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point ⇒ Points of the compass

A n

1 ( tip) (of knife, needle, pencil, tooth) pointe f ; ( of star) branche f ; the knife has a sharp point le couteau a la pointe très acérée ; the pencil has a sharp point le crayon est très bien taillé ; the tree comes to a point at the top l'arbre se termine en pointe ; to threaten sb at knife point menacer qn avec un couteau ;

2 ( place) (precise location, position on scale) point m ; ( less specific) endroit m ; boiling point point d'ébullition ; compass point point de la boussole ; assembly point point de rassemblement ; embarkation point lieu m d'embarquement ; the furthest/highest point le point le plus éloigné/le plus élevé ; at the point where the path divides à l'endroit où le chemin bifurque ; the road swings north at this point à cet endroit la route se dirige vers le nord ; point of entry ( into country) point d'arrivée ; ( of bullet into body) point d'impact ; ( into atmosphere) point d'entrée ; point of no return point de non-retour ;

3 (extent, degree) point m ; the rope had been strained to breaking point la corde avait été tendue au point qu'elle pouvait se rompre ; his nerves were strained to breaking point il était très tendu ; to be driven to the point of exhaustion être poussé jusqu'à l'épuisement ; I've got to the point where I can't take any more j'en suis arrivé au point où je n'en peux plus ; to push sth to the point of absurdity pousser qch jusqu'à l'absurde ; she was frank to the point of brutality ou of being brutal elle était franche au point d'en être brutale ; to reach a point in sth when… atteindre un stade dans qch où… ; up to a point jusqu'à un certain point ;

4 ( moment) ( precise) moment m ; ( stage) stade m ; to be on the point of doing être sur le point de faire ; to be on the point of bankruptcy être au bord de la faillite ; at this point I gave up à ce stade-là j'ai abandonné ; at this point in her career à ce stade-là de sa carrière ; at what point do we cease to feel sorry for him? à quel moment cesse-t-on de le plaindre? ; at some point in the future plus tard ; at one point à un moment donné ; the judge intervened at this point le juge est intervenu à ce moment-là ; it's at this point in the story that c'est à ce stade de l'histoire que ; there comes a point when… il arrive un moment où… ; when it came to the point of deciding quand il a fallu décider ; at this point in time dans l'état actuel des choses ;

5 (question, matter, idea) point m ; ( contribution in discussion) remarque f ; to make a point faire une remarque (about sur) ; to make the point that faire remarquer que ; you've made your point, please let me speak vous vous êtes exprimé, laissez-moi parler ; to make a point of doing ( make sure one does) s'efforcer de faire ; (do proudly, insistently) mettre un point d'honneur à faire ; (do obviously, to make a point) faire [qch] de manière visible ; to raise a point about sth soulever la question de qch ; my point was that ce que je voulais dire, c'était que ; to take up ou return to sb's point revenir sur un point soulevé par qn ; this proves my point cela confirme ce que je viens de dire ; are we agreed on this point? sommes-nous d 'accord sur ce point? ; a three/four-point plan un plan en trois/quatre points ; to go through a text point by point examiner un texte point par point ; the point at issue le sujet de la discussion ; that's a good point c'est une remarque judicieuse ; I take your point ( agreeing) je suis d'accord avec vous ; I take your point, but je vois bien où vous voulez en venir, mais ; all right, point taken! très bien, j'en prends note ; good point! très juste! ; you've got a point there vous n'avez pas tort ; in point of fact en fait ; as a point of information pour information ;

6 ( central idea) point m essentiel ; the point is that le point essentiel, c'est que ; the point is, another candidate has been selected malheureusement, un autre candidat a été sélectionné ; to come straight to the point aller droit au fait ; he never got to the point il n'est jamais entré dans le vif du sujet ; to keep to ou stick to the point rester dans le sujet ; to miss the point ne pas comprendre ; I missed the point of what she said je n'ai pas compris ce qu'elle a voulu dire ; to the point pertinent ; what she said was short and to the point ce qu'elle a dit était bref et pertinent ; that's beside the point là n'est pas la question ; what you're saying is beside the point ce que vous dites est à côté de la question ; to wander off the point s'écarter du sujet ; to see the point saisir ; to get the point comprendre ; that's not the point il ne s'agit pas de cela ;

7 ( purpose) objet m ; what was the point of her visit? quel était l'objet de sa visite? ; the exercise does have a point l'exercice n'est pas gratuit ; what's the point? à quoi bon? ; what's the point of doing…? à quoi bon faire…? ; there's no point in doing ça ne sert à rien de faire ; I see little point in doing, I don't see the point of doing je ne vois pas l'intérêt de faire ;

8 (feature, characteristic) point m, côté m ; his good/bad points ses bons/mauvais côtés ; what points do you look for when buying a car? que recherchez-vous lorsque vous achetez une voiture? ; punctuality is not her strong point la ponctualité n'est pas son point fort ; the points of similarity/difference between les points communs/de divergence entre ; it's a point in their favour c'est un point en leur faveur ; it has its points il/elle n'est pas mauvais/-e ;

9 Sport, Fin ( in scoring) point m ; to win/to be beaten by 4 points gagner/être battu à 4 points près ; to win on points ( in boxing) remporter une victoire aux points ; the FT 100 was up/down three points Fin l'indice FT 100 a gagné/perdu trois points ; Smurfit gained 4 points Fin les actions Smurfit ont gagné 4 points ; to evaluate sth on a 5-point scale évaluer qch d'après une échelle à 5 degrés ; match/championship point ( in tennis) balle f de match/championnat ;

10 ( dot) point m ; ( decimal point) virgule f ; ( diacritic) signe m diacritique ; a point of light un point lumineux ;

11 Math ( in geometry) point m ;

12 Print, Comput ( also point size) corps m (de caractère) ;

13 Geog ( headland) pointe f.

B points npl

1 GB Rail aiguillages mpl, aiguilles fpl ;

2 Aut électrodes fpl ;

3 ( in ballet) to dance on point(s) faire des pointes fpl.

C vtr

1 (aim, direct) to point sth at sb braquer qch sur qn [camera, gun] ; to point one's finger at sb montrer qn du doigt ; to point the finger at sb ( accuser) accuser qn ; just point the camera and press tu n'as qu'à viser avec l'appareil photo et appuyer ; to point sth towards (of car, boat) diriger qch vers ; to point sb in the right direction lit, fig mettre qn dans la bonne direction ;

2 ( show) to point the way to lit (person, signpost) indiquer la direction de ; to point sb the way to indiquer à qn la direction de ; the report points the way to a fairer system le rapport ouvre la voie à un syst ème plus équitable ;

3 (in ballet, gym) to point one's toes faire des pointes ;

4 Constr jointoyer [wall].

D vi

1 ( indicate) indiquer or montrer (du doigt) ; it's rude to point ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt ; she pointed over her shoulder elle a indiqué derrière elle ; she pointed in the direction of elle a indiqué du doigt la direction de ; to point at sb/sth montrer qn/qch du doigt ; he was pointing with his stick at something il indiquait quelque chose de son bâton ; to point to désigner ;

2 (be directed, aligned) [signpost, arrow] indiquer ; to point at sb ou in sb's direction [gun, camera] être braqué sur qn ; the needle points north l'aiguille indique le nord ; the gun was pointing straight at me l'arme était braquée sur moi ;

3 ( suggest) to point to [evidence, facts] sembler indiquer ; all the evidence points to murder les preuves semblent indiquer qu'il s'agit d'un meurtre ; everything points in that direction tout semble indiquer que c'est ainsi ;

4 ( cite) to point to citer ; to point to sth as evidence of success citer qch comme preuve d'une réussite ;

5 Comput to point at sth mettre le pointeur sur qch ;

6 [dog] se mettre à l'arrêt.

Phrasal verbs

■ point out:

▶ point out [sth/sb], point [sth/sb] out ( show) montrer (to à) ; can you point him out to me? peux-tu me le montrer? ; to point out where/who montrer l'endroit où/la personne qui ;

▶ point out [sth] ( remark on) faire remarquer [fact, discrepancy] ; to point out that faire remarquer que ; as he pointed out comme il l'a fait remarquer.

■ point up:

▶ point up [sth ] mettre [qch] en avant [contrast, similarity] ; faire ressortir [lack, incompetence].

Big English-French dictionary > point
2 point

I 1. [pɔɪnt]
nome

1) (of knife, needle, pencil) punta f.

to have a sharp point — essere molto appuntito

2) (location, position on scale) punto m.; (less specific) posto m.

boiling point — punto di ebollizione

compass point — punto cardinale

embarkation point — luogo di imbarco

point of entry — (into country) punto di sbarco; (into atmosphere) punto di impatto

point of no return — punto di non ritorno

3) (extent) punto m.

I've got to the point where I can't take any more — sono arrivato al punto di non poterne più

up to a point — fino a un certo punto

he was frank to the point of brutality o of being brutal — la sua franchezza rasentava la brutalità

4) (moment) (precise) punto m., momento m.; (stage) punto m., stadio m.

to be on the point of doing — essere sul punto di fare

on the point of bankruptcy — sull'orlo del fallimento

at this point I gave up — a quel punto mi sono arreso

at some point in the future — prima o poi

at one point — a un certo punto

when it came to the point of deciding — quando è arrivato il momento di decidere

at this point in time — in questo momento

5) (question) punto m., questione f.; (idea) opinione f.; (in discussion) commento m.

to make a point — fare una considerazione

to make the point that — fare notare che

you've made your point, please let me speak — hai espresso la tua opinione, (adesso) per favore fammi parlare

to make a point of doing — (make sure one does) sforzarsi di fare; (do proudly) ritenere doveroso fare

to raise a point about sth. — fare di qcs. una questione essenziale

my point is that — ciò che voglio dire è che

point by point — punto per punto

that's a good point — questo è interessante

I take your point — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te

I take your point, but — ho capito quello che vuoi dire, ma

all right, point taken! — bene, ne terrò conto!

you've got a point there — su questo punto hai ragione

in point of fact — effettivamente

6) (central idea) punto m.

the point is (that)... — il punto o fatto è che...

to come straight to the point — venire al punto o al sodo o al dunque

to keep to o stick to the point restare in tema, non divagare; to get, miss the point cogliere, non cogliere il nocciolo della questione; what he said was short and to the point ha fatto un discorso breve e pertinente; that's beside the point questo non è pertinente; that's not the point — non è questo il punto

7) (purpose) motivo m., scopo m., utilità f.

what's the point (of doing)? — a che scopo o a cosa serve (fare)?

there's no point in doing — non c'è motivo di o non serve fare

8) (feature) lato m., punto m., caratteristica f.

good points — lati positivi

it has its points — ha le sue qualità

punctuality is not her strong point — la puntualità non è il suo (punto) forte

9) sport punto m.

to win by 4 points — vincere per 4 punti

to win on points — (in boxing) vincere ai punti

10) econ.

to be up, down 3 points — guadagnare, perdere 3 punti

Smurfit gained 4 points — le Smurfit hanno guadagnato 4 punti

11) (dot) punto m.; (decimal point) virgola f.; (diacritic) segno m. diacritico

12) mat. (in geometry) punto m.

13) geogr. promontorio m.
2.
nome plurale points

1) BE ferr. ago m.sing. dello scambio

2) aut. puntine f. (platinate)

3) (in ballet)

to dance on point(s) — ballare sulle punte
II 1. [pɔɪnt]
verbo transitivo

1) (aim, direct)

to point sth. at sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [ gun]; puntare [qcs.] verso qcn. [ camera]

to point one's finger at sb. — indicare o mostrare qcn. (col dito), additare qcn.

to point the finger at sb. — (accuse) puntare il dito contro qcn.

to point the car towards — dirigere l'auto verso

to point sb. in the right direction — indicare a qcn. la direzione giusta; fig. mettere qcn. sulla buona strada

2) (show)

to point the way to — [person, signpost] indicare la direzione per

to point the way to a fairer system — mostrare la via per rendere il sistema più equo

3) (in ballet, gym)

to point one's toes — ballare sulle punte

4) edil. rabboccare [ wall]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (indicate)

to point at sb., sth. — indicare qcn., qcs. (col dito)

2) [signpost, arrow, needle] indicare

to point at sb. o in sb.'s direction [ gun] essere puntato verso qcn.; [ camera] inquadrare qcn.; everything points in that direction — (suggest) tutto fa pensare che sia così

3) inform.

to point at sth. — puntare qcs. (col mouse)

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- point out

- point up

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[point] 1. noun
1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) punta

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) punta

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punto

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punto

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento, istante

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punto

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punto

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punto

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punto

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) motivo

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) qualità

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) presa
2. verb
1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) puntare

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) additare, indicare

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) stuccare

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- pointed
- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes
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I 1. [pɔɪnt]
nome

1) (of knife, needle, pencil) punta f.

to have a sharp point — essere molto appuntito

2) (location, position on scale) punto m.; (less specific) posto m.

boiling point — punto di ebollizione

compass point — punto cardinale

embarkation point — luogo di imbarco

point of entry — (into country) punto di sbarco; (into atmosphere) punto di impatto

point of no return — punto di non ritorno

3) (extent) punto m.

I've got to the point where I can't take any more — sono arrivato al punto di non poterne più

up to a point — fino a un certo punto

he was frank to the point of brutality o of being brutal — la sua franchezza rasentava la brutalità

4) (moment) (precise) punto m., momento m.; (stage) punto m., stadio m.

to be on the point of doing — essere sul punto di fare

on the point of bankruptcy — sull'orlo del fallimento

at this point I gave up — a quel punto mi sono arreso

at some point in the future — prima o poi

at one point — a un certo punto

when it came to the point of deciding — quando è arrivato il momento di decidere

at this point in time — in questo momento

5) (question) punto m., questione f.; (idea) opinione f.; (in discussion) commento m.

to make a point — fare una considerazione

to make the point that — fare notare che

you've made your point, please let me speak — hai espresso la tua opinione, (adesso) per favore fammi parlare

to make a point of doing — (make sure one does) sforzarsi di fare; (do proudly) ritenere doveroso fare

to raise a point about sth. — fare di qcs. una questione essenziale

my point is that — ciò che voglio dire è che

point by point — punto per punto

that's a good point — questo è interessante

I take your point — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te

I take your point, but — ho capito quello che vuoi dire, ma

all right, point taken! — bene, ne terrò conto!

you've got a point there — su questo punto hai ragione

in point of fact — effettivamente

6) (central idea) punto m.

the point is (that)... — il punto o fatto è che...

to come straight to the point — venire al punto o al sodo o al dunque

to keep to o stick to the point restare in tema, non divagare; to get, miss the point cogliere, non cogliere il nocciolo della questione; what he said was short and to the point ha fatto un discorso breve e pertinente; that's beside the point questo non è pertinente; that's not the point — non è questo il punto

7) (purpose) motivo m., scopo m., utilità f.

what's the point (of doing)? — a che scopo o a cosa serve (fare)?

there's no point in doing — non c'è motivo di o non serve fare

8) (feature) lato m., punto m., caratteristica f.

good points — lati positivi

it has its points — ha le sue qualità

punctuality is not her strong point — la puntualità non è il suo (punto) forte

9) sport punto m.

to win by 4 points — vincere per 4 punti

to win on points — (in boxing) vincere ai punti

10) econ.

to be up, down 3 points — guadagnare, perdere 3 punti

Smurfit gained 4 points — le Smurfit hanno guadagnato 4 punti

11) (dot) punto m.; (decimal point) virgola f.; (diacritic) segno m. diacritico

12) mat. (in geometry) punto m.

13) geogr. promontorio m.
2.
nome plurale points

1) BE ferr. ago m.sing. dello scambio

2) aut. puntine f. (platinate)

3) (in ballet)

to dance on point(s) — ballare sulle punte
II 1. [pɔɪnt]
verbo transitivo

1) (aim, direct)

to point sth. at sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [ gun]; puntare [qcs.] verso qcn. [ camera]

to point one's finger at sb. — indicare o mostrare qcn. (col dito), additare qcn.

to point the finger at sb. — (accuse) puntare il dito contro qcn.

to point the car towards — dirigere l'auto verso

to point sb. in the right direction — indicare a qcn. la direzione giusta; fig. mettere qcn. sulla buona strada

2) (show)

to point the way to — [person, signpost] indicare la direzione per

to point the way to a fairer system — mostrare la via per rendere il sistema più equo

3) (in ballet, gym)

to point one's toes — ballare sulle punte

4) edil. rabboccare [ wall]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (indicate)

to point at sb., sth. — indicare qcn., qcs. (col dito)

2) [signpost, arrow, needle] indicare

to point at sb. o in sb.'s direction [ gun] essere puntato verso qcn.; [ camera] inquadrare qcn.; everything points in that direction — (suggest) tutto fa pensare che sia così

3) inform.

to point at sth. — puntare qcs. (col mouse)

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- point out

- point up

English-Italian dictionary > point
3 point

point
1. noun
1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) punta

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) punta, cabo

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punto

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punto

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento preciso

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punto

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punto (cardinal)

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punto

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punto, cuestión

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) cualidad

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) toma

2. verb
1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apuntar

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) señalar, apuntar

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) rejuntar

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- pointed
- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes

point¹ n

1. punta

the point of a needle la punta de una aguja

2. punto

he scored 12 points marcó 12 puntos

3. momento

at the point when I left, they were winning 3 1 en el momento en que me fui, ganaban 3 a 1

4. coma

four point five (4.5) cuatro coma cinco (4,5)

En el sistema inglés, los millares se separan con una coma y los decimales con un punto, así que tres mil ochocientas treinta y cinco se escribiría 3,835 y treinta y ocho coma veinticinco se escribiría 38.25

5. sentido

there's no point in waiting, he's not coming no tiene sentido esperar, no viene

to be on the point of doing something estar a punto de hacer algo

to get to the point ir al grano

point² vb señalar / indicar

it's rude to point es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

point

tr[pɔɪnt]

noun

1 (sharp end - of knife, nail, pencil) punta

2 (place) punto, lugar nombre masculino

■ meeting point punto de encuentro, punto de reunión

3 (moment) momento, instante nombre masculino, punto

■ at no point en ningún momento

■ at this point en este momento

■ at that point en aquel momento, entonces

4 (state, degree) punto, extremo

■ he was offhand to the point of rudeness estuvo tan brusco que llegó a ser grosero

5 (on scale, graph, compass) punto; (on thermometer) grado

■ what's the boiling point of water? ¿cuál es el punto de ebullición del agua?

6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (score, mark) punto, tanto

■ he won on points ganó por puntos

7 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL entero

■ the financial index is up two points el índice ha subido dos enteros

8 (item, matter, idea, detail) punto

■ I'd like to raise a point quisiera plantear una cuestión

■ she made some interesting points hizo unas observaciones interesantes

■ I see your point ya veo lo que quieres decir, entiendo lo que quieres decir

■ point taken! ¡de acuerdo!

■ he's got a point tiene cierta razón (en lo que dice)

9 (central idea, meaning) idea, significado

■ you've missed the point no has captado la idea

■ that's not the point no se trata de eso

10 (purpose, use) sentido, propósito

■ what's the point? ¿para qué?

■ what's the point of... ¿qué sentido tiene...

■ there's no point in... no vale la pena...

11 (quality, ability) cualidad nombre femenino

■ he has his good points and bad points tiene cualidades y defectos

12 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL punta, cabo

13 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL (in geometry) punto (de intersección)

14 (on compass) punto (cardinal)

15 (in decimals) coma

■ 5 point 6 cinco coma seis

intransitive verb

1 (show) señalar

■ the girl pointed at the clown la niña señaló al payaso con el dedo

2 figurative use (indicate) indicar

■ it all points to blackmail todo indica que se trata de un chantaje

transitive verb

1 (with weapon) apuntar

■ he pointed a gun at me me apuntó con una pistola

2 (direct) señalar, indicar

3 (wall, house) ajuntar

plural noun points

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (on railway) agujas nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the point of a gun a punta de pistola

in point of fact de hecho, en realidad

not to put too finer point on it hablando en plata

to be beside the point no venir al caso

to be on the point of doing something estar a punto de hacer algo

to be to the point ser relevante y conciso,-a

to come to the point ir al grano

to dance on points bailar de puntas

to get to the point ir al grano

to make a point of doing something proponerse hacer algo, poner empeño en hacer algo

to reach the point of no return no poder echarse atrás

up to a point hasta cierto punto

point of order moción nombre femenino de orden

point of view punto de vista

weak point punto débil

point ['pɔɪnt] vt

1) sharpen: afilar (la punta de)

2) indicate: señalar, indicar

to point the way: señalar el camino

3) aim: apuntar

4)

to point out : señalar, indicar

point vi

1)

to point at : señalar (con el dedo)

2)

to point to indicate: señalar, indicar

point n

1) item: punto m

the main points: los puntos principales

2) quality: cualidad f

her good points: sus buenas cualidades

it's not his strong point: no es su (punto) fuerte

3) (indicating a chief idea or meaning)

it's beside the point: no viene al caso

to get to the point: ir al grano

to stick to the point: no salirse del tema

4) purpose: fin m, propósito m

there's no point to it: no vale la pena, no sirve para nada

5) place: punto m, lugar m

points of interest: puntos interesantes

6) : punto m (en una escala)

boiling point: punto de ebullición

7) moment: momento m, coyuntura f

at this point: en este momento

8) tip: punta f

9) headland: punta f, cabo m

10) period: punto m (marca de puntuación)

11) unit: punto m

he scored 15 points: ganó 15 puntos

shares fell 10 points: las acciones bajaron 10 enteros

12)

compass points : puntos mpl cardinales

13)

decimal point : punto m decimal, coma f

point

n.

• cabo s.m.

• entero s.m.

• extremo s.m.

• finalidad s.f.

• pico s.m.

• propósito s.m.

• punta s.f.

• puntilla s.f.

• punto s.m.

• púa s.f.

• tanto s.m.

v.

• afilar v.

• apuntar v.

• asestar v.

• clavetear v.

• encarar v.

• señalar v.

pɔɪnt
I

1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( dot) punto m

b) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)

1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)

3) c

a) ( in space) punto m

the points of the compass — los puntos cardinales

point of departure — punto m de partida

customs point — aduana f

things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...

the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás

b) ( on scale) punto m

freezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición

you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón

she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría

4) c ( in time) momento m

at this point — en ese/este momento or instante

at this point in time — en este momento

he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando

from this point on — a partir de este momento

to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf

5) c (in contest, exam) punto m

to win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos

to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)

Sense II

6) c

a) (item, matter) punto m

the seminar will cover the following points — el seminario abarcará los siguientes puntos

the main points of the news — un resumen de las noticias más importantes del día

point of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor

point of order — moción f de orden

to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión

a point of law — una cuestión de derecho

to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción

b) ( argument)

it was a point which had never occurred to me — era algo que nunca se me había ocurrido

yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante

to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto

7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)

to come/get to the point — ir* al grano

to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema

she was brief and to the point — fue breve y concisa

and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...

that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso

the point is that... — el hecho es que...

that's not the point — no se trata de eso

that's just the point! — justamente!

to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata

8) u ( purpose)

what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?

the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti

there's no point (in) feeling sorry for yourself — no sirve de nada compadecerse

9) c (feature, quality)

music isn't one of my strong points — la música no es mi fuerte

bad points — defectos

he has many good points — tiene muchos puntos a su favor

the good and bad points of the system — los pros y los contras del sistema

Sense III

10) c

a) (sharp end, tip) punta f

to come to a point — acabar en punta

b) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m

11) points pl (BrE Rail) agujas fpl

12) c ( socket) (BrE)

(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)

II
1.

transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*

can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?

to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol

2.

vi

a) (with finger, stick etc) señalar

it's rude to point — es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

the gun was pointing in my direction — la pistola apuntaba hacia mí

to point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

to point TOWARD something — señalar en dirección a algo

b) ( call attention)

to point TO something — señalar algo

the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria

c) (indicate, suggest)

to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo

it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio

the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía

Phrasal Verbs:

- point out

[pɔɪnt]
1. N

1) (Geom) (=dot) punto m ; (=decimal point) punto m decimal, coma f

two point six (2.6) — dos coma seis (2,6)

2) (on scale, thermometer) punto m

boiling/freezing point — punto de ebullición/congelación

the thermometer went up three points — el termómetro subió tres grados

the index is down three points — el índice bajó tres enteros

the shares went down two points — las acciones bajaron dos enteros

3) (on compass) cuarta f, grado m

from all points of the compass — desde los cuatro rincones del mundo

4) [of needle, pencil, knife etc] punta f ; [of pen] puntilla f

to put a point on a pencil — sacar punta a un lápiz

a star with five points — una estrella de cinco puntas

• at the point of a sword — a punta de espada

• with a sharp point — puntiagudo

- not to put too fine a point on it

5) (=place) punto m, lugar m

he had reached the point of resigning — había llegado al punto de la dimisión

this was the low/high point of his career — este fue el momento más bajo/el momento cumbre de su carrera

• at all points — por todas partes, en todos los sitios

delivered free to all points in Spain — entrega gratuita en cualquier punto de España

the train stops at Carlisle and all points south — el tren para en Carlisle y todas las estaciones al sur

• at this point — (in space) aquí, allí; (in time) en este or aquel momento

• when it comes to the point — en el momento de la verdad

when it came to the point of paying... — cuando llegó la hora de pagar..., a la hora de pagar...

• there was no point of contact between them — no existía ningún nexo de unión entre ellos

• to be on or at the point of death — estar a punto de morir

• point of departure — (lit, fig) punto m de partida

• point of entry — (into a country) punto m de entrada, paso m fronterizo

• from that point on... — de allí en adelante...

• to reach the point of no return — (lit, fig) llegar al punto sin retorno

• to be on the point of doing sth — estar a punto de hacer algo

• abrupt to the point of rudeness — tan brusco que resulta grosero

• up to a point — (=in part) hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

• at the point where the road forks — donde se bifurca el camino

6) (=counting unit) (in Sport, test) punto m

• points against — puntos mpl en contra

• points for — puntos mpl a favor

• to win on points — ganar por puntos

• to give sth/sb points out of ten — dar a algo/algn un número de puntos sobre diez

• to score ten points — marcar diez puntos

7) (=most important thing)

the point is that... — el caso es que...

that's the whole point, that's just the point! — ¡eso es!, ¡ahí está!

the point of the joke/story — la gracia del chiste/cuento

• to be beside the point — no venir al caso

it is beside the point that... — no importa que + subjun

• do you get the point? — ¿entiendes por dónde voy or lo que quiero decir?

• to miss the point — no comprender

• that's not the point — esto no viene al caso, no es eso

• to get off the point — salirse del tema

• his remarks were to the point — sus observaciones venían al caso

an argument very much to the point — un argumento muy a propósito

that is hardly to the point — eso apenas hace al caso

to come or get to the point — ir al grano

to get back to the point — volver al tema

to keep or stick to the point — no salirse del tema

to speak to the point — (=relevantly) hablar acertadamente, hablar con tino

8) (=purpose, use) [of action, visit] finalidad f, propósito m

• it gave point to the argument — hizo ver la importancia del argumento

• there's little point in telling him — no merece la pena or no tiene mucho sentido decírselo

• there's no point in staying — no tiene sentido quedarse

a long story that seemed to have no point at all — una larga historia que no parecía venir al caso en absoluto

• to see the point of sth — encontrar or ver sentido a algo, entender el porqué de algo

I don't see the point of or in doing that — no veo qué sentido tiene hacer eso

• what's the point? — ¿para qué?, ¿a cuento de qué?

what's the point of or in trying? — ¿de qué sirve intentar?

9) (=detail, argument) punto m

the points to remember are... — los puntos a retener son los siguientes...

to carry or gain or win one's point — salirse con la suya

five-point plan — proyecto m de cinco puntos

• to argue point by point — razonar punto por punto

• in point of fact — en realidad, el caso es que

• I think she has a point — creo que tiene un poco de razón

you've got or you have a point there! — ¡tienes razón!, ¡es cierto! (LAm)

• the point at issue — el asunto, el tema en cuestión

• to make one's point — convencer

you've made your point — nos etc has convencido

he made the following points — dijo lo siguiente

to make the point that... — hacer ver or comprender que...

to make a point of doing sth, make it a point to do sth — poner empeño en hacer algo

• on this point — sobre este punto

on that point — en cuanto a eso

on that point we agree — sobre eso estamos de acuerdo

to differ on a point — no estar de acuerdo en un particular

• to press the point — insistir ( that en que)

• to stretch a point — hacer una excepción

• I take your point — acepto lo que dices

point taken! — ¡de acuerdo!

10)

• point of view — punto m de vista

from the point of view of — desde el punto de vista de

to see or understand sb's point of view — comprender el punto de vista de algn

to look at a matter from all points of view — considerar una cuestión bajo todos sus aspectos

to come round to sb's point of view — adoptar el criterio de algn

11) (=matter) cuestión f

• point of detail — detalle m

• point of honour — cuestión f or punto m de honor

• point of interest — punto m interesante

• point of law — cuestión f de derecho

• point of order — cuestión f de procedimiento

• a point of principle — una cuestión de principios

12) (=characteristic) cualidad f

what points should I look for? — ¿qué puntos debo buscar?

• bad points — cualidades fpl malas

• good points — cualidades fpl buenas

• he has his points — tiene algunas cualidades buenas

• tact isn't one of his strong points — la discreción no es uno de sus (puntos) fuertes

it was always his strong point — siempre ha sido su punto fuerte

• weak point — flaco m, punto m flaco, punto m débil

13) points (Brit) (Rail) agujas fpl ; (Aut) platinos mpl

14) (Brit) (Elec) (also: power point) toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (S. Cone)

15) (Geog) punta f, promontorio m, cabo m

16) (Typ) (=punctuation mark) punto m

9 point black — (Typ) negritas fpl del cuerpo 9

17) (Ballet) (usu pl) punta f

• to dance on points — bailar sobre las puntas

2. VT

1) (=aim, direct) apuntar (at a)

• to point a gun at sb — apuntar a algn con un fusil

to point one's finger at sth/sb — señalar con el dedo algo/a algn

• to point one's toes — hacer puntas

• he pointed the car towards London — puso el coche rumbo a Londres

- point the finger at sb

2) (=indicate, show) señalar, indicar

• would you point me in the direction of the town hall? — ¿me quiere decir dónde está el ayuntamiento?

we pointed him in the right direction — le indicamos el camino

• to point the moral that... — subrayar la moraleja de que...

• to point the way — (lit, fig) señalar el camino

3) (Constr) [+ wall] rejuntar

4) [+ text] puntuar; [+ Hebrew etc] puntar

3. VI

1) (lit) señalar

• to point at or towards sth/sb — (with finger) señalar algo/a algn con el dedo

• the car isn't pointing in the right direction — el coche no va en la dirección correcta

• it points (to the) north — apunta hacia el norte

• the hands pointed to midnight — las agujas marcaban las 12 de la noche

2) (fig) (=indicate) indicar

everything points that way — todo parece indicarlo

• this points to the fact that... — esto indica que...

the evidence points to her — las pruebas indican que ella es la culpable

everything points to his success — todo anuncia su éxito

everything points to the festival being a lively one — el festival se anuncia animado

3)

• to point to sth — (=call attention to) señalar algo

4) [dog] mostrar la caza, parar

4.

