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1 awake

awake [ə'weɪk] (pt awoke [ə'wəʊk], pp awoken [ə'wəʊkən])

1 adjective

(a) (not sleeping) éveillé, réveillé;

∎ to be awake être réveillé, ne pas dormir;

∎ are you still awake? tu ne dors pas encore?, tu n'es pas encore endormi?;

∎ the noise kept me awake le bruit m'a empêché de dormir;

∎ I lay awake all night je n'ai pas fermé l'œil de la nuit;

∎ to stay awake rester éveillé;

∎ he was wide awake il était bien éveillé

(b) (aware) attentif, vigilant;

∎ we're all awake to the dangers of our situation nous sommes tous conscients des dangers de notre situation;

∎ is the minister awake to the dangers inherent to the system? le ministre a-t-il conscience ou se rend-il compte des dangers inhérents au système?

2 intransitive verb

(a) (emerge from sleep) se réveiller, s'éveiller;

∎ I awoke from a deep sleep je suis sorti d'un sommeil profond;

∎ to awake from (trance, unconsciousness) sortir de;

∎ I awoke to the sound of birds singing à mon réveil j'ai entendu chanter les oiseaux

(b) (become aware)

∎ to awake to (danger, fact etc) se rendre compte de, prendre conscience de; (possibility) prendre conscience de;

∎ he finally awoke from his illusions il est enfin revenu de ses illusions

3 transitive verb

(a) (person) réveiller, éveiller

(b) figurative (curiosity, suspicions) éveiller; (memories) réveiller, faire renaître; (hope) éveiller, faire naître;

∎ figurative to awake sb to sth faire prendre conscience de qch à qn

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2 awake

1. intransitive verb,
awoke, awoken (lit. or fig.) erwachen

awake to something — (fig.) einer Sache (Gen.) gewahr werden
2. transitive verb,
awoke, awoken (lit. or fig.) wecken

awake somebody to something — (fig.) jemandem etwas bewusst machen
3. predicative adjective
(lit. or fig.) wach

wide awake — hellwach

lie awake — wach liegen

be awake to something — (fig.) sich (Dat.) einer Sache (Gen.) bewusst sein

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[ə'weik] 1. past tense awoke [F'wouk]: past participles awaked, awoken - verb
(to wake from sleep: He was awoken by a noise; He awoke suddenly.) aufwecken; aufwachen
2. adjective
(not asleep: Is he awake?) wach

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awake

[əˈweɪk]

I. vi

<awoke or AM also awaked, awoken or AM also awaked>

1. (stop sleeping) aufwachen, erwachen

2. ( fig)

▪ to \awake to sth sich dat einer S. gen bewusst werden

II. vt

<awoke or AM also awaked, awoken or AM also awaked>

1. (from sleep)

▪ to \awake sb jdn [auf]wecken

2. ( fig: rekindle)

▪ to \awake sth etw wiedererwecken

3. (cause to realize)

▪ to \awake sb to sth jdm etw bewusst machen; (make interested) jds Interesse für etw akk wecken

III. adj pred

1. (not asleep) wach

wide \awake hellwach

to keep [or stay] \awake wach bleiben

to keep sb \awake jdn wach halten

to lie \awake wachliegen

2. ( fig)

▪ to be \awake to sth sich dat einer S. gen bewusst sein

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[ə'weɪk] pret awoke, ptp awoken or awaked [ə'weɪkt]
1. vi (lit, fig)
erwachen
to awake from sleep/a dream — aus dem Schlaf/einem Traum erwachen

to awake to the joys of sth — (plötzlich) Vergnügen an etw (dat)

his interest is only beginning to awake — sein Interesse ist erst neu erwacht

2. vt
wecken; (fig) suspicion, interest etc also erwecken;
3. adj pred (lit, fig)
wach; (= alert also) aufmerksam
to be/lie/stay awake — wach sein/liegen/bleiben

to keep sb awake — jdn wach halten

wide awake (lit, fig) — hellwach

to be awake to sth (fig) — sich (dat) einer Sache (gen) bewusst sein ADV a

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awake [əˈweık] prät awoke [əˈwəʊk], awaked, pperf awaked, awoken

A v/t

1. (aus dem Schlaf) (auf)wecken

2. fig (zur Tätigkeit etc) erwecken, wach-, aufrütteln ( from aus):

awake sb to sth jemandem etwas zum Bewusstsein bringen oder bewusst machen;

awake old memories alte Erinnerungen wachrufen

B v/i

1. auf-, erwachen

2. fig (zu neuer Tätigkeit etc) erwachen:

old memories awoke in her;

awake to sth sich einer Sache (voll) bewusst werden

C adj

1. wach:

lie awake wach liegen;

wide awake

a) hellwach (a. fig),

b) fig aufgeweckt, hell umg:

be awake to sth sich einer Sache (voll) bewusst sein

2. fig aufmerksam, auf der Hut, wachsam

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1. intransitive verb,
awoke, awoken (lit. or fig.) erwachen

awake to something — (fig.) einer Sache (Gen.) gewahr werden
2. transitive verb,
awoke, awoken (lit. or fig.) wecken

awake somebody to something — (fig.) jemandem etwas bewusst machen
3. predicative adjective
(lit. or fig.) wach

wide awake — hellwach

lie awake — wach liegen

be awake to something — (fig.) sich (Dat.) einer Sache (Gen.) bewusst sein

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adj.

munter adj.

wach adj. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: awoke, awakened)

= aufwachen v.

erwachen v.

wecken v.

English-german dictionary > awake
3 awake

[əʼweɪk] vi < awoke or

(Am a.) awaked, awoken or (Am a.) awaked>

1) ( stop sleeping) aufwachen, erwachen;

2)( fig)

to \awake to sth sich dat einer S. gen bewusst werden vt < awoke or (Am a.) awaked, awoken or (Am a.) awaked>

1) ( from sleep)

to \awake sb jdn [auf]wecken;

2) (fig: rekindle)

to \awake sth etw wiedererwecken

3) ( cause to realize)

to \awake sb to sth jdm etw bewusst machen;

( make interested) jds Interesse für etw akk wecken adj

pred

1) ( not asleep) wach;

wide \awake hellwach;

to keep [or stay] \awake wach bleiben;

to keep sb \awake jdn wach halten;

to lie \awake wach liegen;

2)( fig)

to be \awake to sth sich dat einer S. gen bewusst sein

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4 awake

awake

A adj

1 ( not yet asleep) éveillé ; ( after sleeping) réveillé ; wide awake bien réveillé ; half awake mal réveillé ; to be awake être éveillé or réveillé ; to stay awake rester éveillé ; to lie awake rester au lit sans dormir ; to shake sb awake secouer qn pour le réveiller ; I was still awake je ne dormais pas ; the noise kept me awake le bruit m'a empêché de dormir ;

2 ( aware) to be awake to sth être conscient de qch.

B vtr ( prét awoke ou awaked littér, pp awoken ou awaked littér)

1 ( from sleep) réveiller ;

2 fig éveiller [fear, suspicion] ; réveiller [memory].

C vi ( prét awoke ou awaked littér, pp awoken ou awaked littér)

1 ( from sleep) se réveiller ; to awake from a deep sleep sortir d'un sommeil profond ; I awoke to find him gone en me réveillant, je me suis rendu compte qu'il était parti ;

2 ( become aware) to awake to prendre conscience de [fact, responsibilities, duties].

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5 awake

ə'weik
1. past tense awoke [F'wouk]: past participles awaked, awoken - verb
(to wake from sleep: He was awoken by a noise; He awoke suddenly.) despertar(se)

2. adjective
(not asleep: Is he awake?) despierto

- awaken

awake adj despierto

awake

tr[ə'weɪk]

adjective

1 despierto,-a

intransitive verb (pt awoke tr[ə'wəʊk], pp awaked o awoken tr[ə'wəʊkən])

1 despertar

2 despertarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be awake to something ser consciente de algo

awake [ə'weɪk] v, awoke [ə'wo:k] ; awoken [ə'wo:kə n] or awaked ; awaking : despertar

awake adj

: despierto

awake

adj.

• alerta adj.

• despierto, -a adj.

• desvelado, -a adj.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: awoke, awakened) = despertar v.

ə'weɪk
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adjective (pred) despierto

to stay awake — no dormirse*, mantenerse* despierto

you kept me awake all night — no me dejaste dormir en toda la noche

to be wide awake — estar* totalmente despierto

II
1.

(past awoke; past p awoken) intransitive verb

a) ( wake up) despertar*

I awoke to find him gone — cuando (me) desperté, él se había ido

b) ( become aware)

to awake to something — \<\<to danger/reality\>\> darse* cuenta de algo

2.

vt despertar*

[ǝ'weɪk] (pt awoke or awaked) (pp awoken or awaked)
1.

ADJ despierto

to be awake — estar despierto

• fully awake — totalmente despierto

• I was still only half awake — aún estaba medio dormido

• coffee keeps me awake — (=keeps me alert) el café me mantiene despierto; (=stops me sleeping) el café me desvela

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

• to lie awake, he lay awake all night, thinking about his new job — no pudo dormir en toda la noche or estuvo desvelado toda la noche, pensando en su nuevo trabajo

• I'm not really awake yet — aún no estoy despierto del todo

• to stay awake — mantenerse despierto, no dormirse

I found it difficult to stay awake — me costaba mantenerme despierto, me costaba no dormirme

I'm not going to stay awake all night worrying about that — no voy a pasarme toda la noche en vela preocupándome por eso

• to be awake to sth — (fig) ser consciente de algo

• wide awake — totalmente despierto

2. VT

1) (=wake up) despertar

2) (=arouse) [+ suspicion, curiosity] despertar; [+ hope] hacer nacer; [+ memories] reavivar, resucitar

3. VI

1) liter (=wake up) despertar

• I awoke from a deep sleep — desperté de un sueño profundo

when are we going to awake from this nightmare? — ¿cuándo vamos a despertar de esta pesadilla?

• she awoke to a lovely, sunny day — despertó y el día era precioso, soleado

he awoke to find himself in hospital — al despertar(se) vio que se hallaba en el hospital

2) (=become aware)

• to awake to sth — darse cuenta de algo

she awoke to the fact that... — se dio cuenta de que...

he finally awoke to his responsibilities — finalmente tomó conciencia de sus responsabilidades

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[ə'weɪk]
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adjective (pred) despierto

to stay awake — no dormirse*, mantenerse* despierto

you kept me awake all night — no me dejaste dormir en toda la noche

to be wide awake — estar* totalmente despierto

II
1.

(past awoke; past p awoken) intransitive verb

a) ( wake up) despertar*

I awoke to find him gone — cuando (me) desperté, él se había ido

b) ( become aware)

to awake to something — \<\<to danger/reality\>\> darse* cuenta de algo

2.

vt despertar*

English-spanish dictionary > awake
6 awake

[ə'weɪk] I
aggettivo sveglio

wide awake — ben sveglio

half awake — mezzo addormentato
II 1.
verbo transitivo (pass. awoke o awaked lett.; p.pass. awoken o awaked lett.)

1) (from sleep) svegliare

2) fig. risvegliare, suscitare [ fear]; risvegliare, destare [ suspicion]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. awoke o awaked lett.; p.pass. awoken o awaked lett.) (from sleep) svegliarsi

I awoke to find him gone — al mio risveglio se ne era andato

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[ə'weik] 1. past tense awoke [F'wouk]: past participles awaked, awoken - verb
(to wake from sleep: He was awoken by a noise; He awoke suddenly.) svegliarsi
2. adjective
(not asleep: Is he awake?) sveglio

- awaken

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[ə'weɪk]
1. adj

sveglio (-a)

to be awake — essere sveglio (-a)

to lie awake — rimanere sveglio (-a) a letto

coffee keeps me awake — il caffè mi fa star sveglio

to be awake to fig — essere cosciente or conscio (-a) or consapevole di

2. vt, awoke or awaked pt awoken or awaked pp

svegliare, (fig: emotions, memories) risvegliare, ridestare, (suspicions) destare

3. vi

svegliarsi

to awake to sth fig — rendersi conto di qc, aprire gli occhi su qc

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[ə'weɪk] I
aggettivo sveglio

wide awake — ben sveglio

half awake — mezzo addormentato
II 1.
verbo transitivo (pass. awoke o awaked lett.; p.pass. awoken o awaked lett.)

1) (from sleep) svegliare

2) fig. risvegliare, suscitare [ fear]; risvegliare, destare [ suspicion]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. awoke o awaked lett.; p.pass. awoken o awaked lett.) (from sleep) svegliarsi

I awoke to find him gone — al mio risveglio se ne era andato

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7 keep

ki:p
1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) guardar

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) guardar

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) mantener, conservar

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuar, seguir

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) guardar

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) tener; cuidar (un jardín); criar, dedicarse a criar (animales)

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) conservar

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) tener; llevar (al día)

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) retener, entretener

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) mantener

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) cumplir

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrar

2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) sustento

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch

keep¹ n manutención

I earn my keep by looking after the house a cambio de comida y cobijo, vigilo la casa

keep² vb

1. quedarse / guardar

I'm only lending it to you, you can't keep it sólo te lo dejo prestado, no te lo puedes quedar

2. guardar / tener

you should keep eggs in the fridge deberías guardar los huevos en la nevera

3. entretener / retener

it's late and I don't want to keep you es tarde y no quiero entretenerte

they kept him in hospital for two days estuvo ingresado en el hospital durante dos días

4. quedarse / permanecer

keep quiet! ¡cállate!

we must keep calm debemos mantener la calma

keep still estáte quieto

5. mantener

I'll keep your dinner warm te mantendré la cena caliente

keep your room tidy mantén la habitación limpia

6. seguir / continuar

keep straight on sigue todo recto

7. conservarse / durar

cheese keeps well in the fridge el queso se conserva bien en la nevera

to keep doing something seguir haciendo algo

don't stop, keep talking no pares, sigue hablando

I keep losing my keys siempre pierdo las llaves

to keep a secret guardar un secreto

to keep somebody waiting hacer esperar a alguien

El pasado y participio pasado de keep es kept

keep

tr[kiːp]

noun

1 (board) sustento, mantenimiento

■ to earn one's keep ganarse el pan

2 (of castle) torreón nombre masculino, torre nombre femenino del homenaje

transitive verb (pt & pp kept tr[kept])

1 (not throw away) guardar

■ I kept all your letters guardé todas tus cartas

2 (not give back) quedarse con

■ you can keep that book I lent you quédate con aquel libro que te dejé

■ keep the change quédese con el cambio

3 (have) tener; (carry) llevar

■ you should always keep paper and pencil handy siempre hay que tener a mano lápiz y papel

■ I keep a spare pair of glasses in the car llevo unas gafas de recambio en el coche

4 (look after, save) guardar

■ can you keep me a loaf of bread for Friday? ¿me guarda una barra de pan para el viernes?

■ John kept my place while I made a phone call John me guardó el sitio mientras hacía una llamada

5 (put away, store) guardar

■ where do you keep the glasses? ¿dónde guardas los vasos?

■ I always keep a little brandy for emergencies siempre guardo un poco de coñac para una emergencia

6 (reserve) reservar

■ I keep this whisky for special occasions reservo este whisky para las ocasiones especiales

7 (detain) retener, hacer esperar; (hold up) entretener

■ they kept her in hospital overnight la retuvieron en el hospital toda la noche

■ she kept me talking for hours me entretuvo hablando durante horas

■ what kept you? ¿cómo es que llegas tan tarde?

■ sorry to keep you waiting discúlpeme por hacerle esperar

8 (shop, hotel etc) tener, llevar

■ they keep a small hotel on the coast tienen un pequeño hotel en la costa

9 (have in stock) tener, vender

■ I'm afraid we don't keep cigars lo siento, pero no vendemos puros

10 (support) mantener

■ I don't know how they manage to keep a family on their wage no sé cómo pueden mantener una familia con lo que ganan

11 (animals) tener

■ children love keeping pets a los niños les encanta tener animales de compañía

■ our eggs are really fresh, we keep our own hens nuestros huevos son fresquísimos, tenemos gallinas

12 (promise) cumplir

■ promises are made to be kept las promesas se deben cumplir

13 (secret) guardar

■ can you keep a secret? ¿sabes guardar un secreto?

