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blocking (verb)

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1 blocking

1. n тех. подкладка; расклинка

2. n ж. -д. блокировка

manual blocking — ручная блокировка

blocking of pins — блокировка выводов

swing blocking — блокировка от качаний

electric blocking — электрическая блокировка

mechanical blocking — механическая блокировка

3. n запирание, блокировка

code pulse blocking — кодовая импульсная блокировка

4. n метал. доводка плавки

5. n метал. черновой ручей штампа

blocking impression — черновой ручей

6. n мед. провал в памяти; перерыв в течении мыслей

7. a блокирующий

blocking course — ряд камня или кирпича над венчающим карнизом

blocking party — блокирующий отряд

blocking a card — блокирующий карточку

blocking the card — блокирующий карточку

8. n театр. планирование мизансцен; расстановка актёров

Синонимический ряд:

1. hampering (adj.) encumbering; hampering; holding up; impeding; inhibiting; obstructing; stopping

2. interference (noun) interference; obstruction; restraint; stoppage

3. filling (verb) choking; clogging; closing; congesting; filling; occluding; plugging; stoppering; stopping

4. hindering (verb) barring; braking; damming; hindering; impeding; obstructing; overslaughing

5. intercepting (verb) catching; cutting off; intercepting

English-Russian base dictionary > blocking
2 filling

1. n заполнение, наполнение

filling material — наполнитель; материал для засыпки

filling up — наполнение

tube filling — наполнение туб

can filling — наполнение банок

h filling — заполнение водородом

filling volume — объем наполнения

2. n погрузка; засыпка

filling earth — земляная засыпка

mechanical filling — механизированная погрузка

3. n заливка, заправка горючим

filling point — заправочный пункт

filling time — продолжительность заправки

oil filling machine — машина для заливки масла

syrup filling machine — машина для заливки сиропом

air filling valve — клапан заправки сжатым воздухом

filling a vehicle with water — заправка машины водой

4. n пломбирование зуба

silicate filling — пломбирование силикат-цементом

5. n пломба

root filling — корневая пломба

leaky filling — негерметичная пломба

nonleaking filling — герметичная пломба

provisional filling — временная пломба

6. n стр. шпатлёвка

7. n спец. прокладка

pitch filling — прокладка из вара

8. n начинка; фарш

aerated filling — взбивная начинка

fondant filling — помадная начинка

liqueur filling — ликерная начинка

chocolate filling — шоколадная начинка

confectionery filling — кондитерская начинка

9. n заряд

насыпь

daylight filling — зарядка при дневном свете

10. n текст. уток

Синонимический ряд:

1. dental work (noun) amalgam; cap; crown; dental bridge; dental work; gold filling; root canal; tooth repair

2. stuff used to fill (noun) center; centre; contents; custard; dressing; filler; insides; layer; stuff used to fill; stuffing

3. blocking (verb) blocking; choking; clogging; closing; congesting; obstructing; occluding; plugging; stoppering; stopping

4. charging (verb) charging; choking; freighting; heaping; loading; packing; piling

5. imbuing (verb) imbuing; permeating; pervading; suffusing

6. meeting (verb) answering; fulfilling; meeting; satisfying

7. satiating (verb) cloying; glutting; gorging; jading; palling; satiating; sating; surfeiting

English-Russian base dictionary > filling
3 intercepting

1. улавливание

2. пересечение; отсечение

Синонимический ряд:

1. blocking (verb) blocking; catching; cutting off

2. detouring (verb) cut off; detouring; head off; redirecting; re-routing

English-Russian base dictionary > intercepting
4 block

blok
1. noun
1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloque

2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) zoquete, tarugo

3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) bloque

4) (a barrier: a road block.) barrera, control policial

5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) manzana

2. verb
(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) bloquear, obstruir

- blockade

3. verb
The ships blockaded the town.) bloquear

- blockage
- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead

block¹ n

1. bloque / taco

a block of wood un taco de madera

2. bloque / edificio

a block of flats un bloque de pisos

3. manzana

we walked round the block dimos una vuelta a la manzana

block² vb obstruir / atascar / bloquear

the pipe is blocked la tubería está atascada

some police cars were blocking the road unos coches de policía bloqueaban la calle

block

tr[blɒk]

noun

1 bloque nombre masculino

■ a block of ice un bloque de hielo

2 (of wood, stone) taco

3 (building) edificio, bloque nombre masculino

4 (group of buildings) manzana

■ it's three blocks away está a tres calles de aquí

5 (obstruction) obstrucción nombre femenino

transitive verb

1 (pipe etc) obstruir, atascar

■ he blocked the sink atascó el fregadero

2 (streets etc) bloquear

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to block the way cerrar el paso

to become blocked obstruirse, atascarse

to knock somebody's block off romperle la crisma a alguien

to take a walk around the block dar una vuelta

block and tackle aparejo de poleas

block letters mayúsculas nombre femenino plural

block of flats bloque nombre masculino de pisos

block operation SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL operación nombre femenino de bloque

block of seats grupo de asientos

block booking reserva en grupo

block vote voto por cabeza de delegación

building blocks juego de construcción

mental block bloqueo mental

note block taco, bloc nombre masculino de notas

block ['blɑk] vt

1) obstruct: obstruir, bloquear

2) clog: atascar, atorar

block n

1) piece: bloque m

building blocks: cubos de construcción

auction block: plataforma de subastas

starting block: taco de salida

2) obstruction: obstrucción f, bloqueo m

3) : cuadra f, manzana f (de edificios)

to go around the block: dar la vuelta a la cuadra

4) building: edificio m (de apartamentos, oficinas, etc.)

5) group, series: serie f, grupo m

a block of tickets: una serie de entradas

6)

block and tackle : aparejo m de poleas

block (Handwriting)

n.

• molde (Letra) s.m.

n.

• bloque s.m.

• bloqueo s.m.

• calzo s.m.

• crujía s.f.

• cuadra s.f.

• horma s.f.

• manzana (De casas) s.f.

• motón s.m.

• obstáculo s.m.

• piedra s.f.

• plataforma s.f.

• tajo s.m.

• zoquete s.m.

v.

• bloquear v.

• bloquearse v.

• enclavar v.

• obstruir v.

blɑːk, blɒk
I

noun

1)

a) (of stone, wood) bloque m

the executioner's block — el tajo del verdugo

to knock somebody's block off — (colloq) romperle* la crisma a alguien (fam)

b) ( starting block) ( Sport) taco m de salida

to be first off the blocks — ser* el primero en la salida

c) ( of paper) bloc m

2)

a) ( space enclosed by streets) manzana f; ( distance between two streets)

to go for a walk around the block — dar* una vuelta a la manzana

it's eight blocks from here — (AmE) está a ocho cuadras (AmL) or (Esp) calles de aquí

b) ( building)

a block of flats — (BrE) un edificio de apartamentos or de departamentos (AmL), una casa de pisos (Esp)

an office block — un edificio de oficinas

3) ( section of text) sección f, bloque m

4) ( Comput) bloque m

5)

a) ( blockage) obstrucción f, bloqueo m

I have a mental block about physics — tengo un bloqueo mental con la física

b) ( obstacle)

block to something — obstáculo m para algo

c) ( embargo) bloqueo m

to put a block on something — bloquear algo

6) ( Sport) bloqueo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( obstruct) \<\<road/entrance\>\> bloquear

you're blocking my way — me estás impidiendo or bloqueando el paso

that fat man is blocking my view — ese gordo no me deja ver

b) \<\<drain/sink\>\> atascar*, tapar (AmL)

my nose is blocked — tengo la nariz tapada

2)

a) ( prevent) \<\<progress\>\> obstaculizar*, impedir*; \<\<funds/sale\>\> congelar, bloquear

b) ( Sport) bloquear

2.

vi ( Sport) bloquear

Phrasal Verbs:

- block in

- block off

- block out

- block up

[blɒk]
1. N

1) [of stone] bloque m; [of wood] zoquete m, tarugo m; (for paving) adoquín m; (butcher's, executioner's) tajo m; (=toy) (also: building block) cubo m; [of brake] zapata f; [of cylinder] bloque m

- on the block
chip
2) (=building) bloque m; (esp US) (=group of buildings) manzana f, cuadra f (LAm)

block of flats — (Brit) bloque m de pisos (Sp), edificio m de departamentos (LAm)

to walk around the block — dar la vuelta a la manzana

three blocks from here — (esp US) a tres manzanas de aquí

3) (=section) [of tickets, stamps] serie f

block of seats — grupo m de asientos

block of shares — paquete m de acciones

4) (=blockage) (in pipe) (gen) atasco m; (Med) bloqueo m

writer's block — bloqueo m de escritor

to have a mental block — tener un bloqueo mental

5) (Brit) (Typ) molde m; (=writing pad) bloc m

6) (Sport)
blocks (also: starting blocks) tacos mpl de salida
to be first/last off the blocks — ser el más rápido/lento en la salida; (fig) ser el más/menos madrugador

7) (Comput) bloque m

8) * (=head)

- knock sb's block off

2. VT

1) (=obstruct) [+ road, gangway] bloquear; [+ traffic, progress] estorbar, impedir; [+ pipe] obstruir; (Parl) [+ bill] bloquear; (Comm) [+ account] bloquear; (Sport) bloquear, parar

to block sb's way — cerrar el paso a algn

he stopped in the doorway, blocking her view — se paró en la entrada, tapándole la vista

am I blocking your view? — ¿te estoy tapando?

the road is blocked in four places — el camino está cortado en cuatro lugares

road blocked — cerrado (por obras)

my nose is blocked — tengo la nariz taponada

2) (Comput) agrupar

3.

VI (Sport) bloquear, parar

4.

CPD

block and tackle N — (Tech) aparejo m de poleas

block booking N — reserva f en bloque

block capitals NPL — (letras fpl) mayúsculas fpl

in block capitals — en mayúsculas, en letra or caracteres de imprenta

block diagram N — diagrama m de bloques

block grant N — subvención f en bloque

block letters NPL — = block capitals

block release N — (Brit) (Scol) exención f por estudios

block vote N — voto m por representación

- block in

- block off

- block out

- block up

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[blɑːk, blɒk]
I

noun

1)

a) (of stone, wood) bloque m

the executioner's block — el tajo del verdugo

to knock somebody's block off — (colloq) romperle* la crisma a alguien (fam)

b) ( starting block) ( Sport) taco m de salida

to be first off the blocks — ser* el primero en la salida

c) ( of paper) bloc m

2)

a) ( space enclosed by streets) manzana f; ( distance between two streets)

to go for a walk around the block — dar* una vuelta a la manzana

it's eight blocks from here — (AmE) está a ocho cuadras (AmL) or (Esp) calles de aquí

b) ( building)

a block of flats — (BrE) un edificio de apartamentos or de departamentos (AmL), una casa de pisos (Esp)

an office block — un edificio de oficinas

3) ( section of text) sección f, bloque m

4) ( Comput) bloque m

5)

a) ( blockage) obstrucción f, bloqueo m

I have a mental block about physics — tengo un bloqueo mental con la física

b) ( obstacle)

block to something — obstáculo m para algo

c) ( embargo) bloqueo m

to put a block on something — bloquear algo

6) ( Sport) bloqueo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( obstruct) \<\<road/entrance\>\> bloquear

you're blocking my way — me estás impidiendo or bloqueando el paso

that fat man is blocking my view — ese gordo no me deja ver

b) \<\<drain/sink\>\> atascar*, tapar (AmL)

my nose is blocked — tengo la nariz tapada

2)

a) ( prevent) \<\<progress\>\> obstaculizar*, impedir*; \<\<funds/sale\>\> congelar, bloquear

b) ( Sport) bloquear

2.

vi ( Sport) bloquear

Phrasal Verbs:

- block in

- block off

- block out

- block up

English-spanish dictionary > block
5 bloquear

v.

1 to block (comunications, roads).

los manifestantes bloqueaban la salida de la fábrica the demonstrators were blocking the exit to the factory

Los huelguistas bloquearon la calle The strikers blocked the road.

Las hojas bloquearon los tubos The leaves blocked the pipes.

2 to blockade.

Los huelguistas bloquearon el edificio The strikers blanked off the building

3 to freeze (finance).

4 to block (acuerdo).

5 to jam (mecanismo).

la centralita del ministerio está bloqueada the ministry's switchboard is jammed

6 to block (sport).

7 to lock (computing) (archivo).

8 to lock (automobiles).

9 to close off.

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bloquear

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to block

■ los manifestantes bloquearon la carretera the demonstrators blocked the road

■ el portero bloqueó el balón the goalkeeper blocked the ball

■ esto podría bloquear el proceso de paz this could block the peace process

2 MILITAR to blockade

3 (precios, cuentas) to freeze

4 (mecanismo) to jam; (coche etc) to immobilize

► verbo pronominal bloquearse

1 (persona) to have a mental block

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verb

1) to block

2) blockade

3) jam

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1. VT

1) (=obstaculizar) [+ entrada, salida] to block (off); [+ camino, proyecto, proceso] to block

un tractor bloqueaba la carretera — the road was blocked by a tractor, a tractor was blocking the road

bloquearon la puerta con un sillón — they blocked o barricaded the door with an armchair

los manifestantes bloquearon la calle en protesta — the demonstrators blocked the street as a protest

la oposición bloqueó la ley en la cámara — the opposition blocked the bill in parliament

la policía nos bloqueó el paso — the police barred our way

2) (=atascar) [+ mecanismo] to jam (up), block; [+ cerradura, línea telefónica] to jam; [+ volante] to lock

los oyentes bloquearon la centralita de la emisora — listeners jammed the radio station's switchboard

3) (=aislar) to cut off

quedaron bloqueados por la nieve — they were cut off by the snow

4) (Mil) to blockade

5) (Com, Econ) to freeze

fondos bloqueados — frozen assets

6) (Dep) [+ jugador] to tackle; [+ balón] to stop, trap

2.

