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be plain with somebody

1 be plain with somebody

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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > be plain with somebody
2 plain

1. adjective
1) (clear) klar; (obvious) offensichtlich

make something plain [to somebody] — [jemandem] etwas klarmachen

make it plain that... — klarstellen, dass...

the reason is plain [to see] — der Grund liegt auf der Hand; see also academic.ru/24358/English">English 2. 1); pikestaff

2) (frank, straightforward) ehrlich; offen; schlicht [Wahrheit]

be plain with somebody — mit jemandem od. jemandem gegenüber offen sein

be [all] plain sailing — (fig.) [ganz] einfach sein

3) (unsophisticated) einfach; schlicht [Kleidung, Frisur]; klar [Wasser]; einfach, bescheiden [Lebensstil]; (not lined) unliniert [Papier]; (not patterned) [Stoff] ohne Muster

4) (unattractive) wenig attraktiv [Mädchen]

5) (sheer) rein

that's plain bad manners — das ist einfach schlechtes Benehmen
2. adverb
1) (clearly) deutlich

2) (simply) einfach
3. noun
1) Ebene, die

2) (Knitting) rechte Masche

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[plein] 1. adjective
1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) einfach

2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar

3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) ehrlich

4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) klar

5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) unscheinbar
2. noun
1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) das Flachland

2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) der Flachstich

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- plainly
- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English
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plain

[pleɪn]

I. adj

1. (simple) einfach; (not flavoured) natur nach n

\plain food einfaches Essen

my father says he likes good \plain food mein Vater sagt, er isst gerne einfache Hausmannskost

\plain omelette Omelette nature f

\plain paper (unlined) unliniertes Papier; (of one colour) einfarbiges Papier

\plain yoghurt Naturjoghurt m o nt

2. (uncomplicated) einfach

\plain folks [or people] einfache Leute

\plain and simple ganz einfach

3. (clear) klar, offensichtlich

her meaning was \plain es war klar, was sie meinte

it's \plain that they... sie wollen ganz offensichtlich, dass...

the sign was \plain enough — we just didn't see it das Schild war klar und deutlich — wir haben es nur einfach übersehen

to be perfectly \plain ganz offensichtlich sein

the reason is perfectly \plain der Grund liegt auf der Hand

to make sth \plain etw klarstellen

have I made myself \plain to you? habe ich mich klar ausgedrückt?

▪ to be \plain with sb jdm gegenüber [ganz] offen sein

4. attr, inv (sheer) rein, pur

it was \plain torture es war die reinste Tortur

the \plain truth is that... die traurige Wahrheit ist, dass...

5. (unattractive) unscheinbar, unansehnlich

\plain Jane Mauerblümchen nt

6.

▶ to be as \plain as the nose on one's face [or BRIT also as a pikestaff] ganz offensichtlich [o ÖSTERR fam a. sonnenklar] sein, klar wie Kloßbrühe sein BRD fam

II. adv

1. (simply) ohne großen Aufwand

the fish had been grilled and served \plain der Fisch war gegrillt und kam ohne weitere Zutaten auf den Tisch

2. ( fam: downright) einfach

\plain awful einfach furchtbar

III. n

1. (area of flat land) Ebene f

▪ the \plains pl die Ebene, das Flachland kein pl

the Great P\plains die Great Plains (in den USA)

2. (in knitting) rechte Masche

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[pleɪn]
1. adj (+er)

1) klar; (= obvious) offensichtlich, klar; tracks, differences deutlich

it is plain to see that... — es ist offensichtlich, dass...

it's as plain as the nose on your face (inf) — das sieht doch ein Blinder (mit Krückstock) (inf)

(as) plain as day — sonnenklar

to make sth plain to sb — jdm etw klarmachen or klar zu verstehen geben

the reason is plain to see — der Grund ist leicht einzusehen

I'd like to make it quite plain that... — ich möchte gern klarstellen, dass...

did I make myself or my meaning plain? — habe ich mich klar ausgedrückt?

to make one's view plain — seine Meinung klar zum Ausdruck bringen

2) (= frank, straightforward) question, answer klar; truth schlicht; statement klar, deutlich

plain dealing — Redlichkeit f

to be plain with sb —

in plain language or English — unmissverständlich, auf gut Deutsch

in plain language or English, the answer is no — um es klar or auf gut Deutsch zu sagen: die Antwort ist nein

it was plain sailing — es ging glatt (über die Bühne) (inf)

it won't all be plain sailing — es wird gar nicht so einfach sein

from now on it'll be plain sailing — von jetzt an geht es ganz einfach

3) (= simple, with nothing added) einfach; dress, design, living schlicht, einfach; cooking, food (gut)bürgerlich; cook einfach, gutbürgerlich; water klar; paper unliniert; envelope einfach; colour einheitlich; cigarette filterlos, ohne Filter

or color (US) — einfarbig, uni pred

under plain cover — in neutraler Verpackung

he's a plain Mr — er ist einfach Herr Sowieso

he used to be plain Mr X — früher war er einfach or schlicht Herr X

4) (= sheer) rein; nonsense etc rein, völlig, blank (inf)

it's just plain common sense — das ist einfach gesunder Menschenverstand

5) (= not beautiful) person, appearance, face unattraktiv

she really is so plain — sie ist recht unansehnlich

plain Jane — unattraktives or unansehnliches Mädchen

she's a real plain Jane — sie ist nicht gerade hübsch or eine Schönheit

2. adv

1) (inf: simply, completely) (ganz) einfach

plain stupid/wrong — einfach dumm/falsch

2)

I can't put it plainer than that — deutlicher kann ich es nicht sagen

3. n

1) (GEOG) Ebene f, Flachland nt

the plains — das Flachland, die Ebene; (in North America) die Prärie

2) (KNITTING) rechte Masche

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plain¹ [pleın]

A adj (adv plainly)

1. einfach, gewöhnlich, schlicht:

plain clothes pl Zivil(kleidung) n(f);

in plain clothes in Zivil;

plain cooking gutbürgerliche Küche;

plain fare Hausmannskost f;

plain living schlichte oder einfache Lebensweise;

plain paper unlin(i)iertes Papier;

plain postcard gewöhnliche Postkarte;

plain scale natürlicher Maßstab;

plain yogurt Naturjoghurt m/n; → cover A 8

2. schlicht, schmucklos, kahl (Zimmer etc), ungemustert, einfarbig (Stoff), unkoloriert (Fotos etc), glatt (Spitzen etc):

plain knitting Rechts-, Glattstrickerei f;

plain sewing Weißnäherei f

3. unscheinbar, farb-, reizlos, wenig anziehend:

a plain girl ein reizloses Mädchen; → Jane A

4. klar (u. deutlich), unmissverständlich, offen:

in plain terms rundheraus (gesagt);

the plain truth die nackte Wahrheit

5. klar, offensichtlich, offenbar, -kundig, deutlich, leicht verständlich:

in plain language

a) ohne Umschweife, klipp und klar,

b) Telegrafie etc im Klartext, offen, unverschlüsselt;

make sth plain etwas klarstellen;

make sth plain to sb

a) jemandem etwas klarmachen,

b) jemandem etwas klar zu verstehen geben;

make o.s. ( oder one’s meaning) plain sich klar ausdrücken, sich verständlich machen

6. unverdünnt, pur (alkoholisches Getränk)

7. ausgesprochen, rein, bar (Unsinn etc):

plain folly heller Wahnsinn

8. offen (u. ehrlich):

plain dealing Redlichkeit f;

be plain with sb jemandem gegenüber offen sein

9. a) mittelmäßig, unbedeutend, Durchschnitts…

b) → sailing A 1

10. METALL unlegiert (Stahl)

11. besonders US eben, flach, auch TECH glatt:

plain country flaches Land;

plain bearing Gleitlager n;

plain fit Schlichtpassung f;

plain roll Glattwalze f

B adv umg völlig:

he’s just plain stupid er ist ganz einfach dumm

C s

1. Ebene f, Flachland n

2. the Plains pl US die Prärie

plain² [pleın] v/i obs oder poet (weh)klagen

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1. adjective
1) (clear) klar; (obvious) offensichtlich

make something plain [to somebody] — [jemandem] etwas klarmachen

make it plain that... — klarstellen, dass...

the reason is plain [to see] — der Grund liegt auf der Hand; see also English 2. 1); pikestaff

2) (frank, straightforward) ehrlich; offen; schlicht [Wahrheit]

be plain with somebody — mit jemandem od. jemandem gegenüber offen sein

be [all] plain sailing — (fig.) [ganz] einfach sein

3) (unsophisticated) einfach; schlicht [Kleidung, Frisur]; klar [Wasser]; einfach, bescheiden [Lebensstil]; (not lined) unliniert [Papier]; (not patterned) [Stoff] ohne Muster

4) (unattractive) wenig attraktiv [Mädchen]

5) (sheer) rein

that's plain bad manners — das ist einfach schlechtes Benehmen
2. adverb
1) (clearly) deutlich

2) (simply) einfach
3. noun
1) Ebene, die

2) (Knitting) rechte Masche

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adj.

ehrlich adj.

einfach adj.

einfarbig adj.

flach adj.

leicht verständlich adj.

vollständig adj. n.

Ebene -n f.

English-german dictionary > plain
3 plain-pied

1.

de plain-pied dəplɛ̃pje locution adjective

1) ( à un étage)

un bâtiment/une maison de plain-pied — a single-storey GB ou single-story US building/house

la cuisine est de plain-pied avec le jardin — the kitchen is at the same level as the garden GB ou yard US

2) ( à égalité)

être de plain-pied avec quelqu'un — to be on an equal footing with somebody

2.

locution adverbiale

entrer de plain-pied dans le monde politique — to have an easy passage into the world of politics

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plɛ̃pje
de plain-pied

1. adj

(maison) at street-level

de plain-pied avec (pièce) — on the same level as

2. adv

(= sans préambule, transition) straight

Le monde est entré de plain-pied dans l'ère nucléaire. — The world has gone straight into the nuclear age.

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plain-pied: de plain-pied

A loc adj

1 ( à un étage) un bâtiment de plain-pied a single-storey GB ou single-story US building; une maison de plain-pied a single-storey GB ou single-story US house, a bungalow GB; l'école est de plain-pied the school only has one storey GB ou story US; la cuisine est de plain-pied avec le jardin the kitchen is at the same level as the garden GB ou yard US ou is on a level with the garden GB ou yard US;

2 ( à égalité) être de plain-pied avec qn to be on an equal footing with sb.

B loc adv entrer de plain-pied dans le monde politique to have an easy passage into the world of politics; passer de plain-pied de la philosophie à la finance to be equally at home discussing philosophy or finance.

[plɛ̃pje]

de plain-pied locution adverbiale

1. [au même niveau]

une maison construite de plain-pied [avec le sol extérieur] a bungalow (UK), a ranch-house (US)

la chambre et le salon sont de plain-pied the bedroom and the living room are on the same level

2. [d'emblée]

entrons de plain-pied dans le sujet let's get straight down to the subject

3. [sur un pied d'égalité]

être de plain-pied avec quelqu'un to be on the same wavelength as somebody

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > plain-pied
4 говорить кому-либо неприятную правду

General subject: be plain with somebody

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > говорить кому-либо неприятную правду
5 сказать кому-либо неприятную правду

General subject: be plain with somebody

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > сказать кому-либо неприятную правду
6 gracia

f.

1 humor.

¡qué gracia! how funny!

su voz me hace mucha gracia I think he's got a really funny voice, his voice makes me laugh (me divierte)

mi sombrero le hizo gracia a María María liked my hat (le gustó)

no me hizo gracia I didn't find it funny

tener gracia to be funny (ser divertido, curioso)

2 skill, natural ability.

todavía no le he pillado o cogido la gracia a esta cámara I still haven't got the hang of using this camera (peninsular Spanish)

3 grace, elegance (encanto).

no consigo verle la gracia a este cuadro I just don't know what people see in this painting

la gracia del plato está en la salsa the secret of the dish is (in) the sauce

4 nuisance (incordio).

vaya gracia tener que salir a mitad de la noche it's a real nuisance having to go out in the middle of the night

¡maldita la gracia que me hace tener que volverlo a hacer! (informal) it's a real pain having to do it all over again!

5 favor.

caer en gracia to be liked

6 wit, wittiness, funniness.

7 Gracia.

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gracia

► nombre femenino

1 RELIGIÓN grace

2 (favor) favour (US favor)

3 (clemencia) pardon

■ el condenado esperó la gracia del rey the prisoner awaited the king's pardon

4 (buen trato) graciousness

5 (atractivo) grace, charm

6 (garbo) grace

7 (chiste) joke

8 irónico (algo molesto) nuisance, pain

■ ¡vaya gracia tener que esperar tanto! what a nuisance to have to wait so long!

9 formal (nombre) name

■ dígame su gracia tell me your name

► nombre femenino plural gracias

1 thank you, thanks

2 las gracias (mitología) the Graces

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en gracia a alguien to make a hit with somebody

■ le has caído en gracia he's taken a liking to you

dar gracias a alguien to thank somebody

estar en gracia to be in a state of grace

gracias a thanks to

gracias a Dios thank God, thank goodness

hacer gracia, tener gracia (diversión) to be funny 2 (desprecio) to be ridiculous

■ me hace gracia, se cree que lo invitaré isn't it funny, he thinks I'm inviting him!

por la gracia de Dios by the grace of God

¡qué gracia! how funny!

reírle las gracias a alguien to laugh at somebody's jokes

¡vaya gracia! / ¡vaya una gracia! well, that's great that is!, that's just great!

y gracias irónico you should be so lucky

■ nada de comida fina, te darán un bocadillo y gracias there'll be no posh food, with a bit of luck you'll get a sandwich

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noun f.

1) grace

2) humor, wit

3) favor

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- gracias

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SF

1) (=diversión)

a) [de chiste, persona]

yo no le veo la gracia — I don't see what's so funny

si no lo cuentas bien se le va la gracia — if you don't tell it well the joke is lost

nos lo contó con mucha gracia — he told it to us in a very funny o amusing way

ahí está la gracia — that's the whole point

• coger o pescar la gracia — to see the point ( of a joke)

b)

• hacer gracia a algn, a mí no me hace gracia ese humorista — I don't find that comedian funny

me hace gracia ver a mi padre en la televisión — it's funny seeing my father on television

me hace gracia que me llamen conservador precisamente ellos — it's funny that they of all people should call me conservative

no me hacía gracia su aire de superioridad — I didn't like his air of superiority

al jefe no le va a hacer ninguna gracia que nos vayamos a casa — our boss is not going to be at all happy about us going home

no me hace mucha gracia la idea de tener que trabajar este domingo — I'm not wild about the idea of having to work this Sunday *

c)

• tener gracia — [broma, chiste] to be funny; [persona] (=ser ingenioso) to be witty; (=ser divertido) to be funny, be amusing

la broma no tuvo gracia — the joke wasn't funny

¡tiene gracia la cosa! — iró isn't that (just) great! iró

tendría gracia que se estropeara el despertador justamente hoy — iró wouldn't it be just great if the alarm didn't go off today of all days? iró

tiene mucha gracia hablando — he's very witty, he's very funny o amusing

tiene mucha gracia contando chistes — his jokes are really funny

d)

• ¡ qué gracia! — [gen] how funny!; iró it's great, isn't it?

¿así que tu hermano y mi hermano se conocen? ¡qué gracia! — so your brother and mine know each other - how funny!

y, ¡qué gracia!, me dice el profesor: -señorita, compórtese — and the teacher said to me, it was so funny, "behave yourself, young lady"

¡qué gracia! ¿no? tú de vacaciones y yo aquí estudiando — iró it's great, isn't it? you are on holiday while I am here studying iró

e)

• dar en la gracia de hacer algo — to take to doing sth

2) (=encanto)

a) [al moverse] gracefulness, grace

se mueve con gracia — she moves gracefully

sin gracia — ungraceful, lacking in gracefulness o grace

tener gracia — to be graceful

b) [en la personalidad] charm

tener gracia — [persona] to have charm; [objeto] to be nice

no es guapo, pero tiene cierta gracia — he's not good-looking but he has a certain charm

no tiene ninguna gracia vistiendo — she has no dress sense

3) (=chiste) joke

• hacer una gracia a algn — to play a prank on sb

hizo una de sus gracias — he showed himself up once again

• reírle las gracias a algn — to laugh along with sb

4) pl gracias

a) [para expresar agradecimiento] thanks

¡gracias! — thank you!

¡muchas gracias! — thank you very much!, thanks a lot!, many thanks! más frm

• dar las gracias a algn — to thank sb ( por for)

no nos dio ni las gracias — he didn't even say thank you, he didn't even thank us

llamaba para darte las gracias por todo — I am phoning to thank you for everything

• toma eso, ¡y gracias! — take that and be thankful!

y gracias que no llegó a más — and we etc were lucky to get off so lightly

b)

• gracias a — thanks to

hemos conseguido esta casa gracias a ellos — it's thanks to them that we got this house

han sobrevivido gracias a la ayuda internacional — they have survived with the help of o thanks to international aid

la familia se mantiene gracias a que el padre y la madre trabajan — the family manages to support itself thanks to the fact that both parents work

• gracias a Dios — thank heaven(s)

5) (Rel) grace

estar en gracia (de Dios) — to be in a state of grace

por la gracia de Dios — by the grace of God
obra 1)
6) (Jur) mercy, pardon

medida de gracia — pardon
tiro 1)
7) (=favor) favour, favor (EEUU)

te concederé la gracia que me pidas — I will grant you whatever favour you request

caer de la gracia de algn — † fall out of favour with sb

• de gracia — † free, gratis

- caer en gracia a algn

me cayó en gracia enseguida — I warmed to him immediately, I took an immediate liking to him

nunca me cayó en gracia tu suegra — I never really liked your mother-in-law

- hacer a algn gracia de algo

te hago gracia de los detalles — I'll spare you the details

8) (=benevolencia) graciousness

9) (Mit)

las tres Gracias — the Three Graces

10)

en gracia a — † on account of

en gracia a la brevedad — for the sake of brevity

11) † (=nombre) name

¿cuál es su gracia? — what is your name?

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femenino

Sentido I

1) ( comicidad)

yo no le veo la gracia — I don't think it's funny

cuenta las cosas con mucha gracia — he has a very amusing way of telling things

pues sí que tiene gracia (la cosa)! — (iró & fam) well, that's great, isn't it! (iro & colloq)

hacer gracia — (+ me/te/le etc)

me hizo una gracia...! — it was so funny...!

me hace gracia que digas eso — it's funny you should say that

no me hace ninguna gracia tener que ir — I don't relish the idea of having to go

2)

a) ( chiste) joke; ( broma) joke, trick

reírle las gracias a alguien — to humor* somebody

b) ( de niño) party piece

3)

a) (encanto, donaire)

baila con mucha gracia — she's a very graceful dancer

un vestido sin gracia — a very plain dress

b) ( habilidad especial)

tiene mucha gracia para arreglar flores — she has a real gift o flair for flower arranging

4) (ant) ( nombre) name

5)

a) (favor, merced) grace

por la gracia de Dios — by the grace of God

le concedieron tres meses de gracia — they gave him three months' grace

b) ( disposición benévola) favor*

caer en gracia: le has caído en gracia — he has taken a liking o (colloq) a shine to you

c) ( clemencia) clemency

6) (Relig) grace

estar en estado de gracia — to be in a state of grace

perder la gracia — to fall from grace

7) (Mit)

las tres gracias — the (three) Graces

Sentido II

8) gracias femenino plural

a) ( expresión de agradecimiento)

sólo quería darle las gracias — I just wanted to thank you

demos gracias a Dios — let us give thanks to God

b) (como interj) thank you, thanks (colloq)

muchas gracias — thank you very much, thanks a lot (colloq)

un millón de gracias por tu ayuda — I can't thank you enough for your help

c)

gracias a — thanks to

gracias a Dios — thank God

llegamos bien, pero gracias a que... — we arrived on time, but only because...

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= amnesty, grace, wit.

Ex. Security at the library has been improved and recommendations for the future include: amnesty weeks for the return of books and severe penalties for offenders, e.g. expulsion for a student, dismissal for a member of staff.

Ex. God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.

Ex. The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.

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* asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* con gracia = wittily, funnily.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.

* hacer gracia = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* lleno de gracia = graceful.

* no hacer ninguna gracia = not take + kindly to.

* periodo de gracia = grace period, time of grace.

* sin gracia = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.

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femenino

Sentido I

1) ( comicidad)

yo no le veo la gracia — I don't think it's funny

cuenta las cosas con mucha gracia — he has a very amusing way of telling things

pues sí que tiene gracia (la cosa)! — (iró & fam) well, that's great, isn't it! (iro & colloq)

hacer gracia — (+ me/te/le etc)

me hizo una gracia...! — it was so funny...!

me hace gracia que digas eso — it's funny you should say that

no me hace ninguna gracia tener que ir — I don't relish the idea of having to go

2)

a) ( chiste) joke; ( broma) joke, trick

reírle las gracias a alguien — to humor* somebody

b) ( de niño) party piece

3)

a) (encanto, donaire)

baila con mucha gracia — she's a very graceful dancer

un vestido sin gracia — a very plain dress

b) ( habilidad especial)

tiene mucha gracia para arreglar flores — she has a real gift o flair for flower arranging

4) (ant) ( nombre) name

5)

a) (favor, merced) grace

por la gracia de Dios — by the grace of God

le concedieron tres meses de gracia — they gave him three months' grace

b) ( disposición benévola) favor*

caer en gracia: le has caído en gracia — he has taken a liking o (colloq) a shine to you

c) ( clemencia) clemency

6) (Relig) grace

estar en estado de gracia — to be in a state of grace

perder la gracia — to fall from grace

7) (Mit)

las tres gracias — the (three) Graces

Sentido II

8) gracias femenino plural

a) ( expresión de agradecimiento)

sólo quería darle las gracias — I just wanted to thank you

demos gracias a Dios — let us give thanks to God

b) (como interj) thank you, thanks (colloq)

muchas gracias — thank you very much, thanks a lot (colloq)

un millón de gracias por tu ayuda — I can't thank you enough for your help

c)

gracias a — thanks to

gracias a Dios — thank God

llegamos bien, pero gracias a que... — we arrived on time, but only because...

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= amnesty, grace, wit.

Ex: Security at the library has been improved and recommendations for the future include: amnesty weeks for the return of books and severe penalties for offenders, e.g. expulsion for a student, dismissal for a member of staff.

Ex: God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.

Ex: The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.

* asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* con gracia = wittily, funnily.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.

* hacer gracia = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

* lleno de gracia = graceful.

* no hacer ninguna gracia = not take + kindly to.

* periodo de gracia = grace period, time of grace.

* sin gracia = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* sin nada de gracia = unfunny.

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gracia

feminine

Sentido I

A

(comicidad): yo no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny, I don't see what's so funny about it

sus chistes no tienen gracia ninguna her jokes aren't at all funny

cuenta las cosas con mucha gracia he's very funny the way he tells things

tiene gracia, mi hermano vive en la misma calle isn't that funny, my brother lives in the same street

¡mira qué gracia! ¡encima tengo que pagar yo! ( iró); well that's just great isn't it! on top of everything else, it's me who ends up paying!

hacer gracia (+ me/te/le etc): ¡me hizo una gracia cuando lo vi sin barba! it was so funny seeing him without his beard!

me hace gracia que digas eso, estaba pensando lo mismo it's funny you should say that, I was just thinking the same thing

parece que le ha hecho gracia el chiste he seems to have found the joke funny

no me hace ninguna gracia tener que ir a verlo I don't relish the idea of having to go and see him

maldita la gracia que me hace tener que asistir a estas reuniones it's no fun having to go to these meetings, it's a real drag having to go to these meetings ( colloq)

B

1 (chiste) joke; (broma) joke, trick, prank

reírle las gracias a algn to humor* sb

2 (de un niño) party piece

C

1

(encanto, donaire): baila con mucha gracia she's a very graceful dancer

un vestido muy sin gracia a very plain dress

2

(habilidad especial): tiene mucha gracia para arreglar flores she has a real gift o flair for flower arranging

la comida es buena, pero la presentan sin ninguna gracia the food is good but they don't go to any trouble over the presentation

D ( ant) (nombre) name

E

1 (favor, merced) grace

por la gracia de Dios by the grace of God

le concedieron tres meses de gracia they gave him three months' grace

… gracia que espera merecer de su Ilustrísima ( frml) ( Corresp) … in the hope that you will grant this request ( frml)

2 (disposición benévola) favor*

caer en gracia: parece que le has caído en gracia he seems to have taken a liking o ( colloq) a shine to you

3 (clemencia) clemency

F ( Relig) grace

estar en estado de gracia to be in a state of grace

perder la gracia to fall from grace

G ( Mit):

las tres gracias the (three) Graces

Sentido II gracias fpl

A

(expresión de agradecimiento): sólo quería darle las gracias I just wanted to thank you

no le dieron ni las gracias they didn't even thank her o say thank you

demos gracias a Dios let us give thanks to God

B ( como interj) thank you, thanks ( colloq)

muchas gracias thank you very much, many thanks, thanks a lot ( colloq)

un millón de/mil gracias por tu ayuda I can't thank you enough for your help, thank you very much for your help

… y gracias: ¿pagarte? ¡estás loca! te dan la comida y gracias pay you? you're joking! they give you your food and that's it o ( BrE colloq) that's your lot

C

gracias a thanks to

se salvaron gracias a él thanks to him they escaped

gracias a Dios, no fue nada serio it was nothing serious, thank heavens o God

llegamos bien, pero gracias a que salimos a las nueve we arrived on time, but only because we left at nine

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gracia sustantivo femenino
1 ( comicidad):
◊ yo no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny;

tener gracia [chiste/broma] to be funny;
me hace gracia que digas eso it's funny you should say that;
no me hace ninguna gracia tener que ir I don't relish the idea of having to go
2
a) ( chiste) joke;

( broma) joke, trick
b) ( de niño) party piece

3 (encanto, elegancia) grace;
◊ con gracia ‹moverse/bailar› gracefully;

un vestido sin gracia a very plain dress;
tiene mucha gracia para arreglar flores she has a real flair for flower arranging
◊ gracias sustantivo femenino plural

a) ( expresión de agradecimiento):

◊ darle las gracias a algn to thank sb;

no dieron ni las gracias they didn't even say thank you
b) ( como interj) thank you, thanks (colloq);

◊ muchas gracias thank you very much, thanks a lot (colloq);

un millón de gracias por ayudarme/tu ayuda thank you very much for helping me/your help
c)

◊ gracias a thanks to;

gracias a Dios thank God
gracia sustantivo femenino
1 (encanto) grace
2 (ocurrencia, chispa) joke: no tiene ninguna gracia, it isn't at all funny
¡qué gracia!, how funny!: ¡qué gracia!, y yo que pensaba que era español, how funny! and I thought that he was Spanish
3 (suceso fastidioso) pain: ¡vaya una gracia tener que salir con esta lluvia!, what a pain to have to go out in this rain!
4 (indulto) pardon
5 Mit grace
las tres Gracias, the Three Graces
' gracia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- caer
- chispa
- duende
- gancho
- garbosa
- garboso
- ñoña
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- ñoño
- novatada
- pizca
- roma
- romo
- soltura
- sosa
- soso
- Tiro
- chiste
- consistir
- garbo
- hacer
- humor
- lisura
- reír
- salero
- ver
English:
funny
- grace
- gracefully
- joke
- misfire
- punch line
- quip
- amused
- dowdy
- drab
- fancy
- flat
- graceful
- kindly
- none
- relish
- wear

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gracia

♦ nf

1. [humor, comicidad]
¡qué gracia! how funny!;

su voz me hace mucha gracia [me divierte] I think he's got a really funny voice, his voice makes me laugh;

me hizo gracia verlo con traje y corbata it was funny seeing him in a suit and tie;

mi sombrero le hizo gracia a Ana [le gustó] Ana liked my hat;

no me hizo gracia I didn't find it funny;

yo no le veo la gracia I don't see what's so funny about it;

tener gracia [ser divertido, curioso] to be funny

2. [arte, habilidad] skill, natural ability;

tiene una gracia especial she has a special talent;
Esp
todavía no le he pillado o [m5] cogido la gracia a esta cámara I still haven't got the hang of using this camera

3. [encanto] grace, elegance;

baila con mucha gracia she's a very graceful dancer;

no consigo verle la gracia a este cuadro I just don't know what people see in this painting;

la gracia del plato está en la salsa the secret of the dish is (in) the sauce;

tiene mucha gracia contando chistes she's really good at telling jokes

4. [ocurrencia]
estuvo toda la tarde soltando gracias he spent all afternoon making funny remarks;

no le rías las gracias al niño don't laugh when the child does/says something silly

5. [incordio] nuisance;

vaya gracia tener que salir a mitad de la noche it's a real nuisance having to go out in the middle of the night;
Fam
¡maldita la gracia que me hace tener que volverlo a hacer! it's a real pain having to do it all over again!

6. [favor] favour;

procura caer en gracia al director para que te dé el puesto try and get in the manager's good books so he gives you the job;

por la gracia de Dios by the grace of God

7. [indulto] pardon;

esperan una medida de gracia del gobierno they are hoping to be pardoned by the government

8. Rel grace;

en estado de gracia in a state of grace

9. Mitol
las tres gracias the three Graces

♦ gracias nfpl

dar las gracias a alguien (por) to thank sb (for);

se marchó sin ni siquiera dar las gracias she left without even saying thank you;
Fam
a ese amigo tuyo yo no le doy ni las gracias I've no time at all for that friend of yours;

lo he conseguido gracias a ti I managed it thanks to you;

pudimos ir gracias a que no llovió we were able to go thanks to the fact that it didn't rain;

salvó la vida gracias a que llevaba casco the fact that he was wearing a crash helmet saved his life;

gracias a Dios ya estamos en casa thank God we're home

♦ interj

gracias thank you, thanks;

muchas gracias thank you very much, thanks very much;

mil gracias por tu ayuda thank you so much for your help, esp Br thanks ever so much for your help;

te pagarán el viaje, y gracias you should be thankful o you're lucky they're paying your travel expenses

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gracia

f

1 ( humor)

:

tener gracia be funny;

me hace gracia I think it’s funny, it makes me laugh;

no le veo la gracia I don’t think it’s funny, I don’t see the joke;

tiene gracia que … it’s funny that …;

eso no tiene la menor gracia that isn’t the least o slightest bit funny;

¡qué gracia! irón well that’s just great!

2

:

dar las gracias a alguien thank s.o., say thank you to s.o.;

gracias thank you;

¡muchas gracias! thank you very much, thanks very much;

gracias a thanks to;

¡gracias a Dios! thank God, thank goodness;

con la entrada tienes derecho a una bebida, y gracias fam the ticket entitles you to one drink, and that’s it

3 ( simpatía)

:

le has caído en gracia he’s taken a liking to you

4

:

en estado de gracia REL in a state of grace

5 de movimientos gracefulness;

tener gracia be graceful

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gracia nf

1) : grace

2) : favor, kindness

3) : humor, wit

su comentario no me hizo gracia: I wasn't amused by his remark

4) gracias nfpl

: thanks

¡gracias!: thank you!

dar gracias: to give thanks

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gracia n

1. (encanto) charm

tiene una gracia especial she has a special charm

2. (dicho divertido) witty remark / joke

está todo el día haciendo gracias he makes witty remarks all day long

caer en gracia a alguien to make a hit with somebody

hacer gracia to make... laugh / to find... funny

sus chistes me hacen gracia his jokes make me laugh

tus comentarios no le hicieron ninguna gracia she didn't find your comments at all funny

tener gracia to be funny

sus chistes tienen gracia his jokes are funny

Spanish-English dictionary > gracia
7 nez

nez [ne]

masculine noun

   a. nose

• ça se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure it's as plain as the nose on your face

• cela sent le brûlé à plein nez there's a strong smell of burning

• où est mon sac ? -- sous ton nez ! where's my bag? -- right under your nose!

• le nez dans son assiette with his head bent over his plate

• il ne lève jamais le nez de ses livres he's always got his nose in a book

• mettre le nez à la fenêtre to show one's face at the window

• je n'ai pas mis le nez dehors hier I didn't put my nose outside the door yesterday

• rire au nez de qn to laugh in sb's face

• fermer la porte au nez de qn to shut the door in sb's face

• elle m'a raccroché au nez she hung up on me ; (avec colère) she slammed the phone down on me

• se trouver nez à nez avec qn to find o.s. face to face with sb

   b. ( = flair) il a du nez he has good instincts

• en affaires, il a le nez fin he has a flair for business

   c. (figurative) avoir qn dans le nez (inf) to have it in for sb (inf)

• avoir un verre dans le nez (inf) to have had one too many (inf)

• se bouffer le nez (inf) to be at each others' throats

• mettre son nez dans qch to poke one's nose into sth

• l'affaire lui est passée sous le nez (inf) the deal slipped through his fingers

• je vais lui mettre le nez dans sa merde (vulg!) I'll rub his (or her) nose in it (inf)

• montrer le bout de son nez ( = se manifester) to make an appearance

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nɛ
nom masculin nose

nez en trompette — turned-up nose

ça sent le parfum à plein nez — (colloq) there's a strong smell of perfume

je n'ai pas mis le nez dehors — (colloq) I didn't set foot outside

mettre le nez à la fenêtre — (colloq) to show one's face at the window

lever à peine le nez — barely to look up

ne pas lever le nez de quelque chose — never to lift one's head from something

tu as le nez dessus — (colloq) it's staring you in the face

avoir du nez, avoir le nez fin — ( odorat) to have a good sense of smell; ( intuition) to be shrewd

rire au nez de quelqu'un — to laugh in somebody's face

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mener quelqu'un par le bout du nez — (colloq) ( dans un couple) to have somebody under one's thumb; ( plus général) to have somebody wrapped round one's little finger

avoir quelqu'un dans le nez — (colloq) to have it in for somebody

avoir un coup or verre dans le nez — (colloq) to have had one too many (colloq)

faire quelque chose au nez (et à la barbe) de quelqu'un — to do something right under somebody's nose

filer or passer sous le nez de quelqu'un — to slip through somebody's fingers

avoir le nez creux — (colloq) to be canny

se casser le nez — (colloq) ( trouver porte close) to find nobody at home; ( échouer) to fail, to come a cropper (colloq)

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ne nm
nose

rire au nez de qn — to laugh in sb's face

avoir du nez — to have flair, to have foresight

se trouver nez à nez avec qn — to come face to face with sb

à vue de nez — roughly

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nez ⇒ Le corps humain nm

1 Anat nose; nez droit/aquilin or en bec d'aigle straight/aquiline nose; nez en trompette or en pied de marmite turned-up nose; avoir le nez bouché/qui coule to have a blocked/runny nose; respirer par le nez to breathe through one's nose; se boucher le nez to hold one's nose; tu saignes du nez your nose is bleeding; ça sent le parfum à plein nez○ there's a strong smell of perfume; regarder qn sous le nez to stare rudely at sb; mettre qch sous le nez de qn○ to put sth right under sb's nose; mettre○ or fourrer◑ son nez partout/dans qch to poke one's nose into everything/into sth; je n'ai pas mis le nez dehors I didn't set foot outside; il fait un froid à ne pas mettre le nez dehors it's freezing cold; mettre le nez à la fenêtre to show one's face at the window; montrer or pointer le bout du nez to show one's face; lever à peine le nez barely to look up; ne pas lever le nez de qch never to lift one's head from sth; elle travaille le nez sur son ordinateur/sa feuille she works hunched over her computer/her sheet of paper; tu as le nez dessus it's staring you in the face; se retrouver nez à nez avec qn to find oneself face to face with sb; avoir du nez, avoir le nez fin ( odorat) to have a good sense of smell; ( intuition) to be shrewd; rire/fermer la porte au nez de qn to laugh/shut the door in sb's face; ⇒ lait, moutarde, ver;

2 Aviat, Naut ( partie avant) nose;

3 Géog ( promontoire) headland;

4 Vin ( arôme) nose.

Idiomes

ça se voit or c'est gros comme le nez au milieu du visage or de la figure○ it's as plain as the nose on your face; mener qn par le bout du nez○ ( dans un couple) to have sb under one's thumb; ( plus général) to have sb wrapped round one's little finger○; ton nez bouge or remue you're telling a lie; avoir qn dans le nez○ to have it in for sb; avoir un coup or un verre dans le nez○ to have had one too many○; se manger○ or bouffer◑ le nez to be at each other's throats; ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez to see no further than the end of one's nose; faire qch au nez (et à la barbe) de qn to do sth right under sb's nose; filer or passer sous le nez de qn to slip through sb's fingers; avoir le nez creux○ to be canny; se casser le nez○ ( trouver porte close) to find nobody at home; ( échouer) to fail, to come a cropper○.

