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21 risa
f.1 laugh.tiene una risa muy contagiosa she has a very infectious laughse me escapó la risa I burst out laughingse oían risas laughter could be heardprovocó las risas del público it made the audience laughme da risa I find it funny¡qué risa! how funny!morirse o partirse de risa (informal figurative) to die laughing, to split one's sides (laughing)fue una risa verle imitar a los profesores it was hilarious o a scream watching him take off the teachersno es cosa de risa it's no laughing mattertomar algo a risa to take something as a joke2 laughter, heehaw, laughing, laugh.3 Risa.* * *1 laugh2 (risas) laughter3 (hazmerreír) laughing stock\darle risa a alguien to make somebody laughentrar la risa to begin to laughllorar de risa to cry with laughter, laugh till one criesmearse de risa tabú to piss oneself laughingmorirse de risa / mondarse de risa / desternillarse de risa / troncharse de risa figurado to die laughing, fall about laughingser cosa de risa to be laughabletener algo muerto de risa familiar to have something lying there unusedtomarse algo a risa to laugh something offataque de risa fit of laughterrisa burlona mocking laughrisa de conejo forced laugh* * *noun f.laugh, laughter* * *SF laugh•
causar risa a algn — frm to make sb laugh•
dar risa, daba risa la manera en que lo explicaba — it was so funny the way he told it•
de risa, no es cosa de risa — it's no laughing matterle pagan un sueldo de risa — they pay him a pittance, what they pay him is a joke
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entrarle a algn la risa, me entró la risa — I got (a fit of) the giggles•
¡qué risa!, ¡qué risa! ¿cómo se llama este humorista? — he's hilarious o so funny! what's that comedian's name again?¡qué risa, casi se cae de culo! — what a laugh o it was so funny o it was such a laugh, she nearly fell on her backside!
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soltar la risa — to burst out laughing•
tomarse algo a risa — to treat sth as a joke- descoserse o desternillarse de la risamuerto de risa —
risa de conejo — false laugh, affected laugh
risa floja, risa tonta, me dio o entró la risa floja o tonta — I got (a fit of) the giggles
* * *femenino laughuna risita nerviosa — a nervous giggle o laugh
qué risa! — what a laugh!, how funny!
me dio una risa...! — it was so funny!
la situación es de risa — (iró) the whole situation is a joke (iro)
mearse or cagarse de (la) risa (vulg) — to wet oneself (laughing) (colloq)
morirse or (CS) matarse de (la) risa (fam) — to die laughing (colloq)
tomarse algo a risa — (fam) to treat something as a joke
* * *= laugh, laughter, chortle.Ex. Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.Ex. Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.Ex. But we see the pain in a person's face, hear the glee in his chortles, perceive the affection in the looks and gestures of lovers.----* ataque de risa = fit of laughter.* de partirse de risa = side-splitting.* desternillarse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.* hueso de la risa = funny bone.* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.* motivo de risa = a laughing matter.* no ser motivo de risa = be no laughing matter.* no ser para tomárselo a risa = be no laughing matter.* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.* partirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off, burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter, be in fits of laughter.* risa contagiosa = infectious laugh, infectious laughter.* risa contenida = titter.* risa nerviosa = giggle.* risas enlatadas = canned laughter.* risas grabadas = canned laughter.* risas pregrabadas = canned laughter.* risa tonta = giggle.* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.* * *femenino laughuna risita nerviosa — a nervous giggle o laugh
qué risa! — what a laugh!, how funny!
me dio una risa...! — it was so funny!
la situación es de risa — (iró) the whole situation is a joke (iro)
mearse or cagarse de (la) risa (vulg) — to wet oneself (laughing) (colloq)
morirse or (CS) matarse de (la) risa (fam) — to die laughing (colloq)
tomarse algo a risa — (fam) to treat something as a joke
* * *= laugh, laughter, chortle.Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
Ex: Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.Ex: But we see the pain in a person's face, hear the glee in his chortles, perceive the affection in the looks and gestures of lovers.* ataque de risa = fit of laughter.* de partirse de risa = side-splitting.* desternillarse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.* hueso de la risa = funny bone.* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.* motivo de risa = a laughing matter.* no ser motivo de risa = be no laughing matter.* no ser para tomárselo a risa = be no laughing matter.* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.* partirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off, burst into + side-splitting laughter, burst into + a fit of laughter, be in fits of laughter.* risa contagiosa = infectious laugh, infectious laughter.* risa contenida = titter.* risa nerviosa = giggle.* risas enlatadas = canned laughter.* risas grabadas = canned laughter.* risas pregrabadas = canned laughter.* risa tonta = giggle.* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.* * *laughtener una risa fácil/contagiosa to have a ready/an infectious laughuna risita nerviosa a nervous giggle o laughuna risita burlona a mocking laughno podía contener la risa I couldn't stop myself laughing, I couldn't contain my laughter¡y se lo creyó! ¡qué risa! and he believed it, it was hilarious!¡y se lo creyó! — ¡qué risa! and he believed it! — what a laugh o how funny!entre las risas del público amid laughter from the audiencecuando la vi solté la risa I burst out laughing when I saw her¡me dio una risa …! it was so funny!me entró/dio la risa en el momento menos oportuno I got the giggles at the worst possible momentda risa oírla hablar it's very funny hearing her talkno es motivo de risa it is no laughing mattermearse or cagarse or ( Esp) descojonarse de (la) risa ( vulg) to wet o pee oneself laughing ( colloq), to piss oneself ( BrE sl)morirse or partirse or ( Esp) mondarse or (CS) matarse de (la) risa ( fam) to die laughing, split one's sides laughing ( colloq)estábamos todos muertos de (la) risa we were all in stitches ( colloq), we were all killing ourselves laughing ( colloq)tomarse algo a risa ( fam); to treat sth as a jokees un asunto muy serio como para que te lo tomes a risa it's too serious a matter to be treated as a joke, it is no laughing matter* * *
risa sustantivo femenino
laugh;◊ una risita nerviosa a nervous giggle o laugh;
¡qué risa! what a laugh!, how funny!;
entre las risas del público amid laughter from the audience;
me entró la risa I got the giggles;
da risa oírla hablar it's very funny hearing her talk;
morirse de (la) risa (fam) to die laughing (colloq);
estábamos muertos de (la) risa we were killing ourselves laughing (colloq);
retorcerse de la risa to double up with laughter;
tomarse algo a risa (fam) to treat sth as a joke
risa sustantivo femenino
1 (sonido producido al reír) laughter: se oía su risa desde el portal, you could hear their laughter from the entrance
(modo de reír) laugh: me da la risa cuando se pone serio, it makes me laugh when he gets serious
tiene una risa muy contagiosa, she has a very infectious laugh
2 (persona o cosa divertida) (good) laugh
(risible) el argumento es de risa, the argument is laughable
♦ Locuciones: fam fig tener algo muerto de risa: tiene el ordenador muerto de risa, he has a computer just for show
tomarse algo a risa, to laugh sthg off: no os lo toméis a risa, it's not a laughing matter
' risa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ataque
- cachondeo
- coña
- conservar
- despepitarse
- doblarse
- interna
- interno
- ja
- muerta
- muerto
- reírse
- troncharse
- aguantar
- burlón
- cantarín
- contagioso
- contener
- cosa
- desternillarse
- escandaloso
- incontrolado
- llorar
- mondar
- reprimir
- retorcer
- tronchar
English:
amusement
- burst
- cackle
- catching
- collapse
- convulse
- crack up
- die
- double up
- face
- fall about
- fit
- giggle
- giggly
- head
- hysterical
- hysterics
- laugh
- laugh off
- laughter
- priceless
- roll about
- roll around
- send
- split
- stitch
- straight
- uncontrollable
- double
- expense
- keep
- laughing
- paroxysm
* * *risa nf[acción, característica] laugh; [continua] laughter;se oía una risa en el piso de arriba somebody could be heard laughing in the flat above;se oían risas laughter could be heard;tiene una risa muy contagiosa she has a very infectious laugh;contener la risa to keep a straight face;se me escapó la risa I burst out laughing;me da risa I find it funny;me entró la risa I got the giggles;provocó las risas del público it made the audience laugh;no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;una película de risa a comedy;unos precios de risa laughably low prices;fue una risa verle imitar a los profesores it was hilarious o a scream watching him take off the teachers;¡qué risa! how funny!;Famcaerse o [m5] morirse o [m5] partirse o RP [m5] matarse de risa to die laughing, to split one's sides (laughing);Fammearse de risa to piss oneself laughing;Famestaba muerta de risa she was in stitches;tiene el ordenador muerto de risa his computer's gathering dust;tomar algo a risa to take sth as a jokerisa enlatada canned laughter;risas grabadas canned laughter;risa tonta giggle* * *f laugh;risas pl laughter sg ;dar risa be funny;morirse de risa kill o.s. laughing;tomar algo a risa treat sth as a joke;* * *risa nf1) : laughter, laugh2)dar risa : to make laughme dio mucha risa: I found it very funny3) fammorirse de la risa : to die laughing, to crack up* * *risa n laughdar risa to make you laugh / to be funny -
22 Theater
n; -s, -2. nur Sg.; (Institution) (the) theat|re (Am. auch -er); (die Bühne) the stage; beim oder im Theater sein have a theat|re (Am. auch -er) job, meist be an actor ( oder actress), act for a living; zum Theater gehen go on the stage; sie will zum Theater ( gehen ) auch she wants to be(come) an actress, she wants to act; ich habe als Student viel Theater gespielt in my university days ( oder when I was a student) I did a lot of acting ( oder I was very into theat|re [Am. auch -er]); ( ganz modernes) Theater machen put on (avant-garde oder ultra-modern) plays; ins Theater gehen go to the theat|re (Am. auch -er); das antike / epische / absurde Theater ancient theat|re / epic theat|re / theat|re of the absurd (Am. auch -er); wann fängt das Theater an? (Vorstellung) when does the performance begin?4. nur Sg.; umg., fig., pej. (Verstellung) play-acting, histrionics Pl. geh.; Theater spielen put on an act; bes. SPORT play-act; das ist alles nur Theater (gespielt) that’s just put on, that’s all play-acting5. nur Sg.; umg., fig., pej. (Aufregung, Ärger) fuss, to-do, excitement, bother, trouble, carry-on; ( jemandem) ein Theater wegen etw. machen kick up a fuss (with s.o.) about s.th.; mach kein Theater! don’t make such a fuss!; ich kriege zu Hause das größte Theater! I’ll get hell at home!; es ist immer das gleiche Theater it’s always the same old carry-on (Am. spiel); das ist vielleicht ein Theater bis alle bereit sind etc.: it’s such a carry-on (Am. to-do) ( schwächer: business); das war ( vielleicht) ein Theater (Aufregung) that was a bit of a flap (if I ever saw one); (Aufwand) that was a (right) carry-on (Am. a huge foofaraw)* * *das Theatertheater; theatre* * *The|a|ter [te'aːtɐ]nt -s, -1) theatre (Brit), theater (US); (= Schauspielbühne) theatre (Brit) or theater (US) company; (= Zuschauer) audiencebeim or am Theáter arbeiten — to work in the theatre (Brit) or theater (US)
er ist or arbeitet beim Ulmer Theáter — he's with the Ulm theatre (Brit) or theater (US) company
heute Abend wird im Theáter "Othello" gezeigt or gegeben — "Othello" is on or is playing at the theatre (Brit) or theater (US) tonight
das Theáter fängt um 8 Uhr an — the performance begins at 8 o'clock
zum Theáter gehen — to go on the stage
ins Theáter gehen — to go to the theatre (Brit) or theater (US)
das französische Theáter — French theatre (Brit) or theater (US)
Theáter spielen (lit) — to act
jdm ein Theáter vormachen or vorspielen (fig) — to put on an act for sb's benefit
das ist doch alles nur Theáter (fig) — it's all just play-acting
das war vielleicht ein Theáter, bis ich... — what a palaver or performance or carry-on I had to... (inf)
das ist (vielleicht) immer ein Theáter, wenn er kommt — there's always a big fuss when he comes
* * *das1) (drama: His special interest is the theatre.) the theatre2) (a place where plays, operas etc are publicly performed.) theatre3) (plays in general; any theatre: Are you going to the theatre tonight?) theatre* * *The·a·ter<-s, ->[teˈatɐ]ntzum \Theater gehen to go on the stage\Theater spielen to put on a show, to act[ein] \Theater machen to make [or create] a fuss fam* * *das; Theaters, Theater1) theatrezum Theater gehen — (ugs.) go into the theatre; tread the boards
beim od. am Theater sein — be or work in the theatre
Theater spielen — act; (fig.) play-act; pretend; put on an act
2) o. Pl. (fig. ugs.) fussmach [mir] kein Theater! — don't make a fuss
* * *im Theater sein have a theatre (US auch -er) job, meist be an actor ( oder actress), act for a living;zum Theater gehen go on the stage;sie will zum Theater (gehen) auch she wants to be(come) an actress, she wants to act;ich habe als Student viel Theater gespielt in my university days ( oder when I was a student) I did a lot of acting ( oder I was very into theatre [US auch -er]);(ganz modernes) Theater machen put on (avant-garde oder ultra-modern) plays;ins Theater gehen go to the theatre (US auch -er);das antike/epische/absurde Theater ancient theatre/epic theatre/theatre of the absurd (US auch -er);wann fängt das Theater an? (Vorstellung) when does the performance begin?das ganze Theater lachte the audience roared with laughter4. nur sg; umg, fig, pej (Verstellung) play-acting, histrionics pl geh;das ist alles nur Theater (gespielt) that’s just put on, that’s all play-acting5. nur sg; umg, fig, pej (Aufregung, Ärger) fuss, to-do, excitement, bother, trouble, carry-on;(jemandem) ein Theater wegen etwas machen kick up a fuss (with sb) about sth;mach kein Theater! don’t make such a fuss!;ich kriege zu Hause das größte Theater! I’ll get hell at home!;es ist immer das gleiche Theater it’s always the same old carry-on (US spiel);das ist vielleicht ein Theater bis alle bereit sind etc: it’s such a carry-on (US to-do) ( schwächer: business);das war (vielleicht) ein Theater (Aufregung) that was a bit of a flap (if I ever saw one); (Aufwand) that was a (right) carry-on (US a huge foofaraw)* * *das; Theaters, Theater1) theatrezum Theater gehen — (ugs.) go into the theatre; tread the boards
beim od. am Theater sein — be or work in the theatre
Theater spielen — act; (fig.) play-act; pretend; put on an act
2) o. Pl. (fig. ugs.) fussmach [mir] kein Theater! — don't make a fuss
* * *- n.theater (US) n.theatre (UK) n. -
23 public
public, -ique [pyblik]1. adjectivea. ( = non privé) publicb. ( = de l'État) [services, secteur, finances] public ; [école, instruction] State before n, public (US)2. masculine nouna. ( = population) le public the (general) public• « interdit au public » "no admittance to the public"b. ( = audience, assistance) audience• être bon/mauvais public to be easy/hard to pleasec. ( = secteur) le public the public sector* * *
1.
- ique pyblik adjectif [lieu, argent] public; [enseignement] state (épith) GB, public US; [entreprise, chaîne] state-owned (épith)homme or personnage public — public figure
2.
nom masculin1) ( tout le monde) public‘interdit au public’ — ‘no admittance’
2) (de spectacle, conférence, d'émission) audience; ( de manifestation sportive) spectators (pl)3) ( lecteurs) readership4) ( adeptes)5) ( secteur)* * *pyblik (-ique)1. adj1) (jardin, piscine, bibliothèque) public, (école, instruction) state modif2) (scrutin) open2. nm1) (= population) publicCe parc est ouvert au public. — The park is open to the public.
2) (= assistance) audienceLe public a applaudi le chanteur. — The audience applauded the singer.
Je déteste parler en public. — I hate speaking in public.
