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1 branch duty

Военный термин: временная служба в одном из специальных родов войск

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > branch duty
2 branch duty

временная служба в одном из специальных родов войск

English-Russian military dictionary > branch duty
3 duty

долг; обязанность; дежурство, наряд; нагрузка, режим ( работы), рабочий цикл; производственная мощность; см. тж. service

do 2 hours on duty — находиться на посту 2 часа (о часовом)

— active duty for training

— active duty under training

— active duty

— additional duty

— aerial guard duty

— airborne duties

— alert duty

— arduous duty

— assume duty

— attache duty

— aviation duty

— barracks duty

— branch duty

— civilian component duty

— collateral duty

— combat duty

— come off duty

— come on duty

— command duty

— daily duty

— day duty

— day's duty

— delegate duty to

— detail for duty

— diving duty

— double duty

— draw duty

— duty away

— duty in the field

— duty outside barracks

— duty to hospital

— duty to sick in quarters

— duty under instruction

— duty under Secretary of the Army

— emergency duties

— engineering duty

— enter on duty

— exchange duty

— executive duties

— extra duty

— extra police duty

— fact-finding duty

— fatigue duty

— field duty

— final year temporary duty

— foreign duty

— foreign shore duty

— frontier guard duty

— front-line duty

— garrison duty

— go off duty

— guaranteed reserve forces duty

— guard duty

— honor guard duties

— immediate OP duty

— inactive duty

— indefinite active duty

— instructor duty

— interior guard duty

— itinerant recruiting duty

— joint service duty

— liaison duty

— limited duty

— line duty

— mess duty

— multiple extra duty

— no dutyies

— non-combat duties

— non-crew duties

— non-drill duties

— non-troop duty

— occupation duty

— off duty

— on duty

— on sentry duty

— overlap duty

— patrol duty

— permissive temporary duty

— ready duty

— recruiting duty

— regimental duties

— relief duty

— relieve from duty

— remote duty

— report for duty

— restricted duty

— rotational duty

— routine duty

— sea duty

— security duty

— see duty

— sentry duty

— sentry guard duty

— show-troop duty

— special duty

— staff duty

— standby duty

— static duty

— strike off duties

— take over duty

— temporary active duty

— temporary additional duty

— temporary duty and return

— temporary duty under instruction

— temporary duty

— training duty

— troop command duty

— unlimited duty

— unrestricted duty

— week-end duty

English-Russian military dictionary > duty
4 branch

филиал имя существительное:
отделение (separation, department, compartment, branch, secession, detachment)

филиал (branch, subsidiary, affiliate, branch office, filiation, filial branch)

ветвь (branch, ramification, arm, leg, path, bough)

отрасль (branch, department)

ветка (branch, siding, limb, extension, stick, spray)

ответвление (branch, offshoot, tap, arm, fork, offset)

отдел (department, division, branch, desk, group, bureau)

отвод (tap, challenge, diversion, branch, bend, offset)

рукав (sleeve, hose, arm, branch, fork, hosepipe)

линия (line, range, side, branch, crease, gabionade)

род войск (branch, combat arm, Corps, arms, fighting arm, service)

тройник (tee, Wye, branch)

служба (service, office, duty, Job, employment, branch)

специальность (specialty, branch, line, speciality)

ручеек (streamlet, rill, brooklet, runnel, dribble, branch)

отрок (branch)

рукав реки (armlet, distributary, creek, branch)
имя прилагательное:
боковой (side, lateral, collateral, branch, sidelong)

вспомогательный (auxiliary, subsidiary, supporting, secondary, accessory, branch)

ответвляющийся (branch)
глагол:
разветвляться (branch, bifurcate, fork, ramify, divaricate)

разветвлять (branch, bifurcate)

отходить (retreat, branch, branch out, branch off, drop back, secede)

расширяться (expand, widen, broaden, dilate, enlarge, branch)

раскидывать ветви (branch, ramify)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > branch
5 branch line

<tech.gen> ■ Abzweigleitung f ; Verzweigungslinie f

<el> ■ Zweigleitung f ; Leitungsabzweig m

< railw> (to connect to a main line) ■ Anschlussgleis n

< railw> ■ Zweiggleis n

< railw> (a short-distance or light-duty railroad) ■ Nebenstrecke f

< railw> ■ Nebenbahn f

English-german technical dictionary > branch line
6 временная служба в одном из специальных родов войск

Military: branch duty

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > временная служба в одном из специальных родов войск
7 subject

— branch oriented subject

— duty subject to hostile fire

— subject to confirmation and promulgation

— subject to military service

— subject to recall

English-Russian military dictionary > subject
8 assignment

назначение (на должность, на службу) ; зачисление ( в штат) ; выделение ( сил и средств) ; задача, обязанность; разнарядка; должность;

— active assignment

— assignment of tasks

— branch immaterial assignment

— branch material assignment

— branch qualifying assignment

— by-name assignment

— civilian component duty assignment

— clandestine photography assignment

— combat assignment

— command assignment

— compassionate assignment

— continental assignment

— controlled duty assignment

— cross assignment

— detached assignment

— developmental assignment

— duty assignment

— earmarked for assignment

— enlisted assignment

— field assignment

— first duty assignment

— foreign advisory assignment

— foreign assignment

— frequency assignment

— guaranteed assignment

— information assignment

— instructor assignment

— intertheater assignment

— intratheater assignment

— job assignment

— joint domicile assignment

— limited assignment

— linguist assignment

— logistics assignment

— mandatory assignment

— maximum duration assignment

— missile assignment

— mobilization assignment

— mobilization designee assignment

— NATO-earmarked for assignment on mobilization

— NATO-earmarked for assignment

— nominative assignment

— nonjump-status assignment

— nonmobile assignment

— nonstabilized assignment

— nuclear assignment

— organic assignment

— out-of-branch assignment

— overseas assignment

— package assignment

— packet assignment

— permanent duty assignment

— permissive assignment

— receive in assignment

— recurring assignment

— reserve assignment

— return assignment

— rotational assignment

— selective assignment

— special ammunition assignment

— special assignment

— special duty assignment

— spot assignment

— stabilized assignment

— staff assignment

— standard duration assignment

— stateside assignment

— station assignment

— student assignment

— targeting assignment

— task assignment

— temporary duty assignment

— TOE assignment

— training assignment

— ultimate assignment

— utilization tour assignment

— weapons assignment

English-Russian military dictionary > assignment
9 course

курс; маршрут; трасса; линия пути; траектория; курс обучения; учебный городок; учебное поле; учебная полоса; танкодром; автодром;

small arms (fire) course — учебное поле для обучения стрельбе из стрелкового оружия

— action course

— advanced courses

— advanced individual training course

— advanced marksmanship course

— after-hour course

— airborne confidence course

— alter course

— armor crewman course

— armor physical training course

— armored vehicle launched bridge driving course

— Army-wide orientation course

— assault course

— associate course

— attack course

— ballistic course

— basic individual training course

— basic infantry officer course

— basic leadership course

— battle sound course

— blank firing course

— branch advanced course

— branch basic course

— branch career course

— branch familiarization course

— branch officer course

— branch orientation course

— career development course

— clock course

— collision course

— combat aviation qualification course

— combat course

— combat firing course

— combat leadership course

— combat readiness marksmanship proficiency course

— combat survival course

— combined intelligence course

— command and staff course

— command course

— commissioning orientation course

— common specialist course

— company officer course

— compass course

— conditioning course

— conversion course

— core course

— course of action

— course of combat

— course of duty

— course of the FEBA

— course on military technology

— courses open to the enemy

— crash course

— crew proficiency course

— crew qualification course

— cross-country course

— day and night navigation course

— deceptive courses of action

— decoy off course

— emergency course

— equestrian course

— extension course

— familiarization course

— fire and maneuver course

— firing course

— flame thrower course

— functional course

— general military course

— graduate course

— gunnery course

— gunnery staff course

— homing course

— honors course

— individual battle action course

— infantry mortar platoon course

— infantry officer advanced course

— infiltration course

— Joint Service Staff course

— jungle operations course

— lead-angle course

— lead-collision course

— leaders' reaction course

— leadership course

— line-of-sight course

— live fire assault course

— locked-in course

— magnetic course

— maintain course

— map course

— mobility course

— mobilization course

— MOS familiarization course

— MOS qualification course

— MOS-producing course

— mounted course

— navigational course

— NBC proficiency course

— NBC weapons orientation course

— night compass course

— noncredit course

— non-resident instruction course

— nuclear battleground course

— nuclear engineering course

— obstacle course

— off-duty courses

— officer basic course

— officer candidates course

— officer career course

— officer leadership training course

— one-station unit training course

— orientation course

— overhead course

— overobstacle course

— own course of action

— parachute selection course

— parallel head-on course

— patrolling course

— precommand course

— predeployment refresher course

— primary NCO course

— programmed course

— promotion courses

— pursuit course

— qualification course

— record firing course

— Regular Commission course

— reorientation courses

— resettlement courses

— resident associate course

— resident course

— resident instruction course

— reverse course

— rope course

— run the course

— Second Career courses

— selection courses

— senior course

— series courses

— shape a course

— SHAPE course

— snap course

— special-to-arms course

— squad combat assault course

— staff course

— Standard Military course

— tactical course

— tank crew gunnery proficiency course

— tank crew proficiency course

— tank marksmanship course

— tank-infantry combat course

— target clock course

— trainee course

— training extension courses

— transition course

— university course

— wallow course

— washboard course

— weapons orientation course

— wire course

English-Russian military dictionary > course
10 отклонявам

1. divert, turn aside, draw away, deflect, lead away, deviate

(разубеж-давам) dissuade (от from и с ger.)

отклонявам въпрос evade a question

отклонявам от пътя lead out of the way

отклонявам някого от пътя му прен. deflect s.o. from his path

отклонявам от правия път lead astray

отклонявам някого от целта му turn s.o. from his purpose

отклонявам някого от изпълнението на дълга му entice s.o. from his duty

отклонявам удар ward off/avert a blow

отклонявам средства divert funds, switch resources (to)

отклонявам с пренебрежение (въпрос и пр.) brush aside

отклонявам куршум от посоката му defect a bullet

(заблуждавам) put off the scent

2. (отхвърлям) decline, turn down

отклонявам молба turn down a request

отклонявам покана decline an invitation

отклонявам се deviate, diverge, swerve, depart, divagate (from)

(за път) branch off, fork

(от път) turn off

отклонявам се много от depart too far from

отклонявам се от пътя turn aside from the way

отклонявам се от пътя си wander out of o.'s way, stray from o.'s path

отклонявам се от правия път stray/deviate from the right path, swerve from the straight path, go astray

отклонявам се от курса си (за кораб, самолет) yaw, steer out of course, drift, go off course

отклонявам се от пътя си поради буря be driven out of o.'s course

не се отклонявам от пътя си keep/hold o.'s course

който се е отклонил от пътя си (за кораб, самолет) off course

отклонявам се от задължение evade/avoid an obligation

отклонявам се от плана си go outside o.'s plan

отклонявам се от предмета/темата/въпроса wander away/depart/stray from the subject; get off the point, digress

не се отклонявам от пред-мета/темата/въпроса keep/stick to the point

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отклоня̀вам,

гл.

1. divert, turn aside, draw away, физ. deflect, lead away, deviate; ( удар и пр.) ward/fend off, avert, parry; ( разубеждавам) dissuade, put (s.o.) off (от from и с ger.); ( заблуждавам) put off the scent; \отклонявам въпрос evade/dodge a question; \отклонявам някого от изпълнението на дълга му entice s.o. from his duty; \отклонявам някого от пътя му прен. deflect s.o. from his path; \отклонявам някого от целта му turn s.o. from his purpose; \отклонявам от правия път lead astray; \отклонявам от пътя lead out of the way; \отклонявам с пренебрежение ( въпрос и пр.) brush aside; \отклонявам средства divert funds, switch resources (to);

2. ( отхвърлям) decline, turn down;

\отклонявам се deviate, diverge, swerve, depart, divagate (from); deflect; ( избягвам) avoid, evade (за път) branch off, fork; (от път) turn off; не се \отклонявам от предмета/темата/въпроса keep/stick to the point; не се \отклонявам от пътя си keep/hold o.’s course; \отклонявам се много от depart too far from; \отклонявам се от курса си (за кораб, самолет) yaw, steer out of course, drift, go off course; \отклонявам се от правило depart from a rule; \отклонявам се от правия път stray/deviate from the right path/course, swerve from the straight path, go astray; err; \отклонявам се от предмета/темата/въпроса wander away/depart/stray from the subject; get off the point, digress; start a hare; \отклонявам се от пътя си wander out of o.’s way, stray from o.’s path; \отклонявам се от пътя си поради буря be driven out of o.’s course.

