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8 abnehmen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (herunternehmen) take off (von etw. (from) s.th.); remove ( von from) (beide auch TECH.); (Hut, Mantel) auch take off; (Bild, Wäsche, Vorhang) auch take down; (Obst, Strauchfrüchte) pick

2. (Bein etc.) amputate, take off; (Bart) shave off; ( jemandem) Blut abnehmen take a blood sample (from s.o.)

3. (wegnehmen) jemandem etw. abnehmen take s.th. away from s.o.; jemandem den Führerschein abnehmen take s.o.’s driving licen|ce (Am. -se) away

4. umg. (verlangen) jemandem etw. abnehmen charge s.o. s.th. allg.; jemandem zu viel abnehmen overcharge s.o.

5. (von etw. befreien) jemandem etw. abnehmen (Aufgabe, Last, Sorge etc.) relieve s.o. of s.th.; darf ich Ihnen Ihre Tasche abnehmen? can I carry your bag for you?, may I help you with your bag?; kann ich dir etwas abnehmen? can I give you a hand with anything?; den Weg kann ich dir abnehmen I can save you the journey

6. WIRTS. (Ware) buy ( Dat from); (Lieferung) take delivery of; das nimmt ihm keiner ab umg., fig. (glaubt ihm keiner) nobody will buy that

7. (prüfen) inspect, test; TECH. accept; (Prüfung) hold; (Parade) take the salute (at a parade)

8. fig.: jemandem die Beichte abnehmen hear s.o.’s confession; jemandem einen Eid / ein Versprechen abnehmen make s.o. swear an oath / make a promise; jemandem die Fingerabdrücke abnehmen take ( oder get) s.o.’s fingerprints

II vt/i

1. (Gewicht verlieren) lose weight; durch Diät: be slimming (Am. dieting, reducing); 10 Pfund etc. abnehmen lose 10 pounds etc.

2. beim Stricken: (Maschen) decrease

3. ( den Hörer) abnehmen pick up the receiver, answer (the phone); nimmst du mal ab? can you get it?

III v/i decrease, decline, diminish, grow less; Kräfte, Leistungsvermögen: diminish, langsam: dwindle; Geschwindigkeit: slacken (off), slow down; Sturm: abate, subside; Macht, Begeisterung, Nachfrage, Anzahl etc.: decline, wane; Mond: (be on the) wane; Temperatur, Fieber, Todesfälle: drop, fall, subside; Druck, Erregung, Schwellung, Schmerzen, Spannung: subside, lessen, fall off; Helligkeit: fade, diminish; Kälte, Niveau: drop

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(Bart) to shave off;

(Gewicht) to lose weight;

(Mond) to wane; to be on the wane;

(Telefon) to answer the phone; to answer the telephone;

(Ware) to take delivery of; to buy;

(akzeptieren) to accept;

(amputieren) to amputate; to take off;

(herunternehmen) to take off; to take down;

(sich verringern) to decrease; to decline; to fall; to lessen; to diminish;

(wegnehmen) to remove

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ạb|neh|men sep
1. vt

1) (= herunternehmen) to take off, to remove; Hörer to lift, to pick up; (= lüften) Hut to raise; Vorhang, Bild, Wäsche to take down; Maschen to decrease; (= abrasieren) Bart to take or shave off; (= amputieren) to amputate; (CARDS ) Karte to take from the pile

das Telefon abnehmen — to answer the telephone

2)

(= an sich nehmen) jdm etw abnehmen — to take sth from sb, to relieve sb of sth (form); (fig) Arbeit, Sorgen to take sth off sb's shoulders, to relieve sb of sth

darf ich Ihnen den Mantel/die Tasche abnehmen? — can I take your coat/bag?

jdm die Beichte abnehmen — to hear confession from sb

jdm einen Eid abnehmen — to administer an oath to sb

jdm ein Versprechen abnehmen — to make sb promise something

jdm einen Weg abnehmen — to save sb a journey

jdm eine Besorgung abnehmen — to do some shopping for sb

3) (= wegnehmen) to take away (jdm from sb); (= rauben, abgewinnen) to take (jdm off sb); (inf = abverlangen) to take (jdm off sb)

jdm den Ball abnehmen (Sport) — to steal the ball from sb

diese Schweine haben mir alles abgenommen (inf) — the bastards have taken everything (I had) (sl)

4) (= begutachten) Gebäude, Wohnung, Auto to inspect; (= abhalten) Prüfung to hold; TÜV to carry out

5) (= abkaufen) to take (+dat off), to buy (+dat from, off)

6) Fingerabdrücke to take; Totenmaske to make (+dat of)

7) (fig inf = glauben) to buy (inf)

dieses Märchen nimmt dir keiner ab! (inf) — nobody will buy that tale! (inf)

2. vi

1) (= sich verringern) to decrease; (Vorräte) to go down, to decrease; (zahlenmäßig, mengenmäßig) to drop, to decrease; (Unfälle, Diebstähle etc) to decrease (in number); (Niveau) to go down, to decline; (Kräfte, Energie) to fail, to decline; (Fieber) to lessen, to go down; (Interesse, Nachfrage) to fall off, to decline; (Aufmerksamkeit) to fall off, to flag, to wane; (Mond) to wane; (Tage) to grow or get shorter; (beim Stricken) to decrease

(an Gewicht) abnehmen — to lose weight

in letzter Zeit hast du im Gesicht abgenommen — your face has got thinner recently

2) (TELEC) to answer

es hat keiner abgenommen — no-one answered

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1) (to make or become less: Their numbers had decreased over the previous year.) decrease

2) (to unfasten or remove (from): I detached the bottom part of the form and sent it back.) detach

3) (to become smaller in number or amount: Audiences often fall off during the summer.) fall off

4) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) reduce

5) (the process or practice of trying to become slimmer: Slimming should be done carefully.) slimming

6) ((of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible.) wane

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ab|neh·men¹

irreg

I. vt

1. (abmachen)

▪ etw \abnehmen to take off sth sep; (herunternehmen) to take down sth sep

nehmen Sie bitte den Hut ab! please take your hat off!

bei der Jacke kann man die Kapuze \abnehmen the jacket has a detachable hood

sich dat den Bart \abnehmen to shave one's beard off

ein Bild/Vorhänge \abnehmen to take down a picture/curtains sep

ein Bild von der Wand \abnehmen to take a picture off the wall

den Deckel \abnehmen to take off the lid sep

die Wäsche von der Leine \abnehmen to take the washing off the line

nimm bitte draußen die Wäsche ab! can you get the washing in, please?

2. (hochheben)

den Hörer \abnehmen to pick up the receiver sep

das Telefon \abnehmen to answer the phone

3. MED (amputieren)

▪ jdm ein Arm/Bein \abnehmen to take off sep [or amputate] sb's arm/leg

das zerquetschte Bein musste ihm abgenommen werden they had to take off [or amputate] his crushed leg

4. (zusammenstricken)

zehn Maschen \abnehmen to decrease ten stitches

5. (entgegennehmen, tragen helfen)

▪ jdm etw \abnehmen:

kann ich dir was \abnehmen? can I carry something?

kannst du mir bitte kurz das Paket \abnehmen? could you take [or hold] the parcel for a moment?

kann ich dir die [o deine] Tasche \abnehmen? can I take [or carry] your bag?

darf ich Ihnen den Mantel \abnehmen? may I take your coat?

6. (fig: entgegennehmen)

jdm die Beichte \abnehmen to hear sb's confession

jdm einen Eid \abnehmen to administer an oath to sb

jdm Fingerabdrücke \abnehmen to take sb's fingerprints

jdm das Versprechen \abnehmen, etw zu tun to make sb promise to do sth

7. (wegnehmen)

▪ jdm etw \abnehmen to take sth from [or off] sb; (jds Eigentum stehlen, entziehen) to take sb's sth; (fig: abgewinnen) to win sth from sb; (fig: abverlangen) to charge sb sth

die Lehrerin nahm ihm sein Handy ab, weil er im Unterricht Nachrichten verschickte the teacher took his mobile off him because he was writing text messages in the lesson

er nahm seinem Gegenüber beim Poker große Summen ab he won a lot of money from his opponent at poker

jdm die [o seine] Brieftasche/Uhr \abnehmen to take sb's wallet/watch

jdm den Führerschein \abnehmen to withdraw sb's driving licence [or AM driver's license

8. (a. fig: abkaufen)

▪ jdm etw \abnehmen to buy sth from sb a. fig

niemand wollte ihm die Ladenhüter \abnehmen no one wanted to buy the line that was not selling from him

das [Märchen] nimmt dir keiner ab! (fig) nobody will buy that [fairy tale]! fig

9. (übernehmen)

▪ jdm etw \abnehmen to take sth off sb's shoulders

kann ich dir etwas \abnehmen? can I help you?

deine Arbeit kann ich dir nicht \abnehmen I can't do your work for you

kann ich dir die eine oder andere Besorgung \abnehmen? would you like me to do some of the shopping for you?

10. (begutachten und genehmigen)

ein Fahrzeug \abnehmen lassen to take a car for an MOT test

der Wagen konnte nicht abgenommen werden the car failed its MOT

ein Gebäude/eine Wohnung \abnehmen to pass a building/a flat after inspection

ein Gerät \abnehmen to accept an appliance

11. (abhalten)

eine Prüfung \abnehmen to hold an exam

II. vi

1. (Telefon) to answer [the phone], to pick up sep the phone

gestern nahm bei ihr niemand ab no one answered her phone yesterday

2. (beim Stricken, Häkeln) to decrease

ab|neh·men²

vi irreg

1. (Gewicht verlieren) to lose weight

fünf Kilo/einige Pfund \abnehmen to lose five kilo/a few pounds

im Gesicht/an den Hüften \abnehmen to lose weight in the face/on the hips

2. (sich verringern) to decrease; Nachfrage a. to fall

3. (nachlassen) to diminish; Fieber to go down; Aufmerksamkeit to wane; (sich verschlechtern) to deteriorate

durch die Krankheit nahmen ihre Kräfte immer mehr ab her strength continued to decrease due to her illness

bei zu hohen Preisen nimmt das Interesse der Kunden deutlich ab when the price is too high, customers lose interest

ihre Sehkraft nimmt immer mehr ab her eyesight is deteriorating more and more

4. Mond to wane; Tage to get shorter

bei \abnehmendem Mond during a waning moon

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (entfernen) take off; remove; take down <picture, curtain, lamp>

jemandem das Bein abnehmen — take somebody's leg off

2) (übernehmen) take

jemandem den Koffer abnehmen — take somebody's suitcase [from him/her]

kann/darf ich Ihnen etwas abnehmen? — can/may I carry something for you?

jemandem seine Sorgen abnehmen — relieve somebody of his/her worries

3) (entgegennehmen)

jemandem ein Versprechen/einen Eid abnehmen — make somebody give a promise/swear an oath

jemandem die Beichte abnehmen — hear somebody's confession

eine Prüfung abnehmen — conduct an examination

4) (prüfen) inspect and approve; test and pass < vehicle>

5) (wegnehmen) take away <driving licence, passport>

jemandem etwas abnehmen — take something off somebody

6) (abverlangen)

jemandem etwas abnehmen — charge somebody something

7) (abkaufen)

jemandem etwas abnehmen — buy something from somebody

8) (ugs.): (glauben)

das nehme ich dir/ihm usw. nicht ab — I won't buy that (coll.)

9) (beim Telefon) pick up < receiver>; answer < telephone>

10) auch itr. (Handarb.) decrease
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (ans Telefon gehen) answer the telephone

es nimmt niemand ab — there is no answer

2) (Gewicht verlieren) lose weight

sechs Kilo abnehmen — lose six kilos

3) (sich verringern) decrease; drop; <attention, interest> flag; < brightness> diminish; < moon> wane

wir haben abnehmenden Mond — there is a waning moon

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abnehmen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (herunternehmen) take off (

von etwas (from) sth); remove (

von from) ( beide auch TECH); (Hut, Mantel) auch take off; (Bild, Wäsche, Vorhang) auch take down; (Obst, Strauchfrüchte) pick

2. (Bein etc) amputate, take off; (Bart) shave off;

(jemandem) Blut abnehmen take a blood sample (from sb)

3. (wegnehmen)

jemandem etwas abnehmen take sth away from sb;

jemandem den Führerschein abnehmen take sb’s driving licence (US -se) away;

jemandem den Ball abnehmen steal the ball from sb

4. umg (verlangen)

jemandem etwas abnehmen charge sb sth allg;

jemandem zu viel abnehmen overcharge sb

5. (von etwas befreien)

jemandem etwas abnehmen (Aufgabe, Last, Sorge etc) relieve sb of sth;

darf ich Ihnen Ihre Tasche abnehmen? can I carry your bag for you?, may I help you with your bag?;

kann ich dir etwas abnehmen? can I give you a hand with anything?;

den Weg kann ich dir abnehmen I can save you the journey

6. WIRTSCH (Ware) buy (dat from); (Lieferung) take delivery of;

das nimmt ihm keiner ab umg, fig (glaubt ihm keiner) nobody will buy that

7. (prüfen) inspect, test; TECH accept; (Prüfung) hold; (Parade) take the salute (at a parade)

8. fig:

jemandem die Beichte abnehmen hear sb’s confession;

jemandem einen Eid/ein Versprechen abnehmen make sb swear an oath/make a promise;

jemandem die Fingerabdrücke abnehmen take ( oder get) sb’s fingerprints

B. v/t & v/i

1. (Gewicht verlieren) lose weight; durch Diät: be slimming (US dieting, reducing);

10 Pfund etc

abnehmen lose 10 pounds etc

2. beim Stricken: (Maschen) decrease

3.

