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1 С-511

ЗА СПИНОЙ (-ю) PrepP these forms only)
1. \С-511 (чьей, у кого) ( adv or subj-compl with copula ( subj: concr or abstr)) (in refer, to spatial relations, usu. distance covered during a trip) sth. is already past

behind s.o.

К вечеру большая часть пути осталась у нас за спиной. By evening the greater part of the journey was behind us.

2. \С-511 (чьей, кого, у кого) ( adv or subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu. abstr)) sth. is part of a person's past experience

X остался у Y-a за спиной - X is behind Y
Y has X behind him Y has been through X Y has X under Y's belt.
Он завидовал им (бойцам, вырвавшимся из вражеского окружения,) и готов был, кажется, принять на себя даже некоторую их небезупречность, чтоб только знать, что за его спиной тоже - бои, обстрелы, переправы (Солженицын 12). Не envied them (soldiers who had escaped from enemy encirclement) and would have been prepared to share their somewhat tarnished reputation if only he could say that he had been through the same fighting, shellfire, and river crossings that they had (12a).

3. жить, сидеть и т. п. \С-511 чьей, (у) кого coll, often disapprov ( adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: human) one is under s.o. 's care, protection

X живёт \С-511 у Y-a = X depends on Y for support
X is Yb dependent X has Y to take care of X X lives off Y
X живёт за чужой спиной — X has someone else to take care of him
X lives off someone else.
4. — чьей, (у) кого disapprov
adv
without s.o. 's knowledge, secretly

behind s.o. % back.

Кукуша складывала в папку какие-то бумаги и удалялась, а кто и что судачил там за спиной, её не очень-то волновало (Войнович 6). Kukusha would throw some papers into a folder and leave. What people said behind her back did not greatly concern her (6a).

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2 за спиной

• ЗА СПИНОЙ (-ю)

[PrepP; these forms only]

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1. за спиной (чьей, у кого) [adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: concr or abstr)]

⇒ (in refer, to spatial relations, usu. distance covered during a trip) sth. is already past:

- behind s.o.

     ♦ К вечеру большая часть пути осталась у нас за спиной. By evening the greater part of the journey was behind us.

2. за спиной (чьей, кого, у кого) [adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. abstr)]

⇒ sth. is part of a person's past experience:

- X остался у Y-а за спиной≈ X is behind Y;

- Y has X behind him;

- Y has been through X;

- Y has X under Y's belt.

     ♦ Он завидовал им [бойцам, вырвавшимся из вражеского окружения,] и готов был, кажется, принять на себя даже некоторую их небезупречность, чтоб только знать, что за его спиной тоже - бои, обстрелы, переправы (Солженицын 12). He envied them [soldiers who had escaped from enemy encirclement] and would have been prepared to share their somewhat tarnished reputation if only he could say that he had been through the same fighting, shellfire, and river crossings that they had (12a).

3. жить, сидеть и т.п. за спиной чьей, (у) кого coll, often disapprov [adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: human)]

⇒ one is under s.o.'s care, protection:

- X живёт - у Y-a ≈ X depends on Y for support;

- X is Y's dependent;

- X has Y to take care of X;

- X lives off Y;

|| X живёт за чужой спиной≈ X has someone else to take care of him;

- X lives off someone else.

4. за спиной чьей, (у) кого disapprov [adv]

⇒ without s.o.'s knowledge, secretly:

- behind s.o.'s back.

     ♦ Кукуша складывала в папку какие-то бумаги и удалялась, а кто и что судачил там за спиной, её не очень-то волновало (Войнович 6). Kukusha would throw some papers into a folder and leave. What people said behind her back did not greatly concern her (6a).

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3 П-183

ЗА ПЛЕЧАМИ PrepP Invar
1. - чьими, у кого (the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with бытье, остаться etc
subj: abstr) or obj-compl with иметь ( obj: abstr)) sth. is part of a person's past experience
X у Y-a за плечами = X is behind Y
Y has X behind him Y has X under Y4s belt (of sth. unpleasant whose consequences are still felt) X is still around Y's neck.
Я совсем не хочу сказать, что была такая уж умная, но за моими плечами был печальный опыт лагеря... (Ивинская 1). I am far from wanting to claim I was being all that farsighted, but I had the sad experience of the camp behind me... (1a).

«В Москву меня не пустят. Значит, опять скитаться, да еще с пятьдесят восьмой (статьей Уголовного кодекса) за плечами» (Рыбаков 2). "They won't let me go back to Moscow, so it'll mean wandering around again, and with Article Fifty-eight (of the Criminal Code) still around my neck" (2a).

2. - (у кого) ( subj-compl with бытье, стоять etc
subj: abstr)) ( usu. of sth. unwelcome, dangerous often of death) sth. is impending, about to happen
X за плечами - X is (close) at hand
X is not far off X is just around the corner.
Страшный, кровавый бой, не предсказывавший ничего доброго, был за плечами (Герцен 2). A fearful, bloody conflict, foreboding nothing good was at hand (2a).

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4 за плечами

• ЗА ПЛЕЧАМИ

[PrepP; Invar]

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1. за плечами чьими, у кого [the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with быть, остаться etc (subj: abstr) or obj-compl with иметь (obj: abstr)]

⇒ sth. is part of a person's past experience:

- X у Y-а за плечами≈ X is behind Y;

- Y has X behind him;

- Y has X under Y's belt;

- [of sth. unpleasant whose consequences are still felt] X is still around Y's neck.

     ♦ Я совсем не хочу сказать, что была такая уж умная, но за моими плечами был печальный опыт лагеря... (Ивинская 1). I am far from wanting to claim I was being all that farsighted, but I had the sad experience of the camp behind me... (1a).

     ♦ "В Москву меня не пустят. Значит, опять скитаться, да еще с пятьдесят восьмой [статьей Уголовного кодекса] за плечами" (Рыбаков 2). "They won't let me go back to Moscow, so it'll mean wandering around again, and with Article Fifty-eight [of the Criminal Code] still around my neck" (2a).

2. за плечами (у кого) [subj-compl with быть, стоять etc (subj: abstr)]

⇒ (usu. of sth. unwelcome, dangerous; often of death) sth. is impending, about to happen:

- X за плечами≈ X is (close) at hand;

- X is not far off;

- X is just around the corner.

     ♦ Страшный, кровавый бой, не предсказывавший ничего доброго, был за плечами (Герцен 2). A fearful, bloody conflict, foreboding nothing good was at hand (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > за плечами
5 tergum

tergum, i ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose also tergus, ŏris), n. ( masc.:
familiarem tergum,
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 53; cf. Non. 227, 23) [cf. Gr. trachêlos, neck; perh. root trechô, to run], the back of men or beasts (syn. dor sum).
I.
Lit.
(α).
Form tergum:
dabitur pol supplicium mihi de tergo vestre,
Plaut. As. 2, 4, 75:
vae illis virgis miseris quae hodie in tergo morientur meo,
id. Capt 3, 4, 117: manibus ad tergum rejectis, Asin ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 3:
boum terga,
id. N D. 2, 63, 159; cf. tergo poenae pendere Ter. Heaut. 4, 4, 6:
tergo ac capite puniri, Liv 3, 55, 14.—Of cranes eaeque in tergo praevolantium Colla reponunt,
Cic. N. D. 2 49, 125. —
Of the dolphin, Ov F 2, 113.— Of the crocodile: ejus terga cataphracta,
Amm. 22, 15, 16.—
(β).
Form tergus aurea quam molli tergore vexit ovis, Prop. 2, 26 (3, 21), 6:
ut equa facilem sui tergoris ascensum praebeat,
Col. 6, 37, 10.—
II.
Transf.
A.
The back or hinder part, the back, rear,
1.
Esp. in the phrases terga vertere or dare, to turn the back, pregn., for to take to flight, to flee: omnes hostes terga verterunt;
neque prius fugere destiterunt, quam, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 53; so,
terga vertere,
id. ib. 3, 19; 3, 21; id. B. C. 3, 63;
and even of a single person: terga vertit,
Sen. Ep. 22, 7:
qui plures simul terga dederant, etc., Liv 22, 29, 5: terga dare,
id. 36, 38, 4:
inter duas acies Etrusci, cum in vicem his atque illis terga darent,
id. 2, 51, 9; Ov. M. 13, 224:
terga fugae praebere,
id. ib. 10, 706:
terga praestare (fugae),
Tac. Agr 37; Juv. 15, 75. — Trop. jam felicior aetas Terga dedit, tremuloque gradu venit aegra senectus, Ov M. 14, 143.—
2.
In gen.:
inflexo mox dare terga genu,
i. e. yield to the burden, Prop. 3, 9 (4, 8), 6: praebere Phoebo [p. 1859] terga, to sun itself, Ov. M. 4, 715:
concurrit ex insidiis versisque in Lucretium Etruscis terga caedit,
the rear, Liv. 2, 11, 9; Flor. 4, 12, 7:
terga Parthorum dicam,
the flight, Ov. A. A. 1, 209:
terga collis,
Liv. 25, 15, 12; cf.:
terga vincentium,
Tac. Agr. 37:
summi plena jam margine libri Scriptus et in tergo necdum finitus Orestes,
written on the back, Juv. 1, 6:
retro atque a tergo,
behind one, Cic. Div. 1, 24, 49; cf.:
a tergo, a fronte, a lateribus tenebitur,
id. Phil. 3, 13, 32:
ut a tergo Milonem adorirentur,
behind, id. Mil. 10, 29; 21, 56; id. Verr 2, 5, 38, § 98:
tumultum hostilem a tergo accepit,
Sall. J. 58, 4; Caes. B. G 7, 87; Curt. 3, 1, 19; 3, 8, 27; 8, 5, 1:
post tergum hostium legionem ostenderunt,
Caes. B. G. 7, 62:
ne nostros post tergum adorirentur,
id. B. C. 3, 44:
Germani post tergum clamore audito,
id. B. G. 4, 15:
post tergum hostem relinquere,
id. ib. 4, 22:
qui jam post terga reliquit Sexaginta annos,
has left behind him, has passed, Juv. 13, 16:
omnia jam diutino bello exhausta post tergum sunt,
Curt. 4, 14, 11:
omnia, quae post tergum erant, strata,
id. 3, 10, 7:
tot amnibus montibusque post tergum objectis,
id. 4, 13, 7.—
B.
The back of any thing spread out horizontally, as land or water, i. e. the surface ( poet.):
proscisso quae suscitat aequore terga,
Verg. G. 1, 97:
crassa,
id. ib. 2, 236:
amnis,
Ov. P. 1, 2, 82; Claud. B. G. 338; Luc. 5, 564; 9, 341.—
C.
(Pars pro toto.) The body of an animal ( poet.).
(α).
Form tergum:
(serpens) Squamea convolvens sublato pectore terga,
Verg. G. 3, 426;
so of a serpent,
id. A. 2, 208; Petr 89;
of Cerberus,
Verg. A. 6, 422:
horrentia centum Terga suum,
i. e. a hundred head of swine, id. ib. 1, 635:
nigrantis terga juvencos,
id. ib. 6, 243:
perpetui tergo bovis,
id. ib. 8, 183.—
(β).
Form tergus:
resecat de tergore (suis) partem,
of a chine of bacon, Ov. M. 8, 649:
diviso tergore (juvenci),
Phaedr. 2, 1, 11:
squalenti tergore serpens,
Sil. 3, 209.—
D.
The covering of the back, the skin, hide, leather, etc. (in this signif. tergus freq. occurs; syn.: pellis, corium).
(α).
Form tergum:
taurino quantum possent circumdare tergo,
ox-hide, Verg. A. 1, 368:
ferre novae nares taurorum terga recusant,
Ov. A. A. 2, 655.—
(β).
Form tergus:
tergora deripiunt costis et viscera nudant,
Verg. A. 1, 211; so Cels. 7, 25, 1; 8, 1 med.:
durissimum dorso tergus,
Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 30; cf. id. 9, 35, 53, § 105; Col. 7, 4 fin. —
2.
Transf., a thing made of hide or leather.
(α).
Form tergum: venti bovis inclusi tergo, i. e. in a bag made of a bull ' s hide, Ov. M. 14, 225; 15, 305:
et feriunt molles taurea terga manus,
i. e. tymbals, id. F. 4, 342; so id. ib. 4, 212:
Idae terga,
Stat. Th. 8, 221:
pulsant terga,
id. Achill. 2, 154: rupit Terga novena boum, i. e. the nine thicknesses of bull ' s hide, Ov. M. 12, 97:
tergum Sulmonis,
Verg. A. 9, 412; 10, 482; 10, 718;
hence even: per linea terga (scuti),
id. ib. 10, 784 (v. the passage in connection):
duroque intendere bracchia tergo, i. e. cestus,
id. ib. 5, 403; so id. ib. 5, 419.—
(β).
Form tergus:
gestasset laevā taurorum tergora septem,
a shield covered with seven layers of hide, Ov. M. 13, 347:
Martis tergus Geticum,
Mart. 7, 2, 2.

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6 répondant

répondant [ʀepɔ̃dɑ̃]

masculine noun

• il a du répondant (compte approvisionné) he has money behind him ; (sens de la répartie) (inf) he has a talent for repartee

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répondante ʀepɔ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t nom masculin, féminin ( d'une personne) referee; Finance, Droit ( caution) surety, guarantor

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avoir du répondant — (colloq) ( de l'argent) to have money

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ʀepɔ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t répondant, -e
1. nm

avoir du répondant (= avoir de la répartie) — to have a talent for repartee, (= être solide financièrement) to have money behind one

2. nm/f

(= garant) guarantor, surety

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répondant, répondante nm,f

1 ( d'une personne) referee; Fin, Jur ( caution) surety, guarantor; être le répondant de qn Fin, Jur to stand surety ou guarantor for sb; ( pour références) to be sb's referee; fig to vouch for sb;

2 Relig server.

Idiome

avoir du répondant○ ( de l'argent) to have money; ( de la repartie) to be good at repartee.

, répondante [repɔ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminin

[garant] guarantor, surety

être le répondant de quelqu'un

a. [financièrement] to stand surety for somebody, to be somebody's guarantor

b. [moralement] to answer ou to vouch for somebody

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nom masculin

1. RELIGION (vieilli) server

2. (locution)

avoir du répondant to have money

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > répondant
7 его кто-то поддерживает

General subject: he has( smb.) behind him

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > его кто-то поддерживает
8 за ним кто-то стоит

General subject: he has( smb.) behind him

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > за ним кто-то стоит
9 m|ieć

impf (mam, masz) Ⅰ vt 1. (posiadać) (na własność) to have (got), to own [dom, samochód, mikrofalówkę]; (do dyspozycji) to have (got); (prowadzić) to run [firmę, warsztat]
- mają dom na wsi they have a. own a house in the country

- miał po ojcu warsztat samochodowy he had a. owned a garage left to him by his father

- nasze muzeum ma dużą kolekcję impresjonistów our museum has (got) a large collection of Impressionist paintings

- mam dla ciebie prezent/tę książkę o kotach I’ve got a present/that book about cats for you

- miał wszystkiego dwie pary butów he only had two pairs of shoes

- ubrała się w to, co miała she put on what she had

- nie mam psa I don’t have a. I haven’t got a dog

- nie mamy ani telewizora, ani pralki we have neither a TV nor a washing machine

- wydawnictwo nie ma funduszy na zatrudnienie specjalisty the publishers can’t afford to employ a specialist

- nie mam nic do jedzenia I’ve got nothing to eat, I don’t have anything to eat

- czy oni mają namiot? have they got a tent?, do they have a tent?

- masz scyzoryk? have you got a penknife?

- czy ma pan bagaż? have you got any luggage?

- czy macie gaz? have you got gas?

- mieć coś przy sobie to have sth on one

- masz przy sobie jakieś drobne? have you got any change on you?

- gdzie masz klucze/moją książkę? what have you done with the keys/my book?

- gdzie masz rower? where’s your bike? pot.

- mieć na coś to have money for sth

- miałem tylko na jedno piwo I only had for one beer

- (on) ma na przyjemności, a nie ma na lekarza he has money to spend on pleasures, but he can’t afford a doctor

- nie miał na nowe buty, a co dopiero na samochód he couldn’t afford a pair of new shoes, let alone a car

- mieć za co coś zrobić to have enough money to do sth, to be able to afford to do sth

- nie mieli za co wyjechać na wakacje they didn’t have enough to go on holiday, they couldn’t afford to go on holiday

- nie mają z czego żyć they don’t have enough to live on

- jak masz na imię? what’s your name?

- mam na imię Maria my name’s Maria

- (on) ma na nazwisko Nowak his (sur)name is Nowak

- mieć coś na sobie to have sth on, to be wearing sth

- miał (na sobie) granatowy garnitur he had a blue suit on, he was wearing a blue suit

- na głowie miała kapelusz, na szyi biały szalik she had a hat on her head and a white scarf round her neck

- nie mieć nic na sobie (być gołym) to have nothing on

- mieć kogoś u siebie (gościć) to have sb staying with one

- od tygodnia mamy u siebie teściów we’ve had my in-laws (staying) with us for the past week

- jeśli Legia wygra, mam u ciebie piwo! you owe me a beer if Legia win(s)

- masz!/macie! (weź/weźcie) here!

- macie kanapki, jedzcie! here’s the sandwiches, eat up! pot.

- masz, włóż to na siebie! here, put this on!

- (a) masz! (zadając razy) take that!

- (a) masz za to, że kłamiesz, a masz, a masz! (and) take that for lying! and that! and that! pot.

- masz za swoje! (dobrze ci tak) serves you right!

- ma za swoje, że jest taki naiwny it serves him right for being so naive

- mamy teraz za swoje dobre serce! that’s the thanks we get for being nice a. for all our kindness!

- masz ci (los) a. masz tobie! blast (it)! pot., damn (it)! pot.

- masz ci los, zapomniałam parasola! blast, I’ve forgotten my umbrella!

- masz go/ją/ich! (wyrażające zaskoczenie) just look at him/her/them!

- masz go, jaki mądrala! look at him, Mr Clever Dick! GB pot.
2. (liczyć sobie) to be
- mieć dwadzieścia lat to be twenty (years old)

- ile ona ma lat? how old is she?

