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62 body
∎ we belong together body and soul nous sommes faits l'un pour l'autre;∎ he gave himself to her body and soul il s'est donné à elle corps et âme;∎ figurative to have just enough to keep body and soul together avoir tout juste de quoi vivre;∎ this obsession with the body beautiful cette obsession que tout le monde a d'avoir un corps parfait∎ familiar over my dead body! il faudra me passer sur le corps!∎ the main body of voters le gros des électeurs;∎ a large body of people une foule énorme;∎ they came in one body ils sont venus en masse;∎ taken as a body dans leur ensemble, pris ensemble;∎ Law legislative body corps m législatif∎ a body of water un plan d'eau;∎ a growing body of evidence une accumulation de preuves;∎ the body of public opinion la majorité de l'opinion publique;∎ there is a large body of support for the policy un grand nombre de personnes sont en faveur de cette politique(e) (largest part → of document, speech, e-mail) fond m, corps m(f) (of car) carrosserie f; (of plane) fuselage m; (of ship) coque f; (of camera) boîtier m; (of dress) corsage m; (of building) corps m; (of musical instrument) coffre m∎ a wine with (a lot of) body un vin qui a du corps;∎ a shampoo that gives your hair body un shampooing qui donne du volume à vos cheveux∎ she's a funny little body c'est une drôle de petite bonne femme►► body armour vêtements mpl pare-balles;body art body art m;body bag sac m mortuaire;Boxing body blow coup m dur;∎ figurative to be a real body blow to sb's hopes être un véritable coup porté aux espoirs de qn;Sport body building culturisme m;body clock horloge f interne ou biologique;Politics body corporate personne f morale;body count pertes fpl en vies humaines;Cinema body double doublure f;body fascism culte m excessif de la beauté physique (conduisant à un phénomène de discrimination);body fluids fluides mpl organiques;body hair poils mpl;body heat chaleur f animale;body language attitude f;∎ I could tell by his body language je le savais d'après la façon dont il se tenait;body lotion lait m corporel;body odour odeur f corporelle;body paint peinture f pour le corps;body piercing piercing m;Politics body politic corps m politique;body popper smurfer(euse) m,f;body popping smurf m;Sport body rafting canyoning m;Medicine body scan scanographie f;Medicine body scanner scanner m, scanographe m;body scrub produit m exfoliant pour le corps;body search fouille f corporelle;body shampoo shampooing m pour le corps;History body snatcher déterreur(euse) m,f de cadavres;body stocking body m;body swerve feinte f;∎ Scottish familiar figurative to give sb/sth a body swerve éviter qn/qch□ ;body warmer gilet m matelassé -
63 snuff out
1) потушить( свечу) Snuff out the candles, it's time to go to bed. ≈ Потушите свечи, время спать. Syn: blow out
2), go out
12), put out
7)
2) разг. разрушить;
подавить The citizens' plan was quickly snuffed out by the military rulers. ≈ План горожан был быстро отвергнут военными правителями.
3) разг. убивать The soldiers had orders to snuff out any enemy guards. ≈ У солдат был приказ убивать всех вражеских охранников.
