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at the far end of the room

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1 at the far end of the room

at the far end of the room

aan het andere eind van de kamer

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end
1. noun
1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); (also adjective) We live in the end house.) final, extremo, cabo

2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fin, final, conclusión

3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) muerte

4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) objetivo, finalidad

5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) resto

2. verb
(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) terminar

- ending
- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end

end¹ n final / fin

turn right at the end of this street al final de esta calle, gira a la derecha

I missed the end of the film me perdí el final de la película

at the end of August a finales de agosto

the end of the world el fin del mundo

in the end al final

in the end he married the princess al final se casó con la princesa

end² vb terminar / acabar

the party ended at midnight la fiesta terminó a medianoche

how does the film end? ¿cómo acaba la película?

end

tr[end]

noun

1 (extremity - of rope) cabo; (- of street, room, queue) final nombre masculino; (- of table, sofa, bed, line) extremo; (- of stick, tail, hair) punta; (- of box) lado

■ we sat at opposite ends of the table estábamos sentados en los extremos opuestos de la mesa

■ let's meet at the end of the road quedamos al final de la calle

2 (final part, finish) fin nombre masculino, final nombre masculino, conclusión nombre femenino

■ have you got enough money to last until the end of the month? ¿tienes suficiente dinero para llegar hasta final del mes?

■ what did you think of the end of the film? ¿qué te pareció el final de la película?

3 (aim) objeto, objetivo, fin nombre masculino

■ for political ends para fines políticos

4 (remnant) resto, cabo; (of cigarette) colilla

5 euphemistic use muerte nombre femenino

6 (on telephone) lado (de la línea)

7 (half of sports pitch) lado

adjective

1 final, último,-a

■ they live in the end house viven en la última casa

transitive verb

1 (conclude) acabar, terminar

2 (stop) terminar, poner fin a, acabar con

■ they decided to end the strike decidieron terminar la huelga

intransitive verb

1 acabar, terminar

■ when does term end? ¿cuándo acaba el trimestre?

■ our journey ends here nuestro viaje acaba aquí

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

(not) to be the end of the world (no) ser el fin del mundo

at the end of al final de

at the end of one's tether hasta la coronilla

at the end of the day al fin y al cabo, al final

end on de frente

end to end juntando los dos extremos

in the end al fin

no end muchísimo

■ it annoys me no end me molesta muchísimo

no end of la mar de, la tira de, cantidad de

■ no end of problems cantidad de problemas

on end (upright) sobre el extremo 2 (continuously) enteros,-as

■ for hours on end durante horas y horas

till the end of time para siempre más

to be an end in itself ser un fin en sí mismo

to be at a loose end no tener nada que hacer

to be at an end estar acabado,-a

to be the end ser el colmo

to come/draw to an end acabarse

to end it all suicidarse

to go to the ends of the earth ir hasta el fin del mundo, ir hasta los confines de la tierra

to keep one's end up seguir animado,-a

to make ends meet llegar a final de mes

to put an end to something poner fin a algo, acabar con algo

end product producto final

loose ends cabos nombre masculino plural sueltos

end ['ɛnd] vt

1) stop: terminar, poner fin a

2) conclude: concluir, terminar

end vi

: terminar(se), acabar, concluir(se)

end n

1) extremity: extremo m, final m, punta f

2) conclusion: fin m, final m

3) aim: fin m

end

adj.

• final adj.

n.

• acabamiento s.m.

• cabo s.m.

• cola s.f.

• extremo s.m.

• fin s.m.

• final s.m.

• finalidad s.f.

• límite s.m.

• objeto s.m.

• término s.m.

v.

• acabar v.

• cesar v.

• clausurar v.

• concluir v.

• terminar v.

• ultimar v.

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noun

1)

a) (extremity - of rope, stick) extremo m, punta f; (- of nose) punta f; (- of street) final m

at the other/far end of the garden — al otro extremo/al fondo del jardín

from one end of the country to the other — de punta a punta or de un extremo a otro del país

the top end of the range — lo mejor de la gama

to stand something on (its) end — poner* algo vertical, parar algo (AmL)

for weeks on end — durante semanas y semanas, durante semanas enteras

it measured five feet (from) end to end — medía cinco pies de un lado al otro or de punta a punta

not to know/be able to tell one end of something from the other — no tener* ni idea de algo (fam)

to be at the end of one's rope o (BrE) tether: I'm at the end of my rope ya no puedo más or ya no aguanto más; to go off at the deep end (colloq) ponerse* como una fiera; to make ends meet — llegar* a fin de mes; see also deep end

b) (part, side) (colloq) parte f (fam)

are there any problems at your end? — ¿hay algún problema por tu lado?

c) ( remaining part) final m, resto m

2)

a) (finish, close) fin m, final m

the end — fin

at the end of the month — a fin de mes

she read it to the very end — lo leyó hasta el fin or final

just give him the money and let that be an end of o to it — dale el dinero y que no se hable más

that was the end of the story — ahí (se) acabó or terminó la historia

we'll never hear the end of this — nunca nos va a dejar olvidar esto

in the end — al final

to put an end to something — poner* fin or poner* punto final a algo

at the end of the day — ( finally) al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas; ( lit) al acabar or terminar el día

b) (death, destruction) final m, fin m

they met a violent end — tuvieron un final or fin violento

to come to a sticky end — (BrE) acabar or terminar mal

c) ( outcome) final m

d)

no end — (BrE colloq)

there were no end of people there — había la mar or la tira de gente (fam)

we enjoyed ourselves no end — nos divertimos a más no poder (fam)

3) ( purpose) fin m

an end in itself — un fin en sí mismo

to use something for one's own ends — usar algo para sus (or mis etc) propios fines

to this end — (frml) con or a este fin (frml)

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( stop) \<\<argument/discussion/fight\>\> terminar, dar* or poner* fin a; \<\<gossip/speculation\>\> acabar or terminar con

b) ( conclude) terminar, concluir* (frml)

2.

vi acabar, terminar

it will all end in tears — va a acabar or terminar mal

a word ending in `x' — una palabra que termina en `x'

Phrasal Verbs:

- end up

[end]
1. N

1) [of street] final m ; [of line, table] extremo m ; [of rope, stick] punta f ; [of estate] límite m ; (Sport) lado m ; [of town] parte f, zona f

• at the end of — [+ street, corridor] al final de; [+ rope, cable] en la punta de

• to change ends — (Sport) cambiar de lado

• the ends of the earth — (fig) el ultimo rincón del mundo

to go to the ends of the earth — ir hasta el fin del mundo

• from one end to the other — de un extremo a otro

• the end of the line — (fig) el término, el acabóse

• to stand sth on end — poner algo de punta

his hair stood on end — se le puso el pelo de punta

• the end of the road — (fig) el término, el acabóse

• from end to end — de punta a punta

to place end to end — poner uno tras otro

• to read a book to the very end — leer un libro hasta el mismo final

• to start at the wrong end — empezar por el fin

- keep one's end up

- tie up the loose ends

- make ends meet

- get hold of the wrong end of the stick

- be at the end of one's tether
deep 1., 1), shallow 1., 1)
2) [of time, process, journey, resources] fin m, final m ; [of story] fin m, conclusión f

the end of the empire — el fin del imperio

at the end of three months — al cabo de tres meses

at the end of the century — a fines del siglo

towards the end of — [+ book, film] hacia el final de; [+ century] hacia fines de; [+ month] hacia fin de

that was the end of him — así terminó él

that's the end of the matter — asunto concluido

that was the end of that! — ¡y se acabó!

that was the end of our car * — así se acabó el coche

we'll never hear the end of it * — esto va a ser cuento de nunca acabar

there's no end to it * — esto no se acaba nunca

we see no end to it — no entrevemos posibilidad alguna de que termine

• to be at an end — [meeting, interview] haber concluido

to be at the end of — [+ strength, patience] estar al límite de

we're at the end of our supplies — se nos están agotando las provisiones

we are almost at the end of our holidays — se nos están acabando las vacaciones

to be at the end of one's resources — haber agotado los recursos

• to come to a bad end — acabar mal

• to the bitter end — hasta el último suspiro

• to bring to an end — [+ work, speech, relationship] dar por terminado

• to come to an end — llegar a su fin, terminarse

• to draw to an end — llegar a su fin, terminarse

• I am getting to the end of my patience — estoy llegando al límite de mi paciencia

• in the end — al fin

• to make an end of — acabar con, poner fin a

• I enjoyed it no end * — me gustó muchísimo

to think no end of sb — tener un muy alto concepto de algn

no end of * — la mar de *

it caused no end of trouble — causó la mar de problemas

no end of an expert — sumamente experto, más experto que nadie

• three days on end — tres días seguidos

for days on end — día tras día, durante una infinidad de días

for hours on end — hora tras hora

• to put an end to — [+ argument, relationship, sb's tricks] poner fin a, acabar con

• that's the end! * — ¡eso es el colmo!

he's the end! * — ¡es el colmo!

that movie is the end! — (US) * esa película es el no va más

• without end — interminable

• the end of the world — el fin del mundo

it's not the end of the world * — el mundo no se va a acabar por eso

- at the end of the day

3) (=death) liter or hum muerte f

to meet one's end — encontrar la muerte

4) (=remnant) [of loaf, candle, meat] resto m, cabo m

the end of a roll — [of cloth, carpet] el retal de un rollo
cigarette 2.
5) (=aim) fin m, propósito m

an end in itself — un fin en sí

the end justifies the means — el fin justifica los medios

• to achieve one's end — alcanzar su objetivo

• to no end — en vano

to the end that... — a fin de que + subjun

to this end, with this end in view — con este propósito

• with what end? — ¿para qué?

2.

VT [+ argument] terminar, poner fin a; [+ book] concluir; [+ speech] concluir, terminar; [+ relationship] terminar; [+ abuse, speculation] acabar con

• that was the meal to end all meals! * — ¡eso fue el no va más en comidas!

• to end one's days — vivir sus últimos días

• to end it all * — suicidarse

• to end one's life — suicidarse

3.

VI [lesson, work, war, meeting] terminar, acabar, concluir more frm ; [road] terminar(se); [period of time, programme, film, story] terminar

• to end by saying — terminar diciendo

• to end in — terminar en

• to end with — terminar con

4.

CPD

end date N — [of contract] fecha f de terminación

end game N — (Chess) fase f final

the end house N — la última casa

end line N — (Basketball) línea f de fondo

end note N — nota f final

end product N — (Ind) producto m final; (fig) consecuencia f

end result N — resultado m

end table N — (US) mesita f (para poner revistas, bebidas)

end user N — usuario(-a) m / f final

end value N — valor m final

end zone N — (American Ftbl) zona f de marca

- end off

- end up

* * *
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noun

1)

a) (extremity - of rope, stick) extremo m, punta f; (- of nose) punta f; (- of street) final m

at the other/far end of the garden — al otro extremo/al fondo del jardín

from one end of the country to the other — de punta a punta or de un extremo a otro del país

the top end of the range — lo mejor de la gama

to stand something on (its) end — poner* algo vertical, parar algo (AmL)

for weeks on end — durante semanas y semanas, durante semanas enteras

it measured five feet (from) end to end — medía cinco pies de un lado al otro or de punta a punta

not to know/be able to tell one end of something from the other — no tener* ni idea de algo (fam)

to be at the end of one's rope o (BrE) tether: I'm at the end of my rope ya no puedo más or ya no aguanto más; to go off at the deep end (colloq) ponerse* como una fiera; to make ends meet — llegar* a fin de mes; see also deep end

b) (part, side) (colloq) parte f (fam)

are there any problems at your end? — ¿hay algún problema por tu lado?

c) ( remaining part) final m, resto m

2)

a) (finish, close) fin m, final m

the end — fin

at the end of the month — a fin de mes

she read it to the very end — lo leyó hasta el fin or final

just give him the money and let that be an end of o to it — dale el dinero y que no se hable más

that was the end of the story — ahí (se) acabó or terminó la historia

we'll never hear the end of this — nunca nos va a dejar olvidar esto

in the end — al final

to put an end to something — poner* fin or poner* punto final a algo

at the end of the day — ( finally) al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas; ( lit) al acabar or terminar el día

b) (death, destruction) final m, fin m

they met a violent end — tuvieron un final or fin violento

to come to a sticky end — (BrE) acabar or terminar mal

c) ( outcome) final m

d)

no end — (BrE colloq)

there were no end of people there — había la mar or la tira de gente (fam)

we enjoyed ourselves no end — nos divertimos a más no poder (fam)

3) ( purpose) fin m

an end in itself — un fin en sí mismo

to use something for one's own ends — usar algo para sus (or mis etc) propios fines

to this end — (frml) con or a este fin (frml)

II
1.

transitive verb

a) ( stop) \<\<argument/discussion/fight\>\> terminar, dar* or poner* fin a; \<\<gossip/speculation\>\> acabar or terminar con

b) ( conclude) terminar, concluir* (frml)

2.

vi acabar, terminar

it will all end in tears — va a acabar or terminar mal

a word ending in `x' — una palabra que termina en `x'

Phrasal Verbs:

- end up

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3 far

far [fɑ:(r)]

loin ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) beaucoup ⇒ 1 (c) lointain ⇒ 2 (a) éloigné ⇒ 2 (a) autre ⇒ 2 (b) extrême ⇒ 2 (c)

(compar farther ['fɑ:ðə(r)] or further ['fɜ:ðə(r)], superl farthest ['fɑ:ðɪst] or furthest ['fɜ:ðɪst])

1 adverb

(a) (distant in space) loin;

∎ is it far? est-ce (que c'est) loin?;

∎ how far is it to town? combien y a-t-il jusqu'à la ville?;

∎ how far is he going? jusqu'où va-t-il?;

∎ have you come far? êtes-vous venu de loin?;

∎ the police are looking for them, they won't get very far la police est à leur recherche, ils n'iront pas très loin;

∎ he went as far north as Alaska il est allé au nord jusqu'en Alaska;

∎ far away or off in the distance au loin, dans le lointain;

∎ he doesn't live far away or off il n'habite pas loin;

∎ it isn't far from the station ce n'est pas loin de la gare;

∎ far above/below loin au-dessus/au-dessous;

∎ far beyond bien au-delà;

∎ far out at sea en pleine mer;

∎ figurative his thoughts are far away son esprit est ailleurs;

∎ his work is far above the others' son travail est de loin supérieur à celui des autres;

∎ that's far beyond me (physically) c'est bien au-dessus de mes forces; (intellectually) ça me dépasse;

∎ how far can you trust him? jusqu'à quel point peut-on lui faire confiance?;

∎ how far (on) are you in the book? où en es-tu dans le livre?;

∎ how far have you got with the translation? où en es-tu de la traduction?;

∎ far and wide de tous côtés;

∎ they came from far and wide ils sont venus de partout;

∎ he travels far and wide il court le monde;

∎ they searched far and wide for a suitable site ils ont cherché partout un emplacement convenable;

∎ far be it from me to interfere! loin de moi l'idée d'intervenir!;

∎ to be British far out or American far off (person) se tromper complètement; (report, survey) être complètement erroné; (guess) être loin du compte;

∎ he's not far off or wrong il n'a pas tout à fait tort;

∎ she's not far off being finished elle n'est pas loin d'avoir fini;

∎ to carry or to take sth too far pousser qch trop loin;

∎ have you got far to go? avez-vous encore beaucoup de chemin à faire?; figurative êtes-vous loin du but?;

∎ you won't get far with that attitude vous n'irez pas loin avec ce genre de comportement;

∎ sincerity won't get you very far la sincérité ne vous mènera pas loin;

∎ literary far from the madding crowd loin de la foule et du bruit

(b) (distant in time) loin;

∎ as far back as 1800 déjà en 1800, dès 1800;

∎ as far back as I can remember aussi loin que je m'en souvienne;

∎ I can't look far beyond August je ne sais pas ce qui se passera après le mois d'août;

∎ she worked far into the night elle a travaillé très avant ou jusque tard dans la nuit;

∎ don't look so far into the future ne vous préoccupez pas de ce qui se passera dans un avenir aussi lointain;

∎ the holidays aren't far off les vacances ne sont plus loin ou approchent;

∎ he's not far off sixty il n'a pas loin de la soixantaine

(c) (with comparatives) (much) beaucoup, bien;

∎ this is far better c'est beaucoup ou bien mieux;

∎ a far greater problem un problème bien ou autrement ou beaucoup plus grave;

∎ she is far more intelligent than I am elle est bien ou beaucoup plus intelligente que moi

(d) (idioms)

∎ to go far (person, idea) aller loin, faire son chemin;

∎ this has gone far enough trop, c'est trop;

∎ his policy doesn't go far enough sa politique ne va pas assez loin;

∎ I would even go so far as to say… j'irais même jusqu'à dire…, je dirais même…;

∎ he went so far as to claim that… il est allé jusqu'à prétendre que…;

∎ I wouldn't go so far as to say he's lying je n'irais pas jusqu'à dire qu'il ment;

∎ things went so far that… les choses sont allées si loin que…;

∎ to go too far (exaggerate) dépasser les bornes, exagérer;

∎ you're going too far! vous exagérez!;

∎ that's going too far cela passe la mesure;

∎ she's gone too far to back out elle s'est trop engagée pour reculer;

∎ this goes quite far towards solving the problem on approche d'une solution;

∎ £5 doesn't go far nowadays on ne va pas loin avec 5 livres de nos jours

2 adjective

(a) (distant) lointain, éloigné; (remote) éloigné;

∎ in the far distance tout au loin;

∎ it's a far cry from what she expected ce n'est pas du tout ou c'est loin de ce qu'elle attendait

(b) (more distant) autre, plus éloigné;

∎ on the far side de l'autre côté;

∎ the far end of l'autre bout de, l'extrémité de;

∎ at the far end of the room au fond de la salle

(c) (extreme) extrême;

∎ the far north l'extrême nord m;

∎ Politics the far left/right l'extrême gauche f /droite f

3 as far as

1 preposition

jusqu'à;

∎ I'll walk with you as far as the end of the lane je vais vous accompagner jusqu'au bout du chemin

2 conjunction

(a) (distance)

∎ as far as the eye can see à perte de vue;

∎ that's fine as far as it goes c'est très bien, jusqu'à un certain point

(b) (to the extent that) autant que;

∎ as far as possible autant que possible, dans la mesure du possible;

∎ as far as I can dans la mesure de mon possible;

∎ as far as I can judge (pour) autant que je puisse (en) juger;

∎ as far as I know (pour) autant que je sache;

∎ as far as she's/I'm concerned en ce qui la/me concerne, pour sa/ma part;

∎ as far as money goes or is concerned pour ce qui est de l'argent

4 by far adverb

de loin, de beaucoup;

∎ she's by far the cleverest or the cleverest by far c'est de loin ou de beaucoup la plus intelligente

5 far and away adverb

de loin

6 far from

1 adverb

(not at all) loin de;

∎ far from clean loin d'être propre;

∎ the report was far from complimentary le rapport était loin d'être flatteur;

∎ I'm far from approving of all he does je suis loin d'approuver tout ce qu'il fait;

∎ he's not rich, far from it il n'est pas riche, loin de là ou tant s'en faut

2 preposition

(rather than) loin de;

∎ far from being generous, he is rather stingy loin d'être généreux, il est plutôt radin;

∎ far from improving, the situation got worse loin de s'améliorer, les choses ont empiré

7 in so far as conjunction

dans la mesure où

8 so far adverb

jusqu'ici, jusqu'à présent;

∎ so far this month depuis le début du mois;

∎ so far so good jusqu'ici ça va;

∎ have you seen him? - not so far l'avez-vous vu? - pas encore;

∎ the story so far ≃ résumé m des chapitres précédents

9 so far as = as far as conjunction

►► the Far East l'Extrême-Orient m;

the Far North le Grand Nord;

the Far South l'Antarctique m

✾ Book ✾ Film 'Far from the Madding Crowd' Hardy, Schlesinger 'Loin de la foule insensée'

✾ Book 'How far can you go?' Lodge 'Jeux de maux'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > far
4 far

far [fα:^r]

(comparative farther or further, superlative farthest or furthest)

1. adverb

   a. loin

• how far is it to Glasgow? combien y a-t-il de kilomètres jusqu'à Glasgow ?

• how far is it from Glasgow to Edinburgh? quelle distance y a-t-il entre Glasgow et Édimbourg ?

• is it far? c'est loin ?

• how far are you going? jusqu'où allez-vous ?

• how far have you got with your plans? où en êtes-vous de vos projets ?

• he'll go far il ira loin

• £10 doesn't go far these days avec 10 livres, on ne va pas loin de nos jours

• this scheme does not go far enough ce projet ne va pas assez loin

• I would even go so far as to say that... j'irais même jusqu'à dire que...

• that's going too far cela dépasse les bornes

• I wouldn't go that far je n'irais pas jusque-là

• he's gone too far this time! il est vraiment allé trop loin cette fois !