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avert; decline; divert{dai`vx;t}; head off; lead away; turn down (отказвам): отклонявам an invitation - отказвам покана

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1. (за път) branch off, fork 2. (заблуждавам) put off the scent 3. (от път) turn off 4. (отхвърлям) decline, turn down 5. (разубеж-давам) dissuade (от from и с ger.) 6. divert, turn aside, draw away, deflect, lead away, deviate 7. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ ce deviate, diverge, swerve, depart, divagate (from) 8. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ ce от пътя си wander out of o.'s way, stray from o.'s path 9. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ въпрос evade a question 10. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ куршум от посоката му defect a bullet 11. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ молба turn down a request 12. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ някого от изпълнението на дълга му entice s. o. from his duty 13. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ някого от пътя му прен. deflect s. o. from his path 14. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ някого от целта му turn s. o. from his purpose 15. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ от правия път lead astray 16. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ от пътя lead out of the way 17. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ покана decline an invitation 18. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ с пренебрежение (въпрос и пр.) brush aside 19. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ се много от depart too far from 20. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ се от задължение evade/avoid an obligation 21. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ се от курса си (за кораб, самолет) yaw, steer out of course, drift, go off course 22. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ се от плана си go outside o.'s plan 23. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ се от правия път stray/ deviate from the right path, swerve from the straight path, go astray 24. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ се от предмета/темата/въпроса wander away/depart/stray from the subject;get off the point, digress 25. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ се от пътя turn aside from the way 26. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ се от пътя си поради буря be driven out of o.'s course 27. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ средства divert funds, switch resources (to) 28. ОТКЛОНЯВАМ удар ward off/avert a blow 29. който се е отклонил от пътя си (за кораб, самолет) off course 30. не се ОТКЛОНЯВАМ от пред-мета/темата/въпроса keep/stick to the point 31. не се ОТКЛОНЯВАМ от пътя си keep/hold o.'s course

Български-английски речник > отклонявам
11 impuesto

m.

tax, fine, levy, tariff.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: imponer.

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impuesto

► nombre masculino

1 tax, duty

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impuesto

► participio pasado

1→ link=imponer imponer

► nombre masculino impuesto

1 tax, duty

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FRASEOLOGÍA

impuesto revolucionario protection money (paid to a terrorist organization)

impuesto sobre el valor añadido (IVA) value added tax (VAT)

impuesto sobre la renta income tax

tienda libre de impuestos duty-free shop

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noun m.

tax, duty

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1.

PP de imponer

2.

ADJ

estar impuesto en — to be well versed in

estar o quedar impuesto de — to be informed about

3.

SM [al estado] tax ( sobre on)
[en operaciones de compraventa] duty ( sobre on) levy ( sobre on)
impuestos — taxes, taxation sing

antes de impuestos — pre-tax

beneficios antes de impuestos — pre-tax profits

¿cuánto ganas antes de impuestos? — how much do you earn before tax?

libre de impuestos — [inversión, mercancías] tax-free; [bebida, perfume, tabaco] duty-free

sujeto a impuesto — taxable

impuesto al valor agregado — value added tax

impuesto comunitario — community tax

impuesto de actividades económicas — business tax

impuesto de bienes inmuebles — property tax

impuesto de circulación — road tax

impuesto del timbre — stamp duty

impuesto de lujo — luxury tax

impuesto de plusvalía — capital gains tax

impuesto de radicación — property tax

impuesto de sociedades — corporation tax

impuesto de transferencia de capital — capital transfer tax

impuesto de venta — sales tax

impuesto directo — direct tax

impuesto ecológico — eco-tax, green tax

impuesto revolucionario — protection money paid to terrorists

impuesto sobre apuestas — betting tax

impuesto sobre bienes inmuebles — property tax

impuesto sobre el capital — capital levy

Impuesto sobre (el) Valor Añadido, Impuesto sobre (el) Valor Agregado — LAm Value Added Tax

impuesto sobre espectáculos — entertainment tax

impuesto sobre la propiedad — property tax, rate (EEUU)

impuesto sobre la renta de las personas físicas — income tax

impuesto sobre la riqueza — wealth tax

impuesto sobre los bienes heredados — inheritance tax, estate duty

impuesto verde — green tax

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I
- ta adjetivo

1) ( informado)

estar impuesto en or de algo — to be well informed about something

2) (Méx fam) ( acostumbrado)

estar impuesto a algo — to be used to something
II
masculino tax

evasión de impuestos — tax evasion

libre de impuestos — tax-free, duty-free

- impuesto a or sobre la renta

- impuesto al or sobre el valor agregado or añadido

- impuesto de circulación/lujo

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I
- ta adjetivo

1) ( informado)

estar impuesto en or de algo — to be well informed about something

2) (Méx fam) ( acostumbrado)

estar impuesto a algo — to be used to something
II
masculino tax

evasión de impuestos — tax evasion

libre de impuestos — tax-free, duty-free

- impuesto a or sobre la renta

- impuesto al or sobre el valor agregado or añadido

- impuesto de circulación/lujo

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impuesto¹

¹ = levy, tariff, tax burden, tax [taxes, -pl.], levy tax, tribute.

Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).

Ex: Print charges are usually charged per reference retrieved with online and offline prints often attracting different tariffs.

Ex: Even with Groome's effort to ease tax burden pressures on individual property owners through industrial development, the tax rate is very steep.

Ex: Financed with taxes voted by the county and with state and federal aid, the central library maintains eight branch libraries and three bookmobiles.

Ex: Excluded is the 1% levy tax which will be added to invoice upon check-out = No está incluido un 1% de canon que se añadirá al abonar la factura al final de la estancia.

Ex: In this case, after collecting tributes from places that could be reached by sea, the commander of the expedition marched inland.

* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.

* aumento de los impuestos = tax increase.

* costeado con los impuestos = tax-supported.

* devolución de impuestos = tax rebate.

* dinero procedente de los impuestos = tax money (tax monies).

* distintivo de impuesto de circulación = road tax disc.

* estar exento de pagar impuestos = write off.

* evasión de impuestos = tax evasion.

* exención de impuestos = tax exemption.

* gravar con impuestos = tax.

* impuesto a la herencia = inheritance tax.

* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI) = rates.

* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI) = local rates, council tax, local tax rates, tax rates, local taxes, property tax, real estate tax, real estate property tax.

* impuesto de bienes y servicios = goods and services tax.

* impuesto de circulación = road tax.

* impuesto de importación = import levy.

* impuesto del timbre = stamp duty.

* impuesto de sucesión = inheritance tax.

* impuesto de ventas = sales tax.

* impuesto municipal = city tax.

* impuestos = taxation, income tax.

* impuestos locales = local taxes.

* impuestos municipales = local tax rates, rates, local taxes.

* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.

* impuesto sobre el patrimonio = wealth tax.

* impuesto sobre el valor añadido (IVA) = value added tax (VAT).

* impuesto sobre la propiedad inmobiliaria = property tax.

* impuesto sobre la renta = income tax.

* impuesto sobre las ganancias = profit(s) tax.

* impuesto sobre las ventas = sales tax.

* impuesto sobre sucesiones = inheritance tax.

* impuesto sucesorio = inheritance tax.

* ingresos procedentes de los impuestos = tax revenues, income tax revenue.

* libre de impuestos = tariff-free, duty-free, tax-free.

* mantenido con los impuestos = tax-supported.

* pagar impuestos = pay + taxes.

* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].

* poner impuestos = impose + VAT.

* recaudador de impuestos = tax collector.

* reducción de impuestos = tax cut.

* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.

* sin impuestos = duty-free, tax-free.

* subir los impuestos = push + taxes.

* sujeto a impuestos = taxable.

* tipo de impuestos = band of taxation.

impuesto²

² = enforced.

Ex: Cost cutting by government has resulted in enforced staff reductions.

* impuesto por uno mismo = self-imposed.

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impuesto¹ -ta

adjective

A (informado) estar impuesto ENor DE algo to be well versed IN sth, be well informed ABOUT sth

está muy impuesto en los asuntos del Oriente Medio he is very well versed in o well informed about o ( colloq) well up on Middle Eastern affairs

B ( Méx fam) (acostumbrado) estar impuesto A algo; to be used TO sth

estaba impuesta a madrugar todos los días she was used to getting up early every day

ver tb imponer

impuesto²

masculine

tax

el impuesto al tabaco the tax on tobacco

evasión de impuestos tax evasion

libre de impuestos tax-free, duty-free

Compuestos:

● impuesto al activo

( Méx) wealth tax

● impuesto a or sobre la renta (de las personas físicas)

income tax

● impuesto al or sobre el valor agregado

value-added tax

● impuesto al or sobre el valor añadido

value-added tax

● impuesto ambiental

environmental tax

● impuesto de actividades económicas

business tax

● impuesto de circulación

road tax

● impuesto de lujo

luxury tax

● impuesto de rodaje

road tax

● impuesto de sociedades

corporation tax

● impuesto directo

direct tax

● impuesto indirecto

indirect tax

● impuesto predial

(Col, Méx) property tax

● impuesto revolucionario

protection money ( paid to terrorist organization)

● impuesto sobre beneficios extraordinarios

windfall tax

● impuesto sobre bienes inmuebles

( Esp) property tax

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Del verbo imponer: ( conjugate imponer)

impuesto es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
imponer
impuesto
imponer ( conjugate imponer) verbo transitivo (frml)
a) to impose (frml);

◊ le impusieron una pena de un año de cárcel he was sentenced to one year in prison

b) ‹ respeto› to command;

‹ temor› to inspire, instill^{( conjugate instill)}
c) ‹ moda› to set

imponerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( refl) ‹horario/meta› to set oneself

b) [ idea] to become established

c) [color/estilo] to come into fashion

2 ( hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authority
3 (frml) ( vencer) to win;
◊ se impondrá el sentido común common sense will prevail

impuesto sustantivo masculino
tax;
◊ libre de impuestos tax-free, duty-free;

impuesto a or sobre la renta income tax;
impuesto de circulación road tax
imponer verbo transitivo
1 to impose: impuso su criterio contra el de todos, she imposed her viewpoint over that of others
2 (sobrecoger) to be impressive: la visión de la sangre le impone mucho, he can't stand the sight of blood
(suscitar respeto) to inspire respect
3 Fin to deposit
impuesto,-a
I m Fin tax
impuesto de lujo, luxury tax
impuesto sobre la renta de las personas físicas (IRPF), income tax
impuesto sobre el valor añadido (IVA), value added tax (VAT)
evasión de impuestos, tax evasion
libre de impuestos, tax-free
II adjetivo imposed

' impuesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aduana
- carga
- contribución
- gravamen
- impuesta
- IRPF
- IVA
- lujo
- supresión
- tasa
- tributo
- arancel
- catastro
- cumplir
- declaración
- entrada
- gravar
- impago
- municipal
- patente
- suprimir
English:
capital gains tax
- deduction
- duty
- excise tax
- immune
- imposition
- income tax
- increase
- levy
- luxury
- sales tax
- stamp-duty
- tax
- value added tax
- VAT
- income
- property
- road
- television
- value

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impuesto, -a

♦ participio
ver imponer
♦ nm

tax;

pagar impuestos to pay tax o taxes;

ganamos cinco millones antes de impuestos we earned five million before tax;

beneficios antes de impuestos pre-tax profits;

libre de impuestos [alcohol, cigarrillos] tax-free, duty-free

Comp
impuesto sobre actividades económicas = Spanish tax paid by professionals and shop owners;
impuesto adicional surtax;

impuesto sobre el capital capital tax;

impuesto de circulación road tax;

impuesto complementario surtax;

impuesto al consumo tax on consumption;

impuesto directo direct tax;

impuesto ecológico ecotax, green tax;

impuesto extraordinario emergency tax;

impuesto indirecto indirect tax;

impuesto de lujo luxury tax;

impuesto de matriculación = tax paid on a new car;

impuesto municipal local tax;

impuesto sobre el patrimonio wealth tax;

impuesto sobre plusvalías capital gains tax;

impuesto progresivo progressive tax;

impuesto sobre la propiedad inmobiliaria property tax;
Fig impuesto de protección protection money;
impuesto sobre la renta (de las personas físicas) income tax;
Fig impuesto revolucionario revolutionary tax, = protection money paid by businessmen to terrorists;
impuesto de sociedades corporation tax;

impuesto de sucesión inheritance tax;

impuesto sobre sucesiones inheritance tax;
Am impuesto al valor agregado, Esp impuesto sobre el valor añadido Br VAT, US ≈ sales tax
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impuesto