* * *A adj [lieu, vente, argent] public; [école, enseignement] state ( épith) GB, public US; [entreprise, chaîne] state-owned ( épith); rendre qch public to make sth public; la dette publique the national debt; hôpital public state-run hospital; les cours sont publics the lectures are open to the public; en audience publique in open court; homme or personnage public public figure; femme or fille publique prostitute.B nm1 ( tout le monde) public; en public in public; ouvert au public open to the public; ‘interdit au public’ ‘no admittance’; ‘avis au public’ ‘public notice’; porter qch à la connaissance du public to make sth public; ⇒ grand;2 (de spectacle, conférence, d'émission) audience; ( de manifestation sportive) spectators (+ v pl); s'adresser à un public jeune/un large public to be directed at a young audience/a wide audience; il lui faut un public he/she has to have an audience; être bon public to be easily pleased; être mauvais public to be hard to please; tous publics for all ages; on entendait des rires dans le public there was laughter in the audience;3 ( lecteurs) readership;4 ( adeptes) avoir un public to have a following; elle ne veut pas décevoir son public she doesn't want to disappoint her fans ou public;1. [ouvert à tous] publicsa nomination a été rendue publique ce matin his nomination was officially announced ou was made public this morning————————nom masculin1. [population] publicle grand public the general public, the public at large2. [audience - d'un spectacle] public, audience ; [ - d'un écrivain] readership, readers ; [ - d'un match] spectatorspublic féminin/familial female/family audiences'adresser à un vaste public/à un public restreint to address a vast/limited audiencec'est un excellent livre, mais qui n'a pas encore trouvé son public although the book is excellent, it hasn't yet found the readership it deserves3. [secteur]————————en public locution adverbiale————————grand public locution adjectivale -
24 draw
1.1) (pull) ziehendraw the curtains/blinds — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen/die Jalousien hochziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen/die Jalousien herunterlassen
draw the bolt — (unfasten) den Riegel zurückschieben
he refused to be drawn — er ließ sich nichts entlocken
draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben
draw water from a well — Wasser an einem Brunnen holen od. schöpfen
draw comfort from something — Trost in etwas (Dat.) finden
draw reassurance/encouragement from something — Zuversicht/Mut aus etwas schöpfen
5) (get as one's due) erhalten; bekommen; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente, Arbeitslosenunterstützung]6) (select at random)7) (trace) ziehen [Strich]; zeichnen [geometrische Figur, Bild]draw the line at something — (fig.) bei etwas nicht mehr mitmachen
8) (formulate) ziehen [Parallele, Vergleich]; herstellen [Analogie]; herausstellen [Unterschied]9) (end with neither side winner) unentschieden beenden [Spiel]2. intransitive verb,drew, drawn1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahrendraw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen
draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern
3. noundraw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, dasend in a draw — mit einem Unentschieden enden
4)be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/22261/draw_aside">draw aside- draw away- draw back- draw in- draw on- draw out- draw up- draw upon* * *[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) zeichnen2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) ziehen3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) sich entfernen, sich nähern4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) unentschieden spielen6) (to open or close (curtains).) zu-, aufziehen7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) fesseln2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) das Unentschieden2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) die Attraktion3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) die Ziehung4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) das Zeichnen•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *I. NOUN1. (celebrity) Publikumsmagnet m, Attraktion f; (popular film, play, etc.) Kassenschlager m, Publikumserfolg man auction has more \draw than a jumble sale eine Versteigerung lockt mehr Menschen an als ein Flohmarktto end in a \draw unentschieden enden [o ausgehenit's just the luck of the \draw man muss es eben so nehmen, wie es kommtto be quick on the \draw schnell ziehen können; ( fig) schlagfertig seinhe had a quick \draw on his cigarette and tossed it away er zog noch einmal kurz an seiner Zigarette und warf sie dann wegII. TRANSITIVE VERB<drew, -n>▪ to \draw sb/sth jdn/etw zeichnento \draw a line einen Strich [o eine Linie] ziehento \draw a map/sketch eine Karte/Skizze anfertigento \draw sth to scale etw maßstabsgetreu zeichnen2. (depict)▪ to \draw sth etw darstellen [o beschreiben]the plot is exciting, but the characters haven't been very well \drawn die Handlung ist spannend, aber die Charaktere sind nicht gut herausgearbeitet3. (pull)▪ to \draw sth etw ziehenhe drew his coat tightly around his shoulders er zog sich den Mantel fest um die Schulternthe little boat was \drawn into the whirlpool das kleine Boot wurde in den Strudel hineingezogenhe drew her into a tender embrace er zog sie mit einer zärtlichen Umarmung an sichto \draw the blinds [or AM also shades] (open) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] hochziehen; (close) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] herunterlassento \draw sb aside [or to one side] jdn beiseitenehmento \draw sb into [an] ambush jdn in einen Hinterhalt locken4. (attract)▪ to \draw sb jdn anlocken [o anziehen]you're \drawing a lot of curious looks in that hat mit diesem Hut ziehst du eine Menge neugieriger Blicke auf dichto \draw [sb's] attention [to sb/sth] [jds] Aufmerksamkeit [auf jdn/etw] lenkenshe waved at him to \draw his attention sie winkte ihm zu, um ihn auf sich aufmerksam zu machento \draw attention to oneself Aufmerksamkeit erregento \draw a cheer from the crowd die Menge zum Jubeln bringento \draw sb's fire jds Kritik auf sich akk ziehenher eyes were immediately \drawn to the tall blond man der große Blonde zog sofort ihre Blicke auf sich5. (involve in)to \draw sb into an argument/a discussion jdn in eine Auseinandersetzung/Diskussion hineinziehento \draw sb into a conversation jdn in eine Unterhaltung verwickeln6. (attract)▪ to \draw sth etw hervorrufenher speech drew an angry response ihre Rede hat für Verärgerung gesorgtto \draw applause Beifall erntento \draw criticism Kritik erregen [o hervorrufen]his performance drew a gasp of amazement from the audience bei seiner Darbietung verschlug es dem Publikum den Atemto \draw a confession from sb jdm ein Geständnis entlocken7. (formulate)to \draw an analogy eine Parallele ziehen [o geh Analogie herstellen]to \draw a comparison einen Vergleich anstellenyou can't really \draw a comparison between the two cases man kann die beiden Fälle wirklich nicht miteinander vergleichento \draw a conclusion [or an inference] einen Schluss ziehen, zu einer Schlussfolgerung kommento \draw a distinction [between sth] etw auseinanderhalten [o voneinander unterscheiden]to \draw a parallel eine Parallele ziehen8. (pull out)to \draw a weapon eine Waffe ziehenI couldn't believe it when she drew a knife on me ich war völlig perplex, als sie ein Messer zückte famto \draw blood Blut fließen lassenhe bit me so hard that it drew blood er biss mich so fest, dass ich bluteteto \draw first blood den ersten Treffer erzielen a. figto \draw a tooth ( dated) einen Zahn ziehen10. CARDSto \draw a card [from the deck] eine Karte [vom Stapel] abheben [o ziehen11. (get from source)▪ to \draw sth [from sb/sth] etw [von jdm/etw] beziehen [o erhalten] [o bekommen]he drew much of his inspiration from his travels einen Großteil seiner Anregungen holte er sich auf seinen Reisenthe university \draws its students from all 50 states die Studenten der Universität kommen aus allen 50 Bundesstaaten12. (earn)this investment will \draw 10% interest diese Investition bringt 10 % Zinsento \draw pay [or a salary] ein Gehalt beziehento \draw a pension Rente [o ÖSTERR eine Pension] bekommen [o beziehen]to \draw unemployment benefit/a wage Arbeitslosengeld/einen Lohn bekommen [o erhalten13. (select by chance)▪ to \draw sth etw ziehen [o auslosen]we're about to \draw the winning card wir ziehen jetzt gleich den HauptgewinnReal Madrid has \drawn Juventus in the football quarter finals als Gegner von Real Madrid im Fußballviertelfinale wurde Juventus Turin ausgelostthey drew lots for it sie losten darum14. (obtain water)to \draw water Wasser holenshe drew water from the well sie schöpfte Wasser aus dem Brunnento \draw sb's bath jds Badewasser [o SCHWEIZ Badwasser] einlassen15. (pour)to \draw a beer ein Bier zapfento \draw money/£500 from one's account Geld/500 Pfund von seinem Konto abhebento \draw a cheque on sb/sth einen Scheck auf jdn/etw ausstellen17. (inhale)to \draw a breath Luft [o Atem] holenshe drew a deep breath sie holte [einmal] tief Luftto \draw breath ( fig) verschnaufen, eine Verschnaufpause einlegen18. NAUTthe ship \draws 20 feet of water das Schiff hat sechs Meter Tiefgangto \draw a bow einen Bogen spannen20. (disembowel)21.▶ to \draw a bead on sb/sth auf jdn/etw zielen▶ to \draw a blank eine Niete ziehen, kein Glück habenshe had spent all morning searching but had \drawn a blank sie hatte den ganzen Morgen gesucht — doch ohne ErfolgI \draw the line there da ist bei mir SchlussIII. INTRANSITIVE VERB<drew, -n>1. (make pictures) zeichnenthe train slowly drew into the station der Zug fuhr langsam in den Bahnhof einas we drew alongside the black Fiat I recognized the driver als wir mit dem schwarzen Fiat auf gleicher Höhe waren, erkannte ich den Fahrerto \draw apart sich akk voneinander trennenthe embracing couple drew apart das eng umschlungene Pärchen löste sich voneinanderto \draw away wegfahrenshe drew away from him whenever he put his arm around her sie wich jedes Mal von ihm zurück, als er den Arm um sie legteto \draw level with sb/sth mit jdm/etw gleichziehenslowly Paul drew level with the BMW allmählich holte Paul den BMW ein3. (approach [in time])to \draw near [or nearer] näher rücken [o kommen]Christmas is \drawing nearer Weihnachten rückt [immer] näher4. (make use of)▪ to \draw on sb auf jdn zurückkommen, jdn in Anspruch nehmenlike most writers, she \draws on personal experience in her work wie die meisten Schriftsteller schöpft sie bei ihrer Arbeit aus persönlichen Erfahrungento \draw on funds auf [Geld]mittel zurückgreifento \draw on sb's knowledge jdn als Kenner zurate ziehen, sich dat jds Wissen zunutze machen5. (inhale)to \draw on one's cigarette/pipe an seiner Zigarette/Pfeife ziehen6. (draw lots) losen, das Los entscheiden lassenCoventry drew 1—1 with Manchester United in the semi-finals im Halbfinale trennten sich Coventry und Manchester United 1:1 unentschieden* * *I [drɔː] pret drew, ptp drawn zeichnen; line ziehenI draw the line at cheating (personally) — Mogeln kommt für mich nicht infrage; (in others) beim Mogeln hörts bei mir auf
some people just don't know where to draw the line (fig) — manche Leute wissen einfach nicht, wie weit sie gehen können
2. vizeichnen II [drɔː] vb: pret drew, ptp drawn1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) = move by pulling ziehen; bolt zurückschieben; bow spannen; curtains (= open) aufziehen; (= shut) zuziehenhe drew her close to him —
he drew his finger along the edge of the table he drew the smoke into his lungs — er fuhr mit dem Finger die Tischkante entlang er machte einen (tiefen) Lungenzug
2) = move by pulling behind coach, cart ziehen3) = bring bringento draw sth to a close — etw zu Ende bringen, etw beenden
to draw inspiration from sb/sth/somewhere — sich von jdm/von etw/von irgendwas inspirieren lassen
he's bitten her – has he drawn blood? — er hat sie gebissen – blutet sie?
to draw the dole/a big salary — Arbeitslosenunterstützung/ein großes Gehalt beziehen
to draw one's pension — seine Rente bekommen
6)= elicit
her singing drew tears from the audience — ihr Singen rührte die Zuhörer zu Tränento draw a smile/a laugh from sb — jdm ein Lächeln/ein Lachen entlocken
my letter drew an angry reply from him — auf meinen Brief reagierte er mit einer ungehaltenen Antwort __diams; to be drawn
to draw sb into sth — jdn in etw (acc) hineinziehen or verwickeln
to draw sb away from sb/sth — jdn von jdm/etw weglocken
you can draw whatever conclusion you like — du kannst daraus schließen, was du willst
9) NAUT10)= tie SPORT
to draw a match — sich unentschieden trennen, unentschieden spielen11) = choose at random ziehenthe first correct entry drawn from the hat — die erste richtige Einsendung, die gezogen wird
we've been drawn (to play) away/at home —
France has been drawn against Scotland — Frankreich ist für ein Spiel gegen Schottland gezogen worden
12) CARDS2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) = move person, time, event kommenhe drew to one side — er ging/fuhr zur Seite
the two horses drew level — die beiden Pferde zogen gleich __diams; to draw near herankommen (to an +acc )
2) = allow airflow chimney, pipe ziehen3) = tie SPORT unentschieden spielenthey drew 2-2 — sie trennten sich or sie spielten 2:2 unentschieden
the teams drew for second place —
4) CARDS5) = infuse tea ziehen3. NOUN1) = random selection = lottery Ziehung f, Ausspielung f; (for sports competitions) Auslosung f, Ziehung f → luckthe team had five wins and two draws — die Mannschaft hat fünfmal gewonnen und zweimal unentschieden gespielt
4)__diams; the draw to be quick on the draw (lit) — schnell mit der Pistole sein, schnell (den Revolver) ziehen; (fig) schlagfertig seinto beat sb to the draw — schneller sein als jd; ( lit : cowboy etc ) schneller ziehen als jd
* * *draw [drɔː]A s1. Ziehen n:a) schnell (mit der Pistole),b) fig schlagfertig, fix umg3. fig Zug-, Anziehungskraft f4. fig Attraktion f (auch Person), besonders Zugstück n, Schlager m5. Ziehen n (eines Loses etc)6. a) Auslosen n, Verlosen nb) Verlosung f, Ziehung f7. gezogene Spielkarte(n pl)8. abgehobener Betrag9. US Aufzug m (einer Zugbrücke)10. SPORT Unentschieden n:11. umg Vorteil m:have the draw over im Vorteil sein gegenüber13. TECHb) Walzen nc) Verjüngung fB v/t prät drew [druː], pperf drawn [drɔːn]1. ziehen, zerren:draw sb into talk jemanden ins Gespräch ziehen2. ab-, an-, auf-, fort-, herab-, wegziehen:draw a drawbridge eine Zugbrücke aufziehen;draw the nets die Netze einziehen oder -holen;3. einen Bogen spannen4. nach sich ziehen, bewirken, zur Folge haben5. bringen (on, upon über akk):draw sb’s anger on o.s. sich jemandes Zorn zuziehen;draw ruin upon o.s. sich ins Unglück stürzen6. Atem holen:7. (heraus)ziehen:8. Kartena) (vom Geber) erhaltenb) abheben, ziehenc) herausholen:draw the opponent’s trumps dem Gegner die Trümpfe herausholen9. eine Waffe ziehen10. a) Lose ziehenb) (durch Los) gewinnen, einen Preis erhaltenc) auslosen:draw bonds WIRTSCH Obligationen auslosen;be drawn with SPORT ausgelost werden gegenfrom von, aus)14. Tränena) hervorlocken15. Tee ziehen lassen16. fig anziehen, an sich ziehen, fesseln:17. Kunden etc anziehen, anlocken:draw a full house THEAT das Haus füllen18. besonders Fußball: den Torhüter herauslocken23. zeichnen, malen, entwerfen ( alle:from nach)24. (in Worten) schildern, beschreiben, zeichnen:draw it fine umg es ganz genau nehmen;draw it mild umg mach mal halblang!, du übertreibst!27. einen Schluss, eine Lehre ziehen:draw one’s own conclusions seine eigenen Schlüsse ziehen28. Zinsen etc einbringen, abwerfen:draw a good price einen guten Preis erzielen30. WIRTSCH einen Wechsel etc ziehen, trassieren, ausstellen:draw a bill of exchange on sb einen Wechsel auf jemanden ziehen;31. ein Gehalt etc, auch Nachrichten etc beziehen, bekommendraw applause Beifall hervorrufen;draw applause from an audience einem Publikum Beifall abringen;draw (information from) sb jemanden ausholen, -fragen, -horchen;draw no reply from sb aus jemandem keine Antwort herausbringen33. umg jemanden aus seiner Reserve herauslocken36. ein Gewässera) trockenlegenb) (mit dem Netz) abfischenb) Wild aufstöbern38. TECHa) Draht, Röhren, Kerzen ziehen39. das Gesicht verziehen:his face was drawn with pain sein Gesicht war schmerzverzerrt40. einem den Mund zusammenziehen:41. MED ein Geschwür etc ausziehen, -trocknen42. SCHIFF einen Tiefgang haben von:the game was drawn 5-5 das Spiel endete unentschieden 5:544. Golf: den Ball nach links verziehenC v/i2. fig ziehen (Theaterstück etc)3. (sein Schwert etc) ziehen (on gegen)4. sich leicht etc ziehen lassen, laufen:5. fahren, sich bewegen:draw into the station BAHN (in den Bahnhof) einfahren7. sich versammeln (round, about um)8. sich zusammenziehen, (ein)schrumpfen ( beide:into zu)9. sich (aus)dehnen11. ziehen (Tee, auch MED Pflaster, Salbe etc)12. ziehen, Zug haben (Kamin etc)13. zeichnen, malen14. (on, upon) in Anspruch nehmen (akk), Gebrauch machen (von), heranziehen (akk), (sein Kapital, seine Vorräte etc) angreifen:a) WIRTSCH jemandem eine Zahlungsaufforderung zukommen lassen,b) WIRTSCH auf jemanden (einen Wechsel) ziehen,draw on sb’s generosity jemandes Großzügigkeit ausnützen;draw on one’s imagination sich etwas einfallen lassen oder ausdenken16. losen ( for um)* * *1.1) (pull) ziehendraw the curtains/blinds — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen/die Jalousien hochziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen/die Jalousien herunterlassen
draw the bolt — (unfasten) den Riegel zurückschieben
2) (attract, take in) anlocken [Publikum, Menge, Kunden]3) (take out) herausziehen; ziehen ( from aus)draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben
draw water from a well — Wasser an einem Brunnen holen od. schöpfen
4) (derive, elicit) findendraw comfort from something — Trost in etwas (Dat.) finden
draw reassurance/encouragement from something — Zuversicht/Mut aus etwas schöpfen
5) (get as one's due) erhalten; bekommen; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente, Arbeitslosenunterstützung]7) (trace) ziehen [Strich]; zeichnen [geometrische Figur, Bild]draw the line at something — (fig.) bei etwas nicht mehr mitmachen
8) (formulate) ziehen [Parallele, Vergleich]; herstellen [Analogie]; herausstellen [Unterschied]9) (end with neither side winner) unentschieden beenden [Spiel]2. intransitive verb,drew, drawn1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahrendraw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen
draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern
2) (draw lots) ziehen; losen3. noundraw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, das3) Attraktion, die; (film, play) Publikumserfolg, der4)be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben
Phrasal Verbs:- draw in- draw on- draw out- draw up* * *n.(§ p.,p.p.: drew, drawn)= zeichnen v.ziehen v.(§ p.,pp.: zog, ist/hat gezogen) -
25 idiota
adj.1 stupid (tonto).2 mentally deficient (enfermo).3 idiot, foolish, dumb, silly.4 ament.f. & m.idiot.* * *► adjetivo1 MEDICINA idiotic1 idiot\* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.stupid, idiotic* * *1.ADJ idiotic, stupid2.SMF idiot¡idiota! — you idiot!
* * *Ia) (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idioticb) (Med) idioticII* * *= idiot, fool, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, mug, berk, prick, moron, cretin, dumbbell, asinine, lemon, airhead, airheaded, bonehead, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.Ex. Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited ' idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex. In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.----* como un idiota = stupidly.* idiota genio = idiot savant.* * *Ia) (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idioticb) (Med) idioticII* * *= idiot, fool, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, mug, berk, prick, moron, cretin, dumbbell, asinine, lemon, airhead, airheaded, bonehead, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.Ex: Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited ' idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex: In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.* como un idiota = stupidly.* idiota genio = idiot savant.* * *me caí de la manera más idiota I had the most idiotic o stupid fall ( colloq)¡no seas idiota! don't be so stupid!, don't be such an idiot!2 ( Med) idiotic2 ( Med) idiotCompuesto:idealistic puppet o stooge* * *
idiota adjetivo (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idiotic;◊ ¡no seas idiota! don't be such an idiot!