(den Hörer) abnehmen pick up the receiver, answer (the phone);

nimmst du mal ab? can you get it?

C. v/i decrease, decline, diminish, grow less; Kräfte, Leistungsvermögen: diminish, langsam: dwindle; Geschwindigkeit: slacken (off), slow down; Sturm: abate, subside; Macht, Begeisterung, Nachfrage, Anzahl etc: decline, wane; Mond: (be on the) wane; Temperatur, Fieber, Todesfälle: drop, fall, subside; Druck, Erregung, Schwellung, Schmerzen, Spannung: subside, lessen, fall off; Helligkeit: fade, diminish; Kälte, Niveau: drop

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (entfernen) take off; remove; take down <picture, curtain, lamp>

jemandem das Bein abnehmen — take somebody's leg off

2) (übernehmen) take

jemandem den Koffer abnehmen — take somebody's suitcase [from him/her]

kann/darf ich Ihnen etwas abnehmen? — can/may I carry something for you?

jemandem seine Sorgen abnehmen — relieve somebody of his/her worries

3) (entgegennehmen)

jemandem ein Versprechen/einen Eid abnehmen — make somebody give a promise/swear an oath

jemandem die Beichte abnehmen — hear somebody's confession

eine Prüfung abnehmen — conduct an examination

4) (prüfen) inspect and approve; test and pass < vehicle>

5) (wegnehmen) take away <driving licence, passport>

jemandem etwas abnehmen — take something off somebody

6) (abverlangen)

jemandem etwas abnehmen — charge somebody something

7) (abkaufen)

jemandem etwas abnehmen — buy something from somebody

8) (ugs.): (glauben)

das nehme ich dir/ihm usw. nicht ab — I won't buy that (coll.)

9) (beim Telefon) pick up < receiver>; answer < telephone>

10) auch itr. (Handarb.) decrease
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (ans Telefon gehen) answer the telephone

es nimmt niemand ab — there is no answer

2) (Gewicht verlieren) lose weight

sechs Kilo abnehmen — lose six kilos

3) (sich verringern) decrease; drop; <attention, interest> flag; < brightness> diminish; < moon> wane

wir haben abnehmenden Mond — there is a waning moon

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-ungen n.

abatement n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > abnehmen
9 an

I Präp.

1. (+ Dat) zeitlich: on; an Ostern / Weihnachten at Easter / Christmas; an einem schönen Sonntagabend on a pleasant Sunday evening; an jenem Morgen on that morning; an dem Tag, als... on the day when...; es ist an der Zeit it’s about time

2. (+ Dat) örtlich: at, on; Richtung: to; an der Grenze at the border; am Himmel in the sky; an einem Ort in a place; an seinem Platz in its place; an der Themse on the Thames; an erster Stelle in the first place; an Bord on board; an Deck on deck; an Land on land; am / ans Fenster at / to the window; an der / die Wand (lehnen[d]) against the wall; (hängen[d]) on the wall; eine Lampe an die Decke hängen hang a lamp (from the ceiling); an der Decke hängen hang from the ceiling; Schaden am Dach damage to the roof; den Hund an den Zaun binden tie the dog to the fence; jemanden an sich drücken / ziehen embrace s.o. / pull s.o. to one(‘s breast); er ging an i-r rechten / i-e rechte Seite he was walking on her right (side); an die frische Luft gehen get a breath of fresh air; es am Herzen / an der Lunge haben have heart / lung trouble

3. (+ Akk/Dat) (neben) by, next to; (nahe) by, near; am Wald by the woods; am Kamin ( Tisch) sitzen sit by the fire (at the table); sich ( nahe) an die Tür setzen take a seat next to the door; etw. an den Eingang stellen place s.th. near the entrance; an jemandem vorbeifahren drive past s.o., pass s.o. in the car; Kopf an Kopf neck and neck; Tür an Tür door to door

4. (+ Dat) (bei) at, by; an einer Schule / einem Theater at a school / theat|re (Am. auch -er); jemanden an der Hand führen / nehmen lead / take s.o. by the hand; an der Arbeit sein be at work

5. (+ Dat) (bezüglich, hinsichtlich) in; arm / reich an poor / rich in; jung an Jahren young in years; drei etc. an der Zahl three in number; unerreicht an Schönheit etc. unparalleled in beauty; ist das alles, was Sie an Hemden etc. haben? is that all you have in the way of shirts etc.?

6. fig.: das Leben etc. an sich as such, per se; eine an sich praktikable Lösung a solution, practicable in itself; Geld an sich reicht nicht aus money alone ( oder by itself) will not do; an ( und für) sich (genau genommen) properly speaking; (im Grunde) basically, actually; eine an ( und für) sich gute Idee a basically good ( oder sound) idea; etw. Seltsames etc. an sich (Dat) haben have s.th. odd etc. about it, him etc.; ist etwas an der Sache? is there something to it?; was ist denn an ihm, das dich so ärgert? what is it about him that annoys you so much?; was gefällt dir an ihm? what do you like about him?; es ist nicht an mir etc. zu (+ Inf.) it is not for me ( oder my place) to (+ Inf.)

7. ein Brief an jemanden for ( oder to) s.o.; eine Bitte an jemanden to s.o.; eine Frage an jemanden for ( oder to) s.o.; der Glaube(n) an (+ Akk) faith ( oder belief) in; die Schuld an (+ Dat) the blame for; arbeiten an work on; denken an think of; leiden an suffer from; etc. am, bis und die mit an verbundenen Adjektive, Substantive, Verben etc.

II Adv.

1. von... an from... (on[wards]); von da / nun an from then / now on; von heute an from today (on)

2. London an 19.05 arr. (= arrival) London 19.05 (Am. 7:05 p.m.)

3. das Gas ist an the gas is on; an - aus on - off

4. an die 50 Leute about ( oder roughly) 50 people

5. umg.: mit dem Mantel an wearing his, her etc. coat; ohne Mütze an without a cap; ohne was an umg. with nothing on, in the buff, without a stitch on hum.

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on (Präp.); beside (Präp.); to (Präp.); at (Präp.); upon (Präp.); unto (Präp.);

(angeschaltet) on (Adv.)

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ạn [an]
1. prep +dat

1) (räumlich: wo?) at; (= an etw dran) on

am Haus/Bahnhof — at the house/station

an dieser Schule — at this school

an der Wand stehen — to stand by the wall

am Fenster sitzen — to sit at or by the window

am Tatort — at the scene of the crime

an der Tür/Wand — on the door/wall

an der Donau/Autobahn/am Ufer/am Rhein — by or (direkt an gelegen) on the Danube/motorway/bank/Rhine

Frankfurt an der Oder — Frankfurt on (the) Oder

an etw hängen (lit) — to hang from or on sth

zu nahe an etw stehen — to be too near to sth

etw an etw festmachen — to fasten sth to sth

jdn an der Hand nehmen — to take sb by the hand

oben am Berg — up the mountain

unten am Fluss — down by the river

sie wohnen Tür an Tür — they live next door to one another, they are next-door neighbours (Brit) or neighbors (US)

Haus an Haus — one house after the other

Laden an Laden — one shop after the other

an etw vorbeigehen — to go past sth, to pass sth

See:

→ am, Bord, Land etc

2) (zeitlich) on

an diesem Abend — (on) that evening

am Tag zuvor — the day before, the previous day

an dem Abend, als ich... — the evening I...

an Ostern/Weihnachten (dial) — at Easter/Christmas

See:

→ am

3) (fig) siehe auch Substantive, Adjektive, Verben

jung an Jahren sein — to be young in years

fünf an der Zahl — five in number

jdn an etw erkennen — to recognize sb by sth

der Mangel/das Angebot an Waren — the lack/choice of goods

an etw arbeiten/schreiben/kauen — to be working on/writing/chewing sth

an etw sterben/leiden — to die of/suffer from sth

was haben Sie an Weinen da? — what wines do you have?

unübertroffen an Qualität — unsurpassed in quality

an etw schuld sein — to be to blame for sth

an der ganzen Sache ist nichts — there is nothing in it

es an der Leber etc haben (inf) — to have trouble with one's liver etc, to have liver etc trouble

was findet sie an dem Mann? — what does she see in that man?

sie hat etwas an sich, das... — there is something about her that...

es ist an ihm, etwas zu tun (geh) — it's up to him to do something

2. prep +acc

1) (räumlich: wohin?) to; (= gegen) on, against

etw an die Wand/Tafel schreiben — to write sth on the wall/blackboard

die Zweige reichten ( bis) an den Boden/mein Fenster — the branches reached down to the ground/up to my window

etw an etw hängen — to hang sth on sth

er ging ans Fenster — he went (over) to the window

An den Vorsitzenden... (bei Anschrift) — The Chairman...

ans Telefon gehen — to answer the phone

See:

→ bis, Bord, Land

2)

(zeitlich: woran?) an die Zukunft/Vergangenheit denken — to think of the future/past

bis an mein Lebensende — to the end of my days

3) (fig) siehe auch Substantive, Adjektive, Verben

an die Arbeit gehen — to get down to work

an jdn/etw glauben — to believe in sb/sth

ich habe eine Bitte/Frage an Sie — I have a request to make of you/question to ask you

an ( und für) sich — actually

eine an ( und für) sich gute Idee — actually quite a good idea, as such quite a good idea

wie war es? – an (und für) sich ganz schön — how was it? – on the whole it was quite nice

See:

→ ab

3. adv

1) (= ungefähr) about

an (die) hundert — about a hundred

2)

(Ankunftszeit) Frankfurt an: 18.30 Uhr — arriving Frankfurt 18.30

3)

von diesem Ort an — from here onwards

von diesem Tag an — from this day on(wards)

von heute an — from today onwards

4) (inf = angeschaltet, angezogen) on

Licht an! — lights on!

ohne etwas an — with nothing on, without anything on

See:

→ an sein

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1) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) against

2) at

3) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) from

4) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) of

5) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) on

6) on

7) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) on

8) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) on

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an

[an]

I. präp

1. +dat (direkt bei) at

der Knopf \an der Maschine the button on the machine

nahe \an der Autobahn close to the motorway [or AM freeway]

\an dieser Stelle in this place, on this spot

2. +dat (in Berührung mit) on

er nahm sie \an der Hand he took her by the hand

3. +dat (auf/bei) at

sie ist am Finanzamt she works for the Inland Revenue

4. +dat (zur Zeit von) on

\an den Abenden in the evenings

\an jenem Morgen that morning

\an Weihnachten at Christmas; (25. Dezember) on Christmas Day

5. +dat (verbunden mit einer S./Person) about

das Angenehme/Besondere/Schwierige \an etw the nice [or pleasant]/special/difficult thing about sth

was ist \an ihm so besonders? what's so special about him?

das gefällt mir gar nicht \an ihr I don't like that about her at all

6. +dat (nebeneinander)

Tür \an Tür wohnen to be next-door neighbours [or AM -ors]

in der Altstadt steht Haus \an Haus dicht beieinander in the old town the houses are very close together

die Zuschauer standen dicht \an dicht the spectators were packed close together

7. + dat SCHWEIZ (auf) on; (bei) at; (in) in

das kam gestern am Fernsehen it was on television yesterday

8. + akk räumlich

sie ging \ans Klavier she went to the piano

er setzte sich \an den Tisch he sat down at the table

die Hütte war \an den Fels gebaut the hut was built on the rocks

bis \an etw reichen to reach as far as sth

pflanze den Baum nicht zu dicht \ans Haus don't plant the tree too close to the house

er schrieb etw \an die Tafel he wrote sth on the board

etw \an etw lehnen to lean sth against sth

er setzte sich gleich \an den Computer he went straight to the computer

9. +akk (sich wendend) to

\an das Telefon gehen to answer the telephone

\an dieses Gerät lasse ich keinen ran! I won't let anybody touch this equipment!

10. +akk zeitlich (sich bis zu etw erstreckend) of, about

sie dachten nicht \an Morgen they didn't think about [or of] tomorrow

kannst du dich noch \an früher erinnern? can you still remember the old days?

11. + akk SCHWEIZ (zu) to

12.