- mieć dwa metry wzrostu/wysokości to be two metres tall/high

- mieć sześć metrów głębokości/szerokości/długości to be six metres deep/wide/long

- pokój ma sześć metrów na pięć the room is six by five metres

- dom będzie miał siedem pięter the house will be seven storeys high a. will have seven storeys

- kilometr ma tysiąc metrów one kilometre is a thousand metres
3. (posiadać jako cechę) to have (got)
- pokój ma dwa okna the room has two windows

- miał niebieskie oczy/siwe włosy he had blue eyes/grey hair

- miała dziurawe buty she had holes in her shoes

- kubek ma wyszczerbiony brzeg the mug’s rim is chipped

- miała męża Włocha/inżyniera her husband was Italian/an engineer

- mieć talent/cierpliwość/odwagę to have talent/patience/courage

- nie mieć talentu/cierpliwości/odwagi to lack talent/patience/courage

- mieć takt/rozsądek to be tactful/sensible

- mieć (swoje) wady i zalety to have one’s good and bad points

- zasłony mają kolor wiśni the curtains are cherry red in colour

- działka ma kształt prostokąta a. prostokątny the allotment is rectangular (in shape)

- jej perfumy miały słodkawy zapach/zapach konwalii her scent was sweet smelling/smelled of lily of the valley

- urodę miała po matce, a talent po ojcu her looks came from her mother and her talent from her father

- za całe umeblowanie pokój miał zdezelowany stół the only piece of furniture in the room was a rickety table

- mieć w sobie coś (być interesującym) to have a certain something

- on ma w sobie coś z dziecka/roztargnionego profesora there is something of the child/the absent-minded professor in a. about him

- nie mieć nic do czegoś to have nothing to do with sth

- jej wyjazd nie ma nic do naszych planów her going away has nothing to do with our plans

- marzenia mają to do siebie, że rzadko się spełniają the thing about dreams is that they rarely come true

- miała to do siebie, że zawsze się spóźniała the thing about her was that she was always late
4. (o stanie fizycznym i psychicznym) to have [grypę, gruźlicę, trudności]; to feel [ochotę, żal]; to have, to bear [urazę]
- mieć gorączkę a. temperaturę to have a. be running a temperature

- mieć 39° gorączki to have a temperature of 39 degrees

- mieć złamaną nogę to have a broken leg

- mieć częste bóle głowy to have frequent headaches

- mieć pragnienie to be thirsty

- mieć dobry apetyt to have a good a. hearty appetite

- mieć wadę a. defekt to have a defect

- mieć gumę pot. (w samochodzie) to have a flat pot.

- mam nadzieję, że… I hope that…

- mieć ochotę coś zrobić to feel like doing sth

- miała ochotę płakać she felt like crying

- mieć przekonanie/pewność, że… to be convinced/sure a. certain that…

- mieć kogoś/czegoś dość a. dosyć to have had enough of sb/sth, to be fed up with sb/sth

- mam tego powyżej uszu a. po dziurki w nosie! pot. I’ve had it up to here! pot.

- mieć coś wypisane w oczach a. na czole a. na twarzy to have sth written all over one’s face

- miała winę wypisaną na twarzy she had guilt written all over her face
5. (o relacjach między ludźmi) to have [syna, córkę, przyjaciół, wrogów]
- to dziecko nie ma matki/ojca this boy/girl has no mother/father

- ona nie ma rodzeństwa she has no brothers or sisters

- ona będzie miała dziecko she’s going to have a. she’s expecting a baby

- miała z nim dwóch synów she had two sons by him

- miał za żonę piekielnicę his wife was a real she-devil a. spitfire

- nie miał do kogo zwrócić się o pomoc he had no-one to turn to for help

- mieć kogoś przy sobie a. obok siebie a. przy boku to have sb at one’s side

- mieć kogoś/coś na uwadze a. na względzie to have sb/sth in mind, to take sb/sth into consideration

- mieć z kimś porachunki to have a bone to pick with sb

- mieć kogoś/coś przeciwko sobie to have sb/sth against one

- miał przeciwko sobie opinię publiczną public opinion was against him

- mieć przyjemność/zaszczyt coś zrobić książk. to have the pleasure/honour to do a. of doing sth

- miałem zaszczyt poznać pańskich rodziców I had the honour of meeting your parents

- mam przyjemność przedstawić państwu naszego gościa I have the pleasure of introducing our guest

- z kim mam przyjemność? książk. to whom do I have the honour of speaking? książk., także iron.

- mieć coś/nie mieć nic przeciwko komuś/czemuś to have something/nothing against sb/sth

- mieć coś do kogoś pot. to have something against sb

- do ciebie nic nie mam I’ve got nothing against you

- mieć coś na kogoś to have the goods a. the dope on sb pot.

- niczego na mnie nie mają they’ve got nothing on me pot.

- mam z nią do pomówienia a. pogadania I need to have a (serious) talk with her

- mieć kogoś nad sobą to have sb above one

- kierownik ma nad sobą dyrektora, a dyrektor – zarząd the manager answers to the director and the director answers to the board

- mieć kogoś pod sobą to be in charge of sb

- (ona) ma pod sobą dwudziestu pracowników she’s in charge of a staff of twenty

- kapral miał pod sobą dziesięciu żołnierzy the corporal had ten men under his command a. under him

- mieć kogoś za sobą (być popieranym) to have sb behind one, to have sb’s backing

- mieli za sobą większość the majority was a. were behind them, they had the majority behind them

- mieć kogoś za głupca to take sb for a fool

- ich zachowanie mam za nieco naiwne I consider their behaviour rather naive

- za kogo pan mnie ma! who do you take me for!, who do you think I am!

- mieć w kimś rywala/sojusznika to have a rival/an ally in sb

- mieć kogoś pot. (być związanym z kimś) to have somebody, to be involved with somebody

- chwalił się, że miał je wszystkie pot. (odbył stosunek) he boasted of having had them all pot.

- płacą tak dużo, że mogą mieć każdego they pay so much they can take on a. hire anyone they like
6. (znajdować się w jakiejś sytuacji) to have (got) [długi, posadę, połączenie]
- mam dobrą komunikację do pracy I’ve got good connections to work

- centrum miasta ma dobrą komunikację z przedmieściami there are good connections from the city centre to the suburbs

- mieć słuszność a. rację to be right

- mieć ciepło/przytulnie to be warm/cosy

- owinęła dziecko szalem, żeby miało ciepło she put a scarf round the baby to keep him/her warm

- mam daleko/blisko do szkoły I have a long way/I don’t have far to go to school

- ty to masz dobrze, nie musisz wstawać o siódmej it’s alright for you, you don’t have to get up at seven (a.m.)

- mieliśmy tu wczoraj burzę/śnieżycę we had a storm/snowstorm here yesterday

- mamy dziś słoneczną pogodę it’s sunny today

- mam dziś kiepski dzień I’m having one of those days (today)

- kłopotów z nim miałam co niemiara I’ve had no end of trouble with him

- co ja z tobą mam? what am I to do with you?

- jest całkiem młoda, chciałaby jeszcze mieć coś z życia she’s still very young, she’d like to get something out of life pot.

- (on) haruje od świtu do nocy i co z tego ma? he slaves away from morning to night, and what does he have to show for it?

- miał przed sobą kilka godzin marszu he had several hours of walking ahead of a. in front of him

- miała przed sobą trudną rozmowę z szefem she had a difficult conversation with the boss ahead of her

- mieć przed sobą przyszłość to have a (bright) future ahead of a. before one

- miał przed sobą karierę he had a brilliant career ahead of a. in front of him

- mieć coś za a. poza sobą to have sth behind one

- ma za sobą trzyletnie doświadczenie he has three years’ experience behind him

- mam już to wszystko za sobą all that is behind me now

- mam co robić, nie nudzę się I’ve got things to do, I don’t sit around

- nie mieć gdzie mieszkać/spać to have nowhere to live/sleep

- nie mam gdzie przenocować I have nowhere to spend the night

- nie mieć kiedy spać/jeść/odpocząć to not have time to sleep/eat/relax

- nie mają kiedy w ścianach wiercić, tylko w niedzielę! of course, they have to drill holes in the wall on a Sunday!

- mieć czas to have time (coś zrobić to do sth)

- nie miałem czasu zająć się twoją sprawą I didn’t have time to deal with your problem

- na napisanie wypracowania macie godzinę you have an hour to write the essay

- nie miałeś mi tu kogo przyprowadzić!? why did you have to bring him/her/them here (of all people)?!

- mieć coś/nie mieć nic do powiedzenia (dużo/mało wiedzieć) to have something/nothing to say (na temat kogoś/czegoś about sb/sth)

- mieć coś/nie mieć nic do powiedzenia a. gadania pot. (o decydującym głosie) to have a say/no say

- ona nie ma w tej sprawie nic do powiedzenia a. gadania she has no say in the matter

- nie mamy już sobie nic więcej do powiedzenia we’ve got nothing more to say to each other

- mieć zły/dobry czas Sport to have a poor/good a. fast time

- mieć pierwsze/dziesiąte miejsce Sport to come first/tenth, to be in first/tenth place

- mam z nią wielką wygodę, sprząta, robi mi zakupy she’s a great help to me: she cleans and does my shopping

- nie masz co narzekać you’ve got nothing to complain about

- nie masz co się denerwować there’s no reason (for you) to get upset

- nie masz czego a. co żałować, film był kiepski you didn’t miss much: the film was hopeless

- w domu nie masz co się pokazywać you’d better not show your face at home pot.
7. (brać udział) to have [zebranie, koncert, egzamin, próbę]
- (on) ma teraz naradę ze swym zastępcą he’s in conference at the moment with his deputy

- mieć sprawę a. proces to be on trial (o coś/o zrobienie czegoś for sth/for doing sth)

- ma sprawę a. proces o zabójstwo/spowodowanie wypadku samochodowego he’s on trial for murder/causing a car accident
8. (ukończyć etap nauki) to have, to hold [dyplom, tytuł]
- mieć studia a. wyższe wykształcenie to have completed higher education

- mój ojciec miał tylko cztery klasy my father only did four years at school

- miał już zawód i mógł rozpocząć samodzielne życie he’d completed his training and could now start his own life

- miał dwa fakultety he had graduated in two subjects
9. (znaleźć się w określonym miejscu lub czasie) wreszcie mamy stację here’s the station at last
- mamy drugi tydzień zimy it’s the second week of winter

- którego dziś mamy? what’s the date today?

- mamy dziś pierwszy stycznia/poniedziałek it’s January the 1st/Monday today

- którą masz godzinę? what time do you make it? pot.; what’s the time by your watch?

- mieć kogoś/coś po prawej/lewej stronie to have sb/sth on one’s right/left

- miał przed/za sobą dwóch strażników he had a. there were two guards in front of him/behind him
Ⅱ v aux. 1. (dla wyrażenia powinności) macie teraz spać you’re to a. you have to (get off to) sleep now
- masz to zrobić natychmiast! you’re to do it right now!

- co mam zrobić/jej powiedzieć? what am I (supposed) to do/tell her?

- po co się mam wysilać? why should I bother?, why should I make the effort?

- masz tego nikomu nie powtarzać! (and) don’t go repeating a. telling it to anyone!

- i ja mam w to uwierzyć? and you/they want me to a. I’m supposed to believe that?

- mieć coś do zrobienia to have sth to do

- ma obowiązek do spełnienia s/he has a duty to perform

- mam sprawę do załatwienia I’ve got something to sort out

- mamy zaległości do odrobienia we’ve got a backlog of work to catch up on
2. (zamiar, przewidywanie) (ona) ma przyjść o drugiej she’s expected (to come) at two
- miano zburzyć ich dom their house was to be demolished

- samolot miał wylądować w Warszawie, ale… the plane was supposed to land a. have landed in Warsaw, but…

- podobno jutro ma być ładna pogoda it’s supposed to be good a. nice weather tomorrow

- w pozostałej części kraju ma nadal padać in the rest of the country continuing rain is expected

- miała umrzeć w nędzy w wieku czterdziestu lat she was to die in poverty at the age of forty

- przyszłość miała pokazać, że się myli subsequent events were to prove him/her wrong

- jak się miało okazać as things a. it turned out; as it transpired książk.

- i co ja mam z tobą zrobić? what am I (supposed) to do with you?

- jeśli mielibyśmy się nie zobaczyć przed twoim wyjazdem, baw się dobrze in case we don’t see each other before you leave, have a good time

- niech się stanie, co się ma stać let things happen as they will

- właśnie miałem wyjść, kiedy zadzwonił telefon I was just about to leave a. just on the point of leaving when the phone rang

- właśnie miałam powiedzieć to samo I was just about to a. just going to say the same thing

- czy mam przez to rozumieć, że… am I to understand (by that) that…

- mieć coś do sprzedania/zaproponowania to have sth to sell/propose

- choćby a. żeby nie wiem co się miało stać, (to)… no matter what happens a. might happen…

- choćbym a. żebym miał pęknąć a. trupem paść pot. even if it kills me pot.
3. (rezultat) mieć coś zrobione to have sth done
- mam już napisaną pracę I’ve already written the essay

- miał ukończone wyższe studia he had been to university/college

- czy macie załatwione bilety? have you booked/got the tickets?

- pieniądze mam dobrze schowane I’ve put the money in a safe place

- mam obiecaną podwyżkę I’ve been promised a rise

- miał przykazane trzymać język za zębami he was a. he’d been told to keep his mouth shut pot.
4. (zdziwienie, rozczarowanie) ja miałbym to powiedzieć? I said that?!
- ona miałaby mi się podobać? you think I find her attractive?

- miałbyś sumienie to zrobić? could you do (something like) that (with a clear conscience)?

- to ma być hotel czterogwiazdkowy? (z dezaprobatą) and you/they call this a. this is supposed to be a four-star hotel?!

- ten grubas to miałbym być ja!? (z niedowierzaniem) is this/that fatso really me? pot.

- pokazał nam skórę tygrysa, którego miał upolować w Afryce (z powątpiewaniem) he showed us the skin of a tiger, which he is supposed to have killed in Africa
Ⅲ mieć się 1. (być w stanie, położeniu) to be; (czuć się) to feel, to be
- ciotka wyzdrowiała i ma się dobrze auntie has recovered and is doing well

- jak się mają twoi rodzice? how are your parents?

- jak się masz! (powitanie) how are you?; how’s it going? pot.

- mam się dzisiaj lepiej I feel better today

- sprawy mają się nieźle things are working out (quite) well

- jak się rzeczy mają? how do things stand?

- rzecz ma się tak, że… the thing is that…

- jak te dwie wersje mają się do siebie? how do the two versions compare?

- jak to się ma jedno do drugiego? how do the two compare?

- teoria nijak się miała do praktyki the theory was (completely) divorced from practice

- A tak się ma do B, jak C do D a. A i B tak się mają do siebie, jak C i D A is to B like C is to D

- mieli się do siebie jak dzień do nocy they were like chalk and cheese
2. (uważać się za) to think a. consider oneself
- mieć się za artystę/człowieka honoru to consider oneself (to be) an artist/a man of honour

- (on) ma się za Bóg wie co pot. he thinks he’s God (almighty) pot.

- miała się za bliską śmierci she thought she was about to a. going to die
3. (być bliskim) mieć się ku końcowi to be drawing to a close a. an end
- miało się a. dzień miał się ku zachodowi it was getting towards sunset

- sytuacja ma się ku lepszemu the situation is looking better

- ma się na deszcz it looks like rain

- miało się na burzę a storm was brewing, there was thunder in the air

- wiedzieć, jak się rzeczy mają to know how things stand a. are
Ⅳ ma Fin. (zapis księgowy) credit
- winien i ma debit and credit

- zapisać coś po stronie „ma” to enter sth on the credit side
Ⅴ mam! inter. (przypomniałem sobie) I’ve got it!
- (już) mam! mieszkaliśmy na tej samej ulicy! I’ve got it! we used to live in the same street!

- mam cię! a. tu cię mam! (złapałem cię, przyłapałem cię) I’ve got you!; got you! pot.

- mam cię, już mi nie uciekniesz! got you, you won’t get away now!
Ⅵ nie ma być
■ ma się rozumieć a. wiedzieć! it a. that goes without saying!

- ma się rozumieć, że przyjdę of course I’ll come

- mieć głowę a. łebpot. (na karku a. nie od parady) to have a good head on one’s shoulders

- on to ma łeb! he’s no fool!

- mieć głowę do interesów to have a good head for business

- nie mam teraz do tego głowy I don’t want to think about it/that now

- mieć kogoś/coś w nosiepot. a. gdzieśeuf. a. w głębokim poważaniueuf. to not care a damn about sb/sth pot.; to not give a monkey’s about sb/sth pot., euf.

- mam to wszystko gdzieś! pot. to hell with it all! pot.

- mieć kogoś/coś w dupie wulg. to not give a shit a. toss GB about sb/sth wulg.

- sie masz! pot. (powitanie) hi! pot.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > m|ieć
10 espalda

f.

1 back.

caer de espalda to fall flat on one's back

cargado de espaldas round-shouldered

de espaldas a alguien with one's back turned on somebody

lo vi de espaldas I saw him from behind

tumbarse de espaldas to lie (flat) on one's back

por la espalda from behind; behind one's back (figurative)

dar la espalda a alguien to have one's back to somebody

2 backstroke.

nadar a espalda to do the backstroke

3 back of the dress, back.

