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61 bajo
Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar) \ \
bajo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
bajó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: bajar bajo
bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo 1 ( acercándose) to come down;◊ bajo por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;ya bajo I'll be right down ‹ de coche› to get out of sth; ‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth 2 [ hinchazón] to go down; [ temperatura] to fall, drop [ calidad] to deteriorate; [ popularidad] to diminish; verbo transitivo 1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down 2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower 3a) bajo algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth); ( llevar) to take sth down (to sth) 4 ‹ ventanilla› to open 5 ‹ precio› to lower; ‹ fiebre› to bring down; ‹ volumen› to turn down; ‹ voz› to lower bajarse verbo pronominal 1 ( apearse) bajose de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth; ‹ de coche› to get out of sth; ‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth; ‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth 2 ‹ pantalones› to take down; ‹ falda› to pull down
bajo 1
◊ -ja adjetivo1 [ser] ‹ persona› short 2 ‹ tierras› low-lying están bajos de moral their morale is low; está bajo de defensas his defenses are low 3 bajo en calorías low-calorie; de baja calidad poor-quality 4 ( grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, low 5 ( vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, base;
bajo 2 adverbio◊ ¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!■ sustantivo masculino 1b)◊ los bajos (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor2 ( contrabajo) (double) bass ■ preposición under; tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero; bajo juramento under oath
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower (una persiana) to let down (la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down (la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off (de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back (como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.
' bajo' also found in these entries: Spanish: auspicio - baja - caer - calificar - caloría - circunstancia - concepto - confiar - control - cuerda - dominación - fianza - fiebre - guardia - hundida - hundido - imperio - ínfima - ínfimo - insolación - juramento - libertad - llave - manía - ministerio - monte - murmurar - par - pretexto - próxima - próximo - rescoldo - ropa - sarro - so - tapón - techo - tierra - tono - vigilancia - a - abrasar - anestesia - arresto - ático - bajar - bajío - chato - chico - coacción English: account - aloud - auspice - bail - bass - bass guitar - below - beneath - body - bottom - clampdown - complaint - conceal - condition - content - control - cover - cuff - custody - depressed - distraught - down - drunk driving - DUI - escrow - feel - floodlight - foresight - freezing - ground - gun - hand - honour - hurtle - in - keep down - lock away - low - low-alcohol - low-budget - low-calorie - low-cost - lower - Lower Egypt - lowest - microscope - minus - oath - observation - off -
62 take
take [teɪk]prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)A.∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qchB.(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatifC.(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?∎ American take a right prenez à droiteD.∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique□(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le matchE.(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercierF.∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là(b) (accept as valid) croire;∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!□∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids(e) (experience, feel)∎ to take fright prendre peur;∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personneG.(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais direH.∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au plurielI.(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);∎ to take drugs se droguer;∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;∎ to take the air prendre l'air∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?∎ I'll take it je le prends;∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths∎ to take a service célébrer un office;∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions(k) (contract, develop)∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion(l) (direct, aim)∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès3 noun(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin□, palper(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surprisressembler à, tenir de;∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère(a) (dismantle) démonter;∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves(b) (criticize) critiquerprendre à part, emmener à l'écart;∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonterse démonter(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue(d) (air, water, food etc)∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes(h) (attend, go to) aller à;∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges□ ;∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement➲ take off(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans□ ;∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent(c) (lead away) emmener;∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi(a) (aeroplane) décoller;∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir➲ take on(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre significationfamiliar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant□ ;∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout□ ;∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn□ ;∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme□ ;∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!□(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir(c) (make for, head for)∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;∎ to take to the road prendre la route;∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage➲ take up∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron(k) (shares, stock) souscrire àreprendre, continuer∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion(a) (accept offer, advice of)∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économieⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable. -
63 fetch
[̈ɪfetʃ]fetch вчт. выбирать fetch вчт. выборка fetch вчт. выбрать fetch вызывать (слезы, кровь) fetch выручать (за проданную вещь) fetch достигать, добиваться (часто fetch up) fetch получать, выручать; the vase is sure to fetch a high price эту вазу можно продать за хорошие деньги fetch привидение; двойник fetch разг. привлекать, нравиться, очаровывать fetch приводить fetch сходить (за кем-л.); принести; достать; to (go and) fetch a doctor привести врача fetch приносить убитую дичь (о собаке) fetch разг. ударить; he was fetched on the head from behind кто-то сзади нанес ему удар по голове fetch хитрость, уловка fetch сходить (за кем-л.); принести; достать; to (go and) fetch a doctor привести врача to fetch one's breath перевести дух; to fetch a sigh тяжело вздохнуть to fetch and carry (for) прислуживать; to fetch and carry news распространять новости to fetch and carry (for) прислуживать; to fetch and carry news распространять новости fetch away вырваться, освободиться; fetch down = bring down; fetch out выявлять; выделять; оттенять fetch away вырваться, освободиться; fetch down = bring down; fetch out выявлять; выделять; оттенять to fetch one's breath перевести дух; to fetch a sigh тяжело вздохнуть fetch away вырваться, освободиться; fetch down = bring down; fetch out выявлять; выделять; оттенять fetch up амер. довершать, заканчивать; to fetch up all standing внезапно остановиться fetch up нагонять, наверстывать fetch up останавливаться fetch up рвать, блевать; he fetches up его рвет to fetch up (against smth.) стукнуться (обо что-л.) fetch up амер. довершать, заканчивать; to fetch up all standing внезапно остановиться fetch up рвать, блевать; he fetches up его рвет fetch разг. ударить; he was fetched on the head from behind кто-то сзади нанес ему удар по голове fetch получать, выручать; the vase is sure to fetch a high price эту вазу можно продать за хорошие деньги -
64 снижать
несовер. - снижать;
совер. - снизить( кого-л./что-л.)
1) lower, bring down
2) (уменьшать) reduce, decrease;
lower, bring down, cut, abate (о ценах) снижать цены ≈ to deflate
3) (по службе) degrade, demote, reduce in appointmentсниж|ать -, снизить (вн.)
1. reduce (smth.), bring* (smth.) down, lower (smth.) ;
(о ценах тж.) cut* (smth.) ;
~ давление reduce pressure;
~ скорость reduce speed;
~ себестоимость продукции reduce production costs;
~ требования к чему-л. be* less exacting with regard to smth. ;
~ требования к кому-л. demand less of smb. ;
2. (самолёт) bring* (smth.) lower;
~аться, снизиться
3. (уменьшаться) drop, fall*;
(о ценах) fall*, come* down;
температура снизилась the temperature has fallen;
4. (спускаться) come* down, descend;
(о самолёте тж.) reduce altitude;
~ение с.
5. lowering;
(температуры) fall;
(уменьшение) reduction;
~ение цен drop (decline, decrease) in prices, cut price, downturn in prices, reduction of prices, price cut;
~ение деловой активности contraction of business conditions;
~ение зарплаты wage-cut;
~ение налогов tax cut;
~ение себестоимости продукции lowering (of) production costs;
~ение стоимости перевозок downgrading;
~ение темпов slowdown, slowing down;
6. (самолёта) descent;
вести самолёт на ~ение bring* in a plane to land. -
65 precio
Del verbo preciar: ( conjugate preciar) \ \
precio es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
preció es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
precio sustantivo masculino 1 ( de producto) price;◊ precio al contado/a plazos cash/credit price;¿qué precio tiene este vestido? how much is this dress?; precio de costo or (Esp) coste cost price; precio de venta al público (de alimento, medicamento) recommended retail price; ( de libro) published price; 2 (sacrificio, costo) price, cost;
precio sustantivo masculino price, cost: ¿qué precio tiene este abrigo?, how much is this coat? Locuciones: a cualquier precio, at any cost: está dispuesta a conseguir ese puesto a cualquier precio, she's willing to do anything in order to get that job
no tener precio, to be priceless: las obras destruídas por las bombas no tenían precio, the works of art destroyed by the bombing were priceless
mi amistad no tiene precio, my friendship can't be bought ' precio' also found in these entries: Spanish: abusiva - abusivo - ajustada - ajustado - alquiler - alta - alto - arrendamiento - cara - caro - cobrar - concertar - conveniente - costar - coste - costo - de - demencial - descender - desorbitada - desorbitado - encarecer - entrar - estar - lince - mitad - moderada - moderado - módica - módico - neta - neto - proporción - PVP - rebaja - rebajar - regatear - rondar - salvajada - según - tarifa - tasa - tasar - tributo - unitaria - unitario - valer - valor - valorar - accesible English: adjust - all-in - approximate - arm's length - arrange - asking price - at - bargain - beat down - bloody - bring down - cagey - charge - cheap - command - cost - cut - decrease - dirt-cheap - discount - double - down - downturn - drop - excessive - fall - fare - fix - foresight - freight - gazumping - going - hefty - high-end - inexpensively - inflated - introductory - jack up - jump - knock down - low - lower - lowest - mark down - mark up - market price - mistaken - moderate - money - name -
66 put
̈ɪput I гл.
1) а) класть, положить б) помещать, сажать;
ставить He put his money into land. ≈ Он поместил свои деньги в земельную собственность. It's time he was put to school. ≈ Пора определить его в школу. Put it out of your mind. ≈ Выкинь это из головы. Put yourself in his place. ≈ Поставь себя на его место. в) приделывать, прилаживать
2) а) пододвигать, прислонять б) спорт бросать, метать, толкать;
всаживать Syn: throw
3) а) направлять;
заставлять делать to put a horse to/at a fence ≈ заставить лошадь взять барьер to put one's mind on/to a problem ≈ думать над проблемой, искать решение проблемы б) предлагать, ставить на обсуждение в) приводить( в определенное состояние или положение) ;
подвергать (to)
4) а) выражать( словами, в письменной форме) ;
излагать, переводить б) класть слова на музыку в) оценивать, исчислять, определять (в) (at) ;
считать I put his income at 5000 pounds a year. ≈ Я определяю его годовой доход в 5000 фунтов стерлингов. ∙ put about put above put across put ahead put apart put as put aside put at put away put back put by put down put forth put forward put in put off put on put onto put out put over put through put together put up put up with put upon to put a name ≈ оказывать поддержку put up to smth. put it across II сущ. метание( камня и т. п.) III = putt бросок камня или тяжести с плеча (спортивное) толкание( биржевое) опцион на продажу, обратная премия, сделка с обратной премией - * and call двойной опцион, стеллаж - to give for the * продать обратную премию (диалектизм) толчок, удар класть, ставить;
положить, поставить - to * the books on a shelf положить /поставить/ книги на полку - to * a bandage on one's hand наложить повязку на руку - to * a thing in its right place положить /поставить/ вещь на место - to * a child to bed уложить ребенка в постель;
уложить ребенка спать - * the parcel on the table положите сверток на стол - don't * the basket on the table, * it on the floor не ставь корзину на стол, поставь ее на пол - * the child in the chair посади ребенка на стул (in, into) вкладывать, вставлять, класть;
убирать - to * a letter into an envelope вложить письмо в конверт - to * some money in one's purse положить деньги в кошелек - to * some water in a jug налить воды в кувшин - to * papers in the drawer убрать /положить/ бумаги /документы/ в ящик стола - he put his hands into his pockets он засунул руки в карманы - * your suit in the cupboard повесь костюм в шкаф( обыкн in, into) прибавлять, подмешивать, всыпать - to * sugar in(to) tea класть сахар в чай - to * the poison in smth. подмешать яд во что-л. - * no rum in the tea не добавляйте рому в чай - I've * milk in your tea я налил вам в чай молока - I've * salt in the soup я посолил суп - he * many spices into the dish он приправил кушанье разными пряностями ставить, помещать, размещать - to * names in alphabetical order расположить фамилии в алфавитном порядке - to * difficulties in the way ставить /чинить/ препятствия на пути - to * honour before riches предпочитать честь богатству - he *s Keats above Byron as a poet он ставит Китса как поэта выше Байрона - * yourself in my place поставь себя на свое место - * the stress on the first syllable поставьте ударение на первом слоге отдавать, передавать;
помещать - to * smb. under smb.'s care поручить кого-л. кому-л. /чьим-л. заботам/;
отдать кого-л. на чье-л. попечение - to * oneself into snb.'s hands отдать себя в чьи-л. руки - will you * the matter into my hands? вы доверите /поручите/ мне это дело? ставить, назначать( на какую-л. должность, работу) - to * smb. in charge /at the head/ of smth. поставить кого-л. во главе чего-л. - to * men to work поставить людей на работу - * him to mind the furnance поставь /назначь/ его следить за топкой - he is * to every kind of work он привык /привычен/ ко всякой работе - they * over him a man six years younger than himself они поставили над ним человека на шесть лет моложе (него) - I * myself to winning back their confidence я пытался /старался/ вновь завоевать их доверие устраивать, определять, помещать - to * smb. in hospital помещать кого-л. в больницу - to * a child to school определить ребенка в школу - to * smb. in prison посадить кого-л. в тюрьму - to * goods on the market выпускать товар в продажу - to * an ad in the paper поместить объявление в газете - to * cattle to pasture выгонять скот на пастбище - to * a boy to trade определить мальчика в учение - he was * to shoemaking его отдали в учение к сапожнику - she was * in(to) service ее отдали в услужение - we shall * him in the spare room мы поместим его /постелим ему/ в свободной комнате - the refugees were * in the hostel беженцев разместили в общежитии поставить, сделать постановку - to * a play on the stage поставить пьесу вносить, включать (тж. * down) - to * in the list включить в список - to * into the field( спортивное) включить в число участников соревнования - * $10 to my account запишите десять долларов на мой счет (to) приложить;
поднести;
приблизить;
подвинуть - to * a glass to one's lips поднести стакан к губам - to * a handkerchief to one's nose поднести платок к носу - to * one's eye to a spyglass поднести подзорную трубу к глазам - he * a flower against /to/ her hair он приложил цветок к ее волосам (to) приделать, приладить, приспособить - to * a new handle to a knife приделать новую рукоятку к ножу - to * a ferrule to a walking stick надеть на трость новый наконечник( сельскохозяйственное) (to) случать - to * bull to cow случить быка с коровой( морское) плыть;
отправляться;
брать курс - to * (out) to the sea выйти в море - to * into port заходить в порт - to * down the river плыть вниз по реке - the boat * out of Odessa судно вышло из Одессы (американизм) (разговорное) убегать, удирать - * to home удрать домой( диалектизм) пускать ростки;
давать почки (диалектизм) бодать бодаться излагать, выражать, формулировать( мысли, замечания и т. п.) - to * one's ideas into words выразить мысли словами - to * one's proposal on paper изложить свое предложение в письменной форме - to * the arguments for and against привести /изложить/ доводы за и против - to * in black and white написать черным по белому - to * it mildy мягко говоря - to * it otherwise иначе говоря, иными словами - I don't know how to * it (разговорное) я не знаю, как это сделать - as Horace *s it как говорит /пишет/ Гораций - you * things in such a way that вы преподносите это таким образом /в таком свете/ - * it to him nicely скажите ему об этом деликатно /мягко/ - I * the matter clearly to /before/ him я ясно изложил ему суть дела - a good story well * интересный, хорошо преподнесенный рассказ переводить (на другой язык) - * it into French переведите это на французский( язык) - how would you * it in French? как вы это скажите /как это будет/ по-французски? класть (на музыку) задавать, ставить (вопрос) - he * so many questions that I couldn't answer them all он задал столько вопросов, что я не смог на все ответить выдвигать( предложение) ;