CPD

point duty N — (Brit) (Police) control m de la circulación

to be on point duty — dirigir la circulación or el tráfico

point man N — (=spokesman) portavoz m

point of reference N — punto m de referencia

point of sale N — punto m de venta

points decision N — (Boxing) decisión f a los puntos

points failure N — (Brit) (Rail) fallo m en el sistema de agujas

points system N — (gen) sistema m de puntos; (Aut) sistema de penalización por las infracciones cometidas por un conductor que puede llevar a determinadas sanciones (p. ej. la retirada del permiso de conducir)

points victory, points win N — victoria f a los puntos
point-of-sale
- point out

- point up

* * *
[pɔɪnt]
I

1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( dot) punto m

b) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)

1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)

3) c

a) ( in space) punto m

the points of the compass — los puntos cardinales

point of departure — punto m de partida

customs point — aduana f

things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...

the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás

b) ( on scale) punto m

freezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición

you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón

she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría

4) c ( in time) momento m

at this point — en ese/este momento or instante

at this point in time — en este momento

he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando

from this point on — a partir de este momento

to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf

5) c (in contest, exam) punto m

to win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos

to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)

Sense II

6) c

a) (item, matter) punto m

the seminar will cover the following points — el seminario abarcará los siguientes puntos

the main points of the news — un resumen de las noticias más importantes del día

point of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor

point of order — moción f de orden

to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión

a point of law — una cuestión de derecho

to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción

b) ( argument)

it was a point which had never occurred to me — era algo que nunca se me había ocurrido

yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante

to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto

7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)

to come/get to the point — ir* al grano

to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema

she was brief and to the point — fue breve y concisa

and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...

that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso

the point is that... — el hecho es que...

that's not the point — no se trata de eso

that's just the point! — justamente!

to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata

8) u ( purpose)

what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?

the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti

there's no point (in) feeling sorry for yourself — no sirve de nada compadecerse

9) c (feature, quality)

music isn't one of my strong points — la música no es mi fuerte

bad points — defectos

he has many good points — tiene muchos puntos a su favor

the good and bad points of the system — los pros y los contras del sistema

Sense III

10) c

a) (sharp end, tip) punta f

to come to a point — acabar en punta

b) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m

11) points pl (BrE Rail) agujas fpl

12) c ( socket) (BrE)

(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)

II
1.

transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*

can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?

to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol

2.

vi

a) (with finger, stick etc) señalar

it's rude to point — es de mala educación señalar con el dedo

the gun was pointing in my direction — la pistola apuntaba hacia mí

to point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien

to point TOWARD something — señalar en dirección a algo

b) ( call attention)

to point TO something — señalar algo

the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria

c) (indicate, suggest)

to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo

it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio

the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía

Phrasal Verbs:

- point out

English-spanish dictionary > point
4 point

point [pɔɪnt]

pointe ⇒ 1 (a) point ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c), 1 (e), 1 (f),1(i)-(l), 1 (n), 1 (o) endroit ⇒ 1 (c) moment ⇒ 1 (d) essentiel ⇒ 1 (g) but ⇒ 1 (h) virgule ⇒ 1 (m) diriger ⇒ 2 (a) pointer ⇒ 2 (a) indiquer ⇒ 2 (b) montrer du doigt ⇒ 3 (a)

1 noun

(a) (tip → of sword, nail, pencil etc) pointe f;

∎ trim one end of the stick into a point taillez un des bouts de la branche en pointe;

∎ his beard ended in a neat point sa barbe était soigneusement taillée en pointe;

∎ draw a star with five points dessinez une étoile à cinq branches;

∎ a dog with white points un chien aux pattes et aux oreilles blanches;

∎ an eight-point stag un cerf huit cors;

∎ to dance on points faire des pointes;

∎ on (full) point (ballet dancer) sur la pointe;

∎ on demi-point (ballet dancer) sur la demi-pointe;

∎ not to put too fine a point on it… pour dire les choses clairement…

(b) (small dot) point m;

∎ a tiny point of light un minuscule point de lumière

(c) (specific place) point m, endroit m, lieu m;

∎ intersection point point m d'intersection;

∎ meeting point (sign) point rencontre;

∎ the runners have passed the halfway point les coureurs ont dépassé la mi-parcours;

∎ we're back to our point of departure or our starting point nous sommes revenus au ou à notre point de départ;

∎ the point where the accident occurred l'endroit où l'accident a eu lieu;

∎ at that point you'll see a church on the left à ce moment-là, vous verrez une église sur votre gauche;

∎ the terrorists claim they can strike at any point in the country les terroristes prétendent qu'ils peuvent frapper n'importe où dans le pays;

∎ the bus service to Dayton and points west le service de bus à destination de Dayton et des villes situées plus à l'ouest;

∎ points south of here get little rainfall les régions situées au sud d'ici n'ont pas une grande pluviosité

(d) (particular moment) moment m; (particular period) période f;

∎ the country is at a critical point in its development le pays traverse une période ou phase critique de son développement;

∎ we are at a critical point nous voici à un point critique;

∎ there comes a point when a decision has to be made il arrive un moment où il faut prendre une décision;

∎ when it comes to the point of actually doing it quand vient le moment de passer à l'acte;

∎ when it came to the point quand le moment critique est arrivé;

∎ at one point in the discussion à un moment de la discussion;

∎ at one point in my travels au cours de mes voyages;

∎ at one point, I thought the roof was going to cave in à un moment (donné), j'ai cru que le toit allait s'effondrer;

∎ at one point in the book à un moment donné dans le livre;

∎ at this point the phone rang c'est alors que le téléphone a sonné, à ce moment-là le téléphone a sonné;

∎ at that point, I was still undecided à ce moment-là, je n'avais pas encore pris de décision;

∎ at that point in China's history à ce moment précis de l'histoire de la Chine;

∎ it's too late by this point il est déjà trop tard à l'heure qu'il est;

∎ by that point, I was too tired to move j'étais alors tellement fatigué que je ne pouvais plus bouger

(e) (stage in development or process) point m;

∎ she had reached the point of wanting a divorce elle en était (arrivée) au point de vouloir divorcer;

∎ thank God we haven't reached that point! Dieu merci, nous n'en sommes pas (encore arrivés) là!;

∎ to reach the point of no return atteindre le point de non-retour;

∎ to be at the point of death être sur le point de mourir;

∎ the conflict has gone beyond the point where negotiations are possible le conflit a atteint le stade où toute négociation est impossible;

∎ the regime is on the point of collapse le régime est au bord de l'effondrement;

∎ I was on the point of admitting everything j'étais sur le point de tout avouer;

∎ she had worked to the point of exhaustion elle avait travaillé jusqu'à l'épuisement;

∎ he was jealous to the point of madness sa jalousie confinait à la folie;

∎ he stuffed himself to the point of being sick il s'est gavé à en être malade

(f) (for discussion or debate) point m;

∎ a seven-point memorandum un mémorandum en sept points;

∎ let's go on to the next point passons à la question suivante ou au point suivant;

∎ on this point we disagree sur ce point nous ne sommes pas d'accord;

∎ I want to emphasize this point je voudrais insister sur ce point;

∎ are there any points I haven't covered? y a-t-il des questions que je n'ai pas abordées?;

∎ to make or to raise a point faire une remarque;

∎ to make the point that… faire remarquer que… + indicative;

∎ my point or the point I'm making is that… là où je veux en venir c'est que…;

∎ all right, you've made your point! d'accord, on a compris!;

∎ the points raised in her article les points qu'elle soulève dans son article;

∎ the main points to keep in mind les principaux points à garder à l'esprit;

∎ let me illustrate my point laissez-moi illustrer mon propos;

∎ to prove his point he showed us a photo pour prouver ses affirmations, il nous a montré une photo;

∎ I see or take your point je vois ce que vous voulez dire ou où vous voulez en venir;

∎ point taken! c'est juste!;

∎ he may not be home - you've got a point there! il n'est peut-être pas chez lui - ça c'est vrai!;

∎ the fact that he went to the police is a point in his favour/a point against him le fait qu'il soit allé à la police est un bon/mauvais point pour lui;

∎ I corrected her on a point of grammar je l'ai corrigée sur un point de grammaire;

∎ she was disqualified on a technical point elle a été disqualifiée pour ou sur une faute technique;

∎ to make a point of doing sth tenir à faire qch;

∎ he made a point of speaking to her il a tenu à lui adresser la parole;

∎ kindly make a point of remembering next time faites-moi le plaisir de ne pas oublier la prochaine fois

(g) (essential part, heart → of argument, explanation) essentiel m; (conclusion → of joke) chute f;

∎ I get the point je comprends, je vois;

∎ the point is (that) we're overloaded with work le fait est que nous sommes débordés de travail;

∎ we're getting off or away from the point nous nous éloignons ou écartons du sujet;

∎ that's the (whole) point! (that's the problem) c'est là (tout) le problème!; (that's the aim) c'est ça, le but!;

∎ that's not the point! là n'est pas la question!;

∎ the money is/your feelings are beside the point l'argent n'a/vos sentiments n'ont rien à voir là-dedans;

∎ get or come to the point! dites ce que vous avez à dire!, ne tournez pas autour du pot!;

∎ I'll come straight to the point je serai bref;

∎ to keep to the point ne pas s'écarter du sujet

(h) (purpose) but m; (meaning, use) sens m, intérêt m;

∎ the point of the game is to get rid of all your cards le but du jeu est de se débarrasser de toutes ses cartes;

∎ there's no point in asking him now ça ne sert à rien ou ce n'est pas la peine de le lui demander maintenant;

∎ what's the point of all this? à quoi ça sert tout ça?;

∎ I don't see the point (of re-doing it) je ne vois pas l'intérêt (de le refaire);

∎ oh, what's the point anyway! oh, et puis à quoi bon, après tout!

(i) (feature, characteristic) point m;

∎ the boss has his good points le patron a ses bons côtés;

∎ it's my weak/strong point c'est mon point faible/fort;

∎ her strong point is her sense of humour son point fort, c'est son sens de l'humour;

∎ tact has never been one of your strong points la délicatesse n'a jamais été ton fort

(j) (unit → in scoring, measuring) point m; Marketing (→ on customer loyalty card) point m;

∎ the Dow Jones index is up/down two points l'indice Dow Jones a augmenté/baissé de deux points;

∎ who scored the winning point? qui a marqué le point gagnant?;

∎ an ace is worth 4 points un as vaut 4 points;

∎ to win/to lead on points (in boxing) gagner/mener aux points;

∎ American familiar to make points with sb (find favour with) faire bonne impression à qn^□ ;

∎ School merit points bons points mpl;

∎ points competition (in cycling) classement m par points

(k) (on compass) point m;

∎ the four points of the compass les quatre points mpl cardinaux;

∎ the 32 points of the compass les 32 points mpl de la rose des vents;

∎ to alter course 16 points venir de 16 quarts;

∎ our people were scattered to all points of the compass notre peuple s'est retrouvé éparpillé aux quatre coins du monde

(l) Geometry point m;

∎ a straight line between two points une droite reliant deux points

(m) (in decimals) virgule f;

∎ five point one cinq virgule un

(n) (punctuation mark) point m;

∎ three or ellipsis points points mpl de suspension

(o) Typography & Computing (measurement) point m;

∎ 6-point type caractères mpl de 6 points

(p) Geography (promontory) pointe f, promontoire m

(q) Cars vis f platinée

(r) British Electricity (socket)

∎ (power) point prise f (de courant);

∎ eight-point distributor (in engine) distributeur m (d'allumage) à huit plots

(s) British Railways

∎ points aiguillage m

(t) (on backgammon board) flèche f, pointe f

(u) Heraldry point m

2 transitive verb

(a) (direct, aim → vehicle) diriger; (→ flashlight, hose) pointer, braquer; (→ finger) pointer, tendre; (→ telescope) diriger, braquer;

∎ to point one's finger at sb/sth montrer qn/qch du doigt;

∎ he pointed his finger accusingly at Gus il pointa un doigt accusateur vers Gus, il montra ou désigna Gus d'un doigt accusateur;

∎ to point a gun at sb braquer une arme sur qn;

∎ he pointed the rifle/the camera at me il braqua le fusil/l'appareil photo sur moi;

∎ she pointed the truck towards the garage elle tourna le camion vers le garage;

∎ he pointed the boat out to sea il a mis le cap vers le large;

∎ if anybody shows up, just point them in my direction si quelqu'un arrive, tu n'as qu'à me l'envoyer;

∎ just point me in the right direction dites-moi simplement quelle direction je dois prendre;

∎ just point him to the nearest bar tu n'as qu'à lui indiquer le chemin du bar le plus proche

(b) (indicate)

∎ to point the way indiquer la direction ou le chemin; figurative montrer le chemin, indiquer la direction à suivre;

∎ he pointed the way to future success il a montré le chemin de la réussite;

∎ her research points the way to a better understanding of the phenomenon ses recherches vont permettre une meilleure compréhension du phénomène;

∎ they point the way (in) which reform must go ils indiquent la direction dans laquelle les réformes doivent aller

(c) (in dance)

∎ to point one's toes tendre le pied

(d) Building industry (wall, building) jointoyer

(e) (sharpen → stick, pencil) tailler

(f) Linguistics mettre des signes diacritiques à

3 intransitive verb

(a) (person)

∎ to point at or to or towards sth montrer qch du doigt;

∎ she pointed left elle fit un signe vers la gauche;

∎ he pointed back down the corridor il fit un signe vers le fond du couloir;

∎ he pointed at or to me with his pencil il pointa son crayon vers moi;

∎ he was pointing at me son doigt était pointé vers moi;

∎ it's rude to point ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt

(b) (road sign, needle on dial)

∎ the signpost points up the hill le panneau est tourné vers le haut de la colline;

∎ a compass needle always points north l'aiguille d'une boussole indique toujours le nord;

∎ the weather vane is pointing north la girouette est orientée au nord;

∎ when the big hand points to twelve quand la grande aiguille est sur le douze

(c) (be directed, face → gun, camera) être braqué; (→ vehicle) être dirigé, être tourné;

∎ hold the gun with the barrel pointing downwards tenez le canon de l'arme pointé vers le bas;

∎ the rifle/the camera was pointing straight at me la carabine/la caméra était braquée sur moi;

∎ point your flashlight over there éclaire là-bas;

∎ insert the disk with the arrow pointing right insérez la disquette, la flèche pointée ou pointant vers la droite;

∎ the aerial should be pointing in the direction of the transmitter l'antenne devrait être tournée dans la direction de ou tournée vers l'émetteur;

∎ he walks with his feet pointing outwards il marche les pieds en dehors

(d) (dog) tomber en arrêt

4 at this point in time adverb

pour l'instant;

∎ no more details are available at this point in time pour l'instant, nous ne disposons pas d'autres détails

5 in point of fact adverb

en fait, à vrai dire

6 to the point adjective

pertinent

7 up to a point adverb

jusqu'à un certain point;

∎ did the strategy succeed? - up to a point est-ce que la stratégie a réussi? - dans une certaine mesure;

∎ productivity can be increased up to a point la productivité peut être augmentée jusqu'à un certain point;

∎ she can be persuaded, but only up to a point il est possible de la convaincre, mais seulement jusqu'à un certain point

►► Marketing point of delivery lieu m de livraison;

British point duty (of police officer, traffic warden) service m de la circulation;

∎ to be on point duty diriger la circulation;

point guard (in basketball) meneur(euse) m,f;

point of intersection point m d'intersection;

British Railways point lever levier m d'aiguille;

point of order point m de procédure;

∎ he rose on a point of order il a demandé la parole pour soulever un point de procédure;

American point man (in the forefront) précurseur m;

Computing point of presence point m de présence, point m d'accès;

Marketing point of purchase lieu m d'achat, lieu m de vente;

point of reference point m de référence;

Marketing point of sale lieu m de vente, point m de vente;

∎ at the point of sale sur le lieu de vente;

point shoes (for ballet) (chaussons mpl à) pointes fpl;

Typography & Computing point size corps m;

point source source f ponctuelle;

point of view Television & Cinema angle m du regard; (opinion) point m de vue, opinion f;

∎ from my point of view, it doesn't make much difference en ce qui me concerne, ça ne change pas grand-chose;

∎ to consider sth from all points of view considérer qch sous tous ses aspects;

point work (of ballet dancer) pointes fpl

➲ point off separable transitive verb

Mathematics (decimals) séparer par une virgule

➲ point out separable transitive verb

(a) (indicate) indiquer, montrer;

∎ I'll point the church out to you as we go by je vous montrerai ou vous indiquerai l'église quand nous passerons devant

(b) (mention, call attention to → error) signaler; (→ fact) faire remarquer;

∎ she pointed out several mistakes to us elle nous a signalé plusieurs erreurs, elle a attiré notre attention sur plusieurs erreurs;

∎ I'd like to point out that it was my idea in the first place je vous ferai remarquer que l'idée est de moi;

∎ might I point out that…? permettez-moi de vous faire observer ou remarquer que…;

∎ he pointed out that two people were missing il fit remarquer qu'il manquait deux personnes

➲ point to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (signify, denote) signifier, indiquer; (foreshadow) indiquer, annoncer;

∎ the facts point to only one conclusion les faits ne permettent qu'une seule conclusion;

∎ all the evidence points to him toutes les preuves indiquent que c'est lui;

∎ everything points to CIA involvement tout indique que la CIA est impliquée

(b) (call attention to) attirer l'attention sur;

∎ ecologists point to the destruction of forest land les écologistes attirent notre attention sur la destruction des forêts;

∎ they proudly point to the government's record ils invoquent avec fierté le bilan du gouvernement

➲ point up separable transitive verb

(of person, report) souligner, mettre l'accent sur; (of event) faire ressortir;

∎ his account points up the irony of the defeat son exposé met l'accent sur l'ironie de la défaite;

∎ the accident points up the need for closer cooperation l'accident fait ressortir le besoin d'une coopération plus étroite

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5 point

1. noun
1) (tiny mark, dot) Punkt, der

nought point two — Null Komma zwei

2) (sharp end of tool, weapon, pencil, etc.) Spitze, die

come to a [sharp] point — spitz zulaufen

at gun-point/knife-point — mit vorgehaltener [Schuss]waffe/vorgehaltenem Messer

not to put too fine a point on it — (fig.) um nichts zu beschönigen

3) (single item) Punkt, der

agree on a point — in einem Punkt od. einer Frage übereinstimmen

be a point of honour with somebody — für jemanden [eine] Ehrensache sein

4) (unit of scoring) Punkt, der

score points off somebody — (fig.) jemanden an die Wand spielen

5) (stage, degree)

things have reached a point where or come to such a point that... — die Sache ist dahin od. so weit gediehen, dass...; (negatively) es ist so weit gekommen, dass...

up to a point — bis zu einem gewissen Grad

beyond a certain point — über einen bestimmten Punkt hinaus

she was abrupt to the point of rudeness — sie war in einer Weise barsch, die schon an Unverschämtheit grenzte

6) (moment) Zeitpunkt, der

be at/on the point of something — kurz vor etwas (Dat.) sein; einer Sache (Dat.) nahe sein

be on the point of doing something — im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun; etwas gerade tun wollen

7) (distinctive trait) Seite, die

best/strong point — starke Seite; Stärke, die

getting up early has its points — frühes Aufstehen hat auch seine Vorzüge

the point — (essential thing) das Entscheidende

8) (thing to be discussed)

that is just the point or the whole point — das ist genau der springende Punkt

come to or get to the point — zur Sache od. zum Thema kommen

keep or stick to the point — beim Thema bleiben

be beside the point — unerheblich sein; keine Rolle spielen

point taken — habe verstanden

carry or make one's point — sich durchsetzen

a case in point — ein typisches Beispiel

make a point of doing something — [großen] Wert darauf legen, etwas zu tun

make or prove a point — etwas beweisen

to the point — sachbezogen

more to the point — wichtiger

you have a point there — da hast du recht; da ist [et]was dran (ugs.)

9) (tip) Spitze, die; (Boxing) Kinnspitze, die; Kinn, das; (Ballet) Spitze, die

10) (of story, joke, remark) Pointe, die; (pungency, effect) (of literary work) Eindringlichkeit, die; (of remark) Durchschlagskraft, die

11) (purpose, value) Zweck, der; Sinn, der

there's no point in protesting — es hat keinen Sinn od. Zweck zu protestieren

12) (precise place, spot) Punkt, der; Stelle, die; (Geom.) Punkt, der

point of contact — Berührungspunkt, der

point of no return — Punkt, an dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt

point of view — (fig.) Standpunkt, der

13) (Brit.)

[power or electric] point — Steckdose, die

14) usu in pl. (Brit. Railw.) Weiche, die

15) usu. in pl. (Motor Veh.): (contact device) Kontakt, der

16) (unit in competition, rationing, stocks, shares, etc.) Punkt, der

prices/the cost of living went up three points — die Preise/Lebenshaltungskosten sind um drei [Prozent]punkte gestiegen

17) (on compass) Strich, der
2. intransitive verb
1) zeigen, weisen, [Person auch:] deuten (to, at auf + Akk.)

she pointed through the window — sie zeigte aus dem Fenster

the compass needle pointed to the north — die Kompassnadel zeigte od. wies nach Norden

2)

point towards or to — (fig.) [hin]deuten od. hinweisen auf (+ Akk.)
3. transitive verb
1) (direct) richten [Waffe, Kamera] (at auf + Akk.)

point one's finger at something/somebody — mit dem Finger auf etwas/jemanden deuten od. zeigen od. weisen

2) (Building) aus-, verfugen [Mauer, Steine]

Phrasal Verbs:

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[point] 1. noun
1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) die Spitze

2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) die Landspitze

3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) der Punkt

4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) der Punkt

5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) der Punkt

6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) der Punkt

7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) der Kompaßstrich

8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) der Punkt

9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) der Punkt

10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) der Zweck

11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) die Eigenschaft

12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) der Kontakt
2. verb
1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) richten

2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) zeigen

3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) verfugen

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point

[pɔɪnt]

I. NOUN

1. (sharp end) Spitze f; of a star Zacke f; of deer Ende nt fachspr, Sprosse f fachspr

the \point of the chin die Kinnspitze

knife/pencil \point Messer-/Bleistiftspitze f

to hold sb at gun\point/knife \point jdn mit vorgehaltener Pistole/vorgehaltenem Messer bedrohen

2. (dot) Punkt m

\point of light Lichtpunkt m

3. (punctuation mark) Punkt; (in Hebrew) Vokalzeichen nt

4. (decimal point) Komma

decimal \point Dezimalpunkt m

5. (position) Stelle f, Punkt m

... at London and all \points west... in London und allen Orten westlich davon

\point of contact Berührungspunkt m

\point of departure [or starting \point] Ausgangspunkt m a. fig

\point of entry (border) Ort m der Einreise; (bullet wound) Einschussstelle f

to reach the \point of no return den Punkt erreichen, an dem man nicht mehr zurück kann

at this \point an dieser Stelle

6. (particular time) Zeitpunkt m

this seems like a good \point dies scheint ein günstiger Zeitpunkt zu sein

she was on the \point of collapse sie stand kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch

I was completely lost at one \point an einer Stelle hatte ich mich komplett verlaufen

when it comes to the \point that... wenn es einmal so weit kommt, dass...

they tickled him to the \point of torture sie kitzelten ihn so sehr, dass es fast zur Folter wurde

at no \point did I think our relationship wouldn't work out zu keinem Zeitpunkt hatte ich daran gezweifelt, dass es zwischen uns nicht klappen würde

to be [or lie] at the \point of death an der Schwelle des Todes stehen geh, im Sterben liegen

at this/that \point in time zu dieser/jener Zeit

at that \point zu diesem Zeitpunkt; (then) in diesem Augenblick

from that \point on... von da an...

7. (about to do)

to be on the \point of doing sth [gerade] im Begriff sein, etw zu tun

I was on the \point of ringing you myself actually ich wollte dich auch gerade anrufen!

she was on the \point of telling him the truth when... sie wollte ihm gerade die Wahrheit sagen, als...

I was on the \point of handing in my resignation beinahe hätte ich gekündigt

I was on the \point of leaving him ich war kurz davor, ihn zu verlassen

8. (argument, issue) Punkt m

ok ok, you've made your \point! ja, ich hab's jetzt verstanden! fam

you made some interesting \points in your speech Sie haben in Ihrer Rede einige interessante Punkte angesprochen

what \point are you trying to make? worauf wollen Sie hinaus?

you have a \point there da ist was dran fam

she does have a \point though so ganz Unrecht hat sie nicht

she made the \point that... sie wies darauf hin, dass...; (stress) sie betonte, dass...

my \point was that... ich wollte sagen, dass...

my \point exactly das sag ich ja fam

ok, \point taken o.k., ich hab schon begriffen fam

that's a \point das ist ein Argument sl

I take your \point einverstanden

I can see your \point ich weiß, was du sagen willst

the \point under dispute der strittige Punkt

\point of detail Detailfrage f

to make [or raise] a \point in favour of/against sth ein Argument für etw akk /gegen etw akk einbringen

to drive home the \point seinen Standpunkt klarmachen

\point of honour Ehrensache f

\point of law Rechtsfrage f

a 5-\point plan ein Fünfpunkteplan m

to make/prove one's \point seinen Standpunkt deutlich machen

\point by \point Punkt für Punkt

9. no pl (most important idea)

▪ the \point der springende Punkt

the \point is... der Punkt ist nämlich der,...

more to the \point, however,... wichtiger jedoch ist...

your arguments were very much to the \point deine Argumente waren wirklich sehr sachbezogen

that's beside the \point [or not the \point]! darum geht es doch gar nicht!

to come [or get] to the \point auf den Punkt [o zur Sache] kommen

to get the \point of sth etw verstehen

to keep [or stick] to the \point beim Thema bleiben

to make a \point of doing sth [großen] Wert darauf legen, etw zu tun

to miss the \point of sth nicht verstehen [o begreifen], worum es geht

10. no pl (purpose) Sinn m, Zweck m

but that's the whole \point! aber das ist doch genau der Punkt!

what's the \point of waiting for them? warum sollten wir auf sie warten?

there's no \point of talking about it any longer es hat keinen Zweck, sich noch länger darüber zu unterhalten

I really don't see the \point of going to this meeting ich weiß wirklich nicht, warum ich zu dieser Besprechung gehen sollte

but that's the whole \point of doing it! aber deswegen machen wir es ja gerade!

what's the \point anyway? was soll's?

11. (stage in process) Punkt m

from that \point on... von diesem Moment an...

the high \point of the evening... der Höhepunkt des Abends...

things have reached a \point where I just can't bear it any longer ich bin an einen Punkt angelangt, wo ich es einfach nicht mehr aushalten kann

it got to the \point where no one knew what was going on irgendwann wusste dann keiner mehr, was Sache war

... when it came to the \point...... als es soweit war,...

we'll start again tomorrow from the \point where we left off today wir werden morgen da weitermachen, wo wir heute aufgehört haben

up to a \point bis zu einem gewissen Grad [o Maße

12. (important characteristic) Merkmal nt

being single does have its \points single zu sein hat auch seine Vorteile

bad/good \points schlechte/gute Seiten

the book has its \points das Buch hat auch seine guten Seiten

sb's strong \points jds Stärken

sb's weak \points jds Schwächen

13. (in sports) Punkt m

San Francisco has scored 31 \points San Francisco hat 31 Punkte erzielt

a win on \points ein Sieg m nach Punkten

to win on \points nach Punkten siegen

14. (unit) STOCKEX Punkt m; (with prices) [Prozent]punkt m

to have risen seven \points sieben Punkte gestiegen sein

15. (for diamonds) 0,01 Karat

16. (on compass) Strich m; (on thermometer) Grad m

17. (in bridge) Punkt m

18. BOXING Kinnspitze f

19. (in ballet) Spitze f

to dance on \points auf Spitzen tanzen

20. BRIT, AUS (socket) Steckdose f

21. AUTO

▪ \points pl Unterbrecherkontakte pl

22. BRIT RAIL

▪ \points pl Weichen pl

23. (promontory) Landspitze f

24. TYPO Punkt m

the small letters are in 6 \point die kleinen Buchstaben haben Schriftgröße 6 Punkt

25. (cricket) Position in der Nähe des Schlagmannes

26. (extremities)

▪ \points pl of horse, dog Extremitäten pl

27. (punch line) of a story Pointe f

28.

▶ to be a good case in \point [für etw akk] ein gutes Beispiel sein

▶ sb makes a \point of doing sth für jdn ist es wichtig, etw zu tun

I know the door was locked because I made a point of checking it ich weiß, dass die Tür abgeschlossen war, weil ich extra nochmal nachgesehen habe

▶ to not put too fine a \point on sth nicht um den heißen Brei herumreden fam

not to put too fine a \point on it,... ehrlich gesagt...

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (with finger) deuten, zeigen

▪ to \point at [or to] sth/sb [mit dem Finger] auf etw/jdn zeigen

it's rude to \point at people man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf Leute

2. (be directed) weisen

there was an arrow \pointing to the door ein Pfeil wies den Weg zur Tür

the needle was \pointing to ‘empty’ die Nadel zeigte auf ‚leer‘

to \point east/west nach Osten/Westen weisen [o zeigen

3. (indicate)

▪ to \point to sth auf etw akk hinweisen [o hindeuten]

all the signs \point to his reinstatement alles deutet darauf hin, dass er wieder eingestellt wird

4. (use as evidence)

▪ to \point to sth auf etw akk verweisen

5. HUNT dog vorstehen

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (aim)

▪ to \point sth at sb/sth weapon etw [auf jdn/etw] richten; stick, one's finger mit etw dat auf jdn/etw zeigen

to \point the finger [at sb] ( fig) sich akk [über jdn] beschweren

2. (direct)

to \point sb in the direction of sth jdn den Weg zu etw dat beschreiben

could you \point me in the direction of the bus station, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zum Busbahnhof komme?

to \point the way [to sth] ( fig) den Weg [für etw akk] ebnen

3. (extend)

to \point one's toes die Zehen strecken

4. (building)

▪ to \point sth etw verfugen [o ausfugen

5. HUNT

▪ to \point sth dog etw anzeigen

6. (punctuate)

▪ to \point sth etw interpunktieren fachspr; (in Hebrew) etw vokalisieren

to \point a psalm einen Psalm mit Deklamationszeichen versehen

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point [pɔınt]

A s

1. (Nadel-, Messer-, Schwert-, Bleistift- etc) Spitze f:

not put too fine a point upon sth etwas nicht gerade gewählt ausdrücken;

at the point of the pistol mit vorgehaltener Pistole oder Waffe, mit Waffengewalt;

at the point of the sword fig unter Zwang, mit Gewalt

2. obs

a) Dolch m

b) Schwert n

3. TECH spitzes Instrument, besonders

a) Stecheisen n

b) Grabstichel m, Griffel m

c) Radier-, Ätznadel f

d) Ahle f

4. GEOG

a) Landspitze f

b) Bergspitze f

5. JAGD (Geweih)Ende n, Sprosse f

6. pl Gliedmaßen pl (besonders von Pferden)

7. LING Punkt m (am Satzende)

8. TYPO

a) Punktur f

b) (typografischer) Punkt (= 0,376 mm)

c) Punkt m (Blindenschrift)

9. MATH (geometrischer) Punkt: → intersection 2, 3 a

10. MATH (Dezimal) Punkt m, Komma n:

(nought) point three ( in Ziffern: 0.3 oder.3) null Komma drei (0,3);

9 points fig 90%, fast das Ganze;

possession is nine points of the law (Sprichwort) der Besitzende hat fast immer das Gesetz auf seiner Seite

11. auch point of the compass Kompassstrich m

12. Punkt m:

a) bestimmte Stelle

b) PHYS Grad m (einer Skala), Stufe f ( auch TECH eines Schalters):

4 points below zero 4 Grad unter null;

point of action ( oder application) Angriffspunkt (der Kraft);

point of contact Berührungspunkt;

point of impact MIL Aufschlag-, Auftreffpunkt;

point of no return

a) FLUG Gefahrenmitte f, Umkehrgrenzpunkt m,

b) fig Punkt, von dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt;

up to a point fig bis zu einem gewissen Grad; → boiling point, freezing A 1, etc

13. GEOG Himmelsrichtung f

14. Punkt m, Stelle f, Ort m:

point of destination Bestimmungsort;

point of entry WIRTSCH Eingangshafen m;

point of lubrication TECH Schmierstelle f, Schmiernippel m

15. Anschluss-, Verbindungspunkt m, besonders

a) ELEK Kontakt(punkt) m

b) ELEK Br Steckdose f

16. Grenz-, Höhe-, Gipfelpunkt m, Grenze f:

point of culmination Kulminations-, Höhepunkt;

frankness to the point of insult Offenheit, die schon an Beleidigung grenzt;

it gave a point to their day das setzte ihrem Tag ein Glanzlicht auf

17. a) auch point of time Zeitpunkt m, Augenblick m

b) kritischer Punkt, entscheidendes Stadium:

when it came to the point als es so weit war, als es darauf ankam;

at this point in diesem Augenblick, weitS. an dieser Stelle, hier (in einer Rede etc);

at the point of death im Sterben, im Augenblick des Todes;

be on the point of doing sth im Begriff oder auf dem Sprung sein, etwas zu tun;

at that point in time US damals;

at this point in time US jetzt

18. Punkt m (einer Tagesordnung etc), (Einzel-, Teil)Frage f:

a case in point ein einschlägiger Fall, ein (typisches) Beispiel;

at all points in allen Punkten, in jeder Hinsicht;

differ on several points in etlichen Punkten nicht übereinstimmen;

point of comparison Vergleichspunkt;

a point of interest eine interessante Einzelheit;

point of order PARL Antrag m zur Geschäftsordnung;

five-point plan Fünfpunkteplan m; → controversy 3, order A 7, question A 2

19. entscheidender oder springender Punkt, Kernpunkt m, -frage f:

come (speak) to the point zur Sache kommen (sprechen);

beside the point

a) nicht zur Sache gehörig, abwegig,

b) unwichtig, unerheblich;

be beside the point auch nichts zur Sache tun;

to the point zur Sache (gehörig), sachdienlich, sachlich, (zu-)treffend;

make a point ein Argument anbringen, seine Ansicht durchsetzen;

the point I’m trying to make is that … was ich sagen will, ist, dass …;

make a point of

a) Wert oder Gewicht legen auf (akk), bestehen auf (dat),

b) sich etwas zum Prinzip machen;

make the point that … bemerken, dass …;

that is the point das ist die Frage oder der springende Punkt;

that’s not the point darum geht es nicht;

the point is that … die Sache ist die, dass …;

that’s the point I wanted to make darauf wollte ich hinaus;

you have a point there es ist etwas dran an dem, was Sie sagen;

I take your point ich verstehe, was Sie meinen;

it hasn’t got much point es ist nicht sehr wichtig

20. Pointe f (eines Witzes etc)

21. auch point of view Stand-, Gesichtspunkt m, Ansicht f:

from a political point of view vom politischen Standpunkt aus (gesehen), politisch gesehen;

make sth a point of hono(u)r etwas als Ehrensache betrachten;

it’s a point of hono(u)r to him das ist Ehrensache für ihn;

in point of hinsichtlich (gen);

in point of fact tatsächlich; → press A 13, stretch A 11

22. Ziel n, Zweck m, Absicht f:

carry ( oder make) one’s point sich oder seine Ansicht durchsetzen;

what’s the point of doing that? was für einen Sinn oder Zweck hat es, das zu tun?;

what’s your point in doing that? was bezweckst du damit?;

there is no point in going there es hat keinen Zweck oder es ist sinnlos hinzugehen

23. Nachdruck m:

give point to one’s words seinen Worten Gewicht oder Nachdruck verleihen

24. (hervorstechende) Eigenschaft, (Charakter)Zug m:

good (bad) points gute (schlechte) Eigenschaften;

a noble point in her ein edler Zug an ihr;

strong point starke Seite, Stärke f;

weak point wunder Punkt, schwache Seite;

it has its points es hat so seine Vorzüge

25. Tierzucht: besonderes Rassenmerkmal

26. Punkt m (eines Bewertungs- oder Rationierungssystems):

point rationing Punktrationierung f

27. WIRTSCH Börsensprache: Punkt m, Point m (bei Kursschwankungen)

28. SPORT Punkt m:

three points from three games drei Punkte aus drei Spielen;

be on five points bei fünf Punkten liegen;

win (lose) on points nach Punkten gewinnen (verlieren);

points defeat Punktniederlage f;

points win Punktsieg m, Sieg m nach Punkten;

winner on points, points winner Punktsieger(in);

beat sb on points jemanden nach Punkten schlagen;

be in the points auf einem Punkterang liegen;

finish out of the points außerhalb der Punkteränge enden;

give points to sb

a) jemandem vorgeben,

b) fig jemandem überlegen sein;

be points better than sb fig jemandem hoch überlegen sein; → score B 1

29. Boxen: Punkt m, Kinnspitze f

30. Würfel-, Kartenspiel: Auge n, Punkt m

31. Handarbeit:

a) Näh-, Nadelspitze f (Ggs Klöppelspitze)

b) Handarbeitsspitze f

c) → point lace

d) Stickstich m

32. MUS

a) Stakkatopunkt m

b) Wiederholungszeichen n

c) charakteristisches Motiv

d) Imitationsmotiv n

e) (Themen) Einsatz m

33. MIL

a) Spitze f (einer Vorhut)

b) Ende n (einer Nachhut)

34. JAGD Stehen n (des Hundes):

make ( oder come to) a point (vor)stehen (vor dem Wild)

35. BAHN

a) Weiche f

b) Br Weichenschiene f

36. Heraldik: Feld n (eines Wappens)

37. potatoes and point sl Kartoffeln mit ohne was dazu

B v/t

1. einen Bleistift etc (an-, zu)spitzen

2. fig seine Worte etc pointieren, betonen

3. eine Waffe etc richten (at auf akk):

point one’s finger at sb

a) (mit dem Finger) auf jemanden deuten oder zeigen,

b) auch point a ( oder the) finger at sb fig mit Fingern oder dem Finger auf jemanden zeigen;

point (up)on seine Augen, Gedanken etc richten auf (akk);

point to den Kurs, jemandes Aufmerksamkeit lenken auf (akk), jemanden bringen auf (akk)

4. zeigen:

point the way den Weg weisen (a. fig);

point out

a) zeigen,

b) fig hinweisen oder aufmerksam machen auf (akk), betonen,

c) fig aufzeigen (auch Fehler), klarmachen,

d) fig ausführen, darlegen;

point out to sb that … jemanden darauf aufmerksam machen, dass …

5. auch point up fig betonen, unterstreichen ( beide:

with mit)

6. MATH Dezimalstellen durch einen Punkt oder ein Komma trennen:

point off places Stellen abstreichen

7. point up

a) ARCH verfugen,

b) TECH eine Fuge glatt streichen

8. JAGD einem Wild vorstehen

C v/i

1. (mit dem Finger) deuten, weisen ( beide:

at, to auf akk)

2. point to nach einer Richtung weisen oder liegen (Haus)

3. point to fig

a) hinweisen, -deuten auf (akk):

everything points to his guilt,

b) ab-, hinzielen auf (akk)

4. SCHIFF hart am Wind segeln

5. JAGD vorstehen (Jagdhund)

6. MED reifen (Abszess etc)

pt abk

1. part T.

