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1 ὀστέον

ὀστέον, τό, [dialect] Att. [var] contr. [full] ὀστοῦν, poet. [full] ὀστεῦν AP7.480 (Leon.); [dialect] Aeol. perh. [full] ὄστιον Alc.Oxy.2081 (

A d)Fr.5: pl. ὀστέα, [dialect] Att. [var] contr. ὀστᾶ, late [dialect] Ep. ὀστά [ᾰ] Opp.C.1.268, Epigr.in D.L.1.63, Epigr.Gr.517.7 ([place name] Edessa); [dialect] Dor. ὀστία Theoc.2.61
; but Trag. and Com. use gen. pl. ὀστέων, A.Fr. 367 (codd. Poll.), S.Tr. 769, Ar.Ach. 1226, and it is so written in E.Tr. 1177 where metre requires ὀστῶν: and the un[var] contr. forms generally occur in later Prose, as in Arist. (v. infr.); nom. ὀστέον PLit.Lond.167.17
(ii/iii A. D.); dat. pl. ὀστέοις Diog.Oen.39
; [dialect] Ep. gen. pl. ὀστεόφιν (v. infr.):— bone, freq. in Hom. (Il.4.460, al.) and Hp. (VC1, al.); Hes. only in pl., Th. 540, al.; λεύκ' ὀστέα the bleached bones of the dead, Od.1.161, etc.; σάρκας τε καὶ ὀστέα 9.293
; πολὺς δ' ἀμφ' ὀστεόφιν θίς a huge heap of bones around, 12.45; ῥινὸν ἀπ' ὀστεόφιν ἐρύσαι 14.134
; γυμνοῦσι τὰ ὀστέα τῶν κρεῶν Hdt.4.61
; ὀστέων στέγαστρον, of the skin, A.Fr. 367; ἀρχὴ τῶν ὀστῶν ἡ καλουμένη ῥάχις Arist.PA 54b11
; esp. of the cranium, Hp.VC2, al., cf. Il. 12.185.

II metaph., γῆς ὀστέοισιν ἐγχριμφθεὶς πόδα, i.e. rocks, Choeril.Trag.2 ( ὀστοῖσιν Nauck).

III stone of fruit, ὀστῶν περσεΐνων PCair.Zen.176.168
(iii B. C.), cf. Dsc.Eup.1.66, Gp.10.13.3, al., Sch.Nic.Al.99. [ Accent ὀστέον Hdn.Gr.2.943, but ὄστεον Anon.
ap. Sch.Il.24.793.] (Cf. Skt. ´sthi, gen. asthn´s 'bone', etc.)

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ὀστέον
2 berg

m; -(e)s, -e

1. einzelner: mountain; kleiner: hill, hillock; über Berg und Tal over hill and dale; Berge versetzen ( können) fig. move mountains; jemandem goldene Berge versprechen fig. promise s.o. the world; über den Berg sein umg., fig. be out of the wood(s), be over the worst; ( längst) über alle Berge sein umg. be over the hills and far away, be miles away; mit etw. nicht hinterm Berg halten fig. make no bones about s.th., not beat about ( oder around) the bush with s.th.; mit etw. hinterm Berg halten fig. keep quiet about s.th., not come forward with s.th.; wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommen will, muss der Prophet zum Berge gehen Sprichw. if the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain; da stehen einem / mir die Haare zu Berge it makes your hair stand on end

2. Pl.; (Gebirge): die Berge the mountains; in die Berge fahren drive (up in)to the mountains

3. meist Pl.; (eine große Menge): Berge von Schnee, Akten, Papier etc. piles of / heaps of / a huge pile of / a mountain of alle umg.

4. meist Pl.; BERGB. dirt Sg., rubbish Sg.

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der Berg

mountain; hill

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Bẹrg [bɛrk]
m -(e)s, -e
[-gə]
1) hill; (größer) mountain

wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muss der Prophet zum Berg kommen (Prov) — if the mountain won't come to Mahomet, then Mahomet must go to the mountain (Prov)

Berge versetzen ( können) — to (be able to) move mountains

Berge versetzend (Glaube) — colossal

mit etw hinterm Berg halten (fig) — to keep sth to oneself, to keep quiet about sth; mit seinem Alter to be cagey about sth

in die Berge fahren — to go to the hills etc

über Berg und Tal — up hill and down dale

über den Berg sein (inf) — to be out of the woods

über alle Berge sein (inf) — to be long gone, to be miles away (inf)

jdm goldene Berge versprechen — to promise sb the moon

die Haare standen ihm zu Berge — his hair stood on end

da stehen einem ja die Haare zu Berge — it's enough to make your hair stand on end

See:

→ Ochs

2) (= große Menge) heap, pile; (von Sorgen) mass; (von Papieren) mountain, heap, pile

3) (inf = Bergwerk) pit

im Berg arbeiten — to work down the pit

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der

1) (a mountain: Mount Everest.) Mount

2) (a high hill: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world; ( also adjective) a mountain stream.) mountain

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Berg

<-[e]s, -e>

[bɛrk]

m

1. GEOG mountain; (kleiner) hill

den \Berg hinauf/hinunter uphill/downhill

\Berg Heil! good climbing to you!

über \Berg und Tal up hill and down dale dated

am \Berg liegen to lie at the foot of the hill [or mountain]; s.a. Glaube

2. pl

▪ die \Berge the hills; (größer) the mountains

3. (große Menge)

▪ ein \Berg/ \Berge von etw dat a pile/piles of sth

\Berge von Papier mountains of paper

einen \Berg von Briefen erhalten to receive a flood of letters

4.

▶ über alle \Berge sein (fam) to be long gone [or fam miles away]

▶ am \Berg sein SCHWEIZ to not have a clue, to be clueless fam

▶ jdm goldene \Berge versprechen to promise sb the moon

▶ mit etw dat hinterm \Berg halten to keep quiet about sth [or sth to oneself], to not let the cat out of the bag

▶ wenn der \Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muss der Prophet zum \Berge kommen (prov) if the mountain won't come to Mahomet, [then] Mahomet must go to the mountain prov

▶ der \Berg kreißt und gebiert eine Maus (selten geh) the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse

▶ über den \Berg sein (fig) to be out of the woods

▶ noch nicht über den \Berg sein to be not out of the woods [or out of danger] yet

die Patientin ist noch nicht über den \Berg the patient's state is still critical

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der; Berg[e]s, Berge

1) hill; (im Hochgebirge) mountain

in die Berge fahren — go up into the mountains

über Berg und Tal — up hill and down dale

Berg Heil! — greeting between mountaineers

mit etwas hinter dem od. hinterm Berg halten — (fig.) keep something to oneself

über den Berg sein — (ugs.) be out of the wood (Brit.) or (Amer.) woods; < patient> be on the mend, have turned the corner

[längst] über alle Berge sein — (ugs.) be miles away

2) (Haufen) enormous or huge pile; (von Akten, Abfall auch) mountain

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…berg m im subst

1. allzu viele: huge number of;

Arbeitslosenberg huge number ( oder mass) of unemployed

2. ein Haufen: huge pile of;

Abfallberg huge pile ( oder heap) of rubbish;

Bücherberg huge pile of books;

Wäscheberg huge pile of washing (US auch laundry)

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der; Berg[e]s, Berge

1) hill; (im Hochgebirge) mountain

in die Berge fahren — go up into the mountains

über Berg und Tal — up hill and down dale

Berg Heil! — greeting between mountaineers

mit etwas hinter dem od. hinterm Berg halten — (fig.) keep something to oneself

über den Berg sein — (ugs.) be out of the wood (Brit.) or (Amer.) woods; < patient> be on the mend, have turned the corner

[längst] über alle Berge sein — (ugs.) be miles away

2) (Haufen) enormous or huge pile; (von Akten, Abfall auch) mountain

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-e m.

mount n.

mountain n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > berg
3 montón

m.

1 heap, pile, bunch, bunch of things.

2 lot, great number, large number, bundle.