I part → imponer

II m tax

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impuesto pp imponer

impuesto nm

: tax

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impuesto n tax [pl. taxes]

libre de impuestos duty free

impuesto sobre el valor añadido value added tax

impuesto sobre la renta income tax

Spanish-English dictionary > impuesto
12 строевая служба

1) General subject: general duties

2) Naval: branch seaman, seaman branch

3) Military: General Service corps, field duty, general military service, general service, line duty, service in ranks, service with troops, troop command, troop command duty, troop duty

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > строевая служба
13 training

( боевая) подготовка; обучение; тренировка; наведение

ship-based training (for assault landing) — десантная подготовка совместно с кораблями и плавучими средствами

skill qualification (support) training — специальная подготовка по ВУС

— ab initio training

— abbreviated basic training

— abbreviated training

— academic training

— accelerated training

— active duty training

— ad hoc training

— add-on training

— administrative training

— advanced battle training

— advanced combat training

— advanced individual training

— advanced infantry training

— advanced training

— advanced unit training

— adventure training

— adventurous training

— aerial weapons training

— affiliate training

— aggressor training

— air weapon training

— airborne training

— aircraft recognition training

— air-mission training

— airmobile training

— air-to-air training

— air-to-ground training

— alerting training

— all-around training

— allied training

— all-weather training

— amphibious training

— annual active duty training

— annual field training

— antigas training

— antiriot training

— applied training

— apprentice training

— armor recognition training

— armor training

— armory drill training

— artillery training

— assault training

— attache training

— basic combat training

— basic training

— battle sound training

— battle training

— battlefield training

— bayonet training

— biological training

— bombardment training

— boot training

— border crossing training

— branch immaterial training

— branch material training

— cadre training

— career enhancing training

— catch-up training

— censorship training

— centralized training

— character guidance training

— citizenship training

— civil affairs training

— civil preparedness training

— classroom training

— close quarter marksmanship training

— collective training

— combat crew training

— combat environment training

— combat launch operational readiness training

— combat training

— combatant training

— combat-like training

— combined training

— combined-arms river crossing training

— combined-arms training

— common entry-level training

— common skills training

— common-track training

— communications training

— competitive training

— concurrent training

— construction training

— continental US training

— continuation training

— continuous training

— conventional training

— conversion training

— cooperative training

— cost-effective training

— counseling training

— counterinsurgency training

— counterpart training

— crash training

— crew training

— cross country driving training

— cross utilization training

— cross-attached team training

— cross-MOS training

— crossover training

— cross-rate training

— cryptographic training

— CW training

— cycle training

— cyclic training

— daylight night training

— decentralized training

— defensive CW training

— defensive NBC training

— defensive training

— definitive training

— demolitions training

— desert survival training

— desert training

— detachment training

— developmental training

— diagnostic training

— disciplinary training

— dismounted training

— dissimilar air combat training

— drill training

— dry training

— dry-net training

— dual-role aircraft training

— during-combat training

— dynamic training

— educational training

— enlisted training

— enrichment training

— entry-level training

— environmental training

— equipment training

— evaluator training

— evasion and escape training

— EW training

— Expert Infantryman Badge training

— extra training

— familiarization training

— field combat training

— field sanitation training

— field technical training

— field training

— fieldcraft training

— first-aid training

— first-assignment specific training

— fitness training

— flight training

— flying training

— follow-on training

— force-on-force training

— foreign area training

— foreign weapons familiarization training

— foreign-exchange training

— formal unit training

— formalized training

— fragmented annual training

— full-time training

— garrison training

— gas defense training

— gas training

— general military training

— give training

— go-no-go training

— grenade training

— ground attack training

— gunnery-oriented training

— hand-on equipment training

— hand-to-hand combat training

— Higher Defence training

— home station training

— hospital returnee training

— identification training

— inactive duty training

— in-country training

— individual basic training

— individual technical training

— individual training

— indoor gunnery training

— induct for training

— infantry training

— initial entry training

— initial skill training

— initial training

— in-job training

— innovative training

— in-residence training

— in-service training

— institutional training

— intelligence training

— intensive basic military training

— interactive full crew training

— interim refresher training

— interoperability training

— inter-service training

— intertype training

— intra-unit training

— job instruction training

— joint airborne training

— joint service training

— jump training

— jungle training

— language training

— laser-instrumented training

— lateral training

— leadership training

— lead-in training

— line training

— live-fire training

— low-level training

— mandatory training

— maneuver training

— march training

— marksmanship training

— mechanical training

— medical training

— Military Assistance Grant Aid training

— military justice training

— military operations in built-up areas training

— military operations on urbanized terrain training

— military training

— militia training

— mine training

— minimum essential training

— minimum individual training

— missile firing training

— mission related training

— mobile forces training

— mobility training

— mobilization training

— module training

— morale and tradition training

— MOS training

— motivational training

— mountain training

— mounted training

— multiechelon training

— multilevel training

— multinational training

— multirole training

— multitrack training

— NATO-oriented training

— NBC training training

— new equipment training

— night training

— night vision training

— no-light aided eye training

— no-light unaided eye training

— nonmobilized status training

— nonresident instruction training

— novice training

— nuclear weapon training

— obligation training

— observer training

— obstacle training

— offensive combat training

— offensive CW training

— officers' training

— one station unit training

— one-on-one training

— one-track training

— on-the-ground training

— on-the-job training

— operational readiness training

— operational training

— opposed forces/threat training

— organizational effectiveness training

— organizational training

— orientation training

— out-of-camp training

— outside of continental US training

— overseas area training

— overseas deployment training

— overview training

— paid training

— paramilitary training

— part time training

— phased training

— physical readiness training

— position specific training

— post-cycle training

— post-mobilization training

— preappointment training

— precommission training

— preentry training

— preexercise training

— premobilization training

— prepackaged training

— primary training

— prime time training

— process-oriented training

— product-oriented training

— progression training

— progressive training

— protective CW training

— radiation training

— Ranger training

— readiness training

— realistic training

— real-world training

— receive training

— reconditioning training

— recovery training

— recruit training

— recurring training

— redeployment training

— redundant training

— refresher training

— rehabilitation training

— reinforcement training

— remedial training

— replacement training

— reserve cycle training

— reserve duty training

— resettlement training

— resident school training

— rifle marksmanship training

— rigorous training

— rotational training

— safety training

— salvage training

— scenario-oriented training

— schedule training

— scheduled training

— security training

— selection training

— shipboard troop training

— side-by-side training

— signal training

— simulator-assisted training

— simulator-based training

— single-service training

— situational training

— ski training

— skill training

— small arms training

— small boat training

— small unit training

— sniper training

— soldiering skills training

— Special Air Service training

— special training

— specialist training

— speciality training

— specialized tactical training

— specialized training

— special-to-arm training

— stationary training

— stereotyped training

— stress inoculation training

— supervisor training

— survival training

— sustainment training

— syllabus training

— systems specific training

— tactical training

— tank common training

— tank gunnery training

— tank skill training

— tank training

— tank-infantry training

— team training

— technical training

— tower training

— toxic warfare training

— trade training

— training area training

— training extension course training

— training with limited resources

— transition training

— transportation training

— troop lift training

— troop training

— truck training

— undergo training

— undergraduate training

— underway training

— ungraded training

— unilateral training

— uniservice training

— unisex basic training

— unit training

— universal military training

— upgrade training

— upgrading training

— urban warfare training

— visual training

— vocational rehabilitation training

— water survival training

— weapons delivery training

— weapons training

— weekend training

— wet-net training

— wetshod assault training

English-Russian military dictionary > training
14 gravamen

m.

1 tax (impuesto).

2 burden.

3 lien, encumbrance, burden.

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gravamen

► nombre masculino (pl gravámenes)

1 (carga) burden, obligation

2 (impuesto) tax, duty

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SM

1) (=impuesto) tax

exento de gravamen — exempt from tax

libre de gravamen — free of tax, tax-free

2) [de aduanas] duty

3) (=carga) burden, obligation; (Jur) lien, encumbrance

libre de gravamen — free from encumbrances, unencumbered

gravamen bancario — banker's lien

gravamen del vendedor — vendor's lien

gravamen general — general lien

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masculino ( impuesto) tax; ( carga) burden; (sobre finca, casa) encumbrance

- gravamen arancelario

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= encumbrance, levy, levy tax, tax [taxes, -pl.].

Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.

Ex. These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).

Ex. Excluded is the 1% levy tax which will be added to invoice upon check-out = No está incluido un 1% de canon que se añadirá al abonar la factura al final de la estancia.

Ex. Financed with taxes voted by the county and with state and federal aid, the central library maintains eight branch libraries and three bookmobiles.

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* libre de gravámenes = unencumbered.

* tipo de gravamen = tax rate.

* tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate.

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masculino ( impuesto) tax; ( carga) burden; (sobre finca, casa) encumbrance

- gravamen arancelario

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= encumbrance, levy, levy tax, tax [taxes, -pl.].

Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.

Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).

Ex: Excluded is the 1% levy tax which will be added to invoice upon check-out = No está incluido un 1% de canon que se añadirá al abonar la factura al final de la estancia.

Ex: Financed with taxes voted by the county and with state and federal aid, the central library maintains eight branch libraries and three bookmobiles.

* libre de gravámenes = unencumbered.

* tipo de gravamen = tax rate.

* tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate.

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gravamen

masculine

1 (impuesto) tax

2 (carga) burden

3 (sobre una finca, casa) encumbrance

Compuesto:

gravamen arancelario

customs duty

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gravamen sustantivo masculino ( impuesto) tax;
( carga) burden;
(sobre finca, casa) encumbrance
gravamen sustantivo masculino
1 (impuesto) tax
2 (carga, obligación) burden
' gravamen' also found in these entries:
English:
assessment

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gravamen nm

1. [impuesto] tax;

libre de gravamen unencumbered, free from encumbrances

2. [obligación moral] burden

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gravamen

m tax

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gravamen nm, pl - vámenes

1) : burden, obligation

2) : (property) tax

Spanish-English dictionary > gravamen
15 ufficio

m (pl -ci) office

ufficio cambi bureau de change

ufficio oggetti smarriti lost property

ufficio postale post office

ufficio stampa press office

ufficio di collocamento Jobcentre

ufficio turistico tourist information office

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ufficio s.m.

1 ( struttura burocratica, posto di lavoro) office; ( reparto) department; ( edificio, locali) (office) premises (pl.): domani sarò in ufficio alle otto, I'll be in the office tomorrow at eight; l'ufficio chiude a mezzogiorno, the office closes at noon; hanno un ufficio in affitto vicino alla stazione, they rent premises near the station; mobili per ufficio, office furniture; orario d'ufficio, office hours // (amm.): ufficio centrale, central office; ufficio distaccato, di zona, branch (o field) office; ufficio contabile, accounting office; ufficio governativo, government office (o bureau); uffici doganali, customs house; ufficio imposte, tax office; ufficio legale, legal office (o department); ufficio tecnico, technical department, ( di impresa) production engineering department; ufficio turistico, viaggi, tourist, travel office; ufficio acquisti, purchase department; ufficio commerciale, vendite, sales office (o department); ufficio cassa, cashier's office; ufficio del personale, personnel department; ufficio di rappresentanza, representative office; ufficio pubblicità, advertising office (o department)

2 ( carica, funzione) office, task, function, job, post, position: l'ufficio di direttore, di ministro, the office of director, of minister; accettare, rifiutare un ufficio, to accept, to refuse an office; conferire un ufficio, to appoint to an office; sospendere qlcu. dall'ufficio, to suspend s.o. from his post // d'ufficio, officially: doveri d'ufficio, office (o official) duties; ragioni d'ufficio, official reasons; segreto d'ufficio, official secret; omissione d'atti d'ufficio, failure to perform official duties; mettersi in contatto con qlcu. d'ufficio, to get in touch with s.o. officially // (dir.): reato perseguibile d'ufficio, indictable offence; nominato d'ufficio, appointed by the court; difensore d'ufficio, consel appointed by the court (o public defender); procedimento ( penale) d'ufficio, prosecution ex officio

3 ( dovere) duty: adempiere al proprio ufficio, to do one's duty; fuori ufficio, off duty; è ufficio del giudice essere imparziale, it is the duty of a judge to be impartial

4 ( intervento): interporre i propri uffici a favore di qlcu., to intercede on s.o.'s. behalf; buoni uffici, good offices; per merito dei suoi buoni uffici ottenni questo posto, thanks to his good offices I got this post

5 (eccl.) → uffizio.