2. payment

3. pint ( pints pl)

4. point

5. port

* * *
1. noun
1) (tiny mark, dot) Punkt, der

nought point two — Null Komma zwei

2) (sharp end of tool, weapon, pencil, etc.) Spitze, die

come to a [sharp] point — spitz zulaufen

at gun-point/knife-point — mit vorgehaltener [Schuss]waffe/vorgehaltenem Messer

not to put too fine a point on it — (fig.) um nichts zu beschönigen

3) (single item) Punkt, der

agree on a point — in einem Punkt od. einer Frage übereinstimmen

be a point of honour with somebody — für jemanden [eine] Ehrensache sein

4) (unit of scoring) Punkt, der

score points off somebody — (fig.) jemanden an die Wand spielen

5) (stage, degree)

things have reached a point where or come to such a point that... — die Sache ist dahin od. so weit gediehen, dass...; (negatively) es ist so weit gekommen, dass...

up to a point — bis zu einem gewissen Grad

beyond a certain point — über einen bestimmten Punkt hinaus

she was abrupt to the point of rudeness — sie war in einer Weise barsch, die schon an Unverschämtheit grenzte

6) (moment) Zeitpunkt, der

be at/on the point of something — kurz vor etwas (Dat.) sein; einer Sache (Dat.) nahe sein

be on the point of doing something — im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun; etwas gerade tun wollen

7) (distinctive trait) Seite, die

best/strong point — starke Seite; Stärke, die

getting up early has its points — frühes Aufstehen hat auch seine Vorzüge

the point — (essential thing) das Entscheidende

8) (thing to be discussed)

that is just the point or the whole point — das ist genau der springende Punkt

come to or get to the point — zur Sache od. zum Thema kommen

keep or stick to the point — beim Thema bleiben

be beside the point — unerheblich sein; keine Rolle spielen

point taken — habe verstanden

carry or make one's point — sich durchsetzen

a case in point — ein typisches Beispiel

make a point of doing something — [großen] Wert darauf legen, etwas zu tun

make or prove a point — etwas beweisen

to the point — sachbezogen

more to the point — wichtiger

you have a point there — da hast du recht; da ist [et]was dran (ugs.)

9) (tip) Spitze, die; (Boxing) Kinnspitze, die; Kinn, das; (Ballet) Spitze, die

10) (of story, joke, remark) Pointe, die; (pungency, effect) (of literary work) Eindringlichkeit, die; (of remark) Durchschlagskraft, die

11) (purpose, value) Zweck, der; Sinn, der

there's no point in protesting — es hat keinen Sinn od. Zweck zu protestieren

12) (precise place, spot) Punkt, der; Stelle, die; (Geom.) Punkt, der

point of contact — Berührungspunkt, der

point of no return — Punkt, an dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt

point of view — (fig.) Standpunkt, der

13) (Brit.)

[power or electric] point — Steckdose, die

14) usu in pl. (Brit. Railw.) Weiche, die

15) usu. in pl. (Motor Veh.): (contact device) Kontakt, der

16) (unit in competition, rationing, stocks, shares, etc.) Punkt, der

prices/the cost of living went up three points — die Preise/Lebenshaltungskosten sind um drei [Prozent]punkte gestiegen

17) (on compass) Strich, der
2. intransitive verb
1) zeigen, weisen, [Person auch:] deuten (to, at auf + Akk.)

she pointed through the window — sie zeigte aus dem Fenster

the compass needle pointed to the north — die Kompassnadel zeigte od. wies nach Norden

2)

point towards or to — (fig.) [hin]deuten od. hinweisen auf (+ Akk.)
3. transitive verb
1) (direct) richten [Waffe, Kamera] (at auf + Akk.)

point one's finger at something/somebody — mit dem Finger auf etwas/jemanden deuten od. zeigen od. weisen

2) (Building) aus-, verfugen [Mauer, Steine]

Phrasal Verbs:

- point out

* * *

(Typography) n.

typographischer Punkt (Schriftgrößenskala) m. n.

Einzelheit f.

Punkt -e m.

Spitze -n (Kinn-, Messer-) f.

Standpunkt m. v.

zeigen v.

English-german dictionary > point
6 gave

/giv/ * động từ gave, given - cho, biếu, tặng, ban =to give a handsome present+ tặng một món quà đẹp - cho, sinh ra, đem lại =to give profit+ sinh lãi =the sun gives us warmth and light+ mặt trời cho chúng ta sức nóng và ánh sáng - nêu cho; đưa cho, trao cho, đem cho, chuyển cho =to give a good example+ nêu một tấm gương tốt =give me my hat, please+ xin anh làm ơn đưa cho tôi một cái mũ =to give one's wishes+ gửi lời chúc mừng, chuyển lời chúc mừng - truyền cho, làm lây sang - trả (tiền...); trao đổi =how much did you give for it?+ anh trả cái đó bao nhiêu? =to give a horse for a car cow+ đổi con ngựa lấy con bò cái =to as good as one gets+ ăn miếng trả miếng; ăn miếng chả trả miếng bùi - (đi đôi với danh từ thanh một cụm từ) =to give a cry+ kêu lên =to give a loud laugh+ cười to, cười vang =to give a look+ nhìn =to give a jump+ nhảy lên =to give a sigh+ thở dài =to give a push+ đẩy =to give a groan+ rên rỉ =to give a start+ giật mình =to give encouragement+ động viên, khuyến khích =to give permission+ cho phép =to give an order+ ra lệnh =to give birth to+ sinh ra =to give one's attention to+ chú ý - làm cho, gây ra =he gave me to understand that+ hắn làm cho tôi hiểu rằng =to give someone much trouble+ gây lo lắng cho ai, gây phiền hà cho ai - cống hiến, hiến dâng; ham mê, miệt mài, chuyên tâm =to give one's life to one's country+ hiến dâng đời mình cho tổ quốc =to give one's mind to study+ miệt mài nghiên cứu; chuyên tâm học tập - tổ chức, mở, thết (một buổi dạ hội...); biểu diễn, diễn (kịch), đóng (một vai tuồng); hát dạo (một bản nhạc...), ngâm (một bài thơ...) =to give a concert+ tổ chực một buổi hoà nhạc =to give a banquet+ mở tiệc, thết tiệc =to give a song+ hát một bài =give us Chopin, please+ anh hãy dạo cho chúng tôi nghe những bản nhạc của Sô-panh =to give Hamlet+ diễn vở Ham-lét - tan, vỡ, sụp đổ; lún xuống, trĩu xuống; có thể nhún nhẩy, co giãn (như lò xo) =the frost is giving+ sương giá đang tan =the branch gave but did not break+ cành cây trĩu xuống nhưng không gãy =the marshy ground gave under our feet+ đất lấy lún xuống dưới chân chúng tôi - quay ra, nhìn ra, dẫn =this window gives upon the street+ cửa sổ này nhìn ra đường phố =this corridor gives into the back yard+ hành lang này dẫn vào sân sau - chỉ, đưa ra, để lộ ra =the thermometer gives 23o in the shade+ nhiệt biểu chỉ 23o trong bóng râm =to give no signs of life+ không lộ ra một dấu hiệu nào của sự sống =newspapers give these facts+ các báo hằng ngày đưa ra các sự kiện đó - đồng ý, thoả thuận; nhường, nhượng bộ =I give you that point+ tôi đồng ý với anh điểm ấy; tôi nhượng bộ anh điểm ấy =to give ground+ nhượng bộ, lùi bước - coi như, cho là, cho rằng =he was given for dead+ người ta coi như là hắn ta đã chết - quyết định xử =to give the case for the defendant+ xử cho bị cáo được kiện =to give the case against the defendant+ xử cho bị cáo thua kiện !to give away - cho =to give away all one's money+ cho hết tiền - trao, phát (phần thưởng) =to give away the pwices+ phát phần thưởng - tố cáo, phát giác; để lộ, phản bội =to give away a secret+ lộ bí mật =to give away the show+ (từ lóng) để lộ điều bí mật, để lộ nhược điểm; để lòi cái dốt ra !to give back - hoàn lại, trả lại !to give forth - toả ra, phát ra, bốc (sức nóng, ánh sáng, mùi, tiếng...) - công bố (tin tức...) !to give in - nhượng bộ, chịu thua - nộp (tài liêu...) - ghi vào, điền vào =to give in one's name+ ghi tên vào !to give off - toả ra, phát ra, bốc ra, bốc lên, xông lên (mùi, hơi nóng, khói...) !to give out - chia, phân phối - toả ra, phát ra, làm bay ra, bốc lên, xông lên (hơi nóng, mùi...) - rao, công bố =to give oneself out to be (for)+ tự xưng là, tự nhận là - hết, cạn =food suplies began to give out+ lương thực bắt đầu cạn - bị hư, bị hỏng (máy móc); mệt, quỵ, kiệt đi (sức) - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) cho (phỏng vấn) =to give out an interview+ cho phỏng vấn =to give over+ trao tay - thôi, chấm dứt =give over crying!+ nín đi! thôi dừng khóc nữa! =to be given over to+ đâm mê, đắm đuối vào =to be given over to gambling+ đam mê cờ bạc - vứt bỏ, bỏ =to give over a bahit+ bỏ một thói quen !to give up - bỏ, từ bỏ =to give up a habit+ bỏ một thói quen =to give up one's work+ bỏ công việc =to give up one's appointment+ từ chức =to give up one's business+ thôi không kinh doanh nữa =to give up a newspaper+ thôi không mua một tờ báo - nhường =to give up one's seat+ nhường ghế, nhường chỗ ngồi - (y học) coi như là tuyệt vọng, cho như là không chữa được =to be given up by the doctors+ bị các bác sĩ cho là không cứu chữa được nữa - trao, nộp (cho nhà chức trách...) =to give oneself up+ đầu thú, tự nộp mình - khai báo (đồng bọn) - đam mê, đắm đuối, miệt mài (học tập) =to give oneself up to drinking+ rượu chè be bét, đam mê rượu chè !to give a back - (xem) back !to give a Roland for an Oliver - ăn miếng chả, trả miếng bùi !give me - (chỉ lời mệnh lệnh) tôi thích, tôi phục =give me an evening of classical drama+ tôi thích xem một buổi tuồng cổ !to give ir somebody hot - mắng mỏ ai, xỉ vả đánh đập ai !to give someone what for - (từ lóng) mắng mỏ (chỉnh, xỉ vả) ai, trừng phạt ai nghiêm khắc !to give to the public (world) - công bố !to give somebody the time of day - (xem) day !to give way - nhượng bộ; chịu thua =to give way to sowmeone+ chịu thua ai =to give way to despair+ nản lòng, nản chí - kiệt đi (sức khoẻ) - cong, oằn, lún xuống, tan, gây, đứt =the rope gave way+ dây thừng đứt =the ice gave way+ băng tan ra - (thương nghiệp) bị giảm giá, sụt xuống - (hàng hải) rán sức chèo - bị bật đi, bị thay thế =would give the word (one's ears) for something (to get something)+ sãn sàng hy sinh hết để được cái gì * danh từ - tính đàn hồi, tính co giân, tính nhún nhảy được =there is no give in a stone floor+ sàn đá thì không thể nhún nhảy được !give and take - sự có đi có lại - sự nhượng bộ lẫn nhau, sự thoả hiệp - sự bông đùa qua lại

English-Vietnamese dictionary > gave
7 way

way [weɪ]

chemin ⇒ 1A (a)-(c) voie ⇒ 1A (a) route ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (c) direction ⇒ 1A (d) sens ⇒ 1A (d), 1A (e) parages ⇒ 1A (f) moyen ⇒ 1B (a) méthode ⇒ 1B (a) façon ⇒ 1B (b) manière ⇒ 1B (b), 1B (c) coutume ⇒ 1B (c) habitude ⇒ 1B (c) égard ⇒ 1B (f) rapport ⇒ 1B (f)

1 noun

A.

(a) (thoroughfare, path) chemin m, voie f; (for cars) rue f, route f;

∎ we took the way through the woods nous avons pris le chemin qui traverse le bois;

∎ they're building a way across the desert ils ouvrent une route à travers le désert;

∎ they live across or over the way from the school ils habitent en face de l'école;

∎ the house/the people over or across the way la maison/les gens d'en face;

∎ pedestrian way voie f ou rue f piétonne;

∎ private/public way voie f privée/publique;

∎ Religion the Way of the Cross le chemin de Croix

(b) (route leading to a specified place) chemin m;

∎ this is the way to the library la bibliothèque est par là;

∎ could you tell me the way to the library? pouvez-vous me dire comment aller à la bibliothèque?;

∎ what's the shortest or quickest way to town? quel est le chemin le plus court pour aller en ville?;

∎ that's the way to ruin c'est le chemin de la ruine;

∎ we took the long way (round) nous avons pris le chemin le plus long;

∎ which way does this bus go? par où passe ce bus?;

∎ I had to ask the or my way il a fallu que je demande mon chemin;

∎ she knows the way to school elle connaît le chemin de l'école;

∎ to know one's way about a place connaître un endroit;

∎ you'll soon find your way about tu trouveras bientôt ton chemin tout seul;

∎ they went the wrong way ils se sont trompés de chemin, ils ont pris le mauvais chemin;

∎ to lose one's way s'égarer, perdre son chemin; figurative s'égarer, se fourvoyer;

∎ to know one's way around savoir s'orienter; figurative savoir se débrouiller;

∎ the way to a man's heart is through his stomach = pour conquérir le cœur d'un homme, il faut lui faire de bons petits plats

(c) (route leading in a specified direction) chemin m, route f;

∎ the way back le chemin ou la route du retour;

∎ I got lost on the way back home je me suis perdu sur le chemin du retour;

∎ he couldn't find the way back home il n'a pas trouvé le chemin pour rentrer (à la maison);

∎ on our way back we stopped for dinner au retour ou sur le chemin du retour, nous nous sommes arrêtés pour dîner;

∎ she showed us the easiest way down/up elle nous a montré le chemin le plus facile pour descendre/monter;

∎ the way up is difficult but the way down will be easier la montée est difficile mais la descente sera plus facile;

∎ do you know the way down/up? savez-vous par où on descend/on monte?;

∎ the way in l'entrée f;

∎ the way out la sortie;

∎ we looked for a way in/out nous cherchions un moyen d'entrer/de sortir;

∎ I took the back way out je suis sorti par derrière;

∎ can you find your way out? vous connaissez le chemin pour sortir?;

∎ I can find my own way out je trouverai mon chemin;

∎ way in (sign) entrée;

∎ way out (sign) sortie;

∎ figurative miniskirts are on the way back in la minijupe est de retour;

∎ miniskirts are on the way out la minijupe n'est plus tellement à la mode;

∎ the director is on the way out le directeur ne sera plus là très longtemps;

∎ they found a way out of the deadlock ils ont trouvé une solution pour sortir de l'impasse;

∎ is there no way out of this nightmare? n'y a-t-il pas moyen de mettre fin à ce cauchemar?;

∎ their decision left her no way out leur décision l'a mise dans une impasse;

∎ he left himself a way out il s'est ménagé une porte de sortie

(d) (direction) direction f, sens m;

∎ come this way venez par ici;

∎ he went that way il est allé par là;

∎ is this the way? c'est par ici?;

∎ this way to the chapel (sign) vers la chapelle;

∎ this way and that de-ci de-là, par-ci par-là;

∎ look this way regarde par ici;

∎ I never looked their way je n'ai jamais regardé dans leur direction;

∎ to look the other way détourner les yeux; figurative fermer les yeux;

∎ he didn't know which way to look (embarrassed) il ne savait plus où se mettre;

∎ which way is the library from here? par où faut-il passer pour aller à la bibliothèque?;

∎ which way did you come? par où êtes-vous venu?;

∎ which way did she go? par où est-elle passée?;

∎ which way is the wind blowing? d'où vient le vent?;

∎ figurative I could tell which way the wind was blowing je voyais très bien ce qui allait se passer;

∎ which way does the tap turn? dans quel sens faut-il tourner le robinet?;

∎ which way do I go from here? où est-ce que je vais maintenant?; figurative qu'est-ce que je fais maintenant?;

∎ get in, I'm going your way montez, je vais dans la même direction que vous;

∎ they set off, each going his own way ils sont partis chacun de leur côté;

∎ to go one's own way (follow own wishes) faire à sa guise; (differ from others) faire bande à part, suivre son chemin;

∎ we each went our separate ways (on road) nous sommes partis chacun de notre côté; (in life) chacun de nous a suivi son propre chemin;

∎ he went the wrong way il a pris la mauvaise direction; (down one-way street) il a pris la rue en sens interdit;

∎ to come one's way se présenter;

∎ any job that comes my way n'importe quel travail qui se présente;

∎ if ever the opportunity comes your way si jamais l'occasion se présente;

∎ familiar everything's going my way tout marche comme je veux en ce moment;

∎ the vote went our way le vote nous a été favorable;

∎ the vote couldn't have gone any other way les résultats du vote étaient donnés d'avance;

∎ to go one's own way n'en faire qu'à sa tête, vivre à sa guise;

∎ to go the way of all flesh or of all things mourir

(e) (side) sens m;

∎ stand the box the other way up posez le carton dans l'autre sens;

∎ this way up (on packaging) haut;

∎ hold the picture the right way up tenez le tableau dans le bon sens;

∎ is it the right way round? est-ce qu'il est à l'endroit?;

∎ it's the wrong way up c'est dans le mauvais sens;

∎ it's the wrong way round c'est dans le mauvais sens;

∎ the curtains are the wrong way round les rideaux sont à l'envers ou dans le mauvais sens;

∎ your sweater is the right/wrong way out votre pull est à l'endroit/à l'envers;

∎ try it the other way round essayez dans l'autre sens;

∎ cats hate having their fur brushed the wrong way les chats détestent qu'on les caresse à rebrousse-poil;

∎ SHE insulted him? you've got it the wrong way round elle, elle l'a insulté? mais c'est le contraire;

∎ he invited her tonight, last time it was the other way round ce soir c'est lui qui l'a invitée, la dernière fois c'était l'inverse

(f) (area, vicinity) parages mpl;

∎ call in when you're up our way passez nous voir quand vous êtes dans le coin ou dans les parages;

∎ I was out or over your way yesterday j'étais près de ou du côté de chez vous hier;

∎ the next time you're that way la prochaine fois que vous passerez par là;

∎ the blast came from Chicago way l'explosion venait du côté de Chicago;

∎ the village is rather out of the way le village est un peu isolé

(g) (distance)

∎ we came part of the way by foot nous avons fait une partie de la route à pied;

∎ to go part of the way with sb faire un bout de chemin avec qn;

∎ they were one-third of the way through their trip ils avaient fait un tiers de leur voyage;

∎ we've come most of the way nous avons fait la plus grande partie du chemin;

∎ he talked the entire or whole way il a parlé pendant tout le trajet;

∎ he can swim quite a way il peut nager assez longtemps;

∎ a long way off or away loin;

∎ a little or short way off pas très loin, à courte distance;

∎ Susan sat a little way off Susan était assise un peu plus loin;

∎ I saw him from a long way off je l'ai aperçu de loin;

∎ it's a long way to Berlin Berlin est loin;

∎ it's a long way from Paris to Berlin la route est longue de Paris à Berlin;

∎ we're a long way from home nous sommes loin de chez nous;

∎ we've come a long way (from far away) nous venons de loin; (made progress) nous avons fait du chemin;

∎ we've a long way to go (far to travel) il nous reste beaucoup de route à faire; (a lot to do) nous avons encore beaucoup à faire; (a lot to collect, pay) nous sommes encore loin du compte;

∎ he has a long way to go to be ready for the exam il est loin d'être prêt pour l'examen

(h) (in time)

∎ it's a long way to Christmas Noël est encore loin;

∎ you have to go back a long way il faut remonter loin;

∎ figurative I'm a long way from trusting him je suis loin de lui faire confiance;

∎ you're a long way off or out (in guessing) vous n'y êtes pas du tout;

∎ that's a long way from what we thought ce n'est pas du tout ce qu'on croyait;

∎ she'll go a long way elle ira loin;

∎ the scholarship will go a long way towards helping with expenses la bourse va beaucoup aider à faire face aux dépenses;

∎ a little goodwill goes a long way un peu de bonne volonté facilite bien les choses;

∎ you can make a little meat go a long way by doing this utilisez au mieux un petit morceau de viande en faisant ceci;

∎ she makes her money go a long way elle sait ménager son argent;

∎ a little bit goes a long way il en faut très peu;

∎ humorous a little of him goes a long way il est sympa, mais à petites doses

(i) (space in front of person, object)

∎ you're in the way tu gênes le passage; figurative tu gênes, tu me/nous/ etc déranges;

∎ a tree was in the way un arbre bloquait ou barrait le passage;

∎ a car was in his way une voiture lui barrait le passage ou l'empêchait de passer;

∎ I can't see, the cat is in the way je ne vois pas, le chat me gêne;

∎ is the lamp in your way? la lampe vous gêne-t-elle?;

∎ put the suitcases under the bed out of the way rangez les valises sous le lit pour qu'elles ne gênent pas;

∎ to get out of the way s'écarter (du chemin);

∎ we got out of his way nous l'avons laissé passer;

∎ out of my way! pousse-toi!, laisse-moi passer!;

∎ the cars got out of the ambulance's way les voitures ont laissé passer l'ambulance;

∎ to get sb out of the way se débarrasser de qn, écarter ou éloigner qn;

∎ to get sth out of the way enlever ou pousser qch;

∎ figurative let's get the subject of holidays out of the way first réglons d'abord la question des vacances;

∎ keep out of the way! ne reste pas là!;

∎ make way! écartez-vous!;

∎ make way for the parade! laissez passer le défilé!;

∎ make way for the President! faites place au Président!;

∎ to get in one another's way se gêner (les uns les autres);

∎ figurative her social life got in the way of her studies ses sorties l'empêchaient d'étudier;

∎ I don't want to get in the way of your happiness je ne veux pas entraver votre bonheur;

∎ I kept out of the boss's way j'ai évité le patron;

∎ familiar he wants his boss out of the way il veut se débarrasser de son patron^□ ;

∎ familiar once the meeting is out of the way dès que nous serons débarrassés de la réunion;

∎ he is retiring to make way for a younger man il prend sa retraite pour céder la place à un plus jeune;

∎ they tore down the slums to make way for blocks of flats ils ont démoli les taudis pour pouvoir construire des immeubles;

∎ to clear or prepare the way for sth préparer la voie à qch;

∎ to put difficulties in sb's way créer des difficultés à qn;

∎ couldn't you see your way (clear) to doing it? ne trouveriez-vous pas moyen de le faire?

(j) (indicating a progressive action)

∎ the acid ate its way through the metal l'acide est passé à travers le métal;

∎ I fought or pushed my way through the crowd je me suis frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ we made our way towards the train nous nous sommes dirigés vers le train;

∎ to make one's way home rentrer;

∎ I made my way back to my seat je suis retourné à ma place;

∎ they made their way across the desert ils ont traversé le désert;

∎ they made their way down/up the hill ils ont descendu/monté la colline;

∎ she made her way up through the hierarchy elle a gravi les échelons de la hiérarchie un par un;

∎ she had to make her own way in the world elle a dû faire son chemin toute seule;

∎ she talked her way out of it elle s'en est sortie avec de belles paroles;

∎ he worked or made his way through the pile of newspapers il a lu les journaux un par un;

∎ I worked my way through college j'ai travaillé pour payer mes études;

∎ however did it find its way into print? comment en est-on venu à l'imprimer?

B.

(a) (means, method) moyen m, méthode f;

∎ in what way can I help you? comment ou en quoi puis-je vous être utile?;

∎ there are several ways to go or of going about it il y a plusieurs façons ou plusieurs moyens de s'y prendre;

∎ I do it this way voilà comment je fais;

∎ in one way or another d'une façon ou d'une autre;

∎ they thought they would win that way ils pensaient pouvoir gagner comme ça;

∎ he's going to handle it his way il va faire ça à sa façon;

∎ she has her own way of cooking fish elle a sa façon à elle de cuisiner le poisson;

∎ the right/wrong way to do it la bonne/mauvaise façon de le faire;

∎ you're doing it the right/wrong way c'est comme ça/ce n'est pas comme ça qu'il faut (le) faire;

∎ do it the usual way faites comme d'habitude;

∎ there's no way or I can't see any way we'll finish on time nous ne finirons jamais ou nous n'avons aucune chance de finir à temps;

∎ Politics ways and means financement m;

∎ there are ways and means il y a des moyens;

∎ to find a way of doing sth trouver (le) moyen de faire qch;

∎ humorous love will find a way l'amour finit toujours par triompher;

∎ that's the way to do it! c'est comme ça qu'il faut faire!, voilà comment il faut faire!;

∎ American familiar well done! that's the way (to go)! bravo! c'est bien!^□ ;

∎ what a way to go! (manner of dying) quelle belle mort!; (congratulations) bravo!

(b) (particular manner, fashion) façon f, manière f;

∎ in this way de cette façon;

∎ in a friendly way gentiment;

∎ he spoke in a general way about the economy il a parlé de l'économie d'une façon générale;

∎ she doesn't like the way he is dressed elle n'aime pas la façon dont il est habillé;

∎ he doesn't speak the way his family does il ne parle pas comme sa famille;

∎ they see things in the same way ils voient les choses de la même façon;

∎ in their own (small) way they fight racism à leur façon ou dans la limite de leurs moyens, ils luttent contre le racisme;

∎ in the same way, we note that… de même, on notera que…;

∎ that's one way to look at it or of looking at it c'est une façon ou manière de voir les choses;

∎ my way of looking at it mon point de vue sur la question;

∎ that's not my way (of doing things) ce n'est pas mon genre, ce n'est pas ma façon de faire;

∎ try to see it my way mettez-vous à ma place;

∎ way of speaking/writing façon de parler/d'écrire;

∎ to her way of thinking à son avis;

∎ the way she feels about him les sentiments qu'elle éprouve à son égard;

∎ I didn't think you would take it this way je ne pensais pas que vous le prendriez comme ça;

∎ if that's the way you feel about it! si c'est comme ça que vous le prenez!;

∎ the American way of life la manière de vivre des Américains, le mode de vie américain;

∎ being on the move is a way of life for the gypsy le voyage est un mode de vie pour les gitans;

∎ dieting has become a way of life with some people certaines personnes passent leur vie à faire des régimes;

∎ yearly strikes have become a way of life les grèves annuelles sont devenues une habitude

(c) (custom) coutume f, usage m; (habitual manner of acting) manière f, habitude f;

∎ we soon got used to her ways nous nous sommes vite habitués à ses manières;

∎ I know his little ways je connais ses petites manies;

∎ the ways of God and men les voies de Dieu et de l'homme;

∎ he knows nothing of their ways il les connaît très mal, il ne les comprend pas du tout;

∎ she has a way of tossing her head when she laughs elle a une façon ou manière de rejeter la tête en arrière quand elle rit;

∎ they're happy in their own way ils sont heureux à leur manière;

∎ he's a genius in his way c'est un génie dans son genre;

∎ it's not my way to criticize ce n'est pas mon genre ou ce n'est pas dans mes habitudes de critiquer;

∎ he's not in a bad mood, it's just his way il n'est pas de mauvaise humeur, c'est sa façon d'être habituelle;

∎ she got into/out of the way of rising early elle a pris/perdu l'habitude de se lever tôt;

∎ you'll get into the way of it vous vous y ferez

(d) (facility, knack)

∎ she has a (certain) way with her elle a le chic;

∎ he has a way with children il sait (comment) s'y prendre ou il a le chic avec les enfants;

∎ she has a way with words elle a le chic pour s'exprimer;

∎ trouble has a way of showing up when least expected les ennuis ont le chic pour se manifester quand on ne s'y attend pas

(e) (indicating a condition, state of affairs)

∎ let me tell you the way it was laisse-moi te raconter comment ça s'est passé;

∎ we can't invite him given the way things are on ne peut pas l'inviter étant donné la situation;

∎ we left the flat the way it was nous avons laissé l'appartement tel qu'il était ou comme il était;

∎ is he going to be staying here? - it looks that way est-ce qu'il va loger ici? - on dirait (bien);

∎ it's not the way it looks! ce n'est pas ce que vous pensez!;

∎ it's not the way it used to be ce n'est pas comme avant;

∎ that's the way things are c'est comme ça;

∎ that's the way of the world ainsi va le monde;

∎ business is good and we're trying to keep it that way les affaires vont bien et nous faisons en sorte que ça dure;

∎ the train is late - that's always the way le train est en retard - c'est toujours comme ça ou pareil;

∎ that's always the way with him il est toujours comme ça, c'est toujours comme ça avec lui;

∎ life goes on (in) the same old way la vie va son train ou suit son cours;

∎ I don't like the way things are going je n'aime pas la tournure que prennent les choses;

∎ we'll never finish the way things are going au train où vont les choses, on n'aura jamais fini;

∎ to be in a bad way être en mauvais état;

∎ he's in a bad way il est dans un triste état;

∎ their business is in a bad/good way leurs affaires marchent mal/bien;

∎ she's in a fair way to succeed/to becoming president elle est bien partie pour réussir/pour devenir président

(f) (respect, detail) égard m, rapport m;

∎ in what way? à quel égard?, sous quel rapport?;

∎ in this way à cet égard, sous ce rapport;

∎ it's important in many ways c'est important à bien des égards;

∎ in some ways à certains égards, par certains côtés;

∎ the job suits her in every way le poste lui convient à tous égards ou à tous points de vue;

∎ I'll help you in every possible way je ferai tout ce que je peux pour vous aider;

∎ she studied the problem in every way possible elle a examiné le problème sous tous les angles possibles;

∎ useful in more ways than one utile à plus d'un égard;

∎ these two books, each interesting in its (own) way ces deux livres, qui sont intéressants chacun dans son genre;

∎ he's clever that way sur ce plan-là, il est malin;

∎ in one way d'un certain point de vue;

∎ in a way you're right en un sens vous avez raison;

∎ I see what you mean in a way d'un certain point de vue ou d'une certaine manière, je vois ce que tu veux dire;

∎ I am in no way responsible je ne suis absolument pas ou aucunement responsable;

∎ this in no way changes your situation ceci ne change en rien votre situation;

∎ without wanting in any way to criticize sans vouloir le moins du monde critiquer

(g) (scale)

∎ to do things in a big way faire les choses en grand;

∎ she went into politics in a big way elle s'est lancée à fond dans la politique;

∎ they're in the arms business in a big way ils font de grosses affaires dans l'armement;

∎ they helped out in a big way ils ont beaucoup aidé;

∎ a grocer in a big/small way un gros/petit épicier;

∎ we live in a small way nous vivons modestement;

∎ the restaurant is doing quite well in a small way le restaurant marche bien à son échelle;

∎ it does change the situation in a small way ça change quand même un peu la situation

(h) (usu pl) (part, share) we divided the money four ways nous avons partagé l'argent en quatre;

∎ the committee was split three ways le comité était divisé en trois groupes

(i) Nautical

∎ we're gathering/losing way nous prenons/perdons de la vitesse;

∎ the ship has way on le navire a de l'erre

(j) (idioms)

∎ she always gets or has her (own) way elle arrive toujours à ses fins;

∎ he only wants it his way il n'en fait qu'à sa tête;

∎ I'm not going to let you have it all your (own) way je refuse de te céder en tout;

∎ if I had my way, he'd be in prison si cela ne tenait qu'à moi, il serait en prison;

∎ I refuse to go - have it your (own) way je refuse d'y aller - fais ce que ou comme tu veux;

∎ no, it was 1789 - have it your (own) way non, c'était en 1789 - soit;

∎ you can't have it both ways il faut choisir;

∎ I can stop too, it works both ways je peux m'arrêter aussi, ça marche dans les deux sens;

∎ there are no two ways about it il n'y a pas le choix;

∎ no two ways about it, he was rude il n'y a pas à dire, il a été grossier;

∎ humorous to have one's (wicked) way with sb coucher avec qn

2 adverb familiar

(a) (far → in space, time) très loin^□ ;

∎ they live way over yonder ils habitent très loin par là-bas;

∎ way up the mountain très haut dans la montagne^□ ;

∎ way down south là-bas dans le sud^□ ;

∎ way back in the distance au loin derrière^□ ;

∎ way back in the 1930s déjà dans les années 30^□

(b) figurative

∎ we know each other from way back, we go way back nous sommes amis depuis très longtemps^□ ;

∎ you're way below the standard tu es bien en-dessous du niveau voulu^□ ;

∎ he's way over forty il a largement dépassé la quarantaine^□ ;

∎ she's way ahead of her class elle est très en avance sur sa classe^□ ;

∎ he's way off or out in his guess il est loin d'avoir deviné^□

(c) (very) vachement;

∎ he is way crazy il est vachement atteint

3 ways plural noun

Nautical (in shipbuilding) cale f

4 all the way adverb

∎ the baby cried all the way le bébé a pleuré tout le long du chemin;

∎ don't close the curtains all the way ne fermez pas complètement les rideaux;

∎ prices go all the way from 200 to 1,000 dollars les prix vont de 200 à 1000 dollars;

∎ figurative I'm with you all the way je vous suis ou je vous soutiens jusqu'au bout;

∎ familiar to go all the way (with sb) aller jusqu'au bout (avec qn)

5 along the way adverb

en route;

∎ I stopped several times along the way je me suis arrêté plusieurs fois en (cours de) route;

∎ figurative their project had some problems along the way leur projet a connu quelques problèmes en cours de route

6 by a long way adverb

∎ I prefer chess by a long way je préfère de loin ou de beaucoup les échecs;

∎ this is bigger by a long way c'est nettement ou beaucoup plus grand;

∎ he's not as capable as you are by a long way il est loin d'être aussi compétent que toi;

∎ is your project ready? - not by a long way! ton projet est-il prêt? - loin de là!

