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1 break

break [breɪk]

casser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) briser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (i), 1 (j) fracturer ⇒ 1 (b) enfoncer ⇒ 1 (e) violer, enfreindre ⇒ 1 (f) rompre ⇒ 1 (h) couper ⇒ 1 (h) ruiner ⇒ 1 (k) amortir ⇒ 1 (l) se casser ⇒ 2 (a) se briser ⇒ 2 (a) se fracturer ⇒ 2 (b) cassure, brisure ⇒ 3 (a) fissure, fente ⇒ 3 (b) ouverture ⇒ 3 (c) interruption ⇒ 3 (d) pause ⇒ 3 (e) évasion ⇒ 3 (f) chance ⇒ 3 (g) changement ⇒ 3 (h)

(pt broke [brəʊk], pp broken ['brəʊkn])

1 transitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → glass, furniture) casser, briser; (→ branch, lace, string, egg, toy) casser;

∎ break the stick in two cassez le bâton en deux;

∎ to break sth into pieces mettre qch en morceaux;

∎ to get broken se casser;

∎ to break a safe forcer un coffre-fort;

∎ Religion to break bread (priest) administrer la communion; (congregation) recevoir la communion;

∎ figurative to break bread with sb partager le repas de qn;

∎ figurative to break sb's heart briser le cœur à qn;

∎ Ross broke her heart Ross lui a brisé le cœur;

∎ it breaks my heart to see her unhappy ça me brise le cœur de la voir malheureuse;

∎ figurative to break the ice rompre ou briser la glace

(b) Medicine (fracture) casser, fracturer;

∎ to break one's leg se casser ou se fracturer la jambe;

∎ to break one's neck se casser ou se rompre le cou;

∎ the fall broke his back la chute lui a brisé les reins;

∎ familiar figurative to break one's back s'échiner;

∎ familiar figurative they broke their backs trying to get the job done ils se sont éreintés à finir le travail;

∎ familiar we've broken the back of the job nous avons fait le plus gros du travail;

∎ familiar I'll break his neck if I catch him doing it again! je lui tords le cou si je le reprends à faire ça!;

∎ familiar figurative break a leg! merde! (pour souhaiter bonne chance)

(c) (render inoperable → appliance, machine) casser;

∎ you've broken the TV tu as cassé la télé

(d) (cut surface of → ground) entamer; (→ skin) écorcher; Law (seals → illegally) briser; (legally) lever;

∎ the seal on the coffee jar was broken le pot de café avait été ouvert;

∎ the skin isn't broken la peau n'est pas écorchée;

∎ to break new or fresh ground innover, faire œuvre de pionnier;

∎ scientists are breaking new or fresh ground in cancer research les savants font une percée dans la recherche contre le cancer

(e) (force a way through) enfoncer;

∎ the river broke its banks la rivière est sortie de son lit;

∎ to break the sound barrier franchir le mur du son;

∎ to break surface (diver, whale) remonter à la surface; Nautical (submarine) faire surface

(f) Law (violate → law, rule) violer, enfreindre; (→ speed limit) dépasser; (→ agreement, treaty) violer; (→ contract) rompre; (→ promise) manquer à; Religion (→ commandment) désobéir à; (→ Sabbath) ne pas respecter;

∎ she broke her appointment with them elle a annulé son rendez-vous avec eux;

∎ he broke his word to her il a manqué à la parole qu'il lui avait donnée;

∎ Law to break parole = commettre un délit qui entraîne la révocation de la mise en liberté conditionnelle;

∎ Military to break bounds violer la consigne

(g) (escape from, leave suddenly) Law

∎ to break jail s'évader (de prison);

∎ to break camp lever le camp;

∎ to break cover (animal) être débusqué; (person) sortir à découvert

(h) (interrupt → fast, monotony, spell) rompre; Electricity (→ circuit, current) couper; Typography (→ word, page) couper;

∎ we broke our journey at Brussels nous avons fait une étape à Bruxelles;

∎ a cry broke the silence un cri a déchiré ou percé le silence;

∎ the plain was broken only by an occasional small settlement la plaine n'était interrompue que par de rares petits hameaux;

∎ Military to break step rompre le pas

(i) (put an end to → strike) briser; (→ uprising) mater;

∎ the new offer broke the deadlock la nouvelle proposition a permis de sortir de l'impasse;

∎ he's tried to stop smoking but he can't break the habit il a essayé d'arrêter de fumer mais il n'arrive pas à se débarrasser ou se défaire de l'habitude;

∎ to break sb of a habit corriger ou guérir qn d'une habitude;

∎ to break oneself of a habit se corriger ou se défaire d'une habitude

(j) (wear down, destroy → enemy) détruire; (→ person, will, courage, resistance) briser; (→ witness) réfuter; (→ health) abîmer; (→ alibi) écarter;

∎ torture did not break him or his spirit il a résisté à la torture;

∎ this scandal could break them ce scandale pourrait signer leur perte;

∎ the experience will either make or break him l'expérience lui sera ou salutaire ou fatale

(k) (bankrupt) ruiner;

∎ her new business will either make or break her sa nouvelle affaire la rendra riche ou la ruinera;

∎ to break the bank (exhaust funds) faire sauter la banque;

∎ humorous buying a book won't break the bank! acheter un livre ne te/nous/ etc ruinera pas!

(l) (soften → fall) amortir, adoucir;

∎ we planted a row of trees to break the wind nous avons planté une rangée d'arbres pour couper le vent

(m) (reveal, tell) annoncer, révéler;

∎ break it to her gently annonce-le lui avec ménagement

(n) (beat, improve on) battre;

∎ to break a record battre un record;

∎ the golfer broke 90 le golfeur a dépassé le score de 90

(o) (solve → code) déchiffrer

(p) Sport

∎ to break sb's service (in tennis) prendre le service de qn;

∎ Hingis was broken in the fifth game Hingis a perdu son service dans le cinquième jeu

(q) (divide into parts → collection) dépareiller; (→ bank note) entamer;

∎ can you break a £10 note? pouvez-vous faire de la monnaie sur un billet de 10 livres?

(r) (horse) dresser

(s) Military (demote) casser

(t) Nautical (flag) déferler

(u) euphemism

∎ to break wind lâcher un vent

2 intransitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → glass, furniture) se casser, se briser; (→ branch, stick) se casser, se rompre; (→ lace, string, egg, toy) se casser;

∎ to break apart se casser ou se briser (en morceaux);

∎ the plate broke in two l'assiette s'est cassée en deux;

∎ to break into pieces se casser en morceaux;

∎ figurative her heart broke elle a eu le cœur brisé

(b) Medicine (fracture → bone, limb) se fracturer;

∎ is the bone broken? y a-t-il une fracture?;

∎ humorous any bones broken? rien de cassé?

(c) (become inoperable → lock, tool) casser; (→ machine) tomber en panne;

∎ the dishwasher broke last week le lave-vaisselle est tombé en panne la semaine dernière

(d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser, se dissiper; Military (→ troops) rompre les rangs; (→ ranks) se rompre

(e) (escape)

∎ to break free se libérer;

∎ the ship broke loose from its moorings le bateau a rompu ses amarres

(f) (fail → health, person, spirit) se détériorer;

∎ the witness broke under questioning le témoin a craqué au cours de l'interrogatoire;

∎ she or her spirit did not break elle ne s'est pas laissée abattre;

∎ their courage finally broke leur courage a fini par les abandonner

(g) (take a break) faire une pause;

∎ let's break for coffee arrêtons-nous pour prendre un café

(h) (arise suddenly → day) se lever, poindre; (→ dawn) poindre; Press & Television (→ news) être annoncé; (→ scandal, war) éclater

(i) (move suddenly) se précipiter, foncer

(j) (weather) changer; (storm) éclater

(k) (voice → of boy) muer; (→ with emotion) se briser;

∎ she was so upset that her voice kept breaking elle était tellement bouleversée que sa voix se brisait

(l) (wave) déferler;

∎ the sea was breaking against the rocks les vagues se brisaient sur les rochers

(m) Obstetrics

∎ her waters have broken elle a perdu les eaux

(n) American familiar (happen) se passer^□, arriver^□ ;

∎ to break right/badly bien/mal se passer

(o) Linguistics (vowel) se diphtonguer

(p) Sport (boxers) se dégager;

∎ break! break!, stop!

(q) Sport (ball) dévier

(r) Sport (in billiards, snooker, pool) donner l'acquit

(s) (idiom)

∎ to break even (gen) s'y retrouver; Finance rentrer dans ses frais

3 noun

(a) (in china, glass) cassure f, brisure f; (in wood) cassure f, rupture f; Medicine (in bone, limb) fracture f; figurative (with friend, group) rupture f; (in marriage) séparation f;

∎ a clean break (in object) une cassure nette; Medicine (in bone) une fracture simple;

∎ the break with her husband was a painful experience ça a été très pénible pour elle quand elle s'est séparée de son mari;

∎ her break with the party in 1968 sa rupture avec le parti en 1968;

∎ to make a clean break with the past rompre avec le passé

(b) (crack) fissure f, fente f

(c) (gap → in hedge, wall) trouée f, ouverture f; Geology (→ in rock) faille f; (→ in line) interruption f, rupture f; Typography (→ in word) césure f; (→ in pagination) fin f de page;

∎ a break in the clouds une éclaircie

(d) (interruption → in conversation) interruption f, pause f; (→ in payment) interruption f, suspension f; (→ in trip) arrêt m; (→ in production) suspension f, rupture f; (→ in series) interruption f; Literature & Music pause f; (in jazz) break m;

∎ guitar break (in rock) (courte) improvisation f de guitare;

∎ Electricity a break in the circuit une coupure de courant;

∎ Radio a break for commercials, a (commercial) break un intermède de publicité; Television un écran publicitaire, une page de publicité;

∎ Television a break in transmission une interruption des programmes (due à un incident technique)

(e) (rest) pause f; (holiday) vacances fpl; British School récréation f;

∎ let's take a break on fait une pause?;

∎ we worked all morning without a break nous avons travaillé toute la matinée sans nous arrêter;

∎ he drove for three hours without a break il a conduit trois heures de suite;

∎ you need a break (short rest) tu as besoin de faire une pause; (holiday) tu as besoin de vacances;

∎ an hour's break for lunch une heure de pause pour le déjeuner;

∎ lunch break pause f de midi;

∎ do you get a lunch break? tu as une pause à midi?;

∎ a weekend in the country makes a pleasant break un week-end à la campagne fait du bien;

∎ familiar give me a break! (don't talk nonsense) dis pas n'importe quoi!; (stop nagging) fiche-moi la paix!

(f) (escape) évasion f, fuite f;

∎ Law jail break évasion f (de prison);

∎ she made a break for the woods elle s'est élancée vers le bois;

∎ to make a break for it prendre la fuite

(g) familiar (opportunity) chance^□ f; (luck) (coup m de) veine f;

∎ you get all the breaks! tu en as du pot!;

∎ to have a lucky break avoir de la veine;

∎ to have a bad break manquer de veine;

∎ this could be your big break ça pourrait être la chance de ta vie;

∎ she's never had an even break in her life rien n'a jamais été facile dans sa vie;

∎ give him a break donne-lui une chance; (he won't do it again) donne-lui une seconde chance

(h) (change) changement m;

∎ a break in the weather un changement de temps;

∎ the decision signalled a break with tradition la décision marquait une rupture avec la tradition

(i) (carriage) break m

(j) literary

∎ at break of day au point du jour, à l'aube

(k) Sport

∎ to have a service break or a break (of serve) (in tennis) avoir une rupture de service (de l'adversaire);

∎ to have two break points (in tennis) avoir deux balles de break;

∎ he made a 70 break (in snooker, pool etc) il a fait une série de 70

►► Computing break character caractère m d'interruption;

Computing break key touche f d'interruption

➲ break away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move away) se détacher; (escape) s'évader;

∎ I broke away from the crowd je me suis éloigné de la foule;

∎ he broke away from her grasp il s'est dégagé de son étreinte

(b) (end association with) rompre; (province → from State) se séparer;

∎ a group of MPs broke away from the party un groupe de députés a quitté le parti;

∎ as a band they have broken away from traditional jazz leur groupe a (complètement) rompu avec le jazz traditionnel

(c) Sport (in racing, cycling) s'échapper, se détacher du peloton

2 separable transitive verb

détacher;

∎ they broke all the fittings away from the walls ils ont décroché toutes les appliques des murs

➲ break back intransitive verb

(in tennis) = gagner le service de son adversaire après avoir perdu son propre service

➲ break down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (vehicle, machine) tomber en panne;

∎ the car has broken down la voiture est en panne

(b) (fail → health) se détériorer; (→ authority) disparaître; (→ argument, system, resistance) s'effondrer; (→ negotiations, relations, plan) échouer;

∎ radio communications broke down le contact radio a été coupé;

∎ their marriage is breaking down leur mariage se désagrège

(c) (lose one's composure) s'effondrer;

∎ to break down in tears fondre en larmes

(d) (divide) se diviser;

∎ the report breaks down into three parts le rapport comprend ou est composé de trois parties

(e) Chemistry se décomposer;

∎ to break down into sth se décomposer en qch

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (destroy → barrier) démolir, abattre; (→ door) enfoncer; figurative (→ resistance) briser;

∎ we must break down old prejudices il faut mettre fin aux vieux préjugés

(b) (analyse → idea, statistics) analyser; (→ reasons) décomposer; (→ account, figures, expenses) décomposer, ventiler; (→ bill, estimate) détailler; (→ substance) décomposer;

∎ the problem can be broken down into three parts le problème peut se décomposer en trois parties

➲ break forth intransitive verb

literary (light) jaillir; (storm, buds) éclater; (blossom) s'épanouir subitement

➲ break in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (train → person) former; (→ horse) dresser;

∎ a month should be enough to break you in to the job un mois devrait suffire pour vous faire ou vous habituer au métier

(b) (clothing) porter (pour user);

∎ I want to break these shoes in je veux que ces chaussures se fassent

(c) (knock down → door) enfoncer

2 intransitive verb

(a) Law (burglar) entrer par effraction

(b) (speaker) interrompre;

∎ to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch

➲ break into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (of burglar) entrer par effraction dans; (drawer) forcer;

∎ they broke into the safe ils ont fracturé ou forcé le coffre-fort;

∎ they've been broken into three times ils se sont fait cambrioler trois fois

(b) (begin suddenly)

∎ the audience broke into applause le public s'est mis à applaudir;

∎ to break into a run/sprint se mettre à courir/à sprinter;

∎ the horse broke into a gallop le cheval a pris le galop

(c) (conversation) interrompre

(d) (start to spend → savings) entamer;

∎ I don't want to break into a £20 note je ne veux pas entamer un billet de 20 livres

(e) Commerce (market) percer sur;

∎ the firm has broken into the Japanese market l'entreprise a percé sur le marché japonais

➲ break off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (separate) se détacher, se casser;

∎ a branch has broken off une branche s'est détachée (de l'arbre)

(b) (stop) s'arrêter brusquement;

∎ he broke off in mid-sentence il s'est arrêté au milieu d'une phrase;

∎ they broke off from work (for rest) ils ont fait une pause; (for day) ils ont cessé le travail;

∎ to break off for ten minutes prendre dix minutes de pause;

∎ to break off for lunch s'arrêter pour déjeuner

(c) (end relationship) rompre;

∎ she's broken off with him elle a rompu avec lui

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (separate) détacher, casser;

∎ to break sth off sth casser ou détacher qch de qch

(b) (end → agreement, relationship) rompre;

∎ they've broken off their engagement ils ont rompu leurs fiançailles;

∎ to break it off (with sb) rompre (avec qn);

∎ Italy had broken off diplomatic relations with Libya l'Italie avait rompu ses relations diplomatiques avec la Libye

➲ break open separable transitive verb

(door) enfoncer; (lock, safe, till) forcer; familiar (bottle of wine etc) ouvrir^□, déboucher^□ ;

∎ to break a desk open ouvrir un bureau en forçant la serrure

➲ break out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (begin → war, storm) éclater; (→ disease, fire) se déclarer; (→ fight) se déclencher

(b) (become covered)

∎ to break out in spots or in a rash avoir une éruption de boutons;

∎ to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer;

∎ she broke out in a cold sweat elle s'est mise à avoir des sueurs froides

(c) (escape) s'échapper;

∎ to break out from or of prison s'évader (de prison);

∎ we have to break out of this vicious circle il faut que nous sortions de ce cercle vicieux

2 separable transitive verb

(bottle, champagne) ouvrir

➲ break through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(sun) percer;

∎ I broke through the crowd je me suis frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ the troops broke through enemy lines les troupes ont enfoncé les lignes ennemies;

∎ she eventually broke through his reserve elle a fini par le faire sortir de sa réserve

2 intransitive verb

percer; figurative & Military faire une percée;

∎ figurative his hidden feelings tend to break through in his writing ses sentiments cachés tendent à transparaître ou percer dans ses écrits

➲ break up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (divide up → rocks) briser, morceler; Law (→ property) morceler; (→ soil) ameublir; (→ bread, cake) partager;

∎ she broke the loaf up into four pieces elle a rompu ou partagé la miche en quatre;

∎ illustrations break up the text le texte est aéré par des illustrations

(b) (destroy → house) démolir; (→ road) défoncer

(c) (end → fight, party) mettre fin à, arrêter; Commerce & Law (→ conglomerate, trust) scinder, diviser; Commerce (→ company) scinder; Politics (→ coalition) briser, rompre; Administration (→ organization) dissoudre; (→ empire) démembrer; (→ family) séparer;

∎ his drinking broke up their marriage le fait qu'il buvait a brisé ou détruit leur mariage

(d) (disperse → crowd) disperser;

∎ break it up! (people fighting or arguing) arrêtez!; (said by policeman) circulez!

(e) familiar (distress) bouleverser, retourner;

∎ the news really broke her up la nouvelle l'a complètement bouleversée

(f) American familiar (amuse)

∎ her stories really break me up! ses histoires me font bien marrer!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → road, system) se désagréger; (→ ice) craquer, se fissurer; (→ ship) se disloquer;

∎ the ship broke up on the rocks le navire s'est disloqué sur les rochers

(b) (come to an end → meeting, party) se terminer, prendre fin; (→ partnership) cesser, prendre fin; (→ talks, negotiations) cesser;

∎ when the meeting broke up à l'issue ou à la fin de la réunion;

∎ their marriage broke up leur mariage n'a pas marché

(c) (boyfriend, girlfriend) rompre;

∎ she broke up with her boyfriend elle a rompu avec son petit ami;

∎ they've broken up ils se sont séparés

(d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser; (→ group) se disperser; (→ friends) se quitter, se séparer

(e) British School

∎ we break up for Christmas on the 22nd les vacances de Noël commencent le 22;

∎ when do we break up? quand est-ce qu'on est en vacances?

(f) (lose one's composure) s'effondrer

(g) American familiar (laugh) se tordre de rire

➲ break with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (end association with → person, organization) rompre avec;

∎ the defeat caused many people to break with the party la défaite a poussé beaucoup de gens à rompre avec le parti

(b) (depart from → belief, values) rompre avec;

∎ she broke with tradition by getting married away from her village elle a rompu avec la tradition en ne se mariant pas dans son village

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2 break

I [breɪk] 1. гл.; прош. вр. broke, прич. прош. вр. broken
1)

а) ломать, разбивать ( на части); разрушать

He fell through the window, breaking the glass. — Он выпал из окна, разбив стекло.

Once you've broken the seal of a bottle there's no way you can put it back together again. — Если ты сломал печать на бутылке, то её уже не склеишь обратно.

The police broke the door down. — Полицейские вышибли дверь.

In spring the ice on the Great Lakes breaks up. — Весной лёд на Великих озёрах вскрывается.

The men in the garage will break up the old cars for their parts. — Парни в гараже разберут старые машины на части.

Syn:

shatter, crack, split 2., splinter, bust, smash, crush, demolish

б) разламываться, разрушаться; разбиваться

The plane broke into three pieces. — Самолёт разломился на три части.

The only sound was the crackle of breaking ice. — Только и было слышно, как ломается лёд.

The wing of the plane broke off in mid-air and the plane crashed. — У самолёта в воздухе отвалилось крыло, и он разбился.

We had to break the door out to escape from the fire. — Нам пришлось выломать дверь, чтобы выбраться из огня.

2) вызывать перелом ( частей тела)

I broke my leg skiing. — Катаясь на лыжах, я сломал ногу.

Syn:

fracture

3)

а) ломать, повреждать, выводить из строя, приводить в негодность

I broke my watch. — Я сломал часы.

Syn:

ruin, destroy

б) = break down ломаться, выходить из строя, переставать работать

The TV set is broken again. — Телевизор снова сломался.

The washing machine seems to have broken down again. — Стиральная машина, кажется, опять вышла из строя.

Syn:

be inoperative, work improperly, become useless, conk out 1), cut out, give out 5), kick off 5), pack up 3)

4)

а) нарушать (порядок, единообразие, непрерывность)

to break ranks — нарушить ряды

A scream broke the silence. — Крик нарушил тишину.

б) нарушать, преступать ( закон)

We didn't know we were breaking the law. — А мы и не знали, что нарушаем закон.

I hate to break my promise. — Я ненавижу нарушать обещания.

Syn:

violate, infringe, transgress, disobey, defy, disregard, ignore

5)

а) = break out разразиться; начаться внезапно, бурно

When the storm breaks, run for the house. — Когда начнётся гроза, бегите в дом.

He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke. — Когда разразился скандал, он сам отказался от епископства.

Fire broke out in the hospital last night. — Пожар вспыхнул в больнице вчера вечером.

Syn:

burst out, crack out

б) ( break (out) in(to)) внезапно начать делать (что-л.)

to break into song — внезапно начать петь

to break forth into tears — расплакаться

The audience broke into applause. — Аудитория взорвалась аплодисментами.

Mary broke into laughter. — Мэри расхохоталась.

Her face broke into a smile. — Её лицо расплылось в улыбке.

The men broke into a run. — Мужчины бросились бежать.

As I grew more afraid, I broke into a cold sweat. — Мне стало ещё страшнее, я покрылся холодным по́том.

Jane broke out in spots. — Джейн покрылась прыщиками.

- break into bloom

Syn:

burst 2. 3)

6) сделать бросок, рывок

to break for cover — рвануть в убежище

7) ( break into)

а) вламываться; вскрывать (что-л.)

This box looks as if it's been broken into. — Кажется, эту коробку вскрывали.

б) начинать тратить (деньги, сбережения)

I shall have to break into my savings to pay for the holiday. — Мне придётся залезть в мои сбережения, чтобы оплатить отпуск.

8) полностью уничтожить

Syn:

destroy

9)

а) признавать недействительным, аннулировать в судебном порядке

б) опровергнуть (что-л.); найти изъян (в чём-л.)

The FBI broke his alibi. — ФБР доказало ложность его алиби.

10) ( break over)

а) разбиваться, перекатываться через (что-л.; обычно о воде)

a dangerous stretch of water where the waves break over a submerged reef of rocks — опасная полоса воды, где волны перекатываются через подводные рифы

б) разразиться над (кем-л.; о внезапном и сильном звуке)

The young singer was pleasantly surprised when waves of cheering broke over her at the end of her performance. — Молодая певица была приятно удивлена, когда в конце концерта её приветствовали бурей оваций.

11)

а) прорывать, преодолевать; идти на прорыв; разрывать; пронизывать

to break the sound barrier — преодолеть звуковой барьер

to break a racial barrier — преодолеть расовый барьер

The stone broke the surface of the water. — Камень пронзил поверхность воды.

б) прорываться; вскрываться ( о нарыве)

to break through security lines — прорваться сквозь оборонительные линии

to break jail, to break out of jail — убежать, вырваться из тюрьмы

A cry broke from his lips. — Крик сорвался с его уст.

12) прокладывать ( путь)

to break a trail through the woods — проложить тропу через лес

to break new ground — открыть новое поле деятельности; быть новатором; сказать новое слово

Newton broke new ground in science. — Ньютон сказал новое слово в науке.

Lisa broke new ground for women. — Лиза открыла новое поле деятельности для женщин.

13) временно прекращать; делать остановку, перерыв

They broke for lunch. — У них перерыв на обед.

14) = break off

а) прекращать, прерывать ( переговоры)

The union broke off negotiations and called a strike. — Профсоюзы прервали переговоры и призвали к забастовке.

б) рвать, разрывать ( отношения)

to break a tie — порвать узы

to break with the past — разрывать с прошлым

He was once a close adviser to Wales, but broke with him last year. — Когда-то он был первым советником у Уэлса, но ушёл от него год назад.

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Syn:

end, stop, cease, halt, suspend, shut down, interrupt, discontinue

15) тех. прерывать ( ток); размыкать ( электрическую цепь)

16) прерываться ( о голосе)

Godfrey's voice broke and halted. — Голос Годфри прервался, и он замолчал.

17) сломить (дух, волю)

He never let his jailers break him. — Он не позволил тюремщикам сломить его.

18) = break in

а) дрессировать, укрощать; объезжать, приучать к поводьям ( о лошади)

Mustangs must be broken before they can be ridden. — Прежде чем ездить на мустангах, их надо приучить к поводьям.

When horses are about six months old, they have to be broken in. — Когда жеребятам исполняется полгода, их надо начинать объезжать.

Syn:

tame, train. master

б) приучать (к чему-л.), дисциплинировать

Two weeks in the new office should be enough to break you in. — Две недели на новом месте - и вы привыкнете к вашей работе.

19)

а) ( break of) избавлять, отучать ( от дурной привычки)

Can I never break you of idling? — Неужели мне никогда не отбить у тебя привычку к безделью?

The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers. — Учитель надеялся отучить учеников от привычки искать простые ответы.

Syn:

dishabituate

б) ( break oneself of) избавляться, отучаться

You must break yourself of the cigarette habit. — Ты должен избавиться от привычки курить.

Syn:

give up

20) ослаблять, уменьшать

The net broke the acrobat's fall. — Сеть уменьшила силу падения гимнаста.

His arm broke the blow. — Его рука ослабила силу удара.

Syn:

take the force of, soften, diminish, cushion, weaken, lessen, lighten

21) уменьшаться; рассеиваться, расступаться, расходиться (о тумане, облаках)

22)

а) сообщать, объявлять

Who's going to break the bad news to her? — Кто сообщит ей эту плохую новость?

Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me. — И тогда Луиза сказала мне, что уходит от меня.

Syn:

inform, disclose, reveal

б) выпускать в свет, публиковать, передавать по радио или телевидению

Syn:

announce, proclaim, make public, give out

23) объяснить, найти решение, распутать; взломать (код, шифр)

to break a murder case — распутать дело об убийстве

24) разг. разменивать ( деньги)

to break a five-dollar banknote — разменять пятидолларовую банкноту

25) нарушать ( стиль); разрознивать ( комплект)

They broke a dining room set by buying a chair. — Они нарушили единый стиль, докупив к столовому гарнитуру ещё один стул.

26)

а) разорять

Paying for the house will just about break me. — Плата за дом практически разорит меня.

Syn:

bankrupt

б) разоряться

27) понижать в должности

Syn:

demote

28)

а) приводить к внезапному понижению цены, объёма продаж

News likely to break the market sharply. — Это сообщение, вероятно, приведёт к резкому понижению цен на рынке.

б) внезапно падать в цене

29) превосходить, превышать; побить ( рекорд)

Carl Lewis has broken the world record in the 100 metres. — Карл Льюис побил мировой рекорд в беге на сто метров.

This winter broke the record for snowfall. — По количеству снега зима побила все рекорды.

Syn:

surpass, exceed, better, top, outdo

30) спорт. освободиться от захвата ( в боксе)

31) вскапывать ( землю)

32) текст. мять, трепать

33) лингв. переходить в дифтонг

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- break away
- break back
- break down
- break in
- break out
- break through
- break up
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to break bread — делить пищу, есть вместе (с кем-л.)

to break into smb.'s time — отнять у кого-л. время

- break even
- break loose
- break short 2. сущ.
1) ломание, раскалывание, разбивание

We heard the break and saw the glass fall out of the window. — Мы услышали звук раскалывающегося стекла и увидели, как оно вылетело из окна.

Syn:

breakage, fracture, breaking, burst, cracking, splitting

2) отверстие, дыра; пролом; трещина

Water seeped through the break in the basement wall. — Вода просочилась через трещину в цоколе.

Syn:

breach, opening, rupture, hole, crack, gap, gash

3) бросок, рывок

Syn:

dash, rush

4) побег

Syn:

escape

5) мед. перелом

6) первое появление

break of day / of morn — рассвет

break of June — первые дни июня

7) почка, побег

Secure the plants well at the top break. — Укрепи хорошенько верхние побеги растений.

8) перерыв, пауза, интервал; перемена ( в школе)

Let's take a short break for lunch. — Давайте сделаем короткий перерыв на завтрак.

- coffee break

- natural break

Syn:

interlude, intermission, interval, letup, lull, pause, recess, respite

9) пауза ( в разговоре), цезура ( в стихах)

10) муз. брейк (короткая сольная импровизационная вставка, прерывающая звучание ансамбля)

11) разрыв, раскол ( отношений)

to make a break with smb. — порвать с кем-л.

12) неожиданное изменение

break in the weather — резкая перемена погоды

13) переход лошади с одного хода на другой

14) разг. благоприятная возможность, счастливый случай, шанс; переломный / поворотный момент, прорыв

lucky break — удача, счастливый случай

big break — уникальный шанс, возможность, которую ни в коем случае нельзя упускать

The actress's big break came when she substituted for the ailing star. — Поворотным в карьере актрисы стал случай, когда ей пришлось заменить заболевшую звезду.

Syn:

stroke of luck, opportunity, chance, fortune, opening

15) спорт.

а) серия удачных ударов

б) число выигранных в результате серии удачных ударов очков (в бильярде, крокете)

16) угол между полями и тульей шляпы

17) амер. внезапное падение цен

18) амер.; разг.

