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1 foutre
foutre (inf!) [futʀ]1. transitive verba. ( = faire) to do• qu'est-ce que ça peut me foutre ? what the hell do I care? (inf!)• fous-moi la paix ! piss off! (vulg!)• fous-moi le camp ! get lost! (inf!)2. reflexive verba. ( = se mettre)b. ( = se moquer) se foutre de qn/qch to take the mickey (inf) out of sb/sth ; ( = être indifférent) not to give a damn about sb/sth (inf!)• 100 € pour ça, ils se foutent du monde 100 euros for that! - what the hell do they take us for! (inf!)• ça, je m'en fous pas mal I couldn't give a damn (inf!) about thatc. va te faire foutre ! (vulg!) fuck off! (vulg!)* * *
1.
(sl) futʀ verbe transitif1) ( faire) to don'en avoir rien à foutre — not to give a damn (colloq) ou shit (sl)
2) ( donner)foutre un coup à quelqu'un — lit to wallop somebody (colloq)
sa mort nous a foutu un coup — his/her death was a terrible blow to us
3) ( mettre)foutre quelque chose quelque part — to stick (colloq) something somewhere
foutre quelqu'un dehors or à la porte — to kick somebody out (colloq)
foutre le camp — [personne] to bugger off (sl) GB, to split (colloq) US; [choses] to fall apart
fous(-moi) le camp d'ici! — get lost! (colloq)
ça la fout mal — it makes a lousy (colloq) impression
2.
se foutre verbe pronominal1) ( se mettre)se foutre en l'air — ( en voiture) to have an accident; ( se suicider) to top oneself (colloq)
2) ( se donner)3) ( ridiculiser)se foutre du monde — to have a bloody GB ou hell of a (sl) US nerve
4) ( être indifférent) not to give a damn (colloq) (de about)je m'en fous — I don't give a damn (colloq)
* * *futʀ vt *(= faire)* * *foutre verb table: rendreA ●nm ( sécrétion) come●, sperm.B ◑†excl bugger me◑! GB, fuck●!; foutre non! no bloody way◑! GB, no fucking way●!; je n'en sais foutre rien! I know fuck all about it●.C vtr1 ◑( faire) to do; qu'est-ce qu'il fout? what the hell's he doing◑?; ne rien foutre to do bugger all◑ GB, to do fuck all●; qu'est-ce que ça peut foutre? what the hell does it matter◑?; qu'est-ce que tu veux que ça me foute? why should I give a shit about it◑?; qu'est-ce que ça peut te/leur foutre? what the hell has it got to do with you/them○?; n'en avoir rien à foutre not to give a damn○ ou shit◑;2 ◑( donner) foutre un coup à qn lit to wallop sb○; fig to be a real blow to sb; sa mort nous a foutu un coup his death was a terrible blow to us; foutre une gifle à qn to clout○ sb; foutre un coup de pied à qn to kick sb; foutre la trouille à qn to scare the hell○ ou shit◑ out of sb; ‘il t'a remercié?’-‘je t'en fous oui!’ ‘did he thank you?’-‘you must be bloody joking◑!’, ‘no fucking way●!’; je leur en foutrais moi des augmentations! they can shove◑ their pay rise GB ou their raise US up their backsides●!;3 ◑( mettre) foutre qch quelque part to stick○ sth somewhere; où t'as foutu les clés? what the hell have you done with the keys○?; foutre son nez partout to stick one's nose into everything; foutre la pagaille or la merde◑ or le bordel● ( déranger) to make a bloody mess◑ GB, to make a fucking mess●; ( semer la zizanie) to stir things up; foutre son pied au cul de qn● to kick sb up the arse● GB ou ass○ US; foutre son poing dans la gueule◑ de qn to sock○ sb in the mouth; foutre qn dehors or à la porte to give sb the boot○ [employé, élève]; to kick sb out○ [visiteur, immigré]; foutre qn en colère or rogne to make sb as mad as hell○; foutre le camp [personne] to be off○ GB, to split○ US; [choses] to fall apart; fous(-moi) le camp d'ici! get lost○!; tout fout le camp everything's falling apart; ça la fout mal it makes a lousy○ impression;4 ●†( posséder sexuellement) to fuck●; aller se faire foutre to go to hell○; envoyer qn se faire foutre to tell sb to go to hell○.D ●†vi ( forniquer) to fuck●.E se foutre◑ vpr1 ( se mettre) se foutre en colère to fly off the handle○; se foutre dedans to screw up◑; il s'est foutu dedans avec ses calculs he screwed up in his calculations; s'en foutre plein les poches to rake it in○; se foutre en l'air ( en voiture) to have an accident; ( se suicider) to top oneself○;2 ( se donner) je me foutrais des claques! sometimes I could kick myself!;3 ( se battre) se foutre dessus or sur la gueule◑ to beat (the) shit◑ out of each other;4 ( ridiculiser) se foutre de (la gueule de) qn to take the piss out of sb◑; il ne s'est pas foutu de toi he really did you proud!; se foutre du monde [personne, institution] to have a bloody GB ou hell of a◑ US nerve;5 ( être indifférent) not to give a shit◑ (de about); je me fous de ce qu'il pense I don't give a damn○ ou shit◑ about what he thinks; je m'en fous I don't give a damn○ ou shit◑.I(très familier) [futr] adverbeII[futr] verbe transitif1. [envoyer, mettre]foutre quelqu'un à la porte to throw ou to chuck somebody out2. [donner] to givefoutre une claque à quelqu'un to hit somebody, to give somebody a thumpfoutre la paix à quelqu'un to leave somebody alone, to get out of somebody's hair3. [faire] to doqu'est-ce que tu fous, on est pressés! what the (bloody) hell (très familier) are you doing, we're in a hurry!rien à foutre: il en a rien à foutre he couldn't give a damn ou a toss (très familier, UK, très familier & UK) ou monkey's4. (locution)aller se faire foutre (vulgaire) : va te faire foutre sod (très familier & UK) ou fuck (vulgaire) offen foutre un coup: il va falloir en foutre un coup si on veut avoir fini demain we'll have to get a bloody (très familier & UK) move on if we want to be finished by tomorrow!foutre le camp: mon mec a foutu le camp my man's buggered off (and left me) (très familier & UK) ou run out on me (US)foutre son billet à quelqu'un que: je te fous mon billet qu'ils sont déjà partis I'll bet you anything you like they've already leftrembourser? je t'en fous, il ne remboursera jamais! you think he's going to pay you back? you'll be lucky————————[futr] nom masculin————————se foutre (très familier) verbe pronominal intransitif————————se foutre (très familier) verbe pronominal transitif————————se foutre de (très familier) verbe pronominal plus préposition -
2 encima
adv.1 on top (arriba).pásame el de encima pass me the top one o the one on topel vecino de encima the upstairs neighborvivo encima de tu casa I live upstairs from youel pan está encima de la nevera the bread is on (top of) the fridgevive por encima de sus posibilidades he lives beyond his meanspor encima de todo more than anything else2 on top of that.encima de no hacerlo bien… on top of not doing it well…encima de ser tonto, es feo on top of being stupid, he's also uglypres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: encimar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: encimar.* * *► adverbio1 (más arriba) above, overhead; (sobre) on top2 (ropa etc) on, on top■ ¿llevas cambio encima? do you have any change on you?4 (además) in addition, besides5 familiar (por si fuera poco) what's more, on top of that, besides\de encima top, on top, aboveestar alguien encima de otro familiar to be on somebody's back, be breathing down somebody's neckpor encima de todo above allquitarse algo de encima / quitarse a alguien de encima figurado to get rid of something / get rid of somebodytener algo encima figurado to be just round the corner* * *adv.1) above, on top2) upon•* * *ADV1) [en el espacio]•