14 (appointment) acudir a, no faltar a

■ please 'phone if you are unable to keep your appointment por favor, llame si no puede acudir a la visita

15 (order) mantener

■ teachers must keep order in their classes los profesores deben mantener el orden en sus clases

16 (tradition) observar

■ many old traditions are not kept nowadays muchas tradiciones antiguas ya no se observan

17 (with adj, verb, etc) mantener

■ these doors must be kept locked estas puertas deben mantenerse cerradas

■ the stove keeps the whole house warm la estufa mantiene caliente toda la casa

■ this game will keep the children amused este juego entretendrá a los niños

■ this yoghurt must be kept cold este yogur debe conservarse en frío

intransitive verb

1 (do repeatedly) no dejar de; (do continuously) seguir, continuar

■ I keep thinking about her no dejo de pensar en ella

■ don't keep interrupting me! ¡deja de interrumpirme!

■ she was exhausted but kept swimming estaba agotada pero siguió nadando

■ keep trying until you succeed sigue intentándolo hasta que lo consigas

2 (stay fresh) conservarse

■ this food will keep for five days in the fridge esta comida se conserva durante cinco días en la nevera

■ I've got some news for you, but it'll keep till tomorrow tengo algo que decirte, pero puede esperar hasta mañana

3 (continue in direction) continuar, seguir

■ keep left/right circula por la izquierda/derecha

■ keep to the path no abandonar el sendero

4 (with adj, verb etc) quedarse, permanecer

■ please keep quiet cállese por favor

■ keep still! ¡estáte quieto!

■ we must keep calm debemos mantener la calma

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for keeps para siempre

how are you keeping? ¿cómo estás?

keep it up! ¡ánimo!

keep the change quédese con la vuelta

to keep going seguir (adelante)

to keep one's head no perder la cabeza

to keep quiet callarse, no hacer ruido

to keep somebody company hacerle compañía a alguien

to keep somebody from doing something impedir que alguien haga algo

to keep something from somebody ocultar algo a alguien

to keep something clean conservar algo limpio,-a

to keep something to oneself no decir algo, guardar algo para sí

to keep oneself to oneself ser discreto,-a

you can't keep a good man down los buenos siempre salen adelante

keep ['ki:p] v, kept ['kpt] ; keeping vt

1) : cumplir (la palabra a uno), acudir a (una cita)

2) observe: observar (una fiesta)

3) guard: guardar, cuidar

4) continue: mantener

to keep silence: mantener silencio

5) support: mantener (una familia)

6) raise: criar (animales)

7) : llevar, escribir (un diario, etc.)

8) retain: guardar, conservar, quedarse con

9) store: guardar

10) detain: hacer quedar, detener

11) preserve: guardar

to keep a secret: guardar un secreto

keep vi

1) : conservarse (dícese de los alimentos)

2) continue: seguir, no dejar

he keeps on pestering us: no deja de molestarnos

3)

to keep from : abstenerse de

I couldn't keep from laughing: no podía contener la risa

keep n

1) tower: torreón m (de un castillo), torre f del homenaje

2) sustenance: manutención f, sustento m

3)

for keeps : para siempre

keep (Of a castle)

n.

• torre del homenaje (Arquitectura) s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept) = conservar v.

• cuidar v.

• custodiar v.

• detener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• guardar v.

• guarecer v.

• mantener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• permanecer v.

• preservar v.

• sostener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

kiːp
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noun

1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep — ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje

II
1.

(past & past p kept) transitive verb

1)

a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservar

keep the change — quédese (con) el cambio

you can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!

b) (look after, reserve)

to keep something (for somebody) — guardar(le) algo (a algn)

2) ( store) guardar

where do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?

keep in a cool place — conservar en lugar fresco

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car — me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*

b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes — me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

b) ( maintain)

she keeps a diary — escribe or lleva un diario

I've kept a note o record of everything — he tomado nota de todo, lo tengo todo anotado

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

try and keep it clean — trata de mantenerlo limpio

keep her informed — manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

to keep somebody/something + -ing: to keep somebody guessing tener* a algn en ascuas; he kept the engine running — mantuvo el motor en marcha

b) ( detain)

don't let me keep you — no te quiero entretener

what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?

they kept her in hospital — la dejaron ingresada or (CS, Méx tb) internada

7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir

she didn't keep the appointment — faltó a la cita

8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar

2.

keep vi

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma

to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*

can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep still! — estáte quieto! or quédate quieto!

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing — seguir* + ger

keep talking — sigue hablando

b) ( repeatedly)

he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse

I keep forgetting to bring it — nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo

3)

a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)

this cake will keep for several months — este pastel se conserva muchos meses

b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperar

I have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal estás? (fam)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep in with

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep together

- keep up

[kiːp] (vb: pt, pp kept)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
When keep is part of a set combination, eg to keep an appointment. to keep a promise, to keep one's seat, look up the noun.
1) (=retain) [+ change, copy] quedarse con; [+ receipt] guardar; [+ business, customer, colour] conservar

you must keep the receipt — debe guardar el recibo

you can keep the change — quédese con la vuelta or (LAm) el vuelto

is this jacket worth keeping? — ¿merece la pena guardar esta chaqueta?

he is to keep his job in spite of the incident — va a mantener or conservar el trabajo a pesar del incidente

this material will keep its colour/softness — este material conservará su color/suavidad

• to keep sth for o.s. — quedarse con algo

- if this is fashion, you can keep it!

2) (=save, put aside) guardar, reservar

I'm keeping this wine in case we have visitors — voy a guardar or reservar este vino por si tenemos visitas

ask the shop to keep you one — pide en la tienda que te reserven uno

• I was keeping it for you — lo guardaba para ti

3) (=have ready)

I always keep a torch in the car — siempre tengo una linterna en el coche

keep this by you in case of emergencies — guárdate eso para un caso de emergencia

4) (=store, put) (gen) guardar; (in museum) conservar

where do you keep the sugar? — ¿dónde guardas el azúcar?

keep it somewhere safe — guárdalo en un sitio seguro

you must keep it in a cold place — debes conservarlo en un sitio fresco

5) (=house)

the puppies were kept in cramped conditions — tenían a los cachorros hacinados

the tarantulas were kept in cages — las tarántulas estaban metidas en jaulas

the prisoners were kept in a dark room — los prisioneros estaban encerrados en una habitación oscura

he keeps his wives in separate houses — tiene a sus mujeres alojadas en casas separadas

6) (=detain) tener

keep him in bed for a couple of days — tenlo en cama un par de días

to keep sb in prison — tener a algn preso

he was kept in hospital over night — lo tuvieron una noche en el hospital, le hicieron pasar la noche en el hospital

illness kept her at home — la enfermedad no le permitió salir de casa

to keep sb doing sth — tener a algn haciendo algo

7) (=delay) entretener

• I mustn't keep you — no quiero entretenerte

don't let me keep you — no le entretengo más

what kept you? — ¿por qué te has retrasado?

am I keeping you from your work? — quizá tienes trabajo y yo te estoy entreteniendo

8) (=have) [+ shop, hotel, house, servant] tener; [+ pigs, bees, chickens] criar

he keeps a good cellar — tiene una buena bodega

9) (=stock) tener

we don't keep that model any more — ya no tenemos ese modelo

10) (=support) [+ family, mistress] mantener

to keep o.s. — mantenerse

• the extra money keeps me in beer and cigarettes — el dinero extra me da para (comprar) cerveza y cigarrillos

our garden keeps us in vegetables all summer — el huerto nos da suficientes verduras para todo el verano

11) (=fulfil, observe) [+ promise, agreement, obligation] cumplir; [+ law, rule] observar; [+ appointment] acudir a, ir a; [+ feast day] observar

to keep the Sabbath — observar el sábado judío

12) (=not divulge)

• to keep sth from sb — ocultar algo a algn

• keep it quiet — de esto no digas ni una palabra

• keep it to yourself * — no se lo digas a nadie

but he kept the news to himself — pero se guardó la noticia, pero no comunicó la noticia a nadie

13) (=maintain)

a) [+ accounts] llevar; [+ diary] escribir

to keep a record of sth — llevar nota de algo

b) with adjective mantener; (less formal) tener

keep Britain tidy — mantenga limpia Gran Bretaña

• to keep sth clean — conservar or mantener algo limpio; (less formal) tener algo limpio

she always keeps the house very clean — tiene la casa siempre muy limpia

to keep o.s. clean — no ensuciarse, mantenerse limpio

cats keep themselves clean — los gatos son muy limpios

• exercise keeps you fit — haciendo ejercicio te mantienes en forma

• keep the sauce hot — (in recipe book) mantener la salsa caliente

I'll keep your supper hot — te guardaré la comida caliente

• to keep inflation as low as possible — mantener la inflación tan baja como sea posible

• to keep sth safe — guardar algo bien, guardar algo en un lugar seguro

• try to keep your head still — intenta no mover la cabeza

• to keep sth warm — mantener algo caliente

• the garden is well kept — el jardín está muy bien cuidado
fixed 1., 3), happy 1., 3), post I, 2., 4)
c) + -ing

to keep the engine running — dejar el motor en marcha

to keep sb talking — entretener a algn hablando

keep him talking while I... — entretenlo hablando mientras yo...

to keep sb waiting — hacer esperar a algn

he kept them working all night — los tuvo trabajando toda la noche
go 1., 24)
14) (=hold)

• to keep sb at it — obligar a algn a seguir trabajando

• I'll keep you to your promise — haré que cumplas tu promesa
counsel 1., 1)
15) (=prevent)

• to keep sb from doing sth — impedir que algn haga algo

what can we do to keep it from happening again — ¿qué podemos hacer para evitar que se repita?

to keep o.s. from doing sth — contener las ganas de hacer algo, aguantarse de hacer algo *

16) (=guard, protect) † guardar

God keep you! — ¡Dios te guarde!

17)

to keep o.s. to o.s. — guardar las distancias

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=remain)

a) with adjective

• try to keep calm — intenta mantener la calma

• to keep fit — mantenerse en forma

• it will keep fresh for weeks — se conservará fresco durante semanas

• to keep healthy — mantenerse sano

• keep very quiet — no hagas nada de ruido

• you must keep still — tienes que estarte or quedarte muy quieto

• to keep together — no separarse

• he was jumping up and down to keep warm — estaba dando saltos para mantener el calor

b) with preposition/adverb

keep in the left lane — sigue por el carril de la izquierda

she kept inside for three days — no salió en tres días

2)

to keep doing sth —

a) (=continue) seguir haciendo algo

he kept walking — siguió caminando

I keep hoping she'll come back — sigo esperando que vuelva

you must keep moving — no pares

keep smiling! * — ¡no te desanimes!

keep going! — ¡no pares!

b) (=do repeatedly) no hacer más que hacer algo

he keeps mentioning his uncle — no hace más que mencionar a su tío

I keep thinking I'll wake up in a minute — no hago más que pensar que es todo un sueño

she keeps bursting into tears — está todo el tiempo echándose a llorar

he kept interrupting us — no paraba de interrumpirnos

I keep forgetting to pay the gas bill — siempre se me olvida pagar la factura del gas

you mustn't keep looking at your watch — no debes estar todo el tiempo mirando al reloj

3) (in directions) (=continue) seguir

to keep straight on — seguir todo recto or derecho

keep due north until you come to... — siga en dirección norte hasta que llegue a...

keep left — circule por la izquierda

4) (=not go off) [food] conservarse fresco, conservarse bien

fish doesn't keep very well — el pescado no se conserva muy bien

an apple that keeps — una manzana que se conserva bien

5) * (=wait) esperar

the news will keep till I see you — la noticia puede esperar hasta que nos veamos

it can keep — puede esperar

6) * (talking about health)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal (estás)? (Sp) *, ¿como or qué tal te va? *, ¿cómo sigues? (LAm) *, ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile) *

he's not keeping very well — no está muy bien de salud

she's keeping better — está mejor, se encuentra mejor

7) (=avoid)

• to keep from doing sth — evitar hacer algo; (=abstain from) abstenerse de hacer algo

3. NOUN

1) (=livelihood, food)

I got £30 a week and my keep — me daban 30 libras a la semana y comida y cama

I pay £50 a week for my keep — la pensión me cuesta 50 libras a la semana

to earn one's keep — ganarse el sustento; (fig) justificar el gasto

in a poem every word must earn its keep — en un poema cada palabra debe estar justificada

2) (Archit) torreón m, torre f del homenaje

3) (=permanently)

for keeps * — para siempre

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep to

- keep together

- keep under

- keep up

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[kiːp]
I

noun

1) ( living) sustento m, manutención f

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep — ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

2) (in castle, fortress) torre f del homenaje

II
1.

(past & past p kept) transitive verb

1)

a) ( not throw away) \<\<receipt/ticket\>\> guardar, conservar; ( not give back) quedarse con; ( not lose) conservar

keep the change — quédese (con) el cambio

you can keep your lousy job! — (colloq) se puede guardar su porquería de trabajo!

b) (look after, reserve)

to keep something (for somebody) — guardar(le) algo (a algn)

2) ( store) guardar

where do you keep the coffee? — ¿dónde guardas or tienes el café?

keep in a cool place — conservar en lugar fresco

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car — me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

3) ( reserve for future use) guardar, dejar

4)

a) ( raise) \<\<pigs/bees\>\> criar*

b) (manage, run) \<\<stall/guesthouse\>\> tener*

5)

a) ( support) mantener*

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes — me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

b) ( maintain)

she keeps a diary — escribe or lleva un diario

I've kept a note o record of everything — he tomado nota de todo, lo tengo todo anotado

6)

a) (cause to remain, continue) mantener*

try and keep it clean — trata de mantenerlo limpio

keep her informed — manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

to keep somebody/something + -ing: to keep somebody guessing tener* a algn en ascuas; he kept the engine running — mantuvo el motor en marcha

b) ( detain)

don't let me keep you — no te quiero entretener

what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?

they kept her in hospital — la dejaron ingresada or (CS, Méx tb) internada

7) (adhere to, fulfil) \<\<promise/vow\>\> cumplir

she didn't keep the appointment — faltó a la cita

8) (observe, celebrate) celebrar; ( Relig) guardar

2.

keep vi

1) ( remain) mantenerse*

to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma

to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*

can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep still! — estáte quieto! or quédate quieto!

2)

a) ( continue) seguir*

keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing — seguir* + ger

keep talking — sigue hablando

b) ( repeatedly)

he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse

I keep forgetting to bring it — nunca me acuerdo or siempre me olvido de traerlo

3)

a) \<\<food\>\> conservarse (fresco)

this cake will keep for several months — este pastel se conserva muchos meses

b) \<\<news/matter\>\> esperar

I have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

c) ( be in certain state of health) (colloq)

how are you keeping? — ¿qué tal estás? (fam)

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- keep ahead

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep in with

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep together

- keep up

English-spanish dictionary > keep
8 awaken

1. transitive verb
(esp. fig.) see academic.ru/4680/awake">awake 2.
2. intransitive verb
(esp. fig.) see awake 1.

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verb

1) (to awake: I was awakened by the song of the birds.) aufwecken

2) (to start (a feeling of interest, guilt etc): His interest was awakened by the lecture.) wecken

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awak·en

[əˈweɪk^ən]

I. vt ( liter)

1. usu passive (wake up)

▪ to be \awakened [by sb/sth] [von jdm/etw] geweckt werden

2. ( fig: start)

▪ to \awaken sth etw [er]wecken

3. ( fig: make aware)

▪ to \awaken sb to sth jdm etw bewusst machen

II. vi erwachen, aufwachen

* * *
[ə'weIkən]
vti

See:

= awake

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awaken [əˈweıkən] → awake A 1, A 2, B 1, B 2

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1. transitive verb
(esp. fig.) see awake 2.
2. intransitive verb
(esp. fig.) see awake 1.

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v.

aufwecken v.