7 by the way

1 adverb

(incidentally) à propos;

∎ by the way, where did he go? à propos, où est-il allé?;

∎ by the way, her brother sings much better soit dit en passant, son frère chante beaucoup mieux;

∎ I bring up this point by the way je signale ce point au passage ou en passant

2 adjective

(incidental) secondaire;

∎ that point is quite by the way ce détail est tout à fait secondaire

8 by way of preposition

(a) (via) par, via;

∎ to go by way of Brussels passer par Bruxelles

(b) (as a means of)

∎ by way of illustration à titre d'exemple;

∎ she outlined the situation by way of introduction elle a présenté un aperçu de la situation en guise d'introduction;

∎ by way of introducing himself, he gave us his card en guise de présentation, il nous a donné sa carte;

∎ they receive money by way of grants ils reçoivent de l'argent sous forme de bourses

9 either way adverb

(a) (in either case) dans les deux cas;

∎ either way I lose dans les deux cas, je suis perdant;

∎ shall we take the car or the bus? - it's fine by me or I don't mind either way tu préfères prendre la voiture ou le bus? - n'importe, ça m'est égal

(b) (more or less) en plus ou en moins;

∎ a few days either way could make all the difference quelques jours en plus ou en moins pourraient tout changer

(c) (indicating advantage)

∎ the match could have gone either way le match était ouvert;

∎ there's nothing in it either way c'est pareil

10 in such a way as to conjunction

de façon à ce que;

∎ she answered in such a way as to make me understand elle a répondu de façon à ce que je comprenne

11 in such a way that conjunction

de telle façon ou manière que

12 in the way of preposition

(a) (in the form of)

∎ she receives little in the way of salary son salaire n'est pas bien gros;

∎ what is there in the way of food? qu'est-ce qu'il y a à manger?;

∎ do you need anything in the way of paper? avez-vous besoin de papier?;

∎ he doesn't have much in the way of brains il n'a rien dans la tête

(b) (within the context of)

∎ we met in the way of business nous nous sommes rencontrés dans le cadre du travail;

∎ they put me in the way of making some money ils m'ont indiqué un moyen de gagner de l'argent

13 no way adverb

familiar pas question;

∎ will you do it for me? - no way! tu feras ça pour moi? - pas question!;

∎ no way am I going to tell him! (il n'est) pas question que je le lui dise!;

∎ there's no way that's Jeanne Moreau! tu rigoles?, ce n'est pas Jeanne Moreau!

14 on one's way, on the way adjective & adverb

(a) (along the route)

∎ it's on my way c'est sur mon chemin;

∎ you pass it on your way to the office vous passez devant en allant au bureau;

∎ I'll catch up with you on the way je te rattraperai en chemin ou en route;

∎ to stop on the way s'arrêter en chemin;

∎ on the way to work en allant au bureau;

∎ I'm on my way! j'y vais!;

∎ she's on her way home elle rentre chez elle;

∎ he's on his way to Paris il est en route pour Paris;

∎ on his way to town he met his father en allant en ville, il a rencontré son père;

∎ we must be on our way il faut que nous y allions;

∎ to go one's way repartir, reprendre son chemin

(b) figurative

∎ she has a baby on the way elle attend un bébé;

∎ her second book is on the way (being written) elle a presque fini d'écrire son deuxième livre; (being published) son deuxième livre est sur le point de paraître;

∎ she's on the way to success elle est sur le chemin de la réussite;

∎ the patient is on the way to recovery le malade est en voie de guérison;

∎ she's (well) on the way to becoming president elle est en bonne voie de devenir président;

∎ the new school is well on the way to being finished la nouvelle école est presque terminée

15 one way and another adverb

en fin de compte;

∎ I've done quite well for myself one way and another je me suis plutôt bien débrouillé en fin de compte

16 one way or the other, one way or another adverb

(a) (by whatever means) d'une façon ou d'une autre;

∎ one way or the other I'm going to get that job! d'une façon ou d'une autre, j'aurai ce boulot!

(b) (expressing impartiality or indifference)

∎ I've nothing to say one way or the other je n'ai rien à dire, ni pour ni contre;

∎ it doesn't matter to them one way or another ça leur est égal

(c) (more or less)

∎ a month one way or the other un mois de plus ou de moins

17 out of one's way adverb

∎ to go out of one's way s'écarter de son chemin, dévier de sa route, faire un détour;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ figurative don't go out of your way for me! ne vous dérangez pas pour moi!;

∎ figurative she went out of her way to find me a job elle s'est donné du mal pour me trouver du travail

18 under way

1 adjective

∎ to be under way (person, vehicle) être en route; figurative (meeting, talks) être en cours; (plans, project) être en train;

∎ the meeting was already under way la réunion avait déjà commencé;

∎ the project is well under way le projet est en bonne voie de réalisation;

∎ Nautical the ship is under way le navire est en route

2 adverb

∎ to get under way (person, train) se mettre en route, partir; (car) se mettre en route, démarrer; figurative (meeting, plans, talks) démarrer;

∎ they got the plans under way ils ont mis le projet en route;

∎ the captain got (the ship) under way le capitaine a appareillé;

∎ the ship got under way le navire a appareillé ou a levé l'ancre

►► American way station Railways petite gare f; figurative étape f;

∎ a way station on the road to success une étape sur la route du succès

✾ Play 'The Way of the World' Congreve 'Ainsi va le monde'

ⓘ We have ways of making you talk Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les membres de la Gestapo dans les films de guerre anglais des années 50 et 60 lorsqu'ils interrogent des prisonniers de guerre britanniques. Aujourd'hui, on emploie cette expression ("nous avons les moyens de vous faire parler") pour plaisanter en prenant l'accent allemand lorsqu'on veut obtenir une information de quelqu'un.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > way
8 right

I 1. [raɪt]
nome

1) U (side, direction) destra f., parte f. destra

keep to the right — aut. tenere la destra, viaggiare a destra

on o to your right alla vostra destra; take the second right — prenda la seconda a destra

2) U + verbo sing. pol. (anche Right)

the right — la destra

3) U (morally) giusto m., bene m.

right and wrong — il bene e il male

to be in the right — essere dalla parte della ragione

4) (just claim) diritto m.

to have a right to sth. — avere diritto a qcs.

the right to work — il diritto al lavoro

what right have you to criticize me like that? — che diritto hai di criticarmi così?

I've got every right to be annoyed — ho tutte le ragioni per essere seccato

human rights — diritti dell'uomo

civil rights — diritti civili

to be within one's rights — essere nel proprio diritto

her husband is a celebrity in his own right — suo marito è famoso grazie ai suoi meriti personali

the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — i giardini da soli meritano una visita

5) (in boxing) destro m.
2.
nome plurale rights

1) comm. dir. diritti m.

film rights — diritti di adattamento cinematografico

to have the sole rights to sth. — avere l'esclusiva o il diritto esclusivo su qcs

2) (moral)

the rights and wrongs of a matter — i pro e i contro di una questione

••

by rights — di diritto, di regola

to put sth. to rights — mettere a posto qcs., sistemare qcs
II [raɪt]
aggettivo

1) (as opposed to left) destro

on my right hand — (position) alla o sulla mia destra

2) (morally correct) giusto, onesto, leale; (fair) giusto, corretto, equo

it's not right to steal — non è onesto rubare

I thought it right to tell him — pensavo fosse giusto dirglielo

it is right and proper that... — è sacrosanto che...

to do the right thing — fare la cosa giusta

to do the right thing by sb. — fare il proprio dovere nei confronti di qcn

3) (correct, true) [choice, direction] giusto; [ word] giusto, esatto, appropriato; (accurate) [ time] giusto, esatto, preciso

to be right — [ person] avere ragione, essere nel giusto; [ answer] essere esatto o giusto

you're quite right! — hai proprio ragione!

that's right — benissimo, giusto

that can't be right — non può essere giusto

what's the right time? — qual è l'ora esatta?

is that right? — (asking) è vero? (double-checking) giusto?

am I right in thinking that...? — è vero che...?

is this the right train for Dublin? — è questo il treno per Dublino?

is this the right way to the station? — è questa la strada per la stazione?

the right side of a piece of material — il diritto di un pezzo di tessuto

to get one's facts right — documentarsi o informarsi bene

you've got the spelling right — l'ortografia va bene

let's hope he gets it right this time — speriamo che lo faccia bene questa volta

it wouldn't look right if we didn't attend — non sarebbe giusto se non partecipassimo

how right you are! — parole sante!

time proved him right — il tempo gli ha dato ragione

4) (most suitable) [clothes, equipment] giusto, adatto, appropriato; [ person] giusto, adatto

when the time is right — al momento giusto

to be in the right place at the right time — essere nel posto giusto al momento giusto

to know the right people — conoscere le persone giuste

he was careful to say all the right things — ebbe il tatto di pronunciare le parole adatte (per la situazione)

5) (in good order) [ machine] in buone condizioni, in buono stato; (healthy) [ person] sano, in buone condizioni

I don't feel quite right these days — non mi sento troppo bene in questo periodo

the engine isn't quite right — il motore non funziona molto bene

there's something not quite right about him — in lui c'è qualcosa che non va

I sensed that things were not quite right — sentivo che le cose non andavano troppo bene

6) (in order)

to put o set right rimediare a, correggere [ mistake]; riparare [ injustice]; sistemare, mettere a posto [ situation]; riparare [ machine]; to put o set one's watch right mettere a posto l'orologio; they gave him a month to put o set things right gli diedero un mese per sistemare le cose; to put o set sb. right — fare ricredere qcn

7) mat. [ angle] retto

at right angles to — ad angolo retto con, perpendicolare a

8) BE colloq. (emphatic)

he's a right idiot! — è un vero idiota!

it's a right mess — è un vero pasticcio

9) BE colloq. (ready)

are you right? — sei pronto?

••

right you are! — colloq.

right-oh! — BE colloq. benissimo! d'accordo! senz'altro!
III [raɪt]
avverbio

1) (of direction) a destra

to turn right — girare o svoltare a destra

they looked for him right, left and centre — colloq. lo cercarono ovunque o da tutte le parti o a destra e a sinistra

they are arresting people right, left and centre — colloq. stanno arrestando la gente in massa

2) (directly) direttamente, proprio

it's right in front of you — ti è proprio di fronte

I'll be right back — torno subito o immediatamente

the path goes right down to the river — il sentiero conduce direttamente al fiume

right before — proprio prima, appena prima

right after dinner — subito dopo cena

he walked right up to her — si diresse dritto verso di lei

3) (exactly)

right in the middle of the room — esattamente o proprio al centro della stanza

right now — (immediately) subito, immediatamente; (at this point in time) al momento

I'm staying right here — non mi muovo da qui

your book's right there by the window — il tuo libro è proprio lì vicino alla finestra

they live right on the river — vivono proprio sul fiume

4) (correctly) bene, correttamente

you're not doing it right — non lo stai facendo nel modo giusto o correttamente

I guessed right — ho indovinato, ho visto giusto

if I remember right — se ben ricordo, se non ricordo male

5) (completely) completamente, del tutto

a wall goes right around the garden — un muro corre tutto intorno al giardino

if you go right back to the beginning — ritornando al principio o a monte

right at the bottom — proprio in fondo

right at the top of the house — nella parte più alta della casa

to read a book right through — leggere un libro fino alla fine

he looked right through me — fig. fece finta di non vedermi

to turn the radio right up — alzare al massimo il volume della radio

right up until the 1950s — fino agli anni '50

we're right behind you! — fig. ti sosteniamo! ti siamo accanto in tutto e per tutto!

6) GB (in titles)

the Right Honourable X — l'onorevole X

the Right Honourable Gentleman — (in parliament) l'onorevole collega

7) (very well) molto bene

right, let's have a look — benissimo, diamo un'occhiata

••

right enough — colloq. certamente, innegabilmente, senza dubbio

to see sb. right — (financially) non fare mancare niente a qcn.; (in other ways) togliere qcn. dai guai, cavare qcn. dagli impicci
IV 1. [raɪt]
verbo transitivo

1) (restore to upright position) raddrizzare, drizzare [ ship]

2) (correct) riparare [ injustice]

to right a wrong — riparare un torto
2.
verbo riflessivo

to right oneself — [ person] tirarsi su, mettersi in piedi

to right itself — [ ship] raddrizzarsi, tornare diritto; [ situation] aggiustarsi, sistemarsi

* * *
1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) destro

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) giusto, corretto

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) giusto

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adatto, giusto
2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) diritto

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) giusto

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) destra

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) destra
3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) proprio

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) subito

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) proprio

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) completamente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) a destra

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bene, giusto
4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) raddrizzare, raddrizzarsi

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rimediare
5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') certo

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) di destra

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right
* * *
I 1. [raɪt]
nome

1) U (side, direction) destra f., parte f. destra

keep to the right — aut. tenere la destra, viaggiare a destra

on o to your right alla vostra destra; take the second right — prenda la seconda a destra

2) U + verbo sing. pol. (anche Right)

the right — la destra

3) U (morally) giusto m., bene m.

right and wrong — il bene e il male

to be in the right — essere dalla parte della ragione

4) (just claim) diritto m.

to have a right to sth. — avere diritto a qcs.

the right to work — il diritto al lavoro

what right have you to criticize me like that? — che diritto hai di criticarmi così?

I've got every right to be annoyed — ho tutte le ragioni per essere seccato

human rights — diritti dell'uomo

civil rights — diritti civili

to be within one's rights — essere nel proprio diritto

her husband is a celebrity in his own right — suo marito è famoso grazie ai suoi meriti personali

the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — i giardini da soli meritano una visita

5) (in boxing) destro m.
2.
nome plurale rights

1) comm. dir. diritti m.

film rights — diritti di adattamento cinematografico

to have the sole rights to sth. — avere l'esclusiva o il diritto esclusivo su qcs

2) (moral)

the rights and wrongs of a matter — i pro e i contro di una questione

••

by rights — di diritto, di regola

to put sth. to rights — mettere a posto qcs., sistemare qcs
II [raɪt]
aggettivo

1) (as opposed to left) destro

on my right hand — (position) alla o sulla mia destra

2) (morally correct) giusto, onesto, leale; (fair) giusto, corretto, equo

it's not right to steal — non è onesto rubare

I thought it right to tell him — pensavo fosse giusto dirglielo

it is right and proper that... — è sacrosanto che...

to do the right thing — fare la cosa giusta

to do the right thing by sb. — fare il proprio dovere nei confronti di qcn

3) (correct, true) [choice, direction] giusto; [ word] giusto, esatto, appropriato; (accurate) [ time] giusto, esatto, preciso

to be right — [ person] avere ragione, essere nel giusto; [ answer] essere esatto o giusto

you're quite right! — hai proprio ragione!

that's right — benissimo, giusto

that can't be right — non può essere giusto

what's the right time? — qual è l'ora esatta?

is that right? — (asking) è vero? (double-checking) giusto?

am I right in thinking that...? — è vero che...?

is this the right train for Dublin? — è questo il treno per Dublino?

is this the right way to the station? — è questa la strada per la stazione?

the right side of a piece of material — il diritto di un pezzo di tessuto

to get one's facts right — documentarsi o informarsi bene

you've got the spelling right — l'ortografia va bene

let's hope he gets it right this time — speriamo che lo faccia bene questa volta

it wouldn't look right if we didn't attend — non sarebbe giusto se non partecipassimo

how right you are! — parole sante!

time proved him right — il tempo gli ha dato ragione

4) (most suitable) [clothes, equipment] giusto, adatto, appropriato; [ person] giusto, adatto

when the time is right — al momento giusto

to be in the right place at the right time — essere nel posto giusto al momento giusto

to know the right people — conoscere le persone giuste

he was careful to say all the right things — ebbe il tatto di pronunciare le parole adatte (per la situazione)

5) (in good order) [ machine] in buone condizioni, in buono stato; (healthy) [ person] sano, in buone condizioni

I don't feel quite right these days — non mi sento troppo bene in questo periodo

the engine isn't quite right — il motore non funziona molto bene

there's something not quite right about him — in lui c'è qualcosa che non va

I sensed that things were not quite right — sentivo che le cose non andavano troppo bene

6) (in order)

to put o set right rimediare a, correggere [ mistake]; riparare [ injustice]; sistemare, mettere a posto [ situation]; riparare [ machine]; to put o set one's watch right mettere a posto l'orologio; they gave him a month to put o set things right gli diedero un mese per sistemare le cose; to put o set sb. right — fare ricredere qcn

7) mat. [ angle] retto

at right angles to — ad angolo retto con, perpendicolare a

8) BE colloq. (emphatic)

he's a right idiot! — è un vero idiota!

it's a right mess — è un vero pasticcio

9) BE colloq. (ready)

are you right? — sei pronto?

••

right you are! — colloq.

right-oh! — BE colloq. benissimo! d'accordo! senz'altro!
III [raɪt]
avverbio

1) (of direction) a destra

to turn right — girare o svoltare a destra

they looked for him right, left and centre — colloq. lo cercarono ovunque o da tutte le parti o a destra e a sinistra

they are arresting people right, left and centre — colloq. stanno arrestando la gente in massa

2) (directly) direttamente, proprio

it's right in front of you — ti è proprio di fronte

I'll be right back — torno subito o immediatamente

the path goes right down to the river — il sentiero conduce direttamente al fiume

right before — proprio prima, appena prima

right after dinner — subito dopo cena

he walked right up to her — si diresse dritto verso di lei

3) (exactly)

right in the middle of the room — esattamente o proprio al centro della stanza

right now — (immediately) subito, immediatamente; (at this point in time) al momento

I'm staying right here — non mi muovo da qui

your book's right there by the window — il tuo libro è proprio lì vicino alla finestra

they live right on the river — vivono proprio sul fiume

4) (correctly) bene, correttamente

you're not doing it right — non lo stai facendo nel modo giusto o correttamente

I guessed right — ho indovinato, ho visto giusto

if I remember right — se ben ricordo, se non ricordo male

5) (completely) completamente, del tutto

a wall goes right around the garden — un muro corre tutto intorno al giardino

if you go right back to the beginning — ritornando al principio o a monte

right at the bottom — proprio in fondo

right at the top of the house — nella parte più alta della casa

to read a book right through — leggere un libro fino alla fine

he looked right through me — fig. fece finta di non vedermi

to turn the radio right up — alzare al massimo il volume della radio

right up until the 1950s — fino agli anni '50

we're right behind you! — fig. ti sosteniamo! ti siamo accanto in tutto e per tutto!

6) GB (in titles)

the Right Honourable X — l'onorevole X

the Right Honourable Gentleman — (in parliament) l'onorevole collega

7) (very well) molto bene

right, let's have a look — benissimo, diamo un'occhiata

••

right enough — colloq. certamente, innegabilmente, senza dubbio

to see sb. right — (financially) non fare mancare niente a qcn.; (in other ways) togliere qcn. dai guai, cavare qcn. dagli impicci
IV 1. [raɪt]
verbo transitivo

1) (restore to upright position) raddrizzare, drizzare [ ship]

2) (correct) riparare [ injustice]

to right a wrong — riparare un torto
2.
verbo riflessivo

to right oneself — [ person] tirarsi su, mettersi in piedi

to right itself — [ ship] raddrizzarsi, tornare diritto; [ situation] aggiustarsi, sistemarsi

English-Italian dictionary > right
9 press

pres
1. verb
1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) apretar, presionar

2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) exprimir, estrujar; prensar

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) presionar; apremiar

4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) presionar, insistir

5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) planchar

2. noun
1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) apretón; planchado

2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) prensa

3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; (also adjective) a press photographer.) prensa

4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) prensa

5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prensa

•

- pressing
- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on

press¹ n prensa

a press photographer un fotógrafo de la prensa

press² vb apretar / pulsar

to print the document, press F7 para imprimir el documento, pulsa F7

press

tr[pres]

noun

1 (newspapers) prensa

■ the gutter press la prensa sensacionalista, la prensa amarilla

■ the quality press la prensa seria

2 (printing machine) prensa, imprenta

3 (for grapes, flowers) prensa

■ trouser press prensa para pantalones

4 (act of pressing) presión nombre femenino; (of hand) apretón nombre masculino; (act of ironing) planchado

■ at the press of a botton con sólo apretar un botón

■ give this shirt a quick press dale un planchado a esta camisa

transitive verb

1 (push down - button, switch) pulsar, apretar, presionar; (- accelerator) pisar; (- key on keyboard) pulsar; (- trigger) apretar

2 (squeeze - hand) apretar

3 (crush - fruit) exprimir, estrujar; (- grapes, olives, flowers) prensar

4 (clothes) planchar, planchar a vapor

5 (record) imprimir

6 (urge, put pressure on) presionar, instar; (insist on) insistir en, exigir

■ they pressed me to report the theft insistieron en que denunciara el robo

■ they pressed me for an answer me exigían una respuesta

intransitive verb

1 (push) apretar, presionar

■ press down on the lever presiona la palanca

2 (crowd) apretujarse, apiñarse

3 (urge, pressurize) presionar, insistir; (time) apremiar

■ we are pressing for a peaceful solution estamos presionando para que se resuelva de forma pacífica

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at the time of going to press al cierre de la edición

to go to press entrar en prensa

to have a good/bad press tener buena/mala prensa

to press a point recalcar un punto

to press charges against somebody presentar cargos contra alguien, formular cargos contra alguien

to press home an advantage aprovechar una ventaja

press agency agencia de prensa

press conference conferencia de prensa, rueda de prensa

press cutting recorte nombre masculino de prensa

press box tribuna de prensa

press release comunicado de prensa

press stud botón nombre masculino de presión

press ['prɛs] vt

1) push: apretar

2) squeeze: apretar, prensar (frutas, flores, etc.)

3) iron: planchar (ropa)

4) urge: instar, apremiar

he pressed me to come: insistió en que viniera

press vi

1) push: apretar

press hard: aprieta con fuerza

2) crowd: apiñarse

3) : abrirse paso

I pressed through the crowd: me abrí paso entre el gentío

4) urge: presionar

press n

1) crowd: multitud f

2) : imprenta f, prensa f

to go to press: entrar en prensa

3) urgency: urgencia f, prisa f

4) printer, publisher: imprenta f, editorial f

5)

the press : la prensa

freedom of the press: libertad de prensa

press

adj.

• de prensa adj.

n.

(§ pl.: presses) = estampa s.f.

• imprenta s.f.

• prensa s.f.

• presión s.f.

• urgencia s.f.

v.

• empujar v.

• estrechar v.

• estrujar v.

• gravitar v.

• instar v.

• oprimir v.

• planchar v.

• prensar v.

• presionar v.

• pulsar (Tecla, botón) v.

• urgir v.

pres
I

noun

1) u

a) (newspapers, journalists) prensa f

the press — la prensa

the freedom of the press — la libertad de prensa; (before n) <box, gallery> de (la) prensa

press agency — (BrE) agencia f de prensa

press agent — encargado, -da m,f de prensa

press clipping o (BrE) cutting — recorte m de prensa

press office — oficina f de prensa

press photographer — reportero gráfico, reportera gráfica m,f

press release — comunicado m de prensa

press run — (AmE) tirada f

b) ( treatment by newspapers)

to get a good/bad press — tener* buena/mala prensa, tener* buena/mala acogida por parte de la prensa

2) c

a) ( printing press) prensa f, imprenta f

to go to press — entrar en prensa

at the time of going to press — al cierre de la edición

b) ( publishing house) editorial f

3) c (for pressing - grapes, flowers, machine parts) prensa f; (- trousers) prensa f plancha-pantalones

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( push) \<\<button/doorbell\>\> apretar*, pulsar; \<\<pedal/footbrake\>\> pisar

we were pressed up against the wall by the crowd — el gentío nos apretujó contra la pared

2)

a) ( squeeze) apretar*

b) ( in press) \<\<grapes/olives/flowers\>\> prensar

c) \<\<disk/album\>\> imprimir*

d) \<\<clothes\>\> planchar

3)

a) ( put pressure on)

when pressed, she admitted it — cuando la presionaron, lo admitió

to press somebody FOR something/to + INF: I pressed him for an answer insistí en que or exigí que me diera una respuesta; they pressed him to change his policy — ejercieron presión sobre él para que cambiara de política

b) ( pursue)

they went on strike to press their demands — fueron a la huelga en apoyo de sus reivindicaciones

to press charges against somebody — presentar or formular cargos en contra de alguien

I didn't press the point — no insistí más

2.

vi

1)

a) ( exert pressure)

press firmly — presione or apriete con fuerza

to press (down) ON something — apretar* algo, hacer* presión sobre algo

b) (crowd, push) \<\<people\>\> apretujarse, apiñarse

2) (urge, pressurize) presionar

to press FOR something: they've been pressing for an inquiry han estado presionando para que se haga una investigación; time presses o is pressing — el tiempo apremia

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Phrasal Verbs:

- press ahead

- press home

- press on

[pres]
1. NOUN

1) (Publishing)

a) (=newspapers collectively) prensa f

• to get or have a good/ bad press — (lit, fig) tener buena/mala prensa

• the press — (=newspapers, journalists) la prensa

I saw it in the press — lo vi en la prensa

the press reported that... — la prensa informó que...

member of the press — periodista mf, miembro mf de la prensa

the national/local press — la prensa nacional/regional
free 1., 4), gutter I, 2.
b) (=printing press) imprenta f

• to go to press — entrar en prensa

correct at the time of going to press — correcto en el momento de impresión

• hot off the press(es) — recién salido de la imprenta

• to be in press — estar en prensa

• to pass sth for press — aprobar algo para la prensa

• to set the presses rolling — poner las prensas en marcha

c) (=publishing firm) editorial f

2) (=touch) (with hand) apretón m

• at the press of a button — con solo apretar un botón

3) (with iron)

• to give sth a press — planchar algo

this skirt needs a press — esta falda necesita un planchado

4) (=apparatus, machine) (for wine, olives, cheese, moulding) prensa f ; (also: trouser press) prensa f para planchar pantalones; (for racket) tensor m

hydraulic press — prensa f hidráulica
cider 2., printing 2.
5) (=crush) apiñamiento m, agolpamiento m

he lost his hat in the press to get out — perdió el sombrero en el apiñamiento or agolpamiento que se produjo a la salida

6) (Weightlifting) presa f

7) (=cupboard) armario m

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=push, squeeze)

a) [+ button, switch, doorbell] pulsar, apretar; [+ hand, trigger] apretar; [+ accelerator] pisar

select the option required, then press "enter" — escoja la opción que desee, y luego pulse or apriete "intro"

• he pressed his face against the window — apretó la cara contra el cristal

she pressed herself against me/the wall — se apretó contra mí/contra la pared

• she pressed a note into his hand — le metió un billete en la mano

• she pressed the lid on (to) the box — cerró la caja apretando la tapa

• he pressed her to him — la atrajo hacia sí

Dobbs pressed his hand to his heart — Dobbs se llevó la mano al corazón

he pressed the revolver to Sally's head — le puso a Sally el revólver en la cabeza

• he pressed his fingertips together — juntó las yemas de los dedos

- press the flesh

b) (painfully) apretujar

as the crowd moved back he found himself pressed up against a wall — a medida que la multitud retrocedía, se vio apretujado contra una pared

2) (using press) [+ grapes, olives, flowers] prensar

3) (=iron) [+ clothes] planchar

4) (Tech) (=make) [+ machine part] prensar; [+ record, disk] imprimir

5) (=pressurize) presionar

he didn't need much pressing — no hubo que presionarle mucho

when pressed, she conceded the point — cuando la presionaron, les dio la razón

• to press sb for sth — exigir algo de algn

to press sb for an answer — exigir una respuesta de algn

he did not press her for further details — no le exigió más detalles

to press sb for payment — insistir en que algn pague, exigir a algn el pago de lo que se debe

• to press sb into doing sth — obligar a algn a hacer algo

I found myself pressed into playing football with the children — me vi obligado a jugar al fútbol con los niños

• to press sb to do sth — (=urge) insistir en que algn haga algo; (=pressurize) presionar a algn para que haga algo

he pressed me to have a drink with him — insistió en que tomase una copa con él

he didn't press her to go back to work — no la presionó para que volviera a trabajar

the trade unions are pressing him to stand firm — los sindicatos le están presionando para que se mantenga firme
pressed
6) (=insist)

don't press me on this point — no me insistas sobre este punto

she smiles coyly when pressed about her private life — cuando insisten en querer saber sobre su vida privada, sonríe con coquetería

he was being pressed by creditors — le acosaban los acreedores

7) (=force)

• to press sth on sb — insistir en que algn acepte algo

food and cigarettes were pressed on him — le estuvieron ofreciendo insistentemente comida y cigarros

8)

• to be pressed into service, we were all pressed into service — todos tuvimos que ponernos a trabajar

the town hall has been pressed into service as a school — se han visto obligados a usar el ayuntamiento como escuela

Kenny had been pressed into service to guard the door — habían convencido a Kenny para que vigilara la puerta

9) (=pursue) [+ claim] insistir en; [+ demand] exigir

• his officials have visited Washington to press their case for economic aid — sus representantes han ido a Washington para hacer presión a favor de la ayuda económica

• to press charges (against sb) — presentar cargos (contra algn)

• the champion failed to press home his advantage — el campeón no supo aprovechar su ventaja

to press home an attack — sacar el máximo partido de un ataque

• I shan't press the point — no insistiré más sobre eso
suit 1., 4)
3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=exert pressure) apretar

does it hurt when I press here? — ¿le duele cuando le aprieto aquí?

• I felt something hard press into my back — noté la presión de algo duro que se apretaba contra mi espalda

• the bone was pressing on a nerve — el hueso estaba pinzando un nervio

2) (=move, push)

• he pressed against her — se apretó contra ella

his leg pressed against her thigh — su pierna se apretaba contra su muslo

• the crowd pressed round him — la muchedumbre se apiñó en torno a él

• he pressed through the crowd — se abrió paso entre la muchedumbre

• the audience pressed towards the exit — el público se apresuró hacia la salida

3) (=urge, agitate)

• to press for sth — exigir algo, insistir en algo

he will press for the death penalty in this case — en este caso va a insistir en or exigir la pena de muerte

a protest march in the capital to press for new elections — una marcha de protesta en la capital para exigir otras elecciones

police may now press for changes in the law — puede que ahora la policía presione para que cambien las leyes

to press for sb to resign — exigir la dimisión de algn, insistir en que algn dimita

• time is pressing — el tiempo apremia

4) (=weigh heavily)

• to press on sb — pesar sobre algn

the weight of guilt pressed on her — el sentimiento de culpabilidad pesaba sobre ella

4.

