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1 ♦ floor

♦ floor /flɔ:(r)/
n.

1 pavimento: the kitchen floor, il pavimento della cucina; wooden floor, pavimento di assi, assito; impiantito; brick floor, pavimento di mattoni; mattonato; carpeted [tiled] floor, pavimento con moquette [a piastrelle]; (edil.) to install (o to lay) a floor, posare un pavimento; on the (bare) floor, sul (nudo) pavimento; per terra; to fall to the floor, cadere sul pavimento (o a, per terra); to crash to the floor, cadere a terra con fracasso; to mop the floor, passare lo straccio ( sul pavimento)

2 piano ( d'edificio): ground floor, pianterreno; first floor, (GB) primo piano; ( USA) pianterreno; second floor, (GB) secondo piano; ( USA) primo piano; the top floor, l'ultimo piano, il piano più alto; the upper floors, i piani superiori; a third-floor flat, un appartamento al terzo piano

3 fondo; parte più bassa: the ocean floor, il fondo dell'oceano; sea floor, fondo marino

4 base; fondamento: the floor of a bridge, la base d'un ponte

5 (= dance floor) pista da ballo: to take the floor, scendere in pista; cominciare a ballare

6 (polit.: in un'assemblea legislativa) – the floor, i banchi (pl.) dei deputati; (estens.) l'assemblea

7 (in un'assemblea, ecc.) – the floor, il pubblico; i partecipanti (pl.): questions from the floor, domande del pubblico; DIALOGO → - In a meeting- I'll take any questions from the floor once the presentation is over, risponderò a tutte le domande dei partecipanti al termine della presentazione

8 – the floor, facoltà di parlare ( in un'assemblea); parola: to have the floor, avere la parola; The floor is yours, a lei la parola

9 (ind.) reparto; officina; (in un negozio, ecc.) area di vendita: on the floor, nell'officina; nei reparti; a contatto col pubblico (o con i clienti)

10 ( Borsa, = trading floor) sala delle contrattazioni; (stor.) recinto delle grida; corbeille (franc.): floor broker, (stor.) procuratore alle grida; intermediario di Borsa

11 (fin., comm.) livello minimo; quotazione minima: wage floor, livello salariale minimo; price floor, livello minimo di prezzo; prezzo minimo

12 (naut.) pagliolo; platea; madiere

13 ( boxe) tappeto ( del ring)

14 ( basket) parquet

● floor beam, (edil.) trave portante; (costr. ponti) trave di controvento □ floor cloth, (GB) strofinaccio per pavimenti; ( USA) tappeto leggero (di tela olona, ecc.) □ floor covering, rivestimento per pavimenti □ ( Borsa) floor dealer = floor trader ► sotto □ ( ginnastica) floor exercise, esercizio a terra; esercizio a ‘corpo libero’ □ ( sport, fam. USA) floor hockey, hockey giocato al chiuso □ ( USA) floor lamp, lampada a stelo □ (edil.) floor-layer, pavimentista □ (polit., USA) floor leader, capogruppo parlamentare □ floor manager, (TV) direttore di scena; direttore artistico; (comm.) caporeparto; (teatr., ecc., USA) direttore di sala □ floor plan, pianta ( di un piano di casa) □ floor polish, cera da pavimenti □ floor-polisher, lucidatrice (elettrica) per pavimenti; spandicera □ (comm.) floor price, prezzo minimo □ (edil.) floor resurfacing, rifacimento dei pavimenti □ floor safe, cassaforte fissata al pavimento □ (edil.) floor sanding and polishing, levigatura dei pavimenti □ floor show, spettacolo di varietà ( in un night-club, ecc.) □ floor space, superficie utilizzabile ( di appartamento); spazio ( utile) □ (ind. costr.) floor system, impalcato □ ( USA) floor-through, appartamento che occupa un intero piano □ (edil.) floor tile, piastrella per pavimenti □ (edil.) floor tiling, pavimentazione a mattonelle □ ( Borsa) floor trader, operatore di Borsa ( per conto proprio) □ (polit., GB) to cross the floor, passare all'opposizione (o dalla parte del governo); votare con il partito avverso □ (fig.) to fall through the floor, crollare □ from floor to ceiling, dal pavimento al soffitto; da cima a fondo □ (fig.) to hold the floor, parlare senza essere interrotto; tenere banco □ to take the floor, scendere sulla pista da ballo; cominciare a ballare; ( anche) alzarsi a parlare (in un'assemblea, in un dibattito) □ (fam.) to wipe the floor with sb., annientare, schiacciare, travolgere q. (in una discussione, ecc.).
(to) floor /flɔ:(r)/
v. t.

1 pavimentare; ammattonare

2 gettare a terra; atterrare (spec. con un pugno); ( boxe) mettere (o mandare) al tappeto

3 confondere; lasciare muto, senza parola; ridurre al silenzio: The next question floored him, la domanda successiva lo lasciò muto

4 (fig.) battere; sconfiggere; stendere (fam.)

5 (fam., autom.) schiacciare a fondo ( un pedale); pigiare su: to floor the accelerator (o to floor it) schiacciare a fondo l'acceleratore; andare a tavoletta (fam.).

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ floor
2 floor

1. перекрытие

floor arch — свод перекрытия

floor beam — балка перекрытия

floor slab — плита перекрытия

rib floor — ребристое перекрытие

floor fill — засыпка в перекрытии

2. этаж

floor above grade — междуэтажное перекрытие над первым и последующим этажами

floor at entrance level — пол на уровне входа

floor of hollow construction — пустотелое перекрытие

acceptable floor — покрытие пола, удовлетворяющее требованиям технических условий; приемлемое покрытие пола

Ackerman ribbed floor — ребристое перекрытие с заполнением керамическими блоками

apparatus floor — технический этаж

attic floor — чердачный этаж

basement floor — подвальное перекрытие; подвальный этаж

beam floor — балочное перекрытие

beam-and-block floor — перекрытие из балок с заполнением межбалочного пространства блоками

beam-and-girder floor — перекрытие с балочной клеткой

beam-and-slab floor — железобетонное балочное перекрытие, ребристое железобетонное перекрытие

beamless floor — безбалочное перекрытие

bedroom floor — этаж с гостиничными номерами ; спальный этаж

bridging floor — балочное перекрытие

ceiling floor — несущий каркас подвесного потолка

cellular-steel floor — перекрытие из тонколистового стального настила с каналами замкнутого профиля и верхней монолитной бетонной плиты

cement-wood floor — пол из арболита; покрытие пола из арболита

clinker floor — клинкерный пол

composite floor — перекрытие из стекложелезобетонных плит

composition floor — бесшовный пол

concrete floor on grade — бетонный пол на грунтовом основании

concrete-arch floor — перекрытие из стальных балок и железобетонных плит между ними

concrete pan floor — перекрытие из стальных главных балок и кессонных плит между ними

counter floor — чёрный пол

double floor — междуэтажное перекрытие с перекрёстными балками

false floor — фальшпол

filler-joist floor — перекрытие с межбалочным заполнением из пустотелых блоков

finish floor — чистый пол

first floor — второй этаж

scale floor — весовой этаж

street floor — первый этаж

upper floor — верхний этаж

purifier floor — веечный этаж

3. брит. этаж над цокольным этажом, второй этаж

rise of floor — подъем днища над основной плоскостью

split floor level — планировка этажа в двух уровнях

elevator head floor — этаж головок норий элеватора

to gain the top floor — подняться на верхний этаж

floor height — высота этажа; высота перекрытия

4. амер. этаж на уровне нулевой отметки, первый этаж

flatslab floor — безбалочное перекрытие

floating floor — плавающий пол

framed floor — перекрытие со сложной балочной клеткой

ground floor — цокольный этаж, первый этаж

heavily loaded floor — перекрытие, несущее тяжёлую нагрузку

heavy duty floor — пол, подвергаемый воздействию тяжёлых эксплуатационных нагрузок

hollow block floor

industrial floor — пол производственного помещения

relaxation of pelvic floor — растяжение тазового дна

sea floor material — материал грунта морского дна

zero floor limit — нулевой авторизационный лимит

below the third floor — ниже четвёртого этажа

quarry floor grade — уровень подошвы карьера

5. балочное перекрытие

hung floor construction — подвесное междуэтажное перекрытие

floor loading capability — несущая способность перекрытия

structural floor plan — чертёж конструкции перекрытия

metal-deck floor — перекрытие с металлическим настилом

girderless floor construction — безбалочное перекрытие

6. пол, укладываемый по лагам или балкам

kitchen floor — этаж, где размещён пищеблок

mushroom floor — безбалочное железобетонное перекрытие

nonslip floor — нескользкий пол

Omnia floor — сборно-монолитное железобетонное перекрытие «Омниа»

one-way floor — железобетонное плитное перекрытие, армированное в одном направлении

open floor — балочное перекрытие с открытыми снизу балками

open timber floor — балочное перекрытие с открытыми снизу деревянными балками

open-web joist floor — перекрытие из лёгких стальных сквозных прогонов и верхней железобетонной плиты

pan floor — кессонное перекрытие

parquet floor — паркетный пол

post-tensioned floor — предварительно напряжённое перекрытие

pot floor — ребристое перекрытие с заполнением керамическими пустотелыми блоками

precast beam-and-filler floor — железобетонное перекрытие из сборных балок и сборных элементов заполнения

precast concrete floor — сборное железобетонное перекрытие

production floor — производственный этаж

raised floor — фальшпол

ribbed floor — ребристое перекрытие

rough floor — чёрный пол

second floor — второй этаж

self-leveling floor — наливной пол

shallow floor — перекрытие незначительной толщины

single floor — балочное перекрытие

site-precast floor — сборное железобетонное перекрытие

skip joist system floor — ребристое железобетонное перекрытие со значительными интервалами между рёбрами

slab floor — перекрытие из плит

slab and beam floor — ребристое перекрытие

slab-on-grade floor — бетонный пол на грунтовом основании

slippery floor — скользкий пол

slip-resistant floor — нескользкий пол

floor area light — подсветка пола салона

floor enamel — эмалевая краска для полов

floor line — отметка уровня чистого пола

floor screed — чистый пол; стяжка (пола)

pouring floor — пол разливочного пролета

7. монолитное безбалочное железобетонное перекрытие

floor structure — конструкция междуэтажного перекрытия

flat suspended floor slab — подвесная плита перекрытия

reinforced concrete floor — железобетонное перекрытие

armoured concrete floor — железобетонное перекрытие

two-course floor — двухслойное бетонное перекрытие

8. монолитный бетонный пол на грунтовом основании

solid panel floor

two-course floor construction — двухслойная конструкция пола

to pick up a shilling off the floor — поднять с пола шиллинг

to spread a carpet on the floor — расстелить ковёр на полу

to set up a picture on the floor — поставить картину на пол

I felt the floor trembling — я почувствовал, что пол дрожит

9. сборное железобетонное перекрытие из сплошных плит

inserted floor — междуэтажное перекрытие

flat plate floor — безбалочное перекрытие

floor plate — металлическая плита настила

girderless floor — безбалочное перекрытие

tile floor — настил из керамической плитки

10. пол из сборных сплошных бетонных плит

sparkproof floor — пол, не создающий искры

squeak-free floor — нескрипучий деревянный пол

steel grating floor — стальной решётчатый настил

terrazzo floor — бетонно-мозаичный пол

turbine floor — пол машинного зала ГЭС

to strike the floor — удариться об пол

floor display — выкладка товаров на полку

floor felt — облицовочный картон для пола

11. деревянное основание пола; чёрный пол

two-level floor — пол на двух уровнях

cabin floor area — площадь пола кабины

floor dip — поднимание на руках с пола

floor strength — прочность пола хранилища

floor wearing surface — верхний слой пола

12. бетонное основание пола

superflat floor — пол высокой степени ровности

suspended floor — перекрытие без промежуточных опор в пролёте

timber floor — деревянный пол; деревянное перекрытие

top floor — верхний этаж

floor load rating — допустимая нагрузка на пол хранилища

to spatter the floor with grease — забрызгать пол жиром

to bestrew the floor with papers — устлать пол газетами

the water splashed on the floor — вода брызгала на пол

the floor was running with water — пол был залит водой

13. типовой этаж

displaced floor — выступающий этаж

leg head floor — этаж головок норий

the uppermost floor — верхний этаж

gross floor area — общая площадь этажа

ground floor plan — план первого этажа

14. типовое железобетонное перекрытие

upper floors — верхние этажи

upstream floor — понур

brick arch floor — перекрытие на кирпичных сводах

attic joist floor — чердачные балочные перекрытия

floor component — элемент конструкции перекрытия

precast floor stab — сборная плита перекрытия

floor shuttering — опалубка плиты перекрытия

English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > floor
3 floor

flo:
1. noun
1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) suelo

2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) piso, planta

2. verb
1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) solar, entarimar

2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) derribar, tumbar

•

- be floored
- - floored
- floorboard
- flooring

floor n

1. suelo

there were carpets on the floor había alfombras en el suelo

2. planta / piso

my flat is on the fourth floor mi casa está en el cuarto piso

floor

tr[flɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (surface) suelo

2 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL fondo

3 (storey) piso, planta

4 (dance) pista

transitive verb

1 (provide with floor) solar, entarimar ( with, de)

2 (knock down) derribar, tumbar

3 figurative use (confuse, defeat) apabullar, desconcertar, dejar perplejo,-a

noun the floor

1 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL la sala, el hemiciclo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to have the floor tener la palabra

to hold the floor tener la palabra durante mucho rato

to take the floor (get up to speak) tomar la palabra, hacer uso de la palabra 2 (get up to dance) salir a bailar

to wipe the floor with somebody hacer morder polvo a alguien

floor show espectáculo de cabaret

floor ['flor] vt

1) : solar, poner suelo a (una casa o una sala)

2) knock down: derribar, echar al suelo

3) nonplus: desconcertar, confundir, dejar perplejo

floor n

1) : suelo m, piso m

dance floor: pista de baile

2) story: piso m, planta f

ground floor: planta baja

second floor: primer piso

3) : mínimo m (de sueldos, precios, etc.)

floor

n.

• piso (Arquitectura) s.m.

• planta s.f.

• suelo s.m.

v.

• derribar v.

• entablar v.

• entarimar v.

• revolcar v.

• solar v.

I flɔːr, flɔː(r)
noun

1)

a) (of room, vehicle) suelo m, piso m (AmL)

to wipe up o (BrE) wipe the floor with somebody — hacer* trizas a alguien

b) ( for dancing) pista f (de baile)

to take the floor — salir* a bailar or a la pista

c) (of ocean, valley, forest) fondo m

2) ( storey) piso m

we live on the first/second floor — (AmE) vivimos en la planta baja/el primer piso or (Chi) en el primer/segundo piso; (BrE) vivimos en el primer/segundo piso or (Chi) en el segundo/tercer piso

3) the floor

a) ( of debating chamber) el hemiciclo, la sala

to gain/have the floor — obtener*/tener* (el uso de) la palabra

b) ( audience at debate)

a question from the floor — una pregunta de uno de los asistentes

c) ( of stock exchange) el parqué or parquet

4) (for wages, prices) ( Econ) mínimo m

II

transitive verb

1) ( Const)

the room is floored with parquet — el suelo de la habitación es de or está recubierto de parquet

2)

a) ( knock down) derribar, tirar al suelo

b) ( nonplus) (colloq) \<\<news\>\> dejar helado or de una pieza (fam)

[flɔː(r)]
1. N

1) (gen) suelo m ; [of room] suelo m, piso m (LAm); [of sea] fondo m ; (=dance floor) pista f

a tiled floor — un suelo embaldosado

the Floor — (St Ex) el parqué

• to cross the floor (of the House) — cambiar de adscripción política

• to have the floor — [speaker] tener la palabra

• to hold the floor — hacer uso de la palabra

• to take the floor — [dancer] salir a bailar

- wipe the floor with sb

2) (=storey)

a) (Brit) piso m

• the first floor — el primer piso

• the ground floor — la planta baja

• the second floor — el segundo piso

• the top floor — el último piso

b) (US) piso m

• the first floor — la planta baja

• the second floor — el primer piso

• the top floor — el último piso

2. VT

1) [+ room] solar ( with de)

2) * (=knock down) [+ opponent] derribar

3) * (=baffle, silence) dejar sin respuesta

4) (US) (Aut) [+ accelerator] pisar

3.

