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1 touch

1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/75780/touch_down">touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) (sich)berühren

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) berühren

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) berühren

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) anrühren
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) die Berührung

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) der Tastsinn

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) der Strich

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) der Stil

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) das Aus

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
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touch

[tʌtʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. no pl (ability to feel) Tasten nt

the sense of \touch der Tastsinn

the material was soft to the \touch das Material fühlte sich weich an

2. (instance of touching) Berührung f

at [or with] a [or the] \touch of a button auf Knopfdruck

3. no pl (communication) Kontakt m

to be in \touch with sb/sth mit jdm/etw in Kontakt sein

to get/keep in \touch [with sb/sth] [mit jdm/etw] in Kontakt treten/bleiben

he's not really in \touch with what young people are interested in er ist nicht mehr richtig auf dem Laufenden über die Interessen der jungen Leute

4. no pl (skill) Gespür nt

I admire her lightness/sureness of \touch as a cook ich bewundere ihre leichte/sichere Hand beim Kochen

to have the magic \touch magische Fähigkeiten haben

to lose one's \touch sein Gespür verlieren

5. no pl (small amount)

▪ a \touch of... ein wenig...

a \touch of bitterness/irony eine Spur Bitterkeit/Ironie

a \touch of flu ( fam) eine leichte Grippe

a \touch of the sun ein Sonnenbrand m

6. no pl (rather)

▪ a \touch ziemlich

the weather has turned a \touch nasty das Wetter ist ziemlich schlecht geworden

7. (valuable addition) Ansatz m

a \touch of genius ein genialer Einfall

the final [or finishing] \touch der letzte Schliff

8. no pl FBALL Aus nt

he kicked the ball into \touch er schlug den Ball ins Aus

9.

▶ to kick sth into \touch idea, project etw auf Eis legen fig

▶ to be a soft \touch ( fam) leichtgläubig sein

II. vt

1. (feel with fingers)

▪ to \touch sb/sth jdn/etw berühren

to \touch the brake auf die Bremse steigen fam

▪ to \touch sb somewhere jdn irgendwo berühren

▪ to \touch sb/sth with sth jdn/etw mit etw dat berühren

the setting sun \touched the trees with red ( fig) die untergehende Sonne tauchte die Bäume in Rot

2. (come in contact with)

▪ to \touch sth mit etw dat in Berührung kommen

the edge of the town \touches the forest die Stadt grenzt an den Wald

tragedy \touched their lives when their son was 16 ( fig) ihre Tragödie begann, als ihr Sohn 16 war

3. (consume)

▪ to \touch sth etw anrühren [o SCHWEIZ a. fam anlangen]

no thanks, I never \touch chocolate nein danke, ich esse keine Schokolade

4. (move emotionally)

▪ to \touch sb jdn bewegen fig

5. (rival in quality)

▪ to \touch sth an etw akk heranreichen

▪ to \touch sb jdm das Wasser reichen

there's no one to \touch him as an illustrator of children's books als Illustrator von Kinderbüchern ist er einfach unschlagbar

6. (deal with)

▪ to \touch sth etw anpacken

to \touch problems Probleme in Angriff nehmen

▪ to \touch sb for sth ( pej fam) jdn um etw akk bitten

7.

▶ not to \touch sb/sth with a barge [or AM ten-foot] pole jdm/etw meiden wie die Pest

▶ to \touch base with sb mit jdm in Kontakt treten

▶ to \touch bottom auf Grund stoßen; ( fig) auf seinem absoluten Tiefpunkt angelangt sein

▶ to \touch a [raw] nerve einen wunden Punkt berühren

▶ \touch wood BRIT wenn alles gutgeht

everybody has got the flu right now except me alle haben im Moment die Grippe außer mir — toi, toi, toi!

III. vi

1. (feel with fingers) berühren

don't \touch nicht berühren

2. (come in contact) sich akk berühren

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[tʌtʃ]
1. n

1) (= sense of touch) (Tast)gefühl nt

to be cold/soft to the touch — sich kalt/weich anfühlen

2) (= act of touching) Berühren nt, Berührung f; (of pianist, typist, piano, typewriter) Anschlag m

she thrilled to his touch — es durchzuckte sie, als er sie berührte

it opens at a touch — es öffnet sich auf Fingerdruck

at the touch of a button — auf Knopfdruck

the wheel responds to the slightest touch — das Lenkrad reagiert sofort or reagiert auf jede Bewegung

braille is read by touch — Blindenschrift wird durch Abtasten gelesen

3) (= skill) Hand f; (= style) Stil m

the touch of a master — die Hand eines Meisters

it has the touch of genius/the professional touch — es hat etwas Geniales/Professionelles or einen genialen/professionellen Anstrich

he's losing his touch — er wird langsam alt

to have the right touch with sb/sth — mit jdm/etw umgehen können

a personal touch — eine persönliche Note

4) (= stroke ART) Strich m; (fig) Einfall m

a book with humorous touches — ein stellenweise humorvolles Buch

a nice touch — eine hübsche Note; (gesture) eine nette Geste

to put the final or finishing touches to sth — letzte Hand an etw (acc) legen, einer Sache (dat) den letzten Schliff geben

the house lacks a woman's touch — es fehlt eine Frau im Haus

5) (= small quantity) Spur f; (esp of irony, sadness etc) Anflug m

a touch of flu —

a touch of fever — leichtes Fieber

a touch of spring — ein Hauch m

he gave the horse a touch of the whip — er ließ das Pferd die Peitsche fühlen or spüren

it is a touch expensive (esp Brit) — es ist eine Spur zu teuer

See:

→ sun

6)

(= communication) to be in (constant) touch with sb — mit jdm in (ständiger) Verbindung stehen

they were in touch with us yesterday — sie haben sich gestern mit uns in Verbindung gesetzt

to be/keep in touch with (political) developments — (politisch) auf dem Laufenden sein/bleiben

I'll be in touch! — ich lasse von mir hören!, ich melde mich!

keep in touch! — lass wieder einmal von dir hören!

to be out of touch with sb — keine Verbindung mehr zu jdm haben

to be completely out of touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc ) überhaupt nicht auf dem Laufenden sein

you can get in touch with me at this number — Sie können mich unter dieser Nummer erreichen

you ought to get in touch with the police — Sie sollten sich mit der Polizei in Verbindung setzen

to lose touch (with sb) — den Kontakt (zu jdm) verlieren

to lose touch (with sth) ( — in Bezug auf etw acc )

a husband and wife who have lost touch with each other — ein Ehepaar, das sich fremd geworden ist or sich entfremdet hat

I'll put you in touch with Mr Brown — ich werde Sie mit Herrn Brown in Verbindung bringen

7) (FTBL) Aus nt; (RUGBY) Aus nt, Mark f

in touch —

to kick for touch (Rugby) — ins Aus or in die Mark schlagen

to kick sb/sth into touch ( Brit fig ) — etw zurückstellen, etw auf Eis legen

8) (inf)

to make a touch — Geld schnorren (inf)

he's usually good for a touch — ihn kann man normalerweise gut anpumpen (inf) or anzapfen (inf)

to be an easy or soft touch — leicht anzupumpen (inf) or anzuzapfen (inf) sein

2. vt

1) (= be in or make contact with) berühren; (= get hold of) anfassen; (= press lightly) piano keys anschlagen, leicht drücken; (= strike lightly) harp strings streichen über (+acc); (= brush against) streifen

she was so happy, her feet hardly touched the ground (fig) — sie war so glücklich, dass sie in den Wolken schwebte

to touch glasses —

don't touch that! he touched his hat to me — fass das nicht an! er tippte (zum Gruß) an den Hut

the speedometer needle touched 100 —

I was touching 100 most of the way — ich fuhr fast immer 100

once I touched 100 — einmal habe ich 100 geschafft

2) (= lay hands on) anrühren, anfassen

the police/tax authorities can't touch me — die Polizei/das Finanzamt kann mir nichts anhaben

the paintings weren't touched by the fire — die Gemälde blieben vom Feuer verschont

3) food, drink anrühren; capital herankommen an (+acc) (inf); (= use) antasten

I haven't touched the piano for months — ich habe seit Monaten nicht mehr Klavier gespielt

4) (= equal) herankommen an (+acc), erreichen

there's nothing to touch hot lemon for a cold — bei einer Erkältung geht nichts über heiße Zitrone

5) (= deal with) problem etc anrühren

everything he touches turns to gold — ihm gelingt einfach alles

I wouldn't touch those shares — ich würde meine Finger von den Aktien lassen

an ordinary detergent won't touch dirt like that — ein normales Reinigungsmittel wird mit diesem Schmutz nicht fertig

I asked them not to touch my desk — ich bat darum, nicht an meinen Schreibtisch zu gehen

6) (= concern) berühren, betreffen

7) (= move emotionally) rühren, bewegen; (= affect) berühren; (= wound) pride treffen

deeply touched — tief gerührt or bewegt

to touch sb's heart — jds Herz (an)rühren

8) (Brit inf)

to touch sb for a loan — jdn um einen Kredit angehen

he touched me for £10 — er hat mich um £ 10 angepumpt (inf)

9)

his hair was touched with grey — sein Haar war von Grau durchzogen

3. vi
(= come into contact) sich berühren; (estates etc = be adjacent also) aneinanderstoßen, aneinandergrenzen
don't touch! — Finger weg!

"please do not touch" — "bitte nicht berühren"

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touch [tʌtʃ]

A s

1. a) Berühren n, Berührung f:

at a touch beim Berühren;

at the slightest touch bei der leisesten Berührung;

at the touch of a button auf Knopfdruck;

that was a near touch umg das hätte ins Auge gehen können, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen;

within touch in Reichweite; → touch and go

b) Fechten: Treffer m

c) Schwimmen: Anschlag m

2. Tastsinn m, -gefühl n:

it is dry to the touch es fühlt sich trocken an;

it has a velvety touch es fühlt sich wie Samt an

3. Verbindung f, Kontakt m, Fühlung(nahme) f:

I’ll be in touch ich melde mich, ich lass was von mir hören;

be in touch with sb mit jemandem Kontakt haben oder in Verbindung stehen;

lose touch with

a) den Kontakt mit jemandem od einer Sache verlieren,

b) SPORT den Anschluss verlieren an (akk);

keep in touch SPORT dranbleiben;

keep in touch melde dich mal wieder, lass wieder mal was von dir hören;

keep in touch with sb

a) mit jemandem in Verbindung bleiben,

b) SPORT den Anschluss an jemanden halten;

get in touch with sb mit jemandem Fühlung nehmen oder in Verbindung treten, sich mit jemandem in Verbindung oder ins Benehmen setzen;

please get in touch bitte melden (Sie sich)! (Zeugen etc);

put sb in touch with jemanden in Verbindung setzen mit;

be out of touch lebens- oder realitäts- oder weltfremd sein;

be out of touch with

a) mit jemandem keinen Kontakt mehr haben,

b) über eine Sache (überhaupt) nicht mehr auf dem Laufenden sein

4. leichter Anfall:

a touch of influenza eine leichte Grippe; → sun A 2

5. (Pinsel- etc) Strich m:

put the finishing touch(es) to einer Sache (den letzten) Schliff geben, letzte Hand legen an (akk)

6. Anflug m:

a touch of sarcasm;

a touch of romance ein Hauch von Romantik;

he has a touch of genius er hat eine geniale Ader;

a touch of the macabre ein Stich ins Makabre;

a touch of red ein rötlicher Hauch, ein Stich ins Rote

7. Prise f, Spur f:

a touch of pepper

8. Hand f (des Meisters etc), Stil m, (souveräne) Manier:

light touch leichte Hand oder Art;

with sure touch mit sicherer Hand

9. (charakteristischer) Zug, besondere Note:

add a personal touch to sth einer Sache eine persönliche Note verleihen

10. Einfühlungsvermögen n, (Fein)Gefühl n

11. fig Gepräge n, Stempel m:

the touch of the 20th century

12. MUS

a) Anschlag m (des Pianisten oder des Pianos)

b) Strich m (des Geigers etc)

13. Probe f:

put to the touch auf die Probe stellen

14. a) Fußball etc: (Seiten)Aus n

b) Rugby: Mark f:

in touch im Seitenaus; in der Mark;

kick the ball into touch den Ball ins Aus schlagen

15. sl

a) Anpumpen n (um Geld)

b) gepumptes Geld

c) he’s a soft ( oder an easy) touch er lässt sich leicht anpumpen

16. sl

a) Klauen n, Stehlen n

b) Fang m, Beute f

B v/t

1. berühren, angreifen, anfassen:

touch wood! unberufen!, toi, toi, toi!; → bargepole, chord¹ 2, forelock¹, nerve A 1, pole¹ A 2, tongs

2. befühlen, betasten

3. fühlen, wahrnehmen

4. (to) in Berühung bringen (mit), legen (an akk, auf akk)

5. miteinander in Berührung bringen

6. leicht anstoßen, (leicht) drücken auf (akk):

touch the bell klingeln;

touch the brake AUTO die Bremse antippen;

touch glasses (mit den Gläsern) anstoßen

7. weitS. (meist neg) Alkohol etc anrühren:

he does not touch cocktails;

he hasn’t touched his dinner;

he refuses to touch these transactions er will mit diesen Geschäften nichts zu tun haben

8. in Berührung kommen oder stehen mit, Kontakt haben mit

9. grenzen oder stoßen an (akk)

10. erreichen, reichen an (akk)

11. fig erreichen, erlangen

12. a) erraten

b) herausfinden

13. umg jemandem oder einer Sache gleichkommen, heranreichen an (akk)

14. tönen, schattieren, (leicht) färben

15. fig färben, (ein wenig) beeinflussen:

morality touched with emotion gefühlsbeeinflusste Moral

16. beeindrucken

17. rühren, bewegen:

I am touched ich bin gerührt;

it touched his ( oder him to the) heart es ging ihm zu Herzen;

touched to tears zu Tränen gerührt

18. fig treffen, verletzen

19. ein Thema etc berühren

20. berühren, betreffen, angehen:

it touches none but him

21. in Mitleidenschaft ziehen, angreifen, mitnehmen:

touched

a) angegangen (Fleisch),

b) umg bekloppt, nicht ganz bei Trost

22. a) haltmachen in (dat)

b) SCHIFF einen Hafen anlaufen

23. sl jemanden anpumpen, anhauen ( beide:

for um)

24. sl klauen, organisieren

25. besonders HIST einem Kranken die Hand auflegen ( for zur Heilung gen)

C v/i

1. sich berühren, Berührung oder Kontakt haben

2. Schwimmen: anschlagen

3. touch (up)on grenzen oder heranreichen an (akk):

it touches on treason es grenzt an Verrat

4. touch (up)on betreffen, berühren:

it touches upon my interests

5. touch (up)on berühren, kurz erwähnen, streifen:

he merely touched upon this question

6. touch at SCHIFF anlegen bei oder in (dat), anlaufen (akk):

touch at a port

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1. transitive verb
1) (lit. or fig.) berühren; (inspect by touching) betasten

touch the sky — (fig.) an den Himmel stoßen

touch somebody on the shoulder — jemandem auf die Schulter tippen

touch A to B — B mit A berühren

touch glasses — anstoßen

2) (harm, interfere with) anrühren

the police can't touch you [for it] — die Polizei kann dich nicht [dafür] belangen

3) (fig.): (rival)

touch something — an etwas (Akk.) heranreichen

4) (affect emotionally) rühren

5) (concern oneself with) anrühren

6)

touch somebody for a loan/£5 — (sl.) jemanden anpumpen (salopp) /um 5 Pfund anpumpen od. anhauen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb
sich berühren; [Grundstücke:] aneinander stoßen

don't touch! — nicht anfassen!

‘please do not touch’ — "bitte nicht berühren!"
3. noun
1) Berührung, die

at a touch — bei bloßer Berührung

be soft/warm etc. to the touch — sich weich/ warm usw. anfühlen

2) no pl., no art. (faculty)

[sense of] touch — Tastsinn, der

3) (small amount)

a touch of salt/pepper — etc. eine Spur Salz/Pfeffer usw.

a touch of irony/sadness — etc. ein Anflug von Ironie/Traurigkeit usw.

have a touch of rheumatism — ein bisschen Rheuma haben

a touch — (slightly) ein [ganz] kleines bisschen

4) (game of tag) Fangen, das

5) (Art): (stroke) Strich, der; (fig.) Detail, das

to mention it in such a way was a clever/subtle touch — es auf eine solche Weise zu erwähnen, war ein schlauer/raffinierter Einfall

add or put the final touches to something — einer Sache (Dat.) den letzten Schliff geben

6) (manner, style) (on keyboard instrument, typewriter) Anschlag, der; (of writer, sculptor) Stil, der

a personal touch — eine persönliche od. individuelle Note

lose one's touch — seinen Schwung verlieren; (Sport) seine Form verlieren

7) (communication)

be in/out of touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Kontakt/keinen Kontakt haben

I shall be in touch with them — ich werde mit ihnen Kontakt aufnehmen

be in/ out of touch with something — über etwas (+ Akk.) auf dem laufenden/nicht auf dem laufenden sein

get in touch [with somebody] — mit jemandem Kontakt/Verbindung aufnehmen

keep in touch [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] in Verbindung od. Kontakt bleiben

keep in touch! — lass von dir hören!

keep in touch with something — sich über etwas (Akk.) auf dem laufenden halten

lose touch with somebody — den Kontakt zu jemandem verlieren

we have lost touch — wir haben keinen Kontakt mehr [zueinander]

have lost touch with something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein

put somebody in touch with somebody — jemanden mit jemandem zusammenbringen

8) (Footb., Rugby): (part of field) Aus, das; Mark, die (Rugby)

in touch — im Aus

9) (coll.)

be an easy or a soft touch — (be a person who gives money readily) leicht rumzukriegen sein (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

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v.

berühren v.

fassen v.

rühren v. (keyboard) n.

Anschlag -¨e (Tastatur) m. n.