See:

bloquearse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <camino/acceso> to block; <entrada/salida> to block, obstruct

estamos bloqueados por un camión — there's a truck blocking our way

nos quedamos bloquears a causa del temporal — we were cut off by the storm

b) (Mil) to blockade

c) <proceso/iniciativa> to block

su negativa bloqueó las negociaciones — her refusal blocked negotiations

d) (Dep) to block

2) < mecanismo> to jam; (Auto) < dirección> to lock

3) <cuenta/fondos> to freeze, block
2.
bloquearse v pron

1) mecanismo to jam; frenos to jam, lock on; ruedas to lock

2) negociaciones to reach deadlock

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= block, lock, clog up, stymie, come under + siege, shut down, jam, barricade, tie up, block in.

Ex. If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.

Ex. Pressing the lock key locks the keyboard in a shifted (uppercase) condition.

Ex. It is wise to fan the paper to separate the sheets and let air in between them, otherwise several sheets might stick together and clog up the printer.

Ex. So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.

Ex. The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.

Ex. Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.

Ex. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.

Ex. When he looked through his window he saw two coarse man in reflecting traffic jackets barricade the entrance to the dunes with large rocks.

Ex. Your estate will be tied up in probate if you do not name a beneficiary in your will.

Ex. A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.

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* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <camino/acceso> to block; <entrada/salida> to block, obstruct

estamos bloqueados por un camión — there's a truck blocking our way

nos quedamos bloquears a causa del temporal — we were cut off by the storm

b) (Mil) to blockade

c) <proceso/iniciativa> to block

su negativa bloqueó las negociaciones — her refusal blocked negotiations

d) (Dep) to block

2) < mecanismo> to jam; (Auto) < dirección> to lock

3) <cuenta/fondos> to freeze, block
2.
bloquearse v pron

1) mecanismo to jam; frenos to jam, lock on; ruedas to lock

2) negociaciones to reach deadlock

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= block, lock, clog up, stymie, come under + siege, shut down, jam, barricade, tie up, block in.

Ex: If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.

Ex: Pressing the lock key locks the keyboard in a shifted (uppercase) condition.

Ex: It is wise to fan the paper to separate the sheets and let air in between them, otherwise several sheets might stick together and clog up the printer.

Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.

Ex: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.

Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.

Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.

Ex: When he looked through his window he saw two coarse man in reflecting traffic jackets barricade the entrance to the dunes with large rocks.

Ex: Your estate will be tied up in probate if you do not name a beneficiary in your will.

Ex: A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.

* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.

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bloquear [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹camino/acceso› to block; ‹entrada/salida› to block, obstruct

estamos bloqueados por un camión there's a truck blocking our way

2 ( Mil) ‹ciudad/puerto› to blockade

3 ‹proceso/iniciativa› to block

su negativa bloqueó las negociaciones her refusal blocked negotiations o brought negotiations to a standstill

4 ( Dep) to block

B

1 ‹mecanismo› to jam

2 ( Auto) ‹dirección› to lock

C ‹cuenta/fondos› to freeze, block

■ bloquearse

v pron

A «mecanismo» to jam; «frenos» to jam, lock on; «ruedas» to lock

B «negociaciones» to reach deadlock, come to a standstill

C ( fam)

«persona»: me bloqueé en la entrevista my mind went blank in the interview

ahora mismo tengo la mente bloqueada I can't think straight right now

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bloquear ( conjugate bloquear) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹camino/entrada/salida› to block;

◊ estamos bloqueados por un camión there's a truck blocking our way

b) (Mil) to blockade

2 ‹cuenta/fondos› to freeze, block
bloquearse verbo pronominal
1 [ mecanismo] to jam;
[ frenos] to jam, lock on;
[ ruedas] to lock
2 [ negociaciones] to reach deadlock
bloquear verbo transitivo
1 (impedir el movimiento, el acceso) to block: ese coche bloquea el paso, that car is blocking the access
2 (impedir una gestión, paralizar) to block
3 (una cuenta) to freeze
4 (colapsar un servicio, un aparato) to jam, seize up
' bloquear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrar
- interceptar
- intervenir
- obstruir
English:
bar
- block
- obstruct
- way
- blockade

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bloquear

♦ vt

1. [comunicaciones, carreteras] [por nieve, inundación] to block;

los manifestantes bloqueaban la salida de la fábrica the demonstrators were blocking the exit to the factory

2. [mecanismo] to jam;

la centralita del ministerio está bloqueada the ministry's switchboard is jammed

3. [acuerdo] to block;

bloqueó todo avance en este asunto durante la reunión she blocked o prevented any progress on this issue during the meeting

4. Fin [cuentas] to freeze

5. [con ejército, barcos] to blockade

6. Aut to lock

7. Dep [jugador] to block;
[en baloncesto] to block out, to screen
8. Informát [disquete] to lock

♦ See also the pronominal verb bloquearse

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bloquear

v/t

1 block

2 DEP obstruct; en baloncesto screen

3 ( atascar) jam

4 MIL blockade

5 COM freeze

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bloquear vt

1) obstruir: to block, to obstruct

2) : to blockade

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bloquear vb to block

la policía nos bloqueó el paso the police blocked our way

la nieve ha bloqueado muchas carreteras the snow has blocked a lot of roads

Spanish-English dictionary > bloquear
6 view

vju:
1. noun
1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) vista

2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) opinión, parecer

3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) visita

2. verb
(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) mirar

- viewer
- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view

view n

1. vista

the view from the hotel is beautiful la vista desde el hotel es preciosa

the new building blocks my view of the sea el nuevo edificio no me deja ver el mar

2. opinión

what's your view on this, Robert? Robert, ¿cuál es tu opinión sobre esto?

in my view en mi opinión

view

tr[vjʊː]

noun

1 vista, panorama nombre masculino

■ a room with a view una habitación con vistas

■ we had a bird's-eye view of the mountains vimos las montañas a vista de pájaro

2 (opinion) opinión nombre femenino, parecer nombre masculino

■ in my view... en mi opinión..., yo opino que...

transitive verb

1 (consider) considerar, ver

■ I view his policies as a threat to the economy considero que su política es una amenaza para la economía

2 (regard, think about) enfocar

3 (examine) ver; (visit) visitar

4 (watch) ver; (critically) visionar

■ this programme has high viewing figures este programa tiene un alto índice de audiencia

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in full view a la vista de todo el mundo

■ in full view of the audience a la vista de todo el público

in view en mente, pensado,-a

■ what have you in view for the new season? ¿qué tiene pensado para la próxima temporada?

in view of en vista de

in view of the fact that... dado que..., en vista de que...

to be on view exponerse

to keep something/somebody in view tener algo/a alguien en cuenta

to take a dim/poor view of something familiar ver algo con malos ojos

to take the long view (of something) planear (algo) a largo plazo

with a view to con vistas a, con miras a

within view a la vista

with this in view,... teniendo esto en cuenta,..., con este fin,...

world view perspectiva global

view ['vju:] vt

1) observe: mirar, ver, observar

2) consider: considerar, contemplar

view n

1) sight: vista f

to come into view: aparecer

2) attitude, opinion: opinión f, parecer m, actitud f

in my view: en mi opinión

3) scene: vista f, panorama f

4) intention: idea f, vista f

with a view to: con vistas a, con la idea de

5)

in view of : dado que, en vista de (que)

view

v.

• considerar v.

• contemplar v.

• especular v.

• mirar v.

• ver v.

(§pres: veo, ves...) imp. ve-•)

• visualizar v.

n.

• aspecto s.m.

• escena s.f.

• fase s.f.

• ojeada s.f.

• opinión s.f.

• paisaje s.m.

• panorama s.m.

• parecer s.m.

• perspectiva s.f.

• vista s.f.

vjuː
I

noun

1) u

a) ( sight) vista f

as we turned right, the hotel came into view — al torcer a la derecha pudimos ver el hotel or el hotel apareció ante nuestra vista

to be hidden from view — estar* oculto

in full view of somebody/something — a la vista de alguien/algo

b) ( range of vision)

we had a good view of the stage — veíamos muy bien el escenario

you're blocking my view — me estás tapando, no me dejas ver

2) c (scene, vista) vista f

an apartment with an ocean view — un apartamento con vista al mar

3) c (opinion, attitude) opinión f, parecer m

you have a peculiar view of things — tienes una visión extraña de las cosas

to have o hold views on/about something — tener* ideas or opiniones sobre algo

she takes the view that... — ella opina que...

to take a dim view of something — (colloq)

she took a dim view of his arriving so late — no le pareció nada bien que llegara tan tarde

to take the long/short view — adoptar una perspectiva amplia/limitada

4) (plan, intention)

with a view to -ing, with the view of -ing — con la idea de + inf, con vistas a + inf

5) (in phrases)

in view: always keep your ultimate goal in view nunca pierdas de vista el objetivo que persigues; with this in view con este fin; in view of en vista de; in view of the fact that... en vista de que..., dado que... (frml); on view: the winning entries will go on view to the public on Saturday — las obras premiadas podrán verse or se expondrán al público a partir del sábado

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( look at) \<\<sights/scene/television\>\> ver*, mirar

viewed from the side, he resembles his brother — (visto) de perfil, se parece a su hermano

2) ( inspect)

a) \<\<property\>\> ver*

b) \<\<accounts\>\> examinar

3) ( regard) ver*, considerar

we view the matter with concern — el asunto nos preocupa

2.

vi (TV) ver* la televisión

the viewing public — los televidentes

[vjuː]
1. N

1) (=prospect) vista f

most rooms have views over the gardens — la mayoría de las habitaciones tienen vistas a los jardines

• he stood up to get a better view — se puso de pie para ver mejor

• to have/get a good view of sth/sb — ver algo/a algn bien
back 6., front 5., side 3.
2) (=line of vision)

• he stopped in the doorway, blocking her view — se paró en la entrada, tapándole la vista

am I blocking your view? — ¿te estoy tapando?

• a cyclist came into view — apareció un ciclista

as we rounded the bend the hospital came into view — al salir de la curva apareció el hospital

• to disappear from view — perderse de vista

• to be hidden from view — estar oculto, estar escondido

• to keep sth/sb in view — no perder de vista algo/a algn

in full view of the crowd — bien a la vista de la multitud

• to be on view — estar expuesto al público

the paintings will go on view next month — los cuadros se expondrán al público el mes próximo

• the pond was within view of my bedroom window — el estanque se veía desde la ventana de mi habitación

3) (=picture) vista f

50 views of Venice — 50 vistas de Venecia

4) (=mind)

• to have sth in view — tener algo en mente or en perspectiva

he has only one objective in view — tiene solo un objetivo en mente, solo persigue un objetivo

with this in view — con este propósito or fin

• with a view to doing sth — con miras or vistas a hacer algo

5) (=opinion) opinión f

you should make your views known to your local MP — debería hacerle saber sus opiniones or ideas al diputado de su zona

my (personal) view is that... — mi opinión (personal) es que...

• an opportunity for people to express their views — una oportunidad para que la gente exprese su opinión

to express the view that... — opinar que...

• in my view — a mi parecer, en mi opinión

• to take or hold the view that — opinar que

I take a similar/different view — opino de forma parecida/de distinta forma

to take the long(-term) view — adoptar una perspectiva a largo plazo
dim 1., 3), point 1., 10)
6) (=understanding) visión f

an overall view of the situation — una visión de conjunto de la situación

an idealistic view of the world — una visión idealista del mundo

7)

in view of (the fact that) — en vista de (que)

in view of this — en vista de esto

2. VT

1) (=regard) ver

how does the government view it? — ¿cómo lo ve el gobierno?

• they view the United States as a land of golden opportunity — consideran a los Estados Unidos un país lleno de oportunidades, ven a los Estados Unidos como un país lleno de oportunidades

• we would view favourably any sensible suggestion — cualquier sugerencia razonable sería bien acogida

• he is viewed with suspicion by many MPs — muchos parlamentarios lo miran or tratan con recelo

2) (=look at, observe) ver

mourners were allowed to view the body — a los dolientes se les permitió ver el cadáver

London viewed from the air — Londres vista desde arriba

3) (=inspect, see) [+ property, sights, goods, slides] ver; [+ accounts] examinar

when can we view the house? — ¿cuándo podemos ver la casa?

4) frm [+ television] ver

3.

VI (TV) frm ver la televisión

the viewing public — los telespectadores, la audiencia televisiva

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[vjuː]
I

noun

1) u

a) ( sight) vista f

as we turned right, the hotel came into view — al torcer a la derecha pudimos ver el hotel or el hotel apareció ante nuestra vista

to be hidden from view — estar* oculto

in full view of somebody/something — a la vista de alguien/algo

b) ( range of vision)

we had a good view of the stage — veíamos muy bien el escenario

you're blocking my view — me estás tapando, no me dejas ver

2) c (scene, vista) vista f

an apartment with an ocean view — un apartamento con vista al mar

3) c (opinion, attitude) opinión f, parecer m

you have a peculiar view of things — tienes una visión extraña de las cosas

to have o hold views on/about something — tener* ideas or opiniones sobre algo

she takes the view that... — ella opina que...

to take a dim view of something — (colloq)

she took a dim view of his arriving so late — no le pareció nada bien que llegara tan tarde

to take the long/short view — adoptar una perspectiva amplia/limitada

4) (plan, intention)

with a view to -ing, with the view of -ing — con la idea de + inf, con vistas a + inf

5) (in phrases)

in view: always keep your ultimate goal in view nunca pierdas de vista el objetivo que persigues; with this in view con este fin; in view of en vista de; in view of the fact that... en vista de que..., dado que... (frml); on view: the winning entries will go on view to the public on Saturday — las obras premiadas podrán verse or se expondrán al público a partir del sábado

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( look at) \<\<sights/scene/television\>\> ver*, mirar

viewed from the side, he resembles his brother — (visto) de perfil, se parece a su hermano

2) ( inspect)

a) \<\<property\>\> ver*

b) \<\<accounts\>\> examinar

3) ( regard) ver*, considerar

we view the matter with concern — el asunto nos preocupa

2.

vi (TV) ver* la televisión

the viewing public — los televidentes

English-spanish dictionary > view
7 tapar

v.

