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bit duration

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1 bit duration

длительность бита

время, необходимое для передачи одного бита.

Syn:

bit length, bit period, bit time

Англо-русский толковый словарь терминов и сокращений по ВТ, Интернету и программированию. > bit duration
2 bit time

время передачи бита, длительность бита - см. bit duration

Англо-русский толковый словарь терминов и сокращений по ВТ, Интернету и программированию. > bit time
3 time

1. n время выполнения

average time — среднее время

estimated time — расчётное время

real time — реальный масштаб времени

countdown time — время обратного счёта

time signalling device — датчик времени

time warp — разрывы и искажения времени

to plead for time — умолять дать время

total sequence time — общее время цикла

waste of time — напрасная трата времени

2. n период времени

a long time — длительное время

he was there a long time — он пробыл там долго

a long time ago — много лет тому назад

after a long time — много времени спустя

it took him a long time to do it, he took a long time doing it — ему потребовалось немало времени, чтобы сделать это; он немало с этим провозился

some time — некоторое время

all the time, the whole time — всё время, всегда

they were with us all the time — они всё время были с нами

all the time we were working — в течение всего времени, что мы работали

he does it all the time — он всегда это делает

running time — кино время демонстрации

lead time — время с начала разработки до ввода в боевой состав

reaction time — время для пуска ракет

time of orbiting — время обращения искусственного спутника

after a time — через некоторое время

at the time — в это время

I was ill at the time — я тогда болел

at the present time — в настоящее время

at this time of day — в это время дня

at one time — одно время, когда-то

at one time this book was very popular — некогда эта книга была очень популярна

at no time — никогда

for vacation time — на время каникул

for the time — на это время

for the time being — пока, до поры до времени

in time — со временем

I think that we may win in time — думаю, что со временем нам удастся победить

in a short time — в скором времени

in no time, in less than no time — очень быстро, мигом, в два счёта

in the same flash of time — в то же мгновение, в тот же миг

within the required time — в течение требуемого времени

the patient has her good time more often now — теперь больная чаще чувствует себя хорошо

to tell the time — показывать время; показывать, который час

time to stable open condition — время устойчивого размыкания

time interrupt — временное прерывание; прерывание по времени

the time had come for her to lie in — ей пришло время рожать

standard handing time — время типового цикла транспортировки

3. n сезон, пора, время

sowing time — время сева, посевной период, посевная

holiday time — время каникул

at this time of the year — в это время года

time indicator unit — индикатор времени

time jack — гнездо для сигналов времени

time matching — согласование во времени

time of exposure — время экспонирования

time of fall — время свободного падения

4. n долгое время

he was gone time before you got there — он ушёл задолго до того, как вы туда явились

shot hole time — время пробега волны вдоль взрывной скважины

settling time — время установления сигнала; время успокоения

revolutions per unit time — число оборотов в единицу времени

reversal time — время реверсирования; время перемагничивания

production time per unit — время изготовления одного изделия

5. n час, точное время

what time, at what time — в какое время, в котором часу; когда

to fix a time — назначить время

to show time — показывать время

to tell time — определять время по часам

teach the child to tell time — научите ребёнка определять время по часам

to look at the time — посмотреть на часы

to forget the time of the appointment — забыть время свидания

to keep time — хорошо идти

to lose time — отставать

personnel reaction time — время реагирования личного состава

off-machine process time — время обработки данных вне станка

holding-pressure time — время выдержки под внешним давлением

holding pressure time — время выдержки под внешним давлением

during the time of the old testament — в Ветхозаветное время

6. n момент, мгновение; определённый момент, определённое время

some time — в какой-то момент, в какое-то время

some time — когда-нибудь, рано или поздно

this time last year — в это время в прошлом году

this time tomorrow — завтра в это же время

at times — по временам, время от времени

at the time — в тот момент, в то время

at the time of delivery — в момент родов

at a given time — в определённый момент

at the fixed time — в назначенное время

at one time — одновременно

at the same time — в то же самое время, одновременно; в тот же момент

at any time you like — в любой момент, когда вам будет удобно

he may turn up any time — он может появиться в любой момент

at any other time — в любое другое время

at the proper time, when the time comes — в своё время, когда придёт время

we shall do everything at the proper time — мы всё сделаем, когда нужно;

between times — иногда, временами

by the time — к этому времени

by this time — к этому времени

by that time we shall be old — в это время мы уже будем стариками

you ought to be ready by this time — к этому времени вы должны быть готовы

it will be nearly two by the time you get down — вы приедете не раньше двух часов

block-to-block time — время, затраченное на выполнение рейса

bags of time to catch the train — до поезда ещё уйма времени

travel time — время, необходимое на переходы в часы работы

to manage everything in time — суметь сделать всё вовремя

time modulation — временная модуляция; модуляция по времени

7. n время прибытия или отправления

to find out the times of the London trains — узнать расписание лондонских поездов

bit time — время бита

chow time — время еды

amount of time — время

peak time — время пика

whole time — все время

8. n срок, время

in time — в срок, вовремя

to arrive exactly on time — приехать минута в минуту

in due time — в своё время, своевременно

to arrive in time for dinner — поспеть как раз к обеду

I was just in time to see it — я успел как раз вовремя, чтобы увидеть это

behind time, out of time — поздно, с опозданием

to be ten minutes behind time — опоздать на десять минут

the train was running behind time — поезд опаздывал

to ask for an extension of time — просить отсрочки

to make time — прийти вовремя

high time — давно пора, самое время

it is time to go to bed — пора ложиться спать

time! — время вышло!; ваше время истекло

the time is up — срок истёк

time is drawing on — времени остаётся мало, срок приближается

she is near her time — она скоро родит

order of time — срок

fall time — время спада

life time — срок службы

time axis — ось времени

time life — срок службы

9. n подходящий момент, подходящее время

now is the time to go on strike — теперь самое время начать забастовку

at time of — в момент

time of day — время дня

all the time — всё время

dwell time — время покоя

in my time — в моё время

10. n времена, пора; эпоха, эра

the good old times — добрые старые времена

our time — наше время, наши дни

the product of our times — продукт нашей эпохи

hard time — тяжёлые времена

peace time — мирное время

the time of Shakespeare — эпоха Шекспира

the time of universal peace — эра всеобщего мира

the times we live in — наши дни; время, в которое мы живём

a sign of the time — знамение времени

at all times, all the time — всегда, во все времена

at all times and in all places — всегда и везде

for its time — для своего времени

a book unusual for its time — книга, необычная для своего времени

from the earliest times — с давних времён

from time immemorial — с незапамятных времён, испокон веку ; искони, исстари

past time — прежнее время

old time — старое время; в древности, в стародавние времена, во время оно

in prehistoric times — в доисторическую эпоху

in happier times — в более счастливые времена, в более счастливую пору

in times to come — в будущем, в грядущие времена

abreast of the times — вровень с веком; не отставая от жизни

to be abreast of the times, to move with the times — стоять вровень с веком, не отставать от жизни, шагать в ногу со временем

ahead of the time — опередивший свою эпоху, передовой

to serve the time — приспосабливаться

other times, other manners — иные времена — иные нравы

to change with the times — изменяться вместе с временем

these achievements will outlast our time — эти достижения переживут нас

restoration time — время восстановления

reverberation time — время реверберации

road clearance time — время прохождения

screw forward time — время подачи шнека

stabilization time — время стабилизации

11. n возраст

at his time of life — в его возрасте, в его годы

12. n период жизни, век

it will last my time — этого на мой век хватит

all these things happened in my time — всё это произошло на моей памяти

it was before her time — это было до её рождения; она этого уже не застала

he died before his time — он безвременно умер;

if I had my time over again — если бы можно было прожить жизнь сначала

steaming time — период парового дутья

a time of germination — период развития

reactor time constant — период реактора

half time of exchange — период полуобмена

debug time — время отладки; период отладки

13. n свободное время; досуг

to have time — иметь время

to have no time, to be hard pressed for time — совершенно не иметь времени, торопиться

I have no time to spare — у меня нет лишнего времени

I have no time for such nonsense — мне недосуг заниматься такой ерундой

to find time to read books — находить время для чтения книг

to pass the time away in knitting — проводить время за вязаньем

to beguile the time — коротать время

to lose time — терять время

to make up for lost time — наверстать упущенное; компенсировать потери времени

to play for time

to save time — экономить время, не терять попусту времени

I need time to rest — мне нужно время, чтобы отдохнуть

my time was my own — я был хозяином своего времени

he did it in his own time — он сделал это в нерабочее время

time comparator — устройство разделения сигналов во времени

terminal time — время пребывания поезда на конечных пунктах

switching time — время переключения; время перемагничивания

response time — время ответа, время реакции; время отклика

production time per piece — время изготовления одной детали

14. n время; времяпрепровождение

to have a good time — хорошо провести время, повеселиться

not to have much of a time — неважно провести время

press-down time — время подготовки печатной машины к работе

overload time relay — максимальное реле с выдержкой времени

overhead time — время административного оформления поставок

one-pulse time — время действия импульса; импульсный период

numerical processing time — время обработки цифровых данных

15. n рабочее время

full time — полный рабочий день

to work full time — работать полный рабочий день

to turn to writing full time — полностью посвятить себя писательству

by time — на условиях почасовой оплаты

to be paid by time — получать сдельно

nc machining time — штучное время обработки на станке с ЧПУ

elapsed time recorder — регистратор использованного времени

court in term time — суд во время отправления своих функций

available machining time — время готовности станка к работе

Greenwich time — время по Гринвичу, среднеевропейское время

16. n плата за работу

double time — двойная плата за сверхурочную работу

time loan — срочный заём

time in use — время работы

time phase — временная фаза

time rate — повременная плата

full time job — штатная работа

17. n интервал между раундами

to call time — давать сигнал начать или кончить схватку

time gap — временной интервал

busy time — интервал занятости

guard time — защитный интервал

slice of time — интервал времени

time window — временной интервал

18. n тайм; период, половина игры

time range — период

Time Inc. — Тайм инк.

at a time of — в период

repetition time — период

disuse time — период простоя

19. n скорость, темп; такт; размер; ритм

simple time — простой размер

compound time — сложный размер

waltz time — ритм вальса

to get out of time — сбиться с ритма

to march in quick time — идти быстро

to keep time — отбивать такт; выдерживать такт

circulation time — скорость циркуляции

two-four time — размер на две четверти

four-two time — размер на четыре вторых

nine-eight time — размер девять восьмых

three-quarter time — трехдольный размер

20. n стих. мора

21. n библ. год

in a year time — через год

some time this year — в течение этого года

22. a связанный с временем

time advantage — преимущество во времени

input time — время ввода

noted time — засек время

rig time — время бурения

shot time — время взрыва

singing time — час пения

23. a снабжённый часовым механизмом

time lock — замок с часовым механизмом

time belt — часовой пояс

time zone — часовой пояс

clock time — показание часов

time motor — временной механизм

longitude in time — долгота в часовой мере

24. a связанный с покупками в кредит или с платежами в рассрочку

runway occupancy time — время нахождения на ВПП

seeding time — время сева, посевная страда, сев

lead time before payment — срок задержки платежа

credited flight time — вел учет полетного времени

time base — временная ось; масштаб по оси времени

25. a подлежащий оплате в определённый срок

nonobservance of time — нарушение срока

failure to pay on time — неуплата в срок

overhaul time — межремонтный срок службы

time wage — повременная, подённая оплата

in the required time — в назначенный срок

26. v выбирать время; рассчитывать

to time oneself well — удачно выбрать время прихода

turnover time — время переключения; время перемагничивания

total selected time — суммированное репрезентативное время

to state the time for a meeting — назначить время собрания

to snooze time away — бездельничать, растранжиривать время

station time — время пребывания изделия на рабочей станции

27. v назначать или устанавливать время; приурочивать

the train was timed to reach London at 8 — поезд должен был прибыть в Лондон в 8 часов утра

common time — двухчастный или четырёхчастный тактовый размер

time rate of change — ускорение при разгоне или замедлении

serviceable time — время предназначенное для пользователей

seasoning time — время, необходимое для полного увлажнения

representative computing time — эталонное время вычисления

28. v ставить

to time all the clocks in the office according to the radio — поставить все часы в конторе по радио

what time shall I set the alarm clock for? — на сколько поставить будильник?

29. v задавать темп; регулировать

time the valves — регулировать газораспределение

slow time — медленный темп марша

30. v отмечать по часам; засекать; определять время; хронометрировать

to time the speed of work — хронометрировать трудовой процесс

to time a worker on a new job — хронометрировать работу новичка

to time the horse for each half mile — засекать время лошади на каждой полумиле

core time — часы, когда все сотрудники должны быть на работе

recycling time — время подготовки повторного использования

real time data collection — сбор данных в реальном времени

operation time limit — максимально допустимое время работы

mercifully, he came in time — к счастью, он пришёл вовремя

31. v рассчитывать, устанавливать продолжительность

clockwork apparatus timed to run for forty-eight hours — часовой механизм, рассчитанный на двое суток работы

time span — продолжительность

duration time — продолжительность

fix the time — устанавливать время

loop time — продолжительность цикла

time cycle — продолжительность цикла

32. v выделять время для определённого процесса

intercept time — отрезок на оси времени

it takes some time — на это нужно время

leading in time — опережение по времени

local mean time — среднее местное время

preparation time — время для подготовки

33. v делать в такт

time step — такт

duple time — двухчастный такт

beating time — отбивание такта

reclosing time — время паузы АПВ

such a long time ago — так давно

34. v редк. совпадать, биться в унисон

nc time — подготовка УП с помощью ЭВМ

in double-quick time — быстро, в два счёта

time shaft — вал с вращением от часового механизма

for time and all eternity — на время и всю вечность

35. v тех. синхронизировать

Синонимический ряд:

1. duration (noun) continuance; duration; future; interval; lastingness; past; present; span; stretch; term; year

2. era (noun) age; cycle; date; day; days; epoch; era; generation; period; season

3. go (noun) bout; go; hitch; innings; shift; spell; stint; tour; trick; turn; watch

4. hour (noun) hour; instant; minute; moment; occasion

5. opportunity (noun) break; chance; leisure; liberty; look-in; opening; opportunity; shot; show; squeak

6. tempo (noun) beat; cadence; measure; pace; rate; rhythm; swing; tempo

7. while (noun) bit; space; spell; stretch; while

8. adjust (verb) adjust; set; synchronize

9. book (verb) book; schedule

10. gauge (verb) clock; gauge; measure; regulate

English-Russian base dictionary > time
4 life

[laɪf] 1.
nome (pl. lives)

1) (as opposed to death) vita f.

a matter of life and death — una questione di vita o di morte

to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.

to take one's own life — togliersi la vita

plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina

life has to go on — la vita continua

that's life — così è la vita

run for your life! — si salvi chi può!

2) (period from birth to death) vita f.

throughout one's life — per tutta la vita

the first time in my life — la prima volta nella mia vita

romance of one's life — amore della propria vita

I got the fright of my life! — è stato il più grande spavento della mia vita!

a job for life — un lavoro per tutta la vita

to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita

in later life — più avanti negli anni

at my time of life — alla mia età

in her early life — quando era giovane

3) (biography) vita f.

4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.

full of life — pieno di vita

there was no life in her voice — non c'era vitalità nella sua voce

there's not much life in the town in winter — in questa città non c'è molta vita d'inverno

to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi

to bring history to life — fare rivivere la storia

put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo

5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.

to lead a busy life — avere una vita piena di impegni

private life — vita privata

in public life — in pubblico

way of life — modo di vivere

to live the good o high life — fare la bella vita

6) (human beings)

without loss of life — senza perdite di vite umane

the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone

7) (useful duration)

the average life of a washing machine — la durata media di una lavatrice

there's plenty of life still left in them — sono ancora utilizzabili

8) dir.

to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo

9) art.

from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
2.
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita

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anything for a quiet life — qualsiasi cosa per amore del quieto vivere

for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze

he couldn't for the life of him see why — non riusciva assolutamente a capire il perché

get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!

not on your life! — certo che no! neanche per sogno!

this is the life! — questa sì che è vita!

to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.

to have the time of one's life — divertirsi come matti

to take one's life in one's hands — rischiare la vita

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plural - lives; noun

1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vita

2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vita

3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vita

4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vita

5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vita

6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vita

7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografia

8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) ergastolo

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- lifeless
- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life
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[laɪf] 1.
nome (pl. lives)

1) (as opposed to death) vita f.

a matter of life and death — una questione di vita o di morte

to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.

to take one's own life — togliersi la vita

plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina

life has to go on — la vita continua

that's life — così è la vita

run for your life! — si salvi chi può!

2) (period from birth to death) vita f.

throughout one's life — per tutta la vita

the first time in my life — la prima volta nella mia vita

romance of one's life — amore della propria vita

I got the fright of my life! — è stato il più grande spavento della mia vita!

a job for life — un lavoro per tutta la vita

to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita

in later life — più avanti negli anni

at my time of life — alla mia età

in her early life — quando era giovane

3) (biography) vita f.

4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.

full of life — pieno di vita

there was no life in her voice — non c'era vitalità nella sua voce

there's not much life in the town in winter — in questa città non c'è molta vita d'inverno

to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi

to bring history to life — fare rivivere la storia

put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo

5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.

to lead a busy life — avere una vita piena di impegni

private life — vita privata

in public life — in pubblico

way of life — modo di vivere

to live the good o high life — fare la bella vita

6) (human beings)

without loss of life — senza perdite di vite umane

the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone

7) (useful duration)

the average life of a washing machine — la durata media di una lavatrice

there's plenty of life still left in them — sono ancora utilizzabili

8) dir.

to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo

9) art.

from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
2.
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita

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anything for a quiet life — qualsiasi cosa per amore del quieto vivere

for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze

he couldn't for the life of him see why — non riusciva assolutamente a capire il perché

get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!

not on your life! — certo che no! neanche per sogno!

this is the life! — questa sì che è vita!

to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.

to have the time of one's life — divertirsi come matti

to take one's life in one's hands — rischiare la vita

English-Italian dictionary > life
5 irregular

adjective

1) unkorrekt [Verhalten, Handlung usw.]

