerto por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
muertose DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
muerto -ta adjetivo
1 [ESTAR]
a) ‹persona/animal/planta› dead;

◊ lo dieron por muerto he was given up for dead;

resultaron muertos 30 mineros 30 miners died o were killed;
caer muerto to drop dead
b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)

c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo):

◊ estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq);

estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq);
muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa he was laughing his head off
2
a) ‹pueblo/zona› dead, lifeless

b) ( inerte) limp

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( persona muerta):
◊ hubo dos muertos two people died o were killed;

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead;
cargar con el muerto (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work;
cargarle el muerto a algn (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on sb;

( endilgarle la tarea) to give sb the dirty work (colloq);
◊ hacer el muerto to float on one's back

2
◊ muerto sustantivo masculino ( en naipes) dummy

morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation
muerto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin vida) dead
2 (cansado) exhausted
3 (ciudad, pueblo) dead
horas muertas, spare time
Dep tiempo muerto, time-out
4 (uso enfático) muerto de frío/miedo, frozen/scared to death
muerto de hambre, starving
muerto de risa, laughing one's head off
5 Auto (en) punto muerto, (in) neutral
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (cadáver) dead person
2 (tarea fastidiosa) dirty job
3 (víctima de accidente) fatality
4 fam LAm empty bottle
' muerto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- desaparecida
- desaparecido
- fiambre
- fosa
- interfecta
- interfecto
- muerta
- punto
- reposar
- resucitar
- risa
- seca
- seco
- tiempo
- velar
- yacer
- caer
- carroña
- disecar
- sepultar
English:
accidentally
- body
- born
- coast
- convulse
- dead
- Dead Sea
- dead weight
- deadbeat
- deadlock
- death
- envy
- for
- fur
- good
- half
- half-dead
- impasse
- late
- life
- name
- neutral
- parched
- penny
- play
- possum
- read
- sick
- stalemate
- stand-off
- stiff
- stillbirth
- stillborn
- stone
- be
- brain
- carcass
- famished
- fatality
- fear
- flop
- free
- grind
- half-
- petrified
- pronounce
- stab
- still
- stuck

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muerto, -a

♦ participio
ver morir
♦ adj

1. [sin vida] dead;

caer muerto to drop dead;

dar por muerto a alguien to give sb up for dead;

varios transeúntes resultaron muertos a number of passers-by were killed;

este sitio está muerto en invierno this place is dead in winter;

estar muerto de frío to be freezing to death;

estar muerto de hambre to be starving;

estar muerto de miedo to be scared to death;

estábamos muertos de risa we nearly died laughing;

Comp
Fam
estar muerto de risa [objeto] to be lying around doing nothing;

Comp

estar más muerto que vivo de hambre/cansancio to be half dead with hunger/exhaustion;

Comp
Am
estar muerto por alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;

Comp

no tiene dónde caerse muerto he doesn't have a penny to his name;

Prov

muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia the best way to solve a problem is to attack its root cause

2. Fam [muy cansado]
estar muerto (de cansancio), estar medio muerto to be dead beat;

estoy que me caigo muerto I'm fit to drop

3. Formal [matado]
fue muerto de un disparo he was shot dead;

muerto en combate killed in action

4. [color] dull

♦ nm,f

1. [fallecido] dead person;
[cadáver] corpse;
hubo dos muertos two people died;

hacer el muerto [sobre el agua] to float on one's back;

hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead, to play dead;

las campanas tocaban a muerto the bells were tolling the death knell;

Comp
Fam
cargar con el muerto [trabajo, tarea] to be left holding the baby;
[culpa] to get the blame;
Comp
Fam
cargarle o [m5] echarle el muerto a alguien [trabajo, tarea] to leave the dirty work to sb;
[culpa] to put the blame on sb;
Comp
Fam
un muerto de hambre: se casó con un muerto de hambre she married a man who didn't have a penny to his name;

Prov

el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo life goes on (in spite of everything)

2.
los muertos [los fallecidos] the dead;

el ejército derrotado enterraba a sus muertos the defeated army was burying its dead;

resucitar de entre los muertos to rise from the dead;

Comp
Vulg
¡(me cago en) tus muertos! you motherfucker!

♦ nm
[en naipes] dummy hand
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muerto

I part → morir

II adj dead;

muerto de hambre starving; fig, desp penniless, down and out;

muerto de sueño dead-tired;

más muerto que vivo fig half-dead;

no tener dónde caerse muerto fam be as poor as a church mouse fam

III m, muerta f dead person;

hacer el muerto en el agua float on one’s back;

cargar(le) o

colgar(le) a alguien el muerto fig get s.o. to do the dirty work

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muerto pp morir

muerto, -ta adj

1) : dead

2) : lifeless, flat, dull

3)

muerto de : dying of

estoy muerto de hambre: I'm dying of hunger

muerto, -ta nm

difunto: dead person, deceased

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muerto¹ adj dead

un animal muerto a dead animal

muerto de cansancio dead tired

muerto de frío freezing cold

muerto de hambre starving hungry

muerto de miedo scared to death

muerto² n dead person / dead body [pl. bodies]

nunca he visto un muerto I've never seen a dead body

el accidente ha causado veinte muertos twenty people were killed in the accident

Spanish-English dictionary > muerto
14 legen

I v/t

1. lay; (bes. stellen, setzen) put; (hinstrecken) lay down; (flach hinlegen) lay flat; eine Tischdecke auf den Tisch legen spread ( oder put) a tablecloth on the table; Eier legen lay eggs; ein Tuch um die Schultern legen wrap a scarf around one’s shoulders; jemandem den Arm um die Schultern legen put one’s arm (a)round s.o.’s shoulders; sich (Dat) die Haare legen lassen have a set (Am. perm oder permanent); den Kopf legen an (+ Akk) rest one’s head against

2. (Teppich) put down, lay; (Kabel etc.) lay

3. (Bombe) plant, (Mine) lay; Feuer legen an (+ Akk) set fire to; einen Brand legen start a fire, commit arson

4. Sl., beim Ringen: jemanden legen pin s.o. to the floor; beim Fußball etc.: floor s.o.; beiseite, Hand1, Handwerk 3 etc.

II v/refl

1. lie down; sich schlafen oder ins Bett legen go to bed; sich auf etw. (+ Akk) legen Mensch, Tier: lie on s.th.; Staub, Nebel etc.: settle on s.th.; sich aufs Gemüt legen fig. get one down, be depressing

2. fig. (nachlassen) Sturm, Wind, Lärm, auch Begeisterung, Aufregung etc.: die down; Skandal, Streit etc.: blow over; Spannung: ease off; Schmerz: ease; völlig: go away

3. fig.: sich legen auf (+ Akk) (eine Tätigkeit) take up; (ein bestimmtes Fach) specialize in

III v/i Huhn etc.: lay (eggs)

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das Legen

siting

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le|gen ['leːgn]
1. vt

1) (= lagern) to lay down; (mit adv) to lay; Flasche etc to lay on its side; (= zusammenlegen) Wäsche to fold; (dial) Kartoffeln etc to plant, to put in; (SPORT) to bring down

2) (mit Raumangabe) to put, to place

wir müssen uns ein paar Flaschen Wein in den Keller légen — we must lay down a few bottles of wine

etw in Essig etc légen — to preserve sth in vinegar etc

ein Tier an die Kette légen — to chain an animal (up)

jdn in Ketten or Fesseln légen — to put sb in chains, to chain sb; (fig hum) to (en)snare sb

3)

(mit Angabe des Zustandes) etw in Falten légen — to fold sth

er legte die Stirn in Falten — he frowned, he creased his brow

eine Stadt in Schutt und Asche légen — to reduce a town to rubble

4) (= verlegen) Fliesen, Leitungen, Schienen, Minen etc to lay, to put down; Bomben to plant

Feuer or einen Brand légen — to start a fire

die Haare légen lassen — to have one's hair set

Dauerwellen etc légen lassen — to have a perm etc, to have one's hair permed etc

5) (Huhn) Eier to lay

2. vi
(Huhn) to lay
3. vr

1) (= hinlegen) to lie down (
auf +acc on)
zu Bett légen — to go to bed, to retire (form)

sich in die Sonne légen —

leg dich! (zum Hund) — lie down!

See:

→ schlafen

2) (mit Ortsangabe)(=niederlegen Nebel, Rauch) to settle (
auf +acc on)
sich auf die Seite légen — to lie on one's side; (Boot) to heel over, to go over onto its side

sich in die Kurve légen —

sich auf ein Spezialgebiet légen — to concentrate on or specialize in a particular field

3) (= abnehmen) (Lärm) to die down, to abate; (Sturm, Wind auch, Kälte) to let up; (Rauch, Nebel) to clear; (Zorn, Begeisterung auch, Arroganz, Nervosität) to wear off; (Anfangsschwierigkeiten) to sort themselves out

das Fieber legt sich bald — his/her etc temperature will come down soon

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1) set

2) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) lay

3) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) lay

4) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) lay

5) (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) lay

6) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) set

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le·gen

[ˈle:gn̩]

I. vt

1. (waagerecht stellen)

▪ etw \legen to put [or place] sth on its side

2. (liegen lassen)

▪ jdn \legen to put sb in a lying position; Ringer to throw sb; SPORT (sl: foulen) to bring down sb sep

man legte sie zu ihrem Mann ins Grab she was laid to rest beside her husband

jdn auf den Rücken \legen to put [or place] sb on their back

3. (anlehnen)

▪ etw an etw akk \legen to place [or lean] sth against sth

4. (hintun)