1 to close (the lid of) (cerrar) (ataúd, cofre).

2 to cover.

quítate, que me tapas la tele could you move out of the way? — I can't see the TV with you in the way

me tapó los ojos he put his hands over my eyes; (con las manos) he blindfolded me (con venda)

María tapa la comida Mary covers the food.

3 to cover up.

lo tapó con una manta she put a blanket over him to keep him warm

4 to cover up.

5 to block. ( Latin American Spanish)

Las hojas taparon el caño The leaves clogged the gutter.

6 to conceal, to disguise.

María tapa la verdad Mary conceals the truth.

7 to block up, to block, to bung up.

El medicamento tapó mi nariz The medicine blocked up my nose.

8 to hide.

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tapar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cubrir) to cover; (con tapa) to put the lid on, put the top on

2 (con ropas etc) to wrap up

3 (obstruir) to obstruct; (tubería) to block

4 (ocultar) to hide; (a la vista) to block

5 figurado (encubrir) to cover up

► verbo pronominal taparse

1 (abrigarse) to wrap up

2 (la nariz) to be blocked up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

taparse los oídos to put one's fingers in one's ears

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verb

1) to cover

2) block

3) hide, keep secret

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1. VT

1) (=cubrir) [gen] to cover; [más deliberada o completamente] to cover up

un velo le tapaba parte de la cara — part of her face was covered by a veil

le tapó la boca con la mano — she covered his mouth with her hand

le taparon los ojos y se lo llevaron — he was blindfolded and taken away

mandaron tapar los desnudos de la Capilla Sixtina — they ordered the nudes of the Sistine Chapel to be covered up

2) (=cerrar) [con tapadera] [+ olla, tarro] to put the lid on; [+ botella] [gen] to put the top on; [con corcho] to put the cork in

3) [+ tubo, túnel, agujero, ranura] (=obstruir) block up; (=rellenar) to fill, fill in

4) (=abrigar) [con ropa] to wrap up; [en la cama] to cover up

tapa bien al niño, que no se enfríe — wrap the child (up) well so that he doesn't catch cold

5) (=ocultar) [+ objeto] to hide; [+ vista] to block; [+ hecho, escándalo] to cover up

los arbustos tapaban el sendero — the bushes hid the path

las nubes siguen tapando el sol — the clouds are still blocking the sun

la madre le tapa las travesuras — when he does something naughty, his mother always covers up for him

6) Chile, Méx, And [+ diente] to fill

7) LAm [+ cañería, excusado] to block

8) And (=aplastar) to crush, flatten; (=chafar) to crumple, rumple

9) And (=insultar) to abuse, insult

2.

See:

taparse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( cubrir) < caja> to put the lid on; <botella/frasco> to put the top on; < olla> to cover, put the lid on

tapó al niño con una manta — she covered the child with a blanket

le tapó la boca — he put his hand over her mouth

2)

a) <agujero/hueco> to fill in; <puerta/ventana> to block up

b) (Andes, Méx) < muela> to fill

me taparon dos muelas — I had two fillings

c) <defecto/error> to cover up

3)

a) <vista/luz> to block

nos tapa todo el sol — it completely blocks out the sun

b) <salida/entrada> to block; <excusado/cañería> (AmL) to block
2.
tapar vi (Per) (Dep) to keep goal, play in goal
3.
taparse v pron

1) (refl) ( cubrirse) to cover oneself up

se tapó la cara — he covered his face

2)

a) oídos/nariz (+ me/te/le etc) to get o become blocked

tengo la nariz tapada — my nose is blocked

b) (AmL) cañería/excusado to get blocked

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= whitewash, cover up, screen, blot out, pug.

Ex. A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex. The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.

Ex. During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex. Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.

Ex. He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded.

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* tapar grietas = caulk + cracks, chink.

* tapar rendijas = caulk + cracks, chink.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( cubrir) < caja> to put the lid on; <botella/frasco> to put the top on; < olla> to cover, put the lid on

tapó al niño con una manta — she covered the child with a blanket

le tapó la boca — he put his hand over her mouth

2)

a) <agujero/hueco> to fill in; <puerta/ventana> to block up

b) (Andes, Méx) < muela> to fill

me taparon dos muelas — I had two fillings

c) <defecto/error> to cover up

3)

a) <vista/luz> to block

nos tapa todo el sol — it completely blocks out the sun

b) <salida/entrada> to block; <excusado/cañería> (AmL) to block
2.
tapar vi (Per) (Dep) to keep goal, play in goal
3.
taparse v pron

1) (refl) ( cubrirse) to cover oneself up

se tapó la cara — he covered his face

2)

a) oídos/nariz (+ me/te/le etc) to get o become blocked

tengo la nariz tapada — my nose is blocked

b) (AmL) cañería/excusado to get blocked

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= whitewash, cover up, screen, blot out, pug.

Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.

Ex: The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.

Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.

Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.

Ex: He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded.

* tapar grietas = caulk + cracks, chink.

* tapar rendijas = caulk + cracks, chink.

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tapar [A1 ]

vt

A (cubrir) ‹caja› to put the lid on; ‹botella/frasco› to put the top on; ‹olla› to cover, put the lid on

tapé bien el agua I put the top tightly on the water (bottle)

tapó los muebles con unas sábanas viejas she covered the furniture with some old sheets

cuélgalo ahí y así tapa la mancha hang it there, that way it'll cover (up) the stain

le tapó la boca para que no gritara he put his hand over her mouth so that she wouldn't scream

la bufanda le tapaba parte de la cara the scarf covered o hid part of his face

B

1 ‹agujero/hueco› to fill in; ‹puerta/ventana› to block up

2 (Andes, Méx) ‹muela› to fill

me taparon dos muelas I had two fillings

tengo todas las muelas tapadas all my teeth are filled

3 ‹defecto/error/crimen› to cover up

el maquillaje le tapa la cicatriz the makeup hides the scar

C

1 ‹vista/luz› to block

quítate, que me estás tapando get out of the way, you're blocking my view

el edificio de enfrente nos tapa todo el sol the building opposite us completely blocks out the sun

no me tapes la luz you're in my light

2 ‹salida/entrada› to block

3 ‹excusado/caño› ( AmL) to block

■ tapar

vi

( Per) ( Dep) to keep goal, play in goal

■ taparse

v pron

A ( refl)

(cubrirse): se tapó la cara con las manos he covered his face with his hands

tápate la garganta, que vas a coger frío put something around your neck; you'll catch cold

se metió en la cama y se tapó bien he got into bed and covered himself up

si sales, tápate bien que hace frío wrap up well o warm if you're going out, it's cold

B

1 «oídos/nariz» (+ me/te/le etc) to get o become blocked

cada vez que viajo en avión se me tapan los oídos every time I fly, my ears get blocked

tengo la nariz tapada my nose is blocked

2 ( AmL) «caño/excusado» to get blocked

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tapar ( conjugate tapar) verbo transitivo
1 ( cubrir) ‹ caja› to put the lid on;
‹botella/frasco› to put the top on;
‹ olla› to cover, put the lid on;
‹bebé/enfermo/cara› to cover
2
a) ‹agujero/hueco› to fill in;

‹puerta/ventana› to block up
b) (Andes, Méx) ‹ muela› to fill;

◊ me taparon dos muelas I had two fillings

c) ‹defecto/error› to cover up

3
a) ‹vista/luz› to block

b) ‹salida/entrada› to block;

‹excusado/cañería› (AmL) to block
taparse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( cubrirse) to cover oneself up;
‹ cara› to cover
2
a) [oídos/nariz] to get o become blocked;

◊ tengo la nariz tapada my nose is blocked

b) (AmL) [cañería/excusado] to get blocked

tapar verbo transitivo
1 (cubrir) to cover
(una botella) to put the top on
(un frasco, una caja, etc) to put the lid on
2 (un orificio) to plug, fill: tapó el agujero con cemento, he filled the hole with cement
(obstruir) to block: una rama tapa la entrada del túnel, a branch blocks the tunnel mouth
3 (abrigar, arropar) to wrap up
(en la cama) to tuck in
4 fam (interponerse) me estás tapando el sol, you're blocking out the sun
5 fig (ocultar una falta) to cover up for sb
' tapar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- amordazar
- tapiar
- alcahuetear
English:
blot out
- cap
- close
- cover
- cover up
- hush up
- mask
- obstruct
- plug
- screen
- stop
- stop up
- black
- blindfold
- block
- blot
- fill
- hide
- stuff

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tapar

♦ vt

1. [cerrar] [olla] to put the lid o top on, to cover;
[caja] to put the lid o top on, to close; [ataúd, cofre, baúl] to close (the lid of); [frasco, botella] to put the top on
2. [ocultar, cubrir] to cover;
[no dejar ver] to block (out); [rellenar] to fill;
tapó el monitor con una funda she put a cover on o over the monitor;

colgaba cuadros para tapar las grietas he hung pictures to hide o cover the cracks;

un velo le tapaba el rostro a veil covered o hid her face;

la fábrica nos tapa la vista the factory blocks our view;

apártate, que me tapas la tele move over, you're blocking the TV;

tapó el agujero con yeso she filled the hole with plaster;

un montón de cajas tapa la salida de emergencia a pile of boxes is blocking the emergency exit;

me tapó los ojos [con las manos] he put his hands over my eyes;
[con venda] he blindfolded me;
Comp

tapar la boca a alguien to silence sb, to shut sb up;

le han tapado la boca con amenazas they've silenced him with threats;

con su brillante actuación tapó la boca a sus detractores with her brilliant performance she silenced her critics

3. [abrigar] to cover up;
[en la cama] to tuck in;
lo tapó con una manta she covered him with a blanket, she put a blanket over him

4. [encubrir] to cover up;

trató de tapar sus errores he tried to cover up his mistakes

5. Am [taponar] to block;

no tires basura al wáter, que tapa los caños don't throw rubbish down the toilet, it blocks the pipes

6. Chile [empastar] to fill

♦ See also the pronominal verb taparse

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tapar

v/t cara cover; fig: nerviosismo cover up; recipiente put the lid on

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tapar vt

1) cubrir: to cover, to cover up

2) obstruir: to block, to obstruct

♦ See also the reflexive verb taparse

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tapar vb

1. (cubrir) to cover

taparon los muebles con sábanas viejas they covered the furniture with some old sheets

se tapó los ojos she covered her eyes

2. (abrigar) to wrap up [pt. & pp. wrapped]

tápate bien, hace frío wrap up well, it's cold

3. (caja) to put the lid on [pt. & pp. put]

tapa la caja de galletas put the lid on the biscuit tin

4. (botella) to put the top on [pt. & pp. put]

tapó la botella de cola she put the top on the bottle of cola

5. (agujero) to fill in

tapó las grietas con yeso he filled in the cracks with plaster

6. (obstruir) to block

aquel edificio tapa el sol that building blocks out the sun

Spanish-English dictionary > tapar
8 bloqueo

m.

1 blockade.

bloqueo naval naval blockade

2 blockade (economics).

bloqueo económico economic blockade

3 jamming.

4 freeze, freezing (finance).

5 block (sport).

6 lock (computing).

7 blockage, block, clogging, blocking.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bloquear.

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bloqueo

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) blocking

2 MILITAR blockade

3 (precios, cuenta) freezing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bloqueo económico trade boycott, economic boycott

bloqueo mental mental block

bloqueo naval naval blockade

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noun m.

blockade

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SM

1) (Mil) blockade

burlar o forzar el bloqueo — to run the blockade

2) (Com, Econ)

bloqueo de fondos — freezing of assets

bloqueo informativo — news blackout

3)

bloqueo mental — mental block

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masculino

1) ( de ciudad) blockade, siege; ( de puerto) blockade; (Dep) block

- bloqueo mental

- bloqueo naval

2) ( de gestiones) deadlock

3) ( de mecanismo) jamming; ( de las ruedas) locking

4) (Com, Fin) freezing, blocking

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= lock, blockade, siege, blockage, block.

Ex. If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.

Ex. The effects of the information blockade on Cuba was one of the topics discussed.

Ex. This article shows particular examples of librarians' determination to continue the library services during the siege of Sarajevo.

Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.

Ex. Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.

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* bloqueo comercial = trade blockade.

* bloqueo mental = mental block, mental blockage.

* bloqueo mental del escritor = writer's block.

* tener un bloqueo mental = mind + go blank.

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masculino

1) ( de ciudad) blockade, siege; ( de puerto) blockade; (Dep) block

- bloqueo mental

- bloqueo naval

2) ( de gestiones) deadlock

3) ( de mecanismo) jamming; ( de las ruedas) locking

4) (Com, Fin) freezing, blocking

* * *

= lock, blockade, siege, blockage, block.

Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.

Ex: The effects of the information blockade on Cuba was one of the topics discussed.

Ex: This article shows particular examples of librarians' determination to continue the library services during the siege of Sarajevo.

Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.

Ex: Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.

* bloqueo comercial = trade blockade.

* bloqueo mental = mental block, mental blockage.

* bloqueo mental del escritor = writer's block.

* tener un bloqueo mental = mind + go blank.

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bloqueo

masculine

A

1 (de una ciudad) blockade, siege; (de un puerto) blockade

2 ( Dep) block

Compuestos:

● bloqueo cardíaco

heart block

● bloqueo mental

( fam); mental block ( colloq)

tuve un bloqueo mental en el examen I had a complete block o my mind went blank in the exam

● bloqueo naval

naval blockade

B (de gestiones) deadlock

C (de un mecanismo) jamming; (de las ruedas) locking

D ( Com, Fin) freezing, blocking

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Del verbo bloquear: ( conjugate bloquear)

bloqueo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

bloqueó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
bloquear
bloqueo
bloquear ( conjugate bloquear) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹camino/entrada/salida› to block;

◊ estamos bloqueados por un camión there's a truck blocking our way

b) (Mil) to blockade

2 ‹cuenta/fondos› to freeze, block
bloquearse verbo pronominal
1 [ mecanismo] to jam;
[ frenos] to jam, lock on;
[ ruedas] to lock
2 [ negociaciones] to reach deadlock
bloqueo sustantivo masculino ( de ciudad) blockade, siege;
( de puerto) blockade;
(Dep) block
bloquear verbo transitivo
1 (impedir el movimiento, el acceso) to block: ese coche bloquea el paso, that car is blocking the access
2 (impedir una gestión, paralizar) to block
3 (una cuenta) to freeze
4 (colapsar un servicio, un aparato) to jam, seize up
bloqueo sustantivo masculino blockade
Dep block
bloqueo económico, economic sanctions pl
bloqueo mental, mental block
' bloqueo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acopiar
English:
bar
- block
- blockade
- blockage
- lift
- run

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bloqueo nm

1. [con ejército, barcos] blockade

Comp
bloqueo naval naval blockade
2. Econ blockade;

violar el bloqueo to break the blockade

Comp
bloqueo económico economic blockade
3. [de comunicaciones, accesos] [por nieve, inundación]
debido al bloqueo de la zona owing to the fact that the area is cut off

4. [de mecanismo] jamming

5. Fin [de cuentas] freeze, freezing

6. Aut locking

7. Dep [de jugador] block;
[en baloncesto] screen
8. [de persona] bloqueo mental mental block

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bloqueo

m

1 MIL blockade

2 en baloncesto screen

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bloqueo nm

1) obstrucción: blockage, obstruction

2) : blockade

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bloqueo n block

Spanish-English dictionary > bloqueo
9 closing

1. n закрытие; запирание

gold closing price — цена на золото в момент закрытия биржи

closing of the stock exchange — закрытие операций на бирже

critical closing pressure — критическое давление закрытия

safety lock closing — запирание предохранительного замка

buying on closing — покупка по курсу на момент закрытия

2. n заключение, конец

3. n застёжка

4. n спец. замыкание, запирание; отсечка

closing operating — замыкание

circuit closing — замыкание цепи

closing by hand — замыкание рукой

closing of point — замыкание стрелки

hinged closing — шарнирное запирание

5. a заключительный

closing speech — заключительное слово; заключительная речь

the closing stages of the session — заключительные стадии работы конференции

closing rate — заключительный курс

closing area — заключительная партия

closing remarks — заключительное слово

closing exercises — заключительная часть собрания

closing prayer benediction — заключительная молитва

Синонимический ряд:

1. last (adj.) concluding; eventual; final; hindmost; lag; last; latest; latter; rearmost; terminal; terminating; ultimate

2. end (noun) bound; boundary; cease; cessation; close; closure; completion; conclusion; consummation; desistance; desuetude; discontinuance; discontinuation; end; ending; extremity; finish; limit; period; point; stop; termination; terminus; wrap-up

3. closing (verb) block out; blocking out; closing; hiding; obscuring; obstructing; screening; shrouding; shut out; shutting off; shutting out

4. completing (verb) ceasing; completing; concluding; consummating; determining; doing; ending; finishing; halting; terminating; winding up; wrap up; wrapping up

5. decreasing (verb) abating; bating; decreasing; diminishing; draining away; dwindling; lessening; peaking out; petering out; rebating; receding; reducing; tapering; tapering off

6. filling (verb) blocking; choking; clogging; congesting; filling; occluding; plugging; stoppering; stopping

7. meeting (verb) assembling; clustering; collecting; congregating; convening; converging; encountering; facing; fronting; gathering; get together; grouping; meeting; mustering

8. shutting (verb) put to; shutting

English-Russian base dictionary > closing
10 block

block [blɒk]

1. noun

   a. [of stone, ice] bloc m ; [of wood] bille f ; [of chocolate] tablette f

• blocks ( = toy) cubes mpl

• on the block (US) [buy] aux enchères ; [pay] rubis sur l'ongle

   b. [of buildings] pâté m de maisons

• a block of flats (British) un immeuble

• she lived three blocks away (US) elle habitait trois rues plus loin

   c. ( = part of prison, hospital) pavillon m

   d. to have a mental block faire un blocage

• I've got a block [writer] c'est la panne totale

• a block of tickets/seats plusieurs billets/places (acheté(e)s en même temps)

   e. also starting block to be first off the (starting) blocks être le premier à se lancer

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ pipe] boucher ; [+ road, traffic] bloquer ; [+ progress] entraver ; [+ transaction, credit, negotiations] bloquer

• to block sb's way barrer le chemin à qn

• to block sb's light cacher la lumière à qn

• there was a lorry blocking my view un camion m'empêchait de voir

   b. (Computing) sélectionner

3. compounds

► block booking noun réservation f groupée

► block capitals, block letters plural noun majuscules fpl

• in block letters en majuscules ► block vote noun mode de scrutin où le vote d'un délégué syndical est proportionnel au nombre de voix des personnes qu'il représente

► block off separable transitive verb

[+ part of road] fermer ; (accidentally) obstruer

► block out separable transitive verb

   a. [+ light] empêcher de passer

   b. [+ thoughts, idea] refouler

► block up separable transitive verb

[+ pipe] bloquer ; [+ window, entrance] condamner ; [+ hole] boucher

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[blɒk] 1.
noun

1) ( slab) bloc m

2) ( building)

block of flats — immeuble m (d'habitation)

office block — immeuble de bureaux

administration block — bâtiment m administratif

3) ( group of buildings) pâté m de maisons

to drive round the block — faire le tour du pâté de maisons

he lives three blocks away — il habite à trois rues d'ici

4) (for butcher, executioner) billot m

to put one's head on the block — fig donner sa tête à couper

5) ( group) (of seats, tickets) groupe m; ( of shares) paquet m, tranche f

a block of three lessons — trois cours d'affilée

6) ( obstruction)

to be a block to — être un obstacle à [reform, agreement]

to put a block on — bloquer [price, sale]; entraver [initiative]; Sport obstruction f
2.
blocks plural noun ( shoes) chaussons mpl à pointes
3.
transitive verb

1) ( obstruct) bloquer [exit, road]; boucher [drain, hole, artery]; gêner [traffic]

to block somebody's way ou path — barrer le passage à quelqu'un

to have a blocked nose — avoir le nez bouché

2) ( impede) faire obstacle à [advance, escape, progress]; faire opposition à [bill]

you're blocking my light — tu me caches la lumière

3) Finance bloquer [assets]

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Phrasal Verbs:

- block in

- block off

- block out

- block up

English-French dictionary > block
11 blockieren

I v/t

1. (eine Blockade errichten) blockade

2. (den Weg versperren) block, obstruct; ein umgestürzter Baum blockiert die Schienen a fallen tree is blocking the tracks

3. (verstopfen) clog (up)

4. WIRTS. block

5. (zum Stillstand bringen) (Räder) lock; (Maschine) jam

6. DRUCK. mark with turned letters (to indicate missing material)

7. PSYCH. block; da bin ich vollkommen blockiert I have a real problem with that

II v/i Räder: lock; Maschine: jam

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to block; to blockade; to jam; to shut off; to lock up

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blo|ckie|ren [blɔ'kiːrən] ptp blockiert
1. vt

1) (= sperren, hemmen) to block; Verkehr, Verhandlung to obstruct; Flugverkehr to halt; Gesetz to block the passage of; Rad, Lenkung to lock

2) (= mit Blockade belegen) to blockade

2. vi
to jam; (Bremsen, Rad etc) to lock
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1) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) jam

2) (to put an end to (a rumour, plan etc): They scotched his attempt to become the chairman.) scotch

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blo·ckie·ren *

[blɔˈki:rən]

I. vt

1. (unterbrechen)

▪ etw \blockieren to block sth

die Stromzufuhr \blockieren to interrupt the electricity supply

den Verkehr \blockieren to stop the traffic

2. AUTO

▪ etw \blockieren to lock sth

eine Gewaltbremsung kann die Räder \blockieren sudden braking can lock the wheels

3. (absperren)

▪ etw \blockieren to block [or jam] sth; (mit Blockade) to blockade sth

4. POL

▪ etw \blockieren to block sth

II. vi AUTO to lock, to seize up, to jam

durch plötzlichen Ölverlust blockierte das Getriebe the gears locked as a result of a sudden loss of oil

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1.
transitives Verb block; jam < telephone line>; stop, halt < traffic>; lock <wheel, machine, etc.>
2.
intransitives Verb < wheels> lock; < gears> jam

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blockieren

A. v/t

1. (eine Blockade errichten) blockade

2. (den Weg versperren) block, obstruct;

ein umgestürzter Baum blockiert die Schienen a fallen tree is blocking the tracks

3. (verstopfen) clog (up)

4. WIRTSCH block

5. (zum Stillstand bringen) (Räder) lock; (Maschine) jam

6. TYPO mark with turned letters (to indicate missing material)

7. PSYCH block;

da bin ich vollkommen blockiert I have a real problem with that

B. v/i Räder: lock; Maschine: jam

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1.
transitives Verb block; jam < telephone line>; stop, halt < traffic>; lock <wheel, machine, etc.>
2.
intransitives Verb < wheels> lock; < gears> jam

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v.

to block v.

to blockade v.

to inhibit v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > blockieren
12 pegar

v.

1 to stick.

Ella pega el afiche She sticks the poster.

2 to hit.

pega a su mujer/a sus hijos he beats his wife/children

3 to give (propinar) (bofetada, paliza).

pegar un golpe a alguien to hit somebody

pegar un tiro a alguien to shoot somebody

Ella le pegó una tremenda paliza She gave him a good thrashing.

4 to suit, to go with (corresponder a, ir bien a).

no le pega ese vestido that dress doesn't suit her

no le pega ese novio that boyfriend isn't right for her

5 to paste (computing).

6 to go together, to match.

pegar con to go with

7 to beat down (sol).

8 to glue, to adhere, to bond, to paste.

Ella pega las hojas She glues the sheets.

9 to infect with.

Yo le pegué a Ricardo un catarro I infected Richard with a cold.

10 to sew on.

Ella pega botones She sews on buttons.

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pegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to stick; (con pegamento) to glue, stick with glue; (con cola) to paste, stick with paste

■ pega estos sellos en el álbum stick these stamps in your album

■ han pegado un póster en la puerta they've stuck up a poster on the door

2 (coser) to sew on

■ pégame este botón sew this button on for me

3 (contagiar) to give

■ me has pegado la gripe you've given me your flu

4 (acercar) to move close to

■ pega la estantería a la pared move the bookcase against the wall

5 INFORMÁTICA to paste

► verbo intransitivo

1 (combinar) to match

■ esta blusa no pega con la falda this blouse doesn't go with the skirt

► verbo pronominal pegarse

1 (quemarse) to stick

■ se me ha vuelto a pegar el arroz the rice has stuck again

2 (persona) to latch onto

■ a mí siempre se me pegan los chiflados I always seem to attract loonies

■ se me pegó un tío en el pub y no hubo forma de deshacerme de él a bloke latched onto me in the pub and I couldn't get rid of him

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no pegar ni con cola (no entonar) to be totally wrong, look totally out of place 2 (ser increíble) to be impossible to believe

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pegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (golpear) to hit

■ mamá, Pablo me ha pegado mum, Pablo hit me

■ pega a su mujer he beats his wife

■ estos niños siempre se están pegando these kids are always fighting

2 (dar) to give

■ ¡vaya susto me has pegado! you didn't half scare me!

■ deja ya de pegar gritos stop shouting

■ lleva toda la mañana pegando saltos de alegría she's been jumping for joy all morning

► verbo intransitivo

1 (tener fuerza) to beat down

■ ¡cómo pega el sol hoy! it's a real scorcher today!