2) (in duration, order, etc.) unregelmäßig

3) (abnormal) sonderbar; eigenartig

4) (not symmetrical) unregelmäßig; uneben [Oberfläche, Gelände]

5) (Ling.) unregelmäßig

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[i'reɡjulə]
adjective

1) (not happening etc regularly: His attendance at classes was irregular.) unregelmäßig

2) (not formed smoothly or evenly: irregular handwriting.) unregelmäßig

3) (contrary to rules.) regellos

4) ((in grammar) not formed etc in the normal way: irregular verbs.) unregelmäßig

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- academic.ru/39389/irregularly">irregularly
- irregularity
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ir·regu·lar

[ɪˈregjələʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. adj

1. (unsymmetrical) arrangement, pattern unregelmäßig, ungleichmäßig, uneinheitlich

\irregular shape ungleichförmige Gestalt

\irregular surface/terrain unebene Oberfläche/unebenes Gelände

\irregular teeth unregelmäßige Zähne

\irregular verbs unregelmäßige Verben

2. (intermittent) unregelmäßig, ungleichmäßig

at \irregular intervals in unregelmäßigen Abständen

\irregular meals/payments unregelmäßige Mahlzeiten/Zahlungen

\irregular pulse [or heartbeat] unregelmäßiger [o ungleichmäßiger] Herzschlag

▪ to be \irregular AM, AUS MED ( fam) unregelmäßigen Stuhlgang haben

3. ( form: failing to accord) behaviour, conduct regelwidrig, ordnungswidrig, vorschriftswidrig form; document nicht ordnungsmäßig form

\irregular action ungesetzliche Aktion

\irregular banknote ungültige Banknote

\irregular economy amtlich nicht erfasste Wirtschaft, Schattenwirtschaft f fig

\irregular habits ungeregelte Lebensweise

\irregular method unsystematische Methodik

\irregular proceedings an Formfehlern leidendes Verfahren

\irregular shirt Hemd nt mit Fabrikationsfehlern; (peculiar) customs, practices sonderbar, eigenartig, absonderlich

most \irregular höchst sonderbar; (improper) ungehörig, ungebührlich

\irregular behaviour [or AM behavior] ungebührliches Benehmen

\irregular dealings zwielichtige Geschäfte

\irregular private life ausschweifendes Privatleben

4. MIL (unofficial) irregulär

\irregular soldiers Partisanen, Partisaninnen m, f, Freischärler(innen) m(f)

\irregular troops irreguläre Truppen

II. n MIL Partisan(in) m(f), Freischärler(in) m(f)

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[ɪ'regjʊlə(r)]
1. adj

1) (= uneven) unregelmäßig; teeth, shape, coastline ungleichmäßig; surface uneben

at irregular intervals — in unregelmäßigen Abständen

to be irregular in one's attendance — unregelmäßig erscheinen

the windows are deliberately irregular — die Fenster sind bewusst uneinheitlich

to keep irregular hours — ein ungeregeltes Leben führen, keine festen Zeiten haben

he's been a bit irregular recently (inf) — er hat in letzter Zeit ziemlich unregelmäßigen Stuhlgang

2) (= not conforming) unstatthaft; (= contrary to rules) unvorschriftsmäßig; (= contrary to law) ungesetzlich; marriage ungültig; behaviour ungebührlich, ungehörig

well, it's a bit irregular, but I'll... — eigentlich dürfte ich das nicht tun, aber ich...

it's a most irregular request, but... — das ist ein höchst unübliches Ersuchen, aber...

this is most irregular! — das ist äußerst ungewöhnlich!

because of irregular procedures, the contract was not valid — wegen einiger Formfehler war der Vertrag ungültig

she led a somewhat irregular private life — ihr Privatleben war ziemlich turbulent

3) (GRAM) unregelmäßig

4) troops irregulär

2. n (MIL)
Irreguläre(r) mf
the irregulars — die irreguläre Truppe

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irregular [ıˈreɡjʊlə(r)]

A adj (adv irregularly)

1. unregelmäßig:

a) auch BOT ungleichmäßig, -förmig:

irregular teeth unregelmäßige Zähne

b) auch WIRTSCH uneinheitlich, schwankend:

irregular heartbeat MED Herzrhythmusstörungen pl

c) ungeordnet, unsystematisch

d) unpünktlich:

at irregular intervals in unregelmäßigen Abständen

2. uneben (Gelände etc)

3. a) regelwidrig

b) vorschriftswidrig, nicht ordnungsgemäß (Dokumente etc)

c) ungesetzlich, ungültig (Vorgehen etc)

4. a) ungeregelt, unordentlich (Leben etc)

b) ungehörig, ungebührlich (Benehmen etc)

c) unstet, ausschweifend (Person)

5. nicht regulär, nicht voll gültig oder anerkannt:

an irregular physician kein richtiger Arzt, ein Kurpfuscher

6. LING unregelmäßig (Verb etc)

7. MIL irregulär

B s MIL

a) Irreguläre(r) m, irregulärer Soldat

b) pl irreguläre Truppe(n pl)

irreg. abk irregular (irregularly)

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adjective

1) unkorrekt [Verhalten, Handlung usw.]

2) (in duration, order, etc.) unregelmäßig

3) (abnormal) sonderbar; eigenartig

4) (not symmetrical) unregelmäßig; uneben [Oberfläche, Gelände]

5) (Ling.) unregelmäßig

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adj.

irregulär adj.

ordnungswidrig adj.

ungeregelt adj.

ungleich adj.

unregelmäßig adj.

English-german dictionary > irregular
6 for

fo:
1. preposition
1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) para

2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) para, hacia, en dirección a

3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) durante

4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear)

5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) por

6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) para

7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) por

8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) por

9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) por, a favor de

10) (because of: for this reason.) por, a causa de

11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) para

12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) para

13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) por, para

14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) para

15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) a pesar de

2. conjunction
(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ya que, puesto que

for prep

1. para

this present is for you este regalo es para ti

there are tables for smokers and non-smokers hay mesas para fumadores y no fumadores

glue for sticking leather pegamento para pegar el cuero

I'll be there for the wedding estaré allí para la boda

is this the train for London? ¿es éste el tren que va a Londres?

2. por

I bought it for £12 lo compré por 12 libras

what can I do for you? ¿qué puedo hacer por ti?

he was fined for stealing lo multaron por robar

3. desde hace

I have lived in Spain for twenty years vivo en España desde hace veinte años

4. durante

I waited for three hours esperé durante tres horas

5. de

"T" for Tony "T" de Tony

what's the word for "cheese" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "cheese" en español?

6. a favor de

are you for the plan, or against it? ¿estás a favor del plan, o en contra?

for

tr[fɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

preposition

1 (intended) para

■ it's a present for you es un regalo para ti

■ save some cake for me guarda un poco de pastel para mí

■ there's a phone call for Mr. Smith hay una llamada para el Sr. Smith

2 (purpose) para

■ what's this for? ¿para qué sirve esto?

■ I need something for a cough necesito algo para la tos

■ shall we meet for lunch? ¿quedamos para comer?

3 (destination) para

■ he's left for work ha salido para el trabajo

■ where do I catch the train for Newcastle? ¿dónde se coge el tren para Newcastle?

■ passengers for London now boarding pasajeros con destino a Londres pueden embarcar

■ it's a novel for teenagers es una novela para quinceañeros

■ flat for rent piso para alquilar

4 (in order to help, on behalf of) por

■ do it for me hazlo por mí

■ I'll get that for you if you can't reach yo te lo cogeré si no llegas

■ I think I speak for everyone creo que hablo en nombre de todos

■ it's for your own good es por tu propio bien

5 (because of, on account of) por, a causa de

■ York is famous for its cathedral York es famoso por su catedral

■ he dare not speak for fear of waking the baby no se atreve a hablar por miedo a despertar al bebé

■ I couldn't sleep for the noise no pude dormir por el ruido

■ if it weren't for him si no fuera por él

6 (past time) durante; (future time) por; (specific point in time) para

■ we went for two weeks fuimos por dos semanas

■ we talked for a while hablamos durante un rato

■ we're going for a fortnight vamos por quince días

■ I'd like to go away for a few days me gustaría ir fuera unos días

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

■ I've booked a table for tomorrow he reservado una mesa para mañana

■ a meeting has been called for 10.00 se ha convocado una reunión para las 10.00

■ that's all for today es todo por hoy

■ I've lived here for 5 years hace 5 años que vivo aquí, vivo aquí desde hace 5 años

■ she hadn't seen him for a year hacía un año que no le veía

■ it's the first accident here for a long time es el primer accidente que ocurre aquí desde hace mucho tiempo

7 (distance)

■ I walked for five miles caminé cinco millas

8 (in exchange, as replacement of) por

■ I got it for £500 lo conseguí por 500 libras

■ the record went for $50 el disco se vendió por 50 dólares

■ he exchanged his old car for a new one cambió su viejo coche por uno nuevo

■ you shouldn't translate word for word no deberías traducir palabra por palabra

■ the manager substituted Jones for Lee el entrenador sustituyó a Jones por Lee

9 (in favour of, in support of) por, a favor de

■ this is a campaign for peace es una campaña a favor de la paz

■ who did you vote for? ¿a quién votaste?

■ he'd give his life for him daría su vida por él

■ he fought for his country luchó por la patria

■ he's played for his country ha jugado en la selección nacional

■ are you for or against the new laws? ¿estás a favor o en contra de las nuevas leyes?

■ I'm all for a state lottery soy partidario de una lotería estatal

10 (despite) a pesar de, para; (considering, contrast) para

■ she's very tall for her age es muy alta para su edad

■ he does it really well for a child lo hace muy bien por ser un niño

■ he's quite nice for a policeman es bastante simpático para ser policía

■ I still love him, for all his faults lo quiero, a pesar de todos sus defectos

11 (as) de, como, por

■ what do they use for fuel? ¿qué utilizan de combustible?

■ he was left for dead lo dieron por muerto

12 (in order to obtain) para

■ for further details... para más información....

■ she went to her mother for advice acudió a su madre para que le aconsejara

■ 100 people applied for the job 100 personas solicitaron el puesto

■ we ran for our lives tuvimos que correr para salvarnos

■ I only did it for the money lo hice solamente por el dinero

■ she sent for the doctor llamó al médico

13 (representing) por; (meaning) de

■ she's the MP for Southampton es la diputada por Southampton

■ I can't go to the meeting - will you go for me? no puedo asistir a la reunión - ¿quieres ir en mi lugar?

■ a cheque for 20 pounds un talón (por valor) de 20 libras

■ B for Barcelona B de Barcelona

■ what's the Spanish for "pool"? ¿cómo se dice "pool" en castellano?

■ red for danger rojo de peligro

14 (as regards, concerning) por, en cuanto a

■ for my part, he can do as he likes por mí, que haga lo que quiera

■ as for him, who cares? en cuanto a él, ¿a quién le importa?

■ luckily for us, it didn't rain afortunadamente para nosotros, no llovió

15 (as part of, as being) por, para

■ I took him for the manager lo tomé por el director

■ do you know that for a fact? ¿lo sabes a ciencia cierta?

■ what do you want for dinner? ¿qué quieres para comer?

1 para

■ it's easy for you to say that para ti es fácil decir eso

■ it's impossible for me to come to the wedding me es imposible asistir a la boda

■ there's no need for you to do that no hace falta que hagas eso

■ it's time for you to go es hora de que te marches

■ I bought it for you to wear tonight lo compré para que te lo pusieras esta noche

■ it's for you to use at work es para que lo uses en el trabajo

■ that's no reason for you to get so upset no es motivo para que te preocupes tanto

conjunction

16 formal use literal ya que, puesto que

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as for me por mi parte, en cuanto a mí

for all I know que yo sepa

for all that a pesar de todo, con todo

for good para siempre

for the first time por primera vez

for the last time por última vez

oh for...! ¡ojalá tuviera...!

■ oh for a star to guide my way! ¡ojalá tuviera una estrella que me guiara los pasos!

there's nothing for it but... no hay más remedio que...

to be for it cargársela

■ he'll be for it if they find out se la va a cargar si se enteran

for ['fɔr] conj

: puesto que, porque

for prep

1) (indicating purpose) : para, de

clothes for children: ropa para niños

it's time for dinner: es la hora de comer

2) because of: por

for fear of: por miedo de

3) (indicating a recipient) : para, por

a gift for you: un regalo para ti

4) (indicating support) : por

he fought for his country: luchó por su patria

5) (indicating a goal) : por, para

a cure for cancer: una cura para el cáncer

for your own good: por tu propio bien

6) (indicating correspondence or exchange) : por, para

I bought it for $5: lo compré por $5

a lot of trouble for nothing: mucha molestia para nada

7) as for: para, con respecto a

8) (indicating duration) : durante, por

he's going for two years: se va por dos años

I spoke for ten minutes: hablé (durante) diez minutos

she has known it for three months: lo sabe desde hace tres meses

for

conj.

• para conj.

• pues conj.

• ya que conj.

n.

• por s.m.

prep.

• a causa de prep.

• como prep.

• de prep.

• durante prep.

• en honor de prep.

• en lugar de prep.

• para prep.

• por prep.

I fɔːr, fɔː(r), weak form fər, fə(r)
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

[fɔː(r)] When for is part of a phrasal verb, eg look for, make for, stand for, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg as for, a gift for, for sale, eager for, look up the other word.
1. PREPOSITION

1) (=going to) para

the train for London — el tren para or de Londres

he left for Rome — salió para Roma

the ship left for Vigo — el buque partió (con) rumbo a Vigo

he swam for the shore — fue nadando hacia la playa

2) (=intended for) para

a table for two — una mesa para dos

a cupboard for toys — un armario para los juguetes

a cloth for polishing silver — un paño para sacarle brillo a la plata

it's not for cutting wood — no sirve para cortar madera

there's a letter for you — hay una carta para ti

is this for me? — ¿es para mí esto?

I have news for you — tengo que darte una noticia

hats for women — sombreros de señora

clothes for children — ropa infantil

I decided that it was the job for me — decidí que era el puesto que me convenía

she decided that hang-gliding was not for her * — decidió que el vuelo con ala delta no era lo suyo

3) (to express purpose) para

he went there for a rest — fue allí para descansar

we went to Tossa for our holidays — fuimos a pasar las vacaciones a Tossa, fuimos a Tossa para las vacaciones

• what for? — ¿para qué?

what's it for? — ¿para qué es or sirve?

what do you want it for? — ¿para qué lo quieres?

what did you do that for? — ¿por qué hiciste eso?

4) (employment) para

he works for the government — trabaja para el gobierno

to write for the papers — escribir para los periódicos

5) (=on behalf of)

I'll ask him for you — se lo preguntaré de tu parte

I'll go for you — iré yo en tu lugar

"I can't iron this shirt" - "don't worry, I'll iron it for you" — -no puedo planchar esta camisa -no te preocupes, yo te la plancho

"I still haven't booked the ticket" - "I'll do it for you" — -no he reservado el billete todavía -ya lo haré yo

who is the representative for your group? — ¿quién es el representante de vuestro grupo?

6) (=as in) de

G for George — G de Gerona

7) (=in exchange for) por

I'll give you this book for that one — te cambio este libro por ese

he'll do it for £25 — lo hará por 25 libras

for every one who voted yes, 50 voted no — por cada persona que votó a favor, 50 votaron en contra

• to pay 50 pence for a ticket — pagar 50 peniques por una entrada

• pound for pound, it's cheaper — es más económico de libra en libra

the government will match each donation pound for pound — el gobierno igualará cada donativo, libra a libra

• I sold it for £5 — lo vendí por or en 5 libras

8) (=to the value of)

a cheque for £500 — un cheque or talón por valor de 500 libras

how much is the cheque for? — ¿por cuánto es el cheque?

9) (after adjective)

a) (making comparisons) para

he's tall/mature for his age — es alto/maduro para su edad or para la edad que tiene

he's nice for a policeman — para policía es muy simpático

it's cold for July — para ser julio hace frío

it's quite good for a six-year-old — está bastante bien para un niño de seis años

b) (specifying)

it was too difficult for her — era demasiado difícil para ella, le era demasiado difícil

it was difficult for him to leave her — le resultó difícil dejarla

that's easy for you to say — para ti es fácil decirlo, a ti te es fácil decirlo

they made it very easy for us — nos lo pusieron muy fácil

10) (=in favour of) a favor de

I'm for the government — yo estoy a favor del gobierno

I'm for helping him — yo estoy a favor de ayudarle

anyone for a game of cards? — ¿alguien se apunta a una partida de cartas?

• are you for or against the idea? — ¿estás a favor o en contra de la idea?

are you for or against us? — ¿estás con nosotros o en contra?

• I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

• the campaign for human rights — la campaña pro derechos humanos, la campaña en pro de los derechos humanos

• a collection for the poor — una colecta a beneficio de los pobres

11) (=as, by way of)

what's for dinner? — ¿qué hay para cenar?

I had a sandwich for lunch — para almorzar me comí un bocadillo

12) (=because of) por

it's famous for its cathedral — es famosa por su catedral

if it weren't for you — si no fuera por ti

he was sent to prison for fraud — lo mandaron a la cárcel por fraude

she felt better for losing a bit of weight — se sentía mejor por haber adelgazado un poco

I couldn't see her for pot plants — no la veía por taparla las plantas

we chose it for its climate — lo escogimos por el clima

• for fear of being criticized — por miedo a la crítica, por temor a ser criticado

• to shout for joy — gritar de alegría

13) (=in spite of) a pesar de

• for all his wealth — a pesar de su riqueza

for all that — a pesar de todo

for all he promised to come, he didn't — a pesar de habérmelo prometido, no vino

14) (in expressions of time)

a) (future/past duration)
When translating for and a period of time, it is often unnecessary to translate for, as in the examples below where durante is optional:
she will be away for a month — estará fuera un mes

he worked in Spain for two years — trabajó dos años en España

I'm going for three weeks — me voy tres semanas, estaré allí tres semanas
Alternatively, translate [for] using [durante], or, especially when talking about very short periods, [por]. Use [por] also with the verb [ir], although again it is often optional in this case:
they waited for over two hours — estuvieron esperando durante más de dos horas

for a moment, he didn't know what to say — por un momento, no supo qué decir

I'm going to the country for a while — me voy al campo (por) una temporada

I'm going away for a few days — me voy (por) unos cuantos días

he won't be back for a couple of hours/days — no regresará hasta dentro de un par de horas/días, tardará un par de horas/días en regresar

we went to the seaside for the day — fuimos a pasar el día en la playa

b) (with English perfect tenses)
Use hace... que and the present to describe actions and states that started in the past and are still going on. Alternatively use the present and desde hace. Another option is sometimes llevar and the gerund. Don't use the present perfect in Spanish to translate phrases like these, unless they are in the negative.
he has been learning French for two years — hace dos años que estudia francés, estudia francés desde hace dos años, lleva dos años estudiando francés

it has not rained for 3 weeks — hace 3 semanas que no llueve, no llueve or no ha llovido desde hace 3 semanas, lleva 3 semanas sin llover

I have known her for years — hace años que la conozco, la conozco desde hace años

I haven't seen her for two years — hace dos años que no la veo, no la he visto desde hace dos años, no la veo desde hace dos años, llevo dos años sin verla
Notice how the tenses change when talking about something that [had] happened or [had been] happening [for] a time:
he had been learning French for two years — hacía dos años que estudiaba francés, estudiaba francés desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años estudiando francés

I hadn't seen her for two years — hacía dos años que no la veía, no la había visto desde hacía dos años, no la veía desde hacía dos años, llevaba dos años sin verla

15) (=by, before) para

can you do it for tomorrow? — ¿lo puedes hacer para mañana?

when does he want it for? — ¿para cuándo lo quiere?