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espalda

► nombre femenino

1 (Also used in plural with the same meaning) (gen) back

2 (natación) backstroke

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a espaldas de alguien figurado behind somebody's back

a las espaldas on one's back

ancho,-a de espaldas broad-shouldered

caerse de espaldas figurado to fall flat on one's back

cargado,-a de espaldas round-shouldered, stooping

dar la espalda figurado to turn one's back on

de espaldas from behind

■ lo vimos de espaldas we saw him from behind

echarse algo a la espalda figurado to take something on

echarse entre pecho y espalda / meterse entre pecho y espalda familiar to tuck away

por la espalda from behind

tener las espaldas anchas figurado to be easy-going

tener las espaldas guardadas figurado to have friends in high places, have contacts

volver la espalda a alguien to turn one's back on somebody

espalda mojada familiar wetback

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noun f.

back

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1. SF

1) (Anat) back

de espaldas a algo — with one's back to sth

de espaldas al sentido de la marcha — facing backwards, with one's back to the engine

lo mataron por la espalda — he was killed from behind

atar las manos a la espalda — to tie sb's hands behind his back

caer de espaldas — to fall on one's back

estar de espaldas — to have one's back turned

volver la espalda — to turn away; pey to turn tail

volver la espalda a algn — to cold-shoulder sb, turn one's back on sb

volverse de espaldas — to turn one's back

- cubrirse las espaldas

- dar la espalda a algo/algn

- echar algo sobre las espaldas

- hacer algo a espaldas de algn

- tener las espaldas cubiertas
ancho
2) (Dep) backstroke

la prueba de 200 metros espaldas — the 200 metres backstroke

3) And (=destino) fate, destiny

2.

SMF

espalda mojada — Méx * wetback

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femenino

1) (Anat) back

ancho de espaldas — broad-shouldered

perdona, te estoy dando la espalda — sorry, I've got my back to you

de espaldas a nosotros — with his/her back to us

vuélvete de espaldas — turn around o (BrE) round

nadar de espalda(s) — to swim backstroke

los 100 metros espalda — the 100 meters backstroke

tumbarse or tenderse de espaldas — to lie on one's back

lo atacaron por la espalda — he was attacked from behind

caerse de espaldas ( literal) — to fall flat on one's back; ( de sorpresa)

por poco me caigo de espaldas — I nearly died of shock o fainted (colloq)

cubrirse las espaldas — to cover one's back

echarse algo a la espalda — ( literal) to sling something on one's back; <responsabilidad/trabajo> (fam) to take on; <problemas/pesares> (fam) to cast... aside

hacer algo a espaldas de alguien — to do something behind somebody's back

romperse la espalda — to break one's back

tener buena espalda — (Col) to bring good luck

tener cubiertas las espaldas — to have one's back covered

volverle la espalda a alguien — to turn one's back on somebody

- espalda mojada

2) ( de prenda) back

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= back.

Ex. Now he hasn't tried to kiss me, but he's always putting his hand on my shoulder or my arm or my back.

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* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* ancho de espaldas = broad-shouldered.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* apuñalar por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back, backstab.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall.

* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.

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

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

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* dolor de espalda = backache [back-ache], back pain.

* en la espalda = in the back.

* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* la espalda de = the back of.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* nudo en la espalda = knot in + Posesivo + back.

* palmaditas en la espalda = tap on the shoulder.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* puñalada por la espalda = stab in the back.

* responsabilidad + recaer sobre + espaldas = responsibility + rest on + shoulders.

* tumbarse de espaldas = lie on + Posesivo + back.

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

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

* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

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femenino

1) (Anat) back

ancho de espaldas — broad-shouldered

perdona, te estoy dando la espalda — sorry, I've got my back to you

de espaldas a nosotros — with his/her back to us

vuélvete de espaldas — turn around o (BrE) round

nadar de espalda(s) — to swim backstroke

los 100 metros espalda — the 100 meters backstroke

tumbarse or tenderse de espaldas — to lie on one's back

lo atacaron por la espalda — he was attacked from behind

caerse de espaldas ( literal) — to fall flat on one's back; ( de sorpresa)

por poco me caigo de espaldas — I nearly died of shock o fainted (colloq)

cubrirse las espaldas — to cover one's back

echarse algo a la espalda — ( literal) to sling something on one's back; <responsabilidad/trabajo> (fam) to take on; <problemas/pesares> (fam) to cast... aside

hacer algo a espaldas de alguien — to do something behind somebody's back

romperse la espalda — to break one's back

tener buena espalda — (Col) to bring good luck

tener cubiertas las espaldas — to have one's back covered

volverle la espalda a alguien — to turn one's back on somebody

- espalda mojada

2) ( de prenda) back

* * *

= back.

Ex: Now he hasn't tried to kiss me, but he's always putting his hand on my shoulder or my arm or my back.

* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* ancho de espaldas = broad-shouldered.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* apuñalar por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back, backstab.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall.

* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.

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

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

* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda = stab + Alguien + in the back.

* dar la espalda = turn + aside.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* dolor de espalda = backache [back-ache], back pain.

* en la espalda = in the back.

* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* la espalda de = the back of.

* llevar sobre la espalda = carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.

* nudo en la espalda = knot in + Posesivo + back.

* palmaditas en la espalda = tap on the shoulder.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* puñalada por la espalda = stab in the back.

* responsabilidad + recaer sobre + espaldas = responsibility + rest on + shoulders.

* tumbarse de espaldas = lie on + Posesivo + back.

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

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

* volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

* volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

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espalda

feminine

espalda mojada (↑ espalda a1)

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) back

es muy ancho de espaldas he is very broad-shouldered, he has very broad shoulders

perdona, te estoy dando la espalda sorry, I've got my back to you

me duele la espalda my back aches

cargado de espaldas round-shouldered

estaba sentado de espaldas a nosotros he was sitting with his back to us

vuélvete de espaldas turn around o ( BrE) round

nadar de espalda(s) to swim backstroke, to do the backstroke

los 100 metros espalda the 100 meters backstroke

tumbarse or tenderse de espaldas en el suelo to lie on one's back on the floor

caminaba con el sol a sus espaldas he was walking with the sun behind him

tiene muchos años de experiencia a sus espaldas she has many years of experience behind her

lo atacaron por la espalda he was attacked from behind

caerse or ( Chi) irse de espaldas (literal) to fall flat on one's back

(de sorpresa): por poco me caigo de espaldas I nearly died of shock o fainted ( colloq), you could have knocked me down with a feather ( colloq)

cubrirse las espaldas to cover one's back, take precautions

echarse algo a la espalda (literal) to sling sth on one's back;

( fam) ‹responsabilidad/trabajo› to shoulder, take on ‹problemas/pesares› ( fam) to cast … aside, put … to one side

hacer algo a espaldas de algn to do sth behind sb's back

se ríen de ella a sus espaldas they laugh at her behind her back

romperse la espalda to break one's back

tener buena espalda ( Col); to bring good luck

tener cubiertas or guardadas las espaldas to have one's back covered, be secure o protected

volverle la espalda a algn to turn one's back on sb

Compuesto:

espalda mojada

masculine and feminine wetback

B (de una prenda) back

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espalda sustantivo femenino
back;
◊ ancho de espaldas broad-shouldered;

perdona, te estoy dando la espalda sorry, I've got my back to you;
de espaldas a nosotros with his/her back to us;
vuélvete de espaldas turn around o (BrE) round;
los 100 metros espalda the 100 meters backstroke;
tenderse de espaldas to lie on one's back;
lo atacaron por la espalda he was attacked from behind;
hacer algo a espaldas de algn to do sth behind sb's back
espalda sustantivo femenino
1 Anat back: le atacaron por la espalda, he was attacked from behind
yo estaba de espaldas, I had my back to them
familiar espalda mojada, US wetback
2 Natación backstroke
♦ Locuciones: dar/volver la espalda a alguien, to turn one's back on sthg/sb
a espaldas de alguien, behind sb's back

' espalda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotonar
- amanecer
- dolor
- enjabonar
- fonendo
- fonendoscopio
- fricción
- moler
- palmada
- puñalada
- recibir
- riñón
- volver
- ancho
- arquear
- comezón
- daño
- disparar
- enderezar
- joder
- jorobar
- morral
- nadar
- pelado
- picar
- quemado
- voltear
English:
aching
- alleviate
- arch
- back
- backache
- backstroke
- bend
- crooked
- slap
- small
- stab
- straight
- turn
- wetback
- ache
- backless
- behind
- low
- strain

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espalda nf

1. [de persona] back;

dolor de espalda backache;

ancho de espaldas broad-shouldered;

cargado de espaldas round-shouldered;

caer o [m5] dar de espaldas to fall flat on one's back;
Fig
casi me caigo de espaldas cuando me dieron la noticia you could have knocked me down with a feather when they told me;

dar la espalda a alguien: perdone, le estoy dando la espalda I'm sorry, I've got my back to you;

su familia le dio la espalda his family turned their backs on him;
Am
irse de espaldas to fall flat on one's back;

túmbese de espaldas lie (flat) on your back;

vuélvase de espalda turn onto your back;

lo vi de espaldas I saw him from behind;

de espaldas a alguien with one's back turned on sb;

espalda con espalda back to back;

por la espalda from behind;
Fig behind one's back;
le dispararon por la espalda he was shot in the back o from behind;

un atleta con varias olimpiadas a sus espaldas an athlete with several Olympics behind him o under his belt;

Comp

cubrirse las espaldas to cover oneself o one's back;

Comp

dar la espalda a algo to ignore sth, to close one's eyes to sth;

no podemos dar la espalda a los hechos we can't ignore the facts;

Comp
Euf Hum
donde la espalda pierde su (casto u [m5] honesto o [m5]santo) nombre: le dio una patada donde la espalda pierde su casto nombre she kicked him in his derriere o rear end;

Comp

echarse algo a o [m5] sobre las espaldas to take sth on;

se echó a las espaldas toda la responsabilidad she took on all the responsibility;

Comp

guardarse las espaldas to cover oneself;

Comp

hacer algo a espaldas de alguien to do sth behind sb's back;

hablaban de ella a sus espaldas they talked about her behind her back;

Comp

tirar o [m5] tumbar de espaldas to be amazing o stunning;

en la habitación había un tufo que tiraba de espaldas there was a smell in the room that would have knocked you over;

Comp

volver la espalda a alguien to turn one's back on sb

Comp
espalda mojada wetback
2. [de prenda de vestir] back

3. [de lugar, edificio] back;

a la espalda o [m5] a espaldas de la casa hay una carretera there is a road at the back of o behind the house

4. [en natación] backstroke;

los 200 metros espalda the 200 metres backstroke;

nadar a espalda to do the backstroke

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espalda

f back;

ancho de espaldas broad-shouldered;

de espaldas a with one’s back to;

caerse de espaldas fall flat on one’s back;

nadar a espalda swim backstroke;

por la espalda from behind;

a espaldas de alguien behind s.o.’s back;

no me des la espalda don’t sit with your back to me;

tener cubiertas las espaldas fig keep one’ s back covered;

cubrirse las espaldas cover one’s back;

volver la espalda a alguien fig turn one’s back on s.o.;

echarse algo sobre las espaldas fig take on sth, shoulder sth;

tiene muchos años sobre las espaldas y sabe cómo … he has many years of experience behind him and knows how to …;

echarse algo a la(s) espalda(s) fig stop worrying about sth, forget sth

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espalda nf

1) : back

2) espaldas nfpl

: shoulders, back

3)

por la espalda : from behind

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espalda n

1. (en general) back

me duele la espalda my back aches

llevaba el niño a la espalda she was carrying the baby on her back

2. (natación) backstroke

dar la espalda a alguien to turn your back on somebody

estar de espaldas to have your back to somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > espalda
11 spalla

f shoulder

girare le spalle a qualcuno turn one's back on someone

era di spalle he had his back to me

stringersi nelle spalle shrug

vivere alle spalle di qualcuno live off s.o.

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spalla s.f.

1 shoulder: avere le spalle larghe, (anche fig.) to have broad shoulders; ha una spalla più alta dell'altra, he has one shoulder higher than the other; mi diede un'amichevole pacca sulla spalla, he gave me a friendly clap on the shoulder; il tuo vestito è troppo stretto sulle spalle, your dress is too narrow across the shoulders; portare il fucile a spalla, to carry one's rifle on one's shoulder // alzare le spalle, to shrug one's shoulders // abbiamo lavorato spalla a spalla per due anni, (fig.) we worked side by side for two years // ha bisogno di una spalla per piangere, (fig.) he needs a shoulder to cry on // (teatr.) far da spalla a qlcu., to act as s.o.'s stooge // (mus.) violino di spalla, second violin

2 pl. ( dorso, schiena) back (sing.): una pugnalata alle spalle, (anche fig.) a stab in the back; portare qlco., qlcu. sulle spalle, to carry sthg., s.o. on one's back; voltare le spalle a qlcu., to turn one's back to s.o.; (fig.) to turn one's back on s.o.: quando ha avuto bisogno d'aiuto, tutti gli hanno voltato le spalle, when he needed help everyone turned their backs on him; non puoi voltare le spalle alla fortuna, you can't turn your back on luck // non mi stare alle spalle, don't stand behind me; mi prendi quel libro alle tue spalle?, would you give me that book that is behind you? // lo presero alle spalle, they took him from behind; attaccarono il nemico alle spalle, they attacked the enemy from the rear

3 ( fianco) side: la spalla della montagna, del fiume, the side of the mountain, of the river

4 (tip.) shoulder

5 (mar.) spalla del timone, rudder bow

6 (arch.) abutment

7 (cuc.) ( prosciutto di) spalla, shoulder of ham.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: avere una famiglia numerosa sulle spalle, to have a large family to support (o on one's hands); vivere alle spalle di qlcu., to live on (o off) s.o.: mangia e beve sempre a casa di suo zio, praticamente vive alle sue spalle, he always eats and drinks at his uncle's, practically speaking he's living off him; avere la testa sulle spalle, to have a head on one's shoulders; prendersi una responsabilità sulle spalle, to take a responsibility upon oneself: non puoi lasciare tutta la responsabilità sulle sue spalle, you can't saddle him with all the responsibility; ascoltate i suoi consigli, ha molti anni di esperienza alle, sulle spalle, listen to his advice, he has years of experience behind him; dire qlco. alle spalle di qlcu., to say sthg. behind s.o.'s back: ridere alle spalle di qlcu., to laugh at s.o. behind his back; mettere qlcu. con le spalle al muro, to put s.o. with his back to the wall; occhio alle spalle!, look out!; con tipi come lui bisogna guardarsi le spalle, with fellows like him you've got to be ready for anything; può permettersi di rischiare perché ha le spalle coperte, he can afford to take risks because he's well covered.

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['spalla]
sostantivo femminile

1) shoulder

avere le -e larghe — to have broad shoulders; fig. to have a broad back

alzare le -e — to shrug one's shoulders

questa giacca è stretta di -e — this jacket is tight across the shoulders

mettersi il fucile in spalla — to shoulder one's gun

una spalla su cui piangere — a shoulder to cry on

2) (schiena) back

dare le -e a qcn. — to have one's back to sb.

essere di -e — to face backwards

appena giro le -e — as soon as my back is turned

scusate le -e — I'm sorry I have my back to you

voltare le -e a qcn., qcs. — to turn one's back on sb., sth. (anche fig.)

3) arch. (di ponte) abutment

4) teatr. stooge, straight man*

fare da spalla a o la spalla di — to stooge for

5) alle spalle behind

lasciarsi qcs. alle -e — to leave sth. behind

ha due anni di esperienza alle -e — he has two years' experience behind him

guardarsi alle -e — to cast a glance over one's shoulder

attaccare il nemico alle -e — to attack the enemy in the rear

pugnalare qcn. alle -e — to backstab sb., to stab sb. in the back (anche fig.)

guardati alle -e! — watch your back! (anche fig.)

6) alle spalle di

fare qcs. alle -e di qcn. — to do sth. behind sb.'s back

ridere alle -e di qcn. — to laugh at sb.'s expense

vivere alle -e di qcn. — to live off sb.'s back

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buttarsi tutto dietro le -e — to put all that behind one

essere con le -e al muro — to have one's back to the wall, to be in a tight corner

avere qcn., qcs. sulle -e — to have sb., sth. on one's shoulders

avere la testa sulle -e — to have one's head screwed on o a good head on one's shoulders

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spalla

/'spalla/ ⇒ 4

sostantivo f.

1 shoulder; avere le -e larghe to have broad shoulders; fig. to have a broad back; alzare le -e to shrug one's shoulders; questa giacca è stretta di -e this jacket is tight across the shoulders; mettersi il fucile in spalla to shoulder one's gun; una spalla su cui piangere a shoulder to cry on

2 (schiena) back; dare le -e a qcn. to have one's back to sb.; essere di -e to face backwards; appena giro le -e as soon as my back is turned; scusate le -e I'm sorry I have my back to you; voltare le -e a qcn., qcs. to turn one's back on sb., sth. (anche fig.)

3 arch. (di ponte) abutment

4 teatr. stooge, straight man*; fare da spalla a o la spalla di to stooge for

5 alle spalle behind; lasciarsi qcs. alle -e to leave sth. behind; ha due anni di esperienza alle -e he has two years' experience behind him; guardarsi alle -e to cast a glance over one's shoulder; attaccare il nemico alle -e to attack the enemy in the rear; pugnalare qcn. alle -e to backstab sb., to stab sb. in the back (anche fig.); guardati alle -e! watch your back! (anche fig.)

6 alle spalle di fare qcs. alle -e di qcn. to do sth. behind sb.'s back; ridere alle -e di qcn. to laugh at sb.'s expense; vivere alle -e di qcn. to live off sb.'s back

IDIOMS

buttarsi tutto dietro le -e to put all that behind one; essere con le -e al muro to have one's back to the wall, to be in a tight corner; avere qcn., qcs. sulle -e to have sb., sth. on one's shoulders; avere la testa sulle -e to have one's head screwed on o a good head on one's shoulders.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > spalla
12 danach

Adv.

1. zeitlich oder räumlich: after that ( oder it), Pl. after them; (anschließend) then, afterwards; (später) afterwards, later on; bald danach soon after(wards); zwei Wochen danach two weeks later (on), zuerst kamen sie, danach ( folgten oder kamen) wir they came first, then we followed along ( oder we came later)

2. Richtung: toward(s) it, Pl. toward(s) them; er drehte sich danach um he turned (a)round toward(s) it; sie griff danach she reached for it; (schnell) she grabbed ( oder made a grab) for it; sie streckte die Arme danach aus she reached out her arms for it

3. Ziel: ich sehnte mich danach zu (+ Inf.) I longed to (+ Inf.) ich fragte ihn danach I asked him about it; sie sucht danach she’s looking for it ( oder that)

4. (so): er sieht ganz / nicht danach aus he looks the sort / he’s not that sort of person ( oder the type); es sieht ( ganz) danach aus, als ob... it looks as though...