2 (beber) to knock back

■ le gusta pegarle al whisky ¿eh? he likes knocking back the whisky, doesn't he

► verbo pronominal

1 (tropezar) to bump ( con, into)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dále que te pego over and over again, on and on

no pegar golpe not to do a blessed thing

no pegar ojo not to sleep a wink

pegar fuerte (golpear) to hit hard 2 (tener éxito) to be all the rage

pegarle fuego a algo to set fire to something

pegarle un tiro a alguien to shoot somebody

pegarle una paliza a alguien to beat somebody up

pegarse la vida padre familiar to live the life of Riley

pegarse un tiro to shoot oneself

pegársela (caerse) to fall over, fall down 2 (tener un accidente) to have an accident

pegársela a alguien (engañar) to do the dirty on somebody 2 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

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verb

1) to hit, strike

2) glue, stick

3) paste

4) attach

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- pegarse

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1. VT

1) (=adherir)

a) [gen] to stick; [con cola] to glue, stick; [+ cartel] to stick up; [+ dos piezas] to fix together; (Inform) to paste

tengo que pegar las fotos en el álbum — I have to stick the photos into the album

pegar un sello — to stick a stamp on

lo puedes pegar con celo — you can stick it on with Sellotape ®, you can sellotape it on

- no pegar sello

b) (=coser) [+ botón] to sew on

2) (=golpear) [gen] to hit; (=dar una torta a) to smack

Andrés me ha pegado — Andrés hit me

hazlo o te pego — do it or I'll hit you

es un crimen pegar a los niños — it's a crime to hit o smack children

dicen que pega a su mujer — they say he beats his wife

3) * (=dar)

• me pegó un golpe — he hit me

• pegar un grito — to shout, cry out

• le han pegado un puntapié — they gave him a kick, they kicked him

• pegar un salto — to jump ( with fright {etc}4})

• pegar un susto a algn — to scare sb, give sb a fright

¡qué susto me has pegado! — what a fright you gave me!

• le pegaron un tiro — they shot him
fuego 1)
4) (=arrimar)

pegar una silla a una pared — to move o put a chair up against a wall

pegar el oído a la puerta — to put one's ear to the door

- pegar el oído o la oreja

5) * (=contagiar) to give (a to)

me has pegado la gripe — you've given me the flu

él me pegó la costumbre — I picked up the habit off him

6)

- pegarla

7) Méx (=atar) to tie, fasten (down); [+ caballo] to hitch up

8) Caribe [+ trabajo] to start

2. VI

1) (=adherir) to stick; (Inform) to paste

2) (=agarrar) [planta] to take (root); [remedio] to take; [fuego] to catch

3)

pegar contra algo — to hit sth

pegamos contra un muro — we hit a wall

pegar en algo — (=dar) to hit sth; (=rozar) to touch sth

la flecha pegó en el blanco — the arrow hit the target

la pelota pegó en el árbol — the ball hit the tree

pegaba con un palo en la puerta — he was pounding on o hitting the door with a stick

las ramas pegan en los cristales — the branches beat against the windows

el sol pega en esta ventana — the sun beats down through this window

el piano pega en la pared — the piano is touching the wall

4) * (=armonizar) to go well, fit; [dos colores] to match, go together

es un ingrediente que no pega — it's an ingredient which does not go well with other dishes

este sillón no pega aquí — this armchair doesn't look right here

la cita no pega — the quotation is out of place

pegarle a algn: no le pega nada actuar así — it's not like him to act like that

pegar con algo — to match sth, go with sth

ese sombrero no pega con el abrigo — that hat doesn't match o go with the coat

5) * (=ser fuerte) to be strong

este vino pega (mucho) — this wine is really strong o goes to your head

a estas horas el sol pega fuerte — the sun is really hot at this time of day

6) * (=tener éxito)

ese autor está pegando — that author's a big hit

esta canción está pegando muy fuerte — this song is rocketing up the charts

los jóvenes vienen pegando (fuerte) — the younger generation's coming up fast

7) * (=creer)

me pega que...: me pega que no vendrá — I have a hunch that he won't come

8)

pegarle a algo — * to be a great one for sth *

pegarle a la bebida — to be a heavy drinker

9) Caribe, Méx * (=trabajar duro) to slog away *

3.

See:

pegarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <bofetada/patada> to give

le pegó una paliza terrible — he gave him a terrible beating

le pegaron un tiro — they shot her

b) <grito/chillido> to let out

les pegó cuatro gritos y se callaron — she shouted at them and they shut up

pegar un salto de alegría — to jump for joy

pegarle un susto a alguien — to give somebody a fright

c) (fam) < repaso>

pégale un repaso a este capítulo — look over this chapter again

le pegué una miradita — I had a quick look at it

2)

a) ( adherir) to stick; ( con cola) to glue, stick

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

b) ( coser) <mangas/botones> to sew on

c) ( arrimar) to move... closer

pega el coche un poco más a la raya — move the car a little closer to the line

pegó el oído a la pared — he put his ear to the wall

3) (fam) ( contagiar) < enfermedad> to give

me pegó la gripe — he gave me the flu

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)
2.
pegar vi

1)

a) ( golpear)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

a mí no me vas a pegar! — don't you dare hit me!

si vuelves a hacer eso, te pego — if you do that again, I'll smack you

le pega a su mujer — he beats his wife

la pelota pegó en el poste — the ball hit the goalpost

b) (fam) ( hacerse popular) producto/moda to take off; artista to be very popular

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

c) (fam) ( ser fuerte) viento to be strong

cómo pegaba el sol! — the sun was really beating down!

este vino pega — this wine's strong

2)

a) ( adherir) to stick

b) ( armonizar) to go together

pegar CON algo — to go with something

no pega con el vestido — it doesn't go (very well) with the dress

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

esos colores no pegan ni con cola — those colors don't go together at all

este cuadro aquí no pega ni con cola — this picture looks really out of place here
3.
pegarse v pron

1)

a) ( golpearse)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

me pegué un golpe en la pierna — I hit my leg

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

b) (recípr) ( darse golpes) to hit each other

2) < susto> to get

qué susto me pegué! — what a fright I got!

pegarse un tiro — to shoot oneself

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

3)

a) ( adherirse) to stick

se me pegó el arroz — the rice stuck

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

pegarse a alguien — latch on to somebody

b) ( contagiarse) enfermedad to be infectious

eso se pega — you can easily catch it; (+ me/te/le etc)

se te va a pegar mi catarro — you'll catch my cold

se le pegó la costumbre de... — she got into the habit of...

se le ha pegado el acento mexicano — he's picked up a Mexican accent

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¹ = plaster, affix, attach, glue, fasten together, stick, paste together, cement.

Ex. Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.

Ex. Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex. In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex. The binding type specifies the type of binding ( glued, sewn).

Ex. A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.

Ex. Is it a matter of a library in one country sticking a pin in a map and requesting a document from the nearest library to where the pin is inserted?.

Ex. The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.

Ex. An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.

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* arrastrar y pegar = drag and drop.

* copiar y pegar = copy and paste.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* goma de pegar = rubber solution.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.

* pegar a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.

* pegar con cinta adhesiva = tape.

* pegarse = stick together, bricking, blocking, rub off on.

* pegarse a = stick to, have + a rub-off effect on.

* pegarse como una lapa = cling like + a limpet, stick like + a limpet.

* pegar sobre = paste onto.

* pegar una nota en un sitio público = post.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <bofetada/patada> to give

le pegó una paliza terrible — he gave him a terrible beating

le pegaron un tiro — they shot her

b) <grito/chillido> to let out

les pegó cuatro gritos y se callaron — she shouted at them and they shut up

pegar un salto de alegría — to jump for joy

pegarle un susto a alguien — to give somebody a fright

c) (fam) < repaso>

pégale un repaso a este capítulo — look over this chapter again

le pegué una miradita — I had a quick look at it

2)

a) ( adherir) to stick; ( con cola) to glue, stick

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

b) ( coser) <mangas/botones> to sew on

c) ( arrimar) to move... closer

pega el coche un poco más a la raya — move the car a little closer to the line

pegó el oído a la pared — he put his ear to the wall

3) (fam) ( contagiar) < enfermedad> to give

me pegó la gripe — he gave me the flu

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)
2.
pegar vi

1)

a) ( golpear)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

a mí no me vas a pegar! — don't you dare hit me!

si vuelves a hacer eso, te pego — if you do that again, I'll smack you

le pega a su mujer — he beats his wife

la pelota pegó en el poste — the ball hit the goalpost

b) (fam) ( hacerse popular) producto/moda to take off; artista to be very popular

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

c) (fam) ( ser fuerte) viento to be strong

cómo pegaba el sol! — the sun was really beating down!

este vino pega — this wine's strong

2)

a) ( adherir) to stick

b) ( armonizar) to go together

pegar CON algo — to go with something

no pega con el vestido — it doesn't go (very well) with the dress

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

esos colores no pegan ni con cola — those colors don't go together at all

este cuadro aquí no pega ni con cola — this picture looks really out of place here
3.
pegarse v pron

1)

a) ( golpearse)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

me pegué un golpe en la pierna — I hit my leg

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

b) (recípr) ( darse golpes) to hit each other

2) < susto> to get

qué susto me pegué! — what a fright I got!

pegarse un tiro — to shoot oneself

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

3)

a) ( adherirse) to stick

se me pegó el arroz — the rice stuck

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

pegarse a alguien — latch on to somebody

b) ( contagiarse) enfermedad to be infectious

eso se pega — you can easily catch it; (+ me/te/le etc)

se te va a pegar mi catarro — you'll catch my cold

se le pegó la costumbre de... — she got into the habit of...

se le ha pegado el acento mexicano — he's picked up a Mexican accent

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pegar²

² = hit, spank, smack, whip, beat, belt, whack.

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.

Ex: Parents who endorse the use of non-coercive management techniques smack their children as well.

Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.

Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.

Ex: They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.

Ex: The assailants, he said, did not know 'if I was straight or gay, I just happened to pass by and got whacked on the head'.

* pegar chillidos = shriek.

* pegar en el larguero = hit + the crossbar.

* pegar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.

* pegar fuerte = hit + hard, pack + a wallop.

* pegar gritos = shriek, shout.

* pegarse una hostia = come + a cropper.

* pegar un estirón = shoot up.

* pegar un puñetazo = sock.

* pegar un repullo = give + a start, startle.

* pegar un respingo = give + a start, startle.

* pegar un susto = spook.

¹ = plaster, affix, attach, glue, fasten together, stick, paste together, cement.

Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.

Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.

Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.

Ex: The binding type specifies the type of binding ( glued, sewn).

Ex: A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.

Ex: Is it a matter of a library in one country sticking a pin in a map and requesting a document from the nearest library to where the pin is inserted?.

Ex: The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.

Ex: An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.

* arrastrar y pegar = drag and drop.

* copiar y pegar = copy and paste.

* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.

* goma de pegar = rubber solution.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.

* pegar a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.

* pegar con cinta adhesiva = tape.

* pegarse = stick together, bricking, blocking, rub off on.

* pegarse a = stick to, have + a rub-off effect on.

* pegarse como una lapa = cling like + a limpet, stick like + a limpet.

* pegar sobre = paste onto.

* pegar una nota en un sitio público = post.

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pegar [A3 ]

vt

A

1 (propinar) ‹bofetada/paliza/patada› to give

le pegó una paliza terrible he gave him a terrible beating

le pegué una patada en la rodilla I gave him a kick on the knee, I kicked him on the knee

te voy a pegar un coscorrón I'm going to clout you o give you such a clout! ( colloq)

le pegaron un tiro they shot her

2 ‹grito/salto›

pegó un chillido she let out a scream, she screamed

les pegó cuatro gritos y se callaron she shouted at them and they shut up

pegó un salto de alegría he jumped for joy

pegó media vuelta y se fue he turned around and walked away

3 ‹susto› to give

¡qué susto me pegaste! you gave me a terrible fright!

4 ( fam) ‹repaso›

pégale un repaso a este capítulo look over this chapter again

le pegué una miradita I had a quick look at it

B

1 (adherir) to stick; (con cola) to glue, stick; (con engrudo) to paste, stick

pegué los sellos en el sobre I stuck the stamps on the envelope

¿cómo pego la suela? how can I stick the sole?

vamos a pegar todos los pedazos we're going to glue o stick all the pieces back together

pegó un póster en la pared she stuck ( o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

2 (coser) ‹mangas/botones› to sew … on

ni siquiera sabe pegar un botón he can't even sew a button on

3 (arrimar, acercar) to move … closer

pega el coche un poco más a la raya move the car a little closer to the line

pegó el oído a la pared he put his ear to the wall

4 ( Inf) to paste

C ( fam) (contagiar) ‹enfermedad› to give

no te acerques, que te pego la gripe don't come near me, I'll give you my flu o you'll get my flu

pegarla ( RPl fam); to be dead on ( AmE colloq), to be spot on ( BrE colloq)

la verdad es que la pegamos con su regalo we really were dead on o spot on with her gift

con este espectáculo sí la vamos a pegar we're going to have a big hit with this show ( colloq)

pegar su chicle con algn ( Méx arg); to score with sb (sl)

■ pegar

vi

A

1

(golpear): pegarle a algn to hit sb; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack sb

dicen que le pega a su mujer they say he beats his wife

si vuelves a hacer eso, te pego if you do that again, I'll smack you

¡a mí no me vas a pegar! don't you dare hit me!

la pelota pegó en el poste the ball hit the goalpost

pegarle a algo ( fam): ¡cómo le pegan al vino! they sure like their wine ( colloq), they certainly knock back the wine ( colloq)

ahora le pega al canto ( Chi); she's into singing at the moment ( colloq)

2 ( fam) (hacerse popular) to take off

si el producto no pega, quebramos if the product doesn't take off o catch on, we'll go under

una artista que pega en el extranjero an artist who's very popular abroad

su último disco está pegando fuerte her latest record is a big hit ( colloq)

3 ( fam) (ser fuerte) «viento» to be strong

¡cómo pegaba el sol! the sun was really beating down!, the sun was really hot!

este vino pega muchísimo this wine's really strong, this wine goes to your head

B

1 (adherir) to stick

2 (armonizar) to go together

estos colores no pegan these colors* don't go together

pegar CON algo to go WITH sth

esos zapatos no pegan con el vestido those shoes don't go (well) with the dress

esa mesa no pega con los demás muebles that table doesn't fit in with o go with the rest of the furniture

el vino blanco no pega con la carne white wine doesn't go with meat

no pegar ni con cola or no pegar ni juntar ( fam): esos colores no pegan ni con cola those colors* don't go together at all

este cuadro aquí no pega ni con cola this picture looks really out of place here

no pegamos ni juntamos en este ambiente we stick out like a sore thumb in a place like this

C ( Chi fam) (dirigirse) pegar PARA algo; to head o make FOR sth

pegó para su casa she made o headed for home

■ pegarse

v pron

A

1

(golpearse): me pegué con la mesa I bumped into the table, I knocked myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza I banged o knocked my head

me pegué un golpe muy fuerte en la pierna I hit my leg really hard

se cayó de la bicicleta y se pegó un porrazo ( fam); she fell off her bike and gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela ( Esp fam); to have a crash

pegársela a algn ( Esp fam); (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( AmE colloq); (traicionar) to double-cross sb, do the dirty on sb ( colloq)

2 ( recípr) (darse golpes) to hit each other

estos niños siempre se están pegando these kids are always hitting each other o fighting

B

1 ‹susto›

¡qué susto me pegué cuando la vi! I got such a fright when I saw her

2 ‹tiro›

se pegó un tiro en la sien he shot himself in the head

¡es para pegarse un tiro! it's enough to drive you crazy o mad!