English-german dictionary > awaken
9 wide

1. adjective
1) (broad) breit; groß [Unterschied, Abstand, Winkel, Loch]; weit [Kleidung]

allow or leave a wide margin — (fig.) viel Spielraum lassen

three feet wide — drei Fuß breit

2) (extensive) weit; umfassend [Lektüre, Wissen, Kenntnisse]; weit reichend [Einfluss]; vielseitig [Interessen]; groß [Vielfalt, Bekanntheit, Berühmtheit]; reichhaltig [Auswahl, Sortiment]; breit [Publizität]

have wide appeal — weite Kreise ansprechen

the wide world — die weite Welt

3) (liberal) großzügig

4) (fully open) weit geöffnet

5) (off target)

be wide of something — etwas verfehlen

be wide of the mark — (fig.) [Annahme, Bemerkung:] nicht zutreffen

you're wide of the mark — (fig.) du liegst falsch (ugs.)
2. adverb
1) (fully) weit

wide awake — hellwach; (fig. coll.) gewitzt

I'm wide awake to your tricks — ich durchschaue deine Tricks

2) (off target)

shoot wide — danebenschießen

fall wide of the target, go wide — das Ziel verfehlen

aim wide/wide of something — daneben/neben etwas (Akk.) zielen

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1. adjective
1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) breit, weit

2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) breit

3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) groß

4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) reich
2. adverb
(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) weit

- academic.ru/82279/widely">widely
- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open
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wide

[waɪd]

I. adj

1. (broad) nose, river, road breit

2. (considerable) enorm, beträchtlich

there's a \wide gap between... and... zwischen... und... herrscht eine große Kluft

the [great] \wide world die [große] weite Welt

to search [for sb/sth] the \wide world over ( fig) in [o auf] der ganzen Welt [nach jdm/etw] suchen

3. (very open) geweitet; eyes groß

his eyes were \wide with surprise seine Augen waren vor Erstaunen weit aufgerissen

4. after n (with a width of) breit

the swimming pool is 5 metres \wide der Swimmingpool ist 5 Meter breit

5. (varied) breit gefächert

to have a \wide experience in sth in etw dat reiche Erfahrung haben

a \wide range of goods ein großes Sortiment an Waren

6. (extensive) groß

to enjoy \wide support breite Unterstützung genießen

7.

▶ to give sb/sth a \wide berth um jdn/etw einen großen Bogen machen

▶ to be \wide of the mark (of argument) weit hergeholt sein fam; (of fact) nicht zutreffen

II. adv weit

\wide apart weit auseinander

to open \wide [sich akk] weit öffnen

his eyes opened \wide with surprise seine Augen waren vor Erstaunen weit aufgerissen

“open \wide”, said the dentist „weit aufmachen“, sagte der Zahnarzt

she longed for the \wide open spaces of her homeland sie sehnte sich nach der großen Weite ihres Heimatlandes

to be \wide open weit geöffnet sein; ( fig) competition völlig offen sein; (offering opportunities) offenstehen; (vulnerable) verletzbar

to be \wide open to attack dem Angriff schutzlos ausgeliefert sein

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[waɪd]
1. adj (+er)

1) road, smile, feet, gap breit; skirt, trousers, plain weit; eyes groß

it is three feet wide — es ist drei Fuß breit; (material) es liegt drei Fuß breit; (room) es ist drei Fuß in der Breite

the big wide world — die (große) weite Welt

her eyes were wide with amazement — sie machte große Augen vor Erstaunen

2) (= considerable, comprehensive) difference, variety groß; experience, choice reich, umfangreich; public, knowledge, range breit; interests vielfältig, breit gefächert; coverage of report umfassend; network weitverzweigt; circulation weit, groß; question weitreichend, weit reichend

wide reading is the best education — viel zu lesen ist die beste Art der Erziehung or Bildung

his wide reading — seine große Belesenheit

3) (missing the target) daneben pred, gefehlt

you're a bit wide there — da liegst du etwas daneben

wide of the truth — nicht ganz wahrheitsgetreu

a wide ball (Cricket) — ein Ball, der nicht in Reichweite des Schlagmanns aufspringt

it was wide of the target — es verpasste das Ziel, es ging daneben

2. adv

1) (= extending far) weit

they are set wide apart — sie liegen weit auseinander

See:

→ far

2) (= fully) weit

open wide! — bitte weit öffnen

the general/writer left himself wide open to attack — der General/Verfasser hat sich (überhaupt) nicht gegen Angriffe abgesichert

the law is wide open to criticism/abuse — das Gesetz bietet viele Ansatzpunkte für Kritik/öffnet dem Missbrauch Tür und Tor

3) (= far from the target) daneben

to go wide of sth — über etw (acc) hinausgehen, an etw (dat) vorbeigehen

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wide [waıd]

A adj (adv → widely)

1. breit (Band, Stirn, Straße etc): → berth A 1

2. weit, ausgedehnt:

a wide public ein breites Publikum;

the wide world die weite Welt

3. fig

a) ausgedehnt, umfassend, umfangreich, weitreichend

b) reich (Erfahrung, Wissen etc):

wide culture umfassende Bildung;

wide reading große Belesenheit

4. groß, beträchtlich (Unterschied etc)

5. weit(läufig, -gehend), auch weitherzig, großzügig:

a wide generalization eine starke oder grobe Verallgemeinerung;

take wide views weitherzig oder großzügig sein

6. weit offen, aufgerissen (Augen)

7. weit, lose (Kleidung)

8. weit entfernt (of von der Wahrheit etc), weitab (vom Ziel): → mark¹ A 12

9. LING breit (Vokal)

10. Br sl gerissen, schlau

B adv

1. breit

2. weit:

wide apart weit auseinander;

wide open

a) weit offen,

b) völlig offen oder ungedeckt (Boxer etc),

c) fig schutzlos,

d) → wide-open 2; → awake C 1

3. daneben…:

go wide vorbei-, danebengehen (Schuss etc);

shoot wide SPORT vorbei-, danebenschießen

C s (das) Äußerste:

to the wide bis zum Äußersten, vollkommen

w. abk

1. weight

2. wide

3. width

4. wife

5. with

6. PHYS work

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1. adjective
1) (broad) breit; groß [Unterschied, Abstand, Winkel, Loch]; weit [Kleidung]

allow or leave a wide margin — (fig.) viel Spielraum lassen

three feet wide — drei Fuß breit

2) (extensive) weit; umfassend [Lektüre, Wissen, Kenntnisse]; weit reichend [Einfluss]; vielseitig [Interessen]; groß [Vielfalt, Bekanntheit, Berühmtheit]; reichhaltig [Auswahl, Sortiment]; breit [Publizität]

have wide appeal — weite Kreise ansprechen

the wide world — die weite Welt

3) (liberal) großzügig

4) (fully open) weit geöffnet

5) (off target)

be wide of something — etwas verfehlen

be wide of the mark — (fig.) [Annahme, Bemerkung:] nicht zutreffen

you're wide of the mark — (fig.) du liegst falsch (ugs.)
2. adverb
1) (fully) weit

wide awake — hellwach; (fig. coll.) gewitzt

I'm wide awake to your tricks — ich durchschaue deine Tricks

2) (off target)

shoot wide — danebenschießen

fall wide of the target, go wide — das Ziel verfehlen

aim wide/wide of something — daneben/neben etwas (Akk.) zielen

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adj.

breit adj.

weit adj.

English-german dictionary > wide
10 dream

1. noun
1) Traum, der

have a dream about somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas träumen

it was all a bad dream — das ganze war wie ein böser Traum

in a dream — im Traum

go/work like a dream — (coll.) wie eine Eins fahren/funktionieren (ugs.)

2) (ambition, vision) Traum, der

never in one's wildest dreams — nicht in seinen kühnsten Träumen

3) attrib. traumhaft; Traum[haus, -auto, -urlaub]
2. intransitive verb,
dreamt or dreamed träumen (about, of von); (while awake) vor sich (Akk.) hin träumen

he wouldn't dream of doing it — (fig.) er würde nicht im Traum daran denken, das zu tun
3. transitive verb,
dreamt or dreamed träumen

she never dreamt that she'd win — sie hätte sich (Dat.) nie träumen lassen, dass sie gewinnen würde

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/86411/dream_up">dream up

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1. [dri:m] noun
1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) der Traum

2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) die Träumerei

3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) der Traum

4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) der Wunschtraum
2. [dremt] verb
((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) träumen

- dreamer
- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
- dream up
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dream

[dri:m]

I. n

1. (during sleep) Traum m

bad/pleasant \dream schlimmer [o schlechter] /schöner Traum

recurring \dream [immer] wiederkehrender Traum

▪ to have a \dream [about sth] [von etw dat] träumen

2. (daydream) Tagtraum m, Träumerei f

▪ to be in a \dream vor sich akk hinträumen, mit offenen Augen träumen

3. (aspiration) [Wunsch]traum m

win the house of your \dreams gewinnen Sie das Haus Ihrer Träume!

the \dream of independence der Traum von der Unabhängigkeit

a \dream come true ein in Erfüllung gegangener Traum

to live one's \dream seinen Traum wahrmachen

4. ( fam: perfect thing, person) Traum m fam

his new girlfriend is a \dream! seine neue Freundin ist einfach perfekt!

this is a \dream of a house das ist ein Traum von einem Haus

he's got a \dream of an apartment er hat eine traumhafte Wohnung

to go/run/work/play like a \dream wie eine Eins fahren/funktionieren/spielen

5.

▶ in your \dreams! du träumst wohl!, nie im Leben!

II. adj

1. (ideal) Traum-

\dream holiday/house Traumurlaub m [o SCHWEIZ Traumferien f] /-haus nt

to be [living] in a \dream world ( pej) in einer Traumwelt leben pej

2. (relating to dreams) Traum-

\dream sequence FILM Traumsequenz f

\dream time AUS MYTH Traumzeit f

III. vi

<dreamt or dreamed, dreamt or dreamed>

1. (during sleep) träumen

▪ to \dream about [or of] sb/sth von jdm/etw träumen

what did you \dream about last night? wovon hast du letzte Nacht geträumt?

2. (fantasize)

▪ to \dream of [or about] sth von etw dat träumen

\dream on! ( iron) träum [nur schön] weiter! iron

3. (consider)

▪ to not \dream of sth nicht [einmal] im Traum an etw akk denken

I wouldn't \dream of asking him for money! es würde mir nicht im Traum einfallen, ihn um Geld zu bitten

IV. vt

<dreamt or dreamed, dreamt or dreamed>

1. (during sleep)

▪ to \dream that... träumen, dass...

2. (imagine)

▪ to \dream sth etw träumen

I must have \dreamt it das muss ich wohl geträumt haben

3. (consider possible)

to never \dream that... nicht im Traum daran denken, dass...

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[driːm] vb: pret, ptp dreamt ( Brit) or dreamed
1. n

1) Traum m

to have a bad dream — schlecht träumen

the whole business was like a bad dream — die ganze Angelegenheit war wie ein böser Traum

sweet dreams! — träum was Schönes!, träume süß!

to have a dream about sb/sth — von jdm/etw träumen

to see sb/sth in a dream —

life is a dream — das Leben ist nur ein Traum

it worked like a dream (inf) — das ging wie im Traum

2)

(when awake) lost in dreams — traumverloren

she goes round in a dream — sie lebt wie im Traum

to be in a dream — (mit offenen Augen) träumen

3) (= fantasy, vision) Traum m

the house/woman of his dreams —

she was happy beyond her wildest dreams — sie war so glücklich, wie sie es in ihren kühnsten Träumen nicht für möglich gehalten hätte

never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd win — ich hätte in meinen kühnsten Träumen nicht gedacht, dass ich gewinnen würde

in your dreams! (inf) —

to have dreams of becoming rich — davon träumen, reich zu werden

to make a dream come true for sb, to make sb's dream come true — jdm einen Traum erfüllen

all his dreams came true — all seine Träume gingen in Erfüllung

it was a dream come true — es war ein Traum, der wahr geworden war

I have a dream of a better world —

it's just idle dreams — das sind nichts als Wunschträume

4) (inf) Schatz m

darling, you're a dream! — Liebling, du bist ein Schatz

a dream of a hat — ein traumhaft schöner Hut

a dream of a girl — ein Schatz m

a dream of a father — ein toller Vater

in your dreams! (inf) — vegiss es! (inf)

2. vi (lit, fig)
träumen (about, of von)
I'm sorry, I was dreaming — es tut mir leid, ich habe geträumt

dream on! (inf) — träum du nur weiter!

3. vt (lit, fig)
träumen; dream haben
he dreams of being free one day — er träumt davon, eines Tages frei zu sein

I would never have dreamed of doing such a thing — ich hätte nicht im Traum daran gedacht, so etwas zu tun

I wouldn't dream of it — das würde mir nicht im Traum einfallen

I wouldn't dream of telling her — es fiele mir nicht im Traum ein, es ihr zu erzählen

who would have dreamed it would be so complicated — wer hätte es sich träumen lassen, dass es so kompliziert sein würde

I never dreamed (that) he would come — ich hätte mir nie or nicht träumen lassen, dass er kommen würde

4. adj attr
Traum-
dreamboat (dated sl) — Traummann m

dream job — Traumjob m

dreamland — Traumland nt

dream world — Traumwelt f

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dream [driːm]

A s

1. Traum m:

everybody has dreams jeder träumt;

have a dream about träumen von;

have a bad dream schlecht träumen;

dreams go by contraries (Sprichwort) (etwa) Träume sind Schäume;

pleasant dreams träum was Schönes!

2. Traum(zustand) m:

as in a dream wie im Traum;

live in a dream in einer Traumwelt leben

3. Traumbild n

4. (Tag)Traum m, Träumerei f

5. (Wunsch)Traum m:

that’s beyond my wildest dreams das übertrifft meine kühnsten Träume;

his dream is to inf sein Traum ist es zu inf;

the girl of his dreams das Mädchen seiner Träume

6. fig Traum m, Ideal n:

a dream of a hat ein Gedicht von einem Hut, ein traumhaft schöner Hut;

it is a perfect dream es ist wunderschön

B v/i prät und pperf dreamed, dreamt [dremt]

1. träumen (of, about von) (auch fig):

dream of doing sth davon träumen, etwas zu tun ( → B 3); I never said that, you must have been dreaming du musst oder das musst du geträumt haben

2. träumen, verträumt oder träumerisch sein

3. dream of meist neg

a) ahnen (akk)

b) daran denken ( doing zu tun):

I never dreamed of it ich habe es mir nie träumen lassen;

we did not dream of going there wir dachten nicht im Traum daran hinzugehen;

more things than we dream of mehr Dinge, als wir uns denken können

C v/t

1. träumen (auch fig):

dream a dream einen Traum träumen oder haben;

I dreamed that … ich oder mir träumte, dass …

2. erträumen, ersehnen

3. sich träumen lassen, ahnen:

without dreaming that … ohne zu ahnen, dass …

4. dream away verträumen

5. dream up umg

a) zusammenträumen, -fantasieren,

b) sich etwas ausdenken, sich etwas einfallen lassen

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1. noun
1) Traum, der

have a dream about somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas träumen

it was all a bad dream — das ganze war wie ein böser Traum

in a dream — im Traum

go/work like a dream — (coll.) wie eine Eins fahren/funktionieren (ugs.)

2) (ambition, vision) Traum, der

never in one's wildest dreams — nicht in seinen kühnsten Träumen

3) attrib. traumhaft; Traum[haus, -auto, -urlaub]
2. intransitive verb,
dreamt or dreamed träumen (about, of von); (while awake) vor sich (Akk.) hin träumen

he wouldn't dream of doing it — (fig.) er würde nicht im Traum daran denken, das zu tun
3. transitive verb,
dreamt or dreamed träumen

she never dreamt that she'd win — sie hätte sich (Dat.) nie träumen lassen, dass sie gewinnen würde

Phrasal Verbs:

- dream up

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n.

Traum Träume m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: dreamed, dreamt)

= phantasieren v.

träumen v.

English-german dictionary > dream
11 keep

1. transitive verb,
kept

1) (observe) halten [Versprechen, Schwur usw.]; einhalten [Verabredung, Vereinbarung, Vertrag, Zeitplan]

2) (guard) behüten, beschützen [Person]; hüten [Herde, Schafe]; schützen [Stadt, Festung]; verwahren [Wertgegenstände]

keep somebody safe — jemanden beschützen

keep something locked away — etwas unter Verschluss halten od. aufbewahren

3) (have charge of) aufbewahren; verwahren

4) (retain possession of) behalten; (not lose or destroy) aufheben [Quittung, Rechnung]

you can keep it — (coll.): (I do not want it) das kannst du behalten od. dir an den Hut stecken (ugs.)