(§ pl.: touches)

= Berührung f.

English-german dictionary > touch
2 touch

1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) dotakniti se

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) potipati

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) ganiti

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) ukvarjati se
2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) dotik

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tip

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) poteza

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) tenkočutnost

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) avt

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood
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I [təč]
noun

dotik, dotikanje, stik, kontakt; zveza, spoj; otip, otipavanje; čutilo tipa, tip; občutnost, tankočutnost; lahen udarec; lahen napad (bolezni ipd.); music udarec; (umetnost) poteza, črta; karakteristična, značilna poteza, izraz; figuratively roka, stil, izvedba, umetnost, spretnost; figuratively kakovost; pečat, kov, žig; primes, sled, nadih, malce; slang stroka, področje; slang izvabljenje (denarja), izprošen denar; prisleparjenje, kraja, "izžicanje"

at a touch — pri dotiku

out of touch with — brez stika z

on the slightest touch — pri najrahlejšem dotiku

within touch of — na dosegu

the touch of nature — prirodna črta, simpatičnost po prirodi

a touch of pepper — malce popra

a touch of romance — nadih romantike

a touch of the sun — sončarica

finishing touch — zadnja poteza

a shilling touch — slang cena enega šilinga, stane en šiling

the Nelson touch — figuratively spretnost (umetnost) izvleči se iz težavnega položaja

soft to the touch — mehak za otip

that was a (near) touch! — za las je šlo!

this isn't my touch — to se me ne tiče

he has a touch of genius — nekaj genialnega je v njem

be had a near touch — za las (komaj) je ušel nevarnosti

to get into touch with — priti v stik z, vzpostaviti zvezo z

to keep in touch with s.o. — biti v stalnem stiku, imeti stalno zvezo s kom

to lose touch with s.th. — izgubiti stik s čim

to put s.o. in touch with — povezati, zvezati koga z (tudi telefonično)

to put s.th. to the touch — postaviti kaj na preskušnjo
II [təč]
transitive verb

dotakniti se, dotikati se; (o)tipati, potipati; spraviti v dotik (stik); udarjati, igrati (na klavir, na strune), ubirati (strune); lahno se dotakniti (kakega predmeta); ukvarjati se s čim, imeti opravka z; pokusiti; vzeti, dvigniti, prejeti (plačo); slang izvabiti (denar) od koga, prevarati, ukaniti, ogoljufati, oslepariti; priti v stik (s čim), mejiti na, naslanjati se na, segati do, raztezati se do; ganiti, užalostiti; užaliti, vznemiriti, pretresti, razburiti; (pri)zadeti, pustiti sledove na; vplivati na; colloquially biti enak (komu), doseči (koga), meriti se (s kom); pogoditi, uganiti; skicirati; šatirati; modificirati; žigosati (žlahtno kovino); intransitive verb dotikati se, dotakniti se, priti v stik, mejiti; vplivati na, imeti posledice za; nautical pristati za kratek čas

the apples are touched with frost — jabolka so pozebla

clouds are touched with red — oblaki so rdeče obarvani

I was touched by his story — njegova zgodba me je ganila

it touches none but him — to zadeva (se tiče) le njega

to touch bottom — dotikati se dna; figuratively doseči najnižjo ceno

his brain ( —ali he) is touched — v njegovi glavi ni vse v redu

to touch the bell — pozvoniti

it touched me to the heart — to mi je šlo k srcu

I was touched to tears — bil sem do solz ganjen

I do not touch cocktails — koktajlov se ne dotaknem

no one can touch her for ( —ali in) beauty — nihče se ne more meriti z njo po lepoti

he touches 5 feet — visok je 5 čevljev

to touch glasses — trčiti s čašami

to touch one's hat — dotakniti se klobuka (v pozdrav)

how does this touch him? — kakšno zvezo ima to z njim? kaj se to njega tiče?

to touch lucky — imeti srečo

nobody can touch him — nihče mu ni enak, se ne more meriti z njim

to touch s.o. for two pounds — izvabiti iz (upiliti, navrtati) koga za 2 funta

to touch to the quick — zadeti v živo, prizadeti (koga), užaliti

to touch on the raw — razžaliti, razjeziti, razkačiti

the soap won't touch these spots — milo ne doseže ničesar pri teh madežih

to touch the spot — pravo pogoditi

to touch wood — potrkati po lesu (da se ubranimo zlih sil usode)

touch wood! — ne kličimo nesreče!

this touches on treason — to meji na izdajo, to je že kot izdaja;

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touch [tʌtʃ]

toucher ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (h), 2 (a), 2 (e), 2 (g) contact ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (g) effleurement ⇒ 1 (b) touche ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (i) coup ⇒ 1 (e) pointe ⇒ 1 (f) toucher à ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (d) jouxter ⇒ 2 (c) émouvoir ⇒ 2 (e) concerner ⇒ 2 (g) se toucher ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b)

(pl touches)

1 noun

(a) (sense) toucher m;

∎ sense of touch sens m du toucher;

∎ soft to the touch doux au toucher

(b) (physical contact) toucher m, contact m; (light brushing) effleurement m, frôlement m;

∎ she felt the touch of his hand elle a senti le frôlement de sa main;

∎ she felt a touch on her shoulder elle sentit qu'on lui touchait l'épaule;

∎ the machine works at the touch of a button il suffit de toucher un bouton pour mettre en marche cet appareil

(c) (style) touche f;

∎ this painting has the Hopper touch on reconnaît dans ce tableau la patte de Hopper;

∎ the pianist has a light touch ce pianiste a le toucher léger;

∎ figurative to give sth a personal touch ajouter une note personnelle à qch;

∎ to have the right touch with sb/sth savoir s'y prendre avec qn/qch;

∎ the house needed a woman's touch il manquait dans cette maison une présence féminine;

∎ the cook has lost his touch le cuisinier a perdu la main

(d) (detail)

∎ to put the final or finishing touches to sth apporter la touche finale à qch;

∎ that logo in the bottom corner is a nice touch c'est une bonne idée d'avoir mis ce logo dans le coin en bas

(e) (slight mark) coup m;

∎ with a touch of the pen d'un coup de stylo;

∎ to add a few touches to a picture faire quelques retouches à un tableau

(f) (small amount, hint) pointe f, note f;

∎ a touch of garlic une pointe ou un soupçon d'ail;

∎ a touch of madness un grain de folie;

∎ there's a touch of spring in the air ça sent le printemps;

∎ he answered with a touch of bitterness il a répondu avec une pointe d'amertume;

∎ I got a touch of sunstroke j'ai eu une petite insolation;

∎ I've got a touch of flu je suis un peu grippé, j'ai une petite grippe;

∎ to add a touch of class to sth rendre qch plus distingué;

∎ there was a touch too much pepper in the soup le potage était un petit peu trop poivré

(g) (contact)

∎ to be/to keep in touch with sb être/rester en contact avec qn;

∎ I'll be in touch! je te contacterai!;

∎ keep or stay in touch! donne-nous de tes nouvelles!;

∎ to get in touch with sb contacter qn;

∎ you can get in touch with me at this address vous pouvez me joindre à cette adresse;

∎ he put me in touch with the director il m'a mis en relation avec le directeur;

∎ she is or keeps in touch with current events elle se tient au courant de l'actualité;

∎ I'll keep in touch with developments je me tiendrai au courant de la situation;

∎ I am out of touch with her now je ne suis plus en contact avec elle;

∎ she is out of touch with politics elle ne suit plus l'actualité politique;

∎ they lost touch long ago ils se sont perdus de vue il y a longtemps;

∎ he has lost touch with reality il a perdu le sens des réalités;

∎ the President has lost touch with the electorate le Président a perdu le contact avec son électorat

(h) (of an instrument) toucher m; (of a typewriter) frappe f;

∎ a keyboard with a light touch un clavier à frappe légère

(i) Sport touche f;

∎ to kick the ball into touch mettre le ballon en touche;

∎ the ball landed in touch le ballon est sorti en touche;

∎ figurative to kick sth into touch mettre qch au rencart;

∎ British familiar figurative to kick sb into touch mettre qn sur la touche

(j) (idiom) familiar

∎ to be an easy or soft touch être un pigeon ou une poire

2 transitive verb

(a) (make contact with) toucher;

∎ to touch lightly frôler, effleurer;

∎ his arm touched hers son bras a touché le sien;

∎ to touch sb on the shoulder toucher qn à l'épaule;

∎ she touched it with her foot elle l'a touché du pied;

∎ he loved to touch her hair il adorait lui caresser les cheveux;

∎ a smile touched her lips un sourire effleura ses lèvres;

∎ he touched his hat to her il a porté la main à son chapeau pour la saluer;

∎ since they met, her feet haven't touched the ground depuis leur rencontre, elle est sur un nuage;

∎ can you touch the bottom? as-tu pied?;

∎ the boat touched land le bateau a accosté;

∎ the law can't touch him la loi ne peut rien contre lui

(b) (handle) toucher à;

∎ don't touch her things ne dérangez pas ses affaires;

∎ I didn't touch it! je n'y ai pas touché!;

∎ don't touch anything until I get home ne touchez à rien avant mon retour;

∎ he swears he never touched her il jure qu'il ne l'a jamais touchée;

∎ I didn't touch him! je n'ai pas touché à un cheveu de sa tête!;

∎ nobody will touch him these days personne ne veut plus rien avoir à faire avec lui;

∎ stolen, are they, sorry, can't touch them elles sont volées, hein, désolé, je ne veux rien avoir à faire avec ça;

∎ if it's against the law, we won't touch it si c'est illégal, nous ne nous en mêlerons pas

(c) (adjoin) jouxter;

∎ Alaska touches Canada l'Alaska et le Canada sont limitrophes

(d) (usu neg) (eat, drink) toucher à;

∎ I never touch meat je ne mange jamais de viande;

∎ she didn't touch her vegetables elle n'a pas touché aux légumes

(e) (move emotionally) émouvoir, toucher;

∎ he touched the right note il a touché la corde sensible;

∎ he was very touched by her generosity il a été très touché par sa générosité;

∎ his remark touched a (raw) nerve sa réflexion a touché un point sensible;

∎ British to touch sb to the quick toucher qn au vif

(f) (damage)

∎ fruit touched by frost fruits abîmés par le gel;

∎ the fire didn't touch the pictures l'incendie a épargné les tableaux;

∎ the war didn't touch this area cette région a été épargnée par la guerre

(g) (concern) concerner, toucher;

∎ the problem touches us all ce problème nous concerne tous

(h) (usu neg) familiar (rival) valoir^□, égaler^□ ;

∎ nothing can touch butter for cooking rien ne vaut la cuisine au beurre;

∎ no professor can touch him c'est un professeur sans égal^□

(i) American (dial)

∎ touch 645 faites le 645

(j) (idiom) familiar

∎ to touch sb for a loan taper qn;

∎ to touch sb for a fiver taper qn de cinq livres

3 intransitive verb

(a) (be in contact) se toucher

(b) (adjoin → properties, areas) se toucher, être contigus

(c) (handle)

∎ do not touch! (sign) défense de toucher

(d) Nautical

∎ the ship touches at Hong Kong le navire fait escale à Hong Kong

►► American touch football = sorte de football sans tacles;

touch hole (in cannon) lumière f;

touch judge (in rugby) juge m de touche;

touch kick (in rugby) coup m de pied en touche;

touch rugby = sorte de rugby sans placage;

touch screen écran m tactile;

touch screen computer ordinateur m à écran tactile

➲ touch down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane, spacecraft → on land) atterrir; (→ on sea) amerrir

(b) (in rugby) marquer un essai

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (in rugby) to touch the ball down marquer un essai

➲ touch off separable transitive verb

(explosive) faire exploser, faire détoner; figurative déclencher, provoquer;

∎ the ruling touched off widespread rioting cette décision a provoqué une vague d'émeutes

➲ touch on inseparable transitive verb

aborder;

∎ his speech barely touched on the problem of unemployment son discours a à peine effleuré le problème du chômage

➲ touch up separable transitive verb

(a) (painting, photograph) faire des retouches à, retoucher; (paintwork) refaire;

∎ to touch up one's make-up rafraîchir son maquillage

(b) British very familiar (sexually) peloter;

∎ to touch oneself up se toucher

✾ Film 'A Touch of Evil' Welles 'La Soif du mal'

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1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar(se)

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) rozar, tocar suavemente

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) afectar; conmover, llegar (sus palabras le llegaron muy dentro)

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar; (I wouldn't touch a job like that: no querría ver un trabajo así ni en pintura)

2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque; roce

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tacto

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) toque, nota (personal), sello, estilo

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) toque, fuera de juego

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood

touch¹ n

1. toque

a touch of colour un toque de color

2. tacto

it's hard to the touch es duro al tacto

to get in touch ponerse en contacto

to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto

touch² vb tocar

"Please do not touch" "No tocar, por favor"

touch

tr[tʌʧ]

noun

1 (gen) toque nombre masculino; (light touch) roce nombre masculino

■ it'll fall down at the slightest touch caerá al mínimo toque

■ I felt a touch on my arm sentí que alguien me tocaba el brazo

2 (detail) detalle nombre masculino, toque nombre masculino

■ she put the finishing touches to the tree dio los últimos toques al árbol

3 (sense) tacto

■ it was cold to the touch era frío al tacto

4 (connection) contacto, comunicación nombre femenino

■ I'll be in touch with you estaré en contacto contigo

■ I've lost touch with Rob he perdido el contacto con Rob

5 (slight quantity) poquito, pizca; (trace) punto, asomo

■ this soup needs a touch of salt falta una pizca de sal en la sopa

■ a touch of frost un poco de escarcha

■ he said with a touch of irony dijo con un dejo de ironía

■ it's a touch expensive for me es un poco caro para mí

6 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL amago

■ I've got a touch of flu tengo un amago de gripe

7 familiar (skill, ability) habilidad nombre femenino

■ you must be losing your touch debes de estar perdiendo la habilidad

8 (manner, style) toque nombre masculino, sello

■ he plays with a special touch juega con un toque especial

■ this job requires a personal touch este trabajo requiere un toque personal

9 SMALLSPORT/SMALL toque nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (gen) tocar; (lightly) rozar

■ look, but don't touch mirad, pero no toquéis

■ he touched her cheek softly le tocó suavemente la mejilla

■ his lips touched her hand sus labios rozaron su mano

2 (eat) probar

■ you haven't touched your food no has probado la comida

3 (move) conmover

■ she was touched by the kind gift se conmovió con el regalo

■ the tragedy touched everyone la tragedia conmovió a todos

4 (equal, rival) igualar

■ nobody can touch him as a harpist nadie puede igualarlo como arpista

5 (affect) afectar, tocar

■ I think you touched a sore point creo que has tocado un punto débil

6 (deal with) tocar, abordar

intransitive verb

1 tocarse

■ their hands touched se tocaron las manos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at a touch al primer roce

into touch SMALLSPORT/SMALL fuera

not to touch something with a bargepole no querer algo ni regalado,-a, no querer algo ni que le paguen a uno

to be an easy/soft touch ser fácil sacarle dinero a uno

to be in touch with something estar al corriente de algo

to be out of touch estar fuera de onda

to get in touch ponerse en contacto ( with, con)

to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto ( with, con)

to touch bottom tocar fondo

to touch somebody for money sablear, dar un sablazo a alguien

■ he touched me for £10 me sableó diez libras

to touch wood tocar madera

touch ['tʌʧ] vt

1) feel, handle: tocar, tentar

2) affect, move: conmover, afectar, tocar

his gesture touched our hearts: su gesto nos tocó el corazón

touch vi

: tocarse

touch n

1) : tacto m (sentido)

2) detail: toque m, detalle m

a touch of color: un toque de color

3) bit: pizca f, gota f, poco m

4) ability: habilidad f

to lose one's touch: perder la habilidad

5) contact: contacto m, comunicación f

to keep in touch: mantenerse en contacto

touch

v.

• enternecer v.

• manosear v.

• palpar v.

• tentar v.

• tocar v.

n.

(§ pl.: touches) = contacto s.m.

• dejo s.m.

• gustillo s.m.

• pincelada s.f.

• pizca s.f.

• pulsación s.f.

• rasgo s.m.

• retoque s.m.

• saborete s.m.

• tacto s.m.

• tiento s.m.

• tocamiento s.m.

• toque s.m.

tʌtʃ
I

noun

1)

a) u ( sense) tacto m

smooth to the touch — suave al tacto

b) c ( physical contact)

the cold touch of marble — el tacto frío del mármol

at the touch of a button — con sólo tocar un botón

to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo

2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque m

add a touch of salt — agregue una pizca de sal

a touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)

a touch — (as adv) algo, un poquito

3)

a) c ( detail) detalle m

to add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo

b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m

the personal touch — el toque personal

4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f

a politician with the common touch — un político que está en sintonía con el pueblo

5) u ( communication)

to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien

I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)

I lost touch with her — perdí el contacto con ella

how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?