[ne] nom masculin

1. ANATOMIE nose

avoir le nez bouché to have a stuffed up ou blocked nose

avoir le nez qui coule to have a runny nose

avoir le nez qui saigne, saigner du nez to have a nosebleed

avoir un nez grec to have a Grecian nose

nez en trompette turned-up nose

parler du nez to talk ou to speak through one's nose

2. [jugement] flair (substantif non comptable), good judgment (substantif non comptable), intuition (substantif non comptable)

avoir du nez to have good judgment

il a du nez pour acheter des antiquités he's got a flair for buying antiques

j'ai eu du nez ou le nez fin ou le nez creux my intuition was good

tu vois, j'ai eu le nez fin de partir avant minuit you see, I was right to trust my instinct and leave before midnight

3. [flair d'un chien] nose

avoir du nez to have a good nose

4. [en parfumerie] perfume tester

5. AÉRONAUTIQUE nose

sur le nez tilting down

6. CONSTRUCTION (tile) nib

7. GÉOGRAPHIE edge, overhang

8. NAUTIQUE bows

9. œNOLOGIE nose

un vin qui a du nez a wine with a good nose

10. TECHNOLOGIE shank

11. (locution)

le nez en l'air

a. (sens propre) looking upwards

b. (figuré) without a care in the world

il a toujours le nez dans une BD he's always got his nose buried in a comic

sans lever le nez de son travail without looking up from his/her work

montrer (le bout de) son nez to show one's face, to put in an appearance

le voisin/soleil n'a pas montré son nez de la semaine the man next door/sun hasn't come out all week

fermer/claquer la porte au nez à quelqu'un to shut/to slam the door in somebody's face

au nez (et à la barbe) ou sous le nez de quelqu'un under somebody's nose

tu as le nez dessus!, il est sous ton nez! it's right under your nose!

le dernier billet m'est passé sous le nez I just missed the last ticket

se trouver nez à nez avec quelqu'un to find oneself face to face with somebody

ce type, je l'ai dans le nez (familier) that guy gets right up my nose (UK), I can't stand that guy

ça se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure it's as plain as the nose on your face

se manger ou se bouffer (familier) le nez to be at each other's throats

elle ne met jamais le nez ici she never shows her face in here

je n'ai pas mis le nez dehors depuis une semaine I haven't put my nose outside the door for a week

mettre ou fourrer son nez dans les affaires de quelqu'un (familier) to poke ou to stick one's nose in somebody's business

je vais lui mettre le nez dans son caca (très familier) ou sa merde (vulgaire) , moi! I'm going to rub his nose right in it!

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à plein nez locution adverbiale

ça sent le fromage à plein nez there's a strong smell of cheese

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > nez
8 entender

m.

understanding, grasp.

Su entender era limitado Her understanding was limited.

v.

1 to understand.

ahora entiendo lo que quieres decir now I understand o know what you mean

no te entiendo, habla más despacio I don't understand you, could you speak more slowly?

no entiendo cómo puede gustarte Arturo I don't know what you see in Arturo

no entiendo nada, ¿no deberían haber llegado ya? I just can't understand it, surely they were supposed to have arrived by now

¡no hay quien te entienda! you're impossible!

¿tú qué entiendes por “amistad”? what do you understand by “friendship”?

dar a entender que… to imply (that)…

hasta que no llegue no podemos empezar, ¿entiendes? we can't start until she gets here, all right?

Ella entiende la lección She understands the lesson.

Elsa entendió al fin Elsa understood at last.

2 to think.

yo no lo entiendo así I don't see it that way

3 to figure out, to digest, to get clear, to get to know.

Elsa entendió el motivo Elsa figured out the motive.

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ENTENDER

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to ie in stressed syllables)

Present Indicative

entiendo, entiendes, entiende, entendemos, entendéis, entienden.

Present Subjunctive

entienda, entiendas, entienda, entendamos, entendáis, entiendan.

Imperative

entiende (tú), entienda (él/Vd.), entendamos (nos.), entended (vos.), entiendan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to understand

2) think, believe

•

- entender de

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1. VT

1) (=comprender) to understand

no he entendido la pregunta — I didn't understand the question

ahora lo entiendo todo — now I understand everything

entiendo un poco de francés — I (can) understand a little French

la verdad es que no entiendo el chiste — I don't really get o understand the joke

lo has entendido todo al revés — you've got it all wrong

no entiendo tu letra — I can't read your writing

no entiendo cómo has podido hacer eso — I don't understand o know how you could do that

¡a ti no hay quien te entienda! — you're impossible to understand!

que no te vuelva a ver fumando ¿me has entendido? — don't let me catch you smoking again, do you understand?

¿entiendes lo que te quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?, do you know what I'm trying to say?

es un poco rarito, tú ya me entiendes — he's a bit odd, if you know what I mean

• dar algo a entender — to imply sth

dio a entender que no le gustaba — he implied that he didn't like it

nos dieron a entender que querían marcharse — they gave us to understand o led us to believe that they wanted to leave

según él me dio a entender, no está contento en su trabajo — from what he said to me, he is not happy in his job, he gave me to understand that he is not happy in his job

• hacer entender algo a algn — to make sb understand sth

• hacerse entender — to make o.s. understood

• entender mal — to misunderstand

si no he entendido mal, esto es lo que queréis decir — unless I've misunderstood what you're saying, this is what you mean

no quiero que me entiendas mal — don't get me wrong

• no entendió ni una palabra — he didn't understand a word of it

no entendí una palabra de lo que dijo — I didn't understand a word he said

no entiendo ni una palabra de ordenadores — I don't understand a thing about computers

no entender ni jota o ni patata * —

no entendí ni jota o ni una patata de lo que decían — I didn't have a clue what they were on about

no entiendo ni jota de alemán — * I don't understand a single word of German

2) (=opinar) to think, believe

entiendo que sería mejor decírselo — I think o believe it would be better to tell him

yo entiendo que no es correcto hacerlo así — I don't think o believe that that's the right way to do it

3) (=interpretar) to understand

¿tú qué entiendes por libertad? — what do you understand by freedom?

¿debo entender que lo niegas? — am I to understand that you deny it?

me ha parecido entender que estaban en contra — I understood that they were against it, as I understand it they were against it

cada uno entiende el amor a su manera — everyone sees love differently, everyone understands something different by love

4) * (=saber manejar) to know how to use, know how to work

¿tú entiendes esta lavadora? — do you know how this washing machine works?, do you know how to use this washing machine?

5) (=oír) to hear

no se entiende nada — I can't make out o hear a thing

2. VI

1) (=comprender) to understand

¡ya entiendo! — now I understand!, now I get it!

la vida es así ¿entiendes? — that's life, you know

• entender de algo — to know about sth

no entiendo de vinos — I don't know much about wine

Luis sí que entiende de mujeres — Luis certainly knows a thing or two about women

no entender de barcos —

si le preguntas cualquier cosa, él no entiende de barcos — if you ask him something, he makes out he doesn't know anything about anything

2) (Jur) (=tener competencia)

entiende en divorcios — he hears divorce cases

entender en un asunto — to be in charge of an affair

3) [perro, gato]

entiende por Moncho — he answers to the name of Moncho

4) ** (=ser homosexual) to be one of them *

3.

See:

entenderse

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <explicación/idioma/actitud> to understand

no te entiendo la letra — I can't read your writing

no se le entiende nada — you can't understand anything she says

lo entendió todo al revés — he got it all completely wrong

todavía no he entendido el chiste — I still haven't got(ten) the joke

¿entiendes lo que quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?

se entiende que no quiera ir — it is understandable that he doesn't want to go

b) < persona> to understand

tú ya me entiendes — you know what I mean

me has entendido mal — you've misunderstood me

se hace entender or (AmL) se da a entender — he makes himself understood

no hay quien te entienda! — you're impossible!

te entiendo perfectamente — I know exactly what you mean

2) (frml)

a) (concebir, opinar)

no es así como yo entiendo la amistad — this is not how I see o understand friendship

yo entiendo que deberíamos esperar — in my view o as I see it, we should wait

b) (interpretar, deducir)

¿debo entender que te vas? — am I to understand that you're leaving?

me dio a entender que... — she gave me to understand that...

lo dio a entender — she implied it
2.
entender vi

1) ( comprender) to understand

(ya) entiendo — I understand, I see

2) ( saber)

entender de algo — to know about something

¿tú entiendes de estas cosas? — do you know anything about these things?

3) (Der)

entender en un caso — to hear a case
3.
entenderse v pron

1)

a) ( comunicarse)

entenderse con alguien — to communicate with somebody

se entienden por señas — they communicate (with each other) through signs

a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? — let's get this straight, who hit you?

b) ( llevarse bien)

lo que pasa es que no nos entendemos — the thing is we just don't get on very well

entenderse con alguien — to get along o on with somebody

c) ( tratar)

entenderse con alguien — to deal with somebody

es mejor entenderse directamente con el jefe — you are advised to deal directly with the boss

allá se las entienda — (fam) that's his/her problem

entendérselas con alguien — to fix something up with somebody

d) (fam) ( tener un lío amoroso)

entenderse con alguien — to have an affair with somebody

2) (refl)

déjame, yo me entiendo — leave me alone, I know what I'm doing
II
masculino

a mi/tu/su entender — in my/your/his opinion, to my/your/his mind

* * *

= come to + grips with, cut through, grasp, have + some grasp, make + sense (out) of, understand, get to + grips with, make + sense of life, sympathise [sympathize, -USA], sympathise [sympathize, -USA], get + a grip on, provide + an understanding, catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift, have + a handle on, fathom, get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get + a handle on.

Ex. Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.

Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.

Ex. She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.

Ex. It is necessary to have some grasp of some fundamental aspects of computerized information-retrieval systems.

Ex. The resultant guiding must be clear, by being both easy to read and easy to make sense of.

Ex. They assume only that the reader has some knowledge of the subject, so that the abstract can be understood.

Ex. The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.

Ex. This manual is an indispensable companion to all those who are keen to make sense of life in an infinitely complex and confusing Internet.

Ex. In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.

Ex. In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.

Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.

Ex. The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

Ex. Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.

Ex. 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.

Ex. 'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said.

Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.

Ex. You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way.

Ex. Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.

Ex. Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.

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* a mi entender = to my mind.

* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* difícil de entender = cryptic.

* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing, mishearing, mishear.

* entender mejor = place + Nombre + in/into + perspective, put into + perspective, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of.

* entenderse = interoperate [inter-operate], hit it off.

* entenderse que indica = take to + indicate.

* fácil de entender = easy to understand.

* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* hacer entender = get across.

* hacerse entender = make + Posesivo + meaning plain.

* malentender = misconstrue.

* más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.

* no entender = be beyond + Pronombre.

* no entender Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.

* no entender ni una papa de = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* según nuestro entender = as far as we know.

* según + Pronombre + entender = it + be + Posesivo + understanding, Pronombre + understanding + be.

* * *
I 1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <explicación/idioma/actitud> to understand

no te entiendo la letra — I can't read your writing

no se le entiende nada — you can't understand anything she says

lo entendió todo al revés — he got it all completely wrong

todavía no he entendido el chiste — I still haven't got(ten) the joke

¿entiendes lo que quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?

se entiende que no quiera ir — it is understandable that he doesn't want to go

b) < persona> to understand

tú ya me entiendes — you know what I mean

me has entendido mal — you've misunderstood me

se hace entender or (AmL) se da a entender — he makes himself understood

no hay quien te entienda! — you're impossible!

te entiendo perfectamente — I know exactly what you mean

2) (frml)

a) (concebir, opinar)

no es así como yo entiendo la amistad — this is not how I see o understand friendship

yo entiendo que deberíamos esperar — in my view o as I see it, we should wait

b) (interpretar, deducir)

¿debo entender que te vas? — am I to understand that you're leaving?

me dio a entender que... — she gave me to understand that...

lo dio a entender — she implied it
2.
entender vi

1) ( comprender) to understand

(ya) entiendo — I understand, I see

2) ( saber)

entender de algo — to know about something

¿tú entiendes de estas cosas? — do you know anything about these things?

3) (Der)

entender en un caso — to hear a case
3.
entenderse v pron

1)

a) ( comunicarse)

entenderse con alguien — to communicate with somebody

se entienden por señas — they communicate (with each other) through signs

a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? — let's get this straight, who hit you?

b) ( llevarse bien)

lo que pasa es que no nos entendemos — the thing is we just don't get on very well

entenderse con alguien — to get along o on with somebody

c) ( tratar)

entenderse con alguien — to deal with somebody

es mejor entenderse directamente con el jefe — you are advised to deal directly with the boss

allá se las entienda — (fam) that's his/her problem

entendérselas con alguien — to fix something up with somebody

d) (fam) ( tener un lío amoroso)

entenderse con alguien — to have an affair with somebody

2) (refl)

déjame, yo me entiendo — leave me alone, I know what I'm doing
II
masculino

a mi/tu/su entender — in my/your/his opinion, to my/your/his mind

* * *

= come to + grips with, cut through, grasp, have + some grasp, make + sense (out) of, understand, get to + grips with, make + sense of life, sympathise [sympathize, -USA], sympathise [sympathize, -USA], get + a grip on, provide + an understanding, catch + Posesivo + drift, get + Posesivo + drift, have + a handle on, fathom, get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get + a handle on.

Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.

Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.

Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.

Ex: It is necessary to have some grasp of some fundamental aspects of computerized information-retrieval systems.

Ex: The resultant guiding must be clear, by being both easy to read and easy to make sense of.

Ex: They assume only that the reader has some knowledge of the subject, so that the abstract can be understood.

Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.

Ex: This manual is an indispensable companion to all those who are keen to make sense of life in an infinitely complex and confusing Internet.

Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.

Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.

Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.

Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

Ex: Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.

Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.

Ex: 'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said.

Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.

Ex: You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way.

Ex: Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.

Ex: Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.

* a mi entender = to my mind.

* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.

* dar a entender = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* difícil de entender = cryptic.

* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing, mishearing, mishear.

* entender mejor = place + Nombre + in/into + perspective, put into + perspective, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of.

* entenderse = interoperate [inter-operate], hit it off.

* entenderse que indica = take to + indicate.

* fácil de entender = easy to understand.

* hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* hacer entender = get across.

* hacerse entender = make + Posesivo + meaning plain.

* malentender = misconstrue.

* más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.

* no entender = be beyond + Pronombre.

* no entender Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.

* no entender ni una papa de = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* según nuestro entender = as far as we know.

* según + Pronombre + entender = it + be + Posesivo + understanding, Pronombre + understanding + be.

* * *

entender¹ [E8 ]

vt

A

1 ‹explicación/libro/idioma› to understand; ‹actitud/motivos› to understand

yo no te entiendo la letra I can't read your writing

no se le entiende nada you can't understand anything she says

lo has entendido todo al revés you've got(ten) it all completely wrong, you've got the wrong end of the stick ( BrE colloq)

no hablo el alemán, pero lo entiendo I don't speak German, but I can understand it

yo todavía no he entendido el chiste I still haven't got(ten) the joke

y que no se vuelva a repetir ¿lo has entendido bien? and don't let it happen again, (do you) understand? o have you got that?

¿entiendes lo que quiero decir? do you know what I mean?

esto no hay quien lo entienda I just don't understand this o this is impossible to understand

se entiende que prefiera estar a solas it is understandable that she should want to be alone

¿tú qué entiendes por `versátil'? what do you understand by `versatile'?

2 ‹persona› to understand

trata de entenderme try to understand me

ten cuidado con ellos, tú ya me entiendes be careful with them, you know what I mean

me has entendido mal you've misunderstood me

su inglés no es perfecto pero se hace entender or ( AmL) se da a entender his English isn't perfect but he makes himself understood

¡a ti no hay quien te entienda! you're impossible!

te entiendo perfectamente I know exactly what you mean

estoy segura de que él te entenderá I am sure that he will understand

B ( frml)

1

(concebir, opinar): yo entiendo que deberíamos esperar un poco más in my view o as I see it, we should wait a little longer

no es así como yo entiendo la amistad that is not how I see o understand friendship, that is not my idea of friendship

2

(interpretar, deducir): ¿debo entender que desean prescindir de mis servicios? am I to understand o infer that you wish to dispense with my services?

me dio a entender que ya lo sabía she gave me to understand that she already knew

no lo dijo claramente, pero lo dio a entender she did not say so in so many words, but she implied it

■ entender

vi

A (comprender) to understand

(ya) entiendo I understand, I see

es que él es así ¿entiendes? it's just that he's like that, you see

B (saber) entender DE algo to know ABOUT sth

no entiendo nada de economía I don't know a thing about economics

¿tú entiendes de estas cosas? do you know anything about these things?

C ( Der):

entender en un caso to hear a case

■ entenderse

v pron

A

1 (comunicarse) entenderse CON algn to communicate WITH sb

se entienden por señas they communicate (with each other) through signs, they use sign language to communicate with each other

a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién le pegó a quién? let's get this straight, who hit whom?

2 (llevarse bien) entenderse CON algn to get along o on WITH sb

tú te entiendes mejor con él you get along o on better with him than I do

creo que nos vamos a entender I think we're going to get on o get along fine

3 (arreglarse) entenderse CON algn to deal WITH sb

es mejor entenderse directamente con el jefe you are advised to deal directly with the boss

allá se las entienda ( fam); that's his/her problem

entendérselas con algn to fix sth up with sb

4 ( fam) (tener un lío amoroso) entenderse CON algn to have an affair WITH sb

B ( refl):

ni él mismo se entiende he doesn't know what he's doing himself

déjame, yo me entiendo leave me alone, I know what I'm doing

entender²

masculine

a mi/tu/su entender in my/your/his opinion, to my/your/his mind

* * *

Multiple Entries:
entender
entender algo
entender ( conjugate entender) verbo transitivo
to understand;
‹ chiste› to understand, get (colloq);
◊ no te entiendo la letra I can't read your writing;

no entendí su nombre I didn't get his name;
lo entendió todo al revés he got it all completely wrong;
tú ya me entiendes you know what I mean;
me has entendido mal you've misunderstood me;
se hace entender or (AmL) se da a entender he makes himself understood;
me dio a entender que … she gave me to understand that …;
dar algo a entender to imply sth
verbo intransitivo
a) ( comprender) to understand

b) ( saber) entender de algo to know about sth

entenderse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( comunicarse) to communicate;

◊ se entienden por señas they communicate using sign language;

entenderse con algn to communicate with sb;
a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? let's get this straight, who hit you?
b) ( llevarse bien);

◊ lo que pasa es que no nos entendemos the thing is we just don't get on very well;

entenderse con algn to get along o on with sb
2 ( refl):
◊ déjame, yo me entiendo leave me alone, I know what I'm doing

entender
I verbo transitivo
1 (comprender) to understand: a mi entender, está equivocado, in my opinion he's wrong
no entendí ni papa/pío/jota de este libro, I didn't understand a word of this book
no entiendo lo que quieres decir, I don't know what you mean
no me entiendas mal, don't get me wrong
nos dio a entender que no aceptaría el trabajo, he gave us to understand that he wouldn't accept the job
2 (creer) to think: entendemos que no debiste hacerlo, we think you shouldn't have done that
II verbo intransitivo entender de, (saber) to know about: entiende de música, he has an ear for music ➣ Ver nota en understand
' entender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ayunas
- cazar
- coger
- comprender
- dar
- interpretar
- mercenaria
- mercenario
- papa
- revés
- significativa
- significativo
- ver
- aclarar
- agarrar
- caer
- concebir
- difícil
- dificultad
- entendimiento
- enterarse
- entienda
- fácil
- sin
English:
appreciate
- catch
- depth
- follow
- get
- gist
- intimate
- make out
- misunderstand
- parrot-fashion
- point
- purport
- see
- sense
- thoroughly
- trouble
- understand
- wise
- work out
- beyond
- fathom
- figure
- grip
- head
- hint
- home
- imply
- knowing
- latch
- lead
- make
- message
- mishear
- ram
- still
- sympathize
- work

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entender

♦ vt

1. [comprender] to understand;

ahora entiendo lo que quieres decir now I understand o know what you mean;

entiendo perfectamente tu reacción I completely understand your reaction;

¿es que no lo entiendes? don't you understand?;

entiéndelo, lo hago por tu bien try to understand, it's for your own good;

no te entiendo, habla más despacio I don't understand you, could you speak more slowly?;

no entiendo los aparatos modernos I don't understand modern technology;

no entiendo el chiste I don't get the joke;

no entendí nada de lo que dijo I didn't understand a word of what he said;

no entiendo nada, ¿no deberían haber llegado ya? I just can't understand it, surely they were supposed to have arrived by now;

no entiendo la letra de mi médico I can't read my doctor's handwriting;

entender mal algo to misunderstand sth;

no entiendo cómo puede gustarte Arturo I don't know what you see in Arturo;

no hay quien entienda a tu novio no one knows what to make of your boyfriend;

¡no hay quien te entienda! you're impossible!;

sabe entender a las personas mayores she understands older people;

¿tú qué entiendes por “amistad”? what do you understand by “friendship”?;

¿debo entender que no estás de acuerdo? am I to understand that you disagree?;

¿cómo le puedo hacer entender que eso no se hace? how can I make her understand o get it through to her that that sort of behaviour is out?;

hasta que no llegue no podemos empezar, ¿entiendes? we can't start until she gets here, all right?;

¿entiendes?, si no se lo decimos se va a enfadar look, if we don't tell him, he's going to get angry;

podríamos hacernos los despistados, ya me entiendes we could make out we didn't really realize what was going on, you know what I mean;

dar a entender algo (a alguien): dio a entender que no le interesaba she implied (that) she wasn't interested;

nos dio a entender que no estaba de acuerdo she gave us to understand that she disagreed;

hacerse entender to make oneself understood;

se hizo entender a base de signos he made himself understood by using sign language;

Comp
Fam
no entiendo ni jota o RP [m5] un pito I can't understand a word (of it)

2. [juzgar, opinar] to think;

yo no lo entiendo así I don't see it that way;

entiendo que sería mejor no decir nada I think it would be better not to say anything;

entendemos que deberías disculparte we feel you ought to apologize

♦ vi

1. [saber]
entender de algo to know about sth;

entender poco/algo de to know very little/a little about;

entiende un montón de jardinería she knows loads about gardening;

no entiendo nada de informática I don't know anything about computing;

tú que entiendes de estas cosas, ¿qué es el “rafting”? you know about these things, what is “rafting”?

2. [ocuparse]
entender de o [m5]en [en general] to deal with;
[sujeto: juez] to be in charge of;
el magistrado que entiende de casos de terrorismo the magistrate responsible for o in charge of cases involving terrorism

3. Fam [ser homosexual] to be gay;

¿entiendes? are you gay? [as a discreet enquiry]

♦ See also the pronominal verb entenderse

* * *

entender

I v/t

1 understand;

entender mal algo misunderstand sth;

hacerse entender make o.s. understood;

ya me entiendes do you catch my drift?, do you know what I mean?;

dar a entender a alguien give s.o. to understand

2 ( creer)

:

entendemos que sería mejor … we believe it would be better …

II v/i

1 understand;

si entiendo bien if I understand correctly

2

:

entender de algo know about sth

3

:

entender en JUR hear

III m

:

a mi entender in my opinion, to my mind

* * *

entender {56} vt

1) comprender: to understand

2) opinar: to think, to believe

3) querer: to mean, to intend

4) deducir: to infer, to deduce

entender vi

1) : to understand

¡ya entiendo!: now I understand!

2)

entender de : to know about, to be good at

3)

entender en : to be in charge of

♦ See also the reflexive verb entenderse

* * *

entender vb

1. (en general) to understand [pt. & pp. understood]

¿entiendes las instrucciones? do you understand the instructions?

entiendo el italiano I understand Italian

2. (tener conocimientos) to know [pt. knew; pp. known]

Fernando dice que entiende mucho de música Fernando says he knows a lot about music

a mi entender in my opinion

entender mal to misunderstand [pt. & pp. misunderstood]

hacerse entender to make yourself understood

Spanish-English dictionary > entender
9 straight

1. adjective
1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]

in a straight line — in gerader Linie

2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]

3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]

4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten

5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt

have or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken

a straight choice — eine klare Wahl

6) (successive) fortlaufend

win in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen

the team had ten straight wins — die Mannschaft hat zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen

7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]

8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]

straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache

a straight answer to a straight question — eine klare Antwort auf eine klare Frage

he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus

be straight with somebody — zu jemandem offen sein

9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell

10) (in good order, not askew)

the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung

the picture is straight — das Bild hängt gerade

is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?

is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?

put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]

put things straight — alles in Ordnung bringen

put things straight with somebody — mit jemandem alles klären

get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen

let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären

get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!

put somebody straight — jemanden aufklären

put or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
2. adverb
1) (in a straight line) gerade

she came straight at me — sie kam geradewegs auf mich zu

straight opposite — genau gegenüber

head straight for the wall — genau auf die Mauer zusteuern

go straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen

2) (directly) geradewegs

straight after — sofort nach

come straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen

look somebody straight in the eye — jemandem direkt in die Augen blicken

straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus

they went straight ahead and did it — sie taten es sofort

3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtig

give it to me straight — sei ganz offen zu mir!

he came straight out with it — er sagte es ohne Umschweife

I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...

play straight with somebody — mit jemandem ein ehrliches Spiel spielen

4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]

5) (accurately) zielsicher

he can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher

6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]
3. noun
(straight stretch) gerade Strecke; (Sport) Gerade, die

final or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die

* * *
[streit] 1. adjective
1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) gerade, glatt

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ehrlich

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ordentlich

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) ordentlich

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) pur

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nicht verzogen

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) konventionell
2. adverb
1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) gerade(wegs)

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direkt

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) anständig
3. noun
(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) die Gerade

- academic.ru/71096/straighten">straighten
- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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straight

[streɪt]

I. n

1. (race track) Gerade f

in the finishing [or home] \straight in der Zielgeraden

2. CARDS Sequenz f; (in poker) Straight m

3.

▶ stay on [or keep to] the \straight and narrow ( saying) bleibe im Lande und nähre dich redlich prov

II. adj

1. (without curve) gerade; back, nose gerade; hair glatt; skirt gerade geschnitten; line gerade; road, row, furrow [schnur]gerade

is my tie \straight? sitzt mein Schlips richtig?

the picture isn't \straight das Bild hängt schief

he landed a \straight punch to the face sein Hieb landete geradewegs im Gesicht

as \straight as a die [or AM pin] (of posture) kerzengerade; (honest) grundehrlich, absolut ehrlich

2. (frank) advice, denial, refusal offen, freimütig; (honest) ehrlich

I think we better do a bit of \straight talking ich finde, wir sollten einmal ganz offen miteinander reden

▪ to be \straight with sb aufrichtig [o ehrlich] mit jdm sein

a \straight answer eine offene [und ehrliche] Antwort

to do \straight dealings with sb mit jdm offen und ehrlich verhandeln

to go \straight ( fam) keine krummen Sachen machen fam, sich dat nichts zuschulden kommen lassen

3. inv ( fam: conventional) brav pej

he looks pretty \straight wearing a tie mit Krawatte sieht er ziemlich spießig aus

4. (heterosexual) heterosexuell, hetero fam

5. (plain) einfach; (undiluted) pur

\straight gin/Scotch Gin m/Scotch m pur

vodka \straight Wodka m pur

6. (simply factual) tatsachengetreu, nur auf Fakten basierend attr

\straight reporting objektive Berichterstattung

7. (clear, uncomplicated) klar

well done, Tim, that was \straight thinking gut gemacht, Tim, da hast du wirklich scharf überlegt

just give me a \straight yes or no sag doch ganz einfach ja oder nein!

we both liked each other's jumpers, so we did a \straight swap uns gefiel jeweils der Pullover des anderen und da haben wir einfach getauscht

\straight answer eindeutige Antwort; (in exams)

\straight A's glatte Einser

he's a \straight A candidate er ist ein Einserkandidat

8. attr, inv (consecutive) aufeinanderfolgend, in Folge nach n

the team has won ten \straight games this season das Team hat in dieser Saison zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

\straight flush CARDS Straight[flush] m

the \straight line of succession to the throne die Thronfolge in direkter Linie

to win/lose in \straight sets TENNIS mehrere Sätze hintereinander gewinnen/verlieren

9. ( fam: serious) ernst[haft]; (not laughing) ernst; (traditional) traditionell, konventionell

there's a lot of \straight theatre at the festival beim Festival wird viel Althergebrachtes geboten

to keep a \straight face [or one's face \straight] ernst bleiben

to make [or put on] a \straight face ein ernstes Gesicht machen, eine ernste Miene aufsetzen

\straight actor/actress THEAT Schauspieler/Schauspielerin des ernsten Fachs

\straight production [or play] ernstes Stück

10. pred ( fam: quits)

▪ to be \straight quitt sein fam

11. ( fam: no drugs or alcohol) sauber, clean sl

‘Getting S\straight’ programme [or AM program] Entziehungskur f

12. pred (in order) in Ordnung; (clarified) geklärt

to put things \straight (tidy) Ordnung schaffen; (organize) etwas auf die Reihe kriegen fam, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. etwas schaffen

let's get this \straight, you need £500 tomorrow or else... stellen wir einmal klar: entweder du hast bis morgen 500 Pfund, oder...

and get this \straight, I'm not lending you any more money damit das klar ist: ich leihe dir keine müde Mark mehr

to put [or set] sb \straight about sth jdm Klarheit über etw akk verschaffen

III. adv

1. (in a line) gerade[aus]

go \straight along this road folgen Sie immer dieser Straße

he drove \straight into the tree er fuhr frontal gegen den Baum

the village lay \straight ahead of us das Dorf lag genau vor uns

after a couple of gins, I was having difficulty walking \straight nach ein paar Gins konnte ich kaum noch gerade gehen

the dog seemed to be coming \straight at me der Hund schien direkt auf mich zuzukommen

the arrow went \straight through the canvas der Pfeil ging glatt durch die Leinwand

she told me to go \straight ahead with designing the dress sie befahl mir, auf der Stelle mit dem Entwerfen des Kleides anzufangen

to look \straight ahead geradeaus schauen

2. inv (directly) direkt fam

shall we go \straight to the party or stop off at a pub first? sollen wir gleich zur Party fahren oder schauen wir zuerst in einer Kneipe vorbei?

to look sb \straight in the eye jdm direkt in die Augen sehen [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ schauen

3. inv (immediately) sofort

I got home and went \straight to bed ich kam nach Hause und ging sofort schlafen

we've got to leave \straight away wir müssen unverzüglich aufbrechen

she said \straight off [or away] that she had no time on Friday sie sagte von vornherein, dass sie am Freitag keine Zeit habe

to get \straight to the point sofort [o ohne Umschweife] zur Sache kommen

4. ( fam: honestly) offen [und ehrlich]

tell me \straight, would you rather we didn't go out tonight? nun sag mal ganz ehrlich, wäre es dir lieber, wenn wir heute Abend nicht weggingen?