5) (maintain) unterhalten, instandhalten [Gebäude, Straße usw.]; pflegen [Garten]

neatly kept — gut gepflegt

6) (carry on, manage) unterhalten, führen, betreiben [Geschäft, Lokal, Bauernhof]

7) halten [Schweine, Bienen, Hund, Katze usw]; sich (Dat.) halten [Diener, Auto]

8) führen [Tagebuch, Liste usw.]

keep the books — die Bücher führen

9) (provide for) versorgen, unterhalten [Familie]

keep somebody/oneself in cigarettes — etc. jemanden/sich mit Zigaretten usw. versorgen

10) sich (Dat.) halten [Geliebte, Mätresse usw.]

11) (have on sale) führen [Ware]

keep a stock of something — etwas [am Lager] haben

12) (maintain in quality, state, or position) halten [Rhythmus]

keep something in one's head — etwas [im Kopf] behalten; sich (Dat.) etwas merken

keep somebody waiting — jemanden warten lassen

keep the office running smoothly — dafür sorgen, dass im Büro weiterhin alles reibungslos [ab]läuft

keep somebody alive — jemanden am Leben halten

keep the traffic moving — den Verkehr in Fluss halten

keep something shut/tidy — etwas geschlossen/in Ordnung halten

13) (detain) festhalten

what kept you? — wo bleibst du denn?

don't let me keep you — lass dich [von mir] nicht aufhalten

keep somebody in prison — jemanden in Haft halten

14) (restrain, prevent)

keep somebody from doing something — jemanden davon abhalten od. daran hindern, etwas zu tun

to keep myself from falling — um nicht zu fallen

15) (reserve) aufheben; aufsparen

keep a seat for somebody — jemandem einen Platz freihalten

keep it for oneself — es für sich behalten

keep something for later — etc. sich (Dat.) etwas für später usw. aufheben od. aufsparen

16) (conceal)

keep something to oneself — etwas für sich behalten

keep something from somebody — jemandem etwas verheimlichen
2. intransitive verb,
kept

1) (remain in specified place, condition) bleiben

keep warm/clean — sich warm/sauber halten

how are you keeping? — (coll.) wie geht's [dir] denn so? (ugs.)

are you keeping well? — geht's dir gut?

keep together — zusammenbleiben

2) (continue in course, direction, or action)

keep [to the] left/[to the] right/straight on — sich links/rechts halten/immer geradeaus fahren/gehen usw.

‘keep left’ — (traffic sign) "links vorbeifahren"

keep behind me — halte dich od. bleib hinter mir

keep doing something — (not stop) etwas weiter tun; (repeatedly) etwas immer wieder tun; (constantly) etwas dauernd od. immer tun

keep talking/working etc. until... — weiterreden/-arbeiten usw., bis...

3) (remain good) [Lebensmittel:] sich halten

what I have to say won't keep — was ich zu sagen habe, ist eilig od. eilt
3. noun
1) (maintenance) Unterhalt, der

I get £100 a month and my keep — ich bekomme 100 Pfund monatlich und Logis

something doesn't earn its keep — etwas zahlt sich nicht aus (ugs.)

you don't earn your keep — du bist nichts als ein unnützer Esser

2)

for keeps — (coll.) auf Dauer; (to be retained) zum Behalten

3) (Hist.): (tower) Bergfried, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120203/keep_after">keep after

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep up

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[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) behalten

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) behalten

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?)

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) weiter-

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) aufbewahren

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) halten

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) sich halten

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) führen

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) aufhalten

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) unterhalten

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) halten

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) feiern
2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) der Unterhalt

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch
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keep

[ki:p]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (livelihood) [Lebens]unterhalt m

not to be worth one's \keep sein Geld nicht wert sein

to earn one's \keep [sich dat] seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

2. (main tower of castle) Bergfried m; (dungeon) Burgverlies nt

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<kept, kept>

1. (hold onto)

▪ to \keep sth etw behalten [o aufheben]

to \keep bills/receipts Rechnungen/Quittungen aufheben

to \keep the change das Wechselgeld behalten

to \keep one's sanity sich akk geistig gesund halten

2. (have in particular place)

▪ to \keep sth etw [bereit] stehen haben [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. parat haben]

he \keeps a glass of water next to his bed er hat immer ein Glas Wasser neben seinem Bett stehen

3. (store)

▪ to \keep sth medicine, money etw aufbewahren [o SCHWEIZ a. versorgen] [o ÖSTERR a. aufheben]

to \keep sth safe etw verwahren

where do you \keep your cups? wo sind die Tassen?

4. (run)

to \keep a shop ein Geschäft führen

5. (sell)

to \keep sth shop etw führen [o auf Lager haben

6. (detain)

▪ to \keep sb jdn aufhalten

to \keep sb waiting jdn warten lassen

7. (prevent)

▪ to \keep sb from doing sth jdn davon abhalten, etw zu tun

8. (maintain)

you have to \keep your dog on a chain Hunde müssen an der Leine bleiben

to \keep sb/sth under control jdn/etw unter Kontrolle halten

to \keep count of sth etw mitzählen

I'll \keep count of how many times you jump ich zähle, wie oft du springst

to \keep sth up-to-date etw auf dem neuesten Stand halten

to \keep one's eyes fixed on sb/sth den Blick auf jdn/etw geheftet halten

to \keep sth in one's head etw im Kopf behalten

to \keep house den Haushalt führen

to \keep sb in line dafür sorgen, dass jd sich akk an die Ordnung hält

to \keep sb/sth in mind jdn/etw im Gedächtnis behalten

to \keep a mistress sich dat eine Geliebte halten

to \keep one's mouth shut [or closed] den Mund halten

to \keep sb under observation jdn beobachten lassen

to \keep oneself to oneself für sich akk [allein] bleiben, [die] Gesellschaft [anderer] meiden

to \keep track of sb/sth jdn/etw im Auge behalten

\keep track of how many people have entered reception merken Sie sich, wie viele Leute die Eingangshalle betreten haben

I don't \keep track of the cats we've had any more ich weiß gar nicht mehr, wie viele Katzen wir schon gehabt haben

to \keep sb awake jdn wachhalten [o nicht einschlafen lassen]

to \keep sth closed/open etw geschlossen/geöffnet lassen

to \keep sb/sth warm jdn/etw warmhalten

9. (care for)

to \keep children Kinder betreuen

10. (own)

▪ to \keep animals Tiere halten

11. (guard)

▪ to \keep sth etw bewachen

to \keep goal im Tor stehen nt, das Tor hüten

to \keep watch Wache halten

12. (not reveal)

▪ to \keep sth from sb jdm etw akk vorenthalten [o verschweigen]

▪ to \keep sth to oneself etw akk für sich akk behalten

13. (stick to)

▪ to \keep sth etw [ein]halten [o befolgen]

to \keep an appointment/a treaty einen Termin/einen Vertrag einhalten

to \keep the faith fest im Glauben [o glaubensstark] sein

\keep the faith! AM nur Mut!, Kopf hoch!

he's really nervous about the presentation but I told him to \keep the faith er ist wirklich aufgeregt wegen der Moderation, aber ich habe ihm gesagt, er solle zuversichtlich sein

to \keep the law/the Ten Commandments das Gesetz/die Zehn Gebote befolgen

to \keep an oath/a promise einen Schwur/ein Versprechen halten

to \keep the sabbath den Sabbat heiligen

to \keep a tradition eine Tradition wahren

14. (make records)

to \keep the books die Bücher führen

to \keep a diary [or journal] ein Tagebuch führen

to \keep a log [or record] of sth über etw akk Buch führen

to \keep the minutes [das] Protokoll führen

to \keep score SPORT die Punkte anschreiben

15. (provide for)

▪ to \keep sb/sth jdn/etw unterhalten [o versorgen]

to \keep sb in cigarettes/money jdn mit Zigaretten/Geld versorgen

the news will \keep her in gossip for some time to come aufgrund dieser Meldung wird man noch einige Zeit über sie tratschen fam

16.

▶ to \keep one's balance [or feet] das Gleichgewicht halten

▶ to \keep an eye out for sth nach etw dat Ausschau halten

▶ to \keep one's hand in sth bei etw dat die Hand [weiterhin] im Spiel haben [o fam [nach wie vor] mitmischen]

▶ to \keep a secret ein Geheimnis hüten [o bewahren]

▶ to \keep time watch richtig [o genau] gehen; MUS Takt halten

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<kept, kept>

1. (stay fresh) food sich akk halten

2. (wait) Zeit haben

that gruesome story can \keep until we've finished eating, John diese Schauergeschichte hat Zeit bis nach dem Essen, John

your questions can \keep until later deine Fragen können noch warten

3. (stay) bleiben

to \keep to one's bed im Bett bleiben

she's ill and has to \keep to her bed sie ist krank und muss das Bett hüten

to \keep in line sich akk an die Ordnung halten

to \keep in step with sb mit jdm Schritt halten

to \keep awake/healthy wach/gesund bleiben

to \keep cool einen kühlen Kopf [o die Ruhe] bewahren

to \keep [to the] left/right sich akk [mehr] links/rechts halten

to \keep quiet still sein

4. (continue)

▪ to \keep doing sth etw weiter tun

don't stop, \keep walking bleib nicht stehen, geh weiter

he \keeps trying to distract me er versucht ständig, mich abzulenken

don't \keep asking silly questions stell nicht immer so dumme Fragen

▪ to \keep at sth mit etw dat weitermachen, an etw dat dranbleiben fam

5. (stop oneself)

▪ to \keep from doing sth etw unterlassen, sich dat etw akk verkneifen fam

though the show was disgusting, he couldn't \keep from looking obwohl die Show abscheulich war, musste er sie sich einfach ansehen

how will I ever \keep from smoking? wie kann ich jemals mit dem Rauchen aufhören?

6. (adhere to)

▪ to \keep to sth an etw dat festhalten; (not digress) bei etw dat bleiben

to \keep to an agreement/a promise sich akk an eine Vereinbarung/ein Versprechen halten

to \keep to a schedule einen Zeitplan einhalten

to \keep to a/the subject [or topic] bei einem/beim Thema bleiben

7.

▶ how are you \keeping? BRIT wie geht's dir so?

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keep [kiːp]

A s

1. (Lebens)Unterhalt m:

earn one’s keep

2. (Unterkunft f und) Verpflegung f

3. Unterhaltskosten pl (eines Pferdes etc):

earn its keep sich bezahlt machen

4. for keeps umg

a) für oder auf immer, endgültig:

settle a controversy for keeps einen Streit ein für alle Mal beilegen;

it’s mine for keeps ich kann oder darf es behalten

b) ernsthaft

5. Obhut f, Verwahrung f

6. a) Bergfried m, Hauptturm m

b) Burgverlies n

B v/t prät und pperf kept [kept]

1. (be)halten, SPORT einen Spieler halten:

keep the ticket in your hand behalte die Karte in der Hand

2. jemanden oder etwas lassen, (in einem bestimmten Zustand) (er)halten:

keep apart getrennt halten, auseinanderhalten;

keep a door closed eine Tür geschlossen halten;

keep sth dry etwas trocken halten oder vor Nässe schützen;

keep sb going

a) jemanden finanziell unterstützen,

b) jemanden am Leben erhalten;

keep the engine running den Motor laufen lassen;

keep sth a secret etwas geheim halten ( from sb vor jemandem); → advised 2, go¹ C 12, wait B 1

3. fig

a) (er)halten, (be)wahren:

keep one’s neutrality seine Neutralität wahren; → balance A 2, distance A 7, order A 1, temper A 4

b) SPORT das Tempo durchhalten

4. (im Besitz) behalten:

you can keep the book;

she wants to keep her baby sie will ihr Baby behalten (will nicht abtreiben);

keep the ball SPORT in Ballbesitz bleiben;

keep the change der Rest (des Geldes) ist für Sie!;

keep your seat, please bitte behalten Sie Platz;

keep a seat for sb jemandem einen Platz frei halten;

you can keep it! umg das kannst du dir an den Hut stecken!

5. fig halten, sich halten oder behaupten in oder auf (dat): → field A 7

6. jemanden aufhalten:

I won’t keep you long;

don’t let me keep you lass dich nicht aufhalten!;

what’s keeping him? wo bleibt er denn nur (so lange)?

7. (fest)halten, bewachen:

keep sb in prison jemanden in Haft halten;

keep sb for lunch jemanden zum Mittagessen dabehalten;

she keeps him here sie hält ihn hier fest, er bleibt ihretwegen hier; → goal 2 b, prisoner 1

8. alte Briefe etc aufheben, aufbewahren:

keep a secret ein Geheimnis bewahren;

can you keep a secret? kannst du schweigen?;

keep sth for later (sich) etwas für später aufheben; → well-kept 2

9. (aufrechter)halten, unterhalten:

keep good relations with sb zu jemandem gute Beziehungen unterhalten; → eye A 2, guard C 3

10. pflegen, (er)halten:

keep in good repair in gutem Zustand erhalten, instand halten;

badly kept

a) in schlechtem Zustand,

b) ungepflegt; → well-kept 1

11. eine Ware führen:

we don’t keep this article

12. ein Tagebuch etc führen: → account C 4, record C 5 a

13. ein Geschäft etc führen:

keep a shop (bes US store) einen Laden haben oder betreiben; → house A 1, A 2

14. ein Amt etc innehaben

15. besonders US eine Versammlung etc (ab)halten:

keep school Schule halten

16. ein Versprechen etc (ein)halten, einlösen:

keep an appointment eine Verabredung einhalten; → word B 4

17. das Bett, Haus, Zimmer hüten, bleiben in (dat):

keep one’s bed( house, room)

18. Vorschriften etc beachten, einhalten, befolgen:

keep Sundays die Sonntage einhalten

19. obs ein Fest begehen, feiern:

keep Christmas

20. ernähren, er-, unterhalten, sorgen für:

have a family to keep eine Familie ernähren müssen;

keep sb in money jemanden mit Geld versorgen;

keep sb in food für jemandes Ernährung sorgen, jemanden ernähren

21. Kostgänger etc haben, beherbergen

22. a) Tiere halten

b) sich ein Hausmädchen, ein Auto etc halten

23. (be)schützen ( from vor dat)

C v/i

1. bleiben:

keep at home;

keep in bed im Bett bleiben;

keep in sight in Sicht(weite) bleiben;

keep out of danger sich nicht in Gefahr bringen; → Verbindungen mit Adverbien

2. sich halten, (in einem bestimmten Zustand) bleiben:

keep calm ruhig oder gelassen bleiben;

keep still stillhalten;

keep still about nichts verlauten lassen von;

keep warm sich warm halten;

keep friends (weiterhin) Freunde bleiben;

keep in good health gesund bleiben;

the milk (weather) will keep die Milch (das Wetter) wird sich halten;

the weather keeps fine das Wetter bleibt schön;

this matter will keep diese Sache hat Zeit oder eilt nicht;

won’t it keep till later? hat das nicht bis später Zeit?;

the secret will keep das Geheimnis bleibt gewahrt; → cool A 1, A 5

3. weiter… (Handlung beibehalten):

he keeps (on) asking me er fragt mich dauernd oder fortwährend oder ständig;

the baby kept (on) crying for hours das Baby weinte stundenlang;

prices keep (on) increasing die Preise steigen immer weiter;

keep (on) laughing

a) weiterlachen, nicht aufhören zu lachen,

b) dauernd oder ständig lachen;

keep smiling immer nur lächeln!, lass den Mut nicht sinken!, Kopf hoch!;

keep (on) trying es weiter versuchen, es immer wieder versuchen

4. sich links oder rechts halten:

keep straight ahead ( oder on) immer geradeaus gehen oder fahren

5. how are you keeping? umg obs wie geht es dir?

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1. transitive verb,
kept

1) (observe) halten [Versprechen, Schwur usw.]; einhalten [Verabredung, Vereinbarung, Vertrag, Zeitplan]

2) (guard) behüten, beschützen [Person]; hüten [Herde, Schafe]; schützen [Stadt, Festung]; verwahren [Wertgegenstände]

keep somebody safe — jemanden beschützen

keep something locked away — etwas unter Verschluss halten od. aufbewahren

3) (have charge of) aufbewahren; verwahren

4) (retain possession of) behalten; (not lose or destroy) aufheben [Quittung, Rechnung]

you can keep it — (coll.): (I do not want it) das kannst du behalten od. dir an den Hut stecken (ugs.)