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montón

► nombre masculino

1 heap, pile

■ un montón de revistas a pile of magazines

2 familiar (gran cantidad) stacks plural, loads plural, heaps plural

■ vino un montón de gente loads of people came

■ los tienen a montones they've got stacks of them

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ser del montón to be nothing special, be one of the crowd

■ es del montón he's just an ordinary bloke

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noun m.

heap, pile

- montones de

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SM

1) [gen] heap, pile; [de nieve] pile

- del montón

un hombre del montón — just an ordinary o average chap

salirse del montón — to stand out from the crowd

- en montón

2) * (=mucho)

sabe un montón — he knows loads *

tenemos montones — we've got loads o masses *

un montón de — loads of *, masses of *

un montón de gente — loads of people *, masses of people *

tardaron un montón de tiempo — they took ages

tengo un montón de cosas que decirte — I've got loads to tell you *

a montones: ejemplos hay a montones — there is no shortage of examples

tenía baches a montones — it was full of potholes

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masculino

a) ( pila) pile

(ser) del montón — (fam)

un estudiante de los del montón — an average student

es un escritor de los del montón — he's a rather run-of-the-mill writer

es una chica del montón — she's (just) an ordinary girl

b) (fam) ( gran cantidad)

había un montón de gente — there were loads of people (colloq)

me duele un montón — it hurts like hell (colloq)

me gusta un montón — I'm crazy about her/it (colloq)

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= congeries, heap, stack, wadge, pile, stash, slew.

Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex. Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex. By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.

Ex. However, it would be a time consuming task for the student or researcher to sit down with piles of periodicals, frantically scanning contents lists to try to trace articles on his chosen topic.

Ex. It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

Ex. His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.

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* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.

* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.

* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.

* costar un montón = cost + a bundle.

* del montón = unimpressive, a dime a dozen.

* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.

* gastarse un montón de dinero = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* hace un montón de tiempo = yonks.

* montones = oodles, scores.

* montones de = mountain(s) of, scores of, lashings of.

* un montón = like crazy, like mad.

* un montón de = a pile of, a stack of, a bundle of, a truckload of, a sackful of, a raft of.

* un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.

* valer un montón = cost + a bundle.

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masculino

a) ( pila) pile

(ser) del montón — (fam)

un estudiante de los del montón — an average student

es un escritor de los del montón — he's a rather run-of-the-mill writer

es una chica del montón — she's (just) an ordinary girl

b) (fam) ( gran cantidad)

había un montón de gente — there were loads of people (colloq)

me duele un montón — it hurts like hell (colloq)

me gusta un montón — I'm crazy about her/it (colloq)

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= congeries, heap, stack, wadge, pile, stash, slew.

Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.

Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.

Ex: However, it would be a time consuming task for the student or researcher to sit down with piles of periodicals, frantically scanning contents lists to try to trace articles on his chosen topic.

Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

Ex: His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.

* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.

* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.

* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.

* costar un montón = cost + a bundle.

* del montón = unimpressive, a dime a dozen.

* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.

* gastarse un montón de dinero = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* hace un montón de tiempo = yonks.

* montones = oodles, scores.

* montones de = mountain(s) of, scores of, lashings of.

* un montón = like crazy, like mad.

* un montón de = a pile of, a stack of, a bundle of, a truckload of, a sackful of, a raft of.

* un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.

* valer un montón = cost + a bundle.

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montón

masculine

1 (pila) pile

está en ese montón de libros it's in that pile o stack of books

roba una carta del montón take a card from the pile

el jardinero hacía montones con la hierba cortada the gardener was piling up the cut grass

un montón de basura a trash heap

(ser) del montón ( fam): un estudiante de los del montón an average student

es un escritor de los del montón he's not an outstanding o exceptional writer, he's rather a run-of-the-mill writer

es una chica del montón she's (just) an ordinary girl

2 ( fam)

(gran cantidad): había un montón de gente there were loads o ( BrE) masses of people ( colloq)

tiene montones de amigos she's got loads o ( BrE) masses of friends ( colloq)

me duele un montón it hurts like hell ( colloq)

me gusta un montón I'm crazy about her/it ( colloq)

tiene discos a montones she's got heaps o stacks of records ( colloq)

la gente los compra a montones people buy them by the barrelful o cartload

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montón sustantivo masculino
a) ( pila) pile;

◊ del montón (fam) ordinary, average

b) (fam) ( gran cantidad):

◊ un montón de gente loads of people (colloq);

me gusta un montón I like her/him/it a lot
montón sustantivo masculino
1 (pila, taco) heap, pile: haz un montón con ellas, make a pile of them
2 (gran cantidad) me duele un montón, it hurts a lot
un montón de, a load of, lots of
♦ Locuciones: familiar del montón, nothing special, ordinary
' montón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- buena
- bueno
- cargamento
- desparejada
- desparejado
- montaña
- pila
- potingue
- bola
- ropa
- tambache
English:
accumulation
- busywork
- dozen
- drift
- freebie
- heap
- host
- lash out
- load
- mass
- mound
- neat
- ordinary
- penny
- pile
- potted
- pump
- scrapheap
- snowdrift
- squash
- stack
- lot
- middle
- pack
- wad
- wood

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montón nm

1. [pila] heap, pile;

roba dos cartas del montón take two cards from the pile;
Fam
del montón ordinary, run-of-the-mill

2. Fam [cantidad]
un montón de loads of;

me gusta un montón I'm mad about him;

me duele un montón it hurts like mad;

pregúntale a él que sabe un montón de astronomía ask him, he knows loads about astronomy;

a montones by the bucketload;

tiene dinero a montones she's got loads of money, she's loaded;

en verano vienen turistas a montones in summer the place is crawling with tourists

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montón

m pile, heap;

ser del montón fig be average, not stand out;

montones de fam piles of fam, loads of fam ;

tiene coches a montones she has loads of cars;

había gente a montones there were loads of people;

me gusta un montón fam I’m crazy about him/her fam

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montón nm, pl - tones

1) : heap, pile

2) fam : ton, load

un montón de preguntas: a ton of questions

montones de gente: loads of people

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montón n

1. (pila) pile

sobre la mesa había un montón de revistas there was a pile of magazines on the table

2. (cantidad) lots

un montón de regalos lots of presents

a montones loads

tiene libros a montones she's got loads of books

Spanish-English dictionary > montón
4 Berg

m; -(e)s, -e

1. einzelner: mountain; kleiner: hill, hillock; über Berg und Tal over hill and dale; Berge versetzen ( können) fig. move mountains; jemandem goldene Berge versprechen fig. promise s.o. the world; über den Berg sein umg., fig. be out of the wood(s), be over the worst; ( längst) über alle Berge sein umg. be over the hills and far away, be miles away; mit etw. nicht hinterm Berg halten fig. make no bones about s.th., not beat about ( oder around) the bush with s.th.; mit etw. hinterm Berg halten fig. keep quiet about s.th., not come forward with s.th.; wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommen will, muss der Prophet zum Berge gehen Sprichw. if the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain; da stehen einem / mir die Haare zu Berge it makes your hair stand on end

2. Pl.; (Gebirge): die Berge the mountains; in die Berge fahren drive (up in)to the mountains

3. meist Pl.; (eine große Menge): Berge von Schnee, Akten, Papier etc. piles of / heaps of / a huge pile of / a mountain of alle umg.

4. meist Pl.; BERGB. dirt Sg., rubbish Sg.

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der Berg

mountain; hill

* * *
Bẹrg [bɛrk]
m -(e)s, -e
[-gə]
1) hill; (größer) mountain

wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muss der Prophet zum Berg kommen (Prov) — if the mountain won't come to Mahomet, then Mahomet must go to the mountain (Prov)

Berge versetzen ( können) — to (be able to) move mountains

Berge versetzend (Glaube) — colossal

mit etw hinterm Berg halten (fig) — to keep sth to oneself, to keep quiet about sth; mit seinem Alter to be cagey about sth

in die Berge fahren — to go to the hills etc

über Berg und Tal — up hill and down dale

über den Berg sein (inf) — to be out of the woods

über alle Berge sein (inf) — to be long gone, to be miles away (inf)

jdm goldene Berge versprechen — to promise sb the moon

die Haare standen ihm zu Berge — his hair stood on end

da stehen einem ja die Haare zu Berge — it's enough to make your hair stand on end

See:

→ Ochs

2) (= große Menge) heap, pile; (von Sorgen) mass; (von Papieren) mountain, heap, pile

3) (inf = Bergwerk) pit

im Berg arbeiten — to work down the pit

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der

1) (a mountain: Mount Everest.) Mount

2) (a high hill: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world; ( also adjective) a mountain stream.) mountain

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Berg

<-[e]s, -e>

[bɛrk]

m

1. GEOG mountain; (kleiner) hill

den \Berg hinauf/hinunter uphill/downhill

\Berg Heil! good climbing to you!