▶ \an [und für] sich actually

▶ \an jdm/etw vorbei past; s.a. ab

II. adv

1. (ungefähr)

▪ \an die... about, approximately

2. (Ankunftszeit) arriving at

3. ELEK (fam: angeschaltet) on

\an sein to be on; Licht a. to be burning

4. (fam: angezogen) on

ohne etwas \an with nothing on

5. (zeitlich)

von etw \an from sth on [or onwards]

von seiner Kindheit \an from the time he was a child

von jetzt \an from now on

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (räumlich) at; (auf) on

an einem Ort — at a place

an der Wand hängen — be hanging on the wall

an der Wand stehen — stand by or against the wall

an der Mosel/Donau liegen — be [situated] on the Moselle/Danube

Frankfurt an der Oder — Frankfurt on [the] Oder

an etwas lehnen — lean against something

Tür an Tür — next door to one another

2) (zeitlich) on

an jedem Sonntag — every Sunday

an dem Abend, als er... — [on] the evening he...

an Ostern — (bes. südd.) at Easter

3) (bei bestimmten Substantiven, Adjektiven und Verben)

arm/reich an Vitaminen — low/rich in vitamins

jemanden an etwas erkennen — recognize somebody by something

ein Mangel an etwas — a shortage of something

an etwas leiden — suffer from something

es an der Leber haben — have liver trouble

an einer Krankheit sterben — die of a disease

es ist an ihm, das zu tun — it is up to him to do it

er hat etwas an sich — there ist something about him

4)

an [und für] sich — (eigentlich) actually
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) to; (auf, gegen) on

etwas an jemanden schicken — send something to somebody

etwas an etwas hängen — hang something on something

2) (bei bestimmten Substantiven, Adjektiven und Verben)

an etwas/jemanden glauben — believe in something/somebody

an etwas denken — think of something

sich an etwas erinnern — remember or recall something

an die Arbeit gehen — get down to work

einen Gruß an jemanden ausrichten lassen — send greetings to somebody

ich konnte kaum an mich halten vor Lachen/Ärger — I could hardly contain myself for laughing/hardly contain my anger
3.
Adverb

1) (Verkehrsw.)

Köln an: 9.15 — arriving Cologne 09.15

2) (ugs.): (in Betrieb) on

die Waschmaschine/der Fernseher/das Licht/das Gas ist an — the washing machine/television/light/gas is on

Scheinwerfer an! — spotlights on!

3) (ugs.): (ungefähr) around; about

an [die] 20 000 Euro — around or about 20,000 euros; s. auch ab 2. 4); von 1. 1), 2)

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an

A. präp

1. (+dat) zeitlich: on;

an Ostern/Weihnachten at Easter/Christmas;

an einem schönen Sonntagabend on a pleasant Sunday evening;

an jenem Morgen on that morning;

an dem Tag, als … on the day when …;

es ist an der Zeit it’s about time

2. (+dat) örtlich: at, on; Richtung: to;

an der Grenze at the border;

am Himmel in the sky;

an einem Ort in a place;

an seinem Platz in its place;

an der Themse on the Thames;

an erster Stelle in the first place;

an Bord on board;

an Deck on deck;

an Land on land;

am/ans Fenster at/to the window;

an der/die Wand (lehnen[d]) against the wall; (hängen[d]) on the wall;

eine Lampe an die Decke hängen hang a lamp (from the ceiling);

an der Decke hängen hang from the ceiling;

Schaden am Dach damage to the roof;

den Hund an den Zaun binden tie the dog to the fence;

jemanden an sich drücken/ziehen embrace sb/pull sb to one(’s breast);

er ging an i-r rechten/i-e rechte Seite he was walking on her right (side);

an die frische Luft gehen get a breath of fresh air;

es am Herzen/an der Lunge haben have heart/lung trouble

3. (+akk/dat) (neben) by, next to; (nahe) by, near;

am Wald by the woods;

am Kamin (Tisch) sitzen sit by the fire (at the table);

sich (nahe) an die Tür setzen take a seat next to the door;

etwas an den Eingang stellen place sth near the entrance;

an jemandem vorbeifahren drive past sb, pass sb in the car;

Kopf an Kopf neck and neck;

Tür an Tür door to door

4. (+dat) (bei) at, by;

an einer Schule/einem Theater at a school/theatre (US auch -er);

jemanden an der Hand führen/nehmen lead/take sb by the hand;

an der Arbeit sein be at work

5. (+dat) (bezüglich, hinsichtlich) in;

arm/reich an poor/rich in;

jung an Jahren young in years;

drei etc

an der Zahl three in number;

unerreicht an Schönheit etc unparalleled in beauty;

ist das alles, was Sie an Hemden etc

haben? is that all you have in the way of shirts etc?

6. fig: das Leben etc

an sich as such, per se;

eine an sich praktikable Lösung a solution, practicable in itself;

Geld an sich reicht nicht aus money alone ( oder by itself) will not do;

an (und für) sich (genau genommen) properly speaking; (im Grunde) basically, actually;

eine an (und für) sich gute Idee a basically good ( oder sound) idea;

etwas Seltsames etc

an sich (dat)

haben have sth odd etc about it, him etc;

ist etwas an der Sache? is there something to it?;

was ist denn an ihm, das dich so ärgert? what is it about him that annoys you so much?;

was gefällt dir an ihm? what do you like about him?;

es ist nicht an mir etc

zu (+inf) it is not for me ( oder my place) to (+inf)

7. ein Brief

an jemanden for ( oder to) sb;

eine Bitte

an jemanden to sb;

eine Frage

an jemanden for ( oder to) sb;

der Glaube(n) an (+akk) faith ( oder belief) in;

die Schuld an (+dat) the blame for;

arbeiten an work on;

denken an think of;

leiden an suffer from; etc → am, bis und die mit an verbundenen Adjektive, Substantive, Verben etc

B. adv

1.

von … an from … (on[wards]);

von da/nun an from then/now on;

von heute an from today (on)

2.

London an 19.05 arr. (= arrival) London 19.05 (US 7:05 p.m.)

3.

das Gas ist an the gas is on;

an - aus on - off

4.

an die 50 Leute about ( oder roughly) 50 people

5. umg:

mit dem Mantel an wearing his, her etc coat;

ohne Mütze an without a cap;

ohne was an umg with nothing on, in the buff, without a stitch on hum

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (räumlich) at; (auf) on

an einem Ort — at a place

an der Wand hängen — be hanging on the wall

an der Wand stehen — stand by or against the wall

an der Mosel/Donau liegen — be [situated] on the Moselle/Danube

Frankfurt an der Oder — Frankfurt on [the] Oder

an etwas lehnen — lean against something

Tür an Tür — next door to one another

2) (zeitlich) on

an jedem Sonntag — every Sunday

an dem Abend, als er... — [on] the evening he...

an Ostern — (bes. südd.) at Easter

3) (bei bestimmten Substantiven, Adjektiven und Verben)

arm/reich an Vitaminen — low/rich in vitamins

jemanden an etwas erkennen — recognize somebody by something

ein Mangel an etwas — a shortage of something

an etwas leiden — suffer from something

es an der Leber haben — have liver trouble

an einer Krankheit sterben — die of a disease

es ist an ihm, das zu tun — it is up to him to do it

er hat etwas an sich — there ist something about him

4)

an [und für] sich — (eigentlich) actually
2.
Präposition mit Akk

1) to; (auf, gegen) on

etwas an jemanden schicken — send something to somebody

etwas an etwas hängen — hang something on something

2) (bei bestimmten Substantiven, Adjektiven und Verben)

an etwas/jemanden glauben — believe in something/somebody

an etwas denken — think of something

sich an etwas erinnern — remember or recall something

an die Arbeit gehen — get down to work

einen Gruß an jemanden ausrichten lassen — send greetings to somebody

ich konnte kaum an mich halten vor Lachen/Ärger — I could hardly contain myself for laughing/hardly contain my anger
3.
Adverb

1) (Verkehrsw.)

Köln an: 9.15 — arriving Cologne 09.15

2) (ugs.): (in Betrieb) on

die Waschmaschine/der Fernseher/das Licht/das Gas ist an — the washing machine/television/light/gas is on

Scheinwerfer an! — spotlights on!

3) (ugs.): (ungefähr) around; about

an [die] 20 000 Euro — around or about 20,000 euros; s. auch ab 2. 4); von 1. 1), 2)

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präp.

at prep.

by prep.

in prep.

on prep.

to prep.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > an
10 mover

v.

1 to move.

el fútbol profesional mueve mucho dinero a lot of money changes hands in the world of professional soccer

Ricardo movió el auto Richard moved the car.

2 to shake (menear, agitar) (caja, sonajero).

la vaca movía la cola the cow was swishing its tail

el perro movía la cola the dog was wagging its tail

mover la cabeza to nod; (afirmativamente) to shake (negativamente)

3 to do something about.

4 to energize, to activate, to power.

La gasolina mueve el auto Gasoline energizes the car.

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MOVER

CONJUGACIÓN

(o changes to ue in stressed syllables)

Present Indicative

muevo, mueves, mueve, movemos, movéis, mueven.

Present Subjunctive

mueva, muevas, mueva, movamos, mováis, muevan.

Imperative

mueve (tú), mueva (él/Vd.), movamos (nos.), moved (vos.), muevan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to move

2) shift

3) shake

4) prompt

5) stir

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1. VT

1) (=cambiar de posición)

a) [+ objeto, mano, pierna] to move

no muevas la mesa — don't move the table

• mover a algn de algún sitio — to move sb from somewhere

de aquí no nos mueve nadie — we're staying right here, we're not moving from here

"no nos moverán" — "we shall not be moved"

b) [en juegos] [+ ficha, pieza] to move

2) (=agitar) to stir

muévelo para que no se pegue — stir it o give it a stir so that it doesn't stick

el perro se acercó moviendo la cola — the dog came up to us wagging its tail

el viento movía sus cabellos — the wind blew her hair

• mover la cabeza — [para negar] to shake one's head; [para asentir] to nod, nod one's head

movió la cabeza negando la pregunta — she shook her head in answer to the question

movió la cabeza afirmativamente — she nodded (her head)

3) (Mec) (=accionar) [+ máquina] to work, power

el agua movía el molino — the water turned o drove the wheel

el vapor mueve el émbolo — the steam drives o works the piston

4) (=incitar)

el interés propio nos mueve a todos — self-interest motivates all of us

lo hice movida por la curiosidad — it was curiosity that prompted o moved me to do it

actuaba movido por sus instintos — he acted on his instincts

su mensaje movía a las masas — his message roused the masses

• mover a algn a algo — to move sb to sth

su pobreza te mueve a la compasión — their poverty moves you to pity

mover a algn a las lágrimas — to move sb to tears

mover a algn a la risa — to make sb laugh

• mover a algn a hacer algo — to prompt sb to do sth, move sb to do sth

¿qué fue lo que te movió a actuar de ese modo? — what prompted o moved you to act in that way?

5) (=agilizar) [+ asunto, tema] to push; [+ trámite] to handle

ella le movió todo el papeleo — she handled all the paperwork for him

• mover una guerra contra algn — to wage war on sb

• mover un pleito contra algn — to start proceedings against sb

6) [+ dinero] to move, handle

esta empresa mueve miles de millones anualmente — this company moves o handles thousands of millions each year

el tráfico de armas mueve mucho dinero — arms trading involves o moves a lot of money

7) * [+ droga] to push

2. VI

1) [en juegos] to move

¿con qué ficha has movido? — what piece have you moved?

¿a quién le toca mover? — whose move is it?

2) (=incitar)

• mover a algo, esta situación mueve a la risa — this situation makes you (want to) laugh

3) (Bot) to bud, sprout

3.

See:

moverse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (trasladar, desplazar) to move

b) (Jueg) <ficha/pieza> to move

c) ( agitar)

no muevas la cámara — keep the camera still

el viento movía las hojas de los árboles — the wind shook the leaves on the trees

movió la cabeza — ( asintiendo) he nodded (his head); ( negando) she shook her head

mueve la cola — it wags its tail

d) ( accionar) to drive

el agua mueve la rueda del molino — the water turns the millwheel

e) ( manejar) < dinero> to handle

f) (fam) < droga> to push (colloq)

2) (incitar, inducir)

actuó movida por razones políticas — her actions were politically motivated

¿qué lo movió a hacer eso? — what moved him to do that?
2.
mover vi

1) (Jueg) to move

2) (incitar, inducir)

mover A algo: su situación mueve a la compasión — his predicament moves one to pity
3.
moverse v pron

1)

a) ( desplazarse) to move

no te muevas de ahí — stay right where you are, don't move

b) ( menearse) to move

dejá de moverte — stop fidgeting, stop moving about

la lámpara se movía con el viento — the lamp was moving o swaying in the wind

2)

a) ( alternar) to move

se mueve en las altas esferas — she moves in high circles

b) ( hacer gestiones)

si no te mueves no encontrarás empleo — if you don't get moving you'll never find a job (colloq)

se movió como loca para sacarlo de la cárcel — she moved heaven and earth to get him out of jail

c) ( apresurarse) to hurry up, get a move on (colloq)

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= shift, move, wiggle.

Ex. In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex. This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.

Ex. I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic.

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* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.

* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* mover Algo = make + Nombre + spin.

* mover el culo = shake + a leg, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, get off + Posesivo + ass, get off + Posesivo + arse.