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( tonto) (fam) idiot, stupid fool (colloq)
idiota
I adjetivo idiotic, stupid
II mf idiot, fool
' idiota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tomar
- trompo
- verdadera
- verdadero
- pedazo
- perdido
English:
bozo
- fool
- idiot
- idiotic
- knob
- make out
- meathead
- moron
- nerd
- plonker
- right
- some
- inane
- mug
* * *♦ adj1. [tonto] stupid2. [enfermo] mentally deficient♦ nmf1. [tonto] idiot2. [enfermo] idiot* * *I adj idioticII m/f idiot* * *idiota adj: idiotic, stupid, foolishidiota nmf: idiot, foolish person* * *idiota2 n idiot -
26 levantar
v.1 to raise.levantar algo del suelo to pick something up off the groundlevantar a alguien del suelo to help somebody up off the groundlevantar a alguien de la cama to get somebody out of bedlevantar la vista o mirada to look uplevantar el ánimo to cheer upEllos levantan la columna They raise the column.2 to remove (quitar) (pintura, venda, tapa).3 to build, to raise (to build) (edificio, muro).4 to strike (retirar) (campamento).5 to stir up (provocar) (protestas, polémica).levantar a alguien contra to stir somebody up against6 to lift (suprimir) (embargo, prohibición).levantar el castigo a alguien to let somebody off7 to bring to an end (sesión) (terminar).si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting (en reunión)8 to draw up (redactar) (acta, atestado).9 to pinch, to swipe (informal) (robar).10 to wake up.11 to stir to rebellion.La injusticia levanta a las masas Injustice stirs the masses to rebellion.12 to lift up, to lift off, to lift, to elevate.Ellos levantaron el auto They lifted up the car.13 to suspend, to adjourn.Ellos levantaron la sesión They suspended the session.14 to construct, to build.Ellos levantaron un rancho They constructed a ranch.15 to cheer up, to bolster up.16 to bear up, to put up, to upbear.Ellos levantaron el estandarte They bore up the banner.* * *1 (alzar) to raise, lift■ no lo puedo levantar, pesa mucho I can't lift it, it's heavy■ que levanten la mano los que quieran venir all those who want to come, raise their hands2 (construir) to erect, build3 (empresa - hacer rentable) to get off the ground; (- establecer) to set up4 (despegar) to loosen, unstick5 (suprimir) to lift6 (cadáver) to remove7 (causar) to cause8 (trazar, dibujar) to draw9 (animal de caza) to flush out■ si el día levanta, iremos a la playa if the weather brightens up, we'll go to the beach1 (alzarse) to rise2 (ponerse de pie) to stand up3 (dejar la cama) to get up, get out of bed4 (sublevarse) to rebel, rise up5 (viento, oleaje) to get up\levantar el campamento to strike camplevantar falsos testimonios contra alguien to bear false witness against somebodylevantar la moral a alguien to cheer somebody up, raise somebody's spiritslevantar la vista to look uplevantar la voz to raise one's voicelevantarse con el pie izquierdo figurado to get out of bed on the wrong sidese levanta la sesión court adjourned* * *verb1) to lift, raise2) erect3) arouse•* * *1. VT1) (=alzar)a) [+ peso, objeto] to lift; [con una grúa] to hoist¿puedes levantar un poco la silla? — can you lift the chair up a bit?
b) [+ pierna, cabeza, cejas] to raise•
levantar la mano — to put one's hand up, raise one's handlevantó la mano para pedir la vez — she put her hand up o raised her hand to ask for a turn
no levantó la mirada del libro cuando entramos — she didn't raise her eyes from her book o she didn't look up from the book when we came in
cabeza 1., 2), tapa 1)si su mujer levantara la cabeza y lo viera casado otra vez se volvería a morir — his wife would turn in her grave to see him married again
c) [+ cortina, falda] to lift, lift up; [+ persiana, telón] to raise2) (=poner de pie)a)levantar a algn — [del suelo] to lift sb, lift sb up; [de la cama] to get sb up
pesaba tanto que no pude levantarla del suelo — she was so heavy that I couldn't lift her off the ground
cuando se sienta en ese sofá no hay quien lo levante — once he sits on that sofa no one can get him off it
su actuación levantó al público de sus asientos — her performance brought the audience to their feet
b) [+ objeto caído] to pick up3) (=erigir) [+ edificio, pared] to put up; [+ monumento] to erect, put up4) (=fundar) [+ empresa, imperio] to found, establishlevantó un gran imperio comercial — he founded o established a great commercial empire
5) (=dar un empuje) to build uptodos los trabajadores ayudaron a levantar la empresa — all the workers helped to build up the company
6) [+ ánimo, moral] to lift, raisenecesito algo que me levante la moral — I need something to lift o raise my spirits
7) [+ tono, volumen] to raiselevanta la voz, que no te oigo — speak up - I can't hear you
¡no levantes la voz! — keep your voice down!
8) (=desmontar) [+ tienda de campaña] to take downlevantar la mesa — LAm to clear the table
9) (=producir) [+ sospechas] to arouse; [+ dolor] to give; [+ rumor] to spark offel reportaje ha levantado rumores de un posible divorcio — the report has sparked off rumours of a possible divorce
ampollalevantar falso testimonio — (Jur) to give false testimony; (Rel) to bear false witness
10) (=terminar) [+ prohibición, embargo] to lift; [+ veda] to endse levantará el castigo a los que pidan perdón — those who apologize will be let off (their punishment)
11) (Jur)a) [+ censo] to take; [+ atestado] to make; [+ sesión] to adjournacta 1)b) [+ cadáver] to remove12) (Arquit) [+ plano] to make, draw up13) (Caza) to flush outliebre 1), vuelo II, 1)14) (Mil) [+ ejército] to raise15) (=sublevar)(Pol)la corrupción política levantó al pueblo contra el gobierno — political corruption turned people against the government
16) (Naipes) (=coger) to pick; (=superar) to beat17) * (=ganar) [+ dinero] to make, earn18) * (=robar) to pinch *, swipe *19) Ven ** (=arrestar) to nick **, arrest2. VI1) hum [persona]2) (Naipes) to cut the packlevanta, es tu turno — cut the pack, it's your turn
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick upb) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raiselevanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer
c) < persiana> to pull up, raised)f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up2)b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause6) (Der)a) < acta> to prepareb) < cadáver> to remove7) < censo> to take8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strikelevantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table
9)b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bedc) ( poner de pie) to get... up10) (fam)a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)2.levantarse v pron1)a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1bb) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?
3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise4) pintura to peel5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)* * *= erect, lift (up).Ex. Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.Ex. The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.----* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.* levantar armas = take up + arms.* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.* levantar barricadas = barricade.* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.* levantar con gato = jack up.* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* levantar el ánimo = pep up.* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.* levantar hato = pull + stakes.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.* levantar la vista = look up.* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.* levantarse de un salto = spring up.* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).* levantarse en dos patas = buck.* levantar una barrera = build + wall.* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( del suelo) <bulto/peso> to lift, pick upb) <tapadera/mantel> to lift; <cabeza/mano> to raiselevanté la mano para contestar — I put up o raised my hand to answer
c) < persiana> to pull up, raised)f) (Jueg) < carta> to pick up2)b) <industria/economía> to help... to pick up3) <estatua/muro/edificio> to erect, put up4) <embargo/sanción> to lift; < huelga> to call off5) <rumor/protestas> to spark (off); < polémica> to cause6) (Der)a) < acta> to prepareb) < cadáver> to remove7) < censo> to take8) (desmontar, deshacer): < campamento> to strikelevantar la mesa — (AmL) to clear the table
9)b) ( de la cama) to get... out of bedc) ( poner de pie) to get... up10) (fam)a) ( robar) to lift (colloq)b) (AmS) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)2.levantarse v pron1)a) ( de la cama) to get up; pie 1bb) ( ponerse en pie) to stand up, to rise (frml)¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? — may I leave the table?
3) torre/edificio ( erguirse) to rise4) pintura to peel5) ( sublevarse) to rise (up)6) (refl) <solapas/cuello> to turn up7) (AmS fam) < mujer> to pick up (colloq)* * *= erect, lift (up).Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo = get + Nombre + off the ground.* levantar al hacer surcos = plough [plow, -USA].* levantar ampollas = blister, rile, raise + Posesivo + hackles.* levantar armas = take up + arms.* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.* levantar barricadas = barricade.* levantar campamento = pull + stakes.* levantar con gato = jack up.* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* levantar el ánimo = pep up.* levantar el vuelo = get off + the ground.* levantar haciendo palanca = pry.* levantar hato = pull + stakes.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* levantar la liebre = spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.* levantar la perdiz = blow + the gaff, spill + the beans, blow + the gaff, let + the cat out of the bag.* levantar la polémica = spark + controversy.* levantar la sesión = adjourn + meeting.* levantar la vista = look up.* levantar la voz = raise + Posesivo + voice.* levantar los ánimos = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.* levantarse con el pie izquierdo = wake up on + the wrong side of the bed, get up on + the wrong side of the bed.* levantarse de un salto = spring up.* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).* levantarse en dos patas = buck.* levantar una barrera = build + wall.* levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.* levantar una sesión = adjourn + session.* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* que levanta el ánimo = uplifting.* que levanta el espíritu = uplifting.* volver a levantar el sistema = restart.* * *levantar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹bulto/peso/piedra› to lift, pick up; ‹persiana› to pull up, raiseayúdame a levantar este baúl help me to lift this trunk o pick this trunk uplevanta la alfombra lift up the ruglevantaron las copas para brindar they raised their glasses in a toast2 ‹ojos/mirada/vista›me contestó sin levantar los ojos or la vista del libro she answered me without looking up o without lifting her eyes from her booklevantó la mirada hacia el cielo he raised his eyes to heaven3 ‹voz› to raiselevantar el tono to raise one's voice¡a mí no me levantes la voz! don't raise your voice to me!4 ‹polvo› to raiseel coche levantó una nube de polvo the car raised a cloud of dust5 (en naipes) ‹carta› to pick upB1 ‹ánimos›esto nos levantó los ánimos/la moral this raised our spirits/our moralevenga, levanta el ánimo come on, cheer up!2 ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick upa ver si conseguimos levantar este país let's see if we can get this country back on its feetC ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put upD ‹restricción/embargo/sanción› to lift; ‹huelga› to call offla madre le levantó el castigo his mother let him off o lifted his punishmentlevantar el asedio to raise o lift the siegese levanta la sesión the meeting is adjournedE ‹protestas› to cause, spark, spark off, give rise to; ‹polémica› to cause, arouse; ‹rumor› to give rise to, spark, spark offsu comportamiento levantó sospechas entre los vecinos her behavior aroused o caused suspicion among the neighborsF ( Der)1 ‹acta› to preparelevantó atestado del accidente he wrote a report on the accident2 ‹cadáver› to removeG ‹censo› to takeH(desmontar, deshacer): levantar (el) campamento to strike camplevantar la cama to strip the bedlevantar la mesa ( AmL); to clear the tableI1 (en brazos) ‹niño› to pick up2 (de la cama) to get … up, get … out of bed3(poner de pie): ayúdame a levantar al abuelo de la silla help me to get grandpa up out of his chairun discurso que levantó al público de sus asientos a speech which brought the audience to its feetme levantó la novia he went off with o stole o pinched my girlfriend ( colloq)A1 (de la cama) to get upnunca se levanta antes de las diez he never gets up o gets out of bed before ten¿a qué hora te levantas? what time do you get up?ya se levanta un poco por la casa she can get up and move around the house a bit now, she's up and moving around the house a little now2(ponerse en pie): al entrar el monarca todos se levantaron everyone rose to their feet as the monarch entered ( frml)intentó levantarse del suelo he tried to get up off the floor o to stand uphasta que no terminemos todos no se levanta nadie de la mesa no one is getting up from (the) table until we've all finishedse levantó de su asiento para saludarme she stood up o got up o rose to greet meB «polvareda» to rise; «temporal» to brewse ha levantado un viento muy fuerte a strong wind has got up o picked upC «torre/monumento/edificio» (erguirse) to riseD «pintura» to peel off, peel, come offE (sublevarse) to rise up, risela nación entera se levantó (en armas) para repeler la invasión the whole nation rose up (in arms) to repel the invasionF ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up2 (acostarse con) to score with ( colloq), to go to bed with* * *
levantar ( conjugate levantar) verbo transitivo
1
‹cabeza/mano/copa› to raise;
‹ alfombra› to lift up
2
‹ moral› to raise, boostb) ‹industria/economía› to help … to pick up
3 ‹estatua/muro/edificio› to erect, put up
4 ‹embargo/sanción› to lift;
se levanta la sesión the meeting is adjourned
5 ‹rumor/protestas› to spark (off);
‹ polémica› to cause;
6 ‹ campamento› to strike;◊ levantar la mesa (AmL) to clear the table
7 ( en brazos) ‹ persona› to pick up;
( de la cama) to get … out of bed;
( poner de pie) to get … up
8 (AmS) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantarse verbo pronominal
1
◊ ¿me puedo levantar de la mesa? may I leave the table?
2 [ polvareda] to rise;
[ temporal] to brew;
[ viento] to begin to blow, rise
3 ( sublevarse) to rise (up)
4 ( refl) ‹solapas/cuello› to turn up
5 (AmS fam) ‹ mujer› to pick up (colloq)
levantar verbo transitivo
1 to lift
levantar los ojos, to look up
levantar la voz/mano, to raise one's voice/hand
2 (una construcción, un monumento) to erect
3 fig (el ánimo) to raise
(sublevar) to make rise: levantó a los mineros, he stirred up the miners
4 (poner fin) to lift: levantaron la prohibición, the ban was lifted ➣ Ver nota en raise
' levantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acta
- ampolla
- atestado
- batir
- castillo
- cercado
- chillar
- espíritu
- liebre
- pulso
- sesión
- testimonio
- alzar
- animar
- apalancar
- cabeza
- castigo
- coger
- elevar
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- recoger
- voz
- vuelo
English:
adjourn
- boost
- cat
- close
- cock
- erect
- get up
- haul up
- heave
- hoist
- hold up
- jack up
- keep down
- kick up
- lift
- lift up
- pick up
- prick up
- pull up
- put up
- raise
- rear
- set up
- sling
- stick up
- stir up
- swing
- take up
- throw up
- turn up
- up
- bolster
- buck
- clear
- dig
- get
- hold
- jack
- kick
- look
- pick
- prick
- pull
- put
- retract
- set
- stand
- stick
- strain
- take
* * *♦ vt1. [alzar, elevar] to raise;[objeto pesado, capó, trampilla] to lift (up); [persiana] to pull up;levantar el telón to raise the curtain;el que quiera venir conmigo que levante la mano anyone who wants to come with me should put their hand up;levanta la tapa de la olla y verás qué bien huele lift the lid off the pot and you'll see how good it smells;levantar algo del suelo to pick sth up off the ground;levantar a alguien del suelo to help sb up off the ground;levantó al bebé en alto she lifted the baby up in the air;el juez ordenó levantar el cadáver the judge ordered the body to be removed;los perros levantaron el zorro the dogs flushed out the fox;levantaba polvo al barrer she was raising clouds of dust as she swept;levantar la voz to raise one's voice;no ha conseguido levantar cabeza he's still not back to his old self¿no te habré levantado? I hope I didn't wake o get you uplevanta la papelera, que se ha vuelto a caer stand the wastepaper basket up, it's fallen over again4. [construir] [edificio, muro] to build, to construct;[estatua, monumento] to put up, to erect;de la nada logró levantar un inmenso imperio empresarial she managed to build a huge business empire from nothing5. [quitar] [pintura, venda, tapa] to remove6. [retirar] [campamento] to strike;[tienda de campaña, tenderete] to take down; [mantel] to take off; RP Famlevantar (el) campamento to hit the road, to make tracks7. [causar] [protestas, polémica, rumores] to give rise to;me levanta dolor de cabeza it makes my head ache;esto levantó las sospechas de la policía this aroused the suspicions of the police8. [poner fin a] [embargo, prohibición] to lift;[asedio] to raise;levantar el castigo a alguien to let sb off;levantaron el embargo a la isla they lifted the embargo on the island;el presidente levantó la sesión [terminarla] the chairman brought the meeting to an end;[aplazarla] the chairman adjourned the meeting;si no hay más preguntas, se levanta la sesión [en reunión] if there are no more questions, that ends the meeting9. [realizar] [atestado, plano, mapa] to draw up;el notario levantó acta del resultado del sorteo the notary recorded the result of the draw;levantar las actas [de una reunión] to take the minutes10. [dar un empuje a] [equipo, público] to lift;el gol levantó al equipo the goal lifted the team;no ha conseguido levantar la economía he hasn't managed to get the economy back on its feet;levantar el ánimo to cheer up;levantar la moral a alguien to boost sb's moralelevantarle algo a alguien to pinch o swipe sth off sb♦ vi[niebla, nubes] to lift;saldremos cuando levante el día we'll go out when it clears up* * *v/tlevantar los ojos raise one’s eyes, look up;levantar la voz raise one’s voice (a to);¡levanta los ánimos! cheer up!;levantar sospechas arouse suspicion;3 embargo lift4 fam ( robar) lift fam, Br tbpinch fam* * *levantar vt1) alzar: to lift, to raise2) : to put up, to erect3) : to call off, to adjourn4) : to give rise to, to arouselevantar sospechas: to arouse suspicion* * *levantar vb1. (alzar) to raise2. (subir) to lift / to lift uplevantar la vista / levantar los ojos to look up -
27 Haus