4) разг. умереть Did you hear old Charlie snuffed out last week? ≈ Ты слышал, что старина Чарли умер на прошлой неделе? задуть( свечу) (разговорное) разрушать;
подавлять - to * smb.'s hopes разрушить чьи-либо надежды - to * a rebellion (opposition) подавить восстание( оппозицию) (разговорное) умереть, испустить дух - you mustn't * yet вам еще рано умиратьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > snuff out
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64 крушение всех надежд
General subject: death-blow to (one's) hopesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > крушение всех надежд
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65 положить конец
1) General subject: abolish (чему-л.), blow the whistle on (чему-л.), bring to a stop (чему-л.), cease (чему-л.), epilogize (чему-л.), liquidate, make an end, paragraph (чему-л.), put a lid on, put a stop to (чему-л.), put a stopper, put an end to (чему-либо), put the kibosh on, put the kybosh on, put the tin hat on (чему-либо), set the limit, sopite, terminate, bring down the curtain on something, put a stop to (чему-л.), set a limit to (чему-л.), put a stop (to smth - чему-л.), put paid to (чему-л.), put the stopper on (чему-л.), put the tin lid on (чему-л.), ring down the curtain (чему-л.), (чему-то) kill something stone dead, lay (something) to rest2) Colloquial: pip, put paid to (напр, the argument she had with her manager has probably put paid to any hopes of promotion)3) Literal: put the lid on4) Mathematics: bring to an end5) Diplomatic term: set a limit to (чему-л.), terminate (чему-л.)6) Jargon: kill7) Oil: put a stop to8) Advertising: place limits, set limits9) Makarov: knock (smth.) on the head (чему-л.), make an end of (smth.) (чему-л.), put a period to (smth.) (чему-л.), put a term to (smth.) (чему-л.), put an end to (smth.) (чему-л.), set a term to (smth.) (чему-л.), set an end to (smth.) (чему-л.), cry halt, call a halt to (чему-л.)10) Idiomatic expression: put someone's foot down -
66 death
deƟ1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) muerte2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) muerte3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) muerte•- deathly- death-bed
- death certificate
- at death's door
- catch one's death of cold
- catch one's death
- put to death
- to death
death n muertetr[deɵ]2 (end - of custom, institution) fin nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat death's door a las puertas de la muerteon pain of death bajo pena de muerteto be bored to death aburrirse como una ostrato be scared to death estar muerto,-a de miedoto be sick to death of somebody/something estar hasta la coronilla de alguien/algoto be the death of somebody acabar con alguiento be worried to death estar preocupadísimo,-ato beat/kick/stab somebody to death matar a alguien a golpes/patadas/puñaladasto bleed to death morir desangrado,-ato do something to death repetir algo hasta la saciedadto drink oneself to death matarle a alguien la bebidato fight to the death luchar hasta la muerteto freeze to death morir(se) de fríoto look like death warmed up parecer un muerto viviente, parecer un cadáverto put somebody to death ejecutar a alguiento sentence somebody to death condenar a alguien a muertedeath certificate certificado de defuncióndeath knell toque de difuntos, doble nombre masculino■ video clubs spell the death knell of many cinemas los videoclubs suponen la muerte de muchos cinesdeath bell toque de difuntos, doble nombre masculinodeath mask mascarilladeath penalty pena de muertedeath rate índice nombre masculino de mortalidaddeath rattle estertor nombre masculino de la muertedeath row corredor nombre masculino de la muertedeath squad escuadrón nombre masculino de la muertedeath throes agoníadeath toll número de víctimas (mortales)death warrant sentencia de muertedeath wish ganas nombre femenino plural de morirdeath ['dɛɵ] n1) : muerte f, fallecimiento mto be the death of: matar2) fatality: víctima f (mortal); muerto m, -ta f3) end: fin mthe death of civilization: el fin de la civilizaciónn.• acabamiento s.m.• baja s.f.• defunción s.f.• fallecimiento s.m.• fenecimiento s.m.• muerte s.f.deθmass & count noun muerte f, fallecimiento m (frml)to death — (as intensifier) (colloq)
to be scared to death — estar* muerto de miedo
to be worried to death — estar* preocupadísimo
at death's door — a las puertas de la muerte
to catch one's death (of cold) — agarrarse or (Esp) coger* una pulmonía doble
[deθ]to do something to death: that play has been done to death esa obra está muy trillada; to hang on like grim death aferrarse con todas sus fuerzas; you look like death warmed over o (BrE) up — (hum) tienes muy mala cara!
1. N1) muerte f, fallecimiento m•
to be in at the death — (Hunting) ver el final de la caza•
it will be the death of him — (lit) será su perdiciónyou'll be the death of me — (fig) vas a acabar conmigo
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till death us do part — hasta que la muerte nos separe•
this is death to our hopes — esto acaba con nuestras esperanzasdeath to traitors! — ¡muerte a los traidores!