предлагать (резолюцию) ;
ставить (вопрос, предложение и т. п.) на обсуждение - to * the motion to the vote ставить предложение на голосование - to * a matter before a tribunal представить вопрос на рассмотрение трибунала - I want to * my proposal before you я хочу, чтобы вы выслушали /обсудили, обдумали/ мое предложение - I shall * your proposal to the board я доведу ваше предложение до сведения совета директоров, я доложу ваше предложение на совете директоров высказывать (предположение) - I * it to you that (you were there) я говорю вам, что (вы там были) - he * it to them that... он сказал /заявил/ им, что - * it that you are right допустим /предположим/, что вы правы ставить (знак, метку, подпись) - to * one's name /one's signature/ to a document подписывать документ - * a mark /a tick/ against his name поставьте галочку против его фамилии вложить, поместить, внести( деньги) - to * money in(to) a bank положить деньги в банк - to * capital into a business вложить капитал в дело - to * money into land помещать деньги в земельную собственность ставить деньги, делать ставки( на бегах и т. п.) - to * money on a horse ставить деньги на лошадь назначать (цену) ;
определять (стоимость, ценность) ;
оценивать что-л. или кого-л.;
исчислять - to * value of smth. оценить что-л. - to * price on a painting оценить картину, назначить цену за картину - to * the population at 15 000 определить численность населения в пятнадцать тысяч человек - I should * it at $5 я бы оценил это в пять долларов - I * his income at $6000 я определяю его годовой доход в 6000 долларов - he *s no value on my advice он не прислушивается к моим советам - he *s hight value on her friendship он высоко ценит ее дружбу - I'd * him at about 60 я бы дал ему лет шестьдесят облагать( налогом) - to * a tax on imports обложить пошлиной ввозимые товары (on, upon) накладывать (обязательства и т. п.) - to * a veto on smth. наложить вето /запрет/ на что-л., запретить что-л. - the obligation he had * upon us обязательства, которые он на нас возложил возлагать (надежды и т. п.) - to * one's hopes (up) on smb. возлагать надежды на кого-л.;
что-л. переложить, свалить( вину, ответственность) - to * the blame on smb. возложить на кого-л. вину - he always tries to * the blame on me он всегда старается свалить вину на меня вонзать( нож и т. п.) ;
посылать( пулю, снаряд и т. п.) - to * a knife into smb. всадить нож в кого-л.;
зарезать кого-л. - to * a bullet through smb. застрелить кого-л. (on) основывать, базировать (решение, вывод) - I * my decision on the grounds stated я основываю свое решение на вышеуказанных мотивах приводить (в определенное положение, состояние и т. п.) - to * a stop to /(разг) a stopper on/ smth. прекратить что-л. - to * an end /a period/ to smth. положить конец чему-л., покончить с чем-л. - to * right исправить, починить;
вывести из заблуждения, направить на правильный путь - to * smb. right with smb. оправдать кого-л. в чьих-л. глазах (спортивное) толкать (ядро) засеивать, засаживать( какой-л. культурой) - the land was * in(to) /under/ wheat земля была засеяна пшеницей впрягать (животное) - to * a horse to a carriage впрячь лошадь в экипаж( горное) подкатывать( вагонетку) > to * to use использовать > to * money to good use тратить /расходовать/ деньги с пользой > to * to rights привести в порядок;
упорядочить > to * smb. in the right way наставить кого-л. на путь истинный > to * smb. right with smb. оправдать кого-л. в чьих-л. глазах > to * smb. in the wrong свалить вину на кого-л. > to * heads together совещаться;
вырабатывать совместный план > to * smb.'s back up рассердить /вывести из себя/ кого-л. > to * a good face on it сделать вид, что ничего не случилось > to * a finger on the right spot попасть в точку;
понять суть дела > to * one's finger on обнаруживать, раскрывать, распознавать > to * the finger on smb. сообщить сведения о ком-л. (в полицию) ;
донести на кого-л. > to * one's hand in(to) one's pocket тратить деньги, раскошеливаться > to * one's hands in one's pockets предоставить другим действовать;
умыть руки > to * one's hand to smth. /to the plough/ браться за что-л., взяться за дело > to * one's shoulder to the wheel энергично взяться за дело, приналечь > to * one's foot in it сплоховать;
попасть впросак, "влопаться" > I * my foot in it я дал маху > to * on blinders and earmuffs закрыть глаза и уши, не желая ничего видеть и слышать > to * pen to paper начать писать, взяться за перо > to * one's pen through a word вычеркнуть слово > to * in one's oar, to * one's oar into smb.'s boat вмешиваться в чужие дела > to * a spoke in smb.'s wheel, to * grit the machine вставлять палки в колеса > to * all one's eggs in one basket рисковать всем, поставить все на карту;
целиком отдаться чувству > to * to the sword предать мечу, убить на войне > to * smth. down the drain выкинуть что-л. (на помойку) > to * smb. to his trumps довести кого-л. до крайности > to * smb. wise to /about, of/ smth. (американизм) ознакомить кого-л. с чем-л.;
открыть кому-л. глаза на что-л. > to * smb. in the picture уведомлять /информировать/ кого-л.;
ввести кого-л. в курс дела > to * smb. in his place поставить кого-л. на место, осадить кого-л. > to * spurs to пришпоривать лошадь;
подгонять( кого-л.), ускорять( что-л.) > to * new life into smb., smth. вдохнуть новую жизнь в кого-л., во что-л. > to * one's name to поддерживать, оказывать поддержку > to * smth. out of harm's way прятать что-л. от греха подальше > to * smb. on his guard предостеречь кого-л. > to * smb. off his guard усыплять чью-л. бдительность > to * smb. at his ease избавить кого-л. от смущения;
успокоить кого-л. > to * the wind up smb. запугивать кого-л., нагонять страх на кого-л. > that's * the lid on it! ну все!, конец!, с этим покончено! > to * paid to поставить штамп "уплачено";
уничтожить, ликвидировать;
положить конец (чему-л.) ;
поставить крест( на чем-л.) > to * paid to mosquitoes истребить москитов > let's * paid to the rumour давайте навсегда покончим с этим слухом > this * paid to his hopes это поставило крест на его надеждах > to * a nail in smb.'s coffin (сленг) ускорить чью-л. гибель;
злословить о ком-л. > to * the squeak in (сленг) стать доносчиком > to * it up to smb. (американизм) переложить ответственность на кого-л. > to * the bee /the bite/ on требовать денег взаймы > to * the law on smb. (американизм) подать на кого-нибудь в суд > to be hard * to it оказаться в трудном положении > to stay * (американизм) (сленг) не рыпаться > to * on the scent (охота) пустить по следу (собаку) ;
указать правильный путь (кому-л.) > to * smb. on his honour связать кого-л. словом > to * smb. on his mettle испытать ч-л. мужество;
пробудить рвение > to * up a yarn сочинить историю, пустить "утку" > to * up the shutters ликвидировать дело > not to * too fine a point upon it говоря попросту;
не вдаваясь в подробности > * your hand no further than your sleeve will reach (пословица) по одежке протягивай ножки (легкий) удар, загоняющий мяч в лунку (гольф) загонять мяч в лунку (гольф) ~ about (обыкн. p. p.) шотл. волновать, беспокоить;
don't put yourself about не беспокойтесь he ~ his money into land он поместил свои деньги в земельную собственность;
put it out of your mind выкинь это из головы ~ off откладывать;
he put off going to the dentist он отложил визит к зубному врачу ~ off вызывать отвращение;
her face quite puts me off ее лицо меня отталкивает I don't know how to ~ it не знаю, как это выразить;
I put it to you that... я говорю вам, что... ~ down считать;
I put him down for a fool я считаю его глупым ~ оценивать, исчислять, определять (at - в) ;
считать;
I put his income at;
5000 a year я определяю его годовой доход в 5000 фунтов стерлингов I don't know how to ~ it не знаю, как это выразить;
I put it to you that... я говорю вам, что... it's time he was ~ to school пора определить его в школу;
to put a boy as apprentice определить мальчика в ученье put = putt ~ спорт. бросать, метать;
толкать ~ вкладывать деньги ~ вносить предложение ~ всаживать;
to put a knife into всадить нож в;
to put a bullet through (smb.) застрелить (кого-л.) ~ выражать (словами, в письменной форме) ;
излагать, переводить (from... into - с одного языка на другой) ;
класть (слова на музыку) ~ вчт. записать ~ излагать ~ (~) класть, положить;
(по) ставить;
put more sugar in your tea положи еще сахару в чай ~ метание (камня и т. п.) ~ назначать цену ~ направлять;
заставлять делать;
to put a horse to (или at) a fence заставить лошадь взять барьер ~ облагать налогом ~ обратная премия ~ определять стоимость ~ опцион на продажу ~ оценивать, исчислять, определять (at - в) ;
считать;
I put his income at;
5000 a year я определяю его годовой доход в 5000 фунтов стерлингов ~ оценивать ~ подвергать (to) ;
to put to torture подвергнуть пытке;
пытать;
to put to inconvenience причинить неудобство ~ пододвигать, прислонять;
to put a glass to one's lips поднести стакан к губам ~ поместить ~ помещать;
сажать;
to put to prison сажать в тюрьму ~ помещать ~ поставлять ~ предлагать, ставить на обсуждение;
to put a question задать вопрос;
to put to vote поставить на голосование ~ предлагать ~ приводить (в определенное состояние или положение) ;
to put in order приводить в порядок;
to put an end (to smth.) прекратить (что-л.). ~ приделать, приладить;
to put a new handle to a knife приделать новую рукоятку к ножу ~ сделка с обратной премией ~ формулировать it's time he was ~ to school пора определить его в школу;
to put a boy as apprentice определить мальчика в ученье ~ всаживать;
to put a knife into всадить нож в;
to put a bullet through (smb.) застрелить (кого-л.) to ~ (smb.) in charge of... поставить (кого-л.) во главе...;
to put a child to bed уложить ребенка спать ~ пододвигать, прислонять;
to put a glass to one's lips поднести стакан к губам ~ направлять;
заставлять делать;
to put a horse to (или at) a fence заставить лошадь взять барьер ~ всаживать;
to put a knife into всадить нож в;
to put a bullet through (smb.) застрелить (кого-л.) to ~ a man wise (about, of, to) информировать (кого-л.) о (чем-л.), объяснить( кому-л.) (что-л.) ~ приделать, приладить;
to put a new handle to a knife приделать новую рукоятку к ножу ~ предлагать, ставить на обсуждение;
to put a question задать вопрос;
to put to vote поставить на голосование question!: put a ~ ставить вопрос to ~ a stop (to smth.) остановить( что-л.).;
to put to sleep усыпить stop: to put a ~ (to smth.) положить (чему-л.) конец;
the train goes through without a stop поезд идет без остановок to ~ a thing in its right place поставить вещь на место ~ about (обыкн. p. p.) шотл. волновать, беспокоить;
don't put yourself about не беспокойтесь ~ about распространять( слух и т. п.) ~ about мор. сделать поворот;
лечь на другой галс ~ приводить (в определенное состояние или положение) ;
to put in order приводить в порядок;
to put an end (to smth.) прекратить (что-л.). to ~ (smb.) at his ease приободрить, успокоить ( кого-л.) ;
to put the horse to the cart запрягать лошадь ~ away разг. заложить( что-л.), затерять ~ away оставлять( привычку и т. п.) ;
отказаться( от мысли и т. п.) ~ away отделываться, избавляться ~ away откладывать (сбережения) ~ away разг. поглощать;
съедать;
выпивать ~ away разг. помещать (в тюрьму, сумасшедший дом и т. п.) ~ away убивать ~ away убирать;
прятать ~ back мор. возвращаться (в гавань, к берегу) ~ back задерживать ~ back передвигать назад( стрелки часов) ~ back ставить на место ~ by избегать( разговора) ~ by откладывать на черный день ~ by отстранять ~ by стараться не замечать;
игнорировать ~ down высаживать, давать возможность выйти( пассажирам) ~ down запасать( что-л.) ~ down записывать ~ down записывать на счет ~ down заставить замолчать ~ down опускать, класть ~ down опускать ~ down подавлять (восстание и т. п.) ~ down подписывать на определенную сумму ~ down подписываться на определенную сумму ~ down уст. понижать (в должности и т. п.) ;
свергать ~ down приписывать( чему-л.) ~ down сбить (самолет противника) ~ down смещать ~ down снижать цену ~ down ав. снизиться;
совершить посадку ~ down совершать посадку ~ down считать;
I put him down for a fool я считаю его глупым ~ down урезывать (расходы) ;
снижать (цены) ~ down урезывать ~ in вводить (в действие) ;
to put in the attack предпринять наступление ~ in вставлять, всовывать ~ in выдвинуть свою кандидатуру, претендовать( for - на) ~ in мор. заходить в порт ~ in разг. исполнять( работу) ~ in поставить (у власти, на должность) ~ in представлять( документ) ~ in предъявлять( претензию) ;
подавать( жалобу) ~ in разг. проводить время( за каким-л. делом) to ~ in appearance (at) появиться ~ in bond оставлять товар на таможенном складе до уплаты пошлины to ~ (smb.) in charge of... поставить (кого-л.) во главе...;
to put a child to bed уложить ребенка спать ~ in claims предъявлять претензию ~ in claims предъявлять рекламацию ~ in mothballs ставить на консервацию ~ in prison сажать в тюрьму ~ in вводить (в действие) ;
to put in the attack предпринять наступление ~ in uniform призывать на военную службу to ~ to death предавать смерти, убивать, казнить;
to put to flight обратить в бегство;
to put into a rage разгневать to ~ it in black and white написать черным по белому he ~ his money into land он поместил свои деньги в земельную собственность;
put it out of your mind выкинь это из головы ~ (~) класть, положить;
(по) ставить;
put more sugar in your tea положи еще сахару в чай ~ off вызывать отвращение;
her face quite puts me off ее лицо меня отталкивает ~ off мешать, отвлекать( от чегол.) ~ off отбрасывать( страхи, сомнения и т. п.) ~ off отбрасывать ~ off отвлекать ~ off отвлекаться ~ off отделываться;
to put off with a jest отделаться шуткой ~ off отделываться ~ off откладывать;
he put off going to the dentist он отложил визит к зубному врачу ~ off откладывать ~ off отменять ~ off отсрочивать ~ off мор. отчаливать ~ off подсовывать, всучивать( upon - кому-л.) ~ off отделываться;
to put off with a jest отделаться шуткой to ~ on makeup употреблять косметику ~ on paper вчт. переносить на бумагу ~ on the watch list бирж. включать в список ценных бумаг, за которыми ведется наблюдение to ~ one's mind on (или to) a problem думать над разрешением проблемы;
to put (smth.) to use использовать (что-л.) ~ out to tender выставлять на торги to ~ (smb.) at his ease приободрить, успокоить (кого-л.) ;
to put the horse to the cart запрягать лошадь ~ through выполнять ~ through завершать ~ through заканчивать ~ through осуществлять ~ подвергать (to) ;
to put to torture подвергнуть пытке;
пытать;
to put to inconvenience причинить неудобство ~ помещать;
сажать;
to put to prison сажать в тюрьму to ~ to the blush заставить покраснеть от стыда, пристыдить;
to put to shame пристыдить shame: ~ позор;
to put to shame посрамить;
to bring to shame опозорить;
to bring shame (to (или on, upon) smb.) покрыть позором (кого-л.) to ~ a stop (to smth.) остановить (что-л.).;
to put to sleep усыпить sleep: to send (smb.) to ~ усыпить (кого-л.) ;
to put to sleep уложить спать ~ to the vote ставить на голосование vote: ~ голосование;
баллотировка;
to cast a vote голосовать;
to put to the vote ставить на голосование ~ подвергать (to) ;
to put to torture подвергнуть пытке;
пытать;
to put to inconvenience причинить неудобство to ~ one's mind on (или to) a problem думать над разрешением проблемы;
to put (smth.) to use использовать (что-л.) use: he lost the ~ of his eyes он ослеп;
to make use of, to put to use использовать, воспользоваться ~ предлагать, ставить на обсуждение;
to put a question задать вопрос;
to put to vote поставить на голосование ~ up вкладывать деньги ~ up возводить ~ up выдвигать кандидатуру ~ up выставлять ~ up выставлять кандидатуру ~ up консервировать ~ up организовывать ~ up повышать цены ~ up прятать ~ up строить ~ up убирать ~ up финансировать ~ yourself in his place поставь себя на его место;
to put on the market выпускать в продажу put = putt putt: putt гнать мяч в лунку (в гольфе) ~ n (легкий) удар, загоняющий мяч в лунку (в гольфе) ~ оценивать, исчислять, определять (at - в) ;
считать;
I put his income at;
5000 a year я определяю его годовой доход в 5000 фунтов стерлингов year: year банкнота в 1 долл. ~ pl возраст, годы;
he looks young for his years он молодо выглядит для своих лет;
in years пожилой ~ год;
year by year каждый год;
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1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) subir, elevar3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) cultivar; criar4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) plantear6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) recaudar; reunir7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) levantar, erigir10) (to give (a shout etc).) exclamar11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) comunicarse (con)
2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) aumento- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits
raise vb1. levantarif you know the answer, raise your hand si sabes la respuesta, levanta la mano2. aumentar / subirtr[reɪz]1 (lift up) levantar2 (move to a higher position) subir■ he raised the mirror because he had to stoop to shave subió el espejo porque tenía que agacharse para afeitarse3 (build, erect) erigir, levantar4 (increase) subir, aumentar5 (improve) mejorar6 (laugh, smile, etc) provocar; (doubt, fear) suscitar7 (children) criar, educar; (animals) criar8 (matter, point) plantear■ they raised £20,000 for the new church recaudaron veinte mil libras para la nueva iglesia■ she somehow manages to raise the rent every month de algún modo consigue el dinero para pagar el alquiler cada mes10 (by radio) comunicar con11 (at cards) subir1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL aumento de sueldo1) lift: levantar, subir, alzarto raise one's spirits: levantarle el ánimo a alguien2) erect: levantar, erigir3) collect: recaudarto raise money: recaudar dinero4) rear: criarto raise one's children: criar uno a sus niños5) grow: cultivar6) increase: aumentar, subir7) promote: ascender8) provoke: provocarit raised a laugh: provocó una risa9) bring up: sacar (temas, objeciones, etc.)raise n: aumento mn.• aumento s.m.• bonificación s.f.• subida s.f.v.• alzar v.• criar v.• elevar v.• enriscar v.• erguir v.• erigir v.• levantar v.• realzar v.• resucitar v.• sacar a flote v.• soliviar v.• subir v.