16) (=on the occasion of) para

I'll be home for Christmas — estaré en casa para las Navidades

he asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday — le preguntó a su hija qué le gustaría para su cumpleaños

17) (=for a distance of)

there were roadworks for five miles — había obras a lo largo de cinco millas

we walked for two kilometres — caminamos dos kilómetros

you can see for miles from the top of the hill — desde lo alto de la colina se puede ver hasta muy lejos

18) (with infinitive clauses)

for this to be possible... — para que esto sea posible...

it's not for me to tell him what to do — yo no soy quien para decirle or no me corresponde a mí decirle lo que tiene que hacer

it's not for you to blame him — tú no eres quien para culparle

he brought it for us to see — lo trajo para que lo viéramos

their one hope is for him to return — su única esperanza es que regrese

• it's bad for you to smoke so much — te perjudica fumar tanto

• it's best for you to go — es mejor que te vayas

• there is still time for you to do it — todavía tienes tiempo para hacerlo

19) (in other expressions)

what's the German for "hill"? — ¿cómo se dice "colina" en alemán?

oh for a cup of tea! — ¡lo que daría por una taza de té!

- you're for it!

I'll be for it if he catches me here! * — ¡me la voy a cargar si me pilla aquí! *

- there's nothing for it but to jump
example
2.

CONJUNCTION liter pues, puesto que

she avoided him, for he was rude and uncouth — lo eludía puesto que or pues era grosero y ordinario

* * *

I [fɔːr, fɔː(r)], weak form [fər, fə(r)]
1) preposition

Sense I

2)

a) ( intended for) para

is there a letter for me? — ¿hay carta para mí?

my love for her — mi amor por ella

clothes for men/women — ropa de hombre/mujer

is it for sale? — ¿está en venta?, ¿se vende?

b) ( on behalf of) por

I did it for you — lo hice por ti

he plays for England — forma parte de or juega en la selección inglesa

they are agents for Ford — son concesionarios (de) Ford

c) ( in favor of) a favor de

3) ( indicating purpose)

what's that for? — ¿para qué es eso?, ¿eso para qué sirve?

it's for trimming hedges — es or sirve para recortar setos

it's for decoration — es de adorno

I ran for cover — corrí a guarecerme

an operation for a stomach ulcer — una operación de úlcera de estómago

it's for your own good! — es por tu (propio) bien!

to go out for a meal — salir* a comer fuera

I've come for my son — vengo a buscar a mi hijo

to be for it — (colloq)

here comes Dad, we're for it now! — ahí viene papá ahora sí que estamos listos or (Col tb) hechos or (CS tb) fritos! (fam)

4)

a) (as)

we're having chicken for dinner — vamos a cenar pollo or hay pollo para cenar

what's for dessert? — ¿qué hay de postre?

I can now see him for what he is — ahora me doy cuenta de cómo es en realidad

b) ( representing)

D for David — D de David

what's (the) German for ``ice cream''? — ¿cómo se dice ``helado'' en alemán?

c) ( instead of) por

could you call him for me? — ¿podrías llamarlo tú?, ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

5) ( giving reason) por

for that reason — por esa razón

if it weren't for Joe... — si no fuera por Joe...

for one thing it's too costly and for another we don't need it — para empezar es muy caro y además no lo necesitamos

6)

a) ( in exchange for) por

I bought the book for $10 — compré el libro por 10 dólares

not for anything in the world — por nada del mundo

she left him for somebody else — lo dejó por otro

b) ( indicating proportion) por

for every one we find, there are 20 that get away — por cada uno que encontramos, se nos escapan 20

7)

a) ( as concerns) para

it's too cold for me here — aquí hace demasiado frío para mí

that's men for you! — todos los hombres son iguales!

b) ( expressing appropriateness)

it's not for me to decide — no me corresponde a mí decidir

8)

a) ( in spite of)

for all her faults, she's been very kind to us — tendrá sus defectos, pero con nosotros ha sido muy buena

b) (with infinitive clause)

it's unusual for me to forget a name — es raro que se me olvide un nombre

is there time for us to have a cup of coffee? — ¿tenemos tiempo de tomar un café?

9) ( in exclamations)

oh, for some peace and quiet — qué (no) daría yo por un poco de paz y tranquilidad!

Sense II

10) ( in the direction of) para

the plane/bus for New York — el avión/autobús para or de Nueva York

11)

a) ( indicating duration)

he spoke for half an hour — habló (durante) media hora

I've only been here for a day — sólo llevo un día aquí, hace sólo un día que estoy aquí

I'll be away for a week — voy a estar fuera una semana

how long are you going for? — ¿por cuánto tiempo vas?, ¿cuánto tiempo te vas a quedar?

that's enough for now — basta por ahora

we've enough food for six weeks — tenemos comida suficiente para seis semanas

b) ( on the occasion of) para

he gave it to me for my birthday — me lo regaló para mi cumpleaños

c) (by, before) para

we have to be there for six o'clock — tenemos que estar allí a las seis

12) ( indicating distance)

we drove for 20 miles — hicimos 20 millas

we could see for miles — se podía ver hasta muy lejos

II

conjunction (liter) pues (liter), puesto que (frml), porque

English-spanish dictionary > for
7 life

plural - lives; noun

1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vida

2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vida

3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vida

4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vida

5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vida

6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vida

7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografía

8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) cadena perpetua

•

- lifeless
- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life

life n vida

she saved my life me salvó la vida

El plural de life se escribe lives

life

tr[laɪf]

noun (pl lives tr[laɪvz])

1 vida

■ she can't play tennis for her life es una negada para el tenis

■ never in my life have I heard such nonsense! ¡jamás en la vida había oído tales estupideces!

2 (of battery) duración nombre femenino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

for dear life con toda su fuerza

it's a matter of life and death es cuestión de vida o muerte

not on your life! familiar ¡ni hablar!

run for your life «(lives)»! ¡sálvese quien pueda!

to be the life and soul of the party ser el alma de la fiesta

to bring somebody back to life resucitar a alguien

to come to life cobrar vida

to have the time of one's life pasárselo como nunca

to live the life of Riley familiar pegarse la gran vida

to lose one's life perder la vida

to take one's life in one's hands (risk) arriesgar la vida 2 (control) controlar su propia vida

to take one's own life suicidarse, quitarse la vida

to take somebody's life matar a alguien

life belt / life buoy salvavidas nombre masculino

life cycle ciclo vital

life expectancy esperanza de vida

life insurance seguro de vida

life imprisonment cadena perpetua

life jacket chaleco salvavidas

life preserver SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL salvavidas nombre masculino

life sentence cadena perpetua

life story biografía

life style estilo de vida

life ['laɪf] n, pl lives ['laɪvz]

1) : vida f

plant life: la vida vegetal

2) existence: vida f, existencia f

3) biography: biografía f, vida f

4) duration: duración f, vida f

5) liveliness: vivacidad f, animación f

life

adj.

• perpetuo, -a adj.

• vital adj.

• vitalicio, -a adj.

n.

(§ pl.: lives) = animación s.f.

• existencia s.f.

• ser s.m.

• tiempo de vida s.m.

• vida s.f.

• vigencia s.f.

• vivir s.m.

laɪf
noun (pl lives)

1) c u ( existence) vida f

it will last you for life — te durará toda la vida

maimed for life — lisiado de por vida

for the rest of my life — por el resto de mis días

early in life — en su (or mi, etc) juventud

in later life — más tarde or más adelante

at my time of life — a mi edad, con la edad que tengo

he began life as a car salesman — empezó vendiendo coches

the man/woman in your life — el hombre/la mujer de tu vida

to have the time of one's life — divertirse* como nunca or (fam) de lo lindo

to live life to the full — vivir la vida al máximo

to see life — ver* mundo

you can bet your life we'll be late! — (colloq) te apuesto lo que quieras a que llegamos tarde!

to lose one's life — perder* la vida

no lives were lost — no hubo muertos

to risk one's life — arriesgar* la vida

to save somebody's life — salvarle la vida a alguien

to take somebody's life — (frml) darle* muerte a alguien (frml)

to take one's (own) life — (frml) quitarse la vida (frml)

a matter of life and death — una cuestión de vida o muerte

as large as life — en carne y hueso

he couldn't darn a sock to save his life — no sería capaz de zurcir un calcetín ni aun si le fuera la vida en ello

larger than life: the characters are all larger than life todos los personajes son creaciones que desbordan la realidad; he was a larger-than-life character era un personaje exuberante; not for the life of one: I can't remember for the life of me no me puedo acordar por nada del mundo; not on your life! ni muerto!; to cling/hold on for dear life aferrarse/agarrarse desesperadamente; to fight/run for one's life: they had to run for their lives tuvieron que correr como alma que lleva el diablo; run for your lives! sálvese quien pueda!; he was fighting for (his) life se debatía entre la vida y la muerte; to frighten o scare the life out of somebody darle* or pegarle* un susto mortal a alguien; (to have) the shock of one's life llevarse el susto de su (or mi etc) vida; she gave the performance of her life actuó como nunca; to risk life and limb arriesgar* la vida; to take one's life in one's hands jugarse* la vida; (before n) <member, pension, president> vitalicio; life force fuerza f vital; life imprisonment cadena f perpetua; life sentence condena f a perpetuidad or a cadena perpetua; his life story — la historia de su vida

2) u

a) ( vital force) vida f

it brings the history of this period to life — hace cobrar vida a este período de la historia

to bring somebody back to life — resucitar a alguien

to come to life — \<\<party\>\> animarse; \<\<puppet/doll\>\> cobrar vida

b) ( vitality) vida f, vitalidad f

to inject new life into something — revitalizar* algo

to be the life o (esp BrE) the life and soul of the party — ser* el alma de la fiesta

3) u ( lifestyle) vida f

married life — la vida de casado

this is the life (for me)! — esto sí que es vida!

to live the life of Riley — darse* la gran vida, vivir a cuerpo de rey

4) u ( living things) vida f

animal/plant life — vida animal/vegetal

5) u ( duration - of battery) duración f, vida f; (- of agreement) vigencia f

6) u ( imprisonment) (colloq) cadena f perpetua

he got life — lo condenaron a cadena perpetua

7) u ( Art)

to paint/draw from life — pintar/dibujar del natural

8) c ( biography) vida f

[laɪf]
1. N
(pl lives)
1) (=animate state) vida f

life on earth — la vida en la tierra

bird life — los pájaros

there is not much insect life here — aquí hay pocos insectos

plant life — vida f vegetal, las plantas fpl

• to bring sb back to life — resucitar or reanimar a algn

• a matter of life and death — cosa f de vida o muerte

I don't believe in life after death — no creo en la vida después de la muerte

• to risk life and limb — jugarse la vida

2) (=existence) vida f

the life of an ant — la vida de una hormiga

how's life? * — ¿cómo te va (la vida)?, ¿qué hubo? (Mex, Chile)

I do have a life outside of work, you know — yo hago otras cosas en mi vida aparte de trabajar ¿sabes?

• to begin life as... — empezar la vida como...

life begins at 40 — la vida comienza a los 40

• to depart this life — liter partir de esta vida

• in early/later life — en los años juveniles/maduras

• I can't for the life of me remember * — por más que lo intento no puedo recordar

I clung on for dear life — me agarré como si me fuera la vida en ello

she was fighting for her life — se debatía entre la vida y la muerte

run for your life! — ¡sálvese quien pueda!

to be on trial for one's life — ser acusado de un crimen capital

• you gave me the fright of my life! — ¡qué susto me diste!

• life goes on or must go on — la vida sigue

• to lay down one's life — dar su vida, entregar su vida

• to lose one's life — perder la vida

how many lives were lost? — ¿cuántas víctimas hubo?

three lives were lost — murieron tres

• never in my life — en mi vida

• in the next life — en el más allá, en la otra vida

• to have a life of its own — [object, machine] tener vida propia

• in real life — en la vida real

• to see life — ver mundo

• to spend one's life doing sth — pasar la vida haciendo algo

• to take sb's life — quitar la vida a algn

to take one's own life — quitarse la vida, suicidarse

you'll be taking your life in your hands if you climb up there — subir allí es jugarse la vida

• at my time of life — a mi edad, con los años que yo tengo

• his life won't be worth living — más le valdría morirse

it's more than my life's worth — sería jugarme la vida
bed 1., 4), private 3., save I, 1., 1)
3) (=way of living)

• country/ city life — la vida de la ciudad/del campo

• the good life — una vida agradable; (Rel) la vida santa

it's a good life — es una vida agradable

I've had a good life — la vida me ha tratado bien

• it's a hard life — la vida es muy dura

• to make a new life for o.s., to start a new life — comenzar una vida nueva

• to live one's own life — ser dueño de su propia vida

• to lead a quiet life — llevar una vida tranquila
Riley
4) (in exclamations)

• get a life! * — ¡espabílate y haz algo!

• (upon) my life! — † ¡Dios mío!

• not on your life! * — ¡ni hablar!

• such is life!, that's life! — ¡así es la vida!

• this is the life! — ¡esto sí que es vida!, ¡esto es jauja!

what a life! — (=bad) ¡qué vida esta!; (=good) ¡vaya vida!, ¡eso sí que es vivir bien!

5) (=liveliness) vida f

• his acting brought the character to life — su actuación dio vida al personaje

she brought the party to life — animó la fiesta

• to come to life — animarse

• to put or breathe new life into sth/sb — infundir nueva vida a algo/algn

you need to put a bit of life into it — tienes que ponerle un poco de garra

• the life and soul of the party — el alma de la fiesta

6) (=lifespan) [of person] vida f ; [of licence] vigencia f, validez f ; [of battery] vida f, duración f

during the life of this government — durante el mandato de este gobierno

• friends for life — amigos mpl para siempre

scarred for life — con una cicatriz de por vida

a job for life — un trabajo para toda la vida

these birds mate for life — estas aves tienen una sola pareja en su vida

• it was her life's work — fue el trabajo de toda su vida

7) * (=life imprisonment)

• to do life — cumplir una condena de cadena or reclusión perpetua

• to get life, be sentenced to life — ser condenado a cadena or reclusión perpetua

8) (Art)

• to paint from life — pintar del natural

• true to life — fiel a la realidad

9) (=biography) vida f

10) (US)
** [of prostitute]
she's in the life — hace la calle *, es una mujer de la vida

2.

CPD

life and death struggle N — lucha f a vida o muerte

life annuity N — pensión f or anualidad f vitalicia

life assurance N — seguro m de vida

life class N — (Art) clase f de dibujo al natural

life coach N — profesional encargado de mejorar la situación laboral y personal de sus clientes

life cycle N — ciclo m vital

life drawing N — dibujo m del natural

life expectancy N — esperanza f de vida

life force N — fuerza f vital

life form N — forma f de vida

Life Guards NPL — (Brit) (Mil) regimiento de caballería

life history N — [of person] (historia f de la) vida f ; hum, iro vida f y milagros * mpl

the life history of the salmon — (la historia de) la vida del salmón

life imprisonment N — cadena f perpetua

life insurance N — = life assurance

life interest N — usufructo m vitalicio

life jacket N — chaleco m salvavidas

life member N — miembro m vitalicio

life membership N —

to take out a life membership — inscribirse como miembro vitalicio or de por vida

life peer N — (Brit) (Parl) miembro de la Cámara de los Lores de carácter no hereditario

life preserver N — (Brit) cachiporra f ; (US) chaleco m salvavidas

life president N — presidente mf de por vida

life raft N — balsa f salvavidas

life sciences NPL — ciencias fpl de la vida

life sentence N — condena f a perpetuidad

life span N — [of person] vida f ; [of product] vida f útil

life story N — biografía f

life vest N — (US) chaleco m salvavidas

* * *
[laɪf]
noun (pl lives)

1) c u ( existence) vida f

it will last you for life — te durará toda la vida

maimed for life — lisiado de por vida

for the rest of my life — por el resto de mis días

early in life — en su (or mi, etc) juventud

in later life — más tarde or más adelante

at my time of life — a mi edad, con la edad que tengo

he began life as a car salesman — empezó vendiendo coches

the man/woman in your life — el hombre/la mujer de tu vida

to have the time of one's life — divertirse* como nunca or (fam) de lo lindo

to live life to the full — vivir la vida al máximo

to see life — ver* mundo

you can bet your life we'll be late! — (colloq) te apuesto lo que quieras a que llegamos tarde!

to lose one's life — perder* la vida

no lives were lost — no hubo muertos

to risk one's life — arriesgar* la vida

to save somebody's life — salvarle la vida a alguien

to take somebody's life — (frml) darle* muerte a alguien (frml)

to take one's (own) life — (frml) quitarse la vida (frml)

a matter of life and death — una cuestión de vida o muerte

as large as life — en carne y hueso

he couldn't darn a sock to save his life — no sería capaz de zurcir un calcetín ni aun si le fuera la vida en ello

larger than life: the characters are all larger than life todos los personajes son creaciones que desbordan la realidad; he was a larger-than-life character era un personaje exuberante; not for the life of one: I can't remember for the life of me no me puedo acordar por nada del mundo; not on your life! ni muerto!; to cling/hold on for dear life aferrarse/agarrarse desesperadamente; to fight/run for one's life: they had to run for their lives tuvieron que correr como alma que lleva el diablo; run for your lives! sálvese quien pueda!; he was fighting for (his) life se debatía entre la vida y la muerte; to frighten o scare the life out of somebody darle* or pegarle* un susto mortal a alguien; (to have) the shock of one's life llevarse el susto de su (or mi etc) vida; she gave the performance of her life actuó como nunca; to risk life and limb arriesgar* la vida; to take one's life in one's hands jugarse* la vida; (before n) <member, pension, president> vitalicio; life force fuerza f vital; life imprisonment cadena f perpetua; life sentence condena f a perpetuidad or a cadena perpetua; his life story — la historia de su vida