n; -es, Häuser1. house; (Gebäude) building; im Haus inside, indoors; im nächsten Haus oder ein Haus weiter bei Einfamilienhäusern: next door; bei größeren: in the next block (of flats) (Am. the next [apartment] building); zwei Häuser weiter bei Einfamilienhäusern: next door but one, Am. two houses down ( oder up); bei größeren: two blocks (Am. buildings) (further) down ( oder up); Haus an Haus wohnen live next door to each other, be next-door neighbo(u)rs; Haus an Haus mit jemandem wohnen live next door to s.o.; von Haus zu Haus gehen etc.: from door to door; jemanden durchs Haus führen show s.o. (a)round (the house); Haus und Hof oder Haus und Herd house and home; er hat an der Börse Haus und Hof verspekuliert he lost everything he had speculating on the stock exchange; ihm steht eine Versetzung ins Haus fig. he’s got a posting (Am. transfer) coming up, he’s due for a posting (Am. transfer); es oder uns stehen Neuwahlen ins Haus fig. elections are coming up, there are elections ahead ( oder on the doorstep)2. (Zuhause) home, house, place umg.; (Haushalt) household; das väterliche Haus one’s father’s home; außer Haus essen eat out; er ist außer Haus(e) he’s out, he’s not in, he’s gone out; im Haus meiner Tante at my aunt’s (house); im Hause Müller at the Müllers’ (house); jemandem das Haus bestellen oder führen keep house for s.o.; ein großes Haus führen entertain lavishly; ein offenes Haus haben keep open house; das Haus hüten ( müssen) (have to) stay at home ( oder indoors); Haus halten haushalten; jemandem das Haus verbieten not allow s.o. in the ( oder one’s) house; zu jemandem ins Haus kommen Friseur, Lehrer etc.: come to the ( oder one’s) house; das kommt mir nicht ins Haus! I’m not having that in the ( oder my) house; der / die kommt mir nicht ins Haus (wird als Familienmitglied nicht akzeptiert) he / she will never be welcome in this family; sich (Dat) einen Hund etc. ins Haus holen take ( oder bring) home a dog etc.; in zehn Jahren werden die Kinder aus dem Haus sein (ihre eigene Wohnung haben) in ten years the children will be out of the house ( oder won’t be living with us any more); einrennen, frei I 10, Herr 3, schneien etc.3. nach Hause home; jemanden nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) s.o. home; komm du mir nur nach Hause! drohend: just wait till I get you home!; komm mir ja nicht mit einer kaputten Hose nach Hause! don’t come home with your trousers torn; komm mir ja nicht mit einem Kind nach Hause! don’t come home pregnant; den Typen brauchst du nicht mehr nach Hause bringen you needn’t bring that one home again; den Sieg nach Hause fahren SPORT fig. come home ( oder back) victorious4. zu Hause at home (auch SPORT); zu Hause sein auch be in; wieder zu Hause sein be back home again; für ihn sind wir nicht zu Hause we’re not at home to him; er ist in X zu Hause his home is (in) X, he comes from X; bei uns zu Hause (in meinem Heim) in my family, at our place umg.; (in meiner Heimat etc.) where I come from; wohnst du noch zu Hause? (bei deinen Eltern) are you still living at home?; fühlt euch ganz zu Hause make yourselves at home; diese Arbeit kann ich von zu Hause aus machen this is a job I can do from home; in etw. (Dat) zu Hause sein fig. (sich auskennen) be well up ( oder at home) in s.th.5. für Firma etc.: house; im Hause auf Briefen: in house; außer Haus geben WIRTS. contract out, bes. Am. outsource; ist Frau X schon im Hause? is Ms ( oder Ms.) X in yet?; ich möchte mich im Namen unseres Hauses bedanken I’d like to thank you on behalf of the firm (bes. Am. company); das erste Haus am Platz(e) the best hotel ( oder restaurant, store) in town, the number one hotel etc. around here; Empfehlung des Hauses Gericht etc.: our recommendation, the house special; fig. bei Geschenk an einen Kunden: compliments of the management6. THEAT. house; ausverkauftes oder volles Haus THEAT. full house; immer volles Haus oder volle Häuser haben always be sold out; vor leeren Häusern spielen play to empty houses7. (Familie, Herkunft) family, home; (Herrscherhaus) house; (Geschlecht) dynasty; das Haus Hannover the House of Hanover; aus gutem Hause sein come from a good family; von Haus aus by birth; fig. (eigentlich) actually; (ursprünglich) originally; (seit jeher) always, (von Natur her) by nature; er ist von Haus aus Chirurg fig. (eigentlich) he’s (actually) a qualified surgeon; (ursprünglich) he was originally a surgeon; (seit jeher) he’s always been a surgeon; du meinst wohl, du hast von Haus aus Recht? umg., fig. I suppose you think you’re always bound to be right8. in Eigennamen etc.: das Weiße Haus POL., in Washington: the White House; wie aus dem Weißen Haus verlautet... according to White House sources; das Haus Gottes oder das Haus des Herrn RELI., geh. the House of God ( oder the Lord); das Haus des Sports / Handwerks etc. the house of sports / craft etc.9. PARL. House; Hohes Haus! hono(u)rable members (of the House)!; die beiden Häuser des Parlaments both houses of Parliament; das Haus ist ( nicht) beschlussfähig the house is (not) quorate10. umg. Koll.: das halbe Haus war auf dem Fest (viele Bewohner) half the building was at the party; das ( ganze) Haus tobte im Theater etc.: the (whole) audience went wild, they nearly brought the house down11. umg., hum. (Person): altes Haus old chap; fideles etc. Haus cheerful type; gelehrtes Haus scholarly type* * *das Haushome; building; house* * *das1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) house2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) house3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) house4) (the space round which a staircase winds: He fell down the stair-well.) well* * *<-es, Häuser>[haus, pl ˈhɔyzɐ]nt1. (Wohngebäude) housedas Internat bestand aus mehreren Häusern the boarding school consisted of several buildingses wird schon kühl, lass uns ins \Haus gehen it's getting cool, let's go indoors [or inside]meine Klavierlehrerin kommt immer ins \Haus my piano teacher always comes to our housebei der Kälte bleibe ich lieber im \Haus I prefer to stay indoors [or inside] when it's cold\Haus an \Haus next doorwir wohnen \Haus an \Haus we live next door to each otheraus dem \Haus gehen to leave the housevon \Haus zu \Haus gehen/wandern/ziehen to go/wander/roam from house to house [or door to door]\Haus und Hof verlieren to loose house and home\Haus der Jugend youth centrejd/etw kommt jdm nicht ins \Haus sb does not allow sb/sth in the houseeine Katze kommt mir nicht ins \Haus! I'm not having a cat in the house!das Weiße \Haus the White Houseaus dem \Haus sein to have left homeaußer \Haus essen to eat outam Wochenende essen sie außer \Haus they eat out at weekendsfrei \Haus liefern ÖKON to deliver free of chargenichts mehr im \Haus haben to have nothing [left] [to eat/drink] in the house[etw] ins \Haus liefern ÖKON to deliver [sth] to the doorliefern Sie ins \Haus? do you make home deliveries?jdn ins \Haus nehmen to take sb in[to one's home]jdm das \Haus verbieten to not allow sb in the house▪ nach \Hause [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. nachhauseRR] homekomm nicht so spät nach \Hause! don't come home so late!es ist nicht mehr weit bis nach \Hause! we're not far from home now!ich muss nach \Hause! I must [or have to] go home!jdn nach \Hause bringen to see [or take] sb homekannst du mich mit dem Auto nach \Hause bringen? can you drive me home?ich habe den Vertreter gleich wieder nach \Hause geschickt I sent the rep packing straight awaydie Lehrerin schickte den Schüler nach \Hause the teacher sent the pupil home▪ zu \Hause [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. zuhauseRR] at homeseid unbedingt vor Mitternacht wieder zu \Hause! make sure you're back home before midnight!wir können schon in drei Stunden zu \Hause sein we can be home in three hourswie geht's zu \Hause? how are things at home?ich bin für niemanden zu \Hause I'm not at home to anybodyvon zu \Hause aus arbeiten to work from homebei euch zu \Hause ist es so gemütlich there's such a relaxed atmosphere in your homebei uns zu \Hause wurde vor dem Essen gebetet we always said prayers before a meal in our housefühlen Sie sich wie zu \Hause! make yourself at homeirgendwo zu \Haus[e] sein to live [or come from] somewherewo sind Sie eigentlich zu \Hause? tell me, where are you from?der Pandabär ist nur in China zu \Hause the panda bear can only be found in China3. (Familie) householder ist ein alter Freund des \Hauses he's an old friend of the familyaus adligem \Hause from a noble familyaus angesehenem \Hause from a respectable familyaus bürgerlichem/gutem/schlechtem \Hause stammend from a middle-class/good/bad familydie Dame/der Herr des \Hauses the lady/master of the housenicht mehr Herr im eigenen \Haus sein to not be master in one's own house any morevon \Hause aus by birthvon \Hause aus ist sie musikalisch she comes from a musical family4. (Dynastie) housedie Kaiser von Österreich stammten aus dem \Hause Habsburg the Emperors of Austria came from the House of the Hapsburgs5. (Haushalt) housesein \Haus bestellen to put [or set] one's house in orderjdm das \Haus führen to keep house for sbein großes \Haus führen (geh) to entertain in style6. (Gesamtheit der Hausbewohner)das ganze \Haus rannte auf die Straße the whole house ran onto the street„\Haus Talblick“ “Talblick House”das erste \Haus am Platze the best hotel in townein gepflegtes [o gut geführtes] \Haus a well-run restauranteine Spezialität des \Hauses a speciality of the houseRauchen ist im ganzen \Haus verboten! smoking is not allowed anywhere in the company buildingsdas erste \Haus am Platze the best firm in the areaim \Hause sein to be inSie können mich jederzeit im Büro erreichen, ich bin den ganzen Tag im \Hause you can get me at the office any time, I'm in [or there] all daydas große/kleine \Haus the large/small theatrevor vollem [o ausverkauftem] /leerem \Hause spielen to play to a full [or packed]/empty housedas Gesetz passierte das \Haus ohne Gegenstimmen the act passed through the House without opposition14.▶ das europäische \Haus the family of Europe▶ jdn ans \Haus fesseln to confine sb to the houseseit sie krank ist, ist sie ans \Haus gefesselt since she's been ill she's been confined to the housewir müssen mit den Vorräten \Haus halten we have to be careful with our provisionssie kann nicht \Haus halten she cannot hold onto her money; (dosiert einsetzen) to conserveich muss mit meinen Kräften \Haus halten I must conserve my strength▶ das \Haus hüten müssen to have to stay at homeich muss wegen einer Grippe das \Haus hüten I have to stay in due to a bout of flu▶ für jdn ein offenes \Haus haben to keep open house for sbin der Physik bin ich nicht so zu \Hause wie Sie! I'm not as much at home in physics as you are!▶ [jdm] ins \Haus stehen to be in store [for sb]vielleicht steht uns ein großer Lottogewinn ins \Haus perhaps we're in store for a big win on the lottery* * *das; Hauses, Häuser1) house; (Firmengebäude) buildinger ist gerade aus dem Haus gegangen — he has just gone out
kommt ins Haus, es regnet — come inside, it's raining
Haus und Hof — (fig.) house and home
jemandem ins Haus stehen — (fig. ugs.) be in store for somebody
2) (Heim) homejemandem das Haus verbieten — not allow somebody in one's or the house
etwas ins Haus/frei Haus liefern — deliver something to somebody's door/free of charge
das Haus auf den Kopf stellen — (ugs.) turn the place upside down
außer Haus[e] sein/essen — be/eat out
ist Ihre Frau im Haus[e]? — is your wife at home?
das Haus hüten — stay at home or indoors
jemandem das Haus einrennen — (ugs.) be constantly on somebody's doorstep
auf einem Gebiet/in etwas (Dat.) zu Hause sein — (ugs.) be at home in a field/in something
3) (Theater) theatre; (Publikum) housedas große/kleine Haus — the large/small theatre
vor vollen/ausverkauften Häusern spielen — play to full or packed houses
4) (Gasthof, Geschäft)das erste Haus am Platze — the best shop of its kind/hotel in the town/village etc.
5) (Firma) firm; business house6) (geh.): (Parlament)7) (geh.): (Familie) householdder Herr/die Dame des Hauses — the master/lady of the house
aus gutem Hause kommen — come from a or be of good family
von Haus[e] aus — (von der Familie her) by birth; (eigentlich) really; actually
8) (Haushalt) household9) (Dynastie)das Haus Tudor/[der] Hohenzollern — the House of Tudor/Hohenzollern
10)ein gelehrtes/lustiges usw. Haus — (ugs. scherzh.) a scholarly/ amusing etc. sort (coll.)
11) (SchneckenHaus) shell12)Haus halten — be economical ( mit with)
* * *1. house; (Gebäude) building;im Haus inside, indoors;ein Haus weiter bei Einfamilienhäusern: next door; bei größeren: in the next block( of flats) (US the next [apartment] building);zwei Häuser weiter bei Einfamilienhäusern: next door but one, US two houses down ( oder up); bei größeren: two blocks (US buildings) (further) down ( oder up);Haus an Haus wohnen live next door to each other, be next-door neighbo(u)rs;Haus an Haus mit jemandem wohnen live next door to sb;von Haus zu Haus gehen etc: from door to door;jemanden durchs Haus führen show sb (a)round (the house);Haus und Herd house and home;er hat an der Börse Haus und Hof verspekuliert he lost everything he had speculating on the stock exchange;ihm steht eine Versetzung ins Haus fig he’s got a posting (US transfer) coming up, he’s due for a posting (US transfer);es oderuns stehen Neuwahlen ins Haus fig elections are coming up, there are elections ahead ( oder on the doorstep)das väterliche Haus one’s father’s home;außer Haus essen eat out;er ist außer Haus(e) he’s out, he’s not in, he’s gone out;im Haus meiner Tante at my aunt’s (house);im Hause Müller at the Müllers’ (house);führen keep house for sb;ein großes Haus führen entertain lavishly;ein offenes Haus haben keep open house;das Haus hüten (müssen) (have to) stay at home ( oder indoors);jemandem das Haus verbieten not allow sb in the ( oder one’s) house;das kommt mir nicht ins Haus! I’m not having that in the ( oder my) house;der/die kommt mir nicht ins Haus (wird als Familienmitglied nicht akzeptiert) he/she will never be welcome in this family;sich (dat)einen Hund etcin zehn Jahren werden die Kinder aus dem Haus sein (ihre eigene Wohnung haben) in ten years the children will be out of the house ( oder won’t be living with us any more); → einrennen, frei A 10, Herr 3, schneien etc3.nach Hause home;jemanden nach Hause bringen take ( oder see) sb home;komm mir ja nicht mit einer kaputten Hose nach Hause! don’t come home with your trousers torn;komm mir ja nicht mit einem Kind nach Hause! don’t come home pregnant;den Typen brauchst du nicht mehr nach Hause bringen you needn’t bring that one home again;4.zu Hause sein auch be in;wieder zu Hause sein be back home again;für ihn sind wir nicht zu Hause we’re not at home to him;er ist in X zu Hause his home is (in) X, he comes from X;bei uns zu Hause (in meinem Heim) in my family, at our place umg; (in meiner Heimat etc) where I come from;wohnst du noch zu Hause? (bei deinen Eltern) are you still living at home?;fühlt euch ganz zu Hause make yourselves at home;diese Arbeit kann ich von zu Hause aus machen this is a job I can do from home;in etwas (dat)5. für Firma etc: house;im Hause auf Briefen: in house;ist Frau X schon im Hause? is Ms ( oder Ms.) X in yet?;ich möchte mich im Namen unseres Hauses bedanken I’d like to thank you on behalf of the firm (besonders US company);das erste Haus am Platz(e) the best hotel ( oder restaurant, store) in town, the number one hotel etc around here;Empfehlung des Hauses Gericht etc: our recommendation, the house special; fig bei Geschenk an einen Kunden: compliments of the management6. THEAT house;volles Haus THEAT full house;volle Häuser haben always be sold out;vor leeren Häusern spielen play to empty housesdas Haus Hannover the House of Hanover;aus gutem Hause sein come from a good family;von Haus aus by birth; fig (eigentlich) actually; (ursprünglich) originally; (seit jeher) always, (von Natur her) by nature;er ist von Haus aus Chirurg fig (eigentlich) he’s (actually) a qualified surgeon; (ursprünglich) he was originally a surgeon; (seit jeher) he’s always been a surgeon;du meinst wohl, du hast von Haus aus recht? umg, fig I suppose you think you’re always bound to be right8. in Eigennamen etc:wie aus dem Weißen Haus verlautet … according to White House sources;das Haus des Sports/Handwerks etc the house of sports/craft etc9. PARL House;Hohes Haus! hono(u)rable members (of the House)!;die beiden Häuser des Parlaments both houses of Parliament;das Haus ist (nicht) beschlussfähig the house is (not) quorate10. umg koll:das halbe Haus war auf dem Fest (viele Bewohner) half the building was at the party;das (ganze) Haus tobte im Theater etc: the (whole) audience went wild, they nearly brought the house down11. umg, hum (Person):altes Haus old chap;fideles etcHaus cheerful type;gelehrtes Haus scholarly type13. ASTROL house;im siebten Haus in the seventh houseohne Haus naked* * *das; Hauses, Häuser1) house; (Firmengebäude) buildingkommt ins Haus, es regnet — come inside, it's raining
Haus und Hof — (fig.) house and home
jemandem ins Haus stehen — (fig. ugs.) be in store for somebody
2) (Heim) homejemandem das Haus verbieten — not allow somebody in one's or the house
etwas ins Haus/frei Haus liefern — deliver something to somebody's door/free of charge
das Haus auf den Kopf stellen — (ugs.) turn the place upside down
außer Haus[e] sein/essen — be/eat out
ist Ihre Frau im Haus[e]? — is your wife at home?
das Haus hüten — stay at home or indoors
jemandem das Haus einrennen — (ugs.) be constantly on somebody's doorstep
auf einem Gebiet/in etwas (Dat.) zu Hause sein — (ugs.) be at home in a field/in something
3) (Theater) theatre; (Publikum) housedas große/kleine Haus — the large/small theatre
vor vollen/ausverkauften Häusern spielen — play to full or packed houses
4) (Gasthof, Geschäft)das erste Haus am Platze — the best shop of its kind/hotel in the town/village etc.
5) (Firma) firm; business house6) (geh.): (Parlament)7) (geh.): (Familie) householdder Herr/die Dame des Hauses — the master/lady of the house
aus gutem Hause kommen — come from a or be of good family
von Haus[e] aus — (von der Familie her) by birth; (eigentlich) really; actually
8) (Haushalt) household9) (Dynastie)das Haus Tudor/[der] Hohenzollern — the House of Tudor/Hohenzollern
10)ein gelehrtes/lustiges usw. Haus — (ugs. scherzh.) a scholarly/ amusing etc. sort (coll.)
11) (SchneckenHaus) shell12)Haus halten — be economical ( mit with)
* * *Häuser n.home n.house n. -
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adj.1 stupid, foolish, dumb, empty-headed.2 stupid, foolish, inane, dumb.m.stupid, nitwit, fathead, numbskull.* * *► adjetivo1 stupid, silly► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 berk, idiot* * *1. (f. - estúpida)adj.2. (f. - estúpida)noun f.* * *estúpido, -a1.ADJ stupid2.SM / F idiot* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, sillyIIay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!
- da masculino, femenino idiot, fool* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.Ex. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex. In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.Ex. When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex. Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex. That was a big boneheaded error.Ex. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.----* algo estúpido = no-brainer.* como un estúpido = stupidly.* hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.* rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, sillyIIay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!