I told him \straight that I didn't like his tie ich sagte ihm geradeheraus, dass mir seine Krawatte nicht gefiele

\straight up, I only paid £20 for the fridge für den Kühlschrank habe ich echt nur 20 Pfund bezahlt

5. (clearly) klar

after five glasses of wine I couldn't see \straight nach fünf Gläsern Wein konnte ich nicht mehr richtig sehen

I'm so tired I can't think \straight any more ich bin so müde, dass ich nicht mehr klar denken kann

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[streɪt]
1. adj (+er)

1) gerade; shot, pass direkt; stance, posture aufrecht; hair glatt; skirt, trousers gerade geschnitten

your tie isn't straight — deine Krawatte sitzt schief

the picture isn't straight —

your hem isn't straight — dein Saum ist nicht gerade

to pull sth straight — etw gerade ziehen

is my hat on straight? — sitzt mein Hut gerade?

please put the picture straight —

hold yourself straight — gerade!

as straight as a die (Brit) — kerzengerade; road schnurgerade

to keep a straight face, to keep one's face straight — ernst bleiben, das Gesicht nicht verziehen

with a straight face — ohne die Miene zu verziehen

straight left/right (Boxing) — gerade Linke/Rechte

2) (= clear) thinking klar

to get things straight in one's mind — sich (dat) der Dinge klar werden

3) (= frank) answer, talking, question offen, direkt; piece of advice offen, ehrlich; denial, refusal direkt, ohne Umschweife; (= honest) person, dealings ehrlich

to be straight with sb — offen und ehrlich zu jdm sein

to keep sb straight — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät (inf)

to play a straight bat ( Brit fig ) — ein faires Spiel spielen

straight arrow ( US inf ) — biederer Mensch

4) (= plain, straightforward) drink pur; (POL) fight direkt; yes or no, choice, exam pass einfach

straight A's — glatte Einsen pl

she's a straight A student — sie hat alles Einsen

to vote the straight ticket ( US Pol ) — seine Stimme einer einzigen Partei (dat) geben

he's a straight Democrat — er ist ein hundertprozentiger Demokrat

to have a straight choice between... — nur die Wahl zwischen... haben

5) (= continuous) ununterbrochen

for the third straight day (US) —

the straight line of succession to the throne — die Thronfolge in der direkten Linie

our team had ten straight wins — unsere Mannschaft gewann zehnmal hintereinander or in ununterbrochener Folge

in straight sets/games (win) — ohne Satz-/Spielverlust; (lose) ohne Satz-/Spielgewinn, in aufeinanderfolgenden Sätzen/Spielen

6) (THEAT) production konventionell; actor ernsthaft

a straight play — ein reines Drama

7) pred (in order) house, room ordentlich; paperwork in Ordnung

to be ( all) straight — in Ordnung sein; ( fig

now we're straight — jetzt haben wir die Sache geklärt

let's get this straight — das wollen wir mal klarstellen

and get this straight — und damit wir uns richtig verstehen

to put or set sb straight about sth — jdm etw klarmachen

if I give you a fiver, then we'll be straight (inf) — wenn ich dir einen Fünfer gebe, sind wir quitt

8) (inf: heterosexual) hetero (inf); (= conventional) etabliert, spießig (pej)

9) (DRUGS inf) clean (inf)

I've been straight for three years now — ich bin jetzt seit drei Jahren clean (inf)

2. adv

1) hold, walk, fly, shoot, grow gerade; sit up, stand up aufrecht, gerade; hit genau; leap at, aim for direkt; above genau, direkt; across direkt

straight through sth — glatt durch etw

he came straight at me — er kam direkt or geradewegs auf mich zu

it went straight up in the air — es flog senkrecht in die Luft

to look straight ahead —

the town lay straight ahead of us — die Stadt lag direkt or genau vor uns

the airport is straight ahead —

go straight ahead with your plan — führen Sie Ihren Plan wie vorgesehen durch

to drive straight on — geradeaus weiterfahren

he drove straight into a tree — er fuhr direkt or voll (inf) gegen einen Baum

the arrow went straight to the target — der Pfeil traf genau ins Ziel

to go straight (criminal) — keine krummen Sachen (mehr) machen (inf)

2) (= directly) direkt

I went straight home — ich ging direkt or sofort nach Hause

to look sb straight in the eye — jdm direkt or genau in die Augen sehen

3) (= immediately) sofort

straight after this — sofort or unmittelbar danach

straight away or off —

he said straight off that... — er sagte ohne Umschweife or sofort, dass...

to come straight to the point — sofort or gleich zur Sache kommen

4) (= clearly) think, see klar

5) (= frankly) offen, rundheraus, ohne Umschweife

I'll give it to you straight, you're fired — ich sage es Ihnen rundheraus or ohne Umschweife, Sie sind entlassen

straight out (inf) — unverblümt (inf), rundheraus

to give or tell sb sth/it straight from the shoulder —

straight up, I got fifty quid for it (inf) — echt, ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt (inf)

I got fifty quid for it – straight up? (inf) — ich habe fünfzig Pfund dafür gekriegt – echt? (inf)

6) (THEAT) play, produce konventionell

7) drink pur

3. n

1) (= straight part) (on race track) Gerade f; (on road, RAIL) gerade Strecke

the final straight — die Zielgerade

in the straight — auf der Geraden

the straight and narrow — der Pfad der Tugend

to keep sb on the straight and narrow — dafür sorgen, dass jd ehrlich bleibt or nicht auf die schiefe Bahn gerät

to stay on or keep to the straight and narrow — auf dem Pfad der Tugend bleiben

2) (= straight line) Gerade f

to cut sth on the straight — etw gerade ( ab)schneiden; cloth etw am Faden(lauf) entlang schneiden

3) (inf: heterosexual) Hetero m (inf)

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straight [streıt]

A adj (adv straightly)

1. gerade (Beine etc):

straight hair glattes Haar;

straight line gerade Linie, MATH Gerade f;

keep the car in a straight line die Spur halten;

keep a straight face das Gesicht nicht verziehen, engS. ernst bleiben;

put straight ein Bild etc gerade hängen; → stand up A 1 b

2. a straight left (right) (Boxen) eine linke (rechte) Gerade;

in straight sets (Tennis etc) ohne Satzverlust;

his third straight win SPORT sein dritter Sieg in (ununterbrochener Reihen)Folge

3. in Ordnung, ordentlich:

put straight in Ordnung bringen;

put things straight Ordnung schaffen;

put a few things straight einige Dinge klarstellen;

set sb straight jemandem einen Zahn ziehen umg;

set sb straight on ( oder about) jemandes Meinung über (akk) richtigstellen

4. a) offen, ehrlich

b) ehrlich, reell (Geschäftsmann etc): → die² 1

5. anständig (Leben etc)

6. umg zuverlässig, sicher (Tipp etc)

7. geradlinig, folgerichtig (Denken etc)

8. POL US hundertprozentig (Republikaner etc)

9. pur:

drink one’s whisky straight

10. a) THEAT konventionell (Stück)

b) THEAT effektlos (Spiel)

c) gewöhnlich, normal (Roman etc)

11. WIRTSCH US mit festem Preis, ohne Mengenrabatt

12. AUTO, TECH Reihen…:

straight engine

13. umg quitt:

we’re straight

14. sl spießig

15. sl

a) hetero (heterosexuell)

b) clean, sauber (nicht mehr drogenabhängig)

B adv

1. gerade(aus):

go straight on

2. richtig:

he does not see straight;

I can’t think straight ich kann nicht (mehr) klar denken;

get sb straight sl jemanden richtig verstehen

3. direkt, gerade, gerade(s)wegs, unmittelbar:

he comes straight from London; → horse A 1, shoulder A 1

4. oft straight out rundheraus, klipp und klar:

she told him straight out what she thought of him

5. umg go straight keine krummen Sachen mehr machen;

play it straight

a) es ernst meinen,

b) kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen;

play it straight with me

a) nur heraus mit der Wahrheit!,

b) mir gegenüber brauchst du kein Blatt vor den Mund zu nehmen

6. straight away ( oder off) sofort, auf der Stelle, gleich

7. ohne Eis (Cocktail)

8. straight up? Br umg echt?, ehrlich?

C s

1. Geradheit f:

out of the straight krumm, schief

2. SPORT (Gegen-, Ziel) Gerade f

3. SPORT (Erfolgs-, Treffer- etc) Serie f

4. Poker: Straight m (Folge von 5 Karten beliebiger Farbe)

5. fig be on ( oder keep to) the straight and narrow auf dem Pfad der Tugend wandeln;

go off ( oder stray from) the straight and narrow auf die schiefe Bahn geraten

6. sl Spießer(in)

7. sl

a) Hetero m

b) jemand, der clean ist

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1. adjective
1) gerade; aufrecht [Haltung]; glatt [Haar]

in a straight line — in gerader Linie

2) (not having been bent) ausgestreckt [Arm, Bein]; durchgedrückt [Knie]

3) (not misshapen) gerade [Bein]

4) (Fashion) gerade geschnitten

5) (undiluted, unmodified) unvermischt

have or drink whisky/gin straight — Whisky/Gin pur trinken

a straight choice — eine klare Wahl

6) (successive) fortlaufend

win in straight sets — (Tennis) ohne Satzverlust gewinnen

the team had ten straight wins — die Mannschaft hat zehn Spiele hintereinander gewonnen

straight As — (Amer.) lauter Einsen

7) (undeviating) direkt [Blick, Schlag, Schuss, Pass, Ball, Weg]

8) (candid) geradlinig [Person]; ehrlich [Antwort]; klar [Abfuhr, Weigerung, Verurteilung]; unmissverständlich [Rat]

straight dealings/speaking — direkte Verhandlungen/unverblümte Sprache

a straight answer to a straight question — eine klare Antwort auf eine klare Frage

he did some straight talking with her — er sprach sich mit ihr offen aus

be straight with somebody — zu jemandem offen sein

9) (Theatre) ernst; (not avant-garde) konventionell

10) (in good order, not askew)

the accounts are straight — die Bücher sind in Ordnung

the picture is straight — das Bild hängt gerade

is my hair/tie straight? — sitzt meine Frisur/Krawatte [richtig]?

is my hat [on] straight? — sitzt mein Hut [richtig]?

put straight — geradeziehen [Krawatte]; gerade aufsetzen [Hut]; gerade hängen [Bild]; aufräumen [Zimmer, Sachen]; richtig stellen [Fehler, Missverständnis]

put things straight — alles in Ordnung bringen

put things straight with somebody — mit jemandem alles klären

get something straight — (fig.) etwas genau od. richtig verstehen

let's get it or things or the facts straight — wir sollten alles genau klären

get this straight! — merk dir das [ein für allemal]!

put somebody straight — jemanden aufklären

put or set the record straight — die Sache od. das richtig stellen
2. adverb
1) (in a straight line) gerade

she came straight at me — sie kam geradewegs auf mich zu

straight opposite — genau gegenüber

head straight for the wall — genau auf die Mauer zusteuern

go straight — (fig.): (give up crime) ein bürgerliches Leben führen

2) (directly) geradewegs

straight after — sofort nach

come straight to the point — direkt od. gleich zur Sache kommen

look somebody straight in the eye — jemandem direkt in die Augen blicken

straight ahead or on — immer geradeaus

they went straight ahead and did it — sie taten es sofort

3) (honestly, frankly) aufrichtig

give it to me straight — sei ganz offen zu mir!

he came straight out with it — er sagte es ohne Umschweife

I told him straight [out] that... — ich sagte [es] ihm ins Gesicht, dass...

play straight with somebody — mit jemandem ein ehrliches Spiel spielen

4) (upright) gerade [sitzen, stehen, wachsen]

5) (accurately) zielsicher

he can't shoot [very] straight — er ist nicht [sehr] zielsicher

6) (clearly) klar [sehen, denken]
3. noun
(straight stretch) gerade Strecke; (Sport) Gerade, die

final or home or finishing straight — (Sport; also fig.) Zielgerade, die

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adj.

direkt adj.

gerade adj.

geradewegs adj.

rein adj.

unmittelbar adj.

unverfälscht adj.

English-german dictionary > straight
10 rein

f; -, -en; südd., österr. casserole

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purely (Adv.);

(bloß) mere (Adj.); sheer (Adj.); plain (Adj.);

(klar) limpid (Adj.); clear (Adj.);

(netto) net (Adj.);

(sauber) clean (Adj.);

(unbefleckt) virgin (Adj.); immaculate (Adj.); undefiled (Adj.);

(unvermischt) pure (Adj.)

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f -, -en (S Ger, Aus COOK)
≈ casserole
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1) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) clear

2) mere

3) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) pure

4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) pure

5) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) sheer

6) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) simple

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Rein

[rain]

f casserole

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I
Adverb (ugs.)

rein mit dir! — in you go/come!
II 1.
Adjektiv

1) (unvermischt) pure

2) (nichts anderes als) pure; sheer

etwas aus reinem Trotz tun — do something out of sheer or pure contrariness

reine Theorie — pure theory

die reine Wahrheit sagen — tell the plain or unvarnished truth

es war eine reine Männersache — it was exclusively a men's affair

eine reine Arbeitergegend — a purely or entirely working-class district

der reinste Quatsch — (ugs.) pure or sheer or absolute nonsense

dein Zimmer ist der reinste Saustall — (derb) your room is a real pigsty

3) (meist geh.): (frisch, sauber) clean; fresh <clothes, sheet of paper, etc.>; pure, clean <water, air>; clear < complexion>; (fig.)

jemanden/jemandes Namen rein waschen — (ugs.) clear somebody/somebody's name

sich rein waschen — (ugs.) cler oneself or one's name

ein reines Gewissen haben — have a clear conscience

etwas ins Reine schreiben — make a fair copy of something

etwas ins Reine bringen — clear something up; put something straight

mit jemandem/etwas ins Reine kommen — get things straightened out with somebody/get something sorted or straightened out
2.
Adverb purely

rein zufällig — purely or quite by chance

rein gar nichts — (ugs.) absolutely nothing

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rein¹

A. adj

1. pure ( auch CHEM, BIOL, LING, Seide, Wein, Alkohol und fig); (sauber) clean; (klar) auch Gewissen: clear; METALL unalloyed; (gereinigt) purified; (unverfälscht) unadulterated (auch fig); Haut: clear; Blatt Papier: clean, blank;

reine Baumwolle pure ( oder 100%) cotton;

reines Deutsch sprechen speak a pure German;

reine und angewandte Mathematik pure and applied mathematics;

Kants Kritik der Reinen Vernunft Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason;

ein reines Gewissen a clear ( oder pure) conscience; → Luft, Tisch, Wein, Weste

2. REL, Tier, Speise: clean;

für Moslems ist Schweinefleisch nicht rein pork for Muslims is an unclean meat

3. Gewinn: net, clear

4. fig, umg, intensivierend, oft im sup: (bloß, nichts als) utter, sheer, absolute;

das ist reiner Zufall that is sheer luck;

reine Lüge downright ( oder barefaced) lie;

eine reine Frechheit (a piece of) barefaced cheek (US nerve);

reiner Unsinn/Wahnsinn sheer nonsense/madness;

das ist reine Theorie that’s only ( oder simply) theory;

eine reine Formalität a mere formality;

der reine Hohn pure ( oder bitter) mockery;

ein reiner Zufall a pure accident ( oder coincidence);

reinste Freude sheer ( oder pure) joy;

er ist der reinste Komiker he’s a real comedian;

die reinste Komödie a regular comedy

5. fig, intensivierend: (ausschließlich, echt) genuine, real;

die reine Wahrheit the plain truth; JUR the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth;

eine reine Arbeitergegend a real working-class area; → Vergnügen

B. adv

1. purely;

rein pflanzlich purely vegetable; nur attr pure ( oder all) vegetable …; Essen: strictly vegetarian;

rein pflanzliches Fett pure vegetable fat;

aus rein naturwissenschaftlicher Sicht from a strictly scientific point of view

2. umg (gänzlich) absolutely;

rein gar nichts absolutely nothing (nil umg);

rein unmöglich absolutely impossible;

rein verrückt totally mad;

rein zufällig by pure accident ( oder chance), purely by accident ( oder chance);

aus rein persönlichen Gründen for purely personal reasons;

etwas rein Persönliches a purely personal matter;

es geht schon rein zeitlich nicht there simply isn’t (enough) time;

etwas rein mechanisch tun do sth just mechanically

C. substantivisch:

ins Reine bringen clear up, sort out;

mit jemandem ins Reine kommen get things straightened out with sb;

(mit sich) ins Reine kommen straighten things out (for o.s.);

etwas ins Reine schreiben make a fair copy of sth

rein² adv umg

1. → herein

2. → hinein

rein… im v umg

1. → auch herein…

2. → auch hinein…

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I
Adverb (ugs.)

rein mit dir! — in you go/come!
II 1.
Adjektiv

1) (unvermischt) pure

2) (nichts anderes als) pure; sheer

etwas aus reinem Trotz tun — do something out of sheer or pure contrariness

reine Theorie — pure theory

die reine Wahrheit sagen — tell the plain or unvarnished truth

es war eine reine Männersache — it was exclusively a men's affair

eine reine Arbeitergegend — a purely or entirely working-class district

der reinste Quatsch — (ugs.) pure or sheer or absolute nonsense

dein Zimmer ist der reinste Saustall — (derb) your room is a real pigsty

3) (meist geh.): (frisch, sauber) clean; fresh <clothes, sheet of paper, etc.>; pure, clean <water, air>; clear < complexion>; (fig.)

jemanden/jemandes Namen rein waschen — (ugs.) clear somebody/somebody's name

sich rein waschen — (ugs.) cler oneself or one's name

ein reines Gewissen haben — have a clear conscience

etwas ins Reine schreiben — make a fair copy of something

etwas ins Reine bringen — clear something up; put something straight

mit jemandem/etwas ins Reine kommen — get things straightened out with somebody/get something sorted or straightened out
2.
Adverb purely

rein zufällig — purely or quite by chance

rein gar nichts — (ugs.) absolutely nothing

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adj.

absolute adj.

chaste adj.

clean adj.

immaculate adj.

pure adj.

sheer adj.

straight adj.

unadulterated adj.

uncorrupt adj.

uncorrupted adj.

undefiled adj. adv.

chastely adv.

immaculately adv.

purely adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > rein
11 deutlich

I Adj.

1. Ahnung, Erinnerung, Gefühl etc.: clear, distinct; Fortschritt, Unterschied: auch marked; (merklich) noticeable

2. Aussprache: clear, intelligible; Schrift: legible

3. (eindeutig) clear, plain; Antwort, Worte: plain; (unverblümt) blunt, plainspoken; ein deutlicher Beweis seiner Unschuld clear proof of his innocence; deutlicher Wink broad hint; etw. deutlich machen make s.th. clear ( oder plain) (+ Dat to); jemandem etw. deutlich machen auch explain s.th. to s.o.; weitS.: drive s.th. home to s.o.; sehr deutlich werden not pull any punches, talk straight with s.o. umg.; muss ich noch deutlicher werden? am I making myself understood?, have I not made myself clear enough?; eine deutliche Sprache sprechen Person: not mince matters ( oder one’s words); Sache: speak volumes

II Adv. siehe I; deutlich besser etc. much better etc.; um es ganz deutlich zu sagen to put it quite bluntly, not to put too fine a point on it; habe ich mich deutlich genug ausgedrückt? have I made myself understood ( oder clear)?

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notedly (Adv.); perspicuous (Adj.); lucid (Adj.); visible (Adj.); explicit (Adj.); well-defined (Adj.); conspicuous (Adj.); emphatic (Adj.); articulate (Adj.); direct (Adj.); clear (Adj.); distinct (Adj.); plain (Adj.)

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deut|lich ['dɔytlɪç]
1. adj

1) (= klar) clear

2) (= unmissverständlich) clear, plain

eine déútliche Sprache mit jdm reden — to speak plainly or bluntly with sb

déútlich werden — to make oneself clear or plain

muss ich déútlicher werden? — have I not made myself clear or plain enough?

2. adv

1) (= klar) sehen, unterscheiden, sprechen clearly; erkennbar, hörbar, wahrnehmbar clearly, plainly

déútlich zu erkennen/sehen/hören — easy to recognize/see/hear

déútlich fühlen — to feel distinctly

ich fühle déútlich, dass... — I have the distinct feeling that...

2) (= unmissverständlich) sich ausdrücken, sagen explicitly

jdm etw déútlich vor Augen führen — to make sth perfectly clear or plain to sb

sich déútlich ausdrücken — to make oneself clear or plain

ich muss es einmal déútlich sagen — let me make myself perfectly clear

jdm déútlich zu verstehen geben, dass... — to make it clear or plain to sb that...

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1) (striking and well-marked: a dress with bold stripes.) bold

2) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) clear

3) clearly

4) (easily seen, heard or noticed: There are distinct differences between the two; Her voice is very distinct.) distinct

5) explicitly

6) (stated, or stating, fully and clearly: explicit instructions; Can you be more explicit?) explicit

7) (noticeably: It's markedly easier to do it by this method.) markedly

8) (clear; striking: I have many vivid memories of that holiday; a vivid image/description.) vivid

9) (noticeable; definite: He walks with a pronounced limp.) pronounced

10) ((of pictures, outlines etc) clear and distinct: the sharp outline of the mountain.) sharp

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deut·lich

[ˈdɔytlɪç]

I. adj

1. (klar) clear

[un]\deutliche Schrift [il]legible writing

\deutliche Umrisse distinct [or clear] [or sharp] outlines

[jdm] \deutlich werden to become clear [to sb]

2. (eindeutig) clear

das war \deutlich! that was clear [or plain] enough!

\deutlich werden to make oneself clear [or plain], to use words of one syllable a. iron

muss ich \deutlicher werden? have I not made myself clear [enough]?

ich hoffe, ich muss nicht \deutlicher werden! I hope I won't have to spell it out

II. adv

1. (klar) clearly, plainly

etw \deutlich fühlen to distinctly feel sth

\deutlich sprechen to speak clearly [or distinctly]

etw \deutlich zeichnen to draw sth in sharp detail/contrast

2. (eindeutig) clearly, plainly

sich akk \deutlich ausdrücken to make oneself clear [or plain]

\deutlich fühlen, dass... to have the distinct feeling that...

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1.
Adjektiv

1) clear

daraus wird deutlich, dass/wie... — this makes it clear that/how...

2) (eindeutig) clear, distinct <recollection, feeling>

deutlich werden — make oneself plain or clear
2.
adverbial

1) clearly

2) (eindeutig) clearly; plainly

jemandem etwas deutlich zu verstehen geben — make something clear or plain to somebody

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deutlich

A. adj

1. Ahnung, Erinnerung, Gefühl etc: clear, distinct; Fortschritt, Unterschied: auch marked; (merklich) noticeable

2. Aussprache: clear, intelligible; Schrift: legible

3. (eindeutig) clear, plain; Antwort, Worte: plain; (unverblümt) blunt, plainspoken;

ein deutlicher Beweis seiner Unschuld clear proof of his innocence;

deutlicher Wink broad hint;

etwas deutlich machen make sth clear ( oder plain) (+dat to);

jemandem etwas deutlich machen auch explain sth to sb; weitS.: drive sth home to sb;

sehr deutlich werden not pull any punches, talk straight with sb umg;

muss ich noch deutlicher werden? am I making myself understood?, have I not made myself clear enough?;

eine deutliche Sprache sprechen Person: not mince matters ( oder one’s words); Sache: speak volumes

B. adv → A;

deutlich besser etc much better etc;

um es ganz deutlich zu sagen to put it quite bluntly, not to put too fine a point on it;

habe ich mich deutlich genug ausgedrückt? have I made myself understood ( oder clear)?

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1.
Adjektiv

1) clear

daraus wird deutlich, dass/wie... — this makes it clear that/how...

2) (eindeutig) clear, distinct <recollection, feeling>

deutlich werden — make oneself plain or clear
2.
adverbial

1) clearly

2) (eindeutig) clearly; plainly

jemandem etwas deutlich zu verstehen geben — make something clear or plain to somebody

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adj.

bold adj.

broad adj.

clarion adj.

clear adj.

clear cut (unambiguous) adj.

conspicuous adj.

distinct (from) adj.

distinct adj.

explicit adj.

lucid adj.

obvious adj.

perspicuous adj. adv.

articulately adv.

conspicuously adv.

lucidly adv.

notedly adv.

perspicuously adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > deutlich
12 estar

v.

1 to be.

estamos a veinte grados (expresa valores, grados) it's twenty degrees here

el dólar está a 10 pesos the dollar is at 10 pesos

están a dos euros el kilo they're two euros a kilo

está terminado it's finished

2 to be.

¿dónde está la llave? where is the key?

¿está María? — no, no está is Maria there? — no, she's not here

Ella estuvo aburrida She was bored.

El edificio está en la calle tres The building is on third street.

3 to be (expresa cualidad, estado).

los pasteles están ricos the cakes are delicious

esta calle está sucia this street is dirty

4 to be (expresa estado).

estar de mudanza to be (in the process of) moving

estamos de suerte we're in luck

estar de vacaciones to be on holiday

estar de viaje to be on a trip

estar en uso to be in use

estar en guardia to be on guard

estamos sin agua we have no water, we're without water

5 to be.

están golpeando la puerta they're banging on the door

6 to stay, to be.

estaré un par de horas y me iré I'll stay a couple of hours and then I'll go

7 to be ready (hallarse listo).

¿aún no está ese trabajo? is that piece of work still not ready?

8 to be for.

Me estuvo difícil el examen The exam was difficult for me.

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ESTAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están.

Imperfect Indicative

estaba, estabas, estaba, estábamos, estabais, estaban.

Past Indicative

estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron.

Future Indicative

estaré, estarás, estará, estaremos, estaréis, estarán.

Conditional

estaría, estarías, estaría, estaríamos, estaríais, estarían.

Present Subjunctive

esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén.

Imperfect Subjunctive

estuviera, estuvieras, estuviera, estuviéramos, estuvierais, estuvieran;

estuviese, estuvieses, estuviese, estuviésemos, estuvieseis, estuviesen.

Future Subjunctive

estuviere, estuvieres, estuviere, estuviéremos, estuviereis, estuvieren.

Imperative

está (tú), esté (él/Vd.), estemos (nos.), estad (vos.), estén (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to be

- estar en contra
- estarse
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Para las expresiones estar bien, estar mal, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [indicando situación] to be

¿dónde estabas? — where were you?

la última vez que estuve en Roma — the last time I was in Rome

Madrid está en el centro de España — Madrid is in the centre of Spain

el monumento está en la plaza — the monument is in the square

eso no está en sus declaraciones — that's not in any of his statements

-las tijeras están en el cajón -no, aquí no están — "the scissors are in the drawer" - "no, they're not in here"

-hola, ¿está Carmen? -no, no está — "hello, is Carmen in?" - "no, I'm afraid she isn't"

el día que estuve a verlo — the day I went to see him

• está [fuera] — [de casa] she's out; [de la ciudad/en el extranjero] she's away

• [ya que] estamos — while we are at it

2) [indicando un estado transitorio]

a) + adj, adv to be

está mucho mejor — he's much better

estar enfermo {o} malo — to be ill

estoy muy cansada — I'm very tired

¿estás casado o soltero? — are you married or single?

está vacío — it's empty

estaba herido — he was injured

¿cómo estamos? — [gen] how are we doing?; [a otra persona] how are you?

con este frío, aquí no se puede estar — it's unbearably cold here

¡qué bueno está este café! — this coffee's really good!

mis padres están como siempre — my parents are the same as ever

¿está libre el baño? — is the bathroom free?

¿qué tal {o} cómo estás? — how are you?

el récord anterior estaba en 33 segundos — the previous record was {o} stood at 33 seconds

b) + participio to be

la radio está rota — the radio is broken

para las seis estará terminado — it will be finished by six o'clock

estaba sentada en la arena — she was sitting on the sand

está (embarazada) de dos meses — she's two months pregnant

él no estaba implicado — he wasn't involved

le está bien empleado por ingenuo — it serves him right for being so naïve

c) + gerundio to be

estaba corriendo — he was running

me está molestando — he's annoying me

se está muriendo — she's dying

venga, ya nos estamos yendo, que es tarde — come on, it's time to go, it's late

está siendo preparado — it's being prepared

nos estamos engañando — we're deceiving ourselves

3) (=existir) to be

además están los gastos del viaje — then there are the travel expenses

• [dejar] estar, déjalo estar — just leave him be

si dejas estar ese asunto te irán mejor las cosas — you'll do better to let the matter drop

4) [indicando el aspecto de algo] to look

¡qué elegante estás! — you're looking really smart!

estás más delgado — you've lost weight, you look slimmer

está más viejo — he looks older

el sofá estará mejor al lado de la ventana — the sofa will look better next to the window

ese tío está muy bueno — * that guy's gorgeous *, that guy's a bit of all right *

el traje te está grande — that suit is too big for you

5) (=estar listo) to be ready

estará a las cuatro — it'll be ready at four

en seguida está — it'll be ready in a moment

dos vueltas más y ya está — two more laps and that'll be it

¡ya está! ya sé lo que podemos hacer — that's it! I know what we can do

ya estoy — I'm done, that's me *

¡ya estamos! — [después de hacer algo] that's it!; [dicho con enfado] that's enough!

¿estamos? — [al estar listo] ready?; [para pedir conformidad] are we agreed?, right?, OK? *

¡ya estuvo! — Méx that's it!

6) [indicando fecha, distancia, temperatura]

estamos en octubre — it's October

cuando estemos en verano — when it's summer, in the summer

7) [en estructuras con preposición]
estar a
estamos a 8 de junio — it is 8 June {or} the 8th of June, today is 8 June {o} the 8th of June

estábamos a 40°C — it was 40°C

¿a cuántos estamos? — what's the date?

¿a cuánto estamos de Madrid? — how far are we from Madrid?

las uvas están a 1,60 euros — the grapes are one euro 60 cents

¿a cuánto está el kilo de naranjas? — how much are oranges per kilo?

estoy a lo que se decida en la reunión — I'm waiting to see what's decided at the meeting

estar a lo que resulte — to be waiting to see how things turn out
estar con
está con la gripe — he's down with flu, he's got the flu

estuvo con la enfermedad durante dos años — she had {o} suffered from the disease for two years

ya está otra vez con el mismo tema — he's harping on about the same old subject again

ya estoy con ganas de ir — I want to go now

estoy con ganas de pegarle — I feel like hitting him

• estar con [algn], yo estoy con él — I'm with him

los aliados estaban con ellos — the Allies were behind them
estar de
está de buen humor — he's in a good mood

están de charla — they're having a chat

está de camarero — he's working as a waiter

está de jefe temporalmente — he is acting as boss, he is the acting boss

está de luto — she's in mourning

¡estoy de nervioso! — I'm so nervous!

están de paseo — they've gone for a walk

estaba de uniforme — he was (dressed) in uniform

están de vacaciones — they are on holiday

está de viaje en este momento — he's away at the moment
estar en
en eso está el problema — that's (exactly) where the problem is

el problema está en que... — the problem lies in the fact that...

en ello estamos — we're working on it

no está en él hacerlo — it is not in his power to do it

creo que está usted en un error — I think you're mistaken

no está en sí — she's not in her right mind

yo estoy en que... — (=creer) I believe that...
estar para
para eso estamos — [gen] that's why we're here, that's what we're here for; [respondiendo a gracias] don't mention it

para eso están los amigos — that's what friends are for

• estar para [hacer] algo — (=a punto de) to be about to do sth, be on the point of doing sth

está para salir — he's about to leave

• [no] estoy para bromas — I'm not in the mood for joking

si alguien llama, no estoy para nadie — if anyone calls, I'm not in
estar por (=en favor de) [+ política] to be in favour {o} (EEUU) favor of; [+ persona] to support hueso 1) estar por ({+ infin})
la historia de ese hallazgo está por escribir — the story of that discovery is still to be written {o} has yet to be written

está por ver si es verdad lo que dijeron — it remains to be seen whether what they said is true

está todavía por hacer — it remains to be done, it is still to be done

yo estoy por dejarlo — I'm for leaving it, I'm in favour of leaving it

está por llover — LAm it's going to rain
estar sin ({+ infin})
las camas estaban sin hacer — the beds were unmade, the beds hadn't been made

¿todavía estás sin peinar? — haven't you brushed your hair yet?
estar sobre algn/algo
hay que estar mucho sobre él para que estudie — you have to keep on at him to make sure he studies

hay que estar sobre el arroz para que no se pegue — you need to keep a close eye on the rice to make sure it doesn't stick to the pan

estar sobre sí — to be in control of o.s.

8) [en oraciones ponderativas]

• está [que] rabia — * he's hopping mad *, he's furious

estoy que me caigo de sueño — I'm terribly sleepy, I can't keep my eyes open

2.

See:

estarse

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I 1.
cópula

1) ( seguido de adjetivos) [ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1] to be

qué gordo está! — isn't he fat!, hasn't he got(ten) fat!

pobre abuelo! está viejo — poor grandpa! he's really aged

la sopa está deliciosa/muy caliente — the soup is delicious/very hot

está muy simpático conmigo — he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently)

todo está tan caro! — things are o have become so expensive!

está cansada/furiosa/embarazada — she is tired/furious/pregnant

2) (con bien, mal, mejor, peor)

están todos bien, gracias — they're all fine, thanks

qué bien estás en esta foto! — you look great in this photo!

está mal que no se lo perdones — it's wrong of you not to forgive him; ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor

3) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

está casada con un primo mío — she's married to a cousin of mine

4) ( seguido de participios)

estar sentado/echado/arrodillado — to be sitting/lying/kneeling (down)

estaban abrazados — they had their arms around each other; ver tb verbo auxiliar 2

5) ( con predicado introducido por preposición) to be; (para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente)

estoy a régimen — I'm on a diet

¿a cómo está la uva? — how much are the grapes?

estamos como al principio — we're back to where we started

está con el sarampión — she has (the) measles

siempre está con lo mismo — he's always going on about the same thing

está de buen humor — she's in a good mood

están de limpieza/viaje — they're spring-cleaning/on a trip

hoy estoy de cocinera — I'm doing the cooking today

estaba de secretaria — she worked as a secretary

no estoy para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

estamos sin electricidad — the electricity is off at the moment

está sin pintar — it hasn't been painted yet

estar con alguien — ( estar de acuerdo) to agree with somebody; ( apoyar) to support somebody, be on somebody's side

el pueblo está con nosotros — the people are with us

estar en algo: no lo hemos solucionado pero estamos en ello or eso — we haven't solved it but we're working on it

6) ( introducido por que)

el agua está que pela — the water's scalding hot

está que no hay quien lo aguante — he's (being) unbearable
2.
estar vi

Sentido I

1) ( en un lugar)

edificio/pueblo ( estar ubicado) to be

¿dónde está Chiapas? — where's Chiapas?

está a 20 kilómetros de aquí — it's 20 kilometers from here

2)

a) persona/objeto ( hallarse en cierto momento) to be

¿sabes dónde está Pedro? — do you know where Pedro is?

¿a qué hora tienes que estar allí? — what time do you have to be there?

¿dónde estábamos la clase pasada? — where did we get to in the last class?

b) ( figurar) to be

yo no estaba en la lista — I wasn't on the list, my name didn't appear on the list

3) ( hallarse en determinado lugar)

¿está Rodrigo? — is Rodrigo in?

¿estamos todos? — are we all here?

4)

a) (quedarse, permanecer)

sólo estaré unos días — I'll only be staying a few days

¿cuánto tiempo estarás en Londres? — how long are you going to be in London (for)?

b) ( vivir)

ahora estamos en Soca — we're in o we live in Soca now

de momento estoy con mi hermana — at the moment I'm staying with my sister

Sentido II

5) ( en el tiempo)

¿a qué (día) estamos? — what day is it today?

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? — what's the date today?

estamos a 28 de mayo — it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May

estamos en primavera — it's spring

¿en qué mes estamos? — what month are we in o is it?

Sentido III

6) (existir, haber)

y después está el problema de... — and then there's the problem of...

luego están los niños, hay que pensar en ellos — then there are the children to think about

7) (tener como función, cometido)

estar para algo: para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for; estamos para ayudarlos — we're here to help them

8) ( radicar)

ahí está el quid del asunto — that's the crux of the matter

estar en algo: en eso está el problema that's where the problem lies; todo está en que él quiera — it all depends on whether he wants to or not

9) (estar listo, terminado)

la carne todavía no está — the meat's not ready yet

lo atas con un nudo y ya está — you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are

enseguida estoy — I'll be right with you

ya está! ya sé la repuesta! — I've got it! I know the answer!

ahí está! — that's it!

10) ( quedar entendido)

que no vuelva a suceder ¿estamos? — don't let it happen again, understand? o (colloq) got it?

11)

ya que estamos/estás — while we're/you're at it

12) (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl)

te está grande/pequeña — it's too big/too small for you

la 46 te está mejor — the 46 fits you better
3.
estar v aux

1) ( con gerundio)

está lloviendo — it's raining

se está afeitando — he's shaving

estoy viendo que va a ser imposible — I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible

2) ( con participio)

la foto está tomada con flash — the photo was taken with flash

ese asiento está ocupado — that seat is taken

ya está hecho un hombrecito — he's a proper young man now; ver tb estar cópula 4)
4.
estarse v pron

1) (enf) ( permanecer) to stay

se estuvo horas ahí sentado — he remained sitting there for hours

¿no te puedes estar quieto? — can't you stay o keep still?

estése tranquilo — don't worry

2) (enf) ( llegar) to be

estáte allí media hora antes — be there half an hour before
II
masculino (esp AmL) living room

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= be, become, live with.

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Ex. Medical advances are improving the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, while prevention remains the key to stopping the spread of this disease.

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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* creer que estar bien = feel + right.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* esperanza + estar = hope + lie.

* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.

* estando de servicio = while on the job.

* estando sentado = from a seated position.

* estar a años de distancia = be years away.

* estar abierto a = be open to.

* estar abocado a ser = be doomed.

* estar absorto en = be wrapped up in.

* estar aburridísimo = be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.

* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).

* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + the thin line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from.

* estar a cargo de = man, be the responsibility of.

* estar accesible = be up.

* estar accesible en línea = go + online.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estar acertado = be right on track.

* estar acostumbrado a = be familiar with, be no stranger to, be used to.

* estar acostumbrado a + Infinitivo = be accustomed to + Gerundio.

* estar a dos velas = not have a bean.

* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away.

* estar a favor de = be for, be in favour (of), come down in + favour of.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar a favor o en contra = be for or against.

* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.

* estar agradecido = be thankful.

* estar a la alerta de = be wary of.

* estar a la altura de = live up to, be equal to.

* estar a la altura de la circunstancias = make + the cut.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = come up with + the goods.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = rise (up) to + challenge.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, be equal to the occasion, rise (up) to + the occasion, deliver + the goods, measure up (to), be up to snuff.

* estar a la altura de las expectativas = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.

* estar a la altura de lo que se espera = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la baja = be down.

* estar al acecho = lie in + wait.

* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + feet.

* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.

* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.

* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.

* estar a la par de = rank with.

* estar a la vuelta de la esquina = be just around the corner.

* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.

* estar al completo = overbook.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

* estar al día = monitor + developments, stay on top of + the game, stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar alejado + Expresión Numérica = be + Número + away.

* estar al lado de = stand by + Lugar.

* estar al loro de = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar al máximo = overstretch.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* estar al tanto = monitor + developments.

* estar al tanto de = be on the lookout for, keep + track of, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar a mano = be on hand, be around.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar a merced de = be at the mercy of.

* estar ansioso por = be eager to.

* estar ante = be faced with.

* estar apagado = be off.

* estar a punto de = be poised to, be about to, be on the point of, stand + poised, come + very close to.

* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.

* estar a punto de + Infinitivo = be about + Infinitivo.

* estar aquí ya = be upon us.

* estar a resultas de = keep + track of.

* estar arraigado en = be rooted in.

* estar arrestado = be under arrest.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar a salvo = be in safe hands.

* estar asociado a = be associated with, be bound up with.

* estar atado a = hold + hostage to.

* estar atareado = be tied up.

* estar atento a = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar aterrorizado = be petrified of, be frightened to death, be scared stiff, be terrified.

* estar a tope = overstretch.

* estar atrancado = be stuck.

* estar atrasado en el pago = be in arrears.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

* estár aún más alejados = be one step further removed.

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* estar ausente = lack.

* estar ausente de = be absent (from).

* estar avanzado = be well under way.

* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.

* estar averiado = be out of order.

* estar aviado = be (in) a mess.

* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.

* estar bajo la tutela de = fall under + the auspices of.

* estar bastante acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.

* estar bien = be okay, be in good shape, be in good health.

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* estar borracho = be drunk, see + double.

* estar callado = keep + quiet.

* estar cansado de = be sick and tired of.

* estar capacitado para = be qualified to.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* estar castigado = be in the doghouse.

* estar cerca = be at hand, be on hand, be around.

* estar cerca de = be close to.

* estar chalado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.

* estar chupado = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* estar clarísimo = be patently clear.

* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.

* estar colado por = have + a crush on.

* estar como una cabra = be a real nutter.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.

* estar comprometido a + Infinitivo = be committed to + Gerundio.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar condenado a ser = be doomed.

* estar conectado = be on.

* estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar con el tema = be on the topic.

* estar confinado = be confined.

* estar confuso = blur, be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.

* estar congelado = be frozen stiff.

* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* estar contentísimo = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar contraindicado = be contraindicated.

* estar contra las cuertas = be against the ropes.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar convirtiéndose rápidamente = be fast becoming.

* estar correcto = be correct.

* estar correlacionado con = be correlated with.

* estar de acorde con = be commensurate with.

* estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.

* estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, see + eye to eye (with/on), jive with.

* estar de acuerdo (con/en) = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.

* estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.

* estar de baja = be off work.

* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.

* estar debatiéndose = be under discussion.

* estar de brazos cruzados = stand + idle, sit + idle.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar de capa caída = be in the doldrums.

* estar de cháchara = chinwag.

* estar decidido a = be determined to, be of a mind to, be intent on, be all set to.

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

* estar decidido a + Infinitivo = be set to + Infinitivo.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* estar de moda = be in.

* estar densamente poblado de = be dense with.

* estar dentro de = fall within/into.

* estar dentro de la competencia = be the province of.

* estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno = lie within + Posesivo + power.

* estar de palique = chinwag.

* estar de parloteo = chinwag.

* estar de pie = stand.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* estar desasosegado = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar desbordado de = be snowed under with.

* estar desbordante de = spill over with.

* estar descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar descontento con = express + dissatisfaction with.

* estar deseoso de = be anxious to, be more than ready for.

* estar desesperado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* estar desocupado = stand + idle.

* estar desordenado = be out of order.

* estar desquiciado = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar destinado a = be intended for/to.

* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.

* estar de suerte = be in luck.

* estar detenido = be under arrest.

* estar de vacaciones = be on vacation, be off on vacation.

* estar de vuelta = be back.

* estar de vuelta dentro de = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* estar directamente relacionado con = be directly correlated to.

* estar disgustado por = feel deeply about.

* estar disperso = lie + scattered.

* estar disponible = be available, be forthcoming, be at hand.

* estar dispuestísimo a = be more than willing to.

* estar dispuesto = be game.

* estar dispuesto a = be keen to, be prepared to, be willing to, be of a mind to, be willing and able to, be ready, willing and able.

* estar dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* estar dispuesto y deseoso a = be willing and able to.

* estar dominado por Alguien = be under + Posesivo + thumb.

* estar ducho en = be adept at.

* estar dudoso = be doubtful.

* estar embarazada = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar emocionado = be thrilled.

* estar empachado = have + indigestion.

* estar empeorando = be in decline.

* estar en = be in the course of.

* estar en alza = be up.

* estar enamorado de = carry + a torch for + Nombre, have + a crush on.

* estar en apuros = be in trouble, be in a fix.

* estar en ascuas = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en auge = go + strong.

* estar en Babia = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* estar en barbecho = lie + fallow.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar encaminado a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* estar encantadísimo = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar encantado = be thrilled.

* estar encantado de Hacer Algo = be more than happy to + Infinitivo.

* estar en casa = be in.

* estar en celo = be on heat, be in heat.

* estar encendido = be on.

* estar enchufado = be on.

* estar encinta = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en consonancia con = be consonant with, attune to, align + Reflexivo + with.

* estar en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), be in touch (with).

* estar en contra de = be against.

* estar en debate = be under discussion.

* estar en decadencia = be in decline, be in retreat.

* estar en declive = be in decline.

* estar en desacuerdo = be at variance, disagree, quarrel with, beg to differ, be at sixes and sevens with each other.

* estar en desacuerdo con = be at odds with, be at loggerheads with.

* estar en desacuerdo sobre = be at odds over.

* estar en desigualdad = be under par.

* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.

* estar en deuda = be in debt.

* estar en deuda con = be beholden to.

* estar endeudado = be in debt.

* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el séptimo cielo = be on cloud nine, float on + air.

* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.

* estar enemistados = be at loggerheads.

* estar en estado = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de cambio = be in flux.

* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.

* estar en flor = be in bloom, be in flower.

* estar en floración = be in bloom, be in flower.

* estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.

* estar enfrascado en Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar enfrentados = be at loggerheads.

* estar en funcionamiento = be up.

* estar en función de = be a function of.

* estar en guardia = be on guard (against), be on + Posesivo + guard.

* estar en guerra con = be at war with.

* estar en igualdad de condiciones con = be on (an) equal footing with.

* estar en inferioridad de condiciones = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* estar en juego = be at stake.

* estar en la gloria = be on cloud nine, float on + air.

* estar en la inopia = live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar en la misma categoria que = rank with.

* estar en la onda = attune to + wavelength.

* estar en las mismas = be back to square one.

* estar en las últimas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar en lo cierto = hit + the truth.

* estar en manos privadas = hold in + private hands.

* estar en marcha = tick over.

* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar en minoría = be in the minority.

* estar en misa y repicando = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar enojado = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle.

* estar en paz = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* estar en peligro = be in jeopardy, be in question, be endangered, be at risk, be at stake.

* estar en peligro (de) = be in danger (of).

* estar en posición de = be in a position to.

* estar en proceso de = be on the way to, be in the process of, be in the course of.

* estar en proceso de cambio = be in flux.

* estar en proceso de + Infinitivo = be on to + Infinitivo.

* estar en retirada = be in retreat.

* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar en sintonía con = attune to.

* estar en situación de = be in a position to.

* estar en suspense = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar en trance de = be in the process of.

* estar entre = fall between.

* estar entre la espada y la pared = be on the horns of a dilemma.

* estar entre los primeros = stay on top.

* estar entre rejas = be behind bars.

* estar entusiasmado = be thrilled.

* estar en un aprieto = be in a fix.

* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.

* estar en un berenjenal = be (in) a mess.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* estar en un momento decisivo = be at a watershed.

* estar en un sinvivir = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar en venta = be up for sale.

* estar en vías de = be on the road to, be in the process of.

* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.

* estar en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar equivoado = miss + the point.

* estar equivocado = be mistaken, be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error, miss + the mark, be in the wrong.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* estar erróneo = be in error.

* estar esparcido = lie + scattered.

* estar estrechamente ligado a = be closely tied to.

* estar estropeado = be kaput.

* estar estropeándose = be on the way out.

* estar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.

* estar falto de = be short of.

* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.

* estar familiarizado con = have + familiarity with.

* estar firmemente convencido = strongly held opinion.

* estar frenético = be furious.

* estar frito de sed = be parched, spit + feathers, be parched with thirst.

* estar fuera = be out.

* estar fuera con los amigos = be out with the guys.

* estar fuera de contienda = be out of contention.

* estar fuera del alcance = lie outside + the scope of.

* estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* estar fuera del interés = lie outside + the scope of.

* estar fuera del interés de uno = lie beyond + concern.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* estar fuera de quicio = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar fuera de rumbo = be off course.

* estar fuera de secuencia = be out of order.

* estar fuera de sí = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar funcionando = be in place.

* estar furioso = fume.

* estar + Gerundio = be on the way to.

* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.

* estar haciendo = be up to.

* estar haciendo Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar hambriento = starve.

* estar harto = have had enough.

* estar harto de = be all too familiar with, be sick and tired of.

* estar hasta la coronilla de = be sick and tired of.

* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.

* estar hecho con la intención de = be intended for/to.

* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.

* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* estar hecho para = be geared to, be intended for/to, mean, be cut out for.

* estar hecho polvo = be + wreck.

* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.

* estar hecho un esqueleto = be a bag of bones.

* estar hecho un flan = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* estar hecho un perla = be a bit of a lad.

* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.

* estar hecho un prenda = be a bit of a lad.

* estar helado = be frozen stiff.

* estar implícito en = run through.

* estar inactivo = lie + fallow, lie + dormant.

* estar incluido = be embedded.

* estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).

* estar indeciso entre... o... = be torn between... and....

* estar inerte = lie + fallow.

* estar informado puntualmente sobre = monitor + information on.

* estar inmune a = be immune against.

* estar inquieto = be disturbed.

* estar interesado en = be interested in, be keen to.

* estar inundado de = be snowed under with.

* estar junto a = stand by + Lugar.

* estar juntos = be together, stand + together.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.

* estar lejos de (ser) + Infinitivo = be far from + Gerundio.

* estar levantado = be up.

* estar libre de = be free from.

* estar ligado a = be bound up with.

* estar listo = stand + ready, be ready.

* estar listo para = be poised to, stand + poised, be all set to.

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* estar localizable = be locatable.

* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon, be over the moon.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* estar loco por = have + a crush on.

* estar majareta = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.

* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar manga por hombro = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar marcado por = be pockmarked with.

* estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.

* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.

* estar metido en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.

* estar motivado = be motivated, have + motivation.

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

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de frío = be frozen stiff.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* estar muy acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar muy agradecido a = be indebted to.

* estar muy alejado de = be a long way from.

* estar muy arraigado en = be well embedded in.

* estar muy bajo = be way down.

* estar muy cerca de = be one step away from, be steps away from, come + very close to.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* estar muy emocionado con/por = be excited about.

* estar muy esparcido = spread + Nombre + thinly.

* estar muy lejano = be far off.

* estar muy lejos = be far off, be a long way off.

* estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.

* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* estar muy puesto = stay on top of + the game, stay on top.

* estar muy separado = set + far apart.

* estar muy usado = be well thumbed.

* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* estar oculto = lie + hidden.

* estar ocupado = busyness, be engaged, be tied up.

* estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.

* estar orgulloso de = be proud (of/to).

* estar orientado a/para = be geared to.

* estar orientado hacia = target.

* estar orientado hacia + Nombre = be + Nombre + driven.

* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar pendiente de = be on the lookout for, pay + attention to, keep + an eye on, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar pendiente de todo = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + league, be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, be all at sea.

* estar permitido = be permissible.

* estar plagado de = be rife with.

* estar plenamente convencido de Algo = feel (it) in + Posesivo + bones.

* estar pluriempleado = moonlight, work + a second job.

* estar pluriempleado, tener un segundo trabajo, tener un segundo empleo = work + a second job.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* estar por demostrar = be unproven.

* estar por detrás = be behind.

* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.

* estar por las nubes = be through the roof.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* estar poseído por los espíritus = haunt.

* estar precavido = be on + Posesivo + guard, be on guard (against).

* estar predestinado a = be predestined to.

* estar predispuesto = feel + partial.

* estar predispuesto a = be predisposed to/toward(s).

* estar preñada = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar preocupadísimo = be worried stiff (about), be worried sick.

* estar preocupado por = be anxious to.

* estar preparado = be readied, stand + ready, be ready.

* estar preparado para = be geared up for/to, stand + poised.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a = be willing and able to.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* estar presente = be manifest, be present, be in evidence.

* estar presionado = be under the gun.

* estar propuesto a = be intent on.

* estar próximo = be at hand.

* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).

* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* estar realizándose = underway [under way], be in progress, be in hand.

* estar rebosante de = spill over with.

* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.

* estar relacionado con = be associated with, regard.

* estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.

* estar resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* estar resfriado = have + a cold.

* estar respaldado por Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.

* estar restringido = be constrained.

* estar resuelto a = be intent on, be all set to.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* estar salpicado de = be dotted with.

* estar sano y salvo = be alive and well.

* estar satisfecho (de) = be satisfied (with).

* estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.

* estar sediento = be thirsty, spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* estar seguro = be sure, make + sure, set + your watch by.

* estar seguro de = be certain (of), be confident about, feel + confident.

* estar seguro de que = be confident that.

* estar sentado sin hacer o decir nada = sit by.

* estar separado = set + apart.

* estar separado de = be remote from.

* estar sesgado = bias, slant.

* estar siempre + Adjetivo = be ever + Adjetivo.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.

* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.

* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.

* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.

* estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.

* estar sin una pela = not have a bean.

* estar sin un centavo = not have a bean.

* estar sin un céntimo = not have a bean.

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1) ( seguido de adjetivos) [ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1] to be

qué gordo está! — isn't he fat!, hasn't he got(ten) fat!

pobre abuelo! está viejo — poor grandpa! he's really aged

la sopa está deliciosa/muy caliente — the soup is delicious/very hot

está muy simpático conmigo — he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently)

todo está tan caro! — things are o have become so expensive!

está cansada/furiosa/embarazada — she is tired/furious/pregnant

2) (con bien, mal, mejor, peor)

están todos bien, gracias — they're all fine, thanks

qué bien estás en esta foto! — you look great in this photo!

está mal que no se lo perdones — it's wrong of you not to forgive him; ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor

3) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

está casada con un primo mío — she's married to a cousin of mine

4) ( seguido de participios)

estar sentado/echado/arrodillado — to be sitting/lying/kneeling (down)

estaban abrazados — they had their arms around each other; ver tb verbo auxiliar 2

5) ( con predicado introducido por preposición) to be; (para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente)

estoy a régimen — I'm on a diet

¿a cómo está la uva? — how much are the grapes?

estamos como al principio — we're back to where we started

está con el sarampión — she has (the) measles

siempre está con lo mismo — he's always going on about the same thing

está de buen humor — she's in a good mood

están de limpieza/viaje — they're spring-cleaning/on a trip

hoy estoy de cocinera — I'm doing the cooking today

estaba de secretaria — she worked as a secretary

no estoy para bromas — I'm not in the mood for jokes

estamos sin electricidad — the electricity is off at the moment

está sin pintar — it hasn't been painted yet

estar con alguien — ( estar de acuerdo) to agree with somebody; ( apoyar) to support somebody, be on somebody's side

el pueblo está con nosotros — the people are with us

estar en algo: no lo hemos solucionado pero estamos en ello or eso — we haven't solved it but we're working on it

6) ( introducido por que)

el agua está que pela — the water's scalding hot

está que no hay quien lo aguante — he's (being) unbearable
2.
estar vi

Sentido I

1) ( en un lugar)

edificio/pueblo ( estar ubicado) to be

¿dónde está Chiapas? — where's Chiapas?

está a 20 kilómetros de aquí — it's 20 kilometers from here

2)

a) persona/objeto ( hallarse en cierto momento) to be

¿sabes dónde está Pedro? — do you know where Pedro is?

¿a qué hora tienes que estar allí? — what time do you have to be there?

¿dónde estábamos la clase pasada? — where did we get to in the last class?

b) ( figurar) to be

yo no estaba en la lista — I wasn't on the list, my name didn't appear on the list

3) ( hallarse en determinado lugar)

¿está Rodrigo? — is Rodrigo in?

¿estamos todos? — are we all here?

4)

a) (quedarse, permanecer)

sólo estaré unos días — I'll only be staying a few days

¿cuánto tiempo estarás en Londres? — how long are you going to be in London (for)?

b) ( vivir)

ahora estamos en Soca — we're in o we live in Soca now

de momento estoy con mi hermana — at the moment I'm staying with my sister

Sentido II

5) ( en el tiempo)

¿a qué (día) estamos? — what day is it today?

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? — what's the date today?

estamos a 28 de mayo — it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May

estamos en primavera — it's spring

¿en qué mes estamos? — what month are we in o is it?

Sentido III

6) (existir, haber)

y después está el problema de... — and then there's the problem of...

luego están los niños, hay que pensar en ellos — then there are the children to think about

7) (tener como función, cometido)

estar para algo: para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for; estamos para ayudarlos — we're here to help them

8) ( radicar)

ahí está el quid del asunto — that's the crux of the matter

estar en algo: en eso está el problema that's where the problem lies; todo está en que él quiera — it all depends on whether he wants to or not

9) (estar listo, terminado)

la carne todavía no está — the meat's not ready yet

lo atas con un nudo y ya está — you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are

enseguida estoy — I'll be right with you

ya está! ya sé la repuesta! — I've got it! I know the answer!

ahí está! — that's it!

10) ( quedar entendido)

que no vuelva a suceder ¿estamos? — don't let it happen again, understand? o (colloq) got it?

11)

ya que estamos/estás — while we're/you're at it

12) (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl)

te está grande/pequeña — it's too big/too small for you

la 46 te está mejor — the 46 fits you better
3.
estar v aux

1) ( con gerundio)

está lloviendo — it's raining

se está afeitando — he's shaving

estoy viendo que va a ser imposible — I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible

2) ( con participio)

la foto está tomada con flash — the photo was taken with flash

ese asiento está ocupado — that seat is taken

ya está hecho un hombrecito — he's a proper young man now; ver tb estar cópula 4)
4.
estarse v pron

1) (enf) ( permanecer) to stay

se estuvo horas ahí sentado — he remained sitting there for hours

¿no te puedes estar quieto? — can't you stay o keep still?

estése tranquilo — don't worry

2) (enf) ( llegar) to be

estáte allí media hora antes — be there half an hour before
II
masculino (esp AmL) living room

* * *

= be, become, live with.

Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.

Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

Ex: Medical advances are improving the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, while prevention remains the key to stopping the spread of this disease.

* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* creer que estar bien = feel + right.

* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.

* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* esperanza + estar = hope + lie.

* estando de acuerdo = approvingly.

* estando de servicio = while on the job.

* estando sentado = from a seated position.

* estar a años de distancia = be years away.

* estar abierto a = be open to.

* estar abocado a ser = be doomed.

* estar absorto en = be wrapped up in.

* estar aburridísimo = be bored stiff, be bored to death, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.

* estar a caballo entre = stand + midway between, straddle (between).

* estar a caballo entre... y... = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + the thin line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and.

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia = Cantidad + distant from.

* estar a cargo de = man, be the responsibility of.

* estar accesible = be up.

* estar accesible en línea = go + online.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estar acertado = be right on track.

* estar acostumbrado a = be familiar with, be no stranger to, be used to.

* estar acostumbrado a + Infinitivo = be accustomed to + Gerundio.

* estar a dos velas = not have a bean.

* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia = be + Número + away.

* estar a favor de = be for, be in favour (of), come down in + favour of.

* estar a favor de una idea = favour + idea.

* estar a favor o en contra = be for or against.

* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.

* estar agradecido = be thankful.

* estar a la alerta de = be wary of.

* estar a la altura de = live up to, be equal to.

* estar a la altura de la circunstancias = make + the cut.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = come up with + the goods.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = rise (up) to + challenge.

* estar a la altura de las circunstancias = be up to the mark, be up to scratch, be equal to the occasion, rise (up) to + the occasion, deliver + the goods, measure up (to), be up to snuff.

* estar a la altura de las expectativas = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.

* estar a la altura de lo que se espera = live up to + Posesivo + expectations.

* estar a la baja = be down.

* estar al acecho = lie in + wait.

* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + feet.

* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.

* estar a la misma altura que = rank with.

* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.

* estar a la par de = rank with.

* estar a la vuelta de la esquina = be just around the corner.

* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.

* estar al completo = overbook.

* estar al corriente = monitor + developments.

* estar al día = monitor + developments, stay on top of + the game, stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar alejado + Expresión Numérica = be + Número + away.

* estar al lado de = stand by + Lugar.

* estar al loro de = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar al máximo = overstretch.

* estar al mismo nivel = be on a par.

* estar al tanto = monitor + developments.

* estar al tanto de = be on the lookout for, keep + track of, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar a mano = be on hand, be around.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar a merced de = be at the mercy of.

* estar ansioso por = be eager to.

* estar ante = be faced with.

* estar apagado = be off.

* estar a punto de = be poised to, be about to, be on the point of, stand + poised, come + very close to.

* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.

* estar a punto de + Infinitivo = be about + Infinitivo.

* estar aquí ya = be upon us.

* estar a resultas de = keep + track of.

* estar arraigado en = be rooted in.

* estar arrestado = be under arrest.

* estar arriba = sit on + top.

* estar a salvo = be in safe hands.

* estar asociado a = be associated with, be bound up with.

* estar atado a = hold + hostage to.

* estar atareado = be tied up.

* estar atento a = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar aterrorizado = be petrified of, be frightened to death, be scared stiff, be terrified.

* estar a tope = overstretch.

* estar atrancado = be stuck.

* estar atrasado en el pago = be in arrears.

* estar aumentando = be on the increase.

* estár aún más alejados = be one step further removed.

* estar aún por llegar = be yet to come.

* estar ausente = lack.

* estar ausente de = be absent (from).

* estar avanzado = be well under way.

* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.

* estar averiado = be out of order.

* estar aviado = be (in) a mess.

* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.

* estar bajo la tutela de = fall under + the auspices of.

* estar bastante acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.

* estar bien = be okay, be in good shape, be in good health.

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* estar borracho = be drunk, see + double.

* estar callado = keep + quiet.

* estar cansado de = be sick and tired of.

* estar capacitado para = be qualified to.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* estar castigado = be in the doghouse.

* estar cerca = be at hand, be on hand, be around.

* estar cerca de = be close to.

* estar chalado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.

* estar chupado = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* estar clarísimo = be patently clear.

* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.

* estar colado por = have + a crush on.

* estar como una cabra = be a real nutter.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.

* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.

* estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.

* estar comprometido a + Infinitivo = be committed to + Gerundio.

* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada = hang out + on the street.

* estar condenado a ser = be doomed.

* estar conectado = be on.

* estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar con el tema = be on the topic.

* estar confinado = be confined.

* estar confuso = blur, be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.

* estar congelado = be frozen stiff.

* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* estar contentísimo = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar contraindicado = be contraindicated.

* estar contra las cuertas = be against the ropes.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar convirtiéndose rápidamente = be fast becoming.

* estar correcto = be correct.

* estar correlacionado con = be correlated with.

* estar de acorde con = be commensurate with.

* estar de acuerdo = approve, be in agreement, concur (with), be agreed.

* estar de acuerdo con = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, see + eye to eye (with/on), jive with.

* estar de acuerdo (con/en) = see + eye to eye (with/on).

* estar de acuerdo con una idea = subscribe to + idea.

* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo = agree to + disagree.

* estar de acuerdo sobre = agree (on/upon).

* estar de acuerdo unánimemente = agree on + all hands.

* estar de baja = be off work.

* estar de baja por enfermedad = be off work sick.

* estar debatiéndose = be under discussion.

* estar de brazos cruzados = stand + idle, sit + idle.

* estar de buen humor = be high.

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar de capa caída = be in the doldrums.

* estar de cháchara = chinwag.

* estar decidido a = be determined to, be of a mind to, be intent on, be all set to.

* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.

* estar decidido a + Infinitivo = be set to + Infinitivo.

* estar demasiado representado = overrepresent.

* estar de moda = be in.

* estar densamente poblado de = be dense with.

* estar dentro de = fall within/into.

* estar dentro de la competencia = be the province of.

* estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno = lie within + Posesivo + power.

* estar de palique = chinwag.

* estar de parloteo = chinwag.

* estar de pie = stand.

* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.

* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.

* estar desapareciendo = be on the way out.

* estar desasosegado = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar desbordado de = be snowed under with.

* estar desbordante de = spill over with.

* estar descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar descontento con = express + dissatisfaction with.

* estar deseoso de = be anxious to, be more than ready for.

* estar desesperado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

* estar desocupado = stand + idle.

* estar desordenado = be out of order.

* estar desquiciado = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar destinado a = be intended for/to.

* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.

* estar de suerte = be in luck.

* estar detenido = be under arrest.

* estar de vacaciones = be on vacation, be off on vacation.

* estar de vuelta = be back.

* estar de vuelta dentro de = be back in + Expresión Temporal.

* estar directamente relacionado con = be directly correlated to.

* estar disgustado por = feel deeply about.

* estar disperso = lie + scattered.

* estar disponible = be available, be forthcoming, be at hand.

* estar dispuestísimo a = be more than willing to.

* estar dispuesto = be game.

* estar dispuesto a = be keen to, be prepared to, be willing to, be of a mind to, be willing and able to, be ready, willing and able.

* estar dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* estar dispuesto y deseoso a = be willing and able to.

* estar dominado por Alguien = be under + Posesivo + thumb.

* estar ducho en = be adept at.

* estar dudoso = be doubtful.

* estar embarazada = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar emocionado = be thrilled.

* estar empachado = have + indigestion.

* estar empeorando = be in decline.

* estar en = be in the course of.

* estar en alza = be up.

* estar enamorado de = carry + a torch for + Nombre, have + a crush on.

* estar en apuros = be in trouble, be in a fix.

* estar en ascuas = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en auge = go + strong.

* estar en Babia = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* estar en barbecho = lie + fallow.

* estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.

* estar encaminado a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* estar encantadísimo = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar encantado = be thrilled.

* estar encantado de Hacer Algo = be more than happy to + Infinitivo.

* estar en casa = be in.

* estar en celo = be on heat, be in heat.

* estar encendido = be on.

* estar enchufado = be on.

* estar encinta = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en consonancia con = be consonant with, attune to, align + Reflexivo + with.

* estar en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), be in touch (with).

* estar en contra de = be against.

* estar en debate = be under discussion.

* estar en decadencia = be in decline, be in retreat.

* estar en declive = be in decline.

* estar en desacuerdo = be at variance, disagree, quarrel with, beg to differ, be at sixes and sevens with each other.

* estar en desacuerdo con = be at odds with, be at loggerheads with.

* estar en desacuerdo sobre = be at odds over.

* estar en desigualdad = be under par.

* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.

* estar en deuda = be in debt.

* estar en deuda con = be beholden to.

* estar endeudado = be in debt.

* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno = be in the right place at the right time.

* estar en el séptimo cielo = be on cloud nine, float on + air.

* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso = be on the spot.

* estar enemistados = be at loggerheads.

* estar en estado = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar en estado de cambio = be in flux.

* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.

* estar en flor = be in bloom, be in flower.

* estar en floración = be in bloom, be in flower.

* estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.

* estar enfrascado en Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar enfrentados = be at loggerheads.

* estar en funcionamiento = be up.

* estar en función de = be a function of.

* estar en guardia = be on guard (against), be on + Posesivo + guard.

* estar en guerra con = be at war with.

* estar en igualdad de condiciones con = be on (an) equal footing with.

* estar en inferioridad de condiciones = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* estar en juego = be at stake.

* estar en la gloria = be on cloud nine, float on + air.

* estar en la inopia = live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar en la misma categoria que = rank with.

* estar en la onda = attune to + wavelength.

* estar en las mismas = be back to square one.

* estar en las últimas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar en lo cierto = hit + the truth.

* estar en manos privadas = hold in + private hands.

* estar en marcha = tick over.

* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar en minoría = be in the minority.

* estar en misa y repicando = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar enojado = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle.

* estar en paz = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* estar en peligro = be in jeopardy, be in question, be endangered, be at risk, be at stake.

* estar en peligro (de) = be in danger (of).

* estar en posición de = be in a position to.

* estar en proceso de = be on the way to, be in the process of, be in the course of.

* estar en proceso de cambio = be in flux.

* estar en proceso de + Infinitivo = be on to + Infinitivo.

* estar en retirada = be in retreat.

* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar en sintonía con = attune to.

* estar en situación de = be in a position to.

* estar en suspense = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en tensión = sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar en trance de = be in the process of.

* estar entre = fall between.

* estar entre la espada y la pared = be on the horns of a dilemma.

* estar entre los primeros = stay on top.

* estar entre rejas = be behind bars.

* estar entusiasmado = be thrilled.

* estar en un aprieto = be in a fix.

* estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.

* estar en un berenjenal = be (in) a mess.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* estar en un momento clave = be at a watershed.

* estar en un momento decisivo = be at a watershed.

* estar en un sinvivir = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

* estar en venta = be up for sale.

* estar en vías de = be on the road to, be in the process of.

* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.

* estar en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.

* estar equivoado = miss + the point.

* estar equivocado = be mistaken, be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error, miss + the mark, be in the wrong.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* estar erróneo = be in error.

* estar esparcido = lie + scattered.

* estar estrechamente ligado a = be closely tied to.

* estar estropeado = be kaput.

* estar estropeándose = be on the way out.

* estar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.

* estar falto de = be short of.

* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.

* estar familiarizado con = have + familiarity with.

* estar firmemente convencido = strongly held opinion.

* estar frenético = be furious.

* estar frito de sed = be parched, spit + feathers, be parched with thirst.

* estar fuera = be out.

* estar fuera con los amigos = be out with the guys.

* estar fuera de contienda = be out of contention.

* estar fuera del alcance = lie outside + the scope of.

* estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* estar fuera del interés = lie outside + the scope of.

* estar fuera del interés de uno = lie beyond + concern.

* estar fuera de lugar = be out of place, be out of order.

* estar fuera de quicio = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar fuera de rumbo = be off course.

* estar fuera de secuencia = be out of order.

* estar fuera de sí = be beside + Reflexivo.

* estar funcionando = be in place.

* estar furioso = fume.

* estar + Gerundio = be on the way to.

* estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.

* estar haciendo = be up to.

* estar haciendo Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* estar hambriento = starve.

* estar harto = have had enough.

* estar harto de = be all too familiar with, be sick and tired of.

* estar hasta la coronilla de = be sick and tired of.

* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.

* estar hecho con la intención de = be intended for/to.

* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.

* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* estar hecho para = be geared to, be intended for/to, mean, be cut out for.

* estar hecho polvo = be + wreck.

* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.

* estar hecho un esqueleto = be a bag of bones.

* estar hecho un flan = shake like + a leaf, tremble like + a leaf.

* estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.

* estar hecho un perla = be a bit of a lad.

* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.

* estar hecho un prenda = be a bit of a lad.

* estar helado = be frozen stiff.

* estar implícito en = run through.

* estar inactivo = lie + fallow, lie + dormant.

* estar incluido = be embedded.

* estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).

* estar indeciso entre... o... = be torn between... and....

* estar inerte = lie + fallow.

* estar informado puntualmente sobre = monitor + information on.

* estar inmune a = be immune against.

* estar inquieto = be disturbed.

* estar interesado en = be interested in, be keen to.

* estar inundado de = be snowed under with.

* estar junto a = stand by + Lugar.

* estar juntos = be together, stand + together.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.

* estar lejos de (ser) + Infinitivo = be far from + Gerundio.

* estar levantado = be up.

* estar libre de = be free from.

* estar ligado a = be bound up with.

* estar listo = stand + ready, be ready.

* estar listo para = be poised to, stand + poised, be all set to.

* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.

* estar localizable = be locatable.

* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon, be over the moon.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* estar loco por = have + a crush on.

* estar majareta = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.

* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.

* estar manga por hombro = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar marcado por = be pockmarked with.

* estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.

* estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.

* estar metido en todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.

* estar motivado = be motivated, have + motivation.

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

* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.

* estar muerto de frío = be frozen stiff.

* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.

* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.

* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* estar muy acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar muy agradecido a = be indebted to.

* estar muy alejado de = be a long way from.

* estar muy arraigado en = be well embedded in.

* estar muy bajo = be way down.

* estar muy cerca de = be one step away from, be steps away from, come + very close to.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* estar muy emocionado con/por = be excited about.

* estar muy esparcido = spread + Nombre + thinly.

* estar muy lejano = be far off.

* estar muy lejos = be far off, be a long way off.

* estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.

* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* estar muy puesto = stay on top of + the game, stay on top.

* estar muy separado = set + far apart.

* estar muy usado = be well thumbed.

* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* estar oculto = lie + hidden.

* estar ocupado = busyness, be engaged, be tied up.

* estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.

* estar orgulloso de = be proud (of/to).

* estar orientado a/para = be geared to.

* estar orientado hacia = target.

* estar orientado hacia + Nombre = be + Nombre + driven.

* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* estar pendiente de = be on the lookout for, pay + attention to, keep + an eye on, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* estar pendiente de todo = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + league, be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, be all at sea.

* estar permitido = be permissible.

* estar plagado de = be rife with.

* estar plenamente convencido de Algo = feel (it) in + Posesivo + bones.