2) u

a) ( vital force) vida f

it brings the history of this period to life — hace cobrar vida a este período de la historia

to bring somebody back to life — resucitar a alguien

to come to life — \<\<party\>\> animarse; \<\<puppet/doll\>\> cobrar vida

b) ( vitality) vida f, vitalidad f

to inject new life into something — revitalizar* algo

to be the life o (esp BrE) the life and soul of the party — ser* el alma de la fiesta

3) u ( lifestyle) vida f

married life — la vida de casado

this is the life (for me)! — esto sí que es vida!

to live the life of Riley — darse* la gran vida, vivir a cuerpo de rey

4) u ( living things) vida f

animal/plant life — vida animal/vegetal

5) u ( duration - of battery) duración f, vida f; (- of agreement) vigencia f

6) u ( imprisonment) (colloq) cadena f perpetua

he got life — lo condenaron a cadena perpetua

7) u ( Art)

to paint/draw from life — pintar/dibujar del natural

8) c ( biography) vida f

English-spanish dictionary > life
8 short

ʃo:t
1. adjective
1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) corto

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) bajo

3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) breve, corto

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) corto de

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradizo

2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) bruscamente, en seco

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) sin alcanzar

•

- shortness
- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list
3. verb
(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) seleccionar

- short-lived
- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of

short adj

1. corto

short sleeves mangas cortas

a short film una película corta

a short while ago hace un ratito

2. bajo

he's short for a goalkeeper es bajo para ser portero

for short para abreviar

we call him Matt for short lo llamamos Matt para abreviar

in short en resumen

to be short of something tener poco de algo / andar escaso de algo

we're short of time andamos mal de tiempo

short m Tex (pantalón corto) shorts ' short' also found in these entries: Spanish: abreviar - antes - apremiar - aprovechar - atar - baja - bajo - chaquetón - china - chupa - corta - cortar - corto - cortocircuito - cortometraje - cuadro - cuenta - cuento - cursillo - definitiva - definitivo - dinero - entremés - escapada - escasa - escaso - exposición - flor - focal - gargantilla - guayabera - historieta - inspector - inspectora - irascible - manga - miope - miopía - onda - pantalón - pasada - pasado - pequeña - pequeño - poca - poco - rapar - ras - repecho - resumen English: circuit - compare - cord - cut - forge - in - intro - notice - run - short - short-change - short-circuit - short-haired - short-list - short-lived - short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedness - short-sleeved - short-staffed - short-stay - short-tempered - short-term - short-winded - shorts - shrift - story - straw - supply - term - thick - time - anyway - be - boot - break - closely - curtail - fit - fuse - instant - low - minute - pack - premium - side - sprint - tract - verse - way

short

tr[ʃɔːt]

adjective

1 (not long) corto,-a; (not tall) bajo,-a

■ we'll take the shortest route iremos por el camino más corto

■ it's only a short journey es sólo un viajecito

■ he's got short hair lleva el pelo corto

■ you're shorter than me eres más bajito que yo

■ Jo is short for Joanne Jo es el diminutivo de Joanne

2 (brief - of time) breve, corto,-a

■ the days are shorter in winter los días son más cortos en invierno

■ it was a very short interview fue una entrevista muy breve

■ a short time ago hace poco (tiempo)

■ in a short while dentro de un ratito

■ you've got a short memory tienes mala memoria

3 (deficient) escaso,-a

■ water was short escaseaba el agua

■ we're still £50 short todavía nos faltan £50

■ he collapsed two miles short of the finishing line sufrió un colapso cuando faltaban dos millas para llegar a la meta

4 (curt) seco,-a, brusco,-a, cortante

■ I was very short with her fui muy brusco con ella

■ he's got a short temper tiene mal genio

5 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (pastry) quebradizo,-a

6 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (bill, exchange) a corto plazo

7 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL breve

adverb

1 (abruptly) bruscamente

■ the car stopped short el coche se paró bruscamente

noun

1 (drink) copa, chupito

2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino, corto

3 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cortocircuito

transitive verb

1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar provocar un cortocircuito

intransitive verb

1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar tener un cortocircuito

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at short notice con poca antelación

for short para abreviar

in short en pocas palabras

in the short term a corto plazo

short and sweet cortito,-a

short of a menos que, salvo que

■ short of calling a strike... a menos que convoquemos una huelga...

to be caught short / be taken short entrarle ganas a alguien de ir al lavabo

to be in short supply haber escasez de, escasear

to be short of something andar escaso,-a de algo, estar falto,-a de algo

■ I'm a bit short of money ando algo escaso de dinero, tengo poco dinero

■ he was short of breath le faltaba la respiración, le faltaba el aliento

to be short on something tener poco,-a de algo

■ he's short on tact tiene poco tacto, le falta tacto

to cut somebody short interrumpir a alguien

to cut something short acortar algo, abreviar algo

■ she had to cut her holiday short tuvo que acortar sus vacaciones

to fall short of something no alcanzar algo, estar por debajo de algo

■ the number of jobs created falls short of the government's target el número de puestos de trabajo creados está por debajo del objetivo del gobierno

to get somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies pillar a alguien

to have somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies tener a alguien bien agarrado

to give somebody short measure/weight no dar el peso exacto

to go short (of something) pasarse sin (algo), faltarle a uno (algo)

■ we were poor, but we never went short of food éramos pobres, pero nunca nos faltó comida

to run short of something acabarse algo

■ we're running short of coffee se nos está acabando el café

short circuit cortocircuito

short cut (route) atajo 2 (method) método fácil, fórmula mágica

short list lista de preseleccionados

short order SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL comida rápida

short story cuento

short subject SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino

short time jornada reducida

short wave onda corta

short ['ʃɔrt] adv

1) abruptly: repentinamente, súbitamente

the car stopped short: el carro se paró en seco

2)

to fall short : no alcanzar, quedarse corto

short adj

1) : corto (de medida), bajo (de estatura)

2) brief: corto

short and sweet: corto y bueno

a short time ago: hace poco

3) curt: brusco, cortante, seco

4) : corto (de tiempo, de dinero)

I'm one dollar short: me falta un dólar

short n

1) shorts npl

: shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

2) short circuit

short (Electronics)

n.

• cortocircuito s.m. (Film)

n.

• cortometraje s.m.

adj.

• bajo, -a adj.

• breve adj.

• conciso, -a adj.

• corto (Electricidad) adj.

• falto, -a adj.

• pequeño, -a adj.

adv.

• brevemente adv.

• de menos adv.

n.

• chaparro s.m.

• cruce s.m.

• pantalones cortos s.m.pl.

ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt
I

adjective -er, -est

1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajo

they only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca

we've only got a short way to go — ya nos falta poco (para llegar)

2)

a) ( brief) <visit/vacationip> corto

the days are getting shorter — los días van acortándose

a short time ago — hace poco (tiempo)

a short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)

in just a few short years — en pocos años

to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria

the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no

Liz is short for Elizabeth — Liz es el diminutivo de Elizabeth

we call him Rob for short — lo llamamos Rob para abreviar

short and sweet — (set phrase)

her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno

b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> breve

c)

in short — ( briefly) (as linker) en resumen, resumiendo

3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante

she has a short temper — tiene muy mal genio

4) (inadequate, deficient) escaso

to be in short supply — escasear

time is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo

we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas

(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar

II

adverb

1) (suddenly, abruptly)

he cut short his vacation — interrumpió sus vacaciones

he stopped short when he saw me — se paró en seco cuando me vio

they stopped short of firing him — les faltó poco para echarlo

he was brought up short by what she said — lo que ella dijo lo dejó helado

to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)

I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación

2) (below target, requirement)

to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto

to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia

III

noun

1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m

2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m

3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac

4) shorts pl

a) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

a pair of shorts — unos shorts

bathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)

b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl

IV
1.

intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito

2.

vt provocar* un cortocircuito en

Phrasal Verbs:

- short out

[ʃɔːt]
1. ADJ
(compar shorter) (superl shortest)
1) (in length, distance, duration) [message, journey, hair, skirt] corto; [person] bajo, chaparro (CAm, Mex); [vowel, syllable] breve; [memory] malo, flaco

the shortest route — la ruta más corta

February is a short month — febrero es un mes corto

it was a great holiday, but too short — fueron unas vacaciones estupendas, pero demasiado cortas

she's quite short — es bastante baja

• the short answer is that... — en pocas palabras la razón es que...

• to have a short back and sides — llevar el pelo corto por detrás y por los lados

• a short break — un pequeño descanso

• the days are getting shorter — los días se vuelven más cortos

time is getting shorter — nos queda poco tiempo

• to win by a short head — (Racing) ganar por una cabeza escasa

• to be short in the leg — [person] tener las piernas cortas

these trousers are a bit short in the leg — estos pantalones tienen la pierna algo pequeña

• at short notice — con poco tiempo de antelación

• in short order — en breve, en seguida

• to take short steps — dar pequeños pasos

• in the short term — a corto plazo

• a short time ago — hace poco

to work short time, be on short time — (Ind) trabajar una jornada reducida

• to take a short walk — dar un paseo corto

• a short way off — a poca distancia, no muy lejos

• a few short words — algunas palabritas

- that was short and sweet

- make short work of sth

2) (=insufficient) escaso

I'm £3 short — me faltan 3 libras

it's two kilos short — faltan dos kilos

bananas are very short — escasean los plátanos, casi no hay plátanos

I'm a bit short at the moment * — en este momento ando un poco corto or escaso de dinero

to be short of sth — andar falto or escaso de algo

we're short of petrol — andamos escasos de gasolina

we're not short of volunteers — se han ofrecido muchos voluntarios, no andamos escasos de voluntarios

• to be short of breath — estar sin aliento

• to give sb short change — no darle el cambio completo a algn

• to give short measure to sb — dar de menos a algn

• gold is in short supply — escasea el oro, hay escasez de oro

• short ton — (US) (= 2,000lb) tonelada f corta

• to give short weight to sb — dar de menos a algn; see supply

3)

• short of (=less than) —

short of blowing it up — a menos que lo volemos, a no ser que lo volemos

short of murder I'll do anything — lo haré todo menos matar

not far short of £100 — poco menos de 100 libras

it's little short of madness — dista poco de la locura

nothing short of total surrender — nada menos que la rendición incondicional

it's nothing short of robbery — es nada menos que un robo

nothing short of a bomb would stop him — fuera de una bomba nada le impediría

nothing short of a miracle can save him — solo un milagro le puede salvar, se necesitaría un milagro para salvarle

4) (=concise) corto, breve

short and to the point — corto y bueno

• "Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Patricia" se abrevia en "Pat"

Rosemary is called "Rose" for short — a Rosemary le dicen "Rose" para abreviar

"TV" is short for "television" — "TV" es abreviatura de "televisión"

• in short — en pocas palabras, en resumen

in short, the answer is no — en una palabra, la respuesta es no
long I, 3., 1)
5) (=curt) [reply, manner] brusco, seco

• to have a short temper — ser de mal genio, tener mal genio or mal carácter or corto de genio

• to be short with sb — tratar a algn con sequedad

6) [pastry] quebradizo

2. ADV

1) (=suddenly, abruptly) en seco

to stop short, pull up short — pararse en seco

2) (insufficiency)

• to come short of — no alcanzar

• to cut sth short — suspender algo

they had to cut short their holiday — tuvieron que interrumpir sus vacaciones

• to fall short of — no alcanzar

to fall short of the target — no alcanzar el blanco, no llegar al blanco

to fall short of expectations — no cumplir las esperanzas

it falls far short of what we require — dista mucho de satisfacer nuestras exigencias

production has fallen short by 100 tons — la producción arroja un déficit de 100 toneladas

• to go short of — pasarse sin

no one goes short in this house — en esta casa nadie padece hambre

we never went short (of anything) as children — no nos faltó nada de niños

• we're running short of bread — tenemos poco pan, se nos acaba el pan (LAm)

we ran short of petrol — se nos acabó la gasolina, quedamos sin gasolina

• to sell short — vender al descubierto

to sell sb short — (lit) engañar a algn en un negocio; (fig) menospreciar a algn

• to stop short of — (lit) detenerse antes de llegar a

I'd stop short of murder — (fig) menos matar, haría lo que fuera

• to be taken short — necesitar urgentemente ir al wáter

3) (=except)

short of apologizing... — fuera de pedirle perdón...

3. N

1) (Elec) = short-circuit 1.

2) (Brit) * (=drink) bebida f corta

3) (Cine) cortometraje m ; shorts

4.

VT, VI
(Elec) = short-circuit 2.
5.

CPD

short cut N — atajo m

short list N — lista f de candidatos preseleccionados

short message service N, short message system N — SMS m

short sight N — miopía f

to have short sight — ser miope, ser corto de vista

short story N — cuento m

short story writer — escritor(a) m / f de cuentos

short wave N — (Rad) onda f corta

* * *
[ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt]
I

adjective -er, -est

1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajo

they only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca

we've only got a short way to go — ya nos falta poco (para llegar)

2)

a) ( brief) <visit/vacation/trip> corto

the days are getting shorter — los días van acortándose

a short time ago — hace poco (tiempo)

a short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)

in just a few short years — en pocos años

to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria

the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no

Liz is short for Elizabeth — Liz es el diminutivo de Elizabeth

we call him Rob for short — lo llamamos Rob para abreviar

short and sweet — (set phrase)

her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno

b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> breve

c)

in short — ( briefly) (as linker) en resumen, resumiendo

3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante

she has a short temper — tiene muy mal genio

4) (inadequate, deficient) escaso

to be in short supply — escasear

time is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo

we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas

(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar

II

adverb

1) (suddenly, abruptly)

he cut short his vacation — interrumpió sus vacaciones

he stopped short when he saw me — se paró en seco cuando me vio

they stopped short of firing him — les faltó poco para echarlo

he was brought up short by what she said — lo que ella dijo lo dejó helado

to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)

I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación

2) (below target, requirement)

to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto

to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia

III

noun

1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m

2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m

3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac

4) shorts pl

a) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

a pair of shorts — unos shorts

bathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)

b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl

IV
1.

intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito

2.

vt provocar* un cortocircuito en

Phrasal Verbs:

- short out

English-spanish dictionary > short
9 long

I 1. adjective,
longer, longest

1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen

two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang

2) (elongated) länglich; schmal

pull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)

3) (of extended duration) lang

long service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst

in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht

in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig

for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem

what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!

long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)

4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig

5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]

6) klein, gering [Chance]

7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]

8) lang [Gedächtnis]

have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen

9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]

10) (Cards)

long suit — lange Farbe
2. noun
1) (long interval)

take long — lange dauern

for long — lange; (since long ago) seit langem

before long — bald

it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...

2)

the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
3. adverb,
longer, longest

1) lang[e]

as or so long as — solange

you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen

I knew her long before I met you — ich kenne sie schon viel länger als dich

not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor

not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...

long since — [schon] seit langem

all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]

I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!

don't be long! — beeil dich!

somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]

much longer — viel länger

not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten

no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]

2)

as or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
II intransitive verb
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen

long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun

* * *
I 1. [loŋ] adjective
1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) lange weg

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) weitreichend
2. adverb
1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) lang

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lang

•

- academic.ru/43736/longways">longways
- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb
((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) sich sehnen

- longing
- longingly
* * *

long¹

[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

I. adj

1. (in space) lang; (over great distance) weit; (elongated) lang, länglich; ( fam: tall) groß, lang fam

the rods are 20 cm \long die Stäbe sind 20 cm lang

we're still a \long way from the station wir sind noch weit vom Bahnhof entfernt

as \long as one's arm ( fig) ellenlang fam

there was a list of complaints as \long as your arm es gab eine ellenlange Liste von Beschwerden

to draw a \long breath tief Luft holen

\long journey weite Reise

to have come a \long way einen weiten Weg zurückgelegt haben, von weit her gekommen sein

to go a \long way ( fig: succeed) es weit [o zu etwas] bringen

to go a \long way toward[s] sth ( fig: help) eine große Hilfe bei etw dat sein

to have a \long way to go ( fig) [noch] einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben

2. (in time) lang; (tedious) lang, langwierig

each session is an hour \long jede Sitzung dauert eine Stunde

we go back a \long way wir kennen uns schon seit ewigen Zeiten

\long career [jahre]lange Karriere

a \long day ein langer [und anstrengender] Tag

\long friendship langjährige Freundschaft

a \long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis

to have a \long memory for sth etw nicht so schnell vergessen

\long service jahrelanger Dienst

a \long time eine lange Zeit

it was a \long time before I received a reply es dauerte lange, bis ich [eine] Antwort bekam

to be a \long while since... [schon] eine Weile her sein, seit...

to work \long hours einen langen Arbeitstag haben

3. (in scope) lang

the report is 20 pages \long der Bericht ist 20 Seiten lang

a \long book ein dickes Buch

a \long list eine lange Liste

4. pred ( fam: ample)

▪ to be \long on sth etw reichlich haben

\long on ideas but short on funds mehr Ideen als Geld

to be \long on charm jede Menge Charme besitzen

to be \long on wit sehr geistreich sein

5. LING

a \long vowel ein langer Vokal

6. (improbable)

a \long chance eine geringe Chance

\long odds geringe [Gewinn]chancen

7. FIN

\long security/shares Versicherung f/Aktien pl mit langer Laufzeit

to be \long of stock STOCKEX eine Longposition einnehmen fachspr

8.

▶ the \long arm of the law der lange Arm des Gesetzes

▶ [not] by a \long chalk bei Weitem [nicht]

▶ in the \long run langfristig gesehen, auf lange Sicht [gesehen]

▶ to take the \long view [of sth] [etw] auf lange Sicht betrachten

▶ \long time no see ( fam) lange nicht gesehen fam

▶ to be \long in the tooth nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

▶ to be \long in the tooth to do sth zu alt sein, [um] etw zu tun

II. adv

1. (for a long time) lang[e]

have you been waiting \long? wartest du schon lange?

how \long have you lived here? wie lange haben Sie hier gewohnt?

the authorities have \long known that... den Behörden war seit Langem bekannt, dass...

\long live the King! lang lebe der König!

to be \long lange brauchen

I won't be \long (before finishing) ich bin gleich fertig; (before appearing) ich bin gleich da

don't be \long beeil dich!

to be \long about doing sth lange für etw akk brauchen

don't be too \long about it! lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, beeil dich nur!