I reɪz2)a) ( move upwards) \<\<head/hand\>\> levantar, alzar*; \<\<eyebrows\>\> arquear; \<\<blind/window\>\> subir; \<\<flag\>\> izar*b) ( make higher) \<\<shelf/level/hem\>\> subir3)a) ( set upright) levantarb) ( erect) \<\<monument/building\>\> levantar, erigir* (frml)4)a) \<\<pressure/temperature\>\> aumentar, elevar; \<\<price/salary/volume\>\> subir, aumentarto raise the school leaving age — extender* la escolaridad obligatoria
b) \<\<consciousness\>\> aumentar, acrecentar*; \<\<standing/reputation\>\> aumentar5) ( promote)to raise somebody TO something — ascender* or elevar a alguien a algo
6)a) \<\<money/funds\>\> recaudar; \<\<loan\>\> conseguir, obtenerb) \<\<army/supporters\>\> reclutar7) \<\<fears/doubt\>\> suscitar, dar* lugar ato raise the alarm — dar* la alarma
8) \<\<subject\>\> sacar*; \<\<objection/question\>\> formular, hacer*, plantear9)a) \<\<child/family\>\> criar*b) \<\<wheat/corn\>\> cultivar
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noun (AmE) aumento m or subida f de sueldo[reɪz]1. VT1) (=lift) [+ fallen object, weight, hand] levantar, alzar; [+ hat] levantarse; [+ blinds, window] subir; [+ flag] izar; [+ dust] levantar; [+ wreck] sacar a flote; [+ camp, siege, embargo] levantar•
to raise one's eyebrows — (lit) arquear las cejasher behaviour raised a lot of eyebrows — (fig) su comportamiento escandalizó a mucha gente
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to raise one's glass to sth/sb — brindar por algo/algn•
he raised his hands in horror/surrender — levantó or alzó las manos horrorizado/rindiéndose•
to raise o.s. — levantarse, alzarsecurtain, hand 1., 10), hell 1., 1), hope 1., 1), roof, sight 1., 4), spirit 1., 7), a), stake 1., 1)to raise o.s. into a sitting position — incorporarse
2) (=make higher) subir3) (=increase) [+ prices, salaries, taxes] aumentar, subir; [+ temperature] subir, aumentar, elevar; [+ standard, level] subir; [+ age limit] extender; [+ awareness, consciousness] aumentar•
we want to raise the profile of rugby — queremos realzar la imagen del rugby•
don't you raise your voice to me! — ¡no me levantes or alces la voz!4) [+ person] (in rank) ascender (to a)peerage5) (=erect) [+ building, statue] erigir, levantar6) (=bring up) [+ child, livestock] criar; [+ crop] cultivarI want to settle down, maybe raise a family — quiero asentarme, y quizá tener una familia
7) (=produce) [+ laugh] provocar; [+ doubts, fears] suscitar; [+ suspicion] levantar, despertar; [+ cry] dar; [+ bump] causar; [+ blister] levantar•
his speech raised a cheer from the crowd — su discurso suscitó una ovación del público•
his forlorn attempts to raise a few laughs — sus intentos desesperados por provocar unas cuantas risas•
to raise suspicion in sb's mind — levantar or despertar las sospechas de algn8) (=present, put forward) [+ question, point, possibility] plantear; [+ subject] sacar; [+ complaint] presentaryou'll have to raise that with the director — tendrás que plantearle or comentarle eso al director
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to raise objections to sth — poner objeciones or peros a algo•
this raises the prospect of civil war — esto plantea la posibilidad de una guerra civil•
he gets embarrassed whenever the subject is raised — se pone violento cada vez que se saca el tema9) (=get together) [+ funds, money] recaudar; [+ capital] movilizar; [+ loan] conseguir, obtener; [+ army] reclutar•
they raised a loan against the house — consiguieron un préstamo con la casa como garantíamortgage•
to raise money for charity — recaudar dinero con fines benéficos10) (Cards)I'll raise you! — ¡subo la apuesta!
bid, stake 1., 1)I'll raise you £10 — te subo 10 libras más
we tried to raise him on the radio — intentamos contactar con él or localizarlo por radio
12) (=conjure) [+ spirits] evocar•
to raise sb from the dead — resucitar a algn, levantar a algn de entre los muertos13) (Math) [+ total] elevar2.- raise up* * *
I [reɪz]2)a) ( move upwards) \<\<head/hand\>\> levantar, alzar*; \<\<eyebrows\>\> arquear; \<\<blind/window\>\> subir; \<\<flag\>\> izar*b) ( make higher) \<\<shelf/level/hem\>\> subir3)a) ( set upright) levantarb) ( erect) \<\<monument/building\>\> levantar, erigir* (frml)4)a) \<\<pressure/temperature\>\> aumentar, elevar; \<\<price/salary/volume\>\> subir, aumentarto raise the school leaving age — extender* la escolaridad obligatoria
b) \<\<consciousness\>\> aumentar, acrecentar*; \<\<standing/reputation\>\> aumentar5) ( promote)to raise somebody TO something — ascender* or elevar a alguien a algo
6)a) \<\<money/funds\>\> recaudar; \<\<loan\>\> conseguir, obtenerb) \<\<army/supporters\>\> reclutar7) \<\<fears/doubt\>\> suscitar, dar* lugar ato raise the alarm — dar* la alarma
8) \<\<subject\>\> sacar*; \<\<objection/question\>\> formular, hacer*, plantear9)a) \<\<child/family\>\> criar*b) \<\<wheat/corn\>\> cultivar
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68 lower
I ['ləʊə(r)]aggettivo [level, part, price] inferioreII 1. ['ləʊə(r)]1) (bring down) abbassare [barrier, rifle]; calare [ curtain]; ammainare [ flag]; abbassare [ ceiling]2) (reduce) abbassare [light, volume, age limit, standards]; abbassare, diminuire [temperature, prices]; indebolire [ resistance]to lower one's guard — fig. abbassare la guardia
3) (abolish) abolire [ trade barrier]2.verbo riflessivo to lower oneself1) (demean oneself) sminuirsiIII ['laʊə(r)]to lower oneself into — entrare lentamente in [ bath]; sedersi con cautela su [ chair]
verbo intransitivo lett. (frown) assumere un'aria minacciosa (at verso)* * *1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) abbassare2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) abbassare* * *lower (1) /ˈləʊə(r)/(compar. di low)A a.1 inferiore; più bassoB avv.più basso; più in basso● (tipogr.) lower case, (sost.) carattere minuscolo; (agg.) minuscolo □ lower class, ceto basso, classe operaia □ lower-class, del ceto basso, operaio □ (naut.) lower deck, sottocoperta; (fam.) l'equipaggio □ (stor.) the Lower Empire, il Basso Impero □ (polit.) the Lower House, la Camera Bassa □ ( calcio) the lower league, la serie cadetta; i cadetti (collett.) □ (naut.) lower mast, tronco di mezzana □ the lower middle class, la piccola borghesia □ lower middle-class, piccolo borghese □ the lower regions, gli inferi □ (naut.) lower sails, vele maggiori □ lower school, corso inferiore ( di una scuola secondaria) □ (naut.) lower studding sail, scopamare; coltellaccio di basso parrocchetto □ the lower world, la terra; ( anche) gli inferi □ (naut.) lower yard, pennone basso; pennone maggiore.lower (2) /ˈlaʊə(r)/► lour.♦ (to) lower (1) /ˈləʊə(r)/A v. t.1 abbassare; ammainare; calare; diminuire; ridurre: to lower a wall, abbassare un muro; to lower the flag, ammainare la bandiera; to lower one's voice, abbassare la voce; to lower a load, calare un carico; to lower expenses, diminuire le spese; (naut.) to lower a lifeboat, calare una lancia di salvataggio; to lower prices [customs duties], ridurre i prezzi [i dazi doganali]B v. i.1 abbassarsi; calare; diminuire; ridursi: Our debentures are lowering in value, le nostre obbligazioni diminuiscono di valore; His voice lowered to an imperceptible murmur, la voce gli si è abbassata in un mormorio impercettibile4 (naut.) calare un'imbarcazione● ( boxe) to lower one's guard, abbassare la guardia □ ( sport) to lower a record, abbassare un record; battere un primato □ (fam.) to lower a sandwich, buttar giù (o mangiare) un panino imbottito.(to) lower (2) /ˈlaʊə(r)/► to lour.* * *I ['ləʊə(r)]aggettivo [level, part, price] inferioreII 1. ['ləʊə(r)]1) (bring down) abbassare [barrier, rifle]; calare [ curtain]; ammainare [ flag]; abbassare [ ceiling]2) (reduce) abbassare [light, volume, age limit, standards]; abbassare, diminuire [temperature, prices]; indebolire [ resistance]to lower one's guard — fig. abbassare la guardia
3) (abolish) abolire [ trade barrier]2.verbo riflessivo to lower oneself1) (demean oneself) sminuirsiIII ['laʊə(r)]to lower oneself into — entrare lentamente in [ bath]; sedersi con cautela su [ chair]
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69 charge
I [tʃɑːdʒ]1) (fee) spese f.pl.small o token charge piccolo contributo; there's a charge of Ј 2 for postage ci sono 2 sterline di spese postali; there's no charge for installation l'installazione è gratuita; free of charge gratuitamente; at no extra charge — senza costi aggiuntivi
2) dir. accusa f., imputazione f.to prefer o press charges against sb. citare in giudizio o denunciare qcn.; to drop the charges — fare cadere le accuse
3) (accusation) accusa f.4) mil. (attack) carica f.5) (control)to be in charge — essere responsabile; mil. comandare
to put sb. in charge of — affidare a qcn. la responsabilità di [company, project]
6) (person in one's care) (pupil) allievo m. (-a); (patient) paziente m. e f.; (child) = bambino del quale ci si occupa7) (explosive) carica f.8) el. fis. carica f.II 1. [tʃɑːdʒ]1) fare pagare [ customer]; fare pagare, addebitare [commission, interest] (on su)to charge sb. for sth. — fare pagare qcs. a qcn.
how much o what do you charge (for doing)? quanto fa pagare o prende (per fare)? I charge Ј 20 an hour prendo 20 sterline all'ora; interest is charged at 2% a month si paga un interesse mensile pari al 2%; labour is charged at Ј 25 per hour — la manodopera costa 25 sterline all'ora
to charge sth. to — mettere qcs. su [ account]
5) el. fis. caricare2.to charge for — fare pagare [delivery, admission]
2) (rush at)to charge at — caricare [ enemy]
to charge across o through attraversare [qcs.] a tutta velocità [ room]; to charge up, down — salire su per, scendere da [qcs.] a tutta velocità [ stairs]
* * *1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) far pagare2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) mettere in conto3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) accusare4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) andare alla carica5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) correre6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) caricare7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) caricare2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) prezzo, costo2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) accusa3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) carica4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) carica5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) (persona affidata alle cure di qualcuno)6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) carica•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge* * *I [tʃɑːdʒ]1) (fee) spese f.pl.small o token charge piccolo contributo; there's a charge of Ј 2 for postage ci sono 2 sterline di spese postali; there's no charge for installation l'installazione è gratuita; free of charge gratuitamente; at no extra charge — senza costi aggiuntivi
2) dir. accusa f., imputazione f.to prefer o press charges against sb. citare in giudizio o denunciare qcn.; to drop the charges — fare cadere le accuse
3) (accusation) accusa f.4) mil. (attack) carica f.5) (control)to be in charge — essere responsabile; mil. comandare
to put sb. in charge of — affidare a qcn. la responsabilità di [company, project]
6) (person in one's care) (pupil) allievo m. (-a); (patient) paziente m. e f.; (child) = bambino del quale ci si occupa7) (explosive) carica f.8) el. fis. carica f.II 1. [tʃɑːdʒ]1) fare pagare [ customer]; fare pagare, addebitare [commission, interest] (on su)to charge sb. for sth. — fare pagare qcs. a qcn.
how much o what do you charge (for doing)? quanto fa pagare o prende (per fare)? I charge Ј 20 an hour prendo 20 sterline all'ora; interest is charged at 2% a month si paga un interesse mensile pari al 2%; labour is charged at Ј 25 per hour — la manodopera costa 25 sterline all'ora
to charge sth. to — mettere qcs. su [ account]
5) el. fis. caricare2.to charge for — fare pagare [delivery, admission]
2) (rush at)to charge at — caricare [ enemy]
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pay [peɪ](verb: preterite, past participle paid)1. noun• to pay sb $20 payer qn 20 dollars• he paid them $20 for the ticket il leur a acheté le billet pour 20 dollars• he paid them $20 for the work il les a payés 20 dollars pour ce travail• he paid $20 for the ticket il a payé le billet 20 dollarsc. [+ interest] rapporter ; [+ dividend] distribuer• shares that pay 5% des actions qui rapportent 5 %• to put paid to sb's hopes/chances ruiner les espoirs/chances de qn• we paid a visit to Paris on our way south nous avons fait un petit tour à Paris en descendant vers le suda. payer• you'll pay for this! vous (me) le payerez !b. ( = be profitable) rapporter, être rentable• does it pay? est-ce que ça rapporte ?4. compounds[dispute, negotiation] salarial► pay-as-you-go adjective [mobile phone] à carte rechargeable noun (US) retenue f à la source de l'impôt sur le revenu► pay bed noun (British) lit m (d'hôpital) payant (par opposition aux soins gratuits du système de Sécurité sociale britannique)a. rembourser• I paid my brother back the £10 I owed him j'ai remboursé à mon frère les 10 livres que je lui devaisb. ( = get even with) to pay sb back for doing sth faire payer à qn qch qu'il a fait• I'll pay you back for that! je vous revaudrai ça !• he paid £10 down (as deposit) il a versé un acompte de 10 livres► pay in separable transitive verb verser (to à)[risk, scheme, decision] être payant ; [patience] être récompenséa. [+ debts] s'acquitter de ; [+ loan] rembourser• to pay sb off ( = bribe) acheter qnb. [+ worker, staff] licencier► pay out[insurance policy] rembourser( = spend) débourser• they paid out a large sum of money on new equipment ils ont dépensé beaucoup d'argent pour acheter de nouveaux équipements• pay up! payez !* * *[peɪ] 1.noun gen salaire m; ( to soldier) solde f; Administration traitement m2.to be in the pay of somebody — péj être à la solde de quelqu'un
noun modifier [ agreement, claim, negotiations, deal] salarial; [ rise, cut] de salaire; [ freeze, structure, policy] des salaires3.transitive verb (prét, pp paid)1) (for goods, services) gen payer; verser [down payment]to pay £100 on account — verser un acompte de 100 livres
to pay something into — verser quelque chose sur [account]
to pay high/low wages — payer bien/mal
to pay dividends — fig finir par rapporter
3) ( give)to pay attention/heed to — faire/prêter attention à
4) ( benefit)4.it would pay him/her etc to do — fig il/elle etc y gagnerait à faire
intransitive verb (prét, pp paid)1) gen payerI'll make you pay for this! — fig tu me le paieras!