• he has gone too far to back out now il est trop engagé pour reculer maintenant

• he took the joke too far il a poussé trop loin la plaisanterie

• so far and no further jusque-là mais pas plus loin

• so far so good jusqu'ici ça va

• we have ten volunteers so far nous avons dix volontaires pour l'instant

• far be it from me to doubt you loin de moi l'idée de douter de vous

► far from loin de

• your work is far from satisfactory votre travail est loin d'être satisfaisant

• far from it! loin de là !► far + adverb/preposition ( = a long way)

far above loin au-dessus

• far away in the distance au loin

• far beyond bien au-delà

• it's far beyond what I can afford c'est bien au-dessus de mes moyens

• he wasn't far off when I caught sight of him il n'était pas loin quand je l'ai aperçu

• his birthday is not far off c'est bientôt son anniversaire

• far out at sea au large

   b. ► as far as

• we went as far as the town nous sommes allés jusqu'à la ville

• we didn't go as far as the others nous ne sommes pas allés aussi loin que les autres

• as far as I know pour autant que je sache

• as far as I can tell d'après moi

• as far as the eye can see à perte de vue

• as far as I'm concerned en ce qui me concerne

• as far back as I can remember d'aussi loin que je m'en souvienne

• as far back as 1945 dès 1945

   c. ( = very much) beaucoup

• far too expensive beaucoup trop cher

► by far de loin

• this is by far the best c'est de loin ce qu'il y a de mieux

• he's by far the oldest il est de loin le plus âgé► not far

• my guess wasn't far out je n'étais pas loin de la vérité

• she's not far off her target elle n'est pas loin d'avoir atteint son objectif

• you're not far wrong tu n'es pas loin de la vérité

• it's not far wrong [figures] c'est presque ça

2. adjective

   a. ( = distant) on the far side of de l'autre côté de

• in the far north of Scotland tout au nord de l'Écosse

• it's a far cry from what he promised on est loin de ce qu'il avait promis

   b. (Politics) the far right/left l'extrême droite f/gauche f

3. compounds

► the Far East noun l'Extrême-Orient m

► far-fetched adjective [story, idea] tiré par les cheveux

► far-reaching adjective d'une grande portée

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[fɑː(r)] 1.
adverb

1) ( in space) loin

have you come far? — est-ce que vous venez de loin?

is it far to York? — est-ce que York est loin d'ici?

far off —

far away — au loin

to be far from home — être loin de chez soi

far beyond the city — bien au-delà de la ville

how far is it to Leeds? — combien y a-t-il (de kilomètres) jusqu'à Leeds?

how far is Glasgow from London? — Glasgow est à quelle distance de Londres?

as far as — jusqu'à

2) ( in time)

far back in the past — loin dans le passé

as far back as 1965 — déjà en 1965

as far back as he can remember — d'aussi loin qu'il s'en souvienne

the holidays are not far off — c'est bientôt les vacances

he's not far off 70 — il n'a pas loin de 70 ans

he worked far into the night — il a travaillé tard dans la nuit

3) (to a great degree, very much) bien

far better — bien mieux

far too fast — bien trop vite

far too much money — bien trop d'argent

far more — bien plus

far above the average — bien au-dessus de la moyenne

4) (to what extent, to the extent that)

how far is it possible to...? — dans quelle mesure est-il possible de...?

how far have they got? — où en sont-ils?

as ou so far as we can —

as ou so far as possible — autant que possible, dans la mesure du possible

as ou so far as we know — pour autant que nous le sachions

as ou so far as I am concerned — quant à moi

5) ( to extreme degree) loin

to go too far — aller trop loin

she took ou carried the joke too far — elle a poussé la plaisanterie un peu loin

to push somebody too far — pousser quelqu'un à bout
2.
adjective

1) ( remote)

the far north/south (of) — l'extrême nord/sud (de)

the far east/west (of) — tout à fait à l'est/l'ouest (de)

2) (further away, other) autre

at the far end of the room — à l'autre bout de la pièce

on the far side of the wall — de l'autre côté du mur

3) Politics

the far right/left — l'extrême droite/gauche
3.
by far adverbial phrase de loin
4.
far and away adverbial phrase de loin
5.
far from prepositional phrase loin de

far from satisfied — loin d'être satisfait
6.
so far adverbial phrase

1) ( up till now) jusqu'ici

so far, so good — pour l'instant tout va bien

2) ( up to a point)

they will only compromise so far — ils sont prêts à transiger jusqu'à un certain point seulement

you can only trust him so far — tu ne peux pas lui faire entièrement confiance

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not to be far off ou out ou wrong — ne pas être loin du compte

far and wide —

far and near — partout

far be it from me to do — loin de moi l'idée de faire

to be a far cry from — être bien loin de

she will go far — elle ira loin

this wine/food won't go very far — on ne va pas aller loin avec ce vin/ce qu'on a à manger

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far

A adv

1 (to, at, from a long distance) loin ; is it far? c'est loin? ; it's not very far ce n'est pas loin ; have you come far? est-ce que vous venez de loin? ; is it far to York? est-ce que York est loin d'ici? ; far off, far away au loin ; he doesn't live far away il n'habite pas loin ; to be far from home/the city être loin de chez soi/la ville ; far beyond the city bien au-delà de la ville ; far above the trees bien au-dessus des arbres ; far out at sea en pleine mer ; far into the jungle au fin fond de la jungle ;

2 ( expressing specific distance) how far is it to Leeds? combien y a-t-il (de kilomètres) jusqu'à Leeds? ; how far is Glasgow from London? Glasgow est à quelle distance de Londres? ; I don't know how far it is to Chicago from here je ne sais pas combien il y a de kilomètres d'ici à Chicago ; he didn't go as far as the church il n'est pas allé jusqu'à l'église ; he walked as far as her ou as she did il a marché aussi loin qu'elle ;

3 (to, at a long time away) far back in the past loin dans le passé ; I can't remember that far back je ne peux pas me rappeler quelque chose qui s'est passé il y a si longtemps ; as far back as 1965 déjà en 1965 ; as far back as he can remember d'aussi loin qu'il s'en souvienne ; the holidays are not far off c'est bientôt les vacances ; he's not far off 70 il n'a pas loin de 70 ans ; peace seems very far away ou off on est bien loin d'arriver à un accord de paix ; a change in government cannot be far away un changement de gouvernement ne va pas tarder ; he worked far into the night il a travaillé tard dans la nuit ;

4 (to a great degree, very much) bien ; far better/shorter/more expensive bien mieux/plus court/plus cher ; far too fast/cold bien trop vite/froid ; far too much money bien trop d'argent ; far too many people bien trop de gens ; far more bien plus ; far above/below the average bien au-dessus/au-dessous de la moyenne ; the results fell far short of expectations les résultats étaient bien loin de ce qu'on espérait ; interest rates haven't come down very far les taux d'intérêt n'ont pas beaucoup baissé ; they are far ahead of their competitors ils sont largement en tête de leurs concurrents ;

5 (to what extent, to the extent that) how far is it possible to…? dans quelle mesure est-il possible de…? ; how far have they got with the work? où en sont-ils dans leur travail? ; we must wait and see how far the policy is successful nous devons attendre pour voir dans quelle mesure cette politique réussit ; I wouldn't trust him very far je ne lui ferais pas confiance ; as ou so far as we can, as ou so far as possible autant que possible, dans la mesure du possible ; as ou so far as we know/can see pour autant que nous le sachions/nous puissons le constater ; as ou so far as I can remember pour autant que je me souvienne ; as ou so far as I am/they are concerned quant à moi/eux ; as ou so far as the money is concerned pour ce qui est de l'argent ; as ou so far as that goes pour ce qui est de cela ; it's OK as far as it goes, but… c'est bien dans une certaine limite, mais… ;

6 ( to extreme degree) loin ; to go too far aller trop loin ; this has gone far enough! ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça! ; she took ou carried the joke too far elle a poussé la plaisanterie un peu loin ; to push sb too far pousser qn à bout ; to go so far as to do aller jusqu'à faire ; I wouldn't go so far as to say that… je n'irais pas jusqu'à dire que…

B adj

1 ( remote) the far north/south (of) l'extrême nord/sud (de) ; the far east/west (of) tout à fait à l'est/l'ouest (de) ; a far country un pays lointain ;

2 (further away, other) autre ; at the far end of the room à l'autre bout de la pièce ; on the far side of the wall de l'autre côté du mur ;

3 Pol the far right/left l'extrême droite/gauche.

C by far adv phr de loin ; it's by far the nicest/the most expensive, it's the nicest/the most expensive by far c'est de loin le plus beau/le plus cher.

D far and away adv phr de loin ; he's far and away the best/the most intelligent il est de loin le meilleur/le plus intelligent.

E far from prep phr loin de ; far from satisfied/certain loin d'être satisfait/certain ; far from complaining, I am very pleased loin de me plaindre, je suis ravi ; I'm not tired, far from it! je ne suis pas fatigué, loin de là! ; ‘are you angry?’-‘far from it!’ ‘es-tu fâché?’-‘pas du tout!’

F so far adv phr

1 ( up till now) jusqu'ici, pour l'instant ; she's only written one book so far jusqu'ici elle n'a écrit qu'un livre ; we've managed so far nous nous sommes débrouillés jusqu'ici ; we have £3,000 so far pour l'instant or jusqu'ici nous avons 3 000 livres sterling ; so far, so good pour l'instant tout va bien ;

2 ( up to a point) the money will only go so far l'argent ne va pas durer éternellement ; they will only compromise so far ils ne sont prêts à accepter qu'un certain nombre de compromis ; you can only trust him so far tu ne peux pas lui faire entièrement confiance.

G thus far adv phr jusqu'ici, jusqu'à présent ; thus far we don't have any information jusqu'ici or jusqu'à présent nous n'avons pas d'informations.

Idioms

not to be far off ou out ou wrong ne pas être loin du compte ; far and wide, far and near partout ; far be it from me to do loin de moi l'idée de faire ; to be a far cry from être bien loin de ; he is pretty far gone ( ill) il est vraiment dans un état grave ; ( drunk) il est complètement bourré ○ ; how far gone ou US along is she (in her pregnancy)? à quel stade de sa grossesse est-ce qu'elle en est? ; she will go far elle ira loin ; this wine/food won't go very far on ne va pas aller loin avec ce vin/ce qu'on a à manger.

Big English-French dictionary > far
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[end] 1. noun
1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) konec; na koncu

2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) konec

3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) smrt

4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) namen

5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) kos
2. verb
(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) končati

- ending
- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end
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I [end]
noun

konec, kraj, zaključek; meja; propad, smrt; namen, cilj; izid, uspeh, posledica, korist

East End — vzhodni del Londona

at the far end — na drugem koncu

to be at one's wits' end — ne vedeti, kako in kam

up to the bitter end, to the end of the chapter — do samega konca, do smrti

to come to an end — končati se

to come to the end of one's tether — doseči skrajno mejo, biti na koncu

no end of a fellow — sijajen dečko

colloquially to go off the deep end — razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti

my hair stood on end — lasje so mi stali pokonci

to have s.th. at one's fingers' end — dobro vedeti ali znati

to get hold of the wrong end of the stick — začeti na napačnem koncu

in the end — na koncu, končno

geometry the end of the line — krajišče

no end of — neskončno, neizmerno

the end justifies the means — namen posvečuje sredstva

to keep one's end up — pretolči, prebi(ja)ti se

the latter end — starost, smrt

at a loose end — brez posebnega opravila

to make both ends meet — prebi(ja)ti se z denarjem

to no end — zaman

shoemaker's end — dreta

to the end that — zato, da bi

to what end? — čemu?

West End — zahodni del Londona

end to end — po dolžini, drug za drugim

at your end — pri vas, v vašem kraju

to have at one's tongue's end — imeti na koncu jezika
II [end]
1.

transitive verb

(in, with s) končati, zaključiti; uničiti, ubiti, pokončati;

2.

intransitive verb

končati se, prenehati; umreti

all's well that ends well — konec dober, vse dobro

to end in smoke — izpuhteti, končati se brez haska, propasti

to end by doing — končno kaj storiti

to end in nothing — see to end in smoke

to end by saying — končno povedati

to end up ( —ali off) — končati, zaključiti

English-Slovenian dictionary > end
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1. adverb
1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) lejos

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) lejos

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mucho

2. adjective
1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) lejano

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) lo más lejos, la otra punta

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- farther
- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far

far¹ adj extremo

the Far East el Extremo Oriente / el Lejano Oriente

the far end of the stadium el otro extremo del estadio

El comparativo de far es farther o further; el superlativo es farthest o furthest

far² adv

1. lejos

how far is it to Paris? ¿a cuánto está París? / ¿cuánto hay de aquí a París?

it isn't very far no está muy lejos

2. mucho

Egypt is far hotter than Iceland Egipto es mucho más caluroso que Islandia

it's far too expensive es demasiado caro

as far as hasta

he ran as far as the church and came back corrió hasta la iglesia y volvió

far away lejos

so far hasta ahora

El comparativo de far es farther o further; el superlativo es farthest o furthest

far

tr[fɑː^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective (comp farther o further, superl farthest o furthest)

1 (distant) lejano,-a, remoto,-a

■ a far country un país lejano

2 (more distant) opuesto,-a, extremo,-a

■ the far end of the hall el otro extremo de la sala

adverb

1 (a long way) lejos

■ is it far from here? ¿está lejos de aquí?

■ how far is? ¿a qué distancia está?

■ how far is it to Rome? ¿cuánto hay de aquí a Roma?

■ how far have we travelled? ¿cuántos kilómetros hemos hecho?

■ it isn't as far as it looks no está tan lejos como parece

2 (a long time) lejos

■ they existed as far back as the 12th century existían ya en el siglo doce

■ the day when we'll be able to shop by computer is not so far off el día en que se pueda comprar por ordenador no está tan lejos

■ they talked far into the night estuvieron hablando hasta muy entrada la noche

3 (much) mucho

■ it's far better than the other está mucho mejor que el otro

■ far bigger mucho más grande

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as far as... is concerned en cuanto a..., por lo que a... se refiere

■ as far as I am concerned por lo que a mí se refiere

as far as I know que yo sepa

as far as the eye can see hasta donde alcanza la vista

by far mucho, con mucho

■ it's cheaper by far to go by coach es mucho más barato ir en autocar

■ it's by far the tallest building es con mucho el edificio más alto

far and away con mucho, con diferencia

■ she's far and away the best es con mucho la mejor

far and wide / far and near por todas partes

far away lejos

far be it from me to... no es que yo quiera...

far from... lejos de...

■ far from causing problems, he was very helpful lejos de causar problemas, fue muy amable

far from it de eso nada, nada de eso, qué va

■ was the film bad? --far from it, it was excellent! ¿era mala la película? --¡de eso nada, era buenísima!

far off a lo lejos

not to be not far out / not to be far wrong / not to be far off no ir desencaminado,-a

so far (until now) hasta ahora 2 (to a point) hasta cierto punto

so far, so good hasta aquí bien, hasta ahora bien

to be a far cry from no tener nada que ver con

to go far (money) comprar mucho 2 (food, supplies etc) cundir 3 (person) llegar lejos

to go too far pasarse de la raya

to take something too far llevar las cosas demasiado lejos

the far left / the far right la extrema izquierda / la extrema derecha

far ['fɑr] adv, farther ['fɑrðər] or further ['fər-] ; farthest or furthest [-ðəst]

1) : lejos

far from here: lejos de aquí

to go far: llegar lejos

as far as Chicago: hasta Chicago

far away: a lo lejos

2) much: muy, mucho

far bigger: mucho más grande

far superior: muy superior

it's by far the best: es con mucho el mejor

3) (expressing degree or extent)

the results are far off: salieron muy inexactos los resultados

to go so far as: decir tanto como

to go far enough: tener el alcance necesario

4) (expressing progress)

the work is far advanced: el trabajo está muy avanzado

to take (something) too far: llevar (algo) demasiado lejos

5)

far and wide : por todas partes

6)

far from it! : ¡todo lo contrario!

7)

so far : hasta ahora, todavía

far adj, farther or further ; farthest or furthest

1) remote: lejano, remoto

the Far East: el Lejano Oriente, el Extremo Oriente

a far country: un país lejano

2) long: largo

a far journey: un viaje largo

3) extreme: extremo

the far right: la extrema derecha

at the far end of the room: en el otro extremo de la sala

far

adj.

• largo, -a adj.

• lejano, -a adj.

• más lejano adj.

adv.

• lejos adv.

• mucho más lejos adv.

I fɑːr, fɑː(r)
adverb

1) (comp further or farther; superl furthest or farthest)

a) ( in distance) lejos

how far can you swim? — ¿qué distancia puedes hacer a nado?

how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?

how far is it from New York to Seattle? — ¿qué distancia hay de Nueva York a Seattle?

it's not far (to go) now — ya falta or queda poco

go as far as that tree — camina hasta ese árbol

far away in the distance — a lo lejos

b) ( in progress)

the plans are now quite far advanced — los planes están ya muy avanzados

that girl will go far — esa chica va a llegar lejos

£20 won't go far these days — hoy no se hace nada con 20 libras

c) ( in time)

Christmas isn't far away o off now — ya falta or queda poco para Navidad

I can't remember that far back — no recuerdo cosas tan lejanas

I haven't planned that far ahead — no he hecho planes tan a largo plazo

d) (in extent, degree)

the new legislation doesn't go far enough — la nueva legislación no tiene el alcance necesario

this has gone far enough! — esto ya pasa de castaño oscuro

I wouldn't go so far as to say that — yo no diría tanto como eso

our estimates weren't too far out o off — no nos equivocamos mucho en los cálculos

his jokes went a bit too far — se pasó un poco con esos chistes

2) ( very much)

far superior — muy superior

far better — mucho mejor

the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages — las ventajas superan ampliamente or con mucho las desventajas

3) (in phrases)

as o so far as: as o so far as I know que yo sepa; as o so far as I'm concerned... en lo que a mí respecta or por mí...; by far: she's better than the rest by far es muchísimo mejor que el resto; their team was by far the worst su equipo fue con mucho el peor; far and away: he's far and away the best player es sin lugar a dudas or con mucho el mejor jugador; far and near o wide (liter): they searched far and near o wide buscaron por todas partes; from far and near o wide de todas partes; far from: the matter is far from over el asunto no está terminado ni mucho menos; it is far from satisfactory dista mucho de ser satisfactorio; she's not rich: far from it! no es rica todo lo contrario!; far be it from me to interfere, but... no es que yo quiera entrometerme ni mucho menos, pero...; so far: so far, everything has gone according to plan hasta ahora or hasta este momento todo ha salido de acuerdo a lo planeado; is the plan working? - yes, so far, so good — ¿funciona el plan? - por el momento, sí

II

adjective (comp farther; superl farthest)

a) ( distant) lejano

in the far distance — a lo lejos

b) (most distant, extreme) (before n, no comp)

at the far end of the room — en el otro extremo de la habitación

she's on the far right of the party — está en la extrema derecha del partido

[fɑː(r)] (compar farther, further) (superl farthest, furthest)
1. ADV

1) (distance) (lit, fig) lejos, a lo lejos

is it far (away)? — ¿está lejos?

is it far to London? — ¿hay mucho hasta Londres?

it's not far (from here) — no está lejos (de aquí)

• far away or off — lejos

far away or off in the distance — a lo lejos

not far away or off — no muy lejos

far away from one's family — lejos de la familia

• far beyond — mucho más allá de

• how far is it to the river? — ¿qué distancia or cuánto hay de aquí al río?

how far have you got with your work/plans? — ¿hasta dónde has llegado en tu trabajo/tus planes?

• to walk far into the hills — penetrar profundamente en los montes

far into the night — hasta altas horas de la noche

• from far and near — de todas partes

• Christmas is not far off — la Navidad no está lejos

he's not far off 70 — tiene casi 70 años, frisa en los 70 años

she was not far off tears — estaba al borde de las lágrimas

• far out at sea — en alta mar

our calculations are far out — nuestros cálculos yerran or se equivocan por mucho

• so far — (in distance) tan lejos; (in time) hasta ahora

so far this year — en lo que va del año

so far so good — por or hasta ahora, bien

in so far as... — en la medida en que..., en cuanto...

so or thus far and no further — hasta aquí, pero ni un paso más

• a bridge too far — un puente de más

the plans are too far advanced — los proyectos están demasiado adelantados

• far and wide — por todas partes

• he wasn't far wrong or off or out — casi acertaba, casi estaba en lo justo

2)

• as far as — hasta

as far as the eye can see — hasta donde alcanza la vista

to go as far as Milan — ir hasta Milán

to come from as far away as Milan — venir de sitios tan lejanos como Milán

she climbed as far as the rest of the team — escaló tanto como el resto del grupo

as far back as I can remember — hasta donde me alcanza la memoria

as far back as 1945 — ya en 1945

as far as possible — en lo posible

the theory is good as far as it goes — la teoría es buena dentro de sus límites

I will help you as far as I can — te ayudaré en lo que pueda

• as or so far as I know — que yo sepa

as or so far as I am concerned — por lo que a mí se refiere or respecta

I would go as or so far as to say that... — me atrevería a decir que...

3)

• far from — [+ place] lejos de

far from approving it, I... — lejos de aprobarlo, yo...

far from it! — ¡todo lo contrario!, ¡ni mucho menos!

he is far from well — no está nada bien

far be it from me to interfere, but... — no quiero entrometerme, pero...

far from easy — nada fácil

4)

• to go far, how far are you going? — ¿hasta dónde vas?

he'll go far — (fig) llegará lejos

it doesn't go far enough — (fig) no va bastante lejos, no tiene todo el alcance que quisiéramos

he's gone too far this time — (fig) esta vez se ha pasado

he's gone too far to back out now — (fig) ha ido demasiado lejos para echarse atrás or retirarse ahora

it won't go far — [money, food] no alcanzará mucho

for a white wine you won't go far wrong with this — si buscas un vino blanco este ofrece bastante garantía

- he was far gone

5) (=very much) mucho

• far better — mucho mejor

it is far better not to go — más vale no ir

• it's far and away the best, it's by far the best — es con mucho el mejor

she's the prettier by far — es con mucho la más guapa

• this car is far faster (than) — este coche es mucho más rápido (que)

• far superior to — muy superior a

2.

ADJ

the far east etc of the country — el extremo este etc del país

the far left/right — (Pol) la extrema izquierda/derecha

• at the far end of — en el otro extremo de, al fondo de

• on the far side of — en el lado opuesto de

- it's a far cry from

3.