2. (at a distant time) lange

\long ago vor langer Zeit

\long after/before... lange nachdem/bevor...

not \long before... kurz davor

3. (after implied time) lange

if this meeting goes on any \longer wenn das Meeting noch länger andauert

how much \longer will it take? wie lange wird es noch dauern?

not any \longer nicht länger

I'm not going to wait any \longer ich werde nicht länger warten

I can't wait any \longer to open my presents! ich kann es gar nicht [mehr] erwarten, endlich meine Geschenke auszupacken!

no \longer nicht mehr

he no \longer wanted to go there er wollte nicht mehr dorthin

4. (throughout)

all day/night/summer \long den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [lang]

5.

▶ as [or so] \long as... (during) solange...; (provided that) sofern..., vorausgesetzt, dass...

▶ to be not \long for this world ( dated) nicht mehr lange zu leben haben, mit einem Fuß/Bein im Grabe sein

▶ so \long! ( fam) tschüss fam, bis dann fam

III. n

1. no pl (long time) eine lange Zeit

have you been waiting for \long? wartest du schon lange?

to take \long [to do sth] lange brauchen[, um etw zu tun]

it won't take \long es wird nicht lange dauern

take as \long as you like lass dir Zeit

2. (in Morse) lang

one short and three \longs einmal kurz und dreimal lang

3. FIN

▪ \longs pl Langläufer pl fachspr

4.

▶ before [very [or too]] \long schon [sehr] bald

▶ the \long and the short of it kurz gesagt

long²

[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

vi sich akk sehnen

▪ to \long for sth sich akk nach etw dat sehnen

▪ to \long to do sth sich akk danach sehnen, etw zu tun

long³

n GEOG abbrev of longitude Länge f

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I abbr See: of longitude II [lɒŋ]
1. adj (+er)

1) (in size) lang; glass hoch; journey weit

it is 6 feet long — es ist 6 Fuß lang

to be long in the leg — lange Beine haben

to pull a long face — ein langes Gesicht machen

it's a long way — das ist weit

it's a long way to Hamburg — nach Hamburg ist es weit

to have a long memory — ein gutes Gedächtnis haben

to be long in the tooth (inf) — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

surely he is a bit long in the tooth to be climbing Everest — ist er nicht schon ein bisschen (zu) alt, um den Everest zu besteigen?

2) (in time) lang; job langwierig

it's a long time since I saw her — ich habe sie schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

will you need it for a long time? — brauchen Sie es lange?

he's been here (for) a long time — er ist schon lange hier

she was abroad for a long time —

well hullo, it's been a long time — hallo, schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

long time no see (inf) — sieht man dich auch mal wieder? (inf)

to take a long look at sth — etw lange or ausgiebig betrachten

how long is the film? — wie lange dauert der Film?

a year is 12 months long — ein Jahr hat 12 Monate

how long is your vacation? (US) — wie lange haben Sie Urlaub?

to take the long view — etw auf lange Sicht betrachten

3) (POET, PHON) vowel, syllable lang

4)

a long drink (mixed) — ein Longdrink m

a long gin —

I'd like something long and cool — ich möchte einen kühlen Longdrink

2. adv

1) lang(e)

to be long in or about doing sth — lange zu etw brauchen

don't be long! — beeil dich!

don't be too long about it — lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, mach nicht zu lange (inf)

don't be too long about phoning me — ruf mich bald (mal) an

I shan't be long (in finishing) — ich bin gleich fertig; (in returning)

two months without you, it's been too long — zwei Monate ohne dich, das war zu lang(e)

he drank long and deep — er nahm einen langen, tiefen Schluck

all night long — die ganze Nacht

long ago — vor langer Zeit

not long ago — vor Kurzem

long before — lange vorher

long before now — viel früher

not long before I met you — kurz bevor ich dich kennenlernte

not long before that — kurz davor

those days are long (since) past — diese Tage sind schon lange vorbei

at the longest — höchstens

as long as — so lange wie

we waited as long as we could — wir haben gewartet, solange wir konnten

See:

→ also ago, since

2)

(in comp) how much longer can you stay? — wie lange können Sie noch bleiben?

I can't wait any longer — ich kann nicht mehr länger warten

if that noise goes on any longer — wenn der Lärm weitergeht

I'll wait no longer I'll insist no longer — ich warte nicht länger ich werde nicht weiter darauf bestehen

3)

so long! (inf) — tschüs(s)! (inf), bis später!

3. n

1)

the long and the short of it is that... — kurz gesagt..., der langen Rede kurzer Sinn...

that's the long and the short of it — und damit hat sichs (inf)

before long — bald

are you going for long? —

I won't stay for long — ich bleibe nicht lange

it won't take long — das dauert nicht lange

it didn't take long before... — es dauerte nicht lange, bis...

I won't take long — ich brauche nicht lange (dazu)

2) (POET) lange Silbe
III
vi
sich sehnen (for nach); (less passionately) herbeisehnen, kaum erwarten können (for sth etw acc)
he longed for his wife to return — er wartete sehnsüchtig auf die Rückkehr seiner Frau

I'm longing for him to resign —

the children were longing for the bell to ring — die Kinder warteten sehnsüchtig auf das Klingeln or konnten das Klingeln kaum erwarten

he is longing for me to make a mistake — er möchte zu gern, dass ich einen Fehler mache

I am longing to go abroad — ich brenne darauf, ins Ausland zu gehen

he longed to know what was happening — er hätte zu gerne gewusst, was vorging

I'm longing to see my cat again — ich möchte meine Katze so gern wiedersehen

I'm longing to see that film — ich will den Film unbedingt sehen

I'm longing to hear his reaction — ich bin sehr auf seine Reaktion gespannt

how I long for a cup of tea/a shower — wie ich mich nach einer Tasse Tee/einer Dusche sehne

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long¹ [lɒŋ]

A adj

1. a) allg lang (auch fig langwierig):

a long illness (journey, list, look, speech, etc);

long years pl of experience langjährige Erfahrung;

long time no see umg sieht man dich auch wieder mal?;

two miles (weeks) long zwei Meilen (Wochen) lang;

a long way round ein großer Umweg;

two long miles zwei gute Meilen, mehr als zwei Meilen; → haul A 5 b, → live¹ A 2, measure A 1, run A 1, ton¹ 1 a

b) weit, lang (Weg), weit (Entfernung)

2. zu lang:

his second service was long;

the coat is long on him der Mantel ist ihm zu lang

3. lang (gestreckt), länglich

4. Längs…:

long side

5. umg lang, hochgewachsen (Person)

6. groß:

a long figure eine vielstellige Zahl

7. übergroß, Groß…:

long dozen dreizehn; → hundred B 1

8. weitreichend (Gedanken etc):

a long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis;

take the long view weit vorausblicken; → view C 2

9. grob (Schätzung)

10. gering (Chance): → odds 3

11. seit Langem bestehend, alt (Brauch, Freundschaft etc)

12. besonders WIRTSCH langfristig, mit langer Laufzeit, auf lange Sicht:

long bill langfristiger Wechsel

13. (zeitlich) fern, weit in der Zukunft liegend (Datum etc)

14. WIRTSCH

a) eingedeckt (of mit)

b) auf Preissteigerung wartend:

be ( oder go) long of the market, be on the long side of the market auf Hausse spekulieren

15. be long on umg eine Menge … haben:

he’s long on good ideas

16. mit Mineral-, Sodawasser oder Fruchtsaft aufgefüllt (alkoholisches Getränk):

long drink Longdrink m

17. LING lang (Vokal)

18. LIT

a) lang

b) betont

19. CHEM leichtflüssig

B adv

1. lang(e):

have you been waiting long? wartest du schon lange?;

long dead schon lange tot;

as long as he lives solange er lebt;

as ( oder so) long as

a) solange wie,

b) sofern; vorausgesetzt, dass; falls;

long after lange danach;

as long ago as 1900 schon 1900;

I saw him no longer ago than last week ich sah ihn erst letzte Woche;

so long! umg bis dann!, tschüs(s)!; → ago, all A 1, before A 2, overdue 2, since A 1

2. lange (in elliptischen Wendungen):

don’t be long beeil dich!, mach schnell!;

I won’t be long

a) ich bin gleich wieder da,

b) ich bin gleich fertig;

be long (in oder about) doing sth lange brauchen, um etwas zu tun;

it was not long before he came es dauerte nicht lange, bis er kam

3. (in Steigerungsformen):

hold out longer länger aushalten;

no longer, not any longer nicht mehr, nicht (mehr) länger

C s

1. (eine) lange Zeit:

at (the) longest längstens;

for long lange (Zeit);

it is long since I saw her es ist lange her, dass ich sie gesehen habe;

take long (to do sth) lange brauchen(, um etwas zu tun);

the long and (the) short of it is that …

a) es dreht sich einzig und allein darum, dass …,

b) mit einem Wort, …; → before B 3

2. Länge f:

a) LING langer Laut

b) LIT lange Silbe

3. WIRTSCH Haussier m

4. pl

a) auch pair of longs lange Hose

b) Übergrößen pl

long² [lɒŋ] v/i sich sehnen ( for nach):

long to do sth sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun;

she was longing for the sermon to end sie sehnte das Ende der Predigt herbei;

he longed for the holidays (US vacation) to come er sehnte sich nach den Ferien;

she is longing for him to kiss her sie sehnt sich danach, von ihm geküsst zu werden;

longed-for ersehnt

* * *
I 1. adjective,
longer, longest

1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen

two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang

2) (elongated) länglich; schmal

pull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)

3) (of extended duration) lang

long service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst

in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht

in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig

for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem

what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!

long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)

4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig

5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]

6) klein, gering [Chance]

7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]

8) lang [Gedächtnis]

have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen

9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]

10) (Cards)

long suit — lange Farbe
2. noun
1) (long interval)

take long — lange dauern

for long — lange; (since long ago) seit langem

before long — bald

it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...

2)

the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
3. adverb,
longer, longest

1) lang[e]

as or so long as — solange

you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen

I knew her long before I met you — ich kenne sie schon viel länger als dich

not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor

not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...

long since — [schon] seit langem

all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]

I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!

don't be long! — beeil dich!

somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]

much longer — viel länger

not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten

no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]

2)

as or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
II intransitive verb
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen

long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun

* * *

adj.

lang adj.

langwierig adj.

weit adj.

English-german dictionary > long
10 stretch

1. n вытягивание, растягивание

to give a stretch — потянуться

stretch ratio — степень растягивания

stretch thermoforming — термоформование растягиванием

2. n спорт. выпрямление

3. n тех. натяжение, растяжение

coefficient of stretch — коэффициент растяжения

stretch elongation — удлинение при растяжении

stretch at break — натяжение при разрыве

rod stretch — растяжение насосных штанг

stretch receptor — рецептор растяжения

4. n спец. эластичность

a fabric with two-way stretch — ткань, которая растягивается в обе стороны

5. n напряжение

on the stretch — в напряжении

6. n протяжение, пространство; участок, отрезок

level stretch — ровный участок, ровная местность

experimental stretch of road — экспериментальный участок дороги

7. n спорт. отрезок дистанции

8. n промежуток времени

a stretch of three months — три месяца, трёхмесячный срок

stretch of time — промежуток времени

9. n сл. срок заключения

10. n превышение, выход за пределы

a stretch of power — превышение власти

a stretch of the imagination — полёт фантазии

by a stretch of imagination — при большом воображении

a stretch of language — расширение значения слова

11. n направление

12. n прогулка, разминка

13. n мор. галс курсом бейдевинд

for six hours at a stretch — шесть часов подряд

14. a растягивающийся; эластичный; сделанный из эластичной ткани или из эластичного волокна

stretch socks — безразмерные носки

15. v растягивать, вытягивать, удлинять, тянуть

to stretch a bow — натягивать тетиву

to stretch gloves — растягивать перчатки

stretch the cable — растягивать эспандер

16. v растягиваться, вытягиваться, удлиняться, тянуться

material that stretches — материя, которая тянется

the rope has stretched — верёвка ослабла

17. v расширять

18. v натягивать, напрягать

to stretch every nerve — напрячь все нервы

to stretch the strings of a violin — подтянуть струны скрипки

19. v натягиваться, напрягаться

20. v тянуть, натягивать

to stretch a rope across the room — протянуть верёвку в комнате

21. v тянуться, простираться, иметь протяжение

the valley stretches southward — долина простирается к югу

this forest stretches for miles — этот лес тянется на много миль

22. v продолжаться

the Meiji era stretched from 1868 to 1912 — эпоха Мейдзи продолжалась с 1868 по 1912

23. v разг. преувеличивать; допускать натяжки

to stretch a story — приукрасить историю

this is a bit stretched — это несколько преувеличено

to stretch the truth — прибавлять то, чего не было, преувеличивать

to stretch a privilege — злоупотреблять привилегией

24. v разг. свалить, повалить

25. v мор. идти курсом бейдевинд

Синонимический ряд:

1. elastic (adj.) elastic; flexible; resilient; springy; stretchy; supple; whippy

2. elasticity (noun) elasticity; spring

3. expanse (noun) amplitude; breadth; compass; distance; expanse; expansion; extension; extent; length; reach; spread; tract

4. interval (noun) interval; period

5. range (noun) ambit; circle; confines; dimensions; extensity; orbit; panorama; purview; radius; range; realm; scope; sweep; width

6. term (noun) duration; span; term

7. time (noun) bit; hitch; space; spell; time; while

8. cover (verb) cover; span; traverse

9. embroider (verb) color; embellish; embroider; fudge; inflate; magnify; overcharge; overdraw; overpaint; overstate; pad

10. extend (verb) broaden; dilate; distend; draw; draw out; elongate; expand; extend; lengthen; prolong; prolongate; protract; spin out; widen

11. go (verb) carry; go; lead; make; outstretch; reach; run

12. range (verb) occupy; range; reach forth; spread; stretch forth

13. tighten (verb) exaggerate; strain; tauten; tighten

Антонимический ряд:

compress; curtail

English-Russian base dictionary > stretch
11 coder

1) кодер

а) устройство

б) компьютерная программа; алгоритм или метод

2) кодер системы цветного телевидения

3) модулятор ( в системе с дельта-модуляцией)

4) аналого-цифровой преобразователь, АЦП

5) кодировщик

6) программист

•

- adaptive coder
- amplitude coder
- channel coder
- color coder
- differential coder
- EFM coder
- eight-to-fourteen modulation coder
- error-correcting coder
- image coder
- interfield coder
- interframe coder
- linear predictive coder
- low-bit-rate coder
- noise-shaping coder
- oversampled coder
- partial-response coder
- perceptual audio coder
- predictive coder
- pulse coder
- pulse-duration coder
- source coder
- speech coder
- stereophonic coder
- ternary coder
- voice coder
- Wyner-Ash coder

English-Russian electronics dictionary > coder
12 error

1) ошибка; погрешность

2) рассогласование; сигнал рассогласования

3) отклонение; расхождение; невязка

•

- error in addition
- error in subtraction
- errors in variables
- error of measurement
- error of position
- error of the first kind
- error of the second kind
- absolute error
- accidental error
- accumulated error
- accuracy error
- actual error
- admissible error
- aliasing error
- alignment error
- alpha-error
- altering error
- angular error
- antenna tilt error
- associated error
- asymptotic standard error
- autoregressive errors
- average error
- beam pointing error
- beamwidth error
- bearing error
- beta-error
- biased error
- bit error
- boresight error
- burst error
- can't happen error
- channel errors
- checksum error
- chip error
- circular probable error
- closing error
- closure error
- CMOS checksum error
- code error
- coefficient standard error
- common error
- common-mode error
- compile time error
- conformance error
- connectivity error
- constant error
- contributory error
- copying error
- correctable error
- course error
- cratered error
- critical error
- crude error
- curved-path error
- data error
- data-boundary error
- decoding error
- double error
- design error
- detectable error
- deterministic error
- disk error
- dropout error
- dynamic error
- electrostatic error
- equilibrium error
- essential error
- estimation error
- experimental error
- fatal error
- FDD controller error
- fencepost error
- fixed error
- floating point error
- floppy disk controller error
- forecast error
- fractional error
- framing error
- full-scale error
- generalization error
- geometric errors
- grammatical error
- grouping error
- guidance error
- hard error
- hard disk controller error
- hardware error
- HDD controller error
- heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation consistent standard error
- heteroscedasticity consistent standard error
- homophone error
- human error
- hysteresis error
- identification error
- image reconstruction error
- implementation error
- inherent error
- inherited error
- input/output error
- instrumental error
- intentional error
- intermittent error
- interpolation error
- introduced error
- ionosphere error
- keyboard error
- keyboarding error
- lateral tracking angle error
- linearity error
- literal error
- l-multiple error
- loading error
- logic error
- logical error
- loop error
- machine error
- marginal error
- matching error
- mean error
- mean absolute percentage error
- mean-root-square error
- mean-squared error
- measurement error
- memory parity error
- meter error
- metering error
- minimum-mean-square error
- mismatch error
- moving-average errors
- multiple error
- Newey-West standard error
- nondetectable error
- nonrecoverable error
- nonrecoverable read errors per bits read
- numeric error
- observable error
- observational error
- octantal error
- off-board parity error
- off-by-one error
- omission error
- on-board parity error
- one-multiple error
- operator error
- output error
- parity error
- permanent error
- permissible error
- personal error
- phase error
- pointing error
- polarization error
- positional error
- positioning error
- prediction error
- predictive error
- printer's error
- probable error
- processing error
- programming error
- program-sensitive error
- propagated error
- propagation error
- propagation-velocity error
- pulse-duration error
- quadrantal error
- quantization error
- random error
- range error
- range-rate error
- read error
- recoverable error
- recoverable read errors per bits read
- recurrent error
- reflection error
- registration error
- relative error
- repeatability error
- repetitive error
- residual error
- resolution error
- response error
- resultant error
- RMS error
- root-mean-square error
- rounding error
- round-off error
- run-time error
- sample error
- sampling error
- seek error
- seek errors per seek
- select error
- semantic error
- sequence error
- severe error
- ship error
- sighting error
- single error
- site error
- sky error
- sky-wave station error
- smoothing error
- socket error
- soft error
- software error
- specification error
- spelling error
- spot-size error
- square error
- standard error
- static error
- statistical error
- stationary error
- status error
- steady-state error
- step-and-repeat error
- stochastic error
- subjective error
- sum-squared error
- synchronization error
- syntax error
- system error
- systematic error
- tape-speed error
- target error
- temporary error
- terminal error
- terrain error
- tilt error
- timeout error
- timing error
- tolerated error
- topological error
- total error
- tracking error
- transient error
- transmission errors
- truncation error
- tuning error
- type I-error
- type II error
- typographic error
- unbiased error
- uncorrectable data error
- undefined error
- undetectable error
- unrecoverable error
- velocity error
- vertical tracking angle error
- white noise errors
- White standard error
- write error
- write-protect error
- zero error
- zero-drift error