* estar pluriempleado = moonlight, work + a second job.

* estar pluriempleado, tener un segundo trabajo, tener un segundo empleo = work + a second job.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* estar por demostrar = be unproven.

* estar por detrás = be behind.

* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.

* estar por las nubes = be through the roof.

* estar por ver = be an open question.

* estar poseído por los espíritus = haunt.

* estar precavido = be on + Posesivo + guard, be on guard (against).

* estar predestinado a = be predestined to.

* estar predispuesto = feel + partial.

* estar predispuesto a = be predisposed to/toward(s).

* estar preñada = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.

* estar preocupadísimo = be worried stiff (about), be worried sick.

* estar preocupado por = be anxious to.

* estar preparado = be readied, stand + ready, be ready.

* estar preparado para = be geared up for/to, stand + poised.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a = be willing and able to.

* estar preparado y dispuesto a todo = be ready, willing and able.

* estar presente = be manifest, be present, be in evidence.

* estar presionado = be under the gun.

* estar propuesto a = be intent on.

* estar próximo = be at hand.

* estar quedándose sin = run + low (on).

* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* estar realizándose = underway [under way], be in progress, be in hand.

* estar rebosante de = spill over with.

* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.

* estar relacionado con = be associated with, regard.

* estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.

* estar resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* estar resfriado = have + a cold.

* estar respaldado por Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.

* estar restringido = be constrained.

* estar resuelto a = be intent on, be all set to.

* estar saliendo con alguien = be in a dating relationship.

* estar salpicado de = be dotted with.

* estar sano y salvo = be alive and well.

* estar satisfecho (de) = be satisfied (with).

* estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.

* estar sediento = be thirsty, spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.

* estar seguro = be sure, make + sure, set + your watch by.

* estar seguro de = be certain (of), be confident about, feel + confident.

* estar seguro de que = be confident that.

* estar sentado sin hacer o decir nada = sit by.

* estar separado = set + apart.

* estar separado de = be remote from.

* estar sesgado = bias, slant.

* estar siempre + Adjetivo = be ever + Adjetivo.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar = be always willing to assist.

* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.

* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.

* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.

* estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.

* estar sin una pela = not have a bean.

* estar sin un centavo = not have a bean.

* estar sin un céntimo = not have a bean

* * *

estar¹ [ A27 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ estar (cópula)

A seguido de adjetivos

B estar bien, mal, mejor, peor

C hablando de estado civil

D seguido de participios

E con preposición + predicado

F con que + predicado

■ estar (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A quedar ubicado

B

1 hallarse en cierto momento

2 figurar

C

1 hallarse en determinado lugar

2 acudir

D

1 quedarse, permanecer

2 vivir

Sentido II en el tiempo

Sentido III

A existir, haber

B tener como función etc

C radicar

D estar listo, terminado

E quedar entendido

F quedar grande, pequeño etc

G Derecho

■ estar (verbo auxiliar)

A con gerundio

B con participio

■ estarse (verbo pronominal)

A permanecer

B acudir

cópula

A (seguido de adjetivos) [ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser¹ (↑ ser (1)) . Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser¹ (↑ ser (1)) ] to be

¡qué gordo está! isn't he fat!, hasn't he got(ten) fat! o put on a lot of weight!

¡qué alto está Ignacio! isn't Ignacio tall now!, hasn't Ignacio got(ten) tall o grown!

¡pobre abuelo! está viejo poor grandpa! he's really aged

el rape está delicioso ¿qué le has puesto? the monkfish is delicious, how did you cook it?

está muy simpático con nosotros ¿qué querrá? he's being o he's been so nice to us (recently), what do you think he's after?

no estuvo grosero contigo — sí, lo estuvo he wasn't rude to you — yes, he was

estás muy callado ¿qué te pasa? you're very quiet, what's the matter?

¡pero tú estás casi calvo! but you're almost bald, but you've gone almost bald o you've lost almost all your hair!

¿no me oyes? ¿estás sorda? can't you hear me? are you deaf?

¿está muerto/vivo? is he dead/alive?

está cansada/furiosa/embarazada she is tired/furious/pregnant

B ( con bien, mal, mejor, peor) [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

¿cómo están por tu casa? — están todos bien, gracias how's everybody at home? — they're all fine, thanks

¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!

está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him

ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor

C (hablando de estado civil) to be

está casada con un primo mío she's married to a cousin of mine

sus padres están divorciados her parents are divorced

D

(seguido de participios): estaba sentado/echado en la cama he was sitting/lying on the bed

está colgado de una rama it's hanging from a branch

estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other

estaba arrodillada she was kneeling (down)

ver tb estar¹ v aux B.

E (con predicado introducido por preposición) to be (para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente)

estoy a régimen I'm on a diet

¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?

estamos como al principio we're back to where we started

está con el sarampión she has (the) measles

estoy con muchas ganas de empezar I'm really looking forward to starting

siempre está con lo mismo/con que es un incomprendido he's always going on about the same thing/about how nobody understands him

estaba de luto/de uniforme he was in mourning/uniform

hoy está de mejor humor she's in a better mood today

están de limpieza/viaje they're spring-cleaning/on a trip

estoy de cocinera hasta que vuelva mi madre I'm doing the cooking until my mother comes back

estuvo de secretaria en una empresa internacional she worked as a secretary in an international company

estás en un error you're mistaken

no estoy para fiestas/bromas I'm not in the mood for parties/joking

estamos sin electricidad we don't have any electricity at the moment, the electricity is off at the moment

éste está sin pintar this one hasn't been painted yet

estar con algn (estar de acuerdo) to agree with sb; (apoyar) to support sb, be on sb's side

yo estoy contigo, creo que ella está equivocada I agree with you o ( colloq) I'm with you, I think she's mistaken

nuestro partido está con el pueblo our party supports o is on the side of the people

el pueblo está con nosotros the people are with us

estar en algo: todavía no hemos solucionado el problema, pero estamos en ello or eso we still haven't solved the problem, but we're working on it

estar por algn ( Esp fam); to be sweet o keen on sb ( colloq)

F (con predicado introducido por que):

está que no hay quien lo aguante he's (being) unbearable

el agua está que pela the water's scalding hot

vi

Sentido I (quedar ubicado)

A «edificio/pueblo» (quedar, estar ubicado) ; to be

la agencia está en el centro the agency is in the center

¿dónde está Camagüey? where's Camagüey?

el pueblo está a 20 kilómetros de aquí the town's 20 kilometers from here

B

1 «persona/objeto» (hallarse en cierto momento) to be

¿a qué hora tienes que estar allí? what time do you have to be there?

estando allí conoció a Micaela he met Micaela while he was there

¿dónde estábamos la clase pasada? where did we get to o had we got(ten) to in the last class?

2 (figurar) to be

esa palabra no está en el diccionario that word isn't in the dictionary

yo no estaba en la lista I wasn't on the list, my name didn't appear on the list

C

1

(hallarse en determinado lugar): fui a verla pero no estaba I went to see her but she wasn't there

¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?

¿estamos todos? are we all here?, is everyone here?

2

(Col, RPl) (acudir): el médico había estado a verla the doctor had been to see her

D

1

(quedarse, permanecer): sólo estaré unos días I'll only be staying a few days, I'll only be here/there a few days

¿cuánto tiempo estuviste en Londres? how long were you in London?

2

(vivir): ya no vivimos allí, ahora estamos en Soca we don't live there anymore, we're in o we live in Soca now

de momento estoy con mi hermana at the moment I'm staying with my sister

Sentido II [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(en el tiempo): ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today o today's date?, what date is it today?

estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th ( AmE) o ( BrE) the 28th of May

estamos a mediados de mes we're halfway through the month

estamos en primavera it's spring, spring has come

¿en qué mes estamos? what month are we in o is it?

ellos están en primavera ahora it's spring for them now, it's their spring now

Sentido III

A

(existir, haber): y después está el problema de la financiación and then there's the problem of finance

dejar

B (tener como función, cometido) estar PARA algo:

para eso estamos that's what we're here for

para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for

ya que estamos/estás while we're/you're at it o ( BrE) about it

C

(radicar): ahí está el quid del asunto that's the crux of the matter

estar EN algo:

la dificultad está en hacerlo sin mirar the difficult thing is to do it o the difficulty lies in doing it without looking

todo está en que él quiera ayudarnos it all depends on whether he wants to help us or not

D

(estar listo, terminado): la carne todavía no está the meat's not ready yet

lo atas con un nudo aquí y ya está you tie a knot in it here and that's it o there you are

enseguida estoy I'll be with you in a minute o in a second, I'll be right with you

¡ya está! ¡ya sé lo que podemos hacer! I've got it! I know what we can do!

¡ahí está! that's it!

E

(quedar entendido): quiero que estés de vuelta a las diez ¿estamos? or (Ur) ¿está? I want you to be back by ten, all right?

que no vuelva a suceder ¿estamos? don't let it happen again, understand? o is that understood? o ( colloq) got it?

F

( Esp) (quedar) (+ me/te/le etc), (+ compl): esa falda te está grande/pequeña that skirt's too big/too small for you

la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better

G ( frml) ( Derecho) estar A algo:

se estará a lo estipulado en la cláusula 20 the stipulations of clause 20 will apply

■

v aux

A

(con gerundio): está lloviendo it's raining

no hagas ruido, están durmiendo don't make any noise, they're asleep

se está afeitando/duchando or está afeitándose/duchándose he's shaving/taking a shower

estuve un rato hablando con él I was talking o I talked to him for a while

¿qué estará pensando? I wonder what she's thinking

ya estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible

ya te estás quitando de ahí, que ése es mi lugar ( fam); OK, out of there/off there, that's my place ( colloq)

B

(con participio): ¿esta ropa está planchada? have these clothes been ironed?, are these clothes ironed?

la foto estaba tomada desde muy lejos the photo had been taken from a long way away o from a great distance

ese asiento está ocupado that seat is taken

ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now

está hecha una vaga she's got(ten) o become lazy

ver tb cópula B

■ estarse

v pron

A ( enf) (permanecer) to stay

se estuvo horas ahí sentado sin moverse he remained sitting there for hours without moving, he sat there for hours without moving

¿no te puedes estar quieto un momento? can't you stay o keep still for a minute?

estése tranquilo don't worry

B ( enf) ( RPl) (acudir) to be

estáte allí media hora antes be there o arrive half an hour before

estar²

masculine

( esp AmL)

living room

* * *

estar 1 ( conjugate estar) cópula
1
a) ( seguido de adjetivos)

◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;

estás más gordo you've put on weight;
estoy cansada I'm tired;
está muy simpático conmigo he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently);
¡todo está tan caro! things are o have become so expensive!
b) ( con

◊ bien, mal, mejor, peor): están todos bien, gracias they're all fine, thanks;

¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;
está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him;
ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
◊ está casada con un primo mío she's married to a cousin of mine

3 ( seguido de participios)
◊ estar sentado to be sitting;

estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other;
ver tb v aux 2
4 ( seguido de preposición) to be;
(para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente);
◊ estoy a régimen I'm on a diet;

¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?;
está con el sarampión she has (the) measles;
estoy de cocinera I'm doing the cooking;
estamos sin electricidad the electricity is off at the moment;
está sin pintar it hasn't been painted yet
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en un lugar) to be;
◊ ¿dónde está Chiapas? where's Chiapas?;

está a 20 kilómetros de aquí it's 20 kilometers from here;
¿sabes dónde está Pedro? do you know where Pedro is?;
¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?;
solo estaré unos días I'll only be staying a few days;
¿cuánto tiempo estarás en Londres? how long are you going to be in London (for)?
2 ( en el tiempo):
◊ ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?;

¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?;
estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May;
estamos en primavera it's spring
3
a) (tener como función, cometido):

◊ para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for;

estamos para ayudarlos we're here to help them
b) ( radicar) to lie;

◊ en eso está el problema that's where the problem lies

4 (estar listo, terminado):
◊ la carne todavía no está the meat's not ready yet;

lo atas con un nudo y ya está you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are;
enseguida estoy I'll be right with you
5 (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl):
◊ te está pequeña it's too small for you;

la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better
estar v aux
1 ( con gerundio):
◊ está lloviendo it's raining;

estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible
2 ( con participio):
◊ ese asiento está ocupado that seat is taken;

ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now;
ver tb estar cópula 3
estarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ( permanecer) to stay;
◊ ¿no te puedes estar quieto? can't you stay o keep still?;

estese tranquilo don't worry
estar 2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living room
estar verbo intransitivo
1 (existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
2 (permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
3 (tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio) estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
está dormido, he's asleep
está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
(con gerundio) está estudiando, he is studying
estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
(con adverbio) estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
está muy mal, (enfermo) he is very ill
4 (quedar, sentar) el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
5 (para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a: fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
(: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
(: grados) en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
estar al caer, to be just round the corner
estar en baja, to be waning
estar en todo, to be on top of everything
estaría bueno, whatever next
ESTAR CON: (de acuerdo con) estoy con María, I agree with Mary
ESTAR DE: estoy de broma, I'm joking
está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
ESTAR POR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
familiar está que trina, he's hopping mad
ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
El uso del verbo to stay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano, I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace. I'm staying at the Palace.

' estar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- acatarrada
- acatarrado
- acecho
- acomplejada
- acomplejado
- acostada
- acostado
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- activa
- activo
- afónica
- afónico
- agradecer
- agua
- aire
- ajo
- ala
- alero
- alerta
- amiga
- amigo
- andar
- antena
- apañada
- apañado
- apogeo
- ascua
- atar
- aviar
- azotea
- Babia
- baja
- bandera
- banquillo
- barco
- blanca
- bordear
- borracha
- borracho
- bote
- braga
- brecha
- brete
- buena
- bueno
- cabal
- cabeza
- cabo
English:
about
- accustom
- action
- agree
- agreement
- ahead
- air
- alert
- alive
- alone
- aloof
- amenable
- amiss
- antsy
- anxious
- approve
- associate
- attend
- away
- back
- ball
- barbecue
- be
- bean
- beck
- beg
- behind
- believe in
- beside
- best
- board
- boil
- book
- boom
- bored
- brain
- breath
- bristle with
- broke
- brown
- bulge
- burn
- by
- cake
- call
- change
- charge
- cheese off
- clash
- close

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estar¹

♦ vi

1. [hallarse] to be;

¿dónde está la llave? where is the key?;

¿está María? – no, no está is Maria there? – no, she's not here

2. [con fechas]
¿a qué estamos hoy? what's the date today?;

hoy estamos a martes/a 15 de julio today is Tuesday/15 July;

estábamos en octubre it was October;

estamos en invierno it's winter

3. [quedarse] to stay, to be;

estaré un par de horas y me iré I'll stay a couple of hours and then I'll go;

¿cuánto tiempo piensas estar? how long do you plan on staying?;

estuvimos una semana en su casa we stayed with her for a week, we spent a week at her place

4. (antes de “a”) [expresa valores, grados]
estamos a 20 grados it's 20 degrees here;

el dólar está a 10 pesos the dollar is at 10 pesos;

están a dos euros el kilo they're two euros a kilo

5. [hallarse listo] to be ready;

¿aún no está ese trabajo? is that piece of work still not ready?;

¿ya estás? pues, vámonos are you ready? let's go then

6. [servir]
estar para to be (there) for;

para eso están los amigos that's what friends are for;

para eso estoy that's what I'm here for;

la vida está para vivirla life is for living;

no tires eso al suelo, que las papeleras están para algo don't throw that on the floor, the wastepaper bins are there for a reason

7. (antes de gerundio) [expresa duración] to be;

están golpeando la puerta they're banging on the door

8. (antes de “sin” + infinitivo) [expresa negación]
estoy sin dormir desde ayer I haven't slept since yesterday;

está sin acabar it's not finished;

estuve sin voz dos días I had no voice o I lost my voice for two days

9. [faltar]
eso está aún por escribir that has yet to be written;

eso está por ver that remains to be seen;

todavía está por hacer it hasn't been done yet

10. [consistir]
estar en to be, to lie in;

el problema está en la fecha the problem is the date;

el truco está en no mirar nunca al suelo the trick o secret is not to look at the ground

11. [hallarse a punto de]
estar al llegar o [m5] caer [persona] to be about to arrive;
[acontecimiento] to be about to happen;
estar por hacer algo to be on the verge of doing sth;

estuve por pegarle I was on the verge of hitting him;

estoy por no ir I'm not so sure I want to go;

estuve por llamarte I was about to phone you, I was just going to phone you

12. [expresa disposición]
estar para algo to be in the mood for sth;

no estoy para bromas I'm not in the mood for jokes;

el enfermo no está para ver a nadie the patient is in no condition to see anyone

13. [ser favorable]
estar por to be in favour of;

estoy por la libertad de expresión I'm in favour of o for freedom of speech

14. [hallarse embarazada]
está de cinco meses she's five months pregnant

15. RP [ir]
estuve a verlo en el hospital I went to see him in hospital;

estuvieron a visitarlo they went to visit him

♦ v copulativo

1. (antes de adj) [expresa cualidad, estado] to be;

los pasteles están ricos the cakes are delicious;

esta calle está sucia this street is dirty;

¡qué alta estás! you've really grown!;

estoy cansado/enfadado I'm tired/angry;

¿qué tal estás? how are you?;

está muy irritable últimamente she's been very irritable lately;

está divorciado he's divorced;

estoy enfermo/mareado I am ill/I feel sick;
Andes
cuando estaba chiquito when I was little

2. (antes de “con” o “sin” + sustantivo) [expresa estado] to be;

estamos sin agua we have no water, we're without water;
Fam
estoy sin blanca I'm broke, Br I'm skint

3. [expresa situación, acción]
estar de vacaciones to be on holiday;

estar de viaje to be on a trip;

estar de mudanza to be (in the process of) moving;

estamos de suerte we're in luck;

estar de mal humor to be in a (bad) mood;

¿has cambiado la rueda? – estoy en ello have you changed the tyre? – I'm working on it o I'm doing it right now;

¡ya está bien! that's enough (of that)!

4. [expresa permanencia]
estar en uso to be in use;

estar en guardia to be on guard

5. [expresa apoyo, predilección]
estoy contigo I'm on your side

6. [expresa ocupación]
estar como o [m5]de to be;

está como o [m5] de cajera she's a checkout girl;

yo he estado de portero toda la primera parte I've been in goal all of the first half

7. Esp [ropa]
este traje te está bien this suit looks good on you;

esa falda te está corta that skirt's too short for you;

¿cómo me está? how does this look?

8. (antes de “que” + verbo) [expresa actitud]
está que muerde porque ha suspendido he's furious because he failed

♦ v aux

1. (antes de gerundio) to be;

estuvo nevando it was snowing;

se está peinando she's brushing her hair;

estuvieron discutiendo durante toda la reunión they spent the whole meeting arguing, they were arguing throughout the whole meeting;

mañana a estas horas estaré bañándome en la playa this time tomorrow I'll be swimming at the beach

2. (antes de participio)
está terminado it's finished;

está organizado por el ayuntamiento it's organized by the town council

♦ See also the pronominal verb estarse

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estar

v/i

1 situación temporal be;

¿cómo está Vd.? how are you?;

estoy mejor I’m (feeling) better;

estoy bien/mal I’m fine/I’m not feeling too great;

estar de tres meses be three months pregnant;

estar sin dinero have no money;

¡ya estoy! I’m ready!

2 situación espacial

:

¿está Javier? is Javier in?;

mi padre no está my father isn’t here;

¡ahí está! there it is!;

ahora estoy con Vd. I’ll be with you in just a moment;

¿dónde estábamos? where were we?

3

:

estar haciendo algo be doing sth;

estoy leyendo I’m reading

4 ( sentar)

:

te está grande it's too big for you;

el vestido te está bien the dress suits you

5

:

estar de ocupación work as, be;

está de camarero he’s working as a waiter

6 ( padecer de)

:

estar del corazón/estómago have heart/stomach problems

7 indicando fechas, precios

:

estamos a 3 de enero it’s January 3rd;

el kilo está a un peso they’re one peso a kilo

8

:

estar con alguien agree with s.o.; ( apoyar) support s.o.;

estar a bien/mal con alguien be on good/bad terms with s.o.;

estar en algo be working on sth;

estar para hacer algo be about to do sth;

no estar para algo not be in a mood for sth;

estar por algo be in favor of sth;

está por hacer it hasn’t been done yet;

¡ya está! that’s it!

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estar {34} v aux

: to be

estoy aprendiendo inglés: I'm learning English

está terminado: it's finished

estar vi

1) (indicating a state or condition) : to be

está muy alto: he's so tall, he's gotten very tall

¿ya estás mejor?: are you feeling better now?

estoy casado: I'm married

2) (indicating location) : to be

están en la mesa: they're on the table

estamos en la página 2: we're on page 2

3) : to be at home

¿está María?: is Maria in?

4) : to remain

estaré aquí 5 días: I'll be here for 5 days

5) : to be ready, to be done

estará para las diez: it will be ready by ten o'clock

6) : to agree

¿estamos?: are we in agreement?

estoy contigo: I'm with you

7)

¿cómo estás? : how are you?

8)

¡está bien! : all right!, that's fine!

9)

estar a : to cost

10)

estar a : to be

¿a qué dia estamos?: what's today's date?

11)

estar con : to have

está con fiebre: she has a fever

12)

estar de : to be

estoy de vacaciones: I'm on vacation

está de director hoy: he's acting as director today

13)

estar bien (mal) : to be well (sick)

14)

estar para : to be in the mood for

15)

estar por : to be in favor of

16)

estar por : to be about to

está por cerrar: it's on the verge of closing

17)

estar de más : to be unnecessary

18)

estar que : to be (in a state or condition)

está que echa chispas: he's hopping mad

♦ See also the reflexive verb estarse

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estar vb

1. (en general) to be

estoy bien I'm fine

¿estás cansada? are you tired?

está en Londres he's in London

la falda te está grande the skirt's too big for you

2. (uso auxiliar) to be

está comiendo he's eating

está durmiendo she's asleep

3. (en casa, en el trabajo) to be in / to be there / to be here

¿está Pepe? is Pepe in? / is Pepe there?

¿está tu madre en casa? is your mother in?

no está en este momento he's not here right now

4. (listo, preparado) to be ready

en seguida está it'll be ready in a moment

5. (aspecto) to look

¡qué guapo estás! you look very smart!

estar a... to be...

estamos a viernes it's Friday

estamos a 10 grados the temperature's 10 degrees

¿a cuánto están los tomates? how much are the tomatoes?

estar de... to be...

estamos de vacaciones we're on holiday

está de exámenes she's doing exams

estar de más (no ser necesario) to be unnecessary (estorbar) to be in the way

estar por ver to remain to be seen

no estar para algo (apetecer) not to be in the mood for something (estar a punto) to be about to

Spanish-English dictionary > estar
13 agarrar

v.

1 to grab.

me agarró de la cintura he grabbed me by the waist

Silvia agarró la mano de Ricardo Silvia grabbed John's hand.

2 to catch (atrapar) (ladrón).

¡si la agarro, la mato! if I catch her I'll kill her!

me agarró desprevenido he caught me off guard

María agarra el bejuco Mary catches the liMaría.

3 to catch (informal) (enfermedad). (peninsular Spanish)

4 to get, to take. ( Latin American Spanish)

Agarrar impulso Take impulse.

5 to take (tinte).

6 to be taken to prison, to get nicked.

Lo agarraron He was taken to prison.[He got nicked]

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agarrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (con la mano) to clutch, seize, grasp

■ agárrala fuerte hold it tight

2 familiar (pillar) to catch

3 familiar (conseguir) to take advantage of

■ hay que agarrar las oportunidades one has to grasp one's opportunities

► verbo pronominal agarrarse

1 (cogerse) to hold on, cling (a, to)

2 (pegarse) to stick

3 familiar (pelearse) to quarrel, fight

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FRASEOLOGÍA

agarrar un cabreo to fly off the handle

agarrar una borrachera to get drunk/pissed

agarrarla to get drunk/pissed

agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo figurado to try anything, do anything

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verb

1) to hold, seize, grab, grasp

2) catch

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- agarrarse

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1. VT

1) (=asir)

a) [sujetando] to hold (on to)

agarra bien el bolso — hold on to your handbag firmly

le señalaron falta por agarrar a un jugador contrario — a free kick was given against him for holding on to one of the opposition

lo tuvo bien agarrado hasta que llegó la policía — she held him until the police arrived

• entró agarrada del brazo de su padre — she came in holding her father's arm

iban agarrados del brazo — they were walking arm in arm

me agarró del brazo — he took me by the arm

b) [con violencia] to grab

agarró al niño por el hombro — he grabbed the child by the shoulder

la agarró de los pelos y no la soltaba — she grabbed her hair and refused to let her go

c) [con fuerza] to grip

la agarró fuertemente del brazo — he gripped her arm tightly

2) (=capturar) to catch

ya han agarrado al ladrón — they've already caught the thief

3) [+ resfriado] to catch

he agarrado un buen resfriado — I've caught a nasty cold

lo tiene bien agarrado al pecho — she's got a nasty chesty cough

- agarrarla

4) * (=conseguir) to get, wangle *

5) esp LAm (=coger)

agarré otro pedazo de pastel — I took another piece of cake

agarra el libro del estante — take the book off the shelf

agarrar una flor — to pick a flower

agarrar un tren — to catch a train

la casa tiene tanto trabajo que no sé por dónde agarrarla — the house needs such a lot doing to it, I don't know where to start

• agarrar el vuelo — (=despegar) to take off

6) CAm, Caribe, Méx * (=captar) to get *, understand

7) Cono Sur

• agarrar a palos a algn — * to beat sb up *

8) Caribe *** to fuck ***

2. VI

1) (=asir)

agarra por este extremo — hold it by this end, take hold of it by this end

2) (Bot) [planta] to take (root)

3) [color] to take

4) esp LAm (=coger)

agarre por esta calle — take this street

agarró y se fue — * he upped and went *

• agarrar para — (=salir) to set out for

3.

See:

agarrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( sujetar) to grab, get hold of

lo agarró de las solapas — he grabbed him by the lapels

me agarró del brazo — ( para apoyar) she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm

2) (esp AmL) < objeto> ( tomar) to take; ( atajar) to catch

agarra un papel y toma nota — get a piece of paper and take this down

te lo tiro agárralo! — I'll throw it to you, catch!

no hay por dónde agarrarlo — (fam) <tema/asunto> you can't make head nor tail of it (colloq); < persona> you don't know how to take him

3) (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch

me agarró desprevenido — she caught me off guard

si lo agarro, lo mato — if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him

agarrarla con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody

4) (esp AmL) ( adquirir) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into; < velocidad> to gather, pick up; (+ me/te/le etc)

agarrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

le agarró asco — he got sick of it

le he agarrado odio — I've come to hate him

5) (AmL) ( entender) <indirecta/chiste> to get
2.
agarrar vi

1) (asir, sujetar) to take hold of, hold

toma, agarra — here, hold this

2) planta/injerto to take; tornillo to grip, catch; ruedas to grip; tinte to take

3) (esp AmL) (ir)

agarraron por esa calle — they went up that street

mañana agarramos para Medellín — we're off to Medellín tomorrow

no sabe para dónde agarrar — he doesn't know which way to turn

4) (esp AmL fam)

agarrar y...: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything; así que agarré y presenté la renuncia — so I gave in my notice there and then
3.
agarrarse v pron

1) ( asirse) to hold on

agárrate bien or fuerte — hold on tight

¿sabes a quién vi? agárrate! — (fam) do you know who I saw? wait for it! (colloq)

agarrarse a or de algo — to hold on to something

iban agarrados del brazo — they were walking along arm in arm

se agarró de eso para no venir — he latched on to that as an excuse not to come

se ha agarrado a esa esperanza — she's clinging to that hope

2) ( pillarse)

me agarré el dedo en el cajón — I caught my finger in the drawer

3) (esp AmL) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch

agarrarse una borrachera — to get drunk

agarrarse un disgusto — to get upset

agarrarse una rabieta — to get into a temper

4) (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fight

se agarraron a patadas — they started kicking each other

por poco se agarran de los pelos — they almost came to blows

agarrarse con alguien — to have a set-to with somebody (colloq)

agarrársela(s) con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody (colloq)

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= grip, bust, grab, grasp.

Ex. The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.

Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.

Ex. If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.

Ex. A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.

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* agarrarse = clutch.

* agarrarse a = latch on to, hold to, hold on to, hold fast to, cling to.

* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo = catch at + straws, grasp at + straws, clutch at + straws.

* agarrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.

* agarrarse los machos = batten down + the hatches.

* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( sujetar) to grab, get hold of

lo agarró de las solapas — he grabbed him by the lapels

me agarró del brazo — ( para apoyar) she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm

2) (esp AmL) < objeto> ( tomar) to take; ( atajar) to catch

agarra un papel y toma nota — get a piece of paper and take this down

te lo tiro agárralo! — I'll throw it to you, catch!

no hay por dónde agarrarlo — (fam) <tema/asunto> you can't make head nor tail of it (colloq); < persona> you don't know how to take him

3) (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch

me agarró desprevenido — she caught me off guard

si lo agarro, lo mato — if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him

agarrarla con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody

4) (esp AmL) ( adquirir) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into; < velocidad> to gather, pick up; (+ me/te/le etc)

agarrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

le agarró asco — he got sick of it

le he agarrado odio — I've come to hate him

5) (AmL) ( entender) <indirecta/chiste> to get
2.
agarrar vi

1) (asir, sujetar) to take hold of, hold

toma, agarra — here, hold this

2) planta/injerto to take; tornillo to grip, catch; ruedas to grip; tinte to take

3) (esp AmL) (ir)

agarraron por esa calle — they went up that street

mañana agarramos para Medellín — we're off to Medellín tomorrow

no sabe para dónde agarrar — he doesn't know which way to turn

4) (esp AmL fam)

agarrar y...: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything; así que agarré y presenté la renuncia — so I gave in my notice there and then
3.
agarrarse v pron

1) ( asirse) to hold on

agárrate bien or fuerte — hold on tight

¿sabes a quién vi? agárrate! — (fam) do you know who I saw? wait for it! (colloq)

agarrarse a or de algo — to hold on to something

iban agarrados del brazo — they were walking along arm in arm

se agarró de eso para no venir — he latched on to that as an excuse not to come

se ha agarrado a esa esperanza — she's clinging to that hope

2) ( pillarse)

me agarré el dedo en el cajón — I caught my finger in the drawer

3) (esp AmL) <resfriado/pulmonía> to catch

agarrarse una borrachera — to get drunk

agarrarse un disgusto — to get upset

agarrarse una rabieta — to get into a temper

4) (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fight

se agarraron a patadas — they started kicking each other

por poco se agarran de los pelos — they almost came to blows

agarrarse con alguien — to have a set-to with somebody (colloq)

agarrársela(s) con alguien — (AmL fam) to take it out on somebody (colloq)

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= grip, bust, grab, grasp.

Ex: The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.

Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.

Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.

Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.

* agarrarse = clutch.

* agarrarse a = latch on to, hold to, hold on to, hold fast to, cling to.

* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo = catch at + straws, grasp at + straws, clutch at + straws.

* agarrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.

* agarrarse los machos = batten down + the hatches.

* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

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agarrar [A1 ]

vt

A (sujetar) to get hold of, grab

lo agarró de or por las solapas he grabbed him o took hold of him by the lapels

agárralo, que se va a caer grab him, he's going to fall

me agarró del brazo (para apoyarse) she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm, she seized my arm

ya agarra bien el sonajero she can already hold her rattle properly

B ( esp AmL) ‹objeto› (tomar) to take; (atajar) to catch

agarra el dinero de mi cartera take the money out of my wallet

agarra un papel y toma nota get a piece of paper and take this down

¿alguien agarró el libro que dejé en la mesa? did anyone pick up o take the book I left on the table?

¿puedo agarrar una manzana? may I take an apple?

agarró las llaves/sus cosas y se fue he took the keys/his things and left

te lo tiro ¡agárralo! I'll throw it to you, catch!

este capítulo es dificilísimo, no hay or no tiene por dónde agarrarlo ( fam); this chapter is really difficult, I can't make head nor tail of it ( colloq)

C

1 ( AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch

si te agarra el profesor, ya verás if the teacher catches you, you'll be for it

si lo agarro, lo mato if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him

se acaba de ir, pero si corres, lo agarras he's just left, but if you run, you'll catch him

me agarró desprevenido/de buen humor she caught me off guard/in a good mood

agarrarla con algn ( AmL fam); to take it out on sb

2 (CS fam) (con una pregunta) to catch … out, stump

3 (CS) ‹televisión/emisora› to get, pick up

D

1 ‹resfriado› to catch

no salgas así, vas a agarrar una pulmonía don't go out like that, you'll catch your death of cold

2 ‹velocidad› to gather, pick up

3 ‹asco/odio/miedo› (+ me/te/le etc):

se ha caído tantas veces que le ha agarrado miedo al caballo she's had so many falls that now she's afraid of the horse

con los años le he ido agarrando cariño over the years I've grown fond of her

4 (entender) ‹indirecta/chiste› to get

5 ( RPl) ‹calle› to take

■ agarrar

vi

A (asir, sujetar) to take hold of, hold

toma, agarra here, hold this

agarra por ahí take o get hold of that part

B

1 «planta/injerto» to take

2 «tornillo» to grip, catch; «ruedas» to grip

3 «tinte» to take

C ( esp AmL) (ir) agarrar POR algo; ‹por una calle/la costa› to go ALONG sth agarrar PARA algo to head FOR sth

agarraron para la capital they headed for the capital

tiene tantos problemas, que no sabe para dónde agarrar he has so many problems, he doesn't know which way to turn

D

( esp AmL fam): agarrar y …: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything

cuando ya había hecho la reserva agarra y me dice que no quiere ir I had already made the reservations when he goes and tells me he doesn't want to go

así que agarré y presenté la renuncia so I gave in my notice on the spot o there and then

■ agarrarse

v pron

A (asirse) to hold on

agárrate bien or fuerte hold on tight

¿sabes cuánto dinero nos queda? ¡agárrate! ( fam); do you know how much money we have left? wait for it! o prepare yourself for a shock! ( colloq)

agarrarse A or DE algo to hold on TO sth

se agarró al or del pasamanos she held on to o gripped the handrail

iban agarrados del brazo they were walking along arm in arm

se agarró de eso para no venir he latched on to that as an excuse not to come

se ha agarrado a esa promesa/esperanza she's clinging to that promise/hope

B

(pillarse): me agarré el dedo en el cajón I caught my finger in the drawer

C

( esp AmL): se agarró una borrachera de padre y señor mío he got absolutely blind drunk

se agarró una rabieta he got o flew into a temper

¡qué disgusto se agarró cuando se enteró! she got really upset when she heard!