▪ etw irgendwohin \legen to put sth somewhere

er legte den Kopf an ihre Schulter he leaned his head on her shoulder

die Betonung auf ein Wort \legen to stress a word

jdm eine Binde/die Hände vor die Augen \legen to blindfold sb/to put one's hands over sb's eyes

viel Gefühl in etw akk \legen to put great feeling into sth

sie legt viel Gefühl in ihr Geigenspiel she plays violin with great feeling

die Hand an den Hut/die Stirn \legen (begrüßen) to touch one's hat/forehead

etw aus der Hand \legen to put down sth sep

den Riegel vor die Tür \legen to bolt the door

sich dat einen Schal um den Hals \legen to wrap a scarf around one's neck

▪ jdn irgendwohin \legen:

sie legte ihren Sohn an die Brust she breastfed her son

5. (bringen)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \legen to bring/take sb/sth somewhere; Patient to move [or transfer] sb somewhere; s.a. Kante

6. (verlegen)

▪ etw \legen to lay sth; Falle a. to set sth; Antenne to install sth

7. (befestigen)

den Hund an die Kette \legen to put the dog on the chain

8. ORN

ein Ei \legen Vogel to lay an egg

9. DIAL (pflanzen)

etw \legen to plant sth

die Keime einer S. gen [o von etw dat] \legen (fig) to sow the seeds of sth

10. (konservieren)

▪ etw in etw akk \legen to preserve sth in sth

11. (falten)

▪ etw \legen to fold sth

etw in Falten \legen to fold sth

das Gesicht/die Stirn in Falten \legen to frown

sich dat die Haare \legen lassen to have one's hair set

II. vr

1. (liegen)

▪ sich akk \legen to lie down

leg dich! (an Hund) lie!

sich akk ins [o zu] Bett \legen to go to bed

sich akk in die Sonne/auf den Rücken \legen to lie down in the sun/on one's back

▪ sich akk zu jdm \legen to lie down next to sb

2. (lehnen)

▪ sich akk irgendwohin \legen:

der Radfahrer legte sich in die Kurve the cyclist leaned into the bend

sie legte sich mit den Ellbogen auf den Tisch she leaned her elbows on the table

sich akk ins Fenster \legen to lean out of the window

sich akk auf die Seite \legen to lean to one [or the] side; Schiff a. to list; (kentern) to capsize, to keel over; Flugzeug to bank

3. (decken)

▪ sich akk auf [o über] etw akk \legen Nebel to descend [or settle] on sth; Schnee to blanket sth; Licht to flood sth

dichter Bodennebel legte sich auf die Straße thick fog formed in the street

4. (schaden)

▪ sich akk auf etw akk \legen to affect sth; Krankheit a. to spread to sth

5. DIAL (Bett hüten)

▪ sich akk \legen to stay in [or old keep] one's bed

6. (nachlassen)

▪ sich akk \legen Aufregung to die down, to subside; Begeisterung to subside, to wear off, to fade; Lärm to abate, to die down; Nebel to lift; Schmerzen to disappear, to wear off; Wind, Regen to subside, to abate, to die down; Wut to abate, to subside

ihre Trauer wird sich \legen they'll get over their grief

es wird sich [bald wieder] \legen it'll [soon] pass

7. (widmen)

▪ sich akk auf etw akk \legen to concentrate on sth

III. vi to lay

IV. vb aux

jdn schlafen \legen to put sb to bed; Baby a. to put down sb sep

sich akk schlafen \legen to get some sleep, esp BRIT also to have a lie-down

sich akk sterben \legen to lie down and die

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1.
transitives Verb

1) lay [down]

jemanden auf den Rücken legen — lay somebody on his/her back

etwas auf den Tisch legen — lay something on the table

etwas aus der Hand/beiseite legen — put something down/aside or down

etwas in den Kühlschrank legen — put something in the refrigerator

die Füße auf den Tisch legen — put one's feet on the table

2) (verlegen) lay <pipe, cable, railway track, carpet, tiles, etc.>

3) (in eine bestimmte Form bringen)

etwas in Falten legen — fold something

sich (Dat.) die Haare legen lassen — have one's hair set; s. auch Falte 3)

4) (schräg hinstellen) lean

etwas an etwas (Akk.) legen — lean something [up] against something
2.
transitives, intransitives Verb < hen> lay
3.
reflexives Verb

1) lie down

sich auf etwas (Akk.) legen — lie down on something

das Schiff/Flugzeug legte sich auf die Seite — the ship keeled over/the aircraft banked steeply

sich in die Kurve legen — lean into the bend; s. auch Bett 1); Ohr 2)

2) (nachlassen) < wind, storm> die down, abate, subside; < noise> die down, abate; < enthusiasm> wear off, subside, fade; < anger> abate, subside; < excitement> die down, subside

3) (sich herabsenken)

sich auf od. über etwas (Akk.) legen — < mist, fog> descend or settle on something, [come down and] blanket something

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legen

A. v/t

1. lay; (besonders stellen, setzen) put; (hinstrecken) lay down; (flach hinlegen) lay flat;

eine Tischdecke auf den Tisch legen spread ( oder put) a tablecloth on the table;

Eier legen lay eggs;

ein Tuch um die Schultern legen wrap a scarf around one’s shoulders;

jemandem den Arm um die Schultern legen put one’s arm (a)round sb’s shoulders;

sich (dat)

die Haare legen lassen have a set (US perm oder permanent);

den Kopf legen an (+akk) rest one’s head against

2. (Teppich) put down, lay; (Kabel etc) lay

3. (Bombe) plant, (Mine) lay;

Feuer legen an (+akk) set fire to;

einen Brand legen start a fire, commit arson

4. sl, beim Ringen:

jemanden legen pin sb to the floor; beim Fußball etc: floor sb; → Hand¹, Handwerk 3 etc

B. v/r

1. lie down;

sich schlafen oder

ins Bett legen go to bed;

sich auf etwas (+akk)

legen Mensch, Tier: lie on sth; Staub, Nebel etc: settle on sth;

sich aufs Gemüt legen fig get one down, be depressing

2. fig (nachlassen) Sturm, Wind, Lärm, auch Begeisterung, Aufregung etc: die down; Skandal, Streit etc: blow over; Spannung: ease off; Schmerz: ease; völlig: go away

3. fig:

sich legen auf (+akk) (eine Tätigkeit) take up; (ein bestimmtes Fach) specialize in

C. v/i Huhn etc: lay (eggs)

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1.
transitives Verb

1) lay [down]

jemanden auf den Rücken legen — lay somebody on his/her back

etwas auf den Tisch legen — lay something on the table

etwas aus der Hand/beiseite legen — put something down/aside or down

etwas in den Kühlschrank legen — put something in the refrigerator

die Füße auf den Tisch legen — put one's feet on the table

2) (verlegen) lay <pipe, cable, railway track, carpet, tiles, etc.>

3) (in eine bestimmte Form bringen)

etwas in Falten legen — fold something

sich (Dat.) die Haare legen lassen — have one's hair set; s. auch Falte 3)

4) (schräg hinstellen) lean

etwas an etwas (Akk.) legen — lean something [up] against something
2.
transitives, intransitives Verb < hen> lay
3.
reflexives Verb

1) lie down

sich auf etwas (Akk.) legen — lie down on something

das Schiff/Flugzeug legte sich auf die Seite — the ship keeled over/the aircraft banked steeply

sich in die Kurve legen — lean into the bend; s. auch Bett 1); Ohr 2)

2) (nachlassen) <wind, storm> die down, abate, subside; < noise> die down, abate; < enthusiasm> wear off, subside, fade; < anger> abate, subside; < excitement> die down, subside

3) (sich herabsenken)

sich auf od. über etwas (Akk.) legen — <mist, fog> descend or settle on something, [come down and] blanket something

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-- n.

placement n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > legen
15 chiflado

adj.

nutty, batty, crazy, bananas.

f. & m.

nut, crackpot, eccentric person, fruitcake.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: chiflar.

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chiflado

► participio pasado

1→ link=chiflar chiflar

► adjetivo

1 familiar mad, crazy, barmy, nuts, bonkers

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 familiar nut, loony, headcase

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar chiflado,-a con/por algo familiar to be crazy about something, be mad about something

estar chiflado,-a por alguien familiar (enamorado) to be madly in love with somebody

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(f. - chiflada)

adj.

nutty, crazy

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chiflado, -a *
1.

ADJ crazy *, barmy *

esa chica le tiene chiflado — he's crazy about that girl

estar chiflado con o por algo/algn — to be crazy about sth/sb

2.

SM / F nutter *, nutcase *

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I
- da adjetivo (fam) crazy (colloq), mad (BrE)

ese viejo está chiflado — that old guy's crazy, that old guy's a nutter (colloq)

estar chiflado por algo/alguien — to be crazy o nuts o (BrE) mad about something/somebody (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino (fam) nutcase (colloq), nutter (colloq)

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= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], crank, loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], nuts, zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bonkers, wacko, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, lunatic, nutter, cuckoo, off + Posesivo + nut, potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], kook, nutty [nuttier -comp., nuttiest -sup.], mad, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], space cadet, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck, barmy [barmier -comp., barmiest -sup.].

Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex. Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.

Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.

Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.

Ex. This client was bonkers, but believable.

Ex. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.

Ex. This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.

Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.

Ex. Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose.

Ex. It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius.

Ex. Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.

Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.

Ex. Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.

Ex. Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.

Ex. A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.

Ex. The press may be free, but the system is potty.

Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.

Ex. When squirrels are acting ' nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.

Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.

Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.

Ex. There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.

Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.

Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.

Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.

Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.

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* chiflado de la informática = computer geek.

* chiflado perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, stir-crazy, knucklehead.

* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.

* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

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I
- da adjetivo (fam) crazy (colloq), mad (BrE)

ese viejo está chiflado — that old guy's crazy, that old guy's a nutter (colloq)

estar chiflado por algo/alguien — to be crazy o nuts o (BrE) mad about something/somebody (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino (fam) nutcase (colloq), nutter (colloq)

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= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], crank, loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], nuts, zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bonkers, wacko, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, lunatic, nutter, cuckoo, off + Posesivo + nut, potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], kook, nutty [nuttier -comp., nuttiest -sup.], mad, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], space cadet, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck, barmy [barmier -comp., barmiest -sup.].

Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.

Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.

Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.

Ex: This client was bonkers, but believable.

Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.

Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.

Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.

Ex: Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose.

Ex: It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius.

Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.

Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.

Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.

Ex: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.

Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.

Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.

Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.

Ex: When squirrels are acting ' nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.

Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.

Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.

Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.

Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.

Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.

Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.

Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.

* chiflado de la informática = computer geek.

* chiflado perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, stir-crazy, knucklehead.

* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.

* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

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chiflado¹ -da

adjective

( fam); crazy ( colloq), mad ( BrE)

ese viejo está chiflado that old guy's crazy o mad o nuts ( colloq), that old guy's a nutter o off his rocker o round the bend ( colloq)

estar chiflado POR algo/algn to be crazy o nuts o mad ABOUT sth/sb ( colloq)

está chiflado por ti he's crazy o nuts o mad about you ( colloq)

chiflado² -da

masculine, feminine

( fam); nutcase ( colloq), nutter ( colloq)

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Del verbo chiflar: ( conjugate chiflar)

chiflado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
chiflado
chiflar
chiflado
◊ -da adjetivo (fam) crazy (colloq), mad (BrE);

estar chiflado por algo/algn to be crazy o mad about sth/sb (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) nutter (colloq)
chiflar ( conjugate chiflar) verbo transitivo ‹actor/cantante› to whistle at ( as sign of disapproval), ≈ to boo
verbo intransitivo
1 ( silbar) to whistle
2 (fam) ( gustar mucho):
◊ le chiflan los coches he's crazy about cars (colloq)

chiflarse verbo pronominal (fam) chifladose por algo/algn to be crazy about sth/sb (colloq)
chiflado,-a
I adjetivo familiar mad, crazy [por, about]
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (loco) nut, loony
chiflar verbo intransitivo
1 (con la boca) to whistle
(con un silbato) to blow
2 familiar (gustar mucho) me chifla esta música, I love this music
' chiflado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chiflada
- sonada
- sonado
- loco
English:
barmy
- batty
- bend
- loony
- mental
- moonstruck
- nut
- nutcase
- nuts
- nutty
- plumb
- potty
- wacky
- zany
- cracked
- crush
- dotty
- kooky
- screw

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chiflado, -a Fam

♦ adj

crazy, mad;

está chiflado por la música étnica he's crazy o mad about ethnic music;

está chiflado por una compañera de clase he's really fallen for one of his classmates

♦ nm,f

loony

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chiflado

adj fam

crazy fam

( por about), nuts fam

( por about)

II m, chiflada f nutcase fam, basketcase fam

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chiflado, -da adj, fam : nuts, crazy

chiflado, -da n, fam : crazy person, lunatic

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chiflado adj crazy [comp. crazier; superl. craziest] / mad [comp. madder; superl. maddest]

Spanish-English dictionary > chiflado
16 hart

firm; oppressive; austere; stern; hard-line; hard; tough; severe

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hạrt [hart]
1. adj comp - er
['hɛrtɐ] superl -este(r, s) ['hɛrtəstə]
1) (= nicht weich, nicht sanft) hard; Matratze, Bett, Federung, Apfelschale hard, firm; Aufprall, Ruck violent, hard; Wind strong; Ei hard-boiled

hart werden — to get hard, to harden

Eier hart kochen — to hard-boil eggs

er hat einen harten Leib (Med old) — he is constipated

er hat einen harten Schädel or Kopf (fig) — he's pig-headed or obstinate

ein hartes Herz haben (fig) — to have a hard heart, to be hard-hearted

hart wie Stahl/Stein — as hard as steel/stone

2) (= scharf) Konturen, Kontrast, Formen sharp; (PHOT ) Negativ sharp; (Gesichts)züge, Konsonant hard; Licht harsh, hard; Klang, Ton, Aussprache, Akzent harsh

3) (= rau) Spiel, Gegner rough; (fig ) Getränke strong; Droge hard; Porno hard-core; Kriminalfilm etc, Western tough

4) (= widerstandsfähig, robust) tough

gelobt sei, was hart macht (prov, usu iro) — treat 'em rough, make 'em tough! (inf)

er ist hart im Nehmen — he's tough

5) (= stabil, sicher) Währung, Devisen stable

in harten Dollars — in hard dollars

6) (= streng, gnadenlos, kompromisslos) Mensch, Kampf hard; Wort strong, harsh; Winter, Frost, Vertragsbedingung hard, severe; Strafe, Urteil, Kritik severe, harsh; Maßnahmen, Gesetze, Politik, Kurs tough; Auseinandersetzung violent

der harte Kern einer Vereinigung — the hard core of an organization

er ist durch eine harte Schule gegangen (fig) — he has been through a hard school

hart bleiben — to stand or remain firm

hart mit jdm sein — to be hard on sb, to be harsh with sb

es fielen harte Worte — hard or strong or harsh words were used

es geht hart auf hart — it's a tough fight, it's a real battle

7) (= schwer zu ertragen) Los, Schicksal, Tatsache hard, cruel; Verlust cruel; Wirklichkeit, Wahrheit harsh

es war sehr hart für ihn, dass er... — it was very hard for him to...

oh, das war hart! (inf: Witz etc) — oh, that was painful!

8) (= mühevoll, anstrengend) Arbeit, Leben, Zeiten hard, tough

9) (PHYS) Strahlen hard

10) (COMPUT) Trennung, Zeilenumbruch hard

2. adv comp -er,
superl am -esten
1) (= nicht weich) hard

er schläft gern[e] hart — he likes sleeping on a hard surface/bed

hart gebrannt (Ziegel, Keramik) — hard-baked

hart gefroren — frozen, frozen stiff pred, frozen solid pred

der Boden ist hart gefroren — the ground is frozen hard or solid

hart gekocht or gesotten (Aus) (Ei) — hard-boiled; Mensch hard-baked (inf), hard-boiled

hart geworden — hard

2) (= scharf) kontrastiert sharply

hart klingen (Sprache) — to sound hard; (Bemerkung) to sound harsh

er spricht manche Laute zu hart aus — he pronounces some sounds too hard

3) (= heftig, rau) roughly; fallen, aufprallen, zuschlagen hard

er lässt die Kupplung immer so hart kommen — he always lets the clutch out so roughly or violently

hart bedrängt — hard-pressed

hart bedrängt sein — to be put under pressure

hart einsteigen (Sport) — to go hard at it

jdn hart anfahren — to bite sb's head off (inf)

jdm hart zusetzen — to give sb a hard time

etw trifft jdn hart (lit, fig) — sth hits sb hard

hart diskutieren — to have a vigorous discussion

hart spielen (Sport) — to play rough

4) (= streng) severely, harshly

hart durchgreifen — to take tough or rigorous action

jdn hart anfassen — to be hard on sb, to treat sb harshly

man muss sie hart anfassen — you have to keep them in line

5) (= mühevoll) hard

hart arbeiten — to work hard

es kommt mich hart an (geh) — I find it hard

6) (= nahe) close (
an +dat to)
das ist hart an der Grenze der Legalität/des Zumutbaren — that's pushing legality/reasonableness to its (very) limit(s), that's on the very limits of legality/of what's reasonable

das ist hart an der Grenze zum Kriminellen/zum Kitsch — that's very close to being criminal/kitsch

wir fuhren hart am Abgrund vorbei (fig) — we were (very) close to disaster, we were on the (very) brink of disaster

hart am Wind ( segeln) (Naut) —

hart auf ein Ziel zuhalten (Naut) — to head straight for a destination

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1) harshly

2) ((of people, discipline etc) very strict; cruel: That is a very harsh punishment to give a young child.) harsh

3) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hard

4) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hard

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hard

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hard

7) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hard

8) rough

9) ((often with with) severe: Don't be so sharp with the child!; She got a sharp reproach from me.) sharp

10) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) tough

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hart

< härter, härteste>

[hart]

I. adj

1. (opp: weich) hard; (straff) firm; KOCHK (fest im Zustand) hard; Bett hard; Matratze firm; Ei hard-boiled

diese Früchte haben eine sehr \harte Schale these fruits have a very hard skin

eine Decke auf dem Fußboden wird ein \hartes Nachtlager sein a blanket on the floor will be a hard surface to sleep on; s.a. Nuss

2. (heftig) severe

ein \harter Aufprall/Ruck a severe impact/jolt

3. (unmelodisch) harsh

er spricht mit einem \harten Akzent he has a harsh accent

4. FOTO, KUNST, MUS

\harte Farben harsh colours

\harte Formen sharp forms

\hartes Licht harsh [or hard] light

5. (vehement, verbissen) conflict violent

die Tarifverhandlungen werden härter als gewohnt werden wage negotiations will be tougher than usual

6. (stark wirkend) Schnaps strong; Drogen hard

7. (brutal) violent; Pornografie hard-core

das war der härteste Film, den ich je gesehen habe that was the most violent film I have ever seen

8. (abgehärtet, robust) tough

Söldner sind \harte Kerle mercenaries are tough fellows

▪ \hart werden to become tough [or hardened

9. (stabil, sicher) stable

\harte Währung hard currency

10. (streng, unerbittlich) hard; (intensiv) severe; Regime, Gesetze harsh; Strafe harsh, severe

seine Mutter ist immer eine \harte Frau gewesen his mother has always been a hard woman

das sind aber \harte Worte! those are harsh words!

ein \harter Winter a severe [or harsh] winter

▪ \hart mit jdm sein to be hard on sb

11. (schwer zu ertragen) cruel, hard

der Tod ihres Mannes war für sie ein \harter Schlag the death of her husband was a cruel blow for her

\harte Zeiten hard times

die \harte Realität/Wahrheit the harsh reality/truth

▪ \hart für jdn sein, dass... to be hard on sb that...