encima de — [con contacto] on top of; [sin contacto] above•
venirse encima de algn — [animal, vehículo] to come (straight) at sb, bear down on sb; [peso, mueble] to fall on (top of) sbno sabía lo que se le venía encima cuando llegara a casa — he didn't know what was going to hit him when he got home
con su actitud se echó encima a todos sus compañeros — he got on the wrong side of all his colleagues because of his attitude
tengo que estar siempre encima de mis hijos para que estudien — I always have to stand over my children to make them work
- hacerse encimamundo 5)2) [en el tiempo] upontenían ya la guerra encima — war was imminent o upon them
se nos echó la noche encima — it grew dark, night fell
se nos viene encima la fecha de la boda — the wedding is nearly upon us, the wedding is just around the corner
3)•
por encima —a) (=por lo alto) over•
por encima de — overha nevado por encima de los 2.500m — there is snow above o over 2,500 metres
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estar por encima de algo — [en cantidad, nivel] to be above sth; [en preferencia] to come before sthestoy por encima de él en categoría — I'm higher in rank o level than him
b) (=superficialmente)4) (=además) on top of thatte lo envían a casa y encima te regalan un libro — they send it to your house and you get a free book too o as well
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encima de — besides, as well asy luego, encima de todo lo que dijo, se fue sin disculparse — and then, as well as o on top of saying all that, he left without apologizing
5) esp Cono Sur•
encima mío/tuyo/ etc — above me/you/etc* * *1) ( en el espacio)2) ( en el tiempo)3) ( además)y encima no me lo devolvió — and on top of that, he didn't give it back
4) (en locs)encima de: encima de la mesa on the table; encima del armario on top of the cupboard; llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket; viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop; encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly; echarse algo encima < deuda> to saddle o land oneself with something; < problema> to take... upon oneself; echarse encima a alguien (AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him; estar encima de alguien or estarle encima a alguien (fam) to be on at somebody (colloq); hacerse encima (fam & euf) ( orinarse) to wet oneself; ( hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants; por encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on top; volaban por encima del pueblo they flew over the town; está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of department; temperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperatures; lo leí por encima I just skimmed through it; le eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over it very quickly; una limpieza por encima a quick clean; por encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere él above all o most important, he mustn't find out; pone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything else; quitarse or sacarse algo de encima <problema/tarea> to get something out of the way; quitarse or sacarse a alguien de encima — to get rid of somebody
* * *= on top, thereupon [thereon].Ex. Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.Ex. The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.----* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* echar por encima = top with.* echarse encima de = bear down on.* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.* encima de = on top of, above, atop.* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.* justo encima de = smack right on top of.* leer por encima = browse, skim, skim read.* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.* mirar por encima = eyeball.* mirar por encima del hombre = look down + Posesivo + nose at.* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down on/upon.* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.* pasar por encima = pass over.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.* poner encima = top with.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* por encima = overhead.* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.* por encima de eso = beyond that.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* sacudirse de encima = shake off.* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* y encima = into the bargain.* * *1) ( en el espacio)2) ( en el tiempo)3) ( además)y encima no me lo devolvió — and on top of that, he didn't give it back
4) (en locs)encima de: encima de la mesa on the table; encima del armario on top of the cupboard; llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket; viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop; encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly; echarse algo encima < deuda> to saddle o land oneself with something; < problema> to take... upon oneself; echarse encima a alguien (AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him; estar encima de alguien or estarle encima a alguien (fam) to be on at somebody (colloq); hacerse encima (fam & euf) ( orinarse) to wet oneself; ( hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants; por encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on top; volaban por encima del pueblo they flew over the town; está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of department; temperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperatures; lo leí por encima I just skimmed through it; le eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over it very quickly; una limpieza por encima a quick clean; por encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere él above all o most important, he mustn't find out; pone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything else; quitarse or sacarse algo de encima <problema/tarea> to get something out of the way; quitarse or sacarse a alguien de encima — to get rid of somebody
* * *= on top, thereupon [thereon].Ex: Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.