über \Berg und Tal up hill and down dale dated

am \Berg liegen to lie at the foot of the hill [or mountain]; s.a. Glaube

2. pl

▪ die \Berge the hills; (größer) the mountains

3. (große Menge)

▪ ein \Berg/ \Berge von etw dat a pile/piles of sth

\Berge von Papier mountains of paper

einen \Berg von Briefen erhalten to receive a flood of letters

4.

▶ über alle \Berge sein (fam) to be long gone [or fam miles away]

▶ am \Berg sein SCHWEIZ to not have a clue, to be clueless fam

▶ jdm goldene \Berge versprechen to promise sb the moon

▶ mit etw dat hinterm \Berg halten to keep quiet about sth [or sth to oneself], to not let the cat out of the bag

▶ wenn der \Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muss der Prophet zum \Berge kommen (prov) if the mountain won't come to Mahomet, [then] Mahomet must go to the mountain prov

▶ der \Berg kreißt und gebiert eine Maus (selten geh) the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse

▶ über den \Berg sein (fig) to be out of the woods

▶ noch nicht über den \Berg sein to be not out of the woods [or out of danger] yet

die Patientin ist noch nicht über den \Berg the patient's state is still critical

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der; Berg[e]s, Berge

1) hill; (im Hochgebirge) mountain

in die Berge fahren — go up into the mountains

über Berg und Tal — up hill and down dale

Berg Heil! — greeting between mountaineers

mit etwas hinter dem od. hinterm Berg halten — (fig.) keep something to oneself

über den Berg sein — (ugs.) be out of the wood (Brit.) or (Amer.) woods; < patient> be on the mend, have turned the corner

[längst] über alle Berge sein — (ugs.) be miles away

2) (Haufen) enormous or huge pile; (von Akten, Abfall auch) mountain

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Berg m; -(e)s, -e

1. einzelner: mountain; kleiner: hill, hillock;

über Berg und Tal over hill and dale;

Berge versetzen (können) fig move mountains;

jemandem goldene Berge versprechen fig promise sb the world;

über den Berg sein umg, fig be out of the wood(s), be over the worst;

(längst) über alle Berge sein umg be over the hills and far away, be miles away;

mit etwas nicht hinterm Berg halten fig make no bones about sth, not beat about ( oder around) the bush with sth;

mit etwas hinterm Berg halten fig keep quiet about sth, not come forward with sth;

wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommen will, muss der Prophet zum Berge gehen sprichw if the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain;

da stehen einem/mir die Haare zu Berge it makes your hair stand on end

2. pl; (Gebirge):

die Berge the mountains;

in die Berge fahren drive (up in)to the mountains

3. meist pl; (eine große Menge):

Berge von Schnee, Akten, Papier etc piles of/heaps of/a huge pile of/a mountain of alle umg

4. meist pl; BERGB dirt sg, rubbish sg

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der; Berg[e]s, Berge

1) hill; (im Hochgebirge) mountain

in die Berge fahren — go up into the mountains

über Berg und Tal — up hill and down dale

Berg Heil! — greeting between mountaineers

mit etwas hinter dem od. hinterm Berg halten — (fig.) keep something to oneself

über den Berg sein — (ugs.) be out of the wood (Brit.) or (Amer.) woods; < patient> be on the mend, have turned the corner

[längst] über alle Berge sein — (ugs.) be miles away

2) (Haufen) enormous or huge pile; (von Akten, Abfall auch) mountain

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-e m.

mount n.

mountain n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Berg
5 caer

v.

1 to fall.

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree

caer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairs

dejar caer algo to drop something (objeto)

María cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.

2 to fall (rain, snow).

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain

3 to go down, to set (sun).

al caer el día o la tarde at dusk

al caer el sol at sunset

4 to fall for it.

5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)

Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.

6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.

La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.

7 to drop it.

Se me cayó I dropped it.

8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.

Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.

9 to crash on.

Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.

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CAER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

caigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.

Past Indicative

caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, cayeron.

Present Subjunctive

caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

cayera, cayeras, cayera, cayéramos, cayerais, cayeran;

cayese, cayeses, cayese, cayésemos, cayeseis, cayesen.

Future Subjunctive

cayere, cayeres, cayere, cayéremos, cayereis, cayeren.

Imperative

cae (tú), caiga (él/Vd.), caigamos (nos.), caed (vos.), caigan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to fall

2) drop

3) hang

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- caerse
- caer bien
- caer mal
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Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [persona, objeto]

a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall

me hice daño al caer — I fell and hurt myself

cayó al suelo y se dio un golpe en la cabeza — he fell to the ground and hit his head

tropezó y cayó de espaldas — she stumbled and fell on her back

cayó muerto de un tiro — he was shot dead

• [hacer] caer algo — to knock sth over

al pasar hizo caer la lámpara — he knocked the lamp over as he brushed past

b) [desde una altura] to fall

cayó de un tercer piso — he fell from the third floor

el niño cayó al río — the child fell into the river

cayó una bomba en el mercado — a bomb fell on the market

el avión cayó al mar — the plane came down in the sea

el coche cayó por un barranco — the car went over a cliff

• [dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in

se sobresaltó y dejó caer la bandeja — she gave a start and dropped the tray

dejó caer que estaba buscando otro trabajo — he mentioned that he was looking for another job

• [dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop by

se dejó caer sobre la cama — he fell onto the bed

suele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by

• caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sb

una gran piedra cayó sobre el tejado — a large stone fell on the roof

cayeron sobre nosotros rocas enormes — huge boulders fell on us

los presos cayeron sobre el guarda — the prisoners fell on the warder

los fotógrafos cayeron sobre ella — the photographers pounced on her

queremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him

- estar al caer

su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day

el jefe está al caer — the boss will be here any moment

2) [lluvia, helada]

la lluvia caía incesantemente sobre Madrid — the rain was falling continuously on Madrid

cayó un chaparrón — there was a heavy shower

¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!

cayó un rayo en la torre — the tower was struck by lightning

3) (=colgar) to hang, fall

es una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely

le caía un mechón sobre la frente — a lock of hair fell across his forehead

4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, drop

caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees

el dólar cayó más de cinco centavos — the dollar fell over five cents

la bolsa de Nueva York ha vuelto a caer — the New York stock exchange has fallen again
picado 2., 2)
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested

cayó en la final ante su rival polaco — he was beaten in the final by his Polish rival

ha caído el gobierno — the government has fallen

6) (=morir) to fall, die

muchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle

cayó como un valiente — he died a hero

cayeron abatidos por las balas — they were killed by the gunfire

- caer como chinches

7)

• caer [en] (=incurrir) —

caer en un engaño — to be tricked

no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs

• caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth

• caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptation

y no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation

caer bajo —

¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
trampa 2)
8) (=darse cuenta)

no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand

ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *

• caer en [que] — to realize that

9) [fecha] to fall, be

su cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday

¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?

10) (=tocar)

el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid

• caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence

le puede caer una multa de 50 dólares — he could get a 50 dollar fine

- ¡la que nos ha caído encima!

11) (=estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?

eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east

12)

• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —

no cae dentro de mis atribuciones — it is not within my powers

esta cuestión no cae dentro del ámbito de este trabajo — that falls outside the scope of this study

eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils

13) (=causar impresión)

no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me

• caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)

no me cae nada bien — I don't like him at all

Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro

• caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —

me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy

• caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him

14) (=sentar)

a) [información, comentario]

me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me

la noticia cayó como un mazazo — the news was a blow

b) [ropa]

caerle bien a algn — to suit sb

caerle mal a algn — not to suit sb

15) (=terminar)

• al caer la [noche] — at nightfall

• al caer la [tarde] — at dusk

2.

See:

caerse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

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= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

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* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

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

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

* * *

= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.

Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

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

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

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caer [ E16 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ caer (verbo intransitivo)

A de una altura

B caer: chaparrón, nevada

C

1 caer: cortinas, falda

2 caer: terreno

D

1 incurrir

2 en un engaño, un timo

E entender, darse cuenta

F

1 en un estado

2 caer en un vicio

G

1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc

2 perder el cargo

3 caer: soldado

4 caer: fugitivo

5 caer enfermo

H

1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc

2 caer: tarde, noche

I tocar en suerte

J

1 sentarle mal

2 en cuestiones de gusto

K

1 presentarse, aparecer

2 caer sobre alguien

L

1 estar comprendido

2 caer: cumpleaños etc

3 estar situado

M caer: precios etc

N aportar dinero

O caer: llamada

■ caerse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 de una altura

2 caerse + me/te/le etc

B desprenderse

C equivocarse

D contribuir

vi

A (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my leg

tropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his face

cayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/face

cayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgiveness

cayó el telón the curtain came down o fell

la pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the well

el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchair

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedived

el helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the sea

le caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeks

caer parado ( AmL) (literal) to land on one's feet; (tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;

‹noticia› to let drop o fall

lo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passing

B

«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frost

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily

empezó a caer granizo it began to hail

está cayendo un aguacero it's pouring

cayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near here

C

1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hang

con un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang better

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist

2 «terreno» to drop, fall

el terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the river

D

1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:

no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling him

no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation

cayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letter

la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous

esos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgar

caer muy bajo to stoop very low

venderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that

¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!

2

(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it

¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?

caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

E ( fam)

(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)

cuenta¹ f G. (↑ cuenta (1))

F

1

(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;

«costumbre» to die out

caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion

desgracia f A. (↑ desgracia)

2

caer en un vicio to get into a bad habit

caer en el alcohol to take to drink

caer en la droga to start taking drugs

G

1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fall

la capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands

¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!

2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's job

cayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with them

vamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll

3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die

4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caught

han caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught

5

caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken ill

cayó en cama he took to his bed

yo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as well

H

1 «desgracia/maldición»: caer SOBRE algn; to befall sb ( frmlor liter)

la tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation

2

al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfall

I ( fam)

(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question

¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)

¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?

el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in Bilbao

J (+ compl)

1

(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invited

la noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock

2

(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousin

no lo soporto, me cae de gordo/de mal … ( fam); I can't stand him, he's a real pain ( colloq)

gracia f Sense I E. (↑ gracia)

K

1 ( fam) (presentarse, aparecer) to show up, turn up ( BrE)

no podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better time

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and then

no podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warning

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sb

tres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon him

cayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnight

caerle a algn ( Per fam); to score with sb, to get off with sb ( BrE colloq)

caerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sb

L

1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:

ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdiction

su caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)

eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her duties

cae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style

2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fall

el 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?

3 ( Esp fam) (estar situado) to be

¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?

M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, drop

el dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international market

N ( Ven) (aportar dinero) ( fam) to chip in ( colloq)

O

( Ven fam) «llamada»: la llamada no me cayó I couldn't get through

■ caerse

v pron

A

1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall over

bájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll fall

tropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)

casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the water

me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs

se cayó del caballo he fell off his horse

se cayó de la cama she fell out of bed

se cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)

se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed

2 (+ me/te/le etc):

oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands

ten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down

caerse con algn ( Col fam); to go down in sb's estimation

estoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)

¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!

no tener donde caerse muerto ( fam): no tiene donde caerse muerto he hasn't got a penny to his name

se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without saying

B (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall off

se le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell out

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go bald

la ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apart

C ( Chi fam) (equivocarse) to goof ( AmE colloq), to boob ( BrE colloq)

D

( Méx fam) (contribuir) caerse CON algo: me caí con la lana I chipped in ( colloq)

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caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
◊ el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff;

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2
a) [chaparrón/nevada]:

◊ cayó un chaparrón it poured down;

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
b) [ noche] to fall;

◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

3
a) ( pender) [cortinas/falda] to hang

b) [ terreno] to drop;

◊ caer en pendiente to slope down

4 (en error, trampa):
◊ no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake;

todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):
◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);

( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
◊ no caigo I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean;

no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
◊ caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion;

caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9
a) ( sentar):

◊ el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me;

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invited
b) [ persona]:

◊ tu primo me cae muy bien I really like your cousin;

me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;
◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?

caerse verbo pronominal
a) ( de una altura) to fall;

( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
◊ me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs;

caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) caérsele algo a algn:

◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;

no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
c) ( desprenderse) [ diente] to fall out;

[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
◊ se le empieza a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair

caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash

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caer

♦ vi

1. [hacia abajo] to fall;

cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;

caer en un pozo to fall into a well;

el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);

cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;

cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;

cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;

cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;

cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;

dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;

dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;

dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;

hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall

2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;

caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;

cayó una helada there was a frost;

está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;
Fam
está cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building

3. [sol] to go down, to set;

al caer el día o [m5] la tarde at dusk;

al caer el sol at sunset;

la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter

4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;

el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders

5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;

el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;

el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;

el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;

han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured

6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;

Comp

caer como moscas to drop like flies

7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;
[precio] to fall, to go down;
ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;

ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;

los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;

la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euro

8. [incurrir]
siempre cae en los mismos errores she always makes the same mistakes;
Rel
no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;

tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;

no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked

9. [darse cuenta]
no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;

caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);

¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;
[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;
ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;
Esp
no caigo I give up, I don't know;

Comp

caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;

cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it

10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;

me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;

caer en una trampa to fall into a trap

11. [tocar, ir a parar a]
me cayó el premio I won the prize;

nos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;

me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;

le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);

la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;

¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;

procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her hands

12. [coincidir] [fecha]
caer en to fall on;

cae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;

¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?

13. Esp [estar, quedar]
cae cerca de aquí it's not far from here;

¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;

los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;

cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;

eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remit

14. [en situación]
caer enfermo to fall ill, to be taken ill;

cayó en cama he took to his bed;

caer en desuso to fall into disuse;

caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;

caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;

caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace

15. [sentar]
caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;

su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;

caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;
Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esp
los pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;

Comp

caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shock

16. [causar una impresión]
me cae bien I like him, he seems nice;

me cae mal I can't stand him;

tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;

me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;

cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;
Fam
tu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your boss

17. [abalanzarse]
caer sobre to fall o descend upon;

caer sobre alguien [ladrón] to pounce o fall upon sb;

cayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged it

18. Esp Fam [en examen] to fail;

la mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;

¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?

19. Fam [decaer] to go downhill;

el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month

20. Com [pago] to fall due

21. Am [visitar] to drop in

22. Comp

caer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;

parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;

¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;

caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;

todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;

dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;

estar al caer to be about to arrive;

ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;

el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;

se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;
RP Fam
caer parado to fall on one's feet

♦ See also the pronominal verb caerse

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caer

I v/i

1 fall;

caer sobre fall on;

dejar caer algo drop sth;

caer enfermo fall ill;

caer en lunes fall on a Monday;

al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;

caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;

caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;

dejarse caer fam flop down

2

:

me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him

3 de un lugar

:

cae cerca it’s not far;

¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?

4

:

estar al caer be about to arrive;

¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!

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caer {13} vi

1) : to fall, to drop

2) : to collapse

3) : to hang (down)

4)

caer bien fam : to be pleasant, to be likeable

me caes bien: I like you

5)

caer mal or

caer gordo fam : to be unpleasant, to be unlikeable

♦ See also the reflexive verb caerse

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caer vb

1. (en general) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

cayó por la escalera she fell down the stairs

la lámpara ha caído al suelo the lamp has fallen on the floor

ha caído enfermo he's fallen ill

2. (fecha) to be / to fall

este año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year

3. (entender) to get something

no caigo I don't get it

caerle bien a alguien to like

caes bien a todo el mundo everybody likes you

caerle mal a alguien not to be able to stand

este tipo me cae muy mal I can't stand that guy

caer desmayado to faint / to collapse

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

dejé caer el vaso I dropped the glass

dejar caer por to drop by

estar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive

el examen está al caer the exam is almost here

mamá está al caer Mum'll be here any minute

Spanish-English dictionary > caer
6 Menge

f; -, -n

1. quantity; amount

2. (große Menge) lot (of); umg. lots (of); eine Menge Autos a lot (umg. lots) of cars; eine Menge zu essen a lot (umg. lots) to eat; ... in Mengen... in abundance, plenty of...; ... in großen Mengen... in large quantities, large quantities of...; stärker: vast amounts of...; Menschen etc.: a large number of..., crowds of...; jede Menge Geld oder Geld in rauen Mengen umg. piles ( oder stacks oder heaps) of money; Arbeit gibt es jede Menge there is any amount (oder umg. masses) of work

3. (Menschenmenge) crowd; mit der Menge laufen fig. follow the crowd

4. MATH. set

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die Menge

(Anzahl) amount; quantum; store; lot; multitude; quantity;

(Haufen) pile; heap;

(Mathematik) set;

(Menschenmenge) concourse; crowd;

eine Menge

a good many (Pron.); lots of (Pron.); plenty of (Pron.); a lot of (Pron.)