CPD

floor area N — superficie f total

floor cloth N — bayeta f

floor covering N — tapiz m para el suelo

floor cushion N — cojín m de suelo

floor exercise N — (Gymnastics) ejercicio m de suelo

floor lamp N — lámpara f de pie

floor manager N — (in department store) jefe(-a) m / f de sección; (Cine, TV) jefe(-a) m / f de plató

floor plan N — plano m, planta f

floor polish N — cera f para suelos

floor polisher N — enceradora f

floor show N — cabaret m

floor space N — espacio m

* * *

I [flɔːr, flɔː(r)]
noun

1)

a) (of room, vehicle) suelo m, piso m (AmL)

to wipe up o (BrE) wipe the floor with somebody — hacer* trizas a alguien

b) ( for dancing) pista f (de baile)

to take the floor — salir* a bailar or a la pista

c) (of ocean, valley, forest) fondo m

2) ( storey) piso m

we live on the first/second floor — (AmE) vivimos en la planta baja/el primer piso or (Chi) en el primer/segundo piso; (BrE) vivimos en el primer/segundo piso or (Chi) en el segundo/tercer piso

3) the floor

a) ( of debating chamber) el hemiciclo, la sala

to gain/have the floor — obtener*/tener* (el uso de) la palabra

b) ( audience at debate)

a question from the floor — una pregunta de uno de los asistentes

c) ( of stock exchange) el parqué or parquet

4) (for wages, prices) ( Econ) mínimo m

II

transitive verb

1) ( Const)

the room is floored with parquet — el suelo de la habitación es de or está recubierto de parquet

2)

a) ( knock down) derribar, tirar al suelo

b) ( nonplus) (colloq) \<\<news\>\> dejar helado or de una pieza (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > floor
4 floor

1. n пол; настил; перекрытие; помост

dirt floor — земляной пол

parqueted floor — паркетный пол

floor felt — облицовочный картон для пола

floor plate — металлическая плита настила

floor strength — прочность пола хранилища

floor wearing surface — верхний слой пола

girderless floor — безбалочное перекрытие

2. n дно

deep-sea floor — абиссаль; ложе океана

tilting floor — поворотное дно

rise in floor — подъем дна дока

double bottom floor — флор двойного дна

sea floor material — материал грунта морского дна

relaxation of pelvic floor — растяжение тазового дна

3. n почва; подошва

seam floor — почва пласта

soft floor — слабая почва

floor mold — форма в почве

floor swelling — вздутие почвы

floor sliding — сползание почвы

4. n гумно, ток

growing floor — растильный ток

malting floor — растильный ток солодовни

malt-house floor — растильный ток солодовни

floor plow — плужок для ворошения солода на току

5. n мор. флот

6. n проф. кино съёмочный павильон, киноателье

7. n производственная площадь; цех

offal floor — цех обработки субпродуктов

floor space saving — экономия на площадях

production floor — производственный участок

graphic floor chart — план площади хранилища

shop floor — цех; производственное помещение

8. n торговый или выставочный зал

turbine floor — пол машинного зала ГЭС

on floor market — торговля в зале биржи

the floor swam in blood — пол был залит кровью

floor duct — напольный или подпольный воздуховод

the floor was running with water — пол был залит водой

9. n место в ресторане, отведённое под танцы; танцевальный зал в клубе

to take the floor — пойти танцевать

plant floor computer — ЭВМ в цехе, цеховая ЭВМ

floor sample — товар, потерявший товарный вид

checker floor — под регенератора

sloping floor — наклонный под

moving floor — движущийся под

10. a минимальный, самый низкий

floor wage — минимальная зарплата; установленный минимум зарплаты

floor price — минимальная цена

floor amount — минимальное количество

price floor — минимальный уровень цен

below the third floor — ниже четвёртого этажа

11. v настилать пол

two-course floor construction — двухслойная конструкция пола

to pick up a shilling off the floor — поднять с пола шиллинг

to spread a carpet on the floor — расстелить ковёр на полу

to set up a picture on the floor — поставить картину на пол

I felt the floor trembling — я почувствовал, что пол дрожит

12. v повалить на пол; сбить с ног

to floor a man in a boxing match — послать в нокдаун

toe of foot touching the floor behind — нога назад на носок

slab-on-grade floor — бетонный пол на грунтовом основании

floor load rating — допустимая нагрузка на пол хранилища

to spatter the floor with grease — забрызгать пол жиром

to bestrew the floor with papers — устлать пол газетами

13. v разг. одолеть; справиться

to floor a question — суметь правильно ответить на вопрос, справиться с вопросом

14. v разг. смутить, поставить в тупик; заставить замолчать

the argument floored him completely — этот довод сразил его окончательно

all his belongings were lying about the floor — все его вещи были разбросаны по полу

15. v посадить на место

rise of floor — подъем днища над основной плоскостью

16. v рассыпать по полу; поставить, положить на пол; расстилать по полу

to slobber water over the floor — разлить воду на полу

the water splashed on the floor — вода брызгала на пол

safe floor load — допустимая нагрузка на пол хранилища

laying palms flat on the floor — касание пола ладонями

to sprinkle the floor with sand — посыпать пол песком

17. v разг. закончить

18. v авт. разг. жать на педаль, гнать машину

floor level press — одноярусная печатная машина

floor grinder — паркетношлифовальная машина

Синонимический ряд:

1. bottom surface of any room (noun) bottom surface of any room; carpet; deck; floorboards; ground; parterre; planking; rug; vinyl flooring

2. story in a building (noun) basement; downstairs; ground floor; landing; loft; stage; story; story in a building; upper story

3. fell (verb) bowl down; bring down; cut down; deck; down; drop; fell; flatten; ground; knock down; knock over; lay low; level; mow down; prostrate; throw; throw down; tumble

4. stagger (verb) boggle; bowl over; dumbfound; flabbergast; stagger

English-Russian base dictionary > floor
5 floor

flo: 1. noun
1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) gulv, bunn

2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) etasje
2. verb
1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) legge gulv

2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) slå ut

•

- be floored
- - floored
- floorboard
- flooring

etasje
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golv

I
subst. \/flɔː\/

1) gulv

2) etasje

3) bunn (av sjø, hule, gruve)

4) (sjøfart, hverdagslig) dørk

5) flat mark, bakke, grunn

6) ( tømrerfag) etasjeskiller

7) minimumsgrense, minste-

• set floor wages

fastsette minstelønn

cross the floor gå over til motstanderne (i en debatt), stemme på motpartens forslag

the first floor ( britisk) andre etasje ( amerikansk) første etasje

the floor lovgivende forsamling, møtesal

from the floor ( under debatt) fra publikum, fra salen

get\/have the floor få\/ha ordet

go through the floor ( om priser) falle, synke

ground floor se ➢ ground floor

price floor se ➢ price, 1

take the floor starte dansen, danse ut ta ordet

wage floor minstelønn

wipe the floor with ( hverdagslig) slå sønder og sammen
II
verb \/flɔː\/

1) legge gulv i, legge gulv på

2) slå over ende, slå i gulvet

3) ( overført) forvirre, slå ut

floored gulvlagt

• the bathroom was floored with tiles

badegulvet var flislagt

( overført) overrasket, slått ut

• she was completely floored when she heard the news

nyheten slo henne helt ut

English-Norwegian dictionary > floor
6 flat

Adj

1. समतल

This building has a flat roof.

2. बिना\flatउतार\flatचढ़ाववाला

He was speaking in a dull flat voice.

3. मंद

The share market has been flat for quite sometime.

4. एक समान

The contractor is charging a flat rate for supply of labour.

5. संगीत का एक नोट

This symphony has prelude in E - minor.

6. पुराना हुआ पेय

This soda has become flat due to long storage.

7. पंक्चर हुआ

He had a flat tyre on way to office.

8. खराब होना

His car could not start as the battery was flat.

9. बिना घुमाव का होना

He could not be selected for the army as he had flat feet.

10. फीका

The restaurant serves rather flat food.
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Adv

1. गिरा देना

Due to floods, all huts near the river were razed flat to the ground.

2. सीधा रखना

Keep the furniture flat aginst the wall.

3. बिना\flatउतार\flatचढ़ाव\flatके

The singer sang all songs in a flat voice.

4. अनुमानित

I will be able to complete this work in two days flat.
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N

1. घर

He lives in a flat on the third floor.

2. समतल भाग

He slapped him with flat of his hand.

3. समुद्र किनारे का समतल भाग

Salt flats are located on flat areas near sea shores.

English-Hindi dictionary > flat
7 flat

adj. (-tter, -ttest) 1. хавтгай. 2. тэгш, мөлгөр, гөлгөр. 3. шалчийсан, хий нь гарсан. 4. цэнэггүй болсон, дууссан (зай). 5. сул, үлбэгэр, амт нь гарсан. 6. уйтгартай, зэхий даасан. 7. хөггүй (хөгжим). 8. шууд, эрс, тас түс. n. 1. орон сууц. They're renting a furnished \flat on the third floor. Тэд, гурван давхарт тавилгатай сууц хөлслөн сууж байна. 2. the \flat (of sth) хавтгай. 3. тэгш газар. 4. mus. бемоль. adv. 1. тэрийн, хавтгайгаараа. 2. тэнийлгэн, дэлгэн. 3. яг, илүү ч дутуугүй. flat broke сохор зоосгүй, улаан мөнгөгүй. flat out хар эрчээрээ, хамаг хурдаараа. flat-footed adj. 1. хавтгай хөлтэй. 2. удаан, болхи. 3. молхи, мулгуу. flatly adv. 1. жишим ч үгүй, гөлийсөн. 2. эрс, шууд. She \flat refused to give us any information. Тэр, бидэнд ямар нэгэн мэдээлэл өгөхөөс эрс татгалзав. flatness n.

English-Mongolian dictionary > flat
8 piso

Del verbo pisar: ( conjugate pisar) \ \
piso es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pisó es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: pisar piso
pisar ( conjugate pisar) verbo transitivo 1
a) ( con el pie) ‹mina/clavo› to step on;
‹ charco› to step in, tread in (esp BrE);
◊ la pisó sin querer he accidentally stepped o (esp BrE) trod on her foot;
( on signs) prohibido pisar el césped keep off the grass
b) ( humillar) to trample on, walk all over
2 (RPl, Ven)
a) (Coc) to mash

b) (fam) ( atropellar) to run over
verbo intransitivo to tread;
◊ pisó mal y se cayó she lost her footing and fell

piso sustantivo masculino 1
a) ( de edificio) floor, story^{( conjugate story)};
( de autobús) deck;
◊ una casa de seis pisos a six-story building;
un autobús de dos pisos a double-decker bus
b) ( de pastel) layer
2 (AmL)
a) ( suelo) floor

b) ( de carretera) road surface
3 (Esp) ( apartamento) apartment (esp AmE), flat (BrE);
◊ piso piloto (Esp) show apartment o (BrE) flat
4 (Chi) ( taburete) stool; ( alfombrita) rug; ( felpudo) doormat
pisar
I verbo transitivo
1 to tread on, step on: le pisé el vestido, I stepped on her dress
prohibido pisar el césped, keep off the grass Auto pisar el freno/acelerador, to put one's foot on the brake/accelerator
2 fig (ir a, estar en) to set foot in: nunca he pisado un restaurante japonés, I've never set foot in a Japanese restaurant
3 fam (adelantarse) me pisó la idea, he pinched the idea from me
4 (avasallar, humillar) to walk all over sb
II verbo intransitivo to tread, step: pisa con cuidado, be careful where you step Locuciones: estar pisando los talones a alguien, to be hot on the heels of sb
ir pisando fuerte, to be very self-confident
piso sustantivo masculino
1 flat
piso franco, safe house
piso piloto, show flat, US model apartment
2 (planta) floor: vive en el tercer piso, he lives on the third floor
un edificio de diez pisos, a ten-storey building
un autobús de dos pisos, a double-decker bus ➣ Ver nota en storey
En general, el inglés no diferencia entre piso y apartamento. Recuerda que en EE.UU. no se usa la palabra flat.
' piso' also found in these entries: Spanish: acomodarse - alcanzar - alquilar - alquiler - apartamento - arrendar - arriba - barata - barato - cara - carga - caro - compañera - compañero - departamento - escritura - gorgotear - interior - piloto - pisar - planta - superior - trece - última - último - vacía - vacío - vivienda - bajar - económico - en - inferior - llegar - mono - mosaico - pasar - primero - quinto - tercero - vacante - zapatilla English: ambulatory - apartment - below - central - centrally - condo - condominium - deck - deposit - fix up - flat - flatmate - floor - have - live off - mate - need - second floor - storey - tier - top - upkeep - upstairs - bath - beneath - downstairs - ground - room - safe - story

English-spanish dictionary > piso
9 American and British English: vocabulary

Различия американского и британского вариантов английского языка в словаре

↑ American and British English

Наибольшие различия между американским и британским вариантами английского языка проявляются в словаре. Ниже приводится список наиболее распространенных случаев обозначения одного и того же понятия различными словами в двух вариантах английского языка (слова без помет могут употребляться в любом варианте языка):

airplane (амер.) - aeroplane (брит.) — самолет

administration (амер.) - government (брит.) — правительство

aluminum (амер.) - aluminium (брит.) — алюминий

anyplace (амер.) - anywhere — где-нибудь, везде

apartment - flat (брит.) — квартира

area code (амер.) - dialling code (брит.) — телефонный код района

attorney, laywer (амер.) - barrister, solicitor (брит.) — адвокат

bill (амер.) - note (брит.) — банкнота

busy (амер.) - engaged (брит.) — занято (о телефоне)

cab (амер.) - taxi — такси

call collect (амер.) - reverse the charges (брит.) — телефонный разговор, оплачиваемый абонентом, которому звонят

can (амер.) - tin (брит.) — консервная банка

candy (амер.) - sweets (брит.) — конфета

check (амер.) - bill — счет (в ресторане)

closet (амер.) - cupboard (брит.) — шкаф

cookie, cracker (амер.) - biscuit (брит.) — печенье

corn (амер.) - sweet corn, maize (брит.) — кукуруза

crib (амер.) - cot (брит.) — детская кроватка

crazy (амер.) - mad (брит.) — сумасшедший

cuffs (амер.) - turn-ups (брит.) — отвороты (на брюках)

diaper (амер.) - nappy (брит.) — пеленка

dumb (амер.) - stupid — глупый

elevator (амер.) - lift (брит.) — лифт

eraser - rubber (брит.) — ластик

fall (амер.) - autumn — осень

faucet (амер.) - tap — водопроводный кран

first floor (амер.) - ground floor — первый этаж

second floor, third floor etc. (амер.) - first floor, second floor etc. (брит.) — второй этаж, третий этаж и т.д.