5) (maintain) unterhalten, instandhalten [Gebäude, Straße usw.]; pflegen [Garten]

neatly kept — gut gepflegt

6) (carry on, manage) unterhalten, führen, betreiben [Geschäft, Lokal, Bauernhof]

7) halten [Schweine, Bienen, Hund, Katze usw]; sich (Dat.) halten [Diener, Auto]

8) führen [Tagebuch, Liste usw.]

keep the books — die Bücher führen

9) (provide for) versorgen, unterhalten [Familie]

keep somebody/oneself in cigarettes — etc. jemanden/sich mit Zigaretten usw. versorgen

10) sich (Dat.) halten [Geliebte, Mätresse usw.]

11) (have on sale) führen [Ware]

keep a stock of something — etwas [am Lager] haben

12) (maintain in quality, state, or position) halten [Rhythmus]

keep something in one's head — etwas [im Kopf] behalten; sich (Dat.) etwas merken

keep somebody waiting — jemanden warten lassen

keep the office running smoothly — dafür sorgen, dass im Büro weiterhin alles reibungslos [ab]läuft

keep somebody alive — jemanden am Leben halten

keep the traffic moving — den Verkehr in Fluss halten

keep something shut/tidy — etwas geschlossen/in Ordnung halten

13) (detain) festhalten

what kept you? — wo bleibst du denn?

don't let me keep you — lass dich [von mir] nicht aufhalten

keep somebody in prison — jemanden in Haft halten

14) (restrain, prevent)

keep somebody from doing something — jemanden davon abhalten od. daran hindern, etwas zu tun

to keep myself from falling — um nicht zu fallen

15) (reserve) aufheben; aufsparen

keep a seat for somebody — jemandem einen Platz freihalten

keep it for oneself — es für sich behalten

keep something for later — etc. sich (Dat.) etwas für später usw. aufheben od. aufsparen

16) (conceal)

keep something to oneself — etwas für sich behalten

keep something from somebody — jemandem etwas verheimlichen
2. intransitive verb,
kept

1) (remain in specified place, condition) bleiben

keep warm/clean — sich warm/sauber halten

how are you keeping? — (coll.) wie geht's [dir] denn so? (ugs.)

are you keeping well? — geht's dir gut?

keep together — zusammenbleiben

2) (continue in course, direction, or action)

keep [to the] left/[to the] right/straight on — sich links/rechts halten/immer geradeaus fahren/gehen usw.

‘keep left’ — (traffic sign) "links vorbeifahren"

keep behind me — halte dich od. bleib hinter mir

keep doing something — (not stop) etwas weiter tun; (repeatedly) etwas immer wieder tun; (constantly) etwas dauernd od. immer tun

keep talking/working etc. until... — weiterreden/-arbeiten usw., bis...

3) (remain good) [Lebensmittel:] sich halten

what I have to say won't keep — was ich zu sagen habe, ist eilig od. eilt
3. noun
1) (maintenance) Unterhalt, der

I get £100 a month and my keep — ich bekomme 100 Pfund monatlich und Logis

something doesn't earn its keep — etwas zahlt sich nicht aus (ugs.)

you don't earn your keep — du bist nichts als ein unnützer Esser

2)

for keeps — (coll.) auf Dauer; (to be retained) zum Behalten

3) (Hist.): (tower) Bergfried, der

Phrasal Verbs:

- keep after

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep from

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep out of

- keep to

- keep up

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: kept)

= aufbewahren v.

aufhalten v.

behalten v.

halten v.

(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

English-german dictionary > keep
12 keep

[ki:p] n

1) no pl ( livelihood) [Lebens]unterhalt m;

not to be worth one's \keep sein Geld nicht wert sein;

to earn one's \keep [sich dat] seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen

2) ( main tower of castle) Bergfried m; ( dungeon) Burgverlies nt vt <kept, kept>

1) ( hold onto)

to \keep sth etw behalten [o aufheben];

to \keep bills/ receipts Rechnungen/Quittungen aufheben;

to \keep the change das Wechselgeld behalten;

to \keep one's sanity sich akk geistig gesund halten

2) ( have in particular place)

to \keep sth etw [bereit] stehen haben;

he \keeps a glass of water next to his bed er hat immer ein Glas Wasser neben seinem Bett stehen

3) ( store)

to \keep sth medicine, money etw aufbewahren;

where do you \keep your cups? wo sind die Tassen?

4) ( run)

to \keep a shop ein Geschäft führen

5) ( sell)

to \keep sth shop etw führen [o verkaufen];

6) ( detain)

to \keep sb jdn aufhalten;

to \keep sb waiting jdn warten lassen

7) ( prevent)

to \keep sb from doing sth jdn davon abhalten, etw zu tun

8) ( maintain)

you have to \keep your dog on a chain Hunde müssen an der Leine bleiben;

to \keep sb/ sth under control jdn/etw unter Kontrolle halten;

to \keep count of sth etw mitzählen;

I'll \keep count of how many times you jump ich zähle, wie oft du springst;

to \keep one's eyes fixed on sb/ sth den Blick auf jdn/etw geheftet halten;

to \keep sth in one's head etw im Kopf behalten;

to \keep house den Haushalt führen;

to \keep sb in line dafür sorgen, dass jd sich akk an die Ordnung hält;

to \keep sb/ sth in mind jdn/etw im Gedächtnis behalten;

to \keep a mistress sich dat eine Geliebte halten;

to \keep one's mouth shut [or closed] den Mund halten;

to \keep sb under observation jdn beobachten lassen;

to \keep oneself to oneself für sich akk [allein] bleiben, [die] Gesellschaft [anderer] meiden;

to \keep track of sb/ sth jdn/etw im Auge behalten;

\keep track of how many people have entered reception merken Sie sich, wie viele Leute die Eingangshalle betreten haben;

I don't \keep track of the cats we've had any more ich weiß gar nicht mehr, wie viele Katzen wir schon gehabt haben;

to \keep sb awake jdn wach halten [o nicht einschlafen lassen];

to \keep sth closed/ open etw geschlossen/geöffnet lassen;

to \keep sb/ sth warm jdn/etw warm halten

9) ( care for)

to \keep children Kinder betreuen

10) ( own)

to \keep animals Tiere halten

11) ( guard)

to \keep sth etw bewachen;

to \keep goal im Tor stehen, das Tor hüten;

to \keep watch Wache halten

12) ( not reveal)

to \keep sth from sb jdm etw akk vorenthalten [o verschweigen];

to \keep sth to oneself etw für sich akk behalten

13) ( stick to)

to \keep an appointment/ a treaty einen Termin/einen Vertrag einhalten;

to \keep the faith fest im Glauben [o glaubensstark] sein;

\keep the faith! (Am) nur Mut!, Kopf hoch!;

he's really nervous about the presentation but I told him to \keep the faith er ist wirklich aufgeregt wegen der Moderation, aber ich habe ihm gesagt, er solle zuversichtlich sein;

to \keep the law/ the Ten Commandments das Gesetz/die Zehn Gebote befolgen;

to \keep an oath/ a promise einen Schwur/ein Versprechen halten;

to \keep the Sabbath den Sabbat heiligen;

to \keep a tradition eine Tradition wahren

14) ( make records)

to \keep the books die Bücher führen;

to \keep a diary [or journal] ein Tagebuch führen;

to \keep a log [or record] of sth über etw akk Buch führen;

to \keep the minutes [das] Protokoll führen;

to \keep score sports die Punkte anschreiben

15) ( provide for)

to \keep sb/ sth jdn/etw unterhalten [o versorgen];

to \keep sb in cigarettes/ money jdn mit Zigaretten/Geld versorgen;

the news will \keep her in gossip for some time to come aufgrund dieser Meldung wird man noch einige Zeit über sie tratschen ( fam)

PHRASES:

to \keep one's balance [or feet] das Gleichgewicht halten;

to \keep an eye out for sth nach etw dat Ausschau halten;

to \keep one's hand in sth bei etw dat die Hand [weiterhin] im Spiel haben [o ( fam) [nach wie vor] mitmischen];

to \keep a secret ein Geheimnis hüten [o bewahren];

to \keep time watch richtig [o genau] gehen mus Takt halten vi <kept, kept>

1) ( stay fresh) food sich akk halten

2) ( wait) Zeit haben;

that gruesome story can \keep until we've finished eating, John diese Schauergeschichte hat Zeit bis nach dem Essen, John;

your questions can \keep until later deine Fragen können noch warten

3) ( stay) bleiben;

to \keep to one's bed im Bett bleiben;

she's ill and has to \keep to her bed sie ist krank und muss das Bett hüten;

to \keep in line sich akk an die Ordnung halten;

to \keep in step with sb mit jdm Schritt halten;

to \keep awake/ healthy wach/gesund bleiben;

to \keep cool einen kühlen Kopf [o die Ruhe] bewahren;

to \keep [to the] left/ right sich akk [mehr] links/rechts halten;

to \keep quiet still sein

4) ( continue)

to \keep doing sth etw weiter tun;

don't stop, \keep walking bleib nicht stehen, geh weiter;

he \keeps trying to distract me er versucht ständig, mich abzulenken;

don't \keep asking silly questions stell nicht immer so dumme Fragen;

to \keep at sth mit etw dat weitermachen, an etw dat dranbleiben ( fam)

5) ( stop oneself)

to \keep from doing sth etw unterlassen, sich dat etw verkneifen ( fam)

though the show was disgusting, he couldn't \keep from looking obwohl die Show abscheulich war, musste er sie sich einfach ansehen;

how will I ever \keep from smoking? wie kann ich jemals mit dem Rauchen aufhören?

6) ( adhere to)

to \keep to sth an etw dat festhalten;

( not digress) bei etw dat bleiben;

to \keep to an agreement/ a promise sich akk an eine Vereinbarung/ein Versprechen halten;

to \keep to a schedule einen Zeitplan einhalten;

to \keep to a/ the subject [or topic] bei einem/beim Thema bleiben

PHRASES:

how are you \keeping? ( Brit) wie geht's dir so?

English-German students dictionary > keep
13 conscious

adjective

1)

I was conscious that... — mir war bewusst, dass...

but he is not conscious of it — aber es ist ihm nicht bewusst

2) pred. (awake) bei Bewusstsein präd.

3) (realized by doer) bewusst [Handeln, Versuch, Bemühung]

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['konʃəs]
adjective

1) (aware of oneself and one's surroundings; not asleep or in a coma or anaesthetized etc: The patient was conscious.) bei Bewußtsein

2) ((sometimes with of) aware or having knowledge (of): They were conscious of his disapproval.) bewußt

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- academic.ru/85653/consciously">consciously
- consciousness
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con·scious

[ˈkɒn(t)ʃəs, AM ˈkɑ:n-]

adj

1. MED (sentient)

▪ to be [fully] \conscious bei [vollem] Bewusstsein sein

2. ( hum: awake) wach

3. (deliberate) bewusst

a \conscious decision eine bewusste Entscheidung

4. after n (aware) bewusst

fashion/security \conscious mode-/sicherheitsbewusst

figure/health/weight \conscious figur-/gesundsheits-/gewichtsbewusst

to be money \conscious sparsam sein, sparsam mit dem Geld umgehen

5. pred (knowing, feeling)

▪ to be \conscious of sth sich dat einer S. gen bewusst sein

the tooth doesn't exactly hurt but I'm \conscious of it all the time der Zahn schmerzt nicht richtig, aber ich spüre ihn die ganze Zeit

sb is/becomes \conscious [of the fact] that... jdm ist/wird bewusst, dass..., jd ist/wird sich dat der Tatsache bewusst, dass...

6. pred (sensitive)

▪ to be \conscious of sth für etw akk empfänglich sein

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['kɒnʃəs]
adj

1) (MED) bei Bewusstsein

2) (= aware) bewusst (ALSO PSYCH)

the conscious mind — das Bewusstsein

to be/become conscious of sth — sich (dat) einer Sache (gen) bewusst sein/werden

I was/became conscious that —

politically conscious — politisch bewusst

environmentally conscious — umweltbewusst

3) (= deliberate) effort etc bewusst; humour also absichtlich

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conscious [ˈkɒnʃəs; US ˈkɑn-] adj (adv consciously)

1. präd bei Bewusstsein:

the patient is fully conscious der Patient ist bei vollem Bewusstsein

2. bewusst:

conscious mind Bewusstsein n;

be conscious of sth sich einer Sache bewusst sein, sich über eine Sache im Klaren sein, von etwas wissen oder Kenntnis haben;

be conscious that … wissen, dass …;

she became conscious that … es kam ihr zum Bewusstsein oder sie wurde sich klar darüber, dass …

3. denkend:

man is a conscious being

4. bewusst (schaffend) (Künstler)

5. dem Bewusstsein gegenwärtig, bewusst (Schuld etc)

6. befangen

7. bewusst, wissentlich, absichtlich (Lüge etc)

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adjective

1)

I was conscious that... — mir war bewusst, dass...

but he is not conscious of it — aber es ist ihm nicht bewusst

2) pred. (awake) bei Bewusstsein präd.

3) (realized by doer) bewusst [Handeln, Versuch, Bemühung]

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(of) expr.

bei Bewusstsein ausdr.

bewusst (mit Genitiv) ausdr. adj.

bewusst adj.

English-german dictionary > conscious
14 fast

I 1. intransitive verb
fasten

a day of fasting — ein Fast[en]tag
2. noun
(going without food) Fasten, das; (hunger strike) Hungerstreik, der

a 40-day fast — eine Fastenzeit von 40 Tagen
II 1. adjective
1) (fixed, attached) fest

the rope is fast — das Tau ist fest[gemacht]

make [the boat] fast — das Boot festmachen

hard and fast — fest; bindend, verbindlich [Regeln]

2) (not fading) farbecht [Stoff]; echt, beständig [Farbe]

3) (rapid) schnell

fast train — Schnellzug, der; D-Zug, der

fast speed — hohe Geschwindigkeit

he is a fast worker — (lit. or fig.) er arbeitet schnell; (in amorous activities) er geht mächtig ran (ugs.)

pull a fast one [on somebody] — (coll.) jemanden übers Ohr hauen od. reinlegen (ugs.)

4)

be fast [by ten minutes], be [ten minutes] fast — [Uhr:] [zehn Minuten] vorgehen
2. adverb
1) (lit. or fig.) fest

hold fast to something — sich an etwas (Dat.) festhalten; (fig.) an etwas (Dat.) festhalten

2) (soundly)

be fast asleep — fest schlafen; (when one should be awake) fest eingeschlafen sein

3) (quickly) schnell

not so fast! — nicht so hastig!

4)

play fast and loose with somebody — mit jemandem ein falsches od. doppeltes Spiel treiben

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I 1. adjective
1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) schnell

2) (quick: a fast worker.) schnell

3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) vorgehen
2. adverb
(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) schnell

- academic.ru/26562/fastness">fastness
- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb
(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) fasten
2. noun
(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) das Fasten

- fasting
III adjective
1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) (wasch-)echt

2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fest

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- fast asleep

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fast¹

[fɑ:st, AM fæst]

I. adj

1. (moving quickly) schnell

to be a \fast driver/runner schnell fahren/laufen

2. (performing quickly) schnell

to be a \fast reader/typist/worker schnell lesen/tippen/arbeiten

3. (short) schnell

4. attr (permitting speed) schnell

can you tell me the \fastest way to get from here to Gloucester? können Sie mir sagen, wie man von hier am schnellsten nach Gloucester kommt?

\fast train Schnellzug m, D-Zug m

5. PHOT

\fast film lichtempfindlicher Film

\fast shutter speed kurze Belichtungszeit

6. pred (ahead of time)

▪ to be \fast clock, watch vorgehen

7. pred, inv (firm)

▪ to be \fast fest sein

to make \fast [to sth] NAUT [an etw dat] anlegen

to make sth \fast [to sth] etw [an etw dat] festmachen

8. inv (permanent)

\fast colour [or AM color] waschechte Farbe

9. ( pej dated: bad) unmoralisch

\fast living flottes Leben, lockerer Lebenswandel

\fast woman leichtlebige Frau

10.