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a fight to the death — una lucha a muerte- catch one's death- be at death's door- hold on like grim death- look like death warmed up or warmed over2)• to death: to be bored to death * — estar muerto de aburrimiento
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it frightens me to death — me da un miedo espantoso•
to put sb to death — dar muerte a algn•
to sentence sb to death — condenar a algn a muerte•
he's working himself to death — trabaja tanto que va a acabar con su vida•
it worries me to death — me preocupa muchísimo2.CPDdeath benefit N — (Insurance) indemnización f por fallecimiento
death blow N — golpe m mortal
death by misadventure N — (Brit) muerte f accidental
death camp N — campo m de exterminio
death cell N — celda f de los condenados a muerte
death certificate N — partida f de defunción
death duties NPL — (Brit) impuesto m de sucesiones
death house N — (US) pabellón m de los condenados a muerte
death knell N — toque m de difuntos, doble m
it sounded the death knell of the empire — (fig) anunció el fin del imperio, presagió la caída del imperio
death march N — marcha f fúnebre
death mask N — mascarilla f
death penalty N — pena f de muerte
death rate N — tasa f de mortalidad, mortalidad f
death rattle N — estertor m
death roll N — número m de víctimas, lista f de víctimas
death sentence N — pena f de muerte
death squad N — escuadrón m de la muerte
death taxes NPL — (US) impuesto msing de sucesiones
death threat N — amenaza f de muerte
death throes NPL — agonía fsing
death toll N — número m de víctimas
death warrant N — orden f de ejecución
- sign one's own death warrantdeath wish N — ganas fpl de morir
* * *[deθ]mass & count noun muerte f, fallecimiento m (frml)to death — (as intensifier) (colloq)
to be scared to death — estar* muerto de miedo
to be worried to death — estar* preocupadísimo
at death's door — a las puertas de la muerte
to catch one's death (of cold) — agarrarse or (Esp) coger* una pulmonía doble
to do something to death: that play has been done to death esa obra está muy trillada; to hang on like grim death aferrarse con todas sus fuerzas; you look like death warmed over o (BrE) up — (hum) tienes muy mala cara!
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67 dent
1. nounBeule, die; (fig. coll.) Loch, das2. transitive verbeinbeulen; eindellen (ugs.) [Holz, Tisch]; (fig.) anknacksen (ugs.)* * *[dent] 1. noun 2. verb(to make such a hollow in: The car was dented when it hit a wall.) verbeulen* * *[dent]I. nthat has really put a \dent in his self-confidence das hat sein Selbstbewusstsein angeschlagenII. vt1. (put a dent in)▪ to \dent sth etw einbeulento \dent sb's confidence jds Selbstbewusstsein anknacksen fam* * *[dent]1. n(in metal) Beule f, Delle f (inf); (in wood) Kerbe f, Delle f (inf)that made a dent in his savings (inf) — das hat ein Loch in seine Ersparnisse gerissen
that made a bit of a dent in his pride/confidence (inf) — das hat seinen Stolz/sein Selbstbewusstsein ganz schön angeknackst (inf)
2. vthat, car, wing einbeulen, verbeulen; wood, table eine Delle machen in (+acc); (inf) pride, confidence anknacksen (inf); image, reputation schaden (+dat); hopes, profits dahinschwinden lassen3. vi(metal etc) sich einbeulen; (wood, table) eindellen* * *dent1 [dent]A s Beule f, Delle f, Einbeulung f:make a dent fig Eindruck machen, Wirkung zeigen;make a dent in figa) ein Loch in jemandes Ersparnisse etc reißen,b) jemandes Ruf etc schaden,c) jemandes Stolz etc verletzenB v/t & v/i (sich) einbeulendent2 [dent] s1. Kerbe f, Einschnitt m2. TECH Zahn m* * *1. nounBeule, die; (fig. coll.) Loch, das2. transitive verbeinbeulen; eindellen (ugs.) [Holz, Tisch]; (fig.) anknacksen (ugs.)* * *(UK) n.Einbeulung f. n.Beule -n f.Delle -n f.Kerbe -n f. v.verbeulen v. -
68 smash
smæʃ 1. verb1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) knuse, smadre2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) krasje mot, brase inn i2. noun1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) brak, sammenstøt2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) knusende slag3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smash, hardt slag•- smashing- smash hitbrakIsubst. \/smæʃ\/1) kraftig slag, smell2) brak, knas, skrall, smell, smadring3) kollisjon, kraftig sammenstøt, krasj, havari, styrt4) knusende nederlag5) ( handel) krakk, økonomisk sammenbrudd, konkurs6) katastrofe, sammenbrudd7) forklaring: en slags fruktdrink med is, mynte, konjakk e.l.8) ( i tennis e.l.) smash9) (hverdagslig, også smash hit) kjempesuksess, braksuksess, knallsuksessgo to smash ( hverdagslig) gå i knas, gå i stykkerIIverb \/smæʃ\/1) knuse, smadre, slå i stykker, gå i stykker, slå i knas, gå i knas, knuses2) ( hverdagslig) slå3) kaste, kyle, slenge4) ( i tennis e.l.) smashe5) ( overført) knuse, knekke, slå ned, tilintetgjøre, mose6) ( økonomi) ruinere, knuse, knekke7) ( bokbinding) presse8) ( slang) sette falske penger i omløpsmash (up) ( handel) fallere, gå fallitt, gå konkurs, gå over endesmash in\/down a door eller smash a door open slå inn en dør, sprenge en dørsmash into kjøre inn i, brase inn ismash one's way trenge seg frem (med vold), slå seg igjennom, bane seg veismash someone's face in slå inn skallen på noen, slå noen gul og blåsmash up something knuse noe, ødelegge noeIIIadj. \/smæʃ\/enestående, fenomenal, enorm, veldig, (aldeles) fremragendeIVadv. \/smæʃ\/( hverdagslig) med et brak, med et smellgo\/run smash into gå rett på, gå rett (inn) i -