CPD

the Far East N — el Extremo or Lejano Oriente

the Far North N — el Polo Norte

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I [fɑːr, fɑː(r)]
adverb

1) (comp further or farther; superl furthest or farthest)

a) ( in distance) lejos

how far can you swim? — ¿qué distancia puedes hacer a nado?

how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?

how far is it from New York to Seattle? — ¿qué distancia hay de Nueva York a Seattle?

it's not far (to go) now — ya falta or queda poco

go as far as that tree — camina hasta ese árbol

far away in the distance — a lo lejos

b) ( in progress)

the plans are now quite far advanced — los planes están ya muy avanzados

that girl will go far — esa chica va a llegar lejos

£20 won't go far these days — hoy no se hace nada con 20 libras

c) ( in time)

Christmas isn't far away o off now — ya falta or queda poco para Navidad

I can't remember that far back — no recuerdo cosas tan lejanas

I haven't planned that far ahead — no he hecho planes tan a largo plazo

d) (in extent, degree)

the new legislation doesn't go far enough — la nueva legislación no tiene el alcance necesario

this has gone far enough! — esto ya pasa de castaño oscuro

I wouldn't go so far as to say that — yo no diría tanto como eso

our estimates weren't too far out o off — no nos equivocamos mucho en los cálculos

his jokes went a bit too far — se pasó un poco con esos chistes

2) ( very much)

far superior — muy superior

far better — mucho mejor

the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages — las ventajas superan ampliamente or con mucho las desventajas

3) (in phrases)

as o so far as: as o so far as I know que yo sepa; as o so far as I'm concerned... en lo que a mí respecta or por mí...; by far: she's better than the rest by far es muchísimo mejor que el resto; their team was by far the worst su equipo fue con mucho el peor; far and away: he's far and away the best player es sin lugar a dudas or con mucho el mejor jugador; far and near o wide (liter): they searched far and near o wide buscaron por todas partes; from far and near o wide de todas partes; far from: the matter is far from over el asunto no está terminado ni mucho menos; it is far from satisfactory dista mucho de ser satisfactorio; she's not rich: far from it! no es rica todo lo contrario!; far be it from me to interfere, but... no es que yo quiera entrometerme ni mucho menos, pero...; so far: so far, everything has gone according to plan hasta ahora or hasta este momento todo ha salido de acuerdo a lo planeado; is the plan working? - yes, so far, so good — ¿funciona el plan? - por el momento, sí

II

adjective (comp farther; superl farthest)

a) ( distant) lejano

in the far distance — a lo lejos

b) (most distant, extreme) (before n, no comp)

at the far end of the room — en el otro extremo de la habitación

she's on the far right of the party — está en la extrema derecha del partido

English-spanish dictionary > far
8 far

1. adverb,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (in space) weit

far away — weit entfernt

far [away] from — weit entfernt von

see something from far away — etwas aus der Ferne sehen

I won't be far away — ich werde ganz in der Nähe sein

far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten

fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von fern und nah

2) (in time) weit

far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

as far back as I can remember — soweit ich zurückdenken kann

3) (by much) weit

far too — viel zu

far longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser

4) (fig.)

as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]

I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen

not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste

as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß

go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun

in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als

so far — (until now) bisher

so far so good — so weit, so gut

by far — bei weitem

better by far — weitaus besser

far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut

far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!

go too far — zu weit gehen

carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
2. adjective,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

2) (more remote) weiter entfernt

the far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite

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1. adverb
1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) weit

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) weit

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) weit
2. adjective
1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) fern

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) entfernter

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- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far
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far

<farther or further, farthest or furthest>

[fɑ:ʳ, AM fɑ:r]

I. adv

1. (in place) weit

it's too \far to walk es ist zu weit zu Fuß

how much further is it? wie weit ist es denn noch?

he can't walk that \far er kann nicht so weit laufen

have you come very \far? kommen Sie von weit her?

do you have \far to travel to work? haben Sie es weit zu Ihrer Arbeitsstelle?

she doesn't live \far from here sie wohnt nicht weit von hier [entfernt]

his name is fairly \far down the list sein Name steht ziemlich weit unten auf der Liste

you can see how \far up the wall the water came during the flood man kann sehen, wie hoch das Wasser während der Flut an der Mauer stieg; ( liter)

a traveller from some \far distant land ein Reisender aus einem fernen Land

\far away in the distance in weiter Ferne

\far from home fern der Heimat

\far and wide weit und breit

from \far and wide [or near] aus Nah und Fern

2. (in time) weit

some time \far in the past/future irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft

one day, perhaps \far in the future, you'll regret what you've done irgendwann einmal wirst du bereuen, was du getan hast

your birthday's not \far away bis zu deinem Geburtstag ist es nicht mehr lang

he's not \far off seventy er geht auf die siebzig zu

we're not \far off finishing now es dauert nicht mehr lange, und wir sind fertig

to work \far into the night bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten

to plan further ahead weiter voraus planen

as \far back as:

as \far back as I can remember... so weit ich zurückdenken kann...

we warned you about this as \far back as 1977 wir haben Sie bereits 1977 davor gewarnt

it probably dates from as \far back as the end of the last century es geht wahrscheinlich sogar bis auf das Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts zurück

3. (in progress) weit

how \far have you got? — I'm on page 17 wie weit bist du? — ich bin jetzt auf Seite 17

how \far have you got with your new play? wie weit bist du mit deinem neuen Stück gekommen?

to not get very \far with [doing] sth mit etw dat nicht besonders weit kommen

to not get very \far with sb bei jdm nicht viel erreichen

she tried to talk him round, but she didn't get very \far with him sie versuchte ihn zu überreden, kam aber nicht sonderlich weit

4. inv (much) weit, viel

she was not sure how \far he was committed sie war sich nicht sicher, wie sehr er engagiert war

this is a claim too \far diese Forderung geht zu weit

\far better/nicer/warmer viel besser/netter/wärmer

\far more difficult viel schwieriger

\far too expensive viel zu teuer

by \far bei Weitem, mit Abstand

it would be better by \far to accept the offer es wäre sehr viel besser, das Angebot anzunehmen

5.

▶ as \far as (in place) bis

I can take you as \far as Bristol ich kann Sie bis Bristol mitnehmen

as \far as the eye can see so weit das Auge reicht; (in degree)

as \far as I can, I avoid using my car soweit es mir möglich ist, benutze ich mein Auto nicht

I use public transport as \far as possible ich benutze so oft wie möglich öffentliche Verkehrsmittel

as \far as I can see... so wie ich es beurteilen kann,...

he isn't coming today as \far as I know soweit ich weiß, kommt er heute nicht

as \far as I'm concerned... wenn es nach mir geht...

as \far as Bob is concerned, he's one hell of a nice fellow Bob? der ist ein wirklich netter Kerl!

he's a good mechanic, but that's as \far as it goes er ist ein guter Mechaniker, aber das ist auch alles

▶ \far and away mit Abstand, bei Weitem

your entry was \far and away the best dein Auftritt war einsame Spitze fam

▶ sb would \far do sth BRIT

I'd \far prefer to go with you ich würde viel lieber mit dir gehen

I'd \far rather stay at home ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

she'd \far sooner go on her own sie würde viel lieber allein gehen

▶ \far from sth:

we're \far from happy with the situation wir sind alles andere als zufrieden mit der Situation

\far from it! weit gefehlt

Jim selfish? \far from it! Jim egoistisch? alles nur das nicht!

▶ \far be it from [or for] me... es liegt mir fern...

\far be it from me to blame anyone, it was a total accident ich will unter keinen Umständen jemanden beschuldigen, es war ein Unfall

▶ to go too \far zu weit gehen

▶ to [not] go \far enough [nicht] weit genug gehen fig

stop it now, the joke has gone \far enough hör jetzt auf damit, man kann den Spaß auch zu weit treiben

▶ to go so \far as to do sth:

surely they wouldn't go so \far as to break in? sie würden doch sicher nicht so weit gehen und einen Einbruch wagen?

▶ sb will go \far jd wird es zu etwas bringen

▶ sth will go \far to sth etw wird entscheidend zu etw dat beitragen

▶ sth won't go very \far etw wird nicht lange vorhalten

a hundred pounds won't go very \far if you're going abroad for two weeks mit hundert Pfund kommt man nicht weit, wenn man zwei Wochen lang im Ausland ist

▶ \far gone (in a bad state) beschädigt; (advanced in time) fortgeschritten

▶ so \far so good ( saying) so weit, so gut

▶ so [or thus] \far (until now) bisher

so \far everything's been going according to plan so weit ist alles nach Plan gelaufen

any problems? — not so \far Probleme? — bis jetzt nicht; (to a limited extent)

I trust her only so \far ich traue ihr nicht so ganz

vitamins can protect you only so \far Vitamine bieten nur bedingt Schutz

▶ to not trust sb as \far as one could throw him/her jdm nicht über den Weg trauen

II. adj attr

1. (further away)

at the \far end of the room am anderen Ende des Raumes

the \far bank of the river das gegenüberliegende Ufer des Flusses

2. (extreme)

the \far left/right [of a party] die extreme Linke/Rechte [einer Partei]

3. (distant)

a \far country ( liter) ein fernes Land liter

in the \far distance in weiter Ferne

4.

▶ to be a \far cry from sth/sb mit etw/jdm nicht zu vergleichen sein

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[fAː(r)] comp further, farther, superl furthest, farthest
1. adv

1) (in distance) weit

we don't live far or we live not far from here — wir wohnen nicht weit von hier

I'll go with you as far as the gate — ich begleite dich bis zum Tor

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von nah und fern

far above — hoch or weit über (+dat)

far away — weit entfernt or weg

I won't be far off or away — ich bin ganz in der Nähe

far away in the distance — weit in der Ferne

I was or my thoughts were far away —

far into the jungle — weit in den Dschungel hinein

far out — weit draußen

have you come far? — kommen Sie von weit her?

2)

(in time) as far back as I can remember — so weit ich (zurück)denken or mich erinnern kann

as far back as 1945 — schon (im Jahr) 1945

far into the night — bis spät in die Nacht

far into the future — bis weit in die Zukunft

3) (in degree, extent) weit

how far have you got with your plans? — wie weit sind Sie mit Ihren Plänen (gekommen)?

far longer/better — weit länger/besser

it's far beyond what I can afford — das übersteigt meine Mittel bei Weitem

4)

(in set phrases) as or so far as I'm concerned — was mich betrifft

it's all right as far as it goes — das ist so weit ganz gut

in so far as — insofern als

far and away the best, by far the best, the best by far — bei Weitem or mit Abstand der/die/das Beste

better by far — weit besser

far from satisfactory — alles andere als befriedigend

far from liking him I find him quite unpleasant — ich mag ihn nicht, ich finde ihn (im Gegenteil) sogar ausgesprochen unsympathisch

far from it! — ganz und gar nicht, (ganz) im Gegenteil

far be it from me to... — es sei mir ferne, zu...

so far this week I've seen him once/three times —

so far this week I haven't seen him at all — diese Woche habe ich ihn noch nicht gesehen

so far so good — so weit, so gut

so far and no further — bis hierher und nicht weiter

to go far (money, supplies, measures etc) — weit reichen

these measures won't go very far toward(s) stemming rising costs — diese Maßnahmen werden nicht viel dazu beitragen, die steigenden Kosten einzudämmen

I would go so far as to say... — ich würde so weit gehen zu sagen...

that's going too far —

to carry a joke too far — einen Spaß zu weit treiben

that's carrying a joke too far — da hört der Spaß auf

not far out (in guess) — nicht schlecht

not far off (in space) — nicht weit; (in guess, aim) fast (getroffen)

the weekend isn't far off now — es ist nicht mehr lang bis zum Wochenende

far gone (inf) — schon ziemlich hinüber (inf)

2. adj

1) (= more distant of two) weiter entfernt, hintere(r, s)

the far end of the room — das andere Ende des Zimmers

the far window/door — das Fenster/die Tür am anderen Ende des Zimmers

the far wall — die Wand am anderen Ende

on the far side of — auf der anderen Seite von

when he reached the far bank —

which of these cars is yours? – the far one — welches ist dein Auto? – das, das weiter weg ist

which bed will you have? – the far one — welches Bett möchtest du? – das da drüben

2) (= far-off) country, land weit entfernt

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

it's a far cry from... (fig) — das ist etwas ganz anderes als...

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far [fɑː(r)] komp. farther [ˈfɑː(r)ðə(r)], further [ˈfɜːðə; US ˈfɜrðər], sup farthest [ˈfɑː(r)ðıst], furthest [ˈfɜːðıst; US ˈfɜr-]

A adj

1. fern, (weit) entfernt, weit, entlegen

2. (vom Sprecher aus) entfernter, abliegend:

at the far end am anderen Ende;

the far side die andere Seite

3. weit vorgerückt, fortgeschritten ( beide:

in in dat)

B adv

1. fern, weit:

far away, far off weit weg oder entfernt;

his thoughts were far away er war mit seinen Gedanken ganz woanders

2. fig weit entfernt ( from von):

far from rich alles andere als reich;

far from completed noch lange oder längst nicht fertig;

I am far from believing it ich bin weit davon entfernt, es zu glauben;

far be it from me (to deny it) es liegt mir fern(, es zu leugnen), ich möchte (es) keineswegs (abstreiten);

far from it! ganz und gar nicht!, keineswegs!

3. weit(hin), fern(hin):

far into weit oder hoch oder tief in (akk);

far into the night bis spät oder tief in die Nacht (hinein);

it went far to convince him das hat ihn beinahe überzeugt

4. auch far and away, by far weit(aus), bei Weitem, um vieles, wesentlich (bes mit komp und sup):

far better;

(by) far the best

a) weitaus oder mit Abstand der (die, das) beste,

b) bei Weitem am bestenBesondere Redewendungen: as far as

a) so weit oder so viel (wie), insofern als,

b) bis (nach oder zu oder an akk), nicht weiter als far and near fern und nah;

far and wide weit und breit;

far back weit zurück oder hinten;

as far back as 1800 schon (im Jahre) 1800;

from far von Weitem;

go far

a) weit gehen oder reichen,

b) fig weit kommen, es weit bringen ten pounds don’t go far mit 10 Pfund kommt man nicht weit;

as far as that goes was das (an)betrifft;

it is a very good book as far as it goes es ist insgesamt ein sehr gutes Buch;

she is quite nice as far as she goes sie ist so weit ganz nett;

I’ll go so far as to say that … ich möchte oder würde sogar behaupten, dass…;

go too far zu weit gehen;

in so far (as) insofern, -weit (als);

so far bis hierher, bisher, bis jetzt;

so far so good so weit, so gut;

far out

a) weit draußen,

b) weit hinaus,

c) → far-out be far out weit daneben liegen (mit einer Vermutung etc);

far up hoch oben; → between B, cry A 1

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1. adverb,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (in space) weit

far away — weit entfernt

far [away] from — weit entfernt von

see something from far away — etwas aus der Ferne sehen

I won't be far away — ich werde ganz in der Nähe sein

far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten

fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von fern und nah

2) (in time) weit

far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

as far back as I can remember — soweit ich zurückdenken kann

3) (by much) weit

far too — viel zu

far longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser

4) (fig.)

as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]

I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen

not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste

as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß

go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun

in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als

so far — (until now) bisher

so far so good — so weit, so gut

by far — bei weitem

better by far — weitaus besser

far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut

far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!

go too far — zu weit gehen

carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
2. adjective,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

2) (more remote) weiter entfernt

the far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite

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adj.

fern adj.

weit adj.

English-german dictionary > far
9 far

[fɑː(r)] 1.
avverbio

1) (in space) lontano, distante

have you come far? — vieni da lontano?

far off far away lontano; to be far from home essere lontano da casa; far beyond sth. ben oltre qcs.; far out at sea in mare aperto; far into the jungle nel cuore della giungla; how far is it to Leeds? quanto è lontana Leeds? quanti chilometri ci sono da qui a Leeds? how far is Glasgow from London? quanto è lontana Glasgow da Londra? he went as far as the church — arrivò fino alla chiesa

2) (in time)

far back in the past — nel lontano passato

as far back as 1965 — già nel 1965

as far back as he can remember — per quanto riesce a o può ricordare

Christmas is not far off — Natale non è lontano

he's not far off 70 — non è lontano dai 70 anni

he worked far into the night — ha lavorato fino a tarda notte

3) (very much) molto

far better, shorter — molto meglio, più corto

far more — molto più

far too fast — di gran lunga troppo veloce

far too much money — fin troppi soldi

far above the average — molto al di sopra della media

4) (to what extent, to the extent that)

how far is it possible to...? — fino a che punto è possibile...?

how far have they got with the work? — a che punto sono arrivati col lavoro?

as o so far as we can as o so far as possible per quanto possiamo, possibile; as o so far as we know per quanto ne sappiamo; as o so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda, quanto a me

5) (to extreme degree) lontano

to go too far — esagerare, passare il segno

this has gone far enough! — adesso basta!

he took o carried the joke too far ha spinto lo scherzo troppo in là; to go so far as to do — arrivare al punto di fare

6) by far di gran lunga

7) far and away di gran lunga

8) so far (up till now) finora, per ora

he's only written one book so far — finora ha scritto soltanto un libro

so far, so good — fin qui tutto bene; (up to a point)

you can only trust him so far — puoi fidarti di lui solo fino a un certo punto
2.
aggettivo

1) (remote)

the far south, east (of) — l'estremo sud, oriente (di)

2) (further away, other) altro

at the far end of the room — all'altro lato della stanza

on the far side of the wall — dall'altra parte del muro

3) pol.

the far right, left — l'estrema destra, sinistra

4) far from lungi da

far from satisfied — lungi dall'essere soddisfatto

far from it! — al contrario! tutt'altro!

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not to be far off o out o wrong non essere lontano dalla verità; far and wide far and near in lungo e in largo, dappertutto; far be it from me to do lungi da me l'idea di fare; to be a far cry from essere ben lontano da; he will go far farà strada, andrà lontano; this wine, food won't go very far — questo vino, cibo non durerà molto
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Note:

Note the different Italian translations of far from when it is followed by a noun, a verb or an adjective: we are far from home / from London = siamo lontani da casa / da Londra; far from being stupid, he's actually very intelligent = lungi dall'essere stupido, in realtà è molto intelligente; far from angry = lungi dall'essere arrabbiato / tutt'altro che arrabbiato. - When used in front of a comparative, far is translated by molto or assai: far older = molto / assai più vecchio

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1. adverb
1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) lontano

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) lontano

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) molto
2. adjective
1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) lontano

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) opposto, altro

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- farther
- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far
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[fɑː(r)] 1.
avverbio

1) (in space) lontano, distante

have you come far? — vieni da lontano?

far off far away lontano; to be far from home essere lontano da casa; far beyond sth. ben oltre qcs.; far out at sea in mare aperto; far into the jungle nel cuore della giungla; how far is it to Leeds? quanto è lontana Leeds? quanti chilometri ci sono da qui a Leeds? how far is Glasgow from London? quanto è lontana Glasgow da Londra? he went as far as the church — arrivò fino alla chiesa

2) (in time)

far back in the past — nel lontano passato

as far back as 1965 — già nel 1965

as far back as he can remember — per quanto riesce a o può ricordare

Christmas is not far off — Natale non è lontano

he's not far off 70 — non è lontano dai 70 anni

he worked far into the night — ha lavorato fino a tarda notte

3) (very much) molto

far better, shorter — molto meglio, più corto

far more — molto più

far too fast — di gran lunga troppo veloce

far too much money — fin troppi soldi

far above the average — molto al di sopra della media

4) (to what extent, to the extent that)

how far is it possible to...? — fino a che punto è possibile...?

how far have they got with the work? — a che punto sono arrivati col lavoro?

as o so far as we can as o so far as possible per quanto possiamo, possibile; as o so far as we know per quanto ne sappiamo; as o so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda, quanto a me

5) (to extreme degree) lontano

to go too far — esagerare, passare il segno

this has gone far enough! — adesso basta!

he took o carried the joke too far ha spinto lo scherzo troppo in là; to go so far as to do — arrivare al punto di fare

6) by far di gran lunga

7) far and away di gran lunga

8) so far (up till now) finora, per ora

he's only written one book so far — finora ha scritto soltanto un libro

so far, so good — fin qui tutto bene; (up to a point)

you can only trust him so far — puoi fidarti di lui solo fino a un certo punto
2.
aggettivo

1) (remote)

the far south, east (of) — l'estremo sud, oriente (di)

2) (further away, other) altro

at the far end of the room — all'altro lato della stanza

on the far side of the wall — dall'altra parte del muro

3) pol.

the far right, left — l'estrema destra, sinistra

4) far from lungi da

far from satisfied — lungi dall'essere soddisfatto

far from it! — al contrario! tutt'altro!

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not to be far off o out o wrong non essere lontano dalla verità; far and wide far and near in lungo e in largo, dappertutto; far be it from me to do lungi da me l'idea di fare; to be a far cry from essere ben lontano da; he will go far farà strada, andrà lontano; this wine, food won't go very far — questo vino, cibo non durerà molto
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Note:

Note the different Italian translations of far from when it is followed by a noun, a verb or an adjective: we are far from home / from London = siamo lontani da casa / da Londra; far from being stupid, he's actually very intelligent = lungi dall'essere stupido, in realtà è molto intelligente; far from angry = lungi dall'essere arrabbiato / tutt'altro che arrabbiato. - When used in front of a comparative, far is translated by molto or assai: far older = molto / assai più vecchio

English-Italian dictionary > far
10 far

I [faː] adj
(сравнительная и превосходная степени farther ['faːðœ̃ə], farthest ['faːðœ̃ɪst] и further ['fəːðœ̃ə], furthest ['fəːðœ̃ɪst]) дальний, далёкий

She moved to the far end of the bed to make room. — Она подвинулась в кровати, чтобы дать (ему) место.

They lived in a little village in the far north of Scotland. — Они в маленькой деревушке далеко на севере Шотландии.

- Far East
- far left
- far north
- further to our discussion
- far cry from what imagined
- far end of the table
- far corner of the room
USAGE:

(1.) Английское прилагательное far употребляется, как правило, в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях и относится, главнымобразом, к расстоянию. Русское прилагательное "далекий, дальний" передается в английском языке прилагательным distant: a distant country (village, town, relative) далекая страна (дальняя деревня, дальний родственник). (2.) Прилагательное further употребляется в значении "дальнейший, дополнительный" (further в этом значении не употребляется): There has been no further news. Других новостей не было
II [faː]
(сравнительная и превосходная степени см. far 2.)

1) далеко

We don't have far to go. — Нам идти недалеко.

He will go far. — Он далеко пойдет. /Он много достигнет.

People came from far and wide to see the show. — Люди съехались отовсюду/со всех сторон/со всех концов страны/издалека на это представление.

I think that the papers are not far off the mark. — Мне кажется, что газеты не далеки от истины/правды.