3 ( fam)

(tomarse, darse): me voy a pegar una ducha I'm going to take o have a shower

tuvimos que pegarnos una corrida para no perder el tren we had to run to catch the train

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda we had an amazing meal last night ( colloq)

¡me voy a pegar unas vacaciones …! I'm going to give myself o have myself a good vacation

4 ( Esp fam) (pasar) to spend

me pegué el día entero estudiando I spent the whole day studying

me pegué cuatro días sin salir de casa I didn't leave the house for four days, I went (for) four days without leaving the house ( colloq)

C

1 (adherirse) to stick

no consigo que este sobre se pegue I can't get this envelope to stick

se me ha pegado el arroz the rice has stuck

mi madre se pega al or del teléfono y no para de hablar once my mother gets yakking on the phone there's no stopping her ( colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre she kept her finger on o she leaned on the doorbell

se me pega y después no se qué hacer para deshacerme de él he latches on to me and then I can't get rid of him

2

«costumbre/enfermedad» (contagiarse) (+ me/te/le etc): en Inglaterra se le pegó la costumbre de tomar té in England she got into the habit of drinking tea

se le ha pegado el acento mexicano he's picked up a Mexican accent

no te acerques, que se te va a pegar el catarro don't come too close or you'll catch my cold

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pegar ( conjugate pegar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹bofetada/patada› to give;

◊ le pegó una paliza terrible he gave him a terrible beating;

le pegaron un tiro they shot her
b) ‹grito/chillido› to let out;

◊ pegar un salto de alegría to jump for joy;

pegarle un susto a algn to give sb a fright
2
a) ( adherir) to stick;

( con cola) to glue, stick
b) ( coser) ‹mangas/botones› to sew on

c) ( arrimar) to move … closer

3 (fam) ( contagiar) ‹ enfermedad› to give;
◊ me pegó la gripe he gave me the flu

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( golpear): pegarle a algn to hit sb;

(a un niño, como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ le pega a su mujer he beats his wife;

la pelota pegó en el poste the ball hit the goalpost
b) (fam) ( hacerse popular) [producto/moda] to take off;

[ artista] to be very popular
2
a) ( adherir) to stick

b) ( armonizar) to go together;

pegar CON algo to go with sth;
◊ no pega con el vestido it doesn't go (very well) with the dress

pegarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( golpearse):

◊ me pegué con la mesa I knocked o hit myself on the table;

me pegué en la cabeza I banged o knocked my head
b) ( recípr) ( darse golpes) to hit each other

2 ‹ susto› to get;
◊ pegarse un tiro to shoot oneself

3 ( contagiarse) [ enfermedad] to be infectious;
◊ eso se pega you can easily catch it;

se te va a pegar mi catarro you'll catch my cold;
se le ha pegado el acento mexicano he's picked up a Mexican accent
pegar
I verbo transitivo
1 (adherir) to stick
(con pegamento) to glue
2 (coser) to sew on
3 (arrimar) lean against: es mejor que pegues la cuna a la pared, you'd better put the cradle against the wall
4 (un susto, una enfermedad) to give
5 (realizar una acción) pegó fuego a la casa, he set the house on fire
pegó saltos de alegría, he jumped for joy
6 (maltratar) to hit: no pegues al niño, don't hit the child
II verbo intransitivo
1 (combinar) to match: ese jersey no pega con esos pantalones, that sweater doesn't go with those trousers
(estar próximo a) to be next to: su casa está pegada al cine, his house is next to the cinema
2 (sol) to beat down
♦ Locuciones: no pegar ojo, not to sleep a wink
' pegar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartel
- cascar
- frenazo
- hebra
- ojo
- respingo
- reventón
- sacudir
- zurrar
- acertar
- culo
- dar
- estirón
- golpear
- maltratar
- rebote
- salto
- sonar
English:
affix
- beat
- beat down
- believe in
- belt
- bond
- give
- glue
- gum
- hang
- hit
- paste
- punch
- put up
- scare
- sellotape
- sew on
- shoot
- slap
- slug
- smack
- stick
- stick together
- strike
- tape
- wallop
- alone
- attach
- crack
- even
- go
- jolt
- superglue
- wink

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pegar

♦ vt

1. [adherir] to stick;
[con pegamento] to glue; [póster, cartel] to fix, to put up; [botón] to sew on;
pegó la suela al zapato he stuck the sole on the shoe

2. [arrimar]
pegar algo a o [m5] contra algo to put o place sth against sth;

no pegues la silla tanto a la pared don't put the chair so close up against the wall;

pega el coche un poco más a la acera move the car in a bit closer to the Br pavement o US sidewalk

3. [golpear] to hit;

el balón me pegó en la cara the ball hit me in the face;

pega a su mujer/a sus hijos he beats his wife/children

4. [dar] [bofetada, paliza, patada] to give;

pegó un golpe sobre la mesa he banged the table;

pegar un golpe a alguien to hit sb;

pegar un susto a alguien to give sb a fright;

pegar un disgusto a alguien to upset sb;

pegar un tiro a alguien to shoot sb

5. [realizar, producir]
pegar un bostezo to yawn;

pegar un grito to cry out, to let out a cry;

no arreglas nada pegando gritos it's no use shouting;

pegar un respingo to (give a) start;

pegaban saltos de alegría they were jumping for joy;

pegar un suspiro to (give a) sigh;

pegar fuego a algo to set sth on fire, to set fire to sth

6. [contagiar]
pegar algo a alguien to give sb sth, to pass sth on to sb;

le pegó el sarampión a su hermano she gave her brother measles

7. [corresponder a, ir bien a] to suit;

no le pega ese vestido that dress doesn't suit her;

esta corbata pega con esa camisa this tie goes with that shirt;

no le pega ese novio that boyfriend isn't right for her

8. Informát to paste

9. Fam [tener el hábito de]
le pega mucho al vino he likes his wine

10. RP Fam
pegarla [acertar] to be spot on;

la pegamos con esa idea we were spot on with that idea

♦ vi

1. [adherir] to stick

2. [golpear] to hit;

la lluvia pegaba en la ventana the rain was driving against the windowpane;

una bala pegó contra el techo a bullet hit the ceiling;

la pelota pegó en el larguero the ball hit the crossbar

3. [armonizar] to go together, to match;

no pegan nada they don't go together o match at all;

no pega mucho un bingo en este barrio a bingo hall doesn't really fit o looks rather out of place in this part of town;

pegar con to go with;

un color que pegue (bien) con el rojo a colour that goes (well) with red

4. Fam [ser fuerte] [sol] to beat down;
[viento, aire] to be strong; [vino, licor, droga] to be strong stuff, to pack a punch;
el aire pega de costado there's a strong side wind;

¡cómo pega el sol! it's absolutely scorching!

5. [estar al lado]
pegar a o [m5] con to be right next to;

el restaurante pega con a la estación the restaurant's right next to the station

6. Fam [tener éxito, estar de moda] to be in;

este grupo está pegando mucho últimamente this group is massive at the moment;

una nueva generación de tenistas viene pegando fuerte a new generation of tennis players is beginning to come through

♦ See also the pronominal verb pegarse

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pegar

I v/t

1 ( golpear) hit

2 ( adherir) stick, glue

3 bofetada, susto, resfriado give;

pegar un grito shout, give a shout;

no me pega la gana Méx I don’t feel like it

II v/i

1 ( golpear) hit

2 ( adherir) stick

3 del sol beat down

4 ( armonizar) go (together)

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pegar {52} vt

1) : to glue, to stick, to paste

2) : to attach, to sew on

3) : to infect with, to give

me pegó el resfriado: he gave me his cold

4) golpear: to hit, to deal, to strike

me pegaron un puntapié: they gave me a kick

5) : to give (out with)

pegó un grito: she let out a yell

pegar vi

1) : to adhere, to stick

2)

pegar en : to hit, to strike (against)

3)

pegar con : to match, to go with

♦ See also the reflexive verb pegarse

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pegar vb

1. (adherir) to stick [pt. & pp. stuck]

pegaron el cartel en la pared they stuck the poster on the wall

2. (golpear) to hit [pt. & pp. hit]

no pegues a tu hermana don't hit your sister

3. (acercar) to put against [pt. & pp. put]

no pegues la silla a la pared don't put the chair against the wall

4. (contagiar) to give [pt. gave; pp. given]

creo que me has pegado la gripe I think you've given me your flu

5. (armonizar) to go

esa corbata no pega con la camisa that tie doesn't go with your shirt

pegar un tiro to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

pegar un susto to give a fright [pt. gave; pp. given]

pegar un grito to shout

pegar una torta to slap [pt. & pp. slapped]

Spanish-English dictionary > pegar
13 atravesado

adj.

1 lying across, transfixed, awry, aslant.

2 bloody-minded.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: atravesar.

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atravesado

► participio pasado

1→ link=atravesar atravesar

► adjetivo

1 (cruzado) crossed, laid across

2 (algo bizco) cross-eyed

3 (animal cruzado) mongrel, crossbred

4 figurado (maligno) wicked, bloody-minded

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tener a alguien atravesado,-a figurado to find somebody unbearable

■ le tengo atravesada I can't stand her

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ADJ

1) (=de través)

la farola quedó atravesada en la calle — the lamppost fell across the street

tener atravesado * —

lo tengo atravesado — I can't stand him

tengo atravesado este programa de tele — I can't stand this TV programme

2) (=malintencionado) treacherous

3) (=bizco) squinting, cross-eyed

4) (Zool) mongrel, cross-bred

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- da adjetivo

1) ( cruzado)

el piano estaba atravesado en el pasillo — the piano was stuck (o placed etc) across the corridor

un camión atravesado en la carretera — a truck blocking the road

tener algo/a alguien atravesado — (fam)

lo tengo atravesado — I can't stand him (colloq)

tengo atravesada la física — I can't stand physics (colloq)

2)

a) (AmL fam) ( obstinado) bloody-minded; ( malintencionado)

es muy atravesado — he's a real troublemaker

b) (Col, Ven fam) ( agresivo) vicious, mean (colloq)

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= pierced.

Ex. Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.

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- da adjetivo

1) ( cruzado)

el piano estaba atravesado en el pasillo — the piano was stuck (o placed etc) across the corridor

un camión atravesado en la carretera — a truck blocking the road

tener algo/a alguien atravesado — (fam)

lo tengo atravesado — I can't stand him (colloq)

tengo atravesada la física — I can't stand physics (colloq)

2)

a) (AmL fam) ( obstinado) bloody-minded; ( malintencionado)

es muy atravesado — he's a real troublemaker

b) (Col, Ven fam) ( agresivo) vicious, mean (colloq)

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= pierced.

Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.

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atravesado -da

adjective

A

(cruzado): el piano estaba atravesado en el pasillo the piano was stuck ( o placed etc) across the corridor

había un camión atravesado en la carretera there was a truck blocking the road

tener algo/a algn atravesado ( fam): lo tengo atravesado I can't stand him ( colloq)

tengo atravesada la física I can't stand o ( BrE) stomach physics ( colloq)

B

1 ( AmL fam) (obstinado) bloody-minded

(malintencionado): es muy atravesado he's a real troublemaker

2 ( Col fam) (agresivo) vicious, mean ( colloq)

3 ( Chi fam) (mal humorado) in a bad mood

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Del verbo atravesar: ( conjugate atravesar)

atravesado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
atravesado
atravesar
atravesado
◊ -da adjetivo ( cruzado): el piano estaba atravesado en el pasillo the piano was stuck (o placed etc) across the corridor;

un árbol/camión atravesado en la carretera a tree lying across/a truck blocking the road
atravesar ( conjugate atravesar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹río/frontera› to cross;

◊ atravesó el río a nado she swam across the river

b) [bala/espada] to go through;

◊ le atravesó la pierna it went through his leg

c) ‹crisis/período› to go through

2 ( colocar) to put … across
atravesarse verbo pronominal:
◊ se nos atravesó un camión a truck crossed right in front of us;

se me atravesó una espina en la garganta I got a fish bone stuck in my throat
atravesado,-a adjetivo
1 (cruzado) lying crosswise
2 (persona retorcida) difficult: su cuñada es algo atravesada y le hace sufrir cuando puede, her sister-in-law is a bit mean and makes her suffer whenever she can
atravesar verbo transitivo
1 (una pared) to pierce, go through
2 (una calle, un río) to cross
3 (una etapa) to go through
4 (impedir el paso) to lay across, put across

' atravesado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesada
- atravesarse
- cruzada
- cruzado

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atravesado, -a adj

1. [cruzado]
hay un árbol atravesado en la carretera there's a tree lying across the road;

el barco había quedado atravesado a la entrada del puerto the ship had blocked the entrance to the harbour;

Comp
Fam
tener atravesado a algo/a alguien: tengo atravesado a Manolo I can't stand Manolo

2. [bizco] cross-eyed, cock-eyed

3. Fam [malintencionado] nasty

4. Comp
RP Fam
andar atravesado to be grumpy, Br to have the hump

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atravesado

adj

:

atravesado en algo stuck across sth;

tener a alguien atravesado fig fam not be able to stand s.o.