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pl. -ci [uf'fitʃo, tʃi] sostantivo maschile

1) (locale di lavoro) office, bureau*; (settore di una compagnia) department, section

ufficio acquisti, (del) personale — purchasing department, personnel (department)

lavoro d'ufficio — clerical work, deskwork (anche spreg.)

orario di ufficio — office o business hours

2) (incarico, carica) office

ufficio pubblico — public office

ufficio di giudice — justiceship

sospendere qcn. da un ufficio — to suspend sb. from his post

3) (autorità)

d'ufficio — [pensionamento, licenziamento] compulsory

abuso d'ufficio — abuse of authority, misfeasance

avvocato d'ufficio — duty solicitor BE, public defender AE

4) form. (favore, intervento)

grazie ai loro buoni -ci — through their good offices

5) relig. office, service

l'ufficio funebre — the office for the dead

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ufficio del catasto — land office

ufficio di collocamento — employment exchange

ufficio informazioni — information bureau

ufficio postale — post office

ufficio stampa — press office

ufficio del turismo — tourist (information) office

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ufficio

pl. -ci /uf'fit∫o, t∫i/

sostantivo m.

1 (locale di lavoro) office, bureau*; (settore di una compagnia) department, section; ufficio acquisti, (del) personale purchasing department, personnel (department); lavoro d'ufficio clerical work, deskwork (anche spreg.); orario di ufficio office o business hours

2 (incarico, carica) office; ufficio pubblico public office; ufficio di giudice justiceship; sospendere qcn. da un ufficio to suspend sb. from his post

3 (autorità) d'ufficio [pensionamento, licenziamento] compulsory; abuso d'ufficio abuse of authority, misfeasance; avvocato d'ufficio duty solicitor BE, public defender AE

4 form. (favore, intervento) grazie ai loro buoni -ci through their good offices

5 relig. office, service; l'ufficio funebre the office for the dead

COMPOUNDS

ufficio del catasto land office; ufficio di collocamento employment exchange; ufficio informazioni information bureau; ufficio postale post office; ufficio stampa press office; ufficio del turismo tourist (information) office.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ufficio
16 tour

срок; период службы, служба

— accompanied overseas tour

— active duty tour

— branch material tour

— command tour length

— CONUS tour

— dependent-restricted tour

— duty tour

— emergency tour

— experience tour

— family-separated tour

— foreign service tour

— garrison tour of duty

— geographic tour

— hardship tour

— instructor tour

— isolated tour

— liaison tour

— long tour

— overseas tour

— press tourtour

— rotation tour

— short tour

— stabilization tour

— stabilized tour

— staff tour

— tour of duty

— tour of sea duty

— tour with/without dependents

— unaccompanied overseas tour

— unstabilized duty tour

— utilization tour

— walking punishment tour

English-Russian military dictionary > tour
17 office

ˈɔfɪs сущ.
1) а) пост, должность, служба assume an office be in office come into office enter upon office get into office hold office leave office resign office seek office an office under Government take office win office honorary office appointive office elective office high office б) долг, обязанность, функция It is my office to open the mail. ≈ В мои обязанности входит вскрывать почту. Syn: obligation, duty, business, function
2) а) контора, канцелярия, офис to be in the office ≈ служить в конторе, в канцелярии;
быть на месте at/in an office ≈ в офисе She works at our office. ≈ Она работает в нашем офисе. - branch office head office home office main office booking office box office ticket office dead-letter office doctor's office lawyer's office left-luggage office lost-and-found office lost property office met office meteorological office patent office post office printing office dentist's office recruiting office inquiry office office block public office б) ведомство, министерство;
управление Foreign Office Foreign and Commonwealth Office Home Office Office of Education в) кабинет, комната( занимаемая каким-л. должностным лицом) ;
авиац. сл. кабина пилота
3) а) услуга, помощь good offices Syn: service, kindness, attention б) мн. службы( коммунальные - сарай, гараж и т.п.) в) отхожее место
4) церковная служба;
обряд Office for the Dead Office of the Mass last offices
5) разг. знак, намек give the office take the office Syn: hint, signal служба, место, должность, пост - * under Government место на государственной службе - judicial * cудебная должность - holder of an * должностное лицо - to be in * занимать пост - to come into * принять дела;
приступить к исполнению служебных обязанностей - to take * вступить в должность;
приступить к исполнению служебных обязанностей - to leave * уйти со службы - he hasn't run for * for years он уже много лет не выставлял своей кандидатуры (на должность, пост и т. п.) - he was elected twice to the * of president он дважды избирался на пост президента нахождение у власти, на посту - term of * cрок полномочий - to renew the term of * возобновить мандат - to be in * быть у власти( о правительстве) входить в состав правительства, иметь министерский портфель - to take * прийти к власти - to put smb. in * поставить кого-л. у власти - to be corrupted by * поддаться разлагающему влиянию власти контора, офис, канцелярия - lawyer's * адвокатская контора - editorial * редакция - post * почтовое отделение;
почта - publishing * издательство - inquiry * справочное бюро - doctor's * (американизм) кабинет врача - recruiting * призывной пункт - * expenses расходы на оргтехнику - * appliances оргтехника - * hours часы работы учреждения;
приемные часы - his * hours are from 12 to 14 он бывает в конторе с 12 до 14 часов - * number исходящий номер - * furniture конторская мебель, конторское оборудование - * staff конторские служащие - * work канцелярская работа - our London * наше лондонское отделение;
наша контора в Лондоне - to work at an * служить в учреждении - to be in an * быть служащим, клерком и т. п. служебное помещение, кабинет, офис - private * личный кабинет - the chairman's * is to the left кабинет председателя налево фирма, компания, особ. страховая компания( собирательнле) конторские служающие;
служащие учреждений;
клерки;
сотрудники предприятия - the whole * was at her wedding на ее свадьбе присутствовали все сотрудники отдела ведомство, министерство;
управление;
комитет - War O. военное министерство - (the) Foreign O. министерство иностранных дел - Сolonial O. министерство по делам заморских территорий управление, отдел, бюро - International Labour O. международное бюро труда - Record O. Государственный архив - Patent O. патентное бюро - O. of Education упрвление по вопросам образования подсобные помещения;
службы при доме (кладовые и т. п.) конюшни, амбары. коровники и т. п. на ферме обязанность, долг;
функция;
задача;
роль;
предназначение - little domestic *s несложные домашние обязанности - the * of host обязанности хозяина - consular * функции консула, консульские обязанности - he performs the * of treasurer он выполняет фунции казначея услуга;
помощь - good *s добные услуги - ill * плохая услуга религиозный обря;
церковная служба, ежедневное чтение молитв и псалмов;
заупокойная месса - O. of Baptism обряд крещения - O. for the Dead заупокойная служба - O. of the Mass обедня - to say one's * читать вечерюю или утреннюю молитву - to perform the last *s for smb. совершать погребальный обряд над кем-л. (сленг) намек, сведения, знак;
тайный сигнал - to give the * сделать намек;
дать сведения > fat * доходное место > *s of profit оплачиваемый пост (занятие которого членом парламента влечет за собой его отставку) > Holy O. (историческое) Святая палата( официальное название инквизиции) accident ~ бюро по несчастным случаям accountant's ~ бухгалтерия accounting ~ бухгалтерия ~ служба, должность;
an office under Government место на государственной службе;
an honorary office почетная должность under: England ~ the Stuarts Англия в эпоху Стюартов;
an office under Government государственная служба application for ~ просьба о зачислении на должность appointment to ~ назначение на должность appointment to ~ назначение на место appointment to ~ назначение на пост assay ~ пробирная палата assessment ~ налоговое управление audit ~ ревизионное управление automated ~ автоматизированное бюро to take (или to enter upon) ~ вступать в должность;
to be in office быть у власти ~ контора, канцелярия;
амер. кабинет врача;
to be in the office служить в конторе, в канцелярии;
dentist's office амер. зубоврачебный кабинет booking ~ билетная касса branch ~ отделение branch ~ филиал branch post ~ местное почтовое отделение branch post ~ филиал почтового отделения broking firm's ~ представительство брокерской фирмы building ~ строительное управление business ~ торговая контора Cabinet ~ секретариат кабинета министров cargo registration ~ бюро регистрации грузов cash ~ касса cash ~ помещение кассы cashier's ~ касса cashier's ~ помещение кассы central ~ главная контора central ~ главный офис clearance ~ расчетная палата clearance ~ расчетное учреждение clearing ~ расчетная палата clearing ~ расчетное учреждение company registration ~ бюро регистрации компаний complaints ~ бюро рекламаций county revenue ~ налоговая инспекция округа criminal records ~ учреждение, ведущее регистрацию преступлений customs ~ таможня data processing ~ отдел обработки данных delivery post ~ почтовое отделение доставки ~ контора, канцелярия;
амер. кабинет врача;
to be in the office служить в конторе, в канцелярии;
dentist's office амер. зубоврачебный кабинет dismissal from ~ освобождение от должности dispatch ~ экспедиционная контора distraint ~ орган, налагающий арест на имущество в обеспечение выполнения долга district ~ окружная контора district ~ районное отделение district ~ районный офис drawing ~ конструкторский отдел drawing ~ конструкторское бюро eligibility for ~ право на занятие должности eligible for ~ имеющий право на занятие должности employment ~ бюро по найму рабочей силы employment ~ бюро по трудоустройству exchange control ~ центр валютного контроля exchange ~ пункт обмена валюты express parcels ~ отделение срочной доставки посылок foreign exchange ~ пункт обмена иностранной валюты forwarding ~ станция отправления forwarding ~ транспортно-экспедиторская контора forwarding ~ транспортно-экспедиторское учреждение front ~ администрация корпорации front ~ главное управление front ~ дилерская комната front ~ дирекция front ~ правление фирмы front ~ руководство организации front ~ руководящие круги full-time ~ штатная должность general post ~ главный почтамт to get (или to come) into ~ принять дела, приступить к исполнению служебных обязанностей;
to win office победить на выборах, прийти к власти ~ разг. намек, знак;
to give (to take) the office сделать (понять) намек ~ услуга;
good office любезность, одолжение;
ill office плохая услуга government ~ правительственное учреждение head ~ главная контора head ~ правление head ~ управление head post ~ почт. главный почтамт honorary ~ неоплачиваемая должность honorary ~ почетная должность housing ~ управление по жилищному строительству ~ услуга;
good office любезность, одолжение;
ill office плохая услуга in ~ в должности in ~ у власти ineligible for ~ лишенный права занятия должности, лишенный права на пребывание в должности information ~ справочно-информационное бюро inquiry ~ справочное бюро inquiry ~ справочный стол recruiting ~ призывной пункт;
inquiry office справочное бюро;
our London office наш филиал в Лондоне issuing ~ отдел исходящих документов ~ обязанность, долг;
функция;
it is my office to open the mail в мои обязанности входит вскрывать почту joint sales ~ совместный отдел сбыта judicial ~ судебная должность judicial ~ юридическое бюро (палаты лордов) labour ~ отдел кадров land registry ~ государственная контора, регистрирующая земельные сделки ~ церковная служба;
обряд;
Office for the Dead заупокойная служба;
the Office of the Mass обедня;
the last offices похоронный обряд law ~ адвокатская фирма law ~ контора адвокатов law ~ судебное ведомство law ~ юридическая фирма to hold ~ занимать пост;
to leave (или to resign) office уйти с должности licensing ~ отдел лицензий life ~ контора по страхованию жизни local branch ~ контора местного отделения local government ~ муниципальное учреждение local ~ местная контора;
местное бюро local ~ местная контора lost property ~ бюро находок luggage registration ~ отделение регистрации багажа main ~ главная контора main ~ главное управление mining ~ управление горной промышленности ministerial ~ канцелярия министра ministerial ~ министерство misconduct in ~ нарушение служебных обязанностей municipal architect's ~ управление архитектора города municipal ~ муниципальное управление national debt ~ отдел банка по государственному долгу national registration ~ государственное бюро записи актов гражданского состояния non-eligibility for ~ отсутствие права на занятие должности non-eligible for ~ не имеющий права на зянятие должности notary's ~ нотариальная контора office бюро ~ ведомство, министерство, контора, канцелярия ~ ведомство, министерство;
управление;
Office of Education Федеральное управление просвещения (в США) ~ ведомство ~ должность ~ канцелярия ~ контора, канцелярия;
амер. кабинет врача;
to be in the office служить в конторе, в канцелярии;
dentist's office амер. зубоврачебный кабинет ~ контора ~ министерство ~ разг. намек, знак;
to give (to take) the office сделать (понять) намек ~ обязанность, долг;
функция;
it is my office to open the mail в мои обязанности входит вскрывать почту ~ обязанность ~ офис ~ пост ~ расследование по вопросам, связанным с правом короны на недвижимое или движимое имущество ~ служба, должность;
an office under Government место на государственной службе;
an honorary office почетная должность ~ служба ~ pl службы при доме (кладовые и т. п.) ~ служебное помещение ~ управление ~ услуга ~ услуга;
good office любезность, одолжение;
ill office плохая услуга ~ учреждение ~ функция ~ церковная служба;
обряд;
Office for the Dead заупокойная служба;
the Office of the Mass обедня;
the last offices похоронный обряд ~ block административное здание;
здание, в котором помещаются конторы разных фирм ~ церковная служба;
обряд;
Office for the Dead заупокойная служба;
the Office of the Mass обедня;
the last offices похоронный обряд ~ ведомство, министерство;
управление;
Office of Education Федеральное управление просвещения (в США) ~ of future отдел перспективного планирования ~ of issue эмитент ~ of notary public государственная нотариальная контора ~ of patent agents бюро патентных поверенных ~ церковная служба;
обряд;
Office for the Dead заупокойная служба;
the Office of the Mass обедня;
the last offices похоронный обряд recruiting ~ призывной пункт;
inquiry office справочное бюро;
our London office наш филиал в Лондоне paperless ~ вчт. безбумажное учреждение paperless ~ организация с безбумажным делопроизводством parcels ~ грузовая контора parcels ~ ж.-д. посылочное отделение patent ~ патентное бюро patent ~ патентное ведомство patent: ~ office бюро патентов;
patent right амер. патент pay ~ платежная касса pay ~ платежное учреждение pay ~ финансовая часть payment ~ касса period in ~ период нахождения в должности personnel ~ отдел кадров placement ~ бюро трудоустройства post ~ почтовое отделение prefect's ~ префектура Prime Minister's Office канцелярия премьер-министра public employment ~ государственная контора по трудоустройству public ~ государственное учреждение public ~ муниципальное учреждение public: ~ общественный;
государственный;
public man общественный деятель;
public office государственное, муниципальное или общественное учреждение public prosecutor's ~ прокуратура public record ~ государственный архив record: Record Office, Public Record Office Государственный архив public relations ~ отдел по связям с общественными организациями purchasing ~ офис компании, где оформляются все ее покупки Record Office государственный архив (Великобритания) record: Record Office, Public Record Office Государственный архив recruiting ~ призывной пункт;
inquiry office справочное бюро;
our London office наш филиал в Лондоне regional ~ региональное бюро regional ~ региональное управление register ~ бюро записи актов гражданского состояния register ~ регистратура register: ~ office = registry registered ~ зарегистрированная контора registered ~ официальный адрес правления компании registered ~ юридический адрес компании registrar's ~ регистрационное бюро registry ~ регистратура;
отдел записи актов гражданского состояния removal from ~ смещение с должности representative ~ представительство revenue ~ бюро налогов и сборов salary ~ отдел заработной платы sales ~ отдел сбыта shipping ~ транспортная контора social service ~ бюро социального обслуживания social welfare ~ бюро социального обеспечения sorting ~ сортировочный отдел State Accident Compensation Office Государственное управление (бюро) по выплате компенсаций в связи с несчастным случаем status inquiry ~ орган обследования общественного положения to take (или to enter upon) ~ вступать в должность;
to be in office быть у власти take ~ вступать в должность tax collector's ~ налоговое управление tax ~ налоговое управление ticket ~ билетная касса tourist information ~ туристическое бюро vacant ~ вакансия vacant ~ вакантная должность wage ~ касса wage ~ расчетный отдел to get (или to come) into ~ принять дела, приступить к исполнению служебных обязанностей;
to win office победить на выборах, прийти к власти