‘pay on entry’ — ‘paiement à l'entrée’
‘pay and display’ — ( in carpark) ‘payez et laissez le ticket en évidence’
pay on demand — ( on cheque) payer à vue
2) ( bring gain) [business] rapporter; [activity, quality] payerto pay for itself — [business, purchase] s'amortir
•Phrasal Verbs:- pay back- pay down- pay in- pay off- pay out- pay up••there'll be hell (colloq) ou the devil to pay — ça va barder (colloq)
to pay a visit — (colloq) euph aller au petit coin (colloq)
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1. nвойна, боевые действия, военные действия; борьбаto abolish war — уничтожать войны; устранять возможность возникновения войны
to declare war on / upon a country — объявлять войну какой-л. стране
to drag / to draw a country into a war — втягивать страну в войну
to eliminate the menace / threat of war — устранять угрозу войны
to fight other people's wars — воевать за других, участвовать в чужой войне
to force a war on / upon smb — навязывать войну кому-л.
to go to war — вступать в войну, начинать войну, отправляться на войну, участвовать в войне
to impose a war on / upon smb — навязывать войну кому-л.
to instigate a war — провоцировать военный конфликт / войну
to know the price of war — знать не понаслышке, что такое война
to levy a war on / upon smb — навязывать войну кому-л.
to menace war — угрожать / грозить войной
to open a war — начинать / развязывать войну
to reject any arbitration / mediation in the war — отклонять любое посредничество в деле прекращения войны
to resolve a war — разрешать / урегулировать военный конфликт
to rise up a holy war against foreign invaders — подниматься на священную войну против иностранных захватчиков
to scrap star wars — отказываться от "звездных войн"
to settle / to solve a war — разрешать / урегулировать военный конфликт
to slide to a civil war — сползать / скатываться к гражданской войне ( о стране)
to stoke up a war — раздувать войну, подогревать военный конфликт
to unleash a war — начинать / развязывать войну
- abolition of warto wage war — вести войну, воевать
- accidental war
- Afghan war
- aftermath of the war
- aggressive war
- air war
- all-out war
- alternative to war
- annexionist war
- announcement of war - at times of war
- atomic war
- atrocities of war
- bacteriological war
- bitter war
- bloody war
- border war
- breathing space in a war
- brunt of war
- brutal methods of war
- brutal war
- camps war - cessation of the war
- civil war
- clandestine war
- class war
- Cod Wars
- cold war
- collapse of the cold war
- colonial war
- conduct of war
- contained war
- containment of the war
- controlled counterforce war
- conventional war
- cosmic war
- costly war
- counterinsurgency war
- country blighted by war
- country in the throes of a civil war
- country of war
- country's involvement in the war
- crack war
- crime war
- criminal war
- cruel war
- currency war
- danger of war
- de facto war
- declaration of war
- declared state of war
- defensive war
- desperate war
- destructive war
- deterring war
- devastating war
- devastation of the war
- dirty war
- divisive war - drug war
- dynastic wars
- economic war
- effects of war
- end of the war
- end to the war
- enduring war - escalation of the war
- Europe has been through wars - exterminatory war
- factional war
- feats of war
- fierce war
- final phase of the war
- First World War
- flare-up of the war
- fratricidal war
- from before the war
- full war
- full-fledged war
- full-scale war
- gang war
- general war
- global war
- gravity of the war
- Great Patriotic War
- Great War
- ground war
- guerrilla war
- Gulf War
- hidden war
- holy war
- horrors of war
- hot war - in the wake of the war
- in the war
- inadvertent war
- inconclusive war
- independence war
- initial indications of a war coming
- insurrectionary war
- intensified war
- intensive preparations for war
- interminable war
- internecine war
- jamming war
- just war
- land war
- large-scale war
- latent war
- level of war
- liberation war
- limited war
- local war
- lone war
- long war
- long-running war
- lost war
- major war
- massive war
- means of ending the war
- means of war
- menace of war
- missile and nuclear war
- missile war
- monetary and financial war
- murderous war
- national liberation war
- national war
- naval war
- newspaper war
- nightmares of war
- nonatomic war
- nonnuclear war
- nuclear war
- nuclear-missile war
- nuke war
- offensive war
- on the brink of war
- on the verge of war
- ongoing war
- open war
- outbreak of war
- outset of war
- part of the country ravaged by war
- people's liberation war
- people's war
- permanent war
- phony war
- pocket war
- poised for war - potential of war
- predatory war
- preparations for war
- prevention of war
- preventive war
- price war - prolonged war
- propagander war
- prosecution of war
- prospect of war
- protracted war
- proxy war
- psychological war
- race war
- rejection of wars
- rekindling of the war
- relics of the cold war
- renunciation of wars
- restricted war
- revolutionary war
- ruinous war
- ruthless war
- sacred war
- savage war
- scars of war
- scourge of war
- Second World War
- secret war
- shooting war
- Six-day war
- sources of war
- spillover of the war
- star wars - strategic war
- sustained war
- Tanker war
- tantamount to declaring war
- tariff war
- termination of war
- the country is effectively at war
- thermonuclear war
- thirst for war - total war
- trade war
- tribal war
- undeclared war
- union recruitment war
- universal war
- unjust war
- unleashing of war
- unwinnable war
- vengeful war
- victim of war
- War between the States
- War in the Gulf
- War of American Independence
- war against illiteracy
- war against poverty
- war against the use of drugs
- war by proxy
- war drags on
- war escalated
- war has broken out
- war has devastated much of the country
- war has flared up again
- war is as good as over
- war is at a halt
- war is at an end
- war is effectively over
- war is entering a new phase
- war is going to carry on
- war is imminent
- war is looming
- war is petering out
- war is the last resort
- war is unacceptable
- war knew no bounds
- war of aggression
- war of attrition
- war of conquest
- war of diplomatic attrition
- war of extermination
- war of extinction
- war of genocide
- war of liberation
- war of nerves
- war of secession
- war of the cities
- war of words
- war on drugs
- war on terror
- war on two fronts
- war remains intense
- war spills over
- war to end all wars
- war to finish
- war to the end
- war to the knife
- war will leave no victors
- war without end
- war would be catastrophic
- wasting war
- white war
- wide war
- winnable war
- withdrawal from war
- World War I
- World War II
- world war
- world without wars 2. vto war down smth — завоевывать / покорять что-л.
to war over smth — воевать по поводу / из-за чего-л.
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72 land
1. nounsee how the land lies — (fig.) herausfinden, wie die Dinge liegen; see also academic.ru/42780/lie">lie II 1. 1)
live off the land — sich von dem ernähren, was das Land hergibt
4) (country) Land, das2. transitive verbthe greatest in the land — der/die Größte im ganzen Land
1) (set ashore) [an]landen [Truppen, Passagiere, Waren, Fang]2) (Aeronaut.) landen [[Wasser]flugzeug]3) (bring into a situation)land oneself in trouble — sich in Schwierigkeiten bringen; sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln (ugs.)
land somebody in [the thick of] it — jemanden [ganz schön] reinreiten (salopp)
4) (deal) landen [Schlag]5) (burden)land somebody with something, land something on somebody — jemandem etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)
be landed with somebody/something — jemanden auf dem Hals haben (ugs.) /etwas aufgehalst bekommen (ugs.)
6)3. intransitive verbland a fish — einen Fisch an Land ziehen
1) [Boot usw.:] anlegen, landen; [Passagier:] aussteigen ( from aus)2) (Aeronaut.) landen; (on water) [auf dem Wasser] aufsetzenbe about to land — zur Landung angesetzt haben; gerade landen
3) (alight) landen; [Ball:] aufkommenland on one's feet — auf den Füßen landen; (fig.) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen
Phrasal Verbs:- land up* * *[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) das Land2) (a country: foreign lands.) das Land3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) das Land4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) das Land2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) landen2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) landen3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) in Schwierigkeiten etc. bringen•[-rouvə]
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *[lænd]I. nto have dry \land under one's feet festen Boden unter den Füßen habento sight \land Land sichtento travel by \land auf dem Landweg reisenon \land an Landbuilding \land Bauland ntagricultural [or arable] [or farm] \land Ackerland nt, landwirtschaftliche Nutzfläche[n] f[pl] fachsprto live off the \land von selbsterwirtschafteten Produkten lebento work [on] [or to farm] the \land Ackerbau treiben▪ the \land das Landto move back to the \land zurück aufs Land ziehenget off my \land! verschwinden Sie von meinem Grundstück!building \land Baugründstück ntprivate \land Privatbesitz mstate \land[s] AM staatlicher Grundbesitzto live in a fantasy \land in einer Fantasiewelt lebenthe L\land of the Midnight Sun das Land der Mitternachtssonnethe L\land of the Rising Sun das Land der aufgehenden Sonnefor \land's sake um Gottes Willen8.▶ the \land of [or flowing with] milk and honey das Land, wo Milch und Honig fließt\land property Grundbesitz m\land registry Grundbuchamt ntIII. vi1. AVIAT, AEROSP landento \land on the moon auf dem Mond landento come in to \land zur Landung ansetzenthe bird escaped from the cat and \landed safely on the garden fence der Vogel entkam der Katze und landete sicher auf dem Gartenzaunthe plates \landed on the ground with a loud crash die Teller landeten mit einem lauten Knall auf dem Bodento \land on the floor [or ground] auf dem Boden landento \land on a square (in games) auf einem Feld landenthe ball \landed outside the line der Ball landete außerhalb der Linieif his punch had \landed... wenn sein Schlag getroffen hätte...why do the difficult translations always \land on my desk? warum landen die schwierigen Übersetzungen immer auf meinem Tisch? famthis report \landed on my desk this morning dieser Bericht landete heute Morgen auf meinem Tisch famIV. vt1. (bring onto land)to \land an aircraft [or a plane] ein Flugzeug landento \land a boat ein Boot an Land ziehento \land a fish einen Fisch an Land ziehento \land a plane on water mit einem Flugzeug auf dem Wasser landen, ein Flugzeug wassern fachspr2. (unload)▪ to \land sth etw an Land bringento \land a cargo eine Ladung löschento \land fish [at the port] Fisch anlandento \land passengers Passagiere von Bord [gehen] lassento \land troops Truppen anlandenI've been \landed with the job of sorting out his mistakes ich habe es aufgehalst bekommen, seine Fehler auszubügeln famshe was arrested and \landed in jail sie wurde verhaftet und ins Gefängnis gesteckt famthe demonstration \landed some of the protesters in jail einige Demonstranten wurden während der Kundgebung in Haft genommento \land sb in bankruptcy jdn Bankrott machento \land sb in serious trouble jdn in ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten bringen6.* * *[lnd]1. n1) (= not sea) Land ntas they approached land — als sie sich dem Land näherten
to see how the land lies (lit) — das Gelände erkunden or auskundschaften; (fig) die Lage sondieren or peilen
until I've seen the lay or lie of the land (fig) for land's sake ( US inf ) —, inf ) um Himmels willen
See:→ dry landshe's bought a piece of land — sie hat ein Stück Land or (for building) ein Grundstück gekauft
2. vt1) (NAUT) passengers absetzen, von Bord gehen lassen; troops landen; goods an Land bringen, löschen; fish at port anlanden; boat an Land ziehenhe landed the boat on the beach — er zog das Boot an den Strand
to land a plane —
scientists will land a space probe on the moon — Wissenschaftler werden eine Raumsonde auf dem Mond landen
3) fish on hook an Land ziehen4) (inf: obtain) kriegen (inf); contract sich (dat) verschaffen; prize (sich dat) holen (inf); job an Land ziehen (inf)she finally landed him — sie hat sich (dat) ihn schließlich geangelt (inf)
he landed him one, he landed him a punch on the jaw — er versetzte ihm or landete bei ihm einen Kinnhaken
6) (inf: place) bringenlike that will land you in trouble/jail — bei einem solchen Betragen wirst du noch mal Ärger bekommen/im Gefängnis landen
it landed me in a mess — dadurch bin ich in einen ganz schönen Schlamassel (inf) geraten or gekommen
buying the house landed him in debt — durch den Kauf des Hauses verschuldete er sich
being overdrawn could land you with big bank charges — wenn man sein Konto überzieht, kann einen das hohe Bankgebühren kosten
7) (inf= lumber)
to land sb with sth — jdm etw aufhalsen (inf) or andrehenI got landed with the job — man hat mir die Arbeit aufgehalst (inf)
I got landed with him for two hours — ich hatte ihn zwei Stunden lang auf dem Hals
3. vi1) (from ship) an Land gehen3) (= fall, be placed, strike) landento land on one's feet (lit) — auf den Füßen landen; (fig) auf die Füße fallen
* * *land [lænd]A s1. Land n (Ggs Meer, Wasser, Luft):by land zu Land(e), auf dem Landweg(e);by land and sea zu Wasser und zu Lande;a) die Lage peilen umg,b) sich einen Überblick verschaffen;make land SCHIFFa) Land sichten,b) das (Fest)Land erreichen2. Land n, Boden m3. Land n (Ggs Stadt):back to the land zurück aufs Land4. JURa) Land-, Grundbesitz m, Grund m und Boden mb) pl Ländereien pl, Güter pl5. Land n, Staat m, Volk n, Nation f:6. WIRTSCH natürliche Reichtümer pl (eines Landes)7. fig Land n, Gebiet n, Reich n:the land of dreams das Reich oder Land der Träume;8. Feld n (zwischen den Zügen des Gewehrlaufs)B v/iland in a ditch in einem Graben landen;land up in prison im Gefängnis landen;land second SPORT an zweiter Stelle landena) bei jemandem einen Treffer landen,b) fig es jemandem geben umgC v/t1. Personen, Güter, ein Flugzeug landen:2. einen Fisch etc an Land ziehen3. besonders Fahrgäste absetzen:he was landed in the mud er landete im Schlamm4. jemanden bringen:land sb in trouble jemanden in Schwierigkeiten bringen5. land sb with sth, land sth onto sb umg jemandem etwas aufhalsen6. umg einen Schlag oder Treffer landen, anbringen:he landed him one er knallte ihm eine, er verpasste ihm eins oder ein Ding7. umg jemanden, etwas kriegen, erwischen:land a husband sich einen Mann angeln;land a prize sich einen Preis holen, einen Preis ergattern* * *1. nounon land — zu Lande; (not in air) auf dem Boden; (not in or on water) an Land
see how the land lies — (fig.) herausfinden, wie die Dinge liegen; see also lie II 1. 1)
live off the land — sich von dem ernähren, was das Land hergibt
4) (country) Land, das2. transitive verbthe greatest in the land — der/die Größte im ganzen Land
1) (set ashore) [an]landen [Truppen, Passagiere, Waren, Fang]2) (Aeronaut.) landen [[Wasser]flugzeug]land oneself in trouble — sich in Schwierigkeiten bringen; sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln (ugs.)
land somebody in [the thick of] it — jemanden [ganz schön] reinreiten (salopp)
4) (deal) landen [Schlag]5) (burden)land somebody with something, land something on somebody — jemandem etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)
be landed with somebody/something — jemanden auf dem Hals haben (ugs.) /etwas aufgehalst bekommen (ugs.)
6)3. intransitive verb1) [Boot usw.:] anlegen, landen; [Passagier:] aussteigen ( from aus)2) (Aeronaut.) landen; (on water) [auf dem Wasser] aufsetzenbe about to land — zur Landung angesetzt haben; gerade landen
3) (alight) landen; [Ball:] aufkommenland on one's feet — auf den Füßen landen; (fig.) [wieder] auf die Füße fallen
Phrasal Verbs:- land up* * *adj.landen adj. n.Boden ¨-- m.Bundesland n.Festland -¨er n.Land ¨-er n. v.landen v. -
73 floor
1. n пол; настил; перекрытие; помост2. n дноdeep-sea floor — абиссаль; ложе океана
3. n почва; подошва4. n гумно, ток5. n мор. флот6. n проф. кино съёмочный павильон, киноателье7. n производственная площадь; цехshop floor — цех; производственное помещение
8. n торговый или выставочный зал9. n место в ресторане, отведённое под танцы; танцевальный зал в клубеplant floor computer — ЭВМ в цехе, цеховая ЭВМ
floor sample — товар, потерявший товарный вид
10. a минимальный, самый низкийfloor wage — минимальная зарплата; установленный минимум зарплаты
11. v настилать полI felt the floor trembling — я почувствовал, что пол дрожит
12. v повалить на пол; сбить с ног13. v разг. одолеть; справитьсяto floor a question — суметь правильно ответить на вопрос, справиться с вопросом
14. v разг. смутить, поставить в тупик; заставить замолчать15. v посадить на место16. v рассыпать по полу; поставить, положить на пол; расстилать по полу17. v разг. закончить18. v авт. разг. жать на педаль, гнать машинуСинонимический ряд:1. bottom surface of any room (noun) bottom surface of any room; carpet; deck; floorboards; ground; parterre; planking; rug; vinyl flooring2. story in a building (noun) basement; downstairs; ground floor; landing; loft; stage; story; story in a building; upper story3. fell (verb) bowl down; bring down; cut down; deck; down; drop; fell; flatten; ground; knock down; knock over; lay low; level; mow down; prostrate; throw; throw down; tumble4. stagger (verb) boggle; bowl over; dumbfound; flabbergast; stagger -
74 work
wə:k
1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabajo2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) trabajo3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabajo4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabajo6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) trabajo
2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) trabajar2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) trabajar, tener empleo3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funcionar4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funcionar, dar resultados5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) progresar, desarrollar6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) volverse7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) trabajar, fabricar•- - work- workable
- worker
- works
3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.)2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) mecanismo•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders
work1 n1. trabajo2. obrain work con trabajo / que tiene trabajoout of work sin trabajo / paradoto get to work / to set to work ponerse a trabajarwork2 vb1. trabajar2. funcionarhow do you work this machine? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?tr[wɜːk]1 (gen) trabajohe put a lot of hard work into that project trabajó mucho en ese proyecto, puso mucho esfuerzo en ese proyecto2 (employment) empleo, trabajowhat sort of work do you do? ¿qué clase de trabajo haces?, ¿a qué te dedicas?what time do you leave work? ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo?3 (building work, roadworks) obras nombre femenino plural4 (product, results) trabajo, obra5 (literary etc) obra1 (person) hacer trabajar2 (machine) manejar; (mechanism) accionardo you know how to work the video? ¿sabes cómo hacer funcionar el vídeo?3 (mine, oil well) explotar; (land, fields) trabajar, cultivar4 (produce) hacer5 (wood, metal, clay) trabajar; (dough) amasar6 (make by work or effort) trabajar1 (gen) trabajarshe works hard at her homework trabaja mucho en sus deberes, pone mucho esfuerzo en sus deberes2 (machine, system) funcionarhow does this machine work? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?3 (medicine, cleaner) surtir efecto, tener efecto; (plan) tener éxito, salir bien, funcionar, resultar4 (move)1 familiar (everything) todo, todo el tinglado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's all in a/the day's work todo forma parte del trabajo, es el pan nuestro de cada díaall work and no play makes Jack a dull boy hay que divertirse de vez en cuandoit works both ways es una arma de doble filokeep up the good work! ¡que siga así!the forces at work los elementos en juegoto be in work tener trabajo, tener un empleoto be out of work estar en el paro, estar sin trabajo, estar parado,-ato get down/set to work ponerse a trabajar, poner manos a la obrato get worked up exaltarse, excitarse, ponerse nervioso,-ato give somebody the (full) works tratar a alguien a lo grandeto have one's work cut out to do something costarle a uno mucho trabajo hacer algoto make light/short work of something despachar algo deprisato work like a Trojan trabajar como un negroto work loose soltarse, aflojarseto work one's fingers to the bone dejarse los codos trabajandoto work oneself to death matarse trabajandoto work to rule hacer huelga de celopublic works obras nombre femenino plural públicaswork basket costurero, cesto de laborwork camp campamento de trabajowork experience experiencia laboralwork of art obra de artework permit permiso de trabajowork station SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL estación nombre femenino de trabajo, terminal nombre masculino de trabajowork surface encimera1) operate: trabajar, operarto work a machine: operar una máquina2) : lograr, conseguir (algo) con esfuerzoto work one's way up: lograr subir por sus propios esfuerzos3) effect: efectuar, llevar a cabo, obrar (milagros)4) make, shape: elaborar, fabricar, formara beautifully wrought vase: un florero bellamente elaborado5)to work up : estimular, excitardon't get worked up: no te agiteswork vi1) labor: trabajarto work full-time: trabajar a tiempo completo2) function: funcionar, servirwork adj: laboralwork n1) labor: trabajo m, labor f2) employment: trabajo m, empleo m3) task: tarea f, faena f4) deed: obra f, labor fworks of charity: obras de caridad5) : obra f (de arte o literatura)6) workmanship7) works nplfactory: fábrica f8) works nplmechanism: mecanismo mv.• andar v.• elaborar v.• funcionar v.• hacer funcionar v.• hacer trabajar v.• laborear v.• labrar v.• marchar v.• obrar v.• trabajar v.adj.• laborable adj.n.• chamba s.f.• fábrica s.f.• labor s.f.• mecanismo s.m.• obra s.f.• sobrehueso s.m.• trabajar s.m.• trabajo s.m.wɜːrk, wɜːk
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1) u (labor, tasks) trabajo mthe house needs a lot of work done o (BrE) doing to it — la casa necesita muchos arreglos
she put a lot of work into it — puso mucho esfuerzo or empeño en ello
to set to work — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra
keep up the good work — sigue (or sigan etc) así!