Ex: The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* echar por encima = top with.* echarse encima de = bear down on.* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.* encima de = on top of, above, atop.* estar de pie por encima de = stand over.* estar por encima de = overlay, overlie.* justo encima de = smack right on top of.* leer por encima = browse, skim, skim read.* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.* mirar por encima = eyeball.* mirar por encima del hombre = look down + Posesivo + nose at.* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down on/upon.* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.* pasar por encima = pass over.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.* poner encima = top with.* ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.* por encima = overhead.* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.* por encima de eso = beyond that.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* quitarse de encima = shake off.* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.* sacudirse de encima = shake off.* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body.* tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* y encima = into the bargain.* * *A(en el espacio): le puso el pie/una piedra encima he put his foot/a stone on itno tengo or llevo dinero encima I don't have any money on mese me sentaron encima they sat on top of mese tiró el café encima she spilled the coffee over herselfvi el coche cuando ya lo tenía encima I didn't see the car until it was on top of meel autobús se nos venía encima the bus was coming straight at o toward(s) usse me vino el armario encima the cupboard came down on top of mese le vino encima una enorme responsabilidad he had to take on a great deal of reponsibilityB(en el tiempo): ya tenemos las fiestas encima the festive season is just around the cornerlos exámenes ya estaban encima the exams were already upon usla fecha se nos vino encima y no habíamos terminado the day arrived and we hadn't finishedse nos venía or echaba encima la noche night was falling (around us)C(además): es caro y encima de mala calidad it's expensive and, not only that, it's poor qualityle han dado el mejor lugar — ¡y encima se queja! they've given her the best seat — and she goes and complains!y encima, no me lo quiso devolver and then o and on top of that, he wouldn't give it back!D ( en locs):encima de: encima de la mesa on the tableencima del armario on top of the cupboardllevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacketviven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shopencima de caro es feo as well as being expensive, it's (also) ugly o not only is it expensive, it's also uglyecharse algo encima ‹deuda› to saddle o land o ( BrE) lumber oneself with sth;‹problema› to take … upon oneselfecharse encima a algn ( AmL): se echó encima a todos los profesores he turned all the teachers against him, he got on the wrong side of all the teachers(hacerse caca): todavía se hace encima he still messes his pants o does it in his pantspor encima: esparcir las almendras por encima sprinkle the almonds over it o on topla miró por encima de los anteojos he looked at her over the top of his glasseslos aviones volaban por encima del pueblo the planes flew over the townella está por encima del jefe de sección she's higher up than o she's above the head of departmentpasar por encima de algn or pasarle por encima a algn (para un ascenso) to pass sb over; (para una consulta, queja) to go over sb's headtemperaturas por encima de lo normal above-average temperaturesun porcentaje muy por encima de la media a much higher than average percentageestá muy por encima de la competencia it is well ahead of the competitionlo leí muy por encima I skipped through itle eché un vistazo muy por encima I just looked over o through it very quicklyhice una limpieza muy por encima I gave the place a very quick cleanpor encima de todo: por encima de todo, que no se entere ella above all o most important, she mustn't find outpone su carrera por encima de todo she puts her career before anything elsequitarse or sacarse algo/a algn de encima: me saqué ese problema de encima I got that problem out of the waypor lo menos te has sacado ese peso de encima at least you've got that weight off your mindno sabía qué hacer para quitármela de encima I didn't know what to do to get rid of her* * *
encima adverbio
1 ( en el espacio):
no llevo dinero encima I don't have any money on me;
se tiró el café encima she spilled the coffee over herself;
se me vino el armario encima the cupboard came down on top of me
2 ( además):◊ ¡y encima se queja! and then she goes and complains!;
y encima no me lo devolvió and on top of that, he didn't give it back!