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > office
18 off

(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) fichar

off¹ adj pasado / malo

this fish is off este pescado está malo

off² adv

1.

they cut his head off le cortaron la cabeza

the handle has come off se ha caído el asa

take your hat off quítate el sombrero

2. apagado / desconectado / cerrado

the television is off la televisión está apagada

who switched the light off? ¿quién apagó la luz?

3. suspendido / cancelado

the game is off se ha suspendido el partido

4. libre

I've got the day off tengo el día libre

5.

ten per cent off all books un diez por ciento de descuento en todos los libros

to be off ir / irse

I'm off me voy

off³ prep de

I fell off the horse me caí del caballo

he got off the train bajó del tren

to be off work estar de baja

to be off your food estar desganado

off

tr[ɒf]

preposition

1 (movement) de

■ it fell off the table se cayó de la mesa

■ he got off the bus bajó del autobús

2 (indicating removal) de

■ he cut a branch off the tree cortó una rama del árbol

3 (distance, situation) diferentes traducciones

■ a narrow street off the main road una callejuela que sale a la carretera

■ the kitchen's off the hallway el pasillo da a la cocina

■ the ship sank off Malpica el barco se hundió a la altura de Malpica

4 (away from) diferentes traducciones

■ the ship went off course el barco se desvió de su rumbo

■ we're a long way off finding a cure estamos lejos de encontrar una cura

■ you need something to take your mind off it necesitas algo que te distraiga

5 (not wanting)

■ I'm off coffee ya no tomo café

■ he's off his food no tiene apetito

6 (not at work)

■ she comes off duty at 10.00pm acaba el turno a las 10.00

■ why don't you take the day off work? ¿por qué no te tomas el día libre?

7 familiar (from) a

■ I bought it off Eva se lo compré a Eva

■ he borrowed some money off me me pidió dinero prestado

adverb

1 (departure)

■ he ran off se fue corriendo

■ the car drove off at top speed el coche se fue a toda pastilla

■ I'm off me voy

■ be off with you! ¡lárgate!

2 (showing distance) a

■ the village is three miles off el pueblo está a tres millas

■ Christmas is still a long way off aún falta mucho para Navidad

3 (in theatre) en off

■ voices off voces en off

4 (removed) fuera

■ hands off! ¡fuera las manos!

■ the leg fell off se cayó la pata

■ leave the lid off no pongas la tapa

■ she sat there with her shoes off se quedó allí sentada descalza

5 (reduced in price) menos

■ 70% off! ¡70% menos!

6 (disconnected, not working) diferentes traducciones

■ turn the light off apaga la luz

■ have you turned the TV off? ¿has apagado la TV?

■ she turned the tap off cerró el grifo

7 (free, on holiday) libre

■ can I have the afternoon off? ¿puedo tomarme la tarde libre?

adjective

1 (event) cancelado,-a, suspendido,-a

■ the wedding's off la boda se ha suspendido

2 (not turned on - gas, water) cerrado,-a; (- electricity) apagado,-a

■ the gas is off el gas está cerrado

■ the TV's off la TV está apagada

3 (impolite, unfriendly) descortés, poco amable; (below standard) malo,-a

■ he's having an off day tiene un mal día

■ he charged you full price - that's a bit off te cobró el precio íntegro - qué descortés

4 (food - bad) malo,-a, pasado,-a; (- unavailable) acabado,-a

■ the milk's off la leche está agria

■ soup's off I'm afraid me temo que se ha acabado la sopa

5 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (part of vehicle) del lado del conductor

■ the front off wheel la rueda delantera del lado del conductor

noun the off

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (start - gen) principio, comienzo; (- of race) salida

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

off and on / on and off de vez en cuando, a ratos

off line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL desconectado,-a

off the top of one's head improvisando, sin pensarlo

on the off chance por si acaso, si por casualidad

right off / straight off acto seguido

to be off for something andar de algo, tener algo

■ how are you off for money? ¿cómo andas de dinero?

■ we're well off for time tenemos bastante tiempo

to be well/badly off andar bien/mal de dinero

off season temporada baja

off ['ɔf] adv

1) (indicating change of position or state)

to march off: marcharse

he dozed off: se puso a dormir

2) (indicating distance in space or time)

some miles off: a varias millas

the holiday is three weeks off: faltan tres semanas para la fiesta

3) (indicating removal)

the knob came off: se le cayó el pomo

4) (indicating termination)

shut the television off: apaga la televisión

5) (indicating suspension of work)

to take a day off: tomarse un día de descanso

6)

off and on : de vez en cuando

off adj

1) farther: más remoto, distante

the off side of the building: el lado distante del edificio

2) started: empezado

to be off on a spree: irse de juerga

3) out: apagado

the light is off: la luz está apagada

4) canceled: cancelado, suspendido

5) incorrect: erróneo, incorrecto

6) remote: remoto, lejano

an off chance: una posibilidad remota

7) free: libre

I'm off today: hoy estoy libre

8)

to be well off : vivir con desahogo, tener bastante dinero

off prep

1) (indicating physical separation) : de

she took it off the table: lo tomó de la mesa

a shop off the main street: una tienda al lado de la calle principal

2) : a la costa de, a expensas de

he lives off his sister: vive a expensas de su hermana

3) (indicating the suspension of an activity)

to be off duty: estar libre

he's off liquor: ha dejado el alcohol

4) below: por debajo de

he's off his game: está por debajo de su juego normal

off (Sale)

adj.

• de rebaja adj.

adj.

• apagado (Electricidad) adj.

• desconectado (Electricidad) adj.

• libre adj.

• separado, -a adj.

adv.

• fuera adv.

• lejos adv.

prep.

• fuera de prep.

• lejos de prep.

I ɔːf, ɒf
preposition

1)

a) ( from the surface) de

she picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo

to eat off paper plates — comer en platos de papel

b) (indicating removal, absence)

there's a button off this shirt — a esta camisa le falta un botón

the lid was off the pan — la cacerola estaba destapada

c) ( from) (colloq)

he bought it off a friend — se lo compró a un amigo

I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)

2)

a) ( distant from)

3 ft off the ground — a 3 pies del suelo

five miles off Dover — a cinco millas de Dover

just off the coast of Florida — a poca distancia de la costa de Florida

b) ( leading from)

a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza

it's just off Oxford Street — está en una bocacalle de Oxford Street

the bathroom's off the bedroom — el baño da al dormitorio

3)

a) ( absent from)

I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo

b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)

he's off his food — anda sin apetito

is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?

II

adverb

1)

a) ( removed)

the lid was off — la tapa no estaba puesta

once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...

he sat there with his shirt off — estaba ahí sentado sin camisa

off! — (BrE Sport) fuera!

hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!

20% off — 20% de descuento

b)

off and on — on II 3) c)

2) ( indicating departure)

I must be off — me tengo que ir

off we go! — vámonos!

oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!

3) ( distant)

the nearest village is five miles off — el pueblo más cercano queda a cinco millas

some way off — a cierta distancia

my birthday is a long way off — falta mucho para mi cumpleaños

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( not turned on)

the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada

the handbrake is off — el freno de mano no está puesto

make sure the electricity is off — asegúrate de que la electricidad esté desconectada

b) ( canceled)

the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido

the deal is off — ya no hay trato

2) (absent, not on duty) libre

a day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre

I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco

3)

a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) malo

to have an off day — tener* un mal día

b) ( unwell) (pred)

to feel off — sentirse* mal

c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)

they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!