COMPOUNDS

press agency N — agencia f de prensa

press agent N — encargado(-a) m / f de prensa

press attaché N — agregado(-a) m / f de prensa

press baron N — magnate m de la prensa

press box N — tribuna f de prensa

press briefing N — rueda f de prensa, conferencia f de prensa

press card N — pase m de periodista, carnet m de prensa

press clipping N — = press cutting

press conference N — rueda f de prensa, conferencia f de prensa

to call a press conference — convocar una rueda or una conferencia de prensa

to hold a press conference — celebrar una rueda or una conferencia de prensa

press corps N — prensa f acreditada

press coverage N — cobertura f periodística

it's had a lot of press coverage — ha tenido mucha cobertura periodística

press cutting N — recorte m (de periódico)

press gallery N — tribuna f de prensa

press gang N — (Hist) leva f

press kit N — kit m de prensa

press launch N — lanzamiento m de prensa

press office N — oficina f de prensa

press officer N — agente mf de prensa

press pack N — (=information pack) dosier m de prensa; pej (=group of reporters) grupo m de reporteros; (=sensationalist press) prensa f amarilla

press pass N — pase m de prensa

press photographer N — fotógrafo(-a) m / f de prensa

press release N — comunicado m de prensa

to issue or put out a press release — publicar un comunicado de prensa

press report N — nota f de prensa, reportaje m de prensa

press room N — sala f de prensa

press run N — (US) tirada f

press secretary N — secretario(-a) m / f de prensa

press stud N — (Brit) automático m, broche m de presión

press view N — preestreno m (para prensa)

- press ahead

- press back

- press down

- press forward

- press on

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[pres]
I

noun

1) u

a) (newspapers, journalists) prensa f

the press — la prensa

the freedom of the press — la libertad de prensa; (before n) <box, gallery> de (la) prensa

press agency — (BrE) agencia f de prensa

press agent — encargado, -da m,f de prensa

press clipping o (BrE) cutting — recorte m de prensa

press office — oficina f de prensa

press photographer — reportero gráfico, reportera gráfica m,f

press release — comunicado m de prensa

press run — (AmE) tirada f

b) ( treatment by newspapers)

to get a good/bad press — tener* buena/mala prensa, tener* buena/mala acogida por parte de la prensa

2) c

a) ( printing press) prensa f, imprenta f

to go to press — entrar en prensa

at the time of going to press — al cierre de la edición

b) ( publishing house) editorial f

3) c (for pressing - grapes, flowers, machine parts) prensa f; (- trousers) prensa f plancha-pantalones

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( push) \<\<button/doorbell\>\> apretar*, pulsar; \<\<pedal/footbrake\>\> pisar

we were pressed up against the wall by the crowd — el gentío nos apretujó contra la pared

2)

a) ( squeeze) apretar*

b) ( in press) \<\<grapes/olives/flowers\>\> prensar

c) \<\<disk/album\>\> imprimir*

d) \<\<clothes\>\> planchar

3)

a) ( put pressure on)

when pressed, she admitted it — cuando la presionaron, lo admitió

to press somebody FOR something/to + INF: I pressed him for an answer insistí en que or exigí que me diera una respuesta; they pressed him to change his policy — ejercieron presión sobre él para que cambiara de política

b) ( pursue)

they went on strike to press their demands — fueron a la huelga en apoyo de sus reivindicaciones

to press charges against somebody — presentar or formular cargos en contra de alguien

I didn't press the point — no insistí más

2.

vi

1)

a) ( exert pressure)

press firmly — presione or apriete con fuerza

to press (down) ON something — apretar* algo, hacer* presión sobre algo

b) (crowd, push) \<\<people\>\> apretujarse, apiñarse

2) (urge, pressurize) presionar

to press FOR something: they've been pressing for an inquiry han estado presionando para que se haga una investigación; time presses o is pressing — el tiempo apremia

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Phrasal Verbs:

- press ahead

- press home

- press on

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10 time

time ⇒ Time units, The clock

A n

1 ( continuum) temps m ; time and space le temps et l'espace ; in ou with time, in the course of time avec le temps ; as time goes/went by avec le temps ; at this point in time à l'heure qu'il est ; for all time à jamais ; the biggest drugs haul of all time la plus importante saisie de drogue de tous les temps ;

2 ( specific duration) temps m ; most of the time la plupart du temps ; he was ill for some of the time il a été malade pendant une partie du temps ; she talked (for) some of the time, but most of the time she was silent elle a parlé par moments, mais pendant la plupart du temps elle a gardé le silence ; all the time tout le temps ; I was waiting for you here all the time je t'attendais ici pendant tout ce temps-là ; she was lying all the time elle mentait depuis le début ; you've got all the time in the world, you've got plenty of time tu as tout ton temps ; to find/have/take the time to do trouver/avoir/prendre le temps de faire ; to spend one's time doing passer son temps à faire ; to take one's time prendre son temps ; take your time over it! prends ton temps! ; writing a novel takes time, it takes time to write a novel il faut du temps pour écrire un roman ; do I have (enough) time to go to the shops? est-ce que j'ai le temps d'aller aux magasins? ; half the time he isn't even listening la moitié du temps il n'écoute même pas ; some time before/after quelque temps avant/après ; that's the best film I've seen for a long time c'est le meilleur film que j'aie vu depuis longtemps ; he has been gone for a long time cela fait longtemps or un bon moment qu'il est parti ; it'll be a long time before I go back there! je n'y retournerai pas de sitôt! ; you took a long time!, what a (long) time you've been! tu en a mis du temps! ; we had to wait for a long time nous avons dû attendre longtemps ; I've been living in this country for a long time j'habite dans ce pays depuis longtemps, cela fait longtemps que j'habite dans ce pays ; it takes a long time for the car to start la voiture met du temps à démarrer ; she would regret this for a long time to come elle allait le regretter pendant longtemps ; a long time ago il y a longtemps ; a short time ago il y a peu de temps ; some time ago il y a un moment, il y a quelque temps ; we haven't heard from her for some time ça fait un moment qu'on n'a pas eu de ses nouvelles ; it continued for some (considerable) time ça a continué pendant un bon moment or pendant pas mal de temps ; it won't happen for some time yet ça ne se produira pas de sitôt or avant longtemps ; she did it in half the time it had taken her colleagues elle l'a fait en deux fois moins de temps que ses collègues ; in no time at all, in next to no time en moins de deux ; in five days'/weeks' time dans cinq jours/semaines ; within the agreed time dans les délais convenus ; in your own time ( at your own pace) à ton rythme ; ( outside working hours) en dehors des heures de travail ; on company time pendant les heures de bureau ; my time isn't my own je n'ai plus une minute à moi ; my time is my own je suis maître de mon temps ;

3 (hour of the day, night) heure f ; what time is it?, what's the time? quelle heure est-il? ; she looked at the time elle a regardé l'heure ; the time is 11 o'clock il est 11 heures ; 10 am French time 10 heures, heure française ; tomorrow, at the same time demain, à la même heure ; this time next week la semaine prochaine à la même heure ; this time next year l'année prochaine à la même date or époque ; this time last week/year il y a exactement huit jours/un an ; by this time next week/year d'ici huit jours/un an ; on time à l'heure ; the trains are running on ou to time les trains sont à l'heure ; the bus/train times les horaires mpl or les heures des bus/des trains ; the times of trains to Montreal les heures or les horaires des trains pour Montréal ; it's time to go! c'est l'heure de partir! ; it's time for school/bed c'est l'heure d'aller à l'école/au lit ; it's time for breakfast c'est l'heure du petit déjeuner ; it's time, your time is up c'est l'heure ; it's time we started/left il est temps de commencer/partir ; to lose time [clock] retarder ; that clock keeps good time cette horloge est toujours à l'heure ; about time too! ce n'est pas trop tôt! ; not before time! il était (or il est) grand temps! ; you're just in time for lunch/a drink tu arrives juste à temps pour déjeuner/boire quelque chose ; to arrive in good time arriver en avance ; to be in plenty of time ou in good time for the train être en avance pour prendre le train ; I want to have everything ready in time for Christmas je veux que tout soit prêt à temps pour Noël ; to be behind time avoir du retard ; twenty minutes ahead of time vingt minutes avant l'heure prévue ; six months ahead of time six mois avant la date prévue ;

4 (era, epoch) époque f ; in Victorian/Roman times à l'époque victorienne/romaine ; in Dickens' times du temps de Dickens ; at the time à l'époque ; at that time à cette époque, en ce temps-là ; time was ou there was a time when one could… à une certaine époque on pouvait… ; to be ahead of ou in advance of the times [person, invention] être en avance sur son époque ; to be behind the times être en retard sur son époque ; to keep up ou move with the times être à la page ; times are hard les temps sont durs ; those were difficult times c'étaient des temps difficiles ; in times past, in former times autrefois ; in happier times en un temps plus heureux, à une époque plus heureuse ; it's just like old times c'est comme au bon vieux temps ; in times of war/peace en temps de guerre/paix ; peace in our time la paix de notre vivant ; at my time of life à mon âge ; I've seen a few tragedies in my time j'en ai vu des drames dans ma vie ; she was a beautiful woman in her time c'était une très belle femme dans son temps ; it was before my time ( before my birth) je n'étais pas encore né ; ( before I came here) je n'étais pas encore ici ; if I had my time over again si je pouvais recommencer ma vie ; to die before one's time mourir prématurément ; to be nearing one's time† ( pregnant woman) approcher de son terme ;

5 ( moment) moment m ; at times par moments ; it's a good/bad time to do c'est le bon/mauvais moment pour faire ; the house was empty at the time la maison était vide à ce moment-là ; at the time I didn't notice à ce moment-là je ne l'avais pas remarqué ; at the right time au bon moment ; this is no time for jokes ce n'est pas le moment de plaisanter ; at all times à tout moment ; at any time à n'importe quel moment ; at any time of the day or night à n'importe quelle heure du jour ou de la nuit ; we're expecting him any time now il doit arriver d'un moment à l'autre ; at no time did I agree à aucun moment je n'ai accepté ; come any time you want viens quand tu veux ; the time has come for change/action l'heure est venue de changer/d'agir ; at times like these you need your friends dans ces moments-là on a besoin de ses amis ; by the time I finished the letter the post had gone le temps de finir ma lettre et le courrier était parti ; by the time she had got downstairs he had gone avant qu'elle n'arrive en bas il était déjà parti ; by this time most of them were dead la plupart d'entre eux étaient déjà morts ; some time this week dans la semaine ; some time next month dans le courant du mois prochain ; for the time being pour l'instant, pour le moment ; from that ou this time on à partir de ce moment ; from the time (that) I was 15 depuis l'âge de 15 ans ; there are times when il y a des moments où ; when the time comes le moment venu ; in times of danger dans les moments de danger ; in times of crisis/high inflation dans les périodes de crise/forte inflation ; no more than 12 people at any one time pas plus de 12 personnes à la fois ; until such time as he does the work jusqu'à ce qu'il fasse le travail ; at the same time en même temps ; I can't be in two places at the same time je ne peux pas être partout à la fois ; now's our time to act! c'est maintenant qu'il faut agir! ;

6 ( occasion) fois f ; nine times out of ten neuf fois sur dix ; three times a month trois fois par mois ; hundreds of times des centaines de fois ; the first/last/next time la première/dernière/prochaine fois ; time after time, time and time again maintes fois ; each ou every time that chaque fois que ; some other time perhaps une autre fois peut-être ; three at a time trois à la fois ; there were times when il y avait des fois où ; many's the time when I refused bien des fois j'ai refusé ; she passed her driving test first time round/third time round elle a eu son permis du premier coup/à la troisième fois ; do you remember the time when…? tu te rappelles quand…?, tu te rappelles la fois où…? ; from time to time de temps en temps ; 10 dollars a time 10 dollars le coup ; for months at a time pendant des mois entiers ; (in) between times entre-temps ;

7 ( experience) to have a tough ou hard time doing avoir du mal à faire ; they gave him a rough ou hard ou tough time of it ils lui en ont fait voir (de toutes les couleurs ○) ; he's having a rough ou hard ou tough time il traverse une période difficile ; I'm having a bad time at work en ce moment j'ai des problèmes au travail ; we had a good time on s'est bien amusé ; have a good time! amusez-vous bien! ; to have an easy time (of it) se la couler douce ○ ; the good/bad times les moments heureux/difficiles ; she enjoyed her time in Canada elle a beaucoup aimé son séjour au Canada ; during her time as ambassador pendant qu'elle était ambassadeur ;

8 Admin, Ind ( hourly rate) to work/be paid time travailler/être payé à l'heure ; to be paid time and a half être payé une fois et demie le tarif normal ; on Sundays we get paid double time le dimanche on est payé double ;

9 ( length of period) cooking time temps m de cuisson ; flight/journey time durée du vol/voyage ;

10 Mus mesure f ; to beat ou mark time battre la mesure ; to stay in ou keep time rester en mesure ; to be in/out of time être/ne pas être en mesure ; in waltz/march time sur un rythme de valse/marche ;

11 Sport temps m ; a fast time un bon temps ; in record time en (un) temps record ; to keep time chronométrer ;

12 Math, fig one times two is two une fois deux, deux ; three times four trois fois quatre ; ten times longer/stronger dix fois plus long/plus fort ; eight times as much huit fois autant.

B vtr

1 ( schedule) prévoir [attack] (for pour) ; prévoir, fixer [holiday, visit] (for pour) ; fixer [appointment, meeting] ; the demonstration is timed to coincide with the ceremony l'heure de la manifestation est prévue pour coïncider avec la cérémonie ; we time our trips to fit in with school holidays nous faisons coïncider nos voyages avec les vacances scolaires ; the bomb is timed to go off at midday la bombe est réglée pour exploser à midi ; to be well-/badly-timed être opportun/inopportun ; the announcement was perfectly timed la déclaration est tombée à point nommé ;

2 ( judge) calculer [blow, stroke, shot] ; to time a remark/joke choisir le moment pour faire une remarque/plaisanterie ;

3 (measure speed, duration) chronométrer [athlete, cyclist] ; mesurer la durée de [journey, speech] ; minuter la cuisson de [egg] ; to time sb over 100 metres chronométrer qn sur 100 mètres.

C v refl to time oneself se chronométrer.

Idioms

from time out of mind depuis la nuit des temps ; there is a time and place for everything il y a un temps pour tout ; there's always a first time il y a un début à tout ; there's a first time for everything il y a une première fois pour tout ; he'll tell you in his own good time il te le dira quand il en aura envie ; all in good time chaque chose en son temps ; only time will tell seul l'avenir nous le dira ; to pass the time of day with sb échanger quelques mots avec qn ; I wouldn't give him the time of day je ne lui dirais même pas bonjour ; to have time on one's hands ( for brief period) avoir du temps devant soi ; ( longer) avoir beaucoup de temps libre ; time hung heavy on his hands il trouvait le temps long ; to have a lot of time for sb apprécier beaucoup qn ; I've got a lot of time for people who work with the sick j'admire beaucoup les personnes qui soignent les malades ; I've got no time for pessimists/that sort of attitude je ne supporte pas les pessimistes/ce genre d'attitude ; to do time ○ ( prison) faire de la taule ○ ; to make time with sb ○ US ( chat up) draguer ○ qn ; ( have sex with) s'envoyer ○ qn ; give me France/Lauren Bacall every time! rien ne vaut la France/Lauren Bacall! ; long time no see ○ ! ça fait un bail ○ (qu'on ne s'est pas vu)! ; time please! GB ( in pub) on ferme!

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11 level

level ['levəl]

niveau ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (f) hauteur ⇒ 1 (a) taux ⇒ 1 (b) échelon ⇒ 1 (c) étage ⇒ 1 (f) plat ⇒ 1 (g), 2 (a) au même niveau ⇒ 2 (b) à la même hauteur ⇒ 2 (b) horizontal ⇒ 2 (c) de/à niveau ⇒ 2 (c) à égalité ⇒ 2 (d) calme ⇒ 2 (e) à l'horizontale ⇒ 3 aplanir ⇒ 4 (a) niveler ⇒ 4 (a)

( British pt & pp levelled, cont levelling, American pt & pp leveled, cont leveling)

1 noun

(a) (height → in a horizontal plane) niveau m; (→ in a vertical plane) hauteur f;

∎ at ground level au niveau du sol;

∎ water seeks its own level c'est le principe des vases communicants; figurative on se heurte toujours à ses propres limites;

∎ the level of the river has risen overnight le niveau de la rivière a monté pendant la nuit;

∎ the flood waters have reached the level of the bridge la crue a atteint le niveau du pont;

∎ the sink is on a level with the work surface l'évier est au niveau du ou de niveau avec le plan de travail;

∎ on the same level au même niveau

(b) (amount) niveau m; (percentage) taux m;

∎ noise levels are far too high le niveau sonore est bien trop élevé;

∎ a low level of sugar in the bloodstream un faible taux de sucre dans le sang;

∎ inflation has reached new levels l'inflation a atteint de nouveaux sommets;

∎ check the oil level (in car) vérifiez le niveau d'huile;

∎ her ambition is on a level with mine son ambition est du même ordre que la mienne;

∎ Computing levels of grey échelle f des gris

(c) (rank) niveau m, échelon m;

∎ at cabinet/national level à l'échelon ministériel/national;

∎ at a regional level au niveau régional;

∎ talks are being held at the highest level on négocie au plus haut niveau

(d) (standard) niveau m;

∎ her level of English is poor elle n'a pas un très bon niveau en anglais;

∎ students at beginners' level étudiants mpl au niveau débutant;

∎ a high level of competence/intelligence un haut niveau de compétence/d'intelligence;

∎ they're not on the same level at all ils ne sont pas du tout du même niveau, ils n'ont absolument pas le même niveau;

∎ she's on a different level from the others elle n'est pas au même niveau que les autres;

∎ to come down to sb's level se mettre au niveau de qn;

∎ don't descend or sink to their level ne t'abaisse pas à leur niveau

(e) (point of view)

∎ on a personal level, I really like him sur le plan personnel, je l'aime beaucoup;

∎ on a practical level du point de vue pratique

(f) (storey) niveau m, étage m;

∎ the library is on level three la bibliothèque est au niveau trois ou au troisième étage

(g) (flat land) plat m;

∎ 100 km/h on the level 100 km/h sur le plat

(h) (for woodwork, building etc)

∎ (spirit) level niveau m (à bulle)

(i) familiar (idiom)

∎ on the level (honest) honnête^□, réglo;

∎ do you think he's on the level? tu crois qu'il est réglo ou que c'est un type réglo?;

∎ I'm giving it to you on the level je te dis ça franchement ou sans détour;

∎ this deal is definitely on the level cette affaire est tout ce qu'il y a de plus réglo

2 adjective

(a) (flat) plat;

∎ a level spoonful une cuillerée rase;

∎ to make sth level aplanir qch

(b) (at the same height) au même niveau, à la même hauteur; (at the same standard) au même niveau;

∎ the terrace is level with the pool la terrasse est au même niveau que ou de plain-pied avec la piscine;

∎ his head is just level with my shoulder sa tête m'arrive exactement à l'épaule

(c) (horizontal) horizontal; (ground) de niveau, à niveau

(d) (equal) à égalité;

∎ the leading cars are almost level les voitures de tête sont presque à la même hauteur;

∎ to draw level se trouver à égalité;

∎ the other runners drew level with me les autres coureurs m'ont rattrapé

(e) (calm, steady) calme, mesuré;

∎ to speak in a level voice parler d'une voix calme ou posée;

∎ she gave me a level look elle me regarda posément;

∎ to keep a level head garder la tête froide

(f) familiar (honest) honnête^□, réglo;

∎ you're not being level with me tu ne joues pas franc jeu avec moi

(g) (idioms)

∎ to do one's level best faire de son mieux;

∎ she did her level best to irritate me elle a tout fait pour me mettre en colère;

∎ British it's level pegging (between the two) il y a égalité;

∎ they're level pegging ils sont à égalité

3 adverb

à l'horizontale;

∎ hold the tray level tenez le plateau à l'horizontale ou bien à plat;

∎ Aviation to fly level voler en palier

4 transitive verb

(a) (flatten) aplanir, niveler;

∎ to level a town (to the ground) raser une ville

(b) (aim)

∎ to level a gun at sb braquer une arme sur qn;

∎ to level accusations at sb lancer des accusations contre qn;

∎ a lot of criticism has been levelled at me on m'a beaucoup critiqué

(c) (in surveying) effectuer des opérations de nivellement dans, niveler

5 intransitive verb

∎ familiar to level with sb être franc avec qn^□, jouer franc jeu avec qn^□

►► British & French Canadian level crossing passage m à niveau;

Aviation level flight vol m horizontal

➲ level down separable transitive verb

(surface) aplanir, niveler; (standard) niveler par le bas

➲ level off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (production, rise, development) s'équilibrer, se stabiliser;

∎ the curve on the graph levels off at this point la courbe du graphique se stabilise à partir d'ici;

∎ the team's performance has levelled off this season les résultats de l'équipe se sont stabilisés cette saison

(b) Aviation amorcer un palier

2 separable transitive verb

(flatten) aplatir, niveler

➲ level out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (road, surface) s'aplanir

(b) (stabilize) se stabiliser

2 separable transitive verb

niveler

➲ level up separable transitive verb

niveler (par le haut)

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right ⇒ Street directions

A n

1 (side, direction) droite f ; keep to the right Aut tenez votre droite ; on ou to your right is the town hall à votre droite se trouve la mairie ; he doesn't know his left from his right il ne sait pas distinguer sa droite de sa gauche ; take the second right after Richmond Road prenez la deuxième à droite après Richmond Road ;

2 Pol ( also Right) the right la droite ; they are further to the right than the Conservatives ils sont plus à droite que les conservateurs ;

3 ( morally) bien m ; right and wrong le bien et le mal ; he doesn't know right from wrong il ne sait pas distinguer le bien du mal ; to be in the right avoir raison ;

4 ( just claim) droit m ; to have a right to sth avoir droit à qch ; to have a ou the right to do avoir le droit de faire ; the right to work/to strike le droit au travail/de grève ; she has no right to treat you like that elle n'a pas le droit de te traiter comme ça ; he may be the boss, but that doesn't give him the right to treat you like that c'est peut-être lui le patron, mais ça ne lui donne pas le droit de te traiter comme ça ; what right have you to criticize me like that? de quel droit est-ce que vous me critiquez comme ça? ; I've got every right to be annoyed j'ai toutes les raisons d'être agacé ; you have every right to do so c'est tout à fait ton droit ; to know one's rights connaître ses droits ; one's rights as a consumer ses droits de consommateur ; human rights droits de l'homme ; civil rights droits civils ; to be within one's rights être dans son droit ; you would be quite within your rights to refuse tu serais tout à fait dans ton droit de refuser ; the property belongs to him as of right la propriété lui revient de plein droit ; her husband is a celebrity in his own right son mari est une célébrité à part entière ; the gardens are worth a visit in their own right à eux seuls, les jardins méritent la visite ; she is a countess in her own right elle est comtesse de par sa naissance ;

5 ( in boxing) droite f ; he hit him a right to the jaw il lui a porté une droite or un direct du droit à la mâchoire.

B rights npl

1 Comm, Jur droits mpl ; the translation/film rights of a book les droits de traduction/d'adaptation cinématographique d'un livre ; mining rights, mineral rights droits miniers ; to have the sole rights to sth avoir l'exclusivité des droits de qch ;

2 ( moral) the rights and wrongs of a matter les aspects mpl moraux d'une question ; the rights and wrongs of capital punishment les arguments mpl pour et contre la peine de mort.

C adj

1 ( as opposed to left) droit, de droite ; one's right eye/arm son œil/bras droit ; on my right hand ( position) sur ma droite ; ‘eyes right!’ Mil ‘tête droite!’ ;

2 ( morally correct) bien ; (fair, just) juste ; it's not right to steal ce n'est pas bien de voler ; you were quite right to criticize him tu as eu tout à fait raison de le critiquer ; it's only right that she should know c'est normal qu'elle soit mise au courant ; I thought it right to tell him j'ai jugé bon de lui dire ; it is right and proper that they should be punished ce n' est que justice qu'ils soient punis ; to do the right thing faire ce qu'il faut ; I hope we're doing the right thing j'espère que nous ne faisons pas une erreur ; you know you're doing the right thing tu sais que c'est la meilleure chose à faire ; to do the right thing by sb faire son devoir envers qn ;

3 (correct, true) [choice, conditions, decision, direction, road etc] bon/bonne ; [word] juste ; ( accurate) [time] exact ; to be right [person] avoir raison ; [answer] être juste ; I was right to distrust him j'avais raison de me méfier de lui ; you were right about her, she's a real gossip tu avais raison à son sujet, c'est une vraie commère ; you're quite right! tu as tout à fait raison! ; that's the right answer c'est la bonne réponse ; she got all the answers right elle a répondu juste à toutes les questions ; that 's right c'est ça ; that's right, call me a liar! iron c'est ça, traite-moi de menteur! ; that can't be right ça ne peut pas être ça ; what's the right time? quelle est l'heure exacte? ; it's not the right time to go away on holiday GB ou vacation US ce n'est pas le bon moment pour partir en vacances ; I hear you're going away on holiday GB ou vacation US, is that right? on m'a dit que tu partais en vacances, est-ce que c'est vrai? ; so you're a student, is that right? alors tu es étudiant, c'est ça? ; am I right in thinking that…? ai-je raison de penser que…? ; I think I am right in saying that je pense ne pas me tromper en disant que ; is this the right train for Dublin? c'est bien le train pour Dublin? ; is this the right way to the station? est-ce que c'est la bonne direction pour aller à la gare? ; to do sth the right way faire qch comme il faut ; the right side of a piece of material l'endroit d'un tissu ; make sure it's facing the right side ou way up fais bien attention à ce qu'il soit à l'endroit ; to get one's facts right être sûr de ce qu'on avance ; you've got the spelling right l'orthographe est bonne ; I can't think of the right word for it je n'arrive pas à trouver le mot juste ; they've been rehearsing that scene for weeks and they still haven't got it right ils répètent cette scène depuis des semaines et elle n'est toujours pas au point ; let's hope he gets it right this time espérons qu'il y arrivera cette fois-ci ; it's not the right size ce n'est pas la bonne taille ; it wouldn't look right if we didn't attend ça serait mal vu si on n'y assistait pas ; how right you are! comme vous avez raison! ; time proved him right le temps lui a donné raison ;

4 ( most suitable) qui convient ; those aren't the right clothes for gardening ce ne sont pas des vêtements qui conviennent au jardinage ; you need to have the right equipment il te faut le matériel approprié ; when the time is right quand le moment sera venu ; you need to choose the model that's right for you il faut que vous choisissiez le modèle qui vous convient ; I'm sure she's the right person for the job je suis sûr que c'est la personne qu'il faut pour le poste ; to be in the right place at the right time être là où il faut au bon moment ; to know the right people connaître des gens bien placés ; he was careful to say all the right things il a pris grand soin de dire tout ce qu'il faut dire dans ce genre de situation ; just the right combination of humour and pathos juste le bon équilibre entre l'humour et le pathétique ;

5 ( in good order) [machine, vehicle] en bon état, qui fonctionne bien ; ( healthy) [person] bien portant ; I don't feel quite right these days je ne me sens pas très bien ces jours-ci ; a drink will set you right un verre te fera du bien ; the engine isn't quite right le moteur ne fonctionne pas très bien ; there's something not quite right about him il a quelque chose de bizarre ; I sensed that things were not quite right j'ai senti qu'il y avait quelque chose qui n'allait pas ; things are coming right at last les choses commencent enfin à s'arranger ;

6 ( in order) to put ou set right corriger [mistake] ; réparer [injustice] ; arranger [situation] ; réparer [machine, engine etc] ; to put ou set one's watch right remettre sa montre à l'heure ; they gave him a month to put ou set things right ils lui ont donné un mois pour arranger les choses ; to put ou set sb right détromper qn ; I soon put her right je l'ai vite détrompée ; this medicine should put ou set you right ce médicament devrait vous remettre sur pied ;

7 Math [angle, cone] droit ; at right angles to à angle droit avec, perpendiculaire à ;

8 ○ GB ( emphatic) he's a right idiot! c'est un idiot fini! ; it's a right mess c'est un vrai gâchis ;

9 ○ GB ( ready) prêt ; are you right? tu es prêt?

D adv

1 ( of direction) à droite ; to turn right tourner à droite ; she looked neither right nor left elle n'a regardé ni à droite ni à gauche ; they looked for him right, left and centre ○ ils l'ont cherché partout ; they are arresting/killing people right, left and centre ○ ils arrêtent/tuent les gens en masse ;

2 (directly, straight) droit, directement ; it's right in front of you c'est droit or juste devant toi ; I'll be right back je reviens tout de suite ; go right home rentrez directement ; the path goes right down to the river le chemin conduit tout droit à la rivière ; right before juste avant ; right after dinner/Christmas juste après le dîner/Noël ; the train goes right through to Nice le train va directement à Nice ; he walked right up to her il a marché droit vers elle ;

3 ( exactly) right in the middle of the room en plein milieu or au beau milieu de la pièce ; he interrupted them right in the middle of their dinner il les a interrompus en plein milieu or au beau milieu de leur dîner ; right now ( immediately) tout de suite ; ( at this point in time) en ce moment ; I'm staying right here je ne bougerai pas d'ici ; your book's right there by the window ton livre est juste là à côté de la fenêtre ; he sat down right beside me il s'est assis juste à côté de moi ; the bullet hit him right in the forehead la balle l'a touché en plein front ; they live right on the river ils habitent juste au bord de la rivière ; the house gives right onto the street la maison donne directement sur la rue ;

4 ( correctly) juste, comme il faut ; you're not doing it right tu ne fais pas ça comme il faut ; you did right not to speak to her tu as bien fait de ne pas lui parler ; I guessed right j'ai deviné juste ; if I remember right si je me souviens bien ; nothing seems to be going right for me rien ne va dans ma vie ; did I hear you right? est-ce que je t'ai bien entendu? ;

5 ( completely) tout ; a wall goes right around the garden il y a un mur tout autour du jardin ; go right to the end of the street allez tout au bout de la rue ; if you go right back to the beginning si vous revenez tout au début ; right at the bottom tout au fond ; to turn right around faire demi-tour ; her room is right at the top of the house sa chambre est tout en haut de la maison ; to read a book right through lire un livre jusqu'au bout ; the noise echoed right through the building le bruit a retenti dans tout l'immeuble ; she looked right through me fig elle a fait semblant de ne pas me voir ; to turn the radio/the central heating right up mettre la radio/le chauffage central à fond ; right up until the 1950s jusque dans les années 50 ; the door handle came right off in my hand la poignée m'est restée dans les mains ; the roof of the house was blown right off by the explosion le toit de la maison a été emporté dans l'explosion ; we're right behind you! nous vous soutenons totalement! ;

6 ⇒ Forms of address GB ( in titles) the Right Honourable Jasper Pinkerton le très honorable Jasper Pinkerton ; the Right Honourable Gentleman ( form of address in parliament) ≈ notre distingué collègue ; the Right Reverend Felix Bush le très Révérend Felix Bush ;

7 †ou GB dial ( emphatic) très ; he knew right well what was happening il savait très bien ce qui se passait ; a right royal reception une réception somptueuse ;

8 ( very well) bon ; right, let's have a look bon, voyons ça.

E vtr

1 ( restore to upright position) redresser [vehicle, ship] ;

2 ( correct) réparer [injustice] ; to right a wrong redresser un tort.

F v refl to right oneself [person] se redresser ; to right itself [ship, plane] se rétablir ; [situation] se rétablir.

Idioms

to see sb right ( financially) dépanner ○ qn ; ( in other ways) sortir qn d'affaire ; here's £10, that should see you right voici 10 livres, ça devrait te dépanner ○ ; right you are ○ !, right-oh ○ ! GB d'accord!, d'ac ○ ! ; right enough ○ effectivement ; he's right up there! il est parmi les meilleurs! ; by rights normalement, en principe ; by rights it should belong to me normalement or en principe, ça devrait m'appartenir ; to put ou set sth to rights arranger qch.

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right [raɪt]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. noun

4. plural noun

5. transitive verb

6. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. ( = morally good) bien inv

• lying isn't right ce n'est pas bien de mentir

• it's not right ce n'est pas bien

• I have always tried to do what was right j'ai toujours essayé de bien agir

• to do what is right by sb agir pour le bien de qn

• you were right to refuse vous avez eu raison de refuser

• he thought it right to warn me il a jugé bon de m'avertir

• to do the right thing by sb bien agir envers qn

► only right

• it seemed only right to give him the money il paraissait normal de lui donner l'argent

• it is only right that she should be dismissed il est normal qu'elle soit licenciée

• it is only right to point out that... il faut néanmoins signaler que...

   b. ( = accurate) juste, exact

• that's right c'est juste c'est exact

• that can't be right! ce n'est pas possible !

• is that right? (checking) c'est bien ça ? ; (expressing surprise) vraiment ?

• the right time (by the clock) l'heure exacte

• is the clock right? est-ce que la pendule est à l'heure ?

► to be right [person] avoir raison

• you're quite right vous avez parfaitement raison► to get sth right

• I got all the answers right j'ai répondu juste à toutes les questions

• to get one's sums right ne pas se tromper dans ses calculs

• to get one's facts right ne pas se tromper► to put right [+ error, person] corriger ; [+ situation] redresser ; [+ sth broken] réparer

• that can easily be put right on peut (facilement) arranger ça

• put me right if I'm wrong corrigez-moi si je me trompe

   c. ( = correct) bon before n

• the right answer la bonne réponse

• it is just the right size c'est la bonne taille

• on the right track sur la bonne voie

• to come at the right time arriver au bon moment

• the right word le mot juste

• to get on the right side of sb (inf) s'attirer les bonnes grâces de qn

• to know the right people avoir des relations

   d. ( = best) meilleur

• what's the right thing to do? quelle est la meilleure chose à faire ?

• I don't know what's the right thing to do je ne sais pas ce qu'il faut faire

• we will do what is right for the country nous ferons ce qui est dans l'intérêt du pays

• the right man for the job l'homme de la situation

   e. ( = necessary) I haven't got the right papers with me je n'ai pas les bons documents sur moi

   f. ( = proper) to do sth the right way faire qch comme il faut

• that is the right way of looking at it c'est la bonne façon d'aborder la question

• if you go hiking you must wear the right shoes lorsque l'on fait de la randonnée, il faut porter des chaussures adaptées

   g. ( = in proper state) her ankle is still not right sa cheville n'est pas encore guérie

• I don't feel quite right today je ne me sens pas très bien aujourd'hui

• the brakes aren't right les freins ne fonctionnent pas bien

• to be in one's right mind avoir toute sa raison

• he's not right in the head (inf) il déraille (inf)

   h. ( = real British) (inf) it's a right mess in there c'est la pagaille (inf) complète là-dedans

• he looked a right idiot il avait vraiment l'air idiot

   i. (agreeing) right!

• right you are! (inf) d'accord !

• right, who's next? bon, c'est à qui le tour ?

• (oh) right! (inf) ( = I see) ah, d'accord !

• too right! et comment !

► right enough (inf)

it was him right enough! c'était bien lui, aucun doute là-dessus !

   j. ( = opposite of left) droit

• on my right hand you see the bridge sur ma droite vous voyez le pont

• it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand's doing il y a un manque total de communication et de coordination

• I'd give my right arm to know the truth je donnerais n'importe quoi pour connaître la vérité

2. adverb

   a. ( = directly) droit

• right ahead of you droit devant vous

• right in front of you sous vos yeux

• the blow hit me right in the face j'ai reçu le coup en pleine figure

• right behind you juste derrière vous

• public opinion would be right behind them ils auraient l'opinion publique pour eux

• go right on continuez tout droit

• I'll be right back je reviens tout de suite

► right away ( = immediately) tout de suite

► right off (inf) du premier coup

   b. ( = exactly) right then sur-le-champ

• right now ( = at the moment) en ce moment ; ( = at once) tout de suite

• right here ici même

• right in the middle en plein milieu

• right at the start au tout début

• right from the start dès le début

   c. ( = completely) tout

• right round the house tout autour de la maison

• right (up) against the wall tout contre le mur

• right at the back tout au fond

• to turn right round faire volte-face

   d. ( = correctly, well) bien

• you haven't put the lid on right tu n'as pas bien mis le couvercle

• if I remember right si je me souviens bien

• to guess right deviner juste

• you did right to refuse vous avez bien fait de refuser

• nothing goes right for them rien ne leur réussit

   e. ( = opposite of left) à droite

• to look right regarder à droite

• the party has now moved right of centre le parti se situe maintenant à la droite du centre

► right, left and centre (inf) ( = everywhere) de tous côtés

3. noun

   a. ( = moral) bien m

• he doesn't know right from wrong il ne sait pas discerner le bien du mal

► to be in the right avoir raison

   b. ( = entitlement) droit m

• to have a right to sth avoir droit à qch

• to have the right to do sth avoir le droit de faire qch

• he has no right to sit here il n'a pas le droit de s'asseoir ici

• what right have you to say that? de quel droit dites-vous cela ?

• he is within his rights il est dans son droit

• I know my rights je connais mes droits

• to assert one's rights faire valoir ses droits

• women's rights les droits mpl de la femme

• women's rights movement mouvement m pour les droits de la femme

• right of appeal droit m d'appel

► by right de droit

• it's his by right cela lui appartient de droit► by rights en toute justice

► in one's own right à part entière

• Taiwan wants membership in its own right Taïwan veut être membre à part entière

   c. ( = opposite of left) droite f

• to drive on the right conduire à droite

• to keep to the right tenir sa droite

• on my right à ma droite

• on or to the right of the church à droite de l'église

• to take a right (US) tourner à droite

• the Right (Politics) la droite

4. plural noun

rights

   a. (Business) droits mpl

• manufacturing/publication rights droits mpl de fabrication/publication

• TV/film rights droits mpl d'adaptation pour la télévision/le cinéma

• "all rights reserved" « tous droits réservés »

   b. to put or set sth to rights mettre qch en ordre

• to put the world to rights refaire le monde

5. transitive verb

   a. ( = return to normal) [+ car, ship] redresser

   b. ( = make amends for) [+ wrong] redresser ; [+ injustice] réparer

6. compounds

► right angle noun angle m droit

• to be at right angles (to) être perpendiculaire (à) ► right-hand adjective

• right-hand drive car voiture f avec la conduite à droite

• his right-hand man son bras droit (fig)

• the right-hand side le côté droit ► right-handed adjective [person] droitier ; [punch, throw] du droit

► Right Honourable adjective (British) Très Honorable

► right-minded adjective sensé

► right-of-centre adjective (Politics) (de) centre droit

► right of way noun (across property) droit m de passage ; ( = priority) priorité f

• he has (the) right of way il a la priorité ► right-thinking adjective sensé

► right wing noun (Politics) droite f

• the right wing of the party l'aile droite du parti ► right-wing adjective (Politics) de droite

► right-winger noun (Politics) homme m (or femme f ) de droite

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[raɪt] 1.
noun

1) (side, direction) droite f

keep to the right — Automobile tenez votre droite

on ou to your right — à votre droite

take the second right — prenez la deuxième à droite

2) Politics (also Right)

the right — la droite

3) ( morally) bien m

to be in the right — avoir raison

4) ( just claim) droit m

to have a right to something — avoir droit à quelque chose

the right to work/to strike — le droit au travail/de grève

she has no right to do it — elle n'a pas le droit de le faire

what right have you to criticize me? — de quel droit est-ce que vous me critiquez?