* mover el esqueleto = trip the light fantastic.

* mover la cabeza = shake + head.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.

* mover lateralmente = move from + side to side.

* mover montañas = move + mountains.

* moverse = shift about, get around, wiggle, wave.

* moverse de aquí para allá = move about.

* moverse en el sitio = shuffle.

* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.

* no moverse = stay + put.

* sentarse sin moverse = sit + still.

* sin moverse del sitio = in place.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (trasladar, desplazar) to move

b) (Jueg) <ficha/pieza> to move

c) ( agitar)

no muevas la cámara — keep the camera still

el viento movía las hojas de los árboles — the wind shook the leaves on the trees

movió la cabeza — ( asintiendo) he nodded (his head); ( negando) she shook her head

mueve la cola — it wags its tail

d) ( accionar) to drive

el agua mueve la rueda del molino — the water turns the millwheel

e) ( manejar) < dinero> to handle

f) (fam) < droga> to push (colloq)

2) (incitar, inducir)

actuó movida por razones políticas — her actions were politically motivated

¿qué lo movió a hacer eso? — what moved him to do that?
2.
mover vi

1) (Jueg) to move

2) (incitar, inducir)

mover A algo: su situación mueve a la compasión — his predicament moves one to pity
3.
moverse v pron

1)

a) ( desplazarse) to move

no te muevas de ahí — stay right where you are, don't move

b) ( menearse) to move

dejá de moverte — stop fidgeting, stop moving about

la lámpara se movía con el viento — the lamp was moving o swaying in the wind

2)

a) ( alternar) to move

se mueve en las altas esferas — she moves in high circles

b) ( hacer gestiones)

si no te mueves no encontrarás empleo — if you don't get moving you'll never find a job (colloq)

se movió como loca para sacarlo de la cárcel — she moved heaven and earth to get him out of jail

c) ( apresurarse) to hurry up, get a move on (colloq)

* * *

= shift, move, wiggle.

Ex: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.

Ex: I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic.

* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.

* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* mover Algo = make + Nombre + spin.

* mover el culo = shake + a leg, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, get off + Posesivo + ass, get off + Posesivo + arse.

* mover el esqueleto = trip the light fantastic.

* mover la cabeza = shake + head.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.

* mover lateralmente = move from + side to side.

* mover montañas = move + mountains.

* moverse = shift about, get around, wiggle, wave.

* moverse de aquí para allá = move about.

* moverse en el sitio = shuffle.

* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante = move back and forth.

* no moverse = stay + put.

* sentarse sin moverse = sit + still.

* sin moverse del sitio = in place.

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mover [E9 ]

vt

A

1 (trasladar, desplazar) to move

2 ( Jueg) ‹ficha/pieza› to move

3

(agitar): no muevas la cámara keep the camera still

el viento movía las hojas de los árboles the wind shook the leaves on the trees

está vivo, acaba de mover la mano he's alive, he just moved his hand

movió la cabeza (asintiendo) he nodded (his head); (negando) she shook her head

mueve la cola cuando está contento it wags its tail when it's happy

4

(accionar): el agua mueve la rueda del molino the water turns o drives the millwheel

5 (manejar) ‹dinero› to handle

la Bolsa movió casi 300 millones de pesos dealings on the Stock Market amounted to almost 300 million pesos, almost 300 million pesos were moved o handled on the Stock Market

mueve enormes cantidades de dinero he handles huge amounts of money

6 ( fam); ‹droga› to push ( colloq)

B

(incitar, inducir): actuó movida por razones políticas her actions were politically motivated

mover a algn A algo:

¿qué lo movió a hacer eso? what moved o prompted him to do that?

me preguntan qué me mueve a escribir este tipo de poema I am asked what it is that inspires o moves me to write this kind of poem

aquellas imágenes los movían a compasión they were moved to pity by those pictures

■ mover

vi

A ( Jueg) to move

te toca a ti, yo acabo de mover it's your turn, I've just moved

B (incitar, inducir) mover A algo:

su situación mueve a la compasión his predicament moves one to pity

■ moverse

v pron

A

1 (desplazarse) to move

no me he movido de aquí en toda la tarde I haven't moved from here o I've been right here all afternoon

no te muevas de ahí stay right where you are, don't move

no pienso moverme de aquí hasta que me atiendan I have no intention of moving (from this spot) until I get some service

2 (sin desplazarse) to move

¡no te muevas! te voy a sacar una foto don't move o keep still! I'm going to take your photograph

no puedo moverme, me duele todo I can't move, I ache all over

aunque me ve tan ocupado ella no se mueve she can see I'm busy but she doesn't lift a finger to help ( colloq)

deja de moverte, me estás poniendo nerviosa stop fidgeting, you're getting on my nerves

no se le mueve un pelo durante la pelea he never has a hair out of place throughout the fight

B

1 (alternar) to move

ella se mueve en las altas esferas she moves in high circles

yo no me muevo en ese ambiente I don't move in those circles, that's not my scene ( colloq)

2

(hacer gestiones): si no te mueves no conseguirás encontrar piso if you don't get moving you'll never find an apartment ( colloq)

se movió como loca para sacarlo de la cárcel she moved heaven and earth to get him out of jail

3 (apresurarse) to hurry up, get a move on ( colloq)

si no nos movemos, vamos a perder el tren if we don't hurry up o get a move on, we'll miss the train

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mover ( conjugate mover) verbo transitivo
1
a) (trasladar, desplazar) to move

b) (Jueg) ‹ficha/pieza› to move

c) ( agitar):

◊ no muevas la cámara keep the camera still;

el viento movía los árboles the wind shook the trees;
movió la cabeza ( asintiendo) he nodded (his head);

( negando) she shook her head;
◊ mueve la cola it wags its tail

d) ( accionar) to drive

2 ( inducir):
◊ mover a algn a hacer algo to move sb to do sth

verbo intransitivo (Jueg) to move
moverse verbo pronominal
a) ( en general) to move;

◊ no te muevas de ahí don't move;

la lámpara se movía con el viento the lamp was moving o swaying in the wind
b) ( apresurarse) to hurry up, get a move on (colloq)

mover verbo transitivo
1 to move: movimos la mesa, we moved the table
mover la cabeza, (afirmativamente) to nod
(negativamente) to shake one's head
2 (empujar, decidir) aquello me movió a viajar, that led me to travel
le mueve la codicia, she's driven by greed
no sabemos qué le movió a hacerlo, we don't know what made him do it
3 (activar) to drive: el aire mueve las aspas, the wind drives the sails
' mover' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrancar
- ayudar
- bigote
- cabecear
- tocar
- avanzar
- dar
- desplazar
- echar
- mueva
- pala
English:
dart
- displace
- ease
- flick
- fly
- get back
- heave
- hustle
- jerk
- manhandle
- move
- move back
- pass
- pound
- prompt
- pull
- roll
- run
- shift
- shoot
- shovel
- sideways
- slink
- sneak
- softly
- speed
- spring
- stick
- stone
- string
- struggle
- to
- twitch
- whip
- whisk
- wiggle
- drive
- furniture
- jiggle
- jog
- man
- mover
- play
- ply
- stir

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mover

♦ vt

1. [desplazar, trasladar] to move (de/a from/to); [mecánicamente] to drive;

el viento mueve las palas the wind drives o turns the blades;
Informát
mover un fichero to move a file;

mover una ficha [en juegos] to move a counter;

el fútbol profesional mueve mucho dinero a lot of money changes hands in the world of professional soccer;

ese cantante mueve masas huge numbers of people go to see that singer wherever he performs;

Comp
Esp
mover ficha: ahora le toca al gobierno mover ficha it's the government's move, it's the government's turn to make the next move

2. [menear, agitar] [caja, sonajero] to shake;
[bandera] to wave;
movía las caderas she was wiggling o swinging her hips;

la vaca movía la cola the cow was swishing its tail;

el perro movía la cola the dog was wagging its tail;

mover la cabeza [afirmativamente] to nod;
[negativamente] to shake one's head;
muévelo bien [removiéndolo con cucharilla] stir it well;
[agitándolo con las manos] shake it well
3. [impulsar]
mover a alguien a hacer algo to make sb do sth, to prompt sb to do sth;

¿qué te movió a hacerlo? what made you do it?, what prompted you to do it?;

eso fue lo que nos movió a la huelga that was what made us strike o prompted us to strike;

sólo la mueve la ambición she is driven solely by ambition;

mover a alguien a compasión to move sb to pity

4. [hacer trámites con] to do something about;

hay muchos interesados en mover este asunto there are several people who are interested in doing something about this issue

♦ vi

1. [en ajedrez, damas, juego de mesa] to move;

tú mueves it's your move

2. [provocar]
su triste mirada movía a compasión her sad gaze made you feel pity for her

♦ See also the pronominal verb moverse

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mover

v/t

1 move

2 ( agitar) shake

3 ( impulsar, incitar) drive

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mover {47} vt

1) trasladar: to move, to shift

2) agitar: to shake, to nod (the head)

3) accionar: to power, to drive

4) inducir: to provoke, to cause

5) : to excite, to stir

♦ See also the reflexive verb moverse

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mover vb to move

has movido el sofá you've moved the sofa

ahora te toca mover a ti it's your turn to move now

Spanish-English dictionary > mover
11 stellen

I v/t

1. etw. irgendwohin stellen put ( oder place, aufrecht: stand) s.th. somewhere; kalt stellen chill; warm stellen Kaltes: heat; Warmes: keep warm; etw. über etw. stellen fig. place s.th. above s.th. else, value s.th. more highly than s.th. else; jemanden über jemanden stellen promote s.o. above s.o. else; (einschätzen) think more highly of s.o. (than s.o. else); jemanden / etw. in den Mittelpunkt stellen focus (attention) on s.o. / s.th., make s.o. / s.th. the cent|re (Am. -er) of attention; vor eine Entscheidung gestellt werden be faced ( oder confronted) with a decision

2. (einstellen) set ( auf + Akk to, at); (regulieren) regulate, adjust; leiser oder niedriger stellen turn down; lauter oder höher stellen turn up; den Wecker auf sechs stellen set the alarm for six

3. (in die Enge treiben) corner; (fangen) catch; (Wild) hunt down

4. (bereitstellen) provide (jemandem etw. s.o. with s.th.); (auch Truppen) supply; (beisteuern) contribute; JUR. (Zeugen) produce, come up with umg.; dieser Klub stellt die meisten Nationalspieler most of the internationals come from this club; Dienstwagen / Wohnung wird gestellt a company car / flat (Am. apartment) is provided

5. (anordnen) arrange

II v/refl

1. sich irgendwohin stellen go and stand somewhere; bes. SPORT, MIL. position o.s. ( oder take up position) somewhere

2. sich der Polizei etc. stellen give o.s. up (bes. MIL. surrender) to the police etc.

3. sich einem Gegner etc. stellen take on an opponent etc.; sich einer Herausforderung stellen take up ( oder meet) a challenge; sich der Kritik etc. stellen face up to criticism etc.; sich den ( Fragen der) Journalisten stellen face the press; die Probleme, die sich uns stellen the problems we are up against ( oder we face)

4. (sich verhalten) wie stellt er sich dazu? what is his attitude (to it)?, what does he think of it?; sich positiv / negativ zu einem Projekt stellen have a positive / negative attitude to a project, be favo(u)rably / unfavo(u)rably disposed to a project; sich gegen jemanden / etw. stellen oppose s.o. / s.th.; sich gut mit jemandem stellen neu: get into s.o.’s good books, get in with s.o. umg.; anhaltend: keep on the right side of s.o., stay in s.o.’s good books, keep in with s.o. umg.; sich hinter jemanden stellen back s.o. up; sich ( schützend) vor jemanden stellen shield s.o.

5. (simulieren): sich krank stellen pretend to be ill (Am. sick); förm. feign illness; stell dich nicht so dumm! stop pretending to be stupid; (Unwissen/Verständnislosigkeit vortäuschend) stop pretending you don’t know / understand; sich dümmer stellen, als man ist umg. pretend to be a bigger idiot than you are; sich schlafend stellen pretend to be asleep, play possum umg.; sich tot stellen pretend to be dead; Abrede 1, Aussicht 2, Antrag 1, Bedingung 1, Bein 1, Diagnose, Dienst 1, Falle 1, Forderung 1, Frage 1, gestellt, Kopf 1, Rechnung 2, taub 1, Weiche2 etc.; siehe auch bereitstellen, gleichstellen etc.