Spanish-English dictionary > atravesado
14 estampado

adj.

patterned, print, printed.

m.

1 printing, print.

2 stamping.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: estampar.

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estampado

► nombre masculino

1 (tela) print

2 (proceso - tela) printing; (- metal) stamping

————————

estampado

► participio pasado

1→ link=estampar estampar

► adjetivo

1 (gen) patterned, print; (tela) printed; (metal) stamped

► nombre masculino estampado

1 (tela) print

2 (proceso - tela) printing; (- metal) stamping

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1.

ADJ printed

un vestido estampado — a print dress

2. SM

1) (=impresión) [gen] printing; [con sello, pie] stamping

2) (=diseño) pattern

3) (=tela) print

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I
- da adjetivo patterned, printed

estampado a mano — hand printed
II
masculino

a) ( motivo) pattern

b) ( tela)

los estampados están de moda — patterned o printed fabrics are in fashion

c) (proceso - sobre tela, papel) printing; (- sobre metal) stamping; (- formando relieve) embossing

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= blocking, tooled.

Ex. But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.

Ex. Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.

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* estampado de cachemir = paisley.

* estampado de lunares = polka dot.

* estampado en oro = gold tooling, goldblocking, gilt-tooled.

* pasta estampada = printed paper board.

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I
- da adjetivo patterned, printed

estampado a mano — hand printed
II
masculino

a) ( motivo) pattern

b) ( tela)

los estampados están de moda — patterned o printed fabrics are in fashion

c) (proceso - sobre tela, papel) printing; (- sobre metal) stamping; (- formando relieve) embossing

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= blocking, tooled.

Ex: But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.

Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.

* estampado de cachemir = paisley.

* estampado de lunares = polka dot.

* estampado en oro = gold tooling, goldblocking, gilt-tooled.

* pasta estampada = printed paper board.

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estampado¹ -da

adjective

patterned, printed

estampado²

masculine

1 (motivo) pattern

2

(tela): los estampados están de moda patterned o printed fabrics are in fashion

para la camisa eligió un bonito estampado en rojo y azul she chose a pretty red and blue print for the shirt

3 (proceso — sobre tela, papel) printing; (— sobre metal) stamping; (— formando relieve) embossing

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Del verbo estampar: ( conjugate estampar)

estampado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
estampado
estampar
estampado 1
◊ -da adjetivo

patterned, printed
estampado 2 sustantivo masculino
pattern;
los estampados están de moda patterned o printed fabrics are in fashion
estampar ( conjugate estampar) verbo transitivo ( imprimir) ‹tela/diseño› to print;

‹ metal› to stamp;
( formando relieve) to emboss
estampado,-a
I adj (un tejido) printed, patterned
II sustantivo masculino
1 (en la tela) print
2 (actividad) printing
estampar verbo transitivo
1 (en tela, papel) to print: ha estampado sus iniciales en toda su correspondencia, she printed her initials on all of her letters
2 (dejar huella o señal) to imprint: su cara se estampó en mi memoria, his face is etched on my memory
3 (estrellar, arrojar) to hurl [contra, against]: estampó el vaso contra la pared, she hurled the glass against the wall
' estampado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estampar
- estampada
- dibujo
English:
pattern
- print
- emboss
- floral
- patterned

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estampado, -a

♦ adj

printed

♦ nm

1. [acción] [en tela, papel] printing;
[en metal] stamping
2. [dibujo] pattern;

estampado de flores/en azul floral/blue pattern

3. [tela] (cotton) print;

estampado de flores/en azul floral/blue print

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estampado

I adj tejido patterned

II m

1 acción printing

2 diseño pattern

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estampado, -da adj

: patterned, printed

estampado nm

: print, pattern

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estampado n (dibujo) pattern

Spanish-English dictionary > estampado
15 estorbar

v.

1 to bother.

le estorba el flequillo para jugar al tenis his fringe bothers him when he plays tennis

el abrigo me estorba con tanto calor I find wearing my coat uncomfortable in this heat

esta mesa estorba el paso this table is in people's way

El perro estorba a Ricardo The dog bothers Richard.

2 to be in the way (estar en medio).

no hace más que estorbar all he does is get in the way

Ese perro estorba mucho That dog gets in the way a lot.

3 to obstruct, to encumber, to hamper, to hinder.

Elsa estorba la búsqueda Elsa obstructs the search.

4 to be bothered by.

Me estorban las moscas I am bothered by flies.

5 to be disturbed by.

Me estorba tu amigo I am disturbed by your friend...

6 to make it cumbersome to, to make it difficult to.

Ella estorba cocinar She makes it cumbersome to cook.

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estorbar

► verbo transitivo

1 (dificultar) to hinder, get in the way; (obstruir) to obstruct, block, hold up

■ esa mesa estorba el paso that table is blocking the way

2 figurado (molestar) to annoy, bother, disturb

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser obstáculo) to be in the way

2 figurado (molestar) to be a nuisance

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verb

1) to hinder

2) obstruct

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1.

VI to be in the way

estas maletas están estorbando aquí — these cases are in the way here

siempre estás estorbando — you're always getting in the way

2. VT

1) (=obstaculizar) [+ paso, avance] to get in the way of; [+ trabajo, progreso] to hinder; [+ circulación] to slow down

2) (=molestar) to bother

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1.
verbo intransitivo to be/get in the way
2.
estorbar vt to obstruct

el vehículo estorbaba la circulación — the vehicle was blocking the traffic

el piano estorbaba el paso — the piano was in the way

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= hamper, stand in + the way (of), get in + the way (of).

Ex. Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.

Ex. It may be objected that a direct experience of the country by visiting it does not ensure a true picture, in fact that it may even stand in the way.

Ex. At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.

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* estorbarse = trip over + each other.

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1.
verbo intransitivo to be/get in the way
2.
estorbar vt to obstruct

el vehículo estorbaba la circulación — the vehicle was blocking the traffic

el piano estorbaba el paso — the piano was in the way

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= hamper, stand in + the way (of), get in + the way (of).

Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.

Ex: It may be objected that a direct experience of the country by visiting it does not ensure a true picture, in fact that it may even stand in the way.

Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.

* estorbarse = trip over + each other.

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estorbar [A1 ]

vi

to be/get in the way

lo único que haces es estorbar you just get in the way o you're just a nuisance

■ estorbar

vt

to obstruct

el vehículo estorbaba la circulación the vehicle was blocking o obstructing the traffic o causing an obstruction

el piano estorbaba el paso the piano was in our/their way

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estorbar ( conjugate estorbar) verbo intransitivo
to be/get in the way
verbo transitivo
to obstruct;
◊ el piano estorbaba el paso the piano was in the way

estorbar
I verbo transitivo
1 (obstaculizar) to hinder
2 (incomodar a alguien) to disturb
II verbo intransitivo to be in the way: ¿estorbo?, am I in the way?

' estorbar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
importar
English:
cramp
- encumber
- hinder
- way

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estorbar

♦ vt

1. [obstaculizar] to hinder;

esta mesa estorba el paso this table is in people's way

2. [molestar] to bother;

le estorba el pelo para jugar al tenis his hair bothers him when he plays tennis;

el abrigo me estorba con tanto calor I find wearing my coat uncomfortable in this heat

♦ vi
[estar en medio] to be in the way;
no hace más que estorbar all he does is get in the way;

no quites el aire acondicionado, que no estorba don't turn the air conditioning off, it's not bothering me

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estorbar

I v/t ( dificultar) hinder;

nos estorbaba he was in our way

II v/i get in the way

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estorbar vt

obstruir: to obstruct, to hinder

estorbar vi

: to get in the way

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estorbar vb to be in the way

Spanish-English dictionary > estorbar
16 impedir

v.

1 to prevent.

impedir a alguien hacer algo to prevent somebody from doing something

la lesión le impedía correr the injury stopped o prevented him from running

la nieve impidió la celebración del partido the snow prevented the match from taking place

impedirle el paso a alguien to bar somebody's way

si nada lo impide saldremos por la mañana all being well we'll leave in the morning

2 to hinder, to obstruct.

3 to impede, to obstruct, to hold up, to prevent.

Ella impidió el accidente She impeded the accident.

4 to handicap, to cripple, to disable.

El accidente impidió a Ricardo The accident handicapped Richard.

5 to prevent from, to keep from, to avert from, to deter from.

María le impidió a Ricardo jugar Mary prevented Richard from playing.

6 to make it impossible to, to make it difficult to.

Esa luz impide leer That light makes it impossible to read.

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impedir

Conjugation model [ SERVIR], like link=servir servir

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer imposible) to prevent, stop

■ ¿hay algo que te lo impida? is there anything stopping you?

■ su enfermedad le impide desplazarse her illness makes it impossible for her to get about

2 (obstaculizar) to hinder, impede

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

impedir el paso to block the way

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verb

1) to impede

2) prevent

3) block

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VT

1) (=parar) to prevent, stop

trataron de impedir la huida de los presos — they tried to prevent the prisoners escaping o the prisoners escape

impedir a algn el acceso al edificio — to prevent sb from entering the building

lo que no se puede impedir — what cannot be prevented

a mí nadie me lo va a impedir — nobody's going to stop me

impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir que algn haga algo — to prevent sb (from) doing sth, stop sb doing sth

esto no impide que... — this does not alter the fact that...

impedir el paso — to block the way

un camión nos impedía el paso — a lorry was blocking our way

2) (=dificultar) [con obstáculos] to impede, obstruct; [con problemas] to hinder, hamper

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verbo transitivo

a) ( imposibilitar) to prevent

nadie te lo impide — nobody's stopping you

impedirle a alguien + inf — to prevent somebody from -ing

el dolor le impedía caminar — the pain prevented her from walking

quiso impedir que nos viéramos — she tried to stop us seeing each other

b) < paso> to block

un camión impedía la entrada — a truck was blocking the entrance

c) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder

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= guard against, impede, inhibit, prevent, forestall, restrain from, foreclose, get in + the way (of), hamstring, head off, ward off, hamper, thwart.

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex. Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.

Ex. The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.

Ex. At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.

Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

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* impedir el paso = block in.

* impedir la entrada = keep out.

* impedir que = keep from.

* impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio.

* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( imposibilitar) to prevent

nadie te lo impide — nobody's stopping you

impedirle a alguien + inf — to prevent somebody from -ing

el dolor le impedía caminar — the pain prevented her from walking

quiso impedir que nos viéramos — she tried to stop us seeing each other

b) < paso> to block

un camión impedía la entrada — a truck was blocking the entrance

c) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder

* * *

= guard against, impede, inhibit, prevent, forestall, restrain from, foreclose, get in + the way (of), hamstring, head off, ward off, hamper, thwart.

Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.

Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.

Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.

Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.

Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

* impedir el paso = block in.

* impedir la entrada = keep out.

* impedir que = keep from.

* impedir que + Subjuntivo = prevent from + Gerundio.

* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.