I've got every right to be annoyed — j'ai toutes les raisons d'être agacé

human rights — droits de l'homme

civil rights — droits civils

to be within one's rights — être dans son droit

her husband is a celebrity in his own right — son mari est une célébrité à part entière

the gardens are worth a visit in their own right — à eux seuls, les jardins méritent la visite

5) ( in boxing) droite f
2.
rights plural noun

1) Commerce, Law droits mpl

film rights — droits d'adaptation cinématographique

sole rights — l'exclusivité f des droits

2) ( moral)

the rights and wrongs of a matter — les aspects mpl moraux d'une question
3.
adjective

1) ( as opposed to left) droit, de droite

on my right hand — ( position) sur ma droite

2) ( morally correct) bien; ( fair) juste

it's not right to steal — ce n'est pas bien de voler

it's only right — c'est normal

I thought it right to tell him — j'ai jugé bon de le lui dire

it is only right and proper — ce n'est que justice

to do the right thing — faire ce qu'il faut

I hope we're doing the right thing — j'espère que nous ne faisons pas une erreur

to do the right thing by somebody — faire son devoir envers quelqu'un

3) (correct, true) [choice, direction, size] bon/bonne; [word] juste; ( accurate) [time] exact

to be right — [person] avoir raison; [answer] être juste

you're quite right! — tu as tout à fait raison!

that's the right answer — c'est la bonne réponse

that's right — c'est ça

that can't be right — ça ne peut pas être ça

what's the right time? — quelle est l'heure exacte?

it's not the right time — ce n'est pas le bon moment

is that right? — ( asking) est-ce que c'est vrai?; ( double-checking) c'est ça?

am I right in thinking that...? — ai-je raison de penser que...?

is this the right train for Dublin? — c'est bien le train pour Dublin?

is this the right way to the station? — est-ce que c'est la bonne direction pour aller à la gare?

the right side of a piece of material — l'endroit m d'un tissu

to get one's facts right — être sûr de ce qu'on avance

you've got the spelling right — l'orthographe est bonne

let's hope he gets it right this time — espérons qu'il y arrivera cette fois-ci

it wouldn't look right if we didn't attend — ça serait mal vu si on n'y assistait pas

how right you are! — comme vous avez raison!

time proved him right — le temps lui a donné raison

4) ( most suitable) qui convient

the right clothes for gardening — des vêtements qui conviennent au jardinage

the model that's right for you — le modèle qui vous convient

the right person for the job — la personne qu'il faut pour le poste

you need to have the right equipment — il te faut le matériel approprié

when the time is right — quand le moment sera venu

to be in the right place at the right time — être là où il faut au bon moment

to know the right people — connaître des gens bien placés

he was careful to say all the right things — il a pris grand soin de dire tout ce qu'il faut dire dans ce genre de situation

5) ( in good order) [machine, vehicle] en bon état, qui fonctionne bien; ( healthy) [person] bien portant

I don't feel quite right these days — je ne me sens pas très bien ces jours-ci

the engine isn't quite right — le moteur ne fonctionne pas très bien

there's something not quite right about him — il a quelque chose de bizarre

I sensed that things were not quite right — j'ai senti qu'il y avait quelque chose qui n'allait pas

6) ( in order)

to put ou set right — corriger [mistake]; réparer [injustice]; arranger [situation]; réparer [machine]

to put ou set one's watch right — remettre sa montre à l'heure

they gave him a month to put ou set things right — ils lui ont donné un mois pour tout arranger

to put ou set somebody right — détromper quelqu'un

7) Mathematics [angle] droit

at right angles to — à angle droit avec, perpendiculaire à

8) (colloq) GB ( emphatic)

he's a right idiot! — c'est un idiot fini!

it's a right mess — c'est un vrai gâchis

9) (colloq) GB ( ready) prêt
4.
adverb

1) ( of direction) à droite

to turn/look right — tourner/regarder à droite

they looked for him right, left and centre — (colloq) ils l'ont cherché partout

they are arresting people right, left and centre — (colloq) ils arrêtent les gens en masse

2) ( directly) droit, directement

it's right in front of you — c'est droit or juste devant toi

I'll be right back — je reviens tout de suite

the path goes right down to the river — le chemin conduit tout droit à la rivière

right before/after — juste avant/après

to walk right up to somebody — marcher droit vers quelqu'un

3) ( exactly)

right in the middle of the room — en plein milieu or au beau milieu de la pièce

right now — ( immediately) tout de suite; US ( at this point in time) en ce moment

I'm staying right here — je ne bougerai pas d'ici

right there — juste là

right on the river — juste au bord de la rivière

4) ( correctly) juste, comme il faut

you're not doing it right — tu ne fais pas ça comme il faut

to guess right — deviner juste

if I remember right — si je me souviens bien

5) ( completely) tout

right around the garden — tout autour du jardin

go right back to the beginning — revenez tout au début

right at the bottom — tout au fond

right at the top of the house — tout en haut de la maison

to read a book right through — lire un livre jusqu'au bout

she looked right through me — fig elle a fait semblant de ne pas me voir

to turn the central heating right up — mettre le chauffage central à fond

right up until the 1950s — jusque dans les années 50

we're right behind you! — nous vous soutenons totalement!

6) GB ( in titles)

the Right Honourable — le très honorable

the Right Honourable Gentleman — ( form of address in parliament) ≈ notre distingué collègue

7) ( very well) bon

right, let's have a look — bon, voyons ça
5.
transitive verb

1) ( restore to upright position) redresser

2) ( correct) réparer

to right a wrong — redresser un tort
6.
reflexive verb

to right oneself — [person] se redresser

to right itself — [ship, situation] se rétablir

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to see somebody (colloq) right — ( financially) dépanner (colloq) quelqu'un; ( in other ways) sortir quelqu'un d'affaire

right you are! — (colloq)

right-oh! — (colloq) GB d'accord!

right enough — (colloq) effectivement

by rights — normalement, en principe

to put something to rights — arranger quelque chose

English-French dictionary > right
14 run

1. [rʌn] n
I

1. 1) бег, пробег

at a run - бегом [см. тж. ♢ ]

to come up at a run - подбежать

to cross exposed areas at a run - воен. преодолевать открытые участки перебежками

on the run - а) на ходу, в движении; to be on the run all day - быть весь день в бегах; б) второпях; [см. тж. 2) и 3)]

to keep smb. on the run - а) не давать кому-л. остановиться; б) не давать кому-л. покоя

to break into a run - побежать, пуститься бегом

to make a run for it - а) броситься куда-л. со всех ног; б) сделать перебежку куда-л. (под пулями и т. п.)

he took a short run and cleared the fence - он разбежался и перепрыгнул через забор

there was no run left in me - я больше не мог /у меня больше не было сил/ бежать

2) бегство; беспорядочное отступление

to be on the run - поспешно отступать, бежать [см. тж. 1) и 3)]

we have the enemy on the run - мы обратили врага в бегство

to keep the enemy on the run - воен. не давать противнику закрепляться ( в ходе преследования)

3) побег; нахождение в бегах

the criminal was on the run - преступник был в бегах [см. тж. 1) и 2)]

he is on the run from the police - он скрывается /бегает/ от полиции

4) короткая прогулка (пешком, на лошади и т. п.); пробежка

to go for a run - а) пробежаться; б) проехаться (в автомобиле, на лошади и т. п.)

to go for a short run before breakfast - а) немного пробежаться /сделать небольшую пробежку/ перед завтраком; б) совершить небольшую (автомобильную, верховую и т. п.) прогулку перед завтраком

to give smb. a run - дать пробежаться

I was giving my dog a run in the park - я пустил свою собаку побегать в парке

2. короткая поездка

a run to Paris - кратковременная поездка в Париж

good run! - счастливого пути!

3. рейс, маршрут

ship's run - маршрут /рейс/ корабля

the boat was taken off its usual run - судно было снято со своего обычного рейса

the milkman has finished his run - разносчик молока всех обслужил

4. 1) переход

trial run - испытательный пробег [см. тж. II 1]

a day's run - день пути

it is a quick run from Glasgow - это недалеко от Глазго

it is a two hour's run from London - это находится в двух часах езды от Лондона

2) ж.-д. перегон, прогон

3) ав. полёт; перелёт

we had a good run - полёт проходил хорошо

5. 1) пройденное расстояние; отрезок пути

2) ж.-д. пробег (локомотива, вагона)

3) ав. отрезок трассы

6. ав. пробег ( при посадке); разбег ( при взлёте)

7. 1) тропа ( проложенная животными)

a buffalo run - буйволова тропа

2) колея ( след от транспорта)

8. период, отрезок ( времени), полоса

a run of success [of good luck] - полоса успеха [везения /удачи/]

a run of ill luck - несчастливая полоса, полоса невезения

a long run of power - долгое пребывание у власти

to have a long run - долго идти (на сцене)

the play had a short run - эта пьеса шла недолго

9. 1) направление

the run of the mountains is S.W. - горы тянутся на юго-запад

2) геол. направление рудной жилы

10. партия ( изделий)

11. тираж (книги и т. п.)

a run of three thousand (copies) - тираж в три тысячи (экземпляров)

12. спорт. ( в крикете и бейсболе)

1) единица счёта

2) перебежка

to make six runs - сделать шесть перебежек

3) очко за перебежку

13. 1) стадо ( животных)

2) стая ( птиц)

3) косяк ( рыбы)

14. карт. ряд, серия

a run of cards - карты одной масти, идущие подряд по достоинству; «стрит» ( в покере)

a run of three - три карты одной масти подряд

15. средний тип, сорт или разряд

the general run of smth. - что-л. обычное /среднее/

an ordinary run of cloth - обыкновенный /стандартный/ сорт ткани

the common /general, ordinary/ run of men - обыкновенные люди

out of the run - необыкновенный, из ряда вон выходящий, незаурядный

above the ordinary run of mankind - необыкновенный, незаурядный

not like the common run of girls - не такая, как все девушки

16. спрос

a run on rubber [on a book] - большой спрос на резину [на книгу]

to have a general run - пользоваться широким спросом

the book had a considerable run - книга пользовалась спросом; книга хорошо распродавалась

a run on the bank - ком. наплыв в банк требований о возвращении вкладов, массовое изъятие вкладов из банка

17. разг. разрешение, право пользоваться (чем-л.)

to have the run of smb.'s house - иметь право распоряжаться в чьём-л. доме

to give smb. the (free) run of one's house [books] - разрешить кому-л. (свободно, беспрепятственно) распоряжаться /пользоваться/ своим домом [своими книгами]

I had the run of a well-stocked library - в моём полном распоряжении оказалась богатая библиотека

18. 1) загон (для овец и т. п.)

2) вольер (для кур и т. п.)

3) австрал. пастбище, особ. овечье

4) австрал. скотоводческая ферма

19. амер. ручей, поток

20. 1) сильный прилив, приток (воды и т. п.)

2) амер. ток ( жидкости); истечение

the first run of the sugar maple - сок сахарного клёна первого сбора

21. уклон, трасса

22. обвал, оползень

23. труба, жёлоб, лоток ( для воды)

24. длина (провода, труб)

a 500 ft run of pipe - пятисотфутовый отрезок трубы; труба длиной в пятьсот футов

25. размер ( стиха)

26. 1) ход рыбы на нерест

2) нерестящаяся рыба

27. марш ( лестницы)

28. мор. кормовое заострение ( корпуса)

29. муз. рулада

II

1. ход, работа, действие (мотора, машины)

test /trial/ run - испытание (машины, оборудования и т. п.) [см. тж. I 4, 1)]

an experimental run to test the machinery - опытный /пробный/ запуск агрегата

2. течение, ход (событий и т. п.)

the run of the disease - ход /течение/ болезни

the usual /ordinary/ run of things - обычное положение вещей

the run of the market - ком. общая тенденция рыночных цен

3. демонстрирование, показ, просмотр (фильма, спектакля)

the first run of the film - премьера кинофильма, выпуск кинофильма на экран

4. провоз ( контрабанды)

5. ав. заход на цель (тж. bombing run)

to enter the run - начинать заход на цель

6. амер. спустившаяся петля ( на чулке)

7. серия ( измерений)

♢

at a run - подряд, один за другим [см. тж. I 1, 1)]

in the long run - в конце концов; в конечном счёте; в общем

to go with a run - ≅ идти как по маслу

to come down with a run - стремительно падать

prices [temperature] came down with a run - цены [температура] резко упали [упала]

to give smb. /to let smb. have/ a good run for his money - а) предоставить кому-л. все удовольствия на свете (обыкн. ирон.); б) заставить кого-л. побегать, поволноваться и т. п.

it's all in the day's run - это всё обычно, мы ко всему этому привыкли

the run of one's teeth - бесплатное питание (обыкн. за проделанную работу)
2. [rʌn] a
1. жидкий; расплавленный; растопленный

run butter - топлёное масло

2. вылитый в расплавленном состоянии; литой

run metal - литьё

3. отцеженный, отфильтрованный

run honey - чистый мёд ( отделённый от сот)

4. разг. контрабандный

5. нерестящийся

run fish - рыба, пришедшая в пресную воду на нерест

6. спец. мягкий

run coal - мягкий или сыпучий уголь; мягкий битуминозный уголь; рядовой уголь

7. диал. свернувшийся, скисший ( о молоке)
3. [rʌn] v (ran, run)
I

1. бежать, бегать

to run fast [slowly, as hard as one can, like a deer] — бегать быстро [медленно, изо всех сил, как олень]

to run a mile — пробежать милю [ср. тж. II А 6, 2)]

to run oneself out of breath — задохнуться от бега

to run up and down the stairs — бегать вверх и вниз по лестнице

to run upstairs — побежать наверх

to run down a hill — сбежать с холма

to run up and down the street — бегать взад и вперёд по улице

to run about the streets [the fields] — бегать /носиться/ по улицам [по полям]

to run across the street — перебежать (через) улицу

to run out of the room — выбегать из комнаты

to run at smb.'s heels — бежать рядом ( о собаке)

to run past smb. — пробежать мимо кого-л.

to run after smb. — а) бежать за кем-л.; run after him — беги за ним!, догони его!; б) ухаживать, «бегать» за кем-л.

to run after men — бегать за мужчинами

she is very much run after — за ней многие ухаживают

run after smth. — бежать за чем-л.

to run after a bus — бежать вдогонку за автобусом

to run for smb. — сбегать за кем-л.

run for the doctor! — беги за врачом!

to run to smb. for help — побежать к кому-л. за помощью

we ran to her aid — мы бросились к ней на помощь

she always runs to me in case of trouble — когда у неё неприятности, она всегда прибегает /обращается/ ко мне

I must run now — я должен уже бежать, мне пора (уходить)

2. гнать, подгонять

he ran me breathless /off my logs, off my feet/ — он меня совершенно загнал, он меня загнал до изнеможения

don't run me too fast — не гоните меня так быстро

to run cattle — гнать скот ( на пастбище)

3. убегать, спасаться бегством (тж. run away, run off)

to run from smb., smth. — убегать от кого-л., чего-л.

the enemy ran — враг обратился в бегство

to run for it — разг. удирать, спасаться, искать спасения в бегстве

to run for one's life /for dear life/ — разг. бежать /удирать/ изо всех сил

to run before the sea — мор. уходить от волны

to run out of range — воен. выходить за пределы досягаемости ( огня)

4. 1) двигаться, катиться, скользить

to run on rails — ходить /двигаться/ по рельсам

to run off the rails — а) сойти с рельсов (о поезде, трамвае); б) сбиться с пути (праведного); в) ≅ с катушек долой

to run past a signal — проскочить светофор

motor-cars run along ordinary roads — автомобили ездят по обычным дорогам

sledges run on snow — сани скользят по снегу

the ball ran past the hole — мяч покатился мимо лунки ( в гольфе)

the drawer doesn't run easily — ящик плохо выдвигается

the ship ran before the wind — а) корабль плыл с попутным ветром; б) мор. корабль шёл на фордевинд

life runs smoothly for her — её жизнь течёт гладко /спокойно/

2) амер. разг. катать в автомобиле (кого-л.)

5. 1) ходить, следовать, курсировать, плавать

to run from Moscow to St Petersburg — следовать из Москвы в Санкт-Петербург

to run every three minutes [daily] — ходить каждые три минуты [ежедневно]

to run behind schedule — опаздывать, отставать от расписания

to run on a regular service — совершать регулярные рейсы

the trains aren't running — поезда не ходят

the traffic runs day and night here — здесь круглосуточное движение

this bus runs between Chicago and New York — этот автобус курсирует между Чикаго и Нью-Йорком

to run straight for — мор. идти прямо в

to run off the course — мор. сбиваться с курса

to run in with the shore — мор. идти вдоль берега

2) двигаться, идти ( с определённой скоростью)

this train runs at 50 miles an hour — этот поезд делает /идёт со скоростью/ пятьдесят миль в час

we run from forty to fifty miles a day — мы проходим /делаем/ от сорока до пятидесяти миль в день

3) съездить (куда-л.) на короткий срок

to run up to town (for a day or two) — съездить в город (обыкн. в Лондон) (на день-два)

to run up and visit smb. — съездить к кому-л. погостить

she ran up from Dorking almost daily — она почти каждый день ездила из Доркинга (в Лондон)

to run down to the country — съездить в деревню /в провинцию/ (обыкн. из Лондона)

to run over to Paris — съездить (ненадолго) в Париж

4) ав. совершать пробег, разбег

5) ав. заходить на цель

6. 1) бежать, лететь, протекать ( о времени)

time runs fast — время бежит /летит/

his life had only a few hours to run — ему оставалось жить всего несколько часов

2) идти, происходить (о событиях и т. п.)

things must run their course — надо предоставить события их естественному ходу

the war was running its appointed course — война шла своим чередом

7. проноситься, мелькать

thoughts run in /through/ one's head [mind] — мысли мелькают /проносятся/ в голове [в уме]

this tune runs in my head — эта мелодия всё время звучит у меня в ушах

8. (быстро) распространяться

a rumour ran through the town — по городу разнёсся /распространился, пополз/ слух

the news ran like wildfire /like lightning/ — новость распространилась с молниеносной быстротой

a murmur ran through the ranks — ропот пробежал /прокатился/ по рядам

the fire ran through the building — огонь охватил всё здание

a cheer ran down the line — возгласы одобрения /крики ура/ прокатились по строю

a cold shiver ran down his spine — холодная дрожь пробежала у него по спине

the pain ran up his arm — он почувствовал острую боль в руке

I felt the blood running to my head — я почувствовал, как кровь ударила /бросилась/ мне в голову

9. 1) тянуться, простираться, расстилаться

to run north and south — тянуться /простираться/ на север и на юг

the road runs across the plain — дорога проходит по равнине

the road runs up the hill — дорога идёт в гору

a river that runs 200 miles — река протяжённостью в двести миль

under the hill ran a deep ravine — у подножия холма лежало глубокое ущелье

this line runs from... to... — этот маршрут проходит от... до..., эта линия соединяет...

new streets will run here — здесь будут новые улицы

down the centre ran a long table — в середине находился длинный стол

a scar runs across his cheek — у него шрам во всю щёку

2) ползти, виться ( о растениях)

a vine runs over the porch — крыльцо увито виноградом

a rambling rose ran all over the wall — роза оплетала всю стену

10. проводить, прокладывать

to run a fence round a house — обнести дом забором

to run boundary lines (on a map) — проводить границы (на карте)

to run a contour — обвести контур

to run a parallel (too far) — проводить (слишком далёкие) параллели

11. 1) быть действительным на определённый срок

this contract runs for seven years — этот контракт действителен на семь лет

this bill ran thirty days — этот вексель был сроком на 30 дней

this agreement has two years to run — это соглашение действительно ещё на два года

2) распространяться на определённую территорию, действовать на определённой территории

the King's laws do not run here — королевские законы на эту местность не распространяются

so far as British justice runs — там, где действует британское правосудие

3) иметь хождение ( о деньгах)

4) сопровождать в качестве непременного условия

a right-of-way that runs with the land — земля, через которую проходит полоса отчуждения (шоссе и т. п.)

12. 1) течь, литься, сочиться, струиться

to run with sweat — взмокнуть (от пота)

this river runs smoothly — эта река течёт плавно /спокойно/

rivers run into the sea — реки впадают в море

the water is running into the bath — вода льётся в ванну

wait till the water runs hot — подожди, пока не пойдёт горячая вода

blood runs in veins — кровь течёт по жилам

blood ran in torrents — кровь текла /лилась/ ручьём

till the blood ran — пока не потекла /не показалась/ кровь

tears ran down her cheeks — слёзы текли /катились/ по её щекам /лицу/

her eyes ran with tears — её глаза наполнились слезами; из её глаз потекли слёзы

the floor was running with water — пол был залит водой

the kettle is beginning to run — чайник закипает /льётся через край/

water ran off his raincoat — с его плаща стекала вода

the scolding ran off him like water off a duck's back — его ругают, а с него как с гуся вода

2) протекать, течь

this tap [barrel, pen] runs — этот кран [бочонок, эта ручка] течёт

his nose was running, he was running at the nose — у него текло из носу

his eyes run — у него слезятся /гноятся/ глаза

an ulcer that runs — кровоточащая язва

3) разливаться, расплываться

the wine ran (all) over the table — вино растеклось по (всему) столу

this ink does not run — эти чернила не расплываются

4) таять, течь

the ice-cream is beginning to run — мороженое начинает таять

the butter ran — масло растаяло

the candle ran — свеча оплыла

the wax melted and ran — воск растаял и оплыл

5) (into) сливаться, переходить (во что-л.)

to run into one — сливаться, объединяться воедино

to run into one another — переходить один в другой, сливаться в одно

the colours ran into one another — цвета переходили один в другой

days ran into weeks — из дней складывались недели

the rooms ran one into the other — комнаты были проходными

13. лить, наливать

to run water into a glass — налить воду в стакан

to run water into a bath-tub — наливать воду в ванну, напускать ванну

streets run blood — улицы были залиты кровью

14. 1) вращаться

a wheel [a spindle] runs — колесо [шпиндель] вращается

to run (up)on an axis — а) вращаться вокруг оси; б) вращаться на оси

2) (on, upon) касаться (какой-л. темы и т. п.)

his mind kept running on the problem — его мысли всё время вертелись вокруг этой проблемы; он всё время думал об этой проблеме

our talk /the conversation/ ran on recent events — мы всё время говорили /разговор шёл/ о недавних событиях

the whole argument runs on this point — этот момент является центральным в споре

3) (over) касаться, слегка дотрагиваться до (чего-л.)

her fingers ran over the keys of the piano — её пальцы пробежали по клавишам рояля

15. гласить

this clause runs — этот пункт гласит

her telegram runs — в её телеграмме говорится

the letter ran thus — в письме было изложено следующее

the story runs that (the bank will close) — говорят, что (банк закроется)

the proverb runs like this — вот как звучит эта пословица, эта пословица гласит

I forget how the poem runs — я не могу точно припомнить это стихотворение

16. проходить; преодолевать ( препятствие)

to run a blockade — прорывать блокаду

to run the guard — проходить незамеченным мимо часового

to run rapids — преодолевать пороги, проходить через пороги

17. линять

colour that does not run — нелинючая краска

18. амер., австрал. дразнить (кого-л.), приставать (к кому-л.), дёргать (кого-л.)

19. стр. покрывать штукатуркой

to run a moulding — вытягивать карниз шаблоном

II А

1. руководить (учреждением и т. п.); вести (дело, предприятие и т. п.)

to run a business — вести дело, управлять предприятием

to run a factory — управлять фабрикой, быть управляющим на фабрике

to run a theatre — руководить театром, быть директором театра

to run the external affairs of the state — руководить внешней политикой государства

to run the house (for smb.) — вести (чьё-л.) хозяйство

to run the show — разг. заправлять (чем-л.)

who is running the show? — разг. кто здесь главный?

he is run by his secretary — он под башмаком у своего секретаря

she runs the household — она ведёт хозяйство

it is being run as a commercial enterprise — это дело ведётся на коммерческой основе

2. 1) управлять ( автомобилем); водить (автобус и т. п.)

to run the engine — запускать двигатель /мотор/

I run this machine — я работаю на этой машине

to run a steamer — водить пароход

to run a ship to New York — вести корабль в Нью-Йорк

to run a car into a garage [off the road] — поставить автомобиль в гараж [съехать на обочину]

2) водить корабль без конвоя ( во время войны)

3. ставить ( опыт); производить ( испытания)

he will run this experiment — он поставит этот опыт

to run (the) trials — мор. а) производить ходовые испытания; б) проходить ходовые испытания

4. работать, действовать ( о машине)

to leave the engine running — не выключать мотора

the motor runs smoothly [very nice] — мотор работает ровно /спокойно/ [хорошо]

you mustn't let the machine run free /idle/ — ты не должен допускать, чтобы машина работала вхолостую /на холостом ходу/

an engine that runs at a very high speed — мотор, работающий на больших скоростях

5. 1) пускать ( линию); открывать (трассу, сообщение)

an express train runs between these cities — между этими городами ходит поезд /есть железнодорожное сообщение/

2) отправлять (автобусы и т. п.) на линию, по маршруту

to run a bus every three minutes — отправлять автобус через каждые три минуты

to run extra trains during the rush hours — пускать дополнительные поезда в часы пик

6. 1) проводить (соревнования, бега, скачки; тж. run off)

the Derby was run in a snowstorm — дерби проводилось во время снегопада

we are running a competition to find new dancers — мы проводим конкурс, чтобы выявить новых танцоров

2) участвовать (в соревнованиях, в беге, в скачках)

to run (in) a race — участвовать в соревнованиях по бегу или в скачках

to run (a race over) a mile — участвовать в беге на одну милю [ср. тж. I 1]

the cup will be run for tomorrow — завтра будут проводиться соревнования на кубок

3) занимать место (в соревнованиях и т. п.)

to run second [third] — прийти вторым [третьим]

my horse ran last — моя лошадь пришла последней /заняла последнее место/

also ran — также участвовала (в соревнованиях и т. п. — о лошадях), но не заняла призового места [см. тж. ♢ ]

7. 1) демонстрировать, показывать (пьесу, фильм)

we ran this play six times — мы показали эту пьесу 6 раз

2) идти (о пьесе, фильме)

the play has been running for a year — эта пьеса идёт (уже) год

the film runs for nearly 21/2 hours — фильм идёт почти два с половиной часа

8. 1) перевозить, транспортировать ( груз)

to run a cargo of coffee — перевозить груз кофе

to run smb. into London — отвезти кого-л. в Лондон

2) провозить контрабандой

to run liquor [drugs, arms] — нелегально /контрабандой/ провозить спиртные напитки [наркотики, оружие]

9. 1) преследовать, травить (зверя и т. п.)

to run a stag — преследовать оленя

to run a fox five miles — гнать лису 5 миль

to run a scent — идти по следу

to run to earth — а) загнать в нору; б) скрыться в нору; в) выследить; найти, обнаружить; настигнуть; I was run to earth by Ben — Бен еле-еле разыскал меня; to run a quarry to earth — настичь, жертву; г) спрятаться, притаиться

he ran the rumour to its source — он докопался до источника этого слуха

2) преследовать ( по суду)

10. подвергаться (риску, опасности)

to run risks /hazards, chances/ — рисковать

you run no risk of meeting him — тебе не грозит опасность встретить его

we ran a chance of getting no dinner — мы могли /нам грозило, мы рисковали/ остаться без обеда

you run the danger of being suspected of theft — есть опасность, что вас заподозрят в краже

11. печатать, опубликовывать, помещать (в газете, журнале)

to run a story on the third page — помещать /давать/ рассказ на третьей странице

12. 1) баллотироваться ( на пост)

to run in an election — баллотироваться на выборах

to run for parliament [for office, for president] — баллотироваться в парламент [на (какую-л.) должность, на пост президента]

2) выставлять ( кандидатуру)

to run a candidate — выставлять /выдвигать/ кандидата

who(m) will the Republicans run against the Democratic candidate? — кого выставят республиканцы против кандидата (от) демократической партии?

13. выполнять ( поручение)

to run errands — а) выполнять поручения; б) быть на посылках, на побегушках

to run messages — быть посыльным, разносить телеграммы и т. п.

14. болтать; распускать ( язык)

how your tongue runs — как ты (много) болтаешь

15. спускаться ( о петле)

silk stockings run — на шёлковых чулках спускаются петли

her stocking ran — у неё на чулке спустилась петля

16. смётывать (платье и т. п.); сшить на скорую руку (тж. to run up)

17. идти ( на нерест)

the salmon runs every year — сёмга нерестится каждый год

18. 1) плавить ( металл)

2) лить, отливать ( металл)

19. отставать ( о коре деревьев)

20. ударить ( по шару), покатить ( шар — в биллиарде)

21. диал.

1) скисать, свёртываться ( о молоке)

2) квасить, приводить к свёртыванию ( молоко)

II Б

1. to run across smb., smth. случайно встретить кого-л., что-л., случайно встретиться с кем-л., чем-л.; натолкнуться на кого-л., что-л.

I ran across him in the street — я случайно встретился /столкнулся/ с ним на улице

I ran across this quotation in a dictionary — эта цитата попалась мне в словаре

2. to run against smth. наталкиваться, налетать, наскакивать на что-л., сталкиваться с чем-л.

to run against a rock — наскочить на скалу, удариться о скалу

to run (up) against difficulties — столкнуться с трудностями

this runs against my interests — это идёт вразрез с моими интересами

3. to run against smb. идти, действовать, выступать против кого-л.

the statute runs against him — закон против него

4. to run smth. against smth. столкнуть что-л. с чем-л.; стукнуть что-л. обо что-л.

to run one's head against a wall — а) стукнуться головой о стену; б) прошибать лбом стену

5. to run smb., smth. against smb. выдвигать кого-л., что-л. против кого-л.

6. to run at smb., smth. нападать, набрасываться, накидываться на кого-л., что-л.

to run at smth. with a knife — броситься на кого-л. с ножом

to run at the railings — налететь на ограду

she ran at Laurie and gave him a squeeze — она бросилась к Лори и обняла его

7. to run into smth.

1) налетать, наскакивать, наталкиваться на что-л., сталкиваться с чем-л.

to run into a wall [into a tree, into a boulder] — налететь на стену [на дерево, на камень]

to run into a gale — мор. попасть в шторм

climbing higher, we ran into thick mist — поднявшись выше, мы попали в густой туман /оказались в густом тумане/

2) попадать в какое-л. положение

to run into debt — залезть в долги

to run into danger [into mischief, into trouble] — попасть в опасное положение [в беду]

we ran into a surprise — нас ожидал сюрприз

we expect to run into a few snags before the machine is ready for production — вполне возможно, что прежде чем машина будет готова к запуску в производство, в ней обнаружатся некоторые недоделки

3) достигать определённого количества, исчисляться определённой суммой

to run into thousands — исчисляться тысячами

the damages ran into thousands — компенсация за убытки исчислялась тысячами /достигала нескольких тысяч/ (фунтов)

the book ran into six editions — книга выдержала шесть изданий

the ship runs into so many tons displacement — мор. корабль имеет водоизмещение, достигающее стольких-то тонн

8. to run into smb. случайно встретить кого-л., столкнуться с кем-л.

to run into an old friend — случайно встретить старого друга

to run slap into smb. — разг. налететь на кого-л., столкнуться лицом к лицу с кем-л.

9. to run smth., smb. into smth.

1) втыкать, вгонять, вонзать что-л. во что-л.

to run a splinter into one's finger — загнать занозу в палец

2) вводить, ставить; кого-л. в что-л.

to run smb. into expense — ввести кого-л. в расход

to run smb. into difficulties — поставить кого-л. в трудное положение

10. to run smth., smb. into smth., smb. столкнуть что-л., кого-л. с чем-л., кем-л.; заставить что-л., кого-л. налететь, наскочить, натолкнуться на что-л., на кого-л.

they ran him into the barb-wire fence — они загнали его на забор из колючей проволоки

he lost control of the car and ran it into a lamp-post — он потерял управление и врезался в фонарный столб

he ran me into a cop — из-за него я нарвался на полицейского

11. to run on smth. = to run upon smth.

12. to run out of smth. истощать запас чего-л.; иссякать (о запасах и т. п.)

we've run out of typing paper — у нас кончилась бумага для машинки

to run out of ammunition — воен. израсходовать боеприпасы

to run out of altitude — ав. терять высоту полёта

13. to run smth. over smth., smb. проводить чем-л. по чему-л., кому-л.

to run an iron over a cloth — провести утюгом по скатерти

to run one's hand [fingers] (down [up]) over his face [her] — провести рукой [пальцами] (вниз [вверх]) по его лицу [по ней]

to run an eye over smth., smb. — окинуть взглядом, бегло осмотреть что-л., кого-л.

he ran a rapid eye over the papers — он бросил быстрый взгляд на бумаги /газеты/, он быстро пробежал глазами бумаги /газеты/

14. to run smth. through smth. продевать, пропускать что-л. через что-л.

to run a thread through an eyelet — продеть нитку в ушко /в петлю/

to run one's fingers [a comb] through one's [smb.'s] hair — провести пальцами [расчёской] по своим [по чьим-л.] волосам

to run a pen [a pencil] through smth. — зачеркнуть /прочеркнуть, перечеркнуть/ что-л. ручкой [карандашом]

15. to run smth. through smb., to run smb. through with smth. пронзать, прокалывать кого-л. чем-л.

to run a sword through smb., to run smb. through with a sword — проколоть /проткнуть, пронзить/ кого-л. шпагой

16. to run through smth.

1) бегло прочитывать /просматривать/ что-л.

to run through the text [papers] — бегло /быстро/ просмотреть текст /бумаги/

2) разг. повторять (особ. вкратце)

I'll just run through the main points of the subject — разрешите вкратце напомнить главные разделы этой темы

would you mind running through your proposals? — пожалуйста, перечислите вкратце ваши предложения

3) репетировать

I'd like to run you through that scene you have with Ophelia — я бы хотел повторить вашу сцену с Офелией

4) тратить

to run through money /fortune/ — промотать деньги /состояние/

17. to run over smth.

1) бегло просматривать, пробегать (что-л. глазами)

to run over a text [one's part, the names] — просматривать текст [свою роль, список имён]

2) повторять

to run over one's part — повторить свою роль

we shall run it over together — мы повторим это вместе

3) репетировать; прослушивать актёра, читающего роль

just run over my lines with me before the rehearsal begins — пожалуйста, послушайте мою роль, пока ещё не началась репетиция (всей пьесы)

18. to run to smth.