а) нарушение приличий; неуместное замечание

б) обмолвка, ошибка, неправильный поступок

bad break — грубая ошибка

Syn:

mistake, blunder, faux pas

19) отклонение от нормального развития, мутация

20) спорт. прекращение боя при захвате ( в боксе)

21) полный упадок сил

Syn:

breakdown

22) льгота

tax break — налоговая льгота

23) участок вспаханной земли

24) геол. разрыв; сдвиг; малый сброс

Syn:

fault

25) хим. расслоение жидкости

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- give me a break!
- give smb. a break II [breɪk] сущ.
1) большая рама ( на двух или четырёх колесах), используемая для объездки молодых лошадей

2) большая линейка ( экипаж с двумя продольными скамьями)

Syn:

wagonette

Англо-русский современный словарь > break
3 break

breik 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) bryte, knuse, knekke

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brekke/bryte av, sprenge

3) (to make or become unusable.) brekke, gå i stykker

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) bryte, misligholde

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) slå

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) avbryte

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) bryte

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fortelle en nyhet; bli kjent

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) være i stemmeskifte

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ta av (for), dempe

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) begynne, bryte fram
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause, avbrekk, avbrytelse; frikvarter

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) omslag

3) (an opening.) sjanse, hell/uhell

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) anledning, sjanse

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- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) skrøpelig gjenstand

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it

avbryte
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brekke
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bryte
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frikvarter
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pause
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stans

I
subst. \/breɪk\/

1) brudd, bryt(n)ing

2) avbrudd, luke, mellomrom, pause, friminutt

• it makes a break

det er et (kjærkomment) avbrudd

3) sprekk, brekk, åpning, revne

4) ( om stemme) dirring

5) ( om vær e.l.) forandring, endring, omslag

6) ( hverdagslig) sjanse, mulighet

7) (amer., handel) prisfall (særlig på aksjer)

8) ( fra fengsel e.l.) utbrytning, rømming, flukt, fluktforsøk

9) ( ballspill) skruball, retningsendring (når ballen spretter fra bakken)

10) ( biljard) serie

11) ( musikk) forklaring: grense mellom stemmeregistre

12) ( hestetransport) forklaring: skolevogn for innkjøring av hester

13) (musikk, spesielt jazz) break (kort soloimprovisasjon)

• a fabulous saxophone break

et fantastisk saksofonbreak

at break of day når dagen gryr, i demringen, ved daggry

a bad break ( hverdagslig) et uhell en ergerlig feil, en tabbe

break of serve ( i tennis e.l.) servegjennombrudd

give me a break! gi meg en sjanse!, gi deg!, kutt ut!

a good break eller a lucky break et hell, flaks

have a rotten break ( hverdagslig) være veldig uheldig

make a break for prøve å rømme gjennom

• they made a break for the gates

de prøvde å rømme gjennom porten

make a break for it ( hverdagslig) prøve å stikke av\/rømme

make a clean break bryte fullstendig

• she made a clean break with her family

hun brøt fullstedig med familien

on the break ( i fotball e.l.) på en kontring

them's the breaks (austr., slang) sånn er livet

without a break uten stans, i ett kjør, i ett sett, uavbrutt
II
verb ( broke, gammeldags: brake - brok, gammeldags eller poetisk også: broke) \/breɪk\/

1) ( om noe konkret) bryte (av), bryte i stykker, brekke, knekke, bryte løs, slå i stykker, slå hull på, sprenge, rive av

• she broke her leg

hun brakk benet

• they managed to break the thick rope

de klarte å slite av det tykke tauet

2) ( om noe abstrakt) ødelegge, knuse, knekke, ruinere, gjøre svak, gjøre nedbrutt

• it's impossible to break his will

det er umulig å knekke viljen hans

• the sanctions will break the country's power

sanksjonene vil knuse landets makt

3) (om lov, bestemmelse, løfte eller avtale) bryte, overtre, krenke, svike

• I'll never break my promise to you

jeg vil aldri bryte løftet mitt til deg

4) avbryte, bryte (også sport), forstyrre, gjøre slutt på, dempe, mildne

• a cry broke the silence

et rop brøt stillheten

• after six days, they broke the journey

etter seks dager gjorde de et opphold i reisen

5) ta en pause, gjøre avbrudd

• we broke for coffee at 10

vi tok en kaffepause klokka 10

6) gå i stykker, sprekke, ryke, briste, sprenges, bli brutt

• my heart is ready to break

hjertet mitt er nær ved å briste

• the silence broke

stillheten ble brutt

7) ( om nyhet) komme ut, bli kjent

8) bryte sammen, bli nedbrutt, knekkes, svekkes (om helse), svikte (om helse)

9) bryte seg løs, frigjøre seg, slite seg løs

• the ship broke its moorings

fartøyet slet seg fra fortøyningene

10) oppløses, dele seg, spre seg

• the troops were ordered to break

troppene ble beordret til å spre seg

11) dressere, temme

12) gi avskjed, degradere

• break an officer

degradere en offiser

13) ( om stemme) briste

• her voice broke

stemmen hennes brast

• his voice is beginning to break

han er snart i stemmeskiftet

14) ( om vær e.l.) slå om, bryte løs

• the storm broke

uværet brøt løs

• the weather broke

været slo om

• the fine weather broke

det fine været tok slutt

15) gry

• dawn is breaking

det gryr

16) ( om fostervann) gå

• her waters have broken

vannet har gått

17) ( om knopper e.l.) springe ut, skyte

18) ( om bølge e.l.) bryte, gå høy, slå

19) ( om ball) endre retning, få til å endre retning, skru

20) lyde

• a cry broke from her lips

hun brøt ut i et skrik

21) bryte ut, plutselig dukke opp, plutselig vise seg

22) (sjøfart, om flagg) brekke ut

23) ( handel) gå nedenom, gå konkurs

24) ( om seddel) veksle, ta hull på

25) (spesielt amer.) slå gjennom, lykkes, nå et vendepunkt

break! ( boksing) bryt!

break a leg! ( slang) lykke til!

break and enter bryte seg inn i

break a horse to the rein ri inn en hest

break a way brøyte seg vei

break away rive seg løs, gi seg, hoppe av, frigjøre seg ( sport) kontre, løpe vekk fra, komme løs, bryte ut, tjuvstarte

break away from frigjøre seg fra, bryte med

• break away from a bad habit

legge av seg en uvane

break back ( i tennis e.l.) bryte tilbake

break bread with somebody ( litterært) bryte brød med noen, spise med noen

break bounds forlate\/gå utenfor det tillatte området

break cover eller break covert (jakt, om dyr) forlate gjemmestedet, fly opp (om fugl)

break down bryte ned, knuse, knekke

• we broke down their resistance

vi knuste motstanden deres

bryte sammen, kollapse, få sammenbrudd dele opp, spalte opp, løse opp, analysere slå inn (dør e.l.), styrte, falle sammen gå i stykker (og stanse), streike strande, sprekke, bryte sammen

• the negotiations broke down

forhandlingene brøt sammen

svikte, svike, brytes ned, bli nedbrutt, bli knust

• his health broke down

helsen hans ble brutt ned

break even få balanse, få det til å gå opp i opp, verken vinne eller tape, balansere inntekter og utgifter

break forth bryte ut, bryte frem briste ut

break forth into briste ut i

break from rive seg løs fra

break in trene opp, lære opp, temme, ri inn, kjøre inn, røyke inn, gå inn

• break in a horse

ri inn en hest

• break in a car

kjøre inn en bil

• break in a pipe

røyke inn en pipe

• break in the shoes

gå inn skoene

bryte seg inn, trenge seg inn avbryte, falle inn

break in on someone plutselig forstyrre noen avbryte noen (som snakker)

break into bryte ut i, briste i

• he broke into laughter

han brast i latter

kreve, legge beslag på, begynne å dra nytte av, (begynne å) tære på

• he broke into his capital

han tærte på kapitalen sin

gå over til, falle inn i

• the horse broke into a gallop

hesten gikk over i galopp

bryte seg inn i

• break into a house

bryte seg inn i et hus

• his house was broken into

det var innbrudd hos ham

break loose ( om dyr e.l.) slite seg løs

• all hell has broken loose

det er blitt et helvetes rabalder

break off plutselig avbryte, plutselig slutte med

• break off an engagement

slå opp\/bryte en forlovelse

• break off a habit

legge av seg en vane

bryte av, frigjøre seg avbryte, stoppe tvert ta et avbrekk, ta en pause

• break off for half an hour

ta en halv times pause

break one's ass for ( hverdagslig) jobbe ræva av seg for

break one's duck with gjøre inntrykk på

break oneself of venne seg av med, slutte med

break open bryte opp, sprenge

• he broke open the door

han sprengte døren

break out utbryte, bryte ut, bryte frem, brake løs

• war has broken out

det er brutt ut krig

rømme, flykte, frigjøre seg fra

• break out of jail

flykte fra fengsel

briste i, bryte ut i

• he broke out into curses

han brøt ut i eder

• break out laughing

briste i latter

break out in spots få utslett (på huden)

break Priscian's head synde mot grammatikken

break prison\/jail bryte seg ut av fengselet, rømme fra fengselet

break somebody of venne noen av med, få noen til å slutte (med)

break somebody's heart ( overført) knuse noens hjerte

break step ( militærvesen eller dans) bryte takten, falle ut av takten

break the back of bryte\/knekke ryggen på, knekke nakken på (overført) gjøre unna det verste av, komme over det meste av

• they broke the back of the work

break the ice ( overført) bryte isen

break the news to somebody fortelle\/meddele noen nyheten (på en skånsom måte)

break through bryte frem (gjennom), bryte seg frem (gjennom), overvinne

• they broke through an obstacle

de overvant en hindring

bryte igjennom, slå igjennom, lykkes, nå et vendepunkt

break up bryte opp, sprenge, bryte i stykker, hugge i stykker, slå i stykker, ta fra hverandre, kondemnere

• break up a lock

sprenge en lås

• the old ship was broken up

det gamle skipet ble kondemnert

oppløse, spre, splitte (om koalisjon)

• the police broke up the crowd

politiet spredte mengden

dele opp, løse opp, stykke ut, stykke opp

• break up a word into syllables

dele opp et ord i stavelser

slutte, opphøre

• school breaks up today

skolen slutter i dag

bryte sammen, bli nedbrutt bryte opp, bli oppløst, spres, oppløse seg, spre seg, skilles ad, gå hver sin vei

• the meeting broke up

møtet brøt opp

• she and her boyfriend broke up after a year

hun og kjæresten skilte lag etter et år

( om vær) forandres, slå om ( om is eller sjø) gå opp

break upon plutselig vise seg for

break up with someone bryte med noen, gjøre det slutt med noen

break wind ( slang) prompe, slippe en fjert

break with somebody bryte med noen

make or break se ➢ make

English-Norwegian dictionary > break
4 ῥήγνυμι

ῥήγνῡμι or [suff] ῥηγ-ύω (

A ἀναρ- Hp.Flat.10
: [tense] impf. κατ-ερρήγνυε D.21.63
, etc.); later [full] ῥήσσω, Gal.10.640, Orib.Fr.93, Gloss.; ῥήσσεσθαι PHolm.6.3
, cf. 4.22; ἀπο-, δια-ρρήσσεσθαι, Hp.Int.17,42; [full] ῥήττω, Str.11.14.8, Dsc.4.150 (v.l. ῥήσσει), ([etym.] περι-) Id.2.98, 3.18 (v.l. περιρρήσσει) ; ῥήττεσθαι Bito 45.8
, Str.7.3.18: [dialect] Ep. [tense] impf. ῥήγνυσκε Il.7.141
: [tense] fut. ῥήξω 12.262
, Hdt.2.2, ([etym.] ἐκ-) S.Aj. 775: [tense] aor. ἔρρηξα Il.3.348
, Pi.N.8.29, Ar.Nu. 960; ῥῆξα Il.6.6
: [tense] pf. ἔρρηχα ([etym.] δι-) LXX 2 Ki.14.30, 15.32:—[voice] Med. ῥήγνῠμαι, [tense] fut. ῥήξομαι, [tense] aor. ἐρρηξάμην, all in Il. (12.257, 224, 291), [tense] pres. also in Hp.VC4,12: [tense] aor. ἐρρηξάμην E.Heracl. 835
, ([etym.] κατ-) X.Cyr.3.1.13; [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3pl. ῥήξαντο Il.11.90
:—[voice] Pass., subj. ῥήγνῡται Hippon.19.4
: [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3sg. [tense] impf. ῥηγνύατο Arat.817
: [tense] fut. ῥᾰγήσομαι Plu.2.668a
, ([etym.] διαρ-, ἐκ-) Ar.Eq. 340, A.Pr. 369, etc.: [tense] aor. ἐρράγην [ᾰ] S.Fr. 578, Ar.Nu. 583, etc.; later ἐρρήχθην, Tryph.11; δια-ρρηχθῇ (v.l. -ρραγῇ) Hp.Int.29: [tense] pf. ἔρρηγμαι ([etym.] συν-) Od.8.137; but intr. [tense] pf. ἔρρωγα is more freq., v. infr. c. 1; [tense] pf. part. fem. ἐρρηγεῖα, v. infr. c. 2; masc. pl. κατ-ερρηγότας Hsch.
The word is hardly used by correct [dialect] Att. Prose-writers, exc. in [voice] Pass.:—break asunder, rend, shatter, τεῖχος Il.12.198
; πύλας 13.124
; σάκος 21.165
; θώρηκας 2.544
; ἱμάντα 3.375
; νευρήν 8.328
; ὀστέον 20.399
; χρόα 23.673
; only once in Od., προτόνους ἔρρηξ' ἀνέμοιο θύελλα 12.409
:—later, esp. rend garments, in sign of grief, ῥ. πέπλους A.Pers. 199
, 468; ῥ. ἕλκεα make grievous wounds, Pi.N.8.29; ῥ. ὀστᾶ, σάρκας, E.HF 994, Ba. 1130; ἀρότροις γῆς δάπεδον Ar.Pl. 515
: in [dialect] Ion. and later Prose, ῥήγνυσι.. τὸν ἀμφὶ τὴν ὄψιν χιτῶνα Hp.VM19
; ῥήττειν νευράν Str.15.1.57
; τὰ δεσμά Luc.DDeor.17.1
; τὰς πύλας Id.Par.46
; μὴ στραφέντες ῥήξωσιν ὑμᾶς Ev.Matt.7.6
:—[voice] Med., break for oneself, get broken, ὄρνυσθ'.. ῥήγνυσθε δὲ τεῖχος Il.12.440
, cf. 224, 257, 291:—[voice] Pass., v. infr. B.

2 break a line of battle or body of men, ῥ. φάλαγγα, ὅμιλον, στίχας ἀνδρῶν, Il.6.6, 11.538, 15.615; τὸ μέσον ῥῆξαι break through the centre, Hdt. 6.113: abs., ἐρρηξάτην ἐς κύκλα.. ὅπλων broke through, S.Fr.210.9:— [voice] Med., ῥήξασθαι φάλαγγας, στίχας, break oneself a way through the lines, Il.11.90, 13.680, cf. E.Heracl. 835; ῥηξαμένῳ θέσθαι παρὰ νηυσὶ κέλευθον Il.12.411
.

3 let break loose, ἔριδα ῥ. 20.55 ([voice] Med.).

4 after Hom., ῥῆξαι φωνήν let loose the voice, of children and persons who have been dumb or silent, break into speech, speak out, Hdt.1.85, 2.2, 5.93, cf. Ar.Nu. 357, 960; ῥῆξαι αὐδήν E.Supp. 710
; later ῥήξασθαι φωνήν, θρόον αὐδῆς, φθόγγον, utter, AP5.221 (Agath.), 7.597 (Jul.), 9.61: abs., ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον cry aloud, LXXIs.54.1; v. infr.c.

5 also δακρύων ῥήξασα.. νάματα having let loose, having burst into floods of tears, S.Tr. 919; κλαυθμὸν ῥ. Plu.Per.36; ῥ. τὰ ὄρη εὐφροσύνην LXX Is.49.13
; ῥήγνυσι πηγὰς ὁ χῶρος Plu.Mar.19
; ῥ. νεφέλην ἔς τινας Philostr.Im.2.27
; v. infr. B.

B [voice] Pass., break, break asunder, burst, κῦμα ῥήγνυτο Il.18.67
; κῦμα.. χέρσῳ ῥηγνύμενον 4.425
, Hes.Sc. 377; of clouds, Ar.Nu. 378; ῥαγῆναί τι τῆς γῆς, as in an earthquake, Pl.R. 359d; ῥαγεῖσα Θηβαίων κόνις S.Fr. 958
; ἱμάτια ῥαγέντα X.Cyr.1.6.16
; ὀστέον ῥήγνυται τιτρωσκόμενον Hp.VC4
; ῥήττονται ὑδρίαι (by the cold) Str.7.3.18; τοῖς βασκάνοις εἶναι ῥήγνυσθαι may the envious burst, Aristid.Or.50 (26).69; τοῖς εἴ τις εὐδοκιμήσειεν ἐπί τῳ ῥηγνυμένοις Lib.Or.29.13
, cf. Or.1.207.

2 burst forth, like lightning, βροντὴ δ' ἐρράγη δι' ἀστραπῆς S.Fr. 578
, Ar.Nu. 583, cf. Plu.2.919b; so καταμηνίων ῥαγέντων Hp.Aph.5.32
, cf. Nat.Mul.13, Arist.HA 582b10, etc.

3 of ships, to be wrecked, D.56.21: metaph., πολλῶν ῥαγεισῶν ἐλπίδων A.Ag. 505
.

4 of a stone, γράμματι ῥηγνύμενον scored with lettering, i.e. inscribed, Puchstein Epigr.Gr.p.76 (Memphis, i B.C.).

C intr., like [voice] Pass., break or burst forth, ἔρρηξεν ἔμετος Hp.Epid. 4.24
; τὸ πνεῦμα ῥήγνυσι Id.Nat.Puer.12
; εἰ ἐθελήσει ῥήξας ὑπερβῆναι ὁ ποταμός Hdt.2.99
: metaph., ὁποῖα χρῄζει ῥηγνύτω S.OT 1076
(in answer to the words δέδοιχ' ὅπως μὴ.. ἀναρρήξει κακά): freq. in this signf. in [tense] pf. ἔρρωγα, to have broken out, ἔρρωγε παγὰ δακρύων Id.Tr. 852
(lyr.): metaph., κακῶν πέλαγος ἔρρωγεν A.Pers. 433
; τάδ' ἐκ δυοῖν ἔρρωγεν.. κακά S.OT 1280
; σοὶ τάδ' ἔρρωγεν κακά E.Hipp. 1338
;
ἐρρωγότες λόγοι
broken, disjointed, Com.Adesp.661
.

2 in lit. sense, γῆ ἐρρηγεῖα ([etym.] - υῖα) broken, arable, opp. ἄρρηκτος, Tab.Heracl.1.18,al. ( ϝρηγ- (cf. [dialect] Aeol. [tense] aor. [voice] Pass. εὐράγη Hdn.Gr.2.640, ϝρῆξις, αὔρηκτος), cogn. with Lith. rēžti 'cut, notch, furrow', rúožas 'stripe, streak, strip'.)

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ῥήγνυμι
5 salir de

• break out of

• come out of

• depart from

• free oneself from

• get free from

• get out from under

• get out of a difficult situation

• leave for another occasion

• leave half-way through

• pull out by the roots

• pull out from behind

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > salir de
6 forcer

forcer [fɔʀse]

➭ TABLE 3

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = contraindre) to force

• forcer qn à faire qch to force sb to do sth

• sa conduite force le respect his behaviour commands respect

   b. [+ coffre, serrure, barrage] to force ; [+ porte, tiroir] to force open

• forcer le passage to force one's way through

• forcer la porte to force one's way in

   c. [+ fruits, plantes] to force ; [+ talent, voix] to strain ; [+ allure] to increase ; [+ destin] to tempt

• forcer le pas to quicken one's pace

• il a forcé la dose (inf) he overdid it

2. intransitive verb

to overdo it

• ne force pas, tu vas casser la corde don't force it or you'll break the rope

• il avait un peu trop forcé sur l'alcool (inf) he'd had a few too many (inf)

3. reflexive verb

► se forcer to force o.s. ( pour faire qch to do sth)

* * *
fɔʀse
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( contraindre) to force

être forcé à l'exil — to be forced into exile

2) ( faire céder) to force [porte, serrure]

forcer la porte de quelqu'un — fig to force one's way into somebody's house

3) ( passer au travers) to break through [barrière]

forcer le passage — to force one's way through

forcer l'entrée — to force one's way in

4) ( imposer) to force [négociation, décision]

5) ( pousser) to force [allure]

forcer le ton — to raise one's voice

2.

forcer sur verbe transitif indirect

1) ( abuser)

forcer sur — to overdo [vin, sel, couleur]

2) Technologie

forcer sur — to overtighten [vis]; to force [mécanisme]

3.

verbe intransitif

1) ( faire trop d'efforts)

j'ai trop forcé — I overdid it

gagner sans forcer — to win easily

2) ( exercer une pression)

ne force pas, tu vas le casser — don't force it or you'll break it

serrez sans forcer — do not tighten too much

4.

se forcer verbe pronominal ( se contraindre) to force oneself ( à faire to do); ( faire des efforts)

il se force pour manger — it's a real effort for him to eat

••

forcer la main à quelqu'un — to force somebody's hand

* * *
fɔʀse
1. vt

1) (= contraindre)

forcer qn à faire — to force sb to do

2) [porte, serrure] to force

3) [plante] to force

4) [moteur] to strain

5) [voix] to strain

6) (= augmenter) [allure] to increase

7) (locutions)

forcer la dose — to overdo it

forcer l'attention/le respect — to command attention/respect

forcer la consigne — to bypass orders

2. vi

1) (= fournir un effort) to overdo it

sans forcer [gagner, se qualifier] — effortlessly

2) (exercer une force excessive) to force it

forcer sur qch [objet] — to force sth

3) (= faire des excès)

forcer sur l'alcool — to overdo the alcohol

* * *

forcer verb table: placer

A vtr

1 ( contraindre) to force; nous ne voulons forcer personne we don't want to force anybody; forcer qn à faire to force sb to do; forcer l'ennemi à négocier to force the enemy to negotiate; forcer qn à qch to force sb into sth; être forcé à l'exil to be forced into exile; être forcé de faire to be forced to do;

2 ( faire céder) to force [porte, serrure]; le tiroir a été forcé the drawer has been forced; forcer la porte de qn fig to force one's way into sb's house;

3 ( passer au travers) to break through [barrière, enceinte, défense]; to break [blocus]; forcer le passage to force one's way through; forcer l'entrée to force one's way in;

4 ( imposer) to force [négociation, décision]; forcer l'admiration to command admiration; forcer la victoire to secure victory; forcer la paix to impose a peace settlement;

5 ( pousser) to force [allure, rythme, cadence]; to stretch [sens]; to contrive [métaphore]; to push [sth] to the limits [talent]; forcer la dose or note to overdo it; forcer le ton to raise one's voice; forcer le trait to exaggerate;

6 ( traquer) Chasse to run down [lièvre]; Mil to track down [ennemi];

7 Agric, Hort to force [plante].

B forcer sur vtr ind

1 ( abuser) forcer sur to overdo [vin, sel, couleur]; j'ai un peu forcé sur le rouge hier soir I overdid the red wine a bit last night;

2 Naut forcer sur les avirons to pull on the oars;

3 Tech forcer sur to overtighten [vis]; to force [mécanisme].

C vi

1 ( faire trop d'efforts) to overdo it; j'ai trop forcé I overdid it; gagner sans forcer to win easily;

2 ( exercer une pression) to force it; ne force pas, tu vas le casser don't force it or you'll break it; appuyez/serrez sans forcer do not press/tighten too much;

3 ( résister) la porte/charnière force the door/hinge is sticking.

D se forcer vpr

1 ( se contraindre) to force oneself (à faire to do); il se força à sourire he forced himself to smile;

2 ( faire des efforts) il se force pour manger it's a real effort for him to eat.

Idiome

forcer la main à qn to force sb's hand.

[fɔrse] verbe transitif

1. [obliger] to compel, to force

forcer quelqu'un à faire quelque chose: il l'a forcée à quitter la société he forced her out of the firm

être forcé de faire quelque chose to be forced to do something

je suis forcée de rester au lit I have (no choice but) to stay in bed

on lui a forcé la main he was made to do it, his hand was forced

2. [ouvrir de force - tiroir, valise] to force (open) ; [ - serrure, mécanisme] to force

forcer un coffre-fort to force a safe open

forcer la porte de quelqu'un (figuré) to barge ou to force one's way into somebody's house

3. [outrepasser]

forcer la dose

a. PHARMACIE to prescribe too large a dose

b. (figuré) to go too far

4. (archaïque) [violer - personne] to violate

5. [susciter]

son courage a forcé l'admiration/le respect de tous his courage commanded everybody's admiration/respect

6. [influencer - destin, événements] to influence

7. [presser]

forcer le pas to force the pace

forcer son cheval ÉQUITATION to overtax ou to override one's horse

8. AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE to force

9. [pousser trop loin]

forcer sa voix to strain one's voice

forcer sa nature to go against one's true nature

10. CHASSE to run down

————————

[fɔrse] verbe intransitif

to force, to strain

ne force pas, tu vas casser le mécanisme don't force the mechanism, you'll break it

pliez la jambe sans forcer bend your leg very gently ou without straining

————————

forcer sur verbe plus préposition

to overdo

forcer sur la bouteille (familier) to drink too much

————————

se forcer verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) [généralement] to make an effort

[en mangeant] to force oneself

se forcer à lire/travailler to force oneself to read/to work

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > forcer
7 slå

bang, bar, bat, batter, beat, get the better of, bolt, chime, clap, cuff, dash, defeat, drive, foil, hit, knock, lash, latch, mow, pulsate, punch, ram, sock, strike, swipe, throb

* * *

I. (en -er) bolt;

[ skyde slåen for døren] bolt the door;

[ skyde slåen fra døren] unbolt the door;

(se også lås).

II. vb (slog, slået)

( med objekt) ( banke, ramme etc) beat ( fx he beats his wife),

( om enkelt slag) hit ( fx never hit a child in anger; has somebody hit you? hit below the belt),

( hårdt) knock ( fx knock him on the head; knock him unconscious),

F strike ( fx he struck (, hit) me in the face with his fist);

( med flad hånd) slap ( fx slap him in the face (, on the cheek, on the back)),

T thwack;

( støde ( en legemsdel) så det gør ondt) hurt ( fx one's finger, one's back),

( hårdt) bump, knock ( fx one's head);

[ slå ham bevidstløs]

( også) stun him;

[ det slog mig at]

(fig) it struck me that;

( besejre) beat,

(mere F) defeat,

T lick;

( i skak) capture ( fx a pawn);

( overgå) beat ( fx that beats everything);

(eng, græs) mow ( fx the lawn), cut ( fx grass);

( tegne) draw ( fx a circle);

( præge) strike ( fx a medal);

( spille på et instrument) strike ( fx the lyre), play ( fx the harp);

( i terningspil) throw ( fx he threw 5);

( uden objekt) ( om ur) strike;

( om fugl) warble, sing;

( om hjertet) beat,

( hurtigt, F) throb;

( om sejl) flap;

( om alkohol) be heady,

T kick, have a kick in it;

( om gevær) kick;

(se også slående, slås, slagen);

(forb med sb, se sb, fx flue, fold, gnist, I. hul, klik, I. klokke, knude,

kolbøtte, kreds, lejr, mønt, rekord, I. rod, skærver, slag, streg,

takt);

[ forb med sig:]

[ slå sig] hurt oneself ( fx did you hurt yourself?), be hurt ( fx are you hurt?);

( om træ) warp,

(om skinne etc) buckle;

[ slå sig for brystet] beat one's breast;

[ slå sig igennem] fight one's way through,

( klare sig) manage, rub along,

( økonomisk) make both ends meet, scrape by;

[ slå sig ihjel] be killed,

F lose one's life;

[ slå sig løs] break away,

( more sig) let oneself go, have one's fling,

T let one's hair down;

[ slå sig ned]

( bosætte sig) settle;

[ slå sig ned i]

( også) make one's home in;

[ slå sig op]

(fig) prosper (på by), rise in the world;

[ slå sig på]

( om sygdom) attack, affect ( fx the lungs);

[ slå sig på noget]

(fig) go in for something, take up something ( fx a sport);

[ slå sig på én]

( tilslutte sig én) attach oneself to somebody;

[ slå sig på flasken] take to (el. go on) the bottle, take to drink;

[ slå sig på låret] slap one's thigh;

[ slå sig sammen] join forces ( med with, imod against),

(dvs skyde penge sammen) club together;

[ slå sig sammen om at] join together to; club together to ( fx buy him a present);

[ slå sig til], se ridder, I. ro;

[ forb med præp & adv:]

[ slå `af]

( fjerne ved slag) knock off, strike off,

( i pris) knock off, take off;

( om dirigent) break off;

[ han var ikke til at slå et ord af] I (, they etc) couldn't get a single word out of him;

(se også handel, hånd, sludder);

[ slå af på]

(fig) reduce ( fx the price, one's demands);

[ slå an]

( tangent, tone) strike;

( begynde at spille) strike up;

( blive populær, gøre lykke) catch on, take on, make a hit; become popular ( hos with);

( om vare) find favour ( hos with), take on;

( om vaccination) take;

[ slå bagud] kick up;

[ slå bak]

(mar) reverse the engines,

(fig) reverse one's policy;

[ slå efter én] strike at somebody, aim a blow at somebody;

[ slå noget ` efter]

(i en bog etc) look up something;

[ slå ` efter i en ordbog] consult a dictionary;

[ slå med sten efter] throw stones at;

[ slå fast] fix, nail down,

(fig) establish, prove ( fx his innocence), demonstrate;

[ jeg vil gerne slå fast at] I want to make it absolutely clear that;

[ slå fejl] go wrong; fail ( fx the crops failed);

[ slå en for penge] touch (el. tap) somebody for money;

am hit somebody for money;

[ slå ` fra]

( slå løs) knock off,

( maskindel, fx bremse) release,

( slukke for) switch off;

( uden objekt: slukkes) cut out ( fx the heater cuts out when the temperature reaches 20ø C);

[ slå fra sig] defend oneself, fight back;

[ slå det hen] pass it off,

T shrug it off,

( bagatellisere det) make light of it,

T pooh-pooh it;

[ slå noget hen i spøg] laugh something off, pass something off with a laugh;

[ slå i bordet] thump the table,

(fig) put one's foot down;

[ slå bremserne `i] put (, voldsomt: jam el. slam) the brakes on,

(fig) put the brakes on;

[ slå døren `i] slam the door;

[ slå en klo i], se klo;

[ et brøl slog os i møde] we were met (el. greeted) by a roar;

[ lugten slog os i møde] we were met by the smell;

[ slå i stykker], se I. stykke;

[ slå et søm i] drive (el. knock el. hammer) in a nail;

[ slå et søm i væggen] drive (el. knock) a nail into the wall;

[ slå ` igen] hit back;

[ slå ` igennem]

( trænge igennem) strike through, come through,

(om ideer etc) become generally accepted, penetrate,

( om bog) make a hit,

( om kunstner) make a name for oneself, come to the front, become recognized;

( blive effektiv) work (its way) through ( fx the price rises will take two months to work (their way) through (to the shops));

[ slå ihjel] kill,

F put to death;

[ slå tiden ihjel] kill time;

[ slå imod] strike (against),

( om bølger, regn) beat against;

[ slå ind] knock in,

( med hammer) hammer in,

( knuse) break, smash (in) ( fx a window, a door),

( tøndestaver, skibsside) stave in;

( i gartneri) heel in;

( blive opsuget) soak in;

( om sygdom) strike inwards;

[ det slog ind med regn] rain set in;

[ slå ind på]

(fx en vej) strike into, turn into, take ( fx a path, a road);

( en bane, levevej) take up,

F enter upon;

[ slå itu] break, smash, dash to pieces;

[ slå en halvtredskroneseddel itu] break into a 50-kroner note;

[ han slog løs]

(dvs hamrede) he hammered away;

[ slå kvæget løs] let the cattle loose;

[ slå løs på en] pitch into somebody;

[ slå med døren] slam the door;

[ slå med nakken] toss one's head;

[ slå med sten] throw stones ( efter at);

[ fuglen slår med vingerne] the bird flaps its wings;

[ slå ` ned]

(dvs få til at falde ned) knock down ( fx the vase);

( sænke) let down ( fx the blind), lower ( fx one's visor), pull down;

( folde sammen) put down ( fx an umbrella, a hood ( kaleche));

( slå til jorden, slå i gulvet) knock down;

( dyr) slaughter, kill, destroy;

(afgrøde etc) put down, flatten;

( i gartneri) heel in;

( undertrykke) put down ( fx a rebellion, riots),

( stærkere) crush (down),

F suppress;

( bringe til tavshed) silence ( fx criticism, protests);

( falde) fall ( fx bullets fell among the crowd), drop;

( om lyn) strike;

[ slå feberen ned] get the temperature down;

[ slå kraven ned] turn down one's collar;

[ blæsten får røgen til at slå ned] the wind beats down the smoke;

[ slå termometret ned] shake down the thermometer;

[ slå øjnene ned] cast down one's eyes; drop one's eyes;

[ det slog ned i ham] it suddenly occurred to him (el. struck him);

(se også lyn);

[ slå ned på]

( om fugl: sætte sig) perch on ( fx a branch);

( om rovfugl) swoop down on ( fx its prey), pounce on;

(fig: vælge, især til noget ubehageligt) pick on ( fx the teacher picked on me), fasten on,

( begærligt) pounce on ( fx a mistake);

[ slå hårdt ned på] clamp (el. crack) down on ( fx tax evasion);

[ slå om]

( vikle om) wrap round ( fx wrap a shawl round somebody), pass round

( fx pass a rope round something);

( uden objekt) ( om vejret) change;

( om vinden) shift;

( skifte mening) change one's mind;

( skifte tone) change one's tune;

( skifte emne) change the subject (of conversation);

( skifte taktik) shift one's ground; reverse one's policy;

[ slå armene om en] throw one's arms round somebody;

[ slå om sig] hit out (in all directions),

(med stok etc) lay about (one);

[ slå om sig med citater, eder etc] lard one's conversation (, one's writings) with quotations, oaths, etc;

[ slå om sig med penge] throw (el. chuck el. splash) one's money about, spend lavishly;

[ det er slået om til tø] a thaw has set in;

[ hans kærlighed slog om til had] his love turned to hatred;

[ slå op]

( åbne) open ( fx a book);

( en plakat) put up, stick (up);

( i strikning) cast on;

(ord etc i bog) look up;

( smøge op) turn up ( fx one's collar);

( rejse, opstille) put up, pitch ( fx a tent);

( opreklamere) boost;

( om flammer) leap up;

(om lyd etc) surge up;

[ slå en kaleche (, en paraply) op] put up a hood (, an umbrella);

[ slå en latter op] burst into a laugh;

[ slå en stilling op] advertise a post;

[ slå æg op] break eggs (i into);

[ slå øjnene op] open one's eyes;

(se også I. brød);

[ slå noget stort op]

( i avis) splash something;

[ slå forretningen (etc) stort op] start in a grand style;

[ slå op i en ordbog] consult a dictionary;

[ slå det op i en ordbog] look it up in a dictionary;

[ slå op med hende] break off the engagement (with her);

[ slå op på side 7!] open your book(s) on page 7! turn to page 7!

[ slå over]

( om stemme) break;

[ blive slået over bord ( af bølgerne)] be washed overboard;

[ bølgerne slog over dækket] the waves washed over the deck;

(se også bro);

[ slå over i] change into ( fx English),

( bevægelse) break into ( fx a gallop);

[ slå over i en anden tone]

(fig) change one's tune;

[ slå på] beat (on), strike (on),

( let) tap (on) ( fx tap somebody on the shoulder);

(fig: antyde) hint at,

( nævne) mention,

( fremhæve) stress;

(se også flugt, I. tromme);

[ slå sig på] take to ( fx drink, gardening),

( om sygdom) affect;

[ slå sammen]

( folde sammen) fold up ( fx a screen);

( forene) combine, pool,

T knock into one;

(merk) merge, amalgamate ( fx two companies);

( sammenfatte) lump (together), bracket (together);

( lukke sig) close;

( ramme hinanden) knock together;

[ slå hælene sammen] click one's heels;

[ slå hænderne sammen] clap one's hands,

( i forfærdelse) throw up one's hands in horror;

[` slå til] strike;

[ slå ` til]

( slå løs) hammer away,

( slå hårdt til bolden) hit out,

(fig) strike ( fx the Government decided to strike);

( være nok) suffice,

(" strække") last;

( gå i opfyldelse) prove correct, come true ( fx his prediction came true), turn out to be true;

( sige ja) accept, accept the terms (, the offer);

[ det slår ikke til]

(dvs rækker ikke langt) it does not go far;

[ han syntes ikke han slog til] he felt inadequate,

( i sit arbejde) he did not feel equal to the job;

[ få indtægterne (, pengene) til at slå til] make (both) ends meet;

(se også jord, lyd, ridder, skagle, Søren);

[ slå tilbage] throw back, push back;

( angreb) beat off,

F repel, repulse;

( springe tilbage) rebound;

( genlyde) be thrown back,

F resound;

(om fjeder etc) recoil;

[ slå ud]

( med slag) knock out;

( knuse, fx rude) break, smash;

( folde ud) spread ( fx the bird spread its wings),

( om hår) let down;

( hælde ud) pour out,

( en spand) empty;

(i boksning og fig) knock out;

( rival, konkurrent) cut out;

( fortrænge, erstatte) supplant, supersede;

( om flammer og røg) burst out, pour out;

( om sygdom) break out;

( få udslæt) break (el. come) out in spots (, in a rash);

[ slå glasset ud af hånden på én] knock the glass out of somebody's hand;

[ han var helt slået ud]

(fig) he was quite finished;

[ slå ørerne ud]

(fig: lytte) prick up one's ears;

[ slå det ud af hovedet] put it out of one's head;

[ slå ud efter] hit out at;

[ slå ud i lys lue], se I. lue;

[ slå ud med armene] gesticulate,

( ubehersket) fling one's arms about;

[ slå øjet ud på én] knock out somebody's eye.