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Mẹn|ge ['mɛŋə]
f -, -n

1) (= Quantum) amount, quantity

in Mengen zu — in quantities of

2) (inf) (= große Anzahl) lot, load (inf); (= Haufen) pile (inf), heap (inf)

eine Menge — a lot, lots (inf)

eine Menge Zeit/Häuser — a lot or lots (inf) of time/houses

jede Menge — masses pl (inf), loads pl (inf)

jede Menge Zeit/Geld — masses (inf) or loads (inf) of time/money

wir haben jede Menge getrunken — we drank an enormous amount, we drank a hell of a lot (inf)

es gab Wein jede Menge or jede Menge Wein — there was masses or loads of wine (inf)

eine ganze Menge — quite a lot

sie bildet sich eine Menge auf ihre Schönheit ein — she's incredibly conceited about her looks

Bücher in Mengen — any amount of books

See:

→ rau

3) (= Menschenmenge) crowd; (geh) (= Masse) mass; (= das Volk) people; (pej = Pöbel) mob

in der Menge untertauchen — to disappear into the crowd

4) (MATH) set

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die

1) (a number of things made, delivered etc, all at one time: a batch of bread; The letters were sent out in batches.) batch

2) (a large amount of: He's got bags of money.) bags of

3) (a very large number of people or things.) host

4) ((usually in plural with of) many, much or plenty: We've got heaps of time; I've done that heaps of times.) heap

5) (a great number or crowd: a multitude of reasons; multitudes of people.) multitude

6) (the size, weight, number etc of something, especially a large size etc: What quantity of paper do you need?; I buy these goods in quantity; a small quantity of cement; large quantities of tinned food.) quantity

7) (a crowd: Throngs of people gathered to see the queen.) throng

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Men·ge

<-, -n>

[ˈmɛŋə]

f

1. (bestimmtes Maß)

▪ eine bestimmte \Menge [einer S. gen] a certain amount [or quantity] [of sth]

eine gewisse \Menge enthalten to contain a certain amount [or quantity]

eine große \Menge Kies/Wasser a large amount of gravel/water

in ausreichender [o genügender] \Menge in sufficient quantities

2. (viel)

▪ eine \Menge [einer S. gen] a large amount [of sth]

eine \Menge Geld a lot of money

eine \Menge zu sehen a lot to see

eine ganze \Menge [einer S. gen] quite a lot [of sth]

eine ganze \Menge Geld/Glück a large amount [or great deal] of money/luck

in rauen [o großen] \Mengen in huge [or vast] quantities, by the ton

in \Mengen plenty of

Eissorten in \Mengen any amount of different sorts of ice cream

jede \Menge einer S. gen loads [or masses] [or tons] of sth fam

▪ eine \Menge an etw dat a lot of sth

3. (fam: viele)

▪ eine \Menge einer S. gen lots of sth fam

4. (Menschenmenge) crowd

5. MATH set

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die; Menge, Mengen

1) (Quantum) quantity; amount

die dreifache Menge — three times or triple the amount

2) (große Anzahl) large number; lot (coll.)

eine Menge Leute — a lot or lots pl. of people (coll.)

er weiß eine [ganze] Menge — (ugs.) he knows [quite] a lot (coll.) or a great deal

sie bildet sich eine Menge ein — (ugs.) she is very conceited

jede Menge Arbeit/Alkohol — usw. (ugs.) masses pl. or loads pl. of work/alcohol etc. (coll.); s. auch rauh 1. 8)

3) (MenschenMenge) crowd; throng

4) (Math.) set

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Menge f; -, -n

1. quantity; amount

2. (große Menge) lot (of); umg lots (of);

eine Menge Autos a lot (umg lots) of cars;

eine Menge zu essen a lot (umg lots) to eat;

… in Mengen … in abundance, plenty of …;

… in großen Mengen … in large quantities, large quantities of …; stärker: vast amounts of …; Menschen etc: a large number of …, crowds of …;

jede Menge Geld oder

Geld in rauen Mengen umg piles ( oder stacks oder heaps) of money;

Arbeit gibt es jede Menge there is any amount (oder umg masses) of work

3. (Menschenmenge) crowd;

mit der Menge laufen fig follow the crowd

4. MATH set

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die; Menge, Mengen

1) (Quantum) quantity; amount

die dreifache Menge — three times or triple the amount

2) (große Anzahl) large number; lot (coll.)

eine Menge Leute — a lot or lots pl. of people (coll.)

er weiß eine [ganze] Menge — (ugs.) he knows [quite] a lot (coll.) or a great deal

sie bildet sich eine Menge ein — (ugs.) she is very conceited

jede Menge Arbeit/Alkohol — usw. (ugs.) masses pl. or loads pl. of work/alcohol etc. (coll.); s. auch rauh 1. 8)

3) (MenschenMenge) crowd; throng

4) (Math.) set

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-n (Mathematik) f.

set n. -n f.

amount n.

assemblage n.

crowd n.

heap n.

host n.

lot n.

mass n.

(§ pl.: masses)

multitude n.

plenty n.

quantity n.

quantum n.

(§ pl.: quanta)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Menge
7 złom

m (G złomu) 1. sgt Techn. (surowiec wtórny) scrap; (metalowy) scrap metal
- złom żelazny/szklany scrap iron/glass

- skład złomu a scrap heap

- pójść na złom to go to the scrap heap

- oddać maszyny/statek na złom to scrap machines/a ship

- ta technologia nadaje się tylko na złom pot., przen. this technology can be only consigned a. relegated to the scrap heap

- stary jestem i nadaję się już tylko na złom pot., przen. I’m old and should be thrown to the dogs
2. sgt pot. (niesprawne urządzenia) junk pot.; (przestarzałe idee) scrap heap przen. 3. książk. (kawał) block, chunk
- ogromne złomy piaskowca huge blocks of sandstone

- złomy lodu na powierzchni jeziora blocks a. chunks of ice floating in the lake

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- mu; loc sg - mie; m

scrap (metal)

oddawać (oddać perf) coś na złom — to scrap sth

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złom

mi

1. (= odpadki metalowe) scrap (metal); oddawać coś na złom scrap sth; skup złomu scrap yard; złom metali kolorowych non-ferrous metal(s) scrap.

2. (= odłamany blok) detached block.

3. leśn., ogr. broken l. fallen branches; deadfall.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > złom
8 ...berg

m, im Subst.

1. allzu viele: huge number of; Arbeitslosenberg huge number ( oder mass) of unemployed

2. ein Haufen: huge pile of; Abfallberg huge pile ( oder heap) of rubbish; Bücherberg huge pile of books; Wäscheberg huge pile of washing (Am. auch laundry)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > ...berg
9 бездна

1) abyss
2) a huge number (of), a heap (of), lots (of)
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chasm

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1) abyss, chasm 2) a huge number, a heap, lots