D ( AmL fam)

1 (pelearse, reñir) agarrarse CON algn to have a fight o an argument WITH sb ( colloq)

no vale la pena agarrarse con él por esa estupidez there's no point arguing with him over a silly thing like that

agarrársela(s) con algn ( AmL fam); to take it out on sb ( colloq)

se las agarró conmigo he took it out on me

2

(pelearse): se agarraron a patadas/puñetazos they started kicking/punching each other

por poco se agarran de los pelos they almost came to blows

E (pegarse) «comida» to stick

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agarrar ( conjugate agarrar) verbo transitivo
1 ( sujetar) to grab, get hold of;
◊ me agarró del brazo ( para apoyar) she took hold of my arm;

(con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm
2 (esp AmL) ‹ objeto› ( tomar) to take;
( atajar) to catch;
◊ agarra un papel y toma nota get a piece of paper and take this down

3 (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch;
◊ si lo agarro, lo mato if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him

4 (esp AmL) ( adquirir) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;
‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
‹ ritmo› to get into;
‹ velocidad› to gather, pick up;
◊ agarrarle cariño a algn to grow fond of sb;

le agarró asco he got sick of it;
le he agarrado odio I've come to hate him
5 (AmL) ( entender) ‹indirecta/chiste› to get
verbo intransitivo
1 (asir, sujetar):
◊ toma, agarra here, hold this;

agarra por ahí take hold of that part
2 [planta/injerto] to take;
[ tornillo] to grip, catch;
[ ruedas] to grip;
[ tinte] to take
agarrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( asirse) to hold on;
agárrate bien or fuerte hold on tight;
agarrarse a or de algo to hold on to sth;
◊ iban agarrados del brazo they were walking along arm in arm

2 ‹dedo/manga› to catch;
◊ me agarré el dedo en el cajón I caught my finger in the drawer

3 (esp AmL) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;
◊ agarrarse una borrachera to get drunk;

agarrarse un disgusto/una rabieta to get upset/into a temper
4 (AmL fam) ( pelearse) to get into a fight;
◊ se agarraron a patadas they started kicking each other;

agarrarse con algn to have a set-to with sb (colloq)
agarrar verbo transitivo
1 (sujetar con fuerza) to grasp, seize: lo tienes bien agarrado, you are holding it tightly
2 LAm (coger) to take
3 fam (pillar a alguien, un resfriado) to catch
agarrar(se) una borrachera, to get drunk o fam pissed
' agarrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- melopea
- sujetar
- tomar
- turca
- alcanzar
- atajar
- cuete
- fuerte
- hueveo
- insolación
- jalar
- mano
- mona
English:
blind
- catch
- clasp
- clutch
- collar
- grab
- grasp
- grip
- hold
- seize
- take
- act
- bust
- clench
- get
- knack
- latch
- nab
- nail
- pick
- red
- rope
- surprise
- unawares
- up

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agarrar

♦ vt

1. [asir] to grab;

me agarró de la cintura he grabbed me by the waist;

agarra bien al niño y no se caerá hold onto the child tight and he won't fall

2. Fam [pillar] [ladrón] to catch;

¡si la agarro, la mato! if I catch her I'll kill her!;

me agarró desprevenido he caught me off guard

3. Esp Fam [pillar] [enfermedad] to catch

4. Comp
Fam
agarrarla, agarrar una buena to get sloshed;
Fam
esta novela no hay por dónde agarrarla I can't make head or tail of this novel;
RP Fam
agarrar la mano a algo to get to grips with sth;
Méx Fam
agarrar patín to have a good laugh;
RP Fam
agarrar viaje to accept an offer;
RP Fam
agarrar viento en la camiseta to really get going;

después de un comienzo accidentado, el proyecto agarró viento en la camiseta after a shaky start the project really took off

♦ vi

1. Esp [asir]
agarrar de to take hold of;

¡agarra de la cuerda! grab the rope!

2. [tinte] to take

3. [planta] to take root

4. [ruedas] to grip

5. [clavo] to go in;

el tornillo no ha agarrado the screw hasn't gone in properly

6. Am [encaminarse]
agarrar para to head for;

agarró para la izquierda he took a left;

Comp
RP Fam
agarrar para el lado de los tomates to get hold of the wrong end of the stick

7. [tomar costumbre]
agarrarle a alguien por: le agarró por el baile she took it into her head to take up dancing;

le agarró por cantar en medio de la clase he got it into his head to start singing in the middle of the class;

le agarró por no tomar alcohol she suddenly started not drinking alcohol;

¿está aprendiendo ruso? – sí, le agarró por ahí is she learning Russian? – yes, that's her latest mad idea

8. Comp
Fam
agarrar y hacer algo to go and do sth;

agarró y se fue she upped and went;

agarró y me dio una bofetada she went and slapped me

♦ See also the pronominal verb agarrarse

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agarrar

I v/t

1 ( asir) grab

2 ( atrapar, pescar), resfriado catch

3 L.Am. ( tomar) take

4 L.Am.

velocidad gather, pick up

5 L.Am.

agarrar una calle go up o along a street

II v/i

1 ( asirse) hold on

2 de planta take root

3 L.Am.

por un lugar go;

agarró y se fue he upped and went

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agarrar vt

1) : to grab, to grasp

2) : to catch, to take

agarrar vi

agarrar y fam : to do (something) abruptly

el día siguiente agarró y se fue: the next day he up and left

♦ See also the reflexive verb agarrarse

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agarrar vb

1. (coger) to grab [pt. & pp. grabbed]

un hombre lo agarró a man grabbed him

2. (sujetar) to hold [pt. & pp. held]

agárralo fuerte hold it tight

3. (atrapar, contraer) to catch [pt. & pp. caught]

agarró un resfriado she caught a cold

Spanish-English dictionary > agarrar
14 Auge

n

1. ANAT. eye; sie hat blaue Augen she has (got) blue eyes; gute / schlechte Augen haben have good / bad eyesight ( oder eyes); vae auf einem Auge blind sein be blind in one eye; auf dem rechten Auge habe ich nur 30% Sehstärke I have only 30% vision in my right eye; mit bloßem Auge with the naked eye; mit geschlossenen oder verbundenen Augen blindfold(ed); mit nassen Augen with tears in one’s eyes; jemandem in die Augen sehen look into s.o.’s eyes; ihr fallen die Augen zu her eyelids are drooping; ganz kleine Augen haben fig. be all sleepy; sich (Dat) die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes ( oder eyesight); Augen haben wie ein Adler oder Luchs be sharp-eyed ( oder eagle-eyed) auch fig.

2. in Wendungen, oft fig.: mit eigenen Augen with one’s own eyes; ich hab’s mit eigenen Augen gesehen auch it happened before my very eyes ( oder right under my nose); unter jemandes Augen before s.o.’s very eyes; vor aller Augen in front of everyone, in full view (of everyone); es geschah vor meinen etc. Augen right in front of me etc.; wo hast du denn deine Augen? oder hast du keine Augen im Kopf? are you blind?; wo hast du nur deine Augen gehabt? nach Unfall etc.: haven’t you got eyes in your head?, why weren’t you looking (where you were going)?; ich hab doch hinten keine Augen! I haven’t got eyes in the back of my head; ich habe schließlich Augen im Kopf! (ich hab’s wirklich gesehen!) I’m not blind you know!; etwas fürs Auge a feast for the eyes; etwas fürs Auge sein have visual appeal; nur fürs Auge just for show; so weit das Auge reicht as far as the eye can see; sieh mir mal in die Augen (und sage die Wahrheit etc.) look at me; er konnte mir nicht in die Augen sehen he couldn’t look me in the eye; Auge in Auge face to face ( mit with); vier Augen sehen mehr als zwei Sprichw. two pairs of eyes are better than one; die Augen aufmachen open one’s eyes; fig. keep one’s eyes open; im Auge behalten / haben keep / have an eye on; fig. bear / have in mind; (Ziel) auch keep sight of; ein Auge haben auf (+ Akk) have one’s eye on; aus den Augen verlieren lose sight of; fig. lose touch with; nicht aus den Augen lassen not let s.o. (oder s.th.) out of one’s sight; kein Auge lassen von not let s.o. (oder s.th.) out of one’s sight; geh mir aus den Augen! get out of my sight!; jemandem unter die Augen treten können be able to look s.o. in the face; komm mir nicht wieder unter die Augen! I don’t ever want to see you again!, don’t darken my doorstep again!; ein Auge voll Schlaf nehmen fig. have forty winks, take a nap; unter vier Augen in private; Gespräch unter vier Augen private conversation; sie hat ihre Augen überall she’s got eyes like a hawk; ich kann meine Augen nicht überall haben I can’t keep track of everything; die Augen offen halten ( nach) keep one’s eyes open (for), keep a look-out (for); mit offenen Augen durch die Welt gehen walk about with one’s eyes open; ein Auge riskieren steal a glance; sie haben sich die Augen aus dem Kopf geschaut umg. they goggled, their eyes were popping out of their heads; ein Ziel, eine Erinnerung etc. vor Augen haben have s.th. in mind; sich (Dat) etw. vor Augen halten keep ( oder bear) s.th. in mind; jemandem etw. vor Augen führen make s.th. clear to s.o.; einer Gefahr / den Tatsachen ins Auge sehen face (up to) (a) danger / the facts, look danger / the facts in the face; sehenden Auges (ins Verderben rennen etc.) with one’s eyes wide open; vor etw. die Augen verschließen refuse to see s.th.; jemandem die Augen öffnen Person: enlighten s.o., open s.o.’s eyes to the truth; etw.: be an eye-opener for s.o.; mir gingen plötzlich die Augen auf suddenly I saw the light; ein Auge oder beide Augen zudrücken turn a blind eye ( bei to); kein Auge zutun not sleep a wink (all night); nicht mehr oder kaum noch aus den Augen sehen können not be able to see straight any more; mit offenen Augen schlafen daydream, be daydreaming; seinen Augen nicht oder kaum trauen not be able to believe ( oder trust) one’s eyes; ins Auge fassen consider, contemplate (doing s.th.); ins Auge gefasst haben be considering; (planen) be planning; vor meinem geistigen Auge in my mind’s eye; in meinen Augen as I see it; sie hat kein(e) Auge(n) dafür she hasn’t got an eye for that; etw. mit anderen Augen ansehen see s.th. in a different light; ( einem) ins Auge fallen oder springen catch one’s eye, stick out a mile; (überdeutlich sein) hit one in the eye; einem in die Augen stechen (gefallen) take one’s fancy; Fehler etc.: glare at one; das Auge beleidigen offend the eye; die Dummheit / der Neid etc. schaut jemandem aus den Augen you can see the stupidity / jealousy etc. in s.o.’s eyes, stupidity / jealousy etc. is written all over s.o.’s face; da blieb kein Auge trocken auch iro. there wasn’t a dry eye in the place; mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge with mixed feelings; sich (Dat) die Augen ausweinen oder aus dem Kopf weinen cry one’s eyes out; jemandem gehen die Augen über s.o. is overwhelmed; geh. (jemand weint) s.o. is moved to tears; jemanden mit den Augen verschlingen devour s.o. with one’s eyes; lüstern: ogle s.o.; er wird große Augen machen! he’s in for a surprise; er hat große Augen gemacht! you should have seen his face; seine Augen sind größer als sein Magen his eyes are bigger than his stomach; er hat ein Auge auf sie geworfen (findet sie sympathisch) he has his eye on her; jemandem ( schöne) Augen machen make eyes at s.o.; er macht es doch nicht um i-r schönen Augen willen he isn’t doing it (for her) out of the goodness of his heart, you know; jemandem jemanden / etw. aufs Auge drücken foist ( oder fob) s.o. / s.th. off on s.o.; jemanden / etw. aufs Auge gedrückt bekommen have s.o. / s.th. foisted ( oder fobbed off) on one; das hätte leicht ins Auge gehen können that was close ( oder a close one umg.), it could easily have backfired; jemandem die Augen auskratzen ( wollen) (want to) scratch s.o.’s eyes out; ihre Augen brachen geh. (sie starb) she passed away; das Auge des Gesetzes the (sharp) eye of the law; aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn Sprichw. out of sight, out of mind; Auge um Auge(, Zahn um Zahn) BIBL. an eye for an eye(, a tooth for a tooth); ( da hilft nur) Augen zu und durch! we’ve (just) got to get through it somehow, we’ve got to ride this one out; blau 1, Dorn1, Faust, schwarz

3. auf Domino, Würfel: pip; beim Kartenspiel: point

4. (Keim, Knospe) einer Kartoffel: eye; eines Zweiges: bud, axil; die Rosen auf zwei Augen zurückschneiden cut the roses back to two buds

5. eines Sturms: eye

6. (Fettauge) globule of fat

7. NAUT. eye

8. magisches Auge magic eye

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das Auge

eye

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Au|ge
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das

(the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) eye

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Au·ge

<-s, -n>

[ˈaugə]

nt

1. (Sehorgan) eye

er hat eng stehende \Augen his eyes are too close together

mir wurde schwarz vor \Augen everything went black, I blacked out

der würde ich am liebsten die \Augen auskratzen! (fam) I'd like to scratch her eyes out! fam

die \Augen aufmachen [o aufsperren] [o auftun] (a. fig fam) to open one's eyes a. fig

auf einem \Auge blind sein/schielen to be blind/to have a squint in one eye

mit den \Augen blinzeln [o zwinkern] to blink [or wink]

mit bloßem [o nacktem] \Auge with the naked eye

etw im \Auge haben to have [got] sth in one's eye

sich dat die \Augen reiben to rub one's eyes; (nach dem Schlaf a.) to rub the sleep from one's eyes

mit den \Augen rollen to roll one's eyes

die \Augen schließen to close one's eyes; (geh: einschlafen) to fall asleep

für immer die \Augen schließen (euph geh) to pass away [or on] euph

jdm schwimmt alles vor den \Augen sb feels giddy [or dizzy]

jdm in die \Augen sehen [o schauen] to look into sb's eyes

etw mit [seinen] eigenen \Augen gesehen haben to have seen sth with one's own eyes

[sich dat] die [o seine] \Augen untersuchen lassen to have one's eyes tested

jds \Augen tränen, jdm tränen die \Augen sb's eyes are watering

mit verbundenen \Augen blindfolded; (fig) blindfold

jdm jeden Wunsch an [o von] den \Augen ablesen to anticipate sb's every wish

2. (Blick) eye

geh mir aus den \Augen! get out of my sight [or fam face]!

man muss seine \Augen überall haben you need eyes in the back of your head

ich kann meine \Augen nicht überall haben (fam) I can't look [or be] everywhere at once

[die] \Augen links/rechts! MIL eyes left/right!

vor aller \Augen in front of everybody

jdn/etw im \Auge behalten to keep an eye on sb/sth; (fig: sich vormerken) to keep [or bear] sb/sth in mind

was fürs \Auge sein (fam) to look good; (unerwartet) to be a sight for sore eyes fam

nur [was] fürs \Auge sein (fam) to be good to look at but not much else

jdn/etw im \Auge haben (a. fig) to have one's eye on sb/sth a. fig

ein \Auge auf jdn/etw haben to keep an eye on sb/sth

nur \Augen für jdn haben to only have eyes for sb

jdn nicht aus den \Augen lassen to not let sb out of one's sight, to keep one's eyes riveted on sb

ein \Auge riskieren (fam) to risk a glance [or peep], to have [or take] a peep

ins/jdm ins \Auge springen [o fallen] [o stechen] to catch the/sb's eye

es springt [o fällt] [einem gleich] ins \Auge, wie/dass... it is glaringly obvious how/that...

etw/jdn aus den \Augen verlieren to lose sight of sth/sb

etw aus den \Augen verlieren (fig) to loose track of sth

jdn aus den \Auge verlieren (fig) to lose contact [or touch] with sb

nach dem Studium haben wir uns leider aus den \Augen verloren after university we sadly lost touch with each other [or lost contact]

unter jds dat \Augen before sb's very eyes, under sb's very nose

3. (Bewusstsein, Vorstellung)

etw noch deutlich [o genau] [o lebhaft] vor \Augen haben to remember sth clearly [or vividly]

jdm etw vor \Augen führen to make sb aware of sth

keiner von euch führt sich vor \Augen, warum/wie/dass... none of you is aware of why/of how/of the fact that...

sich dat etw vor \Augen führen to become aware of sth

das muss man sich mal vor \Augen führen! just imagine it!

vor jds geistigem [o innerem] \Auge in sb's mind's eye

etw schwebt [o steht] jdm vor \Augen sb can picture sth vividly

sehenden \Auges (geh) with open eyes, with one's eyes open

4. (Sehvermögen) eye

ich habe doch \Augen im Kopf! (fam) I know what I saw!

hast du/haben Sie keine \Augen im Kopf? (fam) haven't you got any eyes in you head? fam, use your eyes!

ich hab doch hinten keine \Augen! (fam) I don't have eyes in the back of my head! fam

ich traute meinen \Augen nicht! I couldn't believe my eyes [or what I was seeing]!

ihren scharfen \Augen war nichts entgangen her sharp eyes had missed nothing

als Chirurg braucht er ein sicheres \Auge und eine ruhige Hand as a surgeon he needs a good eye and a steady hand

gute/schlechte \Augen [haben] [to have] good/poor eyes

\Augen wie ein Luchs haben to have eyes like a hawk, to be eagle-eyed; (alles merken a.) to not miss a thing

ein sicheres \Auge für etw akk haben to have a good eye for sth

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

5. (Sichtweise) eye

jdn/etw mit anderen \Augen [an]sehen to see sb/sth in a different [or in another] light

etw mit fachmännischem \Auge besehen to examine sth with the eye of an expert

etw mit kritischem \Auge betrachten to view sth with a critical eye

jdm die \Augen [über etw akk] öffnen to open sb's eyes [to sth]

in jds dat \Augen in sb's eyes view

in den \Augen der Leute/Öffentlichkeit in the eyes of most people/the public

in meinen \Augen kann er nichts falsch machen he can do no wrong in my eyes, as I see it, he can do no wrong

in den \Augen seiner Kollegen ist er ein Exzentriker in the eyes of his colleagues he is an eccentric

6. (Würfelpunkt) pip

vier \Augen werfen to throw a four

wie viele \Augen hat er geworfen? what has he thrown?

7. BOT bud; der Kartoffel eye

8. (Fett) drop [or globule] of fat

in diese Suppe schauen mehr \Augen hinein als heraus (hum fam) this soup is rather thin

9. (Zentrum) eye

das \Auge des Wirbelsturms the eye of the hurricane

10. NAUT (Schlinge) eye

11. ELEK, RADIO

magisches \Auge magic eye

12.

▶ jdm gehen die \Augen auf sb opens their eyes fig

jetzt gehen mir die \Augen auf! now I'm beginning to see the light!

dir werden die \Augen schon noch aufgehen! you are in for a rude awakening!

▶ sich dat die \Augen nach jdm/etw ausgucken (fam) to look everywhere for sb/sth, to hunt high and low for sth

▶ mit einem blauen \Auge davonkommen (fam) to get off lightly

▶ etw nicht nur blauer [o schöner] \Augen willen tun to not just do sth for the sake of sb's pretty face fam

▶ da blieb kein \Auge trocken (hum fam) there wasn't a dry eye in the place fam

▶ jdm jdn/etw aufs \Auge drücken (fam) to force [or impose] sb/sth on sb

▶ etw ins \Auge fassen to contemplate sth

[es] ins \Auge fassen, etw zu tun to contemplate doing sth

▶ jdm gehen die \Augen über sb's eyes are popping out of their head

▶ jd guckt sich dat die \Augen aus dem Kopf (fam) sb's eyes are popping out of their head [or are coming out on stalks] fam

▶ das \Auge des Gesetzes (hum) the [arm of the] law + sing/pl vb

▶ jds [o die] \Augen sind größer als der Mund sb's eyes are bigger than her/his stomach

▶ jdn mit [o aus] großen \Augen ansehen [o anschauen] to look at sb wide-eyed

▶ \Auge in \Auge face to face

▶ [große] \Augen machen to be wide-eyed [or BRIT a. fam gobsmacked]

da machst du \Augen, was? that's got you, hasn't it? fam

▶ die \Augen offen haben [o halten] to keep one's eyes open [or fam skinned] [or fam peeled]

▶ mit offenen \Augen schlafen to daydream

▶ jdm sieht die Dummheit aus den \Augen sb's stupidity is plain to see

▶ jdm sieht der Schalk aus den \Augen sb [always] has a roguish [or mischievous] look on their face

▶ aus den \Augen, aus dem Sinn (prov) out of sight, out of mind prov

▶ die \Augen vor etw dat verschließen to close [or shut] one's eyes to sth

▶ unter vier \Augen in private; (unter uns a.) between ourselves

ein Gespräch unter vier \Augen a private conversation

▶ der Wahrheit ins \Auge sehen to face up to the truth

▶ ein \Auge auf jdn/etw geworfen haben to have one's eye on sb/sth

▶ \Auge um \Auge, Zahn um Zahn an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

▶ \Augen zu und durch (fam) take a deep breath [or grit your teeth] and get to it fam

▶ [bei etw dat] ein \Auge [o beide \Augen] zudrücken to turn a blind eye [to sth]

▶ kein \Auge zutun (fam) to not sleep a wink [or get a wink of sleep]

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das; Auges, Augen

1) eye

gute/schlechte Augen haben — have good/poor eyesight

auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye; (fig.) have a one-sided view

mit bloßem Auge — with the naked eye

ihm fallen die Augen zu — his eyelids are drooping

ganz kleine Augen haben — (fig.) be all sleepy

mit verbundenen Augen — blindfold[ed]

etwas im Auge haben — have something in one's eye; (fig.): (haben wollen) have one's eye on something

das Auge des Gesetzes — (fig.): (Polizist) the law (coll.)

ihm/ihr usw. werden die Augen noch aufgehen — (fig.) he/she etc. is in for a rude awakening

[große] Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) be wide-eyed

da wird er Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) his eyes will pop out of his head

ihnen fielen fast die Augen aus dem Kopf — their eyes nearly popped out of their heads

da blieb kein Auge trocken — (fig. ugs.) everyone laughed till they cried; (es blieb niemand verschont) no one was safe

ich traute meinen Augen nicht — (ugs.) I couldn't believe my eyes

ich habe doch hinten keine Augen — (ugs.) I haven't got eyes in the back of my head

ich kann doch meine Augen nicht überall haben! — I can't be looking everywhere at once

sie hat ihre Augen überall — she doesn't miss a thing

ein Auge od. beide Augen zudrücken — (fig.) turn a blind eye

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben — (fig.) have taken a liking to somebody/have one's eye on something

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas haben — (achtgeben) keep an eye on somebody/something

ein Auge/ein sicheres Auge für etwas haben — have an eye/a sure eye for something

ich habe ja schließlich Augen im Kopf — (ugs.) I'm not blind, you know

jemandem die Augen öffnen — (fig.) open somebody's eyes

jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen — not take one's eyes off somebody/something; not let somebody/something out of one's sight

jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something; (fig.) lose contact or touch with somebody/lose touch with something

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn! — (Spr.) out of sight, out of mind

jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten — (fig.) keep an eye on somebody/bear or keep something in mind

in jemandes Augen — (Dat.) (fig.) to somebody's mind; in somebody's opinion

jemandem ins Auge od. in die Augen fallen od. springen — (fig.) hit somebody in the eye

etwas ins Auge fassen — (fig.) consider something; think about something

einer Sache (Dat.) ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face something

der Wahrheit/Gefahr ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face up to the truth/danger

ins Auge gehen — (fig. ugs.) end in disaster; end in failure

Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn — an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

unter vier Augen — (fig.) in private

unter jemandes Augen — (Dat.) right in front of somebody; right under somebody's nose

vor aller Augen — in front of everybody

jemandem etwas vor Augen führen od. halten — (fig.) bring something home to somebody

wenn man sich (Dat.) das mal vor Augen führt — (fig.) when you stop and think about it

2) (auf Würfeln, Dominosteinen usw.) pip

drei Augen werfen — throw a three

wie viele Augen hat er geworfen? — how many has he thrown?

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Auge n

1. ANAT eye;

sie hat blaue Augen she has (got) blue eyes;

gute/schlechte Augen haben have good/bad eyesight ( oder eyes);

vae

auf einem Auge blind sein be blind in one eye;

auf dem rechten Auge habe ich nur 30% Sehstärke I have only 30% vision in my right eye;

mit bloßem Auge with the naked eye;

mit geschlossenen oder

verbundenen Augen blindfold(ed);

mit nassen Augen with tears in one’s eyes;

jemandem in die Augen sehen look into sb’s eyes;

ihr fallen die Augen zu her eyelids are drooping;

ganz kleine Augen haben fig be all sleepy;

sich (dat)

die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes ( oder eyesight);

Augen haben wie ein Adler oder

Luchs be sharp-eyed ( oder eagle-eyed) auch fig

2. in Wendungen, oft fig:

mit eigenen Augen with one’s own eyes;

ich hab’s mit eigenen Augen gesehen auch it happened before my very eyes ( oder right under my nose);

unter jemandes Augen before sb’s very eyes;

vor aller Augen in front of everyone, in full view (of everyone);

es geschah

vor meinen etc

Augen right in front of me etc;

wo hast du denn deine Augen? oder

hast du keine Augen im Kopf? are you blind?;

wo hast du nur deine Augen gehabt? nach Unfall etc: haven’t you got eyes in your head?, why weren’t you looking (where you were going)?;

ich hab doch hinten keine Augen! I haven’t got eyes in the back of my head;

ich habe schließlich Augen im Kopf! (ich hab’s wirklich gesehen!) I’m not blind you know!;

etwas fürs Auge a feast for the eyes;

etwas fürs Auge sein have visual appeal;

nur fürs Auge just for show;

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

sieh mir mal in die Augen (und sage die Wahrheit etc) look at me;

er konnte mir nicht in die Augen sehen he couldn’t look me in the eye;

Auge in Auge face to face (

mit with);

vier Augen sehen mehr als zwei sprichw two pairs of eyes are better than one;

die Augen aufmachen open one’s eyes; fig keep one’s eyes open;

im Auge behalten/haben keep/have an eye on; fig bear/have in mind; (Ziel) auch keep sight of;

ein Auge haben auf (+akk) have one’s eye on;

aus den Augen verlieren lose sight of; fig lose touch with;

nicht aus den Augen lassen not let sb (oder sth) out of one’s sight;

kein Auge lassen von not let sb (oder sth) out of one’s sight;

geh mir aus den Augen! get out of my sight!;

jemandem unter die Augen treten können be able to look sb in the face;

komm mir nicht wieder unter die Augen! I don’t ever want to see you again!, don’t darken my doorstep again!;

ein Auge voll Schlaf nehmen fig have forty winks, take a nap;

unter vier Augen in private;

Gespräch unter vier Augen private conversation;

sie hat ihre Augen überall she’s got eyes like a hawk;

ich kann meine Augen nicht überall haben I can’t keep track of everything;

die Augen offen halten (nach) keep one’s eyes open (for), keep a look-out (for);

mit offenen Augen durch die Welt gehen walk about with one’s eyes open;

ein Auge riskieren steal a glance;

sie haben sich die Augen aus dem Kopf geschaut umg they goggled, their eyes were popping out of their heads;

ein Ziel, eine Erinnerung etc

vor Augen haben have sth in mind;

sich (dat)

etwas vor Augen halten keep ( oder bear) sth in mind;

jemandem etwas vor Augen führen make sth clear to sb;

einer Gefahr/den Tatsachen ins Auge sehen face (up to) (a) danger/the facts, look danger/the facts in the face;

sehenden Auges (ins Verderben rennen etc) with one’s eyes wide open;

vor etwas die Augen verschließen refuse to see sth;

jemandem die Augen öffnen Person: enlighten sb, open sb’s eyes to the truth; etwas: be an eye-opener for sb;

mir gingen plötzlich die Augen auf suddenly I saw the light;

ein Auge oder

beide Augen zudrücken turn a blind eye (

bei to);

kein Auge zutun not sleep a wink (all night);

nicht mehr oder

kaum noch aus den Augen sehen können not be able to see straight any more;

mit offenen Augen schlafen daydream, be daydreaming;

seinen Augen nicht oder

kaum trauen not be able to believe ( oder trust) one’s eyes;

ins Auge fassen consider, contemplate (doing sth);

ins Auge gefasst haben be considering; (planen) be planning;

vor meinem geistigen Auge in my mind’s eye;

in meinen Augen as I see it;

sie hat kein(e) Auge(n) dafür she hasn’t got an eye for that;

etwas mit anderen Augen ansehen see sth in a different light;

(einem) ins Auge fallen oder

springen catch one’s eye, stick out a mile; (überdeutlich sein) hit one in the eye;

einem in die Augen stechen (gefallen) take one’s fancy; Fehler etc: glare at one;

das Auge beleidigen offend the eye;

die Dummheit/der Neid etc

schaut jemandem aus den Augen you can see the stupidity/jealousy etc in sb’s eyes, stupidity/jealousy etc is written all over sb’s face;

da blieb kein Auge trocken auch iron there wasn’t a dry eye in the place;

mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge with mixed feelings;

sich (dat)

die Augen ausweinen oder

aus dem Kopf weinen cry one’s eyes out;

jemandem gehen die Augen über sb is overwhelmed; geh (jemand weint) sb is moved to tears;

jemanden mit den Augen verschlingen devour sb with one’s eyes; lüstern: ogle sb;

er wird große Augen machen! he’s in for a surprise;

er hat große Augen gemacht! you should have seen his face;

seine Augen sind größer als sein Magen his eyes are bigger than his stomach;

er hat ein Auge auf sie geworfen (findet sie sympathisch) he has his eye on her;

jemandem (schöne) Augen machen make eyes at sb;

er macht es doch nicht um i-r schönen Augen willen he isn’t doing it (for her) out of the goodness of his heart, you know;

jemandem jemanden/etwas aufs Auge drücken foist ( oder fob) sb/sth off on sb;

jemanden/etwas aufs Auge gedrückt bekommen have sb/sth foisted ( oder fobbed off) on one;

das hätte leicht ins Auge gehen können that was close ( oder a close one umg), it could easily have backfired;

jemandem die Augen auskratzen (wollen) (want to) scratch sb’s eyes out;

ihre Augen brachen geh (sie starb) she passed away;

das Auge des Gesetzes the (sharp) eye of the law;

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn sprichw out of sight, out of mind;

Auge um Auge(, Zahn um Zahn) BIBEL an eye for an eye(, a tooth for a tooth);

(da hilft nur) Augen zu und durch! we’ve (just) got to get through it somehow, we’ve got to ride this one out; → blau 1, Dorn¹, Faust, schwarz

3. auf Domino, Würfel: pip; beim Kartenspiel: point

4. (Keim, Knospe) einer Kartoffel: eye; eines Zweiges: bud, axil;

die Rosen auf zwei Augen zurückschneiden cut the roses back to two buds

5. eines Sturms: eye

6. (Fettauge) globule of fat

7. SCHIFF eye

8.

magisches Auge magic eye

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das; Auges, Augen

1) eye

gute/schlechte Augen haben — have good/poor eyesight

auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye; (fig.) have a one-sided view

mit bloßem Auge — with the naked eye

ihm fallen die Augen zu — his eyelids are drooping

ganz kleine Augen haben — (fig.) be all sleepy

mit verbundenen Augen — blindfold[ed]

etwas im Auge haben — have something in one's eye; (fig.): (haben wollen) have one's eye on something

das Auge des Gesetzes — (fig.): (Polizist) the law (coll.)

ihm/ihr usw. werden die Augen noch aufgehen — (fig.) he/she etc. is in for a rude awakening

[große] Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) be wide-eyed

da wird er Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) his eyes will pop out of his head

ihnen fielen fast die Augen aus dem Kopf — their eyes nearly popped out of their heads

da blieb kein Auge trocken — (fig. ugs.) everyone laughed till they cried; (es blieb niemand verschont) no one was safe

ich traute meinen Augen nicht — (ugs.) I couldn't believe my eyes

ich habe doch hinten keine Augen — (ugs.) I haven't got eyes in the back of my head

ich kann doch meine Augen nicht überall haben! — I can't be looking everywhere at once

sie hat ihre Augen überall — she doesn't miss a thing

ein Auge od. beide Augen zudrücken — (fig.) turn a blind eye

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben — (fig.) have taken a liking to somebody/have one's eye on something

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas haben — (achtgeben) keep an eye on somebody/something

ein Auge/ein sicheres Auge für etwas haben — have an eye/a sure eye for something

ich habe ja schließlich Augen im Kopf — (ugs.) I'm not blind, you know

jemandem die Augen öffnen — (fig.) open somebody's eyes

jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen — not take one's eyes off somebody/something; not let somebody/something out of one's sight

jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something; (fig.) lose contact or touch with somebody/lose touch with something

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn! — (Spr.) out of sight, out of mind

jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten — (fig.) keep an eye on somebody/bear or keep something in mind

in jemandes Augen — (Dat.) (fig.) to somebody's mind; in somebody's opinion

jemandem ins Auge od. in die Augen fallen od. springen — (fig.) hit somebody in the eye

etwas ins Auge fassen — (fig.) consider something; think about something

einer Sache (Dat.) ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face something

der Wahrheit/Gefahr ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face up to the truth/danger

ins Auge gehen — (fig. ugs.) end in disaster; end in failure

Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn — an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

unter vier Augen — (fig.) in private

unter jemandes Augen — (Dat.) right in front of somebody; right under somebody's nose

vor aller Augen — in front of everybody

jemandem etwas vor Augen führen od. halten — (fig.) bring something home to somebody

wenn man sich (Dat.) das mal vor Augen führt — (fig.) when you stop and think about it

2) (auf Würfeln, Dominosteinen usw.) pip

drei Augen werfen — throw a three

wie viele Augen hat er geworfen? — how many has he thrown?

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-n n.

eye n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Auge
15 nature

nature [natyʀ]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = monde physique) la nature nature

• peindre d'après nature to paint from life

• plus grand que nature larger than life

• vivre dans la nature to live in the country

• en pleine nature in the middle of nowhere

• lâcher qn dans la nature (inf) to leave sb to their own devices

• s'évanouir dans la nature (inf) to vanish into thin air

• crimes contre nature unnatural crimes

   b. ( = caractère) nature

• la nature humaine human nature

• ce n'est pas dans sa nature it is not in his nature

• il a une heureuse nature he has a happy disposition

• quelle petite nature tu fais ! what a weakling you are!

• c'est dans la nature des choses it's in the nature of things

• il est arrogant de nature he is arrogant by nature

• ce n'est pas de nature à arranger les choses it's not likely to make things easier

   c. ( = sorte) kind

• il y a un problème -- de quelle nature ? there's a problem -- what kind of problem?