- from far and wide co
- live not far
- live not far from here
- go too far
- not to go far
- go as far as to say smth
- far away from smth
- far above smth
- as far as I know
- as far as I am concerned

- so far so good

2) (обыкновенно в сравнительных оборотах как усилитель) намного, значительно

- far better
- far more difficult
- far in advance
- go as far back as 1248
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USAGE:

(1.) Наречие far 1. обычно употребляется в отрицательных и вопросительных предложениях: how far did you walk? сколько вы прошли?; he doesn't live far from the center он живет недалеко от центра. В утвердительных предложениях вместо far предпочтительнее использовать выражение a long way (from): he walked a long way он много прошел пешком; we live a long way from the station мы живем далеко от вокзала. (2.) Наречие far 2. используется как усилитель прилагательных в сравнительной степени: I knew it far better than anyone я знал это гораздо лучше кого-либо. (3.) For far 1.; See behind, adv

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > far
11 far

< farther or further, farthest or furthest> [fɑ:ʳ, Am fɑ:r] adv

1) ( a long distance) von weit her;

have you come very \far? kommen Sie von weit her?;

do you have \far to travel to work? haben Sie es weit zu Ihrer Arbeitsstelle?;

it's too \far to walk es ist zu weit zu Fuß;

I can take you as \far as Bristol ich kann Sie bis Bristol mitnehmen;

we've come so \far, we can't turn back now wir sind so weit gekommen, wir können jetzt nicht umkehren;

\far be it from me to blame anyone, it was a total accident ich will unter keinen Umständen jemanden beschuldigen, es war ein Unfall;

she doesn't live \far from here sie wohnt nicht weit von hier;

how \far are we from the campsite now? wie weit ist es noch bis zum Campingplatz?;

\far above, a hawk circled in the sunshine weit oben kreiste ein Habicht im Sonnenschein;

you can see how \far up the wall the water came during the flood man kann sehen, wie hoch das Wasser während der Flut an der Mauer stieg ( liter);

a traveller from some \far distant land ein Reisender aus einem fernen Land;

we're \far from happy with the situation wir sind alles andere als zufrieden mit der Situation;

as \far as the eye can see so weit das Auge reicht;

\far from home fern der Heimat;

to be fairly \far down the list ziemlich weit unten auf der Liste stehen;

\far away from here weit weg von hier;

how \far away is it? wie weit weg ist es?;

\far and wide weit und breit;

to come from \far and wide von überall her kommen;

\far from it weit gefehlt;

Jim selfish? \far from it! Jim egoistisch? alles nur das nicht!

2) ( distant in time)

some time \far in the past/ future irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft;

one day, perhaps \far in the future, you'll regret what you've done irgendwann einmal wirst du bereuen, was du getan hast;

your birthday's not \far away bis zu deinem Geburtstag ist es nicht mehr lang;

as \far back as I can remember so weit ich mich erinnern kann;

we warned you about this as \far back as 1977 wir haben Sie bereits 1977 davor gewarnt;

it probably dates from as \far back as the end of the last century es geht wahrscheinlich sogar bis auf das Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts zurück;

so \far everything's been going according to plan so weit lief [bisher] alles nach Plan;

only one of the escaped prisoners has so \far been recaptured bisher wurde nur einer der entflohenen Gefangenen wieder gefasst;

any problems? - not so \far Probleme? - bis jetzt nicht;

he's not \far off seventy er wird bald siebzig;

we're not \far off finishing now es dauert nicht mehr lange und wir sind fertig;

to work \far into the night bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten;

so \far so good so weit, so gut

3) ( in progress)

how \far have you got? - I'm on page 17 wie weit bist du? - ich bin jetzt auf Seite 17;

how \far have you got with your new play? wie weit bist du mit deinem neuen Stück gekommen?;

if you can get as \far as drafting the letter tonight... wenn du vielleicht bis heute Abend noch einen groben Entwurf des Briefes aufsetzen kannst,...;

to not get very \far with sth [or doing sth] mit etw dat nicht besonders weit kommen;

to not get very \far with sb bei jdm nicht viel erreichen;

she tried to talk him round, but she didn't get very \far with him sie versuchte ihn zu überreden, kam aber nicht sonderlich weit

4) inv ( much)

\far better/ nicer/ warmer viel besser/netter/wärmer;

\far more difficult viel schwieriger;

\far too expensive viel zu teuer;

by \far bei weitem, mit Abstand;

it would be better by \far to resist the temptation es wäre viel besser, der Versuchung zu widerstehen;

your entry was \far and away the best dein Auftritt war einsame Spitze ( fam)

( Brit)

I'd \far prefer to go with you ich würde viel lieber mit dir gehen;

I'd \far rather stay at home ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben;

she'd \far sooner go on her own sie würde viel lieber allein gehen

5) ( connecting adverbial phrase)

as \far as I can, I try and avoid using my car soweit es mir möglich ist, benutze ich mein Auto nicht;

I use public transport as \far as possible ich benutze so oft wie möglich öffentliche Verkehrsmittel;

as \far as I can see... so wie ich es beurteilen kann,...;

he isn't coming today as \far as I know soweit ich weiß, kommt er heute nicht,;

as \far as I'm concerned... wenn es nach mir geht...;

as \far as Bob is concerned, he's one hell of a nice fellow Bob? Bob ist ein wirklich netter Kerl!;

he's a good mechanic, but that's as \far as it goes er ist ein guter Mechaniker, aber das ist auch alles

PHRASES:

sb will go \far jd wird es zu etwas bringen;

sth won't go very \far etw wird nicht lange vorhalten;

a hundred pounds won't go very \far if you're going abroad for two weeks mit hundert Pfund kommt man nicht weit, wenn man für zwei Wochen ins Ausland geht;

to go too \far zu weit gehen;

to not trust sb as \far as one could throw him/ her jdm nicht über den Weg trauen adj

attr

1) ( further away)

at the \far end of the room am anderen Ende des Raumes;

the \far bank of the river das jenseitige Ufer des Flusses

2) ( extreme)

the \far left/right [of a party] die extreme Linke/Rechte [einer Partei]

3) ( distant)

a \far country ( liter) ein fernes Land ( liter)

in the \far distance in weiter Ferne

PHRASES:

to be a \far cry from sth/sb mit etw/jdm nicht zu vergleichen sein

English-German students dictionary > far
12 far

1. adverb
1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) fjernt, langt

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) langt borte/ute/oppe

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mye
2. adjective
1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) fjern

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) bortest, fjernest

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- farther
- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far

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I
adj. \/fɑː\/

1) fjern, langt borte

• in far countries

• in the far north

lengst i nord

2) fjernest(e), bortest(e), bortre

• the far end of the room

ved borteste enden av rommet

• the far left

ytterste venstre

• the far side

andre siden

3) lang

• a far journey

far out ( hverdagslig) råkul, dritbra

• wow, this music is far out man!

oj, denne musikken er jo dritbra!

( vanskelig) teoretisk, vanskelig, noe som ligger for høyt for en

• that article on post-structuralism was too far out for me

den artikkelen om poststrukturalisme lå altfor høyt for meg
II
adv. ( farther - farthest eller further - furthest) \/fɑː\/

1) langt, langt borte, fjernt

• how far is it from here to London?

hvor langt er det herfra til London?

• he cannot be far

han kan ikke være langt borte

2) vidt, langt, mye

• this is far the most useful

• far too much

aldeles for mye

as far as (prep.) (så langt som) til, like til

• as far as the station

(konj.) så vidt, så langt

• as far as I know

be far from (being) være langtfra, være alt annet enn

be far off være helt på jordet, ta feil

by far betydelig, i høy grad, mye, langt

• this is better by far

• by far the best

far and away i stor grad, absolutt, veldig mye

• far and away the best

den klart beste

far and near fjern og nær

• they came from far and near

overalt

• they searched for it far and near

far and wide høyt og lavt, overalt, vidt omkring

far be it from me to... eller far be it for me to det er absolutt ikke min hensikt å..., jeg vil på ingen måte...

far from it langt derifra, tvertom, slett ikke

far gone langt fremskreden, langt på vei alvorlig syk, døden nær, døende helt utmattet

few and far between sjelden, få, langt imellom

go far nå langt, oppnå mye bidra sterkt, rekke langt

not by far ikke på langt nær

so far så langt, hittil

(in) so far as i den grad, så langt som, i det omfang

• she lowered herself so far as to beg for money

i den grad at hun tagg om penger

so far away as så langt unna som

so far so good så langt er alt godt

English-Norwegian dictionary > far
13 end

1. noun
1) (farthest point) Ende, das; (of nose, hair, tail, branch, finger) Spitze, die

that was the end — (coll.) (no longer tolerable) da war Schluss (ugs.); (very bad) das war das Letzte (ugs.)

at an end — zu Ende

come to an end — enden ( see also 1. 7))

my patience has come to or is now at an end — meine Geduld ist jetzt am Ende

look at a building/a pencil end on — ein Gebäude von der Schmalseite/einen Bleistift von der Spitze her betrachten

from end to end — von einem Ende zum anderen

end to end — längs hintereinander

lay end to end — aneinander reihen

keep one's end up — (fig.) seinen Mann stehen

make [both] ends meet — (fig.) [mit seinem Geld] zurechtkommen

no end — (coll.) unendlich viel

there is no end to something — (coll.) etwas nimmt kein Ende

put an end to something — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende machen

2) (of box, packet, tube, etc.) Schmalseite, die; (top/bottom surface) Ober-/Unterseite, die

on end — (upright) hochkant

somebody's hair stands on end — (fig.) jemandem stehen die Haare zu Berge (ugs.)

3) (remnant) Rest, der; (of cigarette, candle) Stummel, der

4) (side) Seite, die

be on the receiving end of something — etwas abbekommen od. einstecken müssen

how are things at your end? — wie sieht es bei dir aus?

5) (half of sports pitch or court) Spielfeldhälfte, die

6) (of swimming pool)

deep/shallow end [of the pool] — tiefer/flacher Teil [des Schwimmbeckens]

7) (conclusion, lit. or fig.) Ende, das; (of lesson, speech, story, discussion, meeting, argument, play, film, book, sentence) Schluss, der; Ende, das

by the end of the week/meeting — als die Woche herum war/als die Versammlung zu Ende war

at the end of 1987/March — Ende 1987/März

that's the end of that — (fig.) damit ist die Sache erledigt

be at an end — zu Ende sein

bring a meeting etc. to an end — eine Versammlung usw. beenden

come to an end — ein Ende nehmen (see also 1. 1))

have come to the end of something — mit etwas fertig sein

in the end — schließlich

on end — ununterbrochen (see also academic.ru/4773/b">b)

8) (downfall, destruction) Ende, das; (death) Ende, das (geh. verhüll.)

meet one's end — den Tod finden (geh.)

somebody comes to a bad end — es nimmt ein böses od. schlimmes Ende mit jemandem

9) (purpose, object) Ziel, das; Zweck, der

be an end in itself — (the only purpose) das eigentliche Ziel sein

the end justifies the means — der Zweck heiligt die Mittel

with this end in view — mit diesem Ziel vor Augen

to this/what end — zu diesem/welchem Zweck
2. transitive verb
1) (bring to an end) beenden; kündigen [Abonnement]

end one's life/days — (spend last part of life) sein Leben/seine Tage beschließen

2) (put an end to, destroy) ein Ende setzen (+ Dat.)

end it [all] — (coll.): (kill oneself) [mit dem Leben] Schluss machen (ugs.)

3) (stand as supreme example of)

a feast/race etc. to end all feasts/races — etc. ein Fest/Rennen usw., das alles [bisher Dagewesene] in den Schatten stellt
3. intransitive verb
enden

where will it all end? — wo soll das noch hinführen?

the match ended in a draw — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus

Phrasal Verbs:

- end up

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[end] 1. noun
1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) das Ende, End-...

2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) das Ende

3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) der Tod

4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) das Ziel

5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) der Rest, der Stummel
2. verb
(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) (be)enden

- ending
- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end
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end

[end]

I. n

1. (last, furthest point) Ende nt

at our/your \end ( fam) bei uns/euch

from \end to \end von einem Ende zum anderen

2. (final part, finish) Ende nt, Schluss m

\end of the exchange session STOCKEX Börsenschluss m

\end of the quarter Quartalsende nt

\end of the term Laufzeitende nt

on \end ununterbrochen

for hours on \end stundenlang

3. (limit) Ende nt

to be at the \end of one's patience mit seiner Geduld am Ende sein

no \end of trouble reichlich Ärger

4. (completion) Schluss m

there's an \end of it! Schluss jetzt!

her career is now at an \end ihre Karriere ist jetzt zu Ende

to come to an \end zu Ende gehen

to make an \end of sth mit etw dat Schluss machen

to put an \end to sth etw dat ein Ende setzen

to read a story to the \end eine Geschichte zu Ende lesen

at the \end of next week Ende nächster Woche

at the \end of six months nach Ablauf von sechs Monaten

without \end unaufhörlich

5. (exhaustion) Ende nt

to be at an \end fertig sein fam; ( fig) pleite sein fam

6. (surface bounding extremities) Ende nt; TECH Stirnseite f, Stirnfläche f

\end to \end der Länge nach

\end on:

the table faced him \end on er stand vor der kurzen Tischkante

place the table \end on against the wall stell den Tisch mit der schmalen Seite an die Wand

on \end hochkant

my hair stood on \end mir standen die Haare zu Berge

7. usu pl (aims) Ziel nt, Absicht f; (purpose) Zweck m

for commercial \ends zu kommerziellen Zwecken

to achieve one's \ends seine Ziele erreichen

to this \end zu diesem Zweck

8. ( fig: matter of concern) Teil m

I'm taking care of my \end of the plan and hope he's taking care of his ich kümmere mich um meinen Teil des Plans und hoffe, dass er sich um seinen kümmert

you take care of the business \end of things du kümmerst dich um das Geschäftliche

9. (result) Ergebnis nt

the \end of all that was that... das Ende vom Lied war, dass...

10. (death) Ende nt, Tod m

sudden/untimely \end plötzliches/vorzeitiges Ende

to meet one's \end den Tod finden geh

sb is nearing his/her \end mit jdm geht es zu Ende

11. (small leftover piece) Rest m, Ende nt; of a candle, cigarette Stummel m

12. (share in a business transaction) Anteil m, SCHWEIZ a. Betreffnis nt

13. SPORT (either half of a pitch) [Spielfeld]hälfte f; (player in American Football) den Seitenlinien am nächsten stehender Spieler

14. COMPUT (button on keyboard) ‚Ende‘

15. ( fam: the worst)

it's the \end das ist das Letzte fam

16. esp AM ( fam: the best)

it's the \end das ist das Größte fam

17.

▶ all \ends up völlig

▶ to become an \end in itself [zum] Selbstzweck werden

▶ to come to a bad [or BRIT sticky] \end ein schlimmes Ende nehmen

▶ at the \end of the day (when everything is considered) letzten Endes; (finally, eventually) schließlich, zum Schluss

▶ to go off the deep \end hochgehen fam

▶ to hold [or keep] one's \end up sich akk nicht unterkriegen lassen fam

▶ in the \end (when everything is considered) letzten Endes; (finally, eventually) schließlich, zum Schluss

▶ the \end justifies the means ( prov) der Zweck heiligt die Mittel prov

▶ to make [both] \ends meet mit seinem Geld zurechtkommen, über die Runden kommen fam

▶ no \end außerordentlich

that would please Granny no \end darüber würde Oma sich irrsinnig freuen fam

▶ to put an \end to oneself [or it all] Selbstmord begehen

▶ to reach the \end of the line [or road] am Ende sein

▶ \end of story Schluss, aus, fertig fam

he deserved to be punished, \end of story er hat die Strafe verdient und Schluss fam

▶ [and] that's the \end of the story [or matter] und jetzt Schluss damit!

▶ to be at the \end of one's tether [or AM rope] am Ende [seiner Kräfte] sein

▶ to throw sb in at the deep \end jdn ins kalte Wasser werfen fig

▶ it's not the \end of the world davon geht die Welt nicht unter

II. vt

1. (finish)

▪ to \end sth etw beenden [o zu Ende bringen

2. (make stop)

▪ to \end sth etw beenden, etw dat ein Ende setzen [o machen

3. (outdo)

a film to \end all films der beste Film aller Zeiten

4.

▶ to \end it all Selbstmord begehen

III. vi

1. (result in)

▪ to \end in sth in etw dat enden

to \end in divorce mit der Scheidung enden

to \end in a draw unentschieden ausgehen

2. (finish) enden

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[end]
1. n

1) Ende nt; (of finger) Spitze f

at the end of the procession — am Schluss or Ende der Prozession

our house is the fourth from the end — unser Haus ist das viertletzte

to the ends of the earth — bis ans Ende der Welt

from end to end — von einem Ende zum anderen

who'll meet you at the other end? — wer holt dich ab, wenn du ankommst?

Lisa's on the other end (of the phone) — Lisa ist am Telefon

to stand on end (barrel, box etc) — hochkant stehen; (hair) zu Berge stehen

for hours on end —

the ships collided end on (Brit) — die Schiffe fuhren aufeinander auf

end to end — mit den Enden aneinander

to change ends (Sport) — die Seiten wechseln

to make (both) ends meet (fig) — zurechtkommen (inf), sich über Wasser halten

to see no further than the end of one's nose — nicht weiter sehen als seine Nase (reicht)

how are things at your end? — wie sieht es bei Ihnen aus?

we've got some problems at this end — wir haben hier or bei uns einige Probleme

to have one's end away ( Brit sl ) — kräftig durchziehen (sl)

See:

→ rope, tether

2) (= remnant of rope) Ende nt, Rest m; (of candle, cigarette) Stummel m

just a few odd ends left — nur noch ein paar Reste

3) (= conclusion) Ende nt

at the end — schließlich

the end of the month — das Monatsende

at/toward(s) the end of December — Ende/gegen Ende Dezember

at the end of (the) winter/the war — am Ende des Winters/des Krieges

at the end of the opera/the book — am Schluss der Oper/des Buches

at the end of three weeks — nach drei Wochen

they'll be paid at the end of the job — sie werden bezahlt, wenn sie mit der Arbeit fertig sind

at the end of the day (fig) — letzten Endes, schließlich und endlich

until or to the end of time — bis ans Ende aller Tage

is there no end to this? — hört das denn nie auf?

as far as I'm concerned, that's the end of the matter! — für mich ist die Sache erledigt

we shall never hear the end of it — das werden wir noch lange zu hören kriegen

to be at an end — zu Ende sein

to be at the end of one's patience/strength — mit seiner Geduld/seinen Kräften am Ende sein

to watch a film to the end —

to read a book to the end — ein Buch bis zu Ende lesen

that's the end of him — er ist erledigt or fertig (inf)

that's the end of that — das ist damit erledigt

to bring to an end — zu Ende bringen, beenden; relations ein Ende setzen (+dat), beenden

to come to an end — zu Ende gehen

to get to the end of the road/book — ans Ende der Straße/zum Schluss des Buches kommen

this is the end of the road for the government —

at the end of the road or line many businesses will go bankrupt — letzten Endes werden viele Firmen Pleite machen (inf)

in the end — schließlich, zum Schluss

to put an end to sth — einer Sache (dat) ein Ende setzen

to come to a bad end — ein böses Ende nehmen

to meet one's end — den Tod finden

he met a violent end —

were you with him at the end? — warst du zum Schluss or am Ende bei ihm?

4)

(inf phrases) we met no end of famous people (esp Brit) — wir trafen viele berühmte Leute

to think no end of sb (esp Brit) — große Stücke auf jdn halten

it pleased her no end (esp Brit) — das hat ihr maßlos or irrsinnig (inf)

you're the end (Brit) (= annoying) (= funny) — du bist der letzte Mensch (inf) du bist zum Schreien (inf)

5) (= purpose) Ziel nt, Zweck m

with this end in view — mit diesem Ziel vor Augen

to what end? (form) — zu welchem Zweck?

an end in itself — Selbstzweck no art

the end justifies the means (prov) — der Zweck heiligt die Mittel (prov)

2. adj attr
letzte(r, s)
the end house — das Endhaus, das letzte Haus

3. vt
beenden; speech, one's days also beschließen
the novel to end all novels — der größte Roman aller Zeiten

the deal to end all deals — das beste Geschäft aller Zeiten

4. vi
enden
we'll have to end soon — wir müssen bald Schluss machen

we ended with a song — zum Schluss sangen wir ein Lied

to be ending — zu Ende gehen

to end by doing sth — schließlich etw tun

where's it all going to end? — wo soll das nur hinführen?

to end in an "s" —

each leg ends in a claw — jedes Bein läuft in einer Klaue aus

an argument which ended in a fight — ein Streit, der mit einer Schlägerei endete

* * *

end [end]

A v/t

1. auch end off beenden, zu Ende bringen oder führen, einer Sache ein Ende machen:

end it all umg Schluss machen (sich umbringen)

2. töten, umbringen

3. a) auch end up etwas ab-, beschließen ( beide:

with mit)

b) den Rest seiner Tage zu-, verbringen, seine Tage beschließen

4. übertreffen:

the dictionary to end all dictionaries das beste Wörterbuch aller Zeiten;

he’s a husband to end all husbands er ist ein absoluter Mustergatte

B v/i

1. enden, aufhören, zu Ende kommen, schließen:

when the war ended bei Kriegsende;

all’s well that ends well Ende gut, alles gut;

where is all this going to end? wo soll das alles nur hinführen?

2. auch end up enden, ausgehen ( beide:

by, in, with damit, dass):

the story ends happily die Geschichte geht gut aus;

end in disaster ( oder a fiasco) mit einem Fiasko enden;

it ended with ( oder in) sb getting hurt schließlich führte es dazu, dass jemand verletzt wurde;

he will end by marrying her er wird sie schließlich heiraten

3. sterben

4. end up

a) enden, landen umg ( beide:

in prison im Gefängnis),

b) enden (as als):

he ended up as an actor er wurde schließlich Schauspieler

C s

1. (örtlich) Ende n:

at the end of the back straight SPORT eingangs der Zielkurve;

begin at the wrong end am falschen Ende anfangen;

from one end to another, from end to end von einem Ende zum anderen, vom Anfang bis zum Ende

2. Ende n, (entfernte) Gegend:

to the end of the world bis ans Ende der Welt;

the other end of the street das andere Ende der Straße

3. Ende n, Endchen n, Rest m, Stück(chen) n, Stummel m, Stumpf m

4. Ende n, Spitze f (eines Bleistifts etc)

5. SCHIFF (Kabel-, Tau) Ende n

6. auch TECH Stirnseite f, -fläche f, Ende n:

the two trains hit each other end on die beiden Züge stießen frontal zusammen;

put two tables end to end zwei Tische mit den Schmalseiten oder Enden aneinanderstellen

7. (zeitlich) Ende n, Schluss m:

“the end” (FILM etc) „Ende“;

in the end am Ende, schließlich;

at the end of May Ende Mai;

at the end of the season am Saisonende;

to the end of time bis in alle Ewigkeit;

without end unaufhörlich, endlos, immer und ewig;

there is no end in sight es ist kein Ende abzusehen;

there is no end to it es hat oder nimmt kein Ende

8. Tod m, Ende n, Untergang m:

be near one’s end dem Tod nahe sein;

you will be the end of me! du bringst mich noch ins Grab!