flashlight (амер.) - torch (брит.) — фонарик

flat tyre - puncture (брит.) — прокол

french fries (амер.) - chips (брит.) — чипсы

garbage, trash (амер.) - rubbish (брит.) — мусор

garbage can, trashcan (амер.) - dustbin, rubbish bin (брит.) — мусорное ведро

gas(oline) (амер.) - petrol (брит.) — бензин

gear shift (амер.) - gear lever (брит.) — рычаг коробки передач

highway, freeway (амер.) - main road, motorway (брит.) — автострада, шоссе

hood (амер.) - bonnet (брит.) — капот автомобиля

installment plan (амер.) - hire purchase (брит.) — покупка в рассрочку

intersection (амер.) - crossroads (брит.) — перекресток

license plate (амер.) - number plate (брит.) — номерной знак (автомобиля)

liquor store (амер.) - off-license (брит.) — винно-водочный магазин

mad (амер.) - angry (брит.) — сердитый

mail (амер.) - post (брит.) — почта

movie (амер.) - film — фильм

nervy (амер.) - impudent (брит.) — наглый

one-way (ticket) (амер.) - single (ticket) (брит.) — (билет) в один конец

pants (амер.) - trousers — брюки

pantyhose (амер.) - tights (брит.) — колготки

pavement (амер.) - road surface (брит.) — мостовая

pitcher (амер.) - jug (брит.) — кувшин

pocket-book, purse (амер.) - handbag — дамская сумочка

(potato) chips (амер.) - crisps (брит.) — картофельные чипсы

railroad (амер.) - railway (брит.) — железная дорога

raise (амер.) - rise (брит.) — повышение (зарплаты)

recess (амер.) - break (брит.) — перемена (в школе)

rest-room (амер.) - public toilet (брит.) — общественный туалет

round-trip (ticket) (амер.) - return (ticket) (брит.) — (билет) туда и обратно

schedule (амер.) - timetable — расписание

sick (амер.) - ill (брит.) — больной

sidewalk (амер.) - pavement (брит.) — тротуар

stand in line (амер.) - queue (брит.) — стоять в очереди

stingy (амер.) - mean (брит.) — скупой

store (амер.) - shop — магазин

subway (амер.) - underground (брит.) — метро

teller (амер.) - cashier (брит.) — кассир (в банке)

to submit a proposal - to table a proposal (брит.) — поставить предложение на обсуждение

to table a proposal (амер.) - to shelve a proposal — класть предложение в долгий ящик

truck (амер.) - van, lorry (брит.) — грузовик

trunk (амер.) - boot (брит.) — багажник

two weeks - fortnight (брит.) — две недели

vacation (амер.) - holiday(s) (брит.) — отпуск

windshield (амер.) - windscreen (брит.) — ветровое стекло

zee (амер.) - zed (брит.) — название буквы 'z'

zipper (амер.) - zip (брит.) — застежка-молния

English-Russian grammar dictionary > American and British English: vocabulary
10 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehén

take vb

1. coger

take your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo

we took a taxi cogimos un taxi

2. llevar

could you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?

she took me to the airport me llevó al aeropuerto

3. llevarse

someone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!

burglars took all their furniture los ladrones se llevaron todos los muebles

4. tomar

take two tablets three times a day toma dos pastillas tres veces al día

5. llevar / tardar / durar

the flight takes nine hours el vuelo dura nueve horas

it took me eight hours to paint the room tardé ocho horas en pintar la habitación

to take a seat sentarse

to take care of someone cuidar de alguien

to take something for granted dar algo por sentado

to take place tener lugar / ocurrir

El pasado de take es took y el participio pasado es taken; el gerundio se escribe taking

take

tr[teɪk]

noun

1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma

transitive verb (pt took tr[tʊk], pp taken tr['teɪkən])

1 (carry, bring) llevar

■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva

■ she took her grandson a cup of tea le llevó una taza de té a su nieto

2 (drive, escort) llevar

■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?

■ they took their children to the cinema llevaron a sus hijos al cine

3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger

■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?

■ I think someone's taken my wallet creo que alguien me ha quitado la cartera

■ she took a chocolate cogió un bombón

4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger

■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?

■ he took her by the hand la cogió de la mano

5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar

■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?

■ he decided not to take the job decidió no aceptar el trabajo

■ he'll take it better coming from you se lo tomará mejor si se lo dices tú

■ the machine only takes pound coins la máquina sólo admite monedas de una libra

6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer

■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?

7 (medicine, drugs) tomar

■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?

■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?

8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar

■ I'm taking history this year estudio historia este curso

■ he took a degree in politics se licenció en ciencias políticas

9 (teach) dar clase a

■ she takes my son for French ella da clases de francés a mi hijo

10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger

■ she took a taxi because she was late cogió un taxi porque llegaba tarde

■ take the second on the left coja la segunda a la izquierda

■ my job takes me all over the world mi trabajo me lleva por todo el mundo

11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer

■ the soldiers have taken the city los soldados han tomado la ciudad

■ ten men were taken prisoners apresaron a diez hombres

12 (time) tardar, llevar

■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?

■ it takes two hours to cook tarda dos horas en cocerse

■ it took her half an hour to make it hacerlo le llevó media hora

13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger

■ this plane takes 500 passengers este avión tiene cabida para 500 pasajeros

■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?

14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar

■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?

■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?

15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar

16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar

■ it will take two people to carry the fridge se necesitarán dos personas para llevar la nevera

■ it doesn't take much to frighten her no hace falta mucho para que se asuste

■ that will take some explaining te costará trabajo explicar esto

17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)

■ I'll take it me lo quedo

■ I'll take the red one me quedaré con el rojo

■ she takes The Guardian compra The Guardian

18 (bear) aguantar, soportar

■ I can't take any more no aguanto más

■ you can't take a joke no sabes aguantar una broma

19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar

■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal

■ he took the news very badly se tomó la noticia muy mal

20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer

■ they had to take drastic measures tuvieron que tomar medidas drásticas

■ don't take any notice no hagas caso

■ she takes the view that... opina que...

21 (have) tomar(se)

■ let's take a break tomemos un descanso

22 (suppose) suponer

■ I take it that... supongo que...

23 (consider) considerar, mirar

24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir

■ transitive verbs take a direct object los verbos transitivos rigen objeto directo

25 (rent) alquilar

■ they have taken a flat in London han alquilado un piso en Londres

intransitive verb

1 (work - dye) coger; (- fire) prender; (- cutting) prender; (- seed) germinar

2 (fish) picar

3 (in draughts etc) comer

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativa

take it from me escucha lo que te digo

take it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejas

take my word for it créeme

to be hard to take ser difícil de aceptar

to be on the take dejarse sobornar

to have what it takes tener lo que hace falta

to take five descansar cinco minutos

to take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nada

to take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penas

to take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a

take ['teɪk] v, took ['tʊk] ; taken ['teɪkə n] ; taking vt

1) capture: capturar, apresar

2) grasp: tomar, agarrar

to take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos

3) catch: tomar, agarrar

taken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa

4) captivate: encantar, fascinar

5) ingest: tomar, ingerir

take two pills: tome dos píldoras

6) remove: sacar, extraer

take an orange: saca una naranja

7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)

8) need, require: tomar, requirir

these things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo

9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargar

take them with you: llévalos contigo

take the trash out: saca la basura

10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)

11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)

12) suppose: suponer

I take it that...: supongo que...

13) (indicating an action or an undertaking)

to take a walk: dar un paseo

to take a class: tomar una clase

14)

to take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrir

take vi

: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)

take n

1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl

2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)

take

n.

• taquilla s.f.

• toma (Film) s.f.

• toma s.f. (time)

expr.

• tardar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.

• asir v.

• calzar v.

• cautivar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• llevar v.

• quedarse con v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

• tomar v.

I
1. teɪk
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)
1. VT

1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarse

who took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?

someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso

• I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó

to take a book from a shelf — sacar un libro de un estante

to take a passage from an author — tomar un pasaje de un autor

take 37 from 121 — resta 37 de 121

2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)

she took the spade and started digging — cogió la pala y empezó a excavar

I took him by the scruff of the neck — le cogí por el pescuezo

let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo

I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul

• to take sb's arm — tomar del brazo a algn

to take sb in one's arms — abrazar a algn

• the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †

• take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals

• to take sb into partnership — tomar a algn como socio

• please take a seat — tome asiento, por favor

is this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?

• it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)

• take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio

3) (=lead, transport) llevar

to take sth to sb — llevar algo a algn

I took her some flowers — le llevé unas flores

her work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn

• we took her to the doctor — la llevamos al médico

• he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche

• they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica

• he took his suitcase upstairs — subió su maleta

• to take sb for a walk — llevar a algn de paseo

• it took us out of our way — nos hizo desviarnos

4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir por

I took a taxi because I was late — fui en taxi porque llegaba tarde

we decided to take the train — decidimos ir en tren

we took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco

take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha

we took the wrong road — nos equivocamos de camino

5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer

• to take sb hostage — tomar or (LAm) agarrar a algn como rehén

• to take sb prisoner — tomar preso a algn

6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacer

we took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras

7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacer

take my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad

he took the ball full in the chest — el balón le dio de lleno en el pecho

what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?

• he took it badly — le afectó mucho

• London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941

• will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?

• he can certainly take his drink — tiene buen aguante para la bebida

• you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual

• take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!

you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...

• losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota

• it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo deja

whisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene

• I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga

• I take your point — entiendo lo que dices

• he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro

• take that! — ¡toma!

8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer

we shall take a house for the summer — alquilaremos una casa para el verano

9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantar

a car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas

can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?

it won't take any more — no cabe(n) más

it takes weights up to eight tons — soporta pesos hasta de ocho toneladas

10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzar

what size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?

11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requerir

it took three policemen to hold him down — se necesitaron tres policías para sujetarlo

it takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor

it takes a brave man to do that — hace falta que un hombre tenga mucho valor para hacer eso

• that will take some explaining — a ver cómo explicas eso

• it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir

• she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta

12) (of time)

it takes an hour to get there — se tarda una hora en llegar

a letter takes four days to get there — una carta tarda cuatro días en llegar allá

it will only take me five minutes — solo tardo cinco minutos

the job will take a week — el trabajo llevará una semana

• I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempo

however long it takes — el tiempo que sea

• it takes time — lleva tiempo

take your time! — ¡despacio!

13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasar

what are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?

the teacher who took us for economics — el profesor que nos daba clase de económicas

he is not taking any more pupils at the moment — en este momento no está cogiendo a más estudiantes

• to take a degree in — licenciarse en

• to take (holy) orders — ordenarse de sacerdote

14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar

to take notes — tomar apuntes

15) (=understand, assume)

I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...

am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?

I take her to be about 30 — supongo que tiene unos 30 años

how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?

• I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médico

what do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?

• I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso

16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomar

now take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda

let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos

take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja

taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...

17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportar

we can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo

• I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!

• I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!

18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomar

will you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?

to be taken three times a day — a tomar tres veces al día

not to be taken (internally) — para uso externo

• to take drugs — (narcotics) tomar drogas

• he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer

• don't forget to take your medicine — no te olvides de tomar la medicina

• he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té

• to take a tablet — tomar una pastilla

• to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)

19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de

20) (=acquire)

• to take against sb, take a dislike to sb — tomar antipatía a algn

• to take fright — asustarse (at de)

• to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar

• he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo

• I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...

21) (Ling) [+ case] regir

that verb takes the dative — ese verbo rige el dativo

22)

• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —

he's very taken with her — le gusta mucho

I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia

23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con

24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar

• to take a bath — bañarse

• to take a photograph — sacar una fotografía

2. VI

1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar

2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar

3) (=receive)

she's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
give
3. N

1) (Cine) toma f

2) (=takings) ingresos mpl ; (=proceeds) recaudación f ; (US) (Comm) caja f, ventas fpl del día

3)

- be on the take

4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f

5) * (=opinion) opinión f

what's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take from

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up

- take upon
TAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I
1. [teɪk]
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

English-spanish dictionary > take
11 TFP

1) Общая лексика: time for print (работа модели с фотографом бесплатно за фотографии)

2) Компьютерная техника: Trivial Fixed Point

3) Американизм: Third Floor Posse

4) Военный термин: temporary forfeiture of pay

5) Юридический термин: Traditional Family Property

6) Экономика: Total Factor Productivity

7) Автомобильный термин: throttle fluid pressure, transmission fluid pressure

8) Сокращение: Tops Filing Protocol

9) Электроника: Thin Flat Package

10) Вычислительная техника: Tremendous Floating Point

11) Биотехнология: Teal fluorescent protein

12) СМИ: Time For Photos, Time For Print, Time For Prints

13) ЕБРР: Trade Facilitation Program

14) Электротехника: transformer fault protection

15) Общественная организация: Tradition Family Property

16) Чат: Trade For Photos, Trade For Prints

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > TFP
12 level

['levl] 1. noun
1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) niveau; højde; styrke; rang

2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) niveau; etage

3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) waterpas

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) fladt land
2. adjective
1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) jævn

2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) i samme højde; på højde med; lige

3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) jævn
3. verb
1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) jævne

2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) udligne

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) rette

4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) jævne med jorden

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- levelness
- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level
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['levl] 1. noun
1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) niveau; højde; styrke; rang

2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) niveau; etage

3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) waterpas

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) fladt land
2. adjective
1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) jævn

2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) i samme højde; på højde med; lige

3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) jævn
3. verb
1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) jævne

2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) udligne

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) rette

4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) jævne med jorden

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- levelness
- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level

English-Danish dictionary > level
13 level

I 1. ['levl]
nome

1) livello m. (anche fig.)

on a level with the first floor — all'altezza del primo piano

that is on a level with arson — questo equivale all'incendio doloso

at waist-level — all'altezza della vita

at street level — al livello della strada

an intermediate level textbook — un libro di testo per il livello intermedio

on the same level — alla stessa altezza, allo stesso livello

to be on the same level as sb. — essere allo stesso livello di qcn.

to talk to sb. on their level — parlare con qcn. da pari a pari

on a purely practical level — su un piano puramente pratico

to be reduced to the same level as — essere messi allo stesso piano di

2) (degree) (of pollution, noise) livello m.; (of unemployment) tasso m., livello m.; (of spending) ammontare m.; (of satisfaction, anxiety) grado m., livello m.

glucose levels — livello di glucosio

3) (in hierarchy) livello m.

at local level — a livello locale

at a lower level — a un livello inferiore

4) (tool) livella f.
2.
nome plurale levels geogr. piana f.sing.
3.
aggettivo

1) (not at an angle) [ shelf] dritto; [ surface] piano; [ table] orizzontale

2) (not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] piatto

3) (not heaped) [ teaspoonful] raso

4) (equally high)

to be level — [shoulders, windows] essere alla stessa altezza; [floor, building] essere allo stesso livello

level with the ground — a raso terra

5) fig. (in achievement, rank)

to be level — [ competitors] essere (alla) pari

6) fig. (even) [ tone] uniforme

to remain level — [ figures] rimanere stabile
4.
avverbio

to draw level — [ competitors] essere pari ( with con)

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to be level-pegging — essere alla pari

to be on the level — (trustworthy) essere in buona fede

to keep a level head — mantenere il sangue freddo

to try one's level best to do sth. — cercare di fare tutto il possibile per fare qcs
II ['levl]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll- BE, -l- AE)

1) radere al suolo, spianare [village, area]

2) (aim) spianare [ weapon] (at su); lanciare [ accusation] (at contro); rivolgere [ criticism] (at a)

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- level off

- level out

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to level with sb. — dire le cose come stanno a qcn

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['levl] 1. noun
1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) livello

2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) livello

3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) livella

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) piana, spianata
2. adjective
1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) piano; raso

2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) allo stesso livello, alla pari

3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) uniforme; calmo
3. verb
1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) livellare, spianare

2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) pareggiare

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) puntare

4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) demolire, radere al suolo

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- levelness
- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level
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I 1. ['levl]
nome

1) livello m. (anche fig.)

on a level with the first floor — all'altezza del primo piano

that is on a level with arson — questo equivale all'incendio doloso

at waist-level — all'altezza della vita

at street level — al livello della strada

an intermediate level textbook — un libro di testo per il livello intermedio

on the same level — alla stessa altezza, allo stesso livello

to be on the same level as sb. — essere allo stesso livello di qcn.

to talk to sb. on their level — parlare con qcn. da pari a pari

on a purely practical level — su un piano puramente pratico

to be reduced to the same level as — essere messi allo stesso piano di

2) (degree) (of pollution, noise) livello m.; (of unemployment) tasso m., livello m.; (of spending) ammontare m.; (of satisfaction, anxiety) grado m., livello m.

glucose levels — livello di glucosio

3) (in hierarchy) livello m.