Danish-English dictionary > slå
8 force

1.
[fɔːs]noun

1) no pl. (strength, power) Stärke, die; (of bomb, explosion, attack, storm) Wucht, die; (physical strength) Kraft, die

achieve something by brute force — etwas mit roher Gewalt erreichen

in force — (in large numbers) mit einem großen Aufgebot (see also academic.ru/4773/b">b)

2) no pl. (fig.): (power, validity) Kraft, die

by force of — auf Grund (+ Gen.)

argue with much force — sehr überzeugend argumentieren

in force — (in effect) in Kraft

come into force — [Gesetz usw.:] in Kraft treten

put in[to] force — in Kraft setzen

3) (coercion, violence) Gewalt, die

use or employ force [against somebody] — Gewalt [gegen jemanden] anwenden

by force — gewaltsam; mit Gewalt

4) (organized group) (of workers) Kolonne, die; Trupp, der; (of police) Einheit, die; (Mil.) Armee, die

the forces — die Armee

be in the forces — beim Militär sein

5) (forceful agency or person) Kraft, die; Macht, die

there are forces in action/at work here... — hier walten Kräfte/sind Kräfte am Werk...

he is a force in the land (fig.)/a force to be reckoned with — er ist ein einflussreicher Mann im Land/eine Macht, die nicht zu unterschätzen ist

6) (meaning) Bedeutung, die

7) (Phys.) Kraft, die
2. transitive verb
1) zwingen

force somebody/oneself [to do something] — jemanden/sich zwingen[, etwas zu tun]

be forced to do something — gezwungen sein od. sich gezwungen sehen, etwas zu tun

I was forced to accept/into accepting the offer — (felt obliged) ich fühlte mich verpflichtet, das Angebot anzunehmen

force somebody's hand — (fig.) jemanden zwingen zu handeln

2) (take by force)

force something from somebody — jemandem etwas entreißen

he forced it out of her hands — er riss es ihr aus der Hand

force a confession from somebody — (fig.) jemanden zu einem Geständnis zwingen

3) (push)

force something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]zwängen

4) (impose, inflict)

force something [up]on somebody — jemandem etwas aufzwingen od. aufnötigen

he forced his attentions on her — er drängte sich ihr mit seinen Aufmerksamkeiten auf

5) (break open)

force [open] — aufbrechen

6) (effect by violent means) sich (Dat.) erzwingen [Zutritt]

force one's way in[to a building] — sich (Dat.) mit Gewalt Zutritt [zu einem Gebäude] verschaffen

7) (produce with effort) sich zwingen zu

force a smile — sich zu einem Lächeln zwingen

Phrasal Verbs:

- force down

- force up

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[fo:s] 1. noun
1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) die Kraft

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) die Kraft

3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) die Truppe
2. verb
1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) zwingen

2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) erzwingen

•

- forced
- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force
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force

[fɔ:s, AM fɔ:rs]

I. n

1. no pl (power) Kraft f; (intensity) Stärke f; of a blow, impact Wucht f

she slapped his face with unexpected \force sie versetzte ihm eine unerwartet kräftige Ohrfeige

by \force of arms mit Waffengewalt

the \force of an earthquake/a hurricane die Stärke eines Erdbebens/Wirbelsturms

with full \force mit voller Wucht

2. no pl (violence) Gewalt f

to use \force Gewalt anwenden

by \force gewaltsam, mit Gewalt

3. no pl (coercion) Zwang m

under the \force of circumstances unter dem Zwang der Verhältnisse

4. PHYS Kraft f

\force of attraction Anziehungsvermögen nt

\force of current Stromstärke f

\force of gravity Schwerkraft f, Erdanziehungskraft f

\force of inertia Trägheitskraft f

5. no pl (large numbers)

▪ in \force in großer Zahl

6. no pl (influence) Macht f; (powerful effect) Kraft f

the \force of sb's arguments jds Überzeugungskraft f

\force of habit die Macht der Gewohnheit

from \force of habit aus reiner Gewohnheit

7. (person or thing with influence) Kraft f, Macht f

he was a powerful \force in politics er war ein einflussreicher Mann in der Politik

the \forces of evil die Mächte des Bösen

the \forces of nature ( liter) die Naturgewalten pl

8. no pl (validity) Gültigkeit f

to have the \force of law rechtsverbindlich sein

to be in/come [or be brought] into \force in Kraft sein/treten

to put sth in[to] \force etw in Kraft setzen

9. (group) Truppe f

police \force Polizei f

air \force Luftwaffe f

labour \force Arbeitskräfte pl

armed \forces Streitkräfte pl

10.

▶ to combine [or join] \forces zusammenhelfen

with combined \forces mit vereinten Kräften

▶ by sheer \force of numbers aufgrund zahlenmäßiger Überlegenheit

II. vt

1. (compel)

▪ to \force sb/oneself [to do sth] jdn/sich zwingen [etw zu tun]

to \force sb out of the car jdn zwingen auszusteigen

to \force sb out of the house jdn zwingen das Haus zu verlassen

to \force sb to the floor jdn zu Boden zwingen

▪ to be \forced to do sth gezwungen werden etw zu tun; (feel the necessity) gezwungen sein etw zu tun; (feel obliged) sich akk gezwungen sehen etw zu tun

▪ to \force sb into doing sth jdn [dazu] zwingen, etw zu tun

▪ to \force sb into sth (an act) jdn zu etw dat zwingen; (a space) jdn in etw akk zwingen geh

the \forced us into the cellar sie zwangen uns in den Keller [zu gehen]

to \force sb into the car jdn [dazu] zwingen, einzusteigen [o in den Wagen zu steigen]

to \force sb into prostitution/resignation jdn zur Prostitution/zum Rücktritt zwingen

2.

to \force oneself on sb (impose) sich akk jdm aufdrängen; (sexually) jdm Gewalt antun

3. (get, produce)

▪ to \force sth etw erzwingen

the burglar \forced an entry der Einbrecher verschaffte sich mit Gewalt Zutritt

to \force a confession out of sb jdn zu einem Geständnis zwingen, ein Geständnis von jdm erzwingen

to \force a smile gezwungen lächeln, sich akk zu einem Lächeln zwingen

to \force one's way into/through/out of sth sich dat seinen Weg in/durch etw akk /aus etw dat bahnen

to \force words out of sb jdm die Worte aus der Nase ziehen fam

4. (make accept)

▪ to \force sth on sb jdm etw aufzwingen

5. (push, squeeze)

▪ to \force sth into sth etw in etw akk [hinein]zwängen

to \force a nail into a wall einen Nagel in eine Wand treiben

6. LAW

to \force a bill through the legislature ein Gesetz durchbringen [o fam durchpeitschen

7. (open)

to \force a door/a lock eine Tür/ein Schloss aufbrechen

to \force a zip einen Reißverschluss mit Gewalt öffnen

8. (make grow faster)

to \force fruits/vegetables Früchte/Gemüse treiben fachspr

\forced salad getriebener Salat fachspr

9.

▶ to \force sb's hand jdn zum Handeln zwingen

▶ to \force an issue eine Entscheidung erzwingen

▶ to \force the pace das Tempo forcieren

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[fɔːs]
1. n

1) no pl (= physical strength, power) Kraft f; (of blow, impact, collision) Wucht f; (= physical coercion) Gewalt f; (PHYS) Kraft f

to resort to force — Gewalt anwenden

to settle sth by force — etw gewaltsam or durch Gewalt beilegen

by sheer force — durch reine Gewalt

by or through sheer force of numbers — aufgrund or auf Grund zahlenmäßiger Überlegenheit

there is a force 5 wind blowing — es herrscht Windstärke 5

the force of the wind was so great he could hardly stand — der Wind war so stark, dass er kaum stehen konnte

they were there in force —

they came in force — sie kamen in großer Zahl or Stärke

2) no pl (fig) (of argument) Überzeugungskraft f; (of music, phrase) Eindringlichkeit f; (of character) Stärke f; (of words) Macht f

that was force of habit — das war die Macht der Gewohnheit

by or from force of habit — aus Gewohnheit

by force of will — durch Willensanstrengung or Willenskraft

the force of circumstances —

I see the force of what he is saying — ich sehe ein, was er sagt, ist zwingend

3) (= powerful thing, person) Macht f

Forces of Nature — Naturgewalten pl

there are various forces at work here — hier sind verschiedene Kräfte am Werk

he is a powerful force in the reform movement — er ist ein einflussreicher Mann in der Reformbewegung

See:

→ life force

4)

(= body of men) the forces (Mil) — die Streitkräfte pl

the (police) force — die Polizei

to join forces — sich zusammentun

See:

→ sales force, workforce

5)

to come into/be in force — in Kraft treten/sein

2. vt

1) (= compel) zwingen

to force sb/oneself to do sth — jdn/sich zwingen, etw zu tun

he was forced to resign — er wurde gezwungen zurückzutreten

he was forced to conclude that... — er sah sich zu der Folgerung gezwungen or gedrängt, dass...

2) (= extort, obtain by force) erzwingen

he forced a confession out of or from me — er erzwang ein Geständnis von mir

to force an error (Sport) — einen Fehler erzwingen, den Gegner ausspielen

3)

to force sth ( up)on sb (present, one's company) — jdm etw aufdrängen; conditions, obedience jdm etw auferlegen; conditions, decision, war jdm etw aufzwingen

he forced himself on her (sexually) — er tat ihr Gewalt an

4) (= break open) aufbrechen

to force (an) entry — sich (dat) gewaltsam Zugang or Zutritt verschaffen

5)

(= push, squeeze) to force books into a box — Bücher in eine Kiste zwängen

the liquid is forced up the tube by a pump — die Flüssigkeit wird von einer Pumpe durch das Rohr nach oben gepresst

if it won't open/go in, don't force it — wenn es nicht aufgeht/passt, wende keine Gewalt an

to force one's way into sth — sich (dat) gewaltsam Zugang zu etw or in etw (acc)

to force one's way through — sich (dat) gewaltsam einen Weg bahnen

to force a car off the road — ein Auto von der Fahrbahn drängen

to force a bill through parliament — eine Gesetzesvorlage durch das Parlament peitschen

6) plants treiben

7)

(= produce with effort) to force a smile — gezwungen lächeln

to force the pace — das Tempo forcieren

don't force it — erzwingen Sie es nicht

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force [fɔː(r)s; US auch ˈfəʊərs]

A s

1. Stärke f, Kraft f, Wucht f (auch fig):

the force of an explosion;

force of gravity PHYS Schwerkraft;

by force of durch, kraft (gen), vermittels (gen);

by force of arms mit Waffengewalt;

join forces

a) sich zusammentun ( with mit),

b) MIL seine Streitkräfte vereinigen ( with mit)

2. fig (auch politische etc) Kraft:

forces of nature Naturkräfte, -gewalten

3. Gewalt f:

by force gewaltsam, mit Gewalt ( → A 4)

4. auch JUR Zwang m, Gewalt(anwendung) f, Druck m:

by force zwangsweise ( → A 3);

the force of circumstances der Zwang der Verhältnisse

5. JUR (Rechts) Kraft f, (-)Gültigkeit f, (-)Wirksamkeit f:

be in force in Kraft sein, gelten;

come ( oder enter) (put) into force in Kraft treten (setzen);

coming ( oder entry) into force Inkrafttreten n

6. Einfluss m, Macht f, Wirkung f, (Durchschlags-, Überzeugungs)Kraft f, Nachdruck m:

lend force to Nachdruck verleihen (dat);

the force of habit die Macht der Gewohnheit;

from force of habit aus Gewohnheit

7. (geistige oder moralische) Kraft

8. auch LING Bedeutung f, Gehalt m

9. umg Menge f:

in force in großer Zahl oder Menge

10. MIL

a) oft pl Streit-, Kriegsmacht f

b) pl (Gesamt)Streitkräfte pl

c) pl Truppe f, Verband m

11. Truppe f, Mannschaft f:

a strong force of police ein starkes Polizeiaufgebot;

the police force, Br a. the Force die Polizei

B v/t

1. zwingen, nötigen:

force sb to resign jemanden zum Rücktritt zwingen;

force sb’s hand jemanden zu handeln zwingen;

we were forced to listen to their argument wir mussten uns (notgedrungen) ihren Streit mit anhören

2. etwas erzwingen, durchsetzen, -drücken:

force a smile gezwungen oder gequält lächeln, sich zu einem Lächeln zwingen, sich ein Lächeln abquälen;

force sth from sb etwas von jemandem erzwingen;

force sb’s release( from prison) jemanden freipressen;

force a corner SPORT eine Ecke erzwingen; → entry 7

3. zwängen, drängen, drücken, pressen:

force back (out, together) zurücktreiben (herausdrücken, zusammenpressen);

she forced back her tears sie unterdrückte die Tränen;

force down sein Essen hinunterwürgen;

force a passage ( oder one’s way) sich (durch)zwängen oder (-)drängen ( through durch);

force one’s way into sich gewaltsam Zutritt verschaffen zu;

force sb to the left jemanden nach links abdrängen;

an idea forced itself into my mind ein Gedanke drängte sich mir auf

4. force down FLUG zur (Not)Landung zwingen

5. auch force up WIRTSCH die Preise hochtreiben

6. aufzwingen, -drängen, -nötigen ( alle:

sth [up]on sb jemandem etwas):

force o.s. on sb sich jemandem aufdrängen

7. überwältigen

8. MIL erstürmen, erobern

9. auch force open eine Tür etc aufbrechen

10. jemandem, auch einer Frau, auch fig dem Sinn etc Gewalt antun

11. fig einen Ausdruck etc zu Tode reiten, zerreden

12. das Tempo beschleunigen, forcieren

13. BOT rasch hochzüchten oder zur Reife bringen

14. (an)treiben

15. MUS Töne forcieren:

force one’s voice ( oder the top notes) pressen

F abk

1. Fahrenheit

2. PHYS force

3. French

4. MATH function

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1.
[fɔːs]noun

1) no pl. (strength, power) Stärke, die; (of bomb, explosion, attack, storm) Wucht, die; (physical strength) Kraft, die

achieve something by brute force — etwas mit roher Gewalt erreichen

in force — (in large numbers) mit einem großen Aufgebot (see also b)

2) no pl. (fig.): (power, validity) Kraft, die

by force of — auf Grund (+ Gen.)

argue with much force — sehr überzeugend argumentieren

in force — (in effect) in Kraft

come into force — [Gesetz usw.:] in Kraft treten

put in[to] force — in Kraft setzen

3) (coercion, violence) Gewalt, die

use or employ force [against somebody] — Gewalt [gegen jemanden] anwenden

by force — gewaltsam; mit Gewalt

4) (organized group) (of workers) Kolonne, die; Trupp, der; (of police) Einheit, die; (Mil.) Armee, die

the forces — die Armee

be in the forces — beim Militär sein

5) (forceful agency or person) Kraft, die; Macht, die

there are forces in action/at work here... — hier walten Kräfte/sind Kräfte am Werk...

he is a force in the land (fig.)/a force to be reckoned with — er ist ein einflussreicher Mann im Land/eine Macht, die nicht zu unterschätzen ist

6) (meaning) Bedeutung, die

7) (Phys.) Kraft, die
2. transitive verb
1) zwingen

force somebody/oneself [to do something] — jemanden/sich zwingen[, etwas zu tun]

be forced to do something — gezwungen sein od. sich gezwungen sehen, etwas zu tun

I was forced to accept/into accepting the offer — (felt obliged) ich fühlte mich verpflichtet, das Angebot anzunehmen

force somebody's hand — (fig.) jemanden zwingen zu handeln

2) (take by force)

force something from somebody — jemandem etwas entreißen

he forced it out of her hands — er riss es ihr aus der Hand

force a confession from somebody — (fig.) jemanden zu einem Geständnis zwingen

3) (push)

force something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]zwängen

4) (impose, inflict)

force something [up]on somebody — jemandem etwas aufzwingen od. aufnötigen

he forced his attentions on her — er drängte sich ihr mit seinen Aufmerksamkeiten auf

5) (break open)

force [open] — aufbrechen

6) (effect by violent means) sich (Dat.) erzwingen [Zutritt]

force one's way in[to a building] — sich (Dat.) mit Gewalt Zutritt [zu einem Gebäude] verschaffen

7) (produce with effort) sich zwingen zu

force a smile — sich zu einem Lächeln zwingen

Phrasal Verbs:

- force down

- force up

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n.

Gewalt -en f.

Kraft ¨-e f.

Macht ¨-e f.

Stärke -n f.

Wirkung -en f.

Zwang ¨-e m. v.

erzwingen v.

forcieren v.

zwingen v.

(§ p.,pp.: zwang, gezwungen)

English-german dictionary > force
9 camino

m.

1 path, track (sendero).

camino de Santiago Milky Way; (astronomy) = pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela (religion)

camino trillado well-trodden path

2 way.

el camino de la estación the way to the station

camino de on the way to

está camino de la capital it's on the way to the capital

a estas horas ya estarán en camino they'll be on their way by now

me pilla de camino it's on my way

en el o de camino on the way

por este camino this way

3 journey (viaje).

nos espera un largo camino we have a long journey ahead of us

ponerse en camino to set off

4 road, footpath, pathway, track.

5 cart track, cart road.

pres.indicat.

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

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camino

► nombre masculino

1 (vía) path, track

2 (ruta) way, route

■ encontramos a Juan de camino a casa we met Juan on our way home

3 (viaje) journey

■ dos horas de camino a two-hour journey

4 figurado (medio) way

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a medio camino half-way

abrir camino to clear the way (a, for)

abrir el camino to clear the way (a, for)

abrirse camino to make one's way

■ se abrió camino entre la gente she made her way through the people

abrirse camino en la vida to get on in life

coger de camino / pillar de camino to be on the way

■ tu casa nos pilla de camino your house is on our way

estar en camino to be on the way

ir camino de to be on one's way to

ir por (el) buen/mal camino figurado to be on the right/wrong track

llevar buen camino to be on the right track

llevar camino de to be on the way to, be heading for, look set to

■ lleva camino de convertirse en un gran atleta he's on his way to becoming a great athlete

ponerse en camino to set off (on a journey)

camino de herradura bridle path

camino de rosas figurado bed of roses

camino forestal forest track

el Camino de Santiago (vía láctea) the Milky Way

el camino del éxito figurado the road to success

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noun m.

1) road, path, track

2) way

3) journey

4) course

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SM

1) [sin asfaltar] track; (=sendero) path; (=carretera) road

un camino de montaña — a mountain path

camino de tierra — dirt track

camino sin firme — unsurfaced road

- todos los caminos conducen a Roma

Caminos, Canales y Puertos — (Univ) Civil Engineering

camino de acceso — access road

camino de Damasco — road to Damascus

camino de entrada — access road

camino de herradura — bridle path

camino de ingresos, camino de peaje — toll road

camino de rosas, la vida no es ningún camino de rosas — life's no bed of roses

Camino de Santiago — pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela, Way of St James

camino de sirga — towpath

camino forestal — forest track; [para paseos] forest trail

camino francés ( Hist) —
= Camino de Santiago
camino real — highroad ( tb fig)

camino trillado, caminos turísticos no trillados — tourist routes that are off the beaten track

experimentan con nuevas técnicas, huyen de los caminos trillados — they are experimenting with new techniques and avoiding conventional approaches o the well-trodden paths

este escritor ha recorrido los caminos trillados de sus antecesores — this writer has been down the well-trodden paths followed by his predecessors

camino vecinal — minor road

2) (=ruta)

a) (lit) way, route; (=viaje) journey

volvimos por el camino más corto — we took the shortest way o route back

¿sabes el camino a su casa? — do you know the way to his house?

es mucho camino — it's a long way

está a varios días de camino — it's several days' journey away

después de tres horas de camino — after travelling for three hours

nos quedan 20 kms de camino — we still have 20 kms to go

¿cuánto camino hay de aquí a San José? — how far is it from here to San José?

camino de Lima — on the way to Lima

iba camino de Nueva York — I was on my way to New York

• abrirse camino entre la multitud — to make one's way through the crowd

• de camino a, lo puedo recoger de camino al trabajo — I can collect it on my way to work

la farmacia me queda de camino — the chemist's is on my way

• echar camino adelante — to strike out

• en el camino — on the way, en route

nos encontramos en el camino a Zaragoza — we met on the way to Zaragoza

tienen dos niños, y otro en camino — they have two children, and another on the way

ponerse en camino — to set out o off

• a medio camino — halfway (there)

a medio camino paramos para comer — halfway there, we stopped to eat

• se quedaron a mitad de camino — they only got halfway (there)

a mitad de camino entre Dublín y la frontera — halfway between Dublin and the border

la verdad está a mitad de camino entre las dos posturas — the truth is somewhere between the two views

b) (fig) (=medio) path, course

es el camino a la fama — it's the path to fame

es el camino al desastre — it's the road to ruin

• el camino a seguir, yo te explico el camino a seguir — I'll tell you the way o route

me indicaron el camino a seguir para resolver el problema — they showed me what needed to be done to solve the problem

censurar estos programas no es el camino a seguir — censoring these programmes isn't the solution o the right thing to do

- abrirse camino en la vida

allanar el camino —

eso sería allanar el camino a sus adversarios — that would make things easy for their rivals

los nervios de su rival le allanaron el camino — her opponent's nerves made it easy for her

- errar el camino

- estar en camino

estamos en camino de solucionar el problema — we're on the way to solving the problem

está en camino de desaparecer — it's on its way out

ir camino de —

va camino de convertirse en un gran centro financiero — it is on its way to becoming a major financial centre

vamos camino del desastre — we are heading for disaster

- ir por buen camino

traer a algn por buen camino — (=orientar) to put sb on the right track o road; (=desengañar) to set sb straight

- ir por mal camino

las cosas van por buen camino — things are going well

- llevar a algn por mal camino

quedarse en el camino —

varios corredores se quedaron en el camino — several runners didn't make it to the end

un 70% sacó el diploma y el resto se quedó en el camino — 70 per cent of them got the diploma, the rest didn't make it

- ir por su camino

en vez de seguir las normas él fue por su camino — instead of following the rules he just went his own sweet way o did his own thing

no me fijo en mis rivales, yo sigo por mi camino — I don't take any notice of what my rivals are doing, I just do my own thing

- tirar por el camino de en medio

3) (Inform) path

4) And, Cono Sur (=alfombra, tapete) runner, strip of carpet o matting

camino de mesa — table runner
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO The Camino de Santiago is a medieval pilgrim route stretching from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, where tradition has it that the body of Saint James the Apostle (Spain's patron saint) is buried. Those who had made the long, dangerous journey returned proudly wearing on their hat or cloak the venera or concha (scallop shell) traditionally associated with this pilgrimage - Saint James' body had reportedly been found covered in scallops. Today this symbolic shell can still be seen all along the Camino de Santiago, carved on ancient buildings and painted on modern-day road signs marking the historic route for the benefit of tourists and pilgrims. In astronomy the Camino de Santiago is another name for the Vía Láctea (Milky Way), hence the title of Buñuel's famous satirical film about the route to Compostela.
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masculino

1) ( de tierra) track; ( sendero) path; ( en general) road

sigan por ese camino — continue along that path (o road etc)

están todos los caminos cortados — all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos — to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino — to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado — the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas — life is no bed of roses

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him; todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma — all roads lead to Rome

- Caminos, Canales y Puertos

- camino vecinal

2)

a) (ruta, dirección) way

el camino más corto — the shortest route o way

saberse el camino — to know the way

me salieron al camino — asaltantes they blocked my path o way; amigos/niños they came out to meet me

éste es el mejor camino a seguir — this is the best course to follow

el camino a la fama — the road o path to fame

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte — you won't get anywhere that way o like that

siguen caminos muy diferentes — they're taking very different paths

se me fue por mal camino or por el otro camino — it went down the wrong way

abrir camino a algo — to clear the way for something

abrirse camino — to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura — she made her way through the dense thickets

abrirse camino en la vida — to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino or lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble; ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake; las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well; llevar a alguien por mal camino to lead somebody astray; cruzarse en el camino de alguien: superó todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he overcame all the problems that arose; errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work; tirar por el camino de en medio — to take the middle path

b) (trayecto, viaje)

el camino de regreso — the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino — the journey seemed to take for ever

lo debí perder en el camino al trabajo — I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino — they set off

llevamos 300 kms/una hora de camino — we've done 300 kms/been traveling for an hour

todavía estamos a o nos quedan dos horas de camino — we still have two hours to go

paramos a mitad de camino or a medio camino — we stopped halfway

cortar o acortar camino — to take a shortcut

hizo todo el camino a pie — he walked the whole way

queda aún mucho camino por recorrer — there's still a long way to go

a mitad de or a medio camino — halfway through

c) (en locs)

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market; ya vamos camino del invierno winter's on the way o on its way; llevar or ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear; de camino on the way to; pilla de camino it's on the way; me queda de camino I pass it on my way; de camino a on the way; está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station; en el camino or de camino al trabajo on my/his/her way o the way to work; en camino on the way; tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way; deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already; por el camino — on the way

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= avenue, path, road, route, footpath, lane, pathway, way.

Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex. It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.

Ex. Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.

Ex. Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex. Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.

Ex. This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.

Ex. He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.

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* abrir camino a = make + way (for).

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* alto en el camino = stopover.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* camino apartado = byway.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* camino correcto, el = way forward, the.

* camino de acceso = approach path.

* camino definido = charted route.

* camino de herradura = bridle path, bridleway.

* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* camino hacia el estrellato = road to stardom.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* camino largo y difícil = long haul.

* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.

* camino lleno de baches = bumpy road.

* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.

* camino muy largo = circuitous route.

* camino pecuario = cattle lane.

* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.

* camino rural = country lane, country road.

* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.

* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.

* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.

* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.

* camino trillado = worn path, beaten road.

* camino vecinal = country road, minor road, back road.

* construcción de caminos = road construction.

* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* cruce de caminos = crossroads, fork in the road.

* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* descanso en el camino = rest stop.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* detener en el camino = waylay.

* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.

* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.

* en camino = on the way.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* fuera de los caminos trillados = off the beaten track.

* hacerse camino = foist + Posesivo + way into.

* hacer una parada en el camino = stop along + the way.

* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* ingeniería de caminos = civil engineering.

* ingeniero de caminos = civil engineer.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* junto al camino = by the roadside.

* lado del camino = wayside.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* parada en el camino = rest stop, stop along the way.

* parapeto del camino = road bank.

* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por mal camino = astray.

* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).

* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.

* retomar su camino = get back on + track.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

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masculino

1) ( de tierra) track; ( sendero) path; ( en general) road

sigan por ese camino — continue along that path (o road etc)

están todos los caminos cortados — all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos — to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino — to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado — the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas — life is no bed of roses

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him; todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma — all roads lead to Rome

- Caminos, Canales y Puertos

- camino vecinal

2)

a) (ruta, dirección) way

el camino más corto — the shortest route o way

saberse el camino — to know the way

me salieron al camino — asaltantes they blocked my path o way; amigos/niños they came out to meet me

éste es el mejor camino a seguir — this is the best course to follow

el camino a la fama — the road o path to fame

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte — you won't get anywhere that way o like that

siguen caminos muy diferentes — they're taking very different paths

se me fue por mal camino or por el otro camino — it went down the wrong way

abrir camino a algo — to clear the way for something

abrirse camino — to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura — she made her way through the dense thickets

abrirse camino en la vida — to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino or lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble; ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake; las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well; llevar a alguien por mal camino to lead somebody astray; cruzarse en el camino de alguien: superó todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he overcame all the problems that arose; errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work; tirar por el camino de en medio — to take the middle path

b) (trayecto, viaje)

el camino de regreso — the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino — the journey seemed to take for ever

lo debí perder en el camino al trabajo — I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino — they set off

llevamos 300 kms/una hora de camino — we've done 300 kms/been traveling for an hour

todavía estamos a o nos quedan dos horas de camino — we still have two hours to go

paramos a mitad de camino or a medio camino — we stopped halfway

cortar o acortar camino — to take a shortcut

hizo todo el camino a pie — he walked the whole way

queda aún mucho camino por recorrer — there's still a long way to go

a mitad de or a medio camino — halfway through

c) (en locs)

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market; ya vamos camino del invierno winter's on the way o on its way; llevar or ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear; de camino on the way to; pilla de camino it's on the way; me queda de camino I pass it on my way; de camino a on the way; está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station; en el camino or de camino al trabajo on my/his/her way o the way to work; en camino on the way; tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way; deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already; por el camino — on the way

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* * *

= avenue, path, road, route, footpath, lane, pathway, way.

Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex: It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.

Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.

Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex: Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.

Ex: This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.

Ex: He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.

* abrir camino a = make + way (for).

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* alto en el camino = stopover.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* camino apartado = byway.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* camino correcto, el = way forward, the.

* camino de acceso = approach path.

* camino definido = charted route.

* camino de herradura = bridle path, bridleway.

* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* camino hacia el estrellato = road to stardom.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* camino largo y difícil = long haul.

* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.

* camino lleno de baches = bumpy road.

* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.

* camino muy largo = circuitous route.

* camino pecuario = cattle lane.

* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.

* camino rural = country lane, country road.

* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.

* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.

* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.

* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.

* camino trillado = worn path, beaten road.

* camino vecinal = country road, minor road, back road.

* construcción de caminos = road construction.

* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* cruce de caminos = crossroads, fork in the road.

* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* descanso en el camino = rest stop.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* detener en el camino = waylay.

* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.

* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.

* en camino = on the way.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* fuera de los caminos trillados = off the beaten track.

* hacerse camino = foist + Posesivo + way into.

* hacer una parada en el camino = stop along + the way.

* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* ingeniería de caminos = civil engineering.

* ingeniero de caminos = civil engineer.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* junto al camino = by the roadside.

* lado del camino = wayside.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* parada en el camino = rest stop, stop along the way.

* parapeto del camino = road bank.

* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por mal camino = astray.

* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).

* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.