5. (gemäß) according to it ( oder that); (entsprechend) accordingly; das sind die Vorschriften - richte dich danach! those are the rules - stick to them!; es war billig, aber es ist auch danach umg. it was cheap, and it looks it; mir ist nicht danach zumute oder nicht danach umg. I don’t feel like it, I’m not in the mood; wenn es danach ginge, was... if it was ( oder were) a matter oder case of what...; als wenn es danach ginge! if that was what counted

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afterwards; accordingly; thereafter; afterward; after that

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da|nach [da'naːx] (emph) ['daːnaːx]
adv

1) (zeitlich) after that/it; (= nachher auch) afterwards, after (inf)

ich habe einen Whisky getrunken, danách fühlte ich mich schon besser — I had a whisky and after that or afterwards felt better, I had a whisky and felt better after that or afterwards or after (inf)

ich las das Buch zu Ende, erst danách konnte ich einschlafen — only when I had finished reading the book could I get to sleep

zehn Minuten danách war sie schon wieder da —

um die Zwanziger und danách — around the twenties and after

2) (in der Reihenfolge) (örtlich) behind that/it/him/them etc; (zeitlich) after that/it/him/them etc

als Erster ging der Engländer durchs Ziel und gleich danách der Russe — the Englishman finished first, immediately followed by the Russian or and the Russian immediately after him

bei ihm kommt als erstes die Arbeit, danách lange nichts und dann das Privatleben — work comes first with him, and then, a long, long way behind, his private life

3) (= dementsprechend) accordingly; (= laut diesem) according to that; (= im Einklang damit) in accordance with that/it

danách war die Stimmung damals ganz anders — we have a report here, according to which the atmosphere at the time was quite different

danách sein (Wetter, Bedingungen, Stimmung etc) — to be right

sie hat den Aufsatz in zehn Minuten geschrieben – danách ist er auch (inf) — she wrote the essay in ten minutes – it looks like it too

sie sieht auch/nicht danách aus — she looks/doesn't look( like) it

danách siehst du gerade aus (iro) — I can just see that (iro)

danách ist es verboten — read paragraph 218, under that it is illegal

danách zu urteilen — judging by or from that

or danách zumute or zu Mute — I didn't feel like it

mir steht der Sinn nicht danách (geh) — I don't feel inclined to

4) (in bestimmte Richtung) toward(s) it

er griff schnell danách — he grabbed at it, he made a grab for it

hinter ihm war etwas, aber er hat sich nicht danách umgesehen — there was something behind him, but he didn't look round (Brit) or around to see what it was

5)

(in Verbindung mit n, vb etc siehe auch dort) sie sehnte sich danách — she longed for that/it

sie sehnte sich danách, ihren Sohn wiederzusehen — she longed to see her son again

er hatte großes Verlangen danách — he felt a great desire for it

er hatte großes Verlangen danách, wieder einmal die Heimat zu sehen — he felt a great desire to see his home again

danách kann man nicht gehen — you can't go by that

wenn es danách ginge, was ich sage/was mir Spaß macht, dann... — if it were a matter of what I say/enjoy then...

sich danách erkundigen, ob... — to inquire whether...

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(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) after

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da·nach

[daˈna:x]

adv

1. (zeitlich: nach etw) after it; (nach dem Vorgang) after that; (nachher) afterwards, after fam; (später) later

wenn du einen Kaiserschnitt hattest, solltest du \danach möglichst viel ruhen if you had a Caesarean, you should rest as much as possible after it

ich trank ein Glas Wasser, \danach fühlte ich mich besser I had a glass of water and after that [or afterwards] I felt better, I had a glass of water and felt better after that [or afterwards] [or fam after]

vergewissere dich, dass die Daten gespeichert sind, erst \danach solltest du das Programm verlassen you should only leave the programme when you've made sure that all the data are saved

gleich \danach immediately after

als Erster ging der Engländer durchs Ziel und gleich \danach der Russe the Englishman finished first, immediately followed by the Russian [or and the Russian immediately after him]

ein paar Minuten \danach a few minutes later

2. (örtlich) behind

vorne sitzen die Kinder, \danach können die Eltern ihre Plätze einnehmen the children are sitting at the front and the parents can take their seats behind [them]

der/die/das \danach the one behind [him/her/it]

ist das euer Haus? — nein, das \danach is that your house? — no, the one behind

3. (in einer Rangfolge) then

ich höre zuerst auf meine Intuition und \danach [erst] auf die Meinung anderer I listen first to my intuition and [only] then to others

4. (laut etw) according to it; (laut dem Sachverhalt) according to that

ich habe eine Aussage gelesen, \danach war die tatsächliche Situation damals ganz anders I read a statement, according to which the real situation at the time was quite different

5. mit bestimmten vb, subst, adj for that; (nach Besagtem) for it

\danach habe ich stundenlang gesucht! I've been looking for it for hours!

hinter ihm war etwas, aber er hat sich nicht \danach umgesehen there was something behind him, but he didn't look round to see what it was

sie sehnte sich \danach she longed for it

ihre Sehnsucht danach war unerträglich her longing for it was unbearable

mir steht der Sinn nicht \danach I don't feel like it

ich bin süchtig \danach I'm addicted to it

mir war nicht \danach zumute I didn't feel like it [or in the mood]

du kennst die Qualitätsanforderungen, richte dich bitte \danach you know the quality standards. please comply with them

das richtet sich \danach, wie gut deine Arbeit ist that depends on how good your work is

\danach greifen/schlagen to [make a] grab/strike at it

6. (dementsprechend) accordingly

er ist Künstler — er sieht auch \danach aus he is an artist — he has the look of it

er hat den Aufsatz in zehn Minuten geschrieben — \danach ist er (fam) he wrote the essay in ten minutes — it looks like it too

sie ist nicht der Typ \danach she's not that sort of person

als wenn es immer \danach ginge, was die Leute reden! as if what people say was what counted!

es geht nicht \danach, was wir gern[e] hätten it doesn't work the way we'd like it to

mir ist heute einfach [nicht] \danach (fam) I just [don't] feel like it today

manchmal ist mir so \danach, da könnte ich alles hinschmeißen sometimes I feel like chucking it all in fam

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Adverb

1) (zeitlich) after it/that; then

noch tagelang danach — for days after[wards]

eine Stunde danach — an hour later

2) (räumlich): (dahinter) after it/them

voran gingen die Eltern, danach kamen die Kinder — the parents went in front, the children following after or behind

3) (ein Ziel angebend) towards it/them

er griff danach — he made a grab for it/them

danach lasst uns alle streben — let us all strive for that

danach fragen — ask about it/them

4) (entsprechend) in accordance with it/them

ein Brief ist gekommen; danach ist sie schon unterwegs — a letter has arrived, according to which she is already on her way

ihr kennt die Regeln, nun richtet euch danach! — you know the rules, so stick to or abide by them

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danach adv

1. zeitlich oder räumlich: after that ( oder it), pl after them; (anschließend) then, afterwards; (später) afterwards, later on;

bald danach soon after(wards);

zwei Wochen danach two weeks later (on),

zuerst kamen sie, danach (

folgten oder

kamen)

wir they came first, then we followed along ( oder we came later)

2. Richtung: toward(s) it, pl toward(s) them;

er drehte sich danach um he turned (a)round toward(s) it;

sie griff danach she reached for it; (schnell) she grabbed ( oder made a grab) for it;

sie streckte die Arme danach aus she reached out her arms for it

3. Ziel:

ich sehnte mich danach zu (+inf) I longed to (+inf)

ich fragte ihn danach I asked him about it;

sie sucht danach she’s looking for it ( oder that)

4. (so):

er sieht ganz/nicht danach aus he looks the sort/he’s not that sort of person ( oder the type);

es sieht (ganz) danach aus, als ob … it looks as though …

5. (gemäß) according to it ( oder that); (entsprechend) accordingly;

das sind die Vorschriften - richte dich danach! those are the rules - stick to them!;

es war billig, aber es ist auch danach umg it was cheap, and it looks it;

mir ist nicht danach zumute oder

nicht danach umg I don’t feel like it, I’m not in the mood;

wenn es danach ginge, was … if it was ( oder were) a matter oder case of what …;

als wenn es danach ginge! if that was what counted

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Adverb

1) (zeitlich) after it/that; then

noch tagelang danach — for days after[wards]

eine Stunde danach — an hour later

2) (räumlich): (dahinter) after it/them

voran gingen die Eltern, danach kamen die Kinder — the parents went in front, the children following after or behind

3) (ein Ziel angebend) towards it/them

er griff danach — he made a grab for it/them

danach lasst uns alle streben — let us all strive for that

danach fragen — ask about it/them

4) (entsprechend) in accordance with it/them

ein Brief ist gekommen; danach ist sie schon unterwegs — a letter has arrived, according to which she is already on her way

ihr kennt die Regeln, nun richtet euch danach! — you know the rules, so stick to or abide by them

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adv.

accordingly adv.

after that adv.

hereafter adv.

thereafter adv. pron.

after it pron.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > danach
13 lasciare

leave

( abbandonare) give up

( concedere) let

( smettere di tenere) let go

lascia andare!, lascia perdere! forget it!

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lasciare v.tr.

1 (andar via da) to leave*; (abbandonare) to abandon; to desert, to quit; (rinunciare) to give* up: lasciammo Londra una settimana prima di te, we left London a week before you; ha lasciato l'ufficio verso mezzogiorno, he left the office towards midday; lo lasciammo che lavorava in giardino, we left him working in the garden; ha lasciato il lavoro per unirsi a un gruppo rock, he quit (o left) his job to join a rock group; ha dovuto lasciare l'università per motivi di salute, he had to leave (o give up) university because of ill-health; la ditta lascerà la vecchia sede, the firm will move out of its former premises; i medici avevano lasciato ogni speranza di salvarlo, the doctors had given up all hope of saving him; ha lasciato la famiglia per seguire quella donna, he has left (o deserted o abandoned) his family for the sake of that woman; lasciò la fidanzata, he left his fiancée // ci ha lasciati l'anno scorso, (è morto) he left us last year

2 (far rimanere) to leave*; (lasciar dietro di sé) to leave* behind: ha lasciato moglie e figli in Italia, he left his wife and children in Italy; non posso lasciare a casa i bambini, I can't leave the children at home; lascia la finestra aperta per piacere, leave the window open, please; quando morì lasciò moglie e due figli, when he died he left a wife and two children behind him; la ferita mi ha lasciato una cicatrice, the wound has left me with a scar; mi lasciò senza una lira, he left me penniless; questa medicina mi ha lasciato la bocca amara, this medicine has left a bitter taste in my mouth; ha lasciato tutto com'era, he left everything as it was; ha lasciato un buon ricordo di sé, he left behind a good memory of himself; l'assassino ha lasciato molte tracce, the murderer left a load of clues behind; è partito senza lasciare istruzioni, he went off without leaving any instructions // lasciare fuori, to leave out // lasciare da parte, to leave aside // lasciare solo, in pace, to leave alone, in peace

3 (posare, deporre) to leave*, to put*; (far scendere) to drop off: ti lascerò il pacchetto sulla scrivania, I'll leave (o put) the packet on your desk; lascialo pure sulla sedia, you can put it on the chair; ti lascerò davanti al supermercato, I'll drop you off (o leave you) opposite the supermarket

4 (dimenticare, non prendere con sé) to leave*, to forget*: ho lasciato gli occhiali a casa, I have left my glasses at home; ho lasciato l'ombrello sull'autobus, I've forgotten the umbrella on the bus; ha lasciato la finestra aperta ed è entrato un ladro, he left the window open and a thief got in

5 (rimetterci) to leave*, to lose*: in quell'incidente ci lasciò la vita, he lost his life in that accident; per poco ci lasciai la salute, I nearly ruined my health; ci ha lasciato la vita, it cost him his life

6 (in eredità) to leave*, to bequeath, to will: gli ha lasciato tutto il patrimonio, he left all his property to him; lasciare una proprietà a un ente assistenziale, to bequeath an estate to a charitable institution

7 (permettere, fare) to let* (s.o. do), to allow (s.o. to do): chi ti ha lasciato entrare?, who let you in?; lascialo fare a me, let me do it; lascia che me ne occupi io, leave it to me; questa fessura lascia passare molta aria, this crack lets in a lot of air; non lasciare cadere quel vaso, don't drop that vase; l'hanno lasciato morire senza far niente, they let him die without doing anything; non lascia uscire suo figlio da solo, he doesn't allow his son to go out on his own; non gli lascia guidare la sua auto, he doesn't let him drive his car

8 (serbare) to keep*, to leave*: lasciami questa carne per cena, keep this meat for my supper; puoi lasciarmi qualcosa da mangiare?, can you leave (o keep) me something to eat?; lasciami un po' di birra, leave me a drop of beer

9 (affidare, dare) to leave*, to trust, to give*; (cedere) to let* have: lasciami tuo figlio fino a questa sera, leave your son with me until tonight; non voglio lasciargli il mio orologio, ho paura che me lo rompa, I don't want to trust my watch to him (o to give him my watch), I'm afraid he may break it; te lo lascerò per 50 euro, you can have it for 50 euros; hai lasciato la mancia al cameriere?, did you tip the waiter? (o did you leave a tip for the waiter?)

10 (allentare) to let* go; (liberare) to release; to set* free, to free: lascia la corda, let go of the rope; il cane lasciò la presa, the dog loosened its grip; lasciarono il prigioniero in libertà, they released the prisoner

◆ v. intr. (smettere, cessare di) (non com.) to stop, to leave* off: non lascia di brontolare, she doesn't stop grumbling.

◘ lasciarsi v.rifl. to let* oneself: non mi lascerò truffare, I'm not going to be cheated; non si lasciò vedere per tutta una settimana, he didn't appear for a whole week; si lasciò andare su una poltrona, he sank into an armchair; si lasciò trasportare dall'ira, he let himself be carried away by anger; lasciare guidare dall'esperienza, to let oneself be guided by experience; non si lascia avvicinare da nessuno, he doesn't let anyone get close to him; si è lasciato convincere facilmente, he let himself be convinced easily // lasciati andare, (rilassati) let yourself go (o relax); dopo che lei lo ha abbandonato si è completamente lasciato andare, after she left him he let himself go completely; non lasciarti prendere dall'emozione, dal panico, don't let yourself get carried away, don't panic

◆ v.rifl.rec. to part, to leave* each other: si sono lasciati dopo nove anni di fidanzamento, they left each other after a nine-year engagement; si lasciarono all'alba, they parted at daybreak.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: prendere o lasciare, take it or leave it // è meglio lasciare perdere, we'd better forget (o leave) it // ho deciso di lasciare correre, I decided to forget (o leave) it // lascia stare, non è affar tuo!, leave it, it's none of your business! // lasciare detto qlco. a qlcu., to leave a word with s.o. // la sua condotta lascia molto a desiderare, his behaviour leaves a lot to be desired // lascialo dire, let him talk // ''Com'è il tuo dolce?'' ''Si lascia mangiare'', ''What's your cake like?'' ''Not bad''.

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[laʃ'ʃare]
1. vt

1) (gen) to leave

lasciare qc a qn — to leave sb sth o sth to sb

ha lasciato Roma nel '76 — he left Rome in '76

ho lasciato i soldi a casa — I've left my money at home

devo lasciare l'università — I have to leave university, I have to give up university

ha lasciato la scuola a 16 anni — he left school at 16

lasciare la stanza — to vacate the room

lasciare la porta aperta — to leave the door open

lasciare qn solo (a casa) — to leave sb (at home) alone

ha lasciato la moglie — he's left his wife

lascia la moglie e due bambini — he leaves a wife and two children

lasciare qn erede — to make sb one's heir

lasciare qn perplesso/confuso — to leave sb perplexed/confused

2)

(permettere) lasciare qn fare qc o che qn faccia qc — to let sb do sth, allow sb to do sth

mio padre non mi lascia uscire fino a tardi — my father doesn't let me stay out late

lascia fare a me — let me do it

lascia stare o correre o perdere — let it drop, forget it

3) (deporre: cose) to leave, deposit, (persone) to leave, drop (off)

ti lascio all'angolo — I'll drop you off at the corner

4) (dare, concedere) to give, let have

mi puoi lasciare la macchina oggi? — can you let me have the car today?

lasciami il tempo di farlo — give me time to do it

5) (omettere) to leave out, forget

non lasciare tutti i particolari interessanti — don't leave out all the interesting bits

6) (serbare) to leave, keep

lasciami un po' di vino — leave some wine for me

7)

lasciare stare qn — to let sb be, leave sb alone

lasciare stare qc — to leave sth alone

lascia stare quel povero gatto! — leave that poor cat alone!

lascia stare, ci penso io — leave it, I'll see to it

lascialo stare, non vale la pena di arrabbiarsi — just ignore him, it's not worth getting annoyed

lascia stare, offro io — it's all right, I'm paying o it's on me

è meglio lasciar stare certi argomenti — it's better not to bring up certain subjects

volevo insistere ma poi ho lasciato stare — I was going to insist but then I decided to let it go

8)

lasciarsi sfruttare — to let o.s. be exploited

lasciarsi andare — to let o.s. go

9)

(fraseologia) lasciare in bianco — to leave blank

lasciare (molto) a desiderare — to leave much o a lot to be desired

lasciare detto o scritto (a qn) — to leave word (for sb)

lasciare qn indifferente — to leave sb unmoved

non lascia mai niente al caso — he never leaves anything to chance

lasciami in pace — leave me alone o in peace

lasciare la presa — to lose one's grip

lasciare il segno (su qc) — to mark (sth), fig to leave one's o a mark (on sth)

ci ha lasciato la vita — it cost him his life

2. vr (lasciarsi)

(uso reciproco) to part (from each other), (coniugi) to leave each other, split up

si sono lasciati all'aeroporto — they left each other at the airport, they said goodbye at the airport

ci siamo lasciati un anno fa — we split up a year ago

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[laʃ'ʃare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (smettere di tenere) to let* go of [oggetto, corda]; (fare cadere) to drop

lasciami! — get off me!