▶ to be a \fast worker ( fam) schnell arbeiten, ein Draufgänger/eine Draufgängerin sein fam; see also pull

II. adv

1. (at speed) schnell

it all happened so \fast es ging alles so schnell

not so \fast! nicht so schnell!

as \fast as one's legs would carry one so schnell seine Beine ihn trugen

to be \fast approaching sth rasch auf etw akk zugehen

the time is \fast approaching when... der Zeitpunkt rückt schnell näher, an dem...

2. (soon) schnell, bald

3. inv (firmly) fest

the glue had set and my hand was stuck \fast der Leim war getrocknet und meine Hand klebte fest

to cling on \fast to sth sich akk an etw dat festhalten

to stand \fast ausharren, standhalten

4. inv

to be/lie \fast asleep tief schlafen

5.

▶ to hold \fast to an idea/a principle an einer Idee/einem Prinzip festhalten

▶ to play \fast and loose with sb ( dated) mit jdm ein falsches Spiel treiben

▶ to play \fast and loose with sth ( dated) mit etw dat Schindluder treiben fam

fast²

[fɑ:st, AM fæst]

I. vi fasten

II. n Fastenzeit f

to break one's \fast das Fasten brechen

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I [fAːst]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= quick) schnell

she's a fast runner/reader — sie kann schnell laufen/lesen

he's a fast worker (lit) — er arbeitet schnell; (fig) er geht mächtig ran (inf)

to pull a fast one (on sb) (inf) — jdn übers Ohr hauen (inf)

the fast life — das hektische Leben

fast train (Brit) — D-Zug m

2)

to be fast (clock, watch) — vorgehen

to be five minutes fast — fünf Minuten vorgehen

3) tennis court, squash ball etc schnell

4) (PHOT) film hochempfindlich; lens lichtstark

5) (fig: immoral) behaviour, person locker, flott, ausschweifend (pej)

fast woman — leichtlebige Frau

2. adv

1) schnell

2) (fig)

to live fast — flott or locker leben

3) (old)

to follow fast on sth — dicht auf etw (acc) folgen
II
1. adj

1) (= firm, secure) fest

to make a boat fast — ein Boot festmachen

2) colour, dye farbecht

3) (= staunch) friend gut

2. adv

1) (= firmly, securely) fest

to stick fast — festsitzen; (with glue) festkleben

to stand fast — standhaft or fest bleiben

to stand fast by sb — (treu) zu jdm stehen

to stand fast by sth — an etw (dat) festhalten

to hold fast to sth — an etw (dat) festhalten

to play fast and loose with sb — mit jdm ein falsches or doppeltes Spiel treiben

2)

(= soundly) to be fast asleep — tief or fest schlafen
III
1. vi
(= not eat) fasten
2. n
Fasten nt; (= period of fasting) Fastenzeit f
fast day — Fasttag m

to break one's fast — das Fasten brechen

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fast¹ [fɑːst; US fæst]

A adj

1. schnell, geschwind, rasch:

a fast car ein schneller Wagen;

fast forward schneller Vorlauf (eines Videorekorders etc);

fast train Schnell-, D-Zug m;

pull a fast one on sb umg jemanden reinlegen oder übers Ohr hauen;

my watch is (ten minutes) fast meine Uhr geht (10 Minuten) vor;

fast worker umg Draufgänger m (bei Frauen);

he’s a fast worker

a) er arbeitet schnell,

b) umg er geht scharf ran (bei Frauen); → draw A 1

2. → fast-moving

3. schnell (hohe Geschwindigkeit gestattend):

fast road;

fast tennis court

4. fig flott, leichtlebig: → liver²

5. FOTO

a) hochempfindlich (Film)

b) lichtstark (Objektiv)

B adv

1. schnell, geschwind, rasch

2. zu schnell:

run fast vorgehen (Uhr)

3. live fast ein flottes Leben führen

4. obs oder poet nahe:

fast by ( oder beside) (ganz) nahe bei;

follow fast upon dicht folgen auf (akk)

fast² [fɑːst; US fæst]

A adj

1. fest, befestigt, sicher, festgemacht, unbeweglich:

make fast festmachen, befestigen, eine Tür verschließen

2. fest (Griff, Knoten etc):

fast sleep fester oder tiefer Schlaf;

take fast hold of fest packen

3. fig fest (Freundschaft etc):

fast friends unzertrennliche oder treue Freunde

4. (to) widerstandsfähig (gegen), beständig (gegen[über]):

fast colo(u)r (wasch)echte Farbe;

fast to light lichtecht

B adv

1. fest:

hold fast festhalten;

hold fast to fig festhalten an (dat);

be fast asleep fest oder tief schlafen;

play fast and loose fig Schindluder treiben umg ( with mit);

stuck fast

a) fest eingeklemmt,

b) festgefahren

2. stark:

it’s raining fast

fast³ [fɑːst; US fæst] besonders REL

A v/i fasten

B s

1. Fasten n. break one’s fast das Fasten brechen

2. a) Fastenzeit f

b) auch fast day Fast(en)tag m

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I 1. intransitive verb
fasten

a day of fasting — ein Fast[en]tag
2. noun
(going without food) Fasten, das; (hunger strike) Hungerstreik, der

a 40-day fast — eine Fastenzeit von 40 Tagen
II 1. adjective
1) (fixed, attached) fest

the rope is fast — das Tau ist fest[gemacht]

make [the boat] fast — das Boot festmachen

hard and fast — fest; bindend, verbindlich [Regeln]

2) (not fading) farbecht [Stoff]; echt, beständig [Farbe]

3) (rapid) schnell

fast train — Schnellzug, der; D-Zug, der

fast speed — hohe Geschwindigkeit

he is a fast worker — (lit. or fig.) er arbeitet schnell; (in amorous activities) er geht mächtig ran (ugs.)

pull a fast one [on somebody] — (coll.) jemanden übers Ohr hauen od. reinlegen (ugs.)

4)

be fast [by ten minutes], be [ten minutes] fast — [Uhr:] [zehn Minuten] vorgehen
2. adverb
1) (lit. or fig.) fest

hold fast to something — sich an etwas (Dat.) festhalten; (fig.) an etwas (Dat.) festhalten

2) (soundly)

be fast asleep — fest schlafen; (when one should be awake) fest eingeschlafen sein

3) (quickly) schnell

not so fast! — nicht so hastig!

4)

play fast and loose with somebody — mit jemandem ein falsches od. doppeltes Spiel treiben

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adj.

fest adj.

schnell adj.

tüchtig adj. adv.

schnell adv.

English-german dictionary > fast
15 keep

I [kiːp]
nome

1) (maintenance) mantenimento m., sostentamento m.

to earn one's keep — guadagnarsi da vivere

2) arch. maschio m., mastio m.

3) for keeps per sempre, definitivamente
II 1. [kiːp]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

1) (cause to remain)

to keep sb. indoors — [ person] tenere qcn. in casa; [ illness] obbligare qcn. a stare in casa

to keep sth., sb. clean — tenere qcn., qcs. pulito

to keep sth. warm — tenere qcs. al caldo

to keep sb. warm — [ garment] tenere caldo a qcn.

to be kept locked — essere tenuto chiuso

to keep sb. talking, waiting — fare parlare, fare attendere qcn.

to keep an engine running — tenere acceso un motore

2) (detain) trattenere, fare stare

what kept you? — cosa ti ha trattenuto?

I won't keep you a minute — non ti tratterrò molto

3) (retain) conservare, custodire [book, letter, ticket]; mantenere [job, shape]; tenere [ place]

4) (have and look after) avere, gestire [shop, restaurant]; avere [dog, cat]; avere, allevare [sheep, chickens]

5) (sustain)

to keep sth. going — sostenere [ conversation]; mantenere acceso [ fire]; mantenere vivo [ tradition]

I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going — ti preparo un sandwich così vai avanti ancora un po'

it was only his work that kept him going — è stato solo il suo lavoro a dargli la forza di andare avanti

6) (store) tenere, mettere

I keep a spare key in the cupboard — ho o tengo una chiave di riserva nella credenza

7) (have in stock) [ shop] avere, tenere [ product]

8) (maintain) mantenere [ family]; avere [servant, car, house]

9) (maintain by writing in) tenere [accounts, diary]

10) (conceal)

to keep sth. from sb. — nascondere qcs. a qcn

11) (prevent)

to keep sb. from doing — impedire a qcn. di fare

12) (observe) mantenere [promise, secret]; rispettare [ appointment]; celebrare [ occasion]; osservare [ commandments]

13) mus.

to keep time o the beat — tenere il tempo
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

1)

to keep doing — continuare a fare

to keep going — andare avanti

keep at it! — continua così! dacci dentro!

"keep left " — "tenere la sinistra"

2) (remain)

to keep indoors — restare dentro

to keep warm — restare al caldo

to keep calm, silent — restare calmo, in silenzio

3) (stay in good condition) [ food] mantenersi, conservarsi

4) (in health)

"how are you keeping?" — "come stai?"

she's keeping well — sta bene
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

to keep oneself — mantenersi

to keep oneself warm — proteggersi dal freddo

to keep oneself healthy — mantenersi in salute

to keep oneself to oneself — stare sulle proprie

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep to

- keep under

- keep up

- keep up with

••

to keep in with sb. — restare in buoni rapporti con qcn.

I've got something to tell you, it won't keep — ho una cosa da dirti, è urgente

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[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) tenere

2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) tenere, mantenere

3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) tenere, mantenere

4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) continuare a

5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) tenere

6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) tenere

7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) mantenersi, conservarsi

8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) tenere

9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) trattenere

10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) mantenere

11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) mantenere

12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) celebrare
2. noun
(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) mantenimento, sostentamento; da vivere

- keeper
- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch
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keep /ki:p/
n.

1 (stor.) maschio, mastio; torrione; ( per estens.) castello, fortezza

2 [u] mantenimento; sostentamento; vitto e alloggio: to earn one's keep, guadagnarsi da vivere

3 (mecc.) cappello

● (fam.) for keeps, per sempre; ( USA) sul serio, seriamente: It's yours for keeps, è tuo; puoi tenertelo: This is furniture for keeps, questi sono mobili fatti per durare a lungo; to play for keeps, giocare per vincere tutto; (fig.) fare sul serio, non fermarsi davanti a niente.
♦ (to) keep /ki:p/
(pass. e p. p. kept)

A v. t.

1 tenere; trattenere: Keep the change!, tenga il resto!; She gave me one copy and kept the other, mi diede una delle due copie e trattenne (o si tenne) l'altra; He kept the gifts for himself, tenne per sé i regali

2 tenere; mantenere; conservare; custodire; tenere in serbo; serbare: to keep one's hands in one's pockets, tenere le mani in tasca; to keep a secret, mantenere (o serbare) un segreto; ( sport) to keep one's title, conservare il titolo; I've kept all her letters, ho tenuto (o conservato) tutte le sue lettere; Where do you keep the flour?, dove tieni la farina?; Keep this seat for me, tienimi questo posto!; to keep oneself in good form, tenersi (o mantenersi) in forma

3 tenere; trattenere: to keep sb. in prison, tenere q. in prigione; to keep st. under control, tenere qc. sotto controllo; I won't keep you long, non ti tratterrò a lungo; What's keeping him?, che cosa lo trattiene?

4 (seguito da compl. ogg. e part. pres. o agg.) tenere; mantenere (o idiom.): to keep the engine running, tenere il motore acceso; to keep sb. waiting, far aspettare q.; to keep one's business going, mandare avanti la propria azienda; to keep alive, tenere (o mantenere) in vita; tenere vivo; to keep awake, tenere sveglio; to keep warm, tenere caldo; tenere al caldo; to keep sb. interested, mantener vivo l'interesse di q.; DIALOGO → - Changing booking over the phone- Sorry to keep you waiting, mi scusi se l'ho fatta attendere

5 tenere (presso di sé); avere: to keep servants [boarders, a watchdog], tenere domestici [pensionanti, un cane da guardia]

6 (comm.) tenere (in negozio, in magazzino); avere: We don't keep this item, non teniamo questo articolo; to keep st. in stock, essere sempre riforniti di qc.

7 (comm.) essere proprietario e gestore di; gestire; avere: He keeps a hotel, gestisce (o ha) un albergo; fa l'albergatore

8 mantenere: They have a family to keep, hanno una famiglia da mantenere; My daughter earns enough to keep herself, mia figlia guadagna abbastanza da mantenersi da sola

9 tenere fede a; mantenere; rispettare; stare a: to keep one's promise, mantenere la promessa; to keep one's word, tener fede alla (o mantenere la) parola data

10 (relig.) osservare; rispettare; celebrare: to keep the Sabbath, osservare le feste comandate; to keep Christmas, celebrare il Natale

11 segnare; scrivere; registrare; tenere: to keep note of st., tenere nota di qc.; annotarsi qc.; to keep a diary, tenere un diario; ( sport) to keep the score, tenere il conto dei punti; segnare il punteggio; to keep the accounts, tenere la contabilità

12 (mil., sport e fig.) difendere: ( calcio) to keep goal, difendere la porta; giocare in porta; ( cricket) to keep wicket, difendere il wicket; fare il ricevitore

13 (lett.) proteggere; custodire; guardare: May the Lord keep you, (che) Dio ti protegga; (che) Dio ti guardi!

B v. i.

1 stare; restare; tenersi; mantenersi: Keep where you are!, resta dove sei!; to keep awake, restare sveglio; to keep quiet, restare zitto; tacere; fare silenzio; stare tranquillo; to keep calm, restare calmo; mantenere la calma; to keep fit, mantenersi (o tenersi) in forma; to keep on good terms with sb., mantenersi in buoni rapporti con q.

2 (seguito da part. pres.) continuare; seguitare: It kept raining all day, continuò a piovere per tutto il giorno; I kept talking, continuai a parlare

3 conservarsi; durare; mantenersi: Meat doesn't keep long in hot weather, col caldo la carne non si conserva a lungo

4 ( di persona, solo alla forma progressiva) stare ( di salute): How are you keeping?, come stai?; come va?

5 continuare (a percorrere); procedere: Keep straight on for two miles, continuate diritto per due miglia; to keep on one's way, procedere senza fermarsi; to keep left [right], tenersi a sinistra [a destra]; (autom.) «Keep left» ( cartello), «tenere la sinistra»

● (Per le espressioni idiomatiche ► anche sotto il sostantivo o l'avverbio) (rag.) to keep an account alive, tenere acceso (o aperto) un conto □ ( USA) to keep sb. after school [class], trattenere q. ( uno studente) dopo la scuola [la lezione] ( come punizione) □ (fig.) to keep the ball rolling, mantener vivo l'interesse, la conversazione, ecc.; mandare avanti qc. □ to keep st. by, tenere qc. a portata di mano □ (autom.) «Keep clear», (equivale al cartello «passo carraio») «lasciare libero (il passaggio)» □ ( anche fig.) to keep the fire burning, alimentare il fuoco □ to keep going, continuare; andare avanti; (fig.) tirare avanti, tener duro □ to keep sb. guessing, tenere q. sulla corda (o sulle spine) □ ( di orologio) to keep good time, andare bene; essere preciso □ to keep one's head, mantenere la calma; restar calmo; non perdere la testa □ to keep hold of, tenere stretto □ to keep st. in mind, tenere a mente qc. □ to keep in sight, mantenersi in vista; non allontanarsi troppo □ to keep in touch with sb., tenersi (o restare) in contatto con q. □ (fam.) Keep in touch!, ci sentiamo!; arrivederci!; fatti vivo! □ to keep in training, tenersi in esercizio □ (econ.) to keep prices steady, stabilizzare i prezzi □ (naut.) to keep the sea, tenere il mare □ to keep silence, mantenere il silenzio □ (autom.) to keep within the speed limit, non superare il limite di velocità □ to keep within bounds, (v. i.) restare entro i limiti; (v. i.) mantenere entro un certo limite, contenere □ (autom.) «Keep left!» ( cartello), «tenere la sinistra!» □ (antiq.) God keep you!, Dio ti guardi!