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to point; to put; to set; to place; to lay; to locate;

sich stellen

to confront; to stand up

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stẹl|len ['ʃtɛlən]
1. vt

1) (= hinstellen) to put; (= an bestimmten Platz legen) to place, to put

jdm etw auf den Tisch stellen — to put sth on the table for sb

jdn über/unter jdn stellen (fig) — to put or place sb above/below sb

selbst or allein gestellt sein (fig) — to have to fend for oneself

2) (= in senkrechte Position bringen) to stand

die Ohren stellen — to prick up its ears

du solltest es stellen, nicht legen — you should stand it up, not lay it down

3)

(= Platz finden für) etw gut stellen können — to have a good place for sth

4) (= anordnen) to arrange

das sollten Sie anders stellen — you should put it in a different position

5)

(= erstellen) (jdm) eine Diagnose stellen — to provide (sb with) a diagnosis, to make a diagnosis (for sb)

jdm sein Horoskop stellen — to draw up or cast sb's horoscope

6) (= arrangieren) Szene to arrange; Aufnahme to pose

gestellt (Bild, Foto) — posed

die Szene war gestellt — they posed for the scene

eine gestellte Pose — a pose

7) (= beschaffen, aufbieten) to provide

die CDU stellt zwei Minister — the CDU has two ministers

8) (= einstellen) to set (
auf +acc at); Uhr etc to set ( auf +acc for)
das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — to turn the radio up/down

die Heizung höher/kleiner stellen — to turn the heating up/down

9)

See:

→ bessergestellt, gutgestellt, schlechtgestellt

10) (= erwischen) to catch; (fig inf) to corner

See:

→ Rede

11) (in Verbindung mit n siehe auch dort) Aufgabe, Thema, Bedingung, Termin to set (jdm sb); Frage to put (jdm, an jdn to sb); Antrag, Forderung to make

12)

(in Redewendungen) stellen — to leave sth to sb's discretion, to leave sth up to sb

stellen — to place or put sb under sb's care

jdn vor ein Problem/eine Aufgabe etc stellen — to confront sb with a problem/task etc

jdn vor eine Entscheidung stellen — to put sb in the position of having to make a decision

2. vr

1) (= sich hinstellen) to (go and) stand (
an +acc at, by); (= sich aufstellen, sich einordnen) to position oneself; (= sich aufrecht hinstellen) to stand up
sich auf (die) Zehenspitzen stellen — to stand on tiptoe

sich auf den Standpunkt stellen,... — to take the view...

sich gegen jdn/etw stellen (fig) — to oppose sb/sth

sich hinter jdn/etw stellen (fig) — to support or back sb/sth, to stand by sb/sth

sich jdm in den Weg stellen (lit, fig) — to stand in sb's way

sich jdm vor die Nase stellen — to stand right in front of sb

2)

(Gegenstand, Körperteil) sich senkrecht stellen — to stand or come up

sich in die Höhe stellen — to stand up; (Ohren) to prick up

3) (fig = sich verhalten)

sich positiv/anders zu etw stellen — to have a positive/different attitude toward(s) sth

wie stellst du dich zu...? — how do you regard...?, what do you think of...?

sich gut mit jdm stellen — to put oneself on good terms with sb

4)

See:

→ gutstellen, schlechtstellen

5) (=sich einstellen Gerät etc) to set itself (
auf +acc at)
die Heizung stellt sich von selbst kleiner — the heating turns itself down

6) (= sich ausliefern) to give oneself up, to surrender (jdm to sb)

sich der öffentlichen Kritik stellen — to lay oneself open to public criticism

sich den Journalisten stellen — to make oneself available to the reporters

sich den Fragen der Journalisten stellen — to be prepared to answer reporters' questions

sich einer Herausforderung stellen — to take up a challenge

sich einem Herausforderer stellen — to take on a challenger

sich (jdm) zum Kampf stellen — to be prepared to do battle (with sb), to announce one's readiness to fight (sb)

7)

(= sich verstellen) sich krank/schlafend etc stellen — to pretend to be ill/asleep etc

See:

→ dumm, taub

8) (fig = entstehen) to arise (für for)

allerlei Probleme — we were faced or confronted with all sorts of problems

es stellt sich die Frage, ob... — the question arises whether...

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1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) set

2) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) set

3) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) place

4) (to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) position

5) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) stand

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stel·len

[ˈʃtɛlən]

I. vr

1. (verweilen)

▪ sich akk irgendwohin \stellen to go and stand somewhere; (herkommen) to come and stand somewhere; (Stellung beziehen) to take up position somewhere

sich akk ans Ende der Schlange \stellen to go/come to the back [or end] of the queue [or AM also line]

sich akk ans Fenster \stellen to go/come and stand at [or by] the window

sich akk an die Theke \stellen to go/come and stand at the bar

sich akk auf einen Baum \stellen to climb up a tree

sich akk auf eine Leiter \stellen to climb [or get] on a ladder

sich akk [wieder] in die Reihe \stellen to get [back] in line

sich akk jdm in den Weg \stellen to stand in sb's way

▪ sich akk neben jdn \stellen to go/come and stand next to sb; (Stellung beziehen) to take up position next to sb [or by sb's side]

▪ sich akk um jdn/etw \stellen to go/come and stand around sb/sth, to group around sb/sth

▪ sich akk zu jdm \stellen to [go/come and] join sb; s.a. Weg, Zehenspitze

2. (unterstützen)

▪ sich akk gegen jdn/etw \stellen to oppose sb/sth

▪ sich akk hinter jdn/etw \stellen to support [or back] [or stand by] sb/sth

▪ sich akk vor jdn \stellen to stand up for sb

sich akk schützend vor jdn \stellen to protect sb

▪ sich akk zu jdm/etw \stellen to support sb/sth

3. (vortäuschen)

sie stellt sich nur so she's only pretending

sich akk ahnungslos \stellen to play [or act] the innocent

sich akk dumm \stellen (fam) to act stupid [ or esp AM fam also dumb]

sich akk krank/schlafend/tot \stellen to pretend to be ill/asleep/dead

sich akk taub/verständnislos \stellen to pretend not to hear/understand

sich akk überrascht \stellen to pretend to be surprised, to feign surprise

sich akk unwissend \stellen to claim one knows nothing [or doesn't know anything], to feign ignorance

4. (melden)

▪ sich akk [jdm] \stellen Täter to turn oneself in [or give oneself up] [to sb]; MIL to report to sb

5. (entgegentreten)

▪ sich akk jdm/etw \stellen to face sb/sth

sich akk einer Diskussion \stellen to agree to take part in a discussion

sich akk einem Herausforderer/einer Herausforderung \stellen to take on sep [or face] a challenger/to take up sep [or face] a challenge

sich akk den Journalisten/den Fragen der Journalisten \stellen to make oneself available to the reporters/to be prepared to answer reporters' questions

sich akk den Tatsachen \stellen to face the facts

6. (verhalten)

wie \stellen Sie sich dazu? what do you think of it?, what's your opinion [of [or on] it]?

wie \stellen Sie sich zu Ihrer Kollegin? what do you think of your colleague?

sich akk gut mit jdm \stellen to try to get on good terms with sb

sich akk negativ/positiv zu etw dat \stellen to have a negative/positive attitude to[wards] sth

sich akk negativ/positiv zu jdm \stellen to not think/to think well of sb

sich akk stur \stellen to dig in sep one's heels [or toes] [or feet

7. (ergeben)

▪ sich akk [jdm] \stellen to arise [for sb], to confront sb

8. DIAL (stehen)

▪ sich akk \stellen to stand

9. HANDEL ESP ÖSTERR (kosten)

sich akk höher/niedriger \stellen to cost more/less

der Preis stellt sich niedriger als geplant the price is lower than planned

▪ sich akk auf etw akk \stellen to cost sth

10. (selten: versammeln)

▪ sich akk irgendwo \stellen to gather somewhere

11. siehe auch n

▪ sich akk auf etw akk \stellen:

sich akk auf den Standpunkt \stellen, dass... to take the view that...

▪ sich akk zu etw dat \stellen:

sich akk zur Wahl \stellen to run [or BRIT also stand] for election

II. vt

1. (hintun)

▪ [jdm] jdn/etw irgendwohin \stellen to put sb/sth somewhere [for sb]; (ordentlich a.) to place sth somewhere [for sb]; (aufrecht a.) to stand [up sep] sth somewhere [for sb]

wie soll ich die Stühle \stellen? where should I put the chairs?; (ordentlich a.) how should I position the chairs?

etw an die Wand \stellen to put [or place] [or lean] sth against the wall

jdn wieder auf die Füße \stellen to put sb back on his feet

etw auf den Kopf \stellen (fam) to turn sth upside down

etw gegen die Wand \stellen to put [or place] [or lean] sth against the wall

das Auto in die Garage \stellen to put the car in the garage

ein Kind in die Ecke \stellen to put [or stand] a child [or make a child stand] in the corner

▪ jd kann etw nicht \stellen sb doesn't have enough room for sth

▪ etw lässt sich nicht \stellen there is not enough room for sth

hier lässt sich nicht viel/nichts mehr \stellen there's not much room/no room left here for putting things in

2. (aufrichten)

▪ etw \stellen to place [or put] sth upright

die Ohren \stellen Tier to prick up sep its ears

den Schwanz \stellen Tier to stick up sep its tail

3. (vorziehen)

▪ etw über etw akk \stellen to prefer sth to sth

4. (aufbauen)

▪ etw auf etw akk \stellen to base sth on sth

5. (konfrontieren)

▪ jdn vor etw akk \stellen to confront sb with sth

jdn vor ein Rätsel \stellen to baffle sb

6. (vorbereiten)

eine Falle \stellen to lay [or set] a trap

ein Netz \stellen to spread [or lay] a net

7. (einrichten)

▪ etw \stellen to set sth

das Badewasser heißer/kälter \stellen to run more hot/cold water in the bath

die Heizung höher/kleiner \stellen to turn up/down sep the heating [or heater]

den Fernseher lauter/leiser \stellen to turn up/down sep the television

die Gasflamme größer/kleiner \stellen to turn up/down sep the gas

einen Hebel schräg \stellen to tip a lever

die Uhr \stellen to set the clock to the right time

▪ etw auf etw akk \stellen to set sth at [or to] sth

die Kochplatte auf Stufe zwei \stellen to turn up/down sep the heat to level two

etw auf volle Lautstärke \stellen to turn sth up [at] full blast

das Radio auf laut/leise \stellen to turn up/down sep the radio

ein Radio auf einen Sender \stellen to tune a radio to a station

einen Schalter auf null \stellen to turn a switch to [or set a switch at] zero

den Wecker auf 7 Uhr \stellen to set the alarm for 7 o'clock

einen Zähler auf null \stellen to reset a counter

8. (liefern)

▪ [jdm] etw \stellen to provide [or supply] [or furnish] [sb with] sth; (spenden a.) to donate sth

die Kaution \stellen to stand bail

▪ [jdm] jdn \stellen to provide [sb with] sb

einen Richter \stellen to appoint a judge

einen Zeugen \stellen to produce a witness

9. (lagern)

etw kalt/warm \stellen to put sth in the fridge/oven

den Sekt/Wein kalt \stellen to chill the Sekt/wine, to put the Sekt/wine in the fridge

10. (aufhalten)

▪ jdn \stellen to hunt down sb sep

▪ ein Tier \stellen to catch an animal

11. (ansprechen)

▪ jdn \stellen to corner [or fam buttonhole] sb; s.a. Rede

12. (bezahlen)

die Firma will ihn nicht anders \stellen the firm won't revise his pay

entsprechend gestellt sein to have the means

13. (arrangieren)

▪ etw \stellen to set up sth sep

das Ballett wurde nach der Musik gestellt the ballet was choreographed on the basis of the music

dieses Foto wirkt gestellt this photo looks posed

eine Szene \stellen to prepare a scene, to block in sep the moves for a scene spec

14. (anfertigen)

▪ [jdm] etw \stellen to provide [sb with] sth, to make sth [for sb]

eine Diagnose/Prognose \stellen to make a diagnosis/prognosis

jdm sein Horoskop \stellen to cast [or sep draw up] sb's horoscope

[jdm] eine Rechnung \stellen DIAL to make out sep a bill [to sb]

15. (übertragen)

[jdm] eine Aufgabe/ein Thema \stellen to set [sb] a task/subject

[jdm] Bedingungen \stellen to make [or stipulate] conditions, to set sb conditions

eine Forderung \stellen to put in sep a claim

[jdm] eine Frage \stellen to ask [sb] a question, to put a question [to sb]

[jdm] ein Ultimatum \stellen to give [or set] [sb] an ultimatum

▪ etw [an jdn] \stellen:

einen Antrag [an jdn] \stellen to put forward [or BRIT also to table] a motion [to sb]

eine Bitte [an jdn] \stellen to put a request [to sb]

Forderungen an jdn \stellen to make demands on [or form of] sb

ein Gesuch [an jdn] \stellen to submit [or present] a request [to sb]; (urkundlich a.) to file a request

▪ etw in etw akk \stellen:

etw in jds Belieben [o Ermessen] \stellen to leave sth to sb's discretion, to leave sth up to sb

etw in den Mittelpunkt \stellen to focus on sth

etw in den Mittelpunkt des Gesprächs \stellen to make sth the focus of discussion

etw in Zweifel \stellen to cast doubt on sth

▪ [jdm] etw in etw akk \stellen:

[jdm] etw in Rechnung \stellen to bill [or charge] sb for sth, to invoice sth

▪ jdn/etw unter etw akk \stellen:

jdn unter Anklage \stellen to charge sb

jdn unter Aufsicht \stellen to place sb under supervision

etw unter Beweis \stellen to provide [or furnish] proof of sth

etw unter Strafe \stellen to make sth punishable

▪ jdn vor etw akk \stellen:

jdn vor Gericht \stellen to take sb to court

▪ [jdm] etw zu etw dat \stellen:

jdm etw zur Disposition \stellen to place sth at sb's disposal

[jdm] etw zur Verfügung \stellen to provide [sb with] sth

16.