- da masculino, femenino idiot, fool* * *= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.Ex: When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.Ex: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex: That was a big boneheaded error.Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.* algo estúpido = no-brainer.* como un estúpido = stupidly.* hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.* rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.* volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.* * *‹persona› stupid; ‹argumento› stupid, sillyay, qué estúpida, me equivoqué oh, how stupid of me, I've done it wrongun gasto estúpido a stupid waste of moneyes estúpido que vayamos las dos it's silly o stupid for us both to gomasculine, feminineidiot, foolel estúpido de mi hermano my stupid brother* * *
estúpido
‹ argumento› stupid, silly;◊ ¡ay, qué estúpida soy! oh, how stupid of me!
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
idiot, fool
estúpido,-a
I adjetivo stupid
II sustantivo masculino y femenino idiot
' estúpido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- burro
- estúpida
- animal
- apendejarse
- baboso
- caballo
- el
- embromar
- gafo
- huevón
- pendejo
English:
also
- believe
- bit
- bonehead
- bozo
- damn
- dopey
- equally
- foolish
- goof
- idiotic
- mindless
- obtuse
- pretty
- shame
- soft
- stupid
- that
- wonder
- inane
- jerk
* * *estúpido, -a♦ adjstupid;¡qué estúpido soy! me he vuelto a olvidar what an idiot I am! I've gone and forgotten again;sería estúpido no reconocerlo it would be foolish not to admit it♦ nm,fidiot;el estúpido de mi vecino my idiot of a neighbour* * *I adj stupidII m, estúpida f idiot* * *estúpido, -da adj: stupid♦ estúpidamente adjestúpido, -da nidiota: idiot, fool* * *estúpido2 n stupid person / idiot -
29 imbécil
adj.imbecile, fatheaded, stupid, half-witted.f. & m.imbecile, idiot, blinking idiot, cretin.* * *► adjetivo1 MEDICINA (retrasado) imbecile2 familiar stupid, imbecile1 MEDICINA imbecile2 familiar idiot, imbecile* * *1. adj. 2. noun mf.1) imbecile2) idiot, fool* * *1. ADJ1) (=idiota) silly, stupid2) (Med) imbecile2. SMF1) (=idiota) imbecile, idiot¡imbécil! — you idiot!
2) (Med) imbecile* * *Ia) (fam) ( tonto) stupidqué imbécil eres! — you're so stupid!, you're such an idiot!
b) (Med) imbecilicIImasculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( tonto) stupid idiot, moron (colloq & pej)b) (Med) imbecile* * *= feeble minded, moron, twit, imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, witless, mug, berk, prick, blockhead, nonce, jerk, dweeb, plonker.Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from feeble minded, Imbecility, and Morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.Ex. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex. In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex. They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.* * *Ia) (fam) ( tonto) stupidqué imbécil eres! — you're so stupid!, you're such an idiot!
b) (Med) imbecilicIImasculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( tonto) stupid idiot, moron (colloq & pej)b) (Med) imbecile* * *= feeble minded, moron, twit, imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, witless, mug, berk, prick, blockhead, nonce, jerk, dweeb, plonker.Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from feeble minded, Imbecility, and Morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex: In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.Ex: They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.* * *¡qué imbécil eres! you're so stupid!, you're such an idiot!2 ( Med) imbecilic2 ( Med) imbecile* * *
imbécil adjetivo
b) (Med) imbecilic
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
b) (Med) imbecile
imbécil
I adjetivo stupid, silly
II mf idiot, fool
' imbécil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capullo
- trompo
- boludo
- huevón
- pelota
- verdadero
English:
absolute
- berk
- call
- dead
- dimwit
- dope
- feeble-minded
- feel
- git
- halfwit
- idiot
- imbecile
- jerk
- knob
- nitwit
- perfect
- raving
- stupid
- then
- twit
- wally
- weak-minded
- ass
- moron
- prat
- sucker
* * *♦ adj1. [tonto] stupid2. [enfermo] imbecile♦ nmf1. [tonto] idiot2. [enfermo] imbecile* * *I adj1 stupid2 MED imbecilicII m/f idiot, imbecile* * *imbécil adj: stupid, idioticimbécil nmf1) : imbecile* * *imbécil2 n idiot -
30 escamotear
v.to juggle, to sneak, to bilk, to juggle away.* * *1 (hacer desaparecer) to make vanish, make disappear3 familiar (problema, dificultad) to skip, skirt round4 (ocultar) to keep secret* * *VT1) (=hacer desaparecer) to make vanish, whisk away; [+ naipe] to palm; (Téc) to retract2) * (=robar) to lift *, pinch *3) [+ hechos, verdad] to hide, cover up4) (=esquivar) [+ responsabilidad] to shirk* * *verbo transitivola navaja que había escamoteado — the knife he had slipped through o had kept hidden
b) ( no dar) (+ me/te/le etc)le escamotean al espectador algo que ha pagado — they are cheating the audience out of something they have paid for
* * *verbo transitivola navaja que había escamoteado — the knife he had slipped through o had kept hidden
b) ( no dar) (+ me/te/le etc)le escamotean al espectador algo que ha pagado — they are cheating the audience out of something they have paid for
* * *escamotear [A1 ]vt1 (ocultar) ‹naipe› to palm; ‹informe› to keep … secretla navaja que había escamoteado en el aeropuerto the knife he had slipped through at o had kept hidden at the airportescamotearon el segundo informe they kept the second report secret, they concealed the second report, they did not make the second report public/available2 (no dar) (+ me/te/le etc):le escamotean al espectador algo que ha pagado they are robbing the audience of o ( colloq) doing the audience out of something they have paid forla recompensa que le fue prometida y escamoteada the reward he was promised but never givennos escamoteaban la información they were not giving us the information, they were not allowing us access to the information, they were keeping the information (secret) from us* * *
escamotear ( conjugate escamotear) verbo transitivo
‹ informe› to keep … secret;
escamotear vtr pey to scrimp, hold back on: no hay que escamotear en gastos, we don't have to hold back on expenses
* * *escamotear vt1. [ocultar] to keep secret;la prensa escamoteó información a la opinión pública the press concealed information from the public;el gobierno ha escamoteado los resultados de la encuesta the government has suppressed the results of the surveymi hermano me escamoteó la calculadora my brother swiped my calculator3. [hacer desaparecer] to (cause to) vanish* * *v/t1 ( ocultar) hide, conceal2 ( negar) withhold* * *escamotear vt1) : to palm, to conceal3) : to hide, to cover up -
31 chauffer
chauffer [∫ofe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbb. (faire) chauffer [+ soupe] to heat up ; [+ assiette] to warm ; [+ eau du bain] to heat ; [+ eau du thé] to boil• faire chauffer sa carte de crédit (inf) to go a bit mad with one's credit card (inf) to go mad with the plastic (inf)c. [+ salle, public] to warm up2. intransitive verba. ( = être sur le feu) [aliment] to be heating up ; [eau du thé] to be boilingb. ( = devenir chaud) [moteur, télévision] to warm up ; [four, chaudière] to heat upc. ( = devenir trop chaud) to overheatd. ( = donner de la chaleur) le soleil chauffe the sun's really hot• ça chauffe (inf) ( = il y a de la bagarre) things are getting heated ; ( = il y a de l'ambiance) things are livening up• ça va chauffer ! (inf) sparks will fly!• tu chauffes ! (cache-tampon) you're getting warm!3. reflexive verba. (près du feu) to warm o.s.• se chauffer au soleil to warm o.s. in the sunb. ( = avoir comme chauffage) se chauffer au bois/charbon to use wood/coal for heating* * *ʃofe
1.
verbe transitif to heat [pièce]; to heat (up) [métal, objet, liquide, plat]chauffer l'auditoire à blanc — fig to whip the audience into a frenzy
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( devenir chaud) [plat] to heat (up); [moteur] to warm up; [four] to heat upfaire chauffer — to heat [eau, aliment]; to warm [assiette, biberon]; to heat (up) [four]; to warm (up) [moteur]
mettre à chauffer — to put [something] on to heat [eau]; to heat up [plat]; to warm [biberon]
2) ( devenir trop chaud) [moteur] to overheat3) ( produire de la chaleur) [radiateur] to give out heat4) (colloq) fig ( être animé)avec ce groupe, ça va chauffer! — this group's going to liven things up!
si le patron l'apprend, ça va chauffer! — if the boss finds out, there'll be big trouble!
3.
se chauffer verbe pronominalse chauffer au soleil — [personne, animal] to bask in the sun
* * *ʃofe1. vt[eau, maison] to heat2. vi1) [eau] (du chauffe-eau, pour la cuisine) to boilêtre en train de chauffer (pour le thé, le café) L'eau est en train de chauffer. — The kettle's on.
mettre de l'eau à chauffer (pour le thé, le café) — to put the kettle on
Je vais mettre de l'eau à chauffer pour faire du thé. — I'll put the kettle on and make some tea.
2) [locataire, occupant d'une maison] to have the heating onOn chauffe depuis la mi-octobre. — We've had the heating on since mid-October.
3) (= trop chauffer) [moteur] to overheat4) * figça chauffe! (= ça barde) — things are getting heated, (= il y a de l'ambiance) it's jumping!
ça va chauffer (= ça va barder) — there's going to be trouble
* * *chauffer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( élever la température de) to heat [maison, pièce]; to heat (up) [métal, objet, liquide, plat]; to warm (up) [pâte à modeler]; notre maison est bien/mal chauffée our house is well/poorly heated; une piscine chauffée a heated pool; les salles de classe sont toujours trop chauffées the classrooms are always overheated; je ne chauffe presque pas I hardly ever have the heating on; chauffer du fer au rouge/à blanc to bring iron to a red/white heat; il a chauffé l'auditoire à blanc fig he whipped the audience into a frenzy; chauffer le public to warm up the audience;2 ( procurer de la chaleur) [soleil, alcool] to warm; le cognac chauffait ses joues the brandy warmed his/her cheeks; ⇒ oreille;B vi1 ( devenir chaud) [aliment, plat] to heat (up); [moteur, machine] to warm up; [four, fer à repasser] to heat up; la soupe est en train de chauffer the soup is heating up; laissez chauffer cinq minutes à feu doux heat for five minutes on a low setting; ne laisse pas le café chauffer trop longtemps don't leave the coffee on the heat for too long; faire chauffer to heat [eau, aliment]; to warm [assiette, biberon]; to heat (up) [fer à repasser, four]; to warm (up) [moteur, machine]; faites chauffer au four heat up in the oven; mettre à chauffer to put [sth] on to heat [eau]; to heat up [aliment, plat]; to warm [biberon];2 ( devenir trop chaud) [appareil, moteur, frein] to overheat; évitez de faire chauffer l'appareil don't let the appliance overheat; ne laissez pas l'appareil chauffer toute la nuit don't leave the appliance running all night;3 ( produire de la chaleur) [radiateur, four, lampe] to give out heat;4 ○ fig ( être animé) avec ce groupe, ça va chauffer! this group's going to liven things up!; ça chauffer dans le stade/la discothèque! things are hotting up○ in the stadium/the disco!; si le patron l'apprend, ça va chauffer! if the boss finds out, there'll be big trouble!;C se chauffer vpr1 ( se donner chaud) to get warm; se chauffer près du poêle/au coin du feu to warm oneself by the stove/by the fire; se chauffer au soleil [personne, animal] to bask in the sun;[ʃofe] verbe intransitif1. [eau, plat, préparation] to heat upmettre quelque chose à chauffer, faire chauffer quelque chose to heat something upça chauffe trop, baisse le gaz it's overheating, turn the gas down2. [dégager de la chaleur to give out heaten avril, le soleil commence à chauffer in April, the sun gets hotter3. [avarie] - surchauffer] to overheatfaire chauffer sa voiture [mise en route] to warm up one's car4. (familier) [être agité]5. JEUX to get warm————————[ʃofe] verbe transitif1. [chambre, plat] to warm ou to heat up (separable)2. (locution)tu commences à me chauffer les oreilles (familier) you're getting up my nose (UK), you're starting to get my goat3. MÉTALLURGIEchauffer un métal à blanc/au rouge to make a metal white-hot/red-hot4. (familier) [exciter]————————se chauffer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se réchauffer] to warm oneself (up)2. [dans un local] -
32 rajeunir
rajeunir [ʀaʒœniʀ]➭ TABLE 21. transitive verba. rajeunir qn [cure] to rejuvenate sb ; [repos, expérience] to make sb feel younger ; [soins de beauté, vêtement] to make sb look youngerb. [+ institution, installation, mobilier] to modernize ; [+ manuel, image de marque] to update ; [+ personnel, entreprise] to bring new blood into• ils cherchent à rajeunir leur clientèle/public they're trying to attract younger customers/a younger audience2. intransitive verb[personne] ( = se sentir plus jeune) to feel younger ; ( = paraître plus jeune) to look younger ; [institution, quartier] ( = se moderniser) to be modernized ; ( = avec des gens plus jeunes) to have a younger feel3. reflexive verb► se rajeunir ( = se prétendre moins âgé) to make o.s. younger than one is ; ( = se faire paraître moins âgé) to make o.s. look younger* * *ʀaʒœniʀ
1.
1) ( physiquement) to make [somebody] look younger; ( moralement) to make [somebody] feel youngersa coiffure la rajeunit de cinq ans — that hairstyle makes her look five years younger ou takes five years off her
3) ( rendre plus moderne) to give a new look to, to brighten up [bâtiment, fauteuil]; to modernize [secteur économique, organisation, équipement]; to update, to bring [something] up to date [livre, guide, règlement]4) ( abaisser la moyenne d'âge) to bring ou inject new blood into [parti, profession]
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( physiquement) [personne] to look younger2) ( moralement) [personne] to feel younger
3.
se rajeunir verbe pronominal1) ( essayer de paraître plus jeune) to make oneself look younger2) ( se dire plus jeune) to make oneself out to be younger (than one is)* * *ʀaʒœniʀ1. vt1) [coiffure, robe]rajeunir qn — to make sb look younger, [cure] to rejuvenate sb
2) fig, [image, lieu] to brighten up3) (= moderniser) [équipe] to inject new blood into2. vi1) (= paraître plus jeune) to look younger, (= se sentir plus jeune) to feel younger2) [entreprise, quartier] to be modernized* * *rajeunir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( physiquement) to make [sb] look younger; ( moralement) to make [sb] feel younger; cette cure en montagne m'a rajeuni de dix ans my health cure in the mountains has made me feel ten years younger; sa nouvelle coiffure la rajeunit d'au moins cinq ans her new hairstyle makes her look at least five years younger ou takes at least five years off her;2 ( attribuer un âge moindre à) rajeunir qn to make sb out to be younger; les journaux l'ont rajeuni de cinq ans the papers have made him out to be five years younger (than he is); 40 ans! vous me rajeunissez, c'est gentil! 40! you're giving me the benefit of a few years, that's nice of you!; déjà grand-père! cela ne me rajeunit pas! a grandfather already! it doesn't make me feel any younger; votre fils a déjà 25 ans! cela ne nous rajeunit pas your son is 25! we're not getting any younger;3 ( rendre plus moderne) to give a new look to, to brighten up [bâtiment, fauteuil]; to modernize [secteur économique, organisation]; to update, to modernize [installation, équipement]; to update, to bring [sth] up to date [livre, guide, règlement];4 ( abaisser la moyenne d'âge) to bring ou inject new blood into [parti, corps de métier]; to bring down the average age of [population].B vi1 ( moralement) [personne] to feel younger;2 ( physiquement) [personne] to look younger;3 ( redevenir plus gai) [quartier] to become a lot livelier;4 ( retrouver l'éclat du neuf) [meuble, matière] to look as good as new.C se rajeunir vpr1 ( essayer de paraître plus jeune) to make oneself look younger;2 ( se dire plus jeune) to make oneself out to be younger (than one is).[raʒɶnir] verbe intransitif1. [redevenir jeune] to grow young again2. [paraître plus jeune] to look ou to seem youngerelle rajeunit de jour en jour, on dirait! she seems to get younger every day!3. [retrouver de l'éclat - façade] to look like new————————[raʒɶnir] verbe transitif1. [rendre jeune]a. (sens propre) to rejuvenate somebody, to make somebody younger2. [attribuer un âge moins avancé à]très aimable à vous, mais vous me rajeunissez! that's very kind of you but you're making me younger than I am!3. [faire se sentir plus jeune]ça ne nous rajeunit pas! it makes you realize how old we are!, it makes you feel your age!4. [moderniser - mobilier, équipement] to modernize————————se rajeunir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [se faire paraître plus jeune] to make oneself look younger2. [se dire plus jeune] to lie about one's ageelle se rajeunit de cinq ans/d'au moins cinq ans she claims to be five years younger/at least five years younger than she really is -
33 afirmar
v.1 to say, to declare.afirmó que… he stated that…afirmó haber hablado con ella he said o stated that he had talked to her2 to reinforce.3 to agree, to consent.afirmar con la cabeza to nod (in agreement)4 to affirm, to declare, to assure, to state.Ricardo afirma su inocencia Richard affirms his innocence.Elsa le afirma a Ricardo Elsa assures Richard.5 to make firm, to base, to brace, to anchor.Esos tornillos afirman la estructura Those screws make the structure firm.6 to claim to, to allege to.El chico afirma ser de Perú The boy claims to be from Peru.* * *1 (afianzar) to strengthen, reinforce2 (aseverar) to state, say, declare1 (asentir) to assent1 (ratificarse) to maintain (en, -)* * *verbto affirm, assert* * *1. VT1) (=reforzar) to make secure, strengthen2) (=declarar) to assert, state; [+ lealtad] to declare, protest3) LAm [+ golpe] to deal, give2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( aseverar) to state, declare, assert (frml)2) < escalera> to steady2.afirmar vi3.afirmarse v prona) ( físicamente) to steady oneselfafirmarse en algo/alguien — to hold on to something/somebody
b) (ratificarse, consolidarse)se afirmó en su posición/en lo que había dicho — she reaffirmed her stance/her previous statement
* * *= affirm, contend, maintain, make + statement, make + the claim, state, submit, aver, assert, hold, make + claim.Ex. This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex. Within their own ranks most librarians have been calling themselves professionals since Melvil Dewey make the claim.Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex. I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.Ex. It is, he has has averred, a discipline of its own and can be treated as such.Ex. Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex. The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).----* afirmar categóricamente = claim, make + a bold statement.* poderse afirmar que = it + be + safe to say that.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( aseverar) to state, declare, assert (frml)2) < escalera> to steady2.afirmar vi3.afirmarse v prona) ( físicamente) to steady oneselfafirmarse en algo/alguien — to hold on to something/somebody
b) (ratificarse, consolidarse)se afirmó en su posición/en lo que había dicho — she reaffirmed her stance/her previous statement
* * *= affirm, contend, maintain, make + statement, make + the claim, state, submit, aver, assert, hold, make + claim.Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex: Within their own ranks most librarians have been calling themselves professionals since Melvil Dewey make the claim.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.Ex: It is, he has has averred, a discipline of its own and can be treated as such.Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex: The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).* afirmar categóricamente = claim, make + a bold statement.* poderse afirmar que = it + be + safe to say that.* * *afirmar [A1 ]vtA (aseverar) to state, declare, assert ( frml)afirmó haberla visto allí he stated o said o declared o asserted that he had seen her thereno afirmó ni negó que fuera así she neither confirmed nor denied that this was the caseB ‹escalera› to steadyasegúrate de que esté bien afirmada make sure it's steady■ afirmarviafirmó con la cabeza he nodded(físicamente) to steady oneselfla necesidad de afirmarse como persona the need to assert oneself* * *
afirmar ( conjugate afirmar) verbo transitivo
1 ( aseverar) to state, declare, assert (frml);
2 ‹ escalera› to steady
verbo intransitivo:
afirmarse verbo pronominal ( físicamente) to steady oneself;
afirmarse en algo/algn to hold on to sth/sb
afirmar verbo transitivo
1 (manifestar) to state, declare
2 (apuntalar, consolidar) to strengthen, reinforce
' afirmar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decir
- mantener
- sacudir
- señalar
English:
affirm
- assert
- claim
- obvious
- profess
- protest
- state
- allege
* * *♦ vt1. [decir] to say, to declare;afirmó que… he said o stated that…;afirmó haber hablado con ella he said o stated that he had talked to her2. [reforzar] to reinforce♦ vi[asentir] to agree, to consent;afirmó con la cabeza she nodded (in agreement)* * *v/t state, declare;* * *afirmar vt1) : to state, to affirm2) reforzar: to make firm, to strengthen* * * -
34 pedir
v.1 to ask for.pedir algo a alguien to ask somebody for somethingpedir a alguien que haga algo to ask somebody to do somethingpedir a alguien (en matrimonio) to ask for somebody's hand (in marriage)pedir (prestado) algo a alguien to borrow something from somebodypide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbikeYo pido una pizza I ask for a pizza.Yo le pido a María una pizza I ask Mary for a pizza.Yo le pido a María I ask Mary.2 to order.¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?3 to demand.4 to call for, to need.5 to beg.6 to ask to, to request to.Yo pedí hablar en la reunión I requested to talk at the meeting.7 to require.El caso pide una acción immediata The case requires immediate action.* * *1 (gen) to ask for2 (mercancías, en restaurante) to order■ ¿qué has pedido de postre? what did you order for dessert?3 (necesitar) to need, cry out for1 (por la calle) to beg\a pedir de boca just right, perfectlypedir la cuenta to ask for the billpedir la mano de alguien to ask for somebody's hand in marriage* * *verb1) to ask for, request2) order* * *1. VT1) (=rogar, solicitar) to ask for¿habéis pedido ya la cuenta? — have you asked for the bill yet?