at local level — a livello locale

at a lower level — a un livello inferiore

4) (tool) livella f.
2.
nome plurale levels geogr. piana f.sing.
3.
aggettivo

1) (not at an angle) [ shelf] dritto; [ surface] piano; [ table] orizzontale

2) (not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] piatto

3) (not heaped) [ teaspoonful] raso

4) (equally high)

to be level — [shoulders, windows] essere alla stessa altezza; [floor, building] essere allo stesso livello

level with the ground — a raso terra

5) fig. (in achievement, rank)

to be level — [ competitors] essere (alla) pari

6) fig. (even) [ tone] uniforme

to remain level — [ figures] rimanere stabile
4.
avverbio

to draw level — [ competitors] essere pari ( with con)

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to be level-pegging — essere alla pari

to be on the level — (trustworthy) essere in buona fede

to keep a level head — mantenere il sangue freddo

to try one's level best to do sth. — cercare di fare tutto il possibile per fare qcs
II ['levl]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll- BE, -l- AE)

1) radere al suolo, spianare [village, area]

2) (aim) spianare [ weapon] (at su); lanciare [ accusation] (at contro); rivolgere [ criticism] (at a)

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- level off

- level out

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to level with sb. — dire le cose come stanno a qcn

English-Italian dictionary > level
14 fall

fall [fɔ:l]

chute ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (k) baisse ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (g) automne ⇒ 1 (j) tomber ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (f)-(h), 2 (j)-(m) se laisser tomber ⇒ 2 (b) s'écrouler ⇒ 2 (c) s'assombrir ⇒ 2 (i) cascade ⇒ 4

(pt fell [fel], pp fallen ['fɔ:ln])

1 noun

(a) (tumble) chute f;

∎ have you had a fall? êtes-vous tombé?, avez-vous fait une chute?;

∎ a fall from a horse une chute de cheval;

∎ a forty-metre fall une chute de quarante mètres;

∎ literary the fall of night la tombée de la nuit;

∎ to be heading or riding for a fall courir à l'échec;

∎ the government is riding for a fall le gouvernement va au-devant de la défaite

(b) (of rain, snow) chute f;

∎ there was a heavy fall of snow overnight il y a eu de fortes chutes de neige dans la nuit

(c) Theatre (of curtain) baisser m

(d) (collapse → of building, wall) chute f, effondrement m; (→ of dirt, rock) éboulement m, chute f; (→ of city, country) chute f, capitulation f; (→ of regime) chute f, renversement m;

∎ the fall of the Roman Empire la chute de l'Empire romain;

∎ the fall of the Bastille la prise de la Bastille

(e) (ruin → of person) perte f, ruine f;

∎ Religion the Fall (of Man) la chute (de l'homme)

(f) (decrease → in price, income, shares, temperature) baisse f (in de); (→ in currency) dépréciation f, baisse f (in de); (more marked) chute f (in de); (→ of barometer, in pressure) chute f (in de)

(g) (lowering → of water) décrue f, baisse f; (→ of voice) cadence f

(h) (drape)

∎ the fall of her gown le drapé de sa robe, la façon dont tombe sa robe

(i) (slope) pente f, inclinaison f

(j) American (autumn) automne m;

∎ in the fall en automne

(k) Sport (in judo) chute f; (in wrestling) chute f

2 intransitive verb

(a) (barrier, cup, napkin, water, person) tomber;

∎ the napkin fell to the floor la serviette est tombée par terre;

∎ I slipped and fell on the ice j'ai dérapé sur la glace et je suis tombé;

∎ the child fell into the pond l'enfant est tombé dans la mare;

∎ she fell off the stool/out of the window elle est tombée du tabouret/par la fenêtre;

∎ to fall 20 feet tomber de 20 pieds;

∎ he fell over the pile of books il est tombé en butant contre le tas de livres;

∎ just let your arms fall to your sides laissez simplement vos bras pendre ou tomber sur les côtés;

∎ he fell in a heap on the floor il s'est affaissé ou il est tombé comme une masse;

∎ he fell full length il est tombé de tout son long;

∎ the crowd fell on or to their knees la foule est tombée à genoux;

∎ he fell at her feet to ask forgiveness il est tombé à genoux devant elle pour lui demander pardon;

∎ she did let fall a few hints elle a fait effectivement quelques allusions;

∎ the book fell open at page 20 le livre s'est ouvert à la page 20;

∎ also figurative to fall on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds;

∎ a cat always falls on its feet un chat retombe toujours sur ses pattes;

∎ I fell flat on my face je suis tombé à plat ventre ou face contre terre; familiar figurative je me suis planté;

∎ American very familiar also figurative he fell flat on his ass il s'est cassé la gueule;

∎ his only joke fell flat la seule plaisanterie qu'il a faite est tombée à plat;

∎ the scheme fell flat le projet est tombé à l'eau;

∎ despite all their efforts, the party fell flat en dépit de leurs efforts, la soirée a fait un flop;

∎ to fall to bits or to pieces tomber en morceaux;

∎ all her good intentions fell by the wayside toutes ses bonnes intentions sont tombées à l'eau;

∎ the job fell short of her expectations le poste ne répondait pas à ses attentes

(b) (move deliberately) se laisser tomber;

∎ I fell into the armchair je me suis laissé tomber dans le fauteuil;

∎ they fell into one another's arms ils sont tombés dans les bras l'un de l'autre

(c) (bridge, building) s'écrouler, s'effondrer

(d) (err, go astray) s'écarter du droit chemin; Religion (sin) pécher;

∎ Religion to fall from grace perdre la grâce; figurative tomber en disgrâce

(e) (ground) descendre, aller en pente

(f) (government) tomber, être renversé; (city, country) tomber;

∎ after a long siege the city fell après un long siège, la ville a capitulé;

∎ Constantinople fell to the Turks Constantinople est tombée aux mains des Turcs

(g) (darkness, light, night, rain, snow) tomber;

∎ as night fell à la tombée de la nuit;

∎ the tree's shadow fell across the lawn l'arbre projetait son ombre sur la pelouse

(h) (land → eyes, blow, weapon) tomber;

∎ my eyes fell on the letter mon regard est tombé sur la lettre

(i) (face, spirits) s'assombrir;

∎ at the sight of her, his face fell quand il l'a vue, son visage s'est assombri ou s'est allongé;

∎ my spirits fell tout d'un coup, j'ai perdu le moral

(j) (hang down) tomber, descendre;

∎ the curtains fall right to the floor les rideaux tombent ou descendent jusqu'au sol;

∎ the fabric falls in gentle folds ce tissu retombe en faisant de jolis plis;

∎ his hair fell to his shoulders ses cheveux lui descendaient ou tombaient jusqu'aux épaules;

∎ his hair keeps falling into his eyes ses cheveux n'arrêtent pas de lui tomber dans les yeux

(k) (decrease in level, value → price, temperature) baisser, tomber; (→ pressure) baisser, diminuer; (→ wind) tomber;

∎ the thermometer/temperature has fallen ten degrees le thermomètre/la température a baissé de dix degrés;

∎ their voices fell to a whisper ils se sont mis à chuchoter;

∎ the boss fell in our esteem le patron a baissé dans notre estime

(l) (issue forth) tomber, s'échapper;

∎ curses fell from her lips elle laissa échapper des jurons;

∎ the tears started to fall il/elle se mit à pleurer

(m) (occur) tomber;

∎ May Day falls on a Tuesday this year le Premier Mai tombe un mardi cette année;

∎ the accent falls on the third syllable l'accent tombe sur la troisième syllabe

(n) (descend)

∎ a great sadness fell over the town une grande tristesse s'abattit sur la ville;

∎ a hush fell among or over the crowd tout d'un coup, la foule s'est tue

(o) (become)

∎ to fall asleep s'endormir;

∎ the child fell fast asleep l'enfant est tombé dans un profond sommeil;

∎ the bill falls due on the 6th la facture arrive à échéance le 6;

∎ he will fall heir to a vast fortune il va hériter d'une grande fortune;

∎ to fall ill or sick tomber malade;

∎ to fall pregnant tomber enceinte;

∎ to fall in love (with sb) tomber amoureux (de qn);

∎ to fall silent se taire;

∎ it falls vacant in February (job) il se trouvera vacant au mois de février; (apartment) il se trouvera libre ou il se libérera au mois de février;

∎ to fall victim to sth être victime de qch;

∎ she fell victim to depression elle a fait une dépression

(p) (die) mourir;

∎ the young men who fell in battle les jeunes tombés au champ d'honneur

(q) (be classified)

∎ the athletes fall into two categories les sportifs se divisent en deux catégories;

∎ these facts fall under another category ces faits entrent dans une autre catégorie;

∎ that falls outside my area of responsibility cela ne relève pas de ma responsabilité;

∎ that does not fall within the scope of our agreement ceci n'entre pas dans le cadre de ou ne fait pas partie de notre accord

(r) (inheritance)

∎ the fortune fell to his niece c'est sa nièce qui a hérité de sa fortune

(s) Sport (in cricket)

∎ two English wickets fell on the first day deux batteurs anglais ont été éliminés le premier jour

3 compound-forming noun

American (colours, weather) d'automne, automnal

4 falls plural noun

(waterfall) cascade f, chute f d'eau;

∎ Niagara Falls les chutes fpl du Niagara

►► familiar fall guy (dupe) pigeon m; (scapegoat) bouc m émissaire^□ ;

Hunting fall trap assommoir m

➲ fall about intransitive verb

British familiar se tordre de rire;

∎ they fell about (laughing) ils se tordaient de rire

➲ fall apart intransitive verb

(a) (book, furniture) tomber en morceaux; figurative (nation) se désagréger; (conference) échouer; (system) s'écrouler, s'effondrer;

∎ her plans fell apart at the seams ses projets sont tombés à l'eau;

∎ her life was falling apart toute sa vie s'écroulait;

∎ their marriage is falling apart leur mariage est en train de se briser ou va à vau-l'eau

(b) (person) s'effondrer;

∎ he more or less fell apart after his wife's death il a plus ou moins craqué après la mort de sa femme

➲ fall away intransitive verb

(a) (paint, plaster) s'écailler

(b) (diminish in size → attendance, figures) diminuer; (→ fears) se dissiper, fondre

(c) (defect) déserter;

∎ support for his policies is beginning to fall away dans la politique qu'il mène il commence à perdre ses appuis

(d) (land, slope) s'affaisser

➲ fall back intransitive verb

(a) (fall) tomber à la renverse ou en arrière

(b) (retreat, recede) reculer, se retirer; Military se replier, battre en retraite

(c) (lag, trail) se laisser distancer, être à la traîne

(d) Stock Exchange & Finance

∎ to fall back two points se replier de deux points

➲ fall back on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to fall back on sth avoir recours à qch;

∎ it's good to have something to fall back on (skill) c'est bien de pouvoir se raccrocher à quelque chose; (money) il vaut mieux avoir d'autres ressources;

∎ he knew he could always fall back on his parents il savait qu'il pouvait compter sur ses parents

➲ fall behind

1 intransitive verb

se laisser distancer, être à la traîne; Sport se laisser distancer; (in cycling) décrocher;

∎ she fell behind in or with her work elle a pris du retard dans son travail;

∎ they've fallen behind with their reading ils ont pris du retard dans leurs lectures;

∎ we can't fall behind in or with the rent nous ne pouvons pas être en retard pour le loyer

2 inseparable transitive verb

prendre du retard sur;

∎ he's fallen behind the rest of the class il a pris du retard sur le reste de la classe

➲ fall down intransitive verb

(a) (book, person, picture) tomber (par terre); (bridge, building) s'effondrer, s'écrouler;

∎ that house looks as if it's about to fall down on dirait que cette maison va s'écrouler

(b) (argument, comparison) s'écrouler, s'effondrer;

∎ where the whole thing falls down is… là où plus rien ne tient debout ou où tout s'écroule c'est…

➲ fall down on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to fall down on sth échouer à qch;

∎ he's been falling down on the job lately il n'était pas ou ne s'est pas montré à la hauteur dernièrement

➲ fall for inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) (become infatuated with) tomber amoureux de^□ ;

∎ they fell for each other ils sont tombés amoureux l'un de l'autre;

∎ they really fell for Spain in a big way ils ont vraiment été emballés par l'Espagne

(b) (be deceived by) se laisser prendre par^□ ;

∎ they really fell for it! ils ont vraiment mordu!, ils se sont vraiment fait avoir!;

∎ don't fall for that hard luck story of his ne te fais pas avoir quand il te raconte qu'il a la poisse;

∎ I'm not falling for that one! ça ne prend pas!, à d'autres!

➲ fall in intransitive verb

(a) (tumble) tomber;

∎ you'll fall in! tu vas tomber dedans!;

∎ he leant too far over the side of the boat and fell in il s'est trop penché hors du bateau et il est tombé

(b) (roof) s'effondrer, s'écrouler

(c) (line up) se mettre en rang, s'aligner; Military (troops) former les rangs; (one soldier) rentrer dans les rangs;

∎ fall in! à vos rangs!

➲ fall into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (tumble into) tomber dans;

∎ they fell into the trap ils sont tombés dans le piège;

∎ to fall into sb's clutches or sb's hands tomber dans les griffes de qn, tomber entre les mains de qn;

∎ figurative the pieces began to fall into place les éléments ont commencé à se mettre en place

(b) (begin)

∎ she fell into conversation with the stranger elle est entrée en conversation avec l'étranger

➲ fall in with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (frequent)

∎ to fall in with sb se mettre à fréquenter qn;

∎ she fell in with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des gens louches

(b) British (agree with → suggestion) accepter; (→ request) accéder à;

∎ I'll fall in with whatever you decide to do je me rangerai à ce que tu décideras

➲ fall off intransitive verb

(a) (drop off) tomber; (in mountain climbing) dévisser;

∎ the leaves of this plant are falling off les feuilles de cette plante tombent, cette plante perd ses feuilles;

∎ she fell off the bicycle/horse elle est tombée du vélo/de cheval

(b) (diminish → attendance, exports, numbers, sales) diminuer, baisser; (→ profits) diminuer; (→ enthusiasm, production) baisser, tomber; (→ population, rate) baisser, décroître; (→ speed) ralentir; (→ interest, zeal) se relâcher; (→ popularity) baisser; (→ wind) tomber

➲ fall on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (drop on) tomber sur;

∎ something fell on my head j'ai reçu quelque chose sur la tête

(b) (attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;

∎ the starving children fell on the food les enfants, affamés, se sont jetés sur la nourriture;

∎ Military the guerrillas fell on the unsuspecting troops les guérilleros ont fondu sur ou attaqué les troupes sans qu'elles s'y attendent

(c) (meet with) tomber sur, trouver;

∎ they fell on hard times ils sont tombés dans la misère, ils ont subi des revers de fortune

(d) (of responsibility) revenir à, incomber à;

∎ suspicion falls on them c'est eux que l'on soupçonne;

∎ responsibility for looking after them falls on me c'est à moi qu'il incombe de prendre soin d'eux

➲ fall out intransitive verb

(a) (drop out) tomber;

∎ the keys must have fallen out of my pocket les clés ont dû tomber de ma poche;

∎ his hair is falling out ses cheveux tombent, il perd ses cheveux

(b) (quarrel) se brouiller, se disputer;

∎ she's fallen out with her boyfriend elle est ou s'est brouillée avec son petit ami

(c) (happen) se passer, advenir;

∎ as things fell out en fin de compte

(d) Military rompre les rangs;

∎ fall out! rompez!