• de toute nature of all kinds

• en nature in kind

2. invariable adjective

   a. ( = sans adjonction) [café] black ; [eau, crêpe, omelette] plain ; [thé] without milk ; [yaourt] natural ; [salade] without dressing

• riz nature boiled rice

   b. ( = sans artifice) [personne] (inf) natural

3. compounds

► nature morte still life

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natyʀ
1.

adjectif invariable

1) ( sans additif) [yaourt, fromage blanc] natural; [omelette] plain; [thé] black

à consommer avec du sucre ou nature — to be eaten with sugar or on its own

2) (colloq) ( spontané) [personne] natural

2.

nom féminin

1) ( forces nous gouvernant) nature

laisser faire la nature — to let nature take its course

la nature fait bien les choses — the ways of nature are wonderful

2) ( environnement) nature

une merveille de la nature — a wonder of nature

protection de la nature — protection of the environment

une nature hostile — a hostile environment

en pleine nature — in the heart of the countryside

lâcher quelqu'un dans la nature — ( en pleine campagne) to leave somebody in the middle of nowhere; fig to let somebody loose

3) ( caractère) nature

une nature généreuse — a generous nature

de nature à faire — likely to do

il est anxieux de nature, il est d'une nature anxieuse — he's nervous by nature

avoir une nature fragile/robuste — to have a delicate/strong constitution

de même nature — of the same nature

des offres de toute nature — offers of all kinds

4) ( réalité)

peindre d'après nature — to paint from life

plus petit/plus vrai que nature — smaller/more real than life

5) ( objets réels)

en nature — [payer] in kind

avantages en nature — fringe benefits

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- nature morte

••

partir or disparaître dans la nature — (colloq) to vanish into thin air

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natyʀ
1. nf

1) (propriétés et facultés du vivant)

la nature — nature

les lois de la nature — the laws of nature

laisser faire la nature — to let nature take its course

contre nature — against nature

2) (paysages non façonnés par l'homme)

se ressourcer dans la nature — to recharge one's batteries in the country

en pleine nature — in the middle of the country

perdu dans la nature — in the middle of nowhere

3) (= caractère) nature

d'une nature aimable — kind-natured

ne pas être dans la nature de qn de faire qch — not to be in sb's nature to do sth

Cela n'est pas dans sa nature de critiquer. — It isn't in his nature to make criticisms.

4) (= sorte) nature

de cette nature — of this nature

être de nature à faire qch — to be liable to do sth

5) (autres locutions)

payer en nature — to pay in kind

peint d'après nature — painted from life

2. adj

1) (sans sucre, non aromatisé) (yaourt) plain

un yaourt nature — a plain yoghurt

2) (café, thé) (= sans lait) black

3) (= sans sucre) without sugar

4) (personne) natural

elle est très nature — she's very natural

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nature

A adj inv

1 ( sans additif) [yaourt, fromage blanc] natural; [omelette] plain; [thé] black; à consommer avec du sucre ou nature to be eaten with sugar or on its own;

2 ○( spontané) [personne] natural.

B nf

1 ( forces nous gouvernant) nature; laisser faire la nature to let nature take its course; les lois de la nature the laws of nature; la nature fait bien les choses the ways of nature are wonderful; le pauvre n'a pas été aidé par la nature nature didn't do the poor man any favours^GB; contre nature against nature;

2 ( environnement) nature; une merveille de la nature a wonder of nature; les couleurs que l'on trouve dans la nature the colours^GB that are found in nature; vivre au contact de la nature to live close to nature; protection or défense de la nature protection of the environment ou the natural world; une architecture bien intégrée à la nature architecture that fits in well with the natural environment; une nature hostile/sauvage a hostile/wild environment; en pleine nature in the heart of the countryside; lâcher qn dans la nature fig ( en pleine campagne) to leave sb in the middle of nowhere, to let sb loose;

3 ( caractère) nature; une nature généreuse a generous nature; une nature impulsive/violente an impulsive/a violent nature; de nature à faire likely to do; une découverte de nature à révolutionner la technique a discovery likely to revolutionize the world of technology; des propositions de nature à rassurer proposals likely to reassure; la vraie nature de qn sb's true ou real nature; je n'y peux rien, c'est ma nature I can't do anything about it, that's just the way I am; il est anxieux de nature, il est d'une nature anxieuse he's nervous by nature, he's naturally nervous; ce n'est pas dans ma nature de m'énerver it's not in my nature to get angry; avoir une nature fragile/robuste to have a delicate/strong constitution; cela tient à la nature même du voyage this is due to the very nature of the trip; de même nature of the same nature; des offres de toute nature offers of all kinds; un déséquilibre de nature économique et démographique an imbalance of an economic and demographical nature;

4 ( réalité) peindre d'après nature to paint from life; plus grand/plus petit/plus vrai que nature larger/smaller/more real than life;

5 ( objets réels) en nature aussi hum [payer, régler] in kind; avantages en nature fringe benefits.

Composés

nature humaine human nature; nature morte Art still life.

Idiome

partir or disparaître dans la nature to vanish into thin air.

[natyr] nom féminin

1. [univers naturel]

la nature nature

la nature fait bien les choses nature works wonders

laisser faire ou agir la nature let nature take its course

la nature a horreur du vide nature abhors a vacuum

2. [campagne]

la nature nature, the country, the countryside

une maison perdue dans la nature a house out in the wilds

tomber en panne en pleine nature to break down in the middle of nowhere

disparaître ou s'évanouir dans la nature to vanish into thin air

3. [caractère] nature

ce n'est pas dans sa nature it's not like him, it's not in his nature

c'est dans la nature des choses it's in the nature of things, that's the way the world is

la nature humaine human nature

4. [type de personne] type, sort

une bonne nature a good sort

une heureuse nature a happy person

c'est une petite nature he's the feeble type ou a weakling

5. [sorte] nature, type, sort

les raisonnements de cette nature this kind of argument, arguments of this kind

quelle est la nature de la fuite? what kind of leak is it?

6. ART

d'après nature from life

nature morte still life

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[natyr] adjectif invariable

1. [bœuf, choucroute] plain, with no trimmings

[salade, avocat] plain, with no dressing

œNOLOGIE still

2. (familier) [simple] natural

contre nature locution adjectivale

against nature, unnatural

des sentiments/penchants contre nature unnatural feelings/leanings

c'est contre nature it's not natural, it goes against nature

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de nature locution adjectivale

by nature

il est généreux de nature he's generous by nature, it's (in) his nature to be generous

elle est anxieuse de nature she's the worrying kind ou anxious type

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de nature à locution conjonctive

likely ou liable to

je ne suis pas de nature à me laisser faire I'm not the kind ou type of person you can push around

de toute nature locution adjectivale

of all kinds ou types

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en nature locution adverbiale

in kind

payer en nature (sens propre & figuré) to pay in kind

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par nature locution adverbiale

je suis conservateur par nature I'm naturally conservative, I'm conservative by nature

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > nature
16 Rein

f; -, -en; südd., österr. casserole

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purely (Adv.);

(bloß) mere (Adj.); sheer (Adj.); plain (Adj.);

(klar) limpid (Adj.); clear (Adj.);

(netto) net (Adj.);

(sauber) clean (Adj.);

(unbefleckt) virgin (Adj.); immaculate (Adj.); undefiled (Adj.);

(unvermischt) pure (Adj.)

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f -, -en (S Ger, Aus COOK)
≈ casserole
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1) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) clear

2) mere

3) (clean, especially morally: pure thoughts.) pure

4) ((of sounds) clear; keeping in tune: She sang in a high pure tone.) pure

5) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) sheer

6) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) simple

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Rein

[rain]

f casserole

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I
Adverb (ugs.)

rein mit dir! — in you go/come!
II 1.
Adjektiv

1) (unvermischt) pure

2) (nichts anderes als) pure; sheer

etwas aus reinem Trotz tun — do something out of sheer or pure contrariness

reine Theorie — pure theory

die reine Wahrheit sagen — tell the plain or unvarnished truth

es war eine reine Männersache — it was exclusively a men's affair

eine reine Arbeitergegend — a purely or entirely working-class district

der reinste Quatsch — (ugs.) pure or sheer or absolute nonsense

dein Zimmer ist der reinste Saustall — (derb) your room is a real pigsty

3) (meist geh.): (frisch, sauber) clean; fresh <clothes, sheet of paper, etc.>; pure, clean <water, air>; clear < complexion>; (fig.)

jemanden/jemandes Namen rein waschen — (ugs.) clear somebody/somebody's name

sich rein waschen — (ugs.) cler oneself or one's name

ein reines Gewissen haben — have a clear conscience

etwas ins Reine schreiben — make a fair copy of something

etwas ins Reine bringen — clear something up; put something straight

mit jemandem/etwas ins Reine kommen — get things straightened out with somebody/get something sorted or straightened out
2.
Adverb purely

rein zufällig — purely or quite by chance

rein gar nichts — (ugs.) absolutely nothing

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Rein f; -, -en; südd, österr casserole

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I
Adverb (ugs.)

rein mit dir! — in you go/come!
II 1.
Adjektiv

1) (unvermischt) pure

2) (nichts anderes als) pure; sheer

etwas aus reinem Trotz tun — do something out of sheer or pure contrariness

reine Theorie — pure theory

die reine Wahrheit sagen — tell the plain or unvarnished truth

es war eine reine Männersache — it was exclusively a men's affair

eine reine Arbeitergegend — a purely or entirely working-class district

der reinste Quatsch — (ugs.) pure or sheer or absolute nonsense

dein Zimmer ist der reinste Saustall — (derb) your room is a real pigsty

3) (meist geh.): (frisch, sauber) clean; fresh <clothes, sheet of paper, etc.>; pure, clean <water, air>; clear < complexion>; (fig.)

jemanden/jemandes Namen rein waschen — (ugs.) clear somebody/somebody's name

sich rein waschen — (ugs.) cler oneself or one's name

ein reines Gewissen haben — have a clear conscience

etwas ins Reine schreiben — make a fair copy of something

etwas ins Reine bringen — clear something up; put something straight

mit jemandem/etwas ins Reine kommen — get things straightened out with somebody/get something sorted or straightened out
2.
Adverb purely

rein zufällig — purely or quite by chance

rein gar nichts — (ugs.) absolutely nothing

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adj.

absolute adj.

chaste adj.

clean adj.

immaculate adj.

pure adj.

sheer adj.

straight adj.

unadulterated adj.

uncorrupt adj.

uncorrupted adj.

undefiled adj. adv.

chastely adv.

immaculately adv.

purely adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Rein
17 donner

donner [dɔne]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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➭ TABLE 1

1. <

   a. to give

• donner qch à qn to give sth to sb to give sb sth

• donner à boire à qn to give sb something to drink

• donner son corps à la science to donate one's body to science

• donner sa vie pour une cause to give one's life for a cause

• donnez-moi un kilo d'oranges I'd like a kilo of oranges

• j'ai déjà donné ! I've already made a donation! ; ( = on ne m'y reprendra plus !) I've been there!(PROV) donner c'est donner, reprendre c'est voler a gift is a gift

• donner quelque chose à faire à qn to give sb something to do

• donner ses chaussures à ressemeler to take one's shoes to be resoled

• le médecin lui donne 3 mois the doctor has given him 3 months

• je vous le donne en mille ! (inf) you'll never guess!

• donner une punition à qn to punish sb

• donner un coup de balai à la pièce to give the room a quick sweep

   b. ( = céder) [+ vieux vêtements] to give away

• donner sa place à une dame to give up one's seat to a lady

   c. ( = distribuer) to hand out ; [+ cartes] to deal

• c'est à vous de donner (les cartes) it's your deal

   d. ( = indiquer) [+ détails, idée, avis, ton] to give ; [+ sujet de devoir, tempo] to set

• pouvez-vous me donner l'heure ? can you tell me the time?

   e. ( = causer) [+ plaisir, courage] to give ; [+ peine, mal] to cause

• ça donne faim it makes you hungry

• donner le vertige à qn to make sb giddy

• mangez ça, ça va vous donner des forces eat this, it'll give you some energy

   f. ( = organiser) [+ réception, bal] to give ; [+ pièce] to perform

   g. ( = attribuer) quel âge lui donnez-vous ? how old would you say he was?

• je lui donne 50 ans I'd say he was 50

   h. ( = produire) [+ fruits, récolte] to yield ; [+ résultat] to produce

• elle lui a donné un fils she gave him a son

• cette méthode ne donne rien this method is totally ineffective

• qu'est-ce que ça donne ? (inf) how's it going?

   i. (locutions) donner un fait pour certain to present a fact as a certainty

• on l'a donné pour mort he was given up for dead

• tout donne à croire que... everything suggests that...

• c'est ce qu'on m'a donné à entendre that's what I was given to understand

2. <

   a. ( = produire) les pommiers ont bien donné cette année the apple trees have produced a good crop this year

   b. (locutions)

► donner de

• je ne sais plus où donner de la tête I don't know which way to turn► donner dans [+ piège] to fall into

• il donne dans le sentimentalisme he's got to be rather sentimental► donner sur [pièce, porte] to open onto ; [fenêtre] to overlook

• la maison donne sur la mer the house overlooks the sea

3. <

► se donner

   a. ( = se consacrer)

se donner à to devote o.s. to

• il s'est donné à fond he gave his all

   b. ( = échanger) ils se donnaient des baisers they were kissing each other

   c. (à soi-même) donne-toi un coup de peigne give your hair a comb

• se donner bien du mal to go to a lot of trouble

• il s'est donné la peine de me prévenir he took the trouble to warn me

• se donner bonne conscience to ease one's conscience

• se donner un président to choose a president

• s'en donner à cœur joie to have a whale of a time (inf)

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dɔne
1.

verbe transitif

1) gén

donner quelque chose à quelqu'un — to give something to somebody, to give somebody something [livre, adresse, emploi, temps, autorisation, conseil, courage, rhume]; Jeux to deal [cartes] (à to)

donner pour les œuvres — to give to charity

donner l'heure à quelqu'un — to tell somebody the time

je lui donne 40 ans — I'd say he/she was 40

on ne lui donne pas d'âge — you can't tell how old he/she is

donner froid/faim à quelqu'un — to make somebody feel cold/hungry

donner à croire or penser or comprendre que... — to suggest that...

donner à quelqu'un à penser/croire que... — to make somebody think/believe that...

donne-moi ton genou que j'examine cette blessure — let me see your knee so that I can look at that wound

2) ( confier) to give [objet, tâche] ( à faire to do)

elle donne sa fille à garder à mes parents — she has my parents look after her daughter

j'ai donné ma voiture à réparer — I've taken my car in to be repaired

3) ( présenter) [salle, cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]; [troupe] to give [spectacle, représentation]

qu'est-ce qu'on donne au Marignan? — Cinéma what's showing ou on at the Marignan?; Théâtre what's playing at the Marignan?

4) ( organiser) to give [dîner, gala] ( pour quelqu'un for somebody)

5) ( assurer) to give [cours, exposé] (à, devant to)

6) ( considérer) to give [personne, œuvre] (comme, pour as)

les sondages le donnent en tête — the polls put him in the lead

7) ( produire) to give [sentiment, impression]; to give [ombre, aspect, teinte]; to produce, to yield [fruits, jus]; to produce [résultats]

leur intervention n'a rien donné — their intervention didn't have any effect

8) ( manifester) to show [signes] (à to)

9) (colloq) ( dénoncer) to inform on [complice] (à to)

10) ( entreprendre)

donner l'assaut à quelqu'un — to attack somebody

donner la charge contre quelqu'un — to charge at somebody

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( produire)

le poirier va bien donner cette année — the pear tree will produce GB ou yield a good crop this year

2) ( émettre un son) [radio] to be playing

donner du cor — ( à la chasse) to sound the horn

3) ( heurter)

donner sur ou contre — [personne, animal, véhicule] to hit, to run into

donner de la tête or du front contre quelque chose — to hit one's head against something

ne plus savoir où donner de la tête — fig not to know which way to turn

4) ( être orienté)

donner sur — [chambre, fenêtre] to overlook [mer, rue]; [porte] to give onto

donner au nord/sud — [façade, pièce] to face ou look north/south

la cuisine donne dans le salon — the kitchen leads into the living-room

5) ( avoir tendance à)

donner dans — to tend toward(s)

en ce moment, il donne dans la musique baroque — at the moment, he's into (colloq) baroque music

6) ( se lancer)

donner dans un piège — to fall into a trap

7) ( consacrer)

donner de soi-même or de sa personne — to give of oneself

8) ( attaquer) [troupe, chars] to attack, to go into action

3.

se donner verbe pronominal

1) ( se livrer)

se donner à — to devote oneself to [travail, cause]

se donner à fond dans quelque chose — to give one's all to something

2) ( s'octroyer)

se donner le temps de faire — to give oneself time to do

se donner les moyens de faire — to find the means to do

pays qui se donne un nouveau président — country which is getting a new president

3) ( s'imposer)

se donner pour or comme but/mission de faire — to make it one's aim/mission to do

se donner pour tâche de faire — to set oneself the task of doing

4) ( affecter)

se donner pour intelligent/pacifiste — to make oneself out to be intelligent/a pacifist

se donner de grands airs — to give oneself airs

5) ( échanger)

se donner des coups — to exchange blows

se donner des baisers — to kiss one another

se donner rendez-vous — to arrange to meet

se donner le mot — to pass the word on

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donnant donnant: je garde ton chat à Noël, tu gardes le mien à Pâques — fair's fair: I keep your cat at Christmas, you keep mine at Easter

avec lui, c'est donnant donnant — he never does anything for nothing

je te le donne en mille — (colloq) you'll never guess

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dɔne
1. vt

1) [objet personnel, argent] to give, (= faire don de) to give away

"Tu as toujours ta veste en daim?"- - "Non, je l'ai donnée." — "Have you still got your suede jacket?" - - "No, I've given it away."

donner qch à qn [cadeau, renseignement] — to give sb sth, to give sth to sb

Elle m'a donné son adresse. — She gave me her address.

2) [spectacle] to put on, [film] to show

3) [résultat, effet] to produce

Cela donne un résultat surprenant. — It produces a surprising result.

4) (autres locutions)

donner l'heure à qn — to tell sb the time

donner un coup à qn — to hit sb

donner faim à qn — to make sb feel hungry

Ça m'a donné faim. — That made me feel hungry.

2. vi

1) (= faire un don) to give

Il donne toujours quand c'est pour Médecins Sans Frontières. — He always gives something when it's for Médecins Sans Frontières.

non merci, j'ai déjà donné ironique — no thanks, I've had my fair share of that

2)

donner de sa personne (= se sacrifier) — to give of o.s.

3) [soleil] to shine

Le soleil donnait à fond. — The sun was beating down.

4) [arbre fruitier] to bear fruit

Notre noyer n'a pas donné cette année. — Our walnut tree didn't have any nuts this year.

5) (= laisser croire)

donner à penser que... — to make one think that...

donner à entendre que... — to give to understand that...

6) (= avoir vue)

donner sur [fenêtre, chambre] — to look onto, to overlook

une fenêtre qui donne sur la mer — a window that looks onto the sea, a window overlooking the sea

7) (se laisser prendre)

donner dans [piège] — to fall into, [genre, style] to slip into

8) MILITAIRE (= charger, attaquer)

faire donner l'infanterie — to send in the infantry

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donner verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( mettre en la possession de) to give [livre, jouet, argent, salaire]; donner qch à qn to give sth to sb, to give sb sth; donner pour les œuvres to give to charity; j'ai déjà donné! lit I've already made a donation!; fig been there, done that!; je donnerais beaucoup or cher pour savoir qui/comment I'd give a lot to know who/how; ⇒ chat;

2 ( attribuer) to give [nom, titre] (à to); donner un sens particulier à un mot to give a word a particular meaning; je lui donne 40 ans I'd say he/she was 40; on ne lui donne pas d'âge you can't tell how old he/she is; il me donnait du ‘Maître’ he was calling me ‘Maître’;

3 ( faire avoir) to give [migraine, appétit, courage, cauchemars] (à to); donner froid/faim à qn to make sb feel cold/hungry;

4 ( procurer) to give [objet, emploi, nourriture, réponse, conseil] (à to); Jeux to deal [cartes] (à to); donner le bras/la main à qn to give sb one's arm/hand; donner à boire à qn to give sb something to drink; c'est à toi de donner Jeux it's your deal; donner à croire or penser or comprendre que… to suggest that…; donner à qn à penser/croire que… to make sb think/believe that…; donne-moi ton genou que j'examine cette blessure let me see your knee so that I can look at that wound; ⇒ main;

5 (transmettre, communiquer) to give [renseignement] (à to); je vais vous donner mon adresse I'll give you my address; elle m'a donné son rhume she's given me her cold; donner l'heure à qn to tell sb the time;

6 ( confier) to give [objet, tâche] (à faire to do); il m'a donné son chat/ses livres à garder he gave me his cat/his books to look after; elle donne sa fille à garder à mes parents she has my parents look after her daughter; j'ai donné ma voiture à réparer I've taken my car in to be repaired;

7 ( accorder) to give [temps, moyens, autorisation]; je ne te donne pas deux mois pour te faire renvoyer I'd give you less than two months before you're sacked; donner tout son temps au club to devote all one's time to the club;

8 ( présenter) [salle, cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]; [troupe] to give [spectacle, représentation] ; qu'est-ce qu'on donne au Marignan? Cin what's showing ou on at the Marignan?; Théât what's playing at the Marignan?; cette pièce a été donnée pour la première fois en 1951 this play was first performed in 1951;

9 ( organiser) to give [dîner, réception, gala] (pour qn for sb);

10 ( assurer) to give [cours, exposé] (à, devant to);

11 ( considérer) to give [personne, œuvre] (comme, pour as); les sondages le donnent en tête the polls put him in the lead; on donne ce texte pour authentique this text is given as authentic; les spécialistes le donnent comme futur champion the experts point to him as the future champion;

12 ( produire) [aspect] to give [sentiment, impression]; [plante] to give [ombre]; to produce, to yield [fruits, jus, substance]; [expérience, méthode] to produce [résultats]; [procédé, éclairage, maquillage] to give [aspect, teinte]; leur intervention n'a rien donné their intervention didn't have any effect; elle lui a donné trois fils she gave him three sons; mange des carottes, ça te donnera bonne mine eat carrots, they're good for your complexion;

13 ( manifester) to show [signes] (à to); donner des signes de faiblesse to show signs of weakness;

14 ○( dénoncer) to grass on○ GB, to fink on○ US, to inform on [complice] (à to);

15 ( entreprendre) [troupe, infanterie, police] donner l'assaut à qn to attack sb; donner la charge contre qn to charge at sb.

B vi

1 ( produire) [plante] to produce a crop GB, to yield a crop; le poirier va bien donner cette année the pear tree will produce GB ou yield a good crop this year;

2 ( émettre un son) [radio, hi-fi] to be playing; leur téléviseur donne à fond their television is on full blast; donner du cor Chasse to sound the horn;

3 ( heurter) donner sur ou contre [personne, animal] to run into; [tête] to hit; [véhicule] to hit, to run into; donner de la tête or du front contre qch to hit one's head against sth; ne plus savoir où donner de la tête fig not to know which way to turn;

4 ( être orienté) donner sur or dans [porte, chambre, fenêtre] ( d'une hauteur) to overlook, to look out over; ( de plain-pied) to look onto [mer, cour, rue]; donner au nord/sud [façade, pièce] to face ou look north/south; la cuisine donne dans le salon the kitchen leads into the living-room; la fenêtre donne sur la mer the window overlooks the sea;

5 ( avoir tendance à) donner dans to tend toward(s); donner dans le masochisme [roman, film] to tend toward(s) masochism; [personne] to have masochistic tendencies; en ce moment, il donne dans la musique baroque at the moment, he's into○ baroque music;

6 ( se lancer) donner dans une embuscade/un piège to fall into an ambush/a trap;

7 ( consacrer) donner de soi-même or de sa personne to give of oneself; donner de soi-même pour faire/pour qch to devote oneself to doing/to sth;

8 ( attaquer) [troupe, chars] to attack, to go into action; faire donner la troupe to send the troops into action.

C se donner vpr

1 ( se livrer) se donner à to devote oneself to [travail, cause, peinture]; se donner à fond dans qch to give one's all to sth; se donner à un homme to give oneself to a man;

2 ( s'octroyer) se donner le temps de faire to give oneself time to do; se donner les moyens de faire to find the means to do; pays qui se donne un nouveau président country which is getting a new president; il se donnait le nom de Brutus/le titre de docteur he called himself Brutus/gave himself the title of doctor; ⇒ joie, temps;

3 ( s'imposer) se donner pour or comme but/mission de faire to make it one's aim/mission to do; il se donne le détachement comme objectif he makes it his aim to be detached; il se donne comme objectif de perdre 15 kilos he has set himself the target of losing 15 kilos; se donner pour tâche de faire to set oneself the task of doing; je me donne trois jours pour finir I'll give myself three days to finish;

4 ( affecter) se donner pour intelligent/pacifiste to make oneself out to be intelligent/a pacifist; il se donne pour plus compétent qu'il n'est he makes himself out to be more competent than he really is; elle se donne des airs de Marilyn Monroe she walks around as if she's Marylin Monroe; se donner de grands airs to give oneself airs; un prétentieux qui se donne des airs de savant a pretentious man who acts as if he is a scholar; se donner bonne conscience to affect a clear conscience; se donner une nouvelle image to give oneself a new image; il se donne une importance qu'il n'a pas he acts as if he's important when he isn't;

5 ( échanger) se donner des coups to exchange blows; se donner des baisers to kiss one another; se donner rendez-vous to arrange to meet; se donner le mot to pass the word on;

6 ( être joué) [film] to be showing (à at); [spectacle] to be put on (à at); [pièce] to be playing (à at).

Idiomes

donnant donnant: je garde ton chat à Noël, tu gardes le mien à Pâques fair's fair: I keep your cat at Christmas, you keep mine at Easter; avec lui, c'est donnant donnant he never does anything for nothing; je te le donne en mille○ you'll never guess.

[dɔne] verbe transitif

A.[CÉDER, ACCORDER]

1. [offrir] to give

[se débarrasser de] to give away (separable)

[distribuer] to give out (separable)

donner quelque chose à quelqu'un to give something to somebody, to give somebody something

donner quelque chose en cadeau à quelqu'un to make somebody a present of something

donner quelque chose en souvenir à quelqu'un to give ou to leave somebody something as a souvenir

il est joli, ce tableau! — je te le donne what a lovely picture! — please have it

à ce prix-là, ma petite dame, je vous le donne! at that price, dear, I'm giving it away!

c'était donné, l'examen, cette année! (familier) the exam was a piece of cake this year!

dis donc, on te l'a donné, ton permis de conduire! (humoristique) how on earth did you pass your driving test!

donner sa place à quelqu'un dans le train to give up one's seat to somebody on the train

donner à boire à un enfant to give a child a drink ou something to drink

donner à manger aux enfants/chevaux to feed the children/horses

(en usage absolu) to give

donner aux pauvres to give to the poor

donner de son temps to give up one's time

donner de sa personne to give of oneself

j'ai déjà donné! (familier) I've been there ou through that already!

2. DROIT [léguer] to leave

[faire don public de - argent, œuvre d'art, organe] to donate, to give

3. [accorder - subvention] to give, to hand out (separable) ; [ - faveur, interview, liberté] to give, to grant ; [ - prix, récompense] to give, to award

donner sa fille en mariage à quelqu'un to marry one's daughter to somebody

donner la permission à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose to allow somebody to do something, to give somebody permission to do something

donner rendez-vous à quelqu'un

a. ADMINISTRATION to make an appointment with somebody

b. [ami, amant] to make a date with somebody

donner à quelqu'un l'occasion de faire quelque chose to give somebody the opportunity to do something ou of doing something

donner son soutien à quelqu'un to give one's support to somebody, to support somebody

(tournure impersonnelle)

il n'est pas donné à tout le monde de... not everybody is fortunate enough to...

4. [laisser - délai] to give, to leave

5. [confier] to give, to hand, to pass

donner une tâche à quelqu'un to entrust somebody with a job

elle m'a donné sa valise à porter she gave me her suitcase to carry

donner ses enfants à garder to have one's children looked after

6. [remettre - généralement] to give ; [ - devoir] to give, to hand in (separable)

donne la balle, Rex, donne! come on Rex, let go (of the ball)!

donnez vos papiers hand over your papers

7. [vendre - suj: commerçant] to give

8. [payer] to give

combien t'en a-t-on donné? how much did you get for it?

je donnerais cher pour le savoir I'd give a lot to know that

je donnerais n'importe quoi pour le retrouver I'd give anything to find it again

9. [administrer - médicament, sacrement] to give, to administer (soutenu) ; [ - bain] to give

donner 15 ans de prison à quelqu'un to give somebody a 15-year prison sentence

donner une punition à quelqu'un to punish somebody

10. [appliquer - coup, baiser] to give

donner une fessée à quelqu'un to smack somebody's bottom, to spank somebody

donner un coup de rabot/râteau/pinceau à quelque chose to go over something with a plane/rake/paintbrush

11. [passer, transmettre] to give, to pass on (separable)

son père lui a donné le goût du théâtre she got her liking for the theatre from her father

12. [organiser - dîner, bal] to give, to throw

13. (locution)

je vous le donne en cent ou mille (familier) you'll never guess in a month of Sundays ou in a million years

B.[CONFÉRER]

1. [assigner] to give

donner un nom à quelqu'un to give somebody a name, to name somebody

je donne peu d'importance à ces choses I attach little importance to these things

2. [attribuer]

on ne lui donnerait pas son âge he doesn't look his age

quel âge me donnez-vous? how old would you say I am?

3. [prédire] to give

je ne lui donne pas trois mois

a. [à vivre] I give her less than three months to live

b. [avant d'échouer] I'll give it three months at the most

C.[GÉNÉRALEMENTÉRER]

1. [suj: champ] to yield

[suj: arbre fruitier] to give, to produce

2. [susciter, provoquer - courage, énergie, espoir] to give ; [ - migraine] to give, to cause ; [ - sensation] to give, to create ; [ - impression] to give, to produce

donner du souci à quelqu'un to worry somebody

les enfants donnent du travail children are a lot of work

donner des boutons à quelqu'un to make somebody come out in spots

faire la vaisselle me donne des boutons (figuré) I'm allergic to washing-up

ça donne la diarrhée it gives you ou causes diarrhoea

donner chaud/froid/faim/soif à quelqu'un to make somebody hot/cold/hungry/thirsty

donner mal au cœur à quelqu'un to make somebody (feel) sick ou nauseous

3. [conférer - prestige] to confer, to give ; [ - aspect, charme] to give, to lend

le grand air t'a donné des couleurs the fresh air has brought colour to your cheeks

pour donner plus de mystère à l'histoire to make the story more mysterious

4. [aboutir à - résultats] to give, to yield ; [ - effet] to result in

en ajoutant les impôts, cela donne la somme suivante when you add (in) ou on the tax, it comes to the following amount

et ta candidature, ça donne quelque chose? have you had anything about your application?

les recherches n'ont rien donné the search was fruitless

la robe ne donne pas grand-chose comme cela, essaie avec une ceinture the dress doesn't look much like that, try it with a belt

j'ai ajouté du vin à la sauce — qu'est-ce que ça donne? I've added some wine to the sauce — what is it like now?

D.[EXPRIMER, COMMUNIQUER]

1. [présenter, fournir - garantie, preuve, précision] to give, to provide ; [ - explication] to give ; [ - argument] to put forward (separable) ; [ - ordre, consigne] to give

donner un conseil à quelqu'un to give somebody a piece of advice, to advise somebody

donner ses sources to quote one's sources

donner une certaine image de son pays to show one's country in a particular light

donner à entendre ou comprendre que to let it be understood that

ces faits nous ont été donnés comme vrais we were led to believe that these facts were true

donner quelque chose pour certain to give something as a certainty

on le donnait pour riche he was said ou thought to be rich

2. [dire] to give

donner des nouvelles à quelqu'un to give somebody news

donnez-moi de ses nouvelles tell me how he is

je te le donne pour ce que ça vaut (familier) that's what I was told, anyway

3. [indiquer - suj: instrument] to give, to indicate, to show

4. (familier) [dénoncer] to give away (separable), to rat on, to shop (UK)

5. [rendre public - causerie, cours] to give ; [ - œuvre, spectacle] to put on

qu'est-ce qu'on donne au Rex? what's on at the Rex?

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[dɔne] verbe intransitif

1. [produire - arbre] to bear fruit, to yield ; [ - potager, verger, terre] to yield

la vigne a bien/mal donné cette année the vineyard had a good/bad yield this year

dis donc, elle donne, ta chaîne hi-fi! (familier) that's a mean sound system you've got there!

donner à plein

a. [radio] to be on full blast, to be blaring (out)

b. [campagne de publicité, soirée] to be in full swing

le soleil donne à plein the sun is beating down

2. CARTES to deal

à toi de donner your deal

3. [attaquer] to charge

faire donner la garde/troupe to send in the guards/troops

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donner dans verbe plus préposition

1. [tomber dans]

donner dans une embuscade to be ambushed

sans donner dans le mélodrame without becoming too melodramatic

2. [se cogner contre]

l'enfant est allé donner dans la fenêtre the child crashed into the window

3. [déboucher sur] to give out onto

l'escalier donne dans une petite cour the staircase gives out onto ou leads to ou leads into a small courtyard

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donner de verbe plus préposition

1. [cogner avec]

donner du coude/de la tête contre une porte to bump one's elbow/one's head against a door

2. [utiliser]

donner du cor to sound the horn

donner de la voix to raise one's voice

donner de la tête [animal] to shake its head

ne plus savoir où donner de la tête (figuré) to be run off one's feet

3. NAUTIQUE

donner de la bande to list

4. (locution)

elle lui donne du "monsieur" she calls him "Sir"

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donner sur verbe plus préposition

1. [se cogner contre]

la barque alla donner sur le rocher the boat crashed into the rock

2. [être orienté vers]

la chambre donne sur le jardin/la mer the room overlooks the garden/the sea

chambre donnant sur la mer room with a sea view

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se donner verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[film, pièce] to be on

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se donner verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [employer son énergie]

monte sur scène et donne-toi à fond get on the stage and give it all you've got

se donner à: se donner à une cause to devote oneself ou one's life to a cause

elle s'est donnée à fond ou complètement dans son entreprise she put all her effort into her business

2. (soutenu) [sexuellement]

se donner à quelqu'un to give oneself to somebody

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se donner verbe pronominal transitif

1. [donner à soi-même]

se donner un coup de marteau sur les doigts to hit one's fingers with a hammer

se donner les moyens de faire quelque chose to give oneself the means to do something

se donner du bon temps

a. [généralement] to have fun

b. (euphémisme) to give oneself a good time

[s'accorder - délai] to give ou to allow oneself

2. [échanger] to give one another ou each other

se donner un baiser to give each other a kiss, to kiss

ils se sont donné leurs impressions they swapped views

3. [se doter de] to give oneself

4. [prétendre avoir]

il se donne trente ans he claims to be thirty

5. (locution)

s'en donner à cœur joie, s'en donner: les enfants s'en sont donné au square the children had the time of their lives in the park

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se donner pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

to pass oneself off as, to claim to be

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donnant donnant locution adverbiale

that's fair, fair's fair

d'accord, mais c'est donnant donnant OK, but I want something in return

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > donner

18 thick

1. adjective
1) dick; breit, dick [Linie]

a rope two inches thick, a two-inch thick rope — ein zwei Zoll starkes od. dickes Seil

that's or it's a bit thick! — (Brit. fig. coll.) das ist ein starkes Stück! (ugs.)

2) (dense) dicht [Haar, Nebel, Wolken, Gestrüpp usw.]

3) (filled)

thick with — voll von

air thick with fog and smoke — von Nebel und Rauch erfüllte Luft

4) steif [Gallerte]; dickflüssig [Sahne]; dick [Suppe, Schlamm, Brei, Kleister]

5) (stupid) dumm

you're just plain thick — du bist ganz einfach doof (salopp)

[as] thick as two short planks — (coll.) dumm wie Bohnenstroh (ugs.)