una manifestación pidiendo la libertad de los secuestrados — a demonstration calling for the release of the hostages
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pedir cuentas a algn — to demand an explanation from sb•
pedir algo por favor, me pidió por favor que fuera discreto — he asked me to please keep it to myselfte lo pido por favor, quédate conmigo — please stay with me
pido la palabra, señoría — permission to speak, my lord
- ¿qué más se puede pedir?2) (Com) (=encargar) to order3) [en un restaurante] to order; [en un bar] to ask for, orderhemos pedido dos cafés y un té — we've asked for o ordered two coffees and a tea
4) [para casarse] to propose to•
pedir la mano de algn — to ask for sb's hand5) (Jur) [+ condena] to ask for6) (=requerir) to need7) (tb: pedir prestado) to borrowme pidió prestado el coche — he asked if he could borrow the car, he asked to borrow the car
2. VI1) (=rogar)•
pedir por algn — (Rel) to pray for sb2) (=pedir dinero) [mendigo] to beg; [voluntario] to collect money3) [en un bar, restaurante] to orderboca 1., 3)¿habéis pedido ya? — have you ordered yet?
3.See:PEDIR ¿"Ask" o "ask for"? ► La expresión pedir algo se traduce por ask for something: Pidieron muchas cosas diferentes They asked for many different things Si el verbo pedir lleva dos complementos, el complemento de persona siempre va delante: Pídele un lápiz a la profesora Ask the teacher for a pencil ► La estructura pedir a alguien que haga algo, se traduce al inglés por ask + ((objeto)) + ((construcción de infinitivo)): Le pedí a mi hermana que me trajera una alfombra de Turquía I asked my sister to bring me a rug from Turkey Le pediremos que nos haga un descuento We'll ask him to give us a discount Si el contexto es más formal pedir también se puede traducir por request: Ambas partes en conflicto están pidiendo ayuda al extranjero Both sides are requesting help from abroad Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask forme pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)
me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions
¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?
pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado
b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for2) (Com)a) ( como precio)¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?
b) < mercancías> to order3) ( para casarse)4) ( requerir) to need2.esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
pedir via) ( mendigar) to begb) (en bar, restaurante) to orderc) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask* * *= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.Ex. This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.Ex. Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.Ex. A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.Ex. Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex. Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.Ex. Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.Ex. 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex. A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.Ex. The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.Ex. For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.----* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.* pedir en préstamo = borrow.* pedir especialmente = special order.* pedir información = request + information.* pedir información de = ask for + details of.* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pedir la documentación = card.* pedir la identificación = card.* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir prestado = borrow.* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.* pedir un rescate = ransom.* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dinero/ayuda> to ask forme pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)
me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions
¿qué más se puede pedir? — what more could you ask for?
pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado
b) (en bar, restaurante) <plato/bebida> to order; < cuenta> to ask for2) (Com)a) ( como precio)¿cuánto pide por la casa? — how much is she asking for the house?
b) < mercancías> to order3) ( para casarse)4) ( requerir) to need2.esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered
pedir via) ( mendigar) to begb) (en bar, restaurante) to orderc) ( para tener algo) (AmL) to ask* * *= ask, ask for, have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, canvass, instruct, invite, order, plead for, request, require, prompt, bid, beg, howl for, cadge, call on/upon, bay.Ex: This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.
Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.Ex: A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.Ex: Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.Ex: A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.Ex: The article ' Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.* pedir disculpas = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir encarecidamente = urge, appeal for, make + a plea for, urging.* pedir en préstamo = borrow.* pedir especialmente = special order.* pedir información = request + information.* pedir información de = ask for + details of.* pedir información sobre = enquire of [inquire of, -USA].* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pedir la documentación = card.* pedir la identificación = card.* pedir la luna = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir la opinión sobre = ask for + opinion on.* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.* pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* pedir perdón = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* pedir prestado = borrow.* pedir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.* pedir sugerencias = solicit + recommendations.* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.* pedir un préstamo = take + a loan.* pedir un rescate = ransom.* pedir venganza = bay for + vengeance, bay for + blood.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].* * *vtA1 ‹dinero/ayuda› to ask forpidieron un préstamo al banco they asked the bank for a loanpidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leaveme pidió consejo he asked my advice, he asked me for advicepide limosna a la puerta de la iglesia he begs (for money) at the church doorpréstamelo, te lo pido por favor please lend it to mesi no me lo pides por favor no te lo doy I won't give it to you unless you say please o unless you ask nicelynadie te ha pedido (tu) opinión nobody asked (for) your opinionme pidió disculpas or perdón por lo que había hecho he apologized for what he had donepídele perdón a tu padre apologize to o say you're sorry to your father¿quién eres tú para venir a pedirme cuentas or explicaciones? who do you think you are, asking me to justify my actions?pedir hora to make an appointmentpedir la palabra to ask for permission to speakpide cuatro años de cárcel para los acusados he is asking for a four-year sentence for the accusedes un sitio donde se come barato y bien, no se puede pedir más it's the sort of place where you can eat cheaply and well, what more could you ask for? o it's idealestá haciendo todo lo posible, no se le puede pedir más she's doing all she can, you can't ask for more than that o that's all you can askpedir QUE + SUBJ:me pidió que le comprara el periódico he asked me to buy him the newspaperpidió que lo trasladaran he asked to be transferred2 (en un bar, restaurante) to orderpedimos pescado de segundo we ordered fish for our second courseB ( Com)1 (como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth FOR sth¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?2 ‹mercancías› to orderCle pedí la mano de su hija I asked for his daughter's hand in marriage ( frml), I asked to marry his daughtervino a pedir a mi hermana he came to ask if he could marry my sisterD (requerir) to needeste pescado pide un buen vino blanco this fish needs a good white wine to go with it, this fish would go well with a good white wineese vestido pide unos zapatos más altos that dress needs shoes with a higher heelestá pidiendo una bofetada she's asking for a slapesta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen this plant is crying out to be watered■ pedirvi1 (mendigar) to begpide a la puerta de la iglesia he begs at the church door2 (en un bar, restaurante) to order3 (para tener algo) ( AmL) to askpidió para salir temprano he asked if he could go early o he asked permission to go earlyestos niños sólo saben pedir these chidren are very demanding o do nothing but make demands■ pedirseme pido la cama de arriba I have dibs on the top bunk, I bags the top bunk* * *
pedir ( conjugate pedir) verbo transitivo
1
pidió permiso para salir she asked permission to leave;
pide limosna he begs (for money);
pedirle algo a algn to ask sb for sth;
le pidió ayuda he asked her for help;
me pidió disculpas or perdón he apologized (to me);
pedir hora to make an appointment;
pedir la palabra to ask for permission to speak;
me pidió que le enseñara he asked me to teach him;
ver prestado
‹ cuenta› to ask for
2 (Com)a) ( como precio) pedir algo POR algo to ask sth for sth;◊ ¿cuánto pide por la casa? how much is she asking for the house?
verbo intransitivo
pedir verbo transitivo
1 (un favor) to ask: me pidió que la ayudara, he asked me to help her
2 (una cosa) to ask for: el niño le pidió unos caramelos, the child asked him for some sweets ➣ Ver nota en ask
3 (en la tienda, en el bar, etc) to order
4 (limosna) to beg
5 (requerir, necesitar) to need: ese coche está pidiendo que lo laven, that car needs washing
♦ Locuciones: pedir a gritos, to cry out
pedir disculpas, to apologize
pedir prestado, to borrow
a pedir de boca, just fine
' pedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestosa
- apestoso
- bastar
- boca
- cita
- cobrar
- cuenta
- demandar
- disculpa
- hora
- luna
- pera
- perdón
- prestar
- requerir
- socorro
- voz
- asilo
- audiencia
- auxilio
- aventón
- cola
- excusar
- gorrear
- informe
- justicia
- limosna
- mano
- ordenar
- palabra
- palmada
- pida
- prestado
- qué
- raid
- turno
- vez
English:
apologetic
- appeal
- apply for
- appointment
- ask
- ask for
- asylum
- beg
- borrow
- clamor
- clamour
- cry out for
- formality
- get
- have
- invite
- may
- order
- permission
- propose
- request
- seek
- send away for
- send for
- send off for
- shall
- sorry
- summon
- tall order
- want
- wish
- write back
- write off
- apologize
- by
- call
- claim
- cry
- hitch
- impossible
- make
- might
- place
- send
- urge
* * *♦ vt1. [solicitar] to ask for;pedir algo a alguien to ask sb for sth;me pidió (mi) opinión she asked me (for) my opinion;pedir un taxi (por teléfono) to ring for a taxi;pedir a alguien que haga algo to ask sb to do sth;le pido que sea breve, por favor I would ask you to be brief, please;le pedí que saliera conmigo I asked her out;pedir a alguien en matrimonio, pedir la mano de alguien to ask for sb's hand (in marriage);pedir prestado algo a alguien to borrow sth from sb;pide un millón por la moto he's asking a million for the motorbike;no tienes más que pedirlo all you need to do is ask;si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask;CAm, Méx2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;¿qué has pedido de postre? what have you ordered for dessert?3. [mercancías] to order;pedir algo a alguien to order sth from sb4. [exigir] to demand;¡pido que se me escuche! I demand to be heard!;le pedimos al gobierno una inmediata retirada de las tropas we demand that the government withdraw its troops immediately;la acusación pide veinte años de cárcel the prosecution is asking for twenty years5. [requerir] to call for, to need;los cactus piden poca agua cacti don't need a lot of water;esta cocina está pidiendo a gritos que la limpies this kitchen is crying out for you to clean it♦ vi1. [mendigar] to beg;hay mucha gente pidiendo por la calle there are a lot of beggars in the streets2. [en bares, restaurantes] to order;¿han pedido ya? have you ordered?* * *I v/t1 ask for;pedir algo a alguien ask s.o. for sth;me pidió que no fuera he asked me not to go;te lo pido I beg you2 ( necesitar) needII v/i1 ( mendigar) beg* * *pedir {54} vt1) : to ask for, to requestle pedí un préstamo a Claudia: I asked Claudia for a loan2) : to order (food, merchandise)3)pedir perdón : to apologizepedir vi1) : to order2) : to beg* * *pedir vb1. (en general) to ask for¿cuánto piden por el cuadro? how much are they asking for the picture?2. (un favor) to ask3. (en restaurante) to order¿qué has pedido de segundo? what have you ordered for your main course? -
35 enredar
v.1 to tangle up (madeja, pelo).El gato enreda las lanas The cat tangles up the yarns.2 to bother, to annoy.3 to get up to mischief (informal).enredar con algo to fiddle with o mess about with something4 to mix up, to entangle, to fuzz up, to louse up.El chico enredó las historias The boy mixed up the stories.5 to snag, to hook, to get hooked.La caña enredó al pez The fishing rod snagged the fish.* * *1 (prender con red) to catch in a net, net2 (para cazar) to set3 (engatusar) to involve, implicate4 (meter cizaña) to sow discord, cause trouble5 (enmarañar) to tangle up, entangle6 (entretener) to hold up, delay1 (travesear) to be mischievous1 (hacerse un lío) to get tangled up, get entangled, get into a tangle2 (complicarse) to get complicated, get confused3 (en discusión) to become involved, get caught up4 (amancebarse) to have an affair* * *verb1) to confuse2) tangle* * *1. VT1) [+ hilos, cuerda] to tangle upeste viento te enreda el pelo — your hair gets tangled up in this wind, this wind tangles your hair up
2) [+ situación, asunto] to make complicated, complicatecon tanta mentira enredó las cosas aún más — with all his lies he made matters even more complicated, with all his lies he complicated matters even more
3) * (=desordenar) to get into a mess, mess upestos niños lo han enredado todo — these children have got everything into a mess, these children have messed everything up
4) * (=involucrar) to get mixed o caught up (en in)la han enredado en un asunto turbio — they've got her mixed o caught up in some shady deal
5) * (=entretener)no me enredes, que llego tarde — don't hold me back, or I'll be late
6) * (=engañar) to trick7) (=enemistar) to cause trouble among o between8) (Caza) [+ animal] to net; [+ trampa] to set2.VI * (=juguetear) to play around, monkey around *¡no enredes! — stop playing around!
¡deja ya de enredar con los lápices! — stop fiddling (around) with the pencils, will you?
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle upb) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicatec) (fam) ( involucrar)2.enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
enredar vi (fam)a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up troubleb) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget3.enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
enredarse v pron1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around2)a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)b) (fam) ( involucrarse)enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something
c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)
d) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up get muddled up* * *= bog down, muddy, bamboozle, snarl up, entangle, knot into, coil, tangle, ensnare, snare, make + trouble.Ex. There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.Ex. The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex. The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex. This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.Ex. The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.Ex. As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.----* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* enredarse = kink.* enredarse con = get + involved with/in.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cuerdas/cables> to get... tangled up, tangle upb) ( embarullar) < persona> to muddle... up, confuse; <asunto/situación> to complicatec) (fam) ( involucrar)2.enredar a alguien en algo — to get somebody mixed up o caught up in something
enredar vi (fam)a) ( intrigar) to make trouble, stir up troubleb) (Esp) ( molestar) to fidget3.enredar con algo — to fiddle around with something, fiddle with something
enredarse v pron1) lana/cuerda to get tangled, become entangled; pelo to get tangled o knotted; planta to twist itself around2)a) (fam) ( en lío amoroso)b) (fam) ( involucrarse)enredarse en algo — to get mixed up o involved in something
c) (fam) ( enfrascarse)enredarse en algo — to get into something (colloq)
d) (fam) ( embarullarse) to get mixed up get muddled up* * *= bog down, muddy, bamboozle, snarl up, entangle, knot into, coil, tangle, ensnare, snare, make + trouble.Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.Ex: This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.* enredarse = kink.* enredarse con = get + involved with/in.* * *enredar [A1 ]vt1 ‹cuerdas/cables› to get … tangled up, tangle up2 ‹asunto/situación› to complicate, make … complicatedno enredes más las cosas don't complicate things any further3 ( fam) (involucrar) enredar a algn EN algo to get sb mixed up o caught up o embroiled o involved IN sthlo enredaron en la compra de las acciones they got him involved o caught up in buying shares■ enredarvi( fam)1 (intrigar) to make trouble, stir up trouble, stir ( colloq)A1 «lana/cuerda» to get tangled, become entangled; «pelo» to get tangled o knotted o ( AmE) snarledla cuerda se enredó en las patas de la silla the rope got tangled around o entangled in the chair legs2 «planta» to twist itself aroundBse ha enredado en un negocio sucio he's got mixed up in some funny businessse enredaron en una acalorada discusión they got into a heated discussion* * *
enredar ( conjugate enredar) verbo transitivo
‹asunto/situación› to complicate
verbo intransitivo (fam)
enredar con algo to fiddle (around) with sth
enredarse verbo pronominal
1 [lana/cuerda] to get tangled, become entangled;
[ pelo] to get tangled o knotted;
[ planta] to twist itself around
2 (fam)a) ( en lío amoroso) enredarse con algn to get involved with sb
enredar verbo transitivo
1 (cables, cuerdas, pelo) to entangle, tangle up
2 (un asunto, situación) to confuse, complicate
3 fig (implicar en algo ilegal, turbio) to involve [en, in], to mix up [en, in]
4 (convencer, liar) lo enredaron para presentarse a las elecciones, they talked him into being a candidate in the election
' enredar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
envolver
- trastear
- implicar
English:
embroil
- entangle
- tangle
- tangle up
- foul
- snarl
* * *♦ vt1. [cuerdas, madeja, pelo] to tangle (up)2. [situación, asunto] to complicate;será mejor no enredar más las cosas it's best not to make matters more complicatedme enredaron en sus sucios negocios they got me mixed up in their dirty dealings4. [entretener] to bother, to annoy♦ viFam1. [hacer travesuras] to get up to mischief* * *I v/t1 tangle, get tangled2 figcomplicate, make complicatedII v/i make trouble* * *enredar vt1) : to tangle up, to entangle2) : to confuse, to complicate3) : to involve, to implicate* * *enredar vb1. (involucrar) to involve2. (complicar) to complicate3. (confundir) to muddle / to confuseel fiscal intentó enredar al testigo con sus preguntas the prosecutor tried to confuse the witness with his questions4. (tocar) to mess about -
36 passer
passer [pαse]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• où passe la route ? where does the road go?► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant• passez donc devant ! you go first!• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to missb. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office► passer + infinitif• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxingd. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!f. ( = être digéré) to go down• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestiong. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)• l'équipe est passée en 2e division the team have moved up to the second divisionh. ( = devenir) to becomei. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be onj. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die outl. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off ason a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it2. <a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go throughb. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroyc. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put ond. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to passe. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sbg. [+ examen] to takeh. [+ temps, vacances] to spendi. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to playj. [+ commande] to place3. <a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shouldersc. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.* * *pɑse
1.