* retomar su camino = get back on + track.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

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camino Camino de Santiago (↑ camino a1)

masculine

A (de tierra) track; (sendero) path; (en general) road

sigan por ese camino continue along that path ( o road etc)

han abierto/hecho un caminito a través del bosque they've opened up/made a path o little track through the wood

están todos los caminos cortados all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas life is no bed of roses, life isn't a bowl of cherries

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him

todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma: por todos los caminos se va a Roma all roads lead to Rome

el camino del infierno está empedrado de buenas intenciones the road to hell is paved o strewn with good intentions

Compuestos:

● camino de herradura

bridle path

● camino de sirga

towpath

● camino real

( Hist) highway

● Caminos, Canales y Puertos

civil engineering ingeniero

● camino vecinal

minor road ( built and maintained by local council)

B

1 (ruta, dirección) way

tomamos el camino más corto we took the shortest route o way

¿sabes el camino para ir allí? do you know how to get there?, do you know the way there?

me salieron al camino «asaltantes» they blocked my path o way;

«amigos/niños» they came out to meet me

afrontaron todas las dificultades que se les presentaron en el camino they faced up to all the difficulties in their path

éste es el mejor camino a seguir en estas circunstancias this is the best course to follow in these circumstances

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte you won't get anywhere that way o like that

al terminar la carrera cada cual se fue por su camino after completing their studies they all went their separate ways

sigue caminos muy diferentes de los trazados por sus predecesores he is taking very different paths from those of his predecessors

se me fue por mal caminoor por el otro camino it went down the wrong way

abrir(le) camino (a algo/algn) to clear the way (for sth/sb)

los vehículos que abrían camino a los corredores the vehicles that were clearing the way for the runners

abrirse camino to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura/a través de la multitud she made her way through the dense thickets/through the crowds of people

no es fácil abrirse camino en esa profesión it's not easy to carve a niche for oneself in that profession

estas técnicas se están abriendo camino entre nuestros médicos these techniques are gaining ground o are beginning to gain acceptance with our doctors

tuvo que luchar mucho para abrirse camino en la vida he had to fight hard to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal caminoor lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble

ya tiene trabajo, va por buen camino he's found a job already, he's doing well

ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste aquí you were on the right track o lines, but you made a mistake here

las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well o very smoothly

llevar a algn por mal camino to lead sb astray

cruzarse en el camino de algn: la mala suerte se cruzó en su camino he ran up against o came up against some bad luck

supo superar todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he was able to overcome all the problems which arose o which he came across

errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work

2

(trayecto, viaje): emprendimos el camino de regreso we set out on the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino the journey seemed to take forever

lo debí perder en el camino de casa al trabajo I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino al amanecer they set off at dawn

llevamos ya una hora de camino we've been traveling for an hour now, we've been on the road for an hour now

estamos todavía a dos horas de camino we still have two hours to go o two hours ahead of us

paramos a mitad de caminoor a medio camino a descansar we stopped halfway to rest

por aquí cortamos or acortamos camino we can take a shortcut this way o this way's shorter

hizo todo el camino a pie he walked the whole way, he did the whole journey on foot

se ha avanzado mucho en este campo, pero queda aún mucho camino por recorrer great advances have been made in this field, but there's still a long way to go

el camino será largo y difícil, pero venceremos the road will be long and difficult, but we shall be victorious

quedarse a mitad de or a medio camino: iba para médico, pero se quedó a mitad de camino he was studying to be a doctor, but he never completed the course o he gave up halfway through the course

el programa de remodelación se quedó a medio camino the renovation project was left unfinished

no creo que terminemos este año, ni siquiera estamos a mitad de camino I don't think we'll finish it this year, we're not even half way through yet

3 ( en locs):

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market

ya vamos camino del invierno winter's coming o approaching, winter's on the way o on its way

llevar or ir camino de algo: un actor que va camino del estrellato an actor on his way o on the road to stardom, an actor heading for stardom, an actor who looks set for stardom

van camino de la bancarrota they are on the road to o heading for bankruptcy, they look set to go bankrupt

una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear

de camino: tu casa me queda de camino I pass your house on my way, your house is on my way

ve por el pan y, de camino, compra el periódico go and get the bread and buy a newspaper on the way o your way

de camino a: íbamos de camino a Zacatecas we were on our way o the way to Zacatecas

está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station

en el caminoor de camino al trabajo paso por tres bancos I pass three banks on my way o the way to work

en camino: deben estar ya en camino they must be on the o on their way already

tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way

por el camino on the way

te lo cuento por el camino I'll tell you on the way

Compuestos:

● camino del Inca

Inca trail

● Camino de Santiago

el Camino de Santiago ( Hist, Relig) the pilgrims' road to Santiago;

( Astron) the Milky Way

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Del verbo caminar: ( conjugate caminar)

camino es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

caminó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
caminar
camino
caminar ( conjugate caminar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( andar) to walk;
◊ salieron a camino they went out for a walk;

podemos ir caminando we can walk, we can go on foot;
camino hacia algo ‹hacia meta/fin› to move toward(s) sth
2 (AmL) [reloj/motor] to work;
◊ el asunto va caminando (fam) things are moving (colloq)

verbo transitivo ‹ distancia› to walk
camino sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) road;
( de tierra) track;
( sendero) path;
◊ camino vecinal minor road ( built and maintained by local council)

2
a) (ruta, dirección) way;

◊ saberse el camino to know the way;

me salieron al camino [ asaltantes] they blocked my path o way;

[ amigos] they came out to meet me;
◊ este es el mejor camino a seguir this is the best course to follow;

el camino a la fama the road o path to fame;
se abrió camino entre la espesura she made her way through the dense thickets;
abrirse camino en la vida to get on in life;
buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino this boy's heading for trouble;
ibas por buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake;
llevar a algn por mal camino to lead sb astray
b) (trayecto, viaje):

◊ el camino de regreso the return journey;

se pusieron en camino they set off;
todavía nos quedan dos horas de camino we still have two hours to go
c) ( en locs)

◊ camino de/a … on my/his/her way to …;

ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear;
de camino on the way;
pilla de camino it's on the way;
me queda de camino I pass it on my way;
de camino a la estación on the way to the station;
en camino on the way;
deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already;
por el camino on the way;
a mitad de or a medio camino halfway through
caminar
I verbo intransitivo to walk
II verbo transitivo (recorrer a pie) to cover,walk: camino un par de kilómetros diarios, I walk two kilometres every day
camino sustantivo masculino
1 (estrecho, sin asfaltar) path, track
(en general) road
2 (itinerario, ruta) route, way
3 (medio, modo) way
♦ Locuciones: coger o pillar de camino, to be on the way
estar en camino, to be on the way
ir camino de, to be going to
figurado ir por buen/mal camino, to be on the right/wrong track
ponerse en camino, to set off
a medio camino, halfway: lo deja todo a medio camino, she drops everything she starts halfway through
figurado una casa de turismo rural es un sitio a medio camino entre un hotel y una casa de labranza, a rural tourism house is something halfway between a hotel and a farmhouse
de camino a, on the way to
' camino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrirse
- acceso
- ahorrar
- andar
- baja
- bajo
- bifurcación
- borde
- caminar
- como
- conducir
- cruzarse
- desbloquear
- desviarse
- dificultosa
- dificultoso
- división
- empinada
- empinado
- enderezar
- enfilar
- enrevesada
- enrevesado
- enseñar
- entorpecer
- escultórica
- escultórico
- franca
- franco
- ir
- guiar
- horqueta
- indicar
- interponerse
- intersectarse
- intrincada
- intrincado
- lado
- marcha
- margen
- media
- mitad
- mostrar
- obstáculo
- orientar
- orilla
- paso
- pillar
- por
- promedio
English:
astray
- blaze
- bridle path
- circuitous
- claw
- concrete
- devious
- dirt road
- drive
- driveway
- en route
- fight
- footpath
- guide
- half-way
- lane
- midway
- passable
- path
- pathway
- pave
- road
- rocky
- rough
- set off
- set out
- show
- signpost
- sloping
- stray
- strike out
- struggle on
- thrust aside
- towpath
- track
- up
- uphill
- wade through
- way
- wayside
- weave
- wind
- winding
- work
- work up to
- bound
- by
- continue
- direct
- do

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camino nm

1. [sendero] path, track;
[carretera] road;
han abierto un camino a través de la selva they've cleared a path through the jungle;

acorté por el camino del bosque I took a shortcut through the forest;
Univ
Caminos(, Canales y Puertos) [ingeniería] civil engineering;

Comp

la vida no es un camino de rosas life is no bed of roses;

Prov

todos los caminos llevan a Roma all roads lead to Rome

Comp
camino de acceso access road; Fam Fig camino de cabras rugged path;
camino forestal forest track;

camino de grava gravel path;

camino de herradura bridle path;

camino de hierro railway, US railroad;
Am camino de mesa table runner; Hist camino real king's highway;
Camino de Santiago Rel = pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela;
Astron Milky Way;
camino de sirga towpath;
Fig camino trillado well-trodden path; Fig
tiene el camino trillado the hard work has already been done for him;

camino vecinal country lane

2. [ruta, vía] way;

el camino de la estación the way to the station;

equivocarse de camino to go the wrong way;

indicar el camino a alguien to show sb the way;

no recuerdo el camino de vuelta I can't remember the way back;

iremos por el camino más corto we'll go by the shortest route, we'll go the quickest way;

está camino de la capital it's on the way to the capital;

me encontré a Elena camino de casa I met Elena on the way home;

de camino [de paso] on the way;

ve a comprar el periódico, y de camino sube también la leche go for the newspaper and bring the milk up while you're at it;

me pilla de camino it's on my way;

a estas horas ya estarán en camino they'll be on their way by now;

en el camino on the way;

por este camino this way

3. [viaje] journey;

nos espera un largo camino we have a long journey ahead of us;

se detuvieron tras cinco horas de camino they stopped after they had been on the road for five hours;

estamos casi a mitad de camino we're about halfway there;

pararemos a mitad de camino we'll stop halfway;

hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped (along the way) to have a bite to eat;
también Fig
todavía nos queda mucho camino por delante we've still got a long way to go;

ponerse en camino to set off

4. [medio] way;

el camino para conseguir tus propósitos es la honestidad the way to get what you want is to be honest

5. Comp

abrir camino a to clear the way for;

el hermano mayor ha abierto camino a los pequeños the older brother cleared the way for the younger ones;

dos jinetes abrían camino a la procesión two people rode ahead to clear a path for the procession;

abrirse camino to get on o ahead;

se abrió camino entre la maraña de defensas he found a way through the cluster of defenders;

abrirse camino en el mundo to make one's way in the world;

le costó mucho abrirse camino, pero ahora tiene una buena posición it wasn't easy for him to get on, but he's got a good job now;

allanar el camino to smooth the way;

atravesarse o [m5] cruzarse o [m5] interponerse en el camino de alguien to stand in sb's way;

no permitiré que nadie se cruce en mi camino I won't let anyone stand in my way;
Fam
tienen un bebé en camino they've got a baby on the way;

ir por buen camino to be on the right track;

ir por mal camino to go astray;

con su comportamiento, estos alumnos van por mal camino the way they are behaving, these pupils are heading for trouble;

fueron cada cual por su camino they went their separate ways;

van camino del desastre/éxito they're on the road to disaster/success;

va o [m5] lleva camino de convertirse en estrella she's on her way to stardom;

a medio camino halfway;

siempre deja todo a medio camino she always leaves things half-done;

estar a medio camino to be halfway there;

está a medio camino entre un delantero y un centrocampista he's somewhere between a forward and a midfielder;

quedarse a medio camino to stop halfway through;

el proyecto se quedó a medio camino por falta de presupuesto the project was left unfinished o was abandoned halfway through because the funds dried up;

iba para estrella, pero se quedó a mitad de camino she looked as if she would become a star, but never quite made it;

traer a alguien al buen camino to put sb back on the right track

CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

The Galician city of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, traditionally held to be the burial site of the Apostle St James, was one of the most important Christian pilgrimage centres in Europe during the Middle Ages, second only to Rome. Countless pilgrims made the journey from different parts of Europe to Santiago along recognized pilgrimage routes. The main one crosses the north of Spain from the Pyrenees to Galicia and is known as the Camino de Santiago. Although its religious significance has declined, it has become a popular tourist route attracting a wide range of travellers: nature lovers on day trips, hikers and cyclists, and even latter-day pilgrims, whether solitary walkers or on package tours. Many of them avail themselves of the free or low-cost accommodation provided along the way by local councils and religious institutions.

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camino

m

1 ( senda) path;

no es (todo) un camino de rosas it isn’t all a bed of roses

2 INFOR path

3 ( ruta) way;

a medio camino halfway;

de camino a on the way to;

por el camino on the way;

camino de on the way to;

abrirse camino fig make one’s way;

estar en camino be on the way;

ponerse en camino set out;

abrirse camino en la vida get on;

ir por buen/mal camino fig be on the right/wrong track;

abrir camino hacia algo fig pave the way for sth;

quedarse a medio o

mitad de camino fig leave sth half finished

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camino nm

1) : path, road

2) : journey

ponerse en camino: to set off

3) : way

a medio camino: halfway there

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camino n

1. (sendero) path

no te alejes del camino don't stray from the path

2. (ruta, medio) way

iremos por otro camino we'll go a different way

lo encontré por el camino I found it on the way

camino de on the way / on your way

va camino del hotel he's on his way to the hotel

ponerse en camino to set off [pt. & pp. set]

Spanish-English dictionary > camino
10 push

I [pʊʃ]
nome

1) (shove, press) spinta f., spintone m.

at the push of a button — premendo un pulsante

2) (campaign, drive) campagna f., spinta f.

3) fig. (stimulus) stimolo m., impulso m.

to give sth., sb. a push — incoraggiare qcs., qcn., dare una spinta a qcs., qcn.

to give sth. a push in the right direction — fare avanzare qcs. nella giusta direzione

4) mil. offensiva f. (to contro; towards verso)

5) (spirit, drive) decisione f., risolutezza f., grinta f.

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at a push — BE colloq. al bisogno, in caso d'emergenza

to give sb. the push — BE colloq. (fire) licenziare qcn.; (break up with) mollare qcn.

if it comes to the push — se arriva il momento critico, se è assolutamente necessario
II 1. [pʊʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (move, shove, press) spingere [person, animal, car, pram]; premere, schiacciare [button, switch]; premere [ bell]

she pushed him down the stairs — l'ha spinto giù dalle scale

to push sth. into sb.'s hand — cacciare qcs. in mano a qcn.

to push sb., sth. out of the way — scostare o spingere via qcn., qcs.

to push a suggestion aside — scartare un suggerimento

to push one's way through sth. — aprirsi un varco attraverso qcs.

to push the door open — aprire la porta con uno spintone

2) (urge, drive) spingere, incoraggiare [ person] ( to do, into doing a fare)

to be pushed — colloq. (under pressure) essere sotto pressione

to be pushed for sth. — colloq. (short of) essere a corto di qcs

3) colloq. (promote) fare grande pubblicità a, promuovere [ product]; cercare d'imporre, di fare accettare [policy, theory]

4) colloq. (sell) spacciare [ drugs]
2.
verbo intransitivo spingere

to push at sth. — spingere qcs.

to push past sb. — dare una spinta a qcn. per passare

to push through — farsi largo attraverso [ crowd]
3.
verbo riflessivo

to push oneself upright — raddrizzarsi

to push oneself through — passare attraverso [ gap]; (drive oneself) darsi da fare ( to do per fare)

- push ahead

- push along

- push around

- push back

- push down

- push for

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push over

- push through

- push up

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to be pushing 50 — avvicinarsi ai 50

to push one's luck o to push it colloq. sfidare la sorte; that's pushing it a bit! — colloq. (scheduling) c'è il rischio di non farcela; (exaggerating) è un po' azzardato

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[puʃ] 1. verb
1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) spingere

2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) spingere

3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) spacciare
2. noun
1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) spinta

2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) grinta, energia

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- push-bike
- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over
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push /pʊʃ/
n.

1 spinta ( anche fig.); spintone; urto; impulso: Nuclear physics was given a tremendous push by war, la fisica nucleare ricevette un enorme impulso dalla guerra

2 il pigiare; pressione: at the push of a button, premendo un pulsante

3 sforzo; impegno: to make a push, fare uno sforzo; mettercela tutta

4 [u] (fam.) grinta (fam.); decisione; risolutezza; iniziativa; vigore; energia; aggressività: After the reshuffle, the government acquired new push, dopo il rimpasto, il governo ha acquistato nuovo vigore

5 (mil.) offensiva; attacco in forze

6 (fam.) folla; ressa ( a una festa, ecc.)

7 (= push button) pulsante

8 (market.) forte campagna promozionale

9 ( slang) banda; cricca

10 ( slang ingl.) – the push, il licenziamento; ( anche) l'abbandono

11 ( slang) faticata; sgobbata

12 ( baccarà, punto banco, ecc.) pareggio; égalité (franc.)

● (fam.) push-bike, bicicletta □ ( baseball) push bunt, smorzata con spinta □ push button, pulsante □ push-button, a pulsante □ (telef.) push-button dialling, selezione a pulsanti □ push-button panel, pulsantiera □ (elettr.) push-button switch, interruttore a pulsante □ ( radio, TV) push-button tuner, sintonizzatore a pulsante □ push-button warfare, guerra tecnologica (o dei bottoni) □ (market.) push money, incentivo in denaro ( a un venditore) □ (elettron.) push-pull, «push-pull»; in controfase: push-pull amplifier, amplificatore in controfase □ (mecc.) push rod, asta di comando; punteria □ (comput.) push technology, tecnologia push ( tecnologia che gestisce l'invio automatico di informazioni all'utente) □ at a push, in caso d'emergenza; in un momento critico; al bisogno □ ( slang) to get the push, essere abbandonato, essere scaricato ( dal partner); farsi licenziare; farsi buttar fuori □ ( slang) to give sb. the push, lasciare, scaricare ( il partner); licenziare q.; buttar fuori q. □ (fam.) when push comes to shove, quando si arriva al dunque □ when (o if) it comes to the push, quando (o se) arriva il momento critico; quando (o se) si arriva al dunque.
♦ (to) push /pʊʃ/
A v. t.

1 spingere; premere; pigiare; schiacciare: He pushed me into a corner, mi spinse in un angolo; to push a button, premere un pulsante

2 spingere (fig.); fare pressioni su (q.): My father pushed me to study ( o into studying) law, mio padre mi ha spinto a studiare legge

3 spingere (fam.); cercare d'imporre ( un candidato, un prodotto, ecc.); fare una grande pubblicità a

4 ( slang) spacciare ( droga)

5 ( nella forma progressiva) andare per, avvicinarsi a; essere quasi ( una certa ora): He's pushing sixty, va per i sessanta (anni); It was pushing 12 o'clock when the train came in, era quasi mezzogiorno quando il treno è entrato in stazione

6 ( slang USA) vendere porta a porta

7 ( slang USA) spacciare; fare fuori (pop.); uccidere

8 ( slang USA) guidare ( un taxi, ecc.) a tutta birra (pop.)

B v. i.

1 spingere, dare spinte; premere; fare pressione: Stop pushing!, smettila di spingere!

2 (lett.) spingersi; addentrarsi; inoltrarsi: We pushed into the undergrowth, ci siamo addentrati nel sottobosco

● to push the door open [shut], aprire [chiudere] la porta con una spinta □ to push one's luck ( too far), sfidare la fortuna (o la sorte); azzardare troppo □ to push oneself, darsi da fare, darci sotto; ( anche to push oneself forward) farsi avanti (fig.): to push oneself too hard, lavorare troppo; strafare □ to push past sb., dare uno spintone a q. per passare; spingere q. da parte □ (market.) to push sales, incentivare le vendite □ to be pushed for time [for money], essere a corto di tempo [di denaro].

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I [pʊʃ]
nome

1) (shove, press) spinta f., spintone m.

at the push of a button — premendo un pulsante

2) (campaign, drive) campagna f., spinta f.

3) fig. (stimulus) stimolo m., impulso m.

to give sth., sb. a push — incoraggiare qcs., qcn., dare una spinta a qcs., qcn.

to give sth. a push in the right direction — fare avanzare qcs. nella giusta direzione

4) mil. offensiva f. (to contro; towards verso)

5) (spirit, drive) decisione f., risolutezza f., grinta f.

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at a push — BE colloq. al bisogno, in caso d'emergenza

to give sb. the push — BE colloq. (fire) licenziare qcn.; (break up with) mollare qcn.

if it comes to the push — se arriva il momento critico, se è assolutamente necessario
II 1. [pʊʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (move, shove, press) spingere [person, animal, car, pram]; premere, schiacciare [button, switch]; premere [ bell]

she pushed him down the stairs — l'ha spinto giù dalle scale

to push sth. into sb.'s hand — cacciare qcs. in mano a qcn.

to push sb., sth. out of the way — scostare o spingere via qcn., qcs.

to push a suggestion aside — scartare un suggerimento

to push one's way through sth. — aprirsi un varco attraverso qcs.

to push the door open — aprire la porta con uno spintone

2) (urge, drive) spingere, incoraggiare [ person] ( to do, into doing a fare)

to be pushed — colloq. (under pressure) essere sotto pressione

to be pushed for sth. — colloq. (short of) essere a corto di qcs

3) colloq. (promote) fare grande pubblicità a, promuovere [ product]; cercare d'imporre, di fare accettare [policy, theory]

4) colloq. (sell) spacciare [ drugs]
2.
verbo intransitivo spingere

to push at sth. — spingere qcs.

to push past sb. — dare una spinta a qcn. per passare

to push through — farsi largo attraverso [ crowd]
3.
verbo riflessivo

to push oneself upright — raddrizzarsi

to push oneself through — passare attraverso [ gap]; (drive oneself) darsi da fare ( to do per fare)

- push ahead

- push along

- push around

- push back

- push down

- push for

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push over

- push through

- push up

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to be pushing 50 — avvicinarsi ai 50

to push one's luck o to push it colloq. sfidare la sorte; that's pushing it a bit! — colloq. (scheduling) c'è il rischio di non farcela; (exaggerating) è un po' azzardato

English-Italian dictionary > push
11 ir

v.

1 to go.

ir hacia el sur/al cine to go south/to the cinema

ir en autobús/coche to go by bus/car

ir andando to go on foot, to walk

¡vamos! let's go!

2 to be gradually.

ir haciendo algo to be (gradually) doing something

va anocheciendo it's getting dark

3 to go.

le va bien en su nuevo trabajo things are going well for him in his new job

su negocio va mal his business is going badly

¿cómo te va? how are you doing?

4 to go.

estas tazas van con estos platos these cups go with these saucers

5 to go, to belong.

esto no va ahí that doesn't go o belong there

6 to go, to leave (marcharse).

irse a to go to

¡vete! go away!

El bus va por el camino The bus goes down the road.

7 to go (to search).

ir (a) por algo/alguien to go and get something/somebody, to go and fetch something/somebody (peninsular Spanish)

8 to go (to consume, to disappear).

se ha ido la luz there's been a power cut

9 to be going (intención).

ir a hacer algo to be going to do something

te voy a echar de menos I'm going to miss you

10 to get (to change).

ir a mejor/peor to get better/worse

11 to work.

la manivela va floja the crank is loose

la televisión no va the television isn't working

12 to be meant (comentario, indirecta).

ir por alguien to be meant for somebody, to be aimed at somebody

13 to suit (clothes).

irle (bien) a alguien to suit somebody

esta camisa no va con esos pantalones this shirt doesn't go with these trousers

14 to do (tratamiento).

irle bien a alguien to do somebody good

15 to like, to care.

no me va el pop I don't like pop music (peninsular Spanish)

ni me va ni me viene I don't care one way or the other

16 to attend.

Ricardo va en las tardes Richard attends in the afternoons.

17 to be doing, to make out.

Me va bien I am doing well.

18 to keep on, to keep.

Ir caminando Keep on walking.

19 to go for.

Me va bien el negocio The business goes well for me

20 to match.

Estas medias van These socks match.

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IR

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.

Imperfect Subjunctive

iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban.

Past Indicative

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

Present Subjunctive

vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

fuera, fueras, fuera, fuéramos, fuerais, fueran;

fuese, fueses, fuese, fuésemos, fueseis, fuesen.

Future Subjunctive

fuere, fueres, fuere, fuéremos, fuereis, fueren.

Imperative

ve (tú), vaya (él/Vd.), vayamos (nos.), id (vos.), vayan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to go

2) get on

3) extend

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- ir a
- ir a pie
- irse
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Para las expresiones ir de vacaciones, ir de veras, ir dado, irse de la lengua, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=marchar)

a) [indicando movimiento, acción] to go

anoche fuimos al cine — we went to the cinema last night

¿has ido alguna vez a Quito? — have you ever been to Quito?

¿a qué colegio vas? — what school do you go to?

esta carretera va a Huesca — this road goes to Huesca, this is the road to Huesca

íbamos hacia Sevilla — we were going towards Seville

ir hasta León — to go as far as León

ir despacio — to go slow(ly)

ir con tiento — to go carefully {o} cautiously

¡ya voy!, ¡ahora voy! — coming!, I'll be right there!

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿quién va? — (Mil) who goes there?

b) [indicando la forma de transporte]

• ir [andando] — to walk, go on foot

tuvimos que ir andando — we had to walk {o} go on foot

¿vas a ir andando o en autobús? — are you walking or going by bus?

• ir en [avión] — to fly

• ir en [bicicleta] — to ride

• ir a [caballo] — to ride

• fui en [coche] — I went by car, I drove

• ir a [pie] — to walk, go on foot

• fui en [tren] — I went by train {o} rail

c) [con complemento]

iba muy bien vestido — he was very well dressed

este reloj va atrasado — this clock is slow

iban muertos de risa por la calle — they were killing themselves laughing as they went down the street

d)

• ir (a) [por] — to go and get

voy (a) por el paraguas — I'll go and get the umbrella

voy por el médico — I'll go and fetch {o} get the doctor

voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him

solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money

2) [indicando proceso]

a) [persona]

¿cómo va el paciente? — how's the patient doing?

el enfermo va mejor — the patient is improving {o} doing better

el enfermo va peor — the patient has got worse

b) [acción, obra] to go

¿cómo va el ensayo? — how's the essay going?, how are you getting on with the essay?

¿cómo va el partido? — what's the score?

¿cómo va eso? — how are things (going)?

todo va bien — everything's fine, everything's going well

los resultados van a mejor — the results are improving {o} getting better

c)

• ir [por], ¿te has leído ya el libro? ¿por dónde vas? — have you read the book yet? whereabouts are you? {o} how far have you got?

ir por la mitad de algo — to be halfway through sth

la película ya va por la mitad — it's already half way through the film

íbamos por la mitad de nuestro viaje — we were half way there

3) [indicando manera, posición]

ese cuadro debería ir encima del sofá — that picture should go over the sofa

lo que te dijo iba en serio — he meant what he said (to you)

4) (=extenderse) to go, stretch

la pradera va desde la montaña hasta el mar — the grasslands go {o} stretch from the mountains to the sea

• [en lo que] va de año — so far this year

en lo que va de semana hemos recibido cientos de llamadas — we've had hundreds of calls so far this week

en lo que va desde 1950 hasta nuestros días — from 1950 up until now

5) [indicando distancia, diferencia]

va mucho de uno a otro — there's a lot of difference between them

¡lo que va del padre al hijo! — what a difference there is between father and son!, father and son are nothing like each other!

de 7 a 9 van 2 — the difference between 7 and 9 is 2; [en resta] 7 from 9 leaves 2

6) [indicando acumulación]

con este van 30 — that makes 30 (with this one)

van ya tres llamadas y no contesta — we've called him three times and he doesn't answer

7) [en apuestas]

van cinco pesos a que no lo haces — I bet you five pesos you won't do it

¿cuánto va? — how much do you bet?

8) (=vestir)

ir con pantalones — to be wearing trousers

¿con qué ropa {o} cómo fuiste a la boda? — what did you wear to the wedding?

iba de rojo — she was dressed in red, she was wearing red

la que va de negro — the girl in black
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9)

irle a algn —

a) [indicando importancia]

nos va mucho en esto — we have a lot riding on this

le va la vida en ello — his life depends on it

- ni me va ni me viene

b) [indicando situación]

¿cómo te va? — how are things?, how are you doing?

¿cómo te va en los estudios? — how are you getting on with your studies?

¡que te vaya bien! — take care!

c) (=sentar) to suit

¿me va bien esto? — does this suit me?

no le va bien el sombrero — the hat doesn't suit her

d) * (=gustar)

no me va nada ese rollo — I'm not into that sort of thing *

ese tipo de gente no me va — I don't get on with that type of people

le va al Cruz Azul — Méx (Dep) he supports Cruz Azul

10) [seguido de preposición]
ir con (=acompañar, combinar) to go with
no quería ir con ella a ninguna parte — I didn't want to go anywhere with her

iba con su madre — he was with his mother

esta fotocopia debe ir con la carta — this photocopy has to go (in) with the letter

yo voy con el Real Madrid — I support Real Madrid

el marrón no va bien con el azul — brown and blue don't go together

eso de ser famosa no va con ella — being famous doesn't agree with her
ir de
¿de qué va la película? — what's the film about?

la película va nada más que de sexo — the film is all sex

no sabe de qué va el rollo — * he doesn't know what it's all about

va de intelectual por la vida — * he acts the intellectual all the time

¿de qué vas? — * what are you on about? *
ir para
va para los 40 — he's getting on for 40, he's knocking on 40

va para viejo — he's getting old

va para arquitecto — he's going to be an architect

va para cinco años que entré en la Universidad — it's getting on for five years since I started University
ir por [indicando intención]
eso no va por usted — I wasn't referring to you, that wasn't meant for you

¡va por los novios! — (here's) to the bride and groom!
ir tras to go after
se dio cuenta de que iban tras él — he realized they were after him

ir tras una chica — to chase (after) a girl

11) [otras locuciones]

• [a lo que] iba — as I was saying

• ir a algn [con] algo, siempre le iba con sus problemas — he always went to her with his problems

• [¿dónde] vas?, -¿le regalamos un equipo de música? -¿dónde vas? con un libro tiene bastante — "shall we give him a stereo?" - "what do you mean? a book is fine"

-¿le pido disculpas? -¿dónde vas? deja que sea él quien se disculpe — "shall I apologize?" - "what are you talking about? let him be the one to apologize"

• si vamos a [eso] — for that matter

a eso voy — I'm coming to that

pues, a eso voy — that's what I mean, that's what I'm getting at

• es el [no] va más — * it's the ultimate

• ir de mal en [peor] — to go from bad to worse

• ir a lo [suyo] — to do one's own thing; pey to look after Number One

aquí cada uno va a lo suyo — everyone does their own thing here

• ir y [venir], era un constante ir y venir de ambulancias — ambulances were constantly coming and going

llevo todo el día yendo y viniendo de un lado al otro de la ciudad — I've spent all day going from one end of town to the other

cuando tú vas, yo ya he venido — I've been there before, I've seen it all before

• ir [y], ahora va y me dice que no viene — now he goes and tells me he's not coming

fue y se marchó — Méx * he just upped and left *
lejos 1., 1)
12) [exclamaciones]
¡vaya! [indicando sorpresa] well!; [indicando enfado] damn!
¡vaya! ¿qué haces tú por aquí? — well, what a surprise! what are you doing here?

¡vaya, vaya! — well I'm blowed! *

¡vaya coche! — what a car!, that's some car!

¡vaya susto que me pegué! — I got such a fright!, what a fright I got!

¡vaya con el niño! — that damn kid! *
¡vamos! [dando ánimos] come on!; [para ponerse en marcha] let's go!
¡vamos! ¡di algo! — come on! say something!

vamos, no es difícil — come on, it's not difficult

una chica, vamos, una mujer — a girl, well, a woman

es molesto, pero ¡vamos! — it's a nuisance, but there it is
¡qué va!
-¿no me vas a echar la bronca? -no, qué va — "you're not going to tell me off, are you?" - "of course I'm not"

¿perder la liga? ¡qué va, hombre! — lose the league? you must be joking!

2.

VERBO AUXILIAR
ir a ({+ infin}) to go
fui a verle — I went to see him

vamos a hacerlo — [afirmando] we are going to do it; [exhortando] let's do it

tras muchas vueltas fuimos a dar con la calle Serrano — after driving round for ages we eventually found Serrano Street

¿cómo lo iba a tener? — how could he have had it?

¡no lo va a saber! — of course he knows!

¿no irás a decirme que no lo sabías? — you're not going to tell me you didn't know?

¿no irá a soplar? — ** I hope he's not going to split on us *

• no vaya a [ser] que..., no salgas no vaya a ser que venga — don't go out in case she comes
ir ({+ gerund})
iba anocheciendo — it was getting dark

iban fumando — they were smoking

¿quién va ganando? — who's winning?

fueron hablando todo el camino — they talked the whole way there

como iba diciendo — as I was saying

¡voy corriendo! — I'll be right there!

id pensando en el tema que queréis tratar — be {o} start thinking about the subject you want to deal with

hemos ido consiguiendo lo que queríamos — we found what we wanted eventually

voy comprendiendo que... — I am beginning to see that...
ir ({+ participio})
van escritas tres cartas — that's three letters I've written

va vendido todo — everything has been sold

3.

See:

irse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

Fernando! - voy! — Fernando! - (just) coming! o I'll be right there!

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

voy al mercado — I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market (colloq)

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

a eso voy — I'm just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? — (Esp fam) ( frente a una exageración)

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? - dónde vas! — shall we leave 500 as a tip? - you must be joking o kidding!

ir a dar a un lugar — ver parar

ir a por alguien — (Esp)

ha ido a por su madre — he's gone to get his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti — watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

ir por or (Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread; no irla con algo (RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't go along with all this liberalism; no me/le va ni me/le viene (fam) (no me, le concierne) it's none of my/his/her business; (ne me, le afecta) it doesn't affect me/him/her; allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres — when in Rome, do as the Romans do

b) ( asistir) to go to

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

2) ( expresando propósito)

ir a + inf: ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?; ve a ayudarla — go and help her; ver tb v aux I

3)

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

4)

a) (al arrojar algo, arrojarse)

tírame la llave - allá va! — throw me the key - here you are o there you go!

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

b) (Jueg)

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!

ahí va! — (Esp fam)

ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero — oh no! I've forgotten the money

ganó 20 millones en la lotería - ahí va! — he won 20 million in the lottery - wow o (AmE) gee whiz! (colloq)

5) comentario

no iba con mala intención — it wasn't meant unkindly

eso va por ti también — that goes for you too o and the same goes for you

6) ( estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc)

le iba la vida en ello — her life depended on it o was at stake

7) (fam) (hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes)

fue y le dio un puñetazo — she went and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree — and like an idiot she believed him

Sentido II

8) (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento)

iban cantando por el camino — they sang as they went along

¿van cómodos? — are you comfortable?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? — will the glasses be safe here?

íbamos sentados — we were sitting down

vas que pareces un pordiosero — you look like some sort of beggar

iba con miedo — she was afraid

vas muy cargada — you have a lot to carry

yo iba a la cabeza — I was in the lead

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos — you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco — he's had one disappointment after another

9) ( refiriéndose al atuendo)

ir de algo: iban de largo they wore long dresses; voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde — she was dressed in green

10) ( en calidad de)

ir de algo — to go (along) as something

yo fui de intérprete — I went along as interpreter

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? — (Esp arg) hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo/genio por la vida — (Esp arg) he really thinks he's good-looking/clever

11) (Esp fam) ( tratar)

¿de qué va la novela? — what's the novel about?

Sentido III

12) camino/sendero ( llevar)

ir a algo — to lead to something, to go to something

13) (extenderse, abarcar)

la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia — the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento — the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Sentido IV

14) (marchar, desarrollarse)

¿cómo va el enfermo/el nuevo trabajo? — how's the patient doing/the new job going?

va de mal en peor — it's going from bad to worse;; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cómo te va? — how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? — how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?

me fue mal/bien en el examen/la entrevista — I did badly/well in the exam/the interview

que te vaya bien! — all the best! o take care!

que te vaya bien (en) el examen! — good luck in the exam

¿cómo le va con el novio? — how's she getting on with her boyfriend?

15) (en juegos, competiciones)

¿cómo van? - 3-1 — what's the score? - 3-1

voy ganando yo — I'm ahead, I'm winning

16) ( en el desarrollo de algo)

ir por algo: ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?; ¿todavía vas por la página 20? — are you still on page 20?

17) ( estar en camino)

ir para algo: vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!; va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

18) (sumar, hacer)

ya van tres veces que te lo digo — this is the third time I've told you

con éste van seis — six, counting this one

ya van tres pasteles que se come — that makes three cakes he's eaten now

19) ( haber transcurrido)

en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes — so far this year/month

20) ( haber diferencia)

de tres a ocho van cinco — eight minus three is five

lo que va de un hermano a otro! — (fam) it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! (colloq)

21) (CS) (depender, radicar)

ir en algo — to depend on something

no sé en qué vá — I don't know what it depends on

Sentido V

22)

a) ( deber colocarse) to go

¿dónde van las toallas? — where do the towels go?

qué va! — (fam)

¿has terminado? - qué va! — have you finished? - you must be joking!