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abysm

abyss

bathos

chasm

gulf

precipice

Новый русско-английский словарь > бездна
10 moles

mōles, is, f. [prob. for mog-les; root magh-; cf. magnus; Gr. mochthos, mogein, mogis; cf.: mochlos, molīri, molestus; Germ. Mühe], a shapeless, huge, heavy mass, huge bulk.
I.
Lit.
A.
In gen. ( poet.):
Chaos, rudis indigestaque moles,
Ov. M. 1, 7:
vastā se mole moventem Pastorem Polyphemum,
Verg. A. 3, 656:
taurus et ipsa mole piger,
Juv. 12, 12:
stetit aequore moles Pinea,
i. e. a fleet of large ships, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 19.—
B.
Esp.
1.
A mass, pile, a cliff or ridge of rock:
in mole sedens,
Ov. M. 2, 12; 13, 923.—
2.
A mass or pile of waves:
venti, tantas audetis tollere moles,
Verg. A. 1, 134; 5, 790.—
3.
A huge, massive structure, esp. of stone; a dam, pier, mole; a foundation, etc. (freq. and class.):
molem atque aggerem ab utrāque parte litoris jaciebat,
Caes. B. C. 1, 25:
moles oppositae fluctibus,
moles, Cic. Off. 2, 4, 14; cf. id. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 118:
aditus insulae muniti mirificis molibus,
id. Att. 4, 16, 13:
exstructa moles opere magnifico, incisaeque litterae, virtutis testes sempiternae,
a monument, id. Phil. 14, 12, 33:
moles propinqua nubibus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 10:
insanae substructionum moles,
huge buildings, piles, Cic. Mil. 31, 85; Hor. C. 3, 1, 34:
sepulcri moles,
i. e. a tomb, Luc. 8, 865:
molem aggeris ultra venire,
Juv. 16, 26.—
4.
A huge engine or machine, used at sieges:
velut celsam oppugnat qui molibus urbem,
Verg. A. 5, 439.—
5.
Warlike apparatus, munitions of war:
belli,
Tac. H. 1, 61:
non alias majore mole concursum,
with a greater mass, id. A. 2, 46.—
II.
Trop.
A.
Greatness, might, power, strength, great quantity, heap:
moles pugnae,
Liv. 26, 6:
molem invidiae austinere,
Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 23; cf.:
moles mali,
id. ib. 3, 7, 17: vis consili expers mole ruit suā, Hor. [p. 1158] C. 3, 4, 65:
rerum,
Suet. Aug. 84:
fortunae,
Tac. A. 15, 52:
Herculea,
Sil. 12, 143:
densā ad muros mole feruntur,
a vast crowd, immense body, Verg. A. 12, 575:
curarum,
multitude, crowd, Tac. A. 12, 66:
tantae corporum moles in fugam consternati sunt,
Liv. 38, 46, 4.—
B.
Difficulty, labor, trouble:
transveham naves haud magnā mole,
without great difficulty, Liv. 25, 11:
tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem,
so much labor did it cost, Verg. A. 1, 33:
Corbuloni plus molis adversus ignaviam militum, quam, etc.,
Tac. A. 13, 35.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > moles
11 massa

f mass

electronics earth

colloq una massa di cose da fare masses of things to do colloq

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massa s.f.

1 (quantità di materia) mass, body: una massa d'acqua, a body of water; massa d'aria, air mass; una massa di argilla, a mass of clay; si staccò una massa di neve, a mass of snow broke away; una massa di metallo fuso, a mass of molten metal // (pitt.) massa di luce, di ombra, mass of light, of shadow

2 (grande quantità, mucchio) heap, load, pile: una massa di libri, a heap of books; una massa di pietre, a heap of stones; una massa di sciocchezze, a load (o a lot of) nonsense; nel tuo compito c'era una massa di errori, there were lots (o a lot) of mistakes in your homework; ha una massa di lavoro arretrato, he has a load of work piled up; avere una massa di cose da fare, to have a load (o pile o lot) of things to do; la massa dei creditori, the general body of creditors // in massa, in bulk; produzione in massa, mass production; vendere in massa, to sell in bulk

3 (folla, popolo), mass; crowd, load: allo spettacolo accorse una gran massa, a huge crowd (o a mass of people) attended the show; la gran massa del pubblico, the great mass of the public; nella massa l'individuo tende a scomparire, in the mass the individual tends to disappear; le masse (popolari), the masses; le masse operaie, rurali, the working, rural masses; parlare alle masse, to speak to the masses // far massa, to crowd together // di massa, mass (attr.): cultura di massa, mass culture; scolarizzazione di massa, mass education; partito di massa, mass party; mezzi di comunicazione di massa, mass media // in massa, en masse; i manifestanti si sono riuniti in massa davanti al municipio, the demonstrators assembled en masse in front of the town hall; eravamo presenti in massa, we turned out en masse; si sollevarono in massa, they rose in a body; adunanza in massa, mass-meeting; accorrere in massa, to rush altogether; giudicare in massa, to sentence en masse; esecuzione in massa, mass-execution // (mil.): attacco in massa, mass-attack; leva in massa, general conscription

4 (fin., dir.) (fondi, sostanze): massa attiva, liquid assets; massa passiva, liabilities; massa monetaria, money supply (o stock); massa circolante, money in circulation // (dir.): massa fallimentare, bankruptcy assets; massa ereditaria, hereditament (o hereditary estate o legal assets) // (assicurazioni) massa debitoria (nell'avaria generale), contributory values

5 (fis.) mass: massa atomica, atomic mass; massa critica, critical mass; massa di riposo, rest mass; massa inerziale, inertial mass; massa isotopica, isotopic mass; centro di massa, centre of mass; difetto di massa, mass defect

6 (elettr.) earth, ground.

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['massa]
sostantivo femminile

1) (insieme) mass; (di acqua) body

massa continentale — landmass

massa d'aria — air mass

una massa di capelli — fig. a bush o mop of hair

2) (grande quantità) mass

la gente accorse in massa — people came in crowds

cultura, turismo di massa — mass culture, tourism

scena di massa — cinem. teatr. crowd o mob scene

3) (popolazione)

le -e operaie — the labouring masses

seguire la massa — to follow the crowd, to go o move with the crowd

4) fis. mass

5) el. earth BE, ground AE

mettere a massa — to earth BE, to ground AE

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massa

/'massa/

sostantivo f.

1 (insieme) mass; (di acqua) body; massa continentale landmass; massa d'aria air mass; una massa di capelli fig. a bush o mop of hair

2 (grande quantità) mass; la gente accorse in massa people came in crowds; cultura, turismo di massa mass culture, tourism; scena di massa cinem. teatr. crowd o mob scene

3 (popolazione) le -e operaie the labouring masses; seguire la massa to follow the crowd, to go o move with the crowd

4 fis. mass

5 el. earth BE, ground AE; mettere a massa to earth BE, to ground AE.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > massa
12 pile

pile [paɪl]

pile ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e)-(g) tas ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) fortune ⇒ 1 (c) édifice ⇒ 1 (d) pieu ⇒ 1 (g) poil ⇒ 1 (h) empiler ⇒ 2 entasser ⇒ 2

1 noun

(a) (neat stack) pile f; (heap) tas m;

∎ to put books/magazines in a pile empiler des livres/magazines;

∎ she left her clothes/records in a pile on the floor elle a laissé ses vêtements/disques en tas par terre;

∎ familiar figurative to be at the top/bottom of the pile être en haut/en bas de l'échelle^□

(b) (usu pl) familiar (large quantity) tas m ou mpl, masses fpl;

∎ to have piles of money avoir plein d'argent, être plein aux as;

∎ I've got piles of work to do j'ai un tas de boulot ou un boulot dingue

(c) familiar (fortune) fortune^□ f;

∎ he made his pile in the fur trade il a fait fortune dans le commerce de la fourrure;

∎ she must have made a pile out of that deal elle a dû gagner une fortune dans ce contrat

(d) (large building) édifice m;

∎ she owns a huge Jacobean pile in the country elle a un immense manoir du XVIIème siècle à la campagne

(e) (battery) pile f

(f) Nuclear

∎ (atomic) pile pile f, réacteur m (atomique)

(g) Building industry pieu m; (for bridge) pile f;

∎ built on piles sur pilotis

(h) (UNCOUNT) Textiles fibres fpl, poil m;

∎ a deep-pile carpet une moquette épaisse

2 transitive verb

(stack) empiler; (put in a heap) entasser;

∎ she piled her clothes neatly on the chair elle empila soigneusement ses habits sur la chaise;

∎ don't pile those records on top of one another n'empilez pas ces disques les uns sur les autres;

∎ she piled her clothes into the suitcase elle a mis tous ses habits pêle-mêle dans la valise;

∎ we piled the toys into the car on a entassé les jouets dans la voiture;

∎ the table was piled high with papers il y avait une grosse pile de papiers sur la table;

∎ he piled more coal on the fire il a remis du charbon dans le feu;

∎ he piled spaghetti onto his plate il a rempli son assiette de spaghettis;

∎ a plate piled with mashed potato une assiette remplie ou pleine de purée;

∎ she wears her hair piled high on her head ses cheveux sont ramenés en chignon au sommet de sa tête

3 intransitive verb

∎ familiar they piled into the car ils se sont entassés dans la voiture;

∎ they all piled off the bus ils sont tous descendus du bus en se bousculant^□ ;