4) ( Culin) (pred)

to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)

5) ( talking about personal situation)

they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero

how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off

6) offside II 2)

[ɒf] When off is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg get off, keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg LE> offoff duty/work, far off, look up the other word.
1. ADVERB

1) (=distant)

a place two miles off — un lugar a dos millas (de distancia)

it landed not 50 metres off — cayó a menos de 50 metros

it's some way off — está algo lejos

noises off — (gen) ruidos mpl de fondo; (Theat) efectos mpl sonoros

a voice off — una voz de fondo; (Cine) una voz en off

2) (in time)

the game is 3 days off — faltan 3 días para el partido

3) (=removed)

the lid is off — la tapa está quitada

there are two buttons off — faltan dos botones

he had his coat off — no llevaba el abrigo puesto

with his shoes off — descalzo, sin zapatos

with his hat off — con el sombrero quitado

hats off! — ¡descúbranse!

hands off! — ¡fuera las manos!, ¡sin tocar!

off with those wet socks! — ¡quítate esos calcetines mojados!

off with his head! — ¡que le corten la cabeza!

4) (=departing)

to be off — irse, marcharse

it's time I was off — es hora de irme, es hora de marcharme

I must be off — tengo que irme, tengo que marcharme

I'm off — me voy, me marcho

I'm off to Paris — me voy a París, me marcho a París, salgo para París

where are you off to? — ¿a dónde te vas?

she's off at 4 — sale del trabajo a las 4

be off! — ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!

they're off! — (race) ¡ya salen!

he's off fishing — ha ido a pescar

off with you! — (=go away) ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!; (affectionately) ¡vete ya!

off we go! — ¡vamos!

he's off on his favourite subject again — está otra vez dale que dale con su tema favorito *

5) (=not at work)

to be off — (=away) estar fuera, no estar

Ana is off sick today — (=indisposed) Ana no ha venido a trabajar hoy porque está enferma; (=with doctor's note) Ana está de baja hoy

she's off on Tuesdays — los martes no viene (a trabajar)

are you off this weekend? — ¿vas a estar fuera este fin de semana?

to have or take a day off — tomarse un día de descanso

I've got this afternoon off — tengo esta tarde libre

he gets two days off each week — tiene dos días libres a la semana

6) (Elec, Mech etc)

to be off — [apparatus, radio, TV, light] estar apagado; [tap] estar cerrado; [water etc] estar cortado; [brake] no estar puesto, estar quitado; [machinery] estar parado

7) (Comm)

10% off — descuento del 10 por ciento

I'll give you 5% off — te hago el 5 por ciento de descuento, te hago un descuento del 5 por ciento

8) (in phrases)

• off and on — de vez en cuando, a ratos

• right off, straight off — inmediatamente, enseguida

3 days straight off — 3 días seguidos

2. ADJECTIVE

1) (Brit) (=bad)

to be off — [fish, yoghurt, meat] estar malo or pasado; [milk] estar cortado

2) (=cancelled)

the game is off — se ha cancelado el partido

the talks are off — se han cancelado las conversaciones

sorry, but the party's off — lo siento, pero no hay fiesta

their engagement is off — han roto el noviazgo

salmon is off — (on menu) ya no hay salmón, se acabó el salmón

3) * (=not right)

• the timing is a bit off — resulta un poco inoportuno

it's a bit off, isn't it? — (fig) eso no está muy bien ¿no?

it was a bit off, him leaving like that — no estuvo muy bien de su parte marcharse así

• I thought his behaviour was rather off — me pareció que su forma de comportarse fue una salida de tono or estuvo fuera de lugar

she's feeling rather off — se siente bastante mal

4) (for money, supplies, time)

• how are you off for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?

how are you off for bread? — ¿qué tal andas de pan?

how are we off for time? — ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo?
badly, better I, 2., well-off
5) (Sport) = offside 1.

6) (Elec, Mech etc)

in the off position — en posición de apagado

3. PREPOSITION

1) (=from) de

to fall off a table — caer de una mesa

to fall off a cliff — caer por un precipicio

to eat off a dish — comer en un plato

to dine off fish — cenar pescado

2) (=near)

a street off the square — una calle que sale de la plaza

a flat just off the high street — un piso junto a la calle mayor

3) (=away from)

a house off the main road — una casa algo apartada de la carretera

height off the ground — altura del suelo, altura sobre el suelo

he ran towards the car and was 5 yards off it when... — corrió hacia el coche y estaba a cinco metros de él cuando...

• to be off air — (Rad, TV) no estar en el aire

to go off air — (=finish for day) cerrar la emisión; (=cease being broadcast) dejar de emitirse

our programme was taken off air ten days ago — nuestro programa dejó de emitirse hace diez días

4) (Naut)

off Portland Bill — a la altura de Portland Bill, frente a Portland Bill

5) (=missing from)

there are two buttons off my coat — a mi chaqueta le faltan dos botones

the lid was off the tin — la lata tenía la tapa quitada

6) (=absent from)

• he was off work for 3 weeks — estuvo sin poder ir a trabajar 3 semanas

to take 3 days off work — tomarse 3 días libres

7) (Comm)

to take 5% off the price — rebajar el precio en un 5 por ciento

8) (=not taking)

he's been off drugs for a year — hace un año que no prueba las drogas, dejó las drogas hace un año

I'm off coffee — (=not taking) he dejado de tomar café; (=disliking) tengo aborrecido el café, no puedo ver el café

• to be off one's food — no tener apetito

4.

NOUN * (=start) comienzo m ; (Sport) salida f

at the off — en la salida

ready for the off — listos para comenzar; (Sport) listos para salir

5.

INTRANSITIVE VERB (esp US) ** (=leave) largarse *

6.

TRANSITIVE VERB (US) ** (=kill) cargarse **, ventilarse **

7.

COMPOUNDS

off day N —

to have an off day — tener un día malo

off season N — temporada f baja

in the off season — fuera de temporada

* * *

I [ɔːf, ɒf]
preposition

1)

a) ( from the surface) de

she picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo

to eat off paper plates — comer en platos de papel

b) (indicating removal, absence)

there's a button off this shirt — a esta camisa le falta un botón

the lid was off the pan — la cacerola estaba destapada

c) ( from) (colloq)

he bought it off a friend — se lo compró a un amigo

I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)

2)

a) ( distant from)

3 ft off the ground — a 3 pies del suelo

five miles off Dover — a cinco millas de Dover

just off the coast of Florida — a poca distancia de la costa de Florida

b) ( leading from)

a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza

it's just off Oxford Street — está en una bocacalle de Oxford Street

the bathroom's off the bedroom — el baño da al dormitorio

3)

a) ( absent from)

I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo

b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)

he's off his food — anda sin apetito

is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?

II

adverb

1)

a) ( removed)

the lid was off — la tapa no estaba puesta

once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...

he sat there with his shirt off — estaba ahí sentado sin camisa

off! — (BrE Sport) fuera!

hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!

20% off — 20% de descuento

b)

off and on — on II 3) c)

2) ( indicating departure)

I must be off — me tengo que ir

off we go! — vámonos!

oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!

3) ( distant)

the nearest village is five miles off — el pueblo más cercano queda a cinco millas

some way off — a cierta distancia

my birthday is a long way off — falta mucho para mi cumpleaños

III

adjective

1) (pred)

a) ( not turned on)

the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada

the handbrake is off — el freno de mano no está puesto

make sure the electricity is off — asegúrate de que la electricidad esté desconectada

b) ( canceled)

the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido

the deal is off — ya no hay trato

2) (absent, not on duty) libre

a day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre

I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco

3)

a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) malo

to have an off day — tener* un mal día

b) ( unwell) (pred)

to feel off — sentirse* mal

c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)

they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!

4) ( Culin) (pred)

to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)

5) ( talking about personal situation)

they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero

how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off

6) offside II 2)

English-spanish dictionary > off
19 business

'biznis
noun

1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) negocio

2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) negocio, empresa

3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) asunto

•

- businesslike
- businessman
- on business

business n

1. negocios

he's in business se dedica a los negocios

a business trip un viaje de negocios

business is good at the moment los negocios van bien en este momento

2. negocio / empresa / industria

a family business una empresa familiar

the music business la industria de la música

3. asunto / tema

it's none of your business no es asunto tuyo / a ti no te importa

mind your own business! ¡no te metas en lo que no te importa!

El plural de business se escribe businesses

business

tr['bɪznəs]

noun

1 (commerce) negocios nombre masculino plural

■ the business world el mundo de los negocios

2 (firm) negocio, empresa

■ he's got a small business on the coast tiene un pequeño negocio en la costa

3 (affair) asunto, tema nombre masculino

■ I've got business to discuss with the manager tengo asuntos que tratar con el director

■ it's none of your business no es asunto tuyo

■ does he know about the business with the money? ¿se ha enterado del asunto del dinero?

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it's my «(your, etc)» business to... me (te, etc) incumbe...

■ it's my business to investigate the case me incumbe investigar el caso

to be away on business estar (fuera) de viaje

to be big business ser un buen negocio

to be in business dedicarse al mundo de los negocios

to be the business familiar molar, ser muy guay

■ these shoes really are the business estos zapatos son muy guays

to do business with somebody comerciar con alguien, tener relaciones comerciales con alguien

to get down to business entrar en materia

to go out of business quebrar

to have no business to «+ inf» no tener ningún derecho a + inf

■ you had no business to tell him no tenías ningún derecho a decírselo

to mean business ir en serio

to put somebody out of business hacer que alguien quiebre

to run a business llevar un negocio

to send somebody about his «(her, etc)» business mandar a alguien de paseo

to set up a business montar un negocio

mind your own business! ¡no te metas donde no te llaman!

business before pleasure primero es la obligación que la devoción

business is business el negocio es el negocio

big business grandes negocios nombre masculino plural

business administration administración nombre femenino de negocios

business card tarjeta de presentación, tarjeta comercial

business centre centro de negocios

business consultant asesor,-ra de empresas

business consultancy asesoría de empresas

business deal trato comercial

business district área de negocios, zona comercial

business hours horario comercial

business of the day orden nombre masculino del día

business manager director,-ra de empresas

business school escuela de negocios

business studies estudios nombre masculino plural empresariales, empresariales nombre masculino plural

business trip viaje nombre masculino de negocios

line of business profesión nombre femenino

■ what line of business are you in? ¿a qué te dedicas?

business ['bɪznəs, -nəz] n

1) occupation: ocupación f, oficio m

2) duty, mission: misión f, deber m, responsabilidad f

3) establishment, firm: empresa f, firma f, negocio m, comercio m

4) commerce: negocios mpl, comercio m

5) affair, matter: asunto m, cuestión f, cosa f

it's none of your business: no es asunto tuyo

business

adj.

• comercial adj.

• de negocios adj.

• empresarial adj.

• negocio, -a adj.

• negocios adj.

n.

• asunto s.m.

• bártulos s.m.pl.

• comercio s.m.

• cuestión s.f.

• dependencia s.f.

• empleo s.m.

• empresa s.f.

• negocio s.m.

• negocios s.m.pl.

• trato s.m.

• tráfico s.m.