9. Resultat n, Ergebnis n, Folge f:

the end of the matter was that … die Folge (davon) war, dass …

10. meist pl Absicht f, (End)Zweck m, Ziel n:

end in itself Selbstzweck;

the end justifies ( oder sanctifies) the means der Zweck heiligt die Mittel;

to this end zu diesem Zweck;

gain one’s ends sein Ziel erreichen;

for one’s own end zum eigenen Nutzen;

private ends Privatinteressen;

to no end vergebensBesondere Redewendungen: no end of applause umg nicht enden wollender Beifall;

no end of trouble umg endlose Scherereien;

he is no end of a fool umg er ist ein Vollidiot;

we had no end of fun umg wir hatten einen Mordsspaß;

no end disappointed umg maßlos enttäuscht;

on end

a) ununterbrochen, hintereinander,

b) aufrecht stehend, hochkant for hours on end stundenlang;

place ( oder put) sth on (its) end etwas aufrecht oder hochkant stellen;

hy hair stood on end mir standen die Haare zu Berge;

end to end der Länge nach, hintereinander;

at our ( oder this) end umg hier bei uns;

at your end umg bei Ihnen, dort, in Ihrer Stadt;

how are things at your end? umg was tut sich bei Ihnen?;

be at an end

a) zu Ende sein, aus sein,

b) mit seinen Mitteln oder Kräften am Ende sein my patience is at an end meine Geduld ist zu Ende;

you are the (absolute) end umg

a) du bist (doch) das Letzte,

b) du bist (echt) zum Brüllen that’s the (absolute) end umg

a) das ist (doch) das Letzte,

b) das ist (einfach) sagenhaft iron. bring to an end eine Versammlung etc beenden;

come ( oder draw) to an end ein Ende nehmen oder finden, zu Ende gehen;

come to a bad end ein schlimmes oder böses Ende nehmen, bös enden;

you’ll come to a bad end mit dir wird es (noch einmal) ein schlimmes Ende nehmen;

get one’s end away Br vulg sl bumsen (Geschlechtsverkehr haben);

go off (at) the deep end umg hochgehen, wütend werden;

have an end ein Ende haben oder nehmen;

have sth at one’s finger’s end umg etwas aus dem Effeff beherrschen, etwas (Kenntnisse) parat haben;

keep one’s end up umg

a) seinen Mann stehen,

b) sich nicht unterkriegen lassen make (both) ends meet durchkommen, (finanziell) über die Runden kommen ( beide:

on mit);

make an end of ( oder put an end to) sth Schluss machen mit etwas, einer Sache ein Ende setzen;

put an end to o.s. seinem Leben ein Ende machen oder setzen; → loose A 3 b, sharp A 1

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1. noun
1) (farthest point) Ende, das; (of nose, hair, tail, branch, finger) Spitze, die

that was the end — (coll.) (no longer tolerable) da war Schluss (ugs.); (very bad) das war das Letzte (ugs.)

at an end — zu Ende

come to an end — enden (see also 1. 7))

my patience has come to or is now at an end — meine Geduld ist jetzt am Ende

look at a building/a pencil end on — ein Gebäude von der Schmalseite/einen Bleistift von der Spitze her betrachten

from end to end — von einem Ende zum anderen

end to end — längs hintereinander

lay end to end — aneinander reihen

keep one's end up — (fig.) seinen Mann stehen

make [both] ends meet — (fig.) [mit seinem Geld] zurechtkommen

no end — (coll.) unendlich viel

there is no end to something — (coll.) etwas nimmt kein Ende

put an end to something — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende machen

2) (of box, packet, tube, etc.) Schmalseite, die; (top/bottom surface) Ober-/Unterseite, die

on end — (upright) hochkant

somebody's hair stands on end — (fig.) jemandem stehen die Haare zu Berge (ugs.)

3) (remnant) Rest, der; (of cigarette, candle) Stummel, der

4) (side) Seite, die

be on the receiving end of something — etwas abbekommen od. einstecken müssen

how are things at your end? — wie sieht es bei dir aus?

5) (half of sports pitch or court) Spielfeldhälfte, die

6) (of swimming pool)

deep/shallow end [of the pool] — tiefer/flacher Teil [des Schwimmbeckens]

7) (conclusion, lit. or fig.) Ende, das; (of lesson, speech, story, discussion, meeting, argument, play, film, book, sentence) Schluss, der; Ende, das

by the end of the week/meeting — als die Woche herum war/als die Versammlung zu Ende war

at the end of 1987/March — Ende 1987/März

that's the end of that — (fig.) damit ist die Sache erledigt

be at an end — zu Ende sein

bring a meeting etc. to an end — eine Versammlung usw. beenden

come to an end — ein Ende nehmen (see also 1. 1))

have come to the end of something — mit etwas fertig sein

in the end — schließlich

on end — ununterbrochen (see also b)

8) (downfall, destruction) Ende, das; (death) Ende, das (geh. verhüll.)

meet one's end — den Tod finden (geh.)

somebody comes to a bad end — es nimmt ein böses od. schlimmes Ende mit jemandem

9) (purpose, object) Ziel, das; Zweck, der

be an end in itself — (the only purpose) das eigentliche Ziel sein

the end justifies the means — der Zweck heiligt die Mittel

with this end in view — mit diesem Ziel vor Augen

to this/what end — zu diesem/welchem Zweck
2. transitive verb
1) (bring to an end) beenden; kündigen [Abonnement]

end one's life/days — (spend last part of life) sein Leben/seine Tage beschließen

2) (put an end to, destroy) ein Ende setzen (+ Dat.)

end it [all] — (coll.): (kill oneself) [mit dem Leben] Schluss machen (ugs.)

3) (stand as supreme example of)

a feast/race etc. to end all feasts/races — etc. ein Fest/Rennen usw., das alles [bisher Dagewesene] in den Schatten stellt
3. intransitive verb
enden

where will it all end? — wo soll das noch hinführen?

the match ended in a draw — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus

Phrasal Verbs:

- end up

* * *

(cigarette) n.

Zigarettenkippe f.

Zigarettenstummel m. n.

Ende -n n.

Schluss ¨-e m.

Ziel -e n.

Zweck -e m. v.

beenden v.

beendigen v.

enden v.

English-german dictionary > end
14 far

1. a дальний, далёкий; отдалённый

from a far country — из далёкой страны

far end — дальний конец

Far West — Дальний Запад

far call — дальний вызов

far rail — дальняя жердь

Far East — Дальний Восток

2. a отдалённый

at the far side of the room — в глубине комнаты

3. adv далеко, на большом расстоянии

to wander far — бродить далеко

not far to seek — недалеко искать

far into the air — высоко в воздух

far into the ground — глубоко в землю

to dig far down — копать глубоко

far from — далеко от

how far? — как далеко?

carry too far — заходить слишком далеко

how far away! — какая даль! как далеко!

ran far beyond — вышел далеко за пределы

as far as we know — насколько нам известно

is it far to Moscow? — далеко ли до Москвы?

4. adv давно; к концу, в конце

far back in the past — в далёком прошлом

as far back as June — ещё в июне

as far away from — как можно дальше от

this is far from being the case — это далеко не так

you will not have far to seek — вам не придётся долго искать

5. adv гораздо, намного

far the best of all — значительно лучше всех остальных; самый лучший

far different — сильно отличающийся

far better — гораздо лучший; гораздо лучше

6. adv далёкое расстояние

from far — издали, издалека

by far — намного, гораздо

twice as far from — на вдвое большем расстоянии

far apart — на большом расстоянии друг от друга

Синонимический ряд:

1. considerably (adj.) considerably; greatly; incomparably; much

2. distant (adj.) distant; faraway; far-flung; far-off; off-lying; outlying; remote; removed

3. quite (other) by a long chalk (British, colloquial); by a long shot; by a long way; by far; considerably; far and away; quite; rather; significantly; somewhat; well

4. very (other) extremely; greatly; incomparably; much; notably; very

Антонимический ряд:

near; somewhat

English-Russian base dictionary > far
15 far

adj. ver, verre
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adv. ver, verweg; veel

far¹

[ fa:] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; farther [fa:ðə], further [fə:ðə], farthest [fa:ðist], furthest [fə:ðist]〉

1 ver ⇒ (ver)afgelegen, ver verwijderd

♦voorbeelden:

1   your plum-pudding is a far cry from the real thing • jouw plumpudding heeft weinig te maken met een echte

     at the far end of the room • aan het andere eind van de kamer

     to the far right • uiterst rechts 〈 ook politiek〉

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far²

〈 bijwoord〉

1 ver

2 lang ⇒ ver 〈 van tijd〉

3 veel ⇒ verreweg

♦voorbeelden:

1   carry/take something too far • iets te ver doordrijven/te ver laten komen

     a pound doesn't go very far these days • tegenwoordig kun je met een pond haast niets meer doen

     far gone • ver heen

     how far • hoe ver, in hoeverre

     far and near • overal

     so far • (tot) zó ver, in zoverre

     far and wide • wijd en zijd

     far from easy • verre van/allesbehalve makkelijk

     far be it from me to criticize • het is verre van mij om kritiek te leveren

     in so/as far as • voor zover

     as/so far as • voor zover; tot aan, zover als

     as far as I can see • volgens mij

2   so far • tot nu toe

     so far so good • zover zijn we in elk geval, tot nu toe is alles nog goed gegaan

     far into the afternoon • ver in de middag

3   far too easy • veel te makkelijk

     far and away the best • verreweg het beste

     that book is the better by far • dat is verreweg het beste boek

→ far-off far-off/, far-out far-out/

English-Dutch dictionary > far
16 far

[fəː(r)] UK / US further {o} farther, furthest {o} farthest
1. adj

weit

the far end of the room — das andere Ende des Zimmers

the Far East — der Ferne Osten

2. adv

weit

far better — viel besser

by far the best — bei weitem der/die/das Beste

as far as... — bis zum o zur..., (with place name) bis nach...

as far as I'm concerned — was mich betrifft, von mir aus

so far — soweit, bisher

English-German mini dictionary > far
17 far

[fəː(r)] UK / US further {o} farther, furthest {o} farthest
1. adj

weit

the far end of the room — das andere Ende des Zimmers

the Far East — der Ferne Osten

2. adv

weit

far better — viel besser

by far the best — bei weitem der/die/das Beste

as far as... — bis zum o zur..., (with place name) bis nach...

as far as I'm concerned — was mich betrifft, von mir aus

so far — soweit, bisher

English-German mini dictionary > far
18 el2

= the, ye.

Nota: Forma arcaica.

Ex. The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.

Ex. The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.

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* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* de los mejores = as good as any.

* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.

* el acabose = the last straw.

* el alcance = comprehensiveness.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* el año próximo = the year ahead.

* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.

* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.

* el auténtico = the real McCoy.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* el bien de = the good of.

* el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.

* el charco = the big pond.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.

* el colmo = the last straw.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* el corazón de = the heart of.

* el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.

* el cual = which.

* el de = that in, that of.

* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.

* El Diluvio = the Flood.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

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

* el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.

* el doble = twice + as many.

* el doble de = twice + the number of.

* El Dorado = El Dorado.

* el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.

* el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.

* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* el evitar = avoidance.

* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* el final de = the close of.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.

* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.

* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.

* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.

* el grado de = the extent of.

* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.

* el grado en que = the extent to which.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.

* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.

* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.

* el impulsor de = the power behind.

* el interés público = the public interest.

* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.

* el lastre de = the shackles of.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.

* el más = all-time.

* el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.

* el más allá = hereafter.

* el más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.

* el más leído = the most widely read.

* el más recomendado = best of breed, the.

* el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.

* el mejor = best of breed, the.

* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor modo de = the best way of.

* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.

* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* el mentir = lying.

* el mes pasado = last month.

* el mío = mine.

* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).

* el mismo número = as many.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el modo de = the way in which.

* el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.

* el motor de = the power behind.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.

* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.

* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.

* el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.

* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.

* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* el orgullo de = showpiece.

* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.

* el padre de = the father of.

* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.

* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.

* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* el peso de = brunt of, the.

* el populacho = the great unwashed.

* el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* el portavoz de = the voice of.

* el presente = thisness.

* el primer intento = the first time around.

* el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.

* el primero mencionado = former.

* el principal = the number one.

* el principio de = the dawn of.

* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.

* el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.

* el proletariado = the great unwashed.

* el pulmón de = the heart of.

* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el que = that, the one.

* el que aprende = learner.

* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].

* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.

* el registro de los registros = record-of-record.

* el registro modelo = record-of-record.

* el resto = rest, the.

* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).

* El Salvador = El Salvador.

* el segundo mencionado = latter.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el ser barato = cheapness.

* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.

* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.

* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el tamaño de = the extent of.

* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.

* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.

* el tiempo de Algo = in season.

* el tiempo es oro = time is money.

* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.

* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).

* el tipo de = the range of.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.

* el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.

* el último citado = latter.

* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* el único = the one and only.

* el único e incomparable = the one and only.

* el único e inimitable = the one and only.

* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.

* el verdadero = the real McCoy.

* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.

* el ver televisión = television viewing.

* el viejo = the elder.

* el vulgo = the great unwashed.

* el yugo de = the shackles of.

* espicharlas = kick + the bucket.

* la = the, ye.

* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.

* la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.

* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.

* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.

* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.

* la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* la clave de = at the heart of.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* la comunidad en general = the community at large.

* la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.

* la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* la cruz de = the bane of.

* la cuestión es que = the thing is.

* la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.

* la demanda de = a call for.

* la diversidad de = the range of.

* la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la época de Algo = in season.

* la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.

* la espalda de = the back of.

* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.

* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.

* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).

* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.

* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.

* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.

* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.

* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.

* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

* La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.

* la joya de = showpiece.

* la judicatura = the Bench.

* la justicia = the Bench.

* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.

* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* la magistratura = the Bench.

* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* la mar de = a whole slew of.

* la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.

* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.

* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.

* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la medida en que = the extent to which.

* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* la mejor manera = how best.

* la mejor manera de = the best way of.

* la mejor oferta = the best deal.

* la mejor opción = the best bet.

* la mejor salida = the best way forward.

* la mejor solución = the best way forward.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* la mentira = lying.

* la mirada en = eye(s) on.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).

* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.

* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* la parte más importante = the heart of.

* la parte principal de = the bulk of.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* la parte trasera de = the back of.

* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* la pesadilla de = the bane of.

* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.

* la petición de = a call for.

* la píldora = the pill.

* la plebe = the great unwashed.

* la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.

* la primera tentativa = the first time around.

* la primera vez = the first time around.

* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.

* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.

* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* la que = that, the one.

* la razón de ser = the reason for being.

* la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).

* la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.

* la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....

* la riqueza de = the wealth of.

* la ruina de = the bane of.

* las = the, ye.

* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las ataduras de = the shackles of.

* las autoridades = the powers-that-be.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* las de = those for.

* las doce del mediodía = noon.

* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.

* la segunda opción = the next best choice.

* la segunda vez = the second time around.

* la semana pasada = last week.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* la situación = the course of events.

* la sociedad en general = society at large.

* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.

* las profundidades del mar = the deep.

* las profundidades del océano = the deep.

* las pruebas = the writing on the wall.

* las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.

* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.

* las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.

* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.

* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.

* la temporada de Algo = in season.

* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.

* la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.

* la tira de = a whole slew of.

* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.

* la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).

* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la última vez = last time.

* la última vez que = the last time.

* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.

* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.

* la ventaja de = the beauty of.

* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.

* la verdad = the lowdown (on).

* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.

* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.

* la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* la víspera de = on the eve of.

* la voz de = the voice of.

* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.

* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.

* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.

* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.

* la voz interior = the voice within.

* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.

* lo adecuado = adequacy.

* lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.

* lo anodino = blandness.

* lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.

* lo apropiado = appropriateness.

* lo barato = inexpensiveness.

* lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).

* lo bastante elevado = high enough.

* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo caro = expensiveness.

* lo chicano = Chicana.

* lo chulo = coolness.

* lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* lo completo = completeness.

* lo completo que Algo está = fullness.

* lo creas o no = believe it or not.

* lo decisivo = the last word.

* lo definitivo = the last word.

* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.

* lo directo = directness.

* lo divertido = the fun part.

* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.

* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).

* lo estrafalario = zaniness.

* lo estrambótico = zaniness.

* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.

* lo favorable = propitiousness.

* lo hebraico = Hebraica.

* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.

* lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.

* lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.

* lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.

* lo indefinido = indefiniteness.

* lo indirecto = indirectness.

* lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.

* lo insulso = blandness.

* lo interesante = the fun part.

* lo judío = Judaica.

* lo lindo = cuteness.

* lo llano = flatness.

* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.

* lo más conveniente es que = optimally.

* lo más destacado = highlights.

* lo más detestado = pet hate.

* lo más importante = most of all, at its core.

* lo más interesante = highlights.

* lo más mínimo = so much as.

* lo más novedoso = the last word.

* lo más odiado = pet hate.

* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.

* lo más probable es que = most probably.

* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.

* lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.

* lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* lo mejor = the top of the tree.

* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor de todo = best of all.

* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.

* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.

* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.

* lo menos posible = as little as possible.

* lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.

* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.

* lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.

* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).

* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* lo noble = high-mindedness.

* lo no convencional = unconventional, the.

* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).

* lo oportuno = timeliness.

* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.

* lo peor de = brunt of, the.

* lo peor del = the armpit of the.

* lo pintoresco = quaintness.

* lo plano = flatness.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.

* lo primero = for one, first off.

* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.

* lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.

* lo propicio = propitiousness.

* lo público = publicness.

* lo que = that which, what.

* lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.

* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.

* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.

* lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.

* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.

* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.

* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.

* lo que es aun mejor = better still.

* lo que es aun peor = worse still.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

* lo que es más = what is more, what's more.

* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.

* lo que es mejor aun = better still.

* lo que es muy importante = importantly.

* lo que es peor = what's worse.

* lo que es peor aun = worse still.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.

* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.

* lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* lo que le corresponde = fair share.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* lo que quiera que = whatever.

* lo que sea = something or other.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* lo que + ser = what + be like.

* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* lo rural = rurality.

* los = the, ye.

* los 365 días del año = year-round.

* los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.

* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.

* los acontecimientos = the course of events.

* lo sagrado = sacredness.

* los albores de = the dawn of.

* los años cincuenta = fifties.

* los años treinta = thirties.

* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.

* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* los comienzos de = the dawn of.

* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* los de = those for, those in.

* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.

* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* los dos = both, both of them, both of which.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.

* los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.

* los mandamás = the powers-that-be.

* los más necesitados = those most in need.

* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.

* los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* los necesitados = the needy.

* los orígenes de = the dawn of.

* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].

* los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.

* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.

* los que = those who.

* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.

* los que mandan = the powers-that-be.

* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.

* los que + Verbo = those + Participio.

* los tribunales = the Bench.

* lo suficientemente cerca = within range.

* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.

* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.

* los últimos coletazos = fag-end.

* lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.

* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.

* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* lo último = the last word.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* lo vanguardista = cutting edge.

* lo yidish = Yiddica.

* parmarlas = kick + the bucket.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

Spanish-English dictionary > el2
19 pasar

v.

1 to pass.

¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?

le paso (con él) I'll put you through (to him) (al teléfono)

pasar algo por to pass something through (filtrar)

Pasaron dos horas Two hours went by.

Yo paso a María I pass Mary (I overtake Mary)

Un carro pasa A car goes by

Me pasó una cuchara He=she passed me a spoon (She passed a spoon to me)

Por fin pasé! I passed at last!

2 to cross.

pasar la calle to cross the road

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

3 to go through.

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light

4 to pass, to go.

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus goes past o passes in front of my house

el Manzanares pasa por Madrid the Manzanares goes o passes through Madrid

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street

pasar de… a… to go o pass from… to…

pasar de largo to go by

5 to go/come in.

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please

¡pase! come in!

6 to go.

por ahí no pasa it won't go through there

7 to go by.

pasaron tres meses three months went by

8 to go through, to experience.

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time of it

pasarlas canutas (informal) to have a rough time

Pasé un gran susto I experienced a great scare.

9 to show in (llevar adentro).

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living room

10 to show (Cine).

11 to spend (time).

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday?, where are you going to spend your holidays?

Yo paso las horas cantando I pass the hours away singing (spend the time...)

12 to pop in (ir un momento).

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place

13 to happen.

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may

Algo pasó Something happened=came to pass.

14 to be over.

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over

Pasé muy feliz en la fiesta I was very happy at the party.

15 to be all right, to be usable.

puede pasar it'll do

16 to go away.

Pasó el mal tiempo the bad weather went away.

17 to come in, to step in.

El policía pasó The policeman came in.

18 to happen to, to occur to.

Me pasó algo cómico Something funny happened to me..

19 to keep on, to keep, to carry on.

Ella pasa bailando todo el tiempo She keeps on dancing all the time.

20 to skip, to pass.

Pase ese capítulo Skip that chapter,.

21 to blow over, to blow itself out, to calm down.

La tormenta pasó The storm blew over.