3 ( en locs)◊ encima de: encima de la mesa on the table;
encima del armario on top of the cupboard;
llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket;
viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop;
encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly;
por encima over;
saltó por encima he jumped over;
le eché un vistazo por encima I just looked over it quickly;
una limpieza por encima a quick clean;
por encima de above;
por encima de la media above average;
por encima de todo above everything;
volaban por encima de las nubes/del pueblo they flew above the clouds/over the town;
está por encima del jefe de sección she's above the head of department;
quitarse algo de encima ‹problema/tarea› to get sth out of the way;
quitarse a algn de encima to get rid of sb
encima adverbio
1 (en la parte superior de) on top: pon la maleta encima, put the case on top
2 (sobre uno) no tenía encima la documentación, she didn't have her papers on her
(sobre el cuerpo) se me cayó encima el café, I spilt the coffee over myself
se echó una manta encima, he put a blanket over himself
3 (sobre el espíritu, en la mente) tiene muchas preocupaciones encima, she has got lots of worries
4 (además) besides, on top of that: se estropeó el coche y encima empezó a nevar, the car broke down and then to cap it all it started to snow
no da ni golpe y encima se queja, he doesn't lift a finger and on top of all that he complains
5 (muy cerca) tengo encima el coche de detrás, the car behind is getting too close
(muy pendiente) on top of, in control of: tengo al jefe encima todo el día, I've got the boss breathing down my neck all day
♦ Locuciones: encima de, (sobre) on, over: vive encima de un bar, she lives above a bar
por encima, (superficialmente) hablamos de ello por encima, we scarcely talked about it
por encima de, over: los pájaros volaban por encima, birds flew overhead
' encima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añadidura
- arriba
- cadáver
- casa
- echarse
- espachurrar
- estar
- fullera
- fullero
- hombro
- llevar
- montante
- mundo
- peso
- por
- quitarse
- saltar
- sobre
- superar
- atropellar
- mirada
- ojo
- posibilidad
- quitar
- tener
- todavía
English:
above
- atop
- bear down on
- beyond
- bob
- body
- bung
- burn out
- canopy
- cave in
- clamber
- class
- dead
- disdain
- excel
- eye
- grape
- hold
- hover
- neck
- on
- one-upmanship
- over
- overhang
- overhead
- paint out
- plonk
- rise above
- rivet
- senior
- shake off
- sketchily
- skim
- stand
- standard
- top
- upon
- bargain
- by
- capacity
- carry
- first
- get
- go
- just
- keep
- look
- nag
- nose
- palm
* * *♦ adv1. [arriba] on top;[en el piso de arriba] upstairs;un pastel con una guinda encima a cake with a cherry on top;pásame el de encima pass me the top one o the one on top;yo vivo encima I live upstairs;el vecino de encima the upstairs neighbour;tienes encima un mosquito you've got a mosquito on you;Amde encima in addition, besides;le cayó encima la responsabilidad de dirigir el partido the responsibility of leading the party was thrust upon her;el autobús se le echó encima antes de que pudiera reaccionar the bus was upon him before he had time to react;tiene a su jefe encima todo el día his boss is on at him o on his back all day longse nos echó la noche encima night fell, night descended upon us3. [además] on top of that;está lejos y encima no hay transporte público it's a long way away and on top of that o what is more, there's no public transport;voy a consolarlo y encima me grita I go to comfort him and all he does is shout at meponte algo encima, vas a tener frío put something on, you'll be cold;¿llevas dinero encima? have you got any money on you?;le quitaron todo lo que llevaba encima they took everything he had with him♦ encima de loc prep1. [sobre, en] on (top of);el pan está encima de la nevera the bread is on (top of) the fridge2. [en lugar más alto que] above;encima de la montaña el cielo se encapotó the sky above the mountain clouded over;vivo encima de tu casa I live upstairs from you;estar encima de alguien [controlar, vigilar] to be on sb's back;mi madre está encima de mí todo el día my mother's on at me o on my back all day long3. [además de] as well as;encima de (ser) tonto, es feo as well as being stupid, he's also ugly;encima de no hacerlo bien… not only did he not do it well…♦ por encima loc adv1. [sobre la parte superior] on top;por encima lleva una capa de chocolate it has a layer of chocolate on top;había ropa por encima de la cama there were clothes on the bed2. [por arriba]la ciudad tenía una capa de contaminación por encima the city was covered with a layer of pollution;por encima de over;volaron por encima de los Alpes they flew over the Alps;el sol asomaba por encima de las montañas the sun was peeping over the mountainspor encima de over, above;un precio muy por encima de lo que habíamos presupuestado a price well over o above what we had budgeted for;una calidad muy por encima de lo habitual a much higher quality than usual;la salud de sus hijos está por encima de todo lo demás their childrens' health comes before everything else;está muy por encima de los otros alumnos he's far better than the other students;vive por encima de sus posibilidades he lives beyond his means;por encima de todo: por encima de todo, hazlo con mucho cuidado