2) (separarsi da) to leave* [persona, famiglia, fidanzato]

3) (andare via da) to leave* [luogo, paese, ufficio]

devo lasciarvi, ho una riunione — I must go now, I have a meeting

4) (dimenticare) to leave* (behind), to forget* [ombrello, chiavi, portafoglio]

5) (fare restare) to leave* [traccia, impronta]

lasciami alla stazione — drop me (off) at the station

lasciare qcn. nel dubbio — to leave sb. in a state of uncertainty

lasciare le cose come stanno — to leave well enough alone, to let the matter lie

lasciare in pace qcn. — to leave sb. alone

6) (rinunciare a) to leave* [lavoro, partito, azienda]; to leave*, to give* up [ studi]

7) (cedere, prestare) to leave*

lasciare il posto a qcn. — to let sb. have one's seat

8) (affidare) to leave* (a qcn. with sb.)

9) (dare)

lasciare [qcs.] a qcn. — to give sb. [mancia, tempo, scelta]

10) (rendere)

lasciare perplesso qcn. to puzzle sb.; mi lasciò indifferente it left me cold; lasciare libero un animale — to let an animal go

11) (vendere)

glielo lascio per 50 euro — I'll let you have it for 50 euros

12) (mantenere) to leave*

lasciare la porta chiusa, una luce accesa — to leave the door shut, a light on

13) (conservare)

lasciami qualcosa da mangiare — leave o keep me something to eat

14) (in eredità) to leave* [denaro, proprietà]

15) (permettere)

lasciare che qcn., qcs. faccia — to let sb., sth. do

lasciare fare qcs. a qcn. — to let sb. do sth.

lascia fare a me — leave it to me, let me (do that)

lasciare cadere qcs. — to let sth. fall

16) lasciare stare (non disturbare)

lascialo stare — leave him alone, let him be; (smettere di toccare)

lascia stare quella bici — leave that bike alone; (lasciare perdere)

no, lascia stare, pago io! — no, no it's my treat!

lascia stare, è un fastidio troppo grosso — leave it, it's too much trouble
2.
verbo pronominale lasciarsi

1) (separarsi) [ persone] to part; [ coppia] to split* up, to break* up

-rsi da buoni amici, molto male — to part the best of friends, on angry terms

2) (farsi)

- rsi cullare dalle onde — to be lulled by the waves

non è certo il tipo che si lascia fregare — he won't be pushed around

- rsi sfuggire — to let slip, to come out with [frase, bestemmia]

3) (abbandonarsi)

- rsi andare alla disperazione — to give in to despair

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lasciar detto, scritto a qcn. che... — to give o leave sb. a message that...

lasciarci una gamba, un mucchio di soldi — to lose an arm, a lot of money

lasciar correre o perdere to let sth. pass; prendere o lasciare take it or leave it; -rsi qcs. alle spalle to leave sth. behind; lasciare a molto desiderare to leave much to be desired; -rsi andare to let oneself go; lasciare il segno [personaggio, avvenimento] to set one's stamp; lascia il tempo che trova — = it makes no difference

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lasciare

/la∫'∫are/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (smettere di tenere) to let* go of [ oggetto, corda]; (fare cadere) to drop; lasciami! get off me!

2 (separarsi da) to leave* [ persona, famiglia, fidanzato]

3 (andare via da) to leave* [ luogo, paese, ufficio]; devo lasciarvi, ho una riunione I must go now, I have a meeting

4 (dimenticare) to leave* (behind), to forget* [ ombrello, chiavi, portafoglio]

5 (fare restare) to leave* [ traccia, impronta]; lasciami alla stazione drop me (off) at the station; lasciare qcn. nel dubbio to leave sb. in a state of uncertainty; lasciare le cose come stanno to leave well enough alone, to let the matter lie; lasciare in pace qcn. to leave sb. alone

6 (rinunciare a) to leave* [ lavoro, partito, azienda]; to leave*, to give* up [ studi]

7 (cedere, prestare) to leave*; lasciare il posto a qcn. to let sb. have one's seat

8 (affidare) to leave* ( a qcn. with sb.)

9 (dare) lasciare [qcs.] a qcn. to give sb. [ mancia, tempo, scelta]

10 (rendere) lasciare perplesso qcn. to puzzle sb.; mi lasciò indifferente it left me cold; lasciare libero un animale to let an animal go

11 (vendere) glielo lascio per 50 euro I'll let you have it for 50 euros

12 (mantenere) to leave*; lasciare la porta chiusa, una luce accesa to leave the door shut, a light on

13 (conservare) lasciami qualcosa da mangiare leave o keep me something to eat

14 (in eredità) to leave* [ denaro, proprietà]

15 (permettere) lasciare che qcn., qcs. faccia to let sb., sth. do; lasciare fare qcs. a qcn. to let sb. do sth.; lascia fare a me leave it to me, let me (do that); lasciare cadere qcs. to let sth. fall

16 lasciare stare (non disturbare) lascialo stare leave him alone, let him be; (smettere di toccare) lascia stare quella bici leave that bike alone; (lasciare perdere) no, lascia stare, pago io! no, no it's my treat! lascia stare, è un fastidio troppo grosso leave it, it's too much trouble

II lasciarsi verbo pronominale

1 (separarsi) [ persone] to part; [ coppia] to split* up, to break* up; -rsi da buoni amici, molto male to part the best of friends, on angry terms

2 (farsi) - rsi cullare dalle onde to be lulled by the waves; non è certo il tipo che si lascia fregare he won't be pushed around; - rsi sfuggire to let slip, to come out with [ frase, bestemmia]

3 (abbandonarsi) - rsi andare alla disperazione to give in to despair

IDIOMS

lasciar detto, scritto a qcn. che... to give o leave sb. a message that...; lasciarci una gamba, un mucchio di soldi to lose an arm, a lot of money; lasciar correre o perdere to let sth. pass; prendere o lasciare take it or leave it; -rsi qcs. alle spalle to leave sth. behind; lasciare a molto desiderare to leave much to be desired; - rsi andare to let oneself go; lasciare il segno [ personaggio, avvenimento] to set one's stamp; lascia il tempo che trova = it makes no difference.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > lasciare
14 derrière

derrière [dεʀjεʀ]

1. preposition

   a. ( = à l'arrière de, à la suite de) behind

• passe derrière la maison go round the back of the house

• marcher l'un derrière l'autre to walk one behind the other

• il a laissé les autres loin derrière lui he left the others a long way behind him

   b. (figurative) behind

• le président avait tout le pays derrière lui the president had the whole country behind him

• dire du mal derrière (le dos de) qn to say (unkind) things behind sb's back

• il faut toujours être derrière lui or son dos you've always got to keep an eye on him ; → idée

2. adverb

   a. ( = en arrière) behind

• on l'a laissé (loin) derrière we have left him (a long way) behind

• il est assis trois rangs derrière he's sitting three rows back

• il a préféré monter derrière (voiture) he preferred to sit in the back

• chemisier qui se boutonne derrière blouse which does up at the back

• regarde derrière (au fond de la voiture) look in the back ; (derrière un objet) look behind it

   b. (dans le bateau) aft ; (sur la mer) astern

3. masculine noun

   a. [de personne] bottom ; [d'animal] hindquarters

• donner un coup de pied au derrière de qn to give sb a kick up the backside (inf)

   b. [d'objet, tête, maison] back

• roue de derrière back wheel

• porte de derrière [de maison] back door ; [de véhicule] rear door → patte

► par-derrière

• c'est fermé, passe par-derrière it's locked, go in the back way

• attaquer par-derrière to attack from behind

• dire du mal de qn par-derrière to say unkind things behind sb's back

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1. dɛʀjɛʀ
préposition

1) ( en arrière de) behind

l'un derrière l'autre — one behind the other

il ne fait rien par lui-même, il faut toujours être derrière lui — fig he never gets anything done unless you keep after him

il a les syndicats derrière lui — fig the unions are behind him

2) ( sous) behind

derrière les apparences — ( de personne) behind the façade; ( de situation) beneath the surface

2.

adverbe ( à l'arrière) behind; ( dans le fond) at the back; ( à l'arrière d'une voiture) in the back

qu'y a-t-il derrière? — fig what's behind it?

ne poussez pas derrière! — stop pushing at the back!, stop pushing back there!

II dɛʀjɛʀ
nom masculin

1) (de maison, véhicule, d'objet) back

de derrière — [chambre, porte] back

2) (colloq) (de personne, d'animal) behind (colloq), backside (colloq)

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dɛʀjɛʀ
1. adv

behind

2. prép

behind

3. nm

1) [maison, structure] back

2) (= postérieur) backside, bottom

un coup de pied au derrière — a kick up the backside

3) (autres locutions)

de derrière — back

la porte de derrière — the back door

les pattes de derrière — the back legs, the hind legs

par-derrière — from behind, figin an underhand way

Ils disent du mal d'elle par-derrière. — They say nasty things about her behind her back.

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I.

derrière

A prép

1 ( en arrière de) behind; une remorque accrochée derrière la voiture a trailer hitched to the back of the car; gardez les mains derrière le dos keep your hands behind your backs; l'un derrière l'autre one behind the other;

2 ( sous) behind; il dissimule sa timidité derrière des plaisanteries he hides his shyness behind a façade of joking remarks; elle cache sa méchanceté derrière de grands sourires she hides her nastiness behind a smiling exterior; derrière les apparences ( de chose) under the surface; ( de personne) behind the façade; ( de situation) beneath the surface.

B adv ( à l'arrière) ( de personne) behind; ( dans le fond) at the back; ( à l'arrière d'une voiture) in the back; mets- les derrière ( dans une voiture) put them in the back, put them behind; qu'y a-t-il derrière? fig what's behind it?; ne poussez pas derrière! stop pushing at the back!, stop pushing back there!

Idiomes

être toujours derrière le dos de qn to be always on○ at sb GB, to be always bugging○ sb; il ne fait rien par lui-même, il faut toujours être derrière lui he never gets anything done unless you keep after him; il a les syndicats derrière lui the unions are behind him; elle a laissé deux enfants derrière elle she died leaving two children; s'abriter or se retrancher derrière qn to hide behind sb.

II.

derrière nm

1 (de maison, véhicule, d'objet) back; de derrière [chambre, porte] back;

2 ○(de personne, d'animal) behind○, backside○.

[dɛrjɛr] préposition

1. [en arrière de] behind

ça s'est passé derrière chez moi it happened behind my house

il y a un chien derrière la grille there's a dog (on) the other side of the gate

(figuré)

être derrière quelqu'un [le soutenir] to support somebody

ne sois pas toujours derrière moi! [à me surveiller] stop watching everything I do all the time!

je sais bien ce qu'elle dit derrière mon dos I'm quite aware of what she says behind my back

il faut toujours être derrière lui ou derrière son dos he has to be watched all the time

2. [à la suite de - dans un classement] behind

3. [sous] beneath, under

derrière son indifférence apparente beneath his apparent indifference

qu'y a-t-il derrière tout ça? what's the key to all this?, what's behind all this?, what's all this really about?

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[dɛrjɛr] adverbe

1. [en arrière] behind, the other side

tu vois le bureau de poste? la bibliothèque est juste derrière do you see the post office? the library's just behind it

passe derrière, tu verras mieux come through, you'll get a better view

2. [du côté arrière] at the back

tes cheveux sont trop longs derrière your hair's too long at the back

[sur la face arrière] on the back

écris le nom de l'expéditeur derrière write the sender's name on the back

3. [dans le fond] at the rear ou back

installe-toi derrière [dans une voiture] sit in the back

4. (figuré) behind

elle est loin derrière she's a long way behind

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[dɛrjɛr] nom masculin

1. [d'un objet, d'un espace] back

2. (familier) [fesses] bottom, posterior (humoristique)

pousse ton derrière! shift your backside!

avoir le derrière à l'air to be bare-bottomed

coup de pied au derrière kick up the backside ou (US) in the pants

être ou rester ou tomber le derrière par terre to be stunned ou flabbergasted

3. ZOOLOGIE rump

le chien assis sur son derrière the dog sitting on its haunches

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de derrière locution adjectivale

[dent, jardin, roue etc.] back (modificateur)

voici une vue de derrière here's a rear view

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de derrière locution prépositionnelle

1. [par l'arrière de] from behind

2. (locution)

de derrière les fagots very special

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par derrière locution adverbiale

from behind

il est passé par derrière [la maison] he went round the back

dire du mal de quelqu'un par derrière to criticize somebody behind his/her back

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par derrière locution prépositionnelle

from behind

je suis passé par derrière la maison I went round the back of the house

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > derrière
15 traîner

traîner° [tʀene]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = tirer) [+ sac, objet lourd, personne] to drag

• traîner qn par les pieds to drag sb along by the feet

• traîner les pieds to drag one's feet

• traîner la jambe or la patte (inf) to limp

• traîner qn dans la boue to drag sb through the mud

   b. ( = emmener) (pejorative) to drag

• elle est obligée de traîner ses enfants partout she has to drag her children along everywhere

• il traîne toujours une vieille valise avec lui he's always dragging an old suitcase around with him

   c. ( = subir) elle traîne cette bronchite depuis janvier this bronchitis has been with her since January

• elle traîne un mauvais rhume she's got a bad cold she can't get rid of

2. intransitive verb

   a. [personne] ( = rester en arrière) to lag behind ; ( = aller lentement) to dawdle ; (pejorative) ( = errer) to hang about

• traîner en chemin to dawdle on the way

• traîner dans les rues to roam the streets

• elle laisse ses enfants traîner dans la rue she lets her children hang about the streets

• traîner au lit to lounge in bed

• on est en retard, il ne s'agit plus de traîner we're late - we must stop hanging around

• traîner dans les cafés to hang around the cafés

   b. ( = être éparpillé) to lie about

• ne laisse pas traîner ton argent don't leave your money lying about

• des idées qui traînent partout ideas that float around everywhere

• elle attrape tous les microbes qui traînent she catches anything that's going

   c. ( = durer trop longtemps) to drag on

• la discussion a traîné en longueur the discussion dragged on for ages

• ça n'a pas traîné ! (inf) that wasn't long coming!

• ça ne traînera pas, il vous mettra tous à la porte (inf) he'll throw you all out before you know what's happening

• faire traîner qch en longueur to drag sth out

   d. [robe, manteau] to trail

• ta ceinture/ton lacet traîne par terre your belt/your shoelace is dragging on the ground

3. reflexive verb

► se traîner [personne fatiguée] to drag o.s. ; [train, voiture] to crawl along

• on se traînait à 20 à l'heure we were crawling along at 20

• se traîner par terre to crawl on the ground

• avec cette chaleur, on se traîne it's all you can do to drag yourself around in this heat

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tʀɛne
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( tirer) to drag [something] (along) [valise]; to drag [something] across the floor [chaise]

traîner quelqu'un par les pieds — to drag somebody (along) by the feet

2) (colloq) ( être encombré) ( en portant) to lug (colloq) [something] around [objet]; ( en tirant) to drag [something] around [objet]; ( en subissant) to drag [somebody] along [personne]

3) ( forcer à aller)

traîner quelqu'un chez le médecin — to drag somebody off to the doctor's

traîner quelqu'un devant les tribunaux — to drag somebody into court

4) ( supporter longtemps)

il traîne un rhume depuis deux semaines — for two weeks now he's had a cold that he can't shake off

5) ( utiliser avec lenteur)

traîner les pieds — lit, fig to drag one's feet

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( perdre son temps)

traîner dans les rues/avec des voyous — to hang around on the streets/with yobbos

‘qu'est-ce que tu as fait aujourd'hui?’ - ‘j'ai traîné’ — ‘what did you do today?’ - ‘I loafed around (colloq)’

j'ai traîné au lit — I had a lie-in GB, I slept in

ne traîne pas, on doit terminer à 4 heures — get a move on (colloq), we've got to finish at four

ne traîne pas en rentrant de l'école — don't dawdle on your way back from school

traîner (derrière) — to lag ou trail behind, to trail along in the rear

ne traînez pas derrière! — keep up there at the back!

2) ( ne pas se terminer) [chantier, maladie] to drag on; [odeur] to linger

faire or laisser traîner (les choses) — to let things drag on

un film qui traîne en longueur — a long-drawn-out film

3) ( être en contact avec)

traîner par terre — [jupe] to trail on the ground; [rideaux] to trail on the floor

4) ( être tiré)

traîner derrière quelque chose — to be trailing behind something

5) ( ne pas être rangé) [vêtements, jouets] to be lying about ou around

6) ( être très courant)

avec ces microbes qui traînent — with all the germs (that are) around

3.

se traîner verbe pronominal

1) ( ramper)

se traîner par terre/jusqu'à la porte — to drag oneself along the ground/to the door

2) ( aller avec effort)

se traîner jusqu'à la cuisine — to drag oneself through to the kitchen

3) ( avancer lentement) [voiture, escargot] to crawl along

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traîner la jambe or la patte — (colloq) to limp

traîner ses guêtres (colloq) or ses bottes — (colloq) to knock around (colloq)

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tʀene
1. vt

1) [remorque] to pull, [valise, objet lourd] to drag

2) fig, [enfant, chien] to drag along

traîner qn au cinéma — to drag sb out to the cinema, to drag sb along to the cinema

3) fig, [maladie]

Il traîne un rhume depuis l'hiver. — He has a cold which has been dragging on since winter.

4) (= renâcler)

traîner les pieds; traîner des pieds — to drag one's feet

2. vi

1) [objet non rangé] to lie around

laisser traîner qch — to leave sth lying around

Ne laisse pas traîner tes affaires. — Don't leave your things lying around.

2) (marcher lentement) to dawdle, to dawdle along

Dépêche-toi, ne traîne pas! — Hurry up, stop dawdling!

3) (par désoeuvrement) to hang around, to hang about Grande-Bretagne

Il y a tant de jeunes qui traînent en ville. — There are so many young people hanging around the city.

Elle traînait dans les cafés. — She would hang around in bars.