(e) American familiar (fall asleep) s'endormir^□

➲ fall over intransitive verb

(a) (lose balance → person) tomber (par terre); (→ thing) se renverser, être renversé

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ she was falling over herself to make us feel welcome elle se mettait en quatre pour nous faire bon accueil;

∎ the men were falling over each other to help her les hommes ne savaient pas quoi inventer pour l'aider

➲ fall through intransitive verb

(fail) échouer;

∎ the deal fell through l'affaire n'a pas abouti;

∎ all our plans fell through at the last minute tous nos projets sont tombés à l'eau au dernier moment

➲ fall to

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) British (begin) se mettre à;

∎ we fell to work nous nous sommes mis à l'œuvre;

∎ we all fell to talking about the past nous nous sommes tous mis à parler du passé

(b) (devolve upon) appartenir à, incomber à;

∎ the task that falls to us is not an easy one la tâche qui nous incombe ou revient n'est pas facile;

∎ it fell to her to break the news to him ce fut à elle de lui annoncer la nouvelle

2 intransitive verb

∎ (eat) he brought in the food and they fell to il a apporté à manger et ils se sont jetés dessus;

∎ she fell to as if she hadn't eaten for a week elle a attaqué comme si elle n'avait rien mangé depuis huit jours

➲ fall upon inseparable transitive verb

(a) (attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;

∎ Military the army fell upon the enemy l'armée s'est abattue ou a fondu sur l'ennemi;

∎ they fell upon the food ils se sont jetés sur la nourriture

(b) (meet with) tomber sur, trouver;

∎ the family fell upon hard times la famille a subi des revers de fortune

✾ Book 'The Fall of the House of Usher' Poe 'La Chute de la maison Usher'

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15 level

'levl
1. noun
1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivel

2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nivel

3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) nivel

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) llano, llanura

2. adjective
1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) llano, plano

2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) a nivel, nivelado

3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) estable

3. verb
1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nivelar, aplanar

2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) igualar

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) apuntar

4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) arrasar, rasar

•

- levelness
- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level

level¹ adj

1. llano / plano / nivelado

the table is not level la mesa no está nivelada

2. empatado / igual

the two teams are level with 38 points los dos equipos están empatados con 38 points

level² n nivel

200 metres above sea level 200 metros sobre el nivel del mar

level³ vb nivelar

they levelled the ground before building the house nivelaron el terreno antes de construir la casa

El pasado y participio pasado de level se escribe levelled; el gerundio se escribe levelling

level

tr['levəl]

adjective

1 (horizontal) llano,-a, plano,-a

2 (even) a nivel, nivelado,-a; (spoonful etc) raso,-a

■ the table's not level la mesa no está nivelada

■ his head is level with the door frame su cabeza está a la misma altura que el marco de la puerta

3 (equal) igual, igualado,-a

4 (steady) estable; (voice) llano,-a

noun

1 nivel nombre masculino

■ above sea level sobre el nivel del mar

■ at ground level a ras de tierra

2 (flat ground) llano, llanura

transitive verb

1 (make level, survey) nivelar

2 (raze) arrasar, rasar

3 (aim) apuntar

■ he levelled a blow at his brother le asestó un golpe a su hermano

adverb

1 a ras ( with, de)

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

on the level familiar de fiar, honrado,-a

to be on a level with estar al mismo nivel que

to do one's level best hacer todo lo posible

to draw level igualar ( with, con)

to find one's (own) level estar con los suyos

to keep a level head no perder la cabeza

to level accusations against somebody dirigir acusaciones a alguien

to level with somebody familiar hablar claro con alguien

level crossing paso a nivel

level ['lɛvəl] vt, - eled or - elled ; - eling or - elling

1) flatten: nivelar, aplanar

2) aim: apuntar (una pistola), dirigir (una acusación)

3) raze: rasar, arrasar

level adj

1) even: llano, plano, parejo

2) calm: tranquilo

to keep a level head: no perder la cabeza

level n

: nivel m

level

adj.

• igual adj.

• llano, -a adj.

• nivel adj.

• nivelado, -a adj.

• plano, -a adj.

• raso, -a adj.

• uniforme adj.

adv.

• a nivel adv.

n.

• llano s.m.

• nivel s.m.

• plan s.m.

• ras s.m.

• talla s.f.

v.

• allanar v.

• aplanar v.

• arrasar v.

• asentar v.

• igualar v.

• nivelar v.

• raer v.

'levəl
I

noun

1) ( height) nivel m

at eye/shoulder level — a la altura de los ojos/hombros

on the level — ( honest) (colloq)

is it all on the level ? — ¿es un asunto limpio?

he's on the level — es un tipo derecho (fam) or (Esp arg) legal or (RPl fam) bien

2) ( rank) nivel m

at ministerial level — a nivel ministerial

a top-level meeting — una reunión de or a alto nivel

to be on a level with somebody/something — estar* a la par de or a la altura de alguien/algo

this latest scandal is on a level with... — este último escándalo es equiparable a or comparable con...

II

adjective

1) <ground/surface> plano, llano

that picture's not level — ese cuadro no está derecho

a level spoonful — una cucharada rasa

to do o try one's level best — hacer* todo lo posible

2)

a) ( at same height)

to be level (WITH something) — estar* al nivel or a ras (de algo)

b) (abreast, equal)

the two teams were level at half-time — al medio tiempo los dos equipos iban or estaban empatados

to draw level with somebody — ( in a race) alcanzar* a alguien

3) (unemotional, calm) <voice/tone> desapasionado

to keep a level head — no perder* la cabeza

III
1.

BrE - ll- transitive verb

1)

a) ( make flat) \<\<ground/surface\>\> nivelar, aplanar

b) (raze, flatten) \<\<building/town\>\> arrasar

2) ( make equal) igualar

3) ( direct)

to level something AT somebody/something — \<\<weapon\>\> apuntarle a alguien/a algo con algo

to level an accusation at somebody — acusar a alguien

2.

vi ( be honest) (colloq)

to level WITH somebody — ser* franco or sincero con alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

- level off

- level out

['levl]
1. ADJ

1) (lit) (=not sloping) nivelado; (=not uneven) plano, llano

place on a level surface — (=not sloping) colocar en una superficie nivelada; (=not uneven) colocar en una superficie plana or llana

• a level spoonful — (Culin) una cucharada rasa

- compete on a level playing field

- do one's level best to do sth

2) (=at same height, position)

to be level (with sb) — (in race) estar or ir igualado (con algn); (in league, competition) estar or ir empatado (con algn)

the teams were level at the end of extra time — los equipos estaban or iban empatados al terminar la prórroga

to be level (with sth) — (=at same height) estar a la misma altura (que algo)

to be level with the ground — estar a ras del suelo

she knelt down so that their eyes were level — se agachó para que sus ojos estuvieran a la misma altura

• to draw level with sth/sb — (esp Brit) (gen, also in race) alcanzar algo/a algn; (in league, competition) empatar con algo/algn

3) (=steady) [voice, tone] sereno; [gaze] penetrante

she spoke in a level voice — habló con voz serena, habló sin alterar la voz

• to keep a level head — no perder la cabeza

2. N

1) (=amount, degree) nivel m

we have the lowest level of inflation for some years — tenemos el nivel de inflación más bajo que hemos tenido en varios años

• the exercises are graded according to their level of difficulty — los ejercicios están ordenados por nivel or grado de dificultad

• bankruptcies have reached record levels — el número de bancarrotas ha alcanzado cifras récord

• level of unemployment — índice m de paro
poverty 2.
2) (=height) nivel m

the water reached a level of ten metres — el agua alcanzó un nivel de diez metros

• at eye level — a la altura de los ojos

• to be on a level with sth — (lit) estar al nivel or a la altura de algo
ground I, 4., sea 2.
3) (=floor) [of building] piso m

4) (=rank, grade) nivel m

talks at ministerial level — conversaciones fpl a nivel ministerial

• at advanced/ elementary level — a nivel avanzado/elemental

• at local/ national/ international level — a nivel local/nacional/internacional

• on one level — (fig) por un lado, de cierta manera

• to be on a level with — (fig) estar a la altura de

some people put him on a level with von Karajan — algunos lo equiparan con or a von Karajan

- come down to sb's level
high-level, low-level, top-level
5) (=flat place) llano m

• on the level — en superficie plana or llana

a car which can reach speeds of 300 miles per hour on the level — un coche que puede alcanzar velocidades de unas 300 millas por hora en superficie plana or llana

- be on the level

it's on the level — es un negocio serio or limpio

6) (also: spirit level) nivel m de burbuja

3. VT

1) (=make level) [+ ground, site] nivelar, allanar

- level the playing-field

2) (=raze) [+ building, city] arrasar

3) (Sport) (=equalize) [+ match, game] igualar

to level the score(s) — igualar el marcador

4) (=direct)

• he has denied the charges levelled against him — ha negado las acusaciones que se han hecho en su contra

• he has not responded to the criticism levelled at him — no ha reaccionado ante las críticas que se le han dirigido

• to level a gun at sb — apuntar a or contra algn con una pistola

4.

VI
(esp US) *
I'll level with you — te voy a hablar con franqueza, te voy a ser franco

you didn't level with me — no has sido franco conmigo

5.

CPD

level crossing N — (Brit) paso m a nivel

- level down

- level off

- level out

* * *
['levəl]
I

noun

1) ( height) nivel m

at eye/shoulder level — a la altura de los ojos/hombros

on the level — ( honest) (colloq)

is it all on the level ? — ¿es un asunto limpio?

he's on the level — es un tipo derecho (fam) or (Esp arg) legal or (RPl fam) bien

2) ( rank) nivel m

at ministerial level — a nivel ministerial

a top-level meeting — una reunión de or a alto nivel

to be on a level with somebody/something — estar* a la par de or a la altura de alguien/algo

this latest scandal is on a level with... — este último escándalo es equiparable a or comparable con...

II

adjective

1) <ground/surface> plano, llano

that picture's not level — ese cuadro no está derecho

a level spoonful — una cucharada rasa

to do o try one's level best — hacer* todo lo posible

2)

a) ( at same height)

to be level (WITH something) — estar* al nivel or a ras (de algo)

b) (abreast, equal)

the two teams were level at half-time — al medio tiempo los dos equipos iban or estaban empatados

to draw level with somebody — ( in a race) alcanzar* a alguien

3) (unemotional, calm) <voice/tone> desapasionado

to keep a level head — no perder* la cabeza

III
1.

BrE - ll- transitive verb

1)

a) ( make flat) \<\<ground/surface\>\> nivelar, aplanar

b) (raze, flatten) \<\<building/town\>\> arrasar

2) ( make equal) igualar

3) ( direct)

to level something AT somebody/something — \<\<weapon\>\> apuntarle a alguien/a algo con algo

to level an accusation at somebody — acusar a alguien

2.

vi ( be honest) (colloq)

to level WITH somebody — ser* franco or sincero con alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

- level off

- level out

English-spanish dictionary > level
16 down

I noun
(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)
II noun
1) (of bird) Daunen Pl.; Flaum, der

2) (hair) Flaum, der
III 1. adverb
1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht

[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter

go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen

2) (Brit.): (from capital) raus (bes. ugs.); heraus/hinaus (bes. schriftsprachlich)

get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren

come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen

3) (of money): (at once) sofort

pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen

4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]

shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern

5) (on to paper)

copy something down from the board — etwas von der Tafel abschreiben

6) (on programme)

put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen

7) as int. runter! (bes. ugs.); (to dog) leg dich!; nieder!; (Mil.) hinlegen!

down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!

8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) unten

down on the floor — auf dem Fußboden

low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten

down under the table — unter dem Tisch

wear one's hair down — sein Haar offen tragen

down there/here — da/hier unten

X metres down — X Meter tief

his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer

down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande

down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)

down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten

down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern

down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)

9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde

be down with an illness — eine Krankheit haben

10) (on paper)

be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein

11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]

12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden

keep one's eyes down — zu Boden sehen

be down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen

13) (in depression)

down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen

14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger

15)

be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...

we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund

now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

16) (to reduced consistency or size)

thin gravy down — Soße verdünnen

the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft

wear the soles down — die Sohlen ablaufen

17) (including lower limit)

from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter

18) (in position of lagging or loss) weniger

be three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen

be down on one's earnings of the previous year — weniger verdienen als im Vorjahr

be down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also academic.ru/79258/up">up 1.
2. preposition
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)

lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss

fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen

his eye travelled down the list — sein Auge wanderte über die Liste

walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen

2) (downwards through) durch

3) (downwards into) rein in (+ Akk.) (bes. ugs.); hinein in (+ Akk.) (bes. schriftsprachlich)

fall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen

4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)

spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen

5) (downwards in time)

the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden

6) (along)

come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen

go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen

7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] unten

further down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste

live just down the road — ein Stück weiter unten in der Straße wohnen

8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)

down the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses

9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)

I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee

10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)

down the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
3. adjective
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]
4. transitive verb
(coll.)

1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]

2) (drink down) leer machen (ugs.) [Flasche, Glas]; schlucken (ugs.) [Getränk]

3)

down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]
5. noun
(coll.)

have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
•• Cultural note:
Downing Street

Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist

* * *
I 1. adverb
1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) hinunter

2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zum/auf den Boden

3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) weiter

4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) gefallen

5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) hinunter
2. preposition
1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) hinunter

2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hinunter

3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) entlang
3. verb
(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) hinunterkippen

- downward
- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjective
He is a downright nuisance!)

- downstairs
- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun
(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) Daunen (pl.)

- downie®
- downy
* * *

down¹

[daʊn]

I. ADVERB

1. (movement to a lower position) hinunter, hinab geh; (towards the speaker) herunter, herab geh

get \down off that table! komm sofort vom Tisch herunter!

the leaflet slipped \down behind the wardrobe die Broschüre ist hinter den Kleiderschrank gerutscht

come further \down [the steps] komm noch etwas weiter [die Treppe] runter fam

“\down!” (to a dog) „Platz!“

▪ to fall \down (drop) hinunterfallen; (fall over) umfallen; (stumble) hinfallen

▪ to let sth \down etw herunterlassen

to lie sth \down etw hinlegen [o ablegen]

to pull sth \down etw nach unten ziehen

to put \down sth etw hinstellen [o abstellen

2. (downwards) nach unten

head \down mit dem Kopf nach unten

to be [or lie] face \down auf dem Bauch [o mit dem Gesicht nach unten] liegen

to point down nach unten zeigen

3. (in a lower position) unten

\down here/there hier/dort unten

\down at/by/in sth unten an/bei/in etw dat

4. inv (in the south) im Süden, unten fam; (towards the south) in den Süden, runter fam

things are much more expensive \down [in the] south unten im Süden ist alles viel teurer

how often do you come \down to Cornwall? wie oft kommen Sie nach Cornwall runter? fam

5. inv (away from the centre) außerhalb

my parents live \down in Worcestershire meine Eltern leben außerhalb [von hier] in Worcestershire

he has a house \down by the harbour er hat ein Haus draußen am Hafen

\down our way hier in unserem Viertel [o unserer Gegend] [o SCHWEIZ Quartier

6. ( fam: badly off) unten

she's certainly come \down in the world! mit ihr ist es ganz schön bergab gegangen! fam

to be \down on one's luck eine Pechsträhne haben

she's been \down on her luck recently in letzter Zeit ist sie vom Pech verfolgt

to hit [or kick] sb when he's \down jdn treten, wenn er schon am Boden liegt fig

7. (have only)

▪ to be \down to sth nur noch etw haben

when the rescue party found her, she was \down to her last bar of chocolate als die Rettungsmannschaft sie fand, hatte sie nur noch einen Riegel Schokolade

8. (ill)

to be \down with sth an etw dat erkrankt sein

she's \down with flu sie liegt mit einer Grippe im Bett

to come [or go] \down with sth an etw dat erkranken, etw kriegen fam

I think I'm going \down with a cold ich glaube, ich kriege eine Erkältung fam

9. SPORT im Rückstand

Milan were three goals \down at half-time zur Halbzeit lag Mailand [um] drei Tore zurück

10. (back in time, to a later time)

Joan of Arc's fame has echoed \down [through] the centuries Jeanne d'Arcs Ruhm hat die Jahrhunderte überdauert

\down to the last century bis ins vorige Jahrhundert [hinein]

to come \down myths überliefert werden

to pass [or hand] sth \down etw weitergeben [o überliefern

11. (at/to a lower amount) niedriger

the pay offer is \down 2% from last year das Lohnangebot liegt 2 % unter dem vom Vorjahr

he quit the poker game when he was only $50 \down er hörte mit dem Pokerspiel auf, als er erst 50 Dollar verloren hatte

to get the price \down den Preis drücken [o herunterhandeln]

to go \down sinken

the number of students has gone \down die Zahl der Studierenden ist gesunken

12. (in/to a less intense degree) herunter

let the fire burn \down lass das Feuer herunterbrennen

settle \down, you two gebt mal ein bisschen Ruhe, ihr zwei

to turn the music/radio \down die Musik/das Radio leiser stellen [o machen]

to water a drink \down ein Getränk verwässern

13. (including) bis einschließlich

the entire administration has come under suspicion, from the mayor \down das gesamte Verwaltungspersonal, angefangen beim Bürgermeister, ist in Verdacht geraten

everyone, from the director \down to the secretaries, was questioned by the police vom Direktor angefangen bis hin zu den Sekretärinnen, wurde jeder von der Polizei verhört

14. (on paper)

to have sth \down in writing [or on paper] etw schriftlich [o fam schwarz auf weiß] haben

to get [or put] sb \down for sth jdn für etw akk vormerken

we've got you \down for five tickets wir haben fünf Karten für Sie vorbestellt

15. (swallowed) hinunter, runter fam

to get sth \down etw [hinunter]schlucken

she couldn't get the pill \down sie brachte die Tablette nicht hinunter fam

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe gegessen hast

16. (thoroughly) gründlich

he washed the car \down er wusch den Wagen von oben bis unten

17. (already finished) vorbei

two lectures \down, eight to go zwei Vorlesungen haben wir schon besucht, es bleiben also noch acht

18. (as initial payment) als Anzahlung

to pay [or put] £100 \down 100 Pfund anzahlen

19. (attributable)

▪ to be \down to sth auf etw akk zurückzuführen sein

the problem is \down to her inexperience, not any lack of intelligence es liegt an ihrer Unerfahrenheit, nicht an mangelnder Intelligenz

to be [or AM also come] \down to sb jds Sache sein

it's all \down to you now to make it work nun ist es an Ihnen, die Sache in Gang zu bringen

20. (reduce to)

to come \down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufen

what the problem comes \down to is this:... die entscheidende Frage ist:...

well, if I bring it \down to its simplest level,... also, stark vereinfacht könnte man sagen,...