it's all in a day's work — es el pan nuestro de cada día
to have one's work cut out: she's going to have her work cut out to get the job done in time le va a costar terminar el trabajo a tiempo; to make short work of something: Pete made short work of the ironing Pete planchó todo rapidísimo; you made short work of that pizza! te has despachado pronto la pizza!; all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento
2) u ( employment) trabajo mto look for/find work — buscar*/encontrar* trabajo
to go to work — ir* a trabajar or al trabajo
they both go out to work — (BrE) los dos trabajan (afuera)
I start/finish work at seven — entro a trabajar or al trabajo/salgo del trabajo a las siete
3) (in phrases)at work: he's at work está en el trabajo, está en la oficina (or la fábrica etc); they were hard at work estaban muy ocupados trabajando; other forces were at work intervenían otros factores, había otros factores en juego; men at work obras, hombres trabajando; in work (BrE): those in work quienes tienen trabajo; off work: she was off work for a month after the accident después del accidente estuvo un mes sin trabajar; he took a day off work se tomó un día libre; out of work: the closures will put 1,200 people out of work los cierres dejarán en la calle a 1.200 personas; to be out of work estar* sin trabajo or desocupado or desempleado or (Chi tb) cesante, estar* parado or en el paro (Esp); (before n) out-of-work — desocupado, desempleado, parado (Esp), cesante (Chi)
4)a) c (product, single item) obra fb) u ( output) trabajo mit was the work of a professional — era obra de un profesional; see also works
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1) \<\<person\>\> trabajarto get working — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra
to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro
to work AT something: you have to work at your service tiene que practicar el servicio; a relationship is something you have to work at una relación de pareja requiere cierto esfuerzo; she was working away at her accounts estaba ocupada con su contabilidad; to work FOR somebody trabajar para alguien; to work for oneself trabajar por cuenta propia; to work FOR something: fame didn't just come to me: I had to work for it la fama no me llegó del cielo, tuve que trabajar para conseguirla; he's working for his finals está estudiando or está preparándose para los exámenes finales; to work IN something: to work in marble trabajar el mármol or con mármol; to work in oils pintar al óleo, trabajar con óleos; to work ON something: he's working on his car está arreglando el coche; scientists are working on a cure los científicos están intentando encontrar una cura; she hasn't been fired yet, but she's working on it (hum) todavía no la han echado, pero parece empeñada en que lo hagan; we're working on the assumption that... partimos del supuesto de que...; the police had very little to work on la policía tenía muy pocas pistas; to work UNDER somebody — trabajar bajo la dirección de alguien
2)a) (operate, function) \<\<machine/system\>\> funcionar; \<\<drug/person\>\> actuar*to work against/in favor of somebody/something — obrar en contra/a favor de alguien/algo
it works both ways: you have to make an effort too, you know: it works both ways — tú también tienes que hacer el esfuerzo, ¿sabes? funciona igual or (esp AmL) parejo para los dos
b) ( have required effect) \<\<drug/plan/method\>\> surtir efectotry it, it might work — pruébalo, quizás resulte
these colors just don't work together — estos colores no pegan or no combinan
3) (slip, travel) (+ adv compl)his socks had worked down to his ankles — se le habían caído los calcetines; see also free I 1) c), loose I 1) b)
2.
vt1)a) ( force to work) hacer* trabajarb) ( exploit) \<\<land/soil\>\> trabajar, labrar; \<\<mine\>\> explotarc) \<\<nightclubs/casinos\>\> trabajar end) ( pay for by working)2) ( cause to operate)do you know how to work the machine? — ¿sabes manejar la máquina?
3)a) (move gradually, manipulate) (+ adv compl)to work one's way: we worked our way toward the exit nos abrimos camino hacia la salida; I worked my way through volume three logré terminar el tercer volumen; she worked her way to the top of her profession — trabajó hasta llegar a la cima de su profesión
b) (shape, fashion) \<\<clay/metal\>\> trabajar; \<\<dough\>\> sobar, amasar4)a) (past & past p worked or wrought) ( bring about) \<\<miracle\>\> hacer*; see also wrought Ib) (manage, arrange) (colloq) arreglarshe worked it so that I didn't have to pay — se las arregló or se las ingenió para que yo no tuviera que pagar
•Phrasal Verbs:- work off- work out- work up[wɜːk]1. N1) (=activity) trabajo m; (=effort) esfuerzo m•
to be at work on sth — estar trabajando sobre algo•
work has begun on the new dam — se han comenzado las obras del nuevo embalse•
it's all in a day's work — es pan de cada día•
to do one's work — hacer su trabajo•
to get some work done — hacer algo (de trabajo)•
to get on with one's work — seguir trabajando•
it's hard work — es mucho trabajo, cuesta (trabajo)•
a piece of work — un trabajo•
she's put a lot of work into it — le ha puesto grandes esfuerzos•
to make quick work of sth/sb — despachar algo/a algn con rapidez•
to set to work — ponerse a trabajar•
to make short work of sth/sb — despachar algo/a algn con rapidez•
to start work — ponerse a trabajarnasty 1., 4)to have one's work cut out —
2) (=employment, place of employment) trabajo m"work wanted" — (US) "demandas de empleo"
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to be at work — estar trabajandoaccidents at work — accidentes mpl laborales
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to go to work — ir a trabajar•
to be in work — tener trabajo•
she's looking for work — está buscando trabajo•
it's nice work if you can get it — es muy agradable para los que tienen esa suerte•
I'm off work for a week — tengo una semana de permiso•
to be out of work — estar desempleado or parado or en paro•
to put sb out of work — dejar a algn sin trabajo•
on her way to work — camino del trabajo3) (=product, deed) obra f; (=efforts) trabajothis is the work of a professional/madman — esto es trabajo de un profesional/loco
what do you think of his work? — ¿qué te parece su trabajo?
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his life's work — el trabajo al que ha dedicado su vida4) (Art, Literat etc) obra f•
a literary work — una obra literaria5) works [of machine, clock etc] mecanismo msing- bung or gum up the worksspannerMinistry of Works — Ministerio m de Obras Públicas
2. VI1) (gen) trabajar; (=be in a job) tener trabajo•
he is working at his German — está dándole al alemán•
she works in a bakery — trabaja en una panaderíahe works in education/publishing — trabaja en la enseñanza/el campo editorial
he prefers to work in wood/oils — prefiere trabajar la madera/con óleos
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to work to rule — (Ind) estar en huelga de celo•
to work towards sth — trabajar or realizar esfuerzos para conseguir algo- work like a slave or Trojan etc2) (=function) [machine, car] funcionarmy brain doesn't seem to be working today — hum mi cerebro no funciona hoy como es debido
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it may work against us — podría sernos desfavorable•
this can work both ways — esto puede ser un arma de doble filo•
to get sth working — hacer funcionar algo•
it works off the mains — funciona con la electricidad de la red3) (=be effective) [plan] salir, marchar; [drug, medicine, spell] surtir efecto, ser eficaz; [yeast] fermentarhow long does it take to work? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace falta para que empiece a surtir efecto?
the scheme won't work — el proyecto no es práctico, esto no será factible
it won't work, I tell you! — ¡te digo que no se puede (hacer)!
4) [mouth, face, jaws] moverse, torcerse5) (=move gradually)•
to work round to a question — preparar el terreno para preguntar algowhat are you working round to? — ¿adónde va a parar todo esto?, ¿qué propósito tiene todo esto?
3. VT1) (=make work) hacer trabajarto work o.s. to death — matarse trabajando
2) (=operate)can you work it? — ¿sabes manejarlo?
3) (=achieve) [+ change] producir, motivar; [+ cure] hacer, efectuar; [+ miracle] hacerwonder 1., 2)4) (Sew) coser; (Knitting) [+ row] hacer5) (=shape) [+ dough, clay] trabajar; [+ stone, marble] tallar, grabarworked flint — piedra f tallada
6) (=exploit) [+ mine] explotar; [+ land] cultivar7) (=manoeuvre)•
to work o.s. into a rage — ponerse furioso, enfurecerse•
to work one's way along — ir avanzando poco a pocoto work one's way up a cliff — escalar poco a poco or a duras penas un precipicio
to work one's way up to the top of a company — llegar a la dirección de una compañía por sus propios esfuerzos
8) (=finance)•
to work one's passage on a ship — costearse un viaje trabajando•
to work one's way through college — costearse los estudios universitarios trabajando4.CPDwork camp N — campamento m laboral
work ethic N — ética f del trabajo
work experience N — experiencia f laboral
work force N — (=labourers) mano f de obra; (=personnel) plantilla f
work in progress N — trabajo m en proceso
work permit N — permiso m de trabajo
work prospects NPL — [of student] perspectivas fpl de trabajo
work study N — práctica f estudiantil
work surface N — = worktop
work therapy N — laborterapia f, terapia f laboral
work week N — (US) semana f laboral
- work in- work off- work on- work out- work up* * *[wɜːrk, wɜːk]
I
1) u (labor, tasks) trabajo mthe house needs a lot of work done o (BrE) doing to it — la casa necesita muchos arreglos
she put a lot of work into it — puso mucho esfuerzo or empeño en ello
to set to work — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra
keep up the good work — sigue (or sigan etc) así!
it's all in a day's work — es el pan nuestro de cada día
to have one's work cut out: she's going to have her work cut out to get the job done in time le va a costar terminar el trabajo a tiempo; to make short work of something: Pete made short work of the ironing Pete planchó todo rapidísimo; you made short work of that pizza! te has despachado pronto la pizza!; all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento
2) u ( employment) trabajo mto look for/find work — buscar*/encontrar* trabajo
to go to work — ir* a trabajar or al trabajo
they both go out to work — (BrE) los dos trabajan (afuera)
I start/finish work at seven — entro a trabajar or al trabajo/salgo del trabajo a las siete
3) (in phrases)at work: he's at work está en el trabajo, está en la oficina (or la fábrica etc); they were hard at work estaban muy ocupados trabajando; other forces were at work intervenían otros factores, había otros factores en juego; men at work obras, hombres trabajando; in work (BrE): those in work quienes tienen trabajo; off work: she was off work for a month after the accident después del accidente estuvo un mes sin trabajar; he took a day off work se tomó un día libre; out of work: the closures will put 1,200 people out of work los cierres dejarán en la calle a 1.200 personas; to be out of work estar* sin trabajo or desocupado or desempleado or (Chi tb) cesante, estar* parado or en el paro (Esp); (before n) out-of-work — desocupado, desempleado, parado (Esp), cesante (Chi)
4)a) c (product, single item) obra fb) u ( output) trabajo mit was the work of a professional — era obra de un profesional; see also works
II
1.
1) \<\<person\>\> trabajarto get working — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra
to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro
to work AT something: you have to work at your service tiene que practicar el servicio; a relationship is something you have to work at una relación de pareja requiere cierto esfuerzo; she was working away at her accounts estaba ocupada con su contabilidad; to work FOR somebody trabajar para alguien; to work for oneself trabajar por cuenta propia; to work FOR something: fame didn't just come to me: I had to work for it la fama no me llegó del cielo, tuve que trabajar para conseguirla; he's working for his finals está estudiando or está preparándose para los exámenes finales; to work IN something: to work in marble trabajar el mármol or con mármol; to work in oils pintar al óleo, trabajar con óleos; to work ON something: he's working on his car está arreglando el coche; scientists are working on a cure los científicos están intentando encontrar una cura; she hasn't been fired yet, but she's working on it (hum) todavía no la han echado, pero parece empeñada en que lo hagan; we're working on the assumption that... partimos del supuesto de que...; the police had very little to work on la policía tenía muy pocas pistas; to work UNDER somebody — trabajar bajo la dirección de alguien
2)a) (operate, function) \<\<machine/system\>\> funcionar; \<\<drug/person\>\> actuar*to work against/in favor of somebody/something — obrar en contra/a favor de alguien/algo
it works both ways: you have to make an effort too, you know: it works both ways — tú también tienes que hacer el esfuerzo, ¿sabes? funciona igual or (esp AmL) parejo para los dos
b) ( have required effect) \<\<drug/plan/method\>\> surtir efectotry it, it might work — pruébalo, quizás resulte
these colors just don't work together — estos colores no pegan or no combinan
3) (slip, travel) (+ adv compl)his socks had worked down to his ankles — se le habían caído los calcetines; see also free I 1) c), loose I 1) b)
2.
vt1)a) ( force to work) hacer* trabajarb) ( exploit) \<\<land/soil\>\> trabajar, labrar; \<\<mine\>\> explotarc) \<\<nightclubs/casinos\>\> trabajar end) ( pay for by working)2) ( cause to operate)do you know how to work the machine? — ¿sabes manejar la máquina?
3)a) (move gradually, manipulate) (+ adv compl)to work one's way: we worked our way toward the exit nos abrimos camino hacia la salida; I worked my way through volume three logré terminar el tercer volumen; she worked her way to the top of her profession — trabajó hasta llegar a la cima de su profesión
b) (shape, fashion) \<\<clay/metal\>\> trabajar; \<\<dough\>\> sobar, amasar4)a) (past & past p worked or wrought) ( bring about) \<\<miracle\>\> hacer*; see also wrought Ib) (manage, arrange) (colloq) arreglarshe worked it so that I didn't have to pay — se las arregló or se las ingenió para que yo no tuviera que pagar
•Phrasal Verbs:- work off- work out- work up -
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drɔp
1. сущ.
1) капля Drops of water sparkled in the sunlight. ≈ Капли воды сверкали на солнце. Syn: droplet, drip, driblet, globule, tear, bead
2) мн.;
мед. капли to put in drops ≈ принимать капли cough drops ≈ капли от кашля eye drops ≈ глазные капли nose drops ≈ капли от насморка
3) небольшое количество, капля;
глоток( спиртного) Add a drop of Tabasco and mix well. ≈ Добавь чуточку острой приправы и хорошенько перемешай. Syn: dash, dab, pinch, trace, smack
4) (нечто, напоминающее по форме каплю) а) драже;
леденец б) подвеска, серьга
5) падение, понижение, снижение The drop in temperature was a relief. ≈ Снижение температуры было большим облегчением. sharp drop in the interest rate ≈ резкое снижение процентной ставки Syn: decline, fall, lowering, decrease
6) расстояние (сверху вниз) ;
спуск, откос The road ends abruptly in a drop to the sea. ≈ Дорога внезапно кончается резким спуском к морю. a drop of 10 feet from the window to the ground ≈ от окна до земли 10 футов Syn: fall, descent;
declivity, slope, plunge
7) падающий занавес( в театре)
8) падалица( о плодах)
9) удар по мячу, отскочившему от земли (в футболе)
10) а) наличник( замка) б) щель для монеты или жетона (в автомате)
11) перепад( давления и т. п.) ∙ at the drop of a hat
2. гл.
1) а) капать, падать каплями Water dropped from the ceiling into the pan on the floor. ≈ Вода капала с потолка на стоящий на полу таз. б) выступать каплями ∙ Syn: drip, dribble, trickle, fall in drops
2) проливать( слезы)
3) а) ронять б) падать, валиться He is ready to drop. ≈ Он с ног валится, очень устал. to drop asleep ≈ заснуть
4) а) бросать, опускать (письмо и т. п.) б) авиац. сбрасывать, спускать;
сбрасывать, спускать на парашюте
5) а) бросать (привычку и т. п.) б) прекращать, заканчивать, оставлять( работу, разговор и т. п.) If it's going to start an argument, let's drop the subject. ≈ Если дело доходит до спора, лучше оставим эту тему. в) бросать, оставлять, покидать (семью, друзей и т. п.) Syn: abandon, leave, forsake, give up;
bring to an end, terminate
6) повалить, сбить;
сразить( ударом, пулей) The challenger dropped the champion in the fifth round. ≈ Претендент нокаутировал чемпиона в пятом раунде. Syn: fell, floor, deck, knock down
7) а) ронять (слово), понижать (голос) ;
потуплять( глаза) б) спускаться, опускаться;
отвисать His jaw dropped. ≈ У него отвисла челюсть.
8) снижаться, понижаться, уменьшаться, падать;
спадать (о цене и т. п.) Sales always drop in the spring. ≈ Продажи весной всегда уменьшаются. Syn: fall, lower, lessen, dwindle, decline, diminish, slacken, slide, sink
9) опускать, пропускать Don't drop the "g" in "dancing" and "walking". ≈ Не опускай звук "g" в словах "dancing" и "walking". Syn: leave out, omit, fail to include, fail to pronounce
10) терять, проигрывать, спускать (деньги)
11) высаживать;
подвозить( куда-л.) I'll drop you at your door. ≈ Я подвезу вас до (вашего) дома.
12) амер.;
разг. увольнять The boss dropped him from the staff after two weeks. ≈ Шеф уволил его через две недели. Syn: discharge, dismiss, fire
13) отставать (behind) He dropped behind the other runners. ≈ Он плелся позади остальных бегунов Syn: lag
14) отелиться, ожеребиться и т. п. раньше времени ∙ drop across drop around drop away drop back drop behind drop dead drop down drop in drop into drop off drop on drop out drop up to drop like a hot potato ≈ поспешить избавиться от чего-л. to drop from sight ≈ исчезнуть из поля зрения drop short капля - * of rain капля дождя - * by * капля за каплей, капля по капле;
по капельке - to drink to the last * выпить до последней капли слезинка;
капля крови;
капелька пота - cold *s of sweat капли холодного пота капля, капелька;
ччуточка;
глоток - * of tea глоток чаю глоток спиртного - to take one's * выпивать - to have /to take/ a * too much хватить лишнего, напиться - to have a * in one's /the/ eye быть под хмельком /навеселе/ pl (медицина) капли - nasal *s капли для носа - eye *s глазные капли драже;
леденец - chocolate *s шоколадное драже серьга;
подвеска;
висюлька (архитектура) орнаментная отделка в виде подвески падение, понижение, снижение;
спад, спуск - a great * in prices резкое падение цен - * in the market падение цен на рынке - a * of 10% падение (курса, цен и т. п.) на 10 процентов спад (гимнастика) (авиация) разбрасывание, сбрасывание с самолета (листовок и т. п.) ;
сбрасывание на парашюте (боеприпасов, продовольствия и т. п.) десант - paratroop * авиадесант, парашютный десант расстояние сверху вниз, высота;
обрыв;
глубина падения или погружения - * to the sea обрыв к морю - * of a hundred feet стофутовая высота (театроведение) опускной занавес опускающаяся подставка( виселицы) падающее устройство, падающая дверца, трап пластинка, закрывающая замочную скважину прорезь, щель ( для денег, писем и т. п.) - money * щель /отверстие/ для монет (у автомата) удар с полулета( футбол) укороченный удар (теннис) (техническое) перепад (давления и т. п.) ;
падение (потенциала) - voltage * перепад напряжения результат поиска, выдача( в информационно-поисковой системе) (сленг) тайник( для передачи шпионской информации) (американизм) (сленг) круглый сирота;
беспризорник > a * in the /a/ bucket /ocean/ капля в море > at the * of the /a/ hat по знаку, по сигналу;
без колебаний > to have /to get/ the * on smb. (американизм) поставить кого-л. в невыгодное положение, иметь преимущество перед кем-л. капать;
стекать каплями - to * from the eaves капать с карниза - a gentle rain *ped накрапывал дождик - sweat *ped from his forehead с его лба падали капли пота - he *s at the nose у него из носа течет капать, выпускать по капле - to * a tear over smth. проливать слезы над чем-л.;
говорить о чем-л. падать, выпадать;
вываливаться - the book *ped out of his hand книга выпала у него из рук ронять, выпускать - to * a handkerchief выронить платок - to * one's purse обронить кошелек - to * the curtain опустить занавес;
закончить рассказ, представление;
поставить точку - to * the reins бросить поводья;
отдаться на волю судьбы бросать, сбрасывать;
спускать - to * anchor бросать якорь - to * bombs сбрасывать бомбы - to * a boat спустить шлюпку - to * a letter into the post-box бросить письмо в почтовый ящик спускать или сбрасывать на парашюте падать, опускаться - to * into a chair опуститься на стул - to * dead упасть замертво - to be ready to * валиться с ног от усталости, выбиться из сил - to work till one *s работать до изнеможения - to * on /to/ one's knees опуститься /упасть/ на колени - he almost *ped with surprise он чуть не упал от удивления валить, сваливать;
сшибать, сбивать - to * a bird подстрелить /подбить/ птицу - to * smb. at once уложить /сразить/ кого-л. одним ударом /выстрелом/ умирать (тж. * off) - he *ped off peacefully in his sleep он скончался тихо во сне - men *ped like flies люди мерли как мухи падать, снижаться, понижаться;
спадать, стихать - the production od bauxite *ped добыча боксита сократилась - his voice *ped almost to a whisper он понизил голос почти до шепота снижать, понижать - to * the level of water снизить уровень воды - to * one's voice понизить голос идти (круто) вниз - the road *s into the valley дорога круто спускается в долину падать с определенной высоты - the river *s some 700 feet река падает с высоты в 700 футов (морское) погружаться вертикально опускаться - her eyes *ped она опустила глаза - his jaw *ped у него отвисла челюсть - his shoulders *ped with fatigue его плечи были устало опущены /устало поникли/ опускать - to * one's eyes потупить взор (математика) опускать - to * a perpendicular on /to/ a line опустить перпендикуляр на линию посылать - to * smb. a note послать кому-л. записку - to * smb. a line черкнуть кому-л. несколько строк( спортивное) посылать, забивать( мяч) - to * the ball to the back of the court послать мяч в конец корта (часто * down) спускаться, идти вниз по течению;
спускать по течению - the boat *ped down the river лодку отнесло вниз течением отступать назад (часто * behind) - to * to the rear отступать назад - to * astern( морское) дать задний ход оставлять сзади, обгонять (часто * behind) - to * smth. astern оставить что-л. за кормой( спортивное) передавать назад (разговорное) кончаться, подходить к концу;
прекращаться - the search did not * поиски не прекращались - there the matter *ped на этом дело (за) кончилось - when she came in the conversation *ped с ее приходом разговор оборвался;
когда она вошла, наступило молчание - for a moment the pedantry *ped from his manner на какое-то мгновение он утратил присущую ему педантичность кончать, прекращать - to * one's studies забросить занятия - to * smoking бросить курить - to * the subject оставить тему - * it!, let it *! оставим это!, довольно!, оставьте!;
бросьте!;
не будем больше об этом говорить - you'll have to * this idea вам придется расстаться с этой мыслью - I've *ped polities я оставил политику, я распрощался с политикой оставлять, бросать - to * one's friends порвать с друзьями распускать - to * a team (спортивное) распускать /ликвидировать/ команду опускать, пропускать - to * a letter пропустить букву - to * one's h's не произносить h;
иметь простонародный выговор - to * one's lines забывать слова, пропускать свою реплику (об актере) исключать( из списка, из школы) ;
увольнять, отстранять - to * smb. from command отставить /отстранить/ кого-л. от командования - he was *ped from the board of directors он был исключен из правления /из совета директоров/ (разговорное) терять;
растрачивать;
спускать (деньги) - she *ped $300 on her new spring outfit на весенний костюм оно потратила 300 долларов - he was *ping money every day on the track каждый день он проигрывал деньги на ипподроме - how much did you *? сколько ты спустил? проигрывать, терпеть поражение( на соревнованиях) - to * a set проиграть сет /партию/ - the team *ped five straight games команда проиграла пять игр подряд промолвить, обронить ( слово и т.д.) - to * a hint обронить намек - to * a remark отпустить замечание;
быть произнесенным кем-л. - a remark *ped from him он отпустил /обронил/ замечание сбрасывать (карту) - to * a king сбросить короля спустить( петлю - в вязании) родить, метать( детенышей) ;
телиться, жеребиться, пороситься, котиться и т. п. родиться( о животном) испражняться( о животном) (сленг) глотать, заглатывать (наркотик и т. п.) to drop smb. somewhere ссаживать, высаживать кого-л. где-л. - to * smb. at his door подвезти кого-л. к дому - to drop smth. somewhere подвезти что-л. куда-л, - to * a parcel at smb.'s door оставить пакет у чьих-л.дверей - to drop into a place заглянуть /зайти/ мимоходом куда-л. - to * into one's club зайти /заглянуть/ ненадолго в свой клуб to drop out of smth выбывать, выходить из чего-л. - to * out of a game выбыть /выйти/ из игры - to * out of the contest выбывать из соревнования выбыть из учебного заведения;
оказаться исключенным оторваться от общества, от обычной жизни;
отказаться от принятых норм поведения, морали и Т. п. to drop upon /across/ smb., smth. наталкиваться /натыкаться/ на кого-л., что-л. - to * upon /across/ smb. случайно встретить кого-л. to drop on /upon/ smb., to drop across smb. (разговорное) обрушиваться, нападать, набрасываться на кого-л.;
отчитывать, наказывать кого-л. - to * on smb. like a ton of bricks обрушиться на кого-л. с ругательствами to drop (up-) on to smth., to drop on to smth. случайно наткнуться на что-л. - to * on to smb.'s secret случайно узнать чей-л. секрет to drop into a state ( резко) переходить в другое состояние - to * into one's old habits вернуться к старым привычкам - he *ped into a troubled sleep он забылся беспокойным сном - to * into a walk (спортивное) перейти с бега на шаг - to * into the local dialect (снова) заговорить на местном диалекте to drop in with smb. встречаться с кем-л. to drop with smth. истекать чем-л. - to * with blood истекать кровью - he *ped with sweat пот градом катился с него в сочетании с рядом существительных называет действия, соответствующие значению существительных - to * a sigh вздохнуть - to * a nod кивнуть - to * a curtsey присесть в реверансе - to * a hint of doubt усомниться, выразить сомнение > to * out of smb.'s sight исчезнуть из чьего-л. поля зрения > to * out of things перестать интересоваться происходящим > * a word for me! замолви за меня словечко! > * dead! (грубое) чтоб тебе сдохнуть!, иди ты к черту! > to * a brick( сленг) сделать ляпсус, допустить бестактность > to * like a hot potato /a hot brick, a hot chestnut/ поспешно бросить, избавиться > one could hear a pin * было слышно, как муха пролетит at the ~ of a hat без колебаний at the ~ of a hat по знаку, по сигналу, как заведенный ~ капля;
a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean = капля в море;
drop by drop, by drops капля за каплей circuit ~ out вчт. сбой схемы delayed ~ затяжной парашютный прыжок drop бросать (привычку, занятие) ;
прекращать;
drop it! брось(те) !, оставь (те) !;
перестань(те) !;
to drop smoking бросить курить ~ высаживать, довозить до;
оставлять;
I'll drop you at your door я подвезу вас до (вашего) дома ~ выступать каплями ~ глоток (спиртного) ;
to have a drop in one's eye быть навеселе;
to take a drop too much хлебнуть лишнего ~ драже;
леденец ~ исключать ~ капать ~ pl мед. капли ~ капля;
a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean = капля в море;
drop by drop, by drops капля за каплей ~ наличник (замка) ~ опускаться ~ оставлять, покидать (семью, друзей) ~ отправлять, опускать ( письмо) ;
drop me a line = черкни(те) мне несколько строк ~ падалица (о плодах) ~ падать, снижаться;
спадать, понижаться (о цене и т. п.) ~ падать;
спадать;
to drop as if one had been shot упасть как подкошенный;
he is ready to drop он с ног валится, очень устал;
to drop asleep заснуть ~ падать ~ падающий занавес (в театре) ~ падение, понижение;
снижение;
drop in prices( temperature) падение цен (температуры) ;
a drop (on smth.) снижение по сравнению( с чем-л.) ~ падение, понижение;
снижение;
drop in prices (temperature) падение цен (температуры) ;
a drop (on smth.) снижение по сравнению( с чем-л.) ~ падение ~ тех. перепад ~ понижать (голос) ;
потуплять (глаза) ~ понижаться ~ понижение ~ прекращать (работу, разговор) ;
let us drop the subject прекратим разговор на эту тему ~ проигрывать ~ проливать (слезы) ~ пропускать, опускать;
to drop a letter пропустить букву ~ проронить( слово) ~ отелиться, ожеребиться (и т. п.) раньше времени ~ расстояние (сверху вниз) ;
a drop of 10 feet from the window to the ground от окна до земли 10 футов ~ растрачивать ~ ронять ~ сбрасывать (с самолета) ~ серьга, подвеска ~ снижаться ~ снижение ~ сокращение ~ спад ~ спускаться;
опускаться;
his jaw dropped y него отвисла челюсть ~ сразить (ударом, пулей) ~ терять, проигрывать (деньги) ~ терять ~ убывать ~ увольнять ~ амер. разг. увольнять ~ удар по мячу, отскочившему от земли (в футболе) ~ уменьшаться ~ уменьшение ~ щель для монеты или жетона (в автомате) ~ a count отказываться от пункта обвинения ~ пропускать, опускать;
to drop a letter пропустить букву to ~ a word in favour( of smb.) замолвить( за кого-л.) словечко ~ across разг. сделать выговор ~ across разг. случайно встретить ~ падать;
спадать;
to drop as if one had been shot упасть как подкошенный;
he is ready to drop он с ног валится, очень устал;
to drop asleep заснуть ~ падать;
спадать;
to drop as if one had been shot упасть как подкошенный;
he is ready to drop он с ног валится, очень устал;
to drop asleep заснуть ~ away уходить один за другим ~ back воен., спорт. отступать, отходить ~ behind отставать ~ капля;
a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean = капля в море;
drop by drop, by drops капля за каплей to ~ from sight исчезнуть из поля зрения to ~ from the clouds свалиться как снег на голову ~ in разг. входить один за другим ~ in разг. зайти, заглянуть ~ in bond yield снижение процентного дохода по облигациям ~ in exchange rate снижение валютного курса ~ in exchange rate снижение обменного курса ~ in market снижение рыночного курса ~ in orders сокращение объема заказов ~ in output снижение выпуска продукции ~ in output сокращение объема производства ~ in output спад производства ~ падение, понижение;
снижение;
drop in prices (temperature) падение цен (температуры) ;
a drop (on smth.) снижение по сравнению (с чем-л.) ~ in production снижение выпуска продукции ~ in production сокращение объема производства ~ in production спад производства ~ in rate снижение курса ~ in real earnings снижение реальной заработной платы ~ капля;
a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean = капля в море;
drop by drop, by drops капля за каплей ~ капля;
a drop in the bucket, a drop in the ocean = капля в море;
drop by drop, by drops капля за каплей ~ into ввязаться( в разговор) ~ into втянуться, приобрести привычку ~ into случайно зайти, заглянуть drop бросать (привычку, занятие) ;
прекращать;
drop it! брось(те) !, оставь (те) !;
перестань(те) !;
to drop smoking бросить курить to ~ like a hot potato поспешить избавиться (от чего-л.) hot: ~ stuff разг. распутница, шлюха;
hot potato щекотливая тема;
to drop (smth.) like a hot potato отказаться, отступиться( от чего-л.) ~ отправлять, опускать (письмо) ;
drop me a line = черкни(те) мне несколько строк ~ расстояние (сверху вниз) ;
a drop of 10 feet from the window to the ground от окна до земли 10 футов ~ off заснуть ~ off расходиться ~ off уменьшаться ~ off умереть ~ on сделать выговор;
наказать ~ one's hs не произносить h там, где это следует (особенность лондонского просторечия) ~ out больше не участвовать( в конкурсе и т. п.) ~ out полигр. выпасть( из набора) ~ out опустить, не включить to ~ short не достигать цели to ~ short не хватать drop бросать (привычку, занятие) ;
прекращать;
drop it! брось(те) !, оставь (те) !;
перестань(те) !;
to drop smoking бросить курить false ~ вчт. ложный поиск ~ глоток (спиртного) ;
to have a drop in one's eye быть навеселе;
to take a drop too much хлебнуть лишнего ~ падать;
спадать;
to drop as if one had been shot упасть как подкошенный;
he is ready to drop он с ног валится, очень устал;
to drop asleep заснуть ~ спускаться;
опускаться;
his jaw dropped y него отвисла челюсть ~ высаживать, довозить до;
оставлять;
I'll drop you at your door я подвезу вас до (вашего) дома interest rate ~ снижение ставки процента ~ прекращать (работу, разговор) ;
let us drop the subject прекратим разговор на эту тему price ~ снижение курса ценных бумаг price ~ снижение цен seasonally adjusted ~ спад с учетом сезонных колебаний ~ глоток (спиртного) ;
to have a drop in one's eye быть навеселе;
to take a drop too much хлебнуть лишнего -
76 agreement
n1) соглашение, договор; контракт2) согласие; договоренность•to abide by the terms of an agreement — соблюдать / выполнять условия соглашения, придерживаться условий соглашения
to adhere to an agreement — выполнять / соблюдать соглашение, придерживаться условий соглашения
to announce a measure of agreement with smb — объявлять о достижении определенной степени согласия / договоренности с кем-л.
to arrive at / to attain an agreement — приходить к соглашению, достигать соглашения
to be in agreement with smb about smth — соглашаться с кем-л. в отношении чего-л.; быть единого мнения с кем-л. о чем-л.
to be in contravention of an agreement — противоречить соглашению / условиям соглашения
to breach / to break an agreement — нарушать соглашение
to enter into an agreement — заключать соглашение / договор
to extend an agreement — продлевать срок действия соглашения, пролонгировать соглашение
to find oneself in full agreement about smth — обнаруживать полное единство взглядов по какому-л. вопросу
to go back on an agreement — нарушать соглашение, отказываться от выполнения соглашения
to leave the agreement in tatters — перен. не оставить камня на камне от соглашения
to observe an agreement — соблюдать соглашение; выполнять условия соглашения
to obstruct progress towards an agreement — препятствовать достижению соглашения; затруднять достижение соглашения
to pave the way towards further agreements — открывать путь к заключению / достижению новых соглашений
to reach agreement on smth — достигать согласия / договариваться по какому-л. вопросу
to renege on an agreement — нарушать соглашение, уклоняться от выполнения соглашения
to repudiate an agreement — отвергать соглашение, отказываться от ранее заключенного соглашения
to review / to revoke an agreement — пересматривать соглашение
to sabotage an agreement — срывать / саботировать выполнение соглашения
to secure an agreement — добиваться соглашения, обеспечивать заключение соглашения
to seek an agreement — 1) добиваться заключения соглашения 2) добиваться согласия / договоренности
to stipulate smth by an agreement — обуславливать что-л. соглашением
to submit an agreement to the government for endorsement — предоставлять текст соглашения на утверждение правительства
to thwart / to torpedo an agreement — срывать выполнение соглашения
- agreement fell flatto wreck an agreement — срывать соглашение, мешать заключению соглашения
- agreement has broken down
- agreement has come into operation
- agreement in force
- agreement in principle
- agreement is effective
- agreement is in danger of collapse
- agreement is in force
- agreement is subject to approval by the General Assembly
- agreement is to come into effect on August 20
- agreement is unlikely to stock
- agreement is up for renewal
- agreement on a framework of withdrawal
- agreement on a partial pullout of troops
- agreement on all points
- agreement on limiting nuclear weapons
- agreement under negotiation
- agreement will hold
- agreement worth $...
- agreements of wages, hours and working conditions
- allied agreements
- arbitration agreement
- architect of an agreement
- armistice agreement
- arms agreement
- arms control agreement
- as a precursor to any kind of an agreement
- as part of the agreement
- avoidance of an agreement
- back-to-work agreement
- barter agreement
- basic agreement
- behind-the-scenes agreement
- bilateral agreement
- binding agreement
- branch agreements
- breach of the peace agreement
- broad agreement
- by mutual agreement
- cartel agreement
- cease-fire agreement
- clearing agreement
- collective agreement
- commercial agreement
- commodity agreement
- compensation agreement
- complete agreement on all major items
- comprehensive agreement
- compromise agreement
- conclusion of an agreement
- consensus agreement
- consular agreement
- contractual agreement
- conventional arms agreement
- cooperation agreement
- credit agreements
- cultural exchange agreement
- currency-credit agreements
- current agreement
- disarmament agreement
- disengagement agreement
- draft agreement
- durable agreement
- duration of an agreement
- economic agreement
- enslaving agreement
- enthralling agreement
- entry of an agreement into force
- equal party to the agreement
- equitable agreement
- executive agreement
- expiration of an agreement
- face-saving agreement
- far-reaching agreement
- fettering agreement
- final agreement
- final print of an agreement
- financial agreement
- foreign investment agreement
- formal agreement
- Four-Power Agreement on West Berlin
- framework agreement
- free trade agreement
- GATT
- General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
- general agreement
- Geneva Agreements
- gentleman's agreement
- historic agreement
- immigration agreement
- impediment to an agreement
- in accordance with the agreement achieved
- in circumvention of the agreement
- in conformity with the terms of agreements
- in contravention of the agreement
- in line with the agreement
- in the absence of a special agreement
- in the wake of the agreement
- inconsistent with the agreement
- indemnification agreement
- inequitable agreement
- INF Agreement
- informal agreement
- initial agreement
- installment agreement
- instalment agreement
- interagency agreement
- interdepartmental agreement
- intergovernmental agreement
- interim agreement
- interlocking set of agreements
- Intermediate Nuclear Forces Agreement
- international agreement
- international fisheries agreement
- interstate agreement
- labor agreement
- landmark agreement
- large measure of agreement between...
- last-in-first-out redundancy agreement
- last-minute agreement
- lend-lease agreement
- license agreement
- licensing agreement
- long-awaited agreement
- long-term agreement
- major agreement
- marketing agreement
- market-sharing agreement
- measure of agreement between smb
- military agreement
- military-political agreement
- model agreement
- monetary agreement
- multilateral agreement
- multipartite agreement
- multipurpose international agreement
- mutual agreement
- national agreement
- nonaggression agreement
- nonattack agreement
- nonbelligerency agreement
- noncompliance with the agreement
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- no-strike agreement
- observance of the agreement
- on the brink of an agreement
- on the verge of an agreement
- onerous agreement
- on-site monitoring agreement
- outline agreement
- overall agreement
- package agreement
- patent agreement
- payments agreement
- peace agreement
- pending the coming into force of the agreement
- permanent agreement
- personal training agreement
- political agreement
- power-sharing agreement
- preliminary agreement
- procedural agreement
- progress toward a concerted agreement
- progress toward mutually acceptable agreement
- prolongation of an agreement
- prospect of an agreement
- provided by the agreement
- provision of an agreement
- provisional agreement
- quadripartite agreement
- reciprocal agreement
- regional agreement
- repatriation agreement
- safeguards agreement
- scientific and technical cooperation agreement
- search for a generally acceptable agreement
- secret agreement
- separate agreement
- short-term agreement
- show-piece of an agreement
- signs for agreement
- solid agreement
- solvent feature of the agreement
- special agreement
- special service agreement
- specific agreement
- standstill agreement
- starting-point of an agreement
- stipulated by the following article of the agreement
- strike-free agreement
- subject of an agreement
- subject to agreement
- subsidiary agreement
- substantive agreement
- superpower agreement
- tacit agreement
- tariff agreement
- technical agreement
- tentative agreement
- termination of agreement - trade and credit agreement
- trade and economic agreement
- trade-and-payments agreement
- tripartite agreement
- troop-withdrawal agreement
- trusteeship agreement
- umbrella agreement
- under the agreement
- unequal agreement
- unratified agreement
- unspoken agreement
- UN-sponsored agreement
- unwritten agreement
- verbal agreement
- verifiable agreement
- viable agreement
- voluntary price restraint agreement
- wide-ranging agreements
- working agreement
- written agreement
- zero-zero agreement -
77 knock out
1. phr v выбивать, выколачивать2. phr v победить, побороть, одолеть3. phr v нокаутировать4. phr v поражать, удивлять, ошеломлять5. phr v разг. быстро составить; набросать, придумать6. phr v вывести из строя; нарушить, испортить7. phr v воен. подбить8. phr v одурманить; усыпить; привести в бесчувствие9. phr v изнурять10. phr v унив. разг. выйти из дома11. phr v ком. жарг. сговориться сбить цены на аукционе с тем, чтобы перепродать купленное и поделить барышиI thought I heard a knock — мне показалось, что стучат
Синонимический ряд:1. bring down (verb) bring down; conquer; down; fell; hit; knock down; tackle2. render unconscious (verb) anesthetize; drug; etherize; flatten; knock one senseless; knock unconscious; put to sleep; put under; render unconscious -
78 head
hed
1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeza2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeza, mente3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeza4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; (also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeza, jefe5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeza6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) fuente, nacimiento7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) cabecera, principio8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) a la cabeza de, al frente de9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) madera; cabeza10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director; directora11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeza12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) cabo, punta13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) espuma
2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabezar2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabezar, estar al frente de, dirigir3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigirse a, encaminarse hacia, ir rumbo a4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titular5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear, rematar con la cabeza•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head
head1 n1. cabezamind your head! ¡cuidado con la cabeza!2. cabecera3. jefe / directorhead2 vb1. encabezar / ir a la cabeza2. cabecear / dar de cabezato head for... dirigirse a... / ir camino de...I'm heading for home me dirijo a casa / voy camino de casatr[hed]2 (on tape recorder, video) cabezal nombre masculino3 (of bed, table) cabecera4 (of page) principio5 (on beer) espuma6 (cape) cabo, punta7 (of school, company) director,-ra8 (cattle) res nombre femenino■ four hundred head of cattle cuatrocientas reses, cuatrocientas cabezas de ganado9 (coin) cara10 (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo; (of cauliflower) pella1 principal, jefe1 (company, list etc) encabezar2 (ball) rematar de cabeza, dar un cabezazo a, cabecear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfrom head to toe / from head to foot de pies a cabezaheads or tails? ¿cara o cruz?off the top of one's head sin pensárselo, así de entradaon your own head be it! ¡allá te las compongas!per head por barba, por cabeza■ it cost us £12 per head nos costó doce libras por barbato be head over heels in love with somebody estar locamente enamorado,-a de alguiento be off one's head estar chiflado,-ato bite somebody's head off familiar echar una bronca a alguiento do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos vendadosto have a good head for figures tener facilidad para los númerosto have a head for heights no padecer vértigoto keep one's head above water mantenerse a floteto keep one's head mantener la calmato laugh one's head off reírse a carcajadastwo heads are better than one cuatro ojos ven más que doshead teacher director,-rahead start ventajahead office oficina centralhead ['hɛd] vt1) lead: encabezar2) direct: dirigirhead vi: dirigirsehead adjmain: principalthe head office: la oficina central, la sedehead n1) : cabeza ffrom head to foot: de pies a cabeza2) mind: mente f, cabeza f3) tip, top: cabeza f (de un clavo, un martillo, etc.), cabecera f (de una mesa o un río), punta f (de una flecha), flor m (de un repollo, etc.), encabezamiento m (de una carta, etc.), espuma f (de cerveza)4) director, leader: director m, -tora f; jefe m, -fa f; cabeza f (de una familia)5) : cara f (de una moneda)heads or tails: cara o cruz6) : cabeza f500 head of cattle: 500 cabezas de ganado$10 a head: $10 por cabeza7)to come to a head : llegar a un punto críticoadj.• primero, -a adj.• principal adj.n.• cabecera s.f.• cabeza s.f.• cabezuela s.f.• director s.m.• dirigente s.m.• encabezamiento s.m.• mayor s.m.• mollera s.f.• principal s.m.• testa s.f.expr.• atajar v.• cortarle el paso expr.v.• cabecear v.• descabezar v.• dirigir v.• encabezar v.• mandar v.hed
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1) ( Anat) cabeza fto stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)
from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo
he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano
head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza
2) (mind, brain) cabeza fI said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza
he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza
she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números
use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!
if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá
it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...
to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien
to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza
to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)
to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza
to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos
3)a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera fb) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f4)a) ( chief) director, -tora m,fhead of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno
the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)
head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras
head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio
head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)
b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)5)a) ( person)$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona
6) ( crisis)to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico
7)a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal mb) ( of drill) cabezal mc) ( cylinder head) culata f8) ( Geog) cabo m
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1)a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*
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viwhere are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos
Phrasal Verbs:- head for- head off- head up[hed]1. N1) (=part of body) cabeza f•
the horse won by a (short) head — el caballo ganó por una cabeza (escasa)•
he went head first into the ditch/wall — se cayó de cabeza en la zanja/se dio de cabeza contra la paredthe government is ploughing head first into another crisis — el gobierno avanza irremediablemente hacia otra crisis
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to give a horse its head — soltar las riendas a un caballoto give sb his/her head — dar rienda suelta a algn
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wine goes to my head — el vino se me sube a la cabeza•
to keep one's head down — (lit) no levantar la cabeza; (=work hard) trabajar de lo lindo; (=avoid being noticed) intentar pasar desapercibido•
to nod one's head — decir que sí or asentir con la cabeza•
to shake one's head — decir que no or negar con la cabeza•
he stands head and shoulders above the rest — (lit) les saca más de una cabeza a los demás; (fig) los demás no le llegan a la suela del zapato•
to stand on one's head — hacer el pino•
she is a head taller than her sister — le saca una cabeza a su hermana•
he turned his head and looked back at her — volvió la cabeza y la miró- have one's head up one's arse or ass- bite sb's head off- put or lay one's head on the block- get one's head downto go over sb's head —
- hold one's head up highwith head held high — con la frente bien alta or erguida
- laugh one's head off- stand or turn sth on its head- want sb's head on a plate- turn one's head the other way- bury or hide or stick one's head in the sand- scream/shout one's head offI can't make head nor or or tail of what he's saying — no entiendo nada de lo que dice
- turn heads- keep one's head above wateracid 3., cloud 1., hang 1., 1), knock, price 1., 1), rear, swell 3., 1), top I, 1., 11)2) (=intellect, mind) cabeza fuse your head! — ¡usa la cabeza!
it's gone right out of my head — se me ha ido de la cabeza, se me ha olvidado
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it was above their heads — no lo entendían•
it's better to come to it with a clear head in the morning — es mejor hacerlo por la mañana con la cabeza despejada•
it never entered my head — ni se me pasó por la cabeza siquiera•
to have a head for business/figures — ser bueno para los negocios/con los números•
to do a sum in one's head — hacer un cálculo mental•
he has got it into his head that... — se le ha metido en la cabeza que...I wish he would get it into his thick head that... — ya me gustaría que le entrara en ese cabezón que tiene que...
who put that (idea) into your head? — ¿quién te ha metido eso en la cabeza?
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I can't get that tune out of my head — no puedo quitarme esa música de la cabeza•
it was over their heads — no lo entendían•
I'm sure if we put our heads together we can work something out — estoy seguro de que si intercambiamos ideas encontraremos una solución•
to take it into one's head to do sth, he took it into his head to go to Australia — se le metió en la cabeza ir a Australia•
don't worry your head about it — no te preocupes, no le des muchas vueltas- keep one's head- lose one's head- be/go off one's headyou must be off your head! — ¡estás como una cabra!
- be out of one's head- he's got his head screwed on- be soft or weak in the head- go soft in the head3) (=leader) [of firm] director(a) m / f; (esp Brit) [of school] director(a) m / fhead of French — el jefe/la jefa del departamento de francés
4) (=top part) [of hammer, pin, spot] cabeza f; [of arrow, spear] punta f; [of stick, cane] puño m; [of bed, page] cabecera f; [of stairs] parte f alta; (on beer) espuma f; [of river] cabecera f, nacimiento m; [of valley] final m; [of mountain pass] cima fat the head of — [+ organization] a la cabeza de; [+ train] en la parte delantera de
to sit at the head of the table — sentarse en la cabecera de la mesa, presidir la mesa
5) (Bot) [of flower] cabeza f, flor f; [of corn] mazorca f6) (Tech) (on tape-recorder) cabezal m, cabeza f magnética; [of cylinder] culata f; (Comput) cabeza freading/writing head — cabeza f de lectura/grabación
7) (=culmination)•
this will bring matters to a head — esto llevará las cosas a un punto crítico8) heads (on coin) cara fheads or tails? — ¿cara o cruz?, ¿águila o sol? (Mex)
9) (no pl) (=unit)£15 a or per head — 15 libras por cabeza or persona
10) (Naut) proa fhead to wind — con la proa a barlovento or de cara al viento
11) (Geog) cabo m12) (=pressure)head of steam — presión f de vapor
head of water — presión f de agua
13) (=height) [of water]there has to be a head of six feet between the tank and the bath — el tanque tiene que estar a una altura de dos metros con respecto al baño
14) (=title) titular m; (=subject heading) encabezamiento mthis comes under the head of... — esto viene en el apartado de...
2. VT1) (=be at front of) [+ procession, league, poll] encabezar, ir a la cabeza de; [+ list] encabezar2) (=be in charge of) [+ organization] dirigir; (Sport) [+ team] capitanear3) (=steer) [+ ship, car, plane] dirigir4) (Ftbl) [+ goal] cabecear5) [+ chapter] encabezar3.VIwhere are you heading or headed? — ¿hacia dónde vas?, ¿para dónde vas?
he hitched a ride on a truck heading or headed west — hizo autostop y lo recogió un camión que iba hacia el oeste
they were heading home/back to town — volvían a casa/a la ciudad
4.CPDhead boy N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado m de la escuela (alumno)
head buyer N — jefe(-a) m / f de compras
head case * N — (Brit) majara * mf, chiflado(-a) * m / f
head cheese N — (US) queso m de cerdo, cabeza f de jabalí (Sp), carne f en gelatina
head clerk N — encargado(-a) m / f
head coach N — (Sport) primer(a) entrenador(a) m / f
head count N — recuento m de personas
head gardener N — jefe(-a) m / f de jardineros
head girl N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegada f de la escuela (alumna)
head height N — altura f de la cabeza
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at head height — a la altura de la cabezahead injury N — herida f en la cabeza
head massage N — masaje m en la cabeza
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to give sb a head massage — masajearle la cabeza a algn, darle un masaje en la cabeza a algnhead nurse N — enfermero(-a) m / f jefe
head office N — sede f central
head prefect N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado(-a) m / f de la escuela (alumno/alumna)
head restraint N — (Aut) apoyacabezas m inv, reposacabezas m inv
head start N — ventaja f
a good education gives your child a head start in life — una buena educación sitúa a su hijo en una posición aventajada en la vida
to have a head start (over or on sb) — (Sport, fig) tener ventaja (sobre algn)
he has a head start over other candidates — tiene ventaja sobre or les lleva ventaja a otros candidatos
head teacher N — director(a) m / f
head waiter N — maître m
head wound N — herida f en la cabeza
- head for- head off- head out- head up* * *[hed]
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1) ( Anat) cabeza fto stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)
from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo
he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano
head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza
2) (mind, brain) cabeza fI said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza
he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza
she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números
use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!
if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá
it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...
to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien
to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza
to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)
to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza
to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos
3)a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera fb) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f4)a) ( chief) director, -tora m,fhead of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno
the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)
head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras
head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio
head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)
b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)5)a) ( person)$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona
6) ( crisis)to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico
7)a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal mb) ( of drill) cabezal mc) ( cylinder head) culata f8) ( Geog) cabo m
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1)a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*
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viwhere are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos
Phrasal Verbs:- head for- head off- head up -
79 rebajar
rebajar ( conjugate rebajar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ precio› to lower, bring … down; ‹ artículo› to reduce;◊ me rebajó $200 he took $200 off2 ‹peso/kilos› to lose verbo intransitivo ( humillar) to degrade, be degrading rebajarse verbo pronominal rebajarse a hacer algo to lower oneself to doing sth; rebajarse ante algn to humble oneself before sb
rebajar verbo transitivo
1 (una superficie) to lower
2 (un precio) to cut, reduce: nos ha rebajado dos mil pesetas, he has taken two thousand pesetas off
hemos rebajado las camisas, we have cut the price of the shirts
3 (una sustancia) to dilute (con agua) to water: rebajan el vino con agua, they water the wine (un color, tono) to soften
4 (hacer disminuir) to diminish: la falta de empleo ha rebajado su autoestima, being unemployed has diminished his self-esteem
5 (humillar) to humiliate: la corrupción rebaja a las personas, corruption degrades people
6 (a un empleado, funcionario, etc) to downgrade: rebajaron a Gómez de categoría, Gómez was downgraded
7 (una pena, multa) to reduce ' rebajar' also found in these entries: Spanish: descontar English: bring down - cheapen - discount - knock down - lower - mark down - put down - reduce - slash - cut - debase - knock - mark - put - thin - work -
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♦ up (1) /ʌp/A avv.1 su; di sopra; in alto; in su: The lift is going up, l'ascensore sta salendo; Prices are going up, i prezzi stanno andando su (o stanno salendo); When the doctor arrives, send him up, quando arriva il medico, mandamelo di sopra; The water supply was cut off from the fourth floor up, è venuta a mancare l'acqua dal quarto piano in su; a few inches further up, alcuni centimetri più in su2 (fam. ingl.) oltre ( di età): Many people 60 and up continue working full time, molte persone di 60 anni e oltre continuano a lavorare a tempo pieno3 in piedi; ritto; alzato: Stand up!, alzati!; alzatevi!; in piedi!; We stayed up until 2 watching the election results, siamo rimasti in piedi fino alle due a guardare i risultati delle elezioni; She sat up in bed and had a cup of tea, si è alzata a sedere sul letto e ha bevuto una tazza di tè; He jumped up to answer the door, è balzato in piedi per andare a vedere chi c'era alla porta; She wore her hair up, portava i capelli tirati su4 avanti; vicino: She walked up to her father and put her arms round him, si è avvicinata al padre e lo ha abbracciato; A policeman came up and moved us on, è venuto da noi un poliziotto e ci ha fatti circolare; There's a good restaurant further up ( o up ahead), più avanti c'è un buon ristorante5 (enfat.) completamente; fino in fondo; The sand has clogged up the canal, la sabbia ha interamente ostruito il canale; We used up all the butter, abbiamo consumato tutto il burro6 ( indica direzione verso il nord, verso chi parla o verso un luogo più importante; è idiom.; per es.:) to go up to London [to Scotland], andare a Londra ( dalla provincia) [andare in Scozia ( dall' Inghilterra)]; I'm going up to town, vado in città; My father is up from the country, è arrivato mio padre dalla campagna7 (ingl.) all'università: She's going up to Oxford in the autumn, va all'università a Oxford in autunno8 ( indica divisione in parti piccole o uguali; per es.:) She cut the cake up into four equal slices, ha tagliato il dolce in quattro fette uguali; They divided the money up between them, si sono spartiti i soldi tra di loro9 (indica l'azione di chiudere o legare qc.; per es.:) Don't forget to lock up, non dimenticare di chiudere a chiave; She tied up the flowers with a bow, ha legato insieme i fiori con un fiocco11 ( calcio, ecc.) in vantaggio: We were 3-1 up at half time, a metà partita eravamo in vantaggio per 3 a 1; ( basket) to be up ten, essere sopra di dieci punti; (autom.) He finished first, one tenth of a second up, è arrivato primo con un vantaggio di un decimo di secondo; ( golf) to be one [two, three, etc.] up, essere in vantaggio di una [di due, di tre, ecc.] buche12 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to break up, rompere, spezzare; ecc.; to buy up, accaparrarsi; ecc. (► to break, to buy; ecc.)B inter.1 su!; in piedi!2 evviva!; viva!: Up with the Socialists!, evviva i socialisti!● up against, contro: The crowd was crushed up against the police cordon, la folla era schiacciata contro i cordoni della polizia □ up and down, su e giù; avanti e indietro; dappertutto: The cork bobbed up and down on the water, il sughero ballonzolava su e giù sull'acqua; We walked up and down, abbiamo passeggiato avanti e indietro □ up here, quassù □ (fig.) up in the air, ( di una cosa) ipotetico, vago; ( di una persona) indeciso, dubbioso □ up there, lassù □ up to, fino a: to count from one up to one hundred, contare da uno fino a cento; up to 1995, fino al 1995; up to one thousand people, fino a mille persone; ben mille persone; We'll grant you up to 20% off the price list, vi faremo fino al 20% di sconto sul prezzo di listino; to be up to one's knees in mud, essere immerso nel fango fino alle ginocchia □ (fig.) to be up to one's neck (o ears, o eyes) in st., essere in qc. fino al collo; essere sommerso da qc.; I'm up to my ears in debt, sono indebitato fino al collo; He's up to his eyes in work, è sommerso dal lavoro □ up to date, aggiornato, al corrente; (comm.: di un estratto conto) compilato a tutt'oggi: to keep st. up to date, tenere aggiornato qc.; to bring st. up to date, aggiornare, rammodernare qc.; to keep up to date, tenersi aggiornato, al corrente; stare al passo con i tempi; to keep up to date with the news, tenersi informato delle ultime novità □ up-to-date (agg. attr.), aggiornato, moderno: up-to-date office equipment, moderne attrezzature per ufficio; up-to-date information, informazioni aggiornate □ up to speed, ( di sistema, ecc.) funzionante a pieno regime; ( di persona) al corrente: The system is now up to speed, il sistema ora funziona a pieno regime; They brought her up to speed on all the latest developments, l'hanno messa al corrente di tutti gli ultimi sviluppi □ (fam.) to be (o to have had it) up to here with sb. [st.], averne fin sopra i capelli di q. [qc.]: I've had it up to here with him [his whining], ne ho fin sopra i capelli di lui [dei suoi piagnistei] □ up to now, finora □ (geogr.) as far up as Edinburgh, fino all'altezza di Edimburgo ( andando da sud a nord) □ ( marina mil.) Up periscope!, fuori il periscopio! □ Hands up!, mani in alto! □ ( scritto su un pacco) «This side up», «alto» □ When his blood is up, quando gli va il sangue alla testa □ (autom.) «Road up» ( cartello), «lavori in corso».NOTA D'USO: - up to o down to?- ♦ up (2) /ʌp/prep.1 su; su per: The boy climbed up the ladder, il ragazzo si è arrampicato sulla scala; Can you help me carry the trunk up the stairs?, mi aiuti a portare il baule su per le scale?; to walk up a hill, risalire (a piedi) una collina2 più avanti in; in fondo a; verso la cima, la sorgente di ( un fiume, ecc.): There's a post office up the road, più avanti ( nella strada) c'è un ufficio postale; to walk up a street, camminare lungo una strada (spec. in salita o verso il centro della città); to walk up and down the street, andare su e giù per la strada; a trip up the Rhine, un viaggio risalendo il Reno; There's a cafe a bit further up the hill, c'è un caffé un po' più in su sulla collina● up-country ► upcountry □ up front (avv.), ► upfront □ up-front (agg. e n.), ► upfront □ up hill and down dale, per mari e per monti; da tutte le parti; senza meta □ up-stream ► upstream □ (mus.) up-tempo, dal ritmo veloce: an up-tempo number, un up-tempo □ (fam.) up top, nella zucca, nella testa: to have st. up top, avere qc. in mente □ (volg.) Up yours!, vaffanculo (volg.); ( anche) col cavolo!; non rompere! (volg.).♦ up (3) /ʌp/A a. pred.1 alzato; in piedi; tirato su: The car windows were up, i finestrini della macchina erano alzati; The children aren't up yet, i bambini non sono ancora alzati; I was up all night with a stomach bug, sono rimasto in piedi tutta la notte per un disturbo allo stomaco; DIALOGO → - Putting the heating on- I have to be up early, at 6.30, devo alzarmi presto, alle 6:302 alto: The wind is up, si è alzato il vento; The moon was up, si era alzata la luna; la luna è alta in cielo; The sun isn't up yet, il sole non s'è ancora alzato4 edificato; costruito: That new office block still isn't up, il nuovo palazzo di uffici non è ancora stato costruito5 (fig.) alto; elevato; salito: The temperature is up again, la temperatura (o la febbre) è di nuovo alta; Rents are up, gli affitti sono alti (o cari); Share prices are up this week, questa settimana le quotazioni (di borsa) sono salite; Unemployment is up again, la disoccupazione è di nuovo salita6 (econ., Borsa) al rialzo; in aumento: The pound is up against the euro, la sterlina si è rafforzata rispetto all'euro; House prices are up by 18% over the last year, i prezzi degli immobili sono saliti del 18% nel corso dello scorso anno; Profits are up on last year's, gli utili sono più alti rispetto all'anno scorso7 chiuso per lavori: The road was up so we had to turn back, la strada era chiusa per lavori, quindi abbiamo dovuto tornare indietro9 (comput.: di un computer) funzionante: The computer will be back up in ten minutes, il computer sarà di nuovo in grado di funzionare fra dieci minuti13 finito; terminato: The game is up, il gioco è finito ( anche fig.); Your time's up, è finito il tempo a tua disposizione; (fig.) Time's up for the government, il governo ha le ore contateB a. attr.2 (trasp.) verso la città; verso la capitale; (spec.) verso Londra: I took the first up train in the morning, la mattina ho preso il primo treno per Londra; (ferr.) the up line, la linea per Londra; (ferr.) the up platform, il binario del treno per LondraC n.D n. pl.● to be up (impers.), (stare per) succedere, bollire in pentola (fig.): DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- What's up?, che succede?; che c'è?; What's up with you?, che cosa ti succede?; che c'è (che non va)?; I realized at once that something was up, ho capito subito che c'era qualcosa che bolliva in pentola □ to be up against st., trovarsi di fronte qc.; essere alle prese con qc.: We were up against serious difficulties, ci siamo trovati alle prese con serie difficoltà □ to be up against it, essere nei guai: You'll be up against it if the factory shuts down, sarete nei guai se la fabbrica chiude □ to be up and about, essere di nuovo in piedi ( dopo una malattia); essere in piena attività: We were up and about by 6, alle sei, eravamo già in piena attività □ to be up and doing, darsi da fare: I can't sit still, I like to be up and doing, non riesco a starmene con le mani in mano, mi piace darmi da fare □ to be up and running (o going), funzionare perfettamente □ to be up for st., presentarsi a qc., essere sottoposto a qc.; (leg.) comparire in giudizio per qc.; (fam.) aver voglia di fare qc.: The budget will be up for revision next month, il bilancio preventivo sarà sottoposto a revisione il mese prossimo; The issue will be up for discussion at the next meeting, la questione sarà discussa nella prossima riunione; He was up for armed robbery, è comparso in giudizio per rapina a mano armata; to be up for re-election, ripresentarsi alle elezioni; to be up for a job [a post], candidarsi per un posto di lavoro [per un incarico]; to be up for sale [adoption], essere in vendita [in adozione]; DIALOGO → - Pool- Are you up for a game of pool?, hai voglia di fare (o ti va) una partita a biliardo?; Are you up for it?, ti va? □ to be (well) up on (o in, with) st., essere ferrato in qc. □ to be up to st., essere all'altezza di qc.; stare combinando qc.; star facendo qc.: The goods were not up to standard, la merce non era conforme agli standard; He isn't up to his job, non è all'altezza del suo lavoro; What are the children up to?, che cosa stanno combinando i bambini?; DIALOGO → - Discussing football- What are you up to on Saturday?, cosa fai sabato?; That dog is up to no good, quel cane sta combinando un guaio (o ne sta facendo una delle sue) □ to be up to sb., spettare (o toccare) a q.: It's up to him to decide, spetta a lui decidere; That's up to you!, sta a te decidere (o intervenire, agire, ecc.)! □ to be up with sb., essere alla pari con, essere al livello di q.: He's up with the best players in the world, è al livello dei migliori giocatori del mondo □ to feel up to st., sentirsela di fare qc.: I'm staying at home; I don't feel up to such a long trip, resto a casa; non me la sento di fare un viaggio così lungo □ (comput.) up arrow, freccia in su; freccia su □ (fin.) an up market, un mercato al rialzo □ (fam.) to be on the up, essere in ascesa; essere in aumento □ (fam.) to be on the up-and-up, (ingl.) andare a gonfie vele (fig.); ( USA) essere onesto, sincero □ (fam. USA) up-and-up, onesto; affidabile; di (tutta) fiducia.(to) up /ʌp/A v. i.1 – (fam.) to up and…, fare (qc.) all'improvviso; prendere (e…): One day Tom just upped and went to Australia, Tom un bel giorno ha preso e se n'è andato in Australia2 – (fam. USA) to up with, alzare ( la mano, un'arma); brandire: He upped with his stick, ha brandito il bastoneB v. t. (fam.)alzare; aumentare: to up prices, alzare (o aumentare) i prezzi● (fam.) to up and off, prendere (o alzarsi) e andarsene □ to up the ante, alzare la posta.
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