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I [kiːp]
nome

1) (maintenance) mantenimento m., sostentamento m.

to earn one's keep — guadagnarsi da vivere

2) arch. maschio m., mastio m.

3) for keeps per sempre, definitivamente
II 1. [kiːp]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

1) (cause to remain)

to keep sb. indoors — [ person] tenere qcn. in casa; [ illness] obbligare qcn. a stare in casa

to keep sth., sb. clean — tenere qcn., qcs. pulito

to keep sth. warm — tenere qcs. al caldo

to keep sb. warm — [ garment] tenere caldo a qcn.

to be kept locked — essere tenuto chiuso

to keep sb. talking, waiting — fare parlare, fare attendere qcn.

to keep an engine running — tenere acceso un motore

2) (detain) trattenere, fare stare

what kept you? — cosa ti ha trattenuto?

I won't keep you a minute — non ti tratterrò molto

3) (retain) conservare, custodire [book, letter, ticket]; mantenere [job, shape]; tenere [ place]

4) (have and look after) avere, gestire [shop, restaurant]; avere [dog, cat]; avere, allevare [sheep, chickens]

5) (sustain)

to keep sth. going — sostenere [ conversation]; mantenere acceso [ fire]; mantenere vivo [ tradition]

I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going — ti preparo un sandwich così vai avanti ancora un po'

it was only his work that kept him going — è stato solo il suo lavoro a dargli la forza di andare avanti

6) (store) tenere, mettere

I keep a spare key in the cupboard — ho o tengo una chiave di riserva nella credenza

7) (have in stock) [ shop] avere, tenere [ product]

8) (maintain) mantenere [ family]; avere [servant, car, house]

9) (maintain by writing in) tenere [accounts, diary]

10) (conceal)

to keep sth. from sb. — nascondere qcs. a qcn

11) (prevent)

to keep sb. from doing — impedire a qcn. di fare

12) (observe) mantenere [promise, secret]; rispettare [ appointment]; celebrare [ occasion]; osservare [ commandments]

13) mus.

to keep time o the beat — tenere il tempo
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

1)

to keep doing — continuare a fare

to keep going — andare avanti

keep at it! — continua così! dacci dentro!

"keep left " — "tenere la sinistra"

2) (remain)

to keep indoors — restare dentro

to keep warm — restare al caldo

to keep calm, silent — restare calmo, in silenzio

3) (stay in good condition) [ food] mantenersi, conservarsi

4) (in health)

"how are you keeping?" — "come stai?"

she's keeping well — sta bene
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. kept)

to keep oneself — mantenersi

to keep oneself warm — proteggersi dal freddo

to keep oneself healthy — mantenersi in salute

to keep oneself to oneself — stare sulle proprie

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep to

- keep under

- keep up

- keep up with

••

to keep in with sb. — restare in buoni rapporti con qcn.

I've got something to tell you, it won't keep — ho una cosa da dirti, è urgente

English-Italian dictionary > keep
16 conscious

'konʃəs
adjective

1) (aware of oneself and one's surroundings; not asleep or in a coma or anaesthetized etc: The patient was conscious.) consciente

2) ((sometimes with of) aware or having knowledge (of): They were conscious of his disapproval.) consciente

•

- consciously
- consciousness

conscious adj consciente

conscious

tr['kɒnʃəs]

adjective

1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL consciente

2 (aware) consciente

■ I was conscious of being watched era consciente de que me vigilaban

■ workers are becoming less politically conscious los trabajadores tienen cada vez menos conciencia política

3 (intentional, deliberate) deliberado,-a

■ we made a conscious effort to be friendly nos esforzamos por ser simpáticos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be conscious of something ser consciente de algo, tener conciencia de algo

to become conscious of something darse cuenta de algo

conscious ['kɑnʧəs] adj

1) aware: consciente

to become conscious of: darse cuenta de

2) alert, awake: consciente

3) intentional: intencional, deliberado

conscious

adj.

• consciente adj.

• intencional adj.

'kɑːntʃəs, 'kɒnʃəs
adjective

1)

a) (awake, alert) (no comp) consciente

b) ( aware) (pred)

to be conscious OF something — ser* or (Chi, Méx) estar* consciente de algo, tener* conciencia de algo

to become conscious of something — tomar conciencia de algo

2) ( deliberate) < decision> deliberado

she made a conscious effort to be nice — se esforzó por ser amable

['kɒnʃǝs]
1. ADJ

1) (=aware)

to be conscious of sth/of doing sth — ser consciente de algo/de hacer algo

to be conscious that — tener (plena) conciencia de que

to become conscious of sth — darse cuenta de algo

to become conscious that — darse cuenta de que

she became conscious of him looking at her — se dio cuenta de que él la miraba

environmentally conscious — consciente de los problemas medioambientales

politically conscious — con conciencia política

2) (=deliberate) [decision] deliberado; [prejudice] consciente; [error, irony, insult] intencional, deliberado

they made a conscious choice or decision not to have children — decidieron deliberadamente no tener hijos

he made a conscious effort to look as though he was enjoying himself — se esforzó deliberadamente por aparentar que se estaba divirtiendo

3) (Med) consciente

to be conscious — estar consciente, tener conocimiento

to be fully conscious — estar totalmente consciente

to become conscious — recobrar el reconocimiento, volver en sí

4) (Psych) [memory, thought] consciente

the conscious mind — la conciencia

to remain below the level of conscious awareness — quedarse en el subconsciente

on a conscious level — conscientemente

2.

N
(Psych)
the conscious — la conciencia

at a level below the conscious — por debajo de los niveles de conciencia

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['kɑːntʃəs, 'kɒnʃəs]
adjective

1)

a) (awake, alert) (no comp) consciente

b) ( aware) (pred)

to be conscious OF something — ser* or (Chi, Méx) estar* consciente de algo, tener* conciencia de algo

to become conscious of something — tomar conciencia de algo

2) ( deliberate) < decision> deliberado

she made a conscious effort to be nice — se esforzó por ser amable

English-spanish dictionary > conscious
17 wide

1. adjective
1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) ancho, grande

2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) de largo

3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) amplio, extenso

4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) variado, diverso

2. adverb
(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) completamente

- widely
- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open

wide¹ adj

1. ancho

a wide corridor un pasillo ancho

2. amplio

a wide range of products una amplia gama de productos

wide² adv completamente / totalmente

the window was wide open la ventana estaba abierta de par en par

wide awake completamente despierto

wide apart bien separados

wide

tr[waɪd]

adjective

1 (broad) ancho,-a; (space, hole, gap) grande

■ a wide road una carretera ancha

■ a wide hole in the fence un agujero grande en la valla

■ the wide gap between rich and poor la gran diferencia entre ricos y pobres

2 (having specified width) de ancho

■ two feet wide de dos pies de ancho

■ how wide is it? ¿cuánto hace de ancho?

3 (large - area) amplio,-a, extenso,-a; (- knowledge, experience, repercussions) amplio,-a; (- coverage, range, support) extenso,-a

■ a wide variety of books una gran variedad de libros

■ he has wide interests tiene intereses muy diversos

■ a wide following muchos admiradores

■ this raises wider issues esto plantea cuestiones más generales

4 (eyes, smile) abierto,-a

5 (off target) desviado,-a

adverb

1 (fully - gen) completamente

■ wide awake completamente despierto,-a

■ wide apart muy separados,-as

■ the door was wide open la puerta estaba abierta de par en par

■ open wide! said the dentist ¡abre bien la boca! dijo el dentista

2 (off target) desviado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

from far and wide de todas partes

to be/fall wide of the mark no dar en el blanco, no acertar

to give somebody/something a wide berth evitar a alguien/algo

to go into something with one's eyes wide open saber muy bien dónde se está metiendo uno

wide open (to something) (exposed) completamente expuesto,-a (a algo)

wide ['waɪd] adv, wider ; widest

1) widely: por todas partes

to travel far and wide: viajar por todas partes

2) completely: completamente, totalmente

wide open: abierto de par en par

3)

wide apart : muy separados

wide adj, wider ; widest

1) vast: vasto, extensivo

a wide area: una área extensiva

2) : ancho

three meters wide: tres metros de ancho

3) broad: ancho, amplio

4) or wide-open : muy abierto

5)

wide of the mark : desviado, lejos del blanco

wide

adj.

• ancho, -a adj.

• anchuroso, -a adj.

• campanudo, -a adj.

• de ancho adj.

• desenfadado, -a adj.

• desparramado, -a adj.

• extenso, -a adj.

• muy abierto adj.

adv.

• lejos adv.

I waɪd
adjective wider, widest

1) ( in dimension) <river/feetousers> ancho; < gap> grande; <desert/ocean> vasto

it's two meters wide — tiene or mide dos metros de ancho

to get wider — ensancharse

she looked at me with wide eyes — me miró con los ojos muy abiertos

2) (in extent, range) <experience/powers> amplio; < area> amplio, extenso

a wide variety of things — una gran variedad de cosas

the newspaper with the widest circulation — el diario de mayor circulación

the wide world — el ancho mundo

3) ( off target) <ball/shot> desviado

wide OF something — lejos de algo; mark I 4)

II

adverb wider, widest

1) (completely, fully)

her mouth gaped wide — se quedó boquiabierta or con la boca abierta

wide apart: with your feet wide apart con los pies bien or muy separados; wide awake: to be wide awake estar* completamente espabilado or despierto; open wide! abra bien la boca, abre grande (fam); wide open: you left the door wide open dejaste la puerta abierta de par en par; I'm going into this with my eyes wide open sé muy bien en qué me estoy metiendo; he's laid himself wide open to criticism él mismo se ha expuesto a que lo critiquen; the game is wide open — el partido no está definido

2) ( off target)

the ball went wide — la pelota se desvió

wide OF something — lejos de algo

[waɪd]
1. ADJ
(compar wider) (superl widest)
1) [street, river, trousers] ancho; [area] extenso; [ocean, desert] vasto; [space, circle, valley] amplio

he was a tall man with wide shoulders — era un hombre alto de hombros anchos

it's ten centimetres wide — tiene diez centímetros de ancho or de anchura

a three-mile-wide crater — un cráter de tres millas de ancho or de anchura

how wide is it? — ¿cuánto tiene de ancho?, ¿qué anchura tiene?

her eyes were wide with amazement — tenía los ojos como platos de asombro *

- give sb a wide berth

2) (=extensive) [support, variety] gran; [range, selection] amplio

a wide choice of bulbs is available — hay una gran variedad de bulbos donde escoger, hay una gran variedad de bulbos disponible

there is a wide choice of colours — hay muchos colores para escoger

he has a wide following — tiene un gran número de seguidores

a wide range of — una amplia gama de

in the wider context of — dentro del contexto más amplio de

the story received wide coverage — el suceso recibió una amplia cobertura

to have (a) wide knowledge of sth — tener amplios conocimientos de algo

this ruling could have wider implications — esta decisión podría tener implicaciones más amplias

the incident raises wider issues — el incidente hace plantearse cuestiones de mayor envergadura

3) (=large) [gap, differences] grande

to win by a wide margin — ganar por un margen amplio

4) (=off target)

his first shot was wide — (Ftbl) su primer tiro or chute pasó de largo; (Shooting) su primer disparo no dio en el blanco

to be wide of the target — desviarse mucho del blanco

- be wide of the mark

their accusations may not be so wide of the mark — puede que sus acusaciones no se encuentren tan lejos de la realidad

2. ADV

1) (=fully)

he opened the window wide — abrió la ventana de par en par

• wide apart — bien separados

• to be wide awake — (lit) estar completamente despierto

we'll have to be wide awake for this meeting — tendremos que estar con los ojos bien abiertos en esta reunión, tendremos que estar muy al tanto en esta reunión

• wide open — [window, door] de par en par, completamente abierto

with his eyes (open) wide or wide open — con los ojos muy abiertos

she went into marriage with her eyes wide open — se casó sabiendo muy bien lo que hacía

the wide open spaces — los espacios abiertos

we were left wide open to attack — quedamos totalmente expuestos a un ataque

2) (=off target)

the shot went wide — (Ftbl) el tiro or chute pasó de largo; (Shooting) el disparo no dio en el blanco

Fleming shot wide — (Ftbl) Fleming realizó un disparo que pasó de largo a la portería
far 1., 1)
3.

N (Cricket) pelota que el bateador no puede golpear porque la han lanzado muy lejos y que cuenta como una carrera para el equipo del bateador

4.

CPD

wide boy ** N — buscón ** m, ratero * m

wide area network N — red f de área amplia

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I [waɪd]
adjective wider, widest

1) ( in dimension) <river/feet/trousers> ancho; < gap> grande; <desert/ocean> vasto

it's two meters wide — tiene or mide dos metros de ancho

to get wider — ensancharse

she looked at me with wide eyes — me miró con los ojos muy abiertos

2) (in extent, range) <experience/powers> amplio; < area> amplio, extenso

a wide variety of things — una gran variedad de cosas

the newspaper with the widest circulation — el diario de mayor circulación

the wide world — el ancho mundo

3) ( off target) <ball/shot> desviado

wide OF something — lejos de algo; mark I 4)

II

adverb wider, widest

1) (completely, fully)

her mouth gaped wide — se quedó boquiabierta or con la boca abierta

wide apart: with your feet wide apart con los pies bien or muy separados; wide awake: to be wide awake estar* completamente espabilado or despierto; open wide! abra bien la boca, abre grande (fam); wide open: you left the door wide open dejaste la puerta abierta de par en par; I'm going into this with my eyes wide open sé muy bien en qué me estoy metiendo; he's laid himself wide open to criticism él mismo se ha expuesto a que lo critiquen; the game is wide open — el partido no está definido

2) ( off target)

the ball went wide — la pelota se desvió

wide OF something — lejos de algo

English-spanish dictionary > wide
18 dream

dream [dri:m]

(verb: preterite, past participle dreamed or dreamt)

1. noun

   a. rêve m

• to have a dream about sb/sth rêver de qn/qch

• I've had a bad dream j'ai fait un mauvais rêve

• the whole business was like a bad dream c'était un vrai cauchemar

• sweet dreams! fais de beaux rêves !

• to see sth in a dream voir qch en rêve

• the man/house of my dreams l'homme/la maison de mes rêves

• to have dreams of doing sth rêver de faire qch

• it was like a dream come true c'était le rêve

• to make a dream come true for sb réaliser le rêve de qn

• never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that... jamais, même dans mes rêves les plus fous, je n'aurais imaginé que...

• everything went like a dream (inf) tout s'est merveilleusement bien passé

   b. (when awake) to be in a dream (inf) ( = not paying attention) être dans les nuages ; ( = daydreaming) rêvasser

   c. ( = lovely person) (inf) amour (inf) m ; ( = lovely thing) (inf) merveille f

• isn't he a dream? n'est-ce pas qu'il est adorable ?

2. adjective

• a dream house une maison de rêve

• his dream house la maison de ses rêves

• he lives in a dream world il est complètement détaché des réalités

3. intransitive verb

   a. (in sleep) rêver ; (when awake) rêvasser

• to dream of sb/sth rêver de qn/qch

• to dream of doing sth rêver qu'on a fait qch

• dream on! (inf) tu peux toujours rêver ! (inf)

   b. ( = imagine, envisage) songer (of à)

• I would never have dreamt of doing such a thing je n'aurais jamais songé à faire une chose pareille

• I wouldn't dream of telling her! jamais il ne me viendrait à l'idée de lui dire cela !

• will you come? -- I wouldn't dream of it! vous allez venir ? -- jamais de la vie !

• I wouldn't dream of making fun of you il ne me viendrait jamais à l'idée de me moquer de vous

4. transitive verb

   a. (in sleep) rêver

• I dreamt that she came j'ai rêvé qu'elle venait

• you must have dreamt it! vous avez dû (le) rêver !

   b. ( = imagine) imaginer

• if I had dreamt you would do that... si j'avais pu imaginer un instant que tu ferais cela...

• I didn't dream he would come! je n'ai jamais imaginé un instant qu'il viendrait !