12. (mühevoll) hard, tough

\harte Arbeit hard work

13. (kalkhaltig)

\hartes Wasser hard water

14.

▶ [in etw dat] \hart bleiben to remain [or stand] firm [about sth]

▶ \hart auf \hart gehen [o kommen] to come to the crunch

wir werden keinen Deut nachgeben, auch wenn es \hart auf \hart geht we're not going to give an inch, even if it comes to the crunch

▶ \hart im Nehmen sein (beim Boxen) to be able to take a lot of punishment; (in Bezug auf Schicksalsschläge) to be resilient

▶ durch eine \harte Schule gegangen sein to have learnt it the hard way

II. adv

1. (nicht weich) hard

ich schlafe lieber \hart I prefer to sleep on a firm surface

\hart gefroren attr frozen hard pred, frozen

der Boden ist bis in zwei Meter Tiefe \hart gefroren the ground is frozen solid to a depth of two metres

\hart gekocht attr hard-boiled

\hart gesotten hard-bitten

2. (heftig)

bei dem Sturz ist er so \hart gefallen, dass er sich das Bein brach he had such a severe fall that he broke his leg

sie prallte \hart auf die Windschutzscheibe auf she hit the windscreen with tremendous force

3. (rau) harshly

die Sprache klingt in europäischen Ohren ganz \hart the language sounds quite harsh to a European ear

4. (streng) severely

du verhältst dich ihr gegenüber zu \hart you're behaving too harshly towards her

5. (mühevoll) hard

\hart arbeiten to work hard

6. (unmittelbar) close

▪ \hart an etw dat close to sth

das Auto kam \hart an dem steilen Abhang zum Stehen the car came to a halt just before the steep slope

7.

▶ jdn \hart anfassen to treat sb severely

▶ jdn \hart ankommen (geh) to be hard for sb

auch wenn es mich \hart ankommt, ich muss bei meiner Entscheidung bleiben even if I find it hard I must stick by [or to] my decision

▶ \hart durchgreifen to take tough [or rigorous] action

▶ \hart gesotten hardened

er ist ein \hart gesottener Geschäftsmann, der alle Tricks kennt he's a hardened businessman who knows all the tricks

▶ jdn \hart treffen to hit sb hard

der Tod seiner Frau hat ihn doch \hart getroffen the death of his wife has hit him very hard

▶ jdm \hart zusetzen to press sb hard

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1.
; härter, härtest... Adjektiv

1) hard

harte/hart gekochte Eier — hard-boiled eggs

Eier hart kochen — hard-boil eggs

hart gefroren — frozen solid; s. auch Nuss 1)

2) (abgehärtet) tough

hart im Nehmen sein — (Schläge ertragen können) be able to take a punch; (Enttäuschungen ertragen können) be able to take the rough with the smooth

3) (schwer erträglich) hard <work, life, fate, lot, times>; tough <childhood, situation, job>; harsh <reality, truth>

ein harter Schlag für jemanden sein — be a heavy or severe blow for somebody

4) (streng) severe, harsh < penalty, punishment, judgement>; tough <measure, law, course>; harsh < treatment>; severe, hard < features>

5) (heftig) hard, violent <impact, jolt>; heavy < fall>

6) (rau, scharf) rough <game, opponent>; hard, severe < winter, frost>; harsh <accent, contrast>
2.
adverbial

1) (mühevoll) < work> hard

es kommt mich hart an — it is hard for me

2) (streng) severely; harshly

hart durchgreifen — take tough measures

jemanden hart anfassen — be tough with somebody

3) (heftig)

jemandem hart zusetzen, jemanden hart bedrängen — press somebody hard

es geht hart auf hart — the chips are down

4) (nahe) close (an + Dat. to)

hart am Wind segeln — (Seemannsspr.) sail near or close to the wind

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hart; härter, am härtesten

A. adj

1. allg, auch Bleistift, Wasser: hard; Brot: auch stale; Ei: hard-boiled; (fest) firm, solid; (steif) rigid;

hart wie Stahl/Stein hard as steel/a rock,

hart und geschwollen hard and swollen;

hart werden harden; Zement etc: auch set;

der Reis ist noch ganz hart the rice is still quite hard

2. Landung etc: hard; Schlag: auch heavy; Aufprall: auch violent; Ruck: sharp

3. (abgehärtet) hardened; (zäh) tough;

harter Bursche hard man;

hart im Nehmen sein be able to take it, be tough;

gelobt sei, was hart macht etwa when the going gets tough, the tough get going; treat them rough, make them tough

4. fig seelisch: hard; (gefühllos) auch hard-hearted, unfeeling; (streng) severe, tough umg; (unerbittlich) relentless; Stimme, Strafe etc: severe, harsh; Worte: harsh;

mit oder

zu jemandem hart sein be hard on sb;

er blieb hart he was adamant, he wouldn’t relent;

harte Auseinandersetzung violent argument;

ein hartes Spiel SPORT a tough game;

hartes Urteil von Gericht: heavy sentence; weitS.: harsh judg(e)ment;

die Enttäuschungen hatten ihn hart gemacht he was a man hardened by disappointments

5. fig (schwer) hard, tough umg; Winter: auch severe;

harte Arbeit hard work;

hartes Los hard lot;

harter Schlag/Verlust heavy blow/loss;

harte Zeiten hard times;

das war ein harter Kampf it was a hard fight;

auf eine harte Probe stellen put severely to the test;

einen harten Stand haben have a hard time (of it);

das war hart für sie schwierig: it was hard for her; besonders unverdient: it was hard on her;

das ist ganz schön hart umg (schwer) it’s tough (going); (gewagt) that’s pretty strong stuff;

durch eine harte Schule gegangen sein fig have learnt (US -ed) the hard way

6. fig Drogen, Konsonant, Strahlen, Tatsachen, Währung: hard; Licht, Ton, Aussprache, Gegensätze etc: harsh; Kontrast, Konturen, Negativ etc: sharp; Krimi, Western etc: hard-bitten; Porno: hard(-core);

die harten Sachen (Alkohol) umg the hard stuff sg; → Brocken, Kern, Nuss, Schädel etc

B. adv

1.

hart gefroren frozen; präd auch frozen solid ( oder hard);

hart gekocht hard-boiled;

ich schlafe gerne hart I like sleeping on a hard mattress

2.

hart aneinandergeraten come to blows, go at each other hammer and tongs umg;

jemanden hart anfassen be firm (umg tough) with sb;

es kommt ihn hart an it’s hard on him, he’s finding it hard;

hart arbeiten work hard;

hart aufsetzen FLUG etc make a hard landing, land with a bump;

jemanden hart bedrängen oder

jemandem hart zusetzen put sb under a lot of pressure;

hart bestrafen punish sb hard ( oder severely);

hart durchgreifen take stern ( oder tough) measures;

es ging hart auf hart it was a pitched battle; bei Verhandlungen: auch both sides were driving a hard bargain;

wenn es hart auf hart kommt when it comes to the crunch;

jemanden hart treffen hit sb hard;

hart umkämpft hotly contested

3.

hart an (+dat) (dicht, nah an) hard by, close to;

hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten/Machbaren etc very close to the limit of what is permissible/feasible;

hart an der Grenze zur Beleidigung etc very close to being an insult;

hart vorbeistreifen an (+dat) graze;

hart am Wind segeln sail close to the wind;

hart zuhalten auf (+akk) SCHIFF hold a steady course for

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1.
; härter, härtest... Adjektiv

1) hard

harte/hart gekochte Eier — hard-boiled eggs

Eier hart kochen — hard-boil eggs

hart gefroren — frozen solid; s. auch Nuss 1)

2) (abgehärtet) tough

hart im Nehmen sein — (Schläge ertragen können) be able to take a punch; (Enttäuschungen ertragen können) be able to take the rough with the smooth

3) (schwer erträglich) hard <work, life, fate, lot, times>; tough <childhood, situation, job>; harsh <reality, truth>

ein harter Schlag für jemanden sein — be a heavy or severe blow for somebody

4) (streng) severe, harsh <penalty, punishment, judgement>; tough <measure, law, course>; harsh < treatment>; severe, hard < features>

5) (heftig) hard, violent <impact, jolt>; heavy < fall>

6) (rau, scharf) rough <game, opponent>; hard, severe <winter, frost>; harsh <accent, contrast>
2.
adverbial

1) (mühevoll) < work> hard

es kommt mich hart an — it is hard for me

2) (streng) severely; harshly

hart durchgreifen — take tough measures

jemanden hart anfassen — be tough with somebody

3) (heftig)

jemandem hart zusetzen, jemanden hart bedrängen — press somebody hard

es geht hart auf hart — the chips are down

4) (nahe) close (an + Dat. to)

hart am Wind segeln — (Seemannsspr.) sail near or close to the wind

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(Wasser) adj.

hard adj. adj.

callous adj.

firm adj.

hard adj.

rigorous adj.

severe adj. adv.

callously adv.

hardly adv.

rigorously adv.

toughly adv.

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1. снести (вн.)
1. ( сверху вниз) fetch down (d.); (о лестнице тж.) take* downstairs (d.)

2. ( срывать) (о ветре, буре и т. п.) blow* off (d.); ( о воде) carry away (d.)

буря снесла крышу — the storm blew the roof off

мост был снесён наводнением — the bridge was swept away by the flood

3. ( разрушать) demolish (d.), take* down (d.), pull down (d.)

сносить здание — tear* down a building

4. ( в картах) discard (d.)