21. (in crossword puzzles) senkrecht

22.

▶ \down to the ground völlig, ganz und gar, total fam

that suits me \down to the ground das ist genau das Richtige für mich

II. PREPOSITION

1. (in a downward direction) hinunter; (towards the speaker) herunter

my uncle's in hospital after falling \down some stairs mein Onkel ist im Krankenhaus, nachdem er die Treppe heruntergefallen [o hinuntergefallen] ist

up and \down the stairs die Treppe rauf und runter fam

she poured the liquid \down the sink sie schüttete die Flüssigkeit in den Abfluss

2. (downhill) hinunter, hinab geh; (towards the speaker) herunter [o geh herab]

to come \down the hill den Hügel heruntersteigen [o geh herabsteigen]

to go \down the mountain den Berg hinuntersteigen [o geh hinabsteigen

3. (along) entlang

go \down the street gehen Sie die Straße entlang [o hinunter]

her office is \down the corridor on the right ihr Büro ist weiter den Gang entlang auf der rechten Seite

we drove \down the motorway as far as Bristol wir fuhren auf der Schnellstraße bis Bristol

I ran my finger \down the list of ingredients ich ging mit dem Finger die Zutatenliste durch

her long red hair reached most of the way \down her back ihre langen roten Haare bedeckten fast ihren ganzen Rücken

to sail the boat \down the river mit dem Boot flussabwärts segeln

4. (in a particular place)

\down sb's way in jds Gegend

they speak with a peculiar accent \down his way in seiner Ecke haben die Leute einen besonderen Akzent fam

5. (through time)

\down the ages von Generation zu Generation

\down the centuries die Jahrhunderte hindurch

\down the generations über Generationen hinweg

6. BRIT, AUS ( fam: to)

I went \down the pub with my mates ich ging mit meinen Freunden in die Kneipe

to go \down the shops einkaufen gehen

7. (inside) in + dat

you'll feel better once you've got some hot soup \down you du wirst dich besser fühlen, sobald du ein bisschen heiße Suppe im Magen hast

8.

▶ to go \down the drain [or toilet] [or tube[s]] ( fam)

▶ to go \down the plughole [or BRIT also pan] [or AUS gurgler] ( fam) für die Katz sein sl

we don't want all their hard work to go \down the drain ich möchte nicht, dass ihre harte Arbeit ganz umsonst ist

▶ \down the road [or line] [or track] auf der ganzen Linie fig, voll und ganz

III. ADJECTIVE

<more \down, most \down>

1. attr, inv (moving downward) abwärtsführend, nach unten nach n

the \down escalator die Rolltreppe nach unten

2. pred ( fam: unhappy, sad) niedergeschlagen, down fam

I've been feeling a bit \down this week diese Woche bin ich nicht so gut drauf fam

3. pred, inv ( fam: disapproving of)

▪ to be \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ im Visier] haben fam

4. pred, inv (not functioning) außer Betrieb

the computer will be \down for an hour der Computer wird für eine Stunde abgeschaltet

I'm afraid the [telephone] lines are \down ich fürchte, die Telefonleitungen sind tot

5. attr, inv BRIT ( dated: travelling away from the city) stadtauswärts fahrend attr

\down platform Bahnsteig m [o SCHWEIZ Perron m] für stadtauswärts fahrende Züge

6. (sunk to a low level) niedrig

the river is \down der Fluss hat [o geh führt] Niedrigwasser

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (knock down)

▪ to \down sb jdn zu Fall bringen; BOXING jdn niederschlagen [o sl auf die Bretter schicken

2. (shoot down)

▪ to \down sth etw abschießen [o fam runterholen

3. esp BRIT

to \down tools (cease work) mit der Arbeit aufhören; (have a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (during a strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

the printers are threatening to \down tools die Drucker drohen mit Arbeitsniederlegungen

4. AM, AUS SPORT (beat)

▪ to \down sb jdn schlagen [o fam fertigmachen

5.

▪ to \down sth (swallow) etw hinunterschlucken; (eat) etw essen; (eat quickly) etw verschlingen [o hinunterschlingen]; (drink) etw trinken; (drink quickly) etw hinunterkippen [o fam runterschütten] [o SCHWEIZ runterleeren]

he'd \downed four beers er hatte vier Bier gekippt fam

V. NOUN

1. (bad fortune) Tiefpunkt m, schlechte Zeit

ups and \downs Auf und Ab nt

well, we've had our ups and \downs wir haben schon Höhen und Tiefen durchgemacht

2. no pl ( fam: dislike) Groll m

▪ to have a \down on sb jdn auf dem Kieker [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ im Visier] haben fam

why do you have a \down on him? was hast du gegen ihn?

3. AM FBALL Versuch m

it's second \down es ist der zweite Versuch

VI. INTERJECTION

\down with taxes! weg mit den Steuern!

\down with the dictator! nieder mit dem Diktator!

down²

[daʊn]

I. n no pl

1. (soft feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl

2. (soft hair or fluff) [Bart]flaum m, feine Härchen

II. n modifier Daunen-

\down jacket/quilt Daunenjacke f/-decke f

down³

[daʊn]

n esp BRIT Hügelland nt, [baumloser] Höhenzug

▪ the \downs pl die Downs (an der Südküste Englands)

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I [daʊn]
1. ADVERB
When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg get down, sit down, stand down, write down, look up the verb.
1) indicating movement towards speaker herunter; (away from speaker) hinunter; (downstairs) nach unten

to jump down — herunter-/hinunterspringen

on his way down from the summit — auf seinem Weg vom Gipfel herab/hinab

on the way down to London — auf dem Weg nach London runter (inf)

all the way down to the bottom — bis ganz nach unten

down! (to dog) — Platz! __diams; down with...! nieder mit...!

2) indicating static position unten

down there — da unten

I'll stay down here —

down in the valley — unten im Tal

it needs a bit of paint down at the bottom — es muss unten herum neu gestrichen werden

don't kick a man when he's down (fig) — man soll jemanden nicht fertigmachen, wenn er schon angeschlagen ist or wenns ihm dreckig geht (inf)

head down — mit dem Kopf nach unten

the sun was down —

the blinds were down — die Jalousien waren unten or heruntergelassen

I'll be down in a minute —

to be down for the count (Boxing) — ausgezählt werden

I've been down with flu — ich habe mit Grippe (im Bett) gelegen

3)

= to or in another place usu not translated he came down from London yesterday — er kam gestern aus London

he's down in London/at his brother's — er ist in London/bei seinem Bruder

he lives down South — er wohnt im Süden

we're going down South — wir fahren in den Süden

we're going down to the seaside/to Dover — wir fahren an die See/nach Dover

4)

= below previous level his temperature is down —

his shoes were worn down the price of meat is down on last week — seine Schuhe waren abgetragen der Fleischpreis ist gegenüber der letzten Woche gefallen

interest rates are down to/by 3% — der Zinssatz ist auf/um 3% gefallen

I'm £20 down on what I expected — ich habe £ 20 weniger als ich dachte

he's down to his last £10 — er hat nur noch £ 10

they're still three goals down — sie liegen immer noch mit drei Toren zurück

See:

→ luck

5)

in writing I've got it down in my diary — ich habe es in meinem Kalender notiert

let's get it down on paper — schreiben wir es auf, halten wir es schriftlich fest

when you see it down on paper — wenn man es schwarz auf weiß sieht

to be down for the next race — für das nächste Rennen gemeldet sein

it's down for next month — es steht für nächsten Monat auf dem Programm

6)

indicating range or succession usu not translated from the biggest down — vom Größten angefangen

down through the ages — von jeher

from 1700 down to the present —

right down to the present day — bis zum heutigen Tag

from the chairman (all the way) down to the doorman — vom Vorsitzenden bis (herunter) zum Pförtner

7) indicating responsibility __diams; to be down to sb/sth (= caused by) an jdm/etw liegen

any mistakes are down to us — irgendwelche Fehler liegen an uns

8)

as deposit to pay £20 down — £ 20 anzahlen

I've put down a deposit on a new bike —

how much do they want down? — was verlangen sie als Anzahlung?

2. PREPOSITION

1)

indicating movement downwards to go/come down the hill/the stairs etc — den Berg/die Treppe etc hinuntergehen/herunterkommen

he ran his finger down the list — er ging (mit dem Finger) die Liste durch

her hair fell loose down her back — sie trug ihr Haar offen über die Schultern

2)

at a lower part of he's already halfway down the hill — er ist schon auf halbem Wege nach unten

the other skiers were further down the slope — die anderen Skifahrer waren weiter unten

she lives just down the street — sie wohnt ein Stückchen weiter die Straße entlang

3)

= along he was walking/coming down the street — er ging/kam die Straße entlang

if you look down this road, you can see... — wenn Sie diese Straße hinunterblicken, können Sie... sehen

4)

= throughout down the centuries — durch die Jahrhunderte (hindurch)

5)

= to, in, at Brit inf he's gone down the pub — er ist in die Kneipe gegangen

she's down the shops — sie ist einkaufen gegangen

he works down the garage — er arbeitet in der Autowerkstatt

3. NOUN
(= dislike) __diams; to have a down on sb (inf) jdn auf dem Kieker haben (inf) → up
See:

→ up

4. ADJECTIVE (inf)

1)

= depressed he was (feeling) a bit down — er fühlte sich ein wenig down (inf) or niedergeschlagen

2)

= not working to be down — außer Betrieb sein; (Comput) abgestürzt sein

5. TRANSITIVE VERB
opponent niederschlagen, zu Fall bringen; enemy planes abschießen, (he)runterholen (inf); (FTBL ETC, inf) player legen (inf); beer etc runterkippen or -schütten (inf)
to down tools — die Arbeit niederlegen
II
n
(= feathers) Daunen pl, Flaumfedern pl; (= fine hair) Flaum m III
n usu pl (GEOG)
Hügelland nt no pl
on the down(s) — im Hügelland

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down¹ [daʊn]

A adv

1. nach unten, herunter, hinunter, herab, hinab, ab-, niederwärts, zum Boden, zum Grund, (in Kreuzworträtseln) senkrecht:

three down;

down from fort von, von … herab;

paralysed from the waist down von der Hüfte abwärts gelähmt;

down to bis hinunter oder hinab zu;

down to our times bis in unsere Zeit;

down to the last detail bis ins letzte Detail;

down to the last man bis zum letzten Mann;

from … down to von … bis hinunter zu;

down to the ground umg vollständig, absolut, ganz und gar;

suit sb down to the ground umg genau das Richtige für jemanden sein;

be down on sb umg

a) über jemanden herfallen,

b) jemanden auf dem Kieker haben umg

2. nieder…: → burn down, etc

3. (in) bar, sofort:

ten dollars down 10 Dollar (in) bar; → pay down

4. zu Papier, nieder…: → take down 8, etc

5. vorgemerkt, angesetzt:

the bill is down for the third reading today heute steht die dritte Lesung der Gesetzesvorlage auf der Tagesordnung;

be down for Friday für Freitag angesetzt sein

6. von einer großen Stadt ( in England: von London) weg:

go down to the country aufs Land fahren; → go down 12

7. besonders US

a) zu einer großen Stadt hin

b) zur Endstation hin

c) ins Geschäftsviertel

8. (nach Süden) hinunter

9. a) mit dem Strom, flussabwärts

b) mit dem Wind

10. Br von der Universität: → go down 10, send down 2

11. nieder!:

down with the capitalists! nieder mit den Kapitalisten!;

down on your knees! auf die Knie (mit dir)!

12. (dr)unten:

down there dort unten;

down under umg in oder nach Australien oder Neuseeland

13. unten (im Hause), aufgestanden:

he is not down yet er ist noch oben oder im Schlafzimmer

14. untergegangen (Sonne)

15. a) heruntergegangen, gefallen (Preise)

b) billiger (Waren)

16. gefallen (Thermometer etc):

be down by 10 degrees um 10 Grad gefallen sein

17. Br

a) nicht in London

b) nicht an der Universität

18. a) nieder-, hingestreckt, am Boden (liegend)

b) Boxen: am Boden, unten umg:

down and out k. o., fig (auch physisch od psychisch) erledigt umg, ruiniert

c) erschöpft, kaputt, fix und fertig (beide umg)

d) deprimiert, niedergeschlagen, down umg: → mouth A 1

e) heruntergekommen, in elenden Verhältnissen (lebend): → come down 4, heel¹ Bes Redew

f) außer Betrieb (Computer)

19. bettlägerig:

be down with influenza mit Grippe im Bett liegen

20. SPORT (um Punkte etc) zurück:

he was two points down er war oder lag 2 Punkte zurück;

they are 1-4 down sie liegen mit 1:4 im Rückstand (to gegen)

B adj

1. nach unten oder abwärtsgerichtet, Abwärts…:

a down jump ein Sprung nach unten

2. unten befindlich

3. deprimiert, niedergeschlagen

4. Br von London abfahrend oder kommend (Zug):

down platform Abfahrtsbahnsteig m (in London)

5. besonders US

a) in Richtung nach einer großen Stadt

b) zum Geschäftsviertel (hin), in die Stadtmitte

6. Bar…: → down payment

7. besonders US sl deprimierend

C präp

1. herunter, hinunter, herab, hinab, entlang:

down the hill den Hügel hinunter;

down the river den Fluss hinunter, flussab(wärts);

down the middle durch die Mitte;

down the street die Straße entlang oder hinunter

2. (in derselben Richtung) mit:

down the wind mit dem Wind

3. a) hinunter in (akk)

b) hinein in (akk)

4. unten an (dat):

further down the Rhine weiter unten am Rhein

5. zeitlich: durch … (hindurch): → age A 4

D s

1. fig

a) Abstieg m

b) Nieder-, Rückgang m

2. Tiefpunkt m, -stand m

3. Depression f, (seelischer) Tiefpunkt

4. umg Groll m:

have a down on sb jemanden auf dem Kieker haben

5. → downer 1

E v/t

1. zu Fall bringen ( auch SPORT und fig)