¿se disgustó? - qué va! — did she get upset? - not at all!

vamos a perder el avión - qué va! — we're going to miss the plane - nonsense!

b) ( deber escribirse)

¿va con mayúscula? — is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? — does it have an accent?

c) (RPl) ( estar incluido)

todo esto va para el examen — all of this will be included in the exam

23)

a) ( combinar)

ir con algo — to go with something

b) (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

el negro no te va bien — black doesn't suit you

te irá bien un descanso — a rest will do you good

c)

ir en contra de algo — to go against something

24) (Esp arg) ( gustar) (+ me/te/le etc)

esa música no me va — that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

25) (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar)

irle a algo/alguien — to support something/somebody

le va al equipo peruano — he supports the Peruvian team

Sentido VI

26) vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio)

vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? — come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa)

vamos, mujer, dile algo — go on, say something to him

vamos, date prisa! — come on, hurry up!

dar el vamos a algo — (Chi) to inaugurate something

desde el vamos — (RPl fam) from the word go

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo — that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar — basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos — it's better than the other one, anyway

27) vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad)

vaya! tú por aquí! — what a surprise! what are you doing here?

vaya! se me ha vuelto a caer! — oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!

b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar)

vaya cochazo! — that's some car!

vaya (que) si la conozco! — you bet I know her!

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

vaya, que los hay peores — well, I mean there are plenty worse
2.
ir v aux

Sentido I

1)

ir a + inf —

2)

a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf

te vas a caer! — you're going to fall!

voy a estudiar medicina — I'm going to study medicine

va a hacer dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

esto no te va a gustar — you're not going to like this

te voy a pegar — I'm going to smack you

b) (en propuestas, sugerencias)

vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? — now then, what did you say your name was?

bueno, vamos a trabajar — all right, let's get to work

3)

a) (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones)

que no se te vaya a caer — make sure you don't drop it

cuidado, no te vayas a caer — mind you don't fall (colloq)

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva — take the umbrella in case it rains

b) ( expresando un deseo)

que te vaya bien! — all the best!

4) ( expresando inevitabilidad)

qué le iba a decir! — what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre? — what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿quién iba a ser si no? — who else could it have been?

¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

5) ( expresando incredulidad)

no irás a darle la razón a él! — surely you're not going to say he was right!

6)

a) ( en afirmaciones enfáticas)

¿te acuerdas? - no me voy a acordar! — do you remember - of course I do o how could I forget?

b) ( al contradecir)

¿dormiste bien? - qué voy a dormir! — did you sleep well?- how could I?

cómo iba a saberlo! — how was I supposed to know?

¿por qué la voy a ayudar? — why should I help her?

Sentido II

7) ( expresando un proceso paulatino)

ir + ger: poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little; a medida que va subiendo as it rises; tú puedes ir comiendo you can start eating; ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando — the situation has been getting worse and worse
3.
irse v pron

1) ( marcharse) to leave

¿por qué te vas tan temprano? — why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos — let's go

bueno, me voy — right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off

no te vayas — don't go

vete a la cama — go to bed

se fue de casa — she left home

vete de aquí — get out of here

se fue de la empresa — she left the company

se han ido de viaje — they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí — (fam) get lost! (colloq); (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos fué a vivir a Florida — he went (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo — (fam) don't run away, I want to talk to you (colloq)

2) (consumirse, gastarse)

cómo se va el dinero! — I don't know where the money goes!; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler — half my salary goes on the rent

qué rápido se me ha ido la tarde! — hasn't the evening gone quickly?

3) ( desaparecer) mancha/dolor to go

se ha ido la luz — the electricity's gone off; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? — has your headache gone?

4) (salirse, escaparse) líquido/gas to escape; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le está yendo el aire al globo — the balloon's losing air o going down

5) (euf) ( morirse) to slip away (euph)

6) (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl)

irse de boca/espaldas — to fall flat on one's face/back

me iba para atrás — I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante — he braked and we all went flying forwards

7) (andarse, actuar) (+ compl)

vete con cuidado/tacto — be careful/tactful

8)

a) (CS) ( en naipes) to go out

b) (RPl) ( en una asignatura) tb

irse a examen — to have to take an exam

9) (Andes, Ven) medias to run

se me fueron las medias — my tights have run

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= attend, go, run, go over, saunter, come, go forth.

Ex. He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Ex. It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.

Ex. Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.

Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.

Ex. She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.

Ex. This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

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* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* ¡allá voy! = here I come!.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* descanso para ir al baño = bathroom break.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el no va más = the be all and end all.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = be on the skids.

* empezar a irse al garete, empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* ir a = get to, turn to, refer to, be out to, head for, come to, take + a trip to, go to.

* ir a casa de = make + house calls.

* ir acompañado de = come with.

* ir a continuación de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].

* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.

* ir a + Infinitivo = be to + Infinitivo.

* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ir a jucio, ser juzgado, ser procesado = stand for + trial.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* ir a la bancarrota = go + belly up.

* ir a la cárcel = serve + time.

* ir a la escuela = go to + school.

* ir a la guerra = go to + war.

* ir a la par = proceed + in parallel.

* ir a la par con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.

* ir a la zaga = trail, trail behind, lag + behind.

* ir al centro = go + downtown.

* ir al cine = go to + the cinema, movie-going.

* ir al grano = cut to + the chase.

* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* ir al pub = go to + the pub.

* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.

* ir a + Lugar = trot off + Lugar.

* ir al unísono = be hand in hand.

* ir al unísono con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* ir a por = go for.

* ir a por todas = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.

* ir a tientas y a ciegas = bump around + in the dark, fumble.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* ir a un Lugar en coche = drive out to.

* ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* ir a ver a Alguien a su casa = home-visiting.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir con = go with, come with.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.

* ir contracorriente = go against + the flow.

* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.

* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.

* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.

* ir de... a... = proceed from... to....

* ir de... a = make + transition from... to..., range from... to..., go from... to..., work from... to, stretch from... to..., ricochet from... to.

* ir de acampada = camp.

* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.

* ir de aquí para allá = ply, bustle, jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.

* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.

* ir de compras = go + shopping.

* ir de copas = go for + a drink.

* ir de + Dirección = work from + Dirección.

* ir de excursión = hike.

* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.

* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.

* ir delante = lead + the way.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.

* ir de paquete = pillion riding, ride + pillion .

* ir de perlas = come up + a treat, work + a treat, go down + a treat.

* ir de putas = whoring.

* ir descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir de tranqui = play it + cool.

* ir detrás de = chase after, lag + behind.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* ir de vacaciones = go on + vacation, go on + holidays.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* ir dirigido a = be geared to, target, aim at.

* ir en = ride.

* ir en aumento = be on the increase.

* ir en bici = bike.

* ir en bicicleta = cycle.

* ir encaminado hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* ir en caravana = go in + (a) convoy, drive in + (a) convoy.

* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.

* ir en contra del reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.

* ir en contra del sistema = buck + the system.

* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.

* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.

* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion .

* ir en moto = bike.

* ir en paralelo con = run + parallel to.

* ir entre = go between.

* ir hacia = head for.

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir hacia delante = page + forward.

* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.

* irle Algo a Alguien = fare.

* irle a Uno = make out.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* ir más allá = go + one stage further.

* ir más allá de = go beyond, go + deeper than, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.

* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.

* ir más despacio = slow down, slow up.

* ir más lejos = go + one stage further.

* ir montado en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.

* ir muy por detrás de = be far behind.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* ir por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por detrás = be behind, trail, trail behind, lag.

* ir por detrás de = lag + behind.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir primero = lead + the way.

* ir rápido = fly.

* ir retrasado con el trabajo = be behind in + Posesivo + work.

* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.

* irse = depart, make + departure, quit + Lugar, take + departure, go off, wend + Posesivo + way, leave, go away, take + Posesivo + leave, be gone, head off, walk out, make + a quick getaway.

* irse a casa = go + home.

* irse a freír espárragos = naff off.

* irse a la cama = retire + at night.

* irse a la mierda = naff off.

* irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped, go down + the tube, go down + the drain.

* irse al carajo = go + pear-shaped, go to + shit.

* irse al cuerno = naff off.

* irse al diablo = naff off.

* irse al garete = go + kaput, be kaput, be up the spout.

* irse al traste = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spout.

* irse al trasto = go + pear-shaped.

* irse a paseo = naff off.

* irse a pique = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.

* irse de casa = leave + home.

* irse de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de juerga = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de parranda = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.

* irse de vacaciones = vacation.

* irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.

* irse inadvertidamente = slip away.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand.

* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time, it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.

* irse para siempre = go + forever.

* irse por las ramas = go off + the track, get off + the track, go off on + another track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off at + a tangent.

* irse por la tangente = wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.

* ir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.

* ir tirando = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.

* ir unido a = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ir viento en popa = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir volando = hurtle, hot-foot it to.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* ir zumbando = whiz.

* no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* partido de ida = away game.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* si vamos a eso = for that matter.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* va a = gonna [going to].

* vete a la mierda = fuck off.

* véte al carajo = drop dead!.

* véte al cuerno = drop dead!.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

Fernando! - voy! — Fernando! - (just) coming! o I'll be right there!

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

voy al mercado — I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market (colloq)

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

a eso voy — I'm just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? — (Esp fam) ( frente a una exageración)

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? - dónde vas! — shall we leave 500 as a tip? - you must be joking o kidding!

ir a dar a un lugar — ver parar

ir a por alguien — (Esp)

ha ido a por su madre — he's gone to get his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti — watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

ir por or (Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread; no irla con algo (RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't go along with all this liberalism; no me/le va ni me/le viene (fam) (no me, le concierne) it's none of my/his/her business; (ne me, le afecta) it doesn't affect me/him/her; allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres — when in Rome, do as the Romans do

b) ( asistir) to go to

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

2) ( expresando propósito)

ir a + inf: ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?; ve a ayudarla — go and help her; ver tb v aux I

3)

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

4)

a) (al arrojar algo, arrojarse)

tírame la llave - allá va! — throw me the key - here you are o there you go!

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

b) (Jueg)

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!

ahí va! — (Esp fam)

ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero — oh no! I've forgotten the money

ganó 20 millones en la lotería - ahí va! — he won 20 million in the lottery - wow o (AmE) gee whiz! (colloq)

5) comentario

no iba con mala intención — it wasn't meant unkindly

eso va por ti también — that goes for you too o and the same goes for you

6) ( estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc)

le iba la vida en ello — her life depended on it o was at stake

7) (fam) (hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes)

fue y le dio un puñetazo — she went and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree — and like an idiot she believed him

Sentido II

8) (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento)

iban cantando por el camino — they sang as they went along

¿van cómodos? — are you comfortable?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? — will the glasses be safe here?

íbamos sentados — we were sitting down

vas que pareces un pordiosero — you look like some sort of beggar

iba con miedo — she was afraid

vas muy cargada — you have a lot to carry

yo iba a la cabeza — I was in the lead

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos — you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco — he's had one disappointment after another

9) ( refiriéndose al atuendo)

ir de algo: iban de largo they wore long dresses; voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde — she was dressed in green

10) ( en calidad de)

ir de algo — to go (along) as something

yo fui de intérprete — I went along as interpreter

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? — (Esp arg) hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo/genio por la vida — (Esp arg) he really thinks he's good-looking/clever

11) (Esp fam) ( tratar)

¿de qué va la novela? — what's the novel about?

Sentido III

12) camino/sendero ( llevar)

ir a algo — to lead to something, to go to something

13) (extenderse, abarcar)

la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia — the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento — the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Sentido IV

14) (marchar, desarrollarse)

¿cómo va el enfermo/el nuevo trabajo? — how's the patient doing/the new job going?

va de mal en peor — it's going from bad to worse;; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cómo te va? — how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? — how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?

me fue mal/bien en el examen/la entrevista — I did badly/well in the exam/the interview

que te vaya bien! — all the best! o take care!

que te vaya bien (en) el examen! — good luck in the exam

¿cómo le va con el novio? — how's she getting on with her boyfriend?

15) (en juegos, competiciones)

¿cómo van? - 3-1 — what's the score? - 3-1

voy ganando yo — I'm ahead, I'm winning

16) ( en el desarrollo de algo)

ir por algo: ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?; ¿todavía vas por la página 20? — are you still on page 20?

17) ( estar en camino)

ir para algo: vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!; va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty; ya va para dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

18) (sumar, hacer)

ya van tres veces que te lo digo — this is the third time I've told you

con éste van seis — six, counting this one

ya van tres pasteles que se come — that makes three cakes he's eaten now

19) ( haber transcurrido)

en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes — so far this year/month

20) ( haber diferencia)

de tres a ocho van cinco — eight minus three is five

lo que va de un hermano a otro! — (fam) it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! (colloq)

21) (CS) (depender, radicar)

ir en algo — to depend on something

no sé en qué vá — I don't know what it depends on

Sentido V

22)

a) ( deber colocarse) to go

¿dónde van las toallas? — where do the towels go?

qué va! — (fam)

¿has terminado? - qué va! — have you finished? - you must be joking!

¿se disgustó? - qué va! — did she get upset? - not at all!

vamos a perder el avión - qué va! — we're going to miss the plane - nonsense!

b) ( deber escribirse)

¿va con mayúscula? — is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? — does it have an accent?

c) (RPl) ( estar incluido)

todo esto va para el examen — all of this will be included in the exam

23)

a) ( combinar)

ir con algo — to go with something

b) (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc)

el negro no te va bien — black doesn't suit you

te irá bien un descanso — a rest will do you good

c)

ir en contra de algo — to go against something

24) (Esp arg) ( gustar) (+ me/te/le etc)

esa música no me va — that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

25) (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar)

irle a algo/alguien — to support something/somebody

le va al equipo peruano — he supports the Peruvian team

Sentido VI

26) vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio)

vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? — come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa)

vamos, mujer, dile algo — go on, say something to him

vamos, date prisa! — come on, hurry up!

dar el vamos a algo — (Chi) to inaugurate something

desde el vamos — (RPl fam) from the word go

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo — that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar — basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos — it's better than the other one, anyway

27) vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad)

vaya! tú por aquí! — what a surprise! what are you doing here?

vaya! se me ha vuelto a caer! — oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!

b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar)

vaya cochazo! — that's some car!

vaya (que) si la conozco! — you bet I know her!

c) (al aclarar, resumir)

vaya, que los hay peores — well, I mean there are plenty worse
2.
ir v aux

Sentido I

1)

ir a + inf —

2)

a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf

te vas a caer! — you're going to fall!

voy a estudiar medicina — I'm going to study medicine

va a hacer dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

esto no te va a gustar — you're not going to like this

te voy a pegar — I'm going to smack you

b) (en propuestas, sugerencias)

vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? — now then, what did you say your name was?

bueno, vamos a trabajar — all right, let's get to work

3)

a) (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones)

que no se te vaya a caer — make sure you don't drop it

cuidado, no te vayas a caer — mind you don't fall (colloq)

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva — take the umbrella in case it rains

b) ( expresando un deseo)

que te vaya bien! — all the best!

4) ( expresando inevitabilidad)

qué le iba a decir! — what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre? — what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿quién iba a ser si no? — who else could it have been?

¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

5) ( expresando incredulidad)

no irás a darle la razón a él! — surely you're not going to say he was right!

6)

a) ( en afirmaciones enfáticas)

¿te acuerdas? - no me voy a acordar! — do you remember - of course I do o how could I forget?

b) ( al contradecir)

¿dormiste bien? - qué voy a dormir! — did you sleep well?- how could I?

cómo iba a saberlo! — how was I supposed to know?

¿por qué la voy a ayudar? — why should I help her?

Sentido II

7) ( expresando un proceso paulatino)

ir + ger: poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little; a medida que va subiendo as it rises; tú puedes ir comiendo you can start eating; ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando — the situation has been getting worse and worse
3.
irse v pron

1) ( marcharse) to leave

¿por qué te vas tan temprano? — why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos — let's go

bueno, me voy — right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off

no te vayas — don't go

vete a la cama — go to bed

se fue de casa — she left home

vete de aquí — get out of here

se fue de la empresa — she left the company

se han ido de viaje — they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí — (fam) get lost! (colloq); (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos fué a vivir a Florida — he went (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo — (fam) don't run away, I want to talk to you (colloq)

2) (consumirse, gastarse)

cómo se va el dinero! — I don't know where the money goes!; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler — half my salary goes on the rent

qué rápido se me ha ido la tarde! — hasn't the evening gone quickly?

3) ( desaparecer) mancha/dolor to go

se ha ido la luz — the electricity's gone off; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? — has your headache gone?

4) (salirse, escaparse) líquido/gas to escape; (+ me/te/le etc)

se le está yendo el aire al globo — the balloon's losing air o going down

5) (euf) ( morirse) to slip away (euph)

6) (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl)

irse de boca/espaldas — to fall flat on one's face/back

me iba para atrás — I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante — he braked and we all went flying forwards

7) (andarse, actuar) (+ compl)

vete con cuidado/tacto — be careful/tactful

8)

a) (CS) ( en naipes) to go out

b) (RPl) ( en una asignatura) tb

irse a examen — to have to take an exam

9) (Andes, Ven) medias to run

se me fueron las medias — my tights have run

* * *

= attend, go, run, go over, saunter, come, go forth.

Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.

Ex: Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.

Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.

Ex: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.

Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.

Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.

* algo va mal = something is amiss.

* ¡allá voy! = here I come!.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* descanso para ir al baño = bathroom break.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).

* el no va más = the be all and end all.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* empezar a irse al garete = be on the skids.

* empezar a irse al garete, empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* ir a = get to, turn to, refer to, be out to, head for, come to, take + a trip to, go to.

* ir a casa de = make + house calls.

* ir acompañado de = come with.

* ir a continuación de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].

* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.

* ir a + Infinitivo = be to + Infinitivo.

* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ir a jucio, ser juzgado, ser procesado = stand for + trial.

* ir a la baja = be down.

* ir a la bancarrota = go + belly up.

* ir a la cárcel = serve + time.

* ir a la escuela = go to + school.

* ir a la guerra = go to + war.

* ir a la par = proceed + in parallel.

* ir a la par con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.

* ir a la zaga = trail, trail behind, lag + behind.

* ir al centro = go + downtown.

* ir al cine = go to + the cinema, movie-going.

* ir al grano = cut to + the chase.

* ir a lo seguro = play it + safe.

* ir al pub = go to + the pub.

* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.

* ir a + Lugar = trot off + Lugar.

* ir al unísono = be hand in hand.

* ir al unísono con = go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.

* ir a otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* ir a pie = leg it.

* ir a por = go for.

* ir a por todas = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon.

* ir a tientas y a ciegas = bump around + in the dark, fumble.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* ir a un Lugar en coche = drive out to.

* ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.

* ir a ver = drop in on, check out.

* ir a ver a Alguien = say + hi.

* ir a ver a Alguien a su casa = home-visiting.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir con = go with, come with.

* ir con la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.

* ir contracorriente = go against + the flow.

* ir corriendo = hot-foot it to.

* ir corriendo a = dash off to, run off to.

* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.

* ir de... a... = proceed from... to....

* ir de... a = make + transition from... to..., range from... to..., go from... to..., work from... to, stretch from... to..., ricochet from... to.

* ir de acampada = camp.

* ir de aquí a allá = go out and about.

* ir de aquí para allá = ply, bustle, jump, live out of + a suitcase, run + here and there.

* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo = freewheel.

* ir de compras = go + shopping.

* ir de copas = go for + a drink.

* ir de + Dirección = work from + Dirección.

* ir de excursión = hike.

* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.

* ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.

* ir delante = lead + the way.

* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.

* ir demasiado lejos = overstate + case, go + too far.

* ir de paquete = pillion riding, ride + pillion.

* ir de perlas = come up + a treat, work + a treat, go down + a treat.

* ir de putas = whoring.

* ir descaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir de tranqui = play it + cool.

* ir detrás de = chase after, lag + behind.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* ir de vacaciones = go on + vacation, go on + holidays.

* ir de viaje de novios = honeymoon.

* ir dirigido a = be geared to, target, aim at.

* ir en = ride.

* ir en aumento = be on the increase.

* ir en bici = bike.

* ir en bicicleta = cycle.

* ir encaminado hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to.

* ir en caravana = go in + (a) convoy, drive in + (a) convoy.

* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.

* ir en contra de la corriente = go against + the flow.

* ir en contra de la ley = be against the law.

* ir en contra del reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra del sentido común = violate + common sense.

* ir en contra del sistema = buck + the system.

* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.

* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.

* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.

* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion.

* ir en moto = bike.

* ir en paralelo con = run + parallel to.

* ir entre = go between.

* ir hacia = head for.

* ir hacia atrás = page + backward.

* ir hacia delante = page + forward.

* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.

* irle Algo a Alguien = fare.

* irle a Uno = make out.

* ir mal = go + wrong.

* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir marcha atrás = back up.

* ir más allá = go + one stage further.

* ir más allá de = go beyond, go + deeper than, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.

* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.

* ir más despacio = slow down, slow up.

* ir más lejos = go + one stage further.

* ir montado en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.

* ir muy por detrás de = be far behind.

* ir pegado a = hug.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* ir por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por detrás = be behind, trail, trail behind, lag.

* ir por detrás de = lag + behind.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* ir primero = lead + the way.

* ir rápido = fly.

* ir retrasado con el trabajo = be behind in + Posesivo + work.

* ir rumbo a = be on the road to.

* irse = depart, make + departure, quit + Lugar, take + departure, go off, wend + Posesivo + way, leave, go away, take + Posesivo + leave, be gone, head off, walk out, make + a quick getaway.

* irse a casa = go + home.

* irse a freír espárragos = naff off.

* irse a la cama = retire + at night.

* irse a la mierda = naff off.

* irse a la porra = go + pear-shaped, go down + the tube, go down + the drain.

* irse al carajo = go + pear-shaped, go to + shit.

* irse al cuerno = naff off.

* irse al diablo = naff off.

* irse al garete = go + kaput, be kaput, be up the spout.

* irse al traste = come + unstuck, go + kaput, be kaput, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, go to + shit, be up the spout.

* irse al trasto = go + pear-shaped.

* irse a paseo = naff off.

* irse a pique = founder, bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

* irse a tomar por culo = naff off.

* irse corriendo = dash off, shoot off.

* irse de casa = leave + home.

* irse de jarana = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de juerga = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* irse de marcha = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de parranda = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.

* irse de vacaciones = vacation.

* irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.

* irse inadvertidamente = slip away.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand.

* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo = lose + track of time, it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.

* irse para siempre = go + forever.

* irse por las ramas = go off + the track, get off + the track, go off on + another track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off at + a tangent.

* irse por la tangente = wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, go off + the track, get off + the track, fly off on + a tangent.

* ir sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.

* ir sobre seguro = be on secure ground, play it + safe.

* ir tirando = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses.

* ir unido a = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ir viento en popa = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.

* ir volando = hurtle, hot-foot it to.

* ir y venir = come and go.

* ir zumbando = whiz.

* no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* partido de ida = away game.

* pendiente de ir a la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].

* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

* quién iba a decir entonces que... = little did + Verbo + then that....

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.

* si vamos a eso = for that matter.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* va a = gonna [going to].

* vete a la mierda = fuck off.

* véte al carajo = drop dead!.

* véte al cuerno = drop dead!.

* vete a tomar por culo = fuck off.

* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).

* * *

ir [ I27 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ ir (verbo intransitivo)

Sentido I

A trasladarse, desplazarse

B expresando propósito

C irle a alguien con algo

D

1 al arrojar algo, arrojarse

2 Juegos

E con comentarios

F estar en juego

G hablando de acciones imprevistas

Sentido II

A ir + complemento

B refiriéndose al atuendo

C en calidad de

D tratar

Sentido III

A llevar a

B extenderse, abarcar

Sentido IV

A marchar, desarrollarse

B en juegos, competiciones

C en el desarrollo de algo

D estar en camino

E sumar, hacer

F haber transcurrido

G haber una diferencia

H depender, radicar

Sentido V

A

1 deber colocarse

2 deber escribirse

3 estar incluido

B

1 combinar

2 sentar, convenir

3 ir en contra de algo

C gustar

D tomar partido por, apoyar

Sentido VI

A

1 expresando incredulidad etc

2 intentando tranquilizar, animar

3 al aclarar, resumir

B

1 expresando sorpresa, contrariedad

2 para enfatizar

3 al aclarar, resumir

■ ir (verbo auxiliar)

Sentido I

A

1 para expresar tiempo futuro

2 expresando intención, propósito

3 en propuestas, sugerencias

B al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones

C expresando inevitabilidad

D expresando incredulidad

E

1 en afirmaciones enfáticas

2 al contradecir

Sentido II expresando un proceso paulatino

■ irse (verbo pronominal)

A marcharse

B consumirse, gastarse

C desaparecer: mancha, dolor

D salirse, escaparse

E morirse

F caerse, perder el equilibrio

G andarse, actuar

H

1 en naipes

2 en una asignatura

I las medias

vi

Sentido I

A (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go

¿vamos en taxi? shall we go by taxi?

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar to go by sea

¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right with you! o I'll be with you right away!

es la tercera vez que te llamo — ¡ya va or voy! this is the third time I've called you — alright, alright, I'm (just) coming!

¿quién va? who goes there?

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de la gente por la avenida the to-ing and fro-ing of people along the avenue

el ir y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests

no he hecho más que ir y venir de un lado para otro sin conseguir nada I've done nothing but run around without getting anything done

voy al mercado I'm going to the market, I'm off to the market ( colloq)

vamos a casa let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? do you go to church?

nunca va a clase he never goes to o attends class

ir de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting

juerga, etc

ya vamos para allá we're on our way

¿para dónde vas? where are you headed (for)?, where are you heading (for)? ( BrE)

¿por dónde se va a la estación? how do you get to the station?

fuimos por el camino de la costa we went along o took the coastal route

no vayas por ese lado, es más largo don't go that way, it's longer

a eso voy/vamos I'm/we're just coming o getting to that

¿dónde vas/va/van? (frente a una exageración) ( fam): ¿dónde vas con tanto pan? what are you doing with all that bread?

¿dejamos 500 de propina? — ¡dónde vas! con 100 hay de sobra shall we leave 500 as a tip? — you must be joking o kidding! 100 will be more than enough

¡eh, dónde vas! te dije un poquito steady on o easy! I said I wanted a little bit

ir a dar a un lugar: ¿quién sabe dónde fue a dar la pelota? who knows where the ball got to o went?

nos tomamos un tren equivocado y fuimos a dar a Maroñas we took the wrong train and ended up in Maroñas

ir a por algn ( Esp): ha ido a por su madre he's gone to get o fetch his mother, he's gone to pick his mother up

ten cuidado, que va a por ti watch out, he's out to get you o he's after you

el perro fue a por él the dog went for him

ir por or ( Esp) a por algo: voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread, I'm off to get some bread ( colloq)

no irla con algo ( RPl fam): no la voy con tanta liberalidad I don't hold with o I don't go along with all this liberalism

no me/le va ni me/le viene ( fam); I'm/he's not in the least bit bothered, I don't/he doesn't mind at all

allí donde fueres haz lo que vieres when in Rome, do as the Romans do

B (expresando propósito) ir A + INF:

¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?

ve a ayudarla go and help her

fue a ayudarla he went to help her

¿me irías a comprar el pan? would you go and buy the bread for me?

ver tb ir v aux Sense I.

C

irle a algn con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems

a la maestra no le gusta que le vayan con chismes the teacher doesn't like people telling on each other o people coming to her with tales

D

1

(al arrojar algo, arrojarse): tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here it comes o there you go!

tírate del trampolín — bueno ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!

2 ( Juegos):

ahí van otros $2.000 there's another $2,000

¡no va más! no more bets!

ver tb no¹ (↑ no (1))

¡ahí va! ( Esp fam): ¡ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero oh no! I've forgotten the money

David ganó 20 millones en la lotería — ¡ahí va! David won 20 million in the lottery — wow o ( AmE) gee whiz! ( colloq)

E

«comentario»: no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly, I didn't mean it nastily

ten cuidado con él, que esta vez va en serio be careful, this time he's serious o he means business

ir POR algn:

y eso va por ti también and that goes for you too o and the same goes for you o and I'm referring to you too

F (estar en juego) (+ me/te/le etc):

se puso como si le fuera la vida en ello she acted as if her life depended on it o was at stake

le va el trabajo en esto his job depends on this, his job is on the line

G ( fam)

(hablando de acciones imprevistas, sorprendentes): fue y le dio un puñetazo she went and o she upped and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree and like an idiot she believed him, and the idiot went and believed him ( BrE colloq)

fueron y se sentaron justo donde estaba recién pintado they went and sat down right where it had just been painted

Sentido II

A (+ complemento)

(sin énfasis en el movimiento): los caminantes iban cantando por el camino the walkers sang as they went along

¿van cómodos allí atrás? are you comfortable back there?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? will the glasses be safe here?

ella iba dormida en el asiento de atrás she was asleep in the back seat

por lo menos íbamos sentados at least we were sitting down

el niño iba sentado en el manillar the child was sitting o riding on the handlebars

iba por la calle hablando solo he talked to himself as he walked along the street

vas que pareces un pordiosero you look like some sort of beggar

se notaba que iba con miedo you could see that she was afraid

el tren iba llenísimo the train was packed

déjame que te ayude que vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry, let me help you

el ciclista colombiano va a la cabeza the Colombian cyclist is in the lead

no vayas tan rápido, que te vas a equivocar don't do it o go so fast or you'll make a mistake

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco he's had one disappointment after another, he seems to lurch from one disappointment to another

B (refiriéndose al atuendo) ir DE algo:

iban de largo they wore long dresses

voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula

iba de verde she was dressed in green, she was wearing green

C (en calidad de) ir DE algo to go (along) AS sth

yo fui de intérprete, porque él no habla inglés I went along as an interpreter, because he doesn't speak English

¿de qué vas, tía? ¿te crees que somos tontos o qué? ( Esp arg); hey, what are you playing at? do you think we're stupid or something?

va de guapo por la vida ( Esp arg); he really thinks he's something special, he really fancies himself ( BrE colloq)

D

( Esp fam) (tratar) ir DE algo: no me voy a presentar al examen, no sé ni de qué va I'm not going to sit the exam, I don't even know what it's on

¿de qué va la novela? what's the novel about?

Sentido III

A «camino» (llevar a) ir A algo; to lead TO sth, to go TO sth

el camino que va a la playa the road that goes down to o leads to the beach

B

(extenderse, abarcar): la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes o stretches from Madrid to Valencia

lo que hay que traducir va de la página 82 a la 90 the part to be translated starts on page 82 and ends on page 90, the part to be translated is from page 82 to page 90

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

estados de ánimo que van de la excitación desmedida a la abulia moods ranging from over-excitement to complete lethargy

Sentido IV

A

(marchar, desarrollarse): ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?

el negocio va de mal en peor the business is going from bad to worse

¿qué tal va la tesis? how's the thesis coming along o going?

¿cómo va el enfermo? how's the patient doing?

(+ me/te/le etc): ¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? ( colloq), what's up? ( AmE colloq)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? how did you get on in Italy?, how was Italy?

me fue mal en el examen the exam went badly, I did badly in the exam

¡adiós! ¡que te vaya bien! bye! all the best! o take care!

¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam, I hope the exam goes well

¿cómo le va con el novio? how's she getting on with her boyfriend?, how are things going between her and her boyfriend?

B

(en juegos, competiciones): ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1

voy ganando yo I'm ahead o I'm winning o I'm in the lead

ya va perdiendo casi $8.000 he's already lost almost $8,000

C (en el desarrollo de algo) ir POR algo:

¿por dónde van en el programa de historia? how far have you got in the history syllabus?, where have you got (up) to in history?

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?

estoy por terminar, ya voy por las mangas I've nearly finished, I'm just doing the sleeves now

D (estar en camino) ir PARA algo:

¿qué quieres? ¡vamos para viejos! what do you expect? we're getting on! o we're getting old!

ya va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty, she's not far off fifty

ya va para dos años que no lo veo it's getting on for two years since I last saw him

iba para médico he was going to be a doctor

E

(sumar, hacer): ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you

¿cuántos has leído? — con éste van seis how many have you read? — six, counting this one o six, including this one o this one makes six o this is the sixth one

ya van tres pasteles que se come that makes three cakes he's eaten now

F

(haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or ( Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month

G

(haber una diferencia): de tres a ocho van cinco eight minus three is five

¡lo que va de un hermano a otro! ( fam); it's amazing the difference between the two brothers! ( colloq)

H (CS) (depender, radicar) ir EN algo; to depend ON sth

no sé en qué irá I don't know what it depends on

eso va en gustos that's a question of taste

Sentido V

A

1 (deber colocarse) to go

¿sabes dónde va esta pieza? do you know where this piece goes?

¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?

¡qué va! ( fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! todavía tengo para rato have you finished? — you must be joking! I still have a while to go yet

¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! todo lo contrario did she get upset? — not at all! quite the opposite in fact

vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! ¡si hay tiempo de sobra! we're going to miss the plane — nonsense! we have more than enough time

2

(deber escribirse): ¿va con mayúscula? is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? does it have an accent?

3

( RPl) (estar incluido): todo esto va para el examen all of this will be included in the exam

B

1 (combinar) ir CON algo to go WITH sth

esos zapatos no van (bien) con esa falda those shoes don't go with that skirt

2 (sentar, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you

te irá bien una semanita de vacaciones a week's vacation will do you good

3

ir en contra de algo to go against sth

esto va en contra de sus principios this goes against her principles

C

( Esp arg) (gustar) (+ me/te/le etc): a mí esa música no me va that music does nothing for me o leaves me cold

marcha f H. (↑ marcha)

D ( Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) irle A algo/algn; to support sth/sb

mucha gente le va al equipo peruano a lot of people support o are backing o are rooting for the Peruvian team

Sentido VI vamos

A

1

(expresando incredulidad, fastidio): ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

¿cómo que le vas a ganar? ¡vamos! what do you mean you're going to beat him? come off it!

2

(intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa): vamos, mujer, dile algo, no seas vergonzosa go on, say something to him, don't be shy

¡vamos! ¡ánimo, que falta poco! come on! keep going! it's not far now!

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!