∎ we piled up the stairs nous avons monté l'escalier en nous bousculant^□

►► Building industry pile driver sonnette f; familiar figurative (blow) coup m violent^□ ;

pile dwelling habitation f lacustre ou sur pilotis

➲ pile in intransitive verb

familiar (enter) entrer en se bousculant^□ ;

∎ they opened the doors and we all piled in ils ont ouvert les portes et nous nous sommes tous bousculés pour entrer;

∎ pile in! (into car) montez!^□, en voiture!^□ ;

∎ once the first punch was thrown we all piled in (joined the fight) après le premier coup de poing, on s'est tous lancés dans la bagarre^□

➲ pile into inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) (crash) rentrer dans^□ ;

∎ the two cars piled into each other les deux voitures se sont rentrées dedans ou se sont télescopées

(b) (attack → physically) rentrer dans^□, foncer dans^□ ; (→ verbally) rentrer dans^□, tomber sur^□

➲ pile off intransitive verb

familiar (from bus, train) descendre en se bousculant^□

➲ pile on familiar

1 separable transitive verb

(increase → suspense) faire durer^□ ; (→ pressure) faire monter^□ ;

∎ to pile on the agony forcer la dose, dramatiser (à l'excès)^□ ;

∎ to pile on the pounds grossir^□, prendre du poids^□ ;

∎ to pile it on (exaggerate) exagérer^□, en rajouter

2 intransitive verb

(onto bus, train) s'entasser, monter en s'entassant

➲ pile out intransitive verb

familiar (off bus, train) descendre en se bousculant^□ ; (from cinema, lecture hall) sortir en se bousculant^□

➲ pile up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (crash → cars) se rentrer dedans, se caramboler

(b) (accumulate → work, debts) s'accumuler, s'entasser; (→ washing, clouds) s'amonceler;

∎ work was piling up on her desk le travail s'amoncelait sur son bureau

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (stack) empiler; (put in a heap) entasser

(b) (accumulate → evidence, examples) accumuler

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > pile
13 body

noun

1) (of person) Körper, der; Leib, der (geh.); (of animal) Körper, der

enough to keep body and soul together — genug, um am Leben zu bleiben

2) (corpse) Leiche, die; Leichnam, der (geh.)

over my dead body! — nur über meine Leiche

3) (coll.): (person) Mensch, der; (woman also) Person, die

4) (group of persons) Gruppe, die; (having a particular function) Organ, das

government body — staatliche Einrichtung

5) (mass)

a huge body of water — große Wassermassen

6) (main portion) Hauptteil, der

7) (Motor Veh.) Karosserie, die; (Railw.) Aufbau, der

8) (collection) Sammlung, die

a body of knowledge — ein Wissensschatz

a body of facts — Tatsachenmaterial, das

9) (of wine) Körper, der

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['bodi] 1. plural - bodies; noun
1) (the whole frame of a man or animal including the bones and flesh: Athletes have to look after their bodies.) der Körper

2) (a dead person: The battlefield was covered with bodies.) die Leiche

3) (the main part of anything: the body of the hall.) der Hauptteil

4) (a mass: a huge body of evidence.) die Masse

5) (a group of persons acting as one: professional bodies.) die Körperschaft

•

- academic.ru/7890/bodily">bodily
2. adverb
(by the entire (physical) body: They lifted him bodily and carried him off.) ganz und gar

- bodyguard
- body language
- bodywork
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body

[ˈbɒdi, AM ˈbɑ:di]

n

1. (physical structure) Körper m, Leib m liter

she's just after his \body ( fig) ihr Interesse an ihm ist rein körperlich [o sexuell]

the \body of Christ der Leib Christi

\body and soul ganz und gar, mit Leib und Seele

she put \body and soul into her work sie hatte sich völlig ihrer Arbeit verschrieben

2. (trunk) Rumpf m

3. ( dated: person) Mensch m

how is a \body supposed to live in these conditions? wie soll jemand unter diesen Bedingungen leben?

she's a cheerful old \body sie ist ein fröhliches Haus fam

4. + sing/pl vb (organized group) Körperschaft f, Organisation f, Organ nt, Gremium nt, Komitee nt

advisory \body beratendes Gremium, beratender Ausschuss

controlling \body Aufsichtsgremium nt

governing \body Leitung f

legislative \body gesetzgebendes Organ

5. + sing/pl vb (group) Gruppe f

student \body Studentenschaft f

\body of opinion viele Menschen gleicher Meinung

in a \body gemeinsam

6. (quantity) Masse f, Menge f, Haufen m fam

a substantial \body of opinion opposes change es gibt eine große Gruppe, die einmütig gegen Veränderungen ist

\body of evidence/information Sammlung f von Beweis-/Informationsmaterial

7. (central part) Hauptteil m, Wesentliche(s) nt; of an army Kerntruppe f; of a church Hauptschiff nt; of a plane, ship Rumpf m; of a string instrument Schallkörper m

in the \body of the House BRIT (Parliament) im Plenum [des Parlaments]

8. AUTO Karosserie f

9. (corpse) Leiche f; (of an animal) Kadaver m, [Tier]leiche f

the dog's \body lay on the rubbish heap der tote Hund lag auf dem Abfallhaufen

10. (material object) Gegenstand m; SCI Körper m

celestial [or heavenly] \body Himmelskörper m

foreign \body Fremdkörper m

11. (substance, thickness) of hair Fülle f, Volumen nt; of paper Stärke f; of wine Gehalt m

to have a full \body wine vollmundig sein

12. (lake, sea)

\body of water Gewässer nt

13. FASHION Body m

14.

▶ over my dead \body nur über meine Leiche

▶ to keep \body and soul together Leib und Seele zusammenhalten

his wages are barely enough to keep \body and soul together sein Lohn ist zum Leben zu wenig und zum Sterben zu viel

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['bɒdɪ]
n

1) (of man, animal) Körper m; (of human also) Leib m (geh)

the body of Christ — der Leib des Herrn

just enough to keep body and soul together — gerade genug, um Leib und Seele zusammenzuhalten

she was committed, body and soul — sie war mit Leib und Seele bei der Sache

2) (= corpse) Leiche f, Leichnam m (geh) → dead

See:

→ dead

3) (= main part of structure of plane, ship) Rumpf m, Körper m; (of string instrument) Korpus m, Schallkörper m; (of church, speech, army also main body) Hauptteil m

the main body of his readers/the students — das Gros seiner Leser/der Studenten

in the body of the House ( Brit Parl ) — im Plenum

4) (= coachwork of car) Karosserie f

5) (= group of people) Gruppe f

the student body —

a body of troops — ein Truppenverband m

a great body of followers/readers — eine große Anhängerschaft/Leserschaft

a large body of people — eine große Menschenmenge

in a body — geschlossen

6) (= organization) Organ nt; (= committee) Gremium nt; (= corporation) Körperschaft f → corporate, politic

See:

→ corporate, politic

7)

(= quantity) a body of facts/evidence/data — Tatsachen-/Beweis-/Datenmaterial

a body of laws/legislation — ein Gesetzeskomplex m

a large body of water — eine große Wassermasse

8) (inf: person) Mensch m

9) (MATH, PHYS, CHEM) Körper m

10) (= substance, thickness of wine) Körper m; (of soup) Substanz f; (of paper, cloth) Festigkeit f, Stärke f

this conditioner will add body to your hair — diese Pflegespülung gibt Ihrem Haar mehr Volumen

11) Body m

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body [ˈbɒdı; US ˈbɑ-]

A s

1. Körper m, Leib m ( auch REL):

body and soul mit Leib und Seele;

keep body and soul together Leib und Seele zusammenhalten;

2. oft dead body Leiche f, Leichnam m:

over my dead body nur über meine Leiche

3. engS. Rumpf m, Leib m

4. Rumpf m, Haupt(bestand)teil m, Mittel-, Hauptstück n, Zentrum n, z. B.

a) (Schiffs-, Flugzeug) Rumpf m

b) MIL (Geschoss) Hülle f

c) Bauch m (einer Flasche etc)

d) MUS (Schall)Körper m, Resonanzkasten m

e) (Auto-, Wagen) Karosserie f

f) Hauptgebäude n

g) (Kirchen) Schiff n

h) MIL Hauptfestung f

5. MIL Truppenkörper m:

body of horse Kavallerieeinheit f;

body of men Trupp m, Abteilung f;

the main body das Gros

6. (die) große Masse, (das) Gros

7. (gegliedertes) Ganzes, Gesamtheit f, System n:

in a ( oder one) body zusammen, geschlossen;

body corporate

a) juristische Person, Körperschaft f,

b) Gemeinwesen n, Gemeinde f;

body of facts Tatsachenmaterial n;

body of history Geschichtswerk n;

body of laws Kodex m, Gesetz(es)sammlung f;

body politic

a) juristische Person,

b) organisierte Gesellschaft,

c) Staat(skörper) m

8. Körper(schaft) m(f), Gesellschaft f, Gruppe f, Organ n, Gremium n:

body of judges Richterkollegium n; → administrative, diplomatic A 1, governing 2

9. fig Kern m, eigentlicher Inhalt, Substanz f, (das) Wesentliche (einer Rede etc)