▶ auf sich akk selbst gestellt sein to have to fend for oneself

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1.
transitives Verb

1) put; (mit Sorgfalt, ordentlich) place; (aufrecht hinstellen) stand

jemanden wieder auf die Füße stellen — (fig.) put somebody back on his/her feet

jemanden vor eine Entscheidung stellen — (fig.) confront somebody with a decision

auf sich [selbst] gestellt sein — (fig.) be thrown back on one's own resources

2) (einstellen, regulieren) set <points, clock, scales>; set < clock> to the right time

den Wecker auf 6 Uhr stellen — set the alarm for 6 o'clock

das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down

3) (bereitstellen) provide; produce < witness>

4)

jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay

gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off

5) (aufstellen) set < trap>; lay < net>

6)

kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill

warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot

7) (fassen, festhalten) catch < game>; apprehend < criminal>

8) (aufrichten) <dog, horse, etc.> prick up < ears>; stick up < tail>

9) (erstellen) prepare <horoscope, bill>; make <diagnosis, prognosis>

10) (verblasst) put < question>; set <task, essay, topic, condition>; make <application, demand, request>

jemandem eine Frage stellen — ask somebody a question
2.
reflexives Verb

1) place oneself

stell dich neben mich/ans Ende der Schlange/in die Reihe — come and stand by me/go to the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line/get into line

sich auf die Zehenspitzen stellen — stand on tiptoe

sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) oppose somebody/something

sich hinter jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) give somebody/something one's backing

2)

sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.

3) (sich ausliefern)

sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]

4) (nicht ausweichen)

sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press

sich einer Disskusion stellen — consent to take part in a discussion

5) (Stellung beziehen)

sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something

sich mit jemandem gut stellen — try to get on good terms with somebody

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stellen

A. v/t

1.

etwas irgendwohin stellen put ( oder place, aufrecht: stand) sth somewhere;

kalt stellen chill;

warm stellen Kaltes: heat; Warmes: keep warm;

etwas über etwas stellen fig place sth above sth else, value sth more highly than sth else;

jemanden über jemanden stellen promote sb above sb else; (einschätzen) think more highly of sb (than sb else);

jemanden/etwas in den Mittelpunkt stellen focus (attention) on sb/sth, make sb/sth the centre (US -er) of attention;

vor eine Entscheidung gestellt werden be faced ( oder confronted) with a decision

2. (einstellen) set (

auf +akk to, at); (regulieren) regulate, adjust;

leiser oder

niedriger stellen turn down;

lauter oder

höher stellen turn up;

den Wecker auf sechs stellen set the alarm for six

3. (in die Enge treiben) corner; (fangen) catch; (Wild) hunt down

4. (bereitstellen) provide (

jemandem etwas sb with sth); (auch Truppen) supply; (beisteuern) contribute; JUR (Zeugen) produce, come up with umg;

dieser Klub stellt die meisten Nationalspieler most of the internationals come from this club;

Dienstwagen/Wohnung wird gestellt a company car/flat (US apartment) is provided

5. (anordnen) arrange

B. v/r

1.

sich irgendwohin stellen go and stand somewhere; besonders SPORT, MIL position o.s. ( oder take up position) somewhere

2.

sich der Polizei etc

stellen give o.s. up ( besonders MIL surrender) to the police etc

3.

sich einem Gegner etc

stellen take on an opponent etc;

sich einer Herausforderung stellen take up ( oder meet) a challenge;

sich der Kritik etc

stellen face up to criticism etc;

sich den (Fragen der) Journalisten stellen face the press;

die Probleme, die sich uns stellen the problems we are up against ( oder we face)

4. (sich verhalten)

wie stellt er sich dazu? what is his attitude (to it)?, what does he think of it?;

sich positiv/negativ zu einem Projekt stellen have a positive/negative attitude to a project, be favo(u)rably/unfavo(u)rably disposed to a project;

sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen oppose sb/sth;

sich gut mit jemandem stellen neu: get into sb’s good books, get in with sb umg; anhaltend: keep on the right side of sb, stay in sb’s good books, keep in with sb umg;

sich hinter jemanden stellen back sb up;

sich (schützend) vor jemanden stellen shield sb

5. (simulieren):

sich krank stellen pretend to be ill (US sick); form feign illness;

stell dich nicht so dumm! stop pretending to be stupid; (Unwissen/Verständnislosigkeit vortäuschend) stop pretending you don’t know/understand;

sich dümmer stellen, als man ist umg pretend to be a bigger idiot than you are;

sich schlafend stellen pretend to be asleep, play possum umg;

sich tot stellen pretend to be dead; → Abrede 1, Aussicht 2, Antrag 1, Bedingung 1, Bein 1, Diagnose, Dienst 1, Falle 1, Forderung 1, Frage 1, gestellt, Kopf 1, Rechnung 2, taub 1, Weiche² etc; → auch bereitstellen, gleichstellen etc

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1.
transitives Verb

1) put; (mit Sorgfalt, ordentlich) place; (aufrecht hinstellen) stand

jemanden wieder auf die Füße stellen — (fig.) put somebody back on his/her feet

jemanden vor eine Entscheidung stellen — (fig.) confront somebody with a decision

auf sich [selbst] gestellt sein — (fig.) be thrown back on one's own resources

2) (einstellen, regulieren) set <points, clock, scales>; set < clock> to the right time

den Wecker auf 6 Uhr stellen — set the alarm for 6 o'clock

das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down

3) (bereitstellen) provide; produce < witness>

4)

jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay

gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off

5) (aufstellen) set < trap>; lay < net>

6)

kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill

warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot

7) (fassen, festhalten) catch < game>; apprehend < criminal>

8) (aufrichten) <dog, horse, etc.> prick up < ears>; stick up < tail>

9) (erstellen) prepare <horoscope, bill>; make <diagnosis, prognosis>

10) (verblasst) put < question>; set <task, essay, topic, condition>; make <application, demand, request>

jemandem eine Frage stellen — ask somebody a question
2.
reflexives Verb

1) place oneself

stell dich neben mich/ans Ende der Schlange/in die Reihe — come and stand by me/go to the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line/get into line

sich auf die Zehenspitzen stellen — stand on tiptoe

sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) oppose somebody/something

sich hinter jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) give somebody/something one's backing

2)

sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.

3) (sich ausliefern)

sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]

4) (nicht ausweichen)

sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press

sich einer Disskusion stellen — consent to take part in a discussion

5) (Stellung beziehen)

sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something

sich mit jemandem gut stellen — try to get on good terms with somebody

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- n.

placement n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > stellen
12 deseo

m.

1 desire.

arder en deseos de hacer algo to be burning with desire to do something

2 wish (anhelo).

se cumplió mi deseo my wish came true, I got my wish

pedir/conceder un deseo to ask for/grant a wish

tus deseos son órdenes your wish is my command

buenos deseos good intentions

con mis/nuestros mejores deseos (with my/our) best wishes (en carta, obsequio)

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desear.

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deseo

► nombre masculino

1 wish, desire

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FRASEOLOGÍA

formular un deseo to make a wish

tener deseo de algo to wish something

■ tengo muchos deseos de que llegue el verano I wish summer would come, I'm longing for the summer

buenos deseos good intentions

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noun m.

desire, wish

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SM

1) (=anhelo) desire, wish

mi mayor deseo es encontrar un trabajo — my dearest wish o greatest desire is to find a job

el deseo de poder — the lust for power

un inacabable deseo de saber — an unquenchable thirst for knowledge

llegó al poder con buenos deseos de mejorarlo todo — he came to power with every intention of improving things

tengo deseos de verla — I yearn to see her, I'm longing to see her

ardo en deseos de conocerla — liter I have a burning desire to meet her

2) (=cosa deseada) wish

pedir o formular un deseo — to make a wish

su último deseo fue que la incineraran — her dying wish was to be cremated

nuestro deseo es que seas feliz — our wish is for you to be happy

con mis mejores deseos para el Año Nuevo — with best wishes for the New Year

tus deseos son órdenes — your wish is my command

3) (tb: deseo sexual) desire

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masculino

a) ( anhelo) wish

formular un deseo — to make a wish

que se cumplan todos tus deseos — may all your wishes come true

tus deseos son órdenes para mí — (fr hecha) your wish is my command (set phrase)

deseos de algo: con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success; ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he had a burning desire to see her

b) ( apetito sexual) desire

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= appetite, desire, want, will, willingness, wish, craving, urge, thirst, yearning.

Ex. We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.

Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.

Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

Ex. The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.

Ex. On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.

Ex. The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex. The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

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* amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.

* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.

* deseo de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.

* deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* deseo de cooperación = engagement.

* deseo de matar = bloodlust.

* deseo explícito = explicit wish.

* deseo + hacerse realidad = wish + come true.

* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.

* deseo por aprender = thirst for knowledge.

* deseo sexual = lust, sexual desire.

* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.

* expresar los deseos de uno = make + Posesivo + wishes known.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* fuente de los deseos = wishing well.

* hacer realidad una deseo = fulfil + Posesivo + wish.

* lista de deseos = wish list.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pozo de los deseos = wishing well.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* satisfacer el deseo = satisfy + appetite.

* satisfacer el deseo de Uno por = indulge + Posesivo + taste for.

* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

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masculino

a) ( anhelo) wish

formular un deseo — to make a wish

que se cumplan todos tus deseos — may all your wishes come true

tus deseos son órdenes para mí — (fr hecha) your wish is my command (set phrase)

deseos de algo: con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success; ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he had a burning desire to see her

b) ( apetito sexual) desire

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= appetite, desire, want, will, willingness, wish, craving, urge, thirst, yearning.

Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.

Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.

Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.

Ex: On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.

Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

* amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.

* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.

* deseo de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.

* deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* deseo de cooperación = engagement.

* deseo de matar = bloodlust.

* deseo explícito = explicit wish.

* deseo + hacerse realidad = wish + come true.

* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.

* deseo por aprender = thirst for knowledge.

* deseo sexual = lust, sexual desire.

* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.

* expresar los deseos de uno = make + Posesivo + wishes known.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* fuente de los deseos = wishing well.

* hacer realidad una deseo = fulfil + Posesivo + wish.

* lista de deseos = wish list.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pozo de los deseos = wishing well.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* satisfacer el deseo = satisfy + appetite.

* satisfacer el deseo de Uno por = indulge + Posesivo + taste for.

* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

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deseo

masculine

1 (anhelo) wish

el hada le concedió tres deseos the fairy granted him three wishes

formular un deseo to make a wish

que se hagan realidad or que se cumplan todos tus deseos may all your wishes come true

tus deseos son órdenes para mí ( fr hecha); your wish is my command ( set phrase)

se procedió según su deseo everything was done according to his wishes

su último deseo fue que lo enterrasen allí his dying o last wish was to be buried there

deseos DE algo:

con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success

deseos DE + INF:

ardía en deseos de verla ( liter); he had a burning desire to see her

2 (apetito sexual) desire

la satisfacción del deseo the satisfaction of desire

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Del verbo desear: ( conjugate desear)

deseo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

deseó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
desear
deseo
desear ( conjugate desear) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suerte/éxito/felicidad› to wish;
◊ te deseo un feliz viaje I hope you have a good trip

2 ( querer):
◊ un embarazo no deseado an unwanted pregnancy;

las tan deseadas vacaciones the long-awaited holidays;
lo que más deseo es … my greatest wish is …;
si tú lo deseas if you want to;
deseoía una respuesta ahora I would like a reply now;
está deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you;
¿desea que se lo envuelva? (frml) would you like me to wrap it for you?
3 ‹ persona› to desire, want
deseo sustantivo masculino
a) ( anhelo) wish;

◊ formular un deseo to make a wish

b) ( apetito sexual) desire

desear verbo transitivo
1 (anhelar, querer con intensidad) to desire: estoy deseando verte, I'm looking forward to seeing you
te deseo lo mejor, I wish you all the best
(suerte, felicidad, etc) to wish: os deseo unas felices vacaciones, have a good holiday
2 (sexualmente) to desire, want
3 frml (querer) to want: ¿desea usted algo, caballero?, can I help you, Sir?
deseo ver al director, I would like to see the manager
♦ Locuciones: deja mucho/bastante que desear, it leaves a lot to be desired
deseo sustantivo masculino
1 wish
2 (sexual, pasional) desire
deseos de venganza, desire for revenge
♦ Locuciones: arder en deseos, to yearn for
' deseo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- ansia
- aspiración
- capricho
- carnal
- conceder
- cumplir
- cumplirse
- desear
- formular
- gana
- hambre
- impulso
- pretensión
- provocar
- prurito
- que
- rabiar
- realizar
- saciar
- satisfacción
- sed
- si
- sucumbir
- sueño
- voluntad
- ardiente
- avivar
- excitar
- felicitación
- feliz
- ferviente
- insatisfecho
- irrealizable
- irresistible
- mejor
- querer
- viveza
- vivo
English:
anxiety
- appetite
- ardent
- death wish
- desire
- every
- express
- get-well card
- indulge
- indulgence
- intense
- longing
- lust
- overwhelming
- sexual
- uncontrollable
- unvoiced
- wish

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deseo nm

1. [pasión] desire;

no sentía ningún deseo por él she felt no desire for him

2. [anhelo] wish;

piensa un deseo y sopla las velas think of a wish and blow out the candles;

expresó su deseo de paz para la región he expressed his desire for peace in the region;

buenos deseos good intentions;

con mis/nuestros mejores deseos [en carta, obsequio] (with my/our) best wishes;

conceder un deseo to grant a wish;

se cumplió mi deseo my wish came true, I got my wish;

formular un deseo to make a wish;

pedir un deseo to ask for a wish;
Formal
por deseo expreso de… at the express wish of…;

su último deseo fue… his last wish was…;

su último deseo fue que la casa nunca se vendiera her last o dying wish was that the house should never be sold;

Comp

tus deseos son órdenes your wish is my command

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deseo

m wish

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deseo nm

: wish, desire

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deseo n wish [pl. wishes]

el genio de la lámpara le concedió tres deseos a Aladino the genie of the lamp granted Aladdin three wishes

pide un deseo make a wish

Spanish-English dictionary > deseo
13 gastar

v.