¡vamos, vamos! ¡circulen! OK o come on, move along now please!

dar el vamos a algo ( Chi); to inaugurate sth

desde el vamos ( RPl fam); from the word go

3

(al aclarar, resumir): eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, at least that's what I think anyway

podrías haberte disculpado, vamos, no habría sido mucho pedir you could have apologized, I mean that's not much to ask

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway

B vaya

1

(expresando sorpresa, contrariedad): ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?, well! fancy seeing you here! ( BrE)

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no! it's fallen over again!

¡vaya! nos quedamos sin saber cómo termina la película damn! now we won't know how the film ends ( colloq)

2

(para enfatizar): ¡vaya cochazo se ha comprado! that's some car he's bought himself!

¡vaya contigo! ¡no hay manera de hablarte! what on earth's the matter with you? you're so touchy!

¿vaya día! what a day!

¡vaya película me has traído a ver! ( iró); this is a really great movie you've brought me to see ( iro)

¡vaya si le voy a decir lo que pienso! you bet I'm going to tell him what I think!

¡vaya (que) si la conozco! you bet I know her!

3

(al aclarar, resumir): tampoco es tan torpe, vaya, los hay peores he isn't totally stupid, well, I mean there are plenty worse

■

v aux

Sentido I ir A + INF

A

1

(para expresar tiempo futuro): ¡te vas a caer! you're going to fall!

a este paso no van a terminar nunca they'll never finish at this rate

el barco va a zarpar the boat's about to set sail

dijo que lo iba a pensar she said she was going to think it over

ya van a ser las cuatro it's almost o nearly four o'clock

va a hacer dos años que no nos vemos we haven't seen each other for nearly two years, it's getting on for two years since we saw each other

esto no te va a gustar you're not going to like this

no te preocupes, ya se va a solucionar don't worry, it'll sort itself out

tenía miedo de que se fuera a olvidar I was afraid he'd forget

2

(expresando intención, propósito): se lo voy a decir I'm going to tell him

lo voy a conseguir, sea como sea I'll get it one way or another

me voy a tomar unos días libres en abril I'm going to take a few days off in April

vamos a ir a verla esta tarde we're going to go and see her this evening

3

(en propuestas, sugerencias): vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?

siéntate, vamos a discutir el asunto have a seat and let's discuss the matter

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work

B

(al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones): que no se te vaya a escapar delante de ella make sure you don't blurt it out in front of her

ten cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall ( colloq), be careful or you'll fall

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella in case it rains

C

(expresando inevitabilidad): ¡qué voy a hacer! what else can I do?

¡qué le iba a decir! what else could I tell her?

¿qué iba a pensar el pobre hombre? what was the poor man supposed o meant to think?

¿seguro que fue ella? — ¿quién iba a ser si no? are you sure it was her? — who else could it have been?

D

(expresando incredulidad): ¡no irás a darle la razón a él! surely you're not going to say he was right!

está muy deprimida — ¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? she's really depressed — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

E

1

(en afirmaciones enfáticas): ¿te acuerdas de él? — ¡no me voy a acordar! do you remember him — of course I do o how could I forget?

2

(al contradecir): ¿dormiste bien? — ¡qué voy a dormir! did you sleep well?— how could I?

¡cómo iba a saberlo, si nadie me dijo nada! how was I supposed to know? no one told me anything

¿por qué lo voy a ayudar? ¡si él a mí nunca me ayuda! why should I help him? he never helps me!

Sentido II (expresando un proceso paulatino) ir + GER:

poco a poco va a ir aprendiendo she'll learn little by little

a medida que va subiendo el nivel del agua as the water level rises

ha ido cambiando con el tiempo he's changed as time has passed

tú puedes ir pelando las cebollas you could start peeling the onions

ahora les toca a ustedes, vayan preparándose it's your turn now, so start getting ready

como te iba diciendo as I was saying

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you can start o you'd better start getting used to the idea, you'd better get used to the idea

la voz parecía irse alejando cada vez más the voice seemed to grow more and more distant

la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse

■ irse

v pron

A

(marcharse): ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?

vámonos, que se hace tarde let's go, it's getting late

bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off ( AmE) o ( BrE) I'm off

el tren ya se ha ido the train's already gone

se quiere ir a vivir a Escocia she wants to go (off) and live in Scotland

se han ido todos a la plaza everybody's gone down to the square

vete a la cama go to bed

se fue de casa she left home

vete de aquí get out of here

se ha ido de la empresa she's left the company

se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away

anda, vete por ahí ( fam); get lost! ( colloq)

(+ me/te/le etc): la mayor se nos ha ido a vivir a Florida our eldest daughter's gone (off) to live in Florida

no te me vayas, quiero hablar contigo ( fam); don't run away, I want to talk to you ( colloq)

B

(consumirse, gastarse): ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!, the money just disappears!, we get through money so quickly

(+ me/te/le etc): se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent

se nos ha ido el día en tonterías we've spent o wasted the whole day messing around

¿te das cuenta de lo rápido que se nos ha ido la tarde? hasn't the evening gone quickly?

C (desaparecer) «mancha/dolor» to go

se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off

(+ me/te/le etc): no se me va el mareo I'm still feeling queasy

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

D (salirse, escaparse) «líquido/gas» to escape

(+ me/te/le etc): se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

que no se te vaya la leche por el fuego don't let the milk boil over

tápalo para que no se le vaya la fuerza put the top on so that the fizz doesn't go out of it o so that it doesn't lose its fizz

cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies once the music began I couldn't stop my feet tapping o I couldn't keep my feet still

lengua, mano¹ (↑ mano (1))

E ( euf) (morirse) to slip away ( euph)

creo que se nos va I think he's slipping away, I think we're losing him

F (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):

irse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back

me daba la impresión de que me iba para atrás I felt as if I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards

G (andarse, actuar) (+ compl):

vete con cuidado/tacto be careful/tactful

H

1 (CS) (en naipes) to go out

2

( RPl) (en una asignatura) tb irse a examen to have to take an exam

I ( Col) «medias» to run

* * *

ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go;

◊ ir en taxi to go by taxi;

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
ir por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el ir y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
ir de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
ir por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
b) ( asistir) to go to;

◊ voy a clases nocturnas I go to evening classes;

ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) ir a + inf:
◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;

ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb ir v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):
◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;

tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
◊ no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
◊ iban cantando por el camino they sang as they went along;

¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
◊ iban de largo they wore long dresses;

voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) ir de algo to go (along) as sth;
◊ yo fui de intérprete I went along as interpreter

1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) ir a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
◊ la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia;

el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):
◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;

va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):
◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;

voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):
◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):
◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;

va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
◊ ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you;

con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;
◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;

¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2
a) ( combinar) ir con algo to go with sth

b) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you;

te irá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) irle a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
◊ le va al equipo peruano he supports the Peruvian team

1
◊ vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):

◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):

◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!
c) (al aclarar, resumir):

◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2
◊ vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):

◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!
b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):

◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!

ir v aux ir a + inf:
1
a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;

◊ voy a estudiar medicina I'm going to study medicine;

va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):

◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
◊ que no se te vaya a caer make sure you don't drop it;

cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
◊ poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little;

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;
◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;

vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):
◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
◊ se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;
◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):
◊ irse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;

me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
'ir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acudir
- andurriales
- ánimo
- antojarse
- avión
- avivar
- bajar
- bordear
- brazo
- busca
- caer
- calcular
- camino
- caza
- cien
- cine
- coche
- compra
- comprensible
- convenir
- correr
- corriente
- danzar
- deformación
- deriva
- descaminada
- descaminado
- descender
- desgracia
- deteriorarse
- disposición
- empecinada
- empecinado
- encaminada
- encaminado
- entrar
- excursión
- flojear
- funesta
- funesto
- gaita
- gatas
- grano
- gratis
- gustar
- haber
- huevo
- idea
- ilusión
English:
afford
- after
- ahead
- appealing
- back
- back up
- be
- beeline
- bluster
- bristle
- camping
- canter
- career
- catch
- charge off
- chase
- check off
- clean up after
- cling
- coast
- collapse
- come
- come to
- commute
- consider
- court
- cross
- cross-country
- crowd
- cycle
- cycling
- defensive
- delay
- dentist
- deserve
- detest
- die off
- dismiss
- do
- down
- downhill
- drag
- drift
- ease off
- ease up
- either
- even
- excursion
- exercise
- face

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ir

♦ vi

1. [desplazarse, dirigirse, acudir] to go;

fuimos a caballo we went on horseback, we rode there;

iremos andando we'll go on foot, we'll walk there;

ir en autobús to go by bus, to take the bus;

ir en automóvil to go by car, to drive;

ir en taxi to go by taxi, to catch o take a taxi;

ir en barco to go by boat;

ir en avión to go by plane, to fly;

ir por carretera/mar to go by road/sea;

ir a casa/a la iglesia/al cine to go home/to church/to the cinema;

ir a la escuela/al trabajo to go to school/work;

los niños no tienen que ir a clase hoy children don't have to go to school today;

me voy a clase, nos veremos luego I'm going to my lecture, see you later;

ir de compras/de pesca to go shopping/fishing;

ir de vacaciones to go on Br holiday o US vacation;

ir hacia el sur/norte to go south/north;

¿adónde va este autocar? where's this coach going?;

este tren va a o [m5] para Guadalajara this train is going to Guadalajara, this is the Guadalajara train;

todas las mañanas voy de la estación a o [m5] hasta la fábrica every morning I go from the station to the factory;

¿para dónde vas? where are you heading (for)?;

ahora mismo voy para allá I'm on my way there right now;

¿por dónde o [m5] cómo se va a la playa? how do you get to the beach from here?, could you tell me the way to the beach?;

no vayas por ahí que hay mucho barro don't go that way, it's muddy;

¿eres alumno oficial? – no, sólo voy de oyente are you an official student? – no, I'm just sitting in on classes;

fue a la zona como emisario de la ONU he travelled to the area on behalf of the UN;

¡ahí o [m5] allá va! [al lanzar una cosa] there you go;

ahí va el informe que me pediste here's the report you asked for;

¡allá voy! [al lanzarse uno mismo] here goes!, here we go!;
Anticuado
¿quién va? who goes there?;

¡Sergio, te llaman por teléfono! – ¡voy! Sergio, there's a phone call for you! – (I'm) coming!;

¡ya voy!, ¡ya va! [cuando llaman a la puerta] (I'm) coming!;

ir a alguien con algo [contar] to go to sb with sth;

todos le van con sus problemas everyone goes to her with their problems;

el autocar se salió de la calzada y fue a dar o [m5] a parar a un lago the coach came off the road and ended up in a lake;

estuvimos de paseo y fuimos a dar a una bonita plaza we were out walking when we came across a beautiful square;
Fam Fig
¿dónde vas con tantos aperitivos? luego no podremos con la comida steady on with the snacks or we won't be able to manage our dinner!;
Fam Fig
les habrá costado unas 100.000 – ¡dónde vas! mucho menos, hombre it must have cost them about 100,000 – what are you talking about, it was much less!;

Prov

(allá) donde fueres haz lo que vieres when in Rome, do as the Romans do

2. [conducir] [camino, calle, carretera] to lead, to go;

esta es la calle que va al museo this is the road (that leads o goes) to the museum;

esta calle va a dar al puerto this road leads to the harbour;

el camino va desde el pueblo hasta la cima de la montaña the path leads o goes from the village to the top of the mountain

3. [abarcar]
la zona de fumadores va del asiento 24 al 28 the smoking area is between seats 24 and 28;

el examen de arte va desde el Barroco hasta el Romanticismo the art exam will cover the Baroque period to the Romantic period;

la mancha iba de un lado a otro del techo the stain stretched from one side of the ceiling to the other;

las películas seleccionadas van desde la comedia urbana hasta el clásico western the films that have been selected range from urban comedies to classic westerns

4. Esp [buscar]
ir (a) por algo/alguien to go and get sth/sb, to go and fetch sth/sb;

fui (a) por él al aeropuerto I went to meet him at the airport, I went to pick him up from the airport;

ha ido (a) por leche a la tienda she's gone to the shop to get o for some milk;

el perro fue a por él the dog went for him;

tendrás que esconderte porque van a por ti you'll have to hide because they're (coming) after you;

a eso voy/iba [al relatar] I am/was just getting to that

5. [expresa estado, situación, posición]
fue muy callada todo el camino she was very quiet throughout the journey;

con esta bufanda irás calentito this scarf will keep you warm;

el precio va impreso en la contraportada the price is printed on the back cover;

la manivela va floja the crank is loose;

iba tiritando de frío she was shivering with cold;

ir a lo suyo to look out for oneself, to look after number one;

iba en el tren pensando en sus cosas she was travelling on the train lost in thought;

los niños iban armando jaleo en el asiento de atrás the children were kicking up a row in the back seat;

ve con cuidado, es un barrio peligroso be careful, it's a dangerous area;

tu caballo va tercero/en cabeza your horse is third/in the lead

6. [expresa apoyo o rechazo]
ir con to support;

voy con el Real Madrid I support Real Madrid;

ir contra algo, ir en contra de algo to be opposed to sth, to be against sth;

ir en contra de la violencia to be opposed to violence, to be against violence;

esta ley va contra la Constitución this act goes against o contravenes the Constitution;

ir en beneficio de alguien to be to sb's benefit, to be in sb's interest;

ir en perjuicio de alguien to be detrimental to o against sb's interests

7. [vestir]
ir con/en to wear;

iba en camisa y corbata he was wearing a shirt and tie;

aquí la gente va con o [m5] en bañador a todas partes people here go around in their swimsuits;

ir de azul to be dressed in blue;

ir de uniforme to be in uniform;

iré (disfrazado) de Superman a la fiesta I'm going to the party (dressed up) as Superman;

iba hecho un pordiosero he looked like a beggar

8. [marchar, evolucionar] to go;

le va bien en su nuevo trabajo things are going well for him in his new job;

el niño va muy bien en la escuela the child's doing very well at school;

¿cómo va el negocio? how's business?;

su negocio va mal, el negocio le va mal his business is going badly;

¿cómo te va? how are you doing?;

¿cómo te va en la universidad? how's university?, how are you getting on at university?;

¿cómo van? [en partido] what's the score?;
[en carrera, juego] who's winning?;
van empate a cero it's Br nil-nil o US zero-zero;

vamos perdiendo we're losing;

¿qué tal te va con tus nuevos alumnos? how are you getting on with your new pupils?;

¿qué tal va esa paella? how's that paella coming along?;

¡hasta pronto! ¡que te vaya bien! see you later, take care!;

¡que te vaya muy bien con el nuevo empleo! I hope things go well for you in your new job!, the best of luck with your new job!

9. [cambiar, encaminarse]
ir a mejor/peor to get better/worse;

el partido fue a más en la segunda parte the game improved o got better in the second half;

como sigamos así, vamos a la ruina if we carry on like this we'll be heading for disaster;

voy para viejo I'm getting old;

esta chica va para cantante this girl has all the makings of a singer;

va para un mes que no llueve it's getting on for o almost a month now since it last rained

10. [alcanzar]
va por el cuarto vaso de vino he's already on his fourth glass of wine;

vamos por la mitad de la asignatura we've covered about half the subject;

¿por qué parte de la novela vas? which bit in the novel are you at?;

aún voy por el primer capítulo I'm still on the first chapter

11. [expresa cantidades, diferencias]
con éste van cinco ministros destituidos por el escándalo that makes five ministers who have now lost their job as a result of the scandal;

ya van dos veces que me tuerzo el tobillo that's the second time I've twisted my ankle;

van varios días que no lo veo it's several days since I (last) saw him;

en lo que va del o Esp [m5] de mes he ido tres veces al médico so far this month I've been to the doctor three times, I've already been to the doctor three times this month;

de dos a cinco van tres the difference between two and five is three;

va mucho de un apartamento a una casa there's a big difference between Br a flat o US an apartment and a house

12. [corresponder] to go;

estas tazas van con estos platos these cups go with these saucers;

¿con qué clase de tornillos va esta tuerca? what sort of screw does this nut take?

13. [colocarse] to go, to belong;

esto no va ahí that doesn't go o belong there;

¿en qué cajón van los calcetines? which drawer do the socks go in?

14. [escribirse]
“Edimburgo” va con “m” “Edimburgo” is written o spelt with an “m”;

toda la oración va entre paréntesis the whole sentence goes in brackets;

el “solo” adjetivo no va con acento “solo” doesn't have an accent when used as an adjective

15. [sentar] [ropa]
irle (bien) a alguien to suit sb;

¡qué bien te van los abrigos largos! long coats really suit you!;

ir con algo to go with sth;

esta camisa no va con esa falda this shirt doesn't go with this skirt

16. [sentar] [vacaciones, tratamiento]
irle bien a alguien to do sb good;

esa infusión me ha ido muy bien that herbal tea did me a lot of good

17. [funcionar] to work;

la televisión no va the television isn't working;

una radio que va a o [m5] con pilas a radio that uses batteries, a battery-powered radio;

estas impresoras antiguas van muy lentas these old printers are very slow

18. [depender]
en aquel negocio le iba su futuro como director de la empresa his future as manager of the company depended on that deal;

todos corrieron como si les fuera la vida en ello everyone ran as if their life depended on it;

esto de la ropa va en gustos clothes are a matter of taste;
CSur
¿es fácil aprobar? – va en el profesor is it easy to pass? – it depends on the teacher

19. [comentario, indirecta]
ir con o [m5] por alguien to be meant for sb, to be aimed at sb;

y eso va por ti también and that goes for you too;

hizo como si no fuera con él he acted as if he didn't realize she was referring to him;

lo que digo va por todos what I'm saying applies to o goes for all of you;

va o [m5]voy en serio, no me gustan estas bromas I'm serious, I don't like this sort of joke

20. Esp Fam [gustar]
no me va el pop I'm not a big fan of pop music;

a mí lo que me va es la cocina I'm really into cooking;

ni me va ni me viene I don't care one way or the other

21. Fam [costar]
ir a to be, to cost;

¿a cómo o [m5] cuánto va el kilo de tomates? how much is a kilo of tomatoes?

22. Esp Fam [tratar] [conferencia, película, novela]
ir de to be about;

¿de qué va “1984”? what's “1984” about?

23. Fam Esp
ir de, RP [m5] irla de [dárselas] [persona] to think oneself;
Esp
va de inteligente, RP [m5] la va de inteligente he thinks he's clever;
Esp
¿de qué vas?, RP [m5]¿de qué la vas? just who do you think you are?

24. Fam [apostarse]
¿va una cerveza a que llevo razón? I bet you a beer I'm right

25. [en frases] Fam
fue y dijo que… he went and said that…;

y de repente va y se echa a reír and suddenly she just goes and bursts out laughing;
Fam
fue y se marchó sin mediar palabra she upped and went without a word;
Fam
¡ahí va! ¡qué paisaje tan bonito! wow, what beautiful scenery!;
Fam
¡ahí va! me he dejado el paraguas en casa oh no, I've left my umbrella at home!;

¡qué va! [por supuesto que no] not in the least!, not at all!;
[me temo que no] I'm afraid not; [no digas tonterías] don't be ridiculous!;
¡no va más! [en el casino] no more bets!;

Comp
Esp
ser el no va más to be the ultimate;

este gimnasio es el no va más this gym is the ultimate;

Comp
RP Fam
desde el vamos [desde el principio] from the word go;

me cayó mal desde el vamos I didn't like him from the word go;

Comp
Fam
¡dónde va a parar! there's no comparison!;

Comp

sin ir más lejos: tu madre, sin ir más lejos we need look no further than your mother;

sin ir más lejos, nos vimos ayer we saw each other only yesterday

♦ v aux

1. [con gerundio] [expresa acción lenta o gradual]
ir haciendo algo to be (gradually) doing sth;

va anocheciendo it's getting dark;

me voy haciendo viejo I'm getting old;

voy mejorando mi estilo I'm gradually improving my style;

su cine ha ido mejorando últimamente her movies o Br films have been getting better recently;

fui metiendo las cajas en el almacén I began putting the crates in the warehouse;

iremos aprendiendo de nuestros errores we'll learn from our mistakes;

ve deshaciendo las maletas mientras preparo la cena you can be unpacking the suitcases while I get dinner;

vete haciéndote a la idea you'd better start getting used to the idea;

como iba diciendo… as I was saying…

2. [con a + infinitivo] [expresa acción próxima, intención, situación futura]
ir a hacer algo to be going to do sth;

voy a hacerle una visita [ahora mismo] I'm about to go and visit him;
[en un futuro próximo] I'm going to visit him;
iré a echarte una mano en cuanto pueda I'll come along and give you a hand as soon as I can;

¡vamos a comer, tengo hambre! let's have lunch, I'm hungry!;

el tren con destino a Buenos Aires va a efectuar su salida en el andén 3 the train for Buenos Aires is about to depart from platform 3;

van a dar las dos it is nearly two o'clock;

va a hacer una semana que se fue it's coming up to o nearly a week since she left;

voy a decírselo a tu padre I'm going to tell your father;

¿no irás a salir así a la calle? surely you're not going to go out like that?;

he ido a comprar pero ya habían cerrado I had intended to go shopping, but they were shut;

te voy a echar de menos I'm going to miss you;

vas a hacerte daño como no tengas cuidado you'll hurt yourself if you're not careful;

todo va a arreglarse, ya verás it'll all sort itself out, you'll see;

¿qué van a pensar los vecinos? what will the neighbours think?;

no le quise decir nada, no fuera a enfadarse conmigo I didn't want to say anything in case she got angry with me

3. [con a + infinitivo] [en exclamaciones que expresan consecuencia lógica, negación]
¿qué voy a pensar si llevas tres días fuera de casa? what do you expect me to think if you don't come home for three days?;

¿la del sombrero es tu hermana? – ¿quién va a ser? ¡pues claro! is the woman with the hat your sister? – of course she is, who else could she be?;

y ¿dónde fuiste? – ¿dónde iba a ir? ¡a la policía! and where did you go? – where do you think? to the police, of course!;

¡cómo voy a concentrarme con tanto ruido! how am I supposed to concentrate with all that noise?;

¡cómo voy a pagarte si estoy sin dinero! how do you expect me to pay you if I haven't got any money?;

¡cómo no me voy a reír con las cosas que dices! how can I fail to laugh o how can you expect me not to laugh when you say things like that!;

¿te ha gustado? – ¡qué me va a gustar! did you like it? – like it? you must be joking!

♦ vt
Méx
irle a to support;

le va al Nexaca he supports Nexaca

♦ See also the pronominal verb irse

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ir

<part ido>

I v/i

1 go (a to);

ir a pie walk, go on foot;

ir en avión fly;

ir en coche/en tren go by car/train;

ir a por algo go and fetch sth;

¡ya voy! I’m coming!;

¿quién va? who goes there?

2 ( vestir)

:

iba de amarillo/de uniforme she was wearing yellow/a uniform

3

:

van dos a dos DEP the score is two all

4 ( tratar)

:

¿de qué va la película? what’s the movie about?;

el libro va de vampiros the book’s about vampires

5 ( agradar)

:

el clima no me va the climate doesn’t suit me, I don’t like the climate;

ella no me va she’s not my kind of person;

no me va ni me viene I’m not bothered, I don’t care one way or the other

6 ( marchar, evolucionar) go;

ir bien/mal go well/badly

7 ( abarcar)

:

va de la página 12 a la 16 it goes from page 12 to page 16

8

:

¡qué va! you must be joking!;

¡vamos! come on!;

¡vaya! well!;

¿ha dicho eso? – ¡vamos! he said that? – no way!;

¡vaya una sorpresa! irón what a surprise!;

a eso voy I’m just getting to that;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too

II v/aux

1 con referencia al futuro

:

va a llover it’s going to rain;

va para abogado he’s going to be a lawyer

2 expresando proceso

:

ya voy comprendiendo I’m beginning to understand;

ir para viejo be getting old;

ya va anocheciendo it’s getting dark

3 con referencia al pasado

:

ya va para dos años it’s been almost two years now;

van tirados 3.000 3,000 have been printed

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ir {43} vi

1) : to go

ir a pie: to go on foot, to walk

ir a caballo: to ride horseback

ir a casa: to go home

2) : to lead, to extend, to stretch

el camino va de Cali a Bogotá: the road goes from Cali to Bogotá

3) funcionar: to work, to function

esta computadora ya no va: this computer doesn't work anymore

4) : to get on, to get along

¿cómo te va?: how are you?, how's it going?

el negocio no va bien: the business isn't doing well

5) : to suit

ese vestido te va bien: that dress really suits you

6)

ir con : to be

ir con prisa: to be in a hurry

7)

ir por : to follow, to go along

fueron por la costa: they followed the shoreline

8)

dejarse ir : to let oneself go

9)

ir a parar : to end up

10)

vamos a ver : let's see

ir v aux

1) (with present participle)

ir caminando: to walk

¡voy corriendo!: I'll be right there!

2)

ir a : to be going to

voy a hacerlo: I'm going to do it

el avión va a despegar: the plane is about to take off

♦ See also the reflexive verb irse

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ir vb

1. (en general) to go [pt. went; pp. gone]

¿adónde vas? where are you going?

fuimos a Madrid en tren we went to Madrid by train

no puedo ir a la fiesta I can't go to the party

ha ido a recoger a su hermano she's gone to pick her brother up

2. (marchar) to be / to get on / to go

¿cómo te va? how are you? / how's it going? / how are things?

¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo? how are you getting on in your new job?

¿cómo te fue en el examen? how did your exam go? / how did you get on in your exam?

3. (estar) to be

iba de broma I was joking

va en serio he's serious

mi reloj va atrasado my watch is slow

vas demasiado elegante you're too dressed up

4. (sentar bien) to suit

ese peinado te va muy bien that hairstyle really suits you

5. (gustar) to like / to be into

no me va la música rap I don't like rap music

6. (convenir) to do

te irá bien descansar un poco it'll do you good to get some rest

7. (funcionar) to work

el ascensor no va the lift's not working

ir + a + infinitivo to be going to do something

voy a decírselo I'm going to tell him

te iba a llamar I was going to phone you

ir + gerundio

vas mejorando you're getting better

va anocheciendo it's getting dark

¡vamos caminando! let's walk!

fuimos corriendo we ran

a ti ni te va ni te viene that's nothing to do with you

¿cómo van? (en un partido) what's the score?

ir a parar to end up

fue a parar a la cárcel he ended up in prison

ir con to go with / to match

esa blusa no va con ese pantalón that blouse doesn't go with those trousers

ir de (persona) to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn] (libro, película) to be about

va de uniforme he's wearing a uniform

la que va de negro the one in black

¿de qué va la película? what's the film about?

ir por to go and get

voy por el coche I'm going to get the car

ve por los niños go and get the children

ir tirando to get by / to manage

vamos tirando we get by / we're managing

¡qué va! no way! / not at all!

¡vamos a...! let's...!

¡vamos a bailar! let's dance!

¡vaya! well!

¡ya voy! I'm coming!

Spanish-English dictionary > ir
12 abrirse paso

v.

1 to make way for oneself, to break through, to edge one's way, to force one's way.

Ella se abre paso con tenacidad She makes way for herself tenaciously.

2 to get one's way paved.

Se nos abre paso We get our way paved.

3 to break forth, to push forward, to break through.

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abrirse paso

to force one's way through

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(v.) = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into

Ex. In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax = En el caso del lino la Biblioteca del Congreso no proporciona una división enumerada por lo que los libros sobre el hilado del lino deben competir en la ordenación alfabética con otros libros que tratan sobre diferentes aspectos del lino.

Ex. Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.

Ex. In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.

Ex. More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry.

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(v.) = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into

Ex: In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax = En el caso del lino la Biblioteca del Congreso no proporciona una división enumerada por lo que los libros sobre el hilado del lino deben competir en la ordenación alfabética con otros libros que tratan sobre diferentes aspectos del lino.

Ex: Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.

Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.

Ex: More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry.

Spanish-English dictionary > abrirse paso
13 push

1. transitive verb
1) schieben; (make fall) stoßen; schubsen (ugs.)

don't push me like that! — schieb od. drängel [doch] nicht so!

push a car — (to start the engine) ein Auto anschieben

push the door to/open — die Tür zu-/aufstoßen

she pushed the door instead of pulling — sie drückte gegen die Tür, statt zu ziehen

the policemen pushed the crowd back — die Polizisten drängten die Menge zurück

push something up the hill — etwas den Berg hinaufschieben

push one's way through/into/on to etc. something — sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch/in/auf usw. etwas (Akk.) bahnen

2) (fig.): (impel) drängen

push somebody into doing something — jemanden dahin bringen, dass er etwas tut

3) (tax)

push somebody [hard] — jemanden [stark] fordern

push somebody too hard/too far — jemanden überfordern

he pushes himself very hard — er verlangt sich (Dat.) sehr viel ab

be pushed for something — (coll.): (find it difficult to provide something) mit etwas knapp sein

be pushed for money or cash — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

be pushed to do something — (coll.) Mühe haben, etwas zu tun

push one's luck — (coll.) übermütig werden

4) (press for sale of) die Werbetrommel rühren für; pushen (Werbejargon)

5) (sell illegally, esp. drugs) dealen; pushen (Drogenjargon)

6) (advance)

push something a step/stage further — etwas einen Schritt vorantreiben

not push the point — die Sache auf sich beruhen lassen

push something too far — mit etwas zu weit gehen

push things to extremes — die Dinge od. es zum Äußersten od. auf die Spitze treiben

7) (coll.)

be pushing sixty — etc. auf die Sechzig usw. zugehen
2. intransitive verb
1) schieben; (in queue) drängeln; (at door) drücken

‘Push’ — (on door etc.) "Drücken"

push and shove — schubsen und drängeln

push at something — gegen etwas drücken

2) (make demands)

push for something — etwas fordern

3) (make one's way)

he pushed between us — er drängte sich zwischen uns

push through the crowd — sich durch die Menge drängeln

push past or by somebody — sich an jemandem vorbeidrängeln od. -drücken

4) (assert oneself for one's advancement) sich in den Vordergrund spielen
3. noun
1) Stoß, der; Schubs, der (ugs.)

give something a push — etwas schieben od. stoßen

give somebody a push — jemandem einen Schubs geben (ugs.); jemandem einen Stoß versetzen

My car won't start; can you give me a push? — Mein Auto springt nicht an. Kannst du mich anschieben?

2) (effort) Anstrengungen Pl.; (Mil.): (attack) Vorstoß, der; Offensive, die

3) (determination) Tatkraft, die; Initiative, die

4) (crisis)

when it comes/came to the push, (Amer. coll.) when push comes/came to shove — wenn es ernst wird/als es ernst wurde

at a push — wenn es sein muss

5) (Brit. coll.): (dismissal)

get the push — rausfliegen (ugs.)

give somebody the push — jemanden rausschmeißen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/59208/push_about">push about

- push ahead

- push around

- push aside

- push away

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push out

- push out of

- push over

- push through

- push up

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[puʃ] 1. verb
1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) stoßen

2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) drängen

3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) mit Drogen handeln
2. noun
1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) der Stoß

2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) der Schwung

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- push-bike
- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over
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push

[pʊʃ]

I. NOUN

<pl -es>

1. (shove) Stoß m; (slight push) Schubs m fam

my car won't start — can you give me a \push? mein Auto springt nicht an, kannst du mal anschieben?

to give sb/sth a \push jdm/etw einen Stoß versetzen

he gave the girl on the swing a \push er schubste das Mädchen auf der Schaukel an

2. (press) Druck m

at the \push of a button auf Knopfdruck a. fig

3. ( fig: motivation) Anstoß m

she needs a little \push to get motivated man muss sie ein bisschen anstoßen, um sie zu motivieren

4. (concerted effort) Anstrengung[en] f[pl], Kampagne f

the company plans to make a big \push into Europe das Unternehmen will eine große Kampagne zur Erschließung des europäischen Marktes starten

to make a \push for sth etw anstreben

to make a \push to do sth Anstrengungen unternehmen, etw zu tun

5. (publicity)

to get [or be given] a \push gepusht werden sl

the company is giving passion fruit a \push this month die Firma macht diesen Monat Werbung für Passionsfrüchte

6. (military attack) Vorstoß m

7.