69 obracać
1. (-am, -asz); perf obrócić; vt 2. vi( iść tam i z powrotem) to go there and backobrócić coś w gruzy — to bring sth to ruin, to lay waste to sth
obracać pieniędzmi/kapitałem — to put money/capital to profit
* * *ipf.1. (= kręcić, przewracać) turn; obrócić klucz w zamku turn the key in the lock; obracać oczami roll one's eyes; obracać w tańcu whirl l. spin sb ( dancing); obracać coś w palcach twiddle with sth, finger sth; obracać pieniędzmi conduct financial l. business transactions; obracać językiem pot. blabber, jabber; to się obróci przeciwko tobie it will turn against you.2. (= kierować, zwracać ku czemuś) turn; obrócić l. skierować na kogoś wzrok turn one's eyes to sb; obrócić na bok turn to the side; obracać kota ogonem blow smoke over sth (usu. twist the meaning of one's own words, statements, promises, etc.).3. (= przeznaczać, inwestować) make use ( coś na jakiś cel of sth for a certain purpose); obrócić coś na swój pożytek turn sth to one's profit.4. (= przemieniać) turn into; obracać coś w gruzy l. perzynę bring sth to ruin, lay waste to sth; obrócić coś wniwecz shatter, crush sth to smithereens; obrócić wniwecz czyjeś nadzieje shatter one's hopes; obracać coś w żart turn sth into a joke.5. pot. (= chodzić tam i z powrotem) go there and back.6. wulg. ( mieć stosunek z kobietą) bang, grind; Br. shag.ipf.1. (= kręcić się) turn, revolve, rotate; obracać się w koło spin; obracać się wokół osi pivot; obrócić się na pięcie turn l. spin on one's heel; Ziemia obraca się wokół własnej osi astron. the earth rotates on its axis; a jednak się obraca and yet it does move ( words of Galileo).2. (= odwracać się) turn; obracać się na drugi bok roll over; obrócić się tyłem l. plecami do kogoś turn one's back on sb; obracać się przeciwko komuś turn against sb; obracać się jak chorągiewka change one's views or loyalties (political, etc.).3. (= zmieniać się) turn into; obrócić się w gruzy l. perzynę be shattered, be crushed into smithereens.4. (= przebywać, znajdować się) mingle, mix; obracać się wśród kogoś mingle l. socialize with sb, rub elbows l. shoulders with sb; obracać się w różnych kręgach move in different circles.5. (= dotyczyć) revolve; jego zainteresowania obracają się wokół leksykografii his interests revolve around lexicography.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > obracać
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70 podsycać
impf ⇒ podsycić* * *-cam, -casz, -cić; perf; vt* * *ipf.podsycić pf. (= wzmacniać, potęgować) strengthen, fan, intensify, give a boost to; ( nastroje) stir up, fuel; ( spekulacje) fuel, refuel; (niezgodę, nienawiść) foment; podsycać emocje fan the flames; podsycać czyjeś nadzieje build up sb's hopes; podsycać ogień feed the fire, fan the flame/blaze, blow the coals.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > podsycać
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71 samling
assembly, collection, compilation, ensemble, gathering, meet, miscellany, unification* * *(en -er)( det at samle) gathering, collection,F assembling;( ophobning) accumulation;( af et rige) unification;( af maskindele) assembling, assembly;( det som er samlet) collection ( fx of paintings),( af mennesker) gathering, crowd;( mindre) lot ( fx they are an odd lot),(mere neds) gang, pack ( fx of thieves);( parlamentssamling) session;( sammenføjning, fx på møbel) joint;[ få samling på] gather together ( fx the boys, one's thoughts), get together ( fx he hopes he can get his life together);(mil.) blow the assembly. -
72 tilintetgøre
dash, destroy* * *vb( ødelægge) destroy ( fx a document, the evidence),( stærkere) wipe out ( fx an entire regiment; all resistance; the house was wiped out by the bomb),F annihilate;( knuse) crush ( fx the enemy, all opposition);T stamp out ( fx all resistance);( planer) frustrate;[ tilintetgøre hans forhåbninger] dash his hopes;[ tilintetgøre hans udsigter] ruin his prospects;(fig) crushed;[ et tilintetgørende slag] a crushing (, F: devastating) blow. -
73 jarro
m.jug.llover a jarros to be bucketing down* * *1 (recipiente) jug2 (contenido) jugful\caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a shockechar un jarro de agua fría a alguien to dash somebody's hopes* * *noun m.1) jug2) mug* * *SM jug, pitcher (EEUU)* * *a) ( para servir) pitcher (AmE), jug (BrE)caer or sentar como un jarro de agua fría — (fam) to come as a shock o a nasty surprise
b) (AmS) ( tazón) mug; ( para cerveza) beer mug* * *= jug.Ex. This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.----* a boca de jarro = at close range.* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.* jarro para el café = coffee mug.* * *a) ( para servir) pitcher (AmE), jug (BrE)caer or sentar como un jarro de agua fría — (fam) to come as a shock o a nasty surprise