♢ снести голову кому-л. — cut* / slice off smb.'s head, strike* smb.'s head off
2. снести (вн.; в одно место)
bring* together (d.), pile up (d.)
3. снести (вн.)
(терпеть, выдерживать) endure (d.), bear* (d.), suffer (d.); ( мириться) put* up (with)
4. сов.
ему не сносить головы — it will cost him his head, he will pay dearly for that
5. сов. см. снашивать

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > сносить
18 recevoir

recevoir [ʀ(ə)səvwaʀ]

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1. transitive verb

   a. to receive ; [+ confession] to hear

• recevoir les ordres [religieux] to take holy orders

• je vous reçois cinq sur cinq I'm receiving you loud and clear

• le procédé a reçu le nom de son inventeur the process got its name from the inventor

• j'ai reçu un caillou sur la tête I got hit on the head by a stone

• il a reçu un coup de poing dans la figure he got punched in the face

• recevez, Monsieur (or Madame), l'expression de mes sentiments distingués (formule épistolaire) yours faithfully (Brit) or truly (US)

   b. [+ personne] (en entrevue) to see ; [+ invité] ( = accueillir) to receive ; ( = traiter) to entertain ; ( = loger) to receive ; [+ Jeux olympiques, championnat] to host ; [+ demande, déposition, plainte] to receive

• recevoir qn à dîner to have sb to dinner

• être bien/mal reçu [proposition, nouvelles] to be well/badly received ; [personne] to get a good/bad reception

• on est toujours bien reçu chez eux they always make you feel welcome

• recevoir qn à bras ouverts to welcome sb with open arms

• les Dupont reçoivent beaucoup the Duponts entertain a lot

• le directeur reçoit le jeudi the principal receives visitors on Thursdays

• recevoir la visite de qn/d'un cambrioleur to receive a visit from sb/from a burglar

• se faire recevoir (inf) to get shouted at

   c. [+ candidat à un examen] to pass

• être reçu à un examen to pass an exam

• il a été reçu dans les premiers/dans les derniers he was near the top/bottom in the exam

• il a été reçu premier he came first in the exam

   d. [hôtel, lycée] to accommodate

• recevoir un affluent [rivière] to be joined by a tributary

• leur chambre ne reçoit jamais le soleil their room never gets any sun

2. reflexive verb

► se recevoir ( = tomber) to land

• il s'est mal reçu he landed badly

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ʀəsvwaʀ, ʀ(ə)səvwaʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( être le destinataire de) to receive, to get (de from)

nous avons bien reçu votre lettre — we acknowledge receipt of your letter

il a reçu le ballon dans le visage — he was hit in the face by the ball

j'ai reçu le marteau sur le pied — the hammer landed on my foot

je n'ai d'ordre à recevoir de personne — I don't take orders from anyone

la mesure a reçu un accueil favorable de la part des enseignants — the measure met with approval from teachers

2) ( accueillir) to welcome, to receive [invités, délégation]

être bien/mal reçu — [proposition] to be well/badly received; [invités] to get a good/bad reception

recevoir quelqu'un froidement — to give somebody a cold reception

demain nous les recevons à dîner — we're having them to dinner tomorrow

ils reçoivent beaucoup — they do a lot of entertaining

Laval reçoit Caen — Sport Laval is playing host to Caen

il va se faire recevoir — (colloq) he's going to get it (colloq)

3) ( pour consultation) to see [patients, clients]

elle reçoit entre 14 et 17 heures — she's available for consultation between 2 and 5 pm

4) Radio, Télévision ( capter) to receive [signal, ondes]

on reçoit mal cette chaîne — we get bad reception on that channel

je vous reçois cinq sur cinq — Radio I'm receiving you loud and clear

5) ( contenir) [hôtel, refuge] to accommodate [personne]; [salle de spectacle, stade] to hold [spectateurs]

6) ( recueillir) to get [soleil, pluie]

des bassins reçoivent l'eau de pluie — pools collect the rainwater

7) École, Université ( admettre) to pass [élève, candidat]

être reçu à un examen — to pass an exam

il a été reçu premier au concours — he came first in the examination

2.

se recevoir verbe pronominal (après un saut, une chute) to land

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ʀ(ə)səvwaʀ
1. vt

1) [lettre, prime] to receive, to get

J'ai reçu une lettre. — I received a letter., I got a letter.

2) [coup, choc] to get

Il a reçu un mauvais coup sur la tête. — He got a nasty blow on the head.

Il a reçu un coup de pied en pleine figure. — He got kicked right in the face.

3) [nouvelle] to have

Nous avons reçu de bien mauvaises nouvelles. — We've had some bad news.

4) [accueil] to get, to receive, [critiques] to get, to meet with

Ils ont reçu un accueil chaleureux. — They got a warm welcome.

L'accueil qu'ils ont reçu là-bas a été merveilleux. — They got a marvellous welcome over there.

Cette initiative a reçu de nombreuses critiques. — This initiative has met with a lot of criticism.

5) (= bénéficier de) [aval, feu vert] to get, [soutien] to get, to receive

Cette initiative a reçu le feu vert du gouvernement. — This initiative got the go ahead from the government.

6) [invité, visiteur] to receive

recevoir qn à dîner — to have sb for dinner

Je reçois des amis à dîner. — I'm having friends for dinner.

7) [client, patient, représentant] to see

Il a reçu trois clients ce matin. — He has seen three clients this morning.

8) [jour, soleil] [pièce] to get

9) UNIVERSITÉ, ÉDUCATION

être reçu à un examen [candidat] — to pass, to pass an exam

2. vi

1) (donner des réceptions) to entertain

Ils reçoivent beaucoup. — They do a lot of entertaining.

2) [docteur, dentiste] to see patients

Il reçoit de 8 à 10. — He sees patients from 8 to 10.

3) [député, artiste] to receive visitors

Il reçoit de 8 à 10. — He sees visitors from 8 to 10.

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recevoir verb table: recevoir

A vtr

1 ( être le destinataire de) to receive, to get [lettre, argent, appel téléphonique, compliment, récompense, conseil, ordre, autorisation, formation, blessure] (de from); nous avons bien reçu votre lettre we acknowledge receipt of your letter; recevoir une gifle to get a slap; recevoir un coup de pied/coup de poing dans le ventre to get kicked/punched in the stomach; recevoir une fessée to get a spanking; il a reçu le ballon dans le visage he was hit in the face by the ball; il a reçu une tuile/un caillou sur la tête he got hit ou struck on the head by a tile/a stone; j'ai reçu le marteau sur le pied the hammer landed on my foot; je n'ai pas de leçons à recevoir de cet imbécile I'm not going to be lectured by that idiot; je n'ai d'ordre à recevoir de personne I don't take orders from anyone; la mesure a reçu un accueil favorable de la part des enseignants the measure met with approval from teachers; je n'ai reçu aucun encouragement de sa part he/she gave me no encouragement at all; recevoir les ordres Relig to take holy orders;

2 ( accueillir) to welcome, to receive [amis, invités]; ( de façon officielle) ( brièvement) to receive [ministre, ambassadeur, délégation]; ( plus longuement) to play host to [ministre, ambassadeur, délégation]; être bien/mal reçu [proposition] to be well/badly received; [invités] to get a good/bad reception; il nous a très gentiment reçus dans sa villa he very kindly welcomed us into his villa; recevoir qn froidement to give sb a cold reception; je vous remercie de nous avoir si bien reçus thank you for giving us such a warm welcome ou for being so welcoming; demain nous les recevons à dîner tomorrow we're having them to dinner; on a reçu mon frère pour les vacances we had my brother staying with us for the holidays GB ou vacation US; ils reçoivent beaucoup they do a lot of entertaining, they entertain a lot; ils reçoivent très peu they don't do a lot of entertaining; ces gens-là ne savent pas recevoir! those people don't know how to entertain!; le délégué syndical a été reçu par le ministre the union representative was received by the minister; Laval reçoit Caen Sport Laval is playing host to Caen; il va se faire recevoir○ he's going to get it○;

3 ( pour consultation) to see [patients, clients]; il reçoit uniquement sur rendez-vous he only sees people by appointment; elle reçoit entre 14 et 17 heures she's available for consultation between 2 and 5 pm; le directeur va vous recevoir dans son bureau the manager will see you in his office;

4 Radio, TV ( capter) to receive [signal, ondes]; on reçoit mal cette chaîne we get bad reception on that channel; je vous reçois cinq sur cinq Radio I'm receiving you loud and clear; reçu! Roger!;

5 ( contenir) [hôtel, refuge] to accommodate [personne]; [salle de spectacle, stade] to hold [spectateurs];

6 ( recueillir) to get [soleil, pluie]; cette région reçoit 500 millimètres de pluie par an this region gets 500 millimetres^GB of rain a year; la pièce ne reçoit jamais le soleil the room never gets the sun; le fleuve reçoit plusieurs affluents several tributaries flow into the river; des bassins reçoivent l'eau de pluie pools collect the rainwater;

7 Scol, Univ ( admettre) to pass [élève, candidat]; être reçu à un examen to pass an exam; il a été reçu premier/second au concours he came first/second in the examination; il a été reçu à l'Académie française he was admitted to the Académie française.

B se recevoir vpr (après un saut, une chute) to land; il s'est reçu sur les mains he landed on his hands; il s'est mal reçu et s'est cassé le poignet he landed badly and broke his wrist.