I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando

they're completely out of touch — no tienen ni idea

6) u ( in rugby)

to kick for touch — intentar mandar la pelota fuera del campo de juego

the ball went into touch — la pelota salió por la banda

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*

he touched her hand — le tocó la mano

the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared

please do not touch the exhibits — se ruega no tocar

b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*

c) ( approach) (colloq)

to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares

2)

a) ( reach)

I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies

my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo

b) ( equal) (usu neg)

nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel

3) (usu neg)

a) ( interfere with) tocar*

don't touch anything — no toques nada

b) ( deal with)

they won't touch foreign cars — no quieren saber nada de coches extranjeros

c) (eat, drink) probar*

he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado

4)

a) (affect, concern) afectar

b) ( move emotionally)

he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma

I was deeply touched — me emocioné

2.

vi

a) (with finger, hand) tocar*

b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

[tʌtʃ]
1. N

1) (=sense, feel) tacto m

sense of touch — sentido m del tacto, tacto m

2) (=pressure)

he felt the touch of a hand on his shoulder — sintió el tacto or el roce de una mano en su hombro

the merest touch might break it — el más mínimo roce podría romperlo

• at the touch of a button — con solo dar a un botón

• it's soft to the touch — es blando al tacto

she responded to his touch — reaccionaba a sus caricias

- be an easy or a soft touch

3) (=technique, manner)

• to have the common touch — saber tratar or sintonizar con el pueblo

• to have a light touch — [pianist] tocar con delicadeza or suavidad

you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa

• to lose one's touch — perder facultades

he had lost his scoring touch — había perdido habilidad or eficacia de cara al gol

• the director handles these scenes with a sure touch — el director trata estas escenas con mucha seguridad or gran pericia
common
4) (=stamp, mark) toque m

• the final touch, the finishing touch — el último toque, el toque final

to put the finishing touches to sth — dar los últimos toques or los toques finales a algo

• it has a touch of genius — tiene un toque de genialidad

• the human touch — el calor humano

• the personal touch — el toque personal

• the house needs a woman's touch — la casa necesita un toque femenino

5) (=detail) detalle m

that was a nice touch — eso fue un bonito detalle

6) (=small quantity)

a)

a touch of — [of milk, water] un chorrito de; [of salt, pepper] una pizca de; [of irony, sarcasm] un toque or un dejo de

• to have a touch of flu — estar algo griposo

• there was a touch of frost this morning — había algo de or un poco de escarcha esta mañana

• it needs a touch of paint — le hace falta un poquito de pintura

• he got a touch of the sun — le dio el sol un poquito

b) (with adjective, adverb)

it's a touch (too) expensive — es algo or un poquito caro

move it just a touch to the left — muévelo un poquito a or hacia la izquierda

7) (=contact)

• to be in touch (with sb) — estar en contacto (con algn)

we are still in touch — todavía estamos en contacto

I'll be in touch — (writing) te escribiré; (phoning) te llamaré

• to get in touch (with sb) — ponerse en contacto (con algn)

get in touch with your emotions — conecte con sus emociones

• to keep in touch (with sb) — mantener el contacto (con algn)

well, keep in touch! — ¡bueno, no pierdas contacto!, ¡bueno, no dejes de llamar o escribir!

• to lose touch (with sth/sb) — perder el contacto (con algo/algn)

I lost touch with her after she moved to London — perdí el contacto con ella después de que se mudara a Londres

the party has lost touch with the voters — el partido está desconectado de los votantes

• to be out of touch — no estar al corriente

the Prime Minister was completely out of touch — el Primer Ministro no estaba al corriente de nada

I'm out of touch with the latest political developments — no estoy al corriente de los últimos acontecimientos políticos

• to put sb in touch with sb — poner a algn en contacto con algn

8) (Rugby)

to kick the ball into touch — poner el balón fuera de juego

he had a foot in touch — tenía un pie fuera del terreno de juego or más allá de la línea de banda

2. VT

1) (with hand) tocar

she touched his arm — le tocó el brazo

they can't touch you — (fig) no te pueden hacer nada

• to touch one's toes — tocarse los dedos de los pies

• touch wood! — ¡toca madera!
raw 1., 3)
2) (=come into contact with) tocar; (=brush against) rozar

I just touched the car in front — no hice más que rozar el coche que tenía delante

• I can touch the bottom — (in swimming pool) puedo tocar el fondo; (in sea) hago pie

• my feet haven't touched the ground since I started this job — desde que empecé en este trabajo no he parado
barge 4., base I, 1., 4)
3) (=harm, disturb) tocar

don't touch anything! — ¡no toques nada!

I never touched him! — ¡ni le toqué!

if you touch him I'll kill you! — ¡como le pongas la mano encima or si le tocas te mato!

4) (=try) [+ food, drink] probar

I never touch gin — no pruebo la ginebra

you haven't touched your dinner — no has probado bocado, no has tocado la cena

I haven't touched a typewriter in ages — hace siglos que no toco una máquina de escribir

5) (=affect) afectar

it touches all our lives — nos afecta a todos

6) (=move)

her faith touched me — su fe me conmovió or me llegó al alma

she was touched by his gift — el regalo la emocionó mucho

7) (=compare with) igualar

no artist in the country can touch him — no hay artista en todo el país que (se) le iguale

nobody can touch him as a pianist — como pianista es inigualable

8) (esp Brit) (=reach)

he was touching 290mph — alcanzaba las 290 millas por hora

his hair touches his shoulders — tiene una melena que le llega por los hombros

9) (Brit)
*
• to touch sb for money — dar un sablazo a algn *, pedir dinero prestado a algn

10)

• to be touched with sth: clouds touched with pink — nubes con un toque rosa

his hair was touched with grey — tenía algunas canas en el pelo

3. VI

1) (with hand)

don't touch! — (to child) ¡no se toca!

please do not touch — se ruega no tocar

2) (=come into contact) [hands] encontrarse; [lips] rozarse; [wires] hacer contacto

our hands touched — nuestras manos se encontraron

4.

CPD

touch judge N — (Rugby) juez mf de línea, juez mf de banda

touch screen N — = touchscreen

- touch at

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

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[tʌtʃ]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( sense) tacto m

smooth to the touch — suave al tacto

b) c ( physical contact)

the cold touch of marble — el tacto frío del mármol

at the touch of a button — con sólo tocar un botón

to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo

2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque m

add a touch of salt — agregue una pizca de sal

a touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)

a touch — (as adv) algo, un poquito

3)

a) c ( detail) detalle m

to add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo

b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m

the personal touch — el toque personal

4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f

a politician with the common touch — un político que está en sintonía con el pueblo

5) u ( communication)

to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien

I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)

I lost touch with her — perdí el contacto con ella

how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?

I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando

they're completely out of touch — no tienen ni idea

6) u ( in rugby)

to kick for touch — intentar mandar la pelota fuera del campo de juego

the ball went into touch — la pelota salió por la banda

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*

he touched her hand — le tocó la mano

the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared

please do not touch the exhibits — se ruega no tocar

b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*

c) ( approach) (colloq)

to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares

2)

a) ( reach)

I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies

my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo

b) ( equal) (usu neg)

nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel

3) (usu neg)

a) ( interfere with) tocar*

don't touch anything — no toques nada

b) ( deal with)

they won't touch foreign cars — no quieren saber nada de coches extranjeros

c) (eat, drink) probar*

he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado

4)

a) (affect, concern) afectar

b) ( move emotionally)

he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma

I was deeply touched — me emocioné

2.

vi

a) (with finger, hand) tocar*

b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

English-spanish dictionary > touch
5 dark chocolate with a fruity touch of lemon and black pepper

Пищевая промышленность: тёмный шоколад со вкусом лимона и черного перца

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > dark chocolate with a fruity touch of lemon and black pepper
6 ground

I 1. [graʊnd]
nome

1) (surface underfoot) suolo m., terreno m., terra f.

to throw sth. on the ground — buttare qcs. in o a terra

to sit on the ground — sedersi per terra

to fall to the ground — cadere in o a terra

to pick sth. up off the ground — raccogliere qcs. da terra

get up off the ground — alzati da terra

to get off the ground — [ plane] decollare; fig. [ idea] decollare, prendere piede

to get sth. off the ground — fare decollare, mettere in moto [plan, campaign]

to burn to the ground — incenerire

above, below (the) ground — in superficie, sottoterra

to prepare, clear the ground — preparare, sgombrare il terreno (anche fig.)

2) (area, territory) terreno m., territorio m. (anche fig.)

a piece of ground — un terreno

to cover a lot of ground — fare molta strada; fig. andare molto avanti, trattare molti argomenti

to break fresh o new ground fare importanti scoperte, aprire nuove strade (by o in doing facendo); to be sure of one's ground essere sicuro del fatto proprio o di ciò che si fa e si dice; on dangerous ground (in discussion) su un terreno minato; (in dealings) in una posizione delicata; on safe ground — sul sicuro

3) sport terreno m., campo m.

4) (reason) motivo m., fondamento m., ragione f. (anche dir.)

5) fig. (in contest)

to gain ground — guadagnare terreno (on, over su, nei confronti di)

to lose ground — perdere terreno (to nei confronti di)

to give ground cedere terreno; to make up lost ground recuperare il terreno perduto; to hold o stand (one's) ground tenere duro, non cedere; to shift one's ground — cambiare la propria posizione o le carte in tavola

6) AE el. terra f., massa f.

7) art. campo m., sfondo m.
2.
nome plurale grounds

1) (of house) terreno m.sing., terreni m.

private grounds — terreni privati, proprietà privata

2) (reasons)

grounds for — motivi per o di [divorce, criticism, hope]

grounds for doing — motivi o ragioni per fare

to have grounds for complaint — avere motivo o ragione di lamentarsi

on (the) grounds of — a causa di, in ragione di [adultery, negligence]

on (the) grounds of ill health — per motivi di salute

on compassionate grounds — per motivi personali o familiari

on the grounds that — per il fatto che

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to be thin on the ground — essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro

to go to ground — rintanarsi, nascondersi

to run sb., sth. to ground — scovare o stanare qcn., qcs.

to run o drive oneself into the ground ammazzarsi o sfiancarsi di lavoro; it suits me down to the ground — mi si addice perfettamente, è perfetto per le mie esigenze
II [graʊnd]
verbo transitivo

1) aer. impedire il decollo a [ aircraft]; tenere, costringere a terra [ pilot]

2) mar. fare arenare, fare incagliare [ vessel] (on in)

3) (base)

to ground sth. on o in — basare o fondare qcs. su

4) colloq. (punish) proibire di uscire [ teenager]

5) AE el. mettere a terra, a massa
III 1. [graʊnd]
passato, participio passato grind II
2.
aggettivo [coffee, pepper] macinato

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past tense, past participle; = grind

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ground (1) /graʊnd/
A pass. e p. p. di to grind

B a.

1 macinato; frantumato; tritato; in polvere: ground coffee, caffè macinato; ground rice, riso in polvere

2 affilato; arrotato

3 (mecc.) rettificato; molato; smerigliato: ground glass, vetro smerigliato; ( anche) polvere di vetro

● ( cucina, spec. USA) ground beef, carne di manzo tritata ( per fare hamburger, ecc.).
♦ ground (2) /graʊnd/
A n.

1 [u] terreno; (spec. USA) terra; suolo: to till the ground, coltivare la terra; to fall to the ground, cadere a terra

2 [u] terreno; posizione; territorio: ( anche fig.) to gain ground, guadagnar terreno; These ideas are gaining ground, queste idee guadagnano terreno; ( anche fig.) to lose (o to give) ground, perdere terreno

3 terreno ( di gioco, ecc.); campo: a hunting ground, un terreno di caccia; football ground, stadio di calcio; sports ground, campo sportivo; recreation ground, campo giochi; hospital grounds, terreno alberato che circonda un ospedale; neutral ground, campo neutro; hallowed ground, terreno consacrato

4 (naut.) fondo ( del mare e sim.): ( di nave) to touch ground, toccare il fondo

5 [cu] fondamento; causa; motivo; ragione: He resigned on moral grounds, si è dimesso per ragioni d'ordine morale; (leg.) grounds for divorce, motivi per concedere (o ottenere) il divorzio

6 campo; fondo; sfondo: a design of red flowers on a blue ground, un disegno di fiori rossi su campo azzurro

7 [u] terreno, campo (fig.); posizione; argomento; punto: common ground, terreno comune; punto su cui ci si trova d'accordo; Let's go over the ground again, torniamo sull'argomento!; to stand one's ground, tenere la propria posizione; tener duro; non deflettere; (fig.) to be on one's own ground, conoscere bene l'argomento; essere a proprio agio (fig.); giocare in casa (fig. fam.); (fig.) to be on familiar ground, trovarsi a proprio agio (o nel proprio elemento)

8 (elettr.) terra; massa

9 (pl.) fondi; feccia; deposito; sedimento: coffee grounds, fondi di caffè

10 [cu] ( di vernice) mano di fondo

11 (pitt.) mano di fondo; imprimitura

12 [u] (geol.) roccia; matrice rocciosa

B a. attr.

1 (mil.) terrestre; di terra: ground forces, forze di terra

2 (elettr.) di massa, di terra; a terra, a massa

3 di fondo: (elettr.) ground noise, rumore di fondo

● ground-air, (mil.) aeroterrestre; (miss.) terra-aria □ ground angling, pesca di fondo ( con la lenza: senza galleggiante) □ (bot.) ground ash, giovane frassino; bastoncino di frassino □ (mil.) ground attack, attacco da terra (o terrestre) □ (mus.) ground bass, basso ostinato □ (ind. costr.) ground beam, dormiente □ ground-breaking, che innova; innovatore; pionieristico □ (elettr.) ground cable, conduttore di terra □ ( USA) ground cloth ► groundsheet □ ground colour, prima mano di vernice; colore di fondo □ (aeron.) ground control, radioguida da terra □ (aeron.) ground controller, controllore di volo; controllore al suolo □ ground cover, tappeto vegetale; sottobosco □ (aeron.) ground crew, personale di terra ( in un aeroporto) □ (aeron.) ground effect, effetto suolo □ ground-effect machine, veicolo a cuscino d'aria; veicolo a effetto suolo □ (bot.) ground elder ( Aegopodium podagraria), podagraria □ (ind. costr.) ground exploration, esame geologico ( di un'area fabbricabile, ecc.) □ ground fish, pesce che vive sul fondo □ ground floor, pianterreno: (fig.) to be [to get] in on the ground floor, essere [entrare] in un'impresa (o un affare) fin dall'inizio □ ground fog, nebbia bassa □ (meteor.) ground frost, gelata ( a zero gradi C o sotto zero) □ ground game, selvaggina minuta ( esclusi i volatili) □ (zool.) ground-gudgeon ( Cobitis barbatula), pesce barometro □ (bot.) ground ivy ( Nepeta hederacea), edera terrestre □ (zool.) ground hair, (peli di) borra ( i più corti e morbidi della pelliccia dei mammiferi) □ (equit.) ground jury, giuria di campo □ (leg.) ground lessee, titolare del diritto di superficie; superficiario □ (leg.) ground lessor, proprietario del suolo che cede il diritto di superficie □ (naut.) ground log, solcometro di fondo □ (naut.) ground mine, mina da fondo □ (mus.) ground note, nota dominante □ (bot.) ground pine, ( Ajuga chamaepitys) camepizio; ( Lycopodium clavatum) licopodio, muschio clavato □ ground plan, pianta del piano terreno ( d'un edificio); (fig.) schema di base; progetto di massima □ ( lotta) ground position, posizione a terra □ (med.) ground practice, poliambulatorio □ (leg.) ground rent, canone pagato ( di solito, per 99 anni) per un suolo ceduto in proprietà superficiaria □ (fig.) ground rule, regola di base; principio □ (aeron.) ground speed, velocità rispetto al suolo; velocità effettiva □ (zool.) ground squirrel ( Sciuridae), sciuride (spec. marmotta) □ ground staff, (aeron.) personale di terra ( in un aeroporto); ( sport) personale addetto alla manutenzione del campo □ (fis.) ground state, stato fondamentale □ (mil., aeron.) ground strafing, attacco a volo radente □ ( tennis) ground stroke, diritto, rovescio ( qualsiasi tiro effettuato dopo il rimbalzo della palla) □ (mil.) ground-to-air missile, missile terra-aria □ (mil.) ground-to-ground missile, missile terra-terra □ (mil.) ground war, guerra terrestre □ (geol.) ground water, acqua freatica, acque sotterranee □ ground-water level, livello freatico □ ground-water table, falda freatica, falda idrica □ ( radio) ground wave, onda di superficie □ ground wire, (elettr.) filo di messa a terra; (edil.) filo di guida □ (fis. nucl., mil.) ground zero, punto zero □ (fig.) above ground, ancora al mondo; vivo □ (fig.) below ground, sottoterra; morto e sepolto □ to break ground, (agric.) dissodare terreno vergine; (ind. costr.) iniziare i lavori di scavo; (fig.) preparare il terreno □ (fig.) to break fresh (o new) ground ► to break □ to cover much ground, fare molta strada, percorrere una lunga distanza; (fig.) trattare molti argomenti □ (fig.) to cut the ground from under sb. 's feet, far mancare il terreno sotto i piedi a q. □ (fig. fam.) down to the ground, alla perfezione; a pennello: That suits me down to the ground!, questo mi va a pennello! □ (fig.) to fall to the ground, andare in fumo; andare a monte; fallire □ fishing grounds, zone di pesca □ forbidden ground, terreno proibito; (fig.) argomento da evitarsi □ ( anche fig.) to gain ground, guadagnare terreno □ high ground, altura □ (fig.) to hold (o to keep) one's ground, restare sulle proprie posizioni; mantenere il proprio punto di vista; non deflettere; non cedere □ (aeron.) on the ground, a terra ( non in volo) □ on the grounds of, a causa di; per motivi di □ (fig.) to be on safe ground, andare sul sicuro; trattare un argomento che si conosce bene □ (fig.) to shift one's own ground, mutare la propria posizione ( in una discussione, ecc.); cambiare idea □ (naut.) to strike ground, arenarsi; incagliarsi sul fondo □ (fig.) to touch ground, venire al sodo.
(to) ground /graʊnd/
A v. t.

1 (naut.) fare arenare; fare incagliare

2 (aeron.) tenere a terra; costringere a restare a terra; impedire il decollo a: The airplane was grounded owing to thick fog, l'aereo è stato costretto a restare a terra per la fitta nebbia

3 basare; fondare; motivare: Ground your claims on fact, motiva i tuoi reclami con elementi concreti

4 ( anche sport) mettere a terra; posare per terra; mettere giù; mandare a terra, atterrare: to ground the ball, mettere a terra il pallone; ( calcio) to ground one's opponent, atterrare l'avversario

5 dare le basi a (q.); istruire nei primi elementi: I want to ground them in modern physics, voglio istruirli nei primi elementi della fisica moderna

6 preparare il fondo di ( un ricamo, un disegno, ecc.)