▶ at a \push BRIT im Notfall

at a \push, I could make 7.30 wenn ich mich sehr beeile, könnte ich es bis 7.30 Uhr schaffen

▶ if/when it comes to the \push, if/when \push comes to shove ( fam) wenn es hart auf hart kommt

▶ to get [or be given] the \push ( fam: boy-/girlfriend) den Laufpass kriegen fam; (be fired) gefeuert werden fam

▶ to give sb the \push ( fam: break up) mit jdm Schluss machen fam; (fire) jdn rausschmeißen fam

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (shove)

▪ to \push sb jdn schieben; (in a crowd) [jdn] drängeln; (violently) jdn stoßen [o schubsen]

▪ to \push sth etw schieben

he \pushed his plate away from him er schob seinen Teller weg

she \pushed her hair out of her eyes sie strich sich die Haare aus den Augen

he \pushed his way through the herd of cattle er kämpfte sich durch die Viehherde

he \pushed his bike up the hill er schob sein Fahrrad den Hügel hinauf

to \push sth to the back of one's mind ( fig) etw verdrängen

2. (move forcefully)

▪ to \push sth etw schieben; (give a push) etw stoßen

she \pushed the drawer hard sie drückte fest gegen die Schublade

he \pushed the ball over the bar er stieß den Ball über die Latte

to \push the door open/shut eine Tür auf-/zuschieben [o SCHWEIZ auf-/zustossen]; (violently) eine Tür auf-/zustoßen

to \push things to the limit ( fig) etw bis zum Äußersten [o auf die Spitze] treiben

to \push sth down sb's throat ( fig) jdm etw aufdrängen

3. (manoeuvre)

▪ to \push sb towards sth jdn in eine Richtung drängen

to \push the nation toward recovery die Nation auf den Weg des wirtschaftlichen Aufschwungs bringen

to \push sb out of the running ( also fig) jdn aus dem Rennen werfen

4. (impose)

▪ to \push sth [on sb] [jdm] etw aufdrängen [o aufzwingen

5. (pressure)

▪ to \push sb to do sth jdn [dazu] drängen, etw zu tun; (force) jdn zwingen, etw zu tun; (persuade) jdn überreden, etw zu tun

▪ to \push sb into doing sth jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun

to \push a share STOCKEX jdn drängen, eine Aktie zu kaufen

6. (press)

▪ to \push sth auf etw akk drücken

he \pushed the money into my hand er drückte mir das Geld in die Hand

to \push a button auf einen Knopf drücken

to \push the doorbell klingeln, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. läuten

to \push one's point home seinen Standpunkt verdeutlichen

7. (be persistent)

▪ to \push sb jdn drängen

when I \pushed him, he admitted that... als ich ihn in die Enge trieb, gab er zu, dass...

why do you keep \pushing me? I've said no warum nervst du mich ständig? ich habe Nein gesagt fam

8. (demand a lot)

▪ to \push oneself sich dat alles abverlangen

to not \push oneself sich akk nicht überanstrengen iron

to \push sb to his/her limit jdn bis zum Äußersten treiben

sometimes you \push me to the point of violence! manchmal treibst du mich echt zur Weißglut! fam

9. (find sth difficult)

▪ to be [hard] \pushed to do sth esp BRIT [große] Schwierigkeiten haben, etw zu tun

10. esp BRIT (be short of)

to be \pushed for money/time wenig Geld/Zeit haben

I'm rather \pushed for cash ich bin ziemlich knapp bei Kasse

she looks rather \pushed sie sieht ziemlich gehetzt aus

11. (sl: promote)

▪ to \push sth etw propagieren; ECON etw pushen sl

12. (sl: sell illegal drugs)

▪ to \push sth mit etw dat dealen, etw pushen sl

to \push drugs to sb Drogen an jdn verkaufen

13. (approach)

to be \pushing 30/40 (age) auf die 30/40 zugehen; (drive at) fast 30/40 fahren

14. ( fam: overdo)

to \push sth too far etw übertreiben

that's \pushing it a bit das ist etwas übertrieben

15.

▶ to \push one's luck den Bogen überspannen fig

▶ to \push one's nose into sth ( fig) seine Nase in etw akk stecken

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (exert force) dränge[l]n; (press) drücken; (move) schieben

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to \push in front of you Entschuldigung, ich wollte mich nicht vordrängeln

“\push” (on a door) „Drücken“

to \push hard mit Kraft [o feste] drücken fam

to \push and pull [or shove] hin- und herschieben

2. (manoeuvre through) sich akk durchdrängen; MIL vorstoßen

▪ to \push into sth sich dat Zugang zu etw dat verschaffen

▪ to \push past sb sich akk an jdm vorbeidrängen

▪ to \push by [sth/sb] sich akk [an jdm/etw] vorbeidrängen

3. (bear down) pressen

4. (support)

▪ to \push for sb jdn unterstützen; (wish luck) jdm die Daumen drücken

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[pʊʃ]
1. n

1) Schubs m (inf); (short) Stoß m; (in childbirth) Drücken nt no pl

to give sb/sth a push — jdn/etw schieben, jdm/einer Sache einen Stoß versetzen

to give a car a push — einen Wagen anschieben

he needs a little push now and then (fig) — den muss man mal ab und zu in die Rippen stoßen (inf)

to get the push ( Brit inf ) (employee) — (raus)fliegen (inf) (from aus); (boyfriend) den Laufpass kriegen (inf)

to give sb the push ( Brit inf, employee ) — jdn rausschmeißen (inf); boyfriend jdm den Laufpass geben (inf)

2) (= effort) Anstrengung f; (= sales push) Kampagne f, Aktion f; (MIL = offensive) Offensive f

to make a push — sich ranhalten (inf), Dampf machen (inf); (Mil)

let's make a push to get it finished — halten wir uns ran, damit wir fertig werden (inf)

to have a push on sales — eine Verkaufskampagne führen

3) (= drive, aggression) Durchsetzungsvermögen nt

4) (inf)

at a push — notfalls, im Notfall

if/when it comes to the push — wenn es darauf ankommt

if/when push comes to shove — wenn der schlimmste Fall eintritt

2. vt

1) (= shove, move by pushing) schieben; (quickly, violently) stoßen, schubsen (inf); (= press) button, controls drücken

to push a door open/shut — eine Tür auf-/zuschieben; (quickly, violently) eine Tür auf-/zustoßen

he pushed the book into my hand — er drückte mir das Buch in die Hand

to push a car to get it started — einen Wagen anschieben

he pushed his way through the crowd — er drängte sich durch die Menge

he pushed the thought to the back of his mind —

he pushed the ball over the bar (Sport) — er hat den Ball über die Latte gestoßen

2) (fig) views, claims, interests durchzusetzen versuchen; candidate die Werbetrommel rühren für; export side intensiv fördern; product propagieren, massiv Werbung machen für, puschen (inf), puschen (inf); drugs schieben, pushen (inf)

to push home one's advantage — seinen Vorteil ausnützen

the speaker pushed home his points — der Sprecher machte nachdrücklich seinen Standpunkt klar

don't push your luck — treibs nicht zu weit!

he's pushing his luck trying to do that — er legt es wirklich darauf an, wenn er das versucht

he must be pushing 70 (inf) — er muss auf die 70 zugehen

3) (fig: put pressure on) drängen, drängeln (inf); athlete, pupil, employee antreiben

to push sb into doing sth — jdn dazu treiben, etw zu tun

to push sb to do sth — jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun

to push sb for payment —

don't push him so hard to make a decision — drängen or drängeln (inf) Sie ihn nicht zu sehr zu einer Entscheidung

they pushed him to the limits — sie trieben ihn bis an seine Grenzen

that's pushing it a bit (inf) — das ist ein bisschen übertrieben

to be pushed (for time) (inf) — mit der Zeit knapp dran sein, unter Zeitdruck stehen

to be pushed (for money) (inf) — knapp bei Kasse sein (inf)

to push oneself hard — sich schinden

push it! ( US inf ) — leg dich ins Zeug! (inf)

3. vi

1) (= shove) schieben; (quickly, violently) stoßen; (= press, also in childbirth) drücken; (in a crowd) drängen, drängeln (inf); (= press onward) sich (vorwärts)kämpfen; (fig = be ambitious, assert oneself) kämpfen; (= apply pressure) drängen, drängeln (inf)

"push" (on door) — "drücken"; (on bell) "klingeln"

push harder! — fester schieben/stoßen/drücken!

he pushes too much (fig) — er ist zu aggressiv

2)

this door pushes (open) — bei dieser Tür muss man drücken

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push [pʊʃ]

A s

1. Stoß m, Schubs m:

at a push bes Br umg

a) notfalls, wenn es sein muss,

b) wenn nichts dazwischenkommt;

give sb a push

a) jemandem einen Stoß geben oder versetzen,

b) AUTO jemanden anschieben;

give sb the push Br umg jemanden rausschmeißen (entlassen);

get the push Br umg rausgeschmissen werden, fliegen (entlassen werden);

if it comes to the push, US if push comes to shove wenn es hart auf hart geht, wenn es ernst wird;

when it came to the push, US when push came to shove als es hart auf hart ging, als es ernst wurde

2. ARCH, GEOL, TECH (horizontaler) Druck, Schub m

3. Anstrengung f, Bemühung f:

make a push sich mächtig anstrengen;

at the first push auf Anhieb

4. Vorstoß m ( for auf akk) (auch fig):

make a push

5. MIL (Groß)Offensive f:

make a push eine Offensive starten

6. (Werbe)Kampagne f

7. fig Anstoß m, Antrieb m

8. Druck m, Drang m (der Verhältnisse)

9. umg Schwung m, Energie f, Tatkraft f

10. umg Protektion f: get a job by push durch Protektion

11. umg (Menschen)Menge f

12. Aus sl

a) Clique f

b) Verein m, Bande f

B v/t

1. stoßen, schieben, schubsen, drücken:

push away wegstoßen;

push open aufstoßen;

push over umstoßen, umwerfen

2. drängen:

push the enemy into the sea den Feind ins Meer treiben;

push one’s way through sich durchdrängen (durch)

3. (an)treiben, drängen ( beide:

to zu;

to do zu tun):

push sb for jemanden bedrängen wegen, jemandem zusetzen wegen;

push sb for payment bei jemandem auf Bezahlung drängen;

I am pushed for time ich bin in Zeitnot, ich komme ins Gedränge;

be pushed for money in Geldverlegenheit sein;

push sth on sb jemandem etwas aufdrängen

4. auch push ahead ( oder forward, on) eine Angelegenheit energisch betreiben oder verfolgen, vorantreiben:

push sth too far etwas zu weit treiben;

push one’s luck umg übermütig werden

5. auch push through ( oder home) etwas durchsetzen, -drücken, einen Vorteil ausnutzen

6. Reklame machen für, die Trommel rühren für

7. umg verkaufen, Drogen pushen:

push drugs auch dealen

8. umg sich einem Alter nähern:

he is pushing seventy er geht auf die Siebzig zu

C v/i

1. schieben, stoßen, schubsen

2. drücken, drängen:

push by ( oder past) sb sich an jemandem vorbeidrängen

3. sich tüchtig ins Zeug legen:

push for drängen auf (akk)

4. (rücksichtslos) vorwärtsstreben (nach höherer Stellung etc)

5. push ahead ( oder forward, on) with → B 6

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1. transitive verb
1) schieben; (make fall) stoßen; schubsen (ugs.)

don't push me like that! — schieb od. drängel [doch] nicht so!

push a car — (to start the engine) ein Auto anschieben

push the door to/open — die Tür zu-/aufstoßen

she pushed the door instead of pulling — sie drückte gegen die Tür, statt zu ziehen

the policemen pushed the crowd back — die Polizisten drängten die Menge zurück

push something up the hill — etwas den Berg hinaufschieben

push one's way through/into/on to etc. something — sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch/in/auf usw. etwas (Akk.) bahnen

2) (fig.): (impel) drängen

push somebody into doing something — jemanden dahin bringen, dass er etwas tut

3) (tax)

push somebody [hard] — jemanden [stark] fordern

push somebody too hard/too far — jemanden überfordern

he pushes himself very hard — er verlangt sich (Dat.) sehr viel ab

be pushed for something — (coll.): (find it difficult to provide something) mit etwas knapp sein

be pushed for money or cash — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

be pushed to do something — (coll.) Mühe haben, etwas zu tun

push one's luck — (coll.) übermütig werden

4) (press for sale of) die Werbetrommel rühren für; pushen (Werbejargon)

5) (sell illegally, esp. drugs) dealen; pushen (Drogenjargon)

6) (advance)

push something a step/stage further — etwas einen Schritt vorantreiben

not push the point — die Sache auf sich beruhen lassen

push something too far — mit etwas zu weit gehen

push things to extremes — die Dinge od. es zum Äußersten od. auf die Spitze treiben

7) (coll.)

be pushing sixty — etc. auf die Sechzig usw. zugehen
2. intransitive verb
1) schieben; (in queue) drängeln; (at door) drücken

‘Push’ — (on door etc.) "Drücken"

push and shove — schubsen und drängeln

push at something — gegen etwas drücken

2) (make demands)

push for something — etwas fordern

3) (make one's way)

he pushed between us — er drängte sich zwischen uns

push through the crowd — sich durch die Menge drängeln

push past or by somebody — sich an jemandem vorbeidrängeln od. -drücken

4) (assert oneself for one's advancement) sich in den Vordergrund spielen
3. noun
1) Stoß, der; Schubs, der (ugs.)

give something a push — etwas schieben od. stoßen

give somebody a push — jemandem einen Schubs geben (ugs.); jemandem einen Stoß versetzen

My car won't start; can you give me a push? — Mein Auto springt nicht an. Kannst du mich anschieben?

2) (effort) Anstrengungen Pl.; (Mil.): (attack) Vorstoß, der; Offensive, die

3) (determination) Tatkraft, die; Initiative, die

4) (crisis)

when it comes/came to the push, (Amer. coll.) when push comes/came to shove — wenn es ernst wird/als es ernst wurde

at a push — wenn es sein muss

5) (Brit. coll.): (dismissal)

get the push — rausfliegen (ugs.)

give somebody the push — jemanden rausschmeißen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- push about

- push ahead

- push around

- push aside

- push away

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push out

- push out of

- push over

- push through

- push up

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n.

Anstoß -¨e m. v.

abstoßen v.

drängen v.

drücken v.

schieben v.

(§ p.,pp.: schob, geschoben)

stoßen v.

(§ p.,pp.: stieß, gestossen)

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = shove) poussée f

• to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qch

• the car needs a push il faut pousser la voiture

   b. ( = dismissal) (British) (inf) to give sb the push [employer] virer qn (inf) ; [boyfriend, girlfriend] plaquer qn (inf !)

• he got the push (from employer) il s'est fait virer (inf) ; (from girlfriend) il s'est fait plaquer (inf !)

   c. ( = effort) gros effort m ; ( = campaign) campagne f

• they made a push to get everything finished ils ont fait un gros effort pour tout terminer

• at a push (inf) à la rigueur

• when it comes to the push (inf) au moment critique

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = press on) [+ door, person, car, pram] pousser ; [+ button] appuyer sur ; [+ stick, finger] enfoncer

• don't push me! ne (me) poussez pas !

► to push + preposition/adverb

• to push sb out pousser qn dehors

• he pushed him down the stairs il l'a poussé dans l'escalier

• to push sb into a room pousser qn dans une pièce

• she pushed the books off the table elle a fait tomber les livres de la table

• they pushed the car off the road ils ont poussé la voiture sur le bas-côté

• to push a door open ouvrir une porte (en la poussant)

• they pushed him out of the car ils l'ont poussé hors de la voiture

• to push sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qch

• to push a door shut fermer une porte (en la poussant)

• to push one's way through a crowd se frayer un chemin dans la foule

• he pushed the thought to the back of his mind il a repoussé cette pensée

   b. ( = advance) [+ one's views] mettre en avant ; [+ claim] présenter avec insistance ; [+ plan] essayer d'imposer ; [+ product] pousser la vente de

   c. ( = pressure) pousser

• don't push him too far ne le poussez pas à bout

• to push sb to do sth pousser qn à faire qch

• to push sb into doing sth forcer qn à faire qch

• I was pushed into it on m'y a poussé

• he pushes himself too hard il se surmène

• he must be pushing 60 (inf) il ne doit pas avoir loin de 60 ans

• to be pushed for time être à court de temps

• I'm rather pushed for space je suis à l'étroit

• Jacqueline was pushed for money Jacqueline était à court d'argent

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = press) pousser ; (on bell) appuyer

• you push and I'll pull poussez et moi je vais tirer

• to push for better working conditions faire pression pour obtenir de meilleures conditions de travail

   b. ( = move) they pushed into the room ils sont entrés dans la pièce en se frayant un passage

• he pushed past me il m'a dépassé en me bousculant

4. compounds

► push-bike (inf) noun

(British) vélo m

► push-button adjective [machine] à commande automatique ; [telephone] à touches

► push-start noun transitive verb

• to give a car a push-start

• to push-start a car faire démarrer une voiture en la poussant ► push-up noun (US) pompe (inf) f

• to do push-ups faire des pompes (inf)

5. Phrasal Verbs

► push ahead intransitive verb

( = make progress) avancer à grands pas

► push around separable transitive verb

   a. [+ toy] pousser dans tous les sens

   b. ( = bully) (inf) bousculer (inf)► push aside separable transitive verb

[+ person, chair] écarter (brusquement) ; [+ objection, suggestion] écarter

► push away separable transitive verb

[+ person, chair, one's plate, sb's hand] repousser

► push in

1. intransitive verb

s'introduire de force ; (into queue) se faufiler

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ stick, finger] enfoncer ; [+ person] pousser

• they dragged him to the pool and pushed him in ils l'ont tiré jusqu'à la piscine et l'ont poussé dedans

   b. ( = break) [+ door] enfoncer

   c. to push one's way in s'introduire de force► push off (inf!) intransitive verb

( = leave) filer (inf)

• push off! fichez le camp ! (inf)► push on intransitive verb

(in journey) pousser (to jusqu'à ) ; (in work) persévérer

► push over separable transitive verb

   a. ( = cause to topple) renverser

   b. ( = cause to fall off) (over cliff, bridge) faire tomber

   c. ( = pass) [+ object] pousser ( to sb vers qn)► push through separable transitive verb

   a. [+ stick, hand] (faire) passer

   b. [+ deal, decision] faire accepter

   c. push one's way through se frayer un chemin► push up separable transitive verb

   a. [+ lever] (re)lever ; [+ spectacles] relever

   b. ( = increase) [+ numbers, sales] augmenter ; [+ prices, demand] faire monter

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[pʊʃ] 1.
noun

1) lit (shove, press) poussée f

to give somebody/something a push — pousser quelqu'un/quelque chose

the car won't start - we need a push — la voiture ne veut pas démarrer - il faut la pousser

at the push of a button — en appuyant sur un bouton

2) (campaign, drive) campagne f

3) fig ( stimulus) impulsion f

to give something/somebody a push — encourager quelque chose/quelqu'un

this gave me the push I needed — c'est ça qui m'a décidé à faire quelque chose

to give something a push in the right direction — faire avancer quelque chose dans la bonne direction

4) Military poussée f

the big push — la grande offensive

5) (spirit, drive) esprit m battant
2.
transitive verb

1) (move, shove, press) gen pousser; appuyer sur [button, switch, bell]

to push somebody/something away — repousser quelqu'un/quelque chose

she pushed him down the stairs — elle l'a poussé dans l'escalier

to push one's finger into — enfoncer son doigt dans

to push something into somebody's hand — mettre quelque chose de force dans la main de quelqu'un

to push somebody/something out of the way — écarter quelqu'un/quelque chose

to push somebody aside — écarter quelqu'un

to push one's way through something — se frayer un chemin à travers quelque chose

to push something off the road — enlever quelque chose de la chaussée

to push the door open —

to push the door shut — pousser la porte

to push somebody too far — fig pousser quelqu'un à bout

to be pushed — (colloq) ( under pressure) être à la bourre (colloq)

to be pushed for something — (colloq) ( short of) être à court de quelque chose

2) (colloq) ( promote) faire la promotion de [product]; promouvoir [policy, theory]

3) (colloq) ( sell) vendre [drugs]
3.
intransitive verb pousser

to push against — s'appuyer contre

to push at something — repousser quelque chose

to push past somebody — bousculer quelqu'un

to push through — se frayer un chemin à travers
4.
reflexive verb

to push oneself upright — se redresser

to push oneself through a gap — passer par un trou; ( drive oneself) se pousser ( to do à faire)

Phrasal Verbs:

- push ahead

- push around

- push back

- push down

- push for

- push forward

- push in

- push off

- push on

- push over

- push through

- push up

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at a push — (colloq) GB s'il le faut

if it comes to the push — si on en vient à cette extrémité

to be pushing 50 — friser la cinquantaine

to give somebody the push — (colloq) GB ( fire) virer quelqu'un (colloq); ( break up with) larguer quelqu'un (colloq)

to push one's luck —

to push it — (colloq) forcer sa chance

that's pushing it a bit! — (colloq) ( cutting it fine) c'est un peu juste or risqué!

English-French dictionary > push
15 force

fo:s
1. noun
1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) fuerza

2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) fuerza

3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) cuerpo

2. verb
1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) forzar, obligar

2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forzar

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- forced
- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force

force¹ n fuerza

they used force to make him confess emplearon la fuerza para hacerlo confesar

the force of an explosion la fuerza de una explosión

the armed forces las fuerzas armadas

by force a la fuerza

force² vb

1. obligar

he forced me to give him the money me obligó a darle el dinero

2. forzar

they forced a window open forzaron una ventana

El gerundio de force se escribe forcing

force

tr[fɔːs]

noun

1 (strength, power, violence) fuerza

2 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL fuerza

3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL cuerpo

transitive verb

1 (oblige) forzar, obligar

■ he was forced to resign lo obligaron a dimitir

■ they forced me to tell them me obligaron a decírselo

2 (break open) forzar

3 (produce unnaturally) forzar

4 (plants) hacer madurar temprano

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

by force por la fuerza, a la fuerza

to come into force entrar en vigor

from force of habit / by force of habit por la fuerza de costumbre

in force (people) en gran número 2 (law, rule) en vigor, vigente

■ the police arrived in force llegó un gran contingente de policías

■ this law is still in force esta ley sigue vigente

to force somebody's hand forzar la mano de alguien

to force the pace apretar el paso

to force oneself to do something hacer un esfuerzo por hacer algo, obligarse a hacer algo

to force somebody into doing something obligar a alguien a hacer algo

force ['fors] vt, forced ; forcing

1) compel: obligar, forzar

2) : forzar

to force open the window: forzar la ventana

to force a lock: forzar una cerradura

3) impose: imponer, obligar

force n

1) : fuerza f

2)

by force : por la fuerza

3)

in force : en vigor, en vigencia

force

n.

• energía s.f.

• enjundia s.f.

• fuerza (Física) s.f.

• hervor s.m.

• personal s.m.

• validez s.f.

• vigencia s.f.

v.

• apremiar v.

• compeler v.

• constreñir v.

• encajar v.

• forzar v.

• obligar v.

I fɔːrs, fɔːs
noun

1) c u (strength, coercion) fuerza f

a force eight gale — vientos de fuerza ocho

the police were out in force — había una gran presencia policial

through force of circumstances the plans had to be changed — razones de fuerza mayor nos hicieron cambiar de planes

to take something by force — apoderarse de algo por la fuerza

to use/resort to force — hacer* uso de/recurrir a la fuerza

2) c (influential thing, person) fuerza f

she's a force to be reckoned with — no se puede menos que tenerla en cuenta

to join forces with somebody — unirse a alguien, hacer* causa común con alguien

3) c ( group of people) fuerza f

the (armed) forces — las fuerzas armadas

the (police) force — la policía

our sales force — nuestro personal de ventas, nuestro equipo de vendedores

4) u ( validity) fuerza f

to come into force — entrar en vigor or vigencia

to be in force — estar* en vigor or vigencia

II

transitive verb

1) ( compel)

to force somebody to + INF — obligar* or forzar* a alguien a + inf

I had to force myself to eat — tuve que obligarme a comer

they were forced to sell/into selling — se vieron obligados or forzados a vender

2)

a) (bring about, obtain) \<\<action/change\>\> provocar*

b) ( extort)

to force something OUT OF o FROM somebody — \<\<secret/confession\>\> arrancarle* algo a la fuerza a alguien

3) ( impose)

to force something ON somebody: the decision was forced on us by events los acontecimientos nos obligaron a tomar esa decisión; I didn't want to take the money, but she forced it on me yo no quería el dinero pero me obligó a aceptarlo; to force oneself on somebody — ( sexually) violar a alguien

4) (exert pressure, push, drive) \<\<knob/handle/door/link\>\> forzar*

to force a door open — forzar* una puerta

he forced the lid off — le sacó la tapa a la fuerza

they forced their way in — entraron por la fuerza

to force an entry — entrar por la fuerza

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Phrasal Verbs:

- force down

- force up

[fɔːs]
1. N

1) (=strength) fuerza f

the building took the full force of the blast — el edificio recibió toda la fuerza or todo el impacto de la explosión

• to do sth by force — hacer algo por la fuerza

they removed him from the bar by force — lo sacaron del bar a la fuerza or por la fuerza

by force of arms — por la fuerza de las armas

by force of circumstance(s) — debido a las circunstancias

by sheer force — (physical) solo a base de fuerza

by (sheer) force of numbers — por pura superioridad numérica

she tried to convert people by force of argument — intentaba convencer a la gente a fuerza de or a base de argumentos

by or through sheer force of personality — a fuerza de or a base de puro carácter

• from force of habit — por la fuerza de la costumbre

• the force of gravity — la fuerza de la gravedad

• the police were out in force — la policía había salido en masa, había un enorme despliegue policial

• to resort to force — recurrir a la fuerza

• to use force — hacer uso de la fuerza
brute 2.
2) (Met)

a force five wind — un viento de fuerza cinco

3) (=influence) fuerza f

the social and economic forces that influence our decisions — las fuerzas sociales y económicas que influyen en nuestras decisiones

he is a powerful force in the trade union movement — es una persona con mucho peso dentro del movimiento sindicalista

• the forces of evil — las fuerzas del mal

• the forces of nature — las fuerzas de la naturaleza

• Janet is obviously a force to be reckoned with — Janet es sin lugar a dudas una persona a (la que hay que) tener en cuenta
driving, join, life, market
4) (=legitimacy) fuerza f

the guidelines do not have the force of law — las directrices no tienen fuerza de ley

• to be in force — [law, tax] estar vigente or en vigor

a curfew is in force — se ha impuesto un toque de queda

• to come into force — entrar en vigor, hacerse vigente

5) (=body of people) (Mil) fuerza f

• allied forces — fuerzas fpl aliadas, ejércitos mpl aliados

• sales force — (Comm) personal m de ventas

• the force — (=police force) la policía, el cuerpo (de policía)

• the forces — (Brit) (Mil) las fuerzas armadas

2. VT

1) (=compel) [+ person] obligar, forzar

she was forced to the conclusion that... — se vio obligada or forzada a concluir que...

to force sb to do sth — obligar or forzar a algn a hacer algo

I am forced to admit that... — me veo obligado or forzado a admitir que...

I had to force myself to pick it up — tuve que obligarme or forzarme a recogerlo del suelo

I had to force myself to stay calm — tuve que obligarme or forzarme a permanecer sereno

• to force sb into doing sth — obligar or forzar a algn a hacer algo

they forced me into signing the agreement — me obligaron or forzaron a firmar el acuerdo

to force sb into a corner — (fig) arrinconar a algn

- force sb's hand

2) (=impose)

• to force sth on sb — imponer algo a algn

he forced his views on them — les impuso su punto de vista

the decision was forced on him — la decisión le fue or le vino impuesta

to force o.s. on sb: I don't want to force myself on you, but... — no quisiera importunarte (con mi presencia), pero...

he forced himself on one of the girls — (sexually) forzó a una de las chicas

3) (=push, squeeze)

• he forced the clothes into the suitcase — metió la ropa en la maleta a la fuerza, embutió la ropa en la maleta

they forced their way into the flat — se metieron en el piso a or por la fuerza

• the lorry forced the car off the road — el camión obligó or forzó al coche a salirse de la carretera, el camión hizo que el coche se saliera de la carretera

• he was forced out of office — lo obligaron or forzaron a dimitir del cargo

• she forced her way through the crowd — se abrió paso entre la muchedumbre a or por la fuerza

to force a bill through Parliament — hacer que se apruebe un proyecto de ley en el Parlamento

4) (=break open) [+ lock, door] forzar

• to force sth open — [+ drawer, door, window] forzar algo

5) (=exert, strain) [+ voice] forzar

• to force the pace — (lit) forzar el ritmo or la marcha; (fig) forzar la marcha de los acontecimientos

• don't force the situation — no fuerces la situación

6) (=produce with effort) [+ answer] forzar

• to force a smile — forzar una sonrisa, sonreír de manera forzada

7) (Hort, Agr) [+ vegetable, fruit] acelerar el crecimiento de

8) (=obtain by force) conseguir a or por la fuerza

• to force a confession from or out of sb — obtener una confesión de algn a or por la fuerza

• we forced the secret out of him — le sacamos el secreto a or por la fuerza

• to force a vote on sth — forzar una votación sobre algo

3.

CPD

force majeure N — fuerza f mayor

- force back

- force down

- force out

- force up

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I [fɔːrs, fɔːs]
noun

1) c u (strength, coercion) fuerza f

a force eight gale — vientos de fuerza ocho

the police were out in force — había una gran presencia policial

through force of circumstances the plans had to be changed — razones de fuerza mayor nos hicieron cambiar de planes

to take something by force — apoderarse de algo por la fuerza

to use/resort to force — hacer* uso de/recurrir a la fuerza

2) c (influential thing, person) fuerza f

she's a force to be reckoned with — no se puede menos que tenerla en cuenta

to join forces with somebody — unirse a alguien, hacer* causa común con alguien

3) c ( group of people) fuerza f

the (armed) forces — las fuerzas armadas

the (police) force — la policía

our sales force — nuestro personal de ventas, nuestro equipo de vendedores

4) u ( validity) fuerza f

to come into force — entrar en vigor or vigencia

to be in force — estar* en vigor or vigencia

II

transitive verb

1) ( compel)

to force somebody to + INF — obligar* or forzar* a alguien a + inf

I had to force myself to eat — tuve que obligarme a comer

they were forced to sell/into selling — se vieron obligados or forzados a vender

2)

a) (bring about, obtain) \<\<action/change\>\> provocar*

b) ( extort)

to force something OUT OF o FROM somebody — \<\<secret/confession\>\> arrancarle* algo a la fuerza a alguien

3) ( impose)

to force something ON somebody: the decision was forced on us by events los acontecimientos nos obligaron a tomar esa decisión; I didn't want to take the money, but she forced it on me yo no quería el dinero pero me obligó a aceptarlo; to force oneself on somebody — ( sexually) violar a alguien

4) (exert pressure, push, drive) \<\<knob/handle/door/link\>\> forzar*

to force a door open — forzar* una puerta

he forced the lid off — le sacó la tapa a la fuerza

they forced their way in — entraron por la fuerza

to force an entry — entrar por la fuerza

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Phrasal Verbs:

- force down

- force up

English-spanish dictionary > force
16 przebi|ć

pf — przebi|jać1 impf Ⅰ vt 1. (przekłuć ostrym przedmiotem) to puncture [skórę, oponę]; to perforate [ściankę jelita, bębenek ucha]; to go through [pancerz, szybę, ścianę]
- w czasie walki byk przebił toreadora rogami during the fight the bull gored the toreador

- morderca przebił mu pierś a. go nożem/sztyletem the murderer stabbed him in the chest with a knife/dagger

- kula przebiła tarczę/pancerz the bullet went through the shield/armour(ed) plate

- przebita opona a punctured tyre
2. (zrobić przejście) to drill [tunel]; to build [przejście podziemne, szlak komunikacyjny] 3. (przeniknąć) [słońce, głos] to break through
- przebić wzrokiem ciemność to penetrate the darkness
4. pot., przen. (okazać się lepszym) to beat
- przebiła konkurentki urodą, talentem i inteligencją she beat her rivals with her looks, talent, and intelligence
5. (proponować wyższą cenę) to outbid
- przebić kogoś na licytacji to outbid someone

- przebić cenę to beat down the price
6. Gry to beat; (atutem) to trump, to ruff; (w pokerze) to raise
- przebić waleta damą/króla asem to beat a jack with a queen/a king with an ace;
7. Sport to return [piłkę, lotkę] 8. (przetopić) to turn
- stołowe srebra przebili na monety the silverware was turned into coins
9. (zmienić bezprawnie) to restamp [numery silnika]
- samochody miały przebite numery the cars had the numbers restamped
Ⅱ przebić się — przebijać się 1. (dźgnąć się) to stab oneself
- przebić się nożem/sztyletem to stab oneself with a knife/dagger
2. (zostać przekłutym) to be/get punctured
- w powrotnej drodze przebiła mi się opona on the way back I got a puncture
3. (przedostać się z trudem) to fight one’s way (przez coś through sth)
- przebić się przez tłum/gąszcz to fight one’s way through the crowd/thicket

- mały oddział wojsk przebił się przez teren nieprzyjaciela a small unit fought its way through enemy territory
4. (przeniknąć) [światło, dźwięk, głos] to break through
- około południa słońce przebiło się przez chmury around midday the sun broke through the clouds

- krzyk kobiety przebił się przez zgiełk tłumu the scream of a woman broke through the tumult
5. [artysta, sportowiec] to make it (to the top) 6. (przekopać drogę) to cut through
- ratownicy usiłują przebić się do zasypanych górników rescue workers are trying to cut through to the stranded miners

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przebi|ć
17 push

push

A n

1 lit (shove, press) poussée f ; to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qch ; the car won't start-we need a push la voiture ne veut pas démarrer-il faut la pousser ; at the push of a button en appuyant sur un bouton ;

2 (campaign, drive) campagne f (for en faveur de ; to do pour faire) ;

3 fig ( stimulus) impulsion f ; to give sth/sb a push encourager qch/qn ; this gave me the push I needed c'est ça qui m'a décidé à faire quelque chose ; to give sth a push in the right direction faire avancer qch dans la bonne direction ;

4 Mil poussée f (to à ; towards vers) ; the big push la grande offensive ;

5 (spirit, drive) esprit m battant.

B vtr

1 (move, shove, press) pousser [person, animal, chair, door, car, pram] ; appuyer sur [button, switch, bell] ; to push sb/sth away repousser qn/qch ; to push sth down/up sth pousser qch en bas/en haut de qch [hill, street] ; she pushed him down the stairs elle l'a poussé dans l'escalier ; to push sb/sth into pousser qn/qch dans [lake, ditch, house] ; to push one's finger/a stick into enfoncer son doigt/un bâton dans ; to push sth into sb's hand mettre qch de force dans la main de qn ; I pushed her in je l'ai poussée dedans ; to push sth to pousser qch jusqu'à [place, garage] ; to push sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qch ; to push sb/a suggestion aside écarter qn/une suggestion ; to push one's way through sth se frayer un chemin à travers qch ; to push sth off the road enlever qch de la chaussée ; to push the door open/shut pousser la porte ; to push a thought to the back of one's mind repousser une pensée dans un coin de son esprit ;

2 (urge, drive) pousser [pupil, person] (to do, into doing à faire) ; to push sb too hard trop pousser qn ; to push sb too far pousser qn à bout ; don't push me! ○ ne me pousse pas à bout! ; to be pushed ○ ( under pressure) être à la bourre ○ ; to be pushed for sth ○ ( short of) être à court de qch ;

3 ○ ( promote) faire la promotion de [product] ; promouvoir [policy, theory] ;

4 ○ ( sell) vendre [drugs].