[rəsəvwar] verbe transitif

1. [courrier, coup de téléphone, compliments] to receive, to get

[salaire, somme] to receive, to get, to be paid

[cadeau] to get, to receive, to be given

[prix, titre] to receive, to get, to be awarded

[déposition, réclamation, ordre] to receive

voilà longtemps que je n'ai pas reçu de ses nouvelles it's a long time since I last heard from him

nous avons bien reçu votre courrier du 12 mai we acknowledge receipt ou confirm receipt of your letter dated May 12th

la rose a reçu le nom de la cantatrice the rose took its name from ou was named after the singer

cette hypothèse n'a pas encore reçu de confirmation that hypothesis has yet to receive confirmation ou to be confirmed

je n'ai de conseils à recevoir de personne! I don't have to take advice from anybody!

veuillez recevoir, Madame, l'expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs ou mes salutations distinguées yours sincerely

2. [attention] to receive, to get

[affection, soins] to receive

3. [subir - coups] to get, to receive

recevoir un coup sur la tête to receive a blow to ou to get hit on the head

la bouteille est tombée et c'est lui qui a tout reçu the bottle fell over and it went all over him

4. [chez soi - accueillir] to greet, to welcome ; [ - inviter] to entertain ; [ - héberger] to take in (separable), to put up (separable)

je reçois quelques amis lundi, serez-vous des nôtres? I'm having a few friends round on Monday, will you join us?

recevoir quelqu'un à dîner

a. [avec simplicité] to have somebody round for dinner, to invite somebody to dinner

b. [solennellement] to entertain somebody to dinner

j'ai été très bien reçu I was made (to feel) most welcome

j'ai été mal reçu I was made to feel unwelcome

ils ont reçu la visite de la police they received a visit from the police

se faire recevoir (familier) to get told off

5. [à son lieu de travail - client, représentant] to see

ils furent reçus par le Pape they had an audience with ou were received by the Pope

6. [dans un club, une société - nouveau membre] to admit

7. [abriter]

le chalet peut recevoir six personnes the chalet sleeps six (people)

le stade peut recevoir jusqu'à 75 000 personnes the stadium can hold up to 75,000 people ou has a capacity of 75,000

8. [eaux de pluie] to collect

[lumière] to receive

9. (surtout au passif) [candidat] to pass

elle a été reçue à l'épreuve de français she passed her French exam

je ne suis pas reçu I didn't pass

10. RADIO & TÉLÉVISION to receive, to get

11. RELIGION [sacrement, vœux] to receive

[confession] to hear

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[rəsəvwar] verbe intransitif

1. [donner une réception] to entertain

elle sait merveilleusement recevoir she's marvellous at entertaining, she's a marvellous hostess

[tenir salon]

la comtesse recevait le mardi the countess used to be at home (to visitors) on Tuesdays

2. [avocat, conseiller, médecin] to be available (to see clients)

le médecin reçoit/ne reçoit pas aujourd'hui the doctor is/isn't seeing patients today

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se recevoir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

[s'inviter] to visit each other

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se recevoir verbe pronominal intransitif

SPORT to land

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > recevoir
19 plein

plein, pleine [plɛ̃, plεn]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

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► Lorsque plein fait partie d'une locution comme en plein air, en mettre plein la vue, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. ( = rempli) full

• j'ai les mains pleines my hands are full

• plein à craquer crammed full

• être plein aux as (inf!) to be rolling in it (inf)

► plein de ( = rempli de) full of ; [taches] covered in

• il est plein d'idées he's bursting with ideas

• elle est pleine de bonne volonté she's very willing► en plein + nom in the middle of

• arriver en plein milieu du cours to arrive right in the middle of the class

• c'est arrivé en pleine rue it happened out in the street

• en plein jour in broad daylight

• en pleine nuit in the middle of the night

• en plein hiver in the middle of winter

• je suis en plein travail I'm in the middle of something

• en pleine poitrine right in the chest

• cette affaire est en plein essor this is a rapidly expanding business

   b. ( = complet) [succès, confiance, satisfaction] complete

• absent un jour plein absent for a whole day

• avoir les pleins pouvoirs to have full powers

• pleine lune full moon

• c'est la pleine mer the tide is in

• avoir pleine conscience de qch to be fully aware of sth

• heurter qch de plein fouet to crash headlong into sth

• prendre qch à pleines mains to grasp sth firmly

   c. ( = non creux) [paroi, porte, pneu] solid ; [joues] chubby ; [voix] rich ; [trait] unbroken

   d. ( = enceinte) [vache] in calf ; [jument] in foal ; [brebis] in lamb

   e. ( = ivre) (inf!) plastered (inf!)

2. <

   a. ( = beaucoup) (inf) tu as des romans ? -- j'en ai plein have you any novels? -- I've got loads

► plein de ( = beaucoup de) lots of

• il y a plein de gens dans la rue the street is full of people

• un gâteau avec plein de crème a cake with lots of cream

   b. ( = exactement vers) se diriger plein ouest to head due west

• donner plein ouest to face due west

   c. (locutions)

► plein le(s)

• il a des bonbons plein les poches his pockets are full of sweets

• en avoir plein le dos de qch (inf) be sick and tired of sth (inf)

• en avoir plein les jambes (inf) to be exhausted► à plein [fonctionner, tourner] at full capacity ; [exploiter] to the full

• il faut profiter à plein de ces jours de congé you should make the very most of your time off► en plein + préposition ou adverbe

• en plein dans l'eau right in the water

• en plein dans l'œil right in the eye

• j'ai marché en plein dedans I stepped right in it

3. <

   a. le théâtre fait le plein tous les soirs the theatre has a full house every night

• j'ai fait le plein de souvenirs I came back with lots of memories

   b. [d'essence] faire le plein to fill up

• le plein, s'il vous plaît fill it up please

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1.

pleine plɛ̃, plɛn adjectif

1) ( rempli) full (de of)

une jupe pleine de taches — a skirt covered with stains

2)

un plein verre/panier — a glassful/basketful (de of)

saisir à pleines mains — to take hold of [something] with both hands [objet massif]; to pick up a handful of [terre, sable, pièces]

3) ( non creux) [brique, mur] solid; [joues, visage] plump; [forme] rounded

4) ( total) [pouvoir, accord, effet] full; [succès, confiance] complete

avoir la responsabilité pleine et entière de quelque chose — to have full responsibility for something

5) ( entier) [mois] whole, full; [lune] full

6) ( milieu)

en pleine poitrine/réunion/forêt — (right) in the middle of the chest/meeting/forest

en plein cœur — right in the heart

en plein jour — in broad daylight

en plein été — at the height of summer

en plein hiver — in the depths of winter

en pleine mer — on the open sea

être en pleine mutation — to be experiencing radical change

7) Zoologie pleine [femelle] pregnant; [vache] in calf (après n); [jument] in foal (après n); [truie] in pig (après n)

8) (colloq) ( ivre) sloshed (colloq), drunk

9) ( en parlant de cuir)

reliure pleine peau — full leather binding

veste pleine peau — jacket made out of full skins

2.

adverbe

1) ( exprimant une grande quantité)

avoir des billes plein les poches — to have one's pockets full of marbles

il a des idées plein la tête — he's full of ideas

2) ( directement)

être orienté plein sud — to face due south

3.

nom masculin

1) ( de réservoir)

faire le plein de — lit to fill up with [eau, carburant]; fig to get a lot of [idées, voix, visiteurs]

j'ai fait deux pleins or deux fois le plein pour venir ici — I took two tankfuls to get here

le plein s'il vous plaît — fill it up please

2) ( en calligraphie) downstroke

4.

plein de (colloq) déterminant indéfini

plein de — lots of, loads (colloq) of

5.

à plein locution adverbiale [bénéficier, utiliser] fully

tourner or marcher à plein — to work flat out, to work to capacity

6.

en plein locution adverbiale

l'avion s'est écrasé en plein sur l'immeuble — the plane crashed straight into the building

il m'est rentré en plein dedans — (colloq) he crashed right into me

7.

tout plein (colloq) locution adverbiale really

mignon tout plein — really sweet

Phrasal Verbs:

- pleine page

- pleine propriété

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en avoir plein les jambes (colloq) or pattes — (colloq) to be worn out, to be fit to drop (colloq)

en avoir plein le dos (colloq) or les bottes — (sl)to be fed up (to the back teeth) (colloq)

(s')en prendre plein les gencives — (sl) to get it in the neck (colloq)

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plɛ̃, plɛn plein, -e
1. adj

1) (= rempli) full

plein à craquer — full to bursting

avoir les mains pleines — to have one's hands full

plein de — full of, (= beaucoup de) lots of

La rue est pleine de gens. — The street is full of people.

un gâteau avec plein de crème — a cake with lots of cream

2) (non creux) (porte, roue) solid

3) (= gravide) (chienne) pregnant, (jument) in foal

4) (autres locutions)

avoir de l'argent plein les poches — to have loads of money

en avoir plein le dos * — to have had it up to here *

à pleines mains [ramasser] — in handfuls, [empoigner] firmly

en plein air — in the open air

jeux en plein air — outdoor games

en plein jour — in broad daylight

en pleine mer — on the open sea

en plein milieu — right in the middle

en pleine nuit — in the middle of the night

à plein régime — at maximum revs, figat full speed

en pleine rue — in the middle of the street

en plein soleil — in direct sunlight

à plein temps — full-time

Elle travaille à plein temps. — She works full-time.

2. nm

1) [carburant]

faire le plein — to fill up (with petrol Grande-Bretagne), to fill up (with gas USA)

Le plein, s'il vous plaît. — Fill it up, please.