► dream up (inf) separable transitive verb

[+ idea] imaginer

• where did you dream that up? où est-ce que vous êtes allé pêcher ça ? (inf)

* * *
[driːm] 1.
noun rêve m

I had a dream about something/about doing — j'ai rêvé de quelque chose/que je faisais

to be in a dream — être dans les nuages

to make somebody's dream come true — faire que le rêve de quelqu'un devienne réalité

it worked like a dream — ça a marché à merveille
2.
noun modifier [ house, car, vacation] de rêve
3.
transitive verb (prét, pp dreamt [dremt], dreamed)

1) ( while asleep) rêver ( that que)

2) ( imagine)

I never dreamt (that) — je n'aurais jamais pensé que
4.
intransitive verb (prét, pp dreamt [dremt], dreamed) rêver

he dreamt about ou of something/doing — il a rêvé de quelque chose/qu'il faisait

you must be dreaming if you think... — tu te fais des illusions si tu crois que...

I wouldn't dream of doing — il ne me viendrait jamais à l'esprit de faire

Phrasal Verbs:

- dream up

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dream

A n

1 ( while asleep) rêve m ; I had a dream about sth/about doing j'ai rêvé de qch/que je faisais ; to have a dream that rêver que ; ‘sweet ou pleasant dreams!’ ‘fais de beaux rêves!’ ; it was like a bad dream c'était comme un mauvais rêve ;

2 ( while awake) rêverie f, rêve m ; to be in a dream être dans les nuages or dans la lune ; to be living in a dream ( because of happiness) vivre dans un rêve ; ( because of shock) vivre dans un autre monde ;

3 ( hope) rêve m ; I have a dream that mon rêve, c'est que ; to have dreams of doing rêver de faire ; it was (like) a dream come true c'était comme dans un rêve ; to make sb's dream come true faire que le rêve de qn devienne réalité ; the car/man of your dreams la voiture/l'homme de tes rêves ; to have success beyond one's wildest dreams avoir un succès qui dépasse ses rêves les plus fous ; to be rich beyond one's wildest dreams être plus riche qu'on ne l'aurait jamais espéré ; never in her wildest dreams had she thought… jamais, même dans ses rêves les plus fous, elle n'avait imaginé… ; you couldn't imagine a more vicious person, even in your wildest dreams sa méchanceté dépasse l'imagination ;

4 ( wonderful person or thing) the car is a dream to drive c'est un vrai plaisir de conduire cette voiture ; he's a dream il est adorable ; the house/dress is a dream la maison/robe est magnifique ; this cake is a dream ce gâteau est délicieux ; to go like a dream [car, engine] marcher à merveille ; it worked like a dream ça a marché à merveille.

B modif [house, kitchen, car, vacation] de rêve ; [job] rêvé.

C vtr ( prét, pp dreamt, dreamed)

1 ( while asleep) rêver (that que) ;

2 ( imagine) I never dreamt (that) je n'aurais jamais pensé que ; ( stronger) je n'aurais jamais imaginé un seul instant que.

D vi ( prét, pp dreamt, dreamed)

1 ( while asleep) rêver ; he dreamt about ou of sth/doing il a rêvé de qch/qu'il faisait ;

2 ( while awake) rêver, être dans les nuages ; pej rêvasser ; to dream about ou of sth rêver à qch ;

3 ( hope) rêver ; to dream of sth/of doing rêver de qch/de faire ; you're ou you must be dreaming if you think… tu te fais des illusions si tu crois que… ; dream on! iron l'espoir fait vivre! ;

4 ( consider) I/he wouldn't dream of doing il ne me/lui viendrait jamais à l'esprit de faire ; ‘don't tell them!’-‘I wouldn't dream of it!’ ‘ne le leur dis pas!’-‘bien sûr que non!’

Phrasal verbs

■ dream away: to dream away the hours/the afternoon passer son temps/l'après-midi à rêvasser.

■ dream up:

▶ dream up [sth] concevoir, inventer [plan, excuse, idea, theory] ; imaginer [character, plot].

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20 keep

keep

A n

1 ( maintenance) pension f ; to pay for one's keep payer une pension ; to work for one's keep travailler pour payer sa pension ; to earn one's keep [person] gagner de quoi vivre ; [factory, branch] fig être viable ;

2 Archit donjon m.

B vtr ( prét, pp kept)

1 ( cause to remain) to keep sb in hospital/indoors [person] garder qn à l'hôpital/à l'intérieur ; [illness] retenir qn à l'hôpital/à l'intérieur ; to keep sth/sb clean garder qch/qn propre ; to keep sth warm/cool garder qch au chaud/au frais ; to keep sb warm/cool protéger qn du froid/de la chaleur ; to be kept clean/warm/locked rester propre/au chaud/fermé (à clé) ; to keep sb talking/waiting retenir/faire attendre qn ; I won't keep you to your promise tu n'es pas obligé de tenir ta promesse ; to keep an engine/machine running laisser un moteur/une machine en marche ; bronchitis kept him in bed une bronchite l'a obligé à garder le lit ;

2 ( detain) retenir ; there's nothing to keep me here (plus) rien ne me retient ici ; don't let me keep you! je ne veux pas vous retenir! ; what kept you? qu'est-ce qui t'a retenu? ; I won't keep you a minute je n'en ai pas pour longtemps ; the police are keeping him for questioning la police le garde à vue pour l'interroger ;

3 ( retain) garder, conserver [book, letter, money, receipt] ; garder [job] ; garder [seat, place] (for pour) ; garder, mettre [qch] de côté [ticket, bread] (for pour) ; we keep these glasses for special occasions nous gardons ces verres pour les grandes occasions ; this pullover has kept its colour/shape ce pull-over a gardé sa couleur/forme ;

4 ( have and look after) tenir [shop, restaurant] ; avoir [dog, cat] ; élever [sheep, chickens] ;

5 ( sustain) to keep sth going entretenir qch [conversation, fire, tradition] ; I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going je te ferai un sandwich pour que tu tiennes le coup ; it was only his work that kept him going sans son travail il n'aurait pas tenu le coup ; have you got enough work to keep you going? avez-vous assez de travail pour vous occuper? ;

6 ( store) mettre, ranger ; I keep my money in a safe je mets mon argent dans un coffre-fort ; where do you keep your cups? où rangez-vous vos tasses? ; I keep a spare key in the cupboard j'ai un double de la clé dans le placard ;

7 ( have in stock) [shop, shopkeeper] vendre, avoir [brand, product] ;

8 ( support financially) faire vivre, entretenir [husband, wife, family] ; entretenir [lover] ; avoir [servant] ; fig it'll keep us in beer ça nous permettra de tenir le coup ;

9 ( maintain by writing in) tenir [accounts, list, diary, record] ;

10 ( conceal) to keep sth from sb taire or cacher qch à qn ;

11 ( prevent) to keep sb from doing empêcher qn de faire ;

12 ( observe) tenir [promise] ; garder [secret] ; se rendre à, venir à [appointment, date] ; célébrer [occasion, festival] ; observer [commandments, sabbath, Lent] ;

13 Mus to keep time ou the beat battre la mesure ;

14 †( protect) [God] garder†, protéger [person] (from de) ; [person] défendre [gate, bridge] ;

15 ( maintain) entretenir [car, house] ; well/badly kept bien/mal entretenu.

C vi ( prét, pp kept)

1 to keep doing ( continue) continuer à or de faire ; ( do repeatedly) ne pas arrêter de faire ; to keep going lit continuer ; I don't know how she keeps going! je ne sais pas comment elle tient le coup! ; keep at it! persévérez! ; keep west/straight on continuez vers l'ouest/tout droit ; ‘keep left/right’ ‘tenez votre gauche/droite’ ;

2 ( remain) to keep indoors rester à l'intérieur ; to keep out of the rain se protéger de la pluie ; to keep warm/cool se protéger du froid/de la chaleur ; to keep calm rester calme ; to keep silent ou quiet garder le silence ;

3 ( stay in good condition) [food] se conserver, se garder ;

4 ( wait) [news, business, work] attendre ; I've got something to tell you, it won't keep j'ai quelque chose à te dire, ça ne peut pas attendre ;

5 ( in health) ‘how are you keeping?’ ‘comment allez-vous?’ ; she's keeping well elle va bien.

D v refl to keep oneself subvenir à ses propres besoins ; to keep oneself warm/cool se protéger du froid/de la chaleur ; to keep oneself healthy rester en forme ; to keep oneself to oneself ne pas être sociable ; to keep oneself from doing s'empêcher de faire.

E for keeps adv phr pour de bon, pour toujours.

Idioms

to keep in with sb rester en bons termes avec qn ; to try to keep up with the Joneses rivaliser avec ses voisins ; you can't keep a good man down la compétence finit par être reconnue ; ⇒ clear.

Phrasal verbs

■ keep after:

▶ keep after [sb]

1 ( pursue) pourchasser ;

2 ( chivvy) harceler.

■ keep at:

▶ keep at [sb] US harceler, casser les pieds ○ à [person] ;

▶ keep at it persévérer.

■ keep away:

▶ keep away ne pas s'approcher (from de) ;

▶ keep [sth/sb] away empêcher [qch/qn] de s'approcher, tenir [qch/qn] à distance ; to keep sb away from ( prevent from getting close to) empêcher qn de s'approcher de, tenir qn à distance de [person, fire] ; ( cause to be absent from) tenir qn éloigné de [family] ; to keep sb away from his work empêcher qn de travailler.

■ keep back:

▶ keep back rester en arrière, ne pas s'approcher ; keep back! ne vous approchez pas!, n'avancez pas! ; to keep back from sth ne pas s'approcher de qch ;

▶ keep [sth/sb] back, keep back [sth/sb]

1 ( prevent from advancing) empêcher [qn] de s'approcher [person, crowd] (from de) ; faire redoubler [pupil, student] ; [barrier, dam] retenir [water] ; he kept his hair back with an elastic band il avait les cheveux retenus en arrière par un élastique ;

2 ( retain) garder [money] ; conserver [food, objects] ;

3 ( conceal) cacher [information, fact, detail] (from à) ;

4 ( prevent from doing) retenir [person].

■ keep down:

▶ keep down rester allongé ; keep down! ne bougez pas! ;

▶ keep [sth] down, keep down [sth]

1 ( cause to remain at a low level) limiter [number, speed, costs, expenditure, inflation] ; limiter l'augmentation de [prices, costs, wages, unemployment] ; maîtriser, juguler [inflation] ; to keep one's weight down surveiller son poids ; keep your voice down! baisse la voix! ; keep the noise down! faites moins de bruit! ;

2 ( retain in stomach) garder [food] ;

▶ keep [sb] down

1 GB Sch ( cause to repeat a year) faire redoubler [pupil] ;

2 ( repress) opprimer [people] ; réprimer [revolt].

■ keep in:

▶ keep in [car, cyclist, driver etc] GB tenir sa gauche ; ( elsewhere) tenir sa droite ;

▶ keep [sb/sth] in

1 ( cause to remain inside) empêcher [qn/qch] de sortir [person, animal] ; garder [dentures, contact lenses] ; they're keeping her in ( in hospital) ils la gardent ;

2 ( restrain) rentrer [stomach, elbows] ; réprimer [emotions, anger, impatience] ;

3 Sch ( cause to stay at school) garder [qn] en retenue, coller ○ [pupil].

■ keep off:

▶ keep off

1 ( stay at a distance) keep off! n'avancez pas! ;

2 ( not start) I hope the rain/storm keeps off j'espère qu'il ne pleuvra pas/que l'orage n'éclatera pas ;

▶ keep off [sth]

1 ( stay away from) ne pas marcher sur ; ‘Please keep off the grass’ ‘Défense de marcher sur la pelouse’ ;

2 ( refrain from) s'abstenir de consommer, éviter [fatty food, alcohol] ; s'abstenir de parler de [subject] ; to keep off cigarettes ne pas fumer ;

▶ keep [sth] off, keep off [sth]

1 ( prevent from touching) éloigner [animals, insects] ; this plastic sheet will keep the rain/ dust off cette housse en plastique protège contre la pluie/la poussière ;

2 ( continue not to wear) ne pas remettre [shoes, hat] ;

▶ keep sb off [sth] ( cause to refrain from) éviter de donner [qch] à qn [food, alcohol] ; empêcher qn de parler de [subject].

■ keep on:

▶ keep on doing ( not stop) continuer à faire ; ( do repeatedly) ne pas cesser de faire ; to keep on with sth poursuivre qch ; to keep on about sth ne pas arrêter de parler de qch ; to keep on at sb harceler qn, casser les pieds ○ à qn (to do pour qu'il fasse) ;

▶ keep [sb/sth] on garder [employee, flat, hat, shoes].

■ keep out:

▶ keep out of [sth]

1 ( not enter) ne pas entrer dans [area, house] ; ‘keep out!’ ( on notice) ‘défense d'entrer’ ;

2 ( avoid being exposed to) rester à l'abri de [sun, rain, danger] ;

3 ( avoid getting involved in) ne pas se mêler de [argument] ; keep out of this! ne t'en mêle pas! ; to keep out of sb's way, to keep out of the way of sb ( not hinder) ne pas encombrer qn ; ( avoid seeing) éviter qn ; try to keep out of trouble! essaie de bien te conduire! ;

▶ keep [sb/sth] out, keep out [sb/sth] ( not allow to enter) ne pas laisser entrer [person, animal] ; to keep the rain out empêcher la pluie d'entrer ; I wore an extra pullover to keep out the cold j'ai mis un pull-over de plus pour me protéger du froid ; to keep sb out of sth ( not allow to get involved in) ne pas vouloir mêler qn à qch ; ( not allow to enter) ne pas laisser entrer qn dans qch ; to keep sb out of trouble empêcher qn de faire des bêtises ; to keep sb/sth out of sb's way faire en sorte que qn/qch ne soit pas sur le chemin de qn.

■ keep to:

▶ keep to [sth] ( stick to) lit ne pas s'écarter de, rester sur [road, path] ; fig respecter, s'en tenir à [timetable, facts, plan] ; respecter [law, rules] ; ‘keep to the left/right’ ‘tenez votre gauche/droite’ ; to keep to one's bed garder le lit ; to keep to one's home rester chez soi ;

▶ keep sb to [sth] ( cause to remain on) empêcher qn de s'écarter de [route] ; forcer qn à tenir [promise] ;

▶ keep [sth] to ( restrict) limiter [qch] à [weight, number] ; to keep sth to oneself garder qch pour soi [secret, information, opinion] ; he can't keep his hands to himself ○ il a les mains baladeuses ○ ; keep your hands to yourself! bas les pattes ○ !

■ keep under:

▶ keep [sb] under

1 ( dominate) assujettir, soumettre [race, slaves, inhabitants] ;

2 ( cause to remain unconscious) maintenir [qn] inconscient.

■ keep up:

▶ keep up

1 ( progress at same speed) ( all contexts) [car, runner, person] suivre ; [business rivals, competitors] rester à la hauteur ;

2 ( continue) [price] se maintenir ; if the rain keeps up I'm not going s'il continue à pleuvoir je n'y vais pas ;

▶ keep [sth] up, keep up [sth]

1 ( cause to remain in position) tenir [trousers] ; ‘keep your hands up!’ ( by gunman) ‘gardez les mains en l'air!’ ;

2 ( continue) continuer [attack, bombardment, studies] ; entretenir [correspondence, friendship] ; maintenir [membership, tradition] ; garder [pace] ; to keep up the pressure continuer à faire pression (for pour obtenir ; on sur) ; he kept up his German by going to evening classes il a entretenu son allemand en suivant des cours du soir ; to keep up one's strength/spirits garder ses forces/le moral ; keep it up!, keep up the good work! continuez comme ça! ;

▶ keep [sb] up ( maintain awake) faire veiller [child, person] ; [noise, illness] empêcher [qn] de dormir ; I hope I'm not keeping you up ( politely) j'espère que je ne vous oblige pas à veiller ; ( ironically) j'espère que je ne vous empêche pas de dormir.

■ keep up with:

▶ keep up with [sb/sth]

1 ( progress at same speed as) ( physically) aller aussi vite que [person, group] ; ( mentally) suivre [class, work, lecture] ; [company, country] se maintenir à la hauteur de [competitors] ; Econ [wages, pensions] suivre [prices, inflation, cost of living] ; faire face à [demand] ;

2 ( be informed about) suivre [fashion, developments, news] ;

3 ( remain in contact with) garder le contact avec [schoolfriends, colleagues]. ⇒ end, pecker.

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