2. niederschlagen

3. niederlegen:

down tools die Arbeit niederlegen, in den Streik treten

4. ein Flugzeug abschießen, runterholen umg

5. einen Reiter abwerfen

6. umg ein Getränk runterkippen

F v/i

1. umg

a) hinunterrutschen (Speise)

b) (gut) schmecken

2. besonders US sl Beruhigungsmittel nehmen

down² [daʊn] s

1. ORN

a) Daunen pl, flaumiges Gefieder:

dead down Raufdaunen;

live down Nestdaunen;

down quilt Daunendecke f

b) Daune f, Flaumfeder f:

in the down noch nicht flügge

2. ( auch Bart)Flaum m, feine Härchen pl

3. BOT

a) feiner Flaum

b) haarige Samenkrone, Pappus m

4. weiche, flaumige Masse

down³ [daʊn] s

1. obs

a) Hügel m

b) Sandhügel m, besonders Düne f

2. pl waldloses, besonders grasbedecktes Hügelland:

the Downs

a) Hügelland entlang der Süd- und Südostküste Englands,

b) Reede an der Südostküste Englands, vor der Stadt Deal

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I noun
(Geog.) [baumloser] Höhenzug; in pl. Downs Pl. (an der Süd- und Südostküste Englands)
II noun
1) (of bird) Daunen Pl.; Flaum, der

2) (hair) Flaum, der
III 1. adverb
1) (to lower place, to downstairs, southwards) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich); (in lift) abwärts; (in crossword puzzle) senkrecht

[right] down to something — [ganz] bis zu etwas her-/hinunter

go down to the shops/the end of the road — zu den Läden/zum Ende der Straße hinuntergehen

2) (Brit.): (from capital) raus (bes. ugs.); heraus/hinaus (bes. schriftsprachlich)

get down to Reading from London — von London nach Reading raus-/hinausfahren

come down from Edinburgh to London — von Edinburgh nach London [he]runterkommen

3) (of money): (at once) sofort

pay for something cash down — etwas [in] bar bezahlen

4) (into prostration) nieder[fallen, -geschlagen werden]

shout the place/house down — (fig.) schreien, dass die Wände zittern

5) (on to paper)

copy something down from the board — etwas von der Tafel abschreiben

6) (on programme)

put a meeting down for 2 p.m. — ein Treffen für od. auf 14 Uhr ansetzen

7) as int. runter! (bes. ugs.); (to dog) leg dich!; nieder!; (Mil.) hinlegen!

down with imperialism/the president! — nieder mit dem Imperialismus/dem Präsidenten!

8) (in lower place, downstairs, in fallen position, in south) unten

down on the floor — auf dem Fußboden

low/lower down — tief/tiefer unten

down under the table — unter dem Tisch

wear one's hair down — sein Haar offen tragen

down there/here — da/hier unten

X metres down — X Meter tief

his flat is on the next floor down — seine Wohnung ist ein Stockwerk tiefer

down in Wales/in the country — weit weg in Wales/draußen auf dem Lande

down south — unten im Süden (ugs.)

down south/east — (Amer.) in den Südstaaten/im Osten

down [on the floor] — (Boxing) am Boden; auf den Brettern

down and out — (Boxing) k. o.; (fig.) fertig (ugs.)

9) (prostrate) auf dem Fußboden/der Erde

be down with an illness — eine Krankheit haben

10) (on paper)

be down in writing/on paper/in print — niedergeschrieben/zu Papier gebracht/gedruckt sein

11) (on programme) angesetzt [Termin, Treffen]

12) (facing downwards, bowed) zu Boden

keep one's eyes down — zu Boden sehen

be down — (brought to the ground) am Boden liegen

13) (in depression)

down [in the mouth] — niedergeschlagen

14) (now cheaper) [jetzt] billiger

15)

be down to... — (have only... left) nichts mehr haben außer...

we're down to our last £100 — wir haben nur noch 100 Pfund

now it's down to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

16) (to reduced consistency or size)

thin gravy down — Soße verdünnen

the water had boiled right down — das Wasser war fast verdampft

wear the soles down — die Sohlen ablaufen

17) (including lower limit)

from... down to... — von... bis zu... hinunter

18) (in position of lagging or loss) weniger

be three points/games down — mit drei Punkten/Spielen zurückliegen

be down on one's earnings of the previous year — weniger verdienen als im Vorjahr

be down on one's luck — eine Pechsträhne haben. See also up 1.
2. preposition
1) (downwards along, from top to bottom of) runter (bes. ugs.); herunter/hinunter (bes. schriftsprachlich)

lower down the river — weiter unten am Fluss

fall down the stairs/steps — die Treppe/Stufen herunterstürzen

his eye travelled down the list — sein Auge wanderte über die Liste

walk down the hill/road — den Hügel/die Straße heruntergehen

2) (downwards through) durch

3) (downwards into) rein in (+ Akk.) (bes. ugs.); hinein in (+ Akk.) (bes. schriftsprachlich)

fall down a hole/ditch — in ein Loch/einen Graben fallen

4) (downwards over) über (+ Akk.)

spill water all down one's skirt — sich (Dat.) Wasser über den Rock gießen

5) (downwards in time)

the tradition has continued down the ages — die Tradition ist von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben worden

6) (along)

come down the street — die Straße herunter- od. entlangkommen

go down the pub/disco — (Brit. coll.) in die Kneipe/Disko gehen

7) (at or in a lower position in or on) [weiter] unten

further down the ladder/coast — weiter unten auf der Leiter/an der Küste

live just down the road — ein Stück weiter unten in der Straße wohnen

8) (from top to bottom along) an (+ Dat.)

down the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses

9) (all over) überall auf (+ Dat.)

I've got coffee [all] down my skirt — mein ganzer Rock ist voll Kaffee

10) (Brit. coll.): (in, at)

down the pub/café/town — in der Kneipe/im Café/in der Stadt
3. adjective
(directed downwards) nach unten führend [Rohr, Kabel]; [Rolltreppe] nach unten; nach unten gerichtet [Kolbenhub, Sog]; aus der Hauptstadt herausführend [Bahnlinie]
4. transitive verb
(coll.)

1) (knock down) auf die Bretter schicken [Boxer]

2) (drink down) leer machen (ugs.) [Flasche, Glas]; schlucken (ugs.) [Getränk]

3)

down tools — (cease work) zu arbeiten aufhören; (take a break) die Arbeit unterbrechen; (go on strike) die Arbeit niederlegen

4) (shoot down) abschießen, (ugs.) runterholen [Flugzeug]
5. noun
(coll.)

have a down on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas auf dem Kieker haben (ugs.); see also up 4.
•• Cultural note:
Downing Street

Der Name einer Straße in Westminster im Zentrum von London. Das Haus mit der Nummer 10 in der Downing Street ist der offizielle Sitz des Premierministers und das mit der Nummer 11 der des Finanzministers. Unter Journalisten ist der Ausdruck Downing Street oder Number 10 gebräuchlich, wenn vom Amtssitz des Premierministers die Rede ist

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(fluff) n.

Flaum nur sing. m. (feathers) n.

Daune -n f. adj.

abwärts adj.

herab adj.

herunter adj.

hinab adj.

hinunter adj.

nieder adj.

rückwärts adj.

unten adj.

zusammengebrochen (alt.Rechtschreibung) adj.

English-german dictionary > down
17 level

1.
['levl]noun

1) Höhe, die; (storey) Etage, die; (fig.): (steady state) Niveau, das; (fig.): (basis) Ebene, die

the water rose to the level of the doorstep — das Wasser stieg bis zur Türschwelle

be on a level [with somebody/something] — sich auf gleicher od. einer Höhe [mit jemandem/etwas] befinden; (fig.) auf dem gleichen Niveau sein [wie jmd./etwas]

on the level — (fig. coll.) ehrlich

find one's level — (fig.) seinen Platz finden

2) (height)

at waist/rooftop etc. level — in Taillen-/Dachhöhe usw.

3) (relative amount)

sugar/alcohol level — [Blut]zucker-/Alkoholspiegel, der

noise level — Geräuschpegel, der

4) (social, moral, or intellectual plane) Niveau, das; (degree of achievement etc.) Grad, der (of an + Dat.)

talks at the highest level [of government] — Gespräche auf höchster [Regierungs]ebene

5) (of computer game) Level, der

6) (instrument to test horizontal) Wasserwaage, die
2. adjective
1) waagerecht; flach [Land]; eben [Boden, Land]

a level spoonful of flour — ein gestrichener Löffel Mehl

the picture is not level — das Bild hängt nicht gerade

2) (on a level)

be level [with something/somebody] — auf gleicher Höhe [mit etwas/jemandem] sein; (fig.) [mit etwas/jemandem] gleichauf liegen

the two pictures are not level — die beiden Bilder hängen nicht gleich hoch

draw/keep level with a rival — mit einem Gegner gleichziehen/auf gleicher Höhe bleiben

3) (fig.): (steady, even) ausgeglichen [Leben, Temperament]; ausgewogen [Stil]

keep a level head — einen kühlen Kopf bewahren

4)

do one's level best — (coll.) sein Möglichstes tun
3. transitive verb,
(Brit.) - ll-

1) (make

level 2 a —) ebnen

2) (aim) richten [Blick, Gewehr, Rakete] (at, against auf + Akk.); (fig.) richten [Kritik usw.] (at, against gegen); erheben [Anklage, Vorwurf] (at, against gegen)

3) (raze) dem Erdboden gleichmachen [Stadt, Gebäude]

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/42629/level_off">level off

- level out

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['levl] 1. noun
1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) das Niveau

2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) das Stockwerk

3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) die Wasserwaage

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) ebene Fläche
2. adjective
1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) eben

2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) gleich

3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) gleichmäßig
3. verb
1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) ebnen

2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) gleichmachen

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) richten

4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) dem Erdboden gleichmachen

•

- levelness
- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level
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lev·el

[ˈlev^əl]

I. adj

1. (horizontal) horizontal, waag(e)recht

the picture isn't \level das Bild hängt nicht gerade

2. (flat) eben

\level ground ebenes Gelände

3. pred (at an equal height)

▪ to be \level [with sth] auf gleicher Höhe [mit etw dat sein]

the amounts in both glasses were \level [with each other] beide Gläser waren gleich voll

the lamps are not \level [with each other] die Lampen hängen nicht gleich hoch [o nicht auf gleicher Höhe

4. (abreast)

to keep \level with sth mit etw dat mithalten

last year production could not keep \level with demand im letzten Jahr konnte die Produktion nicht die Nachfrage decken

to keep sth \level with sth etw auf dem gleichen Niveau wie etw dat halten

the unions are fighting to keep wages \level with inflation die Gewerkschaften kämpfen um die Angleichung der Löhne und Gehälter an die Inflationsrate

5. pred esp BRIT, AUS (in a race) gleichauf; (equal in points) punktegleich; (equal in standard) gleich gut

the scores were \level at half time zur Halbzeit stand es unentschieden

the two students are about \level in ability die beiden Studenten sind etwa gleich gut

to draw \level with sb/sth jdn/etw einholen

6. attr (to the edge) gestrichen

a \level cupful of flour eine Tasse [voll] Mehl

a \level spoonful of sugar ein gestrichener Löffel Zucker

7. (calm) voice ruhig; look fest

to give sb a \level look jdn mit festem Blick ansehen

in a \level tone ohne die Stimme zu heben

to keep a \level head einen kühlen [o klaren] Kopf bewahren

in a \level voice mit ruhiger Stimme

8.

▶ to do one's \level best sein Möglichstes [o alles Menschenmögliche] tun

▶ to start on a \level playing field gleiche [Start]bedingungen [o Voraussetzungen] haben

II. n

1. (quantity) Niveau nt; (height) Höhe f

at eye \level in Augenhöhe

oil \level AUTO Ölstand m

above/below sea \level über/unter dem Meeresspiegel

water \level Pegelstand m, Wasserstand m

to be on a \level [with sb/sth] BRIT, AUS [mit jdm/etw] auf gleicher Höhe sein

2. (extent) Ausmaß nt

inflation is going to rise 2% from its present \level die Inflationsrate wird [gegenüber dem derzeitigen Stand] um 2 % steigen

\level of alcohol abuse Ausmaß nt des Alkoholmissbrauchs

low-/high-\level radiation niedrige/hohe Strahlung

sugar \level in the blood Blutzuckerspiegel m

\level of customer satisfaction Zufriedenheitswert m

\level of motivation Motivationsgrad m

\level of productivity Leistungsniveau nt

\level of taxation Steuerniveau nt

3. (storey) Stockwerk nt

ground \level Erdgeschoss nt, Parterre nt SCHWEIZ

at [or on] \level four im vierten Stock

4. no pl (rank) Ebene f

at government[al] \level auf Regierungsebene

at a higher/lower \level auf höherer/niedrigerer Ebene

at the local/national/regional \level auf kommunaler/nationaler/regionaler Ebene

5. (standard, stage, proficiency) Niveau nt

your explanation must be at a \level that the children can understand du musst es so erklären, dass die Kinder dich verstehen

\level of training Ausbildungsstand m

advanced/intermediate \level fortgeschrittenes/mittleres Niveau; SCH Ober-/Mittelstufe f

to reach a high \level ein hohes Niveau erreichen

to take sth to a higher \level etw verbessern [o auf ein höheres Niveau bringen]

to be on a \level [with sb/sth] BRIT, AUS gleich gut sein [wie jd/etw]

to bring sth down to sb's \level etw auf jds Niveau bringen

6. (social, intellectual, moral) Niveau nt

intellectual \level geistiges Niveau

to sink to sb's \level sich akk auf jds Niveau hinabbegeben

I would never sink to the \level of taking bribes ich würde nie so tief sinken und mich bestechen lassen

7. (perspective, meaning) Ebene f

at a deeper \level auf einer tieferen Ebene

on a moral/practical/another \level aus moralischer/praktischer/anderer Sicht

on a personal \level auf persönlicher Ebene

on a serious \level ernsthaft

8. BRIT (flat land)

on the \level ebenerdig

9. esp AM (spirit level) Wasserwaage f

10. TELEC Pegel m

11.

▶ to find one's own \level seinen Platz in der Welt finden

▶ to be on the \level ( fam) ehrlich [o aufrichtig] sein

this offer is on the \level dies ist ein faires Angebot

III. vt

< BRIT - ll- or AM usu -l->

1.

▪ to \level sth (flatten) ground etw [ein]ebnen [o planieren]; wood etw [ab]schmirgeln; (raze) building, town etw dem Erdboden gleichmachen

to \level sth to the ground etw dem Erdboden gleichmachen

2. (equal)

to \level the match/score den Ausgleich erzielen

3. (direct)

to \level a pistol/rifle at sb eine Pistole/ein Gewehr auf jdn richten; ( fig)

to \level accusations/charges against [or at] sb Beschuldigungen/Anklage gegen jdn erheben

to \level criticism against [or at] sb an jdm Kritik üben

we don't understand the criticism \levelled at the government wir verstehen die Kritik an der Regierung nicht

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['levl]
1. adj

1) (= flat) ground, surface, floor eben; spoonful gestrichen

try to keep the boat level — versuchen Sie, das Boot waagerecht zu halten

the glider maintained a level course — das Segelflugzeug behielt die gleiche Flughöhe bei

2) (= at the same height) auf gleicher Höhe (with mit); (= parallel) parallel (with zu)

the bedroom is level with the ground — das Schlafzimmer liegt ebenerdig or zu ebener Erde

3) (= equal) gleichauf; (fig) gleich gut

the two runners are absolutely or dead level — die beiden Läufer liegen or sind genau auf gleicher Höhe

Jones was almost level with the winner — Jones kam fast auf gleiche Höhe mit dem Sieger

the two teams are level in the league — die beiden Mannschaften haben den gleichen Tabellenstand

level race — Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

4) (= steady) tone of voice ruhig; (= well-balanced) ausgeglichen; judgement abgewogen, ausgewogen; head kühl

to have/keep a level head — einen kühlen Kopf haben/bewahren

5)

I'll do my level best (Brit) — ich werde mein Möglichstes tun

2. adv

level with — in Höhe (+gen)

it should lie level with... —

the pipe runs level with the ground (= parallel) — das Rohr verläuft zu ebener Erde das Rohr verläuft parallel zum Boden

they're running absolutely level — sie laufen auf genau gleicher Höhe

the value of the shares stayed level for some time — der Wert der Aktien blieb für einige Zeit gleich

to draw level with sb — jdn einholen, mit jdm gleichziehen; (in league etc)

the two runners drew level on the last lap — in der letzten Runde zogen die beiden Läufer gleich

3. n

1) (= instrument) Wasserwaage f

2) (= altitude) Höhe f

on a level (with) — auf gleicher Höhe (mit)

water always finds its own level — Wasser kehrt immer in die Waagerechte zurück

at eye level — in Augenhöhe

the trees were very tall, almost at roof level — die Bäume waren sehr hoch, sie reichten fast bis zum Dach

to be on a level with the roof — in Dachhöhe sein

3) (= flat place) ebene Fläche, ebenes Stück

4) (= storey) Etage f, Stockwerk nt

the house is on four levels — das Haus hat vier Etagen

5) (= position on scale) Ebene f; (social, intellectual etc) Niveau nt

they're on a different level — sie haben ein unterschiedliches Niveau

to descend or come down to that level — auf ein so tiefes Niveau absinken

he expects everyone to come down to his level — er erwartet von jedem, dass er sich auf sein Niveau herabbegibt

she tried to go beyond her natural level of ability — sie versuchte, ihre natürlichen Grenzen zu überschreiten

to be on a level with — auf gleichem Niveau sein wie

they are on a level as far as salaries are concerned — sie bekommen das gleiche Gehalt

he tried to raise the level of the conversation — er versuchte, der Unterhaltung etwas mehr Niveau zu geben

if profit stays at the same level — wenn sich der Gewinn auf dem gleichen Stand hält

the pound has been left to find its own level — der Pfundkurs wurde freigegeben, um seinen natürlichen Stand zu erreichen

the rising level of inflation —

he maintains his high level of excellence — er hält sein äußerst hohes Niveau

a high level of intelligence — ein hoher Intelligenzgrad

a high level of interest — sehr großes Interesse

a high level of support —

a high level of civilization the very high level of production — eine hohe Kulturstufe das hohe Produktionsniveau

the higher levels of academic research — die höheren Stufen der wissenschaftlichen Forschung

the talks were held at a very high level — die Gespräche fanden auf hoher Ebene statt

a low level of sales — ein sehr geringer Absatz

he reduces everything to the commercial level — er reduziert alles auf eine rein kommerzielle Basis

on an intellectual level —

on the moral level — aus moralischer Sicht

on a purely personal level — rein persönlich, auf rein persönlicher Ebene

6)

(= amount, degree) a high level of hydrogen — ein hoher Wasserstoffanteil

the level of alcohol in the blood — der Alkoholspiegel im Blut

level of consciousness — Bewusstseinsebene f

cholesterol level — Cholesterinspiegel m

the level of violence — das Ausmaß der Gewalttätigkeit

7)

I guess you're on the level — du bist wohl schon in Ordnung (inf)

is he on the level? — meint er es ehrlich?

to be on the level with sb — jdm gegenüber ehrlich or aufrichtig sein

4. vt

1) ground, site etc einebnen, planieren; building abreißen; town dem Erdboden gleichmachen

to level sth to the ground — etw dem Erdboden gleichmachen

2) blow versetzen, verpassen (inf) (at sb jdm); weapon richten (at auf +acc); accusation erheben (at gegen); remark richten (at gegen); criticism üben (at an +dat)

to level a charge against sb — Anklage gegen jdn erheben, jdn anklagen

3) (SPORT)

to level the match — den Ausgleich erzielen

to level the score — gleichziehen

5. vi (inf)

to level with sb — jdm keinen Quatsch or Scheiß erzählen (inf)

I'll level with you — ich werd ehrlich mit dir sein

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level [ˈlevl]

A s

1. TECH Libelle f, Wasserwaage f

2. TECH, Landvermessung:

a) Nivellierinstrument n

b) Höhen-, Niveaumessung f

3. Ebene f ( auch GEOG), ebene Fläche

4. Horizontalebene f, Horizontale f, Waag(e)rechte f

5. Höhe f ( auch GEOG), (Wasser- etc) Spiegel m, (-)Stand m, (-)Pegel m:

level of sound Geräuschpegel, Tonstärke f;

be on a level with

a) auf gleicher Höhe sein mit,

b) genauso hoch sein wie ( → A 6);

on the level umg in Ordnung, ehrlich, anständig

6. fig (auch geistiges) Niveau, Level m, Stand m, Grad m, Stufe f:

level of employment Beschäftigungsstand;

high level of technical skill hohes technisches Niveau;

level of performance SPORT Leistungsstand, -niveau;

low production level niedriger Produktionsstand;

have fallen to the lowest level seinen niedrigsten Stand erreicht haben;

put o.s. on the level of others sich auf das Niveau anderer Leute begeben;

sink to the level of cut-throat practices auf das Niveau von Halsabschneidern absinken;

find one’s (own) level seinen Platz finden (an den man gehört);

be on a ( oder an equal) level with auf dem gleichen Niveau oder auf der gleichen Stufe stehen wie, jemandem ebenbürtig sein ( → A 5);

keep sth at its present level etwas auf seinem gegenwärtigen Stand halten

7. (politische etc) Ebene:

at government level auf Regierungsebene;

a conference on the highest level eine Konferenz auf höchster Ebene;

on a ministerial level auf Ministerebene

8. Bergbau:

a) Sohle f

b) Sohlenstrecke f

B adj (adv levelly)

1. eben (Straße etc):

one level teaspoonful of salt ein gestrichener Teelöffel Salz;

level playing field gleiche Chancen pl für alle, Chancengleichheit f

2. waag(e)recht, horizontal

3. gleich (auch fig):

level crossing Br schienengleicher (Bahn)Übergang;

it was level pegging between them SPORT etc Br umg sie lagen gleichauf;

it was a level position (besonders Fußball) es war gleiche Höhe;

be level on points SPORT etc punktgleich sein;

be level with

a) auf gleicher Höhe sein mit,

b) genauso hoch sein wie,

c) fig auf dem gleichen Niveau oder auf der gleichen Stufe stehen wie;

make level with the ground dem Erdboden gleichmachen;

draw level SPORT ausgleichen;

draw level with sb jemanden einholen

4. a) gleichmäßig:

level stress LING schwebende Betonung

b) ausgeglichen (Rennen etc)

5. do one’s level best sein Möglichstes tun

6. gleichbleibend (Temperatur etc)

7. vernünftig

8. ruhig:

have (keep) a level head einen kühlen Kopf haben (bewahren), sich nicht aus der Ruhe bringen lassen;

give sb a level look jemanden ruhig oder fest anschauen

C v/t prät und pperf -eled, besonders Br -elled

1. a) auch level off (ein)ebnen, planieren

b) auch level to ( oder with) the ground eine Stadt etc dem Erdboden gleichmachen

2. jemanden zu Boden schlagen

3. auch level off ( oder out) fig

a) gleichmachen, nivellieren:

level matters ( oder the score) SPORT ausgleichen, den Gleichstand herstellen oder erzielen

b) Unterschiede beseitigen, ausgleichen

4. a) eine Waffe richten, das Gewehr anlegen ( beide:

at auf akk):

level one’s rifle at sb auf jemanden anlegen

b) fig (at, against) Anschuldigungen erheben (gegen), Kritik üben (an dat):

his criticism was level(l)led against me seine Kritik richtete sich gegen mich

5. Landvermessung: nivellieren

D v/i

1. die Waffe richten, (das Gewehr) anlegen ( beide:

at auf akk)

2. level with umg offen reden mit, ehrlich sein zu

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1.
['levl]noun

1) Höhe, die; (storey) Etage, die; (fig.): (steady state) Niveau, das; (fig.): (basis) Ebene, die

the water rose to the level of the doorstep — das Wasser stieg bis zur Türschwelle

be on a level [with somebody/something] — sich auf gleicher od. einer Höhe [mit jemandem/etwas] befinden; (fig.) auf dem gleichen Niveau sein [wie jmd./etwas]

on the level — (fig. coll.) ehrlich

find one's level — (fig.) seinen Platz finden

2) (height)

at waist/rooftop etc. level — in Taillen-/Dachhöhe usw.

3) (relative amount)

sugar/alcohol level — [Blut]zucker-/Alkoholspiegel, der

noise level — Geräuschpegel, der

4) (social, moral, or intellectual plane) Niveau, das; (degree of achievement etc.) Grad, der (of an + Dat.)

talks at the highest level [of government] — Gespräche auf höchster [Regierungs]ebene

5) (of computer game) Level, der

6) (instrument to test horizontal) Wasserwaage, die
2. adjective
1) waagerecht; flach [Land]; eben [Boden, Land]

a level spoonful of flour — ein gestrichener Löffel Mehl

the picture is not level — das Bild hängt nicht gerade

2) (on a level)

be level [with something/somebody] — auf gleicher Höhe [mit etwas/jemandem] sein; (fig.) [mit etwas/jemandem] gleichauf liegen

the two pictures are not level — die beiden Bilder hängen nicht gleich hoch

draw/keep level with a rival — mit einem Gegner gleichziehen/auf gleicher Höhe bleiben

3) (fig.): (steady, even) ausgeglichen [Leben, Temperament]; ausgewogen [Stil]

keep a level head — einen kühlen Kopf bewahren

4)

do one's level best — (coll.) sein Möglichstes tun
3. transitive verb,
(Brit.) - ll-

1) (make

level 2 a —) ebnen

2) (aim) richten [Blick, Gewehr, Rakete] (at, against auf + Akk.); (fig.) richten [Kritik usw.] (at, against gegen); erheben [Anklage, Vorwurf] (at, against gegen)

3) (raze) dem Erdboden gleichmachen [Stadt, Gebäude]

Phrasal Verbs:

- level off

- level out

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adj.

ausgeglichen (Sport) adj.

eben adj.

gleichmäßig adj.

waagerecht adj. n.

Ebene -n f.

Höhe -n f.

Level -- n.

Niveau -s n.

Pegel -- (Wasser-) m.

Pegel -- n.

Pegelstand m.

Schwellwert m.

Stand ¨-e m.

Stufe -n f. v.

Unterschiede beseitigen ausdr.

ausgleichen v.

ebnen v.

einebnen v.

gleichmachen v.

nivellieren v.

planieren v.

English-german dictionary > level
18 level

'levl 1. noun
1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivå, høyde, stilling, styrke

2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) etasje, nivå

3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) vater

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) slette, flate
2. adjective
1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) flat, jevn, plan

2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) i nivå med, på høyde med

3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) jevn, monoton, rolig
3. verb
1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) planere

2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) jevne ut, gjøre lik (med)

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) rette (mot)

4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) jevne med jorda

•

- levelness
- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level

etasje
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flat
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grad
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nivå
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plan
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rang
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trinn

I
subst. \/ˈlevl\/

1) nivå, plan, høyde

• the water rose to a level of 10 feet

• the decision was made at Government level

avgjørelsen ble tatt på regjeringsnivå

2) ( overført) nivå, plan

• there was a conference at the highest level

• the lecture was above my level

foredraget lå over mitt nivå

3) ( overført) nivå, forekomst

• the high levels of cancer are cause for concern

4) vannrett linje, vannrett flate, plan flate, flatt underlag

5) flatmark, slette

• they built on a level

de bygde på flatmark \/ de bygde på en slette

6) levestandard

• he has certainly raised the level

7) ( instrument) vaterpass, vater, libelle, nivelleringsinstrument

8) ( gruvedrift) bunn, vannrenne

9) ( geografi) kote

above sea level eller above the level of the sea over havet

• they live 1000 m above sea level

at the level of på høyde med

at this level i denne høyden, på dette nivået (også overført)

bring to a level rette opp, bringe i vater

come down to somebody's level senke seg til noens nivå

find one's (own) level komme på rett hylle, finne seg til rette, finne sine likesinnede

level of water vannstand

level of usage stilnivå

on a dead level på nøyaktig samme plan, på akkurat samme nivå

on a level with på høyde med, på nivå med, på samme plan som, like god som

on the level på sletta, på flatmark ( hverdagslig) oppriktig, ærlig, rettferdig, seriøs

• he's on the level

han er real \/ han har rent mel i posen

• it's on the level

det er i orden \/ det er som det skal være

place something on a level with something sidestille noe med noe
II
verb \/ˈlevl\/

1) jevne, planere, gjøre vannrett, jevne ut, vatre, bringe i vater, stille i vater, nivellere

• they levelled the lawn to make it suitable for outdoor games

2) ( overført) jevne ut, fjerne ulikheter, gjøre likestilt

3) bli jevn, bli jevnere

4) velte, velte over ende, slå til jorden, legge i bakken, jevne med jorden, felle, utslette

• the storm levelled the tree

5) avpasse, tillempe, tilpasse

• he levelled his pace to hers

han avpasset farten etter henne

6) ( om våpen eller overført) rette, sikte

7) ( fonetikk) sammenfalle, tiljevne, jamne, assimilere

death levels all men døden gjør alle like

level at eller level against ( gammeldags) sikte på, sikte mot, rette mot

• he levelled his gun at her

han rettet geværet mot henne

( overført) rette mot, sikte til, hentyde

• he levelled accustations at his neighbour

level down senke (til et lavere nivå), jevne ut bli jevn, bli jevnere

level off stabilisere seg, oppnå likevekt

• unemployment is levelling off

( luftfart) plane ut

level oneself to something tilpasse seg etter noe

level out jevne ut, fjerne ulikheter ( luftfart) flate ut (før landing) bli jevn, bli jevnere

level the bayonet felle bajonett

level to eller level with gjøre likestilt med

level up ( til et høyere nivå) heve, jevne ( byggfag) fôre opp bli jevn, bli jevnere

level with somebody ( hverdagslig) snakke ut med noen, være ærlig mot noen

level with\/to the ground jevne med jorden, slå til jorden, rasere
III
adj. \/ˈlevl\/

1) jevn, slett, plan, flat

2) vannrett, i vater

3) ( overført) likestilt, jevngod, jevn, jevnbyrdig, lik, på samme nivå

• that certainly was a level race

det var virkelig et jevnt løp

• Tom was level with Jack

4) (om tone, kvalitet e.l.) jevn, monoton, ensformig

5) nøktern, sindig, sanset, stø

6) ( mål) strøket, uten topp

• only three level measures of coffee please!

do one's level best gjøre sitt aller beste

draw level komme opp på siden av, ta igjen, komme på lik høyde med hverandre, komme på linje med

• the two ships drew level

• Catherine drew level with the other runners

have a level head være klar i hodet

keep a level head holde hodet kaldt

keep level with holde følge med, holde tritt med

level stress ( språkvitenskap) liketrykk, jevn fordeling av trykket

a level teaspoonful ( matlaging) en strøket teskje

level with i nivå med, på høyde med, på linje med ( overført) like god som, på høyde med

English-Norwegian dictionary > level
19 level

['levl] 1. noun
1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) stig, staða

2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) hæð

3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) hallamál

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) slétta
2. adjective
1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) sléttur

2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) jafnhár

3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) jafn
3. verb
1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) jafna, slétta

2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) jafna

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) miða á

4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) jafna við jörðu

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- levelness
- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level

English-Icelandic dictionary > level
20 level

szint, kiegyensúlyozott, egyszintű, felszín, sík to level: földdel egyenlővé tesz, elegyenget, rászegez
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['levl] 1. noun
1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) szint

2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) szint

3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) vízszintező

4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) vízszintes felület
2. adjective
1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) csapott evőkanálnyi

2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) azonos színvonalú

3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) azonos szinten levő
3. verb
1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) vízszintessé tesz

2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) kiegyenlít

3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) rászegez (fegyvert vkire)

4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) lerombol

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- levelness
- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level

English-Hungarian dictionary > level

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