1 to spend.

Ricardo gasta mucho dinero Richard spends a lot of money.

2 to waste (malgastar) (dinero, energía).

3 to wear (tener, usar) (clothes). (peninsular Spanish)

gastar mal genio to have a bad temper

4 to wear down, to play out, to sap, to wear.

María gastó las suelas Mary wore down the soles.

María gastó una broma Mary played a joke.

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gastar

► verbo transitivo

1 (consumir dinero, tiempo) to spend; (gasolina, electricidad) to use (up), consume

■ este coche gasta mucha gasolina this car uses a lot of petrol

2 (malgastar) to waste

■ gastó la fortuna en cuatro días he squandered all the money in four days

3 (usar perfume, jabón) to use; (ropa) to wear

■ ¿qué número gastas? what size do you take?

4 (tener) to have

■ gastar mal genio to have a bad temper

► verbo pronominal gastarse

1 (desgastarse) to wear out

■ se le han gastado los zapatos his shoes are worn out

2 (consumirse) to run out

■ se nos ha gastado toda la gasolina we've run out of petrol

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FRASEOLOGÍA

gastarlas familiar to behave

■ ya sé cómo las gastas I know what you get up to

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verb

1) to spend

2) use

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1. VT

1) [+ dinero] to spend (en on)

han gastado un dineral en el arreglo del coche — they've spent a fortune on fixing the car

2) (=consumir) [+ gasolina, electricidad, agua] to use

un radiocasete como este gasta más pilas — a radio cassette player like this goes through o uses more batteries

he gastado todas las velas que tenía — I've used up all the candles I had

3) (=desgastar) [+ ropa, zapato] to wear out; [+ tacones] to wear down

4) (=malgastar) to waste

gastar palabras — to waste one's breath
saliva
5) (=llevar) [+ ropa, gafas] to wear; [+ barba] to have

antes no gastaba gafas — he didn't use to wear glasses

¿qué número (de zapatos) gasta? — what size (shoes) do you take?

¿qué talla gasta? — what size are you?

6) [+ broma] to play (a on)

gastar una broma pesada a algn — to play a practical joke o a hoax on sb

7)

gastarlas Esp *: no le repliques, que ya sabes como las gasta — don't answer him back, you know what he's like when he gets angry *

2. VI

1) (=gastar dinero)

a todos nos gusta gastar — we all like spending money

2) (=consumir)

este coche gasta poco — this car uses very little petrol

una bombilla normal apenas gasta — a normal light bulb uses hardly any electricity

3.

See:

gastarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( consumir)

a) < dinero> to spend

gastar algo en algo — to spend something on something

b) <gasolina/electricidad> to use

me vas a gastar las pilas — you're going to run the batteries down

2) (desperdiciar, malgastar) <dinero/tiempo/energía> to waste

3) ( desgastar) <ropa/zapatos> to wear out; < tacones> to wear down

4)

a) (fam) (llevar, usar) <ropa/gafas> to wear

gasto el 37 — I'm a size 37

¿qué marca de cigarrillos gastas? — what brand of cigarettes do you smoke?

b) (fam) ( tener) to have

ése gasta un genio... — he has a terrible temper!

5) < broma> to play

le gastaron una broma — they played a joke o trick on him
2.
gastarse v pron

1) (enf) < dinero> to spend

2) <pilas/batería> to run down

se me gastó la tinta — I ran out of ink

3) ropa/zapatos ( desgastarse) to wear out

4) (enf) (fam) ( tener) to have

qué modales se gasta! — that's a fine way to behave

qué pinta de hippy se gasta! — he looks like a real hippy!

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= disburse, spend, expend.

Ex. The final aspect of budgeting is that of keeping accurate records of what has been disbursed, what has been encumbered, and what remains.

Ex. In 1986/87 Glasgow District Library spent over £30,000 on vandalism -- both on putting it right and in trying to prevent it.

Ex. Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.

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* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.

* gastar bromas = prank, play + pranks, banter.

* gastar con prudencia = spend + wisely.

* gastar demasiado = overspend.

* gastar dinero = expend + funds, spend + money.

* gastar en exceso = overspend.

* gastarle una putada a Alguien = do + this/that + across + Nombre.

* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.

* gastar saliva = preach + to the converted.

* gastarse + Dinero + en = set + aside + Dinero + for.

* gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.

* gastarse un dineral = fork out + lots of money.

* gastarse un dineral en = go to + great expense to.

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

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( consumir)

a) < dinero> to spend

gastar algo en algo — to spend something on something

b) <gasolina/electricidad> to use

me vas a gastar las pilas — you're going to run the batteries down

2) (desperdiciar, malgastar) <dinero/tiempo/energía> to waste

3) ( desgastar) <ropa/zapatos> to wear out; < tacones> to wear down

4)

a) (fam) (llevar, usar) <ropa/gafas> to wear

gasto el 37 — I'm a size 37

¿qué marca de cigarrillos gastas? — what brand of cigarettes do you smoke?

b) (fam) ( tener) to have

ése gasta un genio... — he has a terrible temper!

5) < broma> to play

le gastaron una broma — they played a joke o trick on him
2.
gastarse v pron

1) (enf) < dinero> to spend

2) <pilas/batería> to run down

se me gastó la tinta — I ran out of ink

3) ropa/zapatos ( desgastarse) to wear out

4) (enf) (fam) ( tener) to have

qué modales se gasta! — that's a fine way to behave

qué pinta de hippy se gasta! — he looks like a real hippy!

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= disburse, spend, expend.

Ex: The final aspect of budgeting is that of keeping accurate records of what has been disbursed, what has been encumbered, and what remains.

Ex: In 1986/87 Glasgow District Library spent over £30,000 on vandalism -- both on putting it right and in trying to prevent it.

Ex: Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.

* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en = set + aside + Dinero + for.

* gastar bromas = prank, play + pranks, banter.

* gastar con prudencia = spend + wisely.

* gastar demasiado = overspend.

* gastar dinero = expend + funds, spend + money.

* gastar en exceso = overspend.

* gastarle una putada a Alguien = do + this/that + across + Nombre.

* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.

* gastar saliva = preach + to the converted.

* gastarse + Dinero + en = set + aside + Dinero + for.

* gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.

* gastarse un dineral = fork out + lots of money.

* gastarse un dineral en = go to + great expense to.

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

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gastar [A1 ]

vt

A (consumir)

1 ‹dinero› to spend gastar algo EN algo to spend sth ON sth

ha gastado un dineral en arreglar la casa she's spent a fortune on doing up the house

2 ‹gasolina/electricidad› to use

estamos gastando demasiada agua we're using too much water

¿ya has gastado toda la leche? you haven't used up all the milk already!

no sé ya cuántas cajas he gastado esta semana I don't know how many boxes I've got through o gone through this week

apágala, me vas a gastar las pilas turn it off, you're going to run the batteries down

B (desperdiciar, malgastar) ‹dinero› to waste, squander; ‹tiempo/energía› to waste; ‹gasolina/electricidad› to waste

C (desgastar) ‹ropa/zapatos› to wear out; ‹tacones› to wear down

D

1 ( fam) (llevar, usar) ‹ropa/gafas› to wear

gasta barba he has a beard

gasto el 37 I'm a size 37, I take a (size) 37

¿qué marca de cigarrillos gastas? what brand of cigarettes do you smoke?

2 ( fam) ‹genio/modales›

¡vaya unos modales que gasta con su padre! what a way to behave toward(s) her father!

ten cuidado porque ése gasta un genio … be careful, he has a terrible temper!

gastarlas ( Esp fam): ya sabes cómo las gasta you know how nasty he can get

E ‹broma› to play

siempre está gastando bromas he's always playing practical jokes

le gastaron una broma they played a joke o trick on him

■ gastarse

v pron

A ( enf) ‹dinero› to spend

¿ya te has gastado todo lo que te di? you don't mean to say you've already spent all the money I gave you!

B (consumirse) to run down

estas pilas se gastan enseguida these batteries run down so quickly o last no time at all

está gastada la batería the battery's flat, the battery's run down

se me ha gastado la tinta I've run out of ink

C «ropa/zapatos» (desgastarse) to wear out

se le gastaron los codos a la chaqueta the elbows of his jacket wore thin/wore through

D ( enf) ( fam) (tener) to have

¡vaya modales que se gasta! that's a fine way to behave, isn't it?

se gasta un genio de mil demonios he has a hell of a temper ( colloq)

¡qué pinta de hippy se gasta! he looks like a real hippy!

con la puntería que se gasta, no puede fallar she's such a good shot, she won't miss

E ( RPl fam) (desperdiciar esfuerzos) to waste one's breath

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gastar ( conjugate gastar) verbo transitivo
1 ( consumir)
a) ‹ dinero› to spend;

gastar algo en algo to spend sth on sth
b) ‹gasolina/electricidad› to use

2 (desperdiciar, malgastar) ‹dinero/tiempo/energía› to waste
3 ( desgastar) ‹ropa/zapatos› to wear out;
‹ tacones› to wear down
4 (fam) (llevar, usar) ‹ropa/gafas› to wear;
◊ gasto el 37 I'm a size 37

5 ‹ broma› to play;
◊ le gastaron una broma they played a joke o trick on him

gastarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ‹ dinero› to spend
2 [pilas/batería] to run down;
◊ se me gastó la tinta I ran out of ink

3 [ropa/zapatos] ( desgastarse) to wear out
4 ( enf) (fam) ( tener) to have;
◊ se gasta un genio … he has a terrible temper!

gastar verbo transitivo
1 (dinero, tiempo) to spend
(gasolina, energía) to consume
2 (desperdiciar) to waste
3 (terminar) to use up
4 (emplear, usar) (ropa, gafas, zapatos) to wear: gasta papel de cartas azul, he uses blue writing paper
5 le gastaron una broma, they played a joke on him
♦ Locuciones: gastarlas, to behave, act: procura no llevarte mal con el jefe, que no sabes como las gasta, tread carefully with the boss until you find out what sort of person she is
' gastar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
broma
- irse
- terminar
- cachar
- desgastar
English:
dip into
- expend
- go through
- joke
- lay out
- overspend
- pay out
- play
- prank
- spend
- trick
- use
- use up
- wear down
- wear out
- eat
- go
- lay
- over
- splash
- wear

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gastar

♦ vt

1. [dinero] to spend;

gastar algo en algo to spend sth on sth;

gastó una fortuna en decorar la casa she spent a fortune (on) decorating the house

2. [consumir] [tiempo] to spend;
[gasolina, electricidad] to use;
esta lámpara gasta mucha electricidad this lamp uses a lot of electricity;

esta moto gasta muy poco this motorbike uses very little Br petrol o US gas;

mi coche gasta 7 litros a los cien ≈ my car does 41 miles to the gallon

3. [malgastar] [dinero, energía] to waste

4. [desgastar] [ropa, zapatos] to wear out

5. Esp [tener, usar] [ropa] to wear;

gasta sombrero he wears a hat;

gasto el 42 I take a size 42, I'm a size 42

6. Esp [hacer]
gastar una broma (a alguien) to play a joke (on sb)

7. Esp [genio]
gastar mal genio to have a bad temper;

gastarlas to carry on, to behave;

¡no sabes cómo se las gastan allí! you can't imagine how they carry on there!

8. RP Fam [burlarse de] to make fun of

♦ vi

to spend (money)

♦ See also the pronominal verb gastarse

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gastar

v/t

1 dinero spend; energía, electricidad etc use

2 ( llevar) wear;

¿qué número gastas? what size do you take?, what size are you?