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pasar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ir) to pass, pass by, go

■ pasaba por ahí cuando sucedió el accidente I was just passing by when the accident happened

■ todos los cables y tuberías pasan por debajo del suelo all the wires and pipes go under the floor

■ pasa de un idioma a otro sin darse cuenta he goes from one language to another without realizing

2 (tiempo) to pass, go by

■ ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

■ yo lo hago por pasar el tiempo I do it to pass the time

3 (entrar) to come in, go in

■ pasa, está abierto come in, it's not locked

■ me dijeron que pasara sin llamar they told me to go in without knocking

4 (cesar) to pass, cease

■ en cuanto pase la tormenta salimos we'll go out when the storm has passed

■ si no se te pasa el dolor, llámame if the pain doesn't go away, call me

■ tranquila, que ya ha pasado todo don't worry, it's all over now

5 (límite) to exceed (de, -)

6 (ocurrir) to happen

7 (sufrir) to suffer

► verbo transitivo

1 (trasladar) to move, transfer

■ pasa este documento al otro disquete move this file to the other diskette

■ lo han pasado al departamento de ventas he has been transferred to the sales department

2 (comunicar, dar) to give

■ pásale el informe al jefe give this report to the boss

■ mi hijo me ha pasado la gripe my son has given me the flu

3 (cruzar) to cross

■ pasamos la frontera ayer we crossed the border yesterday

4 (alcanzar) to pass, reach

■ pásame la sal, por favor pass me the salt, please

5 (aventajar) to surpass, be better than

■ tu hermano ya te pasa en matemáticas your brother is better than you at maths

6 (adelantar) to overtake

■ me pasó un deportivo rojo en una curva a red sports car overtook me on a bend

7 (deslizar) to run

■ pasó el dedo por el estante he ran his finger along the shelf

■ la etiqueta se pasa por aquí y el precio sale en la pantalla you run the tag through here and the price comes up on the screen

8 (tolerar) to overlook

■ esta vez te la paso, pero que no se repita I'll overlook it this time, but don't let it happen again

9 (aprobar) to pass

■ pasé el examen a la primera I passed my test first time

10 (proyectar) to show

■ pasaron unas diapositivas y luego una película they showed some slides and then a film

11 (tiempo - estar) to spend; (- disfrutar, padecer) to have

■ pasaremos el verano en Sada we're spending the summer in Sada

■ he pasado una noche fatal I've had a terrible night

■ pasamos unas vacaciones estupendas we had a wonderful holiday

► verbo pronominal pasarse

1 (desertar) to pass over (a, to)

■ se ha pasado al otro bando she's gone over to the other side

2 (pudrirse) to go off

3 (olvidarse) to forget

■ se me pasó la fecha de entrega I forgot about the deadline

4 (ir) to go by ( por, -), call in ( por, at)

■ pásate por casa cuando quieras pop in any time

5 familiar (excederse) to overdo it; (ir demasiado lejos) to go too far (de, -)

■ te has pasado de sincero you were too honest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pasar de algo familiar not to be bothered about something

■ paso de hacer cola I can't be bothered to queue up

■ pasa de todo he couldn't care less about anything, he doesn't give a damn about anything

pasar de largo to go past

pasar la página to turn the page

pasar por to pass for

pasar por alto to ignore

pasar por encima de alguien to go over somebody's head

pasarlo bien to have a good time

¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's wrong?

pasar sin to do without

pasarse de la raya to go too far, overstep the mark

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verb

1) to happen

2) pass

3) come in, enter

4) surpass

5) cross

6) give

7) undergo, suffer

8) omit

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- pasar de largo
- pasar por alto
- pasarlo bien
- pasarlo mal
- pasarse
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Para las expresiones pasar lista, pasar de moda, pasar desapercibido, pasarse de rosca etc, ver la otra entrada
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=ocurrir)

a) [suceso] to happen

¿qué pasó? — what happened?

¿pasa algo? — is anything up?, is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?

como si no hubiese pasado nada — as if nothing had happened

aquí pasa algo misterioso — there's something odd going on here

siempre pasa igual {o} lo mismo — it's always the same

¿qué pasa? — what's happening?, what's going on?, what's up?; [como saludo] how's things? *

¿qué pasa que no entra? — why doesn't she come in?

¿qué pasa contigo? — what's up with you?; [como saludo] * how's it going? *

¿qué ha pasado con ella? — what's become of her?

• [lo que] pasa es que... — well, you see..., the thing is that...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

b)

pasarle a algn: nunca me pasa nada — nothing ever happens to me

no me ha pasado otra (igual) en la vida — nothing like this has ever happened to me before

siempre me pasa lo mismo, lo pierdo todo — it's always the same, I keep losing things

tuvo un accidente, pero por suerte no le pasó nada — he had an accident, but fortunately he wasn't hurt

esto te pasa por no hacerme caso — this is what comes of not listening to me, this wouldn't have happened (to you) if you'd listened to me

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa a ese? — what's the matter with him?

2) (=cambiar de lugar)

a) [objeto]

la cuerda pasa de un lado a otro de la calle — the rope goes from one side of the street to the other

cuando muera la empresa pasará al hijo — when he dies the company will go to his son

• la foto fue pasando de mano en [mano] — the photo was passed around

pasó de mis manos a las suyas — it passed from my hands into his

b) [persona] to go

pasar a un cuarto contiguo — to go into an adjoining room

pasar de Inglaterra al Canadá — to go from England to Canada

3) (=entrar)

¡pase! — come in!; [cediendo el paso] after you!

no se puede pasar — you can't go through, you can't go in

pasamos directamente a ver al jefe — we went straight in to see the boss

los moros pasaron a España — the Moors crossed over into Spain

• [hacer] pasar a algn — to show sb in

4) (=transitar)

pasó una bicicleta — a bicycle went past

¿a qué hora pasa el cartero? — what time does the postman come?

ya ha pasado el tren de las cinco — (=sin hacer parada) the five o'clock train has already gone by; (=haciendo parada) the five o'clock train has already been and gone

¿ha pasado ya el camión de la basura? — have the dustmen been?

• pasar [de largo] — to go {o} pass by

• pasar [por], el autobús pasa por delante de nuestra casa — the bus goes past our house

ese autobús no pasa por aquí — that bus doesn't come this way

5) (=acercarse a)

• tengo que pasar [por] el banco — I've got to go to the bank

pasaré por la tienda mañana — I'll go {o} pop into the shop tomorrow

tendrá que pasar por mi despacho — he'll have to come to my office

pase por caja — please pay at the cash desk

pasaré por tu casa — I'll drop in
pasar a ({+ infin})
te pasaré a buscar a las ocho — I'll pick you up at eight

pasa a verme cuando quieras — come round whenever you like

6) (=cambiar de situación) to go

el equipo ha pasado a primera división — the team has gone up to the first division

y luego pasaron a otra cosa — and then they went on to something else

ha pasado de ser tímida a no tenerle miedo a nada — she has gone from being shy to fearing nothing

pasar de teniente a general — to go from lieutenant to general

• pasar a [ser] — to become

en muy poco tiempo ha pasado a ser un gran profesional — he has become a real professional in a very short space of time

7) (=transcurrir) [tiempo] to pass, go by

han pasado cuatro años — four years have passed {o} gone by

el tiempo pasa deprisa — time passes {o} goes so quickly

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! — how time flies!

ya ha pasado una hora — it's been an hour already

8) (=acabar) [problema, situación] to be over; [efectos] to wear off

ha pasado la crisis — the crisis is over

ya pasó aquello — that's all over (and done with) now

9) (=aceptarse)

puede pasar — it's passable, it's OK

por esta vez pase — I'll let it go this time

que me llames carroza, pase, pero fascista, no — you can call me an old fuddy-duddy if you like, but not a fascist

10) pasar por

a) (=atravesar, caber) to go through

el hilo pasa por el agujero — the thread goes through the hole

pasamos por un túnel muy largo — we went through a very long tunnel

no pasamos por el pueblo — we didn't go through the village

el río pasa por la ciudad — the river flows {o} goes through the city

pasar por la aduana — to go through customs

está pasando por un mal momento — he's going through a bad patch

no creo que el sofá pase por esa puerta — I don't think the settee will go through the door

b) (=depender de) to depend on

el futuro de la empresa pasa por este acuerdo — the company's future depends on {o} hangs on this agreement

c) (=ser considerado) to pass as

podrían perfectamente pasar por gemelos — they could easily pass as twins

Juan pasa por francés — most people think Juan is French

• [hacerse] pasar por — to pass o.s. off as

se hace pasar por médico — he passes himself off as a doctor

11) [otras formas preposicionales]
pasar a ({+ infin}) (=empezar)
paso ahora a explicar mi postura — I will now go on to explain my position

pasar a decir algo — to go on to say sth

ya va siendo hora de pasar a la acción — it is time for action
pasar de (=exceder)
pasa ya de los 70 — he's over 70

esto pasa de ser una broma — this is beyond a joke

no pasa de ser un jugador mediocre — he's no more than an average player

no pasan de 60 los que lo tienen — those who have it do not number more than 60, fewer than 60 people have it

• yo de [ahí] no paso — that's as far as I'm prepared to go

• de [ésta] no pasa — this is the very last time

• de [hoy] no pasa que le escriba — I'll write to him this very day
pasar sin
tendrá que pasar sin coche — he'll have to get by {o} manage without a car

no puede pasar sin ella — he can't manage without her

12) (Naipes) to pass

yo paso — pass

13) esp Esp
* (=mostrarse indiferente)
yo paso — count me out

• pasar [de] algo/algn, yo paso de política — I'm not into politics

paso de todo — I couldn't care less

pasa olímpicamente de todo lo que le dicen — he doesn't take the blindest bit of notice of anything they say to him

paso de ti, chaval — I couldn't care less about you, pal

2. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=dar, entregar) [gen] to pass; [en una serie] to pass on

¿me pasas la sal, por favor? — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

le pasó el sobre — he handed {o} passed her the envelope

pásale una nota con disimulo — slip him a note

cuando termines pásasela a Isabel — when you've finished pass it on to Isabel

2) (=traspasar) [+ río, frontera] to cross; [+ límite] to go beyond

el túnel pasa la montaña — the tunnel goes right through the mountain

esto pasa los límites de lo razonable — this goes beyond the realm of what is reasonable

3) (=llevar)

nos pasaron a ver al director — they took us to see the manager

nos pasaron a otra habitación — they moved us into another room

he pasado mi despacho al dormitorio — I've moved my office into the bedroom

4) (=hacer atravesar)

pasa el alambre por este agujero — put the wire through this hole

pasó el hilo por el ojo de la aguja — she threaded the thread through the eye of the needle

5) (=colar) to strain

pasar el café por el colador — to strain the coffee

6) (=introducir) [+ moneda falsa] to pass (off); [+ contrabando] to smuggle

han pasado billetes falsos — they've passed (off) forged notes

han pasado un alijo de cocaína por la frontera — a consignment of cocaine has been smuggled across the border

7) (=hacer deslizar)

voy a pasarle un trapo — I'm going to wipe it down

pasar la mano por algo — to run one's hand over sth

pasar el cepillo por el pelo — to run a brush through one's hair

pasar la aspiradora por la alfombra — to vacuum the carpet, run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet

pasar la aspiradora — to do the vacuuming

8) (=deslizar) to slip

le pasó el brazo por los hombros/la cintura — she slipped {o} put her arm around his shoulders/waist

9) (=contagiar) to give

me has pasado tu catarro — you've given me your cold

10) (=volver) [+ página] to turn

- pasar página

11) (=escribir)

• pasar algo a [limpio] — to make a neat {o} fair {o} clean copy of sth

• pasar algo a [máquina] — to type sth up

12) (=tragar) (lit) to swallow; (fig) to bear, stand

no puedo pasar esta pastilla — I can't swallow this pill, I can't get this pill down

no puedo pasar a ese hombre — I can't bear {o} stand that man

13) (=tolerar)

se lo pasan todo — they let him get away with anything

no te voy a pasar más — I'm not going to indulge you any more

14) (=aprobar) [+ examen] to pass

15) (=proyectar) [+ película, programa] to show, screen

16) (=poner en contacto)

te paso con Pedro — [al mismo teléfono] I'll put you on to Pedro; [a distinto teléfono] I'll put you through to Pedro

17) (=realizar)

• pasa [consulta] {o} [visita] a unas 700 personas diarias — he sees 700 patients a day
revista 3)
18) (=superar)

los pasa a todos en inteligencia — she's more intelligent than any of them

para ganar debes pasar a muchos contrincantes — to win you have to beat a lot of opponents

me pasa ya 3cm — he's already 3cm taller than I am

19) (Aut) to pass, overtake

20) (=omitir)

• pasar algo por [alto] — to overlook sth

pasar por alto un detalle — to overlook a detail

21) [+ tiempo] to spend

pasar las vacaciones — to spend one's holidays

voy a pasar el fin de semana con ella — I'm going to spend the weekend with her

fuimos a pasar el día en la playa — we went to the seaside for the day

lo pasaremos tan ricamente — we'll have such a good time
pasarlo ({+ adv})
pasarlo bien — to have a good time

¡que lo pases bien! — have a good time!, enjoy yourself!

pasarlo mal — to have a bad time

lo pasamos muy mal — we had an awful time

22) (=dejar atrás)

hemos pasado el aniversario — the anniversary has passed, the anniversary is behind us

ya hemos pasado lo peor — we're over the worst now, the worst is behind us now

23) (=sufrir)

ha pasado una mala racha — she's been through a bad patch

ha pasado muchas enfermedades — he's had a lot of illnesses

pasar frío — to be cold

pasar hambre — to be hungry

24) Cono Sur * (=engañar) to cheat, swindle

3.

See:

pasarse
PASAR En expresiones temporales ► Se traduce por spend cuando pasar tiene un uso transitivo y queremos indicar un período de tiempo concreto, seguido de la actividad que en ese tiempo se desarrolla, o del lugar: Me pasé la tarde escribiendo cartas I spent the evening writing letters Ha pasado toda su vida en el campo He has spent his whole life in the country ► En cambio, cuando se describe la forma en que se pasa el tiempo mediante un adjetivo, se debe emplear en inglés la construcción have + (a) + ((adjetivo)) + ((sustantivo)): Pasamos una tarde entretenida We had a lovely afternoon Pasamos un rato estupendo jugando al squash We had a fantastic time playing squash la expresión pasar el rato se traduce por pass the time: No sé qué hacer para pasar el rato I don't know what to do to pass the time ► Cuando el uso es intransitivo, pasar se traduce por pass {o} go by. A medida que pasaba el tiempo se deprimía cada vez más As time passed o went by, he became more and more depressed Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

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= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

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

Ex. The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex. If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex. Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex. Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex. Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex. He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex. If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex. During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex. Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex. A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

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* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar de largo — to go right o straight past

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

pasaba por aquí y... — I was just passing by o I was in the area and...

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar)

pasar POR algo: ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?; pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier; pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?; pasar A + INF: puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow; pasaremos a verlos — we'll call in o drop in and see them

c) ( atravesar) to cross

pasar de un lado a otro — to go o cross from one side to the other

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

d) (caber, entrar)

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

2)

a) (transmitirse, transferirse) corona/título to pass

una tradición que pasa de padres a hijos — a tradition that is handed o passed down from generation to generation

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar)

te paso con Javier — ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; ( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

3) ( entrar - acercándose al hablante) to come in; (- alejándose del hablante) to go in

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

no pasarán! — (fr hecha) they shall not pass!

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? — (AmL) who's going to come up to the blackboard?

4)

a) (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema)

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar — she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera — (Auto) now change into third

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

b) (Educ) to pass

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

pasar de curso — to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

c) ( ser aceptable)

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase — I'll let it pass o go this time

5) ( exceder un límite)

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

6) pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por)

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

b) (Esp) ( implicar)

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

Sentido II

7) ( transcurrir) tiempo to pass

pasaron muchos años — many years went by o passed

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba — the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

8) ( cesar) crisis/mal momento to be over; efecto to wear off; dolor to go away

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

9) ( arreglárselas) to manage, get by

sin electricidad podemos pasar — we can manage o get by without electricity

Sentido III

10) ( suceder) to happen

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

lo que pasa es que... — the thing o the problem is...

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo — it's always the same

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

¿qué pasa? — what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq)

hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? — (fam) hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

11) ( experimentar)

pasar POR algo — por crisis/mala racha to go through something

Sentido IV

12)

a) (en naipes, juegos) to pass

b) (fam) ( rechazando algo)

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

paso de salir, estoy muy cansada — I don't feel like going out, I'm very tired (colloq)

c) (fam) ( expresando indiferencia)

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente — she couldn't care less what people say (colloq)

paso de él — (esp Esp) I don't give a damn o I couldn't care less what he does (colloq)
2.
pasar vt

Sentido I

1)

a) ( hacer atravesar)

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

b) ( por la aduana -legalmente) to take through; (- ilegalmente) to smuggle

c) ( hacer deslizar)

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha — this needs a quick iron o run over with the iron

2) (exhibir, mostrar) <película/anuncio> to show

3)

a) (cruzar, atravesar) < frontera> to cross; <pueblo/ciudad> to go through

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

b) ( dejar atrás) <edificio/calle> to go past

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

4) <examen/prueba> to pass

5) <página/hoja> to turn

6) (fam) ( tolerar)

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso — I can't stand o take that guy (colloq)

no podía pasar aquella sopa — I couldn't stomach o eat that soup

pasar por alto — <falta/error> to overlook, forget about; tema/punto to leave out, omit

7) ( transcribir)

tendré que pasar la carta — I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

Sentido II

8) (entregar, hacer llegar)

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

9) <gripe/resfriado> to give

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me

Sentido III

10)

a) < tiempo> to spend

pasamos las Navidades en casa — we spent Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día — we went to Toledo for the day

b) ( con idea de continuidad)

pasé toda la noche en vela — I was awake all night

puede pasar días sin comer — he can go for days without eating

11)

a) (sufrir, padecer) penalidades/desgracias to go through, to suffer

está pasando una mala racha — he's going through bad times o (BrE) a bad patch

no sabes las que pasé — you've no idea what I went through

pasé mucho miedo/frío — I was very frightened/cold

b)

pasarlo or pasarla bien — to have a good time

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? — did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

lo pasé mal — I didn't enjoy myself

lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes — he gets very nervous about exams
3.
1) pasarse v pron

Sentido I

2) ( cambiarse)

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina — we want to move to the other office

3)

a) ( ir demasiado lejos)

nos pasamos, el banco está más arriba — we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación — we went past our station

b) (fam) ( excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado — you've gone too far this time

se pasaron con los precios — the prices they charged were way over the top (colloq)

se pasó con la sal — he overdid the salt (colloq)

te pasaste con el regalo — that was a really nice present you gave me

se pasó de listo — he tried to be too clever (colloq)

te pasas de bueno — you're too kind for your own good

c) (CS fam) ( lucirse)

te pasaste! esto está riquísimo — you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious (colloq)

4)

a) peras/tomates to go bad, get overripe; carne/pescado to go off, go bad; leche to go off, go sour

b) (recocerse): arroz/pasta to get overcooked

no le dejes pasarse de punto — don't let it overcook

Sentido II

5)

a) ( desaparecer) efecto to wear off; dolor to go away; (+ me/te/le etc)

ya se me pasó el dolor — the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo — wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre — until her temperature goes down

b) ( transcurrir)

el año se ha pasado muy rápido — this year has gone very quickly; (+ me/te/le etc)

sus clases se me pasan volando — her classes seem to go so quickly

6) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( olvidarse)

se me pasó totalmente — I completely forgot

se me pasó su cumpleaños — I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar de notar)

se le pasaron varios errores — he overlooked several mistakes

no se le pasó ese detalle — this detail didn't escape his attention

c) ( dejar escapar)

se me pasó la oportunidad — I missed the opportunity

Sentido III

7) (enf) ( estar)

se pasa el día al teléfono — she spends all day on the phone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando — I was up all night studying

se pasó el domingo durmiendo — he spent the whole of Sunday evening sleeping; ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1b y 2b

8) (enf) (fam) (ir)

pásate por casa — come round

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? — could you go down to the market?

9) (refl)

se pasó la mano por el pelo — he ran his fingers through his hair

pasarse un peine — to run a comb through one's hair

* * *

= hand (over), pass, pass by, pass on, transfer, transmit, turn over + page, hand on, spend, transpire, pass out, turn over, slide over, pass along, get through, can't/couldn't be bothered, go + past, pass down, roll on, pass out, blow over, make + the cut, wear off, hand down.

Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

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

Ex: The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.

Ex: If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex: Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.

Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.

Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.

Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.

Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.

Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.

Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.

Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.

Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* ayudar a pasar por = get + Nombre + through.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....

* día que pasa = passing day.

* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.

* haber pasado por aquí antes = have been down this road before.

* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.

* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacérselas pasarlas canutas a Alguien = push + Nombre + to the edge.

* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.

* hacerse pasar por = masquerade as, impersonate.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lugar donde pasar el rato = hang out.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* pasando a = moving on to.

* pasar a = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into.

* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a Alguien lo que a = suffer + the fate of.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* pasar a la clandestinidad = go into + hiding.

* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.

* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.

* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar a la página + Número = turn to + page + Número.

* pasar a la posteridad = go down to + posterity.

* pasar a la posteridad como = go down to + posterity as.

* pasar Algo a Alguien = turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.

* pasar algo inesperado = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.

* pasar al olvido = blow over.

* pasar a los anales de la historia = go down in + history.

* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.

* pasar al primer plano = take + centre stage.

* pasar al siguiente año fiscal = roll over.

* pasar al siguiente nivel = move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

* pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.

* pasar año(s) antes de que = be year(s) before.

* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* pasar aprietos = feel + the pinch.

* pasar apuros = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time.

* pasar apuros económicos = lead + a precarious existence.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus, take + centre stage.

* pasar a ser inconcebible = render + inconceivable.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* pasar como una bala = whiz.

* pasar de = get beyond.

* pasar de... a... = proceed from... to..., move from... to....

* pasar de... a = switch from... to..., go from... to..., swing between... and..., grow from... into/to.

* pasar de contrabando = smuggle.

* pasar de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* pasar de largo = bypass [by-pass].

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar de moda = drop out of + vogue, go out of + fashion, go out of + favour, go out of + date, go out of + vogue, fall out of + vogue, go out of + style, pass away, obsolesce, drop out of + circulation.

* pasar desapercibido = be unnoticeable, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, be an invisible fly on the wall, go + unnoted, lie + forgotten, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasar el invierno = winter, overwinter.

* pasar el mochuelo = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* pasar el rato = hang out.

* pasar el rato con = kick + it with.

* pasar el rato con los amigos = hang out with + Posesivo + friends.

* pasar el relevo a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar el testigo = pass (on) + the torch, pass (on) + the baton.

* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.

* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.

* pasar + Expresión Temporal = elapse + Expresión Temporal, go by + Expresión Temporal.

* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.

* pasar hojas = page (through), turn + pages, flip + pages.

* pasar hojas hacia atrás = page + backward.

* pasar hojas hacia delante = page + forward.

* pasar inadvertidamente = slip, creep + past, sneak + past.

* pasar inadvertido = be unnoticeable, escape + notice, go + unnoticed, lie + unnoticed, remain + unnoticed, slip by + unnoticed, become + unnoticeable, go + unrecognised, go + unnoted, sneak under + the radar.

* pasar la antorcha = hand over + the torch.

* pasar la luna de miel = honeymoon.

* pasar la noche = spend + the night, stay overnight.

* pasar la página = turn over + page.

* pasar la pantalla = scroll.

* pasar la pelota = pass + the buck.

* pasar la prueba = pass + muster.

* pasarlas canutas = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time, be to hell and back.

* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.

* pasarlas putas = jump through + hoops, be to hell and back.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasar las vacaciones = vacation.

* pasar llevando = take through.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasarlo bomba = be a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo = have + a heck of a time + trying.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo genial = have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.

* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* pasarlo pipa = have + a whale of a time.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar + Nombre + a = turn + Nombre + over to.

* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* pasar por = cross, pass through, reach down, step through, go by, go through, pass for, pass across, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, make + Posesivo + way through, run through.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.

* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por aquí = come by.

* pasar por delante de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* pasar por el infierno = be to hell and back.

* pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.

* pasar por encima = pass over.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* pasar por un período de = go through + a period of.

* pasar por un proceso de = go through + a process of.

* pasar privaciones = suffer from + deprivation.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* pasar registros a disco = transfer + records + to disc.

* pasar revista = review.

* pasarse = come by, drop in, overshoot, step over + the edge, go + overboard, go + too far.

* pasarse Algo por el culo = not give a shit.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna = not give a shit.

* pasarse con = act + fresh with.

* pasar sed = go + thirsty.

* pasarse de = overstep.

* pasarse de + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* pasarse de la raya = cross + the line.

* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* pasárselo fabuloso = have + a good time, have + a great time, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo pipa = have + a great time.

* pasarse por = drop by, stop by, mosey.

* pasar sin = get along without, forego [forgo], do without, live without.

* pasar sin Alguien = spare + Nombre Personal.

* pasar sin comodidades = rough it.

* pasar sin ser visto = sneak + past, sneak through, sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* pasar + Tiempo = spend + time, spend + Tiempo.

* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.

* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.

* pasar una prueba = endure + ordeal, pass + a test, stand up.

* pasar una prueba de sobra = pass with + flying colours.

* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.

* pasar un buen rato = disport + Reflexivo.

* pasar un cuestionario = administer + questionnaire, carry out + questionnaire.

* pasar un rato = say + hi.

* pasar zumbando = whiz.

* pase lo que pase = come what may, come rain or shine, rain or shine, come hell or high water.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* ¿Qué pasa? = What's up?.

* que pasaba = passing.

* que pasa desapercibido = inconspicuous.

* ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.

* que pase lo que tenga que pasar = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.

* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.

* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.

* tratar de pasar desapercibido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* tratar de pasar inadvertido = keep + a low profile, lie + low.

* ver lo que pasa = take it from there/here.

* * *

pasar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ pasar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 por un lugar

2 deteniéndose en un lugar

3 caber, entrar

B

1 transmitirse, transferirse

2 comunicar

C entrar

D

1 cambiar de estado, actividad, tema

2 Educación

3 indicando aceptabilidad

E exceder un límite

F

1 pasar por: ser tenido por

2 pasar por: implicar

Sentido II

A

1 transcurrir

2 terminar

B arreglárselas

Sentido III ocurrir, suceder

Sentido IV

A

1 en naipes, juegos

2 rechazando una invitación

B expresando indiferencia

■ pasar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 hacer atravesar

2 pasar por la aduana

3 hacer recorrer

B exhibir, mostrar

C

1 cruzar, atravesar

2 adelantar, sobrepasar

D aprobar: examen

E dar la vuelta a

F tolerar, admitir

G transcribir

H engañar

Sentido II

A entregar, hacer llegar

B contagiar

Sentido III

A pasar: tiempo, día etc

B

1 sufrir, padecer

2 pasarlo bien/mal

■ pasarse (verbo pronominal)

Sentido I

A cambiarse

B

1 ir demasiado lejos

2 excederse

3 lucirse

C

1 pasarse: comestibles

2 Cocina

Sentido II

A desaparecer

B «tiempo»

C olvidarse

Sentido III

A enfático: con idea de continuidad

B enfático: ir

C reflexivo

vi

Sentido I

A

1 (por un lugar) to come/go past

no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone by o come/gone past

pasó un coche a toda velocidad a car passed at top speed, a car came/went past at top speed, a car shot o sped past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? what time does the milkman come?

no aparques aquí, que no pueden pasar otros coches don't park here, other cars won't be able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad don't miss this chance

pasar de largo to go right o straight past

el autobús venía completo y pasó de largo the bus was full and didn't stop o went right o straight past without stopping

pasó de largo sin siquiera saludar she went right o straight past o ( colloq) she sailed past without even saying hello

pasar POR algo to go THROUGH sth

al pasar por la aduana when you go through customs

prefiero no pasar por el centro I'd rather not go through the city center

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

hay un vuelo directo, no hace falta pasar por Miami there's a direct flight so you don't have to go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? does the number 45 come this way/stop here?

pasamos justo por delante de su casa we went right past her house

pasaba por aquí y se me ocurrió hacerte una visita I was just passing by o I was in the area and I thought I'd drop in and see you

ni me pasó por la imaginación que fuese a hacerlo it didn't even occur to me o it didn't even cross my mind that she would do it

el país está pasando por momentos difíciles these are difficult times for the country

2 (deteniéndose en un lugar) pasar POR:

¿podríamos pasar por el supermercado? can we stop off at the supermarket?

de camino tengo que pasar por la oficina I have to drop in at o stop by the office on the way

pase usted por caja please go over to the cashier

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?

pasar A + INF:

puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow

pasaremos a verlos de camino a casa we'll drop by o stop by and see them on the way home, we'll call in o drop in and see them on the way home

3

(caber, entrar): no creo que pase por la puerta, es demasiado ancho I don't think it'll go through o I don't think we'll get it through the door, it's too wide

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza I can't get this T-shirt over my head

B

1

(transmitirse, transferirse): la humedad ha pasado a la habitación de al lado the damp has gone through to the room next door

el título pasa al hijo mayor the title passes o goes to the eldest son

la carta ha ido pasando de mano en mano the letter has been passed around (to everyone)

2

(comunicar): te paso con Javier (en el mismo teléfono) I'll let you speak to Javier, I'll hand o pass you over to Javier; (en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier

C (entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in; (— alejándose del hablante) to go in

pasa, no te quedes en la puerta come (on) in, don't stand there in the doorway

¿se puede? — pase may I come in? — yes, please do

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!

ha llegado el señor Díaz — hágalo pasar Mr Díaz is here — show him in please

¡no pasarán! ( fr hecha); they shall not pass!

pueden pasar al comedor you may go through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? may I use the bathroom please?

¿quién quiere pasar al pizarrón? ( AmL); who's going to come up to the blackboard?

D

1 (cambiar de estado, actividad, tema) pasar ( DE algo) A algo:

en poco tiempo ha pasado del anonimato a la fama in a very short space of time she's gone o shot from obscurity to fame

pasó del quinto al séptimo lugar she went o dropped from fifth to seventh place

ahora pasa a tercera ( Auto) now change into third

pasa a la página 98 continued on page 98

pasando a otra cosa … anyway, to change the subject …

pasar A + INF:

el equipo pasa a ocupar el primer puesto the team moves into first place

pasó a formar parte del equipo en julio she joined the team in July

más tarde pasó a tratar la cuestión de los impuestos later he went on to deal with the question of taxes

pasamos a informar de otras noticias de interés now, the rest of the news

2 ( Educación):

Daniel ya pasa a tercero Daniel will be starting third grade next semester ( AmE), Daniel will be going into the third year next term ( BrE)

si pasas de curso te compro una bicicleta if you get through o pass your end-of-year exams, I'll buy you a bicycle

3

(indicando aceptabilidad): no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do

por esta vez (que) pase, pero que no se repita I'll let it pass o go this time, but don't let it happen again

E (exceder un límite) pasar DE algo:

no pases de 100 don't go over 100

fue un pequeño desacuerdo pero no pasó de eso it was nothing more than a slight disagreement, we/they had a slight disagreement, but it was nothing more than that

estuvo muy cortés conmigo pero no pasó de eso he was very polite, but no more

tengo que escribirle, de hoy no pasa I must write to him today without fail

está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day

yo diría que no pasa de los 30 I wouldn't say he was more than 30

al principio no pasábamos de nueve empleados there were only nine of us working there/here at the beginning

no pasan de ser palabras vacías they are still nothing but empty words o still only empty words

F pasar por

1

(ser tenido por): pasa por tonto, pero no lo es he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre he pretended to be my father

2 (implicar) to lie in

la solución pasa por la racionalización de la industria the solution lies in the rationalization of the industry

Sentido II

A «tiempo»

1

(transcurrir): ya han pasado dos horas y aún no ha vuelto it's been two hours now and she still hasn't come back

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años you look as young as ever

pasaban las horas y no llegaba the hours went by o passed and still he didn't come

2

(terminar): menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado thank goodness winter's over

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now

no llores, ya pasó don't cry, it's all right now o it's all over now

B

(arreglárselas): ¿compro más o podemos pasar con esto? shall I buy some more or can we get by on o make do with this?

sin electricidad podemos pasar, pero sin agua no we can manage o do without electricity but not without water

Sentido III (ocurrir, suceder) to happen

déjame que te cuente lo que pasó let me tell you what happened

claro que me gustaría ir, lo que pasa es que estoy cansada of course I'd like to go, only I'm really tired o it's just that I'm really tired

lo que pasa es que el jueves no voy a estar the thing is o the problem is I won't be here on Thursday

iré pase lo que pase I'm going whatever happens o come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? what happened about the watch?

ahora se dan la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada now just shake hands and let's forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens in this town

siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same

¿qué pasa? ¿por qué estás tan serio? what's up o what's the matter? why are you looking so serious?

se lo dije yo ¿pasa algo? I told him, what of it o what's it to you? ( colloq), I told him, do you have a problem with that? ( colloq)

¡hola, Carlos! ¿qué pasa? ( fam); hi, Carlos! how's things o how's it going? ( colloq)

no te hagas mala sangre, son cosas que pasan don't get upset about it, these things happen

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿qué te ha pasado en el ojo? what have you done to your eye?, what's happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasará a Ricardo que tiene tan mala cara? I wonder what's up with o what's the matter with Ricardo? he looks terrible ( colloq)

¿qué te pasa que estás tan callado? why are you so quiet?

¿qué le pasa a la lavadora que no centrifuga? why isn't the washing machine spinning?

no sé qué me pasa I don't know what's wrong o what's the matter with me

eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody

el coche quedó destrozado pero a él no le pasó nada the car was wrecked but he escaped unhurt

Sentido IV

A

1 (en naipes, juegos) to pass

paso, no tengo tréboles pass o I can't go, I don't have any clubs

2 ( fam)

(rechazando una invitación, una oportunidad): tómate otra — no, gracias, esta vez paso have another one — no thanks, I'll skip this one o I'll pass on this round ( colloq)

¿vas a tomar postre? — no, yo paso are you going to have a dessert? — no, I think I'll give it a miss o no, I couldn't

pasar DE algo:

esta noche paso de salir, estoy muy cansada I don't feel like going out tonight, I'm very tired ( colloq)

B ( fam)

(expresando indiferencia): que se las arreglen, yo paso they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem o I don't want anything to do with it

pasar DE algo:

pasa ampliamente de lo que diga la gente she couldn't give a damn about o she couldn't care less what people say ( colloq)

paso mucho de política I couldn't give a damn about politics ( colloq)

pasar DE algn

( esp Esp): paso de él I don't give a damn what he does/what happens to him ( colloq)

mis padres pasan de mí my parents couldn't care less what I do/what happens to me

■ pasar

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo:

pasar la salsa por un tamiz put the sauce through a sieve, sieve the sauce

pasé la piña por la licuadora I put the pineapple through the blender, I liquidized o blended the pineapple

pasa el cordón por este agujero thread the shoelace through this hole

2

(por la aduana): ¿cuántas botellas de vino se puede pasar? how many bottles of wine are you allowed to take through?

los pillaron intentando pasar armas they were caught trying to smuggle o bring in arms

3

(hacer recorrer): pasé la aspiradora por el cuarto I vacuumed o ( BrE) tb hoovered the room

ven aquí, que te voy a pasar un peine come here and let me give your hair a quick comb o let me put a comb through your hair

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe, wipe the floor down

pasarlo primero por harina first dip it in flour

a esto hay que pasarle una plancha this needs a quick iron o ( colloq) a quick once-over o run over with the iron

B (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show

las chicas que pasaron los modelos the girls who modeled the dresses

C

1 (cruzar, atravesar) ‹frontera› to cross

pasaron el río a nado they swam across the river

esa calle la pasamos hace rato we went past o we passed that street a while back

¿ya hemos pasado Flores? have we been through Flores yet?

2 (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

a ver si podemos pasar a este camión why don't we overtake o get past o pass this truck?

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

D (aprobar) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

E (dar la vuelta a) ‹página/hoja› to turn

F ( fam)

(tolerar, admitir): esto no te lo paso I'm not letting you get away with this

el profesor no te deja pasar ni una the teacher doesn't let you get away with anything

a ese tipo no lo paso or no lo puedo pasar I can't stand o take that guy ( colloq)

yo el Roquefort no lo paso I can't stand Roquefort, I hate Roquefort

no podía pasar aquella sopa grasienta I couldn't stomach o eat that greasy soup

pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook, forget about; (olvidar, omitir) to forget, leave out, omit, overlook

G

(transcribir): tendré que pasar la carta I'll have to write o copy the letter out again

¿me pasas esto a máquina? could you type this for me?

limpio¹ adj A 3. (↑ limpio (1))

H ( AmL) (engañar) to put one over on ( colloq)

se cree que me va a pasar a mí he thinks he can put one over on me

Sentido II

A

(entregar, hacer llegar): cuando termines el libro, pásaselo a Miguel when you finish the book, pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?

¿han pasado ya la factura? have they sent the bill yet?, have they billed you/us yet?

le pasó el balón a Gómez he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad she gets a monthly allowance from her father, her father gives her a monthly allowance

B (contagiar) ‹gripe/resfriado› to give

se lo pasé a toda la familia I gave it to o passed it on to the whole family

Sentido III

A ‹tiempo› to spend

vamos a pasar las Navidades en casa we are going to spend Christmas at home

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day

B

1

(sufrir, padecer): pasaron muchas penalidades they went through o suffered a lot of hardship

pasé mucho miedo I was very frightened

¿pasaste frío anoche? were you cold last night?

pasamos hambre en la posguerra we went hungry after the war

está pasando una mala racha he's going through bad times o ( BrE) a bad patch ( colloq)

no sabes las que pasé yo con ese hombre you've no idea what I went through with that man

2

pasarlo or pasarla bien/mal: lo pasa muy mal con los exámenes he gets very nervous o ( colloq) gets in a real state about exams

¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?

Caín, negro¹ (↑ negro (1)), pipa, etc

■ pasarse

v pron

Sentido I

A

(cambiarse): pasarse al enemigo/al bando contrario to go over to the enemy/to the other side

queremos pasarnos a la otra oficina we want to move to the other office

B

1

(ir demasiado lejos): nos hemos pasado, el banco está más arriba we've gone too far, the bank isn't as far down as this

nos pasamos de estación/parada we missed o went past our station/stop

2 ( fam) (excederse) to go too far

esta vez te has pasado you've gone too far this time

no te pases que no estoy para bromas that's enough o don't push your luck ( colloq), I'm not in the mood for jokes

se pasaron con los precios they charged exorbitant prices, the prices they charged were way over the top o way out of line ( colloq)

se pasó con la sal he put too much salt in it, he overdid the salt ( colloq)

pasarse DE algo:

se pasó de listo he tried to be too clever ( colloq)

te pasas de bueno you're too kind for your own good

3

(CS fam) (lucirse): ¡te pasaste! esto está riquísimo you've excelled yourself! this is really delicious ( colloq)

se pasó con ese gol that was a fantastic goal he scored ( colloq)

C

1 «peras/tomates» to go bad, get overripe; «carne/pescado» to go off, go bad; «leche» to go off, go sour

estos plátanos se están pasando these bananas are starting to go bad o to get overripe

2 ( Cocina):

se va a pasar el arroz the rice is going to spoil o get overcooked

no lo dejes pasar de punto don't let it overcook

Sentido II (+ me/te/le etc)

A

(desaparecer): ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down

hasta que se le pase la fiebre until her temperature goes down

B

«tiempo»: sus clases se me pasan volando her classes seem to go so quickly

se me pasaron las tres horas casi sin enterarme the three hours flew by almost without my realizing

C

(olvidarse): lo siento, se me pasó totalmente I'm sorry, I completely forgot o it completely slipped my mind

se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

Sentido III

A ( enfático)

(con idea de continuidad): se pasa meses sin ver a su mujer he goes for months at a time o he goes months without seeing his wife, he doesn't see his wife for months on end

se pasa hablando por teléfono ( AmL); he's always on the telephone

me pasé toda la noche estudiando I was up all night studying

es capaz de pasarse el día entero sin probar bocado he can quite easily go the whole day without having a thing to eat

pasárselo bien/mal, etc pasar vt Sense III B 2.

B ( enfático) ( fam)

(ir): pásate por casa y te la presento come round and I'll introduce you to her ( colloq)

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?, could you pop o nip down to the market? ( BrE colloq)

C ( reflexivo):

se pasó la mano por el pelo he ran his fingers through his hair

ni siquiera tuve tiempo de pasarme un peine I didn't even have time to run a comb through my hair o ( BrE) to give my hair a comb

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pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían pasar the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan pasar a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
pasar de largo to go right o straight past;
pasar por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos pasar por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede pasar a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ pasar de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasará por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga pasar al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ pasar de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede pasar it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían pasar por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

ver tb hacerse II 3
b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ pasar por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasaron muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) pasar sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) pasar algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ pasar la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ pasar la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasarle una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ pasar por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a pasar el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasarse al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasarte por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
' pasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrarse
- ahorrar
- amarga
- amargo
- aro
- blanca
- blanco
- bondad
- cabalgata
- cadáver
- calor
- cocerse
- colar
- desapercibida
- desapercibido
- desfilar
- deslizar
- entretenerse
- historia
- inadvertida
- inadvertido
- inri
- mayor
- meneo
- noche
- penalidad
- posibilidad
- privación
- rato
- relámpago
- revista
- rozar
- salvar
- suceder
- superar
- suplantar
- suprimir
- tamiz
- tener
- tesorería
- tirarse
- torniquete
- trago
- verter
- vestidura
- vicaría
- vida
- vivir
- adiós
- alcanzar
English:
ask in
- bootleg
- bring in
- brush
- buck
- by
- call
- clamber
- clear
- come
- come by
- come on to
- decide on
- discount
- do without
- drag
- dread
- drive-through
- elapse
- embarrassment
- envisage
- envision
- fashion
- fill in
- fly
- fore
- gallop past
- get by
- get on to
- get onto
- get past
- get through
- gloss over
- go
- go along
- go by
- go on
- go out
- go through
- go under
- graze
- hand on
- hang out
- happen
- have
- hibernate
- hideous
- holiday
- Hoover
- hungry

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pasar

♦ vt

1. [dar, transmitir] to pass;
[noticia, aviso] to pass on;
¿me pasas la sal? would you pass me the salt?;

pásame toda la información que tengas give me o let me have all the information you've got;

no se preocupe, yo le paso el recado don't worry, I'll pass on the message to him;

páseme con el encargado [al teléfono] could you put me through to o could I speak to the person in charge?;

le paso (con él) [al teléfono] I'll put you through (to him);

Valdez pasó el balón al portero Valdez passed the ball (back) to the keeper;

pasan sus conocimientos de generación en generación they pass down their knowledge from one generation to the next;

el Estado le pasa una pensión she gets a pension from the State;

pasar harina por un cedazo to sieve flour;

pasar leche por el colador to strain milk;

pasa la cuerda por ese agujero pass the rope through this hole;

hay que pasar las maletas por la máquina de rayos X your luggage has to go through the X-ray machine;

pase las croquetas por huevo coat the croquettes with egg;

pasar el cepillo por el suelo to scrub the floor;

pasa un paño por la mesa give the table a wipe with a cloth;

unas vacaciones pasadas por agua a Br holiday o US vacation when it rained the whole time;

se dedican a pasar tabaco de contrabando/inmigrantes ilegales por la frontera they smuggle tobacco/illegal immigrants across the border

2. [contagiar]
pasar algo a alguien to give sb sth, to give sth to sb;

me has pasado el resfriado you've given me your cold

3. [cruzar] to cross;

pasar la calle/la frontera to cross the road/border;

pasé el río a nado I swam across the river

4. [rebasar, sobrepasar] [en el espacio, tiempo] to go through;

¿hemos pasado ya la frontera? have we gone past o crossed the border yet?;

pasar un semáforo en rojo to go through a red light;

al pasar el parque gire a su izquierda once you're past the park, turn left, turn left after the park;

cuando el automóvil pase los primeros cinco años debe ir a revisión the car should be serviced after five years;

ya ha pasado los veinticinco he's over twenty-five now;

mi hijo me pasa ya dos centímetros my son is already two centimetres taller than me

5. [adelantar] [corredores, vehículos] to overtake;

pasa a esa furgoneta en cuanto puedas overtake that van as soon as you can

6. [trasladar]
pasar algo a to move sth to;

hay que pasar todos estos libros al estudio we have to take all these books through to the study, we have to move all these books to the study

7. [conducir adentro] to show in;

el criado nos pasó al salón the butler showed us into the living-room

8. [hacer avanzar] [páginas de libro] to turn;
[hojas sueltas] to turn over;
Comp

pasar página to make a fresh start

9. [mostrar] [película, diapositivas, reportaje] to show

10. [emplear] [tiempo] to spend;

pasó dos años en Roma he spent two years in Rome;

¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones? where are you going on holiday o US vacation?, where are you going to spend your holidays o US vacation?;

pasé la noche trabajando I worked all night, I spent the whole night working;

he pasado muy buenos ratos con él I've had some very good times with him

11. [experimentar] to go through, to experience;

hemos pasado una racha muy mala we've gone o been through a very bad spell o Br patch;

pasar frío/miedo to be cold/scared;

¿has pasado la varicela? have you had chickenpox?;

¿qué tal lo has pasado? did you have a nice time?, did you enjoy yourselves?;

pasarlo bien to enjoy oneself, to have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien! have a nice time!, enjoy yourself!;

lo hemos pasado muy mal últimamente we've had a hard time of it recently;

Comp
Fam
pasarlas canutas to have a rough time

12. [superar] to pass;

muy pocos pasaron el examen/la prueba very few people passed the exam/test;

hay que pasar un reconocimiento médico you have to pass a medical;

no pasamos la eliminatoria we didn't get through the tie

13. [consentir]
pasar algo a alguien to let sb get away with sth;

que me engañes no te lo paso I'm not going to let you get away with cheating me;

este profesor no te deja pasar (ni) una you can't get away with anything with this teacher;

pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;
[sin querer] to miss sth out
14. [transcribir]
pasar algo a limpio to make a fair copy of sth, to write sth out neatly;

yo te lo paso a máquina I'll type it up for you;

pasar un documento Esp [m5] al ordenador o Am [m5] a la computadora to type o key a document (up) on the computer

15. RP Fam [engañar] to diddle;

están siempre tratando de pasarte con el vuelto they always try to short-change you o diddle you over the change

♦ vi

1. [ir, moverse] to pass, to go;

vimos pasar a un hombre corriendo we saw a man run past;

¿cuándo pasa el camión de la basura? when do the Br dustmen o US garbage collectors come?;

deja pasar a la ambulancia let the ambulance past;

¿me deja pasar, por favor? may I come past, please?;

pasó por mi lado he passed by my side;

he pasado por tu calle I went down your street;

el autobús pasa por mi casa the bus passes in front of o goes past my house;

¿qué autobuses pasan por aquí? which buses go past here?, which buses can you catch from here?;

el Támesis pasa por Londres the Thames flows through London;

yo sólo pasaba por aquí I was just passing by;

pasaba por allí y entré a saludar I was in the area, so I stopped by to say hello;

pasar de largo to go straight by

2. [entrar] to go/come in;

pasen por aquí, por favor come this way, please;

lo siento, no se puede pasar sorry, you can't go in there/come in here;

pasamos a un salón muy grande we entered a very large living-room;

¿puedo pasar? may I come in?;

¿puedo pasar al cuarto de baño? can I use the bathroom?;

¡pase!, Méx [m5]¡pásale/pásele! come in!;

hazlos pasar show them in;
RP
pasar al pizarrón to go/come to the blackboard

3. [caber] to go ( por through);
por ahí no pasa este armario this wardrobe won't go through there

4. [acercarse, ir un momento] to pop in;

pasaré por mi oficina/por tu casa I'll pop into my office/round to your place;

pasa por la farmacia y compra aspirinas pop into the Br chemist's o US pharmacy and buy some aspirin;

pasé a verla al hospital I dropped in at the hospital to see her;

pase a por el vestido o [m5] a recoger el vestido el lunes you can come and pick the dress up on Monday

5. [suceder] to happen;

¿qué pasa aquí? what's going on here?;

¿qué pasa? [¿qué ocurre?] what's the matter?;
Fam [al saludar a alguien] how's it going?; Méx Fam
¿qué pasó? [¿qué tal?] how's it going?;

¿qué pasa con esas cervezas? where have those beers got to?, what's happened to those beers?;

no te preocupes, no pasa nada don't worry, it's OK;

aquí nunca pasa nada nothing ever happens here;

¿qué le pasa? what's wrong with him?, what's the matter with him?;

¿le pasó algo al niño? did something happen to the child?;

¿qué te pasa en la pierna? what's wrong with your leg?;

eso te pasa por mentir that's what you get for lying;

lo que pasa es que… the thing is…;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

siempre pasa lo mismo, pasa lo de siempre it's always the same;

dense la mano y aquí no ha pasado nada shake hands and just forget the whole thing (as if it had never happened)

6. [terminar] to be over;

pasó la Navidad Christmas is over;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over now;

cuando pase el dolor when the pain passes o stops;

la tormenta ya ha pasado the storm is over now;

el efecto de estos fármacos pasa enseguida these drugs wear off quickly

7. [transcurrir] to go by;

pasaron tres meses three months went by;

cuando pase un rato te tomas esta pastilla take this tablet after a little while;

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! time flies!