b) (AmS) ( tazón) mug; ( para cerveza) beer mug* * *= jug.Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.
* a boca de jarro = at close range.* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.* jarro para el café = coffee mug.* * *caer or sentar como un jarro de agua fría ( fam); to come as a shock o a nasty surpriseaquella decisión me sentó como un jarro de agua fría that decision was a bombshell o came as a complete shock o came as a nasty surprise* * *
jarro sustantivo masculino
( para cerveza) beer mug
jarro sustantivo masculino
1 (recipiente) jug
2 (contenido) jugful
♦ Locuciones: echar un jarro de agua fría a, to pour cold water on
' jarro' also found in these entries:
English:
pitcher
- spanner
* * *jarro nm1. [vasija] jug;Famllover a jarros to be bucketing down[de cerveza] mug, tankard* * *m pitcher, Brjug;un jarro de agua fría fig a real blow, a kick in the stomach* * *jarro nm1) : pitcher, jug2) : mug* * *jarro n jug -
74 tierra2
2 = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].Ex. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex. This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex. Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.Ex. This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.----* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.* buena tierra = good soil.* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.* de tierra = onshore, earthen.* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].* en la tierra = on the ground.* en la tierra de = in the land of.* en tierra = onshore, ashore.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* en tierras lejanas = outranged.* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.* gestión de tierras = land management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.* mala tierra = poor soil.* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.* sobre la tierra = on the ground.* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.* tierra buena = good soil.* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.* tierra cultivable = arable land.* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.* tierra de pastos = pasture land.* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.* tierra fértil = sod, loam.* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.* tierra lejana = far off land.* tierra mala = poor soil.* tierra margosa = loamy soil.* tierra natal = homeland.* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.* tierras = landed estate.* tierras altas = highland.* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.* tierra salvaje = wilderness.* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.* tierras bajas = lowlands.* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.* tierras del sur = southland.* tierras mejores = greener pastures.* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.* tierras perdidas = lost lands.* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* toma de tierra = earthing.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* tropa de tierra = ground troop.* uso de la tierra = land use.* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land. -
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f.1 land (terrenos, continentes).en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's landpor estas tierras round these parts, down this waytierra adentro inlandtierra de nadie no-man's-landtierra prometida Promised Landtierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra Santa the Holy Landtierra virgen virgin land2 land.cultivar la tierra to farm the land3 earth.se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoesun camino de tierra a dirt track4 ground (suelo).bajo tierra undergroundcaer a tierra to fall to the groundtomar tierra to land5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native land6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)7 soil, dirt.8 country, homeland.9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.* * *1 (planeta) earth2 (superficie sólida) land3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land4 (país) country, land5 (suelo) ground6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground1 land sing\caer por tierra figurado to crumbledar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the groundechar a tierra to demolishechar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyechar tierra encima de figurado to hush upponer tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarcepor estas tierras in these partspor tierra overland, by land¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!tierra adentro inland¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and dietirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyvivir de la tierra to make a living from the landtierra de nadie no-man's-landTierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra firme terra firma, dry landtierra natal homelandTierra Santa the Holy Land* * *noun f.1) earth2) land3) soil4) homeland•* * *SF1)• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth
2) (=superficie)a) [fuera del agua] land¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!