10. Hauptteil m, Text(teil) m (einer Annonce etc)

11. PHYS (dreidimensionaler) Körper, Masse f (Menge)

12. CHEM Substanz f, Stoff m

13. ANAT Körper m, Stamm m:

body of the uterus Gebärmutterkörper

14. GEOG etc Masse f:

body of water Gewässer n;

body of cold air kalte Luftmasse

15. fig Körper m, Gehalt m (von Wein), Stärke f (von Papier etc), Deckfähigkeit f (von Farbe), Dichtigkeit f, Güte f (von Gewebe etc), (Klang)Fülle f

16. umg Person f, Mensch m:

a curious (old) body ein komischer (alter) Kauz;

not a (single) body keine Menschenseele

17. Töpferei: Tonmasse f

18. ELEK Isolier-, Halteteil m

B v/t meist body forth verkörpern:

a) versinnbildlichen

b) darstellen

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noun

1) (of person) Körper, der; Leib, der (geh.); (of animal) Körper, der

enough to keep body and soul together — genug, um am Leben zu bleiben

2) (corpse) Leiche, die; Leichnam, der (geh.)

over my dead body! — nur über meine Leiche

3) (coll.): (person) Mensch, der; (woman also) Person, die

4) (group of persons) Gruppe, die; (having a particular function) Organ, das

government body — staatliche Einrichtung

5) (mass)

a huge body of water — große Wassermassen

6) (main portion) Hauptteil, der

7) (Motor Veh.) Karosserie, die; (Railw.) Aufbau, der

8) (collection) Sammlung, die

a body of knowledge — ein Wissensschatz

a body of facts — Tatsachenmaterial, das

9) (of wine) Körper, der

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(car) n.

Karosserie -n f. n.

Körper - m.

Leib -er m.

Leiche -n f.

Leichnam -e m.

Rumpf -e m.

English-german dictionary > body
14 pile

I 1. noun
1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) stabel, bunke, haug

2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) formue; haugevis med
2. verb
(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) stable, dynge

- pile-up
- pile up II
(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) påle, pæl

- pile-driver
III noun
(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) lo

bunke
--------
dynge
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haug
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hop
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påle

I
subst. \/paɪl\/

1) stabel, bunke, haug, såte

• a pile of books

en stabel (med) bøker

2) (hverdagslig, om mengde eller nummer) bunke, mengde, masse, haug

• I have a pile of work to do

jeg har masse arbeid å gjøre

3) (stort) bygningskompleks, stor bygning, høy bygning

4) formue, mye penger, store penger

• she's got a pile

hun har en formue

5) likbål

6) ( elektronikk) element, batteri

7) (fysikk, gammeldags) reaktor

• they demonstrated against the atomic pile

de demonstrerte mot atomreaktoren

8) ( på mynt) bakside, revers

9) (gammeldags, kull) mile

10) (mekanikk, metall) pakett

make a\/one's pile tjene store penger, tjene masse penger, håve inn penger, tjene en formue

• he made a pile on horses

han tjente en formue på hester
II
subst. \/paɪl\/

1) ( på dyr) hår, bunnhår, pels, dun, ull

2) ( på tøy e.l.) lo
III
subst. \/paɪl\/

1) påle, pæl, søyle

2) ( på gress) blad

3) ( heraldikk) spiss, kile
IV
verb \/paɪl\/

1) stable, legge i en haug

2) lasse på, laste, lesse

• he piled a cart

• pile more wood on, please

kan du legge på mer ved?

3) overfylle, belesse, proppe full

• add a piled spoonful of sugar

4) samle seg, hope seg opp

5) velle, presse seg

• a huge crowd piled onto the bus

6) (mekanikk, metall) pakettere

pile arms ( militærvesen) koble geværer, sette geværer sammen (i pyramide)

be piled with være (over)lesset med

pile into ( om bil) kjøre inn i, kollidere med

pile it on legge på, overdrive, smøre for tykt på

pile on the agony ( hverdagslig) beskrive\/gjøre en trist situasjon enda tristere

pile up stable opp hope seg opp, samles (sjøfart, hverdagslig) gå på grunn, strande

English-Norwegian dictionary > pile
15 бездна

ж.
1. abyss, chasm

2. (рд.) разг. ( множество) a huge number (of), a heap (of)

бездна дел — a thousand and one things to see to

бездна неприятностей — a heap / sea of trouble

♢ бездна премудрости шутл. — wisdom infinite

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > бездна
16 mōns

mōns montis, m [2 MAN-], a mountain, mount, range of mountains: altitudine montium defendi: altissimi, Cs.: praeceps, S.: summus, mountain-top, Cs.: radices montis, foot, Cs.: iniquus, steep, O.—Prov.: Parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus, great cry and little wool, H. — A mountain, mass, heap: aquarum, V.: Fertur in abruptum mons, mass of rock, V.: mons in Tusculani monte, i. e. a lofty, splendid building near Tusculum: scrobibus concedere montīs, hillocks, V.: eversum fudit super agmina montem, load of stones, Iu.—Prov.: montīs auri polliceri, i. e. extravagant promises, T.: maria montīsque polliceri, S.
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montis N M

mountain; huge rock; towering heap

Latin-English dictionary > mōns
17 бездна

ж.

1) ( пропасть) abyss, chasm [k-]

2) разг. (рд.; множество) a huge number (of), a heap (of)

бе́здна дел — a thousand and one things to see to

бе́здна неприя́тностей — a heap / sea of trouble

••

бе́здна прему́дрости шутл. — wisdom infinite

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > бездна
18 громада

жен. mass, bulk;
heap

громад|а - ж. mass, bulk;
enormous thing;
серые ~ы незаконченных построек the huge grey shapes of unfinished buildings;
~ный huge, enormous, vast, immense;
~ное здание enormous building;
~ное значение immense significance.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > громада
19 pile up

(to make or become a pile; to accumulate: He piled up the earth at the end of the garden; The rubbish piled up in the kitchen.) amontonarse, acumularse

pile up

v.

• amontonar v.

• apilar v.

1) v + adv ( accumulate) amontonarse, acumularse

2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( form into pile) \<\<books/boxes\>\> apilar, amontonar

b) ( collect) \<\<fortune\>\> amasar; \<\<sum\>\> juntar, reunir*

they piled up huge debts — se llenaron de deudas

1. VI + ADV

1) (=accumulate) [work] amontonarse, acumularse

black clouds were piling up on the horizon — el horizonte se estaba cargando or se llenaba de nubes negras

2) (=crash) [vehicle] estrellarse, chocar; [vehicles] estrellarse en cadena, chocar en cadena

2. VT + ADV

1) (=put in heap) [+ books, clothes] apilar, amontonar

2) (=accumulate) [+ possessions] acumular; [+ debts] acumular, llenarse de

* * *

1) v + adv ( accumulate) amontonarse, acumularse

2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) ( form into pile) \<\<books/boxes\>\> apilar, amontonar

b) ( collect) \<\<fortune\>\> amasar; \<\<sum\>\> juntar, reunir*

they piled up huge debts — se llenaron de deudas

English-spanish dictionary > pile up
20 бездна

жен.
1) abyss, chasm адская бездна ≈ hellhole
2) (кого-л./чего-л.;
разг.;
множество) a huge number (of), a heap (of), lots (of) бездна дел бездна неприятностей бездна премудрости

ж.
1. abyss, chasm;

2. в знач. сказ. безл. (рд.) разг. (множество) heaps (of), any amount (of) ;
у него ~ дел he is up to his neck in work;
~ премудрости шутл. a mine of information, wisdom infinite;
~ хлопот sea of troubles.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > бездна

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