8. [cambiar]
pasar de… a… [de lugar, estado, propietario] to go o pass from… to…;

pasamos del último puesto al décimo we went (up) from last place to tenth;

pasa de la depresión a la euforia she goes from depression to euphoria;

pasó a formar parte del nuevo equipo he joined the new team;

pasar a [nueva actividad, nuevo tema] to move on to;

pasemos a otra cosa let's move on to something else;

ahora pasaré a explicarles cómo funciona esta máquina now I'm going to explain to you how this machine works;

Alicia pasa a (ser) jefa de personal Alicia will become personnel manager;

pasar de curso o [m5] al siguiente curso = to pass one's end-of-year exams and move up a year

9. [ir más allá, sobrepasar]
si pasas de 160, vibra el volante if you go faster than 160, the steering wheel starts to vibrate;

yo creo que no pasa de los cuarenta años I doubt she's older than forty;

no pasó de ser un aparatoso accidente sin consecuencias the accident was spectacular but no-one was hurt

10. [conformarse, apañarse]
pasar (con/sin algo) to make do (with/without sth);

tendrá que pasar sin coche she'll have to make do without a car;

¿cómo puedes pasar toda la mañana sólo con un café? how can you last all morning on just a cup of coffee?;

no sabe pasar sin su familia he can't cope without his family

11. [experimentar]
hemos pasado por situaciones de alto riesgo we have been in some highly dangerous situations

12. [tolerar]
pasar por algo to put up with sth;

¡yo por ahí no paso! I draw the line at that!

13. [ser considerado]
pasa por ser uno de los mejores tenistas del momento he is considered to be one of the best tennis players around at the moment;

hacerse pasar por alguien/algo to pretend to be sb/sth, to pass oneself off as sb/sth

14. Fam [prescindir]
pasar de algo/alguien to want nothing to do with sth/sb;

paso de política I'm not into politics;

¡ése pasa de todo! he couldn't care less about anything!;

paso de ir al cine hoy I can't be bothered going to o Br I don't fancy the cinema today;

paso olímpicamente o [m5] ampliamente de hacerlo I'm damned if I'm going to do it

15. [en naipes] to pass

16. [servir, valer]
puede pasar it'll do;

por esta vez pase, pero que no vuelva a ocurrir I'll overlook it this time, but I don't want it to happen again

17. Méx Fam [gustar]
me pasa ese cantante I think that singer's great

♦ See also the pronominal verb pasarse

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pasar

I v/t

1 pass;

pasar la mano por run one’s hand through

2 el tiempo spend;

para pasar el tiempo (in order) to pass the time;

pasarlo bien have a good time;

¡que lo pases bien!, ¡a pasarlo bien! enjoy yourself!, have fun o a good time!

3 un lugar pass, go past; frontera cross

4 problemas, dificultades experience

5 AUTO ( adelantar) pass, Br

overtake

6 una película show

7 TELEC

:

le paso al Sr. Galvez I’ll put you through to Mr. Galvez

8

:

pasar algo a máquina type sth

II v/i

1 ( suceder) happen;

¿qué ha pasado? what’s happened?;

¿qué pasa? what’s happening?, what’s going on?;

¿qué te pasa? what’s the matter?;

pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;

ya ha pasado lo peor the worst is over;

en el viaje nos pasó de todo fam just about everything happened on that trip, it was a very eventful trip

2 en juegos pass

3

:

¡pasa!, ¡pase usted! come in!;

pasé a visitarla I dropped by to see her;

pasar por go by;

pasa por aquí come this way;

pasé por la tienda I stopped off at the shop;

pasaré por tu casa I’ll drop by your house

4

:

dejar pasar oportunidad miss

5 fam

:

pasar de alguien not want anything to do with s.o.;

paso de ir al gimnasio I can’t be bothered to go to the gym

6

:

pasar de los 60 años be over 60 (years old);

pasar de moda go out of fashion;

hacerse pasar por pass o.s. off as;

poder pasar sin algo be able to get by o to manage without sth;

puede pasar it’s OK, it’ll do

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pasar vi

1) : to pass, to go by, to come by

2) : to come in, to enter

¿se puede pasar?: may we come in?

3) : to happen

¿qué pasa?: what's happening?, what's going on?

4) : to manage, to get by

5) : to be over, to end

6)

pasar de : to exceed, to go beyond

7)

pasar por : to pretend to be

pasar vt

1) : to pass, to give

¿me pasas la sal?: would you pass me the salt?

2) : to pass (a test)

3) : to go over, to cross

4) : to spend (time)

5) : to tolerate

6) : to go through, to suffer

7) : to show (a movie, etc.)

8) : to overtake, to pass, to surpass

9) : to pass over, to wipe up

10)

pasarlo bien or

pasarla bien : to have a good time

11)

pasarlo mal or

pasarla mal : to have a bad time, to have a hard time

12)

pasar por alto : to overlook, to omit

♦ See also the reflexive verb pasarse

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pasar vb

1. (entrar) to go in / to come in [pt. came; pp. come]

pasó sin llamar he went in without knocking

¡pase! come in!

2. (transcurrir) to pass / to go by

la tarde pasó lentamente the afternoon went by slowly

3. (ocupar un tiempo) to spend [pt. & pp. spent]

pasamos el día juntos we spent the day together

4. (andar, moverse) to pass / to go past

pasó por delante del restaurante she went past the restaurant

¿por dónde pasa el autobús? which way does the bus go?

por mi pueblo pasa un río a river runs through my village

¿a qué hora pasa el tren? what time's the train?

5. (ir, visitar) to go / to stop by [pt. & pp. stopped] / to go

pasaré por la tienda mañana I'll go to the shop tomorrow

pasaré por tu casa I'll stop by your house

6. (cruzar) to cross

cuidado al pasar la calle be careful when you cross the road

7. (dar, hacer llegar) to pass / to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

¿me pasas la sal? can you pass the salt?

8. (llevar, mover) to move

pasaron los muebles a la otra habitación they moved the furniture into the other room

9. (sufrir) to be / to have

pasamos mucho frío we were very cold

todos hemos pasado la gripe we've all had the flu

10. (aprobar) to pass

pasó el examen de conducir he passed his driving test

11. (deslizar)

pasó la mano por el pelo de la niña she stroked the little girl's hair

pasa este trapo por los muebles give the furniture a wipe with this cloth

12. (terminar) to be over

ya ha pasado el calor the hot weather is over now

13. (arreglárselas) to manage / to get by

podemos pasar con muy poco we can manage with very little

no puede pasar sin el teléfono móvil she can't manage without her mobile phone

14. (ocurrir) to happen

¿qué te ha pasado? what happened to you?

¿qué pasa? what's going on? / what's the matter?

15. (cambiar) to change / to go

ha pasado de ser jugador a entrenador he's gone from being a player to manager

16. (exceder) to be over

pasa ya de los sesenta he's over seventy

pasar / pasar de algo not to care / not to be bothered

paso de comer I can't be bothered to eat

pasa de la política he couldn't care less about politics

pasarlo bien to have a good time

pasarlo mal to have a hard time

pasar por alto to overlook

Spanish-English dictionary > pasar
20 hinten

Adv.

1. at the back; (am Ende) auch at the end; NAUT., FLUG. aft; (im Hintergrund) in the background; hinten in (+ Dat) in ( oder at) the back of; nach hinten (to the) back; NAUT., FLUG. aft; nach hinten gelegenes Zimmer room at the back; nach hinten hinausgehen Zimmer etc.: be at ( oder face) the back; nach hinten umkippen tip up backwards; von hinten from behind; anfangen: at the end; Sex: from behind; der Zweite von hinten the second from the back; von hinten nach vorne lesen, sortieren: from back to front, backwards; ziehen, kämpfen: from the back to the front, toward(s) the front; hinten anfügen add; sich hinten anstellen join ( oder go to the back of) the queue (Am. line)

2. (im Rückstand): ziemlich weit hinten sein be a long way behind; fig., in Entwicklung: be quite far behind; hinten bleiben lag behind

3. (weit entfernt): dort hinten back there; ganz weit hinten far away in the distance; weit hinten im Wald / in Sibirien in the depths of the forest / far away in Siberia

4. umg., euph. (am Gesäß) on one’s behind ( oder backside); hinten wund sein have a sore behind; jemandem hinten reinkriechen fig., vulg. suck up to s.o., lick s.o.’s arse (Am. ass)

5. umg., in Wendungen: hinten und vorn(e ) betrügen: left, right and cent|re (Am. -er); bedienen: hand and foot; jemanden hinten und vorn(e) verwöhnen spoil s.o. rotten; die stecken ihm das Geld hinten und vorn(e) rein they are giving him money hand over fist; es reicht / stimmt hinten und vorn(e) nicht oder weder hinten noch vorn(e) it’s nowhere near enough / it’s totally wrong; ich weiß nicht mehr, wo hinten und vorn(e) ist I don’t know whether I’m coming or going; ich hab doch hinten keine Augen I haven’t got eyes in the back of my head; von hinten durch die Brust ins Auge hum. in a roundabout way; ich sehe sie am liebsten von hinten I’m always glad to see the back of her; er kann oder kommt hinten nicht mehr hoch (ist gebrechlich) he is very frail; (ist in verzweifelter Lage) he is in a desperate situation; da hieß es Herr Professor hinten, Herr Professor vorn Professor this and Professor that

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at the back; aft; behind

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hịn|ten ['hɪntn]
adv

1) behind

von hinten — from the back; (bei Menschen auch) from behind

nach hinten — to the back

von weit hinten — from the very back

hinten im Buch/in der Schlange — at the back of the book/queue (Brit) or line (US)

hinten auf der Liste — at the end of the list

sich hinten anstellen — to join the end of the queue (Brit) or line (US)

hinten im Bild — in the back of the picture

nach hinten abgehen (Theat) — to exit at the back of the stage

nach hinten laufen — to run to the back

von hinten anfangen — to begin from the end

das Alphabet von hinten aufsagen — to say the alphabet backwards

etw hinten anfügen — to add sth at the end

hinten bleiben (lit) — to stay behind, to stay at the back; (fig) to lag behind

2) (= am rückwärtigen Ende) at the back; (NAUT) aft; (= am Gesäß) on one's behind

von hinten — from behind; jdn erkennen auch from the back

hinten im Auto/Bus — in the back of the car/bus

der Blinker hinten — the rear indicator (esp Brit) or blinker (US)

hinten und vorn nichts haben (inf) — to be as flat as a pancake (esp Brit inf) or board (US inf)

nach hinten — to the back; fallen, ziehen backwards

jdn am liebsten von hinten sehen (inf) — to be glad to see the back of sb

nach hinten ausschlagen (Pferd) — to kick out

See:

→ Auge

3) (= auf der Rückseite) at the back; (von Gebäude) at the back or rear

das Buch ist hinten schmutzig — the back ( cover) of the book is dirty

hinten auf der Medaille — on the back or the reverse side of the medal

ein nach hinten gelegenes Zimmer — a room facing the back

ein Blick nach hinten — a look behind

etw von hinten und vorn betrachten (fig) — to consider sth from all angles

4)

(= weit entfernt) das Auto da hinten — the car back there

sie waren ziemlich weit hinten — they were quite far back

hinten im Walde — deep in the forest

hinten in der Mongolei — far away in Mongolia

5) (fig)

hinten und vorn (betrügen) — left, right and centre (Brit) or center (US); bedienen hand and foot; verwöhnen rotten (inf); egal sein absolutely, utterly

das stimmt hinten und vorn nicht, das stimmt weder hinten noch vorn — that is absolutely untrue

das reicht or langt hinten und vorn nicht or weder hinten noch vorn — that's nowhere near enough

dann heißt es Frau Schmidt hinten und Frau Schmidt vorn — then it's Mrs Schmidt this and Mrs Schmidt that

ich weiß nicht mehr, wo hinten und vorn ist — I don't know whether I'm coming or going

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hin·ten

[ˈhɪntn̩]

adv

1. (im rückwärtigen Teil) at the back

er sitzt ganz \hinten in der vorletzten Reihe he's sitting at the back in the last row but one

sich akk \hinten anstellen to join the back [of a queue [or AM line]]

\hinten bleiben to stay behind

\hinten im Bild in the back of the picture

\hinten im Bus in the back [or rear] of the bus

\hinten im Garten at the bottom of the garden

das Haus da \hinten the house back there

nach \hinten fallen to fall backwards

▪ von \hinten from behind

2. (dem Ende zu) at the end

das wird weiter \hinten erklärt that's explained further towards the end

\hinten im Buch at the back of the book

ein Buch von vorn[e] bis \hinten lesen to read a book from cover to cover

von \hinten anfangen to begin from the end

etw von \hinten aufsagen to say sth backwards

3. (auf der abgewandten Seite) at the back; (bei Medaille, Münze) on the back [or reverse]

hast du schon bemerkt, dass du \hinten [am Hemd] einen Fleck hast? have you seen that there's a stain on the back [of your shirt]?

nach \hinten abgehen THEAT to leave the stage

nach \hinten ausschlagen (Pferd) to kick out

nach \hinten durchgehen TRANSP to go to the back

nach \hinten gelegen sein/wohnen to be/live at the back of the house

ein Zimmer nach \hinten a room at the back

die Stoßstange \hinten the rear bumper

von \hinten kommen to come from behind

sich dat etw von vorn und \hinten ansehen to look at sth from all sides

4. (am Gesäß) on one's behind fam

\hinten ein Geschwür haben (euph fam) to have a boil on one's derrière euph

\hinten ein paar draufkriegen (fam) to get a spanking

5. (an unbedeutender Stelle) behind

\hinten bleiben to lag behind

weit \hinten liegen to be tailed off BRIT

6.

▶ Frau/Herr... \hinten, Frau/Herr... vorn (fam) it's Mrs/Mr... this, Mrs/Mr... that, it's yes Mrs/Mr..., no Mrs/Mr..., [three bags full, Mrs/Mr...]

▶ \hinten nicht mehr hochkommen (fam) to be [utterly] shattered fam [or exhausted] [or BRIT sl knackered] [or BRIT fam dead beat]

▶ jdm \hinten reinkriechen (fam) to crawl fam [or grovel] to sb, to lick [or kiss] sb's arse [or AM ass] vulg

▶ jdn am liebsten von \hinten sehen (fam) to be glad to see the back of sb

▶ \hinten und vorn[e] (fam) left, right and centre [or AM -er]

▶ jdn \hinten und vorn[e] bedienen to wait on sb hand and foot

▶ weder \hinten noch vorn[e], \hinten und vorn[e] nicht (fam) no way fam

das reicht doch \hinten und vorne nicht! that's nothing like enough!

das stimmt doch \hinten und vorn[e] nicht [o weder \hinten noch vorn[e]] that can't [or there's no way that can] be right

▶ vorn[e] und \hinten nichts haben (fam) to be flat and skinny

▶ nicht mehr wissen, wo \hinten und vorn[e] ist to not know if one's on one's head or one's heels [or if one's coming or going]

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Adverb at the back; in or at the rear

hinten im Bus — in the back of the bus

hinten einsteigen — get on at the back

sich hinten anstellen — join the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line

hinten im Buch — at the back or end of the book

weiter hinten — further back; (in einem Buch) further on

von hinten nach vorne — backwards; (in einem Buch) from back to front

nach hinten gehen — go or walk to the back/into the room behind

die Adresse steht hinten auf dem Brief — the address is on the back of the envelope

hinten am Haus — at the back or rear of the house

von hinten kommen/jemanden von hinten erstechen — come from behind/stab somebody from behind

von hinten sah sie jünger aus — she looked younger from the back

jemandem hinten drauffahren — (ugs.) run into the back of somebody

die anderen sind ganz weit hinten — the others are a long way back or behind

hinten in Sibirien — far away in Siberia

hinten und vorn[e] bedient werden — (ugs.) be waited on hand and foot

jemanden am liebsten von hinten sehen — (ugs.) be glad to see the back of somebody

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hinten adv

1. at the back; (am Ende) auch at the end; SCHIFF, FLUG aft; (im Hintergrund) in the background;

hinten in (+dat) in ( oder at) the back of;

nach hinten (to the) back; SCHIFF, FLUG aft;

nach hinten gelegenes Zimmer room at the back;

nach hinten hinausgehen Zimmer etc: be at ( oder face) the back;

nach hinten umkippen tip up backwards;

von hinten from behind; anfangen: at the end; Sex: from behind;

der Zweite von hinten the second from the back;

von hinten nach vorne lesen, sortieren: from back to front, backwards; ziehen, kämpfen: from the back to the front, toward(s) the front;

hinten anfügen add;

sich hinten anstellen join ( oder go to the back of) the queue (US line)

2. (im Rückstand):

ziemlich weit hinten sein be a long way behind; fig, in Entwicklung: be quite far behind;

hinten bleiben lag behind

3. (weit entfernt):

dort hinten back there;

ganz weit hinten far away in the distance;

weit hinten im Wald/in Sibirien in the depths of the forest/far away in Siberia

4. umg, euph (am Gesäß) on one’s behind ( oder backside);

hinten wund sein have a sore behind;

jemandem hinten reinkriechen fig, vulg suck up to sb, lick sb’s arse (US ass)

5. umg, in Wendungen:

hinten und vorn(e) betrügen: left, right and centre (US -er); bedienen: hand and foot;

jemanden hinten und vorn(e) verwöhnen spoil sb rotten;

die stecken ihm das Geld hinten und vorn(e) rein they are giving him money hand over fist;

es reicht/stimmt hinten und vorn(e) nicht oder

weder hinten noch vorn(e) it’s nowhere near enough/it’s totally wrong;

ich weiß nicht mehr, wo hinten und vorn(e) ist I don’t know whether I’m coming or going;

ich hab doch hinten keine Augen I haven’t got eyes in the back of my head;

von hinten durch die Brust ins Auge hum in a roundabout way;

ich sehe sie am liebsten von hinten I’m always glad to see the back of her;

er kann oder

kommt hinten nicht mehr hoch (ist gebrechlich) he is very frail; (ist in verzweifelter Lage) he is in a desperate situation;

da hieß es

Herr Professor hinten, Herr Professor vorn Professor this and Professor that

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Adverb at the back; in or at the rear

hinten im Bus — in the back of the bus

hinten einsteigen — get on at the back

sich hinten anstellen — join the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line

hinten im Buch — at the back or end of the book

weiter hinten — further back; (in einem Buch) further on

von hinten nach vorne — backwards; (in einem Buch) from back to front

nach hinten gehen — go or walk to the back/into the room behind

die Adresse steht hinten auf dem Brief — the address is on the back of the envelope

hinten am Haus — at the back or rear of the house

von hinten kommen/jemanden von hinten erstechen — come from behind/stab somebody from behind

von hinten sah sie jünger aus — she looked younger from the back

jemandem hinten drauffahren — (ugs.) run into the back of somebody

die anderen sind ganz weit hinten — the others are a long way back or behind

hinten in Sibirien — far away in Siberia

hinten und vorn[e] bedient werden — (ugs.) be waited on hand and foot

jemanden am liebsten von hinten sehen — (ugs.) be glad to see the back of somebody

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präp.

aft prep.

behind prep.

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