7 (pitt.) stendere un'imprimitura su ( una tela); preparare il fondo per ( un quadro)

8 (elettr.) mettere a terra; collegare a massa

9 (aeron.) ritirare il brevetto a ( un pilota)

10 (fam.) costringere (q. ) a restare in casa ( per punizione)

B v. i.

1 ( di nave) toccare il fondo; arenarsi; incagliarsi

2 cadere a terra

3 ( Borsa, market.: di un titolo, un prezzo, ecc.) toccare il fondo

● (mil.) Ground arms!, pied'arm!

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I 1. [graʊnd]
nome

1) (surface underfoot) suolo m., terreno m., terra f.

to throw sth. on the ground — buttare qcs. in o a terra

to sit on the ground — sedersi per terra

to fall to the ground — cadere in o a terra

to pick sth. up off the ground — raccogliere qcs. da terra

get up off the ground — alzati da terra

to get off the ground — [ plane] decollare; fig. [ idea] decollare, prendere piede

to get sth. off the ground — fare decollare, mettere in moto [plan, campaign]

to burn to the ground — incenerire

above, below (the) ground — in superficie, sottoterra

to prepare, clear the ground — preparare, sgombrare il terreno (anche fig.)

2) (area, territory) terreno m., territorio m. (anche fig.)

a piece of ground — un terreno

to cover a lot of ground — fare molta strada; fig. andare molto avanti, trattare molti argomenti

to break fresh o new ground fare importanti scoperte, aprire nuove strade (by o in doing facendo); to be sure of one's ground essere sicuro del fatto proprio o di ciò che si fa e si dice; on dangerous ground (in discussion) su un terreno minato; (in dealings) in una posizione delicata; on safe ground — sul sicuro

3) sport terreno m., campo m.

4) (reason) motivo m., fondamento m., ragione f. (anche dir.)

5) fig. (in contest)

to gain ground — guadagnare terreno (on, over su, nei confronti di)

to lose ground — perdere terreno (to nei confronti di)

to give ground cedere terreno; to make up lost ground recuperare il terreno perduto; to hold o stand (one's) ground tenere duro, non cedere; to shift one's ground — cambiare la propria posizione o le carte in tavola

6) AE el. terra f., massa f.

7) art. campo m., sfondo m.
2.
nome plurale grounds

1) (of house) terreno m.sing., terreni m.

private grounds — terreni privati, proprietà privata

2) (reasons)

grounds for — motivi per o di [divorce, criticism, hope]

grounds for doing — motivi o ragioni per fare

to have grounds for complaint — avere motivo o ragione di lamentarsi

on (the) grounds of — a causa di, in ragione di [adultery, negligence]

on (the) grounds of ill health — per motivi di salute

on compassionate grounds — per motivi personali o familiari

on the grounds that — per il fatto che

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to be thin on the ground — essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro

to go to ground — rintanarsi, nascondersi

to run sb., sth. to ground — scovare o stanare qcn., qcs.

to run o drive oneself into the ground ammazzarsi o sfiancarsi di lavoro; it suits me down to the ground — mi si addice perfettamente, è perfetto per le mie esigenze
II [graʊnd]
verbo transitivo

1) aer. impedire il decollo a [ aircraft]; tenere, costringere a terra [ pilot]

2) mar. fare arenare, fare incagliare [ vessel] (on in)

3) (base)

to ground sth. on o in — basare o fondare qcs. su

4) colloq. (punish) proibire di uscire [ teenager]

5) AE el. mettere a terra, a massa
III 1. [graʊnd]
passato, participio passato grind II
2.
aggettivo [coffee, pepper] macinato

English-Italian dictionary > ground
7 lightly

adverb ligeramente

lightly adv ligeramente

lightly

tr['laɪtlɪ]

adverb

1 (not heavily) ligeramente

2 (not seriously) a la ligera

■ don't take it lightly no te lo tomes a la ligera

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to get off lightly salir casi indemne

lightly ['laɪtli] adv

1) gently: suavemente

2) slightly: ligeramente

3) frivolously: a la ligera

4)

to let off lightly : tratar con indulgencia

lightly

adv.

• a la ligera adv.

• levemente adv.

• ligeramente adv.

• por encima adv.

• sin pensarlo bien adv.

'laɪtli
adverb

1)

a) < touch> suavemente; < snow> ligeramente

she brushed lightly against me as she passed — me rozó al pasar

b) ( Culin) <grill/beat> ligeramente

2)

a) ( frivolously) <dismiss/undertake> a la ligera

b) ( not severely)

they were let off lightly — los trataron con indulgencia

they got off very lightly with a small fine — se libraron con sólo una pequeña multa

['laɪtlɪ]
ADV
1) (=gently, softly) [touch, knock] suavemente; [tread, walk] con paso ligero

she kissed him lightly on the forehead — le dio un beso con suavidad en la frente

brush lightly with beaten egg — extienda una ligera capa de huevo batido

2) (=slightly) levemente, ligeramente

lightly clad — ligero de ropa, con muy poca ropa

season lightly with salt and pepper — sazone con un poquito de sal y pimienta

a lightly boiled egg — un huevo poco cocido, un huevo pasado por agua

to touch lightly on a matter — mencionar un asunto de paso

3) (=frivolously) a la ligera

this is not a charge to be made lightly — este tipo de acusación no se hace a la ligera

to get off lightly — librarse de una buena

to speak lightly of danger — despreciar el peligro

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['laɪtli]
adverb

1)

a) < touch> suavemente; < snow> ligeramente

she brushed lightly against me as she passed — me rozó al pasar

b) ( Culin) <grill/beat> ligeramente

2)

a) ( frivolously) <dismiss/undertake> a la ligera

b) ( not severely)

they were let off lightly — los trataron con indulgencia

they got off very lightly with a small fine — se libraron con sólo una pequeña multa

English-spanish dictionary > lightly
8 ground

past tense, past participle; = grind

ground¹ n

1. suelo / tierra / terreno

there were apples on the ground under the tree había manzanas en el suelo debajo del árbol

the ground was frozen la tierra estaba helada

2. campo

a football ground un campo de fútbol

ground² vb

Es el pasado y el participio pasado de grind

ground

tr[graʊnd]

noun

1 (surface of earth) suelo; (soil, earth) tierra; (terrain, land) terreno

■ at ground level a nivel del suelo

■ the glass fell to the ground la copa cayó al suelo

2 (land used for particular purpose) campo, terreno

■ football ground campo de fútbol

■ waste ground terreno baldío

3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (electrical) tierra

4 SMALLART/SMALL (background) fondo

5 (area of knowledge, experience) terreno

■ you're on dangerous ground estás pisando terreno peligroso

■ you have to find some common ground hay que encontrar puntos en común

6 (position of advantage) terreno

7 (matter, subject) aspecto, punto

■ the first lecture covered a lot of ground la primera conferencia trató muchos aspectos del tema

transitive verb

1 (plane) obligar a quedarse en tierra; (boat) varar, hacer encallar

■ all planes were grounded by fog no pudo despegar ningún avión a causa de la niebla

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (child, teenager) castigar, no dejar salir

3 (base) fundar

intransitive verb

1 (instruct) dar buenos conocimientos (in, de), enseñar los conocimientos básicos

transitive verb

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (electrical apparatus) conectar a tierra

intransitive verb

1 (ship) encallar

plural noun grounds

1 (reason, justification) razón nombre femenino, motivo

■ you have no grounds for complaint no tienes motivo de queja

■ he sued them on grounds of unfair dismissal les demandó por motivos de despido improcedente

■ grounds for divorce motivo de divorcio

■ on grounds of ill health por motivos de mala salud

1 (of coffee) poso, posos nombre masculino plural

1 (gardens) jardines nombre masculino plural; (area of land) terreno

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

above ground vivo,-a

below ground muerto,-a

on the ground sobre el terreno

to be on one's own ground estar en su elemento

to break new ground abrir nuevos caminos, abrir nuevos horizontes

to burn something to the ground reducir algo a cenizas

■ the house was burnt to the ground la casa quedó reducida a cenizas

to cut the ground from under somebody's feet tomarle la delantera a alguien

to drive/run/work oneself into the ground dejarse el pellejo en el trabajo

to gain ground ganar terreno

to get off the ground (plan, project, scheme) llevarse a cabo, realizarse

to go to ground esconderse

to hold/keep/stand one's ground mantenerse firme

to lose ground perder terreno

to prepare the ground (for something) preparar el terreno (para algo)

to shift/change one's ground cambiar de postura

to suit somebody down to the ground (situation) venirle a alguien de perlas 2 (clothes) quedarle a alguien que ni pintado

to touch ground SMALLMARITIME/SMALL tocar fondo

ground control control nombre masculino de tierra

ground floor planta baja

ground glass vidrio molido, cristal nombre masculino molido

ground rule directriz nombre femenino

ground staff (at airport) personal nombre masculino de tierra 2 (at sports stadium) personal nombre masculino de mantenimiento

ground swell mar m & f de fondo

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ground

tr[graʊnd]

past participle

1→ link=grind grind{

adjective

1 (coffee) molido,-a

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (beef) picado,-a

ground ['graʊnd] vt

1) base: fundar, basar

2) instruct: enseñar los conocimientos básicos a

to be well grounded in: ser muy entendido en

3) : conectar a tierra (un aparato eléctrico)

4) : varar, hacer encallar (un barco)

5) : restringir (un avión o un piloto) a la tierra

ground n

1) earth, soil: suelo m, tierra f

to dig (in) the ground: cavar la tierra

to fall to the ground: caerse al suelo

2) land, terrain: terreno m

hilly ground: terreno alto

to lose ground: perder terreno

3) basis, reason: razón f, motivo m

grounds for complaint: motivos de queja

4) background: fondo m

5) field: campo m, plaza f

parade ground: plaza de armas

6) : tierra f (para electricidad)

7) grounds npl

premises: recinto m, terreno m

8) grounds npl

dregs: posos mpl (de café)

ground grind

ground

adj.

• deslustrado, -a adj.

• fundamental adj.

• molido, -a adj.

• suelo, -a adj.

• terrestre adj.

• tierra (Electricidad) adj.

n.

• base s.m.

• campo s.m.

• fondo s.m.

• masa s.f.

• suelo s.m.

• terreno s.m.

• tierra s.f.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to grind")

v.

• basar v.

• establecer v.

• fundar v.

• varar v.

I graʊnd
noun

1) u (land, terrain) terreno m

a patch of ground — un área de terreno

to be on dangerous o slippery ground — pisar terreno peligroso

to be on safe o firm o solid ground — pisar terreno firme

to be sure of one's ground — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to change o shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

to fall on stony ground — caer* en saco roto

to gain/lose ground — ganar/perder* terreno

to stand/hold one's ground — ( in argument) mantenerse* firme, no ceder terreno; ( in battle) no ceder terreno

2) grounds pl ( premises) terreno m; ( gardens) jardines mpl, parque m

3) u ( surface of the earth) suelo m; ( soil) tierra f

the rail link runs below ground — el enlace ferroviario es subterráneo

as soon as we got above ground — en cuanto salimos a la superficie

to fall/drop to the ground — caer* al suelo

thin on the ground — (BrE colloq)

orders have been very thin on the ground recently — últimamente han escaseado mucho los pedidos or ha habido muy pocos pedidos

to break new o fresh ground — abrir* nuevos caminos

to cut the ground from under somebody/somebody's feet: his evidence cut the ground from under the prosecuting lawyer's feet su testimonio echó por tierra el argumento del fiscal; his sudden change of mind cut the ground from under me su inesperado cambio de opinión echó por tierra todos mis planes; to get off the ground \<\<plan/project\>\> llegar* a concretarse; \<\<talks\>\> empezar* a encaminarse; to get something off the ground \<\<project\>\> poner* algo en marcha; to go to ground (BrE) \<\<fugitive\>\> esconderse; ( lit) \<\<fox\>\> meterse en la madriguera; to prepare the ground for something preparar el terreno para algo; to run o work oneself into the ground: you're working yourself into the ground te estás dejando el pellejo en el trabajo (fam); to suit somebody down to the ground (colloq) \<\<arrangement\>\> venirle* de perlas a alguien (fam); \<\<hat\>\> quedarle que ni pintado a alguien (fam); to worship the ground somebody walks on besar la tierra que pisa alguien; (before n) < conditions> del terreno; <personnel, support> de tierra; ground frost — helada f ( con escarcha sobre el suelo)

4) u (matter, subject)

we covered a lot of ground in our discussions — tratamos muchos puntos en nuestras conversaciones

we keep going over the same ground — no hacemos más que volver sobre lo mismo

5) c ( outdoor site)

football ground — (BrE) campo m de fútbol, cancha f de fútbol (AmL)

recreation ground — parque m ( donde se practican deportes)

6) u (AmE Elec) tierra f

7) ( justification) (usu pl) motivo m

grounds for divorce — causal f de divorcio

on financial grounds — por motivos económicos, por razones económicas

on grounds of ill health — por motivos de salud

they refused to do it, on the grounds that... — se negaron a hacerlo, alegando or aduciendo que...

8) grounds pl ( dregs)

coffee grounds — posos mpl de café

II
1.

transitive verb

1) (usu pass)

a) ( base) \<\<argument/theory\>\> fundar, cimentar*

b) ( instruct)

he is well grounded in German — tiene una sólida base en alemán

2)

a) \<\<plane\>\> retirar del servicio

all flights are grounded on account of fog — debido a la niebla no despegará ningún vuelo

b) \<\<child/teenager\>\> (esp AmE colloq)

I can't go out tonight; I'm grounded — no puedo salir esta noche, estoy castigado or no me dejan

3) ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> hacer* encallar

4) ( Sport) (in US football, rugby) \<\<ball\>\> poner* en tierra; ( in baseball) \<\<ball\>\> hacer* rodar

5) (AmE Elec) conectar a tierra

2.

vi ( Naut) encallar, varar

III

past & past p of grind I

IV

adjective <coffee/pepper> molido

ground beef — (AmE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

I [ɡraʊnd]
1. N

1) (=soil) tierra f, suelo m

2) (=terrain) terreno m

high/hilly ground — terreno m alto/montañoso

• to break new ground — hacer algo nuevo

• common ground — terreno m común

• to cover a lot of ground — (lit) recorrer una gran distancia

he covered a lot of ground in his lecture — abarcó mucho en la clase

• to be on dangerous ground — entrar en territorio peligroso

• to be on firm ground — hablar con conocimiento de causa

• to gain ground — ganar terreno

• to go to ground — [fox] meterse en su madriguera; [person] esconderse, refugiarse

• to hold one's ground — (lit) no ceder terreno; (fig) mantenerse firme

• to be on (one's) home ground — tratar materia que uno conoce a fondo

• to lose ground — perder terreno

• to run sb to ground — localizar (por fin) a algn, averiguar el paradero de algn

• to shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

• to stand one's ground — (lit) no ceder terreno; (fig) mantenerse firme

• to be on sure ground — hablar con conocimiento de causa

- cut the ground from under sb's feet

- it suits me down to the ground
prepare 1.
3) (=surface) suelo m, tierra f

• above ground — sobre la tierra

• below ground — debajo de la tierra

• to fall to the ground — (lit) caerse al suelo; (fig) fracasar

• to get off the ground — [aircraft] despegar; [plans etc] ponerse en marcha

• on the ground — en el suelo
raze
4) (=pitch) terreno m, campo m

they won on their own ground — ganaron en su propio terreno
parade 4., recreation
5) (=estate, property) tierras fpl

6) grounds (=gardens) jardines mpl, parque msing

7) (Art etc) (=background) fondo m, trasfondo m

on a blue ground — sobre un fondo azul

8) (US) (Elec) tierra f

9) (=reason) (usu pl) razón f, motivo m; (=basis) fundamento m

• grounds for complaint — motivos mpl de queja

• what ground(s) do you have for saying so? — ¿en qué se basa para decir eso?

• on the ground(s) of... — con motivo de..., por causa de..., debido a...

on the ground(s) that... — a causa de que..., por motivo de que...

on good grounds — con razón

on medical grounds — por razones de salud

2. VT

1) [+ ship] varar, hacer encallar

2) [+ plane, pilot] obligar a permanecer en tierra

he ordered the planes to be grounded — ordenó que permaneciesen los aviones en tierra

to be grounded by bad weather — no poder despegar por el mal tiempo

3) (US) (Elec) conectar con tierra

4) (=teach)

to ground sb in maths — enseñar a algn los rudimentos de las matemáticas

to be well grounded in — tener un buen conocimiento de, estar versado en

5) (esp US) [+ student] encerrar, no dejar salir

3.

VI (Naut) encallar, varar; (lightly) tocar (on en)

4.

CPD

ground attack N — ataque m de tierra; (Aer) ataque m a superficie

ground bass N — bajo m rítmico

ground cloth N — = groundcloth

ground colour N — fondo m, primera capa f

ground control N — (Aer) control m desde tierra

ground crew N — (Aer) personal m de tierra

ground floor N — (Brit) planta f baja

ground-floor flat — (Brit) piso m or (LAm) departamento m de planta baja

- he got in on the ground floor

ground forces NPL — (Mil) fuerzas fpl de tierra

ground frost N — escarcha f

ground ivy N — hiedra f terrestre

ground level N — nivel m del suelo

ground plan N — plano m, planta f

ground pollution N — contaminación f del suelo

ground rent N — (esp Brit) alquiler m del terreno

ground rules NPL — reglas fpl básicas

we can't change the ground rules at this stage — a estas alturas no podemos cambiar las reglas

ground staff N — = ground crew

ground troops NPL — tropas fpl de tierra

ground wire N — (US) cable m de toma de tierra

Ground Zero N — (in New York) zona f cero

II [ɡraʊnd]
1.

PT
PP of grind
2.

ADJ [coffee etc] molido; [glass] deslustrado; (US) [meat] picado

3.

N
grounds [of coffee] poso msing, sedimento msing
4.