la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land
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por tierra — overland, by landatravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country
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tomar tierra — to reach port, get inb) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earthla explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground
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tocar tierra — to touch down•
tomar tierra — to landtierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land
3) (=suelo) ground•
caer a tierra — to fall down•
dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over•
echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground- venirse a o por tierra4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soilcon los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud
viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors
acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends
le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad
tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately
tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately
tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth
pista 3), política 2)tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately
5) (Agr) landtierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land
6) (=división territorial)a) (=lugar de origen)todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland
b) [en plural]sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia
no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world
- ver tierras7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)toma 1., 1)conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *tierra22 = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.
Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.* buena tierra = good soil.* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.* de tierra = onshore, earthen.* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].* en la tierra = on the ground.* en la tierra de = in the land of.* en tierra = onshore, ashore.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* en tierras lejanas = outranged.* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.* gestión de tierras = land management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.* mala tierra = poor soil.* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.* sobre la tierra = on the ground.* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.* tierra buena = good soil.* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.* tierra cultivable = arable land.* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.* tierra de pastos = pasture land.* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.* tierra fértil = sod, loam.* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.* tierra lejana = far off land.* tierra mala = poor soil.* tierra margosa = loamy soil.* tierra natal = homeland.* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.* tierras = landed estate.* tierras altas = highland.* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.* tierra salvaje = wilderness.* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.* tierras bajas = lowlands.* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.* tierras del sur = southland.* tierras mejores = greener pastures.* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.* tierras perdidas = lost lands.* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* toma de tierra = earthing.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* tropa de tierra = ground troop.* uso de la tierra = land use.* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.* * *A (campo, terreno) landuna distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of landtierras comunales common landcompró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durangotierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid landtierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated landtierras baldías wastelandlos que trabajan la tierra those who work the landponer tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)B1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthclavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the groundésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soilcavaba la tierra he was digging the groundun camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earthno juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthyun camino de tierra a dirt road o track¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year nowechar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dashecharse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind onetragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earthen aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me upCompuesto:( Esp) clayel cable que va a tierra the ground o earth leadnecesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthedD (por oposición al mar, al aire) land¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!viajar por tierra to travel overland o by landiniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interiorgentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inlandmisiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missilesel ejército de tierra the armytierra firme solid ground, terra firmaquedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)tocar tierra to land, put into porttomar tierra to land, touch downE1(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native landlas cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countriespartió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortunevino de la tierra local wine, locally produced winefruta de la tierra locally grown fruit2 (territorio) soilen el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soilCompuestos:: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200mTierra del Fuegono-man's-landthe cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)native land, land of one's birthPromised LandHoly Landthe temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)Fla composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earthCreador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth* * *