3 ( desperdiciar) waste

4 ( desgastar) wear out

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gastar vt

1) : to spend

2) consumir: to consume, to use up

3) : to squander, to waste

4) : to wear

gasta un bigote: he sports a mustache

♦ See also the reflexive verb gastarse

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gastar vb

1. (dinero) to spend [pt. & pp. spent]

gasta mucho dinero en ropa she spends a lot of money on clothes

2. (consumir) to use

hay que gastar menos agua we must use less water

este coche gasta mucha gasolina this car uses a lot of petrol

3. (utilizar) to use / to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

¿qué champú gastas? what shampoo do you use?

¿qué número gastas? what size shoes do you take?

gastar bromas to play practical jokes

Spanish-English dictionary > gastar
14 pegado

adj.

1 stuck.

2 glued, bonded.

m.

plaster (parche).

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: pegar.

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pegado

► participio pasado

1→ link=pegar pegar

► adjetivo

1 clueless

■ está más pegado que un sello he hasn't got a clue

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1. ADJ

1) (=adherido) [gen] stuck; [con pegamento] glued

me desperté con los ojos pegados — I woke up with my eyes stuck together

¿está bien pegada la foto? — is the photo stuck on properly?

el póster estaba pegado a la pared con chinchetas — the poster was stuck o fixed to the wall with drawing pins
falda 1)
2) (=junto)

pegado a algo: el estadio está pegado al río — the stadium is right beside the river

íbamos muy pegados al coche de delante — we were right behind the car in front

pon el piano pegado a la pared — put the piano right up o flush against the wall

la lámpara estaba muy pegada al techo — the lamp was almost touching the ceiling

los corredores iban muy pegados unos a otros — the runners were bunched together

se tira las horas pegada al ordenador — she spends hours glued to the computer

se pasan el día pegados a los libros — they spend all day with their noses stuck in books *

está todo el día pegado a su madre — he's a real mother's boy

3) (=quemado) [arroz, leche] burnt, burned (EEUU)

oler a pegado — to smell burnt

- quedarse pegado

4) Esp (=asombrado) stunned

me has dejado pegado con esa noticia — what you've just said has really stunned me o taken me aback, I'm really stunned by what you've just said

5) Esp
**
estar pegado — to not have a clue *

no me sé nada del examen, estoy pegado — I haven't got a clue about the exam *

2.

SM (Med) (=parche) sticking plaster, Band-Aid ® (EEUU)

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- da adjetivo [ESTAR]

1) ( junto)

pegado A algo: su casa está pegada a la mía her house is right next to mine; iba muy pegado al coche de delante he was too close to the car in front; la cama está pegada a la pared — the bed is right up against the wall

2) ( adherido) stuck; (con cola, goma) glued

las piezas están pegadas — the pieces are glued together

pegado A algo: está pegado al suelo it's stuck to the floor; se pasa todo el día pegado al televisor he spends all day glued to the television; quedarse pegado — (fam) ( electrocutarse) to be electrocuted; (Educ) to stay o be kept down

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= pasted-on.

Ex. Some of these exotic bindings were sometimes enriched with chased metal, semi-precious stones, or pasted-on pictures.

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* pegado a = flush with.

* pegado a la pantalla = riveted to the screen.

* pegado al asiento = rooted to + Posesivo + seat.

* pegado al cuerpo = slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].

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- da adjetivo [ESTAR]

1) ( junto)

pegado A algo: su casa está pegada a la mía her house is right next to mine; iba muy pegado al coche de delante he was too close to the car in front; la cama está pegada a la pared — the bed is right up against the wall

2) ( adherido) stuck; (con cola, goma) glued

las piezas están pegadas — the pieces are glued together

pegado A algo: está pegado al suelo it's stuck to the floor; se pasa todo el día pegado al televisor he spends all day glued to the television; quedarse pegado — (fam) ( electrocutarse) to be electrocuted; (Educ) to stay o be kept down

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= pasted-on.

Ex: Some of these exotic bindings were sometimes enriched with chased metal, semi-precious stones, or pasted-on pictures.

* pegado a = flush with.

* pegado a la pantalla = riveted to the screen.

* pegado al asiento = rooted to + Posesivo + seat.

* pegado al cuerpo = slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].

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pegado -da

adjective

[ ESTAR]

A (junto) pegado A algo:

su casa está pegada a la mía her house is right next to mine

no me gusta ir muy pegado al coche de delante I don't like sitting right on the tail of o being too close to the car in front, I don't like tailgating the car in front ( AmE colloq)

la cama iba pegada a la pared the bed was right up against the wall

B (adherido) stuck; (con cola, goma) glued

las piezas están pegadas the pieces are glued together

me sirvió unos tallarines todos pegados he gave me some noodles which were all stuck together

pegado A algo:

está pegado al suelo it's stuck to the floor

se pasa todo el día pegado al televisor he spends all day glued to the television

está siempre pegado a la puerta a ver si oye lo que digo he always has an ear to the door to see if he can catch what I'm saying

quedarse pegado ( fam) (electrocutarse) to be electrocuted, to fry ( AmE colloq) (sorprenderse) ( Esp) to be stunned o amazed ( colloq);

( Educ) to stay o be kept down

se quedó pegado en el primer curso he was kept down o he stayed down at the end of the first year, he had to repeat the first year

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Del verbo pegar: ( conjugate pegar)

pegado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
pegado
pegar
pegado
◊ -da adjetivo [ESTAR]

a) ( junto) pegado A algo:

◊ su casa está pegada a la mía her house is right next to mine;

iba muy pegado al coche de delante he was too close to the car in front;
pon la cama pegada a la pared put the bed right up against the wall
b) ( adherido) stuck;

(con cola, goma) glued;
◊ está pegado al suelo it's stuck to the floor;

las piezas están pegadas the pieces are glued together
pegar ( conjugate pegar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹bofetada/patada› to give;

◊ le pegó una paliza terrible he gave him a terrible beating;

le pegadoon un tiro they shot her
b) ‹grito/chillido› to let out;

◊ pegado un salto de alegría to jump for joy;

pegadole un susto a algn to give sb a fright
2
a) ( adherir) to stick;

( con cola) to glue, stick
b) ( coser) ‹mangas/botones› to sew on

c) ( arrimar) to move … closer

3 (fam) ( contagiar) ‹ enfermedad› to give;
◊ me pegó la gripe he gave me the flu

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( golpear): pegadole a algn to hit sb;

(a un niño, como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ le pega a su mujer he beats his wife;

la pelota pegó en el poste the ball hit the goalpost
b) (fam) ( hacerse popular) [producto/moda] to take off;

[ artista] to be very popular
2
a) ( adherir) to stick

b) ( armonizar) to go together;

pegado CON algo to go with sth;
◊ no pega con el vestido it doesn't go (very well) with the dress

pegarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( golpearse):

◊ me pegué con la mesa I knocked o hit myself on the table;

me pegué en la cabeza I banged o knocked my head
b) ( recípr) ( darse golpes) to hit each other

2 ‹ susto› to get;
◊ pegadose un tiro to shoot oneself

3 ( contagiarse) [ enfermedad] to be infectious;
◊ eso se pega you can easily catch it;

se te va a pegado mi catarro you'll catch my cold;
se le ha pegado el acento mexicano he's picked up a Mexican accent
pegar
I verbo transitivo
1 (adherir) to stick
(con pegamento) to glue
2 (coser) to sew on
3 (arrimar) lean against: es mejor que pegues la cuna a la pared, you'd better put the cradle against the wall
4 (un susto, una enfermedad) to give
5 (realizar una acción) pegó fuego a la casa, he set the house on fire
pegó saltos de alegría, he jumped for joy
6 (maltratar) to hit: no pegues al niño, don't hit the child
II verbo intransitivo
1 (combinar) to match: ese jersey no pega con esos pantalones, that sweater doesn't go with those trousers
(estar próximo a) to be next to: su casa está pegada al cine, his house is next to the cinema
2 (sol) to beat down
♦ Locuciones: no pegar ojo, not to sleep a wink
' pegado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estacazo
- estirón
- falda
- pegarse
- separar
- unida
- unido
- pegar
English:
shoot
- glue
- hug
- stick

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pegado

♦ adj

1. [junto]
nuestra oficina está pegada a la suya our office is right next to theirs;

ha aparcado el coche demasiado pegado al mío he's parked his car too close to mine;

su novio estuvo pegado a ella durante toda la fiesta her boyfriend was glued to her side all through the party;

lleva cinco horas pegado al televisor he's been glued to the television for five hours

2. [con pegamento] glued, stuck;

la suela está pegada al zapato the sole is glued o stuck to the shoe

3. Esp Fam [asombrado] amazed, flabbergasted;

me dejó pegado con su respuesta I was amazed o flabbergasted at his answer;

me quedé pegado cuando me enteré I was amazed o flabbergasted when I found out

4. Esp Fam
estar pegado [no saber] not to have a clue;

en latín estoy pegado I'm hopeless at Latin

♦ nm
[parche] plaster
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pegado

adj ( adherido) stuck (a to);

estar pegado a ( cerca de) be right up against;

estar pegado a alguien fig follow s.o. around, be s.o.’s shadow

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pegado, -da adj

1) : glued, stuck, stuck together

2)

pegado a : right next to

Spanish-English dictionary > pegado
15 sicurezza

"safety;

Sicherung;

seguranca"

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f security

( protezione) safety

( certezza) certainty

pubblica sicurezza police

cintura f di sicurezza safety belt

misure f pl di sicurezza safety measures

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sicurezza s.f.

1 ( certezza) certainty: avevo la sicurezza di riuscire, I was sure of success; non posso dirtelo con sicurezza, I cannot tell you with certainty; voglio avere la sicurezza di incontrarlo, I want to be certain to meet him

2 ( qualità di chi è sicuro) assurance; (self-)confidence: guida con sicurezza, he drives confidently; la sicurezza del testimone impressionò la giuria, the (self-)confidence of the witness made its mark on the jury; rispondere con sicurezza, to answer with assurance; sa tutto ma manca di sicurezza, he knows it all but he lacks confidence

3 ( immunità da pericoli) safety; security: la sicurezza di un luogo, the safety of a place; sicurezza pubblica, public safety; sicurezza sociale, social security; servizi di sicurezza, security forces; sicurezza sul lavoro, industrial safety; sicurezza dell'impiego, security of employment; dispositivo di sicurezza, safety device; lampada di sicurezza, safety (o Davy) lamp; misura di sicurezza, precautionary (o safety) measure; margine di sicurezza, safety margin; per maggior sicurezza, for safety's sake; rasoio di sicurezza, safety razor; serratura di sicurezza, safety lock; spilla di sicurezza, safety pin; uscita di sicurezza, emergency door (o exit); valvola di sicurezza, safety valve; mettere in sicurezza, to make safe; messa in sicurezza, making safe // (dir.): la Pubblica Sicurezza, the Police; guardia di pubblica sicurezza, policeman

4 ( fiducia) trust, confidence: ispirare sicurezza, to inspire confidence

5 (inform.) security

6 ( agenti di sicurezza) security: chiamate la sicurezza, call security.

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[siku'rettsa]
sostantivo femminile

1) (immunità dai pericoli) safety, security

per la vostra sicurezza — for your own safety

in tutta sicurezza — in (complete) safety

sicurezza nazionale — national security

sicurezza stradale — road safety

la Pubblica Sicurezza — = Italian police

per maggior sicurezza — for good measure

2) (certezza) certainty, certitude

avere la sicurezza di vincere — to be sure o certain to win

non posso dirlo con sicurezza — I can't say for certain o with certainty

3) (fiducia in sé) (self-)confidence, (self-)assurance, assertiveness

parlare con sicurezza — to speak confidently

4) di sicurezza [norme, servizio, margine, distanza] safety attrib.; [dispositivo, sistema] security attrib.

misure di sicurezza — safety o security measures

cintura di sicurezza — seatbelt, safety belt

valvola di sicurezza — relief o safety valve

cassetta di sicurezza — safe-deposit box

uscita di sicurezza — emergency o fire exit

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sicurezza

/siku'rettsa/

sostantivo f.

1 (immunità dai pericoli) safety, security; per la vostra sicurezza for your own safety; in tutta sicurezza in (complete) safety; sicurezza nazionale national security; sicurezza stradale road safety; la Pubblica Sicurezza = Italian police; per maggior sicurezza for good measure

2 (certezza) certainty, certitude; avere la sicurezza di vincere to be sure o certain to win; non posso dirlo con sicurezza I can't say for certain o with certainty

3 (fiducia in sé) (self-)confidence, (self-)assurance, assertiveness; parlare con sicurezza to speak confidently

4 di sicurezza [norme, servizio, margine, distanza] safety attrib.; [dispositivo, sistema] security attrib.; misure di sicurezza safety o security measures; cintura di sicurezza seatbelt, safety belt; valvola di sicurezza relief o safety valve; cassetta di sicurezza safe-deposit box; uscita di sicurezza emergency o fire exit.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sicurezza

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