4) (agir lentement) to take ages

Ne traîne pas, on a encore trois pièces à repeindre. — Get a move on, we've still got three rooms to paint.

5) (= durer) to drag on

La réunion a traîné jusqu'à midi. — The meeting dragged on till 12 o'clock.

traîner en longueur — to drag out

6) [robe, manteau] to trail on the ground

traîner par terre — to trail on the ground

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traîner verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( tirer) to drag [sth] (along) [valise]; to drag [sth] across the floor [chaise]; il traînait un grand sac derrière lui he was dragging a big bag behind him; traîner qn par les pieds/les cheveux to drag sb (along) by the feet/the hair;

2 ○( être encombré) ( en portant) to lug○ [sth] around [objet]; ( en tirant) to drag [sth] around [objet]; ( en subissant) to drag [sb] along [personne]; elle l'a traîné à une réunion d'affaires she dragged him along to a business meeting;

3 ( forcer à aller) to drag [sb] off [personne]; traîner qn chez le médecin/le coiffeur to drag sb off to the doctor's/the hairdresser's; traîner qn devant les tribunaux to drag sb into court;

4 ( supporter longtemps) il traîne un rhume depuis deux semaines for two weeks now he's had a cold that he can't shake off; elle a traîné toute sa vie des sentiments de jalousie she has harboured^GB feelings of jealousy all her life; elle a traîné toute sa vie les conséquences de cette décision the effects of this decision followed her throughout her life;

5 ( utiliser avec lenteur) traîner les pieds lit, fig to drag one's feet; traîner la voix to drawl.

B vi

1 ( perdre son temps) traîner dans les rues/dans les couloirs/dans les bars to hang around in the streets/in the corridors/in bars; traîner en ville to hang around town; ‘qu'est-ce que tu as fait aujourd'hui?’-‘j'ai traîné’ ‘what did you do today?’-‘I loafed around○’; on a traîné à table ( après le repas) we sat around the table for a long time after the meal; ( à manger) we had a long leisurely meal; j'ai traîné au lit I had a lie-in GB, I slept in; ils traînent ensemble they hang around together doing nothing; traîner avec des gens un peu louches to hang around with some funny people; il y avait quelques touristes qui traînaient there were a few tourists drifting about the place;

2 ( faire lentement) to take forever (pour faire doing); elle traîne une heure dans la salle de bains she lingers in the bathroom for an hour; ne traîne pas, on doit terminer à 4 heures get a move on○, we've got to finish at four; ça ne va pas traîner, il aura terminé les travaux à Noël he won't hang about, he'll be finished by Christmas; je savais qu'il dirait une bêtise, et ça n'a pas traîné I knew he'd say something silly, and it wasn't long in coming;

3 ( aller sans hâte) to dawdle; ne traîne pas en rentrant de l'école don't dawdle on your way back from school; traîner (derrière) to lag ou trail behind, to trail along in the rear; quelques élèves traînaient derrière a few pupils were trailing along in the rear; ne traînez pas derrière! keep up there at the back!;

4 ( ne pas se terminer) [chantier, maladie] to drag on; [odeur] to linger; faire or laisser traîner (les choses) to let things drag on; ne donne pas de réponse, fais traîner don't give an answer, let things drag on a bit; laisser traîner qch en longueur to let sth drag on for ages; un film qui traîne en longueur a long-drawn-out film;

5 ( être en contact avec) traîner par terre [jupe] to trail on the ground; [rideaux] to trail on the floor; traîner dans la boue/poussière [bas de jupe] to trail in the mud/dust; ça a traîné dans la boue it's all muddy; ta manche traîne dans ton assiette your sleeve is in your plate;

6 ( être tiré) traîner derrière qch to be trailing behind sth;

7 ( ne pas être rangé) [vêtements, jouets] to be lying about ou around; laisser traîner qch to leave sth lying about ou around [chéquier, document]; un manteau qui traîne sur une chaise a coat thrown over a chair; ramasser qch qui traînait dans la boue to pick up sth lying in the mud;

8 ( être très courant) avec ces microbes qui traînent with all the germs (that are) around; une explication qui traîne dans tous les livres an explanation that is given in all the books.

C se traîner vpr

1 ( ramper) [blessé] se traîner par terre/jusqu'à la porte to drag oneself along the ground/to the door; se traîner aux pieds de qn to crawl at sb's feet;

2 ( aller avec effort) se traîner jusqu'à la cuisine to drag oneself through to the kitchen; je n'ai pas envie de me traîner jusqu'à Paris I don't feel like trailing off GB ou schlepping○ US to Paris;

3 ( être oisif) to loaf about○;

4 ( avancer lentement) [voiture, train, escargot] to crawl along; [procès, négociations] to drag on; [chantier] to proceed at a crawl.

Idiomes

traîner la jambe or la patte○ to limp; traîner ses guêtres○ or ses bottes○ to knock around○; avoir les mains qui traînent to be light-fingered.

[trene] verbe transitif

1. [tirer - généralement] to pull ; [ - avec effort] to drag, to haul

traîner quelqu'un par les pieds to drag somebody (along) by the feet

traîner les pieds to shuffle along, to drag one's feet (sens propre)

traîner la jambe ou (familier) patte to hobble ou to limp along

traîner quelqu'un dans la boue ou la fange (figuré) to drag somebody's name through the mud

traîner un boulet to have a millstone round one's neck

traîner ses guêtres (familier) ou bottes (familier) to loaf ou to hang about

2. [emmener - personne réticente] to drag along (separable) ; [ - personne non désirée] to trail, to drag about (separable)

3. [garder avec soi - fétiche, jouet] to drag around (separable)

4. (familier) [avoir]

toute ma jeunesse, j'ai traîné ce sentiment de culpabilité throughout my youth I carried around this sense of guilt

ça fait des semaines que je traîne cette angine this sore throat has been with ou plaguing me for weeks

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[trene] verbe intransitif

1. [pendre]

traîner (par terre) to drag on the floor ou ground

2. (familier) [ne pas être rangé - documents, vêtements] to lie around, to be scattered around

laisser traîner quelque chose to leave something lying around

3. [s'attarder, flâner] to dawdle

[rester en arrière] to lag ou to drag behind

ne traîne pas, Mamie nous attend stop dawdling ou do hurry up, Grandma's expecting us

traîner en chemin ou en route to dawdle on the way

j'aime bien traîner sur les quais (familier) I like strolling along the banks of the river

(péjoratif) [errer] to hang about ou around

il traîne dans tous les bistrots he hangs around in all the bars

des chiens traînent dans le village dogs roam around the village

4. (figuré & péjoratif) [maladie, idée]

elle attrape toutes les maladies qui traînent she catches every bug that's going around

5. (familier & péjoratif) [s'éterniser - affaire, conversation, procédure] to drag on ; [ - superstition, maladie] to linger ou to drag on

traîner en longueur [discours, négociations] to drag on

ça n'a pas traîné! it didn't take long!, it wasn't long coming!

faire traîner des pourparlers/un procès to drag out negotiations/a trial

6. [ralentir - voix] to drawl (out)

elle a la voix qui traîne she drawls

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se traîner verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [blessé] to crawl

se traîner par terre to crawl on the floor ou ground

je me suis traînée jusque chez le docteur (figuré) I dragged myself to the doctor's

[manquer d'énergie]

depuis sa mort, elle se traîne she just mopes around the place now he's dead

2. (familier) [conducteur, véhicule] to crawl along, to go at a crawl

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16 laisser

laisser [lese]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

to leave

• laisser sa clé au voisin to leave one's key with the neighbour

• laisse-lui du gâteau leave him some cake

• il m'a laissé ce vase pour 100 € he let me have this vase for 100 euros

• laissez, je vais le faire/c'est moi qui paie leave that, I'll do it/I'm paying

• laisse-moi devant la banque leave me at the bank

• laisse-moi ! leave me alone!

• laisser qn dans le doute to leave sb in doubt

• laisser qn debout to keep sb standing

• vous laissez le village sur votre droite you go past the village on your right

• laisser la vie à qn to spare sb's life

• laisser la porte ouverte to leave the door open

• laisser le meilleur pour la fin to leave the best till last

2. auxiliary verb

to let

• laisser qn faire qch to let sb do sth

• laisse-le partir let him go

• laissez-moi rire ! don't make me laugh!

• il n'en a rien laissé voir he showed no sign of it

• laisse-le faire (à sa manière) let him do it his own way

• on ne va pas le laisser faire sans réagir ! we're not going to let him get away with that!

3. reflexive verb

► se laisser

• se laisser persuader to let o.s. be persuaded

• il ne faut pas se laisser décourager you mustn't let yourself become discouraged

• ce petit vin se laisse boire (inf) this wine goes down nicely

• se laisser aller to let o.s. go

• je n'ai pas l'intention de me laisser faire I'm not going to let myself be pushed around

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lese
1.

verbe transitif

1) to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]

laisser quelque chose à quelqu'un — to leave somebody something

laisser la liberté à quelqu'un — to let somebody go free

je te laisse — I must go

laisse tes livres et viens te balader — put your books away and come for a stroll

laisser le choix à quelqu'un — to give somebody the choice

laisse ce jouet à ton frère — let your brother have the toy

tu y laisseras ta santé — you'll ruin your health

je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau — (colloq) I don't want it to kill me

laisse-le, ça lui passera — ignore him, he'll get over it

je te laisse à tes occupations — I'll let you get on

cela me laisse sceptique — I'm sceptical

2) ( cesser) liter

cela ne laisse pas d'étonner — it is a continual source of amazement

2.

verbe auxiliaire

laisser quelqu'un/quelque chose faire — to let somebody/something do

laisse-moi faire — ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me

laisse-la faire! — ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!

laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule — just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord

3.

se laisser verbe pronominal

se laisser bercer par les vagues — to be lulled by the waves

il se laisse insulter — he puts up with insults

elle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire — ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around

il ne veut pas se laisser faire — (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him

se laisser aller — to let oneself go

ça se laisse manger! — (colloq) euph it's quite palatable

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Verbe transitif

laisser verbe transitif se traduit généralement par to leave. On trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser la parole à quelqu'un, laisser quelque chose en suspens, laisser à quelqu'un le soin de, laisser quelqu'un pour mort etc sous le nom ou l'adjectif. Attention, to leave verbe transitif ne s'utilise jamais sans complément: laisse, si tu n'as plus faim! = leave it if you've had enough!; laisse, c'est trop lourd pour toi! = leave it, it's too heavy for you!; non merci, je laisse, c'est trop cher = no thank you, I think I'll leave it, it's too expensive

laisser + sujet + infinitif

On trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser voir, laisser courir, laisser à penser etc sous le deuxième verbe

Lorsque laisser signifie permettre de ou ne pas empêcher de, on pourra le traduire par to let: vous avez laissé pousser des mauvaises herbes = you've let weeds grow; il ne laisse pas ses enfants regarder la télévision = he doesn't let his children watch television; laisse-le pleurer/critiquer/dormir = let him cry/criticize/sleep; ne laisse pas le chat monter sur le canapé don't let the cat climb on the settee; ne laisse pas brûler la sauce = don't let the sauce burn; quand on laisse le repassage s'accumuler = if you let the ironing mount up. Voir II

se laisser + infinitif

- De façon très générale, le verbe pronominal suivi d'un verbe à l'infinitif peut se traduire par to let oneself: laisse-toi couler jusqu'au fond = let yourself sink to the bottom

- Quand la structure signifie plus précisément accepter l'action d'autrui on traduira par to let somebody do something: il s'est laissé coiffer = he let me/her etc do his hair; il ne se laisse pas caresser = he won't let you stroke him

- Quand se laisser peut-être remplacé par être vous traduirez par to be: se laisser envahir par un sentiment de bien-être = to be overcome by a feeling of well-being. Voir III

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lese
1. vt

1)

laisser qch quelque part — to leave sth somewhere

J'ai laissé mon parapluie à la maison. — I've left my umbrella at home.

laisser qn quelque part — to leave sb somewhere

J'ai laissé les enfants à la garderie. — I left the children at the nursery.

2) [passager]

laisser qn quelque part — to drop sb somewhere, to drop sb off somewhere

Laisse-moi ici, j'en ai pour cinq minutes jusqu'à la gare. — You can drop me off here, it'll only take me five minutes to get to the station.

3) [parent survivant] to leave

Il laisse une femme et deux enfants. — He leaves a wife and two children.

4) (ne pas tout prendre) [gâteau, argent] to leave

Laisse du rôti, tu n'es pas tout seul! — Leave some meat, you are not the only one here!

laisser qch à qn; laisser qch pour qn — to leave sb sth, to leave sth for sb

Laisse du gâteau à ton frère. — Leave your brother some cake., Leave some cake for your brother.

5) (avec un attribut d'objet)

laisser qn tranquille — to leave sb alone

Ne laisse pas ta chambre en désordre. — Don't leave your room in a mess.

6) (= ne pas empêcher)

laisser qn faire qch — to let sb do sth

Laisse-le parler. — Let him speak.

Il les a laissé torturer sans intervenir. — He stood back and let them be tortured.

laisse-le faire! — leave him to it!

7) (= permettre)

rien ne laisse penser que... — there is no reason to think that...

ceci laisse supposer que... — this would lead us to believe that..., this seems to indicate that...

2. vi

ne pas laisser de... (+ infinitif) Cela ne laisse pas de surprendre. — It never ceases to surprise.

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laisser ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]; laisser qch à qn gén to leave sb sth; ( à sa mort) to leave sb sth; laisser la liberté à qn to let sb go free; laisser la vie à qn to spare sb's life; il laisse une veuve et deux enfants he leaves a wife and two children; laisser qn quelque part ( déposer) to leave sb ou drop sb (off) somewhere; je te laisse ( en sortant d'un bâtiment) I must be off ou go; (en sortant d'une pièce, au téléphone) I must go; ( en fin de lettre) I'll have to stop; laisse tes livres et viens te balader put your books away and come for a stroll; partez en vacances et laissez vos problèmes take a vacation and leave your problems behind; laissons de côté les raisons de son départ let's not go into why he/she left; laissez la rue Palassou sur votre gauche ( dépasser) you'll see rue Palassou on your left;

2 ( confier) to leave (à qn with sb); laisser les clés au gardien to leave the keys with the caretaker; jamais je ne lui laisserais les enfants I would never leave the children with him/her;

3 ( accorder) laisser qch à qn to give sb sth [temps, chance]; laisser le choix à qn to give sb the choice; ( choix peu important) to let sb choose;

4 (céder, prêter, ne pas retirer) laisser qch à qn to let sb have sth; laisse ce jouet à ton frère let your brother have the toy; je vous le laisse pour 100 euros ( céder) I'll let you have it for 100 euros; je te laisse ma voiture pendant 15 jours ( ne pas prendre avec soi) I'll leave you my car for two weeks; ( prêter) I'll let you have my car for two weeks, you can have my car for two weeks; tu devrais laisser ta place à la vieille dame you should let the old lady have your seat;

5 ( perdre) to lose; laisser une jambe à la guerre to lose a leg in the war; tu y laisseras ta santé you'll ruin your health; je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau○ I don't want it to kill me;

6 ( ne pas s'occuper de) to leave; laisse-le, ça lui passera ignore him, he'll get over it; ‘qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?’-‘rien, laisse, ce n'est pas grave’ ‘what's wrong?’-‘nothing really, don't worry’; non, laisse, je te l'offre! no, no, it's my treat!;

7 ( abandonner) to leave; je te laisse à tes occupations I'll let you get on; laisse-le à ses rêves let him dream;

8 ( maintenir) to leave; laisser un animal en liberté to leave an animal in the wild; je ne voulais pas le laisser dans l'ignorance I wanted him to know;

9 ( rendre) to leave; cela l'a laissé froid/sans voix it left him cold/speechless; laisser qn perplexe to puzzle sb; cela me laisse sceptique I'm sceptical;

10 liter ( cesser) cela ne laisse pas d'étonner it is a continual source of amazement.

B v aux laisser qn/qch faire to let sb/sth do; laisser qn parler/pleurer to let sb speak/cry; laisse-moi entrer/sortir/passer let me in/out/through; laisse-moi faire ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me; laisse-la faire! ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!; laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord; ils s'entretuent et on laisse faire they're killing each other and we just sit back and do nothing; laisse faire! ( qu'importe) so what!; laissons faire le temps let things run their course.

C se laisser vpr se laisser bercer par les vagues to be lulled by the waves; il se laisse insulter he puts up with insults; elle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around; c'est parce que tu te laisses faire ( pas assez autoritaire) it's because you're too easy going; il ne veut pas se laisser faire (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him; laisse-toi faire, c'est un bon coiffeur leave it to him, he's a good hairdresser; s'il veut te l'offrir, laisse-toi faire! if he wants to buy it for you, let him do it; se laisser aller ( tous contextes) to let oneself go; se laisser aller au désespoir to give in to despair; ça se laisse manger○! iron it's quite palatable iron.

Idiomes

‘c'est cher’-‘c'est à prendre ou à laisser’ ‘it's expensive’-‘take it or leave it’; c'est cher mais c'est à prendre ou à laisser it's expensive but that is how it is; il y a à prendre et à laisser dans ce qu'elle dit I'd take what she says with a pinch of salt.