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;
‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;
tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock
* * *tierra nf2. [superficie] land;viajar por tierra to travel by land;tierra adentro inland;poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarceAm tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;tierra de nadie no-man's-land;tierra prometida Promised Land;Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;Tierra Santa the Holy Land;la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;tierra virgen virgin land3. [suelo] ground;trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;caer a tierra to fall to the ground;muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth; Fam¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;4. [materia] earth;[para nutrir plantas] soil;se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;un camino de tierra a dirt track;política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;Formaldar tierra a alguien to bury sb;tierra batida [en tenis] clay;tierra vegetal topsoil, loam5. [en agricultura] land;cultivar la tierra to farm the landtierra cultivable arable land;tierra de cultivo arable land;tierra de labor arable land;tierra de labranza arable land6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;[región] home o native region;este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native landen tierras del rey on the King's land;en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;ver otras tierras to travel, to see the worldestar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded10. Am [polvo] dust* * *f1 land;tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;tierras altas highlands;tierras bajas lowlands;poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;por tierra viajar by land;tomar tierra AVIA land2 materia soil, earth;echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;echar por tierra ruin, wreck;como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth3 ( patria) native land, homeland;de la tierra locally produced, local4 EL ground, Brearth5:la Tierra the Earth* * *tierra nf1) : land2) suelo: ground, earth3) : country, homeland, soil4)tierra natal : native land5)la Tierra : the Earth* * *tierra n1. (terreno) land2. (materia) earth / soil3. (suelo) groundechar por tierra to ruin / to spoil -
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पॄ 3, 9 P. (पिपर्ति, पृणाति, पपार, अपारीत्, परि-री-ष्यति, परि-री-तुम्, पूर्ण; pass. पूर्यते; caus. पूरयति-ते; desid. पिपरि- री-षति, पुपूर्षति)1 To fill, fill up, complete.-2 To fulfil, gratify (as hopes &c.).-3 To fill with wind, blow (as a conch, flute &c.).-4 To satisfy, refresh, please; पितॄनपारात् Bk.1.2.-5 To rear, bring up, nourish, nurture, cherish. -
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[smæʃ] 1. verb1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) mölva; brotna í smátt2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) skella/klessa á2. noun1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) harður árekstur; brothljóð, skellur2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) þungt högg3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smass, skellur•- smashing- smash hit -
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darabokra törés, tönkremenés, összezúzódás, krach to smash: bekrachol, összeütközik, nekicsap, nekicsapódik* * *[smæʃ] 1. verb1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) összetör(ik)2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) nekicsapódik2. noun1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) összetörés2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) kemény ütés3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) lecsapás•- smashing- smash hit -
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[smæʃ] 1. verb1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) esmagar(-se)2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) embater2. noun1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) pancada2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) murro3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) pancada•- smashing- smash hit* * *[smæʃ] n 1 quebra, quebramento, rompimento. 2 estrondo, barulho de quebra. 3 queda, desastre. 4 golpe, soco. 5 Sport cortada (de bola). 6 sucesso (filme, peça de teatro). 7 trombada, batida de carro. • vt+vi 1 quebrar, esmagar, romper, despedaçar (com ruído). 2 destruir, pôr abaixo, esmagar. 3 quebrar, romper-se. 4 atirar-se (contra). 5 esmagar, vencer. 6 Sport cortar (bola). 7 coll dar soco, golpear. I’ll smash your head in! arrebento a sua cara! (ameaça). to smash down derrubar (uma porta). to smash up destruir completamente. -
80 détruire
détruire [detʀyiʀ]➭ TABLE 38 transitive verbto destroy ; [+ santé, réputation] to ruin* * *detʀɥiʀ
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verbe transitif lit, fig to destroy
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se détruire verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to destroy oneself2) ( l'un l'autre) to destroy each other* * *detʀɥiʀ vt1) [ville, immeuble] to destroy2) fig, [santé, réputation] to ruin3) [documents] to destroy, (avec appareil de bureau) to shred* * *détruire verb table: conduireA vtr lit, fig to destroy; forêt détruite par le feu aux deux tiers forest two thirds destroyed by fire; le drame l'a complètement détruit the tragedy has completely destroyed him; détruire qch à l'explosif to blow sth up.B se détruire vpr1 ( soi-même) to destroy oneself;2 ( l'un l'autre) to destroy each other.[detrɥir] verbe transitif1. [démolir, casser] to destroy[tuer - ennemi] to kill ; [ - animal malade, chien errant] to destroy————————se détruire verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)
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