6) (coll.): (intimate)

be very thick with somebody — mit jemandem dick befreundet sein (ugs.)

be [as] thick as thieves — dicke Freunde sein (ugs.)
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
in the thick of — mitten in (+ Dat.)

in the thick of it or things — mitten drin

stay with somebody/stick together through thick and thin — mit jemandem/zusammen durch dick und dünn gehen
3. adverb
job offers/complaints came in thick and fast — es kam eine Flut von Stellenangeboten/Beschwerden

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[Ɵik] 1. adjective
1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) dick

2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) dick

3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) dickflüssig

4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) dicht

5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) dicht

6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) voller

7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!)
2. noun
(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) dichtester Teil, das Gewühl

- academic.ru/92633/thickly">thickly
- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin
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thick

[θɪk]

I. adj

1. (not thin) coat, layer, volume dick

with a \thick helping of butter dick mit Butter bestrichen

2. (bushy) eyebrows dicht

\thick hair volles [o dichtes] [o SCHWEIZ meist dickes] Haar

3. after n (measurement) dick, stark

the walls are two metres \thick die Wände sind zwei Meter dick

4. (not very fluid) dick, zähflüssig

5. (dense) dicht

the air in the banqueting hall was \thick with smoke die Luft im Festsaal war völlig verraucht

the atmosphere was \thick with unspoken criticism ( fig) unausgesprochene Kritik belastete die Atmosphäre

\thick clouds dichte Wolkendecke

\thick fog dichter Nebel

6. (extreme) deutlich, ausgeprägt

\thick accent starker Akzent

\thick darkness tiefe Dunkelheit

7. voice belegt, heiser

he spoke and his voice was \thick with fear er sprach mit angstvoller Stimme

8. (headache)

to have a \thick head einen Brummschädel [o dicken Kopf] haben fam

I've got a \thick head mir brummt der Schädel fam

9. ( pej sl: mentally slow) dumm

to be [a bit] \thick [ein bisschen] begriffsstutzig sein

10. BRIT ( fam: plentiful) reichlich, massenhaft

female engineers are not too \thick on the ground weibliche Ingenieure sind dünn gesät

11. BRIT (exaggerated)

to be a bit \thick etwas übertrieben sein

hiring four Rolls Royces for a village wedding was a bit \thick vier Rolls Royce für eine Dorfhochzeit zu mieten, war schon etwas dick aufgetragen

12.

▶ to be as \thick as two short planks dumm wie Bohnenstroh sein

▶ blood is \thicker than water ( saying) Blut ist dicker als Wasser prov

▶ to get a \thick ear BRIT ein paar auf [o hinter] die Ohren bekommen fam

▶ to give sb a \thick ear BRIT jdm ein paar [o eins] hinter die Ohren geben fam

▶ to have a \thick skin ein dickes Fell haben

▶ to be as \thick as thieves wie Pech und Schwefel zusammenhalten

▶ to be \thick with sb mit jdm eng befreundet sein

Peter is \thick with Tom Peter und Tom sind dicke Freunde

II. n no pl ( fam)

▪ in the \thick of sth mitten[drin] in etw dat

an argument had ensued at the bar and in the \thick of it stood my husband an der Bar war ein Streit ausgebrochen und mein Mann steckte mittendrin

in the \thick of the battle im dichtesten Kampfgetümmel

III. adv (heavily) dick

the snow lay \thick on the path auf dem Weg lag eine dicke Schneedecke

to spread bread \thick with butter Brot dick mit Butter bestreichen

▶ to come \thick and fast hart auf hart kommen

the complaints were coming \thick and fast es hagelte Beschwerden

▶ to lay it on \thick dick auftragen fam

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[ɵɪk]
1. adj (+er)

1) dick; thread, legs, arms dick, stark; lips dick, voll

a wall three feet thick — eine drei Fuß dicke or starke Wand

to give sb a thick ear ( Brit inf ) — jdm ein paar hinter die Ohren hauen (inf)

you'll get a thick ear in a minute ( Brit inf ) — du kriegst gleich ein paar hinter die Ohren! (inf)

the shelves were thick with dust — auf den Regalen lag dick der Staub

to have a thick head — einen Brummschädel haben (inf), einen dicken Kopf haben (inf)

2) hair, fog, smoke dick, dicht; forest, hedge, beard dicht; liquid, sauce, syrup etc dick(flüssig); mud dick; darkness tief; night undurchdringlich; crowd dicht (gedrängt); air schlecht, dick (inf); (= airless) atmosphere schwer; (= unclear) voice träge; accent stark, breit

they are thick on the ground (inf) — die gibt es wie Sand am Meer

the hedgerows were thick with wild flowers the streets are thick with people/traffic — die Hecken strotzten von wilden Blumen die Straßen sind voller Menschen/Verkehr

his voice was thick with a cold/emotion/fear/drink —

the air is pretty thick in here — hier ist eine Luft zum Schneiden, hier ist sehr schlechte Luft

the air is thick with rumours — Gerüchte liegen in der Luft

3) (Brit inf = stupid) person dumm, doof (inf)

to get sth into or through sb's thick head — etw in jds dicken Schädel bekommen (inf)

as thick as a brick or as two (short) planks — dumm wie ein Brett (inf), strohdoof (inf)

4) (inf

= intimate) they are very thick — sie sind dicke Freunde (inf)

to be very thick with sb — mit jdm eine dicke Freundschaft haben (inf)

5) (inf

= much) that's a bit thick! — das ist ein starkes Stück (inf)

2. n

1)

in the thick of the crowd — mitten in der Menge

to be in the thick of the fighting — im dicksten Kampfgetümmel stecken

in the thick of it — mittendrin

he likes to be in the thick of things — er ist gern bei allem voll dabei

to stick together through thick and thin — zusammen durch dick und dünn gehen

2) (of finger, leg) dickste Stelle

the thick of the calf — die Wade

3. adv (+er)
spread, lie, cut dick; grow dicht
the snow lay thick — es lag eine dichte Schneedecke

his blows fell thick and fast — seine Schläge prasselten nieder

offers of help poured in thick and fast —

they are falling thick and fast — sie fallen um wie die Fliegen (inf)

the jokes came thick and fast — die Witze kamen Schlag auf Schlag

to lay it on thick (inf) — (zu) dick auftragen (inf)

that's laying it on a bit thick (inf) — das ist ja wohl etwas übertrieben

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thick [θık]

A adj (adv thickly)

1. allg dick:

a board 2 inches thick ein zwei Zoll starkes Brett;

the book is 500 pages thick das Buch ist 500 Seiten stark; → skin A 1

2. dick, massig (Nacken etc)

3. Bergbau: mächtig (Flöz)

4. give sb a thick ear umg jemandem eins oder ein paar hinter die Ohren geben

5. dicht (Haar, Menschenmenge etc), (Nebel etc auch) dick

6. thick with über und über bedeckt von:

the furniture was thick with dust auf den Möbeln lag dick der Staub

7. thick with voll von, voller, reich an (dat):

thick with smoke verräuchert;

the air is thick with snow die Luft ist voll(er) Schnee

8. dick(flüssig)

9. neblig, trüb(e) (Wetter)

10. schlammig:

thick puddles Schlammpfützen

11. dumpf, belegt, heiser (Stimme)

12. umg dumm

13. dicht (aufeinanderfolgend)

14. fig reichlich, massenhaft:

they are thick on the ground, they are (as) thick as peas es gibt sie wie Sand am Meer

15. umg stark, frech:

that’s a bit thick! das ist ein starkes Stück!

16. umg dick befreundet ( with mit):

they are (as) thick as thieves

a) sie sind dicke Freunde,

b) sie halten zusammen wie Pech und Schwefel

B s

1. dickster Teil, dick(st)e Stelle

2. fig dichtester Teil, Mitte f, Brennpunkt m:

in the thick of mitten in (dat);

in the thick of it mittendrin;

in the thick of the fight(ing) im dichtesten Kampfgetümmel;

in the thick of the crowd im dichtesten Menschengewühl;

through thick and thin durch dick und dünn

C adv

1. dick:

spread thick Butter etc dick aufstreichen oder auftragen;

lay it on thick umg dick auftragen

2. dicht oder rasch (aufeinander):

the blows came thick and fast die Schläge fielen hageldicht

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1. adjective
1) dick; breit, dick [Linie]

a rope two inches thick, a two-inch thick rope — ein zwei Zoll starkes od. dickes Seil

that's or it's a bit thick! — (Brit. fig. coll.) das ist ein starkes Stück! (ugs.)

2) (dense) dicht [Haar, Nebel, Wolken, Gestrüpp usw.]

3) (filled)

thick with — voll von

air thick with fog and smoke — von Nebel und Rauch erfüllte Luft

4) steif [Gallerte]; dickflüssig [Sahne]; dick [Suppe, Schlamm, Brei, Kleister]

5) (stupid) dumm

you're just plain thick — du bist ganz einfach doof (salopp)

[as] thick as two short planks — (coll.) dumm wie Bohnenstroh (ugs.)

6) (coll.): (intimate)

be very thick with somebody — mit jemandem dick befreundet sein (ugs.)

be [as] thick as thieves — dicke Freunde sein (ugs.)
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
in the thick of — mitten in (+ Dat.)

in the thick of it or things — mitten drin

stay with somebody/stick together through thick and thin — mit jemandem/zusammen durch dick und dünn gehen
3. adverb
job offers/complaints came in thick and fast — es kam eine Flut von Stellenangeboten/Beschwerden

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adj.

dicht adj.

dick adj.

English-german dictionary > thick

19 parler

parler [paʀle]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

3. reflexive verb

4. masculine noun

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➭ TABLE 1

1. <

   a. to speak

• parler avec les mains to speak with one's hands

• parler distinctement to speak distinctly

• parler du nez to speak through one's nose

• parlez plus fort ! speak up!

• parler franc to speak frankly

• les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the facts speak for themselves

• parler bien to be a good speaker

• parler mal not to be a very good speaker

• parle pour toi ! speak for yourself!

• il aime s'écouter parler he likes the sound of his own voice

• parler à tort et à travers to blether

• parler par gestes to use sign language

• scientifiquement parlant scientifically speaking

• n'en parlons plus ! let's forget about it!

• sans parler de... not to mention...

• parler à l'imagination to appeal to the imagination

► parler de qch à qn to speak to sb about sth ; ( = l'informer) to tell sb about sth

• je lui parlerai de cette affaire I'll speak to him about this

• il n'en a parlé à personne he didn't tell anybody about it

• on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you

• ne m'en parlez pas ! you're telling me! (inf)► tu parles ! (inf) come off it! (inf)

• tu parles d'une brute ! talk about a brute!

• tu parles si c'est pratique ! (inf) a fat lot of use that is! (inf)

   b. ( = faire la conversation) to talk

• il ne me parle jamais he never talks to me

• j'en ai parlé avec Marie I talked to Marie about it

• les enfants commencent à parler au cours de leur seconde année babies start talking in their second year

• parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking

• tu peux parler ! (inf) you can talk! (inf)

► parler à qn to talk to sb

• moi qui vous parle I myself

• trouver à qui parler (figurative) to meet one's match► parler de qch/qn to talk about sth/sb

• parler de la pluie et du beau temps to talk about this and that

• faire parler de soi to get o.s. talked about

• on ne parle que de ça it's the only topic of conversation

• tout le monde en parle everybody's talking about it

• il n'en parle jamais he never mentions it

• de quoi ça parle, ton livre ? what is your book about?► parler de faire qch to talk about doing sth

• on parle de construire une route there's talk about building a road

   c. ( = révéler des faits) to talk

• faire parler qn [+ suspect] to make sb talk ; [+ introverti, timide] to draw sb out

2. <

   a. [+ langue] to speak

• parler anglais

• parler l'anglais to speak English

   b. (avec qn) to talk

• parler politique to talk politics

• parler boutique (inf) to talk shop

3. <

► se parler

   a. (à soi-même) to talk to o.s.

   b. (les uns aux autres) to talk to each other

4. <

   a. ( = manière de parler) speech

• le parler vrai straight talking

• le parler de tous les jours everyday speech

   b. ( = langue régionale) dialect

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I
1. paʀle
verbe transitif

1) ( savoir manier) to speak [langue]

parler (l')italien — to speak Italian

2) ( discuter)

parler affaires/politique — to talk (about) business/politics

parler littérature/cinéma — to talk (about) books/films

2.

parler à verbe transitif indirect

parler à — ( s'adresser) to talk ou speak to; ( ne pas être brouillé) to be on speaking terms with

trouver à qui parler — fig to meet one's match

moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça! — (colloq) I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!

3.

parler de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( discuter)

parler de — to talk about; ( mentionner)

parler de — to mention

parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about this and that ou one thing and another

toute la ville en parle — it's the talk of the town

les journaux en ont parlé — it was in the papers

faire parler de soi — gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news

c'est d'épidémie qu'il faut parler — we're talking about an epidemic here

on parle d'un gymnase — there's talk of a gymnasium

on en parle — there's talk of it

qui parle de vous expulser? — who said anything about throwing you out?

tu parles d'une aubaine! — (colloq) talk about a bargain! (colloq)

ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! — some promise/work!

n'en parlons plus! — ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it

finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus — finish it, then it's done

2) ( traiter) [article, film, livre]

parler de — to be about

3) ( s'entretenir)

parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un avec quelqu'un — to talk to somebody about something/somebody

parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un à quelqu'un — ( l'entretenir de) to talk to somebody about something/somebody, to tell somebody about something/somebody

il va parler de toi à son chef — he'll put in a word for you with his boss

il nous a parlé de vous — he's told us about you

il ne m'a jamais parlé de sa famille — he's never mentioned his family to me

on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous — I've heard a lot about you

la lecture? parle-lui plutôt de tennis! — books? he would rather hear about tennis!

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talk

elle a parlé à 14 mois — she started to talk at 14 months

parler vite/fort/en russe — to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian

parler du nez/avec un accent — to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent

2) ( s'exprimer) to speak

parle, on t'écoute — come on ou speak up, we're listening

économiquement parlant — economically speaking

laisser parler son cœur — to speak from the heart

parler par gestes — to communicate by means of gestures

les muets parlent par signes — the speech-impaired use sign language

parler en connaissance de cause — to know what one is talking about

bien parlé! — well said!

une prime? tu parles! — (colloq) a bonus? you must be joking! (colloq)

tu parles si je viens! — (colloq) ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming! (colloq)

3) ( bavarder) to talk

parler avec quelqu'un — to talk ou speak to somebody (de about)

parler pour ne rien dire — to talk for the sake of talking

il s'écoute parler — he loves the sound of his own voice

parlons peu et parlons bien — let's get down to business

4) ( faire des aveux) to talk

5.

se parler verbe pronominal

1) ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other)

2) ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms

ils ne se parlent pas — they're not on speaking terms

3) ( être utilisé) [langue] to be spoken

II paʀle
nom masculin

1) ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech

2) Linguistique dialect

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paʀle
1. nm

1) [individu] speech, way of speaking

2) [région] dialect

2. vi

1) (être capable de parole) to talk, to speak

Il ne pouvait plus parler. — He could no longer speak.

À quel âge commence-t-on à parler? — At what age do children start talking?

2) (= s'exprimer) to speak, to talk

parler en français — to speak in French

parler à qn — to speak to sb, to talk to sb

parler de qch — to talk about sth, (conférence) to speak about sth

parler de qch à qn — to tell sb about sth

Il m'a parlé de sa nouvelle voiture. — He told me about his new car.

Il t'a parlé de la réunion d'hier? — Did he tell you about yesterday's meeting?

beaucoup faire parler de soi — to be much talked about

un homme qui a beaucoup fait parler de lui cette année — a man who has been much talked about this year

parler pour qn (= intercéder) — to speak for sb

parler en dormant — to talk in one's sleep

parler du nez — to talk through one's nose

parler en l'air — to waste words

parler tout seul — to talk to oneself

sans parler de — not to mention

sans même parler de — to say nothing of

tu parles! — you must be joking!

généralement parlant — generally speaking

3) (= discuter) to talk

Nous étions en train de parler quand le directeur est entré. — We were talking when the headmaster came in.

parler avec qn — to talk to sb

Je parlais justement avec lui. — I was just talking to him.

n'en parlons plus! — let's forget it!

4) (= avouer) to talk

3. vt

1) [langue] to speak

Il parle dix langues. — He speaks ten languages.

parler le français — to speak French

Vous parlez français? — Do you speak French?

2)

parler affaires — to talk business

parler boutique — to talk shop

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parler verb table: aimer

A nm

1 ( manière de s'exprimer) way of talking; ( langage) speech; elle a un parler vulgaire she has a common way of talking; parler négligé/soigné sloppy/polished speech; un parler vrai qui ne plaît pas à tous an outspokenness that some people don't like;

2 Ling dialect.

B vtr

1 ( savoir manier) to speak [langue]; parler (l')italien to speak Italian; ⇒ vache;

2 ( discuter) parler affaires/politique to talk (about) business/politics; parler littérature/cinéma to talk books/films; parler boulot○ or boutique○ to talk shop○.

C parler à vtr ind ( s'adresser) parler à qn to talk ou speak to sb; ( ne pas être brouillé avec) to be on speaking terms with sb; j'ai à vous parler I must talk ou speak to you; il ne leur parle plus he's no longer on speaking terms with them; c'est parler à un mur it's like talking to a brick wall; trouver à qui parler fig to meet one's match; moi qui vous parle, je n'aurais jamais cru ça○! I'm telling you, I'd never have believed it!; ça parle au cœur it has a strong emotional appeal; ça parle à l'imagination it fires the imagination.

D parler de vtr ind

1 ( discuter) parler de qch/qn to talk about sth/sb; ( mentionner) to mention sth/sb; parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres to talk about one thing and another; ils parlent encore de politique they're talking (about) politics again; on ne parle que de ça everybody is talking about it; toute la ville en parle it's the talk of the town; faire parler de soi gén to get oneself talked about; ( dans les médias) to make the news; la France et l'Italie, pour ne parler que des pays de la CEE France and Italy, to mention only EC countries; j'ai tous les soucis, sans parler des frais I have all the worry, not to mention the expense; c'est d'épidémie qu'il faut parler we're talking about an epidemic here; le spécialiste parle d'une opération/d'opérer the consultant is talking of an operation/of operating; on parle d'un gymnase/de construire un gymnase there's talk of a gymnasium/of building a gymnasium; on en parle there's talk of it; on parle d'un écologiste pour ce poste they're talking of giving the job to an ecologist; qui parle de vous expulser? who said anything about throwing you out?; parler mal de qn to badmouth○, to speak ill of sb; tu parles d'une aubaine○! (admiratif, iron) talk about a bargain○!; ta promesse/son travail, parlons-en! iron some promise/work!; n'en parlons plus! ( ça suffit) let's drop it; (c'est oublié, pardonné) that's the end of it; finis-le, comme ça on n'en parle plus finish it, then it's done; ‘c'était dur?’-‘n'en parlons pas○!’ ‘was it hard?’-‘unbelievable○!’;

2 ( traiter) [article, film, livre] parler de to be about; de quoi ça parle○? what' s it about?; les journaux en ont parlé it was in the papers;

3 ( s'entretenir) parler de qch/qn avec qn to talk to sb about sth/sb; on peut parler de tout avec eux you can talk to them about anything; il faut que j'en parle avec mes collègues I must talk to my colleagues about it; parler de qch/qn à qn ( l'entretenir de) to talk to sb about sth/sb, to tell sb about sth/sb; ( lui souffler mot de) to mention sth/sb to sb; il va parler de toi à son chef he'll put in a word for you with his boss; de quoi va-t-il nous parler? what is he going to talk to us about?; il nous a parlé de vous he's told us about you; parle-moi de tes projets/amis tell me about your plans/friends; ne leur en parle pas don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them; il ne m'a jamais parlé de sa famille he's never mentioned his family to me; on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you; ne m'en parlez pas! don't talk to me about it!; je ne veux pas qu'on m'en parle I don't want to hear about it, I don't want to know; avec le café, parlez-moi d'un bon cognac with coffee, a good brandy is just the thing○; la lecture? parle-lui plutôt de football! books? he would rather hear about football GB ou soccer!

E vi

1 ( articuler des mots) [enfant, perroquet, poupée] to talk; ( d'une certaine façon) to speak, to talk; elle a parlé à 14 mois she started to talk at 14 months; parler vite/fort/en russe to speak ou talk fast/loudly/in Russian; parle plus fort speak up, speak louder; parler du nez/avec un accent to speak with a nasal twang/with an accent, to have a nasal twang/an accent; parler entre ses dents to mumble;

2 ( s'exprimer) to speak; parler en public to speak in public; laisse-le parler let him speak, let him have his say; parler pour qn ( en son nom) to speak for sb; ( en sa faveur) to speak up on sb's behalf; parle pour toi! speak for yourself!; c'est à vous de parler ( dans débat) it's your turn to speak; ( aux cartes) it's your bid; parle, on t'écoute come on ou speak up, we're listening; écologiquement/économiquement parlant ecologically/economically speaking; parler sincèrement to speak sincerely; les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the facts speak for themselves; laisser parler son cœur fig to speak from the heart; parler avec les mains hum to gesticulate a great deal, to talk with one's hands; parler par gestes to communicate by means of gestures; les muets parlent par signes the speech-impaired use sign language; tu parles sérieusement? are you serious?; si l'on peut parler ainsi if one can put it like that; parler en connaissance de cause to know what one is talking about; bien parlé! well said!; elle n'a qu'à parler, il obéit he obeys her every word; une prime? tu parles○! a bonus? you must be joking○!; tu parles si je viens○! ( bien sûr) you bet I'm coming○!; faire parler la poudre ( dans une bagarre) to start shooting; ( entrer en guerre) to go to war;

3 ( bavarder) to talk; parler avec qn to talk ou speak to sb (de about); parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking, to talk drivel; parler à tort et à travers to talk through one's hat○; il s'écoute parler he loves the sound of his own voice; parlons peu et parlons bien let's get down to business; ⇒ nuire;

4 ( faire des aveux) to talk, to blab○; ( dénoncer) to grass○ GB, to squeal; faire parler qn to make sb talk.

F se parler vpr

1 ( communiquer) to talk ou speak (to each other); ils se sont parlé au téléphone they spoke on the telephone; on s'est parlé deux minutes we spoke ou talked for a couple of minutes;

2 ( ne pas être brouillés) to be on speaking terms; ils ne se parlent pas they're not on speaking terms;

3 ( être utilisé) [langue, dialecte] to be spoken.

I

[parle] nom masculin

1. [vocabulaire] speech, way of speaking

dans le parler de tous les jours in common parlance

2. [langue d'une région] dialect, variety

II

[parle] verbe intransitif

A.[FAIRE UN ÉNONCÉ]

1. [articuler des paroles] to talk, to speak

parler du nez to talk through one's nose

parler bas ou à voix basse to speak softly ou in a low voice

parler haut ou à voix haute to speak loudly ou in a loud voice

parle plus fort speak louder ou up

parlez moins fort keep your voice down, don't speak so loud

elle a une poupée qui parle she's got a talking doll

parler par gestes ou signes to use sign language

parler avec les mains to talk with one's hands

2. [s'exprimer] to talk, to speak

parle donc! speak up!

je n'ai pas l'habitude de parler en public I'm not used to speaking in public ou to public speaking

il parle mal [improprement] he doesn't talk correctly

tu n'as qu'à parler pour être servi just say the word and you'll be served

mon père parlait peu my father was a man of few words

tu parles en nouveaux francs? are you talking in ou do you mean new francs?

il a fait parler l'adolescent he drew the adolescent out of himself, he got the adolescent to talk

les armes ont parlé weapons were used

laisse parler ton coeur listen to your heart

parler pour ou à la place de quelqu'un to speak for somebody ou on somebody's behalf

parle pour toi! speak for yourself!

parler contre/pour to speak against/for

politiquement/artistiquement parlant politically/artistically speaking

parler à quelqu'un [lui manifester ses sentiments] to talk to ou to speak to ou to have a word with somebody

parler à quelqu'un [s'adresser à quelqu'un] to talk ou to speak to somebody

ne me parle pas sur ce ton! don't talk to me like that!

je ne leur parle plus I'm not on speaking terms with them any more, I don't speak to them any more

puis-je parler à Virginie? [au téléphone] may I speak to Virginie?

parler à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir, le toucher] to speak ou to appeal to somebody

voilà ce qui s'appelle parler!, ça, c'est parler! (familier) well said!

parlons peu mais parlons bien let's be brief but to the point

3. [discuter] to talk

parler pour ne rien dire to talk for the sake of talking

assez parlé, allons-y! that's enough chat, let's go!

parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un to talk ou to speak about something/somebody

je sais de quoi je parle I know what I'm talking about

je ne sais pas de quoi tu veux parler I don't know what you mean

parler de choses et d'autres to talk about this and that

tiens, en parlant de vacances, Luc a une villa à louer hey, talking of holidays, Luc has a villa to let

le professeur X va venir parler de Proust Professor X will give a talk on Proust

parler de quelqu'un/quelque chose [le mentionner]: le livre parle de la guerre the book is about ou deals with the war

tous les journaux en parlent ce matin it's (mentioned) in all the newspapers this morning

ils en ont parlé aux informations they talked about it on the news

parler (de) religion/(de) littérature to talk religion/literature

parler de faire quelque chose to talk about ou of doing something

qui parle de laisser tomber? who said anything about giving up?

parler de quelque chose/quelqu'un comme de: on parle d'elle comme d'une candidate possible she's being talked about ou billed as a possible candidate

tu en parles comme d'une catastrophe you make it sound like a catastrophe

on m'en avait parlé comme d'une femme austère I'd been told she was ou she'd been described to me as a stern sort of woman

parler de quelqu'un/quelque chose à quelqu'un: n'en parle à personne! don't mention it to anybody!

après ça, qu'on ne vienne plus me parler de solidarité after that, I don't want to hear any more about solidarity

elle nous a parlé de ses projets she talked to us about her plans

parlez-moi un peu de vous/de ce que vous avez ressenti tell me something about yourself/what you felt

je cherche un travail, alors, si vous pouviez lui parler de moi I'm looking for a job, so if you could have a word with her about me

on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous I've heard a lot about you

[jaser] to talk

tout le monde en parle everybody's talking about it

on ne parle que de cela au village it's the talk of the village

faire parler de soi

a. to get oneself talked about

b. [dans la presse] to get one's name in the papers

4. [avouer] to talk

faire parler quelqu'un to make somebody talk, to get somebody to talk

5. [être éloquent] to speak volumes

les chiffres/faits parlent d'eux-mêmes the figures/facts speak for themselves

6. JEUX

c'est à toi de parler it's your bid

B.[LOCUTIONS] (langage familier)

tu parles, vous parlez: tu parles comme je peux oublier ça! as if I could ever forget it!

ça t'a plu? — tu parles!

a. [bien sûr] did you like it? — you bet!

b. [pas du tout] did you like it? — you must be joking!

tu parles que je vais lui rendre!

a. [je vais lui rendre] you bet I'll give it back to him!

b. [je ne vais pas lui rendre] there's no way I'm giving it back to him!

tu parles si c'est agréable/intelligent! (ironique) that's really nice/clever!

tu parles si ça m'aide! much good that is to me!

tu parles de, vous parlez de: tu parles d'une déception! talk about a letdown!, it was such a letdown!

tu parles d'une veine! what a stroke of luck!

ne m'en parle pas, m'en parle pas: c'est difficile — ne m'en parle pas! it's difficult — don't tell me ou you're telling me ou you don't say!

parlons-en: laisse faire la justice — ah, parlons-en, de leur justice! let justice take its course — justice indeed ou some justice!

sa timidité? parlons-en! her shyness? that's a good one ou you must be joking!

n'en parlons pas: l'échéance d'avril, n'en parlons pas let's not even talk about ou mention the April deadline

n'en parlons plus let's not mention it again, let's say no more about it

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[parle] verbe transitif

[langue] to speak

il parle bien (le) russe he speaks good Russian

et pourtant je parle français, non? (figuré) don't you understand plain English?

nous ne parlons pas la même langue ou le même langage (figuré) we don't speak the same language

parler le langage de la raison to talk sense

parler affaires/politique to talk business/politics

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se parler verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) to talk to one another ou each other

il faudrait qu'on se parle tous les deux I think we two should have a talk

elles ne se parlent plus they aren't on speaking terms any more

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se parler verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) to talk to oneself

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se parler verbe pronominal

(emploi passif) to be spoken

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sans parler de locution prépositionnelle

to say nothing of, not to mention, let alone

sans parler du fait que... to say nothing of..., without mentioning the fact that...

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > parler

20 ehrlich

I Adj.

Antwort, Gesicht, Person etc.: honest; Bedauern, Wunsch etc.: genuine; (aufrichtig) sincere; (wahrheitsgetreu) truthful; (offen) open, frank; ehrlich mit oder zu jemandem sein be honest with s.o.; sei doch mal ehrlich, stimmt das? umg. be honest with me, is it true?; seien wir ehrlich let’s face it, let’s be honest (with ourselves); wenn ich ehrlich bin, (muss ich zugeben,) ich mag es gar nicht to be quite honest, (I must admit) I don’t like it at all; ehrlich währt am längsten Sprichw. honesty is the best policy

2. Spiel, Handel etc.: fair, präd. auch above board; ehrliche Absichten hono(u)rable intentions; Finder

3. altm. Name: good; Handwerk: honest; ehrlicher Leute Kind (child) of a good family

II Adv.

1. siehe I; mal ganz ehrlich - hat er das gesagt? umg. seriously now, did he say that?; ehrlich spielen play fair; ehrlich gesagt to tell you the truth, to be absolutely honest, quite honestly; er meint es ehrlich he means well; ich mein’s ehrlich mit dir I’m only thinking of your own good

2. (wirklich) really, honestly; den Urlaub etc. hat sie sich ehrlich verdient she’s really earned this holiday etc.; davon bin ich ehrlich überzeugt I am absolutely convinced of that; soll ich dir ehrlich meine Meinung dazu sagen? do you really want to know what I think about it?

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truthful; veracious; straight; honest; sincere; upright; straightforward; genuine

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ehr|lich ['eːɐlɪç]
1. adj, adv
honest; Name good; Absicht, Zuneigung sincere
der éhrliche Finder bekommt 50 Euro — a reward of 50 euros will be given to anyone finding and returning this

eine éhrliche Haut (inf) — an honest soul

ich hatte die éhrliche Absicht zu kommen — I honestly did intend to come

er hat éhrliche Absichten (inf) — his intentions are honourable (Brit) or honorable (US)

éhrlich währt am längsten (Prov) — honesty is the best policy (Prov)

2. adv

1)

(= ohne Betrug) éhrlich verdientes Geld — hard-earned money

éhrlich teilen — to share fairly

éhrlich gesagt... — quite frankly or honestly..., to be quite frank...

er meint es éhrlich mit uns — he is being honest with us

éhrlich spielen (Cards) — to play straight

2) (= wirklich) honestly, really (and truly), truly

ich bin éhrlich begeistert — I'm really thrilled

éhrlich, ich habe nichts damit zu tun — honestly, I've got nothing to do with it

éhrlich! — honestly!, really!

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1) (in an honest way: He gained his wealth honestly.) honestly

2) ((of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc: My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.) honest

3) ((of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest: an honest face.) honest

4) (fair; honest.) on the level

5) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) plain

6) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) straight

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ehr·lich

[ˈe:ɐ̯lɪç]

I. adj honest

\ehrliche Absichten honorable intentions

\ehrliche Besorgnis/Zuneigung genuine concern/affection

es \ehrlich mit jdm meinen to have good intentions towards [or mean well by] sb

ich hatte die \ehrliche Absicht zu kommen I really did mean [or intend] to come

der \ehrliche Finder wird einen Finderlohn erhalten anybody finding and returning it will receive a reward

um \ehrlich zu sein... to be [quite] honest...

▶ \ehrlich währt am längsten (prov) honesty is the best policy prov

II. adv

1. (legal, vorschriftsmäßig) fairly

\ehrlich gesagt... to be [quite] honest...

\ehrlich spielen to play fair

\ehrlich verdientes Geld honestly earned money

2. (fam: wirklich) honestly

\ehrlich! honestly!, really!

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1.
Adjektiv honest <person, face, answer, deal>; genuine <concern, desire, admiration>; upright < character>; honourable < intentions>; (wahrheitsgetreu) truthful <answer, statement>

der ehrliche Finder gab die Brieftasche ab — the person who found the wallet handed (Brit.) or (Amer.) turned it in

ehrlich währt am längsten — (Spr.) honesty is the best policy (prov.)
2.
adverbial honestly

etwas ehrlich teilen — share something

ehrlich spielen — play fairly

es ehrlich mit jemandem meinen — play straight with somebody

ehrlich gesagt — quite honestly; to be honest

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ehrlich

A. adj

1. Antwort, Gesicht, Person etc: honest; Bedauern, Wunsch etc: genuine; (aufrichtig) sincere; (wahrheitsgetreu) truthful; (offen) open, frank;

ehrlich mit oder

zu jemandem sein be honest with sb;

sei doch mal ehrlich, stimmt das? umg be honest with me, is it true?;

seien wir ehrlich let’s face it, let’s be honest (with ourselves);

wenn ich ehrlich bin, (muss ich zugeben,) ich mag es gar nicht to be quite honest, (I must admit) I don’t like it at all;

ehrlich währt am längsten sprichw honesty is the best policy

2. Spiel, Handel etc: fair, präd auch above board;

ehrliche Absichten hono(u)rable intentions; → Finder

3. obs Name: good; Handwerk: honest;

ehrlicher Leute Kind (child) of a good family

B. adv

1. → A;

mal ganz ehrlich - hat er das gesagt? umg seriously now, did he say that?;

ehrlich spielen play fair;

ehrlich gesagt to tell you the truth, to be absolutely honest, quite honestly;

er meint es ehrlich he means well;

ich mein’s ehrlich mit dir I’m only thinking of your own good

2. (wirklich) really, honestly;

den Urlaub etc

hat sie sich ehrlich verdient she’s really earned this holiday etc;

davon bin ich ehrlich überzeugt I am absolutely convinced of that;

soll ich dir ehrlich meine Meinung dazu sagen? do you really want to know what I think about it?

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1.
Adjektiv honest <person, face, answer, deal>; genuine <concern, desire, admiration>; upright < character>; honourable < intentions>; (wahrheitsgetreu) truthful <answer, statement>

der ehrliche Finder gab die Brieftasche ab — the person who found the wallet handed (Brit.) or (Amer.) turned it in

ehrlich währt am längsten — (Spr.) honesty is the best policy (prov.)
2.
adverbial honestly

etwas ehrlich teilen — share something

ehrlich spielen — play fairly

es ehrlich mit jemandem meinen — play straight with somebody

ehrlich gesagt — quite honestly; to be honest

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adj.

aboveboard adj.

downright adj.

honest adj.

plain adj.

straightforward adj. adv.

faithfully adv.

honestly adv.

straightforwardly adv.

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