English-Russian electronics dictionary > error
13 modulation

1) модуляция

2) вчт контроллер "вибрато", контроллер "модуляция", контроллер "регулировка модуляции", MIDI-контроллер №1

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- absorption modulation
- acoustooptic modulation
- adaptive modulation
- adaptive delta modulation

- adaptive differential pulse-code modulation

- adaptive pulse-code modulation

- ADOX modulation
- A-law delta modulation
- A-law pulse-code modulation
- amplitude modulation
- amplitude and angle modulation
- amplitude-frequency modulation
- amplitude-phase modulation
- amplitude-pulse modulation
- analog modulation
- angle modulation
- anode modulation
- area-delta and zero-cross modulation
- Armstrong modulation
- asymmetric amplitude modulation
- asymmetric delta modulation
- asynchronous delta modulation
- asynchronous delta-sigma modulation
- audio frequency modulation
- audio frequency-shift modulation
- balanced modulation
- baseband modulation
- base-conductivity modulation
- base-thickness modulation
- base-width modulation
- beam modulation
- beam-current modulation
- binary-pulse-code modulation
- biphase modulation

- block companded pulse-code modulation
- brightness modulation
- brilliance modulation
- buzzer modulation
- carrier modulation
- carrierless amplitude-phase modulation
- carrier-noise modulation
- carrier residual modulation
- cathode modulation
- cathode pulse modulation
- cavity modulation
- CD modulation
- channel-length modulation
- charge-density modulation
- chirp modulation
- choke modulation
- chopper modulation
- chroma modulation
- chrominance modulation
- clipped-noise modulation
- coherent phase-shift keying modulation
- collector modulation
- companded delta modulation
- companded frequency modulation
- compatible quadrature amplitude modulation

- composition modulation
- compound modulation
- conductivity modulation
- constant-current modulation
- constant-envelope modulation
- continuous delta modulation
- continuously variable-slope delta-modulation

- continuous-wave modulation
- control-electrode modulation
- controlled-carrier modulation
- convection-current modulation
- conventional delta modulation
- cosine modulation
- coupling modulation
- CPSK modulation
- cross modulation
- deep modulation
- delay modulation
- delta modulation
- delta-sigma modulation
- density modulation
- difference-in-depth modulation
- differential modulation
- differential pulse-code modulation

- digital modulation
- digital delta modulation
- digitally controlled delta modulation

- digital phase modulation
- direct modulation
- discrete adaptive delta modulation
- discrete frequency modulation
- displacement modulation
- distortionless modulation
- doping modulation
- double modulation
- double-frequency modulation
- double-integration delta modulation
- double-integration delta-sigma modulation
- double-sideband modulation
- double-sideband amplitude modulation
- downward modulation
- dual modulation
- dynamic adaptive multiple quadrature amplitude modulation

- echo modulation
- effective percentage modulation
- eight-to-fourteen modulation

- elastooptic modulation
- electrical modulation
- electrooptic modulation
- environmental modulation
- exponential delta modulation
- exponential delta-sigma modulation
- external modulation
- externally companded delta modulation
- extraneous modulation
- facsimile modulation
- Faraday modulation
- Faraday-rotation modulation
- FH/DS modulation
- field modulation
- field-effect modulation
- first-order constant-factor delta modulation
- floating-carrier modulation
- fork modulation
- fork-tone modulation
- frequency modulation
- frequency-amplitude modulation
- frequency-hopped/direct sequence modulation
- frequency-hopping modulation
- frequency-shift modulation
- gate-bias modulation
- grid modulation
- grid-pulse modulation
- group modulation
- group-velocity modulation
- Hall-effect modulation
- Heising modulation
- high-index frequency modulation
- high-information delta modulation

- high-level modulation
- hum modulation
- hybrid modulation
- hyperbolic frequency modulation
- in-cavity modulation
- incidental carrier phase modulation

- incidental frequency modulation
- independent-sideband modulation
- indirect modulation
- indirect frequency modulation
- inductance-tube modulation
- instantaneously adaptive delta modulation
- instantaneously companded delta modulation
- intensity modulation
- interference modulation
- internal modulation
- intracavity modulation
- inversion modulation
- isochronous modulation
- Kerr-cell modulation
- key modulation
- laser modulation
- lateral modulation
- length modulation
- lifetime modulation
- light modulation
- light-induced barrier modulation
- linear modulation
- linear delta modulation

- linear frequency modulation
- linear pulse-code modulation
- line-type modulation

- logarithmic companded pulse-code modulation
- logarithmic phase modulation
- loss modulation
- low-level modulation
- luminance modulation
- magnetooptic modulation
- mapping delta modulation
- maximum percentage modulation
- modified frequency modulation
- modified modified frequency modulation

- multi-level delta modulation
- multi-level pulse-code modulation
- multiple modulation
- multiplex frequency modulation
- mutual-interference modulation
- narrow-band frequency modulation

- N-ary pulse-code modulation
- negative modulation
- negative facsimile modulation
- noise modulation
- nonpolar modulation
- on-off modulation
- outphasing modulation
- parabolic frequency modulation
- percent modulation
- percentage modulation
- permutation modulation
- phase modulation
- phase-difference modulation
- phase-velocity modulation
- piezoelectrooptic light modulation
- pitch-companded delta modulation
- plate modulation
- plate-and-screen-grid modulation
- plate-pulse modulation
- PN modulation
- polar modulation
- polarization modulation
- position modulation
- positive modulation
- positive facsimile modulation
- predictive coding delta modulation
- product modulation
- pseudonoise modulation
- pseudorandom modulation
- pulse modulation
- pulse-amplitude modulation
- pulse-code modulation
- pulse-count modulation
- pulse-delay modulation
- pulse-delay binary modulation

- pulse delta modulation

- pulse-duration modulation

- pulse-frequency modulation

- pulse group delta modulation
- pulse-interval modulation
- pulse-length modulation
- pulse-numbers modulation
- pulse-phase modulation
- pulse-polarization binary modulation

- pulse-repetition rate modulation
- pulse-spacing modulation
- pulse-time modulation
- pulse-width modulation

- Q-modulation
- quadratic frequency modulation
- quadrature modulation
- quadrature-amplitude modulation

- quantized frequency modulation

- quantized pulse modulation

- quantized pulse-position modulation

- quiescent-carrier modulation
- raised-cosine modulation
- reflection modulation
- reset delta modulation
- residual modulation
- robust delta modulation
- rotor modulation
- satellite repeater modulation
- scan-velocity modulation

- scanning-velocity modulation
- screen-grid modulation
- self-modulation
- self-phase modulation
- self-pulse modulation
- series modulation
- series-coupled collector modulation
- sigma-delta modulation
- sine modulation
- single sideband modulation

- single sideband amplitude modulation
- single sideband amplitude modulation-suppressed carrier
- single-sideband frequency modulation

- single-sided angle modulation
- single-tone modulation
- smoothed-phase modulation
- sound modulation
- space modulation
- space-time modulation
- spark gap modulation
- spatial modulation
- spectral modulation
- speech-reiteration delta modulation
- spread-spectrum modulation
- spurious modulation
- square-law modulation
- square-wave modulation
- SSB modulation
- Stark modulation
- start-stop modulation
- statistical delta modulation
- stereo frequency modulation
- subcarrier modulation
- subcarrier frequency modulation

- suppressed-carrier modulation
- suppressor-grid modulation
- swept frequency modulation
- syllabically companded delta modulation

- syllabically companded pulse-code modulation
- symmetrical modulation
- synchronous modulation
- tamed frequency modulation
- tangent frequency modulation
- telemetering modulation
- terrestrial repeater modulation
- time modulation
- tone modulation
- transformer-coupled collector modulation
- transit-time modulation
- transmission modulation
- trapezoidal frequency modulation
- trellis coded modulation

- two-bit pulse-code modulation
- two-tone modulation
- unity modulation
- upward modulation
- variable-carrier modulation
- variable-slope delta modulation

- velocity modulation
- velocity variation modulation
- vestigial-sideband modulation

- vestigial-sideband amplitude modulation

- vibration modulation
- video modulation
- voice modulation
- V-shaped frequency modulation
- waveform tracking delta modulation
- Webster modulation
- weighted pulse-code modulation
- wide-band frequency modulation
- wobble modulation
- Z-axis modulation
- zig-zag modulation

English-Russian electronics dictionary > modulation
14 coder

1) кодер

а) устройство

б) компьютерная программа; алгоритм или метод

2) кодер системы цветного телевидения

3) модулятор ( в системе с дельта-модуляцией)

4) аналого-цифровой преобразователь, АЦП

5) кодировщик

6) программист

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- adaptive coder
- amplitude coder
- channel coder
- color coder
- differential coder
- EFM coder
- eight-to-fourteen modulation coder
- error-correcting coder
- image coder
- interfield coder
- interframe coder
- linear predictive coder
- low-bit-rate coder
- noise-shaping coder
- oversampled coder
- partial-response coder
- perceptual audio coder
- predictive coder
- pulse coder
- pulse-duration coder
- source coder
- speech coder
- stereophonic coder
- ternary coder
- voice coder
- Wyner-Ash coder

The New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > coder
15 error

1) ошибка; погрешность

2) рассогласование; сигнал рассогласования

3) отклонение; расхождение; невязка

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- absolute error
- accidental error
- accumulated error
- accuracy error
- actual error
- admissible error
- aliasing error
- alignment error
- alpha-error
- altering error
- angular error
- antenna tilt error
- associated error
- asymptotic standard error
- autoregressive errors
- average error
- beam pointing error
- beamwidth error
- bearing error
- beta-error
- biased error
- bit error
- boresight error
- burst error
- can't happen error
- channel errors
- checksum error
- chip error
- circular probable error
- closing error
- closure error
- CMOS checksum error
- code error
- coefficient standard error
- common error
- common-mode error
- compile time error
- conformance error
- connectivity error
- constant error
- contributory error
- copying error
- correctable error
- course error
- cratered error
- critical error
- crude error
- curved-path error
- data error
- data-boundary error
- decoding error
- design error
- detectable error
- deterministic error
- disk error
- double error
- dropout error
- dynamic error
- electrostatic error
- equilibrium error
- error in addition
- error in subtraction
- error of measurement
- error of position
- error of the first kind
- error of the second kind
- errors in variables
- essential error
- estimation error
- experimental error
- fatal error
- FDD controller error
- fencepost error
- fixed error
- floating point error
- floppy disk controller error
- forecast error
- fractional error
- framing error
- full-scale error
- generalization error
- geometric errors
- grammatical error
- grouping error
- guidance error
- hard disk controller error
- hard error
- hardware error
- HDD controller error
- heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation consistent standard error
- heteroscedasticity consistent standard error
- homophone error
- human error
- hysteresis error
- identification error
- image reconstruction error
- implementation error
- inherent error
- inherited error
- input/output error
- instrumental error
- intentional error
- intermittent error
- interpolation error
- introduced error
- ionosphere error
- keyboard error
- keyboarding error
- lateral tracking angle error
- linearity error
- literal error
- l-multiple error
- loading error
- logic error
- logical error
- loop error
- machine error
- marginal error
- matching error
- mean absolute percentage error
- mean error
- mean-root-square error
- mean-squared error
- measurement error
- memory parity error
- meter error
- metering error
- minimum-mean-square error
- mismatch error
- moving-average errors
- multiple error
- Newey-West standard error
- nondetectable error
- nonrecoverable error
- nonrecoverable read errors per bits read
- numeric error
- observable error
- observational error
- octantal error
- off-board parity error
- off-by-one error
- omission error
- on-board parity error
- one-multiple error
- operator error
- output error
- parity error
- permanent error
- permissible error
- personal error
- phase error
- pointing error
- polarization error
- positional error
- positioning error
- prediction error
- predictive error
- printer's error
- probable error
- processing error
- programming error
- program-sensitive error
- propagated error
- propagation error
- propagation-velocity error
- pulse-duration error
- quadrantal error
- quantization error
- random error
- range error
- range-rate error
- read error
- recoverable error
- recoverable read errors per bits read
- recurrent error
- reflection error
- registration error
- relative error
- repeatability error
- repetitive error
- residual error
- resolution error
- response error
- resultant error
- RMS error
- root-mean-square error
- rounding error
- round-off error
- run-time error
- sample error
- sampling error
- seek error
- seek errors per seek
- select error
- semantic error
- sequence error
- severe error
- ship error
- sighting error
- single error
- site error
- sky error
- sky-wave station error
- smoothing error
- socket error
- soft error
- software error
- specification error
- spelling error
- spot-size error
- square error
- standard error
- static error
- stationary error
- statistical error
- status error
- steady-state error
- step-and-repeat error
- stochastic error
- subjective error
- sum-squared error
- synchronization error
- syntax error
- system error
- systematic error
- tape-speed error
- target error
- temporary error
- terminal error
- terrain error
- tilt error
- timeout error
- timing error
- tolerated error
- topological error
- total error
- tracking error
- transient error
- transmission errors
- truncation error
- tuning error
- type I error
- type II error
- typographic error
- unbiased error
- uncorrectable data error
- undefined error
- undetectable error
- unrecoverable error
- velocity error
- vertical tracking angle error
- white noise errors
- White standard error
- write error
- write-protect error
- zero error
- zero-drift error

The New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > error
16 modulation

1) модуляция

2) вчт. контроллер "вибрато", контроллер "модуляция", контроллер "регулировка модуляции", MIDI-контроллер №1

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- absorption modulation
- acoustooptic modulation
- adaptive delta modulation
- adaptive differential pulse-code modulation
- adaptive modulation
- adaptive pulse-code modulation
- ADOX modulation
- A-law delta modulation
- A-law pulse-code modulation
- amplitude and angle modulation
- amplitude modulation
- amplitude-frequency modulation
- amplitude-phase modulation
- amplitude-pulse modulation
- analog modulation
- angle modulation
- anode modulation
- area-delta and zero-cross modulation
- Armstrong modulation
- asymmetric amplitude modulation
- asymmetric delta modulation
- asynchronous delta modulation
- asynchronous delta-sigma modulation
- audio frequency modulation
- audio frequency-shift modulation
- balanced modulation
- baseband modulation
- base-conductivity modulation
- base-thickness modulation
- base-width modulation
- beam modulation
- beam-current modulation
- binary-pulse-code modulation
- biphase modulation
- block companded pulse-code modulation
- brightness modulation
- brilliance modulation
- buzzer modulation
- carrier modulation
- carrier residual modulation
- carrierless amplitude-phase modulation
- carrier-noise modulation
- cathode modulation
- cathode pulse modulation
- cavity modulation
- CD modulation
- channel-length modulation
- charge-density modulation
- chirp modulation
- choke modulation
- chopper modulation
- chroma modulation
- chrominance modulation
- clipped-noise modulation
- coherent phase-shift keying modulation
- collector modulation
- companded delta modulation
- companded frequency modulation
- compatible quadrature amplitude modulation
- composition modulation
- compound modulation
- conductivity modulation
- constant-current modulation
- constant-envelope modulation
- continuous delta modulation
- continuously variable-slope delta-modulation
- continuous-wave modulation
- control-electrode modulation
- controlled-carrier modulation
- convection-current modulation
- conventional delta modulation
- cosine modulation
- coupling modulation
- CPSK modulation
- cross modulation
- deep modulation
- delay modulation
- delta modulation
- delta-sigma modulation
- density modulation
- difference-in-depth modulation
- differential modulation
- differential pulse-code modulation
- digital delta modulation
- digital modulation
- digital phase modulation
- digitally controlled delta modulation
- direct modulation
- discrete adaptive delta modulation
- discrete frequency modulation
- displacement modulation
- distortionless modulation
- doping modulation
- double modulation
- double-frequency modulation
- double-integration delta modulation
- double-integration delta-sigma modulation
- double-sideband amplitude modulation
- double-sideband modulation
- downward modulation
- dual modulation
- dynamic adaptive multiple quadrature amplitude modulation
- echo modulation
- effective percentage modulation
- eight-to-fourteen modulation
- elastooptic modulation
- electrical modulation
- electrooptic modulation
- environmental modulation
- exponential delta modulation
- exponential delta-sigma modulation
- external modulation
- externally companded delta modulation
- extraneous modulation
- facsimile modulation
- Faraday modulation
- Faraday-rotation modulation
- FH/DS modulation
- field modulation
- field-effect modulation
- first-order constant-factor delta modulation
- floating-carrier modulation
- fork modulation
- fork-tone modulation
- frequency modulation
- frequency-amplitude modulation
- frequency-hopped/direct sequence modulation
- frequency-hopping modulation
- frequency-shift modulation
- gate-bias modulation
- grid modulation
- grid-pulse modulation
- group modulation
- group-velocity modulation
- Hall-effect modulation
- Heising modulation
- high-index frequency modulation
- high-information delta modulation
- high-level modulation
- hum modulation
- hybrid modulation
- hyperbolic frequency modulation
- in-cavity modulation
- incidental carrier phase modulation
- incidental frequency modulation
- independent-sideband modulation
- indirect frequency modulation
- indirect modulation
- inductance-tube modulation
- instantaneously adaptive delta modulation
- instantaneously companded delta modulation
- intensity modulation
- interference modulation
- internal modulation
- intracavity modulation
- inversion modulation
- isochronous modulation
- Kerr-cell modulation
- key modulation
- laser modulation
- lateral modulation
- length modulation
- lifetime modulation
- light modulation
- light-induced barrier modulation
- linear delta modulation
- linear frequency modulation
- linear modulation
- linear pulse-code modulation
- line-type modulation
- logarithmic companded pulse-code modulation
- logarithmic phase modulation
- loss modulation
- low-level modulation
- luminance modulation
- magnetooptic modulation
- mapping delta modulation
- maximum percentage modulation
- modified frequency modulation
- modified modified frequency modulation
- multi-level delta modulation
- multi-level pulse-code modulation
- multiple modulation
- multiplex frequency modulation
- mutual-interference modulation
- narrow-band frequency modulation
- N-ary pulse-code modulation
- negative facsimile modulation
- negative modulation
- noise modulation
- nonpolar modulation
- on-off modulation
- outphasing modulation
- parabolic frequency modulation
- percent modulation
- percentage modulation
- permutation modulation
- phase modulation
- phase-difference modulation
- phase-velocity modulation
- piezoelectrooptic light modulation
- pitch-companded delta modulation
- plate modulation
- plate-and-screen-grid modulation
- plate-pulse modulation
- PN modulation
- polar modulation
- polarization modulation
- position modulation
- positive facsimile modulation
- positive modulation
- predictive coding delta modulation
- product modulation
- pseudonoise modulation
- pseudorandom modulation
- pulse delta modulation
- pulse group delta modulation
- pulse modulation
- pulse-amplitude modulation
- pulse-code modulation
- pulse-count modulation
- pulse-delay binary modulation
- pulse-delay modulation
- pulse-duration modulation
- pulse-frequency modulation
- pulse-interval modulation
- pulse-length modulation
- pulse-numbers modulation
- pulse-phase modulation
- pulse-polarization binary modulation
- pulse-repetition rate modulation
- pulse-spacing modulation
- pulse-time modulation
- pulse-width modulation
- Q modulation
- quadratic frequency modulation
- quadrature modulation
- quadrature-amplitude modulation
- quantized frequency modulation
- quantized pulse modulation
- quantized pulse-position modulation
- quiescent-carrier modulation
- raised-cosine modulation
- reflection modulation
- reset delta modulation
- residual modulation
- robust delta modulation
- rotor modulation
- satellite repeater modulation
- scanning-velocity modulation
- scan-velocity modulation
- screen-grid modulation
- self-modulation
- self-phase modulation
- self-pulse modulation
- series modulation
- series-coupled collector modulation
- sigma-delta modulation
- sine modulation
- single sideband amplitude modulation
- single sideband amplitude modulation-suppressed carrier
- single sideband modulation
- single-sideband frequency modulation
- single-sided angle modulation
- single-tone modulation
- smoothed-phase modulation
- sound modulation
- space modulation
- space-time modulation
- spark gap modulation
- spatial modulation
- spectral modulation
- speech-reiteration delta modulation
- spread-spectrum modulation
- spurious modulation
- square-law modulation
- square-wave modulation
- SSB modulation
- Stark modulation
- start-stop modulation
- statistical delta modulation
- stereo frequency modulation
- subcarrier frequency modulation
- subcarrier modulation
- suppressed-carrier modulation
- suppressor-grid modulation
- swept frequency modulation
- syllabically companded delta modulation
- syllabically companded pulse-code modulation
- symmetrical modulation
- synchronous modulation
- tamed frequency modulation
- tangent frequency modulation
- telemetering modulation
- terrestrial repeater modulation
- time modulation
- tone modulation
- transformer-coupled collector modulation
- transit-time modulation
- transmission modulation
- trapezoidal frequency modulation
- trellis coded modulation
- two-bit pulse-code modulation
- two-tone modulation
- unity modulation
- upward modulation
- variable-carrier modulation
- variable-slope delta modulation
- velocity modulation
- velocity variation modulation
- vestigial-sideband amplitude modulation
- vestigial-sideband modulation
- vibration modulation
- video modulation
- voice modulation
- V-shaped frequency modulation
- waveform tracking delta modulation
- Webster modulation
- weighted pulse-code modulation
- wide-band frequency modulation
- wobble modulation
- Z-axis modulation
- zig-zag modulation