2) (= maximum)

faire le plein des voix — to get the maximum number of votes possible

3) (autres locutions)

tourner à plein [usine, machine] — to work at full capacity

en plein sur — right on

3. pleins nmpl

CALLIGRAPHIE downstrokes

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plein, pleine

A adj

1 ( rempli) full (de of); être plein à craquer to be full to bursting; j'ai les mains pleines my hands are full; il avait les yeux pleins de larmes his eyes were full of tears; être plein de vie/d'idées/de fraîcheur to be full of life/of ideas/of freshness; être plein d'humour [personne, film, livre] to be amusing; des huîtres bien pleines nice fat oysters; une jupe pleine de taches a skirt covered with stains; avoir le nez plein○ to need to blow one's nose;

2 ( indiquant une quantité maximale) un plein verre/panier/pot a glassful/basketful/potful (de of); une pleine assiette/valise/salle a plateful/suitcaseful/roomful (de of); il a une pleine cave de vin/chambre de jouets he has a cellar full of wine/bedroom full of toys; un plein carton de vieux journaux a boxful of old newspapers; prendre or saisir qch à pleines mains to take hold of sth with both hands [objet massif]; to pick up a handful of sth [terre, sable, pièces de monnaie];

3 ( non creux) [brique, mur, cloison] solid; [joues, visage] plump; [forme] rounded;

4 ( total) [pouvoir, accord, effet, adhésion] full; [succès, satisfaction, confiance] complete; confier or voter les pleins pouvoirs à qn to grant sb full power; avec le plein accord de qn with sb's full agreement; avoir la pleine maîtrise/utilisation de qch to have full control/use of sth; plein et entier [accord, adhésion, responsabilité] full; avoir la responsabilité pleine et entière de qch to have full responsibility for sth;

5 ( entier) [jour, mois, année] whole, full; [lune] full; il faut compter un mois plein you should allow a full month; c'est la pleine mer it is high tide;

6 ( milieu) en pleine poitrine/tête (right) in the middle of the chest/head; en pleine réunion/nuit/crise (right) in the middle of the meeting/night/crisis; en pleine ville/forêt/campagne (right) in the middle of the town/forest/countryside; en plein cœur right in the heart; en plein centre-ville right in the centre^GB of town; en plein mois d'août right in the middle of August; en plein jour in broad daylight; en plein été at the height of summer; en plein hiver in the depths of winter; en pleine mer on the open sea; être en pleine mutation or évolution to be experiencing radical change; être en pleine récession to be in a deep recession;

7 Zool pleine [femelle] pregnant; [vache] in calf; [jument] in foal; [truie] in pig;

8 ○( ivre) sloshed○, drunk;

9 ( en parlant de cuir) reliure pleine peau full leather binding; un livre avec une reliure pleine peau a fully leather-bound book; manteau/veste pleine peau coat/jacket made out of full skins.

B adv

1 ( exprimant une grande quantité) avoir des billes plein les poches to have one's pockets full of marbles; il a des idées plein la tête he's full of ideas;

2 ( directement) être orienté plein sud/nord to face due south/north.

C nm

1 ( de réservoir) faire le plein de lit to fill up with [eau, carburant]; fig to get a lot of [idées, voix, visiteurs]; s'arrêter pour faire le plein to stop to fill up; j'ai fait deux pleins or deux fois le plein pour venir ici I took two tankfuls to get here; le plein s'il vous plaît fill it up please;

2 Phys les pleins et les vides plenums and vacuums;

3 ( en calligraphie) downstroke; les pleins et les déliés the downstrokes and upstrokes.

D ○ plein de dét indéf plein de lots of, loads○ of [choses, argent, bises, amis]; tu veux des timbres? j'en ai (tout) plein do you want any stamps? I've got loads.

E à plein loc adv [bénéficier, utiliser] fully; tourner or marcher à plein [machine, entreprise] to work flat out, to work to capacity.

F en plein loc adv en plein devant right in front of; atterrir en plein dans le jardin/sur le toit to land right in the middle of the garden GB ou yard US/on top of the roof; l'avion s'est écrasé en plein sur l'immeuble the plane crashed straight into the building; il m'est rentré en plein dedans○ he crashed right into me.

G ○ tout plein loc adv really; gentil/mignon tout plein really nice/sweet.

Composés

pleine page Imprim full page; pleine propriété Jur freehold.

Idiomes

en avoir plein les jambes or pattes○ to be worn out, to be fit to drop○; en avoir plein le dos○ or les bottes○ or le cul● to be fed up (to the back teeth) (de with); (s')en prendre plein les gencives○ or la gueule● to get it in the neck○.

( féminin pleine) [plɛ̃, plɛn] adjectif

1. [rempli] full

avoir l'estomac ou le ventre plein to have a full stomach

avoir les mains pleines to have one's hands full

verre à demi plein half full glass

plein à ras bord full to the brim

plein à ras bord de brimming with

plein de full of

une pièce pleine de livres a room full of books

un roman plein d'intérêt a very interesting novel

être plein d'enthousiasme/de bonne volonté to show great enthusiasm/willingness

plein aux as (familier) loaded, stinking rich

plein à craquer

a. [valise] bulging, bursting, crammed full

b. [salle] packed

un gros plein de soupe (familier) a tub of lard, a fat slob

être plein comme un œuf

a. (familier) [valise, salle] to be chock-a-block

b. [personne repue] to be stuffed

être plein (comme) une barrique ou une outre (familier) to be (well) tanked up

2. [massif] solid

une porte pleine a solid door

en bois plein solid-wood

3. [complet] full

année pleine full (calendar) year

plein temps, temps plein full-time

être ou travailler à temps plein to work full-time

pleine page

a. [généralement] full page

b. [en publicité, sur une page] full-page ad

c. [en publicité, sur deux pages] spread

avoir les pleins pouvoirs to have full powers

4. [chargé] busy, full

j'ai eu une journée pleine I've had a busy day

ma vie a été pleine I've led a full life

5. [en intensif]

une pleine carafe de a jugful of

une pleine valise de a suitcase full of

plein gré: de son plein gré of his own volition (soutenu) ou free will

j'ai pleine conscience de ce qui m'attend I know exactly what to expect

être en pleine forme to be on top form

embrasser quelqu'un à pleine bouche to kiss somebody full on the mouth

rire à pleine gorge to laugh one's head off

chanter/crier à plein gosier to sing/to shout at the top of one's voice

ramasser quelque chose à pleines mains to pick up handfuls of something

sentir quelque chose à plein nez to reek of something

respirer à pleins poumons to take deep breaths

plein tube (familier) , pleins tubes (familier) : mettre la radio (à) pleins tubes to put the radio on full blast

foncer/rouler (à) plein tube to go/to drive flat out

pleine charge moteur full throttle

pleins feux sur spotlight on

pleins gaz (familier) , pleins pots (familier) full throttle

pleins phares full beam (UK), high beams (US)

6. [arrondi] full

avoir des formes pleines to have a well-rounded ou full figure

avoir des joues pleines to have chubby cheeks, to be chubby-cheeked

7. ZOOLOGIE [vache] in calf

[jument] in foal

[chatte] pregnant

8. (littéraire) [préoccupé]

ses lettres sont pleines de vous she talks about nothing but you in her letters

être plein de soi-même/son sujet to be full of oneself/one's subject

9. JEUX [couleur] full

10. ASTRONOMIE & MÉTÉOROLOGIE full

la lune est pleine the moon is full

la pleine mer high tide

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nom masculin

1. [de carburant] full tank

avec un plein, tu iras jusqu'à Versailles you'll get as far as Versailles on a full tank

faire le plein to fill up

le plein, s'il vous plaît fill her ou it up, please

faire le plein de vitamines/soleil (figuré) to stock up on vitamins/sunshine

[de courses]

on fait le plein une fois par mois au supermarché we stock up once a month at the supermarket

2. [maximum]

donner son plein [personne] to give one's best, to give one's all

3. [en calligraphie] downstroke

les pleins et les déliés the downstrokes and the upstrokes

4. CONSTRUCTION solid ou massive parts

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adverbe

1. (familier)

tout plein [très] really

il est mignon tout plein, ce bébé what a cute little baby

2. [non creux]

sonner plein to sound solid

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préposition

[partout dans] all over

j'ai des plantes plein ma maison my house is full of plants, I have plants all over the house

avoir de l'argent plein les poches (figuré) to have loads of money

en avoir plein les bottes de quelque chose (familier) to be fed up with something

j'en ai plein les bottes ou pattes (familier) my feet are killing me, I'm bushed

j'en ai plein le dos (familier) ou le cul (très familier) I've had it up to here

s'en mettre plein la lampe (familier) to stuff one's face

en mettre plein la vue à quelqu'un (familier) to put on a show for somebody

en prendre plein les dents ou les gencives (familier) ou la gueule (très familier)

a. [se faire reprendre] to get a right rollocking (UK), to get bawled out (US)

b. [être éperdu d'admiration] to be bowled over

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à plein locution adverbiale

les moteurs/usines tournent à plein the engines/factories are working to full capacity

utiliser des ressources à plein to make full use of resources

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de plein droit locution adverbiale

exiger ou réclamer quelque chose de plein droit to demand something as of right ou as one's right

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de plein fouet locution adjectivale

head on

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de plein fouet locution adverbiale

head on, full on

les deux véhicules se sont heurtés de plein fouet the vehicles hit each other head on ou full on

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en plein locution adverbiale

1. [en entier] in full, entirely

le soleil éclaire la pièce en plein the sun lights up the entire room

2. [complètement, exactement]

en plein dans/sur right in the middle of/on top of

tomber en plein dans un piège to fall right into a trap

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en plein locution prépositionnelle,

en pleine locution prépositionnelle

[au milieu de, au plus fort de]

en plein air in the open (air)

en pleine campagne right out in the country

en plein cœur de la ville right in the heart of the city

une industrie en plein essor a boom ou fast-growing industry

en pleine figure ou (familier) poire right in the face

en plein jour in broad daylight

en pleine mer (out) in the open sea

en pleine nuit in the middle of the night

en plein soleil in full sunlight

en plein vent in the wind

en plein vol in mid-flight

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plein de locution déterminante

(familier) lots of

il y avait plein de gens dans la rue there were crowds ou masses of people in the street

tu veux des bonbons/de l'argent? j'en ai plein do you want some sweets/money? I've got loads ou lots

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > plein

20 compromiso

m.

1 commitment.

2 engagement (cita).

compromiso matrimonial engagement

3 compromising or difficult situation.

poner a alguien en un compromiso to put somebody in a difficult o awkward position

4 compromise, in-between, give-and-take, happy medium.

5 date, appointment, meeting, engagement.

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compromiso

► nombre masculino

1 (obligación) commitment, obligation

■ cumplió sus compromisos she fulfilled her obligations

2 (acuerdo) agreement

3 (cita) appointment; (amorosa) date

4 (dificultad) difficult situation, bind

5 (matrimonial) engagement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

libre de compromiso without obligation

poner a alguien en un compromiso to put somebody in a tight spot, put somebody in a difficult situation

por compromiso out of a sense of duty

soltero,-a y sin compromiso free and single, footloose and fancy-free

compromiso matrimonial engagement

compromiso verbal verbal agreement

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noun m.