C vi pousser ; to get out and push sortir pour pousser ; ‘Push’ ‘Poussez’ ; there's no need to push! ce n'est pas la peine de pousser! ; to push against s'appuyer contre ; to push at sth repousser qch ; to push past sb bousculer qn ; to push through se frayer un chemin à travers [crowd, room].

D v refl to push oneself to push oneself upright se redresser ; to push oneself into a sitting position se redresser en position assise ; to push oneself through the crowd se frayer un chemin à travers la foule ; to push oneself through a gap passer par un trou ; ( drive oneself) se pousser (to do à faire).

Idioms

at a push ○ GB s'il le faut ; if it comes to the push si on en vient à cette extrémité ; to be pushing 50 friser la cinquantaine ; to give sb the push ○ GB ( fire) virer qn ○ ; ( break up with) larguer qn ○ ; to push one's luck, to push it ○ forcer sa chance ; that's pushing it a bit! ○ ( cutting it fine) c'est un peu juste or risqué! ; when ou if push comes to shove ○ au pire.

Phrasal verbs

■ push ahead ( with plans) persévérer (with dans) ; ( on journey) continuer.

■ push around ○:

▶ push [sb] around fig bousculer.

■ push back:

▶ push [sth] back, push back [sth] pousser [object, furniture] ; repousser [forest, shoreline] ; ramener [qch] en arrière [hair] ; repousser [army, enemy, frontier] ; repousser [date, meeting].

■ push down:

▶ push [sth] down, push down [sth] faire chuter [price, rate, temperature] ;

▶ push down [sb], push [sb] down faire tomber [person].

■ push for:

▶ push for [sth] faire pression en faveur de [reform, action].

■ push forward:

▶ push forward ( with plans) persévérer (with dans) ; ( on journey) continuer ;

▶ push [sth] forward, push forward [sth] faire valoir [idea, proposal] ; to push oneself forward se mettre en avant (as comme ; for pour).

■ push in:

▶ push in s'introduire dans la file ;

▶ push [sth] in, push in [sth] enfoncer [button, door, window].

■ push off

1 ○ GB filer ○ ; push off! file! ;

2 Naut pousser ; push off from Naut s'éloigner de qch en poussant [bank, jetty].

■ push on = push ahead.

■ push over:

▶ push over ○ ( move over) se pousser ;

▶ push over [sth/sb], push [sth/sb] over renverser [person, table, car].

■ push through:

▶ push [sth] through, push through [sth] faire voter [bill, legislation] ; faire passer [deal] ; to push through a passport application accélerer l'obtention d'un passeport ; to push a bill through parliament faire voter rapidement un projet de loi.

■ push up:

▶ push up [sth], push [sth] up faire monter [price, rate, unemployment].

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18 tunkeutua

yks.nom. tunkeutua; yks.gen. tunkeudun; yks.part. tunkeutui; yks.ill. tunkeutuisi; mon.gen. tunkeutukoon; mon.part. tunkeutunut; mon.ill. tunkeuduttiin

bite (verb)

break (verb)

edge (verb)

edge one's way through (verb)

force one's way (verb)

infiltrate (verb)

intrude (verb)

invade (verb)

penetrate (verb)

permeate (verb)

pervade (verb)

pierce (verb)

push (verb)

squash (verb)

squeeze (verb)

trespass (verb)

trespass on (verb)

impinge (verb)

* * *

• intrude

• edge one's way

• edge

• elbow one's way

• enter

• force one's way

• infiltrate

• bite

• invade

• penetrate

• permeate

• pervade

• pierce

• impose oneself on

• break

• push in

• push one's way

• push

• squash

• squeeze

• thrust oneself on

• trespass on

• trespass

• work into

• work one's way

• press

• come through

Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > tunkeutua
19 get

get

❢ This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner. get is used in many idiomatic expressions ( to get something off one's chest etc) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc). This is also true of offensive comments ( get stuffed etc) where the appropriate entry would be stuff. Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else ( to get a room painted etc) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive ( faire repeindre une pièce etc). When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc) as a single verb often suffices ( s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc). For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

A vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét got ; pp got, gotten US)

1 ( receive) recevoir [letter, school report, grant] ; recevoir, percevoir [salary, pension] ; TV, Radio capter [channel, programme] ; did you get much for it? est-ce que tu en as tiré beaucoup d'argent? ; what did you get for your car? combien as-tu revendu ta voiture? ; we get a lot of rain il pleut beaucoup ici ; our garden gets a lot of sun notre jardin est bien ensoleillé ; we get a lot of tourists nous avons beaucoup de touristes ; you get lots of attachments with this cleaner il y a beaucoup d'accessoires fournis avec cet aspirateur ; you get what you pay for il faut y mettre le prix ; he's getting help with his science il se fait aider en sciences ;

2 ( inherit) to get sth from sb lit hériter qch de qn [article, money] ; fig tenir qch de qn [trait, feature] ;

3 ( obtain) ( by applying) obtenir [permission, divorce, custody, licence] ; trouver [job] ; ( by contacting) trouver [plumber, accountant] ; appeler [taxi] ; ( by buying) acheter [food item, clothing] (from chez) ; avoir [theatre seat, ticket] ; to get something for nothing/at a discount avoir qch gratuitement/avec une réduction ; to get sb sth, to get sth for sb ( by buying) acheter qch à qn ; I'll get sth to eat at the airport je mangerai qch à l'aéroport ;

4 ( subscribe to) acheter [newspaper] ;

5 ( acquire) se faire [reputation] ; he got his money in oil il s'est fait de l'argent dans le pétrole ;

6 ( achieve) obtenir [grade, mark, answer] ; he got it right ( of calculation) il a obtenu le bon résultat ; ( of answer) il a répondu juste ; how many do I need to get? ( when scoring) il me faut combien? ; he's got four more points to get il faut encore qu'il obtienne quatre points ;

7 ( fetch) chercher [object, person, help] ; go and get a chair/Mr Matthews va chercher une chaise/M. Matthews ; to get sb sth, to get sth for sb aller chercher qch pour qn ; get her a chair va lui chercher une chaise ; can I get you your coat? est-ce que je peux vous apporter votre manteau? ;

8 (manoeuvre, move) to get sb/sth upstairs/downstairs faire monter/descendre qn/qch ; a car to me is just something to get me from A to B pour moi une voiture ne sert qu'à aller de A à B ; I'll get them there somehow je les ferai parvenir d'une façon ou d'une autre ; can you get between the truck and the wall? est-ce que tu peux te glisser entre le camion et le mur? ;

9 ( help progress) is this discussion getting us anywhere? est-ce que cette discussion est bien utile? ; I listened to him and where has it got me? je l'ai écouté mais à quoi ça m'a avancé? ; this is getting us nowhere ça ne nous avance à rien ; where will that get you? à quoi ça t'avancera? ;

10 ( contact) did you manage to get Harry on the phone? tu as réussi à avoir Harry au téléphone? ;

11 ( deal with) I'll get it ( of phone) je réponds ; ( of doorbell) j'y vais ;

12 ( prepare) préparer [breakfast, lunch etc] ;

13 ( take hold of) attraper [person] (by à) ; I've got you, don't worry je te tiens, ne t'inquiète pas ; to get sth from ou off prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; to get sth from ou out of prendre qch dans [drawer, cupboard] ;

14 ○ ( oblige to give) to get sth from ou out of sb faire sortir qch à qn [money] ; fig obtenir qch de qn [truth] ;

15 ○ ( catch) gen arrêter [escapee] ; got you! gen je t'ai eu! ; ( caught in act) vu! ; a shark got him un requin l'a eu ; when I get you, you won't find it so funny quand tu auras affaire ○ à moi, tu trouveras ça moins drôle ;

16 Med attraper [disease] ; he got the measles from his sister sa sœur lui a passé la rougeole ;

17 ( use as transport) prendre [bus, train] ;

18 ( have) to have got avoir [object, money, friend etc] ; I've got a headache/bad back j'ai mal à la tête/au dos ;

19 ( start to have) to get (hold of) the idea ou impression that se mettre dans la tête que ;

20 ( suffer) to get a surprise être surpris ; to get a shock avoir un choc ; to get a bang on the head recevoir un coup sur la tête ;

21 ( be given as punishment) prendre [five years etc] ; avoir [fine] ; to get (a) detention être collé ○ ;

22 ( hit) to get sb/sth with toucher qn/qch avec [stone, arrow, ball] ; got it! ( of target) touché! ; the arrow got him in the heel la flèche l'a touché au talon ;

23 (understand, hear) comprendre ; I didn't get what you said/his last name je n'ai pas compris ce que tu as dit/son nom de famille ; did you get it? tu as compris? ; now let me get this right… alors si je comprends bien… ; ‘where did you hear that?’-‘I got it from Paul’ ‘où est-ce que tu as entendu ça?’-‘c'est Paul qui me l'a dit’ ; get this! he was arrested this morning tiens-toi bien! il a été arrêté ce matin ;

24 ○ (annoy, affect) what gets me is… ce qui m'agace c'est que… ; what really got me was… ce que je n'aimais pas c'était… ;

25 (learn, learn of) to get to do ○ finir par faire ; to get to like sb finir par apprécier qn ; how did you get to know ou hear of our organization? comment avez-vous entendu parler de notre organisation? ; we got to know them last year on a fait leur connaissance l'année dernière ;

26 ( have opportunity) to get to do avoir l'occasion de faire ; do you get to use the computer? est-ce que tu as l'occasion d'utiliser l'ordinateur? ; it's not fair, I never get to drive the tractor ce n'est pas juste, on ne me laisse jamais conduire le tracteur ; when do we get to eat the cake? quand est-ce qu'on va pouvoir manger le gâteau? ;

27 ( start) to get (to be) commencer à devenir ; he's getting to be proficient ou an expert il commence à devenir expert ; it got to be quite unpleasant ça a commencé à devenir plutôt désagréable ; he's getting to be a big boy now c'est un grand garçon maintenant ; to get to doing ○ commencer à faire ; we got to talking/dreaming about the holidays on a commencé à parler/rêver des vacances ; then I got to thinking that puis je me suis dit que ; we'll have to get going il va falloir y aller ;

28 ( must) to have got to do devoir faire [homework, chore] ; it's got to be done il faut le faire ; you've got to realize that il faut que tu te rendes compte que ; if I've got to go, I will s'il faut que j'y aille, j'irai ; there's got to be a reason il doit y avoir une raison ;

29 ( persuade) to get sb to do demander à qn de faire ; I got her to talk about her problems j'ai réussi à la faire parler de ses problèmes ; did you get anything out of her? est-ce que tu as réussi à la faire parler? ;

30 ( have somebody do) to get sth done faire faire qch ; to get the car repaired/valeted faire réparer/nettoyer la voiture ; to get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux ; how do you ever get anything done? comment est-ce que tu arrives à travailler? ;

31 ( cause) to get the car going faire démarrer la voiture ; to get the dishes washed faire la vaisselle ; this won't get the dishes washed! la vaisselle ne se fera pas toute seule! ; to get sb pregnant ○ mettre qn enceinte ○ ; as hot/cold as you can get it aussi chaud/froid que possible ; to get one's socks wet mouiller ses chaussettes ; to get one's finger trapped se coincer le doigt.

B vi ( p prés - tt- ; prét got ; pp got, gotten US)

1 ( become) devenir [suspicious, rich, old] ; how lucky/stupid can you get! il y en a qui ont de la chance/qui sont vraiment stupides! ; it's getting late il se fait tard ; how did he get like that? comment est-ce qu'il en est arrivé là? ;

2 ( forming passive) to get (oneself) killed/trapped se faire tuer/coincer ; to get hurt être blessé ;

3 ( become involved in) to get into ○ ( as hobby) se mettre à [astrology etc] ; ( as job) commencer dans [teaching, publishing] ; fig to get into a fight se battre ;

4 ( arrive) to get there arriver ; to get to the airport/Switzerland arriver à l'aéroport/en Suisse ; to get (up) to the top ( of hill etc) arriver au sommet ; how did your coat get here? comment est-ce que ton manteau est arrivé là? ; how did you get here? ( by what miracle) comment est-ce que tu es arrivé là? ; ( by what means) comment est-ce que tu es venu? ; where did you get to? où est-ce que tu étais passé? ; we've got to page 5 nous en sommes à la page 5 ;

5 ( progress) it got to 7 o'clock il était plus de 7 heures ; I'd got as far as underlining the title j'en étais à souligner le titre ; I'm getting nowhere with this essay je n'avance pas dans ma dissertation ; are you getting anywhere with your investigation? est-ce que votre enquête avance? ; now we're getting somewhere ( making progress) on avance vraiment ; ( receiving fresh lead) voilà quelque chose d'intéressant ; it's a slow process but we're getting there c'est un processus lent, mais on avance ; it's not perfect yet but we're getting there ce n'est pas encore parfait mais on avance ;

6 ○ ( put on) to get into mettre [pyjamas, overalls].

Idioms

get ○ ! fiche-moi le camp ○ ! ; get along with you ○ ! ne sois pas ridicule! ; get away with you ○ ! arrête de raconter n'importe quoi ○ ! ; get her ○ ! regarde-moi ça! ; get him ○ in that hat! regarde-le avec ce chapeau! ; he got his ○ ( was killed) il a cassé sa pipe ○ ; I'll get you ○ for that je vais te le faire payer ○ ; I'm getting there je progresse ; it gets me right here! tu vas me faire pleurer! ; I've/he's got it bad ○ je suis/il est vraiment mordu ; I've got it je sais ; to get above oneself commencer à avoir la grosse tête ○ ; to get it together ○ se ressaisir ; to get it up ● bander ●, avoir une érection ; to get one's in ○ US prendre sa revanche ; to tell sb where to get off envoyer qn promener ; to get with it ○ se mettre dans le coup ○ ; what's got into her/them? qu'est-ce qui lui/leur a pris? ; where does he get off ○ ? pour qui se prend-il? ; you've got me there! alors là tu me poses une colle ○ !

Phrasal verbs

■ get about

1 ( manage to move) se déplacer (by doing en faisant) ; she doesn't get about very well now elle a du mal à se déplacer maintenant ;

2 ( travel) voyager, se déplacer ; do you get about much in your job? vous voyagez beaucoup pour votre travail? ; he gets about a bit ( travels) il voyage pas mal ; ( knows people) il connaît du monde ;

3 ( be spread) [news] se répandre ; [rumour] courir, se répandre ; it got about that la nouvelle s'est répandue que, le bruit a couru que.

■ get across:

▶ get across

1 ( pass to other side) traverser ;

2 ( be communicated) [message] passer ;

▶ get across [sth] ( cross) traverser [river, road etc] ;

▶ get [sth] across

1 ( transport) how will we get it across? (over stream, gap etc) comment est-ce qu'on le/la fera passer de l'autre côté? ; I'll get a copy across to you (in separate office, building etc) je vous en ferai parvenir un exemplaire ;

2 ( communicate) faire passer [message, meaning] (to à) ;

▶ get across [sb] ○ US ( annoy) se mettre [qn] à dos ○ [person].

■ get ahead

1 ( make progress) [person] progresser ; to get ahead of prendre de l'avance sur [competitor] ;

2 ( go too fast) let's not get ahead of ourselves n'anticipons pas.

■ get along

1 ( progress) how's the project getting along? comment est-ce que le projet se présente? ; how are you getting along? ( in job) comment ça se passe? ; ( to sick or old person) comment ça va? ; ( in school subject) comment est-ce que ça se passe? ;

2 ( cope) s'en sortir ; we can't get along without a computer/him on ne s'en sortira pas sans ordinateur/lui ;

3 ( be suited as friends) bien s'entendre (with avec) ;

4 (go) I must be getting along il faut que j'y aille.

■ get around:

▶ get around

1 (move, spread) = get about ;

2 to get around to doing: she'll get around to visiting us eventually elle va bien finir par venir nous voir ; I must get around to reading his article il faut vraiment que je lise son article ; I haven't got around to it yet je n'ai pas encore eu le temps de m'en occuper ;

▶ get around [sth] ( circumvent) contourner [problem, law] ; there's no getting around it il n'y a rien à faire.

■ get at ○:

▶ get at [sb /sth]

1 ( reach) atteindre [object] ; arriver jusqu'à [person] ; fig découvrir [truth] ; let me get at her ( in anger) laissez-moi lui régler son compte ○ ;

2 ( spoil) the ants have got at the sugar les fourmis ont attaqué le sucre ;

3 ( criticize) être après [person] ;

4 ( intimidate) intimider [witness] ;

5 ( insinuate) what are you getting at? où est-ce que tu veux en venir?

■ get away:

▶ get away

1 ( leave) partir ;

2 ( escape) [person] s'échapper ; the fish got away le poisson s'est échappé ;

3 fig ( escape unpunished) to get away with a crime échapper à la justice ; you'll never get away with it! tu ne vas pas t'en tirer comme ça! ; he mustn't be allowed to get away with it il ne faut pas qu'il s'en tire à si bon compte ; she can get away with bright colours elle peut se permettre de porter des couleurs vives ;

▶ get [sb/sth] away ( for break) emmener [qn] se changer les idées ; to get sb away from a bad influence tenir qn à l'écart d'une mauvaise influence ; to get sth away from sb retirer qch à qn [weapon, dangerous object].

■ get away from:

▶ get away from [sth]

1 ( leave) quitter [town] ; I must get away from here ou this place! il faut que je parte d'ici! ; ‘get away from it all’ ( in advert) ‘évadez-vous de votre quotidien’ ;

2 fig ( deny) nier [fact] ; there's no getting away from it on ne peut pas le nier ;

3 fig ( leave behind) abandonner [practice, method] ;

▶ get away from [sb] lit, fig échapper à.

■ get back:

▶ get back

1 ( return) gen rentrer ; ( after short time) revenir ; when we get back à notre retour ;

2 ( move backwards) reculer ; get back! reculez! ;

3 ( take revenge) to get back at se venger de [aggressor] ;

▶ get back to [sth]

1 ( return to) rentrer à [house, city] ; revenir à [office, centre, point] ; we got back to Belgium nous sommes rentrés en Belgique ; when we get back to London à notre retour à Londres ;

2 ( return to former condition) revenir à [teaching, publishing] ; to get back to sleep se rendormir ; to get back to normal redevenir normal ;

3 ( return to earlier stage) revenir à [main topic, former point] ; to get back to your problem,… pour en revenir à votre problème,… ;

▶ get back to [sb]

1 ( return to) revenir à [group, person] ;

2 ( on telephone) I'll get right back to you je vous rappelle tout de suite ;

▶ get [sb/sth] back

1 ( return) ( personally) ramener [object, person] ; ( by post etc) renvoyer ; Sport ( in tennis etc) renvoyer [ball] ; when they got him back to his cell quand ils l'ont ramené dans sa cellule ;

2 ( regain) récupérer [lost object, loaned item] ; fig reprendre [strength] ; she got her money back elle a été remboursée ; she got her old job back on lui a redonné son travail ; he got his girlfriend back il s'est remis avec sa petite amie ○.

■ get behind:

▶ get behind ( delayed) prendre du retard ;

▶ get behind [sth] se mettre derrière [hedge, sofa etc].

■ get by

1 ( pass) passer ;

2 ( survive) se débrouiller (on, with avec) ; we'll never get by without him/them nous ne nous en sortirons jamais sans lui/eux.

■ get down:

▶ get down

1 ( descend) descendre (from, out of de) ;

2 ( leave table) quitter la table ;

3 ( lower oneself) ( to floor) se coucher ; ( to crouching position) se baisser ; to get down on one's knees s'agenouiller ; to get down to ( descend to reach) arriver à [lower level etc] ; atteindre [trapped person etc] ; ( apply oneself to) se mettre à [work] ; to get down to the pupils' level fig se mettre à la portée des élèves ; let's get down to business parlons affaires ; when you get right down to it quand on regarde d'un peu plus près ; to get down to doing se mettre à faire ;

▶ get down [sth] descendre [slope] ; if we get down the mountain alive si nous arrivons vivants en bas de la montagne ; when we got down the hill quand nous nous sommes retrouvés en bas de la colline ;

▶ get [sth] down, get down [sth]

1 ( from height) descendre [book, jar etc] ;

2 ( swallow) avaler [medicine, pill] ;

3 ( record) noter [speech, dictation] ;

▶ get [sb] down

1 ( from height) faire descendre [person] ;

2 ○ ( depress) déprimer [person].

■ get in:

▶ get in

1 lit ( to building) entrer ; ( to vehicle) monter ;

2 fig ( participate) to get in on réussir à s'introduire dans [project, scheme] ; to get in on the deal ○ faire partie du coup ;

3 ( return home) rentrer ;

4 ( arrive at destination) [train, coach] arriver ;

5 ( penetrate) [water, sunlight] pénétrer ;

6 Pol [Labour, Tories etc] passer ; [candidate] être élu ;

7 Sch, Univ [applicant] être admis ;

8 ( associate) to get in with se mettre bien avec [person] ; he's got in with a bad crowd il traîne avec des gens peu recommandables ;

▶ get [sth] in, get in [sth]

1 ( buy in) acheter [supplies] ;

2 ( fit into space) I can't get the drawer in je n'arrive pas à faire rentrer le tiroir ;

3 Agric ( harvest) rentrer [crop] ;

4 Hort ( plant) planter [bulbs etc] ;

5 (deliver, hand in) rendre [essay, competition entry] ;

6 ( include) (in article, book) placer [section, remark, anecdote] ; he got in a few punches il a distribué quelques coups ;

7 ( fit into schedule) faire [tennis, golf] ; I'll try to get in a bit of tennis ○ j'essayerai de faire un peu de tennis ;

▶ get [sb] in faire entrer [person].

■ get into:

▶ get into [sth]

1 ( enter) entrer dans [building] ; monter dans [vehicle] ;

2 ( be admitted) ( as member) devenir membre de [club] ; ( as student) être admis à [school, university] ; I didn't know what I was getting into fig je ne savais pas dans quoi je m'embarquais ;

3 ( squeeze into) rentrer dans [garment, size] ; ⇒ debt, habit, trouble ;

▶ get [sb/sth] into faire entrer [qn/qch] dans [good school, building, room, space].

■ get off:

▶ get off

1 ( from bus etc) descendre (at à) ;

2 ( start on journey) partir ;

3 ( leave work) finir ;

4 ○ ( escape punishment) s'en tirer (with avec) ;

5 to get off to partir pour [destination] ; did they get off to school OK? est-ce qu'ils sont partis sans problèmes pour l'école? ; ( make headway) to get off to a good/poor start prendre un bon/mauvais départ ; to get off to sleep s'endormir ; to get off on doing ○ péj ( get buzz from) prendre plaisir à faire ; to get off with, GB rencontrer, ramasser ○ pej [person] ;

▶ get off [sth]

1 ( climb down from) descendre de [wall, ledge] ;

2 ( alight from) descendre de [bus etc] ;

3 ( remove oneself from) get off my nice clean floor/the grass ne marche pas sur mon sol tout propre/la pelouse ;

4 fig ( depart from) s'écarter de [subject] ;

▶ get off ○ [sb] ( leave hold) get off me! lâche-moi! ;

▶ get [sb/sth] off

1 ( lift down) descendre [object] ; faire descendre [person] ;

2 ( dispatch) envoyer [parcel, letter, person] ; I've got the children off to school j'ai envoyé les enfants à l'école ;

3 ( remove) enlever [stain] ;

4 ○ ( send to sleep) endormir [baby].

■ get on:

▶ get on

1 ( climb aboard) monter (at à) ;

2 ( work) get on a bit faster/more sensibly travaille un peu plus vite/plus sérieusement ;

3 ( continue with work) let's get on! continuons! ;

4 GB ( like each other) bien s'entendre ;

5 ( fare) how did you get on? comment est-ce que ça s'est passé? ;

6 ( cope) how are you getting on? comment est-ce que tu t'en sors? ;

7 GB ( approach) he's getting on for 40 il approche des quarante ans ; it's getting on for midnight il est presque minuit ; there are getting on for 80 people ○ il y a presque 80 personnes ;

8 ( grow late) time's getting on le temps passe ;

9 ( grow old) to be getting on a bit commencer à vieillir ;

▶ get on [sth] ( board) monter dans [vehicle] ;

▶ get [sth] on, get on [sth] ( put on) mettre [boots, clothing] ; monter [tyre] ; mettre [lid, tap washer etc].

■ get onto:

▶ get onto [sth]

1 ( board) monter dans [vehicle] ;

2 ( be appointed) être nommé à [Board] ;

3 ( start to discuss) arriver à parler de [topic, subject] ;

4 GB ( contact) contacter ; I'll get on to the authorities je contacterai les autorités.

■ get on with:

▶ get on with [sth] ( continue to do) to get on with one's work/with preparing the meal continuer à travailler/à préparer le repas ; let's get on with the job! au travail! ;

▶ get on with [sb] GB s'entendre avec [person].

■ get out:

▶ get out

1 ( exit) sortir (through, by par) ; get out and don't come back! va-t'en et ne reviens pas! ; they'll never get out alive ils ne s'en sortiront jamais vivants ;

2 ( make social outing) sortir ; you should get out more tu devrais sortir plus ;

3 (resign, leave) partir ;

4 ( alight) descendre ;

5 ( be let out) [prisoner] être libéré ; he gets out on the 8th il sera libéré le 8 ;

6 ( leak) [news] être révélé ;

▶ get [sth] out, get out [sth]

1 ( bring out) sortir [handkerchief, ID card] ;

2 ( extract) retirer [cork, stuck object] ; extraire [tooth] ;

3 ( erase) enlever [stain] ;

4 ( take on loan) emprunter [library book] ;

5 ( produce) sortir [plans, product] ;

6 ( utter) I couldn't get the words out les mots ne voulaient pas sortir ;

7 ( solve) faire [puzzle] ;

▶ get [sb] out ( release) faire libérer [prisoner] ; to get sb out of sth ( free from detention) ( personally) libérer qn de qch ; ( by persuasion) faire libérer qn de qch [prisoner] ; to get sth out of sth ( bring out) sortir qch de qch [handkerchief etc] ; ( find and remove) récupérer qch dans qch [required object, stuck object] ; I can't get it out of my mind je ne peux pas l'effacer de mon esprit.

■ get out of:

▶ get out of [sth]

1 ( exit from) sortir de [building, bed] ;

2 ( alight from) descendre de [vehicle] ;

3 ( leave at end of) sortir de [meeting] ;

4 ( be freed from) être libéré de [prison] ;

5 ( withdraw from) quitter [organization] ; échapper à [responsibilities] ; he's got out of oil ○ ( as investment) il a vendu toutes ses actions dans le pétrole ;

6 ( avoid doing) s'arranger pour ne pas aller à [appointment, meeting] ; I'll try to get out of it j'essaierai de me libérer ; I accepted the invitation and now I can't get out of it j'ai accepté l'invitation et maintenant je ne peux pas me défiler ○ ; to get out of doing s'arranger pour ne pas faire ;

7 ( no longer do) perdre [habit] ;

8 ( gain from) what do you get out of your job? qu'est-ce que ton travail t'apporte? ; what will you get out of it? qu'est-ce que vous en retirerez?

■ get over:

▶ get over ( cross) passer ;

▶ get over [sth]

1 ( cross) traverser [bridge, stream] ;

2 ( recover from) se remettre de [illness, shock] ; to get over the fact that se remettre du fait que ; I can't get over it ( in amazement) je n'en reviens pas ; I couldn't get over how she looked ça m'a fait un choc de la voir comme ça ; I can't get over how you've grown je n'en reviens pas de ce que tu as grandi ;

3 ( surmount) surmonter [problem] ; to get sth over with en finir avec qch ; let's get it over with finissons-en ;

4 ( stop loving) oublier ; she never got over him elle ne l'a jamais oublié ;

▶ get [sb/sth] over

1 ( cause to cross) faire passer [injured person, object] ; faire passer [qn/ qch] au-dessus de [bridge, wall etc] ;

2 ( cause to arrive) get the plumber over here at once faites venir tout de suite le plombier ;

3 ( communicate) faire passer [message].

■ get round GB:

▶ get round = get around ;

▶ get round [sth] = get around [sth] ;

▶ get round ○ [sb] persuader [qn], avoir [qn] au sentiment ○ ; can't you get round him? est-ce que tu ne peux pas le persuader? ; she easily gets round her father elle fait tout ce qu'elle veut de son père.

■ get through:

▶ get through

1 ( squeeze through) passer ;

2 Telecom to get through to sb avoir qn au téléphone ; I couldn't get through je n'ai pas réussi à l'avoir ;

3 to get through to ( communicate with) convaincre [person] ;

4 ( arrive) [news, supplies] arriver ;

5 ( survive) s'en sortir (by doing en faisant) ;

6 Sch, Univ [examinee] réussir ;

▶ get through [sth]

1 ( make way through) traverser [checkpoint, mud] ;

2 ( reach end of) terminer [book, revision] ; finir [meal, task] ; [actor] finir [performance] ;

3 ( survive mentally) I thought I'd never get through the week j'ai cru que je ne tiendrais pas la semaine ;

4 ( complete successfully) [candidate, competitor] réussir à [exam, qualifying round] ; I got through the interview l'entretien s'est bien passé ;

5 (consume, use) manger [supply of food] ; boire [supply of drink] ; dépenser [money] ; I get through two notebooks a week il me faut or j'use deux carnets par semaine ;

▶ get [sb/sth] through

1 ( squeeze through) faire passer [car, object, person] ;

2 ( help to endure) [pills, encouragement, strength of character] aider [qn] à continuer ; her advice/these pills got me through the day ses conseils/ces comprimés m'ont aidé à tenir le coup ○ ;

3 ( help through frontier etc) faire passer [person, imported goods] ;

4 Sch, Univ ( help to pass) permettre à [qn] de réussir [candidate] ;

5 Pol faire passer [bill].

■ get together:

▶ get together ( assemble) se réunir (about, over pour discuter de) ;

▶ get [sb/sth] together, get together [sb/sth]

1 ( assemble) réunir [different people, groups] ;

2 ( accumulate) réunir [money] ; rassembler [food parcels, truckload] ;

3 ( form) former [company, action group].

■ get under:

▶ get under passer en-dessous ;

▶ get under [sth] passer sous [barrier, floorboards etc].

■ get up:

▶ get up

1 (from bed, chair etc) se lever (from de) ; get up off the grass! ne reste pas sur l'herbe! ;

2 (on horse, ledge etc) monter ; how did you get up there? comment est-ce que tu es monté là-haut? ;

3 Meteorol [storm] se préparer ; [wind] se lever ;

4 to get up to ( reach) arriver à [page, upper floor] ; what did you get up to? fig ( sth enjoyable) qu'est-ce que tu as fait de beau? ; ( sth mischievous) qu'est-ce que tu as fabriqué ○ ? ;

▶ get up [sth]

1 arriver en haut de [hill, ladder] ;

2 ( increase) augmenter [speed] ;

3 (start, muster) former [group] ; faire [petition] ; obtenir [support, sympathy] ;

▶ get [sth] up organiser ;

▶ get [oneself] up ○ in mettre [outfit].

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( presse) press,

( stærkere) force;

[ trænges] crowd, press,

F throng ( fx round somebody);

[ hårdt trængt af] hard pressed by;

[ med præp & adv:]

[ trænge bort] drive away, crowd out,

(fig) oust;

[ trænge frem] advance,

( kraftigere) push forward;

[ trænge sig frem] push forward;

[ trænge igennem]

( om forslag, idé: blive anerkendt) be accepted,

F prevail,

( om stemme) carry;

( med objekt) ( om kugle, vand etc) penetrate ( fx the wall),

( om noget spidst også) pierce,

( om person) penetrate ( fx the security guards, the enemy lines), pierce through ( fx the forest, the enemy lines),

( mase sig igennem) force (el. push) one's way through ( fx the crowd);

[ trænge igennem støjen]

( om talende) make oneself heard above the noise;

[ trænge ind] enter,

( ubudent, F) intrude,

( på fremmed ejendom) tresspass;

(dvs mase ind) force one's way in,

( om flere) crowd in;

( bryde ind) F force an entry,

T break in;

(fig: trænge ind til bevidstheden) sink in, penetrate ( fx it took time for the warning to sink in (el. penetrate)), register ( fx I told him the sad news, but it did not register);

[ støjen trængte ind gennem væggen] the noise could be heard through the wall;

[ trænge ind i] enter ( fx he admitted that he had entered the palace as a tresspasser),

( ubudent, F) intrude into ( fx a territory),

( fremmed ejendom) tresspass on;

( mase ind) force one's way into,

( om flere) crowd into,

( invadere) invade ( fx a country);

( gradvis) insinuate oneself into, infiltrate ( fx the trade unions);

( om vand, kugle etc) penetrate into;

(fig: om ideer etc) penetrate (into) ( fx the new ideas are

penetrating (into) the whole of our society),

F permeate;

( lære at kende) become better acquainted with ( fx the mystery);

[ trænge ind på] enter, intrude into, tresspass on,

(se ovf: trænge ind i);

[ trænge ind på en] intrude oneself on somebody,

( presse) press somebody hard ( for at få ham til at gøre noget to do something);

[ trænge en op i en krog] corner somebody, force (el. drive) somebody into a corner;

[ trænge `på] push (forward);

[ trænge sig på] push (oneself forward), intrude,

T butt in,

( om problem: kræve løsning etc) be urgent;

[ trænge sammen], se sammentrænge;

[ trænge til bunds i], se bund;

[ trænge fjenden tilbage] drive (el. push) back the enemy;

[ trænge en ud] force somebody out,

( om flere) crowd somebody out;

( fortrænge én, F) oust somebody ( fx as leader).

II. *

( være i trang) be in want;

[ trænge til] need,

( stærkere) want ( fx what you need (, want) is a good long

holiday),

F require;

[ trænge hårdt (el. stærkt, svært) til noget] need something badly;

[ trænge til at blive] need (, want) -ing ( fx the room needs (, wants) painting).

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