1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]2) ( faire franchir)3) ( dépasser) to go past, to passquand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights
4) ( mettre)5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)6) ( au téléphone)attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on
je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through
7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral
8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!
10) ( pardonner)11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on
12) ( utiliser)passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge
13) ( étendre)14) ( soumettre)qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)
15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal
19) Automobile ( enclencher)passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse
20) Jeux
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to passle facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet
passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past
2) (se trouver, s'étendre)ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles
3) ( faire un saut)je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute
passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning
passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up
4) ( se rendre) to goil est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me
5) ( aller au-delà) to get throughvas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!
il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window
passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house
6) ( transiter)passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through
qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?
un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly
des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes
7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight
que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative
je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)
8) ( négliger)passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!
passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point
laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something
laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through
9) ( ne pas approfondir)10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be acceptedprends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion
que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander
avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him
passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round
passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US
(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time
11) ( se déplacer)12) ( être pris)faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional
13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to passquand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down
ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it
la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down
nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside
14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing15) ( être placé)passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after
16) (colloq) ( disparaître)17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by18) ( se mettre à) to turn to19) ( être transmis)20) ( être promu) to be promoted to21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into22) (colloq) ( mourir)si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself
on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better
23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter25) ( changer de vitesse)passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse
la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff
26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass
3.
se passer verbe pronominal1) ( se produire) to happen2) ( être situé) to take place3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass5) ( se dispenser)se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]
6) ( se mettre)7) ( l'un à l'autre)* * *pɒse1. vi1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go byIls sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.
2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop inJe passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.
Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.
3) CARTES to pass4)passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!
passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth
5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fadefaire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth
7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go throughfaire passer [message] — to get over, to get across
laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook
Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.
8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.
Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.
passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to
passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession
passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb
passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.
faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be
2. vt1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go throughNous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.
2) (= transmettre, donner)passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth
Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.
je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin
passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out
3) [temps, journée] to spendElle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.
Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.
4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to haveGordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.
5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip onpasser la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put onOn passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.
8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach9) (= tolérer)10) (= devenir)* * *passer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;B vi1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centresGB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.C se passer vpr1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the villagea. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't seeb. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't seepasser sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal[fugitivement]un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris[fleuve, route] to go, to run5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go pastle facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a dayle bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou leftle prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days6. [faire une visite] to callj'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit7. [franchir une limite] to get through8. [s'infiltrer] to passpasser dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstreamle café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly9. [aller, se rendre] to gooù sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to FranceB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à]ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morningy passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department2. [être accepté] to passelle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oralton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well receivedle film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and whitepasse (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!3. [être transmis] to gola ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generationsla locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin4. [entrer] to passc'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speechc'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to gosi les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are electedRADIO & TÉLÉVISIONpasser à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the aira. [personne] to be ou to appear on televisionb. [film] to be on television8. DROIT [comparaître]passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the courtpasser en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's courtC.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]1. [accéder - à un niveau]2. [devenir] to become3. [dans des locutions verbales]passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous statela production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnescomment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another4. AUTOMOBILEpasser en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stopfaire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly[se faner - fleur] to wilt[pâlir - teinte]4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night————————[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to crosspasser l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stoppasser le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Capequand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres highl'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)5. [introduire]passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes6. [engager - partie du corps] to putpasser son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waistje n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress7. [faire aller - instrument] to runpasse le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)[transmettre - ballon] to passB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oralje passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels4. [tolérer]passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term5. [soumettre à l'action de]passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetablespasser quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tappasser quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fredpasse-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on7. [rendre public - annonce]8. (familier) [prêter] to lendje vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)12. AUTOMOBILEpasser la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear[diapositive] to showRADIO [émission] to broadcast14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to placeC.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]1. [employer - durée] to spendpassez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy————————passer après verbe plus prépositionil faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary————————passer avant verbe plus prépositionto go ou to come beforeses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else————————passer par verbe plus préposition1. [dans une formation] to go through2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergole pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government3. [recourir à] to go throughpour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand————————passer pour verbe plus préposition1. [avec nom] to be thought of asje vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot2. [avec adj]3. [avec verbe]elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family————————passer sur verbe plus préposition[excuser] to overlookpassons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the detailspassons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!————————se passer verbe pronominal intransitifla soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietlyqu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badlysi tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrowtout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned————————se passer verbe pronominal transitifil se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair————————se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without2. [s'abstenir]3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]————————en passant locution adverbiale1. [dans la conversation] in passingfaire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark2. [sur son chemin]il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time————————en passant par locution prépositionnelle————————1. [dans l'espace] vial'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens2. [dans une énumération] (and) including -
37 rire
rire [ʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 361. intransitive verba. to laugh• rire franchement or de bon cœur to laugh heartily• c'est à mourir or crever de rire (inf) it's hilarious• rire dans sa barbe or tout bas to laugh to o.s.• vous me faites rire !• laissez-moi rire ! (ironic) don't make me laugh! (PROV) rira bien qui rira le dernier(PROV) he who laughs last laughs longest (Brit) or best (US)► rire de [+ personne, défaut, crainte] to laugh atb. ( = plaisanter) to be joking• vous voulez rire ! you're joking!• sans rire, c'est vrai ? seriously, is it true?2. masculine noun* * *
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1. ʀiʀverbe intransitif1) ( s'esclaffer) to laughil n'y a pas de quoi rire! — that's not funny!, that's no laughing matter!
on a ri un bon coup — (colloq) we had a good laugh
2) ( s'amuser) to have funtu veux rire! — you must be joking ou kidding! (colloq)
sans rire — (colloq) seriously, honestly
laisse-moi rire — (colloq)
ne me fais pas rire — (colloq) don't make me laugh
3) ( se moquer)rire de quelque chose/quelqu'un — to laugh at something/somebody
4) ( avoir une expression gaie) literelle a les yeux qui rient, ses yeux rient — she has laughing eyes
2.
se rire verbe pronominalse rire de quelqu'un — fml to laugh at somebody
se rire des difficultés — fml to make light of difficulties
••rira bien qui rira le dernier — Proverbe he who laughs last laughs longest Proverbe
être mort or écroulé de rire — (colloq) to be doubled up (with laughter)
II ʀiʀnom masculin laughteril éclata d'un gros rire — ( bref) he let out a guffaw; ( qui dure) he gave a hearty laugh
Phrasal Verbs:* * *ʀiʀ1. vi1) (à une plaisanterie) to laughCe film m'a vraiment fait rire. — That film really made me laugh.
2) (= se divertir) to have funNous avons bien ri. — We had fun.
3) (= plaisanter) to jokepour rire — for a joke, for a laugh
4) (= se moquer)2. nmIl a un rire bruyant. — He has a loud laugh.
* * *rire verb table: rireA nm1 ( éclat) laughter; un rire a laugh; un rire communicatif/énorme/gras/bête an infectious/a loud/a vulgar/a stupid laugh; avoir un rire forcé to give a forced laugh; avoir le rire facile to laugh at the slightest thing; il y eut des rires et des applaudissements dans le public there was laughter and applause in the audience; il a eu un petit rire he chuckled; elle a eu un petit rire nerveux she laughed nervously; il éclata d'un gros rire ( bref) he let out a guffaw; ( qui dure) he gave a loud hearty laugh; entendre des rires to hear laughter or laughing;2 ( hilarité) laughter.B vi1 ( s'esclaffer) to laugh; se mettre à rire to burst out laughing; faire rire qn to make sb laugh; tu nous feras toujours rire! you're a real scream○!; il n'y a pas de quoi rire! that's not funny!, that's no laughing matter!; il vaut mieux en rire (qu'en pleurer) you might as well laugh as cry; dit-il en riant he laughed, he said, laughing; j'ai bien or beaucoup ri I laughed a lot; on a ri un bon coup○ we had a good laugh; rire des plaisanteries de qn to laugh at sb's jokes; il me disputait, et moi de rire he was telling me off and all I could do was laugh; ⇒ vendredi;2 ( s'amuser) to have fun; ils ne pensent qu'à rire all they care about is having fun; on va bien rire we're going to have a lot of fun; il faut bien rire un peu you need a bit of fun now and again; rire de peu or de rien to laugh at anything; fini de rire, je ne ris plus the fun's over; tu veux rire! you must be joking ou kidding○!; j'ai fait ça pour rire I was joking; c'était pour rire it was a joke; sans rire○ seriously, honestly; sans rire, quand est-ce que tu pars? seriously, when are you leaving?; non! sans rire elle t'a dit ça? no! she really told you that?; tu me fais rire avec tes idées○! you make me laugh with your ideas!; elle me fait rire, partir en vacances… avec quel argent○! go on vacation? she must be joking! how can I afford it?; laisse-moi rire, ne me fais pas rire○ don't make me laugh;3 ( se moquer) rire de qch/qn to laugh at sth/sb; ne ris pas de mon chapeau don't laugh at my hat; on rit de lui everybody's laughing at him; rire aux dépens de qn to laugh at sb's expense; tu peux rire mais c'est la vérité laugh if you like, but it's true;4 ( avoir une expression gaie) liter elle a les yeux qui rient, ses yeux rient she has laughing eyes.C se rire vpr2 ( surmonter aisément) se rire des obstacles/difficultés/dangers fml to make light of obstacles/difficulties/dangers.rira bien qui rira le dernier Prov he who laughs last laughs longest Prov; être mort or écroulé de rire○ to be doubled up (with laughter).I[rir] nom masculinj'adore son rire I love her laugh ou the way she laughsj'entends des rires I hear laughter ou people laughingrire gras coarse laugh, cackleII[rir] verbe intransitif1. [de joie] to laughc'est vrai, dit-il en riant that's true, he said with a laughil n'y a pas de quoi rire this is no joke ou no laughing matterrire aux éclats ou à gorge déployée to howl with laughterrire du bout des dents ou des lèvres to force a laughrire dans sa barbe ou sous cape to laugh up one's sleeve, to laugh to oneselfrire au nez ou à la barbe de quelqu'un to laugh in somebody's facerire comme un bossu (familier) ou une baleine (familier) to laugh like a drain (UK), to laugh oneself sillyse tenir les côtes ou se tordre de rire to split one's sides (with laughter), to be in stitchesrira b ien qui rira le dernier (proverbe) he who laughs last laughs longest (UK) ou best (US & proverbe)2. [plaisanter]tu veux rire! you must be joking!, you've got to be kidding!sans rire, tu comptes y aller? joking apart ou aside, do you intend to go?3. [se distraire] to have fun4. (littéraire) [yeux] to shine ou to sparkle (with laughter)[visage] to beam (with happiness)————————se rire de verbe pronominal plus préposition[danger, maladie, difficultés] to make light of (inseparable)2. (littéraire) [se moquer de] to laugh ou to scoff at -
38 roar
I [rɔː(r)]1) (of lion) ruggito m.; (of person) urlo m.to give a roar — [ lion] ruggire; [ person] lanciare o cacciare un urlo
2) (of engine) rombo m.; (of traffic) frastuono m., baccano m.; (of waterfall) fragore m., scroscio m.3) (of sea) mugghio m., (il) mugghiare4) (of crowd) clamore m., frastuono m.II 1. [rɔː(r)] 2.a roar of laughter — risate fragorose, uno scroscio di risate
2) (make noise) [sea, wind] mugghiare; [ fire] crepitare; [ crowd] fare clamore, frastuono; [ engine] rombare* * *[ro:] 1. verb1) (to give a loud deep cry; to say loudly; to shout: The lions roared; The sergeant roared (out) his commands.) ruggire2) (to laugh loudly: The audience roared (with laughter) at the man's jokes.) (ridere a crepapelle)3) (to make a loud deep sound: The cannons/thunder roared.) tuonare4) (to make a loud deep sound while moving: He roared past on his motorbike.) rombare2. noun1) (a loud deep cry: a roar of pain/laughter; the lion's roars.) ruggito2) (a loud, deep sound: the roar of traffic.) rombo•* * *[rɔː(r)]1. n(of lion) ruggito, (of bull) mugghio, (of crowd) urlo, tumulto, (of waves) fragore m, (of wind, storm) muggito, (of thunder) rimbombo2. vi(lion) ruggire, (bull) mugghiare, (crowd, audience) urlare, fare tumulto, (wind, storm) muggire, (thunder) rimbombare, (guns) tuonare* * *roar /rɔ:(r)/n.1 ruggito ( anche fig.); ( del tuono, di un motore, ecc.) rombo: the roars of a lion, i ruggiti di un leone; the roar of the wind, il ruggito del vento; the roar of thunder [of an engine], il rombo del tuono [di un motore]3 urlo; clamore ( della folla): the roar of the fans, il clamore dei tifosi; a roar of pain, un urlo di dolore.(to) roar /rɔ:(r)/A v. i.1 ruggire ( anche fig.); ( del tuono, di un motore, ecc.) rombare: You could hear lions roaring in the distance, si sentivano ruggire dei leoni in lontananza; The sea was roaring, il mare ruggiva; The waves roared onto the shore, le onde si infrangevano mugghiando sulla riva; The guns were roaring, rombavano i cannoni; A car roared past, una macchina è passata rombando3 ridere fragorosamente: He made the audience roar with his jokes, ha suscitato nel pubblico delle risate fragorose con le sue battute; to roar with laughter, ridere fragorosamente5 (fam.) piangere a voce alta; strillareB v. t.( spesso to roar out) urlare; manifestare a gran voce: He roared out a threat, ha urlato una minaccia; to roar defiance, gridare parole di sfida; ( della folla, ecc.) to roar approval, manifestare a gran voce la propria approvazione● to roar at sb., gridare a q.; chiamare q. gridando □ to roar sb. deaf, assordare q. con urla □ to roar sb. down, subissare q. ( che tenta di parlare) di urla □ to roar oneself hoarse, diventare rauco a furia di urlare □ to roar out, lanciare un urlo; gridare ( un ordine, ecc.).* * *I [rɔː(r)]1) (of lion) ruggito m.; (of person) urlo m.to give a roar — [ lion] ruggire; [ person] lanciare o cacciare un urlo
2) (of engine) rombo m.; (of traffic) frastuono m., baccano m.; (of waterfall) fragore m., scroscio m.3) (of sea) mugghio m., (il) mugghiare4) (of crowd) clamore m., frastuono m.II 1. [rɔː(r)] 2.a roar of laughter — risate fragorose, uno scroscio di risate
2) (make noise) [sea, wind] mugghiare; [ fire] crepitare; [ crowd] fare clamore, frastuono; [ engine] rombare -
39 reach
1.[riːtʃ]transitive verb1) (arrive at) erreichen; ankommen od. eintreffen in (+ Dat.) [Stadt, Land]; erzielen [Übereinstimmung, Übereinkunft]; kommen zu [Entscheidung, Entschluss; Ausgang, Eingang]be easily reached — leicht erreichbar od. zu erreichen sein (by mit)
not a sound reached our ears — kein Laut drang an unsere Ohren
have you reached page 45 yet? — bist du schon auf Seite 45 [angelangt]?
you can reach her at this number/by radio — du kannst sie unter dieser Nummer/über Funk erreichen
2) (extend to) [Straße:] führen bis zu; [Leiter, Haar:] reichen bis zu3) (pass)2. intransitive verbreach me that book — reich mir das Buch herüber
1) (stretch out hand)2) (be long/tall enough)something will/won't reach — etwas ist/ist nicht lang genug
he can't reach up to the top shelf — er kann das oberste Regal nicht [mit der Hand] erreichen
will it reach as far as...? — wird es bis zu... reichen?
can you reach? — kannst od. kommst du dran? (ugs.)