'bɪznəs, 'bɪznɪs
noun

1) u ( Busn)

a) (world of commerce, finance) negocios mpl; (before n)

business studies — (ciencias fpl) empresariales fpl

business school — escuela f de administración or gestión de empresas

a course in business German — un curso de alemán comercial

b) (commercial activity, trading) comercio m

to be in business: the firm has been in business for 50 years la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial; the factory is back in business again la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones; to set up in business montar or poner* un negocio; go into business: they went into business together montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos; to go out of business cerrar*; business is good el negocio anda or marcha bien; the company lost two million dollars' worth of business la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc) por valor de dos millones de dólares; we open for business at nine o'clock — abrimos al público a las nueve

c) (custom, clients)

to lose business — perder* clientes or clientela

2) c

a) ( firm) negocio m, empresa f

b) ( branch of commerce)

I'm in the insurance/antiques business — trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades

the fashion/music business — la industria or el negocio de la moda/música

she's the best designer in the business — es la mejor diseñadora del ramo

3) u

a) ( transactions)

it's been a pleasure to do business with you — ha sido un placer trabajar con usted

she's here/away on business — está aquí/de viaje por negocios

to mix business with pleasure — mezclar el trabajo con la diversión

unfinished business — asuntos mpl pendientes

business before pleasure — antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)

to get down to business — ir* al grano, entrar en materia

to mean business — decir* algo muy en serio

to talk business — hablar de negocios; (before n) <appointment, lunch> de trabajo, de negocios

business letter — carta f comercial

business trip — viaje m de negocios

b) ( items on agenda) asuntos mpl, temas mpl

any other business — otros asuntos, ≈ruegos y preguntas

c) (rightful occupation, concern) asunto m, incumbencia f

mind your own business! — no te metas en lo que no te importa!

that's none of your business — eso no es asunto tuyo, eso no te incumbe

you had no business apologizing on my behalf — no te correspondía a ti disculparte de mi parte

I shall make it my business to find out — yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo

like nobody's business — (colloq)

she was getting through those chocolates like nobody's business — les estaba dando duro a los bombones (fam)

he was dashing around like nobody's business — estaba corriendo como un loco de aquí para allá

4) (affair, situation, activity) (colloq) (no pl) asunto m

what's all this business about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

to give somebody the business — (AmE) ( reprimand) echarle la bronca a alguien (fam); ( tease) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)

['bɪznɪs]
1. N

1) (=commerce) negocios mpl, comercio m

business is good at the moment — el negocio va bien por el momento

business is business — los negocios son los negocios

• business as usual — (=general slogan) aquí no ha pasado nada; (=notice outside shop) "seguimos atendiendo al público durante las reformas"

• business before pleasure — primero es la obligación que la devoción

• to carry on business as — tener un negocio de

• to do business with — negociar con

• he's in business — se dedica al comercio

he's in business in London — trabaja en una empresa comercial de Londres

he's in the selling business — se dedica al comercio

now we're in business * — ya caminamos

if we can find a car we're in business * — si encontramos un coche empezamos a rodar

• to go into business — dedicarse al comercio

• the shop is losing business — la tienda está perdiendo clientela

• he means business — habla en serio

• I'm here on business — estoy (en viaje) de negocios

to go abroad on business — ir al extranjero en viaje de negocios

• to go out of business — quebrar

to put sb out of business — hacer que algn quiebre

• to set up in business as — montar un negocio de

to set sb up in business — montar un negocio a algn

• to get down to business — ir al grano

2) (=firm) negocio m, empresa f

it's a family business — es una empresa familiar

3) (=trade, profession) oficio m, ocupación f

what business are you in? — ¿a qué se dedica usted?

he's got the biggest laugh in the business — tiene la risa más fuerte que hay por aquí

4) (=task, duty, concern) asunto m, responsabilidad f

• to send sb about his business — echar a algn con cajas destempladas

• the business before the meeting — frm los asuntos a tratar

• I have business with the minister — tengo asuntos que tratar con el ministro

what business have you to intervene? — ¿con qué derecho interviene usted?

• we're not in business to — + infin no tenemos por costumbre + infin

we are not in the business of subsidizing scroungers — no tenemos por costumbre costearles la vida a los gorrones

• mind your own business!, none of your business! * — ¡y a ti qué te importa!, ¡no te metas! *

• that's my business — eso es cosa mía

it is my business to — + infin me corresponde + infin

I will make it my business to tell him — yo me encargaré de decírselo

• it's no business of mine — yo no tengo nada que ver con eso, no es cosa mía

you had no business doing that — no tenías derecho a hacerlo

• they're working away like nobody's business — están trabajando como locos

• it's none of his business — no es asunto suyo

• any other business — (on agenda) ruegos mpl y preguntas

5) * (=affair, matter) asunto m, cuestión f

the Suez business — el asunto de Suez, la cuestión Suez

• it's a nasty business — es un asunto feo

• finding a flat can be quite a business — encontrar piso or (LAm) un departamento puede ser muy difícil

• did you hear about that business yesterday? — ¿te contaron algo de lo que pasó ayer?

• I can't stand this business of doing nothing — no puedo con este plan de no hacer nada

• what a business this is! — ¡vaya lío!

6) (Theat) acción f, gag m

7)

the dog did its business * — el perro hizo sus necesidades

8)

he's/it's the business * — es fantástico

2.

CPD

business account N — cuenta f comercial, cuenta f empresarial

business address N — dirección f comercial or profesional

business administration N — (as course) administración f de empresas

business agent N — agente mf de negocios

business angel N — (=backer) inversor(a) m / f providencial

business associate N — socio(-a) m / f, asociado(-a) m / f

business card N — tarjeta f de visita

business centre, business center (US) N — centro m financiero

business class N — (Aer) clase f preferente

business college N — escuela f de administración de empresas

business consultancy N — asesoría f empresarial

business consultant N — asesor(a) m / f de empresas

business deal N — trato m comercial

business district N — zona f comercial

business end * N — (fig) [of tool, weapon] punta f

business expenses NPL — gastos mpl (comerciales)

business hours NPL — horas fpl de oficina

business language N — lenguaje m comercial

business letter N — carta f de negocios, carta f comercial

business loan N — préstamo m comercial

business lunch N — comida f de negocios

business machines NPL — máquinas fpl para la empresa

business management N — dirección f empresarial

business manager N — (Comm, Ind) director(a) m / f comercial, gerente mf comercial; (Theat) secretario(-a) m / f

business park N — parque m industrial

business partner N — socio(-a) m / f

business people NPL — gente f de negocios, profesionales mpl

business person N — hombre/mujer m / f de negocios, profesional mf

business plan N — plan m de empresa

business practice N — práctica f empresarial

business premises NPL — local msing comercial

business school N — = business college

business sense N — cabeza f para los negocios

business Spanish N — español m comercial

business studies N — ciencias fpl empresariales, empresariales fpl

business titan N — gigante m empresarial

business use N — uso m empresarial

• for business use only — solo para uso empresarial

• the business use of sth — el uso de algo con fines empresariales

you can claim a certain amount for business use of your home — puedes deducir una cierta cantidad por el uso con fines empresariales de tu casa

business venture N — empresa f comercial

• his first business venture — su primera empresa comercial

(Faculty of) Business Studies N — (Facultad f de) Ciencias fpl Empresariales

business suit N — traje m de oficina or de calle

business trip N — viaje m de negocios

* * *
['bɪznəs, 'bɪznɪs]
noun

1) u ( Busn)

a) (world of commerce, finance) negocios mpl; (before n)

business studies — (ciencias fpl) empresariales fpl

business school — escuela f de administración or gestión de empresas

a course in business German — un curso de alemán comercial

b) (commercial activity, trading) comercio m

to be in business: the firm has been in business for 50 years la empresa tiene 50 años de actividad comercial; the factory is back in business again la fábrica ha reanudado sus operaciones; to set up in business montar or poner* un negocio; go into business: they went into business together montaron or pusieron un negocio juntos; to go out of business cerrar*; business is good el negocio anda or marcha bien; the company lost two million dollars' worth of business la compañía perdió ventas (or contratos etc) por valor de dos millones de dólares; we open for business at nine o'clock — abrimos al público a las nueve

c) (custom, clients)

to lose business — perder* clientes or clientela

2) c

a) ( firm) negocio m, empresa f

b) ( branch of commerce)

I'm in the insurance/antiques business — trabajo en el ramo de los seguros/en la compra y venta de antigüedades

the fashion/music business — la industria or el negocio de la moda/música

she's the best designer in the business — es la mejor diseñadora del ramo

3) u

a) ( transactions)

it's been a pleasure to do business with you — ha sido un placer trabajar con usted

she's here/away on business — está aquí/de viaje por negocios

to mix business with pleasure — mezclar el trabajo con la diversión

unfinished business — asuntos mpl pendientes

business before pleasure — antes es la obligación que la devoción, primero el deber (y después el placer)

to get down to business — ir* al grano, entrar en materia

to mean business — decir* algo muy en serio

to talk business — hablar de negocios; (before n) <appointment, lunch> de trabajo, de negocios

business letter — carta f comercial

business trip — viaje m de negocios

b) ( items on agenda) asuntos mpl, temas mpl

any other business — otros asuntos, ≈ruegos y preguntas

c) (rightful occupation, concern) asunto m, incumbencia f

mind your own business! — no te metas en lo que no te importa!

that's none of your business — eso no es asunto tuyo, eso no te incumbe

you had no business apologizing on my behalf — no te correspondía a ti disculparte de mi parte

I shall make it my business to find out — yo me ocuparé or me encargaré de averiguarlo

like nobody's business — (colloq)

she was getting through those chocolates like nobody's business — les estaba dando duro a los bombones (fam)

he was dashing around like nobody's business — estaba corriendo como un loco de aquí para allá

4) (affair, situation, activity) (colloq) (no pl) asunto m

what's all this business about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

to give somebody the business — (AmE) ( reprimand) echarle la bronca a alguien (fam); ( tease) tomarle el pelo a alguien (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > business
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tenir [t(ə)niʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. impersonal verb

5. reflexive verb

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1. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• la clé qu'il tient à la main the key that he's holding

• la clé qu'il tient dans sa main the key that he's holding

• il tient son fils par la main he's holding his son's hand

• tenir la porte à qn to hold the door open for sb

   b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keep

• tenir les yeux ouverts to keep one's eyes open

• le café le tient éveillé coffee keeps him awake

• tenir qch en place to keep sth in place

• tenir une note (Music) to hold a note

   c. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keep

   d. ( = détenir) to have

• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!

• nous le tenons we've got him

• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article

• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!

• en tenir pour qn (inf) ( = l'aimer) to have a crush on sb (inf)

   e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under control

   f. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold

   g. ( = occuper) [+ place, largeur] to take up ; [+ rôle] to have ; [+ emploi] to hold

• ça tient trop de place it takes up too much room

• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the right

• elle a bien tenu son rôle de chef she was a good manager

• elle tient le rôle d'Ophélie she plays the role of Ophelia

   h. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold

   i. ( = résister à) tenir l'alcool (inf) to be able to hold one's drink

• tenir le coup [personne] to survive ; [chose] to last

• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?

   j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep to

• tenir le rythme to keep up the pace

   k. (locutions)

► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as

• je le tenais pour un imbécile I regarded him as an idiot

• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb

• il tient cela de son père he gets that from his father► tiens ! (en donnant) here you are!

• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!

• tiens, tiens ! well, well!

2. <

   a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up

• ce chapeau ne tient pas sur ma tête this hat won't stay on my head

• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the tree

• il tient bien sur ses jambes he's very steady on his legs

   b. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last

• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?

• il n'y a pas de match qui tienne there's no question of going to any match

   c. ( = résister) to hold out

• tenir bon to hold out

• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer

   d. ( = pouvoir être contenu) to fit ( dans into)

• ils ne tiendront pas dans la voiture they won't fit into the car

• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight

• son discours tient en quelques pages his speech is just a few pages long

3. <

• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to

• il ne tenait plus à la vie he had lost his will to live

• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly

• il tient beaucoup à vous connaître he's very anxious to meet you

• elle tenait absolument à parler she insisted on speaking

• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...

• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to

• ça tient au climat it's because of the climate

• son succès tient à peu de chose his success hangs on very little

• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?

• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after

• il tient de son père he takes after his father

• il a de qui tenir it runs in the family

4. <

( = dépendre de) to depend

• il ne tient qu'à vous de décider it's up to you to decide

► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!

5. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• il se tenait le ventre de douleur he was holding his stomach in pain

• se tenir à qch to hold onto sth

• ils se tenaient par la main they were holding hands

• ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms round each other's waists

   b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up

• tiens-toi droit (debout) stand up straight ; (assis) sit up straight

• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouching

• tenez-vous prêts à partir be ready to leave

• elle se tenait à sa fenêtre she was standing at her window

   c. ( = se conduire) to behave

• il ne sait pas se tenir he doesn't know how to behave

• se tenir tranquille to be quiet

• tiens-toi tranquille keep still

• se tenir mal (à table) to have bad table manners ; (en société) to behave badly

• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!

   d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take place

   e. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold together

• tout se tient it's all connected

   f. (locutions)

► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!

• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with

• nous nous en tiendrons là pour aujourd'hui we'll leave it at that for today

• il aimerait savoir à quoi s'en tenir he'd like to know where he stands

• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)

il se tient pour responsable he holds himself responsible

• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!