CPD

ground almonds NPL — almendras fpl molidas

ground beef N — (US) picadillo m

* * *

I [graʊnd]
noun

1) u (land, terrain) terreno m

a patch of ground — un área de terreno

to be on dangerous o slippery ground — pisar terreno peligroso

to be on safe o firm o solid ground — pisar terreno firme

to be sure of one's ground — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to change o shift one's ground — cambiar de postura

to fall on stony ground — caer* en saco roto

to gain/lose ground — ganar/perder* terreno

to stand/hold one's ground — ( in argument) mantenerse* firme, no ceder terreno; ( in battle) no ceder terreno

2) grounds pl ( premises) terreno m; ( gardens) jardines mpl, parque m

3) u ( surface of the earth) suelo m; ( soil) tierra f

the rail link runs below ground — el enlace ferroviario es subterráneo

as soon as we got above ground — en cuanto salimos a la superficie

to fall/drop to the ground — caer* al suelo

thin on the ground — (BrE colloq)

orders have been very thin on the ground recently — últimamente han escaseado mucho los pedidos or ha habido muy pocos pedidos

to break new o fresh ground — abrir* nuevos caminos

to cut the ground from under somebody/somebody's feet: his evidence cut the ground from under the prosecuting lawyer's feet su testimonio echó por tierra el argumento del fiscal; his sudden change of mind cut the ground from under me su inesperado cambio de opinión echó por tierra todos mis planes; to get off the ground \<\<plan/project\>\> llegar* a concretarse; \<\<talks\>\> empezar* a encaminarse; to get something off the ground \<\<project\>\> poner* algo en marcha; to go to ground (BrE) \<\<fugitive\>\> esconderse; ( lit) \<\<fox\>\> meterse en la madriguera; to prepare the ground for something preparar el terreno para algo; to run o work oneself into the ground: you're working yourself into the ground te estás dejando el pellejo en el trabajo (fam); to suit somebody down to the ground (colloq) \<\<arrangement\>\> venirle* de perlas a alguien (fam); \<\<hat\>\> quedarle que ni pintado a alguien (fam); to worship the ground somebody walks on besar la tierra que pisa alguien; (before n) < conditions> del terreno; <personnel, support> de tierra; ground frost — helada f ( con escarcha sobre el suelo)

4) u (matter, subject)

we covered a lot of ground in our discussions — tratamos muchos puntos en nuestras conversaciones

we keep going over the same ground — no hacemos más que volver sobre lo mismo

5) c ( outdoor site)

football ground — (BrE) campo m de fútbol, cancha f de fútbol (AmL)

recreation ground — parque m ( donde se practican deportes)

6) u (AmE Elec) tierra f

7) ( justification) (usu pl) motivo m

grounds for divorce — causal f de divorcio

on financial grounds — por motivos económicos, por razones económicas

on grounds of ill health — por motivos de salud

they refused to do it, on the grounds that... — se negaron a hacerlo, alegando or aduciendo que...

8) grounds pl ( dregs)

coffee grounds — posos mpl de café

II
1.

transitive verb

1) (usu pass)

a) ( base) \<\<argument/theory\>\> fundar, cimentar*

b) ( instruct)

he is well grounded in German — tiene una sólida base en alemán

2)

a) \<\<plane\>\> retirar del servicio

all flights are grounded on account of fog — debido a la niebla no despegará ningún vuelo

b) \<\<child/teenager\>\> (esp AmE colloq)

I can't go out tonight; I'm grounded — no puedo salir esta noche, estoy castigado or no me dejan

3) ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> hacer* encallar

4) ( Sport) (in US football, rugby) \<\<ball\>\> poner* en tierra; ( in baseball) \<\<ball\>\> hacer* rodar

5) (AmE Elec) conectar a tierra

2.

vi ( Naut) encallar, varar

III

past & past p of grind I

IV

adjective <coffee/pepper> molido

ground beef — (AmE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

English-spanish dictionary > ground
9 hot

hot
adjective

1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) caliente

2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) caluroso, cálido (día); acalorado

3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) picante

4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) fuerte; colérico

5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) reciente; (noticias) frescas

•

- hotly
- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
- like hot cakes

hot adj

1. caliente

be careful! the water is hot! ¡cuidado! ¡el agua está caliente!

2. caluroso / cálido

a hot day un día caluroso / un día de calor

3. picante

pepper makes food taste hot la pimienta le da a la comida un sabor picante to be hot se refiere tanto a las personas como a las cosas

I'm hot, open the window tengo calor, abre la ventana

it's hot, open the window hace calor, abre la ventana

El comparativo de hot se escribe hotter; el superlativo se escribe hotter

hot

tr[hɒt]

adjective (comp hotter, superl hottest)

1 (gen) caliente

2 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL caluroso,-a, cálido,-a

3 (food - spicy) picante; (- not cold) caliente

■ Mexican food is hot la comida mexicana es picante

■ people prefer hot meals in winter en invierno la gente prefiere comer caliente

4 (news) de última hora

5 (temper) fuerte; (anger) rabioso,-a, colérico,-a

6 (good) bueno,-a, enterado,-a

■ he's not as hot as I thought no es tan bueno como pensaba

■ that film isn't so hot esa película no mata

7 (dangerous) peligroso,-a

8 slang (stolen) robado,-a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be hot (person) tener calor 2 (weather) hacer calor

■ it's very hot today hoy hace mucho calor

to be hot on something saber mucho de algo

to be hot stuff slang estar bueno,-a, estar como un tren

to be in the hot seat familiar estar en la línea de fuego

to blow hot and cold figurative use ser veleta

to get hot under the collar familiar ponerse nervioso,-a, acalorarse

to get into hot water figurative use meterse en líos

to make things hot for somebody figurative use hacerle la vida difícil a alguien

hot air figurative use palabrería

hot dog perrito caliente

hot potato familiar patata caliente, asunto delicado

hot rod SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang bólido

hot sauce salsa picante

hot spot (nightclub) club nombre masculino nocturno

hot ['hɑt] adj, hotter ; hottest

1) : caliente, cálido, caluroso

hot water: agua caliente

a hot climate: un clima cálido

a hot day: un día caluroso

2) ardent, fiery: ardiente, acalorado

to have a hot temper: tener mal genio

3) spicy: picante

4) fresh: reciente, nuevo

hot news: noticias de última hora

5) eager: ávido

6) stolen: robado

hot

adj.

• acalorado, -a adj.

• apasionado, -a adj.

• caliente adj.

• calor adj.

• caluroso, -a adj.

• cálido, -a adj.

• picante adj.

adv.

• con calor adv.

• sin piedad adv.

n.

• solanera s.f.

hɑːt, hɒt
adjective - tt-

1)

a) <food/water> caliente; <weather/day/country> caluroso; < climate> cálido

don't touch it, it's hot — no lo toques, está caliente

it's hot today/in here — hoy/aquí hace calor

I'm/he's hot — tengo/tiene calor

to get hot — \<\<oven/iron/radiator\>\> calentarse*

I got really hot in that shop/playing tennis — me dio mucho calor en esa tienda/me acaloré mucho jugando tenis (AmL) or jugando al tenis (Esp, RPl)

to get/be all hot and bothered about something — sulfurarse/estar* sulfurado por algo

to have a hot temper — tener* mal genio; blow II 1) a)

b) ( spicy) picante, picoso (Méx)

2) ( dangerous) (colloq) peligroso

to make things hot for somebody — hacerle* la vida muy difícil a alguien

the situation was too hot to handle — la situación entrañaba demasiados riesgos or era demasiado comprometedora

3)

a) ( fresh) <news/scent> reciente, fresco

news hot off the press — una noticia de último momento

b) ( current) <story/issue> de plena actualidad

c) (popular, in demand) < product> de gran aceptación; <play/movie> taquillero

4) (colloq)

a) ( expert)

to be hot AT/ON something: she's very hot at physics es un hacha or es muy buena en física; he's very hot on current affairs — está muy al tanto en temas de actualidad

b) ( keen)

to be hot ON something: she's hot on punctuality — le da mucha importancia a la puntualidad

c) ( satisfactory) (pred, with neg)

how are things? - not so hot — ¿qué tal? - regular or más o menos

5) ( stolen) (sl) robado, afanado (arg)

6) ( in gambling)

the hot favorite — el gran favorito

a hot tip — un soplo

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- hot up

[hɒt]
1. ADJ
(compar hotter) (superl hottest)
1) (gen) caliente; [climate] cálido; [day, summer] caluroso, de calor; [sun] abrasador

with running hot and cold water — con agua corriente caliente y fría

it was a very hot day — fue un día de mucho calor

it was a hot and tiring walk — fue una caminata que nos hizo sudar y nos cansó mucho

a nice hot bath — un buen baño caliente

to be hot — [thing] estar caliente; [weather] hacer calor; [person] tener calor

this room is hot — hace calor en esta habitación

to be very hot — [thing] estar muy caliente; [weather] hacer mucho calor; [person] tener mucho calor

I'm too hot — tengo demasiado calor

• it made me go hot and cold — me dio escalofríos

• to get hot — [thing] calentarse; [weather] empezar a hacer calor [person]

I'm getting hot — me está entrando calor

to get (all) hot and bothered — sofocarse

you're getting hot — (fig) (when guessing) caliente, caliente

2) (=spicy, peppery) [taste, food] picante

this food is very hot — esta comida es muy picante

Mexican food's too hot — la comida mejicana es demasiado picante

3) (fig) [contest] muy reñido; [temper] malo; [dispute] acalorado

• hot favourite — gran favorito m

• to make it hot for sb — hacerle la vida imposible a algn

to make a place too hot for sb — hacer que algn se vaya de un lugar haciéndole la vida imposible

• hot money — dinero m caliente

• hot news — noticias fpl de última hora

• he's a pretty hot player — es un jugador experto

• he has a hot temper — tiene mal genio or carácter

• a hot tip — información f de buenas tintas or de fuente fidedigna

- be in/get into hot water

- be hot under the collar

to get hot under the collar * — acalorarse

to be too hot to handle —

he's/it's too hot to handle — es demasiado

- that's a hot button or a hot-button issue

these accusations have hit a hot button in the black community — estas acusaciones han levantado ampollas entre la población negra
pursuit
2.

ADV

to be hot on sb's trail or heels — pisar los talones a algn

news hot from the press — una noticia que acaba de publicarse en la prensa

- blow hot and cold

3.

N

he's got the hots for her * — ella le pone cachondo

4.

CPD

hot air N — (fig) palabras fpl al aire

hot cross bun N — bollo a base de especias y pasas marcado con una cruz y que se come en Viernes Santo

hot dog N — (Culin) perrito m caliente, hot dog m, pancho m (S. Cone)

hot flash N (US) — = hot flush

hot flush N — (Brit) sofoco m de calor

hot goods NPL — artículos mpl robados

hot key N — tecla f de acceso directo

hot line N — teléfono m rojo

hot link N — hiperenlace m

hot potato * N — cuestión f muy discutida

hot seat * N —

to be in the hot seat — estar expuesto

hot spot * N — (Pol) lugar m de peligro; (for amusement) lugar m de diversión; (=night club) sala f de fiestas; (for wireless access) punto m caliente, hotspot m

hot springs NPL — aguas fpl termales

hot stuff N —

to be hot stuff — (=expert) ser un hacha *; (=sexy) estar como un tren *

he's pretty hot stuff at maths * — es un hacha or un as para las matemáticas

hot tub N — jacuzzi ® m

- hot up

* * *
[hɑːt, hɒt]
adjective - tt-

1)

a) <food/water> caliente; <weather/day/country> caluroso; < climate> cálido

don't touch it, it's hot — no lo toques, está caliente

it's hot today/in here — hoy/aquí hace calor

I'm/he's hot — tengo/tiene calor

to get hot — \<\<oven/iron/radiator\>\> calentarse*

I got really hot in that shop/playing tennis — me dio mucho calor en esa tienda/me acaloré mucho jugando tenis (AmL) or jugando al tenis (Esp, RPl)

to get/be all hot and bothered about something — sulfurarse/estar* sulfurado por algo

to have a hot temper — tener* mal genio; blow II 1) a)

b) ( spicy) picante, picoso (Méx)

2) ( dangerous) (colloq) peligroso

to make things hot for somebody — hacerle* la vida muy difícil a alguien

the situation was too hot to handle — la situación entrañaba demasiados riesgos or era demasiado comprometedora

3)

a) ( fresh) <news/scent> reciente, fresco

news hot off the press — una noticia de último momento

b) ( current) <story/issue> de plena actualidad

c) (popular, in demand) < product> de gran aceptación; <play/movie> taquillero

4) (colloq)

a) ( expert)

to be hot AT/ON something: she's very hot at physics es un hacha or es muy buena en física; he's very hot on current affairs — está muy al tanto en temas de actualidad

b) ( keen)

to be hot ON something: she's hot on punctuality — le da mucha importancia a la puntualidad

c) ( satisfactory) (pred, with neg)

how are things? - not so hot — ¿qué tal? - regular or más o menos

5) ( stolen) (sl) robado, afanado (arg)

6) ( in gambling)

the hot favorite — el gran favorito

a hot tip — un soplo

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- hot up

English-spanish dictionary > hot
10 ground

I 1. noun
1) Boden, der

work above/below ground — über/unter der Erde arbeiten

deep under the ground — tief unter der Erde

uneven, hilly ground — unebenes, hügeliges Gelände

on high ground — in höheren Lagen

2) (fig.)

cut the ground from under somebody's feet — jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen (ugs.)

be or suit somebody down to the ground — (coll.) genau das richtige für jemanden sein

get off the ground — (coll.) konkrete Gestalt annehmen

get something off the ground — (coll.) etwas in die Tat umsetzen

go to ground — [Fuchs usw.:] im Bau verschwinden; [Person:] untertauchen

run somebody/oneself into the ground — (coll.) jemanden/sich kaputtmachen (ugs.)

run a car into the ground — (coll.) ein Auto solange fahren, bis es schrottreif ist

on the ground — (in practice) an Ort und Stelle

thin/thick on the ground — dünn/dicht gesät

cover much or a lot of ground — weit vorankommen

give or lose ground — an Boden verlieren

hold or keep or stand one's ground — nicht nachgeben

3) (special area) Gelände, das

[sports] ground — Sportplatz, der

[cricket] ground — Cricketfeld, das

4) in pl. (attached to house) Anlage, die

5) (motive, reason) Grund, der

on the ground[s] of, on grounds of — auf Grund (+ Gen.); (giving as one's reason) unter Berufung auf (+ Akk.)

on the grounds that... — unter Berufung auf die Tatsache, dass...

on health/religious etc. grounds — aus gesundheitlichen/religiösen usw. Gründen

the grounds for divorce are... — als Scheidungsgrund gilt...

have no grounds for something/to do something — keinen Grund für etwas haben/keinen Grund haben, etwas zu tun

have no grounds for complaint — keinen Grund zur Klage haben

6) in pl. (sediment) Satz, der; (of coffee) Kaffeesatz, der

7) (Electr.) Erde, die
2. transitive verb
1) (cause to run ashore) auf Grund setzen

be grounded — auf Grund gelaufen sein

2) (base, establish) gründen (on auf + Akk.)

be grounded on — gründen auf (+ Dat.)

3) (Aeronaut.) am Boden festhalten; (prevent from flying) nicht fliegen lassen [Piloten]
3. intransitive verb
(run ashore) [Schiff:] auf Grund laufen
II 1.
see academic.ru/32496/grind">grind 1., 2.
2. adjective
gemahlen [Kaffee, Getreide]

ground meat — (Amer.) Hackfleisch, das

ground coffee — Kaffeepulver, das

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past tense, past participle; = grind

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ground¹

[graʊnd]

I. n no pl

1. (Earth's surface) [Erd]boden m, Erde f

to be burnt [or AM burned] to the \ground vollständig [o bis auf die Grundmauern] niedergebrannt werden

to get off the \ground plane abheben; ( fig fam) project in Gang kommen; plan verwirklicht werden

to get sth off the \ground ( fig fam) plan, programme etw realisieren

to go to \ground animal in Deckung gehen; fox, rabbit im Bau verschwinden; criminal untertauchen

to be razed to the \ground dem Erdboden gleichgemacht werden

to run an animal to \ground ein Tier aufstöbern; ( fig)

to run sb to \ground jdn aufspüren [o ausfindig machen]

above/below \ground über/unter der Erde; MIN über/unter Tage; ( fig fam: alive/dead) am Leben/unter der Erde

above \ground lines/pipes oberirdische Leitungen/Rohre

2. no pl (soil) Boden m, Erde f

3. no pl (floor) Boden m

to fall to the \ground zu Boden fallen; ( fig) plans sich akk zerschlagen

4. no pl (area of land) [ein Stück] Land nt

hilly/level/steep \ground hügeliges/flaches/steiles Gelände

waste \ground brach liegendes Land

to gain/lose \ground MIL Boden gewinnen/verlieren; ( fig) idea, politician an Boden/gewinnen/verlieren

to give \ground to sb/sth vor jdm/etw zurückweichen

to make up \ground SPORT den Abstand verringern, aufholen

to stand one's \ground nicht von der Stelle weichen; MIL die Stellung behaupten; ( fig) festbleiben, nicht nachgeben

5. (surrounding a building)

▪ \grounds pl Anlagen pl

6. (for outdoor sports) Platz m, [Spiel]feld nt

cricket \ground Cricketfeld nt

football \ground Fußballplatz m

7. (for animals)

breeding \ground ( also fig) Brutplatz m, Brutstätte f a. fig

fishing \grounds Fischgründe pl, Fischfanggebiet nt

spawning \ground Laichplatz m

8. (of a body of water) Grund m

to touch \ground NAUT auf Grund laufen

9. AM ELEC (earth) Erdung f, Masse f

10. no pl ( fig: area of discussion, experience) Gebiet nt

common \ground Gemeinsame(s) nt; LAW Unstreitige(s) nt

to be on common \ground eine gemeinsame Basis haben

we had soon found some common \ground wir hatten schnell einige Gemeinsamkeiten entdeckt

to be on dangerous \ground sich akk auf gefährlichem Terrain bewegen fig

to be on familiar [or on one's own] \ground sich akk auf vertrautem Boden bewegen; ( fig) sich akk auskennen

to be on safe \ground sich akk auf sicherem Boden bewegen fig

to stick to safe \ground auf Nummer Sicher gehen fam

to go over the same \ground sich akk wiederholen

to cover the \ground well ein Thema umfassend behandeln

in his lectures he covered a lot of \ground in seinen Vorträgen sprach er vieles an

11. usu pl (reason) Grund m, Ursache f

your fears have no \ground at all deine Ängste sind absolut unbegründet

you have no \grounds for your accusations deine Anschuldigungen sind völlig unbegründet [o haltlos]

there are no \grounds for the assumption that... es gibt keinen Grund zur Annahme, dass...

\grounds for divorce Scheidungsgrund m

\ground for exclusion Ausschließungsgrund m

\grounds for a judgement Urteilsgründe pl

statement of \grounds Begründung f

legal \ground Rechtsgrund m

on medical \grounds aus medizinischen Gründen

substantial/valid \grounds erhebliche/stichhaltige Gründe

to give sb \grounds to complain jdm Grund zur Klage geben

to have \grounds to do sth einen Grund [o Anlass] haben, etw zu tun

to have \grounds to believe that... Grund zu der Annahme haben, dass...

on the \ground[s] of sth aufgrund einer S. gen

on the \grounds that... mit der Begründung, dass...

12. no pl also ART (background) Grund m; (first coat of paint) Grundierung f

on a black \ground auf schwarzem Grund

13.

▶ to break new \ground person Neuland betreten; achievement bahnbrechend sein

the airline's latest idea is breaking new \ground in the world of air transport die neueste Idee der Luftfahrtgesellschaft wird die Welt der Luftfahrt revolutionieren [o grundlegend verändern]

▶ to cut the \ground from under sb's feet jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen

▶ down to the \ground BRIT ( fam) völlig, total fam

▶ to drive [or run] [or work] oneself into the \ground seine Gesundheit ruinieren, sich akk kaputtmachen fam

▶ to fall on stony ground auf taube Ohren stoßen

▶ to have both one's feet [flat] on the \ground mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

▶ to shift one's ground seinen Standpunkt ändern

▶ sb's stamping \ground ( fam) jds Revier nt fig

this part of town used to be my old stamping \ground diesen Teil der Stadt habe ich früher unsicher gemacht hum

▶ sth is thick on the \ground etw gibt es wie Sand am Meer fam

in Hollywood talent scouts are thick on the \ground in Hollywood gibt es Talentsucher wie Sand am Meer fam

▶ on the \ground in der breiten Öffentlichkeit

their political ideas have a lot of support on the \ground ihre politischen Ziele finden breite Unterstützung

▶ from the \ground up AM ( fam) von Grund auf

to work [or think] sth out from the \ground up ( fam) etw komplett [o von Grund auf] überarbeiten

▶ to wish the \ground would open up and swallow one am liebsten im [Erd]boden versinken wollen

I wished the \ground would open up and swallow me ich wäre am liebsten im Erdboden versunken

II. vt

1. usu passive AVIAT

▪ to be \grounded (unable to fly) nicht starten können; (forbidden to fly) plane Startverbot haben; pilot nicht fliegen dürfen, Flugverbot haben; esp AM, AUS ( fig fam) Hausarrest haben

the plane was \grounded by bad weather das Flugzeug konnte wegen schlechten Wetters nicht starten

my father has \grounded me for a week mein Vater hat mir eine Woche Hausarrest erteilt

2. NAUT

▪ to \ground a ship ein Schiff auf Grund setzen [o auflaufen lassen]

▪ to be \grounded auflaufen, auf Grund laufen

to be \grounded on a sandbank auf eine[r] Sandbank auflaufen

3. usu passive (be based)

▪ to be \grounded upon sth auf etw dat basieren

▪ to be \grounded in sth (have its origin) von etw dat herrühren; (have its reason) in etw dat begründet liegen

to be well \grounded [wohl]begründet sein

4. (teach fundamentals)

▪ to \ground sb in sth jdm die Grundlagen einer S. gen beibringen

to be well \grounded in German über gute Deutschkenntnisse verfügen

5. ELEC

▪ to \ground sth etw erden

III. vi

1. SPORT (in baseball) einen Bodenball schlagen

2. NAUT auflaufen, auf Grund laufen

to \ground on a sandbank auf eine Sandbank auflaufen

ground²

[graʊnd]

I. vt pt of grind

II. adj gemahlen

III. n

▪ \grounds pl [Boden]satz m kein pl

coffee \grounds Kaffeesatz m

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I [graʊnd]
1. n

1) (= soil, terrain fig) Boden m

snow on high ground — Schnee in höheren Lagen

hilly ground —

how much ground do you own? — wie viel Grund und Boden or wie viel Land besitzen Sie?

the middle ground of politics — die politische Mitte

there is common ground between us — uns verbindet einiges

they found common ground in the fact that... — die Tatsache, dass..., verband sie

to be on dangerous ground (fig) — sich auf gefährlichem Boden bewegen

to be on firm or sure ground — festen or sicheren Boden unter den Füßen haben; (fig) sich auf sicherem Boden bewegen

on familiar ground — auf vertrautem Boden

to meet sb on his own ground — zu jdm kommen

to be beaten on one's own ground — auf dem eigenen Gebiet geschlagen werden

to cut the ground from under sb or sb's feet — jdm den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen

to gain/lose ground — Boden gewinnen/verlieren; (disease, rumour) um sich greifen/im Schwinden begriffen sein

to lose ground to sb/sth — gegenüber jdm/etw an Boden verlieren

to give ground to sb/sth — vor jdm/etw zurückweichen

to regain the ground lost to sb — seine Position jdm gegenüber zurückerobern

to break new ground (lit, fig) — neue Gebiete erschließen; (person) sich auf ein neues or unbekanntes Gebiet begeben

to prepare the ground for sth — den Boden für etw vorbereiten

to go over the ground (fig) — alles durchgehen

to cover the/a lot of ground (lit) — die Strecke/eine weite Strecke zurücklegen; (fig)

that covers the ground — das umreißt das Thema

to hold or stand one's ground (lit) — nicht von der Stelle weichen; (fig) seinen Mann stehen, sich nicht unterkriegen lassen

to shift or change one's ground (fig) — seine Haltung ändern

See:

→ foot

2) (= surface) Boden m

above/below ground — über/unter der Erde; (Min) über/unter Tage; (fig) unter den Lebenden/unter der Erde

to fall to the ground (lit) — zu Boden fallen; ( fig, plans ) ins Wasser fallen, sich zerschlagen

to sit on the ground —

our hopes were dashed to the ground — unsere Hoffnungen wurden am Boden zerstört

to burn sth to the ground — etw niederbrennen

to raze sth to the ground — etw dem Erdboden gleichmachen

it suits me down to the ground — das ist ideal für mich

to get off the ground (plane etc) — abheben; ( fig : plans, project etc ) sich realisieren

to go to ground (fox) — im Bau verschwinden; (person) untertauchen

to run a fox to ground — einen Fuchs aufstöbern

to run sb/sth to ground — jdn/etw aufstöbern, jdn/etw ausfindig machen

to run sb/oneself into the ground (inf) — jdn/sich selbst fertigmachen (inf)

to run a car into the ground (inf) — ein Auto schrottreif fahren

3) (= pitch) Feld nt, Platz m; (= parade ground, drill ground) Platz m

hunting grounds — Jagdgebiete pl

fishing grounds — Fischgründe pl

4) pl (= premises, land) Gelände nt; (= gardens) Anlagen pl

a house standing in its own grounds — ein von Anlagen umgebenes Haus

5) pl (= sediment) Satz m

let the coffee grounds settle — warten Sie, bis sich der Kaffee gesetzt hat

6) (= background) Grund m

on a blue ground — auf blauem Grund

7) (US ELEC) Erde f

8) (= sea-bed) Grund m

9) (= reason) Grund m

to have ground(s) for sth — Grund zu etw haben

to be ground(s) for sth —

to give sb ground(s) for sth — jdm Grund zu etw geben

grounds for divorce — Scheidungsgrund m

grounds for dismissal — Entlassungsgrund m/-gründe pl

grounds for suspicion — Verdachtsmomente pl

on the grounds of... — aufgrund... (gen), auf Grund... (gen), aufgrund or auf Grund von...

on the grounds that... — mit der Begründung, dass...

on health grounds — aus gesundheitlichen Gründen

2. vt

1) ship auflaufen lassen, auf Grund setzen

to be grounded — aufgelaufen sein

2) (AVIAT) plane (for mechanical reasons) aus dem Verkehr ziehen; pilot sperren, nicht fliegen lassen

to be grounded by bad weather/a strike — wegen schlechten Wetters/eines Streiks nicht starten or fliegen können

3) (= punish) child Hausarrest erteilen (+dat)

she was grounded for a week — sie hatte eine Woche Hausarrest

4) (US ELEC) erden

5)

(= base) to be grounded on sth — sich auf etw (acc) gründen, auf etw (dat) basieren

the story wasn't grounded in reality — die Geschichte hatte keinen Bezug zur Wirklichkeit

6)

to ground sb in a subject — jdm die Grundlagen eines Faches beibringen

to be well grounded in English — gute Grundkenntnisse im Englischen haben

3. vi (NAUT)
auflaufen II pret, ptp of grind
adj
glass matt; coffee gemahlen
ground rice — Reismehl nt

freshly ground black pepper — frisch gemahlener schwarzer Pfeffer

ground meat (US) — Hackfleisch nt

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ground¹ [ɡraʊnd]

A s

1. (Erd)Boden m, Erde f, Grund m:

above ground

a) oberirdisch,

b) Bergbau: über Tage,

c) fig am Leben;

below ground

a) Bergbau: unter Tage,

b) fig tot, unter der Erde;

from the ground up US umg von Grund auf, ganz und gar;

on the ground an Ort und Stelle;

break new ( oder fresh) ground Land urbar machen, a. fig Neuland erschließen;

burn to the ground (v/t & v/i), be burnt to the ground ab-, niederbrennen;

cut the ground from under sb’s feet fig jemandem den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen;

fall on stony ground fig auf taube Ohren stoßen;

fall to the ground

a) zu Boden fallen,

b) fig sich zerschlagen, ins Wasser fallen;

go over the ground fig die Sache durchsprechen oder durchackern, alles (gründlich) prüfen;

go over old ground ein altes Thema beackern umg;

get off the ground

a) v/t einen Plan etc in die Tat umsetzen, eine Idee etc verwirklichen,

b) v/i FLUG abheben,

c) v/i in die Tat umgesetzt oder verwirklicht werden;

go to ground

a) im Bau verschwinden (Fuchs),

b) fig untertauchen (Verbrecher);

run into the ground

a) etwas zu Tode reiten,

b) SPORT Gegner in Grund und Boden laufen; → bite A 1, down¹ A 1

2. Boden m, Grund m, Strecke f, Gebiet n (auch fig), Gelände n:

on German ground auf deutschem Boden;

be on safe ground fig sich auf sicherem Boden bewegen;

be forbidden ground fig tabu sein;

gain ground

a) (an) Boden gewinnen (a. fig),

b) fig um sich greifen, Fuß fassen;

give ( oder lose) ground (an) Boden verlieren (a. fig); → cover B 17

3. Grundbesitz m, Grund m und Boden m

4. pl

a) Garten-, Parkanlagen pl:

standing in its own grounds von Anlagen umgeben (Haus)

b) Ländereien pl, Felder pl

5. Gebiet n, Grund m: → hunting ground

6. meist pl besonders SPORT Platz m:

cricket ground

7. a) Standort m, Stellung f

b) fig Standpunkt m, Ansicht f:

hold ( oder stand) one’s ground standhalten, nicht weichen, sich oder seinen Standpunkt behaupten, seinen Mann stehen;

shift one’s ground seinen Standpunkt ändern, umschwenken

8. Meeresboden m, (Meeres)Grund m:

take ground SCHIFF auflaufen, stranden;

touch ground fig zur Sache kommen

9. auch pl Grundlage f, Basis f (besonders fig)

10. fig (Beweg)Grund m, Ursache f:

ground for divorce JUR Scheidungsgrund;

on medical (religious) grounds aus gesundheitlichen (religiösen) Gründen;

on grounds of age aus Altersgründen;

on the ground(s) of aufgrund von (od gen), wegen (gen);

on the ground(s) that … mit der Begründung, dass …;

have no ground(s) for keinen Grund oder keine Veranlassung haben für ( oder zu inf);

I have no grounds for complaint ich kann mich nicht beklagen;

we have good grounds for thinking that … wir haben guten Grund zu der Annahme, dass …

11. pl (Boden)Satz m

12. Hinter-, Untergrund m

13. KUNST

a) Grundfläche f (Relief)

b) Ätzgrund m (Stich)

c) MAL Grund(farbe) m(f), Grundierung f

14. Bergbau:

a) Grubenfeld n

b) (Neben)Gestein n

15. ELEK US

a) Erde f, Erdung f, Masse f

b) Erdschluss m:

ground cable Massekabel n;

ground fault Erdfehler m, -schluss m;

ground wire Erdleitungsdraht m; → screen A 12 c

16. MUS → ground bass

17. THEAT Parterre n

B v/t

1. niederlegen, -setzen:

ground arms MIL die Waffen strecken

2. SCHIFF ein Schiff auf Grund setzen

3. fig (on, in) gründen, stützen (auf akk), aufbauen (auf dat), begründen (in dat):

grounded in fact auf Tatsachen beruhend;

be grounded in sich gründen auf (akk), verankert sein oder wurzeln in (dat)

4. (in) jemanden einführen oder einweisen (in akk), jemandem die Anfangsgründe (gen) beibringen:

be well grounded in eine gute Vorbildung oder gute Grund- oder Vorkenntnisse haben in (dat)

5. ELEK US erden, an Masse legen:

grounded conductor geerdeter Leiter, Erder m

6. MAL, TECH grundieren

7. a) einem Flugzeug oder Piloten Startverbot erteilen:

be grounded Startverbot erhalten oder haben, (Flugzeug auch) am Boden festgehalten werden

b) US einem Jockey Startverbot erteilen

c) AUTO US jemandem die Fahrerlaubnis entziehen

C v/i

1. SCHIFF stranden, auflaufen

2. (on, upon) beruhen (auf dat), sich gründen (auf akk)

ground² [ɡraʊnd]

A prät und pperf von grind

B adj

1. a) gemahlen (Kaffee etc)

b) ground meat Hackfleisch n;

ground beef Rinderhack(fleisch) n

2. matt (geschliffen): → ground glass

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I 1. noun
1) Boden, der

work above/below ground — über/unter der Erde arbeiten

deep under the ground — tief unter der Erde

uneven, hilly ground — unebenes, hügeliges Gelände

on high ground — in höheren Lagen

2) (fig.)

cut the ground from under somebody's feet — jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen (ugs.)

be or suit somebody down to the ground — (coll.) genau das richtige für jemanden sein

get off the ground — (coll.) konkrete Gestalt annehmen

get something off the ground — (coll.) etwas in die Tat umsetzen

go to ground — [Fuchs usw.:] im Bau verschwinden; [Person:] untertauchen

run somebody/oneself into the ground — (coll.) jemanden/sich kaputtmachen (ugs.)

run a car into the ground — (coll.) ein Auto solange fahren, bis es schrottreif ist

on the ground — (in practice) an Ort und Stelle

thin/thick on the ground — dünn/dicht gesät

cover much or a lot of ground — weit vorankommen

give or lose ground — an Boden verlieren

hold or keep or stand one's ground — nicht nachgeben

3) (special area) Gelände, das

[sports] ground — Sportplatz, der

[cricket] ground — Cricketfeld, das

4) in pl. (attached to house) Anlage, die

5) (motive, reason) Grund, der

on the ground[s] of, on grounds of — auf Grund (+ Gen.); (giving as one's reason) unter Berufung auf (+ Akk.)

on the grounds that... — unter Berufung auf die Tatsache, dass...

on health/religious etc. grounds — aus gesundheitlichen/religiösen usw. Gründen

the grounds for divorce are... — als Scheidungsgrund gilt...

have no grounds for something/to do something — keinen Grund für etwas haben/keinen Grund haben, etwas zu tun

have no grounds for complaint — keinen Grund zur Klage haben

6) in pl. (sediment) Satz, der; (of coffee) Kaffeesatz, der

7) (Electr.) Erde, die
2. transitive verb
1) (cause to run ashore) auf Grund setzen

be grounded — auf Grund gelaufen sein

2) (base, establish) gründen (on auf + Akk.)

be grounded on — gründen auf (+ Dat.)

3) (Aeronaut.) am Boden festhalten; (prevent from flying) nicht fliegen lassen [Piloten]
3. intransitive verb
(run ashore) [Schiff:] auf Grund laufen
II 1.
see grind 1., 2.
2. adjective
gemahlen [Kaffee, Getreide]

ground meat — (Amer.) Hackfleisch, das

ground coffee — Kaffeepulver, das

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(US) n.

Masse -n (elektrisch) f. n.

Boden ¨-- m.

Erdboden -¨ m.

Grund ¨-e m.