above all o first and foremost, be very careful;por encima de todo, lo que más me preocupa… what worries me more than anything else…;por encima de todo, no se lo digas a nadie whatever else you do, don't tell anyone;ponemos la seguridad por encima de todo we place safety first o before everything elsesólo lo he leído por encima I've only skimmed through it;ordené la casa por encima y me marché I gave the house a quick tidy up and left* * *adv1 on top;encima de on top of, on;por encima de over, above;por encima de todo above all;estar por encima de be above;echarse encima de alguien fig pounce on s.o.;la noche se nos echó encima night overtook us2:hacer algo muy por encima do sth very quickly;leí el artículo por encima I skimmed (through) the article3:no lo llevo encima I haven’t got it on me;ponerse algo encima put sth on4 ( cercano):el final del curso ya está encima we’re nearly at the end of the course already5 ( además):lo ayudo, y encima se queja I help him and then he goes and complains* * *encima adv1) : on top, above2) además: as well, besides3)encima de : on, on top of, over4)por encima de : above, beyondpor encima de la ley: above the law5)echarse encima : to take upon oneself6)7)quitarse de encima : to get rid of* * *encima adv1. (en) on2. (sobre) on top¿cuál? el que está encima which one? the one on top3. (sin tocar) over¡salta por encima! jump over!4. (además) on top of everything / on top of thatllegó tarde y, encima, se enfadó conmigo he arrived late and on top of that, he got angry with me -
3 sellar
v.1 to stamp.2 to seal.Miguel sella la petición Mike seals the petition.Miguel sella la botella Mike seals the bottle.3 to seal (pacto, labios).4 to seal up, to seal.Miguel sella la caja Mike seals up the box.5 to plug up, to cork, to bung, to seal.El plomero sella la cañería The plumber plugs up the tubing.6 to close, to solemnize.Sue sella la sesión Sue closes the session.7 to finish off, to file away.Miguel sella el caso Mike finishes off the case.* * *2 (monedas etc) to hallmark, stamp3 figurado (habitación etc) to close (up), seal up4 figurado (dejar señal) to stamp, brand5 figurado (concluir) to seal, settle, conclude1 to sign on\sellar los labios figurado to keep one's lips sealed, keep mum* * *verb1) to seal2) stamp* * *VT1) (=poner sello en) [+ documento oficial] to seal; [+ pasaporte, visado] to stamp2) (=marcar) to brand3) (=cerrar) [+ pacto, labios] to seal; [+ urna, entrada] to seal up; [+ calle] to seal off* * *verbo transitivo1)a) < pasaporte> to stampb) <plata/oro> to hallmark2) ( cerrar) to seal* * *= seal, stamp.Ex. A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.Ex. To indicate that the book has been properly checked in, the date it was returned may be stamped inside the book.----* masilla para sellar = mastic.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) < pasaporte> to stampb) <plata/oro> to hallmark2) ( cerrar) to seal* * *= seal, stamp.Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
Ex: To indicate that the book has been properly checked in, the date it was returned may be stamped inside the book.* masilla para sellar = mastic.* * *sellar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹pasaporte› to stamp2 ‹plata/oro› to hallmarkB (cerrar) ‹carta› to seal; ‹tumba› to seal; ‹pacto/acuerdo› to sealsellaron el acuerdo con un apretón de manos they sealed the agreement with a handshake, they shook hands on the agreement■ sellarvi* * *
sellar ( conjugate sellar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( cerrar) to seal
sellar verbo transitivo
1 (estampar un sello entintado) to stamp
2 (poner un sello a una carta) to stamp
3 (cerrar un acuerdo) to seal: aún siguen las negociaciones, aunque esperan sellar el pacto próximamente, negotiations are still going on, although they hope to come to an agreement fairly soon
4 (un recipiente, una entrada) to seal: es un antiguo acceso que en la actualidad está sellado, it's an ancient means of access which is sealed up at the moment
' sellar' also found in these entries:
English:
rubber stamp
- seal
- stamp
* * *sellar vt1. [timbrar] to stamp2. [cerrar] to seal3. [pacto, labios] to seal;sellaron el pacto con un abrazo they sealed the pact with an embrace* * *v/t1 documento stamp2 ( precintar) seal* * *sellar vt1) : to seal2) : to stamp* * *sellar vb1. (imprimir) to stamp2. (cerrar) to seal -
4 encima
encima adverbio 1 ( en el espacio): no llevo dinero encima I don't have any money on me; se tiró el café encima she spilled the coffee over herself; se me vino el armario encima the cupboard came down on top of me 2 ( además):◊ ¡y encima se queja! and then she goes and complains!;y encima no me lo devolvió and on top of that, he didn't give it back! 3 ( en locs)◊ encima de: encima de la mesa on the table;encima del armario on top of the cupboard; llevaba un chal encima de la chaqueta she wore a shawl over her jacket; viven encima de la tienda they live over o above the shop; encima de caro es feo not only is it expensive, it's also ugly; por encima over; saltó por encima he jumped over; le eché un vistazo por encima I just looked over it quickly; una limpieza por encima a quick clean; por encima de above; por encima de la media above average; por encima de todo above everything; volaban por encima de las nubes/del pueblo they flew above the clouds/over the town; está por encima del jefe de sección she's above the head of department; quitarse algo de encima ‹problema/tarea› to get sth out of the way; quitarse a algn de encima to get rid of sb