1) commitment

2) engagement

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SM

1) (=obligación)

a) [por acuerdo, ideología] commitment

el gobierno reiteró su compromiso con el plan de paz — the government reiterated its commitment to the peace plan

nuestro compromiso con la cultura — our commitment to cultural projects

esperamos que cumplan con su compromiso de bajar los impuestos — we hope they will honour their commitment to lowering taxes

• sin compromiso — without obligation

pida presupuesto sin compromiso — ask for an estimate without obligation

b) [por convenciones sociales]

aunque no tenemos compromiso con ellos, los vamos a invitar — we're going to invite them even though we're under no obligation to

si le regalas ahora algo, la pondrás en el compromiso de invitarte a cenar — if you give her a present now, you'll make her feel obliged to take you out to dinner

• por compromiso — out of a sense of duty

fui a la boda por compromiso — I felt obliged to go to the wedding, I went to the wedding out of a sense of duty

por compromiso no lo hagas — don't feel obliged to do it

• verse en el compromiso — to feel obliged

me vi en el compromiso de tener que invitarlos a cenar — I felt obliged to invite them to dinner

compromiso político — political commitment

compromiso público — public commitment

compromiso social — social commitment

2) (=aprieto)

• poner a algn en un compromiso — to put sb in an awkward position

3) (=acuerdo) agreement; [con concesiones mutuas] compromise

aceptar un compromiso — to accept a compromise

una fórmula de compromiso — a compromise, a compromise formula

una solución de compromiso — a compromise solution

compromiso histórico — historic agreement

compromiso verbal — unwritten agreement

4) (=cita)

a) [con otras personas] engagement

ahora, si me disculpan, tengo que atender otros compromisos — now, if you will excuse me, I have other engagements

mañana no puede ser, tengo un compromiso — tomorrow is impossible, I'm otherwise engaged

¿tienes algún compromiso para esta noche? — do you have anything arranged for tonight?

b) (Dep) match

en su próximo compromiso frente al Zaragoza — in their next match against Zaragoza

5) [de matrimonio] engagement

han roto su compromiso — they have broken off their engagement

soltero y sin compromiso — single and unattached

compromiso matrimonial — engagement, engagement to marry

6) (Med)

una afección cardíaca con compromiso hepático — a heart condition affecting the liver

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masculino

1)

a) ( obligación)

el compromiso que ha adquirido con el electorado — the commitment o pledge he has made to the electorate

sin compromiso alguno — without obligation

los invitó por compromiso — she felt obliged to invite them

no voy a ir, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso — I'm not going to go, I'm under no obligation to them

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso — don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

b) (de artista, escritor) political commitment

2) ( cita) engagement

compromisos sociales — social engagements o commitments

no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso — he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else

tiene que atender otros compromisos — he has other matters o business to attend to

3) ( de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal (frml)

romper el compromiso — to break off the engagement

4) ( acuerdo) agreement; ( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise

llegaron a un compromiso — they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

una solución de compromiso — a compromise (solution)

5) ( apuro) awkward situation

me puso en un compromiso — he put me in an awkward position

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= commitment, engagement, stake in the ground.

Ex. Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex. The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.

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* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* compromiso con = commitment to.

* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* compromiso matrimonial, el = marriage bond, the.

* compromiso oficial = public engagement.

* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.

* compromiso por escrito = written commitment, promissory.

* compromiso social = social engagement.

* compromiso verbal = verbal commitment.

* con compromisos = strings attached.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* libre y sin compromiso = footloose and fancy-free.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.

* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.

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masculino

1)

a) ( obligación)

el compromiso que ha adquirido con el electorado — the commitment o pledge he has made to the electorate

sin compromiso alguno — without obligation

los invitó por compromiso — she felt obliged to invite them

no voy a ir, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso — I'm not going to go, I'm under no obligation to them

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso — don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

b) (de artista, escritor) political commitment

2) ( cita) engagement

compromisos sociales — social engagements o commitments

no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso — he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else

tiene que atender otros compromisos — he has other matters o business to attend to

3) ( de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal (frml)

romper el compromiso — to break off the engagement

4) ( acuerdo) agreement; ( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise

llegaron a un compromiso — they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

una solución de compromiso — a compromise (solution)

5) ( apuro) awkward situation

me puso en un compromiso — he put me in an awkward position

* * *

= commitment, engagement, stake in the ground.

Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

Ex: The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.

* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.

* compromiso con = commitment to.

* compromiso entre novios = engagement.

* compromiso matrimonial, el = marriage bond, the.

* compromiso oficial = public engagement.

* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.

* compromiso por escrito = written commitment, promissory.

* compromiso social = social engagement.

* compromiso verbal = verbal commitment.

* con compromisos = strings attached.

* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.

* libre y sin compromiso = footloose and fancy-free.

* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.

* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.

* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.

* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.

* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.

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compromiso

masculine

A

1

(obligación): no respetó el compromiso adquirido con el electorado he reneged on the commitment o pledge he had made to the electorate

ha contraído el compromiso de educarlos en la fe católica she has undertaken o pledged to bring them up in the Catholic faith

solicite, sin compromiso alguno, nuestro folleto informativo ask/send for our brochure without obligation

los invitó por compromiso she felt obliged to invite them, she invited them out of a sense of duty

no les voy a regalar nada, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso I'm not going to give them anything, I'm under no obligation to them

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

soltero y sin compromiso free and single;

( hum) footloose and fancy-free ( hum)

2 (de un artista, escritor) political commitment

B (cita) engagement

no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else, he was unable to attend as he had a prior engagement ( frml)

tiene muchos compromisos sociales she has a lot of social engagements o commitments

C (de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal ( frml)

romper el compromiso to break off the engagement

han anunciado su compromiso matrimonial ( frml); they have announced their engagement

D (acuerdo) agreement; (con concesiones recíprocas) compromise

llegaron a un compromiso they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

una solución de compromiso a compromise (solution)

E (apuro) awkward situation

me pones en un compromiso you're putting me in an awkward position

F ( Med):

un golpe en la cabeza con compromiso cerebral a blow to the head affecting the brain

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compromiso sustantivo masculino
a) (moral, financiero) commitment;

◊ adquirir un compromiso con algn to make a commitment to sb;

sin compromiso alguno without obligation;
los invitó por compromiso she felt obliged to invite them;
yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso I'm under no obligation to them
b) ( cita) engagement;

◊ compromisos sociales social engagements o commitments

c) ( de matrimonio) engagement

d) ( acuerdo) agreement;

( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise;
◊ llegaron a un compromiso they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

e) ( apuro) awkward situation;

◊ me puso en un compromiso he put me in an awkward position

compromiso sustantivo masculino
1 (obligación) obligation, commitment: pida presupuesto sin compromiso, ask for an estimate without obligation
tengo que hacer una visita de compromiso, I must pay a duty call
hacer algo por compromiso, to do sthg because one feels that one has to
2 (cita) engagement: tengo un compromiso previo, I have a previous engagement
3 (situación apurada) difficult o embarrassing situation: me pones en un compromiso, you're making it difficult for me
4 (acuerdo) agreement
5 frml compromiso (de boda), engagement: le regaló un anillo de compromiso, he gave her an engagement ring
' compromiso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ligadura
- obligación
- palabra
- vale
- anillo
- argolla
- contraer
- cumplir
- deshacer
- desligarse
- deuda
- eludir
- novio
- plan
- romper
- usar
- zafar
English:
attach
- back out
- booking
- commitment
- date
- dedication
- default setting
- discharge
- engagement
- engagement ring
- fulfil
- fulfill
- half-way
- honour
- keep
- obligation
- otherwise
- outpouring
- pledge
- previous
- stand by
- stick by
- stick to
- unattached
- compromise
- engaged
- foot
- on
- prior

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compromiso nm

1. [obligación] commitment;

me vi en el compromiso de tener que aceptar I found myself obliged to accept;

adquirí el compromiso de ayudarlos I undertook to help them;

cumplir un compromiso to fulfil o honour a commitment;

no cumplieron el compromiso de entregar las armas they did not honour their commitment to hand over their weapons;

sin compromiso without obligation;

reciba información en su domicilio, sin ningún compromiso let us send you our brochure without obligation

2. [acuerdo] agreement;

patronal y sindicatos alcanzaron un compromiso management and unions reached an agreement;

presentaron una propuesta de compromiso they proposed a compromise

3. [cita] engagement;

esta noche tengo un compromiso y no podré salir contigo I'm busy this evening, so I won't be able to go out with you;

si no tienes ningún compromiso, podríamos ir al cine if you're not doing anything else, we could go to the cinema

4. [dificultad] compromising o difficult situation;

poner a alguien en un compromiso to put sb in a difficult o awkward position

5. [ideológico] commitment;

ha dejado siempre claro su compromiso con la paz he has always made clear his commitment to peace

6. [para casarse] engagement;

han anunciado su compromiso they have announced their engagement;

es una joven soltera y sin compromiso she's young, free and single

Comp
compromiso matrimonial engagement
7. [encuentro deportivo] fixture

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compromiso

m

1 commitment

2 ( obligación) obligation;

sin compromiso COM without commitment;

soltero y sin compromiso fam footloose and fancy-free

3 ( acuerdo) agreement

4 ( apuro) awkward situation

5

:

compromiso (matrimonial) engagement

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compromiso nm

1) : obligation, commitment

2) : engagement

anillo de compromiso: engagement ring

3) : agreement

4) : awkward situation, fix

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compromiso n

1. (cita, promesa de matrimonio) engagement

no puedo, tengo un compromiso I can't, I've got a previous engagement

2. (apuro) difficult situation

se vio en un compromiso he found himself in a difficult situation

compromiso matrimonial engagement

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