[lɛse] verbe transitif

A.[ABANDONNER]

1. [ne pas prendre, renoncer à] to leave

elle a laissé son dessert she left her pudding (untouched), she didn't touch her pudding

c'est à prendre ou à laisser (it's) take it or leave it

il y a à prendre et à laisser

a. [il y a du bon et du mauvais] you have to pick and choose

b. [il y a du vrai et du faux] you have to be selective

laissez toute espérance, vous qui entrez Dante (allusion) abandon hope all ye who enter here

2. [quitter momentanément - personne, chose] to leave

j'ai laissé mes enfants chez mon frère I left my children at my brother's

j'ai laissé la voiture à la maison I left the car at home

laisse-nous, nous avons à parler leave us (alone), we have things to talk about

je vous laisse

a. [au téléphone] I must hang up ou go now

b. [dans une lettre] that's all for now, I'll leave you now

3. [quitter définitivement] to leave, to abandon

il a laissé femme et enfants he abandoned his wife and children, he walked out on his wife and children

[après sa mort - famille] to leave

il laisse beaucoup de dettes he has left considerable debts (behind him)

elle a laissé une œuvre considérable she left (behind her) a vast body of work

4. [oublier] to leave, to forget

j'ai laissé mon sac à la maison I left my bag at home

5. [perdre - membre, personne, bien matériel] to lose

y laisser la vie ou sa vie to lose one's life

y laisser sa santé to ruin one's health

6. [déposer - trace, marque] to leave

ce vin laisse un arrière-goût désagréable this wine has an unpleasant aftertaste

il laisse un bon/un mauvais souvenir we have good/bad memories of him

elle laisse le souvenir d'une femme énergique she will be remembered as an energetic woman

7. [négliger] to leave

laisse ton livre et viens avec moi put down ou leave your book and come with me

laissez la direction de Paris sur la gauche et tournez à droite go past ou leave the road to Paris on your left and turn right

laisse tes soucis et viens avec nous forget your worries and come with us

8. (littéraire)

ne pas laisser de [ne pas manquer de]: cette réponse ne laisse pas de m'étonner I can't help but be surprised by this answer

B.[DONNER, CÉDER]

1. [accorder] to leave

laisser quelque chose à quelqu'un to leave something for somebody, to leave somebody something

le juge lui a laissé les enfants the judge gave her custody of the children

laissez la priorité à droite give way to the right

laissez le passage à l'ambulance let the ambulance through

laisser sa place à quelqu'un [siège] to give up one's seat to somebody

laisse-nous un peu de place! let us have ou leave us some room!

laisse-lui le temps de le faire leave ou give her time to do it

2. [confier] to leave

laisser des consignes à quelqu'un to leave instructions with somebody, to leave somebody with instructions

laissez les clés chez le gardien drop the keys off at the caretaker's, leave the keys with the caretaker

tu me laisses tout le travail! you're leaving me with all the work!

laisser quelque chose à faire à quelqu'un to leave somebody to do something, to leave something for somebody to do

3. [vendre] to let have

je vous le laisse pour 100 euros I'll let you have it for 100 euros

4. [transmettre]

après l'insurrection, il dut laisser le pouvoir à son fils after the rebellion, he had to hand over power to his son

[après sa mort] to leave, to bequeath (soutenu)

il a laissé d'immenses propriétés à sa famille he left his family vast estates

5. [réserver] to leave

laissez une marge pour les corrections leave a margin for corrections

laisser quelque chose pour la fin to leave something till last ou till the end

6. [suj: chose]

laisser à penser que to make one think ou suppose that, to lead one to believe that

ta lettre laisse à penser que tu ne pourras pas venir your letter implies that you won't be coming

je vous laisse à imaginer s'ils étaient surpris I'll leave you to imagine how surprised they were

(en usage absolu)

elle n'est pas là, cela laisse à penser she's not here, it makes you wonder

C.[DANS UN ÉTAT, UNE SITUATION]

1. [faire demeurer] to leave, to keep

laisse la fenêtre fermée/ouverte leave the window shut/open

laisser un crime impuni to let a crime go unpunished, to leave a crime unpunished

ceci me laisse sceptique I remain sceptical (about it)

cela me laisse froid ou indifférent it leaves me cold ou unmoved

laisser quelqu'un tranquille ou en repos ou en paix to leave somebody alone ou in peace

laisser quelque chose tranquille to leave something alone

laisser quelqu'un dans l'ignorance de quelque chose to let somebody remain ignorant of something, to leave somebody in the dark about something

laissez le nom en blanc leave the name blank, do not write the name in

les corps ont été laissés sans sépulture the bodies remained ou were left unburied

laisser derrière soi (sens propre & figuré) to leave behind

laisser la bride sur le cou à un cheval (sens propre) to give a horse its head

laisser la bride sur le cou à quelqu'un (figuré) to give somebody free rein

2. (en usage absolu) [s'abstenir d'intervenir]

laisse, je vais le faire leave it, I'll do it myself

laisse, je vais me débrouiller, ça va aller I'll be all right

laissez, je vous en prie please don't bother (with that)

laisse, c'est moi qui paie put your money away, I'll pay for this

D.[SUIVI D'UN INFINITIF]

1. [autoriser] to let, to allow, to permit

laisser quelqu'un faire quelque chose to let somebody do something, to allow somebody to do something

2. [ne pas empêcher de] to let, to allow

laisser quelqu'un faire to let somebody do, to leave somebody to do, to allow somebody to do

laisse-le dormir let him sleep, leave him to sleep

laisse-moi le lui dire let me tell her/him (about it)

laisser tomber quelque chose to drop something

laisser voir [montrer] to show, to reveal

son décolleté laissait voir une peau satinée her plunging neckline revealed skin like satin

laisser voir son émotion to show one's emotion

laisser condamner un innocent to allow an innocent man to be punished

laisser échapper un cri de douleur to let out a cry of pain

elle laissa échapper un soupir she gave a sigh

laisser sécher la colle to leave ou to allow the glue to dry

laissez bouillir quelques secondes let it boil for a few seconds

ceci laisse supposer que... this implies that..., this makes one think that...

3. (locution)

laisser dire: laissez dire et faites ce que vous avez à faire let them talk and do what you have to do

laisser faire: on n'y peut rien, il faut laisser faire there's nothing we can do (about it), you just have to let things take their course

laisse faire, ça n'est pas grave! don't worry, it doesn't matter!

tu t'imagines que je vais laisser faire ça? do you think I'm just going to stand by and watch while this happens?

laisser faire le temps to let time take its course

laisser tomber (familier) : laisser tomber un ami to drop a friend

tu devrais laisser tomber, ça ne marchera jamais you should give up ou drop it ou forget it, it'll never work

je te dois encore dix euros — laisse tomber I still owe you ten euros — forget it

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se laisser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

ça se laisse regarder [à la télévision] it's watchable

il se laisse boire, ton petit vin your little wine goes down nicely ou is very drinkable

ça se laisse manger it's rather tasty

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se laisser verbe pronominal intransitif

elle s'est laissé accuser injustement she allowed herself to be ou she let herself be unjustly accused

il s'est laissé séduire he let himself be seduced

il s'est laissé mourir he let himself die, he just gave up living

ils se sont laissé surprendre par la nuit they were caught out by nightfall

se laisser tomber sur une chaise/dans un fauteuil to collapse onto a chair/into an armchair

se laisser aller

a. [se négliger] to let oneself go

b. [se détendre] to let oneself go, to relax

se laisser aller à to go as ou so far as

se laisser dire que to have heard (it said) that

se laisser faire: ne te laisse pas faire! stand up for yourself!, don't let yourself be taken advantage of!

la proposition est tentante, je crois que je vais me laisser faire it's an attractive offer, I think I'll give in to temptation

laisse-toi faire, ça nous fait plaisir de te l'offrir do take it ou come on, we'd love to give it to you

se laisser vivre (familier) to live for the moment, to take life as it comes

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > laisser
17 hinter

I Präp.

1. (+ Dat) behind, at the back of; NAUT. aft of, astern of; (nach) after; hinter... her behind...; hinter... hervor from behind...; hinter meinem Rücken auch fig. behind my back; einer hinter dem anderen one behind the other; sie kommt gleich hinter mir she is right behind me; zehn Kilometer hinter Köln / der Grenze ten kilomet|res (Am. -ers) after Cologne / beyond the border; hinter sich lassen (Ort etc.) leave behind; (jemanden) in Wettrennen etc.: leave behind, outdistance; fig. (übertreffen) leave behind, outstrip

2. (+ Akk) behind; hinter das Haus gehen go behind the house; sieh hinter dich! look behind you!

3. (+ Dat) zeitlich: weit zurückreichen hinter go way back to before; zehn Minuten hinter der Zeit sein Dial. be ten minutes late

4. fig.: hinter etw. (Akk) kommen find out about s.th., find s.th. out; (verstehen) get the hang of; hinter jemandem/etw. her sein be after s.o./s.th.; hinter etw. (Dat) stecken be at the bottom of ( oder behind); hinter etw. (Dat) stehen be behind; (unterstützen) auch back; sich hinter jemanden/etw. stellen get behind, support; hinter sich (Akk) bringen get s.th. over (and done) with; (Strecke) cover; jemanden hinter sich (Dat) haben have s.o. behind one; etw. hinter sich (Dat) haben (erledigt haben) have got s.th. out of the way ( oder over [and done] with); (mitgemacht haben) have been through s.th.; viel hinter sich (Dat) haben have been through a lot; er hat gerade eine Niereninfektion hinter sich he’s just got over a kidney infection; das Schlimmste haben wir hinter uns we’ve got over the worst part (of it), we’re out of the wood(s) now; sich hinter etw. (Akk) machen get down to; nicht zurückstehen hinter (+ Dat) be just as good as; zurückstehen müssen hinter (+ Dat) have to take second place to; Person: auch have to play second fiddle to; dahinter

II Adv. bes. südd., österr. (nach hinten) to the back; (herunter) down

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behind of (Präp.); hind (Adj.); abaft (Präp.); at the back of (Präp.); after (Präp.); behind (Präp.); posterior (Adj.); rearward (Adj.); rear (Adj.); back (Adj.)

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hịn|ter ['hɪntɐ]
prep +dat or (mit Bewegungsverben) +acc

1) (räumlich) behind

hinter dem Haus — behind the house, at the back or rear of the house

hinter jdm/etw her — behind sb/sth

hinter die Wahrheit kommen — to get to the truth

sich hinter jdn stellen (lit) — to stand behind sb; (fig) to support sb, to get behind sb

hinter jdm/etw stehen (lit, fig) — to be behind sb/sth

haben (lit, fig) — to have sb behind one

hinter dem Hügel/der Tür hervor — (out) from behind the hill/door

lassen — to leave sb far behind; (im Rennen auch) to outdistance sb

verbergen — to be or lie behind sth

hinter seinen Reden steckt nicht viel — there's not much in his speeches

2) +dat (= nach) after

vier Kilometer hinter Glasgow/hinter der Grenze — four kilometres (Brit) or kilometers (US) outside Glasgow/beyond the border

hinter diesem Satz steht ein Fragezeichen — there is a question mark at the end of this sentence

er ist hinter mir dran — it's his turn after me

3) +dat (in Rangfolge) after; (in Bedeutung) behind

an Talent nicht hinter jdm zurückstehen — to be just as talented as sb

sie stand nicht hinter ihm zurück — she did not lag behind him

ich stelle das Privatleben hinter der Arbeit zurück — I put my work before my private life

4)

sie hat viel hinter sich — she has been through a lot

das Schlimmste haben wir hinter uns — we're past the worst, we are over the worst

bringen — to get sth over (and done) with; Strecke to cover sth; Arbeit to get sth done

das liegt hinter ihr — that is behind her

machen — to get down to sth

See:

→ her sein

5)

See:

= dahinter

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1) (behind: Shut the door after you!) after

2) ((American) behind: He parked back of the store.) back of

3) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) behind

4) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) behind

5) posterior

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hin·ter

[ˈhɪntɐ]

I. präp + dat

1. (an der Rückseite) behind, esp AM also back of

jdn \hinter sich haben (fig) to have sb's backing [or support]

\hinter dem [o (fam) hinterm] Haus behind [or at the back of] the house

\hinter jdm hergehen/herlaufen to walk/run behind sb

\hinter etw hervortreten to step out from behind sth

jdn/etw \hinter sich lassen to leave sb/sth behind

\hinter dem Lenkrad sitzen to be at the wheel

\hinter jdm stehen (fig) to be behind sb, to back [or support] sb

\hinter etw stehen (fig) to support sth

eine Strecke \hinter sich haben to have come/gone a distance

die Tür \hinter sich schließen to close the door behind [or after] one

sich akk \hinter etw verbergen (fig) to hide behind sth

2. (am Ende) at the end of

3. (jenseits) beyond

der nächste Halt \hinter Kamen the next stop after Kamen

\hinter dem Berg on the other side of the mountain

\hinter der Grenze on the other side of [or beyond] the border

4. (außerhalb)

zehn Kilometer \hinter Berlin machten wir eine Pause ten kilometres out of Berlin we had a break

5. (in Rangfolge)

\hinter den Anforderungen zurückbleiben to not live up to requirements

\hinter der Entwicklung zurückbleiben to be underdeveloped

\hinter den Erwartungen zurückbleiben to not live up to [or fall short of] expectations/requirements

jdn/etw [weit] \hinter sich lassen to leave sb/sth in the dust

\hinter der Zeit zurückbleiben to be behind the times

\hinter jdm zurückstehen to lag behind sb

6. (als erlebt)

eine Arbeit \hinter sich haben to have got a job over [and done] with

eine Enttäuschung \hinter sich haben to have got over a disappointment

viele Enttäuschungen \hinter sich haben to have had [or experienced] many disappointments

eine Krankheit \hinter sich haben to have got over an illness; (ernsthaft a.) to have pulled through [or BRIT also round]

das Studium \hinter sich haben to have finished [or completed] one's studies

etw liegt [weit] \hinter jdm sb has [long] got over sth

7. (nach) after

5 Minuten hinter der Zeit DIAL 5 minutes late

\hinter jdm an die Reihe kommen to come after sb

8. (als Ursache) behind

sich akk \hinter etw verbergen to lie behind sth

9. (verstellt als) behind, beneath

sich akk \hinter etw verbergen to lie concealed behind sth

10.

▶ \hinter jdm/etw her sein to be after sb/sth

II. präp + akk

1. (auf die Rückseite) behind

\hinter etw fallen to fall behind [or down the back of] sth

\hinter das [o (fam) hinters] Haus behind [or to the back of] the house

sich akk \hinter jdn stellen (fig) to stand [or get] behind sb, to support sb

sich akk \hinter etw stellen (fig) to support sth

2. (ans Ende) after

ein Punkt wird immer \hinter einen Satz gesetzt a sentence always ends in a full stop

3. (in Rangfolge)

[in etw dat] \hinter jdn zurückfallen to fall behind [sb], to fall behind with sth

4. (als erlebt)

etw \hinter sich bringen to get sth over [and done] with

5. (vorher)

\hinter etw gehen [o reichen] to go [or reach] back to before sth

die Probleme reichten bis \hinter den 2. Weltkrieg zurück the problems reached back to pre-war days [or to before the war

6. (entlarvt)

\hinter etw kommen to find out about sth; Rätsel to get to the bottom of sth

\hinter ein Geheimnis kommen to uncover [or sep find out] a secret

\hinter die Wahrheit kommen to get to the truth

III. adv SÜDD, ÖSTERR (nach hinten)

er ging \hinter in den Garten he went out into the garden

IV. part (fam) s. dahinter

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) behind

hinter dem Haus — behind or at the back of the house

hinter jemandem zurückbleiben — lag behind somebody

eine große Strecke hinter sich haben — have put a good distance behind one

hinter jemandem stehen — (fig.) be behind somebody; back or support somebody

hinter etwas (Dat.) stehen — (fig.) support something

jemanden hinter sich haben — (fig.) have somebody's backing

3 km hinter der Grenze — 3 km beyond the frontier

die nächste Station hinter Mannheim — the next stop after Mannheim

hinter der Entwicklung/der Zeit zurückbleiben — lag behind in development/be behind in times

er ist hinter unseren Erwartungen zurückgeblieben — he has fallen short of our expectations

2)

eine Prüfung/Aufgabe hinter sich haben — (fig.) have got an examination/a job over [and done] with

viele Enttäuschungen/eine Krankheit hinter sich haben — have experienced many disappointments/have got over an illness

wenn er das Studium hinter sich hat — when he's finished his studies
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) behind

hinter das Haus gehen — go behind the house

2)

etwas hinter sich bringen — get something over [and done] with

3) (fig.)

hinter ein Geheimnis/die Wahrheit/seine Geschichte kommen — find out a secret/get to the truth/get to the bottom of his story

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hinter

A. präp

1. (+dat) behind, at the back of; SCHIFF aft of, astern of; (nach) after;

hinter … her behind …;

hinter … hervor from behind …;

hinter meinem Rücken auch fig behind my back;

einer hinter dem anderen one behind the other;

sie kommt gleich hinter mir she is right behind me;

zehn Kilometer hinter Köln/der Grenze ten kilometres (US -ers) after Cologne/beyond the border;

hinter sich lassen (Ort etc) leave behind; (jemanden) in Wettrennen etc: leave behind, outdistance; fig (übertreffen) leave behind, outstrip

2. (+akk) behind;

hinter das Haus gehen go behind the house;

sieh hinter dich! look behind you!