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impedir [ I14 ]

vt

1 (imposibilitar) to prevent

no logró impedir el accidente she was unable to prevent the accident

nos impidió el paso he wouldn't let us through, he blocked our way

esta válvula impide el paso del gas this valve stops o blocks the flow of gas

nadie te lo impide nobody's stopping you

impedirle a algn + INF to prevent sb FROM -ING

el dolor le impedía caminar the pain prevented her from walking o meant that she couldn't walk o stopped her walking

impedir QUE + SUBJ:

quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other, she tried to prevent us from seeing each other

tenemos que impedir que ocurra otra vez we must see that it doesn't happen again, we must stop o prevent it happening again

2 (dificultar) to hamper, hinder

la ropa me impedía los movimientos my clothes hampered o hindered o impeded my movements

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impedir ( conjugate impedir) verbo transitivo
a) ( imposibilitar) to prevent;

◊ nadie te lo impide nobody's stopping you;

impedirle a algn hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;
quiso impedir que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other
b) ‹paso/entrada› to block

c) ( dificultar) to hamper, hinder

impedir verbo transitivo
1 (entorpecer) to impede, hinder: un coche impedía el paso a la ambulancia, a car was in the way of the ambulance
2 (frustrar) to prevent, stop
' impedir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesar
- bloquear
- cortar
- imposibilitar
- inmovilizar
- trabar
- evitar
- impida
English:
bar
- deter
- forestall
- impede
- inhibit
- interfere
- keep
- occur
- prevent
- restrain
- stop
- avert
- obscure
- prohibit

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impedir vt

1. [imposibilitar] to prevent;

impedir a alguien hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;

la lesión le impedía correr the injury stopped o prevented her from running;

impedirle el paso a alguien to bar sb's way;

este camión impide el paso a la calle this truck o Br lorry is blocking the street;

la nieve impidió la celebración del partido the snow prevented the game from taking place;

nada te impide hacerlo there's nothing to stop you doing it;

si nada lo impide saldremos por la mañana all being well we'll leave in the morning

2. [dificultar] to hinder, to obstruct

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impedir

v/t prevent; ( estorbar) impede

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impedir {54} vt

1) : to prevent, to block

2) : to impede, to hinder

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impedir vb

1. (imposibilitar) to prevent / to stop [pt. & pp. stopped]

tratan de impedir que lo vea they're trying to stop me seeing him

2. (paso) to block

el guardia nos impidió el paso the guard blocked our way

Spanish-English dictionary > impedir
17 catching

1. a заразный

flu is catching — грипп — заразная болезнь

2. a заразительный; прилипчивый

yawning is catching — зевота заразительна

3. a привлекательный

a catching way — располагающая манера

4. a тех. останавливающий; зацепляющий; захватывающий

5. a неустойчивый

Синонимический ряд:

1. communicable (adj.) communicable; contagious; dangerous; endemic; epidemic; infectious; miasmatic; noxious; taking; transmittable

2. catching (verb) catching; catching up; enmeshing; ensnaring; entangling; entrapping; snaring; tangling; trammelling; trapping

3. contracting (verb) coming down with; contracting; sickening of; sickening with

4. duping (verb) bamboozling; chicaning; conning; duping; dusting; flimflamming; fooling; gulling; hoaxing; hoodwinking; jobbing; kidding; spoofing; tricking; victimizing

5. fastening (verb) anchoring; fastening; fixing; mooring; securing

6. finding (verb) descrying; detecting; discerning; encountering; espying; finding; glimpsing; hitting on; hitting upon; meeting with; spotting; spying; turning up

7. getting (verb) bagging; capturing; collaring; developing; getting; nailing; netting; sickening

8. hitting (verb) clouting; hitting; knocking; popping; slamming; slogging; smacking; smashing; smiting; socking; striking; swatting; whacking; whamming

9. intercepting (verb) blocking; cutting off; intercepting

10. lodging (verb) lodging; sticking

11. marrying (verb) espousing; marrying; wedding

12. overhauling (verb) overhauling; overtaking; taking

13. seeing (verb) accepting; apprehending; compassing; comprehending; conceiving; fathoming; following; grasping; make out; making out; reading; seeing; take in; taking in; tumbling to; twigging; understanding

14. seizing (verb) clutching; grabbing; grappling; nabbing; seizing

15. striking (verb) nipping; snapping; snatching; striking

16. surprising (verb) boarding; hit on; surprising

English-Russian base dictionary > catching
18 stop

stop [stɒp]

arrêt ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f) gare ⇒ 1 (a) station ⇒ 1 (a) pause ⇒ 1 (b) arrêter ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c), 3 (d), 3 (f) cesser ⇒ 3 (a), 4 (b) empêcher ⇒ 3 (b) interrompre ⇒ 3 (d) couper ⇒ 3 (d) mettre fin à ⇒ 1 (d), 3 (e) retenir ⇒ 3 (g) s'arrêter ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (b)

(pt & pp stopped, cont stopping)

1 noun

(a) (stopping place → for buses) arrêt m; (→ for trains) gare f; (→ for underground) station f;

∎ we get off at the next stop nous descendons au prochain arrêt

(b) (break → in journey, process) arrêt m, halte f; (→ in work) pause f; Aviation & Nautical escale f;

∎ ten minutes' stop, a ten-minute stop dix minutes d'arrêt;

∎ to make a stop (gen) s'arrêter; (of plane, boat) faire escale;

∎ we made several stops to pick up passengers nous nous sommes arrêtés à plusieurs reprises pour prendre des passagers;

∎ we travelled/worked all day without a stop nous avons voyagé/travaillé toute la journée sans nous arrêter;

∎ our first stop was Brussels nous avons fait une première halte à Bruxelles;

∎ let's have a stop for lunch faisons une pause pour le déjeuner;

∎ my whole career has been full of stops and starts ma carrière entière est faite de hauts et de bas

(c) (standstill) arrêt m;

∎ to come to a stop s'arrêter;

∎ to bring sth to a stop arrêter qch;

∎ to be at a stop être arrêté

(d) (end)

∎ to put a stop to sth mettre fin ou un terme à qch

(e) British (full stop) point m; (in telegrams) stop m

(f) Sport (save) arrêt m

(g) (on organ → pipes) jeu m (d'orgue); (→ knob) registre m (d'orgue);

∎ figurative to pull out all the stops (to do sth) remuer ciel et terre (pour faire qch)

(h) (plug, stopper) bouchon m

(i) (blocking device → gen) butoir m; (→ for drawer) butée f; (→ on typewriter) taquet m

(j) Photography diaphragme m

(k) Linguistics occlusive f

(l) (in bridge) contrôle m;

∎ to have a stop in hearts avoir un contrôle à cœur

2 compound-forming noun

(button, mechanism, signal) d'arrêt

3 transitive verb

(a) (cease, finish) arrêter, cesser;

∎ to stop doing arrêter ou cesser de faire;

∎ it hasn't stopped raining all day il n'a pas arrêté ou cessé de pleuvoir toute la journée;

∎ you should stop smoking tu devrais arrêter de fumer;

∎ he never stops talking il n'arrête pas de parler, il parle sans cesse;

∎ I wish they'd stop that noise! j'aimerais qu'ils arrêtent ce bruit!;

∎ she stopped work when she got married elle a arrêté de travailler quand elle s'est mariée;

∎ stop it! (to naughty child) ça suffit!, assez!;

∎ stop it, that hurts! arrête, ça fait mal!

(b) (prevent) empêcher;

∎ to stop sb (from) doing sth empêcher qn de faire qch;

∎ it's too late to stop the meeting from taking place il est trop tard pour empêcher la réunion d'avoir lieu;

∎ she's made up her mind and there's nothing we can do to stop her elle a pris sa décision et nous ne pouvons rien faire pour l'arrêter;

∎ what's stopping you? qu'est-ce qui vous retient?, qu'est-ce qui vous en empêche?;

∎ I couldn't stop myself je n'ai pas pu m'en empêcher

(c) (cause to halt → person, car, machine) arrêter;

∎ this lever stops the motor ce levier arrête le moteur;

∎ I managed to stop the car j'ai réussi à arrêter la voiture;

∎ a policeman stopped the traffic un agent arrêta la circulation;

∎ we could do nothing to stop the bleeding nous ne pouvions rien faire pour arrêter l'hémorragie;

∎ a woman stopped me to ask the way to the station une femme m'a arrêté pour me demander le chemin de la gare;

∎ the sound of voices stopped him short or stopped him in his tracks un bruit de voix le fit s'arrêter net;

∎ familiar to stop a bullet se prendre une balle;

∎ stop thief! au voleur!

(d) (interrupt → activity, production) interrompre, arrêter; (cut off → electricity, gas, water) couper; (suspend → grant, payment, subscription) suspendre;

∎ once he starts talking about the war there's no stopping him une fois qu'il commence à parler de la guerre, on ne peut plus l'arrêter;

∎ the referee stopped the fight in the third round l'arbitre a arrêté le combat à la troisième reprise;

∎ I forgot to stop the newspaper j'ai oublié de faire suspendre mon abonnement au journal;

∎ his father threatened to stop his allowance son père menaça de lui couper les vivres;

∎ Military all leave is stopped toutes les troupes sont consignées, toutes les permissions sont suspendues;

∎ to stop a cheque faire opposition à un chèque

(e) (put an end to → abuse, rumours) mettre fin à, faire cesser;

∎ dumping nuclear waste should be stopped il faut qu'on arrête de jeter n'importe où les déchets nucléaires;

∎ it ought to be stopped il faut que cela cesse

(f) (arrest) arrêter

(g) British (withhold → sum of money, salary) retenir;

∎ the money will be stopped out of your wages la somme sera retenue sur votre salaire;

∎ he had £10 a week stopped out of his wages on lui retenait 10 livres par semaine sur son salaire;

∎ taxes are stopped at source les impôts sont retenus à la source

(h) Sport (check → blow) parer; Boxing (defeat → opponent) mettre un adversaire K.O.

(i) (block, fill → hole) boucher;

∎ to stop one's ears se boucher les oreilles;

∎ to stop a gap (around door etc) boucher un espace; figurative combler une lacune

(j) (fill → tooth) plomber

(k) Horticulture pincer

(l) Music (string) presser; (wind instrument) boucher les trous de

4 intransitive verb

(a) (halt, pause → person, vehicle, machine) s'arrêter;

∎ to stop to do s'arrêter pour faire;

∎ go on, don't stop continue, ne t'arrête pas;

∎ my watch has stopped ma montre s'est ou est arrêtée;

∎ does the bus stop near the church? le bus s'arrête-t-il près de l'église?;

∎ we can stop for tea on the way nous pouvons nous arrêter en chemin pour prendre le thé;

∎ we drove from London to Edinburgh without stopping nous avons roulé de Londres à Édimbourg d'une traite;

∎ the bus kept stopping and starting le bus a fait beaucoup d'arrêts en cours de route;

∎ Nautical to stop at a port faire escale à ou dans un port;

∎ I used to play football but I stopped last year je jouais au football mais j'ai arrêté l'année dernière;

∎ she doesn't know where or when to stop elle ne sait pas s'arrêter;

∎ she did not stop at that elle ne s'en tint pas là;

∎ they'll stop at nothing to get what they want ils ne reculeront devant rien pour obtenir ce qu'ils veulent;

∎ we don't have time to stop and think nous n'avons pas le temps de nous arrêter pour réfléchir;

∎ if you stopped to consider, you'd never do anything si on prenait le temps de réfléchir, on ne ferait jamais rien;

∎ to stop dead in one's tracks, to stop short s'arrêter net;

∎ she began talking then stopped short elle commença à parler puis s'arrêta net ou brusquement;

∎ they stopped short of actually harming him ils ne lui ont pas fait de mal, mais il s'en est fallu de peu

(b) (come to an end) cesser, s'arrêter, se terminer;

∎ the rain has stopped la pluie s'est arrêtée;

∎ wait for the music to stop attendez que la musique s'arrête;

∎ the road stops a few miles east of Alice Springs la route se termine à quelques kilomètres à l'est d'Alice Springs;

∎ the matter will not stop there l'affaire n'en restera ou demeurera pas là

(c) British familiar (stay) rester^□ ; (reside) loger^□ ;

∎ I'm late, I can't stop je suis en retard, je ne peux pas rester;

∎ we've got friends stopping with us nous avons des amis chez nous en ce moment;

∎ which hotel did you stop at? dans quel hôtel êtes-vous descendus^□ ?

►► stop bath bain m d'arrêt;

Computing stop bit bit m d'arrêt;

Computing stop code code m d'arrêt;

stop consonant (consonne f) occlusive f;

stop order ordre m stop;

stop payment opposition f (à un chèque);

British stop press

1 noun

nouvelles fpl de dernière minute;

∎ 'stop press!' 'dernière minute'

2 adjective

de dernière heure ou minute;

stop sign (signal m de) stop m;

stop valve soupape f ou robinet m d'arrêt

➲ stop around intransitive verb

American familiar passer^□

➲ stop away intransitive verb

British familiar rester absent^□

➲ stop by intransitive verb

familiar passer^□ ;

∎ you must stop by and see us next time you're in London il faut que vous passiez nous voir la prochaine fois que vous venez à Londres;

∎ I'll stop by at the chemist's on my way home je passerai à la pharmacie en rentrant

➲ stop down

1 separable transitive verb

Photography diaphragmer

2 intransitive verb

(a) Photography réduire l'ouverture

(b) British familiar (gen) rester en bas^□ ;

∎ School to stop down a year redoubler une année

➲ stop in intransitive verb familiar

(a) British (stay at home) ne pas sortir^□, rester à la maison^□

(b) (visit) passer^□ ;

∎ to stop in to see sb passer voir qn

➲ stop off intransitive verb

s'arrêter, faire une halte;

∎ they're stopping off at Bali for a couple of days on their way home au retour ils font étape à Bali pour quelques jours

➲ stop out intransitive verb

British familiar ne pas rentrer^□ ;

∎ to stop out all night découcher^□, ne pas rentrer de toute la nuit;

∎ to stop out (till) late rentrer tard

➲ stop over intransitive verb

(gen) s'arrêter, faire une halte; Aviation & Nautical faire escale;

∎ we stopped over at Manchester on the flight to Toronto nous avons fait escale à Manchester en route pour Toronto

➲ stop round intransitive verb

familiar passer^□

➲ stop up

1 separable transitive verb

(block → hole) boucher; (→ pipe) obstruer, obturer

2 intransitive verb

British familiar ne pas se coucher^□, veiller^□ ;

∎ to stop up late veiller tard;

∎ to stop up all night veiller toute la nuit

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > stop
19 jack-knife

1. noun
(a large folding knife.) lommekniv
2. verb
((of eg a lorry and its trailer) to swing together so that the trailer is at a sharp angle to the cab: The lorry skidded and jack- knifed, blocking the road.) folde sig sammen

* * *
1. noun
(a large folding knife.) lommekniv
2. verb
((of eg a lorry and its trailer) to swing together so that the trailer is at a sharp angle to the cab: The lorry skidded and jack- knifed, blocking the road.) folde sig sammen

English-Danish dictionary > jack-knife
20 plug

1. noun
1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) stik

2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) prop
2. verb
(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) stoppe

- plug in

* * *
1. noun
1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) stik

2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) prop
2. verb
(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) stoppe

- plug in

English-Danish dictionary > plug

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