cable party

to put o draw a line through something — tachar algo

to be on the line — (colloq) estar* en peligro, peligrar

to lay it on the line — (colloq) no andarse* con rodeos

to lay o put something on the line — (colloq) jugarse* algo; (before n)

line drawing — dibujo m lineal

the county/state line — (AmE) (la línea de) la frontera del condado/estado

to draw the line (at something): I don't mind untidiness, but I draw the line at this no me importa el desorden, pero esto es intolerable or esto ya es demasiado; one has to draw the line somewhere — en algún momento hay que decir basta

line judge — juez mf de línea

power line — cable m eléctrico

hold the line, please — no cuelgue or (CS tb) no corte, por favor

shipping line — línea de transportes marítimos, (compañía f) naviera f

it was right in my line of vision — me obstruía la visual; resistance

to take a firm/hard line (with somebody/on something) — adoptar una postura or línea firme/dura (con algn/con respecto a algo)

to toe o (AmE also) hew the line — acatar la disciplina

line of inquiry — línea f de investigación

line of argument — argumento m

I was thinking of something along the lines of... — pensaba en algo del tipo de or por el estilo de...

they formed a o fell into line behind their teacher — se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor

to wait in line — (AmE) hacer* cola

to get in line — (AmE) ponerse* en la cola

to cut in line — (AmE) colarse* (fam), brincarse* or saltarse la cola (Méx fam)

all/somewhere along the line: she's had bad luck all along the line ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio; we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento; in line with something: wages haven't risen in line with inflation los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación; the new measures are in line with government policy las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno; out of line: that remark was out of line ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar; their ideas were out of line with mine sus ideas no coincidían con las mías; to step out of line mostrar* disconformidad, desobedecer*; to bring somebody/something into line: he needs to be brought into line hay que llamarlo al orden or (fam) meterlo en vereda; the province was brought into line with the rest of the country la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país; to fall in/into line: they had to fall in line with company policy tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía; to keep somebody in line — tener* a algn a raya; see also on line

new line — ( when dictating) punto y aparte

to read between the lines — leer* entre líneas

in my line of business — en mi trabajo or profesión

• to draw a line — trazar una línea

• there's a fine or thin line between genius and madness — la línea que separa la genialidad de la locura es muy sutil

• line of latitude/ longitude — línea f de latitud/longitud

• to put a line through sth — tachar or (LAm) rayar algo

• the Line — (Geog) el ecuador

to lay or put one's reputation on the line — arriesgar su reputación

to put one's neck on the line ** —

to put one's ass on the line — (US) ** jugársela *

they threw a line to the man in the sea — le lanzaron un cable or una cuerda al hombre que estaba en el agua

"new line" — (in dictation) "otra línea"

• drop me a line * — (fig) escríbeme

• to learn one's lines — (Theat) aprenderse el papel

line of traffic — fila f or cola f de coches

the traffic stretched for three miles in an unbroken line — había una caravana or cola de coches de tres millas

a line of winning numbers — (in bingo, lottery etc) una línea ganadora

• to be in line with — estar de acuerdo con, ser conforme a

• to bring sth into line with sth — poner algo de acuerdo con algo

to fall or get into line — (abreast) meterse en fila

• to be out of line with — no ser conforme con

he was completely out of line to suggest that... * — estaba totalmente fuera de lugar que propusiera que...

the latest in a long line of tragedies — la última de una larga serie or lista de tragedias

• line of descent — linaje m

• the title is inherited through the male/ female line — el título se hereda por línea paterna/materna

• he comes from a long line of artists — proviene de un extenso linaje de artistas

• the royal line — el linaje real

• line of command — cadena f de mando

• line of battle — línea de batalla

the (battle) lines are drawn — (fig) la guerra está declarada

• the first line of defence — (lit) la primera línea de retaguardia; (fig) el primer escudo protector

• behind enemy lines — tras las líneas enemigas

• ship of the line — navío m de línea

• to form a line — hacer una cola

• to get into line — ponerse en la cola or a la cola

• to stand in line — hacer cola

the main or broad lines — [of story, plan] las líneas maestras

• along or on the lines of — algo por el estilo de

something along those or the same lines — algo por el estilo

along or on political/racial lines — según criterios políticos/raciales

• line of argument — argumento m

• line of attack — (Mil) modo m de ataque; (fig) planteamiento m

• in the line of duty — en cumplimiento de sus deberes

• in the line of fire — (Mil) en la línea de fuego

• line of flight — [of bird] trayectoria f de vuelo; [of object] trayectoria f

• line of inquiry — línea f de investigación

• line of sight or vision — visual f

• line of thought — hilo m del pensamiento

to be/come on line — (Comput) estar/entrar en (pleno) funcionamiento

• it's a very bad line — se oye muy mal

• lines of communication — líneas fpl de comunicación

• the line's gone dead — se ha cortado la línea

• the lines are down — no hay línea

• the line is engaged or (US) busy — está comunicando

• hold the line please — no cuelgue, por favor

• Mr. Smith is on the line (for you) — El Sr. Smith está al teléfono (y quiere hablar con usted)

• the lines are open from six o'clock onwards — las líneas están abiertas de seis en adelante

the rounded lines of this car — la línea redondeada or el contorno redondeado de este coche

line of research — campo m de investigación

it's not my line — (=speciality) no es de mi especialidad

• to take a strong or firm line on sth — adoptar una actitud firme sobre algo

to follow or take the line of least resistance — conformarse con la ley del mínimo esfuerzo

to toe or follow the party line — conformarse a or seguir la línea del partido

• to cross the line(s) — cruzar la vía

• to leave the line(s) — descarrilar

• to give sb a line on sth — poner a algn sobre la pista de algo

the police have a line on the criminal — la policía anda or está sobre la pista del delincuente

line dancing N — danza folclórica en que los que bailan forman líneas y filas

line drawing N — dibujo m lineal

line editing N — corrección f por líneas

line feed N — avance m de línea

line fishing N — pesca f con caña

line judge N — (Tennis) juez mf de fondo

line manager N — (Brit) (Ind) jefe(-a) m / f de línea

line printer N — impresora f de línea

streets lined with trees — calles fpl bordeadas de árboles

to put o draw a line through something — tachar algo

to be on the line — (colloq) estar* en peligro, peligrar

to lay it on the line — (colloq) no andarse* con rodeos

to lay o put something on the line — (colloq) jugarse* algo; (before n)

line drawing — dibujo m lineal

the county/state line — (AmE) (la línea de) la frontera del condado/estado

to draw the line (at something): I don't mind untidiness, but I draw the line at this no me importa el desorden, pero esto es intolerable or esto ya es demasiado; one has to draw the line somewhere — en algún momento hay que decir basta

line judge — juez mf de línea

power line — cable m eléctrico

hold the line, please — no cuelgue or (CS tb) no corte, por favor

shipping line — línea de transportes marítimos, (compañía f) naviera f

it was right in my line of vision — me obstruía la visual; resistance

to take a firm/hard line (with somebody/on something) — adoptar una postura or línea firme/dura (con algn/con respecto a algo)

to toe o (AmE also) hew the line — acatar la disciplina

line of inquiry — línea f de investigación

line of argument — argumento m

I was thinking of something along the lines of... — pensaba en algo del tipo de or por el estilo de...

they formed a o fell into line behind their teacher — se pusieron en fila detrás del profesor

to wait in line — (AmE) hacer* cola

to get in line — (AmE) ponerse* en la cola

to cut in line — (AmE) colarse* (fam), brincarse* or saltarse la cola (Méx fam)

all/somewhere along the line: she's had bad luck all along the line ha tenido mala suerte desde el principio; we must have made a mistake somewhere along the line debemos de haber cometido un error en algún momento; in line with something: wages haven't risen in line with inflation los sueldos no han aumentado a la par de la inflación; the new measures are in line with government policy las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno; out of line: that remark was out of line ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar; their ideas were out of line with mine sus ideas no coincidían con las mías; to step out of line mostrar* disconformidad, desobedecer*; to bring somebody/something into line: he needs to be brought into line hay que llamarlo al orden or (fam) meterlo en vereda; the province was brought into line with the rest of the country la situación de la provincia se equiparó a la del resto del país; to fall in/into line: they had to fall in line with company policy tuvieron que aceptar or acatar la política de la compañía; to keep somebody in line — tener* a algn a raya; see also on line

new line — ( when dictating) punto y aparte

to read between the lines — leer* entre líneas

in my line of business — en mi trabajo or profesión

to go by train, plane — andare o viaggiare in treno, aereo

to go by o past [person, vehicle] passare, superare; there he goes again! (that's him again) rieccolo là! fig. (he's starting again) eccolo che ricomincia! where do we go from here? — fig. e adesso cosa facciamo?

to go to work — andare a lavorare o al lavoro

when I am gone — quando me ne sarò andato o non sarò più qui

to go Labour — pol. [country, constituency] votare per il partito laburista

we went for two days without food — siamo stati digiuni per due giorni o due giorni senza mangiare

either she goes or I do! — o se ne va lei, o me ne vado io o lo faccio io!

to set sth. going — mettere in funzione o in moto qcs.

to get going — [engine, machine] mettersi in moto; fig. [ business] avviarsi, decollare

to keep going — [ person] tenere duro; [ machine] continuare a funzionare; [ business] continuare ad andare bene

here goes! here we go! forza! ci siamo! once he gets going, he never stops — una volta partito, non si ferma più o non lo ferma più nessuno

to go very deep — [ roots] andare molto profondo; [reasons, habits] avere radici profonde, risalire a molto tempo fa

the story goes that — corre voce o si dice che

how are things going? how's it going? — colloq. come vanno le cose? come va?

how goes it? — scherz. come va?

to go for over Ј 100,000 — andare o essere venduto per oltre 100.000 sterline

"going, going, gone!" — (at auction) "centomila, ecc. e uno, centomila, ecc. e due, centomila, ecc. e tre, aggiudicato!"

to go to charity — [ money] andare in beneficenza

so he goes "what about my money?" — colloq. poi fa "e i miei soldi?"

to go to war — [ country] entrare in guerra; [ soldier] andare in guerra

to go to law — BE o

to the law — AE ricorrere alla giustizia

to go one better than sb. — fare meglio di o superare qcn.

there you go! — colloq. voilà!

to have a go at sth. — provare a o tentare di fare qcs.

to be full of go, to be all go — essere pieno di energia o vita

we have several different projects on the go — abbiamo vari progetti in corso o cantiere

to go by train, plane — andare o viaggiare in treno, aereo

to go by o past [person, vehicle] passare, superare; there he goes again! (that's him again) rieccolo là! fig. (he's starting again) eccolo che ricomincia! where do we go from here? — fig. e adesso cosa facciamo?

to go to work — andare a lavorare o al lavoro

when I am gone — quando me ne sarò andato o non sarò più qui

to go Labour — pol. [country, constituency] votare per il partito laburista

we went for two days without food — siamo stati digiuni per due giorni o due giorni senza mangiare