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təniʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( serrer) to hold

tiens-moi ça — hold this (for me)

tenir quelqu'un par la main — to hold somebody's hand

tenir la rampe — to hold onto the banisters

tiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!

tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!

si je le tenais! — if I could get my hands on him!

bien tenir — to hold on to

2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control

il nous tient — he's got a hold on us

3) Armée to hold

4) ( avoir attrapé) to hold

je te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!

pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you

tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US

5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]

de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? — where did you get that information?

elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère — she inherited her jewels from her mother

6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]

bien tenir sa maison — to keep one's house spick and span

tenir la comptabilité — to keep the books

7) ( garder) to keep

tenir quelqu'un occupé — to keep somebody busy

‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’

tenir une note — Musique to hold a note

8) ( conserver une position)

tenir sa tête droite — to hold one's head upright

tenir les yeux baissés — to keep one's eyes lowered

9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]

tenir la porte fermée avec son pied — to hold the door shut with one's foot

10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]

11) ( résister)

tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy

tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out

tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain

12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]

13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]

14) ( considérer)

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible

je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts — I consider my information to be correct

tenir quelqu'un pour mort — to give somebody up for dead

tenir pour certain que — to regard it as certain that

2.

tenir à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( avoir de l'attachement pour)

tenir à — to be fond of, to like

tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life

il tient à son argent — he can't bear to be parted from his money

tenir à son indépendance — to like one's independence

2) ( vouloir)

j'y tiens — I insist

tenir à faire — to want to do

je ne tiens pas à faire — I'd rather not do

tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse — to insist that somebody should do

je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle y aille — I'd rather she didn't go

je tiens beaucoup à la revoir — I'd really like to see her again

nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt — you really must come to dinner soon

3) ( être dû à)

tenir à — to be due to

3.

tenir de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( ressembler à)

tenir de — to take after

il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from

de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? — where does she get her nastiness from?

2) ( s'apparenter à)

tenir de — to border on

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in

ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds — these shoes won't stay on my feet

2) ( résister)

tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on

tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting

j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) — I hope my car will last out

il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television

3) ( durer)

le plan tient-il toujours? — is the plan still on?

la neige tient — the snow is settling

les fleurs n'ont pas tenu — the flowers didn't last long

la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded

4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up

5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)

faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture — to fit six people into a car

mon article tient en trois pages — my article takes up only three pages

tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)

tenir en hauteur dans une pièce — to fit into a room (heightwise)

ne pas tenir en hauteur — to be too tall ( dans for)

5.

se tenir verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to hold

se tenir la tête de douleur — to hold one's head in pain

2) ( l'un l'autre)

se tenir par le bras — to be arm in arm

ils se tenaient par la taille — they had their arms around each other's waists

se tenir par la main — to hold hands

3) ( s'accrocher) to hold on

se tenir par les pieds — to hold on with one's feet

tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock

4) ( demeurer)

se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out

se tenir sans bouger — to stay still

se tenir prêt — to be ready

se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself

se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still

5) ( se comporter) to behave

savoir se tenir — to know how to behave

tiens-toi bien! — behave yourself!

6) ( avoir une posture)

se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture

tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!

7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held

8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together

9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together

ça se tient — it makes sense

10) ( se considérer)

se tenir pour — to consider oneself to be

tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!

11) ( être fidèle)

s'en tenir à — to stand by

12) ( se limiter)

s'en tenir à — to keep to

s'en tenir aux ordres — to stick to orders

s'en tenir là — to leave it there

ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec — not to know what to make of

6.

verbe impersonnel

il ne tient qu'à toi de partir — it's up to you to decide whether to leave

qu'à cela ne tienne! — never mind!

7.

tiens exclamation oh!

tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!

tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?

tiens donc! — iron fancy that!

tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!

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t(ə)niʀ
1. vt

1) (avec sa main) to hold

Tu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?

Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.

2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run

tenir les comptes — to keep the books

tenir un rôle — to play a part

3) [promesse, engagement] to keep

4) (= considérer)

tenir qn pour — to take sb for

5) (= occuper)

tenir de la place — to take up space

6) (= résister à)

tenir l'alcool — to be able to hold a drink

tenir le coup — to hold out

7) (= garder, maintenir)

tenir sa langue fig — to hold one's tongue

tenir au chaud — to keep hot

tenir à l'abri — to keep under cover

tenir prêt — to have ready

Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.

8) (= avoir reçu)

tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb

2. vi

1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold

2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last

3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survive

tenir bon — to stand fast

tenir 3 jours — to last 3 days

4) (en donnant quelque chose)

tiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!

5) (exclamatif)

Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!

tiens? (surprise) — really?

6)

tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for

Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)

ça ne tient qu'à lui — it is entirely up to him

tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do

Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.

tenir à ce que qn fasse qch — to really want sb to do sth

7)

tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after

Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.

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tenir verb table: venir

A vtr

1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;

2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;

3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;

4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;

5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;

6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;

7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;

8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;

9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;

10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;

11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;

12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litres^GB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;

13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centre^GB of the square;

14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.

B tenir à vtr ind

1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;

2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;

3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.

C tenir de vtr ind

1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;

2 ( s'apparenter à) tenir de to border on; tenir du délire to border on madness.

D vi

1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;

2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;

3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colour^GB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;

4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;

5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.

E se tenir vpr

1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;

2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;

3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;

4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;

5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;

6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;

7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;

8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;

9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;

10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;

11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;

12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.

F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!

G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!

Idiome

en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.

[tənir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]

1. [retenir] to hold (on to)

tenir la main de quelqu'un to hold somebody's hand

je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped

2. [manier] to hold

tu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properly

B.[CONSERVER]

1. [maintenir - dans une position] to hold, to keep ; [ - dans un état] to keep

enlève les vis qui tiennent le panneau undo the screws which hold the panel in place

tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full

tenez-lui la tête hors de l'eau hold her head above the water

elle tient ses chiens attachés she keeps her dogs tied up

tenir chaud to keep warm

je veux une robe qui tienne chaud I'd like a warm dress

tenez-le prêt (à partir) make sure he's ready (to leave)

2. [garder - note] to hold

tenir l'accord to stay in tune

‘tenez votre droite’

a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’

b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’

3. (vieilli) [conserver - dans un lieu] to keep

4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collect

C.[POSSÉDER]

1. [avoir reçu]

tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody

les propriétés que je tenais de ma mère [par héritage] the properties I'd inherited from my mother

2. [avoir capturé] to have caught, to have got hold of

[avoir à sa merci] to have got

ah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!

si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!

elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hour

pendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?

3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou got

je crois que je tiens un scoop! I think I've got a scoop!

tenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something from

il a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?

nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...

tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the state

qu'est-ce que je tiens comme rhume! (familier) I've got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

elle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)

il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonight

qu'est-ce qu'il tient!

a. (familier) [il est stupide] what a twit (UK) ou blockhead!

b. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!

c. [il est enrhumé] he's got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

4. [transmettre]

nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documents

D.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]

1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to hold

quand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angry

la jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy

ce rhume me tient depuis deux semaines I've had this cold for two weeks

MILITAIRE to control

[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) control

2. [diriger, s'occuper de - commerce, maison, hôtel] to run ; [ - comptabilité, registre] to keep

tenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashier

elle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"

le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the bar

tenir la marque JEUX & SPORT to keep score

3. [donner - assemblée, conférence, séance] to hold, to have

le tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new building

4. [prononcer - discours] to give ; [ - raisonnement] to have ; [ - langage] to use

il me tint à peu près ce langage La Fontaine (allusion) here's roughly what he said to me

tenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks

comment peux-tu tenir un tel raisonnement? how can you possibly think this way?

5. [astreint à]

être tenu à quelque chose: être tenu au secret professionnel to be bound by professional secrecy

nous sommes tenus à la discrétion we're obliged to be very discreet

je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her

6. THÉÂTRE [rôle] to play, to have

tenir un rôle dans (figuré) to play a part in

7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in hand

E.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]

1. [occuper] to take up (separable), to occupy

le fauteuil tient trop de place the armchair takes up too much room

tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place

2. [contenir] to hold

F.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]

1. [résister à] (to be able) to take

il tient l'alcool he can take (especially UK) ou hold his drink

tenir le coup

a. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold out

b. [digue] to hold (out)

c. [personne] (to be able) to take it

le soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nights

tenir la route [véhicule] to have good road-holding (UK), to hold the road well

ton raisonnement ne tient pas la route (figuré) your argument doesn't stand up to scrutiny

2. [respecter] to keep to, to stand by, to uphold

tenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise

[s'engager dans - pari]

je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!

tenu!, je tiens! JEUX you're on!

G.[CONSIDÉRER] (soutenu) to hold, to consider

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as

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[tənir] verbe intransitif

1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay up

tenir en place to stay in place

mets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape better

la porte du placard ne tient pas fermée the cupboard door won't stay shut

tout ça tient avec de la colle all this is held together with glue

le porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you going

faire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into position

tenir à

a. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou to

b. [être contigu à] to be next to

[personne]

il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yet

je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes [de fatigue] I can hardly stand up any more

cet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair

elle ne tient pas en place she can't sit still

2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last out

je ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going in

le cœur ne tiendra pas his heart won't take it

tes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with reality

tenir bon ou ferme

a. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tight

b. [ne pas céder] to hold out

tenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its way

il me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my ground

le dollar tient toujours bon the dollar is still holding firm

ne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned him

ça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it

3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stay

aucun parfum ne tient sur moi perfumes don't stay on me

4. [être valable, être d'actualité - offre, pari, rendez-vous] to stand ; [ - promesse] to hold

ça tient toujours pour demain? is it still on for tomorrow?

il n'y a pas de... qui tienne: il n'y a pas de congé qui tienne there's no question of having leave

il n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!

5. [pouvoir être logé] to fit

le compte rendu tient en une page the report takes up one page

tenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)

on tient facilement à cinq dans la barque the boat sits five in comfort

son histoire tient en peu de mots his story can be summed up in a few words

6. (locution)

en tenir pour quelqu'un (familier) to have a crush on somebody

en tenir pour quelque chose

a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on something

b. [ne considérer que] to stick to something

elle en tient vraiment pour l'hypothèse de l'assassinat she seems convinced it was murder

tiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] here

tiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thundering

tiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself useful

tenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricity

s'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!

tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?

tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of him

elle a refusé? tiens donc! (familier & ironique) she said no? you amaze me! ou surprise, surprise!

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)

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tenir à verbe plus préposition

1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to value

si tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...

2. [vouloir]

tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing something

je tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signed

tu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularly

tenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good education

tiens-tu à ce que cela se sache? do you really want it to become known?

je voudrais t'aider — je n'y tiens pas I'd like to help you — I'd rather you didn't

venez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!

3. [résulter de] to stem ou to result from, to be due to, to be caused by

le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness

à quoi ça tient? (familier) what's the reason for it?, what's it due to?

qu'à cela ne tienne never mind, fear not (humoristique)

4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]

il ne tient qu'à toi de mettre fin à ce désordre it's entirely up to you to sort out this shambles

s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision

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tenir de verbe plus préposition

1. [ressembler à] to take after

ce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setter

elle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!

2. [relever de]

sa guérison tient du miracle his recovery is something of a miracle

des propos qui tiennent de l'injure remarks verging on the insulting

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils marchaient en se tenant la main they were walking hand in hand

se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[se dérouler - conférence] to be held, to take place ; [ - festival, foire] to take place

le festival se tient en plusieurs endroits there are several venues for the festival

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se tenir verbe pronominal transitif

se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands

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se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)

se tenir à

a. to hold on to

b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip

2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seated

se tenir (légèrement) en retrait to stand back (slightly)

se tenir debout to be standing (up)

se tenir droit

a. [debout] to stand up straight

b. [assis] to sit up straight

tiens-toi mieux sur ta chaise sit properly on your chair

c'est parce que tu te tiens mal que tu as mal au dos you get backaches because of bad posture

se tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out

se tenir coi to remain silent

3. [se conduire] to behave

bien se tenir to behave oneself

mal se tenir to behave oneself badly

4. [être cohérent]

se tenir (bien)

a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand up

b. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together

je voudrais trouver un alibi qui se tienne I'm looking for a plausible excuse

[coïncider - indices, événements] to hang together, to be linked

5. (locution)

s'en tenir à: tenez-vous-en aux ordres confine yourself to carrying out orders

d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop there

je ne m'en tiendrai pas à ses excuses I won't be content with a mere apology from him

ne pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself with

on ne se tenait plus de rire we were in absolute fits (of laughter)

tiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!

elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!

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se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se considérer comme]

je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yet

se tenir pour satisfait to feel satisfied

je ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius

2. (locution)

je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness!

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