encima adverbio
1 (en la parte superior de) on top: pon la maleta encima, put the case on top
2 (sobre uno) no tenía encima la documentación, she didn't have her papers on her (sobre el cuerpo) se me cayó encima el café, I spilt the coffee over myself
se echó una manta encima, he put a blanket over himself
3 (sobre el espíritu, en la mente) tiene muchas preocupaciones encima, she has got lots of worries
4 (además) besides, on top of that: se estropeó el coche y encima empezó a nevar, the car broke down and then to cap it all it started to snow
no da ni golpe y encima se queja, he doesn't lift a finger and on top of all that he complains
5 (muy cerca) tengo encima el coche de detrás, the car behind is getting too close (muy pendiente) on top of, in control of: tengo al jefe encima todo el día, I've got the boss breathing down my neck all day Locuciones: encima de, (sobre) on, over: vive encima de un bar, she lives above a bar
por encima, (superficialmente) hablamos de ello por encima, we scarcely talked about it
por encima de, over: los pájaros volaban por encima, birds flew overhead ' encima' also found in these entries: Spanish: añadidura - arriba - cadáver - casa - echarse - espachurrar - estar - fullera - fullero - hombro - llevar - montante - mundo - peso - por - quitarse - saltar - sobre - superar - atropellar - mirada - ojo - posibilidad - quitar - tener - todavía English: above - atop - bear down on - beyond - bob - body - bung - burn out - canopy - cave in - clamber - class - dead - disdain - excel - eye - grape - hold - hover - neck - on - one-upmanship - over - overhang - overhead - paint out - plonk - rise above - rivet - senior - shake off - sketchily - skim - stand - standard - top - upon - bargain - by - capacity - carry - first - get - go - just - keep - look - nag - nose - palm -
5 gerade
- {barely} công khai, rõ ràng, rỗng không, trơ trụi, nghèo nàn, vừa mới, vừa đủ - {direct} thẳng, ngay, lập tức, trực tiếp, đích thân, ngay thẳng, thẳng thắn, không quanh co úp mở, minh bạch, rạch ròi, hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối, đi từ tây sang đông, thuận hành, không đảo, một chiều - {downright} thẳng thừng, toạc móng heo, không úp mở, đích thực, rành rành, hoàn toàn hết sức, đại, thẳng đứng - {endwise} đầu dựng ngược, đầu quay về phía người nhìn, đầu đưa ra đằng trước, châu đầu vào nhau - {erect} đứng thẳng, dựng đứng - {even} bằng phẳng, ngang bằng, ngang, cùng, điềm đạm, bình thản, chẵn, đều, đều đều, đều đặn, đúng, công bằng, ngay cả, lại còn, còn, không hơn không kém - {full} đầy, đầy đủ, nhiều, tràn trề, tràn ngập, chan chứa, chật, đông, chật ních, hết chỗ ngồi, no, no nê, hết sức, ở mức độ cao nhất, tròn, đầy đặn, nở nang, giữa, trọn vẹn, lùng nhùng, phồng, xếp nhiều nếp - thịnh soạn, chính thức, thuần, ruột, đậm, thẫm, chói, sang sảng, rất, trúng, quá - {just} xứng đáng, đích đáng, thích đáng, chính đáng, chính nghĩa, hợp lẽ phải, đúng đắn, có căn cứ, chính, vừa đúng, vừa kịp, chỉ, thật đúng là, một chút, một tí, thử xem - {right} vuông, tốt, phải, có lý, phái hữu, thích hợp, cần phải có, ở trong trạng thái tốt, đúng như ý muốn, đáng - {scarcely} vừa vặn, chắc chắn là không, không - {slick} bóng, mượt, trơn, tài tình, khéo léo, nhanh nhẹn, tài lừa, khéo nói dối, viết hay nhưng không sâu, hay thú vị, hấp dẫn, dễ thương, trơn tru - {square} to ngang, đẫy, ních bụng, có thứ tự, ngăn nắp, kiên quyết, dứt khoát, thật thà, sòng phẳng, ngang hàng, bằng hàng, bình phương, cổ lỗ sĩ, lỗi thời, vuông vắn, thẳng góc với - {straight} chân thật, ngay ngắn, suốt, chính xác, ngay lập tức - {straightforward} thành thật, cởi mở, không phức tạp, không rắc rối - {upright} đứng, thẳng góc, vuông góc, chính trực, liêm khiết - {very} thực, thực sự, lắm, hơn hết = gerade als {even as}+ = gerade noch {just}+ = gerade recht {pat}+ = gerade jetzt {at the moment}+ = gerade durch {straight through}+ = nicht gerade {indirect; not exactly}+ = gerade als wenn {even as if}+ = gerade so schön {every bit as nice}+ = das fehlte gerade noch {that's the last straw}+ = wie es gerade kommt {as the case may be}+ = das fehlte gerade noch! {I like that!}+ = gerade fällt mir ein {it just comes to my mind}+ = es gelang uns gerade noch {we had a narrow squeak}+ = nehmen, was es gerade gibt {to take potluck}+ = sie sieht nicht gerade gut aus {she isn't much to look}+ -
6 stuff
stʌf
1. сущ.
1) а) уст. материя( особ. шерстяная) б) материал, вещество green stuff, garden stuff ≈ овощи He is made of sterner stuff than his father. ≈ У него более решительный характер, чем у его отца. в) вещи, имущество г) дрянь, хлам, чепуха Do you call this stuff butter? ≈ Неужели вы называете эту дрянь маслом? This book is poor stuff. ≈ Это никчемная книжонка. д) сл. наркотики, наркота
2) нечто, относящееся к чему-л., составляющее суть чего-л., штука, штуковина, также универсальный гипероним;
сл. обращение, поведение This is the sort of stuff to give them. ≈ Только так и надо поступать с ними;
они не заслуживают лучшего обращения. Apples, oranges, this kind of stuff. ≈ Так, апельсины, яблоки, всякие такие фрукты.
3) разг. лекарство (тж. doctor's stuff)
4) тех. набивка, наполнитель ∙
2. гл.
1) а) набивать, напихивать, пихать, запихивать, заполнять I simply can't stuff any more clothes into this case. ≈ В этот чемодан больше не влезет никакая одежда. She stuffed her things into a suitcase. ≈ Она запихнула свои вещи в чемодан They stuffed their suitcases with all sorts of things. ≈ Они набили свои чемоданы кучей всяких разных вещей. б) набивать чучело животного или птицы, делать работу таксидермиста в) кулин. начинять, фаршировать( into) г) объедаться, жадно есть;
прям. перен. закармливать, кормить на убой д) затыкать (тж. stuff up) ;
мед. пломбировать зуб He stuffed his fingers into his ears. ≈ Он заткнул уши пальцами. My nose is stuffed up. ≈ У меня нос заложен. Syn: block up
1), bung up
1), seal up
2), stop up
1)
2) а) перен. набивать, переполнять б) втискивать, засовывать в) амер. наполнять избирательные урны фальшивыми бюллетенями
3) разг. мистифицировать, обманывать, вешать лапшу на уши материал;
вещество - raw * сырье - carpenter's * лесоматериалы - thick * брусья - the * for paper-making бумажная масса - * for an article материал для статьи - what * is this made of? из чего это сделано? (собирательнле) съедобное - green /garden/ * овощи - sweet * сласти человеческий материал;
природные задатки - * of greatness задатки будущего величия - * of manhood признаки возмужания - he is not the * of which heroes are made он не из тех, из кого выходят герои - he is made of sterner * than she у него более решительный характер, чем у нее - he is a man with plenty of good * in him он обладает множеством достоинств вещь, штука - what is this *? что это такое? - this book is good * это хорошая книга - they tried to sell me some * I don't need они пытались навязать мне какие-то товары, которые мне совершенно не нужны вещи, имущество - put your * in the bag положите свои вещи в сумку - get out my fishing * and kitbag достань мои рыболовные принадлежности и вещевой мешок( разговорное) лекарство;
микстура (тж. medical *, doctor's *) - you take too much doctor's * вы слишком увлекаетесь лекарствами;
вы принимаете слишком много лекарств - he rubbed some * on the burn он помазал ожог какой-то мазью материя, ткань, особ. шерстяная дрянь, чепуха, ерунда, хлам - what *! что за чушь!, что за глупости! - do you call this * wine? неужели вы называете эту дрянь вином? - what * he writes! какую чепуху он пишет! - these books are not the usual /ordinary/ run-of-the-mill * это хорошие книги, а не чтиво( разговорное) манеры, поведение - he gave them the big-town * он им показал, как ведут себя в большом городе - I don't want any rough * from you я не желаю терпеть от вас грубости /хамства/ - don't give me any of that *! я и слушать это не хочу! - that's kid * (пренебрежительное) это разговор /занятие/ только для детей (the *) (разговорное) деньги - to be short of the (necessary) * не иметь достаточного количества денег - has she got the *? у нее есть деньги? (жаргон) краденое, краденые вещи (американизм) (сленг) (the *) виски (тж. the good *) - he used to drink but is now off the * он когда-то пил, но теперь завязал (американизм) (сленг) (the *) марихуана;
героин;
наркотик знание;
умение;
квалификация - they're showing their * они показывают, на что способны /демонстрируют свою ловкость, свои познания и т. п./ предмет( учебная дисциплина) - a teacher who knows his * учитель, знающий свой предмет (техническое) набивка, наполнитель в грам. знач. междометия: вздор!, чепуха!, ерунда! - * and nonsense! чушь!, вздор!, ерунда! > that's the *! вот это то, что надо! > that's the * to give (the troops /'em/) (военное) (жаргон) так и надо действовать /поступать/ (с ними) > to do one's * (сленг) делать свое дело;
поступать так, как уговорились > he knows (how to do) his * он знает свое дело > do your * делай свое дело > and * и все такое прочее;
и прочая чепуха;
и т.д. и т. п. набивать, заполнять, забивать - to * a cushion( with straw) набить подушку (соломой) - to * a coat (with padding) подбить пальто( ватином) начинять, фаршировать - to * fish фаршировать рыбу пломбировать (зуб) забивать (голову) ;
вбивать (в сознание) - to * one's head with romantic ideas забивать себе голову романтическими идеями - don't * (up) your head with things you don't understand не забивайте себе голову вещами, которых вы не понимаете - the silly ideas he had *ed you with глупости, которыми он забил вам голову - to * facts into smb.'s mind вбивать /вколачивать/ факты в чью-л. голову - to * smb. for an exam натаскивать кого-л. к экзамену набивать желудок, жадно есть;
объедаться (тж. * down) - I am *ed full я наелся досыта набивать, заполнять - a drawer *ed with papers ящик стола, набитый бумагами - the room was *ed with people в комнату набилось много народу - his book is *ed with lies его книга насквозь лжива закармливать - to * a goose откармливать гуся, кормить гуся на убой - to * a child with food пичкать ребенка едой втискивать, засовывать, запихивать - to * one's things into a suit-case запихивать вещи в чемодан - to * a handkerchief into one's pocket сунуть носовой платок в карман - to * one's hands into one's pockets засунуть руки в карманы - I was *ed between them меня втиснули между ними (тж. * up) затыкать - to * (up) a hole затыкать отверстие - to * one's ears with cottonwool затыкать уши ватой (тж. * up) засорять - to * (up) a pipe засорить /забить/ трубу - the filter is *ed up фильтр засорился (тж. * up) закладывать( нос, грудь) - I am *ed (up), my nose is *ed up у меня заложен нос, у меня насморк( сленг) обманывать, мистифицировать - he is only *ing you он вас обманывает, он вас разыгрывает ( американизм) наполнять избирательные урны фальшивыми бюллетенями выделывать кожу набивать чучело (животного) (спортивное) забивать гол с близкого расстояния > * today and starve tomorrow (пословица) разом густо, разом пусто > to * smth. down smb.'s throat насильно пичкать чем-л. > get *ed! (грубое) иди ты!, отвяжись > * it (грубое) пошел ты с этим делом - знаешь куда? ~ материал;
вещество;
to collect the stuff for a book собирать материал для книги;
green (или garden) stuff овощи ~ дрянь, хлам, чепуха;
stuff and nonsense! вздор!;
do you call this stuff butter? неужели вы называете эту дрянь маслом? ~ материал;
вещество;
to collect the stuff for a book собирать материал для книги;
green (или garden) stuff овощи he is made of sterner ~ than his father у него более решительный характер, чем у его отца ~ затыкать (тж. stuff up) ;
he stuffed his fingers into his ears он заткнул уши пальцами;
my nose is stuffed up у меня нос заложен a man with plenty of good ~ in him человек больших достоинств;
this book is poor stuff это никчемная книжонка ~ затыкать (тж. stuff up) ;
he stuffed his fingers into his ears он заткнул уши пальцами;
my nose is stuffed up у меня нос заложен small ~ мелочи жизни, пустяки stuff вещи, имущество ~ втискивать, засовывать;
to stuff one's clothes into a suitcase запихивать вещи в чемодан ~ дрянь, хлам, чепуха;
stuff and nonsense! вздор!;
do you call this stuff butter? неужели вы называете эту дрянь маслом? ~ закармливать, кормить на убой;
to stuff a child with sweets пичкать ребенка сладостями ~ затыкать (тж. stuff up) ;
he stuffed his fingers into his ears он заткнул уши пальцами;
my nose is stuffed up у меня нос заложен ~ разг. лекарство (тж. doctor's stuff) ~ материал;
вещество;
to collect the stuff for a book собирать материал для книги;
green (или garden) stuff овощи ~ уст. материя (особ. шерстяная) ~ разг. мистифицировать, обманывать ~ набивать, переполнять (тж. перен.) ;
to stuff one's head with silly ideas забивать себе голову глупыми идеями ~ набивать, заполнять;
начинять, фаршировать ~ набивать чучело животного или птицы ~ тех. набивка, наполнитель ~ амер. наполнять избирательные урны фальшивыми бюллетенями ~ объедаться;
жадно есть ~ пломбировать зуб ~ закармливать, кормить на убой;
to stuff a child with sweets пичкать ребенка сладостями ~ дрянь, хлам, чепуха;
stuff and nonsense! вздор!;
do you call this stuff butter? неужели вы называете эту дрянь маслом? ~ втискивать, засовывать;
to stuff one's clothes into a suitcase запихивать вещи в чемодан ~ набивать, переполнять (тж. перен.) ;
to stuff one's head with silly ideas забивать себе голову глупыми идеями ~ sl. обращение, поведение;
this is the sort of stuff to give them только так и надо поступать с ними;
они не заслуживают лучшего обращения a man with plenty of good ~ in him человек больших достоинств;
this book is poor stuff это никчемная книжонка ~ sl. обращение, поведение;
this is the sort of stuff to give them только так и надо поступать с ними;
они не заслуживают лучшего обращения -
7 stuff
[stʌf] 1. сущ.1)а) материал, состав, вещество (из чего что-л. состоит)He is made of sterner stuff than his father. — У него более решительный характер, чем у его отца.
б) материал, субстанция2) преим. брит. материал для вязания ( особенно шерсть)3) разг.а) дрянь, хлам, фигняThis book is poor stuff. — Это никчёмная книжонка.
Syn:rubbish 1.б) чепуха, болтовня4) штука, штуковина; всё такое прочееThis is the sort of stuff to give them. — Только так и надо поступать с ними; они не заслуживают лучшего обращения.
Apples, oranges, this kind of stuff. — Так, апельсины, яблоки, всякое такое.
5)а) разг.; = doctor's stuff состав, лекарство (о порошках, микстурах; особенно самодельных)Your very kind letter did me more good, I think, than any of my doctor's stuff. (Warner) — Думаю, что твоё приветливое письмо помогло мне больше, чем любая микстура.
б) нарк. наркотаHe was on the stuff. — Он сидел на игле.
Syn:6) тех. набивка, наполнитель7)а) шотл. запасы продовольствия ( особенно зёрна)б) личная собственность; имущество, вещиSyn:8)а) разг. обращение, поведениеб) характер, натура, внутренние качества, свойство ( о человеке)There is some good football stuff in that player. — Этот игрок прирождённый футболист.
9) продукты, напитки (всё, что употребляется в пищу)green / garden stuff — овощи
10) разг. наличные ( о деньгах)Syn:11)а) что-л. украденное или провезённое контрабандойб) оборудование, оснащение, оснастка; уст. военное снаряжениеSyn:2. гл.1)а) набивать; запихивать, засовыватьI simply can't stuff any more clothes into this case. — Я просто не могу больше ничего запихнуть в этот чемодан.
She stuffed her things into a suitcase. — Она запихнула свои вещи в чемодан
They stuffed their suitcases with all sorts of things. — Они набили свои чемоданы кучей всяких вещей.
б) разг. заполнять грузом контейнерThose containers must be stuffed with miscellaneous general stuff. — Эти контейнеры следует заполнить всяким смешанным грузом.
2) служить набивкой, использоваться для набивки3)а) набивать чучело животного или птицы; делать работу таксидермистаб) кул. начинять, фаршироватьStuff the rabbits and roast them. — Нафаршируйте тушки кроликов и зажарьте их в духовке.
4) = stuff up затыкатьHe stuffed his fingers into his ears. — Он заткнул уши пальцами.
My nose is stuffed up. — У меня нос заложен.
Syn:5) мед. пломбировать зуб6)а) объедаться, жадно естьб) закармливать, кормить на убой прям. и перен.Syn:gorge 2.7)а) переполнять, перегружать (информацией, идеями)б) втискивать, засовыватьHe was standing with hands stuffed into his front pockets. — Он стоял, засунув руки в передние карманы.
Syn:thrust 2.8) толпиться, тесниться; заполнять (какое-л. пространство)The long waggon hired for the day, was stuffed with black damsels. (C. Rose) — Длинный крытый фургон, взятый напрокат на день, был до отказа заполнен негритянскими девушками.
Syn:9)а) разг. мистифицировать, разыгрывать; обманывать, вешать лапшу на ушиSyn:б) амер. наполнять избирательные урны фальшивыми бюллетенямиThe interval had been devoted to stuffing the ballot-boxes. (Q. Rev.) — А перерыв был использован для того, чтобы наполнить избирательные урны фальшивыми бюллетенями.
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