1) тяготеть к чему-л., иметь склонность к чему-л.

to run to fat — а) быть предрасположенным к полноте; б) разг. толстеть, жиреть; в) превращаться в жир

to run to sentiment — а) быть склонным к сентиментальности; б) быть сентиментальным

to run to extremes — впадать в крайность

to run to any length /to anything/ — пойти на что угодно

to run to forgery — пойти на подделку (подписи, документов)

it won't run to that — до этого не дойдёт

they run to big noses in that family — в этом семействе много носатых

2) достигать (суммы, цифры)

the increase may run to ten thousand pounds — увеличение может достигнуть суммы в десять тысяч фунтов

that will run to a pretty penny — это влетит /встанет/ в копеечку

the book runs to over 300 pages — в книге более трёхсот страниц

3) хватать, быть достаточным

the money won't run to a car — этих денег не хватит на машину

our fund won't run to a summer holiday — наших денег не хватит на летний отдых

I can't run to that — я не могу себе этого позволить

19. to run (up)on smth. неожиданно, внезапно встретиться с чем-л., натолкнуться, наскочить на что-л.

to run (up)on a rock — наскочить на скалу

to run (up)on rocks — а) потерпеть крушение; б) натолкнуться на непреодолимые препятствия

to run on a mine — мор. наскочить на мину

20. to run smth. (up)on smth. натолкнуть на что-л., заставить наехать на что-л.

to run a ship (up)on a reef — посадить корабль на рифы

21. to run smb. up /over, down/ to some place отвезти кого-л. куда-л.

to run smb. up to town — отвезти кого-л. в город (обыкн. в Лондон)

I could run you down to Dorking — я мог бы отвезти вас в Доркинг

22. to run with smb. преим. амер. общаться с кем-л.; водить компанию с кем-л.

he ran with a wild crowd when he was young — в молодости он водил дружбу с гуляками

a ram running with ewes — баран, пасущийся с овечками

23. to run counter to smth. противоречить, идти вразрез с чем-л.

the situation runs counter to ordinary logic — эта ситуация несовместима с простой логикой

III А

как глагол-связка в составном именном сказуемом

1. становиться, делаться

to run cold — похолодеть

his blood ran cold — у него кровь застыла в жилах

to run dry — а) высыхать; the river ran dry — река высохла /пересохла/; б) выдыхаться, иссякать

my imagination ran dry — моё воображение истощилось, моя фантазия иссякла

to run high — а) подниматься ( о приливе); б) волноваться ( о море); the sea runs high — море волнуется; в) разгораться ( о страстях); passions /feelings/ ran high — страсти разгорались /бушевали/; г) возрастать ( о ценах)

the tide is running strong — вода быстро прибывает, прилив быстро поднимается

to run low — а) понижаться, опускаться; б) истощаться, иссякать, быть на исходе; кончаться

supplies ran low — запасы были на исходе /кончались/

his funds [stores] are running low — его фонды [запасы] подходят к концу

to run short — истощаться, подходить к концу

drinking water was running short — питьевая вода подходила к концу

I have run short of money, my money has run short — у меня кончились деньги, мне не хватило денег

we are running short of time — у нас остаётся мало времени

to run hot — нагреваться

to run mad — сходить с ума

to run wild — а) бурно разрастаться; the garden is running wild — сад зарастает; б) расти без присмотра; не получить образования; в) разойтись, разыграться; his imagination ran wild — его воображение разыгралось; г) не знать удержу, пуститься во все тяжкие

2. быть, являться

the apples [pears] run large /big/ this year — в этом году яблоки [груши] крупные

trout run to a good size — форель бывает крупная

they run in all shapes — они бывают разной формы /всех видов, всякие, разные/

prices run from ten shillings to a pound — цены колеблются от десяти шиллингов до одного фунта

to run in the blood /in the family/ — быть наследственным

it runs in his blood — это у него в крови

courage [the collecting spirit, fondness for music] runs in the family — храбрость [страсть к коллекционированию, любовь к музыке] — это у них семейное

3. иметь

to run (a) temperature — иметь (высокую) температуру

I think I am running a temperature — мне кажется, что у меня (поднимается) температура

to run a fever — лихорадить

he always runs a fever if he gets his feet wet — его всегда лихорадит, если он промочит ноги

♢

an also ran — неудачник [см. тж. II А 6, 3)]

to run the streets — быть беспризорником

to run riot см. riot I ♢

her report runs on different lines — её доклад построен по-другому

to run the show — распоряжаться; быть во главе; ≅ командовать парадом

to run false — идти наперерез ( при охоте на зверя)

to run smth. close — быть почти равным (по качеству и т. п.)

to run smb. close — а) быть чьим-л. опасным соперником; б) быть почти равным кому-л.

to run to cover — уйти от /избежать/ опасности; принять меры предосторожности

to cut and run — убегать; удирать, спасаться бегством; бежать со всех ног; улепётывать

to run foul (of) — а) мор. столкнуться ( с другим судном); б) ист. брать на абордаж; в) поссориться; вступить в конфликт

they ran foul of the law — они оказались в неладах с законом

to run oneself [smb.] into the ground — измотать себя [кого-л.]; совершенно измочалить себя (работой, спортом и т. п.)

to run smb. ragged см. ragged ♢

to run to seed см. seed I ♢

to run a mile (from) — бегать от кого-л.; изо всех сил избегать кого-л.

he was a bore whom everyone ran a mile from — он был занудой, от которого все старались избавиться

to run it /things/ fine — иметь в обрез (времени, денег)

to run out of steam см. steam I 3

to run rings round см. ring1 I ♢

to run before the hounds — забегать вперед, опережать события

to run the wrong hare — просчитаться, ошибиться в расчётах; пойти по ложному следу

to run aground — мор. а) сесть или посадить на мель; to run a ship aground — посадить корабль на мель; б) выбрасываться на берег

to run ashore — мор. выбрасываться на берег; приткнуться к берегу

to run a line [a rope] ashore — передать /бросить/ конец [трос] на берег

to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds — посл. ≅ служить и нашим и вашим; вести двойную игру

he who runs may read — посл. всякий поймёт, всякому доступно /понятно/ (о чём-л. лёгком, доступном для понимания)

НБАРС > run
15 IT

it [ɪt]

pronoun

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► When it is used with a preposition, eg above it, in it, of it, look up the other word.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

   a. (masculine subject) il ; (feminine subject) elle

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► If it stands for a noun which is masculine in French, use il. Use elle if the French noun is feminine.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• where's the sugar? -- it's on the table où est le sucre ? -- il est sur la table

• our TV is old but it works notre télévision est vieille mais elle marche

• don't have the soup, it's awful ne prends pas la soupe, elle est dégoûtante

• you can't have that room, it's mine tu ne peux pas avoir cette chambre, c'est la mienne

• this picture isn't a Picasso, it's a fake ce (tableau) n'est pas un vrai Picasso, c'est un faux

   b. (masculine object) le ; (feminine object) la ; (before vowel or silent "h") l'

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► The French pronoun precedes the verb, except in positive commands.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• there's a croissant left, do you want it? il reste un croissant, tu le veux ?

• she dropped the earring and couldn't find it elle a laissé tomber la boucle d'oreille et n'a pas réussi à la retrouver

• he borrowed lots of money and never paid it back il a emprunté beaucoup d'argent et ne l'a jamais remboursé

• the sauce is delicious, taste it! cette sauce est délicieuse, goûte-la !

   c. (indirect object) lui

• she let the dog in and gave it a drink elle a laissé entrer le chien et lui a donné à boire

   d. (unspecific) ce

• what is it? [thing] qu'est-ce que c'est ?

• who is it? qui est-ce ? ; (at the door) qui est là ?

• it's no use ça ne sert à rien

• it's poor countries who suffer most ce sont les pays pauvres qui en souffrent le plus

• it was your father who phoned c'est ton père qui a téléphoné

• she really thinks she's it (inf) elle se prend vraiment pour le nombril du monde (inf)

► that's it! (approval, agreement) c'est ça ! ; (achievement, dismay) ça y est ! ; (anger) ça suffit !

► it's + adjective + to

• it's hard to understand c'est difficile à comprendre

• it's easy to understand this point of view ce point de vue est facile à comprendre

• it's annoying to think we didn't need to pay so much on n'aurait pas eu besoin de payer autant, c'est agaçant

   e. (weather, time, date) it's hot today il fait chaud aujourd'hui

• it's 3 o'clock il est 3 heures

• it's Wednesday 16 October nous sommes (le) mercredi 16 octobre

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noun: abrév information technology

English-French dictionary > IT
16 it

it [ɪt]

pronoun

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► When it is used with a preposition, eg above it, in it, of it, look up the other word.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

   a. (masculine subject) il ; (feminine subject) elle

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► If it stands for a noun which is masculine in French, use il. Use elle if the French noun is feminine.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• where's the sugar? -- it's on the table où est le sucre ? -- il est sur la table

• our TV is old but it works notre télévision est vieille mais elle marche

• don't have the soup, it's awful ne prends pas la soupe, elle est dégoûtante

• you can't have that room, it's mine tu ne peux pas avoir cette chambre, c'est la mienne

• this picture isn't a Picasso, it's a fake ce (tableau) n'est pas un vrai Picasso, c'est un faux

   b. (masculine object) le ; (feminine object) la ; (before vowel or silent "h") l'

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

► The French pronoun precedes the verb, except in positive commands.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

• there's a croissant left, do you want it? il reste un croissant, tu le veux ?

• she dropped the earring and couldn't find it elle a laissé tomber la boucle d'oreille et n'a pas réussi à la retrouver

• he borrowed lots of money and never paid it back il a emprunté beaucoup d'argent et ne l'a jamais remboursé

• the sauce is delicious, taste it! cette sauce est délicieuse, goûte-la !

   c. (indirect object) lui

• she let the dog in and gave it a drink elle a laissé entrer le chien et lui a donné à boire

   d. (unspecific) ce

• what is it? [thing] qu'est-ce que c'est ?

• who is it? qui est-ce ? ; (at the door) qui est là ?

• it's no use ça ne sert à rien

• it's poor countries who suffer most ce sont les pays pauvres qui en souffrent le plus

• it was your father who phoned c'est ton père qui a téléphoné

• she really thinks she's it (inf) elle se prend vraiment pour le nombril du monde (inf)

► that's it! (approval, agreement) c'est ça ! ; (achievement, dismay) ça y est ! ; (anger) ça suffit !

► it's + adjective + to

• it's hard to understand c'est difficile à comprendre

• it's easy to understand this point of view ce point de vue est facile à comprendre

• it's annoying to think we didn't need to pay so much on n'aurait pas eu besoin de payer autant, c'est agaçant

   e. (weather, time, date) it's hot today il fait chaud aujourd'hui

• it's 3 o'clock il est 3 heures

• it's Wednesday 16 October nous sommes (le) mercredi 16 octobre

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[ɪt]
pronoun

1) ( in questions)

who is it? — qui est-ce?, qui c'est? (colloq)

it's me — c'est moi

where is it? — ( of object) où est-il/elle?; ( of place) où est-ce?, où est-ce que c'est?, c'est où? (colloq)

what is it? — (of object, noise etc) qu'est-ce que c'est?, c'est quoi? (colloq); (what's happening?) qu'est-ce qui se passe?; (what is the matter?) qu'est-ce qu'il y a?

how was it? — comment cela s'est-il passé?, ça s'est passé comment? (colloq)

2) Games

you're it! — c'est toi le chat!

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I didn't have it in me to refuse — je n'ai pas eu le cœur de refuser

the worst of it is that — ce qu'il y a de pire là-dedans c'est que

that's it! — ( in triumph) voilà!, ça y est!; ( in anger) ça suffit!

English-French dictionary > it
17 emphasis

noun

, pl. emphases

1) (in speech etc.) Betonung, die

the emphasis is on something — die Betonung liegt auf etwas (Dat.)

lay or put emphasis on something — etwas betonen

2) (intensity) Nachdruck, der

with emphasis — nachdrücklich

3) (importance attached) Gewicht, das

lay or put [considerable] emphasis on something — [großes] Gewicht auf etwas (Akk.) legen

the emphasis has shifted — der Akzent hat sich verlagert

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['emfəsis]
plural - emphases; noun

1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) die Betonung

2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) der Nachdruck

3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) das Gewicht

•

- academic.ru/24044/emphasize">emphasize
- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically
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em·pha·sis

<pl -ses>

[ˈem(p)fəsɪs]

n

1. (importance) Betonung f, Bedeutung f, Schwerpunkt m

to lay [or place] [great] \emphasis on sth [großen] Wert [o [großes] Gewicht] auf etw akk legen, etw [sehr] betonen

to shift the \emphasis [onto sth] den Schwerpunkt [auf etw akk] verlagern

to place [far] greater \emphasis on sth etw stärker akzentuieren, einen stärkeren Akzent auf etw akk legen

2. LING (accent) Betonung f, Akzent m

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['emfəsɪs]
n

1) (= vocal stress) Betonung f

the emphasis is on the first syllable — die Betonung or der Ton liegt auf der ersten Silbe

to lay or put emphasis on a word — ein Wort betonen

to say sth with emphasis — etw mit Nachdruck or nachdrücklich betonen

2) (= importance) Betonung f, (Schwer)gewicht nt

to lay emphasis or place or put the emphasis on sth — etw betonen

to lay emphasis or place or put the emphasis on doing sth —

this year the emphasis is on femininity — dieses Jahr liegt der Akzent or die Betonung auf Weiblichkeit

there is too much emphasis on research — die Forschung steht zu sehr im Vordergrund

a change of emphasis — eine Akzentverschiebung

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emphasis [ˈemfəsıs] pl -ses [-siːz] s

1. Betonung f:

a) LING Ton m, Akzent m ( beide:

on auf dat)

b) RHET Emphase f, Hervorhebung f

2. fig Betonung f:

a) Gewicht n, Schwerpunkt m

b) Nachdruck m:

lay ( oder place, put) emphasis on → emphasize;

give emphasis to sth einer Sache Nachdruck verleihen;

the emphasis of the reform was on discipline der Nachdruck oder der Schwerpunkt oder das Schwergewicht der Reform lag auf Disziplin;

with emphasis nachdrücklich, mit Nachdruck;

he spoke with special emphasis on er legte in seiner Rede besonderen Nachdruck auf (akk)

3. MAL etc Deutlichkeit f, Schärfe f:

the sunlight gave emphasis to the shape of the mountain das Sonnenlicht hob die Konturen des Berges hervor

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noun

, pl. emphases

1) (in speech etc.) Betonung, die

the emphasis is on something — die Betonung liegt auf etwas (Dat.)

lay or put emphasis on something — etwas betonen

2) (intensity) Nachdruck, der

with emphasis — nachdrücklich

3) (importance attached) Gewicht, das

lay or put [considerable] emphasis on something — [großes] Gewicht auf etwas (Akk.) legen

the emphasis has shifted — der Akzent hat sich verlagert

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n.

Betonung -en f.

Nachdruck m.

Schwerpunkt m.

English-german dictionary > emphasis
18 rule

1. noun
1) (principle) Regel, die

the rules of the game — (lit. or fig.) die Spielregeln

stick to or play by the rules — (lit. or fig.) sich an die Spielregeln halten

rules and regulations — Regeln und Vorschriften

be against the rules — regelwidrig sein; (fig.) gegen die Spielregeln verstoßen

as a rule — in der Regel

rule of thumb — Faustregel, die

2) (custom) Regel, die

the rule of the house is that... — in diesem Haus ist es üblich, dass...

3) no pl. (government) Herrschaft, die ( over über + Akk.)

the rule of law — die Autorität des Gesetzes

4) (graduated measure) Maß, das; (tape) Bandmaß, das; (folding) Zollstock, der
2. transitive verb
1) (control) beherrschen

2) (be the ruler of) regieren; [Monarch, Diktator usw.:] herrschen über (+ Akk.)

rule the roost [in the house] — Herr im Hause sein

3) (give as decision) entscheiden

rule a motion out of order — einen Antrag nicht zulassen

4) (draw) ziehen [Linie]; (draw lines on) linieren [Papier]
3. intransitive verb
1) (govern) herrschen

2) (decide, declare formally) entscheiden ( against gegen; in favour of für)

rule on a matter — in einer Sache entscheiden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91129/rule_off">rule off

- rule out

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[ru:l] 1. noun
1) (government: under foreign rule.) die Herrschaft

2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) die Ordnung

3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) die Regel

4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) die Regel

5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) das Lineal
2. verb
1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) regieren

2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) entscheiden

3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) ziehen

•

- ruled
- ruler
- ruling 3. noun
(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) die Entscheidung

- as a rule
- rule off
- rule out
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rule

[ru:l]

I. n

1. (instruction) Regel f

where in the \rules does it say that? wo steht das?

those are the \rules so sind nun mal die Regeln

this is a club \rule das ist im Klub hier so üblich

it is a \rule that... es ist eine Regel, dass...

company \rule Betriebsvorschriften pl

\rules and regulations Regeln und Bestimmungen

set of \rules Regeln pl

traffic \rules Verkehrsregeln pl

\rules pl of procedure LAW Geschäftsordnung f

\rule of mixtures CHEM Mischungsregel f

\rule of three MATH Dreisatz m

to bend [or stretch] the \rules die Regeln beugen

to break a \rule eine Regel brechen

to follow [or obey] [or ( form) observe] a \rule eine Regel befolgen [o einhalten]

to know the \rules of a game die Spielregeln kennen

to play [or go] [or do things] by the \rules sich akk an die Spielregeln halten

according to the \rules nach den Regeln, den Regeln entsprechend

to be against the \rules gegen die Regeln verstoßen

2. no pl (control) Herrschaft f

the \rule of law die Rechtsstaatlichkeit

one-party \rule Einparteienherrschaft f

the period of Fascist \rule die faschistische Herrschaft

3. ( form or dated: measuring device) Lineal nt

4. (condition) Regel f

\rule of 72 72er Regel

5. (line) Linie f

6. LAW (court decision) gerichtliche Entscheidung

7.

▶ as a [general] \rule normalerweise, in der Regel

▶ to be the \rule die Regel sein

▶ to make sth a \rule etw zur Regel machen

▶ to run the \rule over sth überprüfen, ob etw in Ordnung ist

▶ \rule of thumb Faustregel f; see also exception

II. vt

1. (govern)

▪ to \rule sth/sb etw/jdn regieren

to \rule a country with a rod of iron ein Land mit eiserner Faust regieren

2. (control)

▪ to \rule sth etw beherrschen

she \rules her household with an iron hand sie führt ihren Haushalt mit eiserner Hand

to \rule sb's thinking jds Denken beherrschen

3. (draw)

to \rule a line eine Linie ziehen

4. (decide)

▪ to \rule sth (to give an official decision) etw entscheiden [o anordnen] [o bestimmen]

▪ to \rule that... entscheiden, dass...

the courts have \ruled his brave action [to be] illegal die Gerichte entschieden, dass seine mutige Tat illegal war

5.

▶ to \rule the roost der Herr im Haus sein, die Hosen anhaben hum fam

III. vi

1. (control) herrschen; king, queen regieren

2. LAW

▪ to \rule on sth in etw dat entscheiden

only the appeal court can \rule on this point nur das Berufungsgericht kann in diesem Punkt entscheiden

to \rule for [or in favour of] /against sb zu Gunsten von jdm/gegen jdn entscheiden

3. ECON (be current) gelten

4.

▶ he \rules, OK! BRIT, AUS ( hum fam) er ist der Größte!

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[ruːl]
1. n

1) (= regulation) Regel f; (SPORT, CARDS) (Spiel)regel f; (ADMIN) Vorschrift f, Bestimmung f

the rules of the game (lit, fig) — die Spielregeln

to play by the rules (lit, fig) — die Spielregeln einhalten

to bend or stretch the rules — es mit den Regeln/Vorschriften nicht so genau nehmen

running is against the rules, it's against the rules to run — Rennen ist nicht erlaubt

rules and regulations — Regeln und Bestimmungen

it's a rule that... —

that's the rule of the road (Mot) the Franciscan rule — das ist im Straßenverkehr üblich die Regeln des Franziskanerordens

to work to rule — Dienst nach Vorschrift machen

to do sth by rule — etw vorschriftsmäßig tun

the rule of three (Math) — der Dreisatz

as a rule of thumb — als Faustregel

rule book — Regelheft nt, Vorschriftenbuch nt

to throw the rule book at sb (fig) — jdn wegen jeder Kleinigkeit drankriegen (inf)

2) (= custom) Regel f

I make it a rule to get up early — ich habe es mir zur Regel gemacht, früh aufzustehen

as a (general) rule —

ties are the rule at the office — Krawatten sind im Büro die Regel

violence is the rule rather than the exception — Gewalt ist eher (die) Regel als (die) Ausnahme

3) (= authority, reign) Herrschaft f; (= period) Regierungszeit f

the rule of law — die Rechtsstaatlichkeit

4) (for measuring) Metermaß nt, Maßstab m

a foot rule (1 foot long) (showing feet) — ein (30 cm langes) Lineal ein Maßstab m mit Fußeinteilung

folding rule — Zollstock m

See:

→ slide rule

2. vt

1) (= govern) beherrschen, regieren; (individual) beherrschen, herrschen über (+acc); (fig) passions, emotion beherrschen, zügeln; person beherrschen

to rule the roost (fig) — Herr im Haus sein (inf)

to be ruled by emotions —

if you would only be ruled by what I say — wenn du nur auf mich hören würdest

I won't be ruled by what he wants — ich richte mich nicht nach seinen Wünschen

he let his heart rule his head — er ließ sich von seinem Herzen und nicht von seinem Verstand leiten

2) (JUR, SPORT, ADMIN: give decision) entscheiden

his question was ruled out of order —

the judge ruled the defence out of order (Jur) — der Richter rügte die Verteidigung

3) (= draw lines on) paper linieren; (= draw) line, margin ziehen

ruled paper — liniertes Papier

3. vi

1) (lit, fig: reign) herrschen (over über +acc), regieren (
over +acc)
2) (FIN: prices) notieren

the prices ruling in London — die in London notierten Preise

3) (JUR) entscheiden (against gegen, in favour of für, on in +dat)

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rule [ruːl]

A s

1. Regel f, Normalfall m, (das) Übliche:

as a rule in der Regel, normalerweise;

as is the rule wie es allgemein üblich ist, wie gewöhnlich;

become the rule zur Regel werden;

make it a rule to do sth es sich zur Regel machen, etwas zu tun;

my rule is ( oder it is a rule with me) to do sth ich habe es mir zur Regel gemacht, etwas zu tun;

by all the rules eigentlich; → exception 1

2. SPORT etc (Spiel)Regel f (auch fig), Richtschnur f, Grundsatz m:

against the rules regelwidrig, gegen die Regeln;

rules of action ( oder conduct) Verhaltensmaßregeln, Richtlinien;

rule of thumb Faustregel;

by rule of thumb über den Daumen gepeilt umg;

serve as a rule als Richtschnur oder Maßstab dienen

3. JUR etc

a) Vorschrift f, (gesetzliche) Bestimmung, Norm f

b) (gerichtliche) Entscheidung

c) Rechtsgrundsatz m:

by rule, according to rule laut Vorschrift;

rules of the air Luftverkehrsregeln;

rule of the road Verkehrsregeln pl; → work B 1

4. pl (Geschäfts-, Gerichts- etc) Ordnung f:

(standing) rules of procedure

a) Verfahrensordnung,

b) Geschäftsordnung

5. auch standing rule Satzung f:

against the rules satzungswidrig;

the rules (and bylaws) die Satzungen, die Statuten

6. WIRTSCH Usance f, Handelsbrauch m

7. MATH Regel f, Rechnungsart f:

rule of trial and error Regula f falsi (Methode zur näherungsweisen Bestimmung der Nullstelle einer Funktion);

rule of proportion, rule of three Regeldetri f, Dreisatz m;

rule of sums Summenregel

8. REL (Ordens) Regel f

9. Herrschaft f, Regierung f:

during (under) the rule of während (unter) der Regierung (gen);

rule of law Rechtsstaatlichkeit f

10. a) Lineal n, Maßstab m

b) Zollstock m: → slide rule

11. TECH

a) Richtscheit n

b) Winkel(eisen) m(n), -maß n

12. TYPO

a) (Messing) Linie f:

rule case Linienkasten m

b) Kolumnenmaß n (Satzspiegel)

c) Br Strich m:

em rule Gedankenstrich;

en rule Halbgeviert n

13. the Rules pl Br HIST Gebiet in der Nähe einiger Gefängnisse, in dem sich Gefangene gegen Kaution aufhalten konnten

B v/t

1. ein Land etc, auch fig ein Gefühl etc beherrschen, herrschen oder Gewalt haben über (akk), regieren:

rule the roost fig das Regiment führen, Herr im Haus sein;

rule o.s. sich beherrschen

2. lenken, leiten:

be ruled by sich leiten lassen von

3. fig (vor)herrschen in (dat)

4. anordnen, verfügen, bestimmen, entscheiden ( alle:

that dass):

rule out

a) jemanden od etwas ausschließen ( auch SPORT),

b) etwas ablehnen;

rule sth out of order etwas nicht zulassen oder für regelwidrig erklären;

rule sb out of order jemandem das Wort entziehen;

rule offside SPORT auf Abseits entscheiden

5. a) Papier linieren

b) eine Linie ziehen:

rule sth off einen Schlussstrich unter etwas ziehen;

rule sth out etwas durchstreichen;

ruled paper liniertes Papier; (Weberei) Musterpapier n

C v/i

1. herrschen oder regieren ( over über akk): → O.K. B 1 a

2. entscheiden (in sb’s favo[u]r zu jemandes Gunsten)

3. WIRTSCH hoch etc stehen, liegen, notieren:

rule high (low)

4. vorherrschen

5. gelten, in Kraft sein (Recht etc)

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1. noun
1) (principle) Regel, die

the rules of the game — (lit. or fig.) die Spielregeln

stick to or play by the rules — (lit. or fig.) sich an die Spielregeln halten

rules and regulations — Regeln und Vorschriften

be against the rules — regelwidrig sein; (fig.) gegen die Spielregeln verstoßen

as a rule — in der Regel

rule of thumb — Faustregel, die

2) (custom) Regel, die

the rule of the house is that... — in diesem Haus ist es üblich, dass...

3) no pl. (government) Herrschaft, die ( over über + Akk.)

the rule of law — die Autorität des Gesetzes

4) (graduated measure) Maß, das; (tape) Bandmaß, das; (folding) Zollstock, der
2. transitive verb
1) (control) beherrschen

2) (be the ruler of) regieren; [Monarch, Diktator usw.:] herrschen über (+ Akk.)

rule the roost [in the house] — Herr im Hause sein

3) (give as decision) entscheiden

rule a motion out of order — einen Antrag nicht zulassen

4) (draw) ziehen [Linie]; (draw lines on) linieren [Papier]
3. intransitive verb
1) (govern) herrschen

2) (decide, declare formally) entscheiden ( against gegen; in favour of für)

rule on a matter — in einer Sache entscheiden

Phrasal Verbs:

- rule off

- rule out

* * *

n.

Herrschaft f.

Maßstab -¨e m.

Regel -n f. v.

beherrschen v.

herrschen v.

herschen v.

regeln v.

English-german dictionary > rule
19 order

'o:də
1. noun
1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) orden

2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) orden, pedido

3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) pedido

4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) orden

5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) orden

6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) orden

7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) orden

8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) orden

9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) orden

10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) orden

2. verb
1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) ordenar, mandar

2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) pedir, encargar

3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordenar

•

- orderly

3. noun
1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) asistente (de hospital)

2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordenanza

•

- orderliness
- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order

order¹ n

1. orden

the officer gave the order to fire el oficial dio la orden de disparar

2. orden

the names are in alphabetical order los nombres están por orden alfabético

in order to para

we work in order to earn money trabajamos para ganar dinero

to be out of order no funcionar

the lift is out of order el ascensor no funciona

order² vb

1. ordenar / mandar

the policeman ordered me to get out of the car el policía me ordenó bajar del coche

2. pedir / encargar

did you order fried eggs? ¿has pedido huevos fritos?

we've ordered 20 copies of the book hemos encargado 20 ejemplares del libro

order

tr['ɔːdə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (sequence) orden nombre masculino, serie nombre femenino

■ in alphabetical/chronological order por orden alfabético/cronológico

■ you've put them in the wrong order los has ordenado mal

2 (condition, organization) orden nombre masculino, concierto

■ she put her affairs in order puso sus asuntos en orden

3 (fitness for use) condiciones nombre femenino plural, estado

■ the car's in good working order el coche funciona bien

■ the house is in good order la casa está en buenas condiciones

4 (obedience, authority, discipline) orden nombre masculino, disciplina

■ the teacher must keep order in the class el profesor debe mantener el orden en la clase

5 (system) orden nombre masculino

■ the existing order el orden actual

6 (rules, procedures, etc) orden nombre masculino, procedimiento

■ a point of order una cuestión de procedimiento

7 (command) orden nombre femenino

■ until futher orders hasta nueva orden

8 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (request, goods) pedido

■ I placed an order for 5 boxes encargué 5 cajas

■ the waiter took our order el camarero tomó nota de lo que queríamos

9 (written instruction) orden nombre femenino

■ a court order una orden nombre femenino judicial

10 (classes) orden nombre femenino

■ the military order la orden militar

■ the lower orders las clases bajas

11 (of plants, animals) orden nombre masculino

12 (group, society) orden nombre femenino; (badge, sign worn) condecoración nombre femenino, orden nombre femenino

■ the monastic orders las órdenes monásticas

■ a Masonic order una orden masónica

■ the Order of the Garter la Orden de la Jarretera

13 SMALLARCHITECTURE/SMALL orden nombre masculino

14 (kind, sort) orden nombre masculino

■ of the highest order de primer orden

transitive verb

1 (command) ordenar, mandar

■ he ordered the soldiers to shoot ordenó a los soldados que dispararan

■ the doctor ordered me to stay in bed el médico me mandó quedarme en cama

2 (ask for) pedir, encargar

■ I've ordered a cake for his birthday he encargado un pastel para su cumpleaños

■ could you order me a taxi? ¿me podrías llamar un taxi?

■ we ordered two coffees pedimos dos cafés

3 (arrange, put in order, organize) ordenar, poner en orden

intransitive verb

1 (request to bring, ask for) pedir

■ have you ordered yet? ¿ya han pedido?

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

by order of por orden de

in order (tidy, acceptable) en orden 2 (valid) en regla 3 (ready) dispuesto,-a, listo,-a

■ everything in order? ¿todo en orden?

■ is your passport in order? ¿tienes el pasaporte en regla?

in order that para que, a fin de que

in order to para, a fin de

of the order of del orden de, alrededor de

'Last orders, please!' grito del camarero que indica que el bar va a cerrar y que hay que pedir la última consumición

out of order (not working) que no funciona

■ the lift is out of order el ascensor no funciona 2 (not in sequence) desordenado,-a 3 (not according to rules) fuera de lugar 4 familiar (unacceptable) inaceptable

■ her behaviour was out of order su comportamiento no fue aceptable, no hizo bien 6 familiar (in the wrong) equivocado,-a

■ you were out of order there, mate eso no estuvo bien, tío

to be on order estar pedido,-a

to be under orders (to do something) tener orden (de hacer algo)

to do something to order hacer algo por encargo

to take holy orders recibir las órdenes sagradas

order book libro de pedidos

order form hoja de pedido

the order of the day el orden del día

order ['ɔrdər] vt

1) organize: arreglar, ordenar, poner en orden

2) command: ordenar, mandar

3) request: pedir, encargar

to order a meal: pedir algo de comer

order vi

: hacer un pedido

order n

1) : orden f

a religious order: una orden religiosa

2) command: orden f, mandato m

to give an order: dar una orden

3) request: orden f, pedido m

purchase order: orden de compra

4) arrangement: orden m

in chronological order: por orden cronológico

5) discipline: orden m

law and order: el orden público

6)

in order to : para

7)

out of order : descompuesto, averiado

8) orders npl or holy orders : órdenes fpl sagradas

order

n.

• arreglo s.m.

• consigna s.f.

• cédula s.f.

• decreto s.m.

• encargo s.m.

• estructura s.f.

• forma s.f.

• línea s.f.

• mandado s.m.

• mandato s.m.

• orden (Comercio) s.m.

• pedido s.m.

• precepto s.m.

• regla s.f.

v.

• cometer v.

• disponer v.

• encargar v.

• intimar v.

• mandar v.

• mandar hacer v.

• ordenar v.

• pedir v.

'ɔːrdər, 'ɔːdə(r)
I

1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( command) orden f

to await orders — esperar órdenes

I don't take orders from anyone — a mí nadie me da órdenes

orders are orders — órdenes son órdenes

order to + INF — orden de + inf

he gave the order to fire — dio orden de disparar

order THAT — orden de que (+ subj)

I left orders that she was not to be disturbed — dejé órdenes de que no se la molestara

on whose orders are you doing this? — ¿quién le ordenó hacer esto?

by order of... — por orden de...

to get one's marching orders — (colloq) ser* despedido

b) ( court decree) ( Law) orden f; see also order of the day

3) c (request, goods requested) pedido m

to place an order for something — hacer* un pedido de algo, encargar* algo

the books are on order — los libros están pedidos

we make them to order — los hacemos por encargo

the waiter took my order — el camarero tomó nota de lo que quería

a tall order: it's a bit of a tall order, but I'll see what I can do — es algo difícil, pero veré qué puedo hacer

4) u ( instructions to pay) ( Fin) orden f; see also postal order, standing order

Sense II

5) u

( sequence) orden m

in alphabetical/numerical order — en or por orden alfabético/numérico

the photos were all in the wrong order — las fotos estaban todas desordenadas

to put something in(to) order — poner* algo en orden, ordenar algo

6) ( satisfactory condition) orden m

let's get this room into some sort of order — tratemos de ordenar un poco esta habitación

I'm trying to put my affairs in order — estoy tratando de poner mis asuntos en orden or de arreglar mis asuntos

the car was in perfect working order — el coche funcionaba perfectamente bien

7) (harmony, discipline) orden m

to keep order — mantener* el orden

order in (the) court! — silencio en la sala!

to call somebody to order — llamar a alguien al orden

8) (rules, procedure) orden m

point of order — cuestión f de orden or de procedimiento

to call a meeting to order — ( start) empezar* una reunión; ( resume) reanudar una reunión

9) ( in phrases)

a)

in order: is your bedroom in order? ¿tu cuarto está ordenado or en orden?; are her papers in order? ¿tiene los papeles en regla?; is everything in order for tomorrow's performance? ¿está todo dispuesto para la función de mañana?; an apology would seem to be in order — parecería que lo indicado sería disculparse

b)

in order to — para

c)

in order that — para que (+ subj)

d)

out of order — ( not in sequence) desordenado; ( not working) averiado, descompuesto (AmL)

out of order — no funciona; (uncalled-for, not following procedure)

that remark was out of order — ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar

Sense III

10) c

a) (kind, class)

the lower orders — las clases bajas

a performance of the first order — una interpretación de primera clase

a fool of the first order — un tonto de marca mayor

b) ( Biol) orden m

c) (in phrases)

on o (BrE) in the order of: it cost something on the order of $100 — costó alrededor de 100 dólares, el costo fue del orden de 100 dólares

11) c

a) (of monks, nuns) orden f

b) ( insignia) condecoración f

12) orders pl ( Relig) órdenes fpl sagradas

to take (holy) orders — recibir las órdenes (sagradas), ordenarse sacerdote

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( command) ordenar

to order somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien que (+ subj)

to order something (to be) done — ordenar que se haga algo

to order THAT — ordenar que (+ subj)

he ordered me out of the room — me ordenó or me mandó salir de la habitación

b) ( Med) mandar

he ordered complete rest — le mandó hacer reposo absoluto

2) ( request) pedir*; \<\<goods\>\> encargar*, pedir*

I ordered three boxes of pencils — hice un pedido de or encargué tres cajas de lápices

to order a taxi — llamar un taxi

3) ( put in order) \<\<work/life/affairs\>\> ordenar, poner* en orden

2.

vi ( in restaurant)

are you ready to order? — ¿ya han decidido qué van a tomar or pedir?