3. (+dat) zeitlich:

weit zurückreichen hinter go way back to before;

zehn Minuten hinter der Zeit sein dial be ten minutes late

4. fig:

hinter etwas (akk)

kommen find out about sth, find sth out; (verstehen) get the hang of;

hinter jemandem/etwas

her sein be after sb/sth;

hinter etwas (dat)

stecken be at the bottom of ( oder behind);

hinter etwas (dat)

stehen be behind; (unterstützen) auch back;

sich hinter jemanden/etwas

stellen get behind, support;

hinter sich (akk)

bringen get sth over (and done) with; (Strecke) cover;

jemanden hinter sich (dat)

haben have sb behind one;

etwas hinter sich (dat)

haben (erledigt haben) have got sth out of the way ( oder over [and done] with); (mitgemacht haben) have been through sth;

viel hinter sich (dat)

haben have been through a lot;

er hat gerade eine Niereninfektion hinter sich he’s just got over a kidney infection;

das Schlimmste haben wir hinter uns we’ve got over the worst part (of it), we’re out of the wood(s) now;

sich hinter etwas (akk)

machen get down to;

nicht zurückstehen hinter (+dat) be just as good as;

zurückstehen müssen hinter (+dat) have to take second place to; Person: auch have to play second fiddle to; → dahinter

B. adv besonders südd, österr (nach hinten) to the back; (herunter) down

hinter…¹ adj; nur attr; rear, back; Beine, Hufe, Pfoten etc: hind; SCHIFF, Luke etc: aft; fachspr posterior;

hinteres Ende far end;

die hinteren Bänke the back benches;

die hinteren Räume etc auch the rooms etc at the back ( oder rear);

die hinteren Wagen BAHN the rear coaches;

die Hinteren those ( oder the ones) at the back; → hinterst…

hinter…² im v; trennb; besonders südd, österr umg

1. (nach hinten) to the back; (herunter) down

2. → hinunter…

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) behind

hinter dem Haus — behind or at the back of the house

hinter jemandem zurückbleiben — lag behind somebody

eine große Strecke hinter sich haben — have put a good distance behind one

hinter jemandem stehen — (fig.) be behind somebody; back or support somebody

hinter etwas (Dat.) stehen — (fig.) support something

jemanden hinter sich haben — (fig.) have somebody's backing

3 km hinter der Grenze — 3 km beyond the frontier

die nächste Station hinter Mannheim — the next stop after Mannheim

hinter der Entwicklung/der Zeit zurückbleiben — lag behind in development/be behind in times

er ist hinter unseren Erwartungen zurückgeblieben — he has fallen short of our expectations

2)

eine Prüfung/Aufgabe hinter sich haben — (fig.) have got an examination/a job over [and done] with

viele Enttäuschungen/eine Krankheit hinter sich haben — have experienced many disappointments/have got over an illness

wenn er das Studium hinter sich hat — when he's finished his studies
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) behind

hinter das Haus gehen — go behind the house

2)

etwas hinter sich bringen — get something over [and done] with

3) (fig.)

hinter ein Geheimnis/die Wahrheit/seine Geschichte kommen — find out a secret/get to the truth/get to the bottom of his story

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präp.

abaft prep.

behind prep.

rearward adj., adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hinter
18 retard

retard [ʀ(ə)taʀ]

1. masculine noun

   a. delay

• il avait un retard scolaire considérable he had fallen a long way behind at school

• il doit combler son retard en anglais he has a lot of ground to make up in English

• j'ai pris du retard dans mes révisions I have fallen behind in my revision

• cette montre a du retard this watch is slow

• la pendule prend du retard the clock is slow

• avoir deux secondes de retard sur le champion/le record to be two seconds behind the champion/outside the record

• elle a un retard de règles her period's late

• sans retard without delay

   b. [de personne attendue] lateness uncount

• il a eu quatre retards [élève] he was late four times

• son retard m'inquiète I'm worried that he hasn't arrived yet

• vous avez du retard you're late

• vous avez deux heures de retard or un retard de deux heures

• vous êtes en retard de deux heures you're two hours late

   c. (dans son développement) [de pays, peuple] backwardness

• retard industriel industrial backwardness

• retard mental backwardness► en retard

• il est en retard pour son âge he's backward for his age

• ce pays est en retard de cent ans du point de vue économique this country's economy is one hundred years behind

• être en retard sur son temps to be behind the times

   d. ► en retard

• tu es en retard you're late

• ça/il m'a mis en retard it/he made me late

• je me suis mis en retard I made myself late

• vous êtes en retard pour les inscriptions or pour vous inscrire you are late (in) registering

• il est toujours en retard pour payer sa cotisation he is always behind with his subscription

• payer/livrer qch en retard to pay/deliver sth late

• nous sommes en retard sur le programme we are behind schedule

• j'ai du travail en retard I'm behind with my work

• le train est en retard sur l'horaire the train is running behind schedule

• être en retard de 2 heures/2 km sur le peloton [coureur] to be 2 hours/2km behind the pack

• tu es en retard d'un métro or d'un train ! (inf) ( = tu n'es pas au courant) you must have been asleep! ; ( = tu es lent à comprendre) you're slow on the uptake!

2. invariable adjective

• effet retard delayed effect

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ʀ(ə)taʀ
nom masculin

1) ( absence de ponctualité) lateness; ( temps écoulé) delay

vos retards répétés — your continual lateness (sg)

trois retards en une semaine c'est trop! — being late three times in a week is too much!

un retard de dix minutes — a ten-minute delay

avoir du retard — to be late

avoir un retard d'une heure, avoir une heure de retard — ( avant échéance) to be one hour behind schedule; ( après échéance) to be one hour late

arriver en retard — to arrive late

être/se mettre en retard dans son travail — to be/to fall behind with one's work

être en retard sur l'emploi du temps — to be behind schedule

prendre du retard — to fall ou get behind ( dans with)

rattraper or combler son retard — to catch up

être en retard pour faire quelque chose — to be late doing something

il lui a souhaité son anniversaire en retard — he wished him/her a belated happy birthday

avoir du courrier/travail en retard — to have a backlog of mail/work

après bien des retards — after a lot of delay

sans retard — without delay, straight away

2) ( développement moins avancé) backwardness [U]

retard industriel — industrial backwardness

il a deux ans de retard — École he's two years behind at school

être en retard sur son temps — to be behind the times

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ʀ(ə)taʀ nm
1) (d'une personne attendue) lateness no pl

Son retard m'inquiète. — The fact that he's late worries me., His lateness worries me.

Ses retards continuels m'agacent. — The fact that he's always late annoys me., His constant lateness annoys me.

être en retard — to be late

être en retard de 2 heures — to be 2 hours late

avoir du retard — to be late

Il a beaucoup de retard. — He's very late.

2) (sur l'horaire, un programme) delay

Ce retard va compliquer les choses. — This delay is going to make matters complicated.

être en retard — to be behind, to be behind schedule

On va être en retard sur l'horaire. — We are going to be behind schedule.

avoir du retard — to be behind

avoir un retard de 2 km SPORT — to be 2 km behind

prendre du retard [train, avion] — to be delayed

Le train a pris du retard en raison d'une panne près de Carlisle. — The train was delayed because of a breakdown near Carlisle.

rattraper son retard — to catch up the delay

3) (sur une échéance) delay

Il va y avoir un retard de deux mois pour le toit. — There'll be a two-month delay for the roof.

un retard de livraison — a delay in delivery

sans retard — without delay

4) (scolaire, mental) backwardness

retard scolaire — backwardness at school

être en retard sur les autres — to be behind the others

5)

être en retard sur son temps — to be behind the times

6) AUTOMOBILES

retard à l'allumage — retarded spark

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retard

A adj Méd delayed; insuline retard delayed insulin; faire une injection retard to give a delayed injection.

B nm

1 ( absence de ponctualité) lateness; ( temps écoulé) delay; le retard du train/courrier/facteur the fact that the train/post/postman was late; vos retards répétés sont inacceptables your continual lateness is unacceptable; trois retards en une semaine c'est trop! being late three times in a week is too much!; votre retard de ce matin est inexcusable you've no excuse for being late this morning; un retard de 10 minutes sur le vol en provenance de Nice a ten-minute delay in the flight from Nice; des retards sont à prévoir sur les trains de banlieue delays are likely on commuter trains; léger/important retard slight/major delay; avoir du retard to be late; avoir un retard d'une heure, avoir une heure de retard ( avant échéance) to be one hour behind schedule; ( après échéance) to be one hour late; en retard late; être/arriver en retard to be/to arrive late; être en retard dans son travail to be behind with one's work; je me suis mis en retard dans mon travail I've fallen behind with my work; tu vas nous mettre en retard si tu ne te dépêches pas! you're going to make us late if you don't hurry up!; nous sommes en retard sur l'emploi du temps we're behind schedule; elle rend toujours son travail en retard she's always handing her work in late; il a rendu sa dissertation avec une semaine de retard he handed his essay in one week late; prendre du retard to fall ou get behind (dans with); il a pris du retard dans son travail he has fallen behind with his work; le cycliste a pris du retard sur le groupe de tête the cyclist has fallen behind the leaders; rattraper or combler son retard to catch up; nous avons beaucoup de retard à rattraper we've got a lot to catch up; être en retard pour faire qch to be late doing sth; elle est toujours en retard pour payer ses factures she's always late paying her bills; il lui a souhaité son anniversaire en retard he wished her a belated happy birthday; avoir du courrier/travail en retard to have a backlog of mail/work; après bien des retards after a lot of delay; sans retard without delay, straight away; ⇒ métro;

2 ( développement moins avancé) backwardness ¢; retard industriel/technologique industrial/technological backwardness; il est en retard en mathématiques he's behind in maths GB ou math US; il a deux ans de retard Scol he's two years behind at school; ils ont vingt ans de retard sur le reste de l'Europe they're twenty years behind the rest of Europe; être en retard sur son temps to be behind the times;

3 Mus retardation.

Composés

retard à l'allumage Aut, Tech delayed ignition; retard intellectuel backwardness.

[rətar] nom masculin

1. [manque de ponctualité] lateness

il ne s'est même pas excusé pour son retard he didn't even apologize for being late

avoir du retard to be late

j'avais plus d'une heure de retard I was over ou more than an hour late

l'avion Londres-Paris est annoncé avec deux heures de retard a two-hour delay is expected on the London to Paris flight

rapportez vos livres sans retard return your books without delay

tout retard dans le paiement des intérêts sera sanctionné all late payments of interest ou any delay in paying interest will incur a penalty

2. [intervalle de temps, distance]

le peloton est arrivé avec cinq minutes de retard sur le vainqueur the pack arrived five minutes after ou behind the winner

3. [d'une horloge]

ma montre a plusieurs minutes de retard my watch is several minutes slow

4. [d'un élève] backwardness (péjoratif)

il a du retard en allemand he's behind in German

il doit combler son retard en physique he's got to catch up in physics

retard scolaire learning difficulties

5. [handicap]

nous avons comblé notre retard industriel en quelques années we caught up on ou we closed the gap in our industrial development in a few years

nous avons des années de retard (sur eux) we're years behind (them)

retard mental backwardness

6. MÉCANIQUE

retard à l'allumage retarded ignition

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[rətar] adjectif invariable

delayed(-action), retarded

insuline/pénicilline retard slow-release insulin/penicillin

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en retard locution adjectivale

être en retard to be late

elle est très en retard pour son âge

a. PSYCHOLOGIE she's rather immature ou slow for her age

b. ÉDUCATION she's rather behind for her age

paiement en retard

a. [qui n'est pas fait] arrears, overdue payment

b. [qui est fait] late payment

il est en retard dans ses paiements he's behind ou in arrears with (his) payments

être en retard sur son époque ou son temps to be behind the times

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en retard locution adverbiale

arriver en retard to arrive late

elle s'est mise en retard she made herself late

nous avons rendu nos épreuves en retard we were late handing in our tests

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > retard
19 za1

Ⅰ praep. 1. (dalej, z tyłu) behind (kimś/czymś sb/sth)
- przekroczył linię mety dwie sekundy za zwycięzcą he crossed the line two seconds behind the winner

- zajęli drugie miejsce za drużyną z Krakowa they came in second place behind the Cracow team

- stała za młodym mężczyzną she was standing behind a young man

- autobus jechał za ciężarówką the bus was travelling behind a lorry

- pies biegł za tramwajem a dog was running behind the tram

- jeden za drugim one after the other a. another

- zamknij drzwi za sobą close the door after you

- brama powoli zamknęła się za nimi the gate slowly closed behind them

- oglądać się za kimś to look back at sb

- mieć coś za sobą (w przeszłości) to have sth behind one

- mieć kogoś za sobą (mieć poparcie) to have sb behind one

- najgorsze jest już za nami the worst is behind us a. is over

- ma za sobą trzyletnie doświadczenie he has three years’ experience behind him

- rząd ma za sobą policję i wojsko the government have the police and the military behind them

- za czyimiś plecami behind sb’s back także przen.
2. (poza) za murami miasta beyond city walls
- mieszkają za miastem they live outside town a. the city

- wyjechać za miasto to go out of town
3. (po przeciwnej stronie) [znajdować się] behind, beyond (kimś/czymś sb/sth)
- za biurkiem/ladą behind the desk/counter

- za oceanem beyond the ocean
4. (na przeciwną stronę) [udać się] behind, beyond (coś sth)
- słońce schowało się za chmury the sun hid behind some clouds

- włożyła banknoty za stanik she hid the banknotes in her bra

- pojechać za granicę to go abroad

- wyrzucić kogoś za drzwi to throw sb out

- patrzyć za siebie to look back
5. (wskazuje na sposób) by (coś sth)
- wziąć kogoś za rękę to take sb by the hand

- trzymała torbę za pasek she held her bag by the strap
6. (z określeniem kwoty) for (coś sth)
- 10 jajek za dwa złote 10 eggs for two zlotys

- kupić/sprzedać coś za 100 złotych to buy/sell sth for 100 zlotys

- za nic bym tego nie zrobił I wouldn’t do that a. it for anything

- za darmo for free

- za wszelką cenę przen. at any price

- za żadną cenę not at any price
7. (wskazuje na przedmiot transakcji) for (coś sth)
- ile płacisz za telefon? how much do you pay for your telephone?

- cennik opłat za świadczone przez nas usługi a list of fees for services we provide
8. (wskazuje na powód kary, nagrody) for (coś sth)
- kara/nagroda za coś a penalty/reward for sth

- ukarać/nagrodzić kogoś za coś to punish/reward sb for sth

- skazać kogoś za kradzież to sentence sb for theft

- pogniewała się na niego za spóźnienie she was cross with him for being late

- dostał medal za uratowanie tonącego he got a medal for saving a drowning man
9 (wskazuje na cel) for (coś sth)
- naprawdę chcesz umrzeć za ojczyznę? do you really want to die for your country?

- modlić się za kogoś/za czyjąś duszę to pray for sb/for sb’s soul

- (wypijmy) za zdrowie młodej pary! (let’s drink) to the bride and groom!
10 (wskazuje na warunek, okoliczności) on, at (czymś sth/doing sth)
- wejście tylko za przepustką a. okazaniem przepustki entry on presentation of a valid pass

- za czyjąś zgodą with sb’s permission a. consent

- wyszedł za kaucją he was released on bail

- oddaj mu to za pokwitowaniem give it to him and ask for a receipt

- za czyjąś radą on sb’s advice

- za czyjąś namową at sb’s instigation
11 (wskazuje na powtarzające się okoliczności) at (czymś sth)
- za pierwszym/drugim razem (the) first/second time round

- za każdym razem each a. every time

- trafił do tarczy dopiero za trzecim razem he only managed to hit the target on the third go

- zdał egzamin za trzecim podejściem he passed the exam at the third attempt
12 (w zastępstwie) for, instead of (kogoś sb)
- napisał za nią wypracowanie he wrote her essay for her

- wzięła dyżur za chorą koleżankę she covered her sick friend’s shift

- pracować za dwóch to do enough work for two

- pił za trzech he drank enough for three (people)

- gadać za dziesięciu to talk nineteen to the dozen GB pot., to run off at the mouth US pot.
13 (wskazujące na upływ czasu) in
- za godzinę in an hour a. an hour’s time

- za trzy lata in three years a. three year’s time

- za chwilę wybije północ it’ll be midnight in a minute
14 (w określeniach czasu) za pięć szósta (at) five to six
- „która godzina?” – „za dziesięć pierwsza” ‘what’s the time?’ – ‘ten to one’

- pociąg odchodzi za dwadzieścia trzecia the train leaves at twenty to three
15 (wskazuje na okres) during, in
- za jej życia during a. in her lifetime

- za króla Kazimierza Wielkiego during a. in the reign of Casimir the Great

- za komuny pot. during a. in communist times

- za kadencji poprzedniego prezydenta during the term of office of the previous president

- za czasów Księstwa Warszawskiego during the period of the Duchy of Warsaw

- za młodu sporo podróżował in his youth he did quite a bit a. a fair bit of travelling

- dzień za dniem/rok za rokiem one day/year after another

- wynagrodzenie za trzy miesiące three months’ wages

- zapłacić czynsz za styczeń to pay the rent for January
16 (wskazuje na właściwość) as
- uważano go za ekscentryka he was regarded as an eccentric

- przebrała się za Kopciuszka she dressed up as Cinderella

- klucz posłużył mu za narzędzie do otwarcia butelki he used the key as a bottle opener

- z krótkimi włosami można ją wziąć za chłopca with her short hair she could be taken for a boy
17 (wskazuje na upodobania) przepadać za czymś to go in for a. be fond of sth
- tęsknić za kimś to miss sb; to yearn for sb książk.

- szaleć za kimś to be mad about sb

- uganiać się a. latać za babami pot. to chase (after) women
18 pot. biegać a. chodzić za czymś (umieć załatwiać) to run around after sth pot.
- jeździł po Polsce za towarem he travelled around Poland looking for goods
Ⅱ adj. argumenty za i przeciw pros and cons
- wyważyć wszystkie za i przeciw to weigh up (all) the pros and cons

- 20 głosów za i 5 przeciw 20 votes for and 5 against

- jestem za I’m in favour
Ⅲ za to but, yet
- tani, za to pożywny cheap but a. yet nourishing

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > za1
20 ryg

back, spine

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(en -ge)

( også stoleryg og bogryg) back;

( bjergryg, tagryg) ridge;

[ dårlig ryg] bad back;

[ for at have ryggen fri] to secure one's retreat;

[ jeg vil have min ryg fri] I won't take any responsibility;

[ med præp:]

[ bag hans ryg]

(også fig) behind his back;

[ falde en i ryggen] attack somebody from behind,

(mil.) attack somebody in the rear,

(fig) stab somebody in the back;

[ løs i ryggen]

( om bog) with a broken back;

[ han har indflydelsesrige mænd i ryggen] he has powerful backers;

[ han har betydelige midler i ryggen] he has considerable resources to draw on;

[ han har ministeren i ryggen]

(fig: som støtte) he has the minister behind him;

(se også vind);

[ bind med løs ryg] loose (el. hollow el. open) -back binding;

[ sidde med ryggen til (én)] sit with one's back to somebody;

[ ryg mod ryg] back to back;

[ på ryggen] on one's back;

[ han stod med hænderne på ryggen] he stood with his hands behind him (el.

behind his back);

[ tage sækken på ryggen] take the sack on one's back;

[ lægge ryg til]

(dvs tage ansvaret) take the responsibility (for),

( være den det går ud over) bear the brunt (of),

T be at the receiving end (of) ( fx the cuts);

(se også løbe, mur, rank, II. ranke, skæv, skyde, vende).

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