The New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > modulation
17 let

I 1. transitive verb,
-tt-, let

1) (allow to) lassen

let somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

don't let things get you down/worry you — lass dich nicht entmutigen/mach dir keine Sorgen

don't let him upset you — reg dich seinetwegen nicht auf

I'll come if you will let me — ich komme, wenn ich darf

let somebody/something alone — jemanden/etwas in Ruhe lassen

let alone — (far less) geschweige denn

let somebody be — jemanden in Ruhe od. Frieden lassen

let go [of] something/somebody — etwas/jemanden loslassen

let somebody go — (from captivity) jemanden freilassen

let go — (release hold) loslassen; (neglect) herunterkommen lassen [Haus]; (let pass) durchgehen lassen [Bemerkung]

let it go [at that] — es dabei belassen od. bewenden lassen

let oneself go — (neglect oneself) sich vernachlässigen; (abandon self-restraint) sich gehen lassen

let loose — loslassen

2) (cause to)

let somebody know — jemanden wissen lassen

let somebody think that... — jemanden in dem Glauben lassen, dass...

I will let you know as soon as... — ich gebe Ihnen Bescheid, sobald...

3) (release) ablassen [Wasser] (out of, from aus); lassen [Luft] ( out of aus)

4) (Brit.): (rent out) vermieten [Haus, Wohnung, Büro]; verpachten [Gelände, Grundstück]

‘to let’ — "zu vermieten"
2. auxiliary verb,
-tt-, let

1) in exhortations lassen

let us suppose that... — nehmen wir [nur] einmal an, dass...

Let's go to the cinema. - Yes, let's/No, let's not or don't let's — Komm/Kommt, wir gehen ins Kino. - Ja, gut/Nein, lieber nicht

2) in command, challenge lassen

let them come in — sie sollen hereinkommen; lassen Sie sie herein

never let it be said that... — keiner soll sagen, dass...

[just] let him try! — das soll er [nur] mal wagen!
3. noun
(Brit.)

rent a flat on a short let — eine Wohnung für kurze Zeit mieten

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/42535/let_down">let down

- let in

- let into

- let off

- let on

- let out

- let through

- let up
II noun
without let [or hindrance] — (formal/Law) ohne jede Behinderung

* * *
I [let] present participle - letting; verb
1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) lassen

2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) lassen

3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) lassen

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- let alone
- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb
(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) vermieten

- to let

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let¹

[let]

n

1. SPORT Netzball m

2. LAW

without \let or hindrance ungehindert

let²

[let]

I. n no pl esp BRIT Vermietung f; duration Mietfrist f

to sign a five-year \let einen Mietvertrag für fünf Jahre unterschreiben

to take sth on a \let etw mieten

II. vt

<-tt-, let, let>

1. (allow)

▪ to \let sth/sb do sth etw/jdn etw tun lassen

don't \let it worry you mach dir darüber [mal] keine Sorgen

to \let one's hair grow sich dat die Haare [lang] wachsen lassen

to \let one's shoes dry seine Schuhe trocknen lassen

to \let sb alone [or ( fam) sb be] jdn in Ruhe [o Frieden] lassen

\let him be! lass ihn in Ruhe!

to \let sth alone (not touch) etw nicht anfassen; (not talk about) nicht über etw akk sprechen

to \let sth alone [or rest] [or ( fam) be] (not pursue further) etw auf sich beruhen lassen

sb \lets fall [or drop] [or slip] that... (unintentionally) es rutscht jdm heraus, dass...; (as if unintentionally) jd lässt so nebenbei die Bemerkung fallen, dass...

to \let sb go (allow to depart) jdn gehen lassen; (release from grip) jdn loslassen [o SÜDD, ÖSTERR auslassen]; (from captivity) jdn freilassen [o fam laufen lassen]

\let me go, you're hurting me! loslassen [o lass mich los], du tust mir weh!

to \let sth go (neglect) etw vernachlässigen

to \let sth go [or pass] etw durchgehen lassen

to \let it go at that es dabei bewenden lassen

to \let go [of sb/sth] ( also fig) [jdn/etw] loslassen [o SÜDD, ÖSTERR auslassen] a. fig

\let go of my hand, you're hurting me! lass meine Hand los, du tust mir weh!

▪ to \let oneself go (give way to enthusiasm) aus sich dat herausgehen; (develop bad habits) sich akk gehenlassen

2. (give permission)

▪ to \let sb do sth jdn etw tun lassen

she wanted to go but her parents wouldn't \let her sie wollte gehen, aber ihre Eltern ließen sie nicht

I'm \letting you stay up late just this once dieses eine Mal darfst du ausnahmsweise länger aufbleiben

3. (make)

▪ to \let sb do sth jdn etw tun lassen

to \let sb know sth jdn etw wissen lassen

\let us know when you get there geben Sie uns Bescheid, wenn Sie dort ankommen

\let me know if/why... lass mich wissen, wenn/warum...

to \let it be known that... alle wissen lassen, dass...

4. (in suggestions)

▪ \let me/ \let's do sth lass mich/lass uns etw tun

\let's go out to dinner! lass uns Essen gehen!, gehen wir essen!

don't \let us argue lass uns nicht streiten

\let's face it! sehen wir den Tatsachen ins Auge!

\let's say he didn't think it was funny nehmen wir [mal] an, er fand es nicht lustig

the British drink more tea than, \let's say, the German die Briten trinken mehr Tee als, sagen wir mal, die Deutschen

\let us consider all the possibilities wollen wir einmal alle Möglichkeiten ins Auge fassen

5. (when thinking, for examples, assumptions)

▪ \let me/ \let's do sth lass mich/lass uns etw tun

\let me/ \let's see,... also,...

\let me think Moment [mal],..., lassen Sie mich [mal] nachdenken

6. (expressing politeness)

▪ \let me/us... lassen Sie mich/uns zunächst einmal...

\let me first ask you... erlauben Sie mir zunächst einmal die Frage...

7. (making a threat)

▪ [don't] \let me do sth lass mich [bloß nicht] etw tun

just \let me hear you say such a thing again and you'll be sorry! sag so etwas noch einmal und du wirst es [bitter] bereuen

don't \let me catch you in here again! dass ich dich hier nicht noch einmal erwische!

8. (expressing defiance)

▪ \let sb/sth do sth soll jd/etw doch etw tun

\let them do what they like sollen sie doch machen, was sie wollen

\let it rain von mir aus kann es ruhig regnen

if he needs money, \let him earn it wenn er Geld braucht, soll er gefälligst arbeiten gehen

\let there be no doubt about it! das möchte ich [doch] einmal klarstellen!

9. REL (giving a command)

▪ to \let sb/sth... lasset...

\let us pray lasset uns beten form

\let there be light es werde Licht form

10. MATH

\let a equal 4 a ist gleich 4

if we \let the angle x equal 70°... wenn der Winkel x gleich 70° ist,...

11. esp BRIT, AUS (rent out)

to \let sth etw vermieten

“to \let” „zu vermieten“

12.

▶ \let alone... geschweige denn...

▶ to \let it all hang out ( dated sl) über die Stränge schlagen fam

▶ to \let sb have it es jdm mal [ordentlich] geben fam

▶ to \let sth lie etw auf sich beruhen lassen

to \let a matter lie for some time eine Angelegenheit eine Zeit lang ruhenlassen

▶ to \let fly [or rip] (sl) ausflippen sl

▶ to \let rip (do sth to extremes) es [mal so richtig] krachen lassen fam; (drive very fast) volle Pulle fahren fam, voll aufs Gas steigen ÖSTERR fam, Vollgas geben SCHWEIZ fam

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I [let]
n

1) (TENNIS) Netz( ball m) nt

2)

without let or hindrance (Jur) — ungehindert
II
n

they are looking for a let in this area — sie wollen eine Wohnung/ein Haus in dieser Gegend mieten

I have this house on a long let — ich habe dieses Haus für längere Zeit gemietet
III pret, ptp let
vt

1) (= permit) lassen

to let sb do sth — jdn etw tun lassen

she let me borrow the car — sie lieh mir das Auto, ich durfte ihr Auto nehmen

we can't let that happen — wir dürfen das nicht zulassen

he wants to but I won't let him —

the particle wants to escape but the magnetic force won't let it — das Teilchen möchte sich frei machen, aber die magnetische Kraft verhindert es

oh please let me — bitte, bitte, lass mich doch (mal)!

let me help you — darf ich Ihnen helfen or behilflich sein?

let me know what you think — sagen Sie mir (Bescheid) or lassen Sie mich wissen (form), was Sie davon halten

to let oneself be seen — sich sehen lassen

to let sb be — jdn (in Ruhe) lassen

to let sb/sth go, to let go of sb/sth — jdn/etw loslassen

let me go! — lassen Sie mich los!, loslassen!

to let it go at that — es dabei bewenden lassen

to let sb pass — jdn vorbeilassen

See:

→ drop, fly

2) (old causative) lassen

let the bells be rung let it be known by all citizens that... — lasset die Glocken ertönen (liter) allen Bürgern sei kundgetan, dass... (old)

let it be known that... — alle sollen wissen, dass...

3)

to let sb/sth alone — jdn/etw in Ruhe lassen

we can't improve it any more, we'd better let it alone —

please let me by/past — bitte, lassen Sie mich vorbei/durch

to let sb/sth through — jdn/etw durchlassen

4)

let's go home — komm, wir gehen nach Hause

let's go! — gehen wir!

let's get out of here — bloß weg von hier!

yes, let's — oh ja!

it's late, but yes let's — es ist spät, aber na ja, einverstanden

let's not — lieber nicht

don't let's or let's not fight —

let's be happy — lass uns glücklich sein

let's be friends — wir wollen Freunde sein

let's all be a bit more friendly — seien wir doch alle ein bisschen freundlicher

let's look at this in more detail — wir wollen das einmal genauer betrachten

let him try (it)! — das soll er nur or mal versuchen!

let me think or see, where did I put it? —

let their need be never so great let there be music — mag ihre Not auch noch so groß sein lasst Musik erklingen

let there be peace — es soll Friede sein

let there be light — es werde Licht

let us pray — lasst uns beten

let us suppose... — nehmen wir (mal) an, dass...

See:

→ equal

5) (esp Brit: hire out) vermieten

"to let" — "zu vermieten"

we can't find a house to let — wir können kein Haus finden, das zu mieten ist

6)

to let blood — einen Aderlass machen

they let so much of his blood — sie nahmen ihm so viel Blut ab

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let¹ [let]

A s Br

a) Vermieten n, Vermietung f

b) Mietobjekt n:

he is looking for a let in London er will in London eine Wohnung oder ein Haus mieten, er sucht in London eine Wohnung oder ein Haus

c) umg Mieter(in):

they can’t find a let for their flat

B v/t prät und pperf let

1. lassen, jemandem erlauben:

let him talk lass ihn reden;

let me help you lassen Sie sich (von mir) helfen;

he let himself be deceived er ließ sich täuschen;

let sb know jemanden wissen lassen, jemandem Bescheid geben;

let alone

a) etwas sein lassen, die Finger lassen von,

b) jemanden, etwas in Ruhe lassen;

let into

a) (her)einlassen in (akk),

b) jemanden in ein Geheimnis einweihen,

c) ein Stück Stoff etc einsetzen in (akk);

let sb off a penalty jemandem eine Strafe erlassen;

let sb off a promise jemanden von einem Versprechen entbinden;

she didn’t let him umg sie ließ ihn nicht; → let¹ Bes Redew, severely 1, well¹ D

2. besonders Br vermieten, -pachten ( beide:

to an akk;

for auf ein Jahr etc):

“to let” „zu vermieten“

3. eine Arbeit etc vergeben (to an akk)

C v/aux lassen, mögen, sollen (zur Umschreibung des Imperativs der 1. und 3. Person, von Befehlen etc):

let us go! Yes, let’s! gehen wir! Ja, gehen wir! ( oder Ja, einverstanden!);

let us pray lasset uns beten;

let him go there at once! er soll sofort hingehen!;

(just) let them try sie sollen es nur versuchen;

let A be equal to B nehmen wir an, A ist gleich B

D v/i

1. besonders Br vermietet oder verpachtet werden (at, for für)

2. sich gut etc vermieten oder verpachten lassen

3. let into über jemanden herfallenBesondere Redewendungen: let alone

a) geschweige denn, ganz zu schweigen von,

b) → let¹ B 1;

let be

a) etwas sein lassen, die Finger lassen von,

b) jemanden, etwas in Ruhe lassen;

let drive at sb auf jemanden losschlagen oder -feuern;

let fall

a) fallen lassen,

b) fig eine Bemerkung etc fallen lassen,

c) MATH eine Senkrechte fällen (on, upon auf akk);

let fly

a) etwas abschießen,

b) fig etwas loslassen, vom Stapel lassen,

c) schießen (at auf akk),

d) fig grob werden, vom Leder ziehen (at gegen);

let go loslassen;

let sth go, let go of sth etwas loslassen;

let o.s. go

a) sich gehen lassen,

b) aus sich herausgehen;

let it go at that lass es dabei bewenden;

don’t let it go any further erzählen Sie es nicht weiter; → loose A 1, slip¹ B 1, etc

let² [let] s

1. besonders Tennis: Let n, Netzaufschlag m:

let! Netz!

2. Hindernis n (obs außer in):

without let or hindrance völlig unbehindert

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I 1. transitive verb,
-tt-, let

1) (allow to) lassen

let somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

don't let things get you down/worry you — lass dich nicht entmutigen/mach dir keine Sorgen

don't let him upset you — reg dich seinetwegen nicht auf

I'll come if you will let me — ich komme, wenn ich darf

let somebody/something alone — jemanden/etwas in Ruhe lassen

let alone — (far less) geschweige denn

let somebody be — jemanden in Ruhe od. Frieden lassen

let go [of] something/somebody — etwas/jemanden loslassen

let somebody go — (from captivity) jemanden freilassen

let go — (release hold) loslassen; (neglect) herunterkommen lassen [Haus]; (let pass) durchgehen lassen [Bemerkung]

let it go [at that] — es dabei belassen od. bewenden lassen

let oneself go — (neglect oneself) sich vernachlässigen; (abandon self-restraint) sich gehen lassen

let loose — loslassen

2) (cause to)

let somebody know — jemanden wissen lassen

let somebody think that... — jemanden in dem Glauben lassen, dass...

I will let you know as soon as... — ich gebe Ihnen Bescheid, sobald...

3) (release) ablassen [Wasser] (out of, from aus); lassen [Luft] ( out of aus)

4) (Brit.): (rent out) vermieten [Haus, Wohnung, Büro]; verpachten [Gelände, Grundstück]

‘to let’ — "zu vermieten"
2. auxiliary verb,
-tt-, let

1) in exhortations lassen

let us suppose that... — nehmen wir [nur] einmal an, dass...

Let's go to the cinema. - Yes, let's/No, let's not or don't let's — Komm/Kommt, wir gehen ins Kino. - Ja, gut/Nein, lieber nicht

2) in command, challenge lassen

let them come in — sie sollen hereinkommen; lassen Sie sie herein

never let it be said that... — keiner soll sagen, dass...

[just] let him try! — das soll er [nur] mal wagen!
3. noun
(Brit.)

rent a flat on a short let — eine Wohnung für kurze Zeit mieten

Phrasal Verbs:

- let down

- let in

- let into

- let off

- let on

- let out

- let through

- let up
II noun
without let [or hindrance] — (formal/Law) ohne jede Behinderung

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: let)

= erlauben v.

lassen v.

(§ p.,pp.: ließ, gelassen)

vermieten v.

zulassen v.