Phrasal Verbs:

- order around

['ɔːdǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=sequence) orden m

in order — en orden, por orden

what order should these documents be in? — ¿en qué orden deben estar estos documentos?

• in alphabetical order — por or en orden alfabético

cast in order of appearance — (Theat, Cine) por orden de aparición

• in chronological order — por orden cronológico

• in order of merit — ordenado según el mérito

• they are out of order — están mal ordenados

to get out of order — desarreglarse

• put these in the right order — ponga estos por orden

• in order of seniority — por orden de antigüedad

• word order — orden m de las palabras

• they are in the wrong order — están mal ordenados

2) (=system) orden m

a new political/social order — un nuevo orden político/social

• she has no order in her life — lleva un régimen de vida muy desorganizado

• the old order is changing — el viejo orden está cambiando

• it is in the order of things — es ley de vida

• a new world order — un nuevo orden mundial

3) (=good order) buen estado m, orden m

• in order — (legally) en regla; [room] en orden, ordenado

his papers are in order — tiene los papeles en regla

everything is in order — todo está en regla

is this passport in order? — ¿este pasaporte está en regla?

to put a matter in order — arreglar un asunto

to put one's affairs in order — poner sus asuntos en orden

in good order — en buen estado, en buenas condiciones

a machine in working or running order — una máquina en buen estado

• to be out of order — [machine] estar estropeado or (LAm) descompuesto

the line is out of order — (Telec) no hay línea, la línea no funciona

out of order — no funciona

4) (=peace, control) orden m

• the forces of order — las fuerzas del orden

• to keep order — mantener el orden

she can't keep order — es incapaz de imponer la disciplina, no puede hacerse obedecer

to keep children in order — mantener a los niños en orden

5) (=command) orden f ; [of court etc] sentencia f, fallo m

orders are orders — las órdenes no se discuten

• bankruptcy order — orden f de quiebra

• by order of — por orden de

• Order in Council — (Brit) (Parl) Orden f Real

• order of the court — sentencia f del tribunal

• deportation order — orden f de deportación

• till further orders — hasta nueva orden

• to give orders — dar órdenes

to give sb orders to do sth — ordenar or mandar a algn hacer algo

he gave the order for it to be done — ordenó que se hiciera

• to obey orders — cumplir órdenes

• on the orders of — a las órdenes de

• to take orders from sb — recibir órdenes de algn

I don't take orders from anyone — a mí no me da órdenes nadie

• that's an order! — ¡es una orden!

• under orders — bajo órdenes

we are under orders not to allow it — tenemos orden de no permitirlo

to be under the orders of — estar bajo el mando de

- get one's marching orders
starter 1., 1)
6) (=correct procedure) (at meeting, Parliament etc) orden m

order (, order)! — ¡orden!

• to call sb to order — llamar a algn al orden

to call the meeting to order — abrir la sesión

• order of the day — (Mil) orden del día; (fig) moda f, estilo m del momento

strikes are the order of the day — las huelgas están a la orden del día

• to be in order — [action, request] ser procedente

a beer would be in order — sería indicado tomarse una cerveza

it seems congratulations are in order! — ¡enhorabuena!

is it in order for me to go to Rome? — ¿(le) es inconveniente si voy a Roma?

it is not in order to discuss Ruritania — Ruritania está fuera de la cuestión

• to be out of order * — (=unacceptable) [remark] estar fuera de lugar; [person] comportarse mal

to rule a matter out of order — decidir que un asunto no se puede discutir

• a point of order — una cuestión de procedimiento

7) (Comm) pedido m, encargo m

• we have it on order for you — está pedido para usted

we will put it on order for you — se lo pediremos para usted al fabricante

• to place an order for sth with sb — encargar or hacer un pedido de algo a algn

• repeat order — pedido m de repetición

• rush order — pedido m urgente

• made to order — hecho a medida

we can't do things to order — no podemos proveer en seguida todo cuanto se nos pide

- that's rather a tall order

8) (in restaurant)

the waiter took our order — el camarero tomó nota de lo que íbamos a comer

an order of French fries — una ración de patatas fritas

9)

in order to do sth — para or a fin de hacer algo

in order that he may stay — para que pueda quedarse

10) [of society etc] clase f, categoría f ; (Bio) orden m

• Benedictine Order — Orden f de San Benito

• the present crisis is of a different order — la crisis actual es de un orden distinto

• talents of the first order — talentos mpl de primer orden

• holy orders — órdenes fpl sagradas

to be in/take (holy) orders — ser/ordenarse sacerdote

• the lower orders — las clases bajas or (LAm) populares

• of the order of 500 — del orden de los quinientos

something in or of or (US) on the order of £3,000 — unos 3.000, alrededor de 3.000

order of magnitude — magnitud f

11) (Econ) libranza f ; (postal) giro m

pay to the order of — páguese a la orden de

12) (Archit) orden m

Doric order — orden m dórico

13)

in short order — (US) rápidamente

14) (Mil)

• in battle order — en orden de batalla

• in close order — en filas apretadas

• in marching order — en orden de marchar

2. VT

1) (=command) mandar, ordenar

to order sb to do sth — mandar or ordenar a algn hacer algo

to be ordered to pay costs — ser condenado en costas

he was ordered to be quiet — le ordenaron que se callara

he ordered that the army should advance — ordenó que el ejército avanzara, dio órdenes de que el ejército avanzara

the referee ordered the player off the field — el árbitro expulsó al jugador del campo

to order sb in/up etc — mandar entrar/subir etc a algn, hacer entrar/subir etc a algn

are you ordering me out of my own house? — ¿me estás echando de mi propia casa?

2) (=put in order) ordenar, poner en orden

they are ordered by date/size — están ordenados por fecha/tamaño

3) (=organize) organizar, arreglar

to order one's life properly — organizar bien su vida, vivir de acuerdo a cierto método

4) [+ goods, meal, taxi] pedir, encargar

to order a suit — mandar hacer un traje

we ordered steak and chips — pedimos un filete con patatas fritas

3.

VI (in restaurant) pedir

are you ready to order? — ¿han decidido qué van a pedir?

4.

CPD

order book N — (Comm) libro m de pedidos, cartera f de pedidos

order department N — (Comm) sección f de pedidos

order form N — (Comm) hoja f de pedido

order number N — (Comm) número m de pedido

Order of Merit N (Brit) —

• the Order of Merit — la Orden del Mérito

order paper N — (Brit) (Parl etc) orden m del día
garter
- order about

- order back

* * *
['ɔːrdər, 'ɔːdə(r)]
I

1) noun

Sense I

2) c

a) ( command) orden f

to await orders — esperar órdenes

I don't take orders from anyone — a mí nadie me da órdenes

orders are orders — órdenes son órdenes

order to + INF — orden de + inf

he gave the order to fire — dio orden de disparar

order THAT — orden de que (+ subj)

I left orders that she was not to be disturbed — dejé órdenes de que no se la molestara

on whose orders are you doing this? — ¿quién le ordenó hacer esto?

by order of... — por orden de...

to get one's marching orders — (colloq) ser* despedido

b) ( court decree) ( Law) orden f; see also order of the day

3) c (request, goods requested) pedido m

to place an order for something — hacer* un pedido de algo, encargar* algo

the books are on order — los libros están pedidos

we make them to order — los hacemos por encargo

the waiter took my order — el camarero tomó nota de lo que quería

a tall order: it's a bit of a tall order, but I'll see what I can do — es algo difícil, pero veré qué puedo hacer

4) u ( instructions to pay) ( Fin) orden f; see also postal order, standing order

Sense II

5) u

( sequence) orden m

in alphabetical/numerical order — en or por orden alfabético/numérico

the photos were all in the wrong order — las fotos estaban todas desordenadas

to put something in(to) order — poner* algo en orden, ordenar algo

6) ( satisfactory condition) orden m

let's get this room into some sort of order — tratemos de ordenar un poco esta habitación

I'm trying to put my affairs in order — estoy tratando de poner mis asuntos en orden or de arreglar mis asuntos

the car was in perfect working order — el coche funcionaba perfectamente bien

7) (harmony, discipline) orden m

to keep order — mantener* el orden

order in (the) court! — silencio en la sala!

to call somebody to order — llamar a alguien al orden

8) (rules, procedure) orden m

point of order — cuestión f de orden or de procedimiento

to call a meeting to order — ( start) empezar* una reunión; ( resume) reanudar una reunión

9) ( in phrases)

a)

in order: is your bedroom in order? ¿tu cuarto está ordenado or en orden?; are her papers in order? ¿tiene los papeles en regla?; is everything in order for tomorrow's performance? ¿está todo dispuesto para la función de mañana?; an apology would seem to be in order — parecería que lo indicado sería disculparse

b)

in order to — para

c)

in order that — para que (+ subj)

d)

out of order — ( not in sequence) desordenado; ( not working) averiado, descompuesto (AmL)

out of order — no funciona; (uncalled-for, not following procedure)

that remark was out of order — ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar

Sense III

10) c

a) (kind, class)

the lower orders — las clases bajas

a performance of the first order — una interpretación de primera clase

a fool of the first order — un tonto de marca mayor

b) ( Biol) orden m

c) (in phrases)

on o (BrE) in the order of: it cost something on the order of $100 — costó alrededor de 100 dólares, el costo fue del orden de 100 dólares

11) c

a) (of monks, nuns) orden f

b) ( insignia) condecoración f

12) orders pl ( Relig) órdenes fpl sagradas

to take (holy) orders — recibir las órdenes (sagradas), ordenarse sacerdote

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( command) ordenar

to order somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien que (+ subj)

to order something (to be) done — ordenar que se haga algo

to order THAT — ordenar que (+ subj)

he ordered me out of the room — me ordenó or me mandó salir de la habitación

b) ( Med) mandar

he ordered complete rest — le mandó hacer reposo absoluto

2) ( request) pedir*; \<\<goods\>\> encargar*, pedir*

I ordered three boxes of pencils — hice un pedido de or encargué tres cajas de lápices

to order a taxi — llamar un taxi

3) ( put in order) \<\<work/life/affairs\>\> ordenar, poner* en orden

2.

vi ( in restaurant)

are you ready to order? — ¿ya han decidido qué van a tomar or pedir?

Phrasal Verbs:

- order around

English-spanish dictionary > order
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tə:n
1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) girar

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) dar media vuelta, girarse

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) girar

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigir; desviar

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) doblar

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) volverse, convertirse, transformarse

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) volverse

2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) giro

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vuelta

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) curva, recodo

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) turno

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) número

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up

turn¹ n

1. turno

it's your turn to bat te toca a ti batear

2. calle

take the next turn on the left coge la próxima calle a la izquierda

to take it in turns turnarse

we took it in turns to wash up nos turnábamos para fregar los platos

turn² vb

1. girar / dar vueltas

turn the knob to open the door gira el pomo para abrir la puerta

2. girar / torcer

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. dar la vuelta

turn it the other way up dale la vuelta

4. pasar / volver

he turned the page pasó la página

5. volverse / darse la vuelta

she turned and looked at me se volvió y me miró

6. volverse / ponerse

she turned red se puso roja

the leaves turn yellow in autumn las hojas se vuelven amarillas en otoño

to turn a corner doblar la esquina

turn

tr[tɜːn]

noun

1 (act of turning) vuelta

2 (change of direction) giro, vuelta; (bend) curva, recodo

■ take the second turn on the left tome la segunda a la izquierda

3 (chance, go) turno

■ whose turn is it? ¿a quién le toca?

■ we took turns at driving nos turnamos para conducir

■ you have to wait your turn tienes que esperar tu turno

4 (change) cambio, giro

■ things have taken a turn for the worse las cosas han empeorado

■ events have taken a strange turn los acontecimientos han dado un giro extraño

5 (short walk) vuelta, paseo

6 (attack of illness) ataque nombre masculino; (shock) susto

7 (act of kindness, favour) favor nombre masculino

8 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL (act) número

transitive verb

1 (rotate) girar, hacer girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn the key gira la llave

2 (page) pasar, volver; (soil) revolver; (ankle) torcer

3 (cause to change direction) girar, dar la vuelta a

■ turn right at the next traffic lights gira a la derecha en el próximo semáforo

■ he turned the corner dobló en la esquina

■ about turn! ¡media vuelta!

4 (invert) darle la vuelta a

5 (change) convertir, transformar, volver; (milk) agriar; (stomach) revolver

■ they turned the cinema into a bingo hall convirtieron el cine en un bingo

■ Jesus turned the water into wine Jesús transformó el agua en vino

■ they turned the book into a film adaptaron el libro al cine

■ it turned her into a different person la convirtió en una persona diferente, la convirtió en otra persona

6 (pass) pasar

■ it's turned twelve pasan de las doce, son más de las doce, son las doce pasadas

■ he's turned sixty ya ha cumplido los sesenta

7 (fold) doblar

8 (shape) tornear, labrar en un torno

intransitive verb

1 (revolve) girar, dar vueltas

■ the wheels turned slowly las ruedas giraron despacio

2 (change direction - person) girarse, dar la vuelta, volverse; (- car) girar, torcer; (- plane, ship) virar; (- tide) repuntar

■ she turned and looked at me se giró y me miró

■ I tossed and turned all night long me estuve revolviendo toda la noche

■ the car turned left el coche giró a la izquierda

■ the road turns to the right here aquí la carretera tuerce a la derecha

3 (become) hacerse, ponerse, volverse; (milk) agriarse, cortarse

■ my hair's turning grey me están saliendo canas

■ the traffic light turned green el semáforo se puso en verde

■ she turns red easily se pone colorada fácilmente

■ he can turn quite nasty a veces se pone feo

■ it has turned from a small fishing village into a tourist resort de pueblecito de pescadores se ha convertido en centro turístico

■ caterpillars turn into butterflies las orugas se convierten en mariposas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at every turn a cada paso, a cada momento

by turns / in turns por turnos, sucesivamente

in turn a su vez, por su parte

on the turn a punto de cambiar

one good turn deserves another favor con favor se paga

out of turn fuera de lugar

to be badly turned out ir mal vestido,-a

to be done to a turn / be cooked to a turn estar en su punto

to be well turned out ir bien vestido,-a

to do somebody a good turn hacerle un favor a alguien

to do somebody a bad turn hacer un mala pasada a alguien

to take it in turns turnarse

to turn free dejar en libertad, soltar

to turn one's hand to something dedicarse a algo

to turn somebody's head afectar mucho a alguien

■ success has turned his head el éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza

to turn something inside out (back to front) dar la vuelta a 2 (make a mess) revolver

■ she turned the jeans inside out les dio la vuelta a los tejanos

■ they turned the house inside out, but they couldn't find it revolvieron toda la casa, pero no lo encontraron

turn and turn about por turnos

turn of phrase manera de expresarse

turn of the century finales nombre masculino plural de siglo

turn of the screw vuelta del tornillo

turn ['tərn] vt

1) : girar, voltear, volver

to turn one's head: voltear la cabeza

she turned her chair toward the fire: giró su asiento hacia la hoguera

2) rotate: darle vuelta a, hacer girar

turn the handle: dale vuelta a la manivela

3) sprain, wrench: dislocar, torcer

4) upset: revolver (el estómago)

5) transform: convertir

to turn water into wine: convertir el agua en vino

6) shape: tornear (en carpintería)

turn vi

1) rotate: girar, dar vueltas

2) : girar, doblar, dar una vuelta

turn left: doble a la izquierda

to turn around: dar la media vuelta

3) become: hacerse, volverse, ponerse

4) sour: agriarse, cortarse (dícese de la leche)

5)

to turn to : recurrir a

they have no one to turn to: no tienen quien les ayude

turn n

1) : vuelta f, giro m

a sudden turn: una vuelta repentina

2) change: cambio m

3) curve: curva f (en un camino)

4) : turno m

they're awaiting their turn: están esperando su turno

whose turn is it?: ¿a quién le toca?

turn (in lathe)

v.

• tornear v. (sth.) up

expr.

• descubrir (algo) v.

v.

• cambiar v.

• dar vueltas a v.

• doblar v.

• girar v.

• recurrir v.

• torcer v.

• tornar v.

• virar v.

• volver v.

n.

• cambio s.m.

• curva s.f.

• giro s.m.

• lance s.m.

• recodo s.m.

• retortero s.m.

• revuelto s.m.

• sesgo s.m.

• torneado s.m.

• torno s.m.

• turno s.m.

• vez s.f.

• viraje s.m.

• vuelta s.f.

tɜːrn, tɜːn
I

noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

[tɜːn]
1. N

1) (=rotation) vuelta f, revolución f; [of spiral] espira f

• with a quick turn of the hand — con un movimiento rápido de la mano

• he gave the handle a turn — dio vuelta a la palanca

• to give a screw another turn — apretar un tornillo una vuelta más

- he never does a hand's turn

2) (Aut) (in road) vuelta f, curva f

a road full of twists and turns — una carretera llena de curvas

no left turn — prohibido girar a la izquierda

to do a left turn — (Aut) doblar or girar a la izquierda

3) (Aut) (=turn-off) salida f

I think we missed our turn back there — creo que allí atrás nos hemos pasado de la salida

4) (Naut) viraje m

to make a turn to port — virar a babor

5) (Swimming) vuelta f

6) (=change of direction)

• at the turn of the century — a finales del siglo

• this was a surprising turn of events — esto suponía un giro inesperado de los acontecimientos

• at every turn — (fig) a cada paso

• to be on the turn, the tide is on the turn — la marea está cambiando

the milk is on the turn — la leche está a punto de cortarse

the economy may at last be on the turn — puede que por fin la economía de un giro importante or cambie de signo

• turn of the tide — (lit, fig) cambio m or vuelta f de la marea

• things took a new turn — las cosas tomaron otro cariz or aspecto

events took a tragic turn — los acontecimientos tomaron un cariz trágico

events are taking a sensational turn — los acontecimientos vienen tomando un rumbo sensacional

then things took a turn for the better — entonces las cosas empezaron a mejorar

the patient took a turn for the worse — el paciente empeoró

• at the turn of the year — a fin de año

7) (in series etc) turno m, vez f

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

it's your turn — te toca a ti

it's her turn next — le toca a ella después, ella es la primera en turno

then it was my turn to protest — luego protesté a mi vez

your turn will come — ya te tocará

• turn and turn about — cada uno por turno, ahora esto y luego aquello

• by turns — por turnos, sucesivamente

I felt hot and cold by turns — tuve calor y luego frío en momentos sucesivos

• to give up one's turn — ceder la vez

• in turn — por turnos, sucesivamente

they spoke in turn — hablaron por turnos

and they, in turn, said... — y ellos a su vez dijeron...

• to miss one's turn — perder la vez or el turno

the player shall miss two turns — el jugador deberá perder dos jugadas

• to go out of turn — (in game) jugar fuera de orden

to speak out of turn — (fig) hablar fuera de lugar

• to take one's turn — llegarle (a algn) su turno

to take turns at doing sth — alternar or turnarse para hacer algo

to take it in turn(s) to do sth — turnarse para hacer algo

to take turns at the wheel — conducir por turnos

to take a turn at the wheel — turnarse para conducir

• to wait one's turn — esperar (algn) su turno

8) (=short walk) vuelta f

to take a turn in the park — dar una vuelta por el parque

9) (Med) (=fainting fit etc) vahído m, desmayo m; (=crisis) crisis f inv, ataque m

he had a bad turn last night — anoche tuvo un ataque

10) * (=fright) susto m

the news gave me quite a turn — la noticia me asustó or dejó de piedra

11) (esp Brit) (Theat) número m, turno m

he came on and did a funny turn — salió a escena y presentó un número cómico

12) (=deed)

• to do sb a bad turn — hacer una mala pasada a algn

• to do sb a good turn — hacerle un favor a algn

his good turn for the day — su buena acción del día

- one good turn deserves another

13) (Culin)

it's done to a turn — está en su punto

14) (=inclination)

an odd turn of mind — una manera retorcida or (LAm) chueca de pensar

to be of or have a scientific turn of mind — ser más dado a las ciencias

15) (=expression)

turn of phrase — forma f de hablar, giro m

that's a French turn of phrase — eso es un modismo francés

2. VT

1) (=rotate) [+ wheel, handle] girar, dar vueltas a; [+ screw] atornillar, destornillar

to turn the key in the lock — dar vuelta a la llave en la cerradura

the engine turns the wheel — el motor hace girar la rueda

• you can turn it through 90° — se puede girarlo hasta 90 grados

• turn it to the left — dale una vuelta hacia la izquierda

2) (also: turn over) [+ record, mattress, steak] dar la vuelta a, voltear (LAm); [+ page] pasar; [+ soil] revolver; [+ hay] volver al revés

the plough turns the soil — el arado revuelve la tierra

• to turn one's ankle — torcerse el tobillo

• to turn a dress inside out — volver un vestido del revés

• it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

- turn the page

3) (=direct) dirigir, volver

• they turned him against us — le pusieron en contra nuestra

we managed to turn his argument against him — pudimos volver su argumento contra él mismo

• to turn one's attention to sth — concentrar su atención en algo

• to turn one's back on sb/sth — (also fig) volver or dar la espalda a algn/algo

as soon as his back is turned — en cuanto mira para otro lado

• to turn one's eyes in sb's direction — volver la mirada hacia donde está algn

• to turn a gun on sb — apuntar una pistola a algn

• to turn one's head — volver la cabeza

• the fireman turned the hose on the building — el bombero dirigió la manguera hacia el edificio

• to turn the lights (down) low — poner la luz más baja

• to turn one's steps homeward — dirigirse a casa, volver los pasos hacia casa

• to turn one's thoughts to sth — concentrarse en algo

- turn the other cheek

- without turning a hair

to turn one's hand to sth —

he turned his hand to cookery — se dedicó a la cocina

- turn sb's head: earning all that money has turned his/her head

already in her first film she turned a few heads — ya en su primera película la gente se fijó en ella

- turn the tables

4) (=pass) doblar, dar la vuelta a

the car turned the corner — el coche dobló la esquina

he's turned 50 — ha pasado los 50 años

it's turned four o'clock — son las cuatro y pico or (esp LAm) las cuatro pasadas

- have turned the corner

5) (=change)

the heat turned the walls black — el calor volvió negras las paredes, el calor ennegreció las paredes

the shock turned her hair white — del susto, el pelo se le puso blanco

his goal turned the game — (Brit) su gol le dio un vuelco al partido

an actor turned writer — un actor metido a escritor

• to turn sth into sth — convertir algo en algo

they turned the land into a park — convirtieron el terreno en un parque

to turn iron into gold — convertir el hierro en oro

to turn a play into a film — pasar una obra al cine

to turn verse into prose — verter verso en prosa

to turn English into Spanish — traducir el inglés al español

it turned him into a bitter man — le volvió un resentido

• she turned her dreams to reality — hizo sus sueños realidad, realizó sus sueños

6) (=deflect) [+ blow] desviar

nothing will turn him from his purpose — nada le hará cambiar su intención

7) (=shape) [+ wood, metal] tornear

to turn wood on a lathe — labrar la madera en un torno
well-turned
8) (Culin)

the heat has turned the milk — el calor ha cortado la leche

9)

to turn a profit — (esp US) sacar un beneficio, tener ganancias

3. VI

1) (=rotate) [wheel etc] girar, dar vueltas

• the object turned on a stand — el objeto giraba en un pedestal

the earth turns on its axis — la Tierra gira sobre su propio eje

• his stomach turned at the sight — al verlo se le revolvió el estómago, se le revolvieron las tripas al verlo *

- my head is turning

to turn in one's grave —

she would turn in her grave if she knew — le daría un síncope si supiera
toss 3., 1)
2) (=change direction) [person] dar la vuelta, voltearse (LAm); [tide] repuntar

to turn and go back — volverse or dar la vuelta y regresar

right turn! — (Mil) derecha... ¡ar!

the game turned after half-time — (Brit) el partido dio un vuelco tras el descanso

• to turn against sb — volverse contra algn

to turn against sth — coger aversión a algo

• to turn for home — volver hacia casa

• farmers are turning from cows to pigs — los granjeros cambian de vacas a cerdos

• then our luck turned — luego mejoramos de suerte

• to turn to sb/sth, he turned to me and smiled — se volvió hacia mí y sonrió

to turn to sb for help — acudir a algn en busca de ayuda

she has no-one to turn to — no tiene a quién recurrir

our thoughts turn to those who... — pensamos ahora en los que...

please turn to page 34 — vamos a la página 34

he turned to politics — se dedicó a la política

he turned to drink — se dio a la bebida, le dio por el alcohol

the conversation turned to religion — la conversación viró hacia la religión

• I don't know which way to turn — (fig) no sé qué hacer

• I don't know where to turn for money — no sé en qué parte ir a buscar dinero

• the wind has turned — el viento ha cambiado de dirección

- the tide is turning

3) (Aut) torcer, girar; (Aer, Naut) virar

to turn left — (Aut) torcer or girar or doblar a la izquierda

• the car turned into a lane — el coche se metió en una bocacalle

• to turn to port — (Naut) virar a babor

4) (=change)

• to turn into sth — convertirse or transformarse en algo

the whole thing has turned into a nightmare — todo el asunto se ha convertido en una pesadilla

he turned into a cynic — se volvió cínico

the princess turned into a toad — la princesa se transformó en sapo, la princesa quedó transformada en sapo

• the leaves were turning — se estaban descolorando or dorando las hojas

• the milk has turned — la leche se ha cortado

• it turned to stone — se convirtió en piedra

his admiration turned to scorn — su admiración se tornó or se transformó en desprecio

• to wait for the weather to turn — esperar a que cambie el tiempo

5) (=become)

then he began to turn awkward — luego empezó a ponerse difícil

he turned Catholic — se hizo católico

• the weather or it has turned cold — el tiempo se ha puesto frío, se ha echado el frío

• to turn nasty — [person] ponerse or volverse antipático

• to turn professional — hacerse profesional

• to turn red — ponerse rojo

• matters are turning serious — las cosas se ponen graves

6) (=depend)

• everything turns on his decision — todo depende de su decisión

everything turns on whether... — todo depende de si...

4.

CPD

turn signal N — (US) (Aut) indicador m (de dirección)

- turn about

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn to

- turn up

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[tɜːrn, tɜːn]
I

noun

1)

a) ( rotation) vuelta f

give it another turn — dale otra vuelta

a half turn — media vuelta

to a turn: the meat was done to a turn — la carne estaba hecha a la perfección, la carne estaba en su punto justo

b) ( change of direction) vuelta f, giro m

no left turn — prohibido girar or doblar or torcer a la izquierda

c) ( bend) curva f; ( turning)

take the next left/right turn — tome or (esp Esp) coja or (esp AmL) agarre la próxima a la izquierda/derecha

at every turn — a cada paso, a cada momento

d) (change, alteration)

a turn in the weather — un cambio en el tiempo

this dramatic turn of events — este dramático giro de los acontecimientos

events took an unexpected turn — los acontecimientos dieron un giro inesperado

to take a turn for the better — empezar* a mejorar

to take a turn for the worse — empeorar, ponerse* peor

the turn of the century — el final del siglo ( y el principio del siguiente)

to be on the turn — \<\<events/tide\>\> estar* cambiando; \<\<leaves\>\> estar* cambiando de color; \<\<milk/food\>\> (BrE) estar* echándose a perder

2)

a) ( place in sequence)

whose turn is it? — ¿a quién le toca?

I think it's my turn — creo que me toca (el turno) a mí

you'll have to wait your turn — vas a tener que esperar que te toque (el turno)

to take turns o to take it in turn(s) — turnarse

we'll take turns o we'll take it in turn(s) to do the cooking — nos vamos a turnar para cocinar, vamos a cocinar por turnos

b) (in phrases)

by turns — sucesivamente

in turn: each in turn was asked the same question a cada uno de ellos se le hizo la misma pregunta; out of turn: she realized she'd spoken out of turn — se dio cuenta de que su comentario (or interrupción etc) había estado fuera de lugar

3) ( service)

to do somebody a good turn — hacerle* un favor a alguien

one good turn deserves another — favor con favor se paga

4) (form, style)

she has a logical/practical turn of mind — es muy lógica/práctica

she has a witty turn of phrase — tiene una manera ingeniosa de expresarse

5)

a) (bout of illness, disability)

he had a funny turn — le dio un ataque (or un mareo etc)

b) ( nervous shock) susto m

you gave me quite a turn — me diste un buen susto

6) ( act) (esp BrE) número m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( rotate) \<\<knob/handle/wheel\>\> (hacer*) girar

he turned the key in the lock — hizo girar la llave en la cerradura

b) (set, regulate)

to turn something to something: turn the knob to `hot' ponga el indicador en `caliente'; he turned the oven to a lower temperature — bajó la temperatura del horno

2)

a) (change position, direction of) \<\<head\>\> volver*, voltear (AmL exc RPl)

turn your head a little to the side — gira la cabeza un poco hacia un lado

she turned her back on them — les volvió or les dio la espalda, les volteó la espalda (AmL exc RPl)

he slipped out while my back was turned — salió disimuladamente mientras yo estaba de espaldas

the nurse turned her onto her side — la enfermera la puso de lado

can you turn the TV this way a bit? — ¿puedes poner el televisor más para este lado?

b) (direct, apply)

to turn something to something: I turned my mind to more pleasant thoughts me puse a pensar en cosas más agradables; the administration has turned its efforts to... la administración ha dirigido sus esfuerzos a...; they turned the situation to their own profit — utilizaron la situación para su propio provecho; advantage b)

3)

a) ( reverse) \<\<mattress/omelette\>\> darle* la vuelta a, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<page\>\> pasar, volver*, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<soil\>\> remover*, voltear (AmL exc CS), dar* vuelta (CS)

he turned the card face down — puso or volvió la carta boca abajo

she sat turning the pages of a magazine — estaba sentada hojeando una revista

b) ( upset)

it turns my stomach — me revuelve el estómago

4)

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS)

b) ( pass)

she's just turned 30 — acaba de cumplir (los) 30

5) ( send)

I couldn't simply turn him from my door — no le podía negar ayuda, no le podía volver la espalda; loose I 2)

6)

a) (change, transform) volver*

to turn something to/into something — transformar or convertir* algo en algo

they've turned the place into a pigsty! — han puesto la casa (or la habitación etc) como una pocilga!

she turned him into a frog — lo convirtió en un sapo

the experience turned him into a cynic — se volvió cínico con la experiencia

b) ( make sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriar

c) ( confuse) \<\<mind\>\> trastornar

7)

a) ( shape - on lathe) tornear; (- on potter's wheel) hacer*

b) ( formulate)

a well-turned phrase — una frase elegante or pulida

8) ( make) \<\<profit\>\> sacar*

2.

vi

1) ( rotate) \<\<handle/wheel\>\> girar, dar* vuelta(s)

the key turned easily in the lock — la llave giró fácilmente en la cerradura

it made my stomach turn — me revolvió el estómago

the earth turns on its axis every 24 hours — la Tierra gira sobre su eje cada 24 horas

the outcome of the election turns on one crucial factor — el resultado de las elecciones depende de un factor decisivo

my head was turning — todo me daba vueltas

2)

a) ( to face in different direction) \<\<person\>\> volverse*, darse* la vuelta, voltearse (AmL exc CS), darse* vuelta (CS); \<\<car\>\> dar* la vuelta, dar* vuelta (CS)

she turned to me with a smile — me miró sonriéndome, se volvió hacia mí con una sonrisa

he turned onto his side — se volvió or se puso de lado

left/right turn! — (BrE Mil) media vuelta a la izquierda/derecha!

b) (change course, direction)

the army then turned north — entonces el ejército cambió de rumbo, dirigiéndose al norte

to turn into a side street — meterse en una calle lateral

to turn left/right — girar or doblar or torcer* a la izquierda/derecha

c) ( curve) \<\<road/river\>\> torcer*

3)

a) ( focus on)

to turn to another subject — pasar a otro tema, cambiar de tema

his mind turned to thoughts of escape — se puso a pensar en escaparse

b) (resort, have recourse to)

to turn to violence/a friend — recurrir a la violencia/un amigo

she had no one to turn to — no tenía a quien recurrir

to turn to drink — darse* a la bebida

to turn to somebody/something for something: she turned to her parents for support recurrió or acudió a sus padres en busca de apoyo; he turned to nature for inspiration — buscó inspiración en la naturaleza

4)

a) ( become)

his face turned red — se le puso la cara colorada

things were turning nasty — las cosas se estaban poniendo feas

her hair had turned gray — había encanecido

he turned professional — se hizo profesional

Ed Wright, naturalist turned politician — Ed Wright, naturalista convertido en or vuelto político

b) ( be transformed)

to turn into something — convertirse* en algo

water turns into steam — el agua se convierte or se transforma en vapor

to turn to something — (liter) convertirse* en algo

everything he touched turned to gold — todo lo que tocaba se convertía en oro

c) ( change) \<\<luck/weather/tide\>\> cambiar

d) ( change color) \<\<leaves\>\> cambiar de color

e) ( go sour) \<\<milk\>\> agriarse

5) ( when reading)

turn to page 19 — abran el libro en la página 19, vayan a la página 19

turn back a couple of pages — vuelvan atrás un par de páginas

6) (AmE Busn) \<\<merchandise\>\> venderse

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Phrasal Verbs:

- turn against

- turn around

- turn aside

- turn away

- turn back

- turn down

- turn in

- turn off

- turn on

- turn out

- turn over

- turn round

- turn up

- turn upon

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