3) (go as far as) [Wasser, Gebäude, Besitz:] reichen ([up] to bis [hinauf] zu)3. noun1) (extent of reaching) Reichweite, diebe within easy reach — [Ort:] leicht erreichbar sein
be out of reach — [Ort:] nicht erreichbar sein; [Gegenstand:] außer Reichweite sein
keep something within easy reach — etwas in greifbarer Nähe aufbewahren
be within/beyond the reach of somebody — in/außer jmds. Reichweite sein; (fig.) für jemanden im/nicht im Bereich des Möglichen liegen; (financially) für jemanden erschwinglich/unerschwinglich sein
2) (expanse) Abschnitt, derPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/90747/reach_down">reach down* * *[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?)2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) erreichen3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) greifen4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) erreichen5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) reichen2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) die Reichweite2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) die Reichweite3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) die Flußstrecke* * *[ri:tʃ]I. n<pl -es>to have a long/short \reach lange/kurze Arme pl habenout of/within \reach außer/in Reichweiteto be out of [or beyond] /within [or in] sb's \reach sich akk nicht/sich akk in jds Reichweite befindenthe apples were on a branch just out of/within [my] \reach die Äpfel hingen an einem Ast, an den ich nicht herankam/ich gerade noch [heran]kamto be within arm's [or easy] \reach in greifbarer Nähe seinto keep sth out of/within \reach etw außer Reichweite/parat habenI like to keep a notebook and pencil within [arm's] \reach ich habe immer etwas zum Schreiben paratkeep out of \reach of children für Kinder unzugänglich aufbewahren!to be within [easy] \reach [ganz] in der Nähe sein5.▪ \reaches pl (part) Abschnitt m; (land) Gebiet nt; (river) [Fluss]abschnitt m; ( fig: circles) Kreise plthe higher \reaches of government die oberen Regierungskreisethe farthest [or outermost] \reaches of the universe die entlegensten Bereiche des Universumsit takes quite a \reach of the imagination to... es bedarf schon einer gehörigen Portion Vorstellungskraft, um...7.▶ to be out of [or beyond] /within [or in] sb's \reach (capability) nicht im Rahmen/im Rahmen des Möglichen liegen; (financially) jds finanzielle Möglichkeiten übersteigen/für jdn erschwinglich seinafter years of saving the car was at last within her \reach nach jahrelangem Sparen konnte sie sich endlich das Auto leisten▶ to come within \reach of doing sth kurz davor sein, etw zu tunII. vishe \reached to the top shelf of the cupboard and produced a present sie langte in das oberste Schrankfach und holte ein Geschenk hervor famcan you get the book? I can't \reach kannst du mir das Buch geben? ich komme nicht [d]ran fam3. (extend) reichenthe snow \reached almost to my knees der Schnee ging [o reichte] mir fast bis zu den Knien4.▶ to \reach for the stars nach den Sternen greifenIII. vt1. (arrive at)to \reach sb/sth jdn/etw erreichenhow long will it take this letter to \reach Italy? wie lange braucht dieser Brief bis nach Italien?the news has only just \reached me ich habe die Nachricht gerade erst erhaltenI \reached chapter five ich bin bis Kapitel fünf gekommento \reach one's destination an seinem Bestimmungsort ankommento be easily \reached leicht zu erreichen sein2. (attain)▪ to \reach sth etw erreichenthe temperature is expected to \reach 25°C today heute soll es bis zu 25°C warm werdenshe had \reached the nadir of her existence sie war an einem absoluten Tiefpunkt [in ihrem Leben] angelangtto \reach adulthood [or maturity] /one's majority erwachsen/volljährig werdento \reach an agreement/a consensus eine Übereinkunft/Übereinstimmung erzielento \reach a certain altitude/velocity eine bestimmte Höhe/Geschwindigkeit erreichento \reach the conclusion/decision that... zu dem Schluss/der Entscheidung kommen, dass...to \reach [a] deadlock in einer Sackgasse landen figto \reach fever pitch den Siedepunkt erreichento \reach an impasse nicht mehr weiterkommento \reach manhood/womanhood zum Mann/zur Frau werdento \reach orgasm zum Orgasmus kommento \reach the point of no return einen Punkt erreichen, an dem es kein Zurück [mehr] gibtshe's \reached the point of no return es gibt für sie kein Zurück [mehr]to have \reached one's prime/puberty im besten Alter/in der Pubertät seinto \reach a settlement zu einer Einigung gelangento \reach the turning point zum Wendepunkt kommento \reach a verdict zu einem Urteil gelangen3. (extend to)her hair \reaches her waistline ihre Haare reichen ihr bis zur Taille4. (touch)our daughter can \reach the door handle now unsere Tochter kommt jetzt schon an den Türgriff ran fam5. (give)can you \reach me the water, please? kannst du mir bitte das Wasser herüberreichen?I \reached him a plate from the cupboard ich holte ihm einen Teller aus dem Schrank6.7. TV, RADIOto \reach an audience ein Publikum erreichen8. (influence)* * *[riːtʃ]1. n1)(= act of reaching)
to make a reach for sth — nach etw greifen2)within/out of sb's reach — in/außer jds Reichweite (dat), in/außer Reichweite für jdnput it out of the children's reach or out of the reach of the children — stellen Sie es so, dass Kinder es nicht erreichen können
mountains within easy reach — Berge, die leicht erreichbar sind
this town is within easy reach of London for a day trip — man kann von dieser Stadt aus gut Tagesflüge nach London machen
this subject is beyond his reach — dieses Thema geht über seinen Horizont (inf)
a long reach — lange Arme pl, ein großer Aktionsradius
4) (= sphere of action, influence) Einflussbereich m5)(= stretch)
reaches (of beach, river) — Strecke f; (of canal) Wasserhaltung f; (of woodland) Gebiet nt2. vt1) (= arrive at) erreichen; point ankommen an (+dat); town, country ankommen in (+dat); perfection erlangen; agreement, understanding erzielen, kommen zu; conclusion kommen or gelangen zuwhen we reached him he was dead — als wir zu ihm kamen, war er tot
to reach the terrace you have to cross the garden — um auf die Terrasse zu kommen, muss man durch den Garten gehen
to reach school age/the age of 50 — das Schulalter/die 50 erreichen
this advertisement is geared to reach a younger audience — diese Werbung soll junge Leute ansprechen
you can reach me at my hotel —
2)(= stretch to get or touch)
to be able to reach sth — an etw (acc) (heran)reichen können, bis zu etw langen können (inf)3) (= come up to, go down to) reichen or gehen bis zu4) (inf: get and give) langen (inf), reichenreach me ( over) that book — reiche or lang (inf) mir das Buch (herüber)
3. vi2) (= stretch out hand or arm) greifenreach for the sky! (US) — Hände hoch!
3)* * *reach [riːtʃ]A v/t1. (hin-, her)reichen, geben2. jemandem einen Schlag versetzen3. a) (her)langen, nehmen:reach sth down etwas herunterlangen oder -nehmen;reach sth up etwas hinaufreichen oder -langenb) erreichen:can you reach that book on the shelf?reach out a hand for langen oder greifen nachthe water reached his knees das Wasser ging ihm bis an die Knie6. eine Zahl etc erreichen, sich belaufen auf (akk):the cost will reach millions die Kosten werden in die Millionen gehen;he reached a great age er erreichte ein hohes Alter7. eine Übereinkunft etc erreichen, erzielen, gelangen zu:reach no conclusion zu keinem Schluss kommenreach home nach Hause gelangen;reach sb’s ear jemandem zu Ohren kommenhe can be reached at his office er ist in seinem Büro erreichbar;his letter never reached us sein Brief ist nie bei uns angekommen9. das Endspiel, das Ziel etc erreichen10. fig (ein)wirken auf (akk), beeinflussen, jemanden (durch Argumente, Werbung etc) ansprechen oder gewinnen:reach a large audience ein großes Publikum erreichen11. obs oder poet verstehen, begreifenB v/ifor nach) (beide a. fig):reach above o.s. fig über sich hinauswachsenb) reach out die Hand ausstreckento bis [zu]):the water reached as far as his knees das Wasser ging ihm bis an die Knie;as far as the eye can reach so weit das Auge reicht4. sich belaufen (to auf akk)5. SCHIFF mit Backstagbrise segelnC s1. Griff m:make a reach for sth nach etwas greifen oder langen2. Reich-, Tragweite f (eines Geschosses, einer Waffe, auch der Stimme etc):above ( oder beyond, out of) sb’s reach außer jemandes Reichweite, für jemanden unerreichbar oder unerschwinglich;within reach erreichbar;within sb’s reach in jemandes Reichweite, für jemanden erreichbar oder erschwinglich;within easy reach leicht zu erreichen;within easy reach of the station vom Bahnhof aus leicht zu erreichen;she lives within easy reach of the shops (bes US stores) von ihrer Wohnung aus sind die Geschäfte leicht zu erreichen3. Ausdehnung f, Bereich m, Umfang m, Spannweite f:have a wide reach einen weiten Spielraum haben, sich weit erstrecken4. ausgedehnte Fläche:a reach of woodland ein ausgedehntes Waldgebiet6. Einflusssphäre f, -bereich m:it is not within my reach es steht nicht in meiner Macht7. a) Kanalabschnitt m (zwischen zwei Schleusen)b) (überschaubare) Flussstrecke8. TECH Kupplungsdeichsel f9. US oder obs Vorgebirge n, Landzunge f* * *1.[riːtʃ]transitive verb1) (arrive at) erreichen; ankommen od. eintreffen in (+ Dat.) [Stadt, Land]; erzielen [Übereinstimmung, Übereinkunft]; kommen zu [Entscheidung, Entschluss; Ausgang, Eingang]be easily reached — leicht erreichbar od. zu erreichen sein (by mit)
have you reached page 45 yet? — bist du schon auf Seite 45 [angelangt]?
you can reach her at this number/by radio — du kannst sie unter dieser Nummer/über Funk erreichen
2) (extend to) [Straße:] führen bis zu; [Leiter, Haar:] reichen bis zu3) (pass)2. intransitive verb2) (be long/tall enough)something will/won't reach — etwas ist/ist nicht lang genug
he can't reach up to the top shelf — er kann das oberste Regal nicht [mit der Hand] erreichen
will it reach as far as...? — wird es bis zu... reichen?
can you reach? — kannst od. kommst du dran? (ugs.)
3) (go as far as) [Wasser, Gebäude, Besitz:] reichen ([up] to bis [hinauf] zu)3. noun1) (extent of reaching) Reichweite, diebe within easy reach — [Ort:] leicht erreichbar sein
be out of reach — [Ort:] nicht erreichbar sein; [Gegenstand:] außer Reichweite sein
be within/beyond the reach of somebody — in/außer jmds. Reichweite sein; (fig.) für jemanden im/nicht im Bereich des Möglichen liegen; (financially) für jemanden erschwinglich/unerschwinglich sein
2) (expanse) Abschnitt, derPhrasal Verbs:* * *n.(§ pl.: reaches)= Reichweite f. (for) v.erreichen v.greifen (nach) v.sich erstrecken v. -
40 final
adj.final, end.punto final end pointf.final.m.1 end.a finales de at the end ofya verás como al final acepta she'll agree in the end, you'll seeal final de at the end ofal final del pasillo at the end of the corridorfinal feliz happy ending2 ending, bottom, end, finale.* * *► adjetivo1 (último) final, last1 end2 MÚSICA finale1 DEPORTE final\al final in the endal final del día at the end of the dayhasta el final until the endfinal de línea terminusfinal feliz happy ending* * *1. adj. 2. noun m.end, final* * *1.ADJ (=último) [momento, capítulo, resultado, decisión] final; [objetivo] ultimatejuicio 4), recta, punto 2)2. SM1) (=fin) [de ceremonia, vida, aventura, guerra] end; [de obra musical] finale•
al final — in the end•
al final de algo — at the end of sthel anuncio se realizó ayer al final de la reunión — the announcement was made yesterday at the end of the meeting
2) (=desenlace) [de película, libro] ending3)• a finales de — at the end of
3.SF (Dep) final•
cuartos de final — quarter-finals* * *I IImasculino endIIIestábamos al final de la cola — we were last in line (AmE) o (BrE) at the back of the queue
femenino (Dep)a) (en fútbol, tenis etc) finalpasar a la final — to go through to o make it to the final
b) finales femenino plural (en béisbol, baloncesto, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)* * *I IImasculino endIIIestábamos al final de la cola — we were last in line (AmE) o (BrE) at the back of the queue
femenino (Dep)a) (en fútbol, tenis etc) finalpasar a la final — to go through to o make it to the final
b) finales femenino plural (en béisbol, baloncesto, fútbol americano) playoffs (pl)* * *final11 = completion, end, ending, finale, goodbye [good-bye], output stage, final.Ex: The time period between the completion of a cycle (e.g. at the end of a volume or a year) and the publication of the associated cumulative indexes should be as short as possible.
Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.Ex: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.Ex: The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.Ex: The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.Ex: A heavy reliance on midterms and finals were associated with lower teacher ratings across disciplines.* acercarse al final = draw to + an end, draw to + a close, come to + an end.* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.* a finales de = by the end of, in the late + Fecha.* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, at the close of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.* a finales de + Fecha = in late + Fecha.* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.* al final = in the end, eventually, in the final count, terminally, ultimately, at the end of the day.* al final (de) = at the end (of).* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.* al final del día = at the close of the day.* al final de su mandato = lame duck.* al final resultó que = in the event.* al principio y al final = both ends.* al principio y al final de = at each end of.* balance final, el = bottom line, the.* cuartos de final = quarter-finals.* de final de año = end-year.* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.* el final de = the close of.* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.* empezar por el final = work back from.* estrategia final = endgame.* fase final = endgame.* final apoteósico = grandstand finish.* final de la jornada laboral = close of business.* final del plazo = closing date, deadline, dateline.* final feliz = happy ending, happy end.* final, la = final, the.* hacia finales del + Siglo = later + Siglo, the.* hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.* incluir al final = append.* llegar a final de mes = make + ends meet.* llegar al final de = come to + the end of, get through.* llegar al final de su vida útil = come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life, reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.* llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.* luchar hasta el final = battle + it out, fight until + the end.* marca de final de campo = delimiter.* marcar el final = mark + the end.* marcar + Posesivo + final = mark + Posesivo + end.* nota al final = endnote.* nota al final del texto = endnote.* para finales de = by the end of.* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.* poner punto y final a = sound + the death knell for.* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.* significar el final de = mean + the end of.* toque final, el = finishing touch, the.final22 = concluding, eventual, final, terminal, ultimate, finished, wrap-up.Ex: Therefore, during the concluding phase of the revision project, the representatives of ALA units and other organizations will function as a single group.
Ex: If a concept is recognized in the subject analysis of a document, it will form part of the eventual index description of that document.Ex: The final index will mirror current terminology.Ex: Numbers may be grouped in columns according to their terminal digit.Ex: Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.Ex: The workshop itself will serve as the wrap-up event for a project that has spent the last two years seeking to improve access to environmental information in the Balkan region.* como fecha final = at the very latest.* cuestionario final = exit survey.* día del Juicio Final = Judgement Day.* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.* escena final = closing scene.* espacio en blanco final = trailing blank.* examen final = final, final exam.* frase graciosa final = punchline [punch line].* índice final = back-of-the-book index, back-of-book index.* informe final = final report.* juicio final = doom.* poner el colofón final = bookend.* poner punto final a = bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to.* producto final = end product, finished product, final product.* producto final, el = finished work, the.* prueba final = final.* resultado final = end result.* sondeo final = exit survey.* sprint final = last-minute rush.* usuario final = end user [end-user/enduser], ultimate consumer, ultimate reader.* ver la luz al final del túnel = see + the light at the end of the tunnel.la final= final, theEx: Tony was disappointed the last time he was in the finals, and he's determined to leave everything on the dance floor this time.
* * *‹decisión› final; ‹objetivo› ultimateendme quedé hasta el final I stayed to the enda finales de junio at the end of Juneal final de la película ella muere she dies at the end of the movieno me gustó nada el final I didn't like the ending at alltiene un final feliz it has a happy endingestán al final de la lista they're at the bottom of the listvivo al final de la calle I live at the end of the streetal final del partido at the end of the gameal final tendrá que decidirse he'll have to make his mind up in the endsiempre protestando pero al final nunca hace nada he spends his whole time complaining but he never actually does anything( Dep)1 (en fútbol, tenis etc) finalla final de copa the cup finalpasar a la final to go through to o make it to the final* * *
final adjetivo ‹ decisión› final;
‹ objetivo› ultimate
■ sustantivo masculino
end;
un final feliz a happy ending;
al final de la lista at the bottom of the list;
al final tendrá que decidirse he'll have to make his mind up in the end o eventually
■ sustantivo femenino (Dep)
pasar a la final to go through to o make it to the finalb)
final
I adjetivo final
la decisión final, the final decision
II sustantivo masculino end
a finales de, at the end of
al final, in the end: nos apetecía mucho, pero al final no fuimos, we really felt like doing it, but in the end we didn't go
final de trayecto, terminus
final feliz, happy ending
III f Dep final
' final' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- avenirse
- cepillarse
- cierre
- cola
- coletilla
- cuarta
- cuarto
- decorado
- disolución
- disputarse
- echarse
- emitir
- fin
- gato
- guinda
- hasta
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incidir
- infarto
- inicial
- judicatura
- juicio
- machacar
- octava
- octavo
- paciencia
- política
- recta
- remate
- retocar
- retoque
- sacacorchos
- servidor
- servidora
- sprint
- total
- traca
- última
- último
- animar
- clasificación
- clasificar
- concho
- conseguir
- contar
- decir
- ensayo
English:
actual
- aggregate
- also
- Armageddon
- back
- best
- bitter
- bottom
- bottom line
- bring round
- close
- doomsday
- end
- ending
- evade
- eventual
- fast forward
- final
- finale
- follow through
- from
- grand finale
- hear of
- in
- last
- late
- light
- listen
- out of
- outsmart
- outtake
- quarter-final
- reckoning
- right
- see
- sit through
- soon
- stage
- still
- straight
- tack on
- tag on
- tail end
- to
- track down
- truth
- turn
- ultimate
- ultimately
- way
* * *♦ adj1. [último] final, end;sus palabras finales fueron muy aplaudidas her closing words were loudly applauded;punto final end point2. Gram final♦ nm1. [terminación] end;el final del libro es sorprendente the book has a surprise ending;a finales de at the end of;al final [en conclusión] in the end;la cocina está al final del pasillo the kitchen is at the end of the corridor;responderé preguntas al final de la charla I will answer questions at the end of the talk;al final siempre tengo que ayudarles I always have to help them in the end;ya verás como al final acepta she'll agree in the end, you'll seefinal feliz happy ending2. [examen] final (exam)♦ nffinal;cuartos de final quarter finalsfinal de consolación 3rd/4th place play-off;final de la copa cup final;final a cuatro [en baloncesto] final four* * *1 f & adj final2 m end;al final in the end;a finales de mayo at the end of May* * *final adj: final, ultimate♦ finalmente advfinal nm1) : end, conclusion, finale2) finales nmpl: play-offs* * *final1 adj final / lastfinal2 n1. (fin) end2. (de competición) final3. (de historia) ending
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