English-german dictionary > ground
11 question

1. n
1) вопрос

2) допрос; следствие

•

to address a question — заниматься каким-л. вопросом

to bring up a question — поднимать / ставить вопрос

to call into question — ставить что-л. под сомнение

to call smb in question — 1) подвергать кого-л. допросу, допрашивать кого-л. 2) отдавать кого-л. под суд

to clarify / to clear up a question — вносить ясность в вопрос

to complicate a question — запутывать / усложнять вопрос

to consider a question — рассматривать вопрос

to decry a question — похоронить проблему

to depart / to deviate / to digress from a question — отклоняться от темы

to discard a question — исключать вопрос

to dodge / to duck a question — уклоняться от ответа на вопрос

to entangle a question — запутывать / усложнять вопрос

to enter upon ventilation of a question — приступать к обсуждению вопроса; открывать дебаты / дискуссию / прения по вопросу

to exclude a question — исключать вопрос

to field a question — справляться с трудным вопросом

to invite questions — предлагать задавать вопросы

to leave a question to the court — оставлять вопрос на рассмотрение суда

to open a question — поднимать / ставить вопрос

to parry a question — парировать вопрос

to pepper smb with question — забрасывать кого-л. вопросами

to put a matter to the question — ставить вопрос на голосование

to resolve / to settle / to solve a question — разрешать вопрос / проблему

to separate a question from — отделять проблему от (чего-л.)

to set aside a question — откладывать решение вопроса

to skirt questions — уклоняться от вопросов

to speak to the question — выступать / говорить по существу вопроса

to take questions — отвечать на вопросы ( после выступления)

to touch upon a question — касаться вопроса

to treat a question — рассматривать / интерпретировать вопрос

- academic question
- blunt question
- burning question
- contentions question
- controversial question
- debatable question
- far-reaching question
- grave question
- human rights question
- iffy question
- irrelevant question
- legitimate question
- missile question
- moral question
- open question
- pending question
- peripheral question
- pivotal question
- preliminary question
- primal question
- privileged question
- probing question
- question calling for ventilation
- question of mutual concern
- question of mutual interest
- question of procedure
- question of the day
- question under discussion
- refugee question
- relevant question
- reunification question
- thorny question
- ticklish question
- unresolvable question
- unsettled question
- vexed question
- written question 2. v
допрашивать

Politics english-russian dictionary > question
12 throw

бросать имя существительное:
бросок (throw, cast, shot, dash, fling, shoot)

ход (progress, stroke, running, travel, process, throw)

метание (throw, casting, dart, projection, cast, put)

бросание (throwing, cast, toss, casting, throw, sling)

сброс (dropping, throw, shedding, fault, discard, chop)

покрывало (cover, covering, veil, coverlet, spread, throw)

дальность броска (throw)

размах (scope, range, sweep, swing, spread, throw)

риск (risk, hazard, chance, peril, adventure, throw)

гончарный круг (wheel, jigger, throw, throwing, potter's wheel)

рискованное дело (throw, touch-and-go)

шарф (scarf, muffler, neckerchief, cravat, kerchief, throw)

легкая накидка (throw)

вертикальное перемещение (throw)
глагол:
бросать (throw, cast, drop, quit, toss, fling)

кинуть (throw, cast)

кидать (throw, toss, fling, cast, shoot, pitch)

забросить (throw)

метать (throw, hurl, cast, shoot, launch, sling)

швырять (toss, fling, throw, hurl, sling, chuck)

швыряться (fling, throw, hurl)

швырнуть (throw, dash, chunk)

сбрасывать (discard, drop, shed, dump, throw off, throw)

забрасывать (throw, shower, pelt, overwhelm, neglect, pepper)

отбрасывать (cast, discard, reject, throw, cast aside, toss away)

закидывать (throw, cast, bombard, throw back, assail, bespatter)

устраивать (arrange, suit, organize, settle, hold, throw)

валить (fell, cut, throw, get out, fall, lumber)

набрасывать (throw, draw, draft, chalk out, throw on, trace)

повергнуть (throw, prostrate, throw down)

закатывать (throw)

накидывать (throw, add, throw on, shuffle on, fling on, slip on)

давать (let, give, afford, provide, produce, throw)

менять (change, vary, alter, switch, exchange, throw)

вертеть (twirl, turn, spin, revolve, twist, throw)

обрабатывать (process, treat, work, cultivate, work on, throw)

запускать (launch, neglect, set off, throw, chunk, fling)

крутить (twist, spin, twirl, screw, twiddle, throw)

наводить (direct, point, lay, sight, vector, throw)

положить на обе лопатки (throw)

ожеребиться (foal, throw)

формовать (mold, form, throw, fashion, model, mould)

отелиться (calve, throw)

смущать (confuse, embarrass, disturb, perplex, disconcert, throw)

приводить в замешательство (confuse, nonplus, abash, discomfit, embarrass, throw)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > throw
13 hot

1. a горячий, жаркий

hot weather — жаркая погода

hot air — нагретый воздух

hot water — горячая вода

hot soup — горячий суп

hot poker — раскалённая кочерга

hot asphalt — раскалившийся асфальт

hot spring — горячий источник

hot spell — период жары

hot countries — жаркие страны

hot iron — жидкий чугун

hot test — испытание в горячем состоянии

hot work — горячая обработка

hot blast — горячее дутьё

hot ductility — пластичность в горячем состоянии

burning hot — обжигающий; обжигающе горячий

boiling hot — горячий как кипяток

hot to the touch — горячий на ощупь

I like my tea hot — я люблю, чтобы чай был горячий

I am hot — мне жарко

to make hot — нагревать; разогревать

unaccustomed to hot climate — не привыкший к жаркому климату

to slumber away a hot afternoon — проспать весь жаркий день

hot water spray cooking — варка орошением горячей водой

hot conveyor — конвейер для перемещения горячих деталей

planetary hot mill — планетарный стан горячей прокатки

2. a тех. накалённый, перегретый

hot snare — раскалённая петля, прижигательная петля

3. a горячий, страстный

hot anger — ярость, бешенство

hot temper — вспыльчивость

hot tears — горючие слёзы

hot blush — густая краска

hot at work — целиком поглощённый работой

hot gospeller

hot shop — горячий цех

hot tap — горячая вода

hot mix — горячая смесь

hot slab — горячий стол

hot smoke — горячий дым

4. a разгорячённый, возбуждённый; раздражённый

hot words — резкие выражения

5. a страстно увлекающийся

hot on playing cricket — увлекающийся крикетом

hot denunciation — страстное обличение

hot a replacement — страстно увлекаться новинками

6. a в состоянии творческого подъёма, вдохновения

shall I hot up the soup for you? — подогреть вам суп?

hot skinning — съемка шкуры в горячепарном состоянии

hot dog! — ай да он!; вот это да!; вот это здорово!

hot plasticity — пластичность в горячем состоянии

hot bending — изгибание в нагретом состоянии

7. a горячий, напряжённый

hot contest — напряжённая борьба

hot battle — жаркий бой, ожесточённое сражение

in the hot test part of the battle — в самом огне ; в разгар боя

hot argument — жаркий спор

hot and strong resistance — яростное сопротивление

hot job — срочная работа

hot bath — горячая ванна

hot top — горячая эмаль

hot cocoa — горячий какао

hot debate — горячий спор

hot dog — горячая сосиска

8. a спорный, вызывающий ожесточённые споры; жгучий, злободневный

hot issue — злободневный вопрос

hot potato — жгучий вопрос

hot discussion — горячий спор

hot pepper — острый или жгучий перец, перец стручковый

9. a свежий, недавний; только что полученный или прибывший

hot news — последние новости

hot copy — последнее сообщение, сенсационное известие

hot tip — сведения из первых рук, самая свежая информация

hot from the press — только что отпечатанный; свеженький

hot from the front — только что с фронта

hot scent — свежий след

hot from the press — свежий

Red Hot Chili Peppers — Рэд Хот Чили Пепперс

hot tray — поднос или лоток с электроподогревом

hot with — грог или ром с горячей водой и сахаром

10. a преследующий, идущий по пятам

hot chase — погоня по свежим следам

hot water spray cabinet — камера для варки под горячим душем

hot on the heels of — преследующий

11. a разг. близкий к цели

you are getting hot — вы начинаете догадываться, вы приближаетесь к цели ;

it was so hot I took my coat off — было так жарко, что я снял пиджак

12. a острый, пряный,

the mustard is too hot — горчица слишком остра

hot sauce — острый соус

hot abscess — острый абсцесс

hot spices sauce — острый соус

Southern hot sausages — южные пряные колбаски

13. a жгучий

the ointment is hot — эта мазь вызывает жжение

14. a яркий, резкий, кричащий

hot pink — ярко-розовый

15. a сладострастный, похотливый, чувственный

16. a скабрёзный, похабный

hot dancer — танцовщица в притоне; исполнительница непристойных танцев

17. a возбуждающий, волнующий, страстный

hot jazz — волнующие ритмы джаза

hot situation — опасная ситуация

18. a физ. высокорадиоактивный

hot chemistry — химия высокоактивных веществ

hot laboratory — «горячая» лаборатория, лаборатория для исследования высокоактивных веществ

hot material — высокорадиоактивное вещество

19. a сл. скоростной, высокоскоростной

a hot new jet plane — новый скоростной реактивный самолёт

20. a постояннодействующий, поддерживаемый в постоянной готовности

hot telephone line — линия экстренной телефонной связи

21. a сл. украденный, незаконно приобретённый или хранимый; контрабандный

hot goods — краденые или контрабандные товары

hot oil — краденая или незаконно добываемая нефть

hot cockles — детская или деревенская игра «жучок»

hot mine — шахта или рудник с высокой температурой

hot rodder — водитель или владелец переделанного автомобиля

22. a сл. усиленно разыскиваемый полицией; скрывающийся от правосудия

the hot test criminal in town — преступник, чьё имя стоит первым среди разыскиваемых в городе

23. a сл. отличный, замечательный; привлекательный

not so hot — так себе, не ахти какой

hot team — сильная команда

24. a сл. счастливый, удачный

the cards are hot for me tonight — сегодня мне везёт в карты

25. a сл. пользующийся успехом, популярный

hot favourite — всеобщий фаворит

26. a сл. модный, быстро раскупаемый, ходовой

the hot test car — ультрамодный автомобиль

to hold a hot pace — быстро идти

27. a сл. смешной, нелепый

28. a сл. невероятный, невозможный

29. adv горячо, жарко

the sun shines hot — жарко светит солнце

hot environment — условие жаркого климата

it was terrifically hot — было ужасно жарко

in the hot part of the day — в жаркое время дня

the room is plaguy hot — в комнате страшно жарко

it is infernally hot — чертовски жарко, адская жара

30. adv горячо, страстно

to get it hot — получить по шее

31. v разг. разогревать, подогревать, нагревать

hot up — разогревать, нагревать

32. v разг. разжигать, раздувать; усиливать

to hot up a campaign — раздувать кампанию

33. v разг. оживлять, вливать новую жизнь

hot treasury bills — теплые казначейские векселя нового выпуска

Синонимический ряд:

1. angry (adj.) agitated; angry; excitable; furious; indignant; irascible; passionate; vehement; violent

2. ardent (adj.) ardent; baking; blistering; boiling; broiling; burning; fiery; flaming; heated; red-hot; scalding; scorching; sizzling; sultry; sweltering; sweltry; torrid; warm; white-hot

3. charged (adj.) charged; electrified; live

4. contraband (adj.) banned; contraband

5. feverish (adj.) fevered; feverish; flushed; pyretic

6. lustful (adj.) aroused; concupiscent; goatish; lascivious; libidinous; lickerish; lustful; prurient; ruttish; rutty; satyric; sensual

7. marvelous (adj.) divine; dreamy; glorious; groovy; hunky-dory; marvelous; nifty; peachy; ripping; sensational; super; swell; terrific; wonderful

8. spicy (adj.) acrid; biting; peppery; piquant; pungent; sharp; spicy; strong

Антонимический ряд:

apathetic; biting; bland; bleak; calm; chilling; chilly; cold; cool; dead; distant; freezing; frigid; indifferent; insensitive; rigid

English-Russian base dictionary > hot
14 smack

1. n вкус, привкус; запах

smack of garlic — привкус чеснока

2. n небольшое количество; глоток; капля

to add a smack of pepper to a dish — добавить в кушанье чуточку перца

3. n глоток

4. v иметь вкус, привкус; пахнуть; припахивать, отдавать

to smack well — иметь приятный привкус

5. v чувствоваться, ощущаться; наблюдаться

his manner smacks of self-conceit — в его поведении чувствуется самодовольство

race meetings to me always smacked of the idle rich — в моём представлении скачки всегда ассоциировались с богатыми бездельниками

6. v редк. улавливать вкус, привкус, запах

7. n шлепок; хлопок

he brought his hand down with a smack on the table — он хлопнул рукой по столу

8. n чмоканье, причмокиванье

9. n звонкий поцелуй

smack on the lips — звонкий поцелуй в губы

10. n щёлканье

with a smack of his tongue — щёлкнув языком

11. n разг. попытка

12. adv разг. прямо, прямиком, прямо-таки

the decision is smack against us — это решение направлено прямо против нас

13. v чмокать, причмокивать

14. v звонко целовать

15. v чавкать

16. v смаковать

17. v щёлкать

18. v шлёпать

to smack a child — шлёпать ребёнка

19. v хлопать

he smacked his hand down on his knee — он хлопнул рукой по колену

20. v спорт. гасить мяч

21. int звукоподр. шлёп!, щёлк!

22. n мор. смэк

23. n сл. героин

Синонимический ряд:

1. exactly (adj.) clearly; exactly; just; precisely

2. blow (noun) bang; bastinado; bat; belt; biff; blow; bop; crack; hit; lick; noise; pat; pound; slam; slosh; smash; snap; swat; thwack; wallop; whack; whop

3. cuff (noun) bash; box; buffet; chop; clout; cuff; haymaker; poke; punch; slap; sock; spank

4. hint (noun) bit; breath; cast; dash; hint; intimation; shade; shadow; smatch; smell; soupcon; spice; sprinkling; strain; streak; suggestion; suspicion; tincture; tinge; touch; trace; trifle; twang; vein; whiff; whisper; wink

5. kiss (noun) buss; greeting; kiss; peck; smacker; smooch

6. taste (noun) aroma; atmosphere; flavor; flavour; relish; sapidity; sapor; savor; savour; tang; taste

7. catch (verb) catch; clout; knock; pop; slam; slog; smash; smite; swat; whack; wham

8. kiss (verb) buss; greet; kiss; lip; osculate; peck; smooch

9. reek (verb) flavor; flavour; reek; savor; savour; smell; stink; suggest; tang; taste

10. spank (verb) blip; blow; box; buffet; bust; cuff; hit; pat; slap; spank; strike

English-Russian base dictionary > smack
15 spice

1. n специя, пряность; приправа

spice truck — тележка с комплектом контейнеров для пряностей

spice box — коробка с выдвижными ящичками для пряностей

spice proportioning machine — дозатор пряностей

spice room — отделение приготовления пряностей

spice nut — печенье с корицей и пряностями

2. n острый запах, пряный аромат

spice flavoring — пряный амортизатор

spice plant — пряное растение

spice accent — пряный оттенок

3. n острота, пикантность

his story wants spice — его рассказу не хватает остроты

4. n примесь, привкус, след

a spice of humour — искра юмора

a spice of malice — оттенок злости

5. v приправлять специями; сдабривать

spice pack — пакет со специями

6. v придавать остроту, пикантность

7. n сл. грабитель

8. n сл. грабёж

Синонимический ряд:

1. fragrance (noun) aroma; balm; bouquet; fragrance; incense; perfume; redolence; scent

2. hint (noun) breath; cast; dash; hint; intimation; lick; shade; shadow; smack; smatch; smell; soupcon; sprinkling; strain; streak; suggestion; suspicion; tincture; tinge; touch; trace; trifle; twang; vein; whiff; whisper; wink

3. savor (noun) bite; piquancy; punch; pungency; savor; savour; tang; taste; zest; zip

4. seasoning (noun) condiment; curry; extract; flavoring; flavouring; garlic; herb; pepper; relish; seasoning

5. enhance (verb) enhance; flavor; season

English-Russian base dictionary > spice
16 taste

1. n вкус, понимание

true taste — безошибочный вкус

a man of taste — человек со вкусом

an education in taste — воспитание вкуса

in taste, with taste — со вкусом

in bad taste — безвкусно

to dress in good taste — одеваться со вкусом

to have a fine taste in pictures — тонко разбираться в живописи

not at all to my taste — совсем не в моём вкусе

he found it to his taste — это пришлось ему по вкусу

horrid to the taste — отвратительный на вкус, тошнотворный

a public taste as yet unjaded — непресыщенный вкус публики

refinement of taste — тонкость, вкуса, изысканный вкус

green fruit taste — вкус или привкус недозрелого плода

to elevate the standards of taste — развивать вкус

2. n такт

in bad taste — бестактно, неуместно

3. n склонность; влечение, пристрастие

suit your own taste — делай, как тебе хочется

acquired taste — благоприобретенный вкус; привитая склонность

4. n стиль, манера

in the Moorish taste — в мавританском стиле

5. n проба; глоточек; кусочек

to have a taste of claret — пригубить бордо

taste test — проба на вкус

6. n немного, чуточка; примесь, привкус

not a taste of food in the house — в доме ни крошки

the water has a saline taste — вода имеет привкус соли

long-lasting taste — долго сохраняющийся привкус

vinegar-like taste — привкус уксусной кислоты

cold storage taste — привкус холодильника

foxy taste — привкус прокисшего продукта

7. n представление; образчик

give him a taste of the whip — дай ему отведать кнута

8. n кухня, набор национальных блюд

the taste of France — французская кухня

9. n уст. проба, опробование

10. v пробовать, отведать

11. v дегустировать

to taste wines — дегустировать вина

12. v иметь привкус; отдавать

to taste of garlic — отдавать чесноком

soda taste — привкус соды

chalky taste — привкус мела

nutty taste — привкус ореха

corky taste — привкус пробки

fishy taste — рыбный привкус

13. v различать на вкус

to taste pepper in the dressing — чувствовать перец в приправе

salt taste — вкус соли

beefy taste — вкус мяса

ill taste — дурной вкус

acid taste — кислый вкус

sour taste — кислый вкус

14. v чувствовать вкус

I have a bad cold and cannot taste — из-за насморка я не чувствую вкуса

the dictates of taste — требование хорошего вкуса

the cultivation of the taste — воспитание вкуса

to implant good taste — привить хороший вкус

to have a nice taste — быть приятным на вкус

out of taste — неспособный различить вкус

15. v есть, пить

not to taste — ничего не попробовать, ничего не съесть

16. v уст. отведать, откушать

to taste strange dishes — отведать небывалых яств

17. v вкушать, испытывать; получать представление, знакомиться

to taste the joys of freedom — вкусить счастье свободной жизни

18. v арх. вкусить, познакомиться; испытать, познать на своём опыте

to taste of fame — вкусить славы

trademark percieved by taste — вкусовой товарный знак

19. v содержать в себе элемент; отдавать

a sharp word that tastes of envy — резкие слова, в которых чувствуется зависть

20. v редк. придавать вкус

his taste has refined — его вкус развился

canons of taste — каноны хорошего вкуса

errors of taste — плохой вкус в одежде

delicacy of taste — изысканность вкуса

to taste sour — быть кислым на вкус

21. v уст. иметь вкус, склонность

nice to the taste — приятный на вкус

consummate taste — превосходный вкус

bad taste — плохой вкус, безвкусица

taste sweet — быть сладким на вкус

sickly taste — тошнотворный вкус

Синонимический ряд:

1. appetite (noun) appetence; appetite; fondness; inclination; liking; soft spot; stomach; thirst; weakness

2. discrimination (noun) cultivation; decorum; discernment; discrimination; distinction; insight; judgment; perception; refinement; sense

3. flavor (noun) aroma; flavor; flavour; gusto; heart; palate; relish; sapidity; sapor; savor; savour; scent; sensation; smack; tang; zest

4. hint (noun) breath; cast; dash; hint; intimation; lick; shade; shadow; smatch; smell; soupcon; spice; sprinkling; strain; streak; suggestion; suspicion; tincture; tinge; touch; trace; trifle; twang; vein; whiff; whisper; wink

5. morsel (noun) appetiser; appetizer; bit; bite; dainty; morsel; sample; sip; tidbit; titbit

6. preference (noun) affection; disposition; hunger; partiality; penchant; predilection; predisposition; preference; tendency

7. tastefulness (noun) tastefulness

8. experience (verb) encounter; experience; feel; know; perceive; undergo

9. have (verb) go through; have; meet with; see; suffer

10. sample (verb) sample; sip; try

11. savor (verb) discern; enjoy; relish; savor; savour; sense; tang

12. suggest (verb) smack; smell; suggest

Антонимический ряд:

dislike; indelicacy

English-Russian base dictionary > taste
17 ground

ground

A pret, pp ⇒ grind B, C.

B n

1 ( surface underfoot) sol m, terre f ; to put/throw sth on the ground poser/jeter qch par terre ; to sit/lie (down) on the ground s'asseoir/s'allonger par terre ; to fall to the ground tomber (par terre) ; to pick sth up off the ground ramasser qch (par terre) ; get up off the ground lève-toi ; to get off the ground [plane] décoller ; fig [idea] prendre fig ; to get sth off the ground faire démarrer [plan, undertaking, campaign] ; to burn to the ground brûler complètement ; above (the) ground en surface ; below (the) ground sous terre ; to prepare the ground lit préparer la terre or le sol ; fig ouvrir la voie (for à) ; to clear the ground lit, fig déblayer le terrain ; on the ground lit, fig sur le terrain ;

2 (area, territory) lit, fig terrain m ; a piece of ground un terrain ; built on high/rocky ground construit sur un terrain surélevé/accidenté ; holy/neutral ground terrain consacré/neutre ; to cover a lot of ground lit faire beaucoup de chemin ; fig avancer beaucoup ; to cover the same ground [teachers, speakers] traiter le même sujet ; [articles, lectures] traiter du même sujet ; to go over the same ground se répéter ; to break fresh ou new ground innover (by ou in doing en faisant) ; to break new political/legal ground innover dans le domaine politique/légal ; it breaks no new ground cela n'apporte rien de nouveau ; on neutral ground en terrain neutre ; on my/her own ground sur mon/son propre terrain ; to be on sure ou firm ground être sûr de ce qu'on avance ; to be on shaky ground être dans une position délicate ; to be sure of one's ground être sûr de son fait or de ce qu'on avance ; (to be) on dangerous ground ( in discussion) (être) sur un terrain miné ; ( in dealings) (être) dans une position délicate ; on safe ground sur un terrain familier ; the ground is shifting le climat est en train de changer fig ; familiar/new ground domaine m familier/nouveau ;

3 gen, Sport ( for specific activity) terrain m ;

4 ( reason) gen, Jur motifs mpl, raisons fpl ;

5 fig (in contest, discussion) to gain ground gagner du terrain (on, over sur) ; to lose ground perdre du terrain (to au profit de) ; to give ou yield ground céder du terrain (to devant ; on, over au niveau de) ; to make up ou regain lost ground regagner du terrain perdu ; to hold ou stand (one's) ground tenir bon ; to change ou shift one's ground fig changer son fusil d'épaule (on au sujet de) ;

6 US Elec terre f ;

7 Art fond m ;

8 Naut to touch ground racler le fond ;

9 ( also ground coat) Constr sous-couche f.

C grounds npl

1 (of house, institution) parc m (of de) ; private grounds propriété f privée ;

2 ( reasons) on ethical grounds pour des raisons d'éthique ; on compassionate grounds pour raisons personnelles ; grounds for motifs de [divorce, appeal, extradition, arrest, opposition, criticism, hope] ; to have grounds for complaint/for suspicion avoir des motifs de se plaindre/de douter ; to give sb grounds for anxiety être un motif or une source d'angoisse pour qn ; grounds for doing motifs pour faire ; there are reasonable grounds/there are no grounds for supposing that il y a des motifs suffisants/il n'y a aucun motif pour supposer que ; to give sb good grounds for doing donner à qn de bonnes raisons de faire ; to have grounds to do avoir des raisons de faire ; on (the) grounds of en raison de [cost, public interest] ; pour raison de [adultery, negligence, insufficient evidence] ; on (the) grounds of ill-health pour raisons de santé ; to lodge an appeal on the grounds of insanity faire appel en arguant la folie ; on the grounds that en raison du fait que.

D ground pp adj [coffee, pepper] moulu.

E vtr

1 Aviat immobiliser [aircraft] ; déclarer [qn] inapte [crew, pilot] ;

2 Naut faire échouer [vessel] (on sur) ; to be grounded s'échouer ;

3 ( base) to ground sth on ou in fonder qch sur ; to be grounded on être fondé sur [principle, fact, experience] ; to be grounded in être fondé sur [right, truth, understanding] ; well-grounded suspicions des soupçons fondés ; a well-grounded theory une théorie bien fondée ;

4 ○ ( punish) priver [qn] de sortie [teenager] ;

5 US Elec mettre [qch] à la terre ;

6 Mil to ground arms poser l'arme à la terre ; ground arms! reposez armes!

Idioms

to be thick/thin on the ground être/ne pas être légion inv ; to go to ground se terrer ; to run sb/sth to ground dénicher ○ qn/qch ; to run ou drive oneself into the ground s'user or se crever ○ au travail ; to run sth into the ground laisser péricliter [business] ; to run a car into the ground garder une voiture jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit bonne pour la casse ; that suits me down to the ground ça me va parfaitement.

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18 hot

hot [hɒt]

chaud ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (k), 1 (l), 1 (t) qui tient chaud ⇒ 1 (c) épicé ⇒ 1 (e) tout frais ⇒ 1 (f) violent ⇒ 1 (h) intense ⇒ 1 (i) enthousiaste ⇒ 1 (j) sévère ⇒ 1 (m) recherché ⇒ 1 (o), 1 (r)

(compar hotter, superl hottest, pt & pp hotted, cont hotting)

1 adjective

(a) (high in temperature) chaud;

∎ to be hot (person) avoir (très ou trop) chaud; (object) être chaud;

∎ a hot, stuffy room une pièce où il fait une chaleur étouffante ou où l'on étouffe;

∎ the engine/glass/oven is hot le moteur/verre/four est chaud;

∎ I'm getting hot je commence à avoir chaud;

∎ the water is getting hot l'eau devient chaude;

∎ how hot should the oven be? le four doit être à quelle température?;

∎ it was hot work le travail donnait chaud;

∎ there's hot and cold running water il y a l'eau courante chaude et froide;

∎ we sat in the hot sun nous étions assis sous un soleil brûlant;

∎ I'd like a hot bath j'aimerais prendre un bain bien chaud;

∎ the doctor said not to have any hot drinks le médecin m'a conseillé de ne pas boire chaud ou m'a déconseillé les boissons chaudes;

∎ a hot meal un repas chaud;

∎ keep the meat hot tenez la viande au chaud;

∎ serve the soup while it's hot servez la soupe bien chaude;

∎ the bread was hot from the oven le pain sortait tout chaud du four;

∎ hot food always available (sign) plats chauds à toute heure;

∎ figurative you're getting hot! (in guessing game) tu brûles!;

∎ familiar to be or to get (all) hot and bothered (about sth) être dans tous ses états ou se faire du mauvais sang (au sujet de qch);

∎ familiar to be or to get hot under the collar (about sth) être en colère ou en rogne (au sujet de qch);

∎ the books were selling like hot cakes les livres se vendaient comme des petits pains;

∎ familiar he's full of hot air c'est une grande gueule;

∎ all her promises are just a lot of hot air toutes ses promesses ne sont que des paroles en l'air;

∎ that's nothing but hot air! tout ça n'est que du vent!

(b) (weather)

∎ it's hot il fait très chaud;

∎ it's really hot! il fait vraiment très chaud!;

∎ it's getting hotter il commence à faire très chaud;

∎ I can't sleep when it's so hot je ne peux pas dormir par cette chaleur;

∎ it was very hot that day il faisait très chaud ce jour-là, c'était un jour de grande ou forte chaleur;

∎ one hot afternoon in August (par) une chaude après-midi d'août;

∎ in (the) hot weather pendant les chaleurs;

∎ we had a hot spell last week c'était la canicule la semaine dernière;

∎ the hottest day of the year la journée la plus chaude de l'année

(c) (clothing) qui tient chaud;

∎ this jacket's too hot cette veste tient trop chaud

(d) (colour) chaud, vif

(e) (pungent, spicy → food) épicé, piquant, relevé; (→ spice) fort;

∎ a hot curry un curry relevé ou épicé

(f) (fresh, recent) tout(e) frais (fraîche);

∎ the news is hot off the presses ce sont des informations de toute dernière minute;

∎ this book is hot off the press ce livre vient juste de paraître

(g) (close, following closely)

∎ to be hot on the trail être sur la bonne piste;

∎ the police were hot on their heels or on their trail la police les talonnait ou était à leurs trousses;

∎ he fled with the police in hot pursuit il s'est enfui avec la police à ses trousses

(h) (fiery, vehement) violent;

∎ she has a hot temper elle s'emporte facilement, elle est très soupe au lait

(i) (intense → anger, shame) intense, profond

(j) (keen) enthousiaste, passionné;

∎ American familiar he's hot on my sister il en pince pour ma sœur;

∎ they're very hot on formal qualifications (attach importance to) ils insistent beaucoup sur les diplômes;

∎ they're not very hot on hygiene (fussy about) ils ne sont pas très portés sur l'hygiène

(k) familiar (exciting) chaud;

∎ the reporter was onto a hot story le journaliste était sur un coup (fumant);

∎ to have a hot date avoir un rendez-vous galant^□ ;

∎ this book is hot stuff c'est un livre très audacieux^□ ;

∎ this issue is hot stuff, I wouldn't touch it c'est un sujet brûlant, je n'y toucherais pas

(l) familiar (difficult, unpleasant) chaud, difficile^□ ;

∎ we could make it or things very hot for you if you don't cooperate nous pourrions vous mener la vie dure ou vous en faire voir de toutes les couleurs si vous ne vous montrez pas coopératif;

∎ the presence of the army made things hot for the smugglers la présence de l'armée a rendu les choses très difficiles pour les contrebandiers^□ ;

∎ the town had got too hot for the drug dealers l'atmosphère de la ville était devenue irrespirable pour les trafiquants de drogue;

∎ the situation was too hot to handle la situation était trop délicate pour qu'on s'en mêle^□

(m) British familiar (severe, stringent) sévère^□, dur^□ ;

∎ the police are really hot on drunk driving la police ne badine vraiment pas avec la conduite en état d'ivresse

(n) familiar (very good) génial, terrible; (skilful) fort^□, calé;

∎ how is he? - not so hot (unwell) comment va-t-il? - pas trop bien^□ ;

∎ I don't feel so hot je ne suis pas dans mon assiette;

∎ I'm not so hot at maths je ne suis pas très calé en maths;

∎ she's hot stuff at golf c'est un as ou un crack au golf;

∎ his latest book isn't so hot son dernier livre n'est pas terrible ou fameux;

∎ that isn't such a hot idea ce n'est pas terrible ou fameux comme idée;

∎ that's hot! c'est super!;

∎ a hot tip un tuyau sûr ou increvable

(o) familiar (in demand, popular) très recherché^□ ;

∎ she's really hot just now elle a vraiment beaucoup de succès en ce moment^□ ;

∎ to be hot property être très demandé^□ ;

∎ windsurfing is hot stuff in this area la planche à voile est très en vogue dans cette région^□

(p) familiar (sexually attractive)

∎ to be hot (stuff) être sexy (inv);

∎ he's hot (sexually aroused) il a le feu au derrière;

∎ to be hot to trot avoir le feu aux fesses

(q) familiar (stolen) volé^□

(r) British familiar (sought by police) recherché par la police^□

(s) Electricity (wire) sous tension

(t) Nuclear (atom) chaud; familiar (radioactive) chaud, radioactif^□

(u) American very familiar

∎ hot damn! (in excitement) bon sang!, nom d'un chien!; (in anger) merde!

2 adverb

∎ to go hot and cold at the thought of sth avoir des sueurs froides à l'idée de qch

3 hots plural noun

∎ familiar to have the hots for sb craquer pour qn

►► hot chocolate Cookery (drink) chocolat m chaud;

hot desking = pratique qui consiste à ne pas assigner de bureaux individuels aux employés, ces derniers étant libres de s'installer à n'importe quel poste de travail inoccupé;

hot dog

1 noun

(sausage) hot-dog m, frankfurter m; Skiing ski m acrobatique; (in surfing) surf m acrobatique; American familiar (show-off) m'as-tu-vu mf inv

2 exclamation

American familiar génial!, super!;

hot dog stand stand m de hot-dogs;

∎ we met in front of the hot dog stand nous nous sommes retrouvés devant le vendeur de hot-dogs;

Metallurgy hot drawing tirage m à chaud;

British Sport hot favourite grand(e) favori(te) m,f;

Medicine American hot flash, British hot flush bouffée f de chaleur;

hot gospeller = prêcheur évangéliste qui harangue les foules;

British hot gossip les tous derniers cancans mpl;

familiar Cars hot hatch cinq-portes f inv qui pète le feu;

familiar hot jazz (jazz m) hot m inv;

Computing hot key touche f personnalisée;

Telecommunications hot line numéro m d'urgence; Politics (between US and Kremlin) téléphone m rouge;

hot line support assistance f technique téléphonique, hot line f;

∎ he has a hot line to the president il a une ligne directe avec le président;

∎ she's on the hot line to the director elle téléphone au directeur;

∎ the hot line to the Kremlin la téléphone rouge avec le Kremlin;

Computing hot link lien m hypertexte;

familiar hot money (UNCOUNT) (stolen) argent m volé^□ ; Finance capitaux mpl flottants ou fébriles^□ ;

British hot news les toutes dernières nouvelles fpl;

American hot pad dessous-de-plat m inv;

hot pants mini-short m (très court et moulant);

Botany & Cookery hot pepper piment m;

familiar figurative hot potato sujet m brûlant et délicat;

∎ a political hot potato un sujet brûlant ou une question brûlante de politique;

∎ to drop sb like a hot potato laisser tomber qn comme une vieille chaussette ou savate;

Irish hot press (airing cupboard) = placard chauffé où l'on fait sécher le linge;

familiar Cars hot rod bagnole f trafiquée;

Metallurgy hot rolling laminage m à chaud;

American familiar hot seat (electric chair) chaise f électrique^□ ;

∎ figurative to be in the hot seat (difficult situation) être sur la sellette;

Photography hot shoe griffe f du flash, pied-sabot m;

hot spot (dangerous area) point m chaud ou névralgique; familiar (night club) boîte f de nuit^□ ; Technology point m chaud;

∎ let's hit the town's hot spots si on faisait la tournée des boîtes?;

hot spring source f chaude;

British Computing hot swap (of devices) remplacement m à chaud;

American familiar hot ticket: to be a hot ticket faire fureur;

∎ the play is the hottest ticket in town c'est la pièce qui a le plus de succès actuellement^□ ;

hot tub = sorte de Jacuzzi ® qu'on installe dehors;

hot war guerre f chaude ou ouverte;

hot water eau f chaude;

∎ figurative their latest prank got them into or landed them in hot water leur dernière farce leur a attiré des ennuis;

∎ you'll be in hot water when she finds out tu passeras un mauvais quart d'heure quand elle s'en apercevra;

hot wire fil m sous tension

➲ hot up British familiar

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (intensify → argument, contest) échauffer^□ ; (→ bombing, fighting) intensifier^□ ; (→ party) mettre de l'animation dans^□ ; (→ music) faire balancer, faire chauffer;

∎ they hotted up the pace ils ont forcé l'allure

(b) Cars

∎ to hot up a car gonfler le moteur d'une voiture

2 intransitive verb

(intensify → discussion, campaign) s'échauffer^□ ; (→ fighting, situation) chauffer^□, s'intensifier^□ ;

∎ the price war has hotted up la guerre des prix s'intensifie;

∎ things are beginning to hot up ça se corse

✾ Film 'Some like it hot' Wilder 'Certains l'aiment chaud'

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