English-german dictionary > let
18 life

life [laɪf]

1. noun

(plural lives)

   a. vie f

• a matter of life and death une question de vie ou de mort

• loss of life perte f de vies humaines

• to lose one's life perdre la vie

• no lives were lost il n'y a eu aucune victime

• to take one's (own) life se donner la mort

• to take sb's life donner la mort à qn

• to take one's life in one's hands risquer sa vie

• to bring sb back to life ranimer qn

• to lay down one's life sacrifier sa vie

• he ran for his life il a pris ses jambes à son cou

• run for your lives! sauve qui peut !

• I couldn't for the life of me tell you his name (inf) je ne pourrais absolument pas vous dire son nom

   b. ( = living things) vie f

• is there life on Mars? y a-t-il de la vie sur Mars ?

• bird life les oiseaux mpl

• insect life les insectes mpl

• animal and plant life la faune et la flore

   c. ( = existence) vie f

• life went on uneventfully la vie poursuivit son cours paisible

• life goes on la vie continue

• he lived in France all his life il a vécu toute sa vie en France

• she began life as a teacher elle a débuté comme professeur

• in her early life dans sa jeunesse

• in later life plus tard (dans la vie)

• in his later life vers la fin de sa vie

• late in life sur le tard

   d. ( = way of living) vie f

• which do you prefer, town or country life? que préférez-vous, la vie à la ville ou à la campagne ?

• to lead a busy life avoir une vie bien remplie

• the good life (pleasant) la belle vie

• to make a new life for o.s. commencer une nouvelle vie

• to have a life of its own n'en faire qu'à sa tête

   e. ( = liveliness) there isn't much life in our village notre village est plutôt mort

• she brought the party to life elle a mis de l'animation dans la soirée

• the town came to life when the sailors arrived la ville s'éveillait à l'arrivée des marins

• it put new life into me ça m'a ragaillardi

• he's the life and soul of the party c'est un boute-en-train

   f. (in exclamations) that's life! c'est la vie !

• get a life! (inf) secoue-toi un peu ! (inf)

• how's life? comment (ça) va ?

• not on your life! (inf) jamais de la vie !

• this is the life! (inf) voilà comment je comprends la vie !

• what a life! quelle vie !

   g. ( = lifespan) vie f ; [of car, ship, government, battery] durée f de vie

• for the first time in my life pour la première fois de ma vie

• never in (all) my life have I seen such stupidity jamais de ma vie je n'ai vu une telle stupidité

• it will last you for life cela vous durera toute votre vie

• for the rest of his life pour le restant de ses jours

• at my time of life à mon âge

• to be sent to prison for life être condamné à perpétuité

• friends for life amis pour toujours

• a job for life un emploi pour la vie

• my car's nearing the end of its life ma voiture a fait son temps

   h. ( = life imprisonment) (inf) he got life il a été condamné à perpétuité

• he's doing life (for murder) il purge une peine de réclusion à perpétuité (pour meurtre)

2. compounds

[subscription] à vie

► life-affirming adjective (humainement) positif

► life assurance noun assurance-vie f

► life coach noun coach mf (personnel(le))

► life cycle noun cycle m de vie

► life drawing noun dessin m d'après nature

► life-enhancing adjective revigorant

► life expectancy noun espérance f de vie

► life form noun forme f de vie

► life history noun

• her life history l'histoire f de sa vie ► life imprisonment noun réclusion f à perpétuité

► life insurance noun assurance-vie f

► life jacket noun gilet m de sauvetage

► life member noun membre m à vie

► life peer noun (British) pair m à vie

► life preserver noun (US = life jacket) gilet m de sauvetage

► life raft noun radeau m de sauvetage

► life-saver noun ( = person) maître m nageur-sauveteur

• that money was a life-saver cet argent m'a (or lui a etc) sauvé la vie ► life-saving noun ( = rescuing) sauvetage m ; ( = first aid) secourisme m adjective de sauvetage

► life sentence noun condamnation f à la réclusion à perpétuité

► life-size, life-sized adjective grandeur nature inv

► life span noun durée f de vie

► life story noun biographie f

• his life story l'histoire f de sa vie

• he started telling me his life story (inf) il a commencé à me raconter sa vie ► life support machine noun

• he's on a life support machine il est sous assistance respiratoire ► life's work noun œuvre f d'une vie

► life-threatening adjective [disease, emergency] extrêmement grave

► life-vest adjective (US) gilet m de sauvetage

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[laɪf] 1.
(pl lives) noun

1) ( as opposed to death) vie f

a matter of life and death — une question de vie ou de mort

to have a love of life — aimer la vie

to bring somebody back to life — gen rendre la vie à quelqu'un; Medicine ranimer quelqu'un

plant life — la vie végétale

to take one's own life — se donner la mort

to take life as it comes — prendre la vie comme elle vient

life must go on — la vie continue

that's life! — c'est la vie!

run for your life! — sauve qui peut!

2) ( period from birth to death) vie f

throughout one's life — pendant toute sa vie

the first time in my life — la première fois de ma vie

a day in the life of — une journée de la vie de

a job for life — un emploi à vie

a friend for life — un ami pour la vie

in later life — plus tard dans sa vie

early in life — très tôt

in adult life — à l'âge adulte

at my time of life — à mon âge

for the rest of one's life — pour le restant de ses jours

the life and times of X — la vie et l'époque de X

to write a life of somebody — écrire une biographie de quelqu'un

3) ( animation) vie f, vitalité f

full of life — plein de vie

there's not much life in this town — cette ville n'est pas très vivante

to come to life — [person] reprendre conscience; fig sortir de sa réserve; [fictional character] prendre vie; [party] s'animer

to bring a subject to life — traiter un sujet de manière très vivante

put a bit of life into it — (colloq) mettez-y un peu de tonus (colloq)

4) (social activity, lifestyle) vie f

private life — vie privée

his way of life — son mode de vie

a life of crime — une vie de criminel

to live the good ou high life — mener la grande vie

it's no life for a child — ce n'est pas une vie pour un enfant

5) ( human being(s))

without loss of life — sans perte de vies humaines

the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — le naufrage du navire a fait 500 morts

6) ( useful duration) (of machine, vehicle, product) durée f

7) Jur

to do (colloq) ou serve life — être emprisonné à vie

to sentence somebody to life — condamner quelqu'un à perpétuité

to get life — (colloq) se faire condamner à perpette (colloq)

8) Art

from life — [draw, paint] d'après nature
2.
noun modifier [ member, peer, membership] à vie

••

anything for a quiet life — tout ce que tu voudras mais laisse-moi tranquille

for dear life — de toutes mes/ses etc forces

he couldn't for the life of him see why — il n'arrivait absolument pas à comprendre pourquoi

get a life! — (colloq) lâche-moi les baskets! (colloq)

not on your life! — jamais de la vie!

this is the life! — c'est la belle vie!

to frighten the life out of somebody — faire mourir quelqu'un de peur

to have the time of one's life — s'amuser comme un fou/une folle

to take one's life in one's hands — risquer sa vie

English-French dictionary > life
19 control

1) управление; регулирование || управлять; регулировать

2) контроль || контролировать

3) управляющее устройство; устройство управления; регулятор

4) профессиональное мастерство, квалификация, техническая квалификация

5) pl органы управления

•

control by measurement — измерительный контроль

"in control" — "в поле допуска" ( о результатах измерения)

to control closed loop — управлять в замкнутой системе; регулировать в замкнутой системе

to control open loop — управлять в разомкнутой системе; регулировать в разомкнутой системе

to program at the control — готовить УП у станка

- 2 1/2 D control
- 2-handed controls
- 32-bit CPU control
- acceptance control
- access control
- acknowledge control
- active process control
- adaptable control
- adaptive constraint control
- adaptive control for optimization
- adaptive control
- adaptive feed rate control
- adaptive quality control
- adjustable feed control
- adjustable rotary control
- adjustable speed control
- adjusting control
- adjustment control
- AI control
- air logic control
- analog data distribution and control
- analogical control
- analytical control
- application control
- arrows-on-curves control
- autodepth control
- autofeed control
- automated control of a document management system
- automated technical control
- automatic backlash control
- automatic control
- automatic editing control
- automatic gain control
- automatic gripper control
- automatic level control
- automatic process closed loop control
- automatic remote control
- automatic sensitivity control
- automatic sequence control
- automatic speed control
- automatic stability controls
- auxiliaries control
- balanced controls
- band width control
- bang-bang control
- bang-bang-off control
- basic CNC control
- batch control
- bibliographic control
- bin level control
- boost control
- built-in control
- button control
- cam control
- cam throttle control
- camshaft control
- carriage control
- Cartesian path control
- Cartesian space control
- cascade control
- C-axis spindle control
- cell control
- center control
- central control
- central supervisory control
- centralized control
- centralized electronic control
- central-station control
- changeover control
- chip control
- circumferential register control
- close control
- closed cycle control
- closed loop control
- closed loop machine control
- closed loop manual control
- closed loop numerical control
- closed loop position control
- clutch control
- CNC control
- CNC indexer control
- CNC programmable control
- CNC symbolic conversational control
- CNC/CRT control
- CNC/MDI control
- coarse control
- coded current control
- coded current remote control
- color control
- combination control
- command-line control
- compensatory control
- composition control
- compound control
- computed-current control
- computed-torque control
- computer control
- computer numerical control
- computer process control
- computer-aided measurement and control
- computer-integrated manufacturing control
- computerized control
- computerized numerical control
- computerized process control
- constant surface speed control
- constant value control
- contactless control
- contact-sensing control
- contamination control
- continuous control
- continuous path control
- continuous process control
- contour profile control
- contouring control
- conventional hardware control
- conventional numerical control
- conventional tape control
- convergent control
- conversational control
- conversational MDI control
- coordinate positioning control
- coordinate programmable control
- copymill control
- counter control
- crossed controls
- current control
- cycle control
- dash control
- data link control
- data storage control
- deadman's handle controls
- depth control
- derivative control
- dial-in control
- differential control
- differential gaging control
- differential gain control
- differential temperature control
- digital brushless servo control
- digital control
- digital position control
- digital readout controls
- dimensional control
- direct computer control
- direct control
- direct digital control
- direct numerical control
- direction control
- directional control
- dirt control
- discontinuous control
- discrete control
- discrete event control
- discrete logic controls
- dispatching control
- displacement control
- distance control
- distant control
- distributed control
- distributed numerical control
- distributed zone control
- distribution control
- dog control
- drum control
- dual control
- dual-mode control
- duplex control
- dust control
- dynamic control
- eccentric control
- edge position control
- EDP control
- electrical control
- electrofluidic control
- electromagnetic control
- electronic control
- electronic level control
- electronic speed control
- electronic swivel control
- elevating control
- emergency control
- end-point control
- engineering change control
- engineering control
- entity control
- environmental control
- error control
- error plus error-rate control
- error-free control
- external beam control
- factory-floor control
- false control
- feed control
- feed drive controls
- feedback control
- feed-forward control
- field control
- fine control
- finger-tip control
- firm-wired numerical control
- fixed control
- fixed-feature control
- fixture-and-tool control
- flexible-body control
- floating control
- flow control
- fluid flow control
- follow-up control
- foot pedal control
- force adaptive control
- forecasting compensatory control
- fork control
- four quadrant control
- freely programmable CNC control
- frequency control
- FROG control
- full computer control
- full order control
- full spindle control
- gage measurement control
- gain control
- ganged control
- gap control
- gear control
- generative numerical control
- generic path control
- geometric adaptive control
- graphic numerical control
- group control
- grouped control
- guidance control
- hairbreath control
- hand control
- hand feed control
- hand wheel control
- hand-held controls
- handle-type control
- hand-operated controls
- hardened computer control
- hardwared control
- hardwared numerical control
- heating control
- heterarchical control
- hierarchical control
- high-integrity control
- high-level robot control
- high-low control
- high-low level control
- high-technology control
- horizontal directional control
- humidity control
- hybrid control
- hydraulic control
- I/O control
- immediate postprocess control
- inching control
- in-cycle control
- independent control
- indexer control
- indirect control
- individual control
- industrial processing control
- industrial-style controls
- infinite control
- infinite speed control
- in-process control
- in-process size control
- in-process size diameters control
- input/output control
- integral CNC control
- integral control
- integrated control
- intelligent control
- interacting control
- interconnected controls
- interlinking control
- inventory control
- job control
- jogging control
- joint control
- joystick control
- just-in-time control
- language-based control
- laser health hazards control
- latching control
- lead control
- learning control
- lever control
- lever-operated control
- line motion control
- linear control
- linear path control
- linearity control
- load control
- load-frequency control
- local control
- local-area control
- logic control
- lubricating oil level control
- machine control
- machine programming control
- machine shop control
- macro control
- magnetic control
- magnetic tape control
- main computer control
- malfunction control
- management control
- manual control
- manual data input control
- manual stop control
- manually actuatable controls
- manufacturing change control
- manufacturing control
- master control
- material flow control
- MDI control
- measured response control
- mechanical control
- memory NC control
- memory-type control
- metering control
- metrological control of production field
- microbased control
- microcomputer CNC control
- microcomputer numerical control
- microcomputer-based sequence control
- microprocessor control
- microprocessor numerical control
- microprogrammed control
- microprogramming control
- milling control
- model reference adaptive control
- model-based control
- moisture control
- motion control
- motor control
- motor speed control
- mouse-driven control
- movable control
- multicircuit control
- multidiameter control
- multilevel control
- multimachine tool control
- multiple control
- multiple-processor control
- multiposition control
- multistep control
- multivariable control
- narrow-band proportional control
- navigation control
- NC control
- neural network adaptive control
- noise control
- noncorresponding control
- noninteracting control
- noninterfacing control
- nonreversable control
- nonsimultaneous control
- numerical contouring control
- numerical control
- numerical program control
- odd control
- off-line control
- oligarchical control
- on-board control
- one-axis point-to-point control
- one-dimensional point-to-point control
- on-line control
- on-off control
- open loop control
- open loop manual control
- open loop numerical control
- open-architecture control
- operating control
- operational control
- operator control
- optical pattern tracing control
- optimal control
- optimalizing control
- optimizing control
- oral numerical control
- organoleptic control
- overall control
- overheat control
- override control
- p. b. control
- palm control
- parameter adaptive control
- parameter adjustment control
- partial d.o.f. control
- path control
- pattern control
- pattern tracing control
- PC control
- PC-based control
- peg board control
- pendant control
- pendant-actuated control
- pendant-mounted control
- performance control
- photoelectric control
- physical alignment control
- PIC control
- PID control
- plugboard control
- plug-in control
- pneumatic control
- point-to-point control
- pose-to-pose control
- position/contouring numerical control
- position/force control
- positional control
- positioning control
- positive control
- postprocess quality control
- power adaptive control
- power control
- power feed control
- power-assisted control
- powered control
- power-operated control
- precision control
- predictor control
- preselective control
- preset control
- presetting control
- pressbutton control
- pressure control
- preview control
- process control
- process quality control
- production activity control
- production control
- production result control
- programmable adaptive control
- programmable cam control
- programmable control
- programmable logic adaptive control
- programmable logic control
- programmable machine control
- programmable microprocessor control
- programmable numerical control
- programmable sequence control
- proportional plus derivative control
- proportional plus floating control
- proportional plus integral control
- prototype control
- pulse control
- pulse duration control
- punched-tape control
- purpose-built control
- pushbutton control
- quality control
- radio remote control
- radium control
- rail-elevating control
- ram stroke control
- ram-positioning control
- rapid-traverse controls for the heads
- rate control
- ratio control
- reactive control
- real-time control
- reduced-order control
- register control
- registration control
- relay control
- relay-contactor control
- remote control
- remote program control
- remote switching control
- remote valve control
- remote-dispatch control
- resistance control
- resolved motion rate control
- retarded control
- reversal control
- revolution control
- rigid-body control
- robot control
- robot perimeter control
- robot teach control
- rod control
- safety control
- sampled-data control
- sampling control
- schedule control
- SCR's control
- second derivative control
- selective control
- selectivity control
- self-acting control
- self-adaptive control
- self-adjusting control
- self-aligning control
- self-operated control
- self-optimizing control
- self-programming microprocessor control
- semi-automatic control
- sensitivity control
- sensor-based control
- sequence control
- sequence-type control
- sequential control
- series-parallel control
- servo control
- servo speed control
- servomotor control
- servo-operated control
- set value control
- shaft speed control
- shape control
- shift control
- shop control
- shower and high-pressure oil temperature control
- shut off control
- sight control
- sign control
- single variable control
- single-flank control
- single-lever control
- size control
- slide control
- smooth control
- software-based NC control
- softwared numerical control
- solid-state logic control
- space-follow-up control
- speed control
- stabilizing control
- stable control
- standalone control
- start controls
- static control
- station control
- statistical quality control
- steering control
- step-by-step control
- stepless control
- stepped control
- stick control
- stock control
- stop controls
- stop-point control
- storage assignment control
- straight cut control
- straight line control
- stroke control
- stroke length control
- supervisor production control
- supervisory control
- swarf control
- switch control
- symbolic control
- synchronous data link control
- table control
- tap-depth controls
- tape control
- tape loop control
- teach controls
- temperature control
- temperature-humidity air control
- template control
- tension control
- test control
- thermal control
- thermostatic control
- three-axis contouring control
- three-axis point-to-point control
- three-axis tape control
- three-mode control
- three-position control
- throttle control
- thumbwheel control
- time control
- time cycle control
- time optimal control
- time variable control
- time-critical control
- time-proportional control
- timing control
- token-passing access control
- tool life control
- tool run-time control
- torque control
- total quality control
- touch-panel NC control
- touch-screen control
- tracer control
- tracer numerical control
- trajectory control
- triac control
- trip-dog control
- TRS/rate control
- tuning control
- turnstile control
- two-axis contouring control
- two-axis point-to-point control
- two-dimension control
- two-hand controls
- two-position control
- two-position differential gap control
- two-step control
- undamped control
- user-adjustable override controls
- user-programmable NC control
- variable flow control
- variable speed control
- variety control
- varying voltage control
- velocity-based look-ahead control
- vise control
- vision responsive control
- visual control
- vocabulary control
- vocal CNC control
- vocal numerical control
- voltage control
- warehouse control
- washdown control
- water-supply control
- welding control
- wheel control
- wide-band control
- zero set control
- zoned track control

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длина имя существительное:
длина (length, longitude, run, yardage, fly)

расстояние (distance, length, spacing, space, width, interval)

продолжительность (duration, lasting, length, continuance, persistence, endurance)

протяжение (stretch, length, extent, extension, spread, dimension)

отрезок (segment, section, length, distance, snippet, offcut)

долгота (longitude, length)

кусок (piece, chunk, lump, bit, bar, length)

отрез (length, remnant)

длина корпуса (length)

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