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calming (verb)

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1 softening

1. n смягчение

softening demands — смягчение требований

mechanical softening — механическое мягчение

softening of the landing — смягчение приземления

hair softening lotion — лосьон для смягчения волос

skin softening capacity — способность к смягчению кожи

2. n фон. ослабление

softening resistance — ослабление сопротивления

3. n мед. размягчение

softening of the brain — размягчение головного мозга

dough softening — размягчение теста

softening point — точка размягчения

tissue softening — размягчение ткани

softening range — интервал размягчения

fruit softening — размягчение мякоти плода

Синонимический ряд:

1. abatement (noun) abatement; decrease; diminishing; easing off; lessening; loosening; moderation; relaxation; slackening

2. calming (verb) appeasing; assuaging; calm down; calming; conciliating; gentling; mollifying; pacifying; placating; propitiating; soothing; sweetening

3. depreciating (verb) cheapening; decrying; depreciating; devaluating; devaluing; downgrading; lowering; marking down; underrating; undervaluing; writing down; writing off

4. tempering (verb) moderating; muting; subduing; taming; tempering; tone down

5. yielding (verb) ease off; relenting; slackening; weakening; yielding

English-Russian base dictionary > softening
2 tranquilizing

успокаивать; успокоительный

Синонимический ряд:

1. calming (adj.) calming; hypnotic; remedial; sedative; soothing; soporific

2. calming (verb) allaying; becalming; calming; composing; lulling; quieting; settling; soothing; stilling

English-Russian base dictionary > tranquilizing
3 soothing

a утешительный, успокоительный; успокаивающий, облегчающий

soothing cream — крем для смягчения кожи

soothing effect — успокаивающее действие

soothing agent — успокаивающее средство

Синонимический ряд:

1. balmy (adj.) balmy; benign; bland; calm; clear; soft

2. mild (adj.) fair; gentle; mild; pleasant; summery; temperate; tropical; warm

3. calming (verb) allaying; appeasing; assuaging; becalming; calm down; calming; composing; conciliating; gentling; lulling; mollifying; pacifying; placating; propitiating; quieting; settling; softening; stilling; sweetening; tranquilizing

4. comforting (verb) comforting; consoling; solacing

5. stilling (verb) allaying; becalming; composing; lulling; quieting; settling; stilling; tranquillising

English-Russian base dictionary > soothing
4 mollifying

a смягчающий, успокоительный

mollifying remark — успокоительное замечание

Синонимический ряд:

1. soothing (adj.) assuasive; bland; emollient; mellow; mild; smooth; soft; soothing

2. calming (verb) appeasing; calm down; calming; conciliating; gentling; pacifying; placating; propitiating; softening; soothing; sweetening

3. relieving (verb) allaying; alleviating; assuaging; easing; lightening; mitigating; relieving

English-Russian base dictionary > mollifying
5 stilling

n стеллаж

Синонимический ряд:

1. calming (verb) allaying; becalming; calming; composing; lulling; settling; soothing; tranquilizing; tranquillising

2. silencing (verb) choking off; hushing; quieting; shushing; shut up; shutting up; silencing

English-Russian base dictionary > stilling
6 sweetening

1. очистка

doctor sweetening — очистка раствором плумбита натрия

plumbite sweetening — очистка плумбитом

2. подслащивать; подслащивание

Синонимический ряд:

1. ripening (adj.) aging; developing; growing; maturing; mellowing; near prime; perfecting; ripening; seasoning

2. calming (verb) appeasing; assuaging; calm down; calming; conciliating; gentling; mollifying; pacifying; placating; propitiating; softening; soothing

3. honeying (verb) candying; gilding; honeying; sugarcoating; sugaring; sugaring over

English-Russian base dictionary > sweetening
7 beruhigen

I v/t calm (down); (versichern) reassure; (das Gewissen) ease; (die Nerven) calm, soothe; (den Magen) settle; (entspannen) relax; es beruhigt mich zu hören, dass er gut angekommen ist I’m relieved ( oder glad) to hear that he arrived safely; da bin ich ( aber) beruhigt! that’s all right (Am. alright) then; stärker: that’s a relief; seien Sie beruhigt! there’s no need to worry; dann kann ich (ja) beruhigt schlafen / in Urlaub fahren now I can sleep in peace / go on holiday (Am. vacation) with an easy mind

II v/refl calm down; Lage: quieten down; Sturm, Wind: die down; See, Wellen: calm down; Markt, Börse: settle down; Verkehr: become lighter; sie konnte sich deswegen gar nicht mehr beruhigen she simply couldn’t get over it

III v/i: das beruhigt that’ll calm you down ( oder relax you); die Farbe Grün beruhigt, Rot dagegen macht aggressiv green has a calming effect, but red provokes aggression

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to calm; to appease; to mollify; to allay; to reassure; to cool; to compose; to soothe; to pacify; to still; to quieten; to tranquillize; to smooth down; to tranquilize; to becalm; to ease; to calm down;

sich beruhigen

to calm down; to lull; to quiet down; to smooth down; to quieten

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be|ru|hi|gen [bə'ruːɪgn] ptp beruhigt
1. vt
to calm ( down); Baby to quieten (Brit), to quiet (US); (= trösten) to soothe, to comfort; (= versichern) to reassure; Magen to settle; Nerven to soothe, to calm; Verkehr to calm; Gewissen to soothe, to ease; Schmerzen to ease, to relieve
na, dann bin ich ja beruhigt — well I must say I'm quite relieved

dann kann ich ja beruhigt schlafen/nach Hause gehen — then I can go to sleep/go home with my mind at rest

es ist berúhigend zu wissen, dass... — it is reassuring to know that...

2. vr
to calm down; (Krise auch) to ease off, to lessen; (Gewissen) to be eased; (Andrang, Verkehr, Kämpfe) to subside, to lessen; (Börse, Preise, Magen) to settle down; (Krämpfe, Schmerzen) to lessen, to ease; (Meer) to become calm; (Sturm) to die down, to abate
sie konnte sich gar nicht darüber berúhigen, dass... — she could not get over the fact that...

beruhige dich doch! — calm down!

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1) (to make calm: Calm yourself!) calm

2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) cool down

3) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) quieten

4) ((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) quiet

5) (to take away the doubts or fears of: The woman was worried about the dangers of taking aspirins, but her doctor reassured her.) reassure

6) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) settle

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be·ru·hi·gen *

[bəˈru:ɪgn̩]

I. vt

1. (beschwichtigen)

▪ jdn \beruhigen to reassure [or comfort] sb

ihr herzlicher Empfang beruhigte ihn wieder their warm welcome set [or put] him at ease again

jds Gewissen/Gedanken \beruhigen to ease sb's conscience/mind

2. (ruhig machen)

▪ jdn/etw \beruhigen to calm sb/sth [down], to pacify sb

jdm die Nerven \beruhigen to soothe sb's nerves

jds Schmerzen \beruhigen to ease [or relieve] [or alleviate] sb's pain

den Verkehr \beruhigen to introduce traffic calming measures

dieses Getränk wird deinen Magen \beruhigen this drink will settle your stomach

II. vr

1. (ruhig werden)

▪ sich akk \beruhigen to calm down, to relax, to chill out sl; politische Lage to stabilize; Meer to grow calm

\beruhigen Sie sich! calm down!, take it easy!

2. (abflauen)

▪ sich akk \beruhigen Unwetter, Nachfrage to die down, to abate, to subside form; Krise to ease off

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1.
transitives Verb calm [down]; quieten, pacify <child, baby>; salve, soothe < conscience>; (trösten) soothe; (die Befürchtung nehmen) reassure

die Nerven/den Magen beruhigen — calm one's nerves/settle the stomach

beruhigt schlafen/nach Hause gehen können — be able to sleep/go home with one's mind set at ease
2.
reflexives Verb < person> calm down; < sea> become calm; <struggle, traffic> lessen; < rush of people> subside; <prices, stock exchange, stomach> settle down

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beruhigen

A. v/t calm (down); (versichern) reassure; (das Gewissen) ease; (die Nerven) calm, soothe; (den Magen) settle; (entspannen) relax;

es beruhigt mich zu hören, dass er gut angekommen ist I’m relieved ( oder glad) to hear that he arrived safely;

da bin ich (aber) beruhigt! that’s all right (US alright) then; stärker: that’s a relief;

seien Sie beruhigt! there’s no need to worry;

dann kann ich (ja) beruhigt schlafen/in Urlaub fahren now I can sleep in peace/go on holiday (US vacation) with an easy mind

B. v/r calm down; Lage: quieten down; Sturm, Wind: die down; See, Wellen: calm down; Markt, Börse: settle down; Verkehr: become lighter;

sie konnte sich deswegen gar nicht mehr beruhigen she simply couldn’t get over it

C. v/i:

das beruhigt that’ll calm you down ( oder relax you);

die Farbe Grün beruhigt, Rot dagegen macht aggressiv green has a calming effect, but red provokes aggression

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1.
transitives Verb calm [down]; quieten, pacify <child, baby>; salve, soothe < conscience>; (trösten) soothe; (die Befürchtung nehmen) reassure

die Nerven/den Magen beruhigen — calm one's nerves/settle the stomach

beruhigt schlafen/nach Hause gehen können — be able to sleep/go home with one's mind set at ease
2.
reflexives Verb < person> calm down; < sea> become calm; <struggle, traffic> lessen; < rush of people> subside; <prices, stock exchange, stomach> settle down

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v.

to allay v.

to appease v.

to becalm v.

to calm v.

to compose v.

to pacify v.

to quieten v.

to reassure v.

to sedate v.

to soothe v.

to tranquilise (UK) v.

to tranquilize (US) v.

to tranquillise (UK) v.

to tranquillize (US) v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > beruhigen
8 ausstrahlen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. FUNK., TV broadcast, transmit; ausgestrahlt werden Sendungen: auch be put on (the) air

2. PHYS. radiate, emit

3. fig. (Güte etc.) radiate; (Selbstbewusstsein) exude; er strahlt Ruhe auf seine Umgebung aus he has a calming effect on people; das Bild strahlt Ruhe / Harmonie aus the picture gives you a great sense of calm / harmony

4. (Zimmer) illuminate

II v/i

1. radiate, emanate (auch fig.) ( von from); auf jemanden ausstrahlen (sich übertragen) influence s.o., communicate itself to s.o., extend to s.o.

2. Schmerz: spread (in + Akk to); in die Beine ausstrahlen spread down (into) one’s legs

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to beam; to exude; to radiate

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aus|strah|len sep
1. vt
to radiate (auch fig); esp Licht, Wärme auch to give off; (RAD, TV) to transmit, to broadcast
2. vi aux sein
to radiate; (esp Licht, Wärme auch) to be given off; (Schmerz) to extend, to spread ( bis in +acc as far as)
seine Freude strahlte auf die Zuhörer aus — his joy was communicated to the listeners

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1) (to give out (light, heat, a sound, a smell etc).) emit

2) exude

3) (to send out rays of (light, heat etc): A fire radiates heat.) radiate

4) (to go out or be sent out in rays, or in many directions from a central point: Heat radiates from a fire; All the roads radiate from the centre of the town.) radiate

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aus|strah·len

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (abstrahlen)

▪ etw \ausstrahlen to radiate sth

Licht/Wärme \ausstrahlen to give off light/heat

Radioaktivität \ausstrahlen to emit [or generate] radioactivity

2. RADIO, TV (senden)

▪ etw \ausstrahlen to transmit [or broadcast] sth

3. (verbreiten)

▪ etw \ausstrahlen to radiate [or exude] sth

er strahlt eine wohltuende Ruhe aus he exudes a pleasant sense of calm

II. vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (abstrahlen)

▪ [von etw dat] \ausstrahlen to radiate; bes Licht, Wärme to be given off; Radioaktivität to be emitted [or generated

2. (sich ausdehnen)

▪ in etw akk \ausstrahlen Schmerz to extend to sth

3. (übergehen)

▪ auf jdn/etw \ausstrahlen to spread out to sb/sth

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (auch fig.) radiate; radiate, give off < heat>; < lamp> give out < light>

2) (Rundf., Ferns.) broadcast; transmit
2.
intransitives Verb

1) radiate; < heat> radiate, be given off; < light> be given out; (fig.) < pain> spread, extend

2) (fig.)

auf jemanden/etwas ausstrahlen — communicate itself to somebody/influence something

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ausstrahlen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. RADIO, TV broadcast, transmit;

ausgestrahlt werden Sendungen: auch be put on (the) air

2. PHYS radiate, emit

3. fig (Güte etc) radiate; (Selbstbewusstsein) exude;

er strahlt Ruhe auf seine Umgebung aus he has a calming effect on people;

das Bild strahlt Ruhe/Harmonie aus the picture gives you a great sense of calm/harmony

4. (Zimmer) illuminate

B. v/i

1. radiate, emanate (auch fig) (

von from);

auf jemanden ausstrahlen (sich übertragen) influence sb, communicate itself to sb, extend to sb

2. Schmerz: spread (

in +akk to);

in die Beine ausstrahlen spread down (into) one’s legs

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (auch fig.) radiate; radiate, give off < heat>; < lamp> give out < light>

2) (Rundf., Ferns.) broadcast; transmit
2.
intransitives Verb

1) radiate; < heat> radiate, be given off; < light> be given out; (fig.) < pain> spread, extend

2) (fig.)

auf jemanden/etwas ausstrahlen — communicate itself to somebody/influence something

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v.

to beam v.

to emanate v.

to emits v.

to radiate v.

to ray v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > ausstrahlen
9 beschwichtigen

v/t auch POL. appease; (aufgebrachte Menge, Zorn) placate, pacify; (Kind) calm down, soothe; (Gewissen) ease; (Zweifel, Befürchtungen etc.) set at rest, allay; beschwichtigend Worte: calming, soothing; Ton etc.: soothing; Geste: pacifying

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to smooth down; to allay; to placate; to lull; to appease; to conciliate; to pacify; to assuage

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be|schwịch|ti|gen [bə'ʃvIçtɪgn] ptp beschwi\#chtigt
vt
jdn to appease, to pacify; Kinder to calm down, to soothe; jds Zorn, Gewissen to soothe, to appease, to calm
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1) (to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) appease

2) (to make calm or peaceful: She tried to pacify the quarrelling children.) pacify

3) (to stop (an angry person) feeling angry: He placated her with an apology.) placate

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be·schwich·ti·gen *

[bəˈʃvɪçtɪgn̩]

vt

▪ jdn [mit etw dat] \beschwichtigen to calm sb [down] [or soothe [or form placate] sb] [with sth]

jdm das Gewissen \beschwichtigen to soothe sb's conscience

jds Zorn \beschwichtigen to calm [or soothe] [or form appease] sb's anger

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transitives Verb pacify; calm < excitement>; placate, mollify < anger etc.>

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beschwichtigen v/t auch POL appease; (aufgebrachte Menge, Zorn) placate, pacify; (Kind) calm down, soothe; (Gewissen) ease; (Zweifel, Befürchtungen etc) set at rest, allay;

beschwichtigend Worte: calming, soothing; Ton etc: soothing; Geste: pacifying

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transitives Verb pacify; calm < excitement>; placate, mollify <anger etc.>

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v.

to appease v.

to conciliate v.

to mollify v.

to pacify v.

to placate v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > beschwichtigen
10 settling

1. n обыкн. осадок, отстой; налёт

roof settling — осадка кровли

bottom settling — донный осадок

sludge and settling — шламм и отстой

pearl settling — осадок перламутрового красителя

sensitivity to settling — чувствительность к осадке

2. n стабилизация

settling engine — двигатель стабилизации зеркала топлива

3. n юр. урегулирование, улаживание

settling differences — урегулирование отношений

settling of a situation — урегулирование обстановки

4. n тех. оседание; осаждение

salt settling — оседание соли

dust settling — осаждение пыли

protein settling — осаждение белка

settling rate — скорость осаждения

place of settling — место осаждения

Синонимический ряд:

1. alighting (verb) alighting; landing; lighting; perching; roosting; set down; setting down; sitting down; touch down; touching down

2. cleaning up (verb) cleaning up; winding up

3. clearing (verb) clearing; clearing off; discharging; liquidating; paying; paying up; quitting; satisfying; squaring

4. deciding (verb) concluding; deciding; determining; figuring; ruling

5. fixing (verb) arranging; attend to; concerting; dispose of; fixing; negotiating

6. resolving (verb) reconciling; rectifying; resolving; smooth over; straighten out

7. seating (verb) ensconcing; establishing; installing; seating

8. setting (verb) laying; placing; putting; setting; sticking

9. sinking (verb) gravitating; sinking

10. stilling (verb) allaying; becalming; calming; composing; lulling; quieting; soothing; stilling; tranquilizing; tranquillising

English-Russian base dictionary > settling
11 settle

settle ['setəl]

régler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) fixer ⇒ 1 (b) installer ⇒ 1 (d) coloniser ⇒ 1 (e) calmer ⇒ 1 (f) s'installer ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) s'établir ⇒ 2 (a) se calmer ⇒ 2 (c) tenir ⇒ 2 (d) se poser ⇒ 2 (d) se tasser ⇒ 2 (e)

1 transitive verb

(a) (solve → question, issue) régler; (→ dispute, quarrel, differences) régler, trancher;

∎ to settle a matter régler une question;

∎ the case was settled out of court l'affaire a été réglée à l'amiable;

∎ questions not yet settled questions fpl en suspens;

∎ to settle one's affairs mettre ses affaires en ordre, régler ses affaires;

∎ to settle an old score or old scores régler des comptes

(b) (determine, agree on → date, price) fixer;

∎ have you settled where to go for the picnic? avez-vous décidé d'un endroit pour le pique-nique?;

∎ it was settled that I would go to boarding school il fut convenu ou décidé que j'irais en pension;

∎ you must settle that among yourselves il va falloir que vous arrangiez cela entre vous;

∎ nothing is settled yet rien n'est encore décidé ou arrêté;

∎ that's one point settled voilà déjà un point d'acquis;

∎ that's that settled then! voilà une affaire réglée!;

∎ that's settled then, I'll meet you at 8 o'clock alors c'est entendu ou convenu, on se retrouve à 8 heures;

∎ that settles it, the party's tomorrow! c'est décidé, la fête aura lieu demain!;

∎ that settles it, he's fired trop c'est trop, il est renvoyé!

(c) (pay → debt, account, bill) régler;

∎ to settle a claim (insurance) régler un litige

(d) (install) installer; (arrange, place → on table, surface) installer, poser (soigneusement);

∎ when I'm settled, I'll write to you quand je serai installé, je vous écrirai;

∎ to settle oneself comfortably in an armchair s'installer confortablement dans un fauteuil;

∎ he settled the children for the night il a mis les enfants au lit, il est allé coucher les enfants;

∎ to get settled s'installer (confortablement);

∎ to settle one's feet in the stirrups bien installer ses pieds dans les étriers;

∎ she settled the rug over her knees elle enroula la couverture autour de ses genoux

(e) (colonize) coloniser;

∎ Peru was settled by the Spanish le Pérou a été colonisé par les Espagnols, les Espagnols se sont établis au Pérou

(f) (calm → nerves, stomach) calmer, apaiser;

∎ this brandy will settle your nerves ce cognac te calmera les nerfs;

∎ give me something to settle my stomach donnez-moi quelque chose pour l'estomac;

∎ to settle sb's doubts dissiper les doutes de qn;

∎ the rain settled the dust la pluie a fait retomber la poussière

(g) Law (money, allowance, estate) constituer;

∎ to settle an annuity on sb constituer une rente à qn;

∎ she settled all her money on her nephew elle a légué toute sa fortune à son neveu;

∎ figurative how are you settled for money at the moment? est-ce que tu as suffisamment d'argent en ce moment?

2 intransitive verb

(a) (go to live → gen) s'installer, s'établir; (→ colonist) s'établir;

∎ she finally settled abroad elle s'est finalement installée à l'étranger

(b) (install oneself → in new flat, bed) s'installer; (adapt → to circumstances) s'habituer;

∎ she lived here a few years, but didn't settle (didn't stay) elle a vécu ici quelques années, mais ne s'est pas installée définitivement; (didn't adapt) elle a vécu ici quelques années, mais ne s'est jamais habituée;

∎ to settle in an armchair/for the night s'installer dans un fauteuil/pour la nuit;

∎ I couldn't settle (in bed) je n'arrivais pas à m'endormir;

∎ to settle to work/to do sth se mettre sérieusement au travail/à faire qch;

∎ he can't settle to anything il n'arrive pas à se concentrer sur quoi que ce soit

(c) (become calm → nerves, stomach, storm) s'apaiser, se calmer; (→ situation) s'arranger;

∎ wait for things to settle before you do anything attends que les choses se calment ou s'arrangent avant de faire quoi que ce soit;

∎ the weather is settling le temps se calme

(d) (come to rest → snow) tenir; (→ dust, sediment) se déposer; (→ liquid, beer) reposer; (→ bird, insect, eyes) se poser;

∎ the snow began to settle (on the ground) la neige commençait à tenir;

∎ a fly settled on the butter une mouche s'est posée sur le beurre;

∎ let your dinner settle before you go out prends le temps de digérer avant de sortir;

∎ let the dregs settle laissez se déposer la lie;

∎ allow the mixture to settle laissez reposer le mélange;

∎ her gaze settled on the book son regard se posa sur le livre;

∎ a look of despair/utter contentment settled on his face son visage prit une expression de désespoir/profonde satisfaction;

∎ an eerie calm settled over the village un calme inquiétant retomba sur le village;

∎ the cold settled on his chest le rhume lui est tombé sur la poitrine

(e) (road, wall, foundations) se tasser;

∎ cracks appeared in the walls as the house settled des fissures apparaissaient dans les murs au fur et à mesure que la maison s'affaissait;

∎ Commerce contents may settle during transport (on packaging) le contenu risque de se tasser pendant le transport

(f) (financially)

∎ to settle with sb for sth régler le prix de qch à qn;

∎ can I settle with you tomorrow? est-ce que je peux vous régler demain?

(g) Law

∎ to settle out of court régler une affaire à l'amiable

3 noun

(seat) banquette f à haut dossier

➲ settle down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (in armchair, at desk) s'installer; (in new home) s'installer, se fixer; (at school, in job) s'habituer, s'adapter; (adopt steady lifestyle) se ranger, s'assagir;

∎ they settled down by the fire for the evening ils se sont installés près du feu pour la soirée;

∎ to settle down to watch television s'installer (confortablement) devant la télévision;

∎ it took the children some weeks to settle down in their new school il a fallu plusieurs semaines aux enfants pour s'habituer à leur nouvelle école;

∎ Susan is finding it hard to settle down to life in Paris Susan a du mal à s'habituer ou à s'adapter à la vie parisienne;

∎ they never settle down anywhere for long ils ne se fixent jamais nulle part bien longtemps;

∎ it's about time Tom got married and settled down il est temps que Tom se marie et qu'il se range;

∎ he's not someone you could imagine settling down with ce n'est pas le genre de personne avec qui on peut imaginer se marier

(b) (concentrate, apply oneself)

∎ to settle down to do sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ to settle down to work se mettre au travail;

∎ I can't seem to settle down to anything these days je n'arrive pas à me concentrer sur quoi que ce soit ces jours-ci

(c) (become calm → excitement) s'apaiser; (→ situation) s'arranger;

∎ things are settling down (calming down) les choses sont en train de se calmer; (becoming more definite) les choses commencent à prendre tournure;

∎ as soon as the market settles down aussitôt que le marché se sera stabilisé;

∎ settle down, children! calmez-vous, les enfants!, du calme, les enfants!

2 separable transitive verb

(person) installer;

∎ to settle oneself down in an armchair s'installer (confortablement) dans un fauteuil;

∎ she settled the patient/the baby down for the night elle a installé le malade/le bébé pour la nuit

➲ settle for inseparable transitive verb

accepter, se contenter de;

∎ I settled for £100 j'ai accepté 100 livres;

∎ I won't settle for less than £200 200 livres, c'est mon dernier prix, je ne descendrai pas au-dessous de 200 livres;

∎ I insist on the best quality, I never settle for (anything) less j'exige ce qu'il y a de mieux, je n'accepte jamais rien en dessous;

∎ there was no wine left so they had to settle for beer comme il ne restait plus de vin, ils durent se contenter de bière

➲ settle in intransitive verb

(at new house) s'installer; (at new school, job) s'habituer, s'adapter;

∎ once we're settled in, we'll invite you round une fois que nous serons installés, nous t'inviterons;

∎ it took him a while to settle in at his new school il a mis un certain temps à s'habituer à sa nouvelle école

➲ settle into

1 inseparable transitive verb

(job, routine) s'habituer à, s'adapter à;

∎ she soon settled into her new post elle s'est vite adaptée à son nouveau poste;

∎ life soon settled into the usual dull routine la vie reprit bientôt son rythme monotone

2 separable transitive verb

installer dans;

∎ she's busy settling her daughter into her new flat elle est occupée à installer sa fille dans son nouvel appartement

➲ settle on inseparable transitive verb

(decide on) décider de;

∎ they've settled on Rome for their honeymoon ils ont décidé d'aller passer leur lune de miel à Rome;

∎ they've settled on a Volkswagen ils se sont décidés pour une Volkswagen;

∎ they couldn't settle on a price ils n'ont pas réussi à se mettre d'accord sur un prix;

∎ they settled on a compromise solution ils ont finalement choisi le compromis

➲ settle up

1 intransitive verb

régler (la note);

∎ I must settle up with the plumber il faut que je règle le plombier;

∎ can we settle up? est-ce qu'on peut faire les comptes?

2 separable transitive verb

régler

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > settle
12 calm

1. noun
1) (stillness) Stille, die; (serenity) Ruhe, die

2) (windless period) Windstille, die

the calm before the storm — (lit. or fig.) die Ruhe vor dem Sturm
2. adjective
1) (tranquil, quiet, windless) ruhig

keep calm — ruhig bleiben; Ruhe bewahren

2) (coll.): (self-confident) gelassen
3. transitive verb
besänftigen [Leidenschaften, Zorn]

calm somebody [down] — jemanden beruhigen
4. intransitive verb
calm [down] — sich beruhigen; [Sturm:] abflauen

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1. adjective
1) (still or quiet: a calm sea; The weather was calm.) ruhig

2) (not anxious or excited: a calm person/expression; Please keep calm!) ruhig
2. noun
1) ((a period of) absence of wind and large waves.) die Ruhe

2) (peace and quiet: He enjoyed the calm of the library.) die Ruhe
3. verb
(to make calm: Calm yourself!) beruhigen

- academic.ru/85065/calmly">calmly
- calmness
- calm down
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calm

[kɑ:m, AM kɑ:(l)m]

I. adj

1. (not nervous) ruhig, gelassen

he has a very \calm manner er hat ein besonnenes Wesen

to be cool, \calm and collected ruhig und gefasst sein

to remain cool, \calm and collected die Nerven bewahren [o behalten]

to keep [or stay] \calm ruhig bleiben, [die] Ruhe bewahren

she's not very good at keeping \calm sie verliert leicht die Nerven

2. (peaceful) ruhig, friedlich

3. METEO windstill; NAUT sea ruhig

II. n ( esp liter)

1. (calmness) Ruhe f, Stille f

\calm of mind Gelassenheit f

2. METEO Windstille f; NAUT Flaute f

the \calm before the storm ( also fig) die Ruhe vor dem Sturm a. fig

dead \calm Flaute f, völlige Windstille

III. vt

▪ to \calm sb/sth jdn/etw beruhigen

have a drink — it will \calm your nerves trink etwas — das wird dich beruhigen

▪ to \calm oneself sich akk beruhigen

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[kAːm]
1. adj (+er)
ruhig; weather also windstill
keep calm! — bleib ruhig!

the weather grew calm again after the storm — nach dem Sturm beruhigte sich das Wetter wieder

(cool,) calm and collected — ruhig und gelassen

calmer waters (lit, fig) — ruhigere Gewässer pl

2. n

1) Ruhe f, Stille f; (at sea) Flaute f; (of wind) Windstille f

a dead calm — absolute Stille, Totenstille f

the calm before the storm (lit, fig) — die Ruhe vor dem Sturm

2) (= composure) Ruhe, Gelassenheit f

3. vt
beruhigen; pain, itch lindern; protests mildern
to calm sb's fears — jds Ängste abbauen, jdn beruhigen

4. vi
(sea) sich beruhigen; (wind) sich legen
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calm [kɑːm]

A s

1. Stille f, Ruhe f (auch fig):

the calm before the storm;

calm (of mind) Gelassenheit f, Gemütsruhe f

2. SCHIFF Windstille f:

dead calm völlige Windstille, Flaute f

B adj (adv calmly)

1. still, ruhig

2. windstill

3. fig ruhig, gelassen:

calm and collected ruhig und gefasst

C v/t oft calm down beruhigen, besänftigen, beschwichtigen:

have a calming effect beruhigend wirken (on auf akk)

D v/i: oft calm down

1. sich beruhigen

2. sich legen (Sturm, Zorn etc)

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1. noun
1) (stillness) Stille, die; (serenity) Ruhe, die

2) (windless period) Windstille, die

the calm before the storm — (lit. or fig.) die Ruhe vor dem Sturm
2. adjective
1) (tranquil, quiet, windless) ruhig

keep calm — ruhig bleiben; Ruhe bewahren

2) (coll.): (self-confident) gelassen
3. transitive verb
besänftigen [Leidenschaften, Zorn]

calm somebody [down] — jemanden beruhigen
4. intransitive verb
calm [down] — sich beruhigen; [Sturm:] abflauen

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adj.

gelassen adj.

ruhig adj.

still adj.

windstill adj. n.

Gelassenheit f.

Gemütsruhe f.

Ruhe nur sing. f.

Stille -n f.

Windstille f. v.

beruhigen v.

English-german dictionary > calm
13 resalto

m.

1 rebound (rebote), resilience, prominence; act of shooting boars when rising from their bed.

2 ledge, jut, ridge.

pres.indicat.

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

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resalto

► nombre masculino

1 ledge

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= speed bump, sleeping policeman, speed hump.

Ex. The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.

Ex. Perhaps if the council used less money on laying the many many sleeping policeman on our roads, then there would be no need to increase our council and road tax each year.

Ex. Roundabouts and speed humps are forms of traffic calming which offer promise to curb speeding.

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= speed bump, sleeping policeman, speed hump.

Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.

Ex: Perhaps if the council used less money on laying the many many sleeping policeman on our roads, then there would be no need to increase our council and road tax each year.

Ex: Roundabouts and speed humps are forms of traffic calming which offer promise to curb speeding.

Spanish-English dictionary > resalto
14 composing

1. a составляющий

2. a успокаивающий

composing medicine — успокаивающее средство

Синонимический ряд:

1. component (adj.) basic; component; constituent; elemental; fundamental; integral; partial

2. collecting (verb) collecting; containing; controlling; cooling; re-collecting; reining; repressing; restraining; simmering down; smothering; suppressing

3. constituting (verb) comprising; constituting; forming; make up; making; making up

4. producing (verb) creating; producing; writing

5. stilling (verb) allaying; becalming; calming; lulling; quieting; settling; soothing; stilling; tranquilizing; tranquillising

English-Russian base dictionary > composing
15 calmer

calmer [kalme]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ personne] to calm down ; [+ nerfs] to calm

• calmer les esprits to calm people down

• calmer le jeu to calm things down

• ça calme ! (inf) that'll bring you back down to earth (inf)

   b. [+ douleur] to ease ; [+ impatience] to curb ; [+ faim] to satisfy ; [+ soif] to quench ; [+ ardeur] to cool

2. reflexive verb

► se calmer

   a. ( = s'apaiser) [personne] to calm down ; [tempête] to die down ; [mer] to become calm

   b. ( = diminuer) [inquiétude, douleur] to ease ; [crainte] to subside

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kalme
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( apaiser) to calm [somebody/something] down [personne, animal]; to defuse [situation]; to tone down [discussion]; to subdue [agitation, colère]; to allay [inquiétude]

calmer le jeu — fig to calm things down

calmer les esprits — to calm people down

2) ( atténuer) to ease [douleur]; to bring down [fièvre]; to dampen [passions, désir]; to take the edge off [faim, soif]

2.

se calmer verbe pronominal

1) ( s'apaiser) [personne, situation] to calm down; [tempête] to die down; [agitation, colère] to die down; [discussion] to quieten GB ou quiet US down; [inquiétude] to subside; [désir] to cool

calme-toi! — ( reste tranquille) calm down!; ( fais moins de bruit) quieten GB ou quiet US down!

les esprits se sont calmés — tempers have cooled

2) ( s'atténuer) [douleur] to ease; [fièvre, faim] to die down; [bruit] to subside

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kalme vt
1) [personne] to calm down

2) [douleur, inquiétude] to ease

Cette pommade calme les démangeaisons. — This ointment soothes itching.

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calmer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( apaiser) to calm [sb/sth] down [personne, foule, animal]; to calm [marché, Bourse]; to defuse [situation]; to tone down [discussion]; to subdue [agitation, révolte, colère]; to allay [inquiétude, crainte]; to quieten [dissensions]; calmer le jeu fig to calm things down; calmer les esprits to calm people down;

2 ( atténuer) to ease, to relieve [douleur, mal]; to bring down [fièvre]; to dampen [passions, ardeur, désir]; to curb [impatience]; to take the edge off [faim, soif].

B se calmer vpr

1 ( s'apaiser) [personne, foule, situation] to calm down; [éléments, tempête] to die down; [agitation, révolte, passions, colère] to die down; [débat, discussion] to quieten GB ou quiet US down; [inquiétude, crainte] to subside; [ardeur, désir] to cool; calme-toi! ( reste tranquille) calm down!; ( fais moins de bruit) quieten GB ou quiet US down!; les choses se calment things are calming down; après l'annonce du ministre, les esprits se sont calmés after the minister's announcement, tempers cooled;

2 ( s'atténuer) [douleur, mal] to ease, to wear off; [fièvre, faim, soif] to die down; [rire, bruit, tapage] to subside.

[kalme] verbe transitif

1. [rendre serein - enfant, opposant, foule] to calm down (separable)

nous devons calmer les esprits

a. [dans un groupe] we must put everybody's mind at rest

b. [dans la nation] we must put the people's minds at rest

calmer le jeu

a. SPORT to calm the game down

b. (figuré) to calm things down

2. [dépassionner - mécontentement] to soothe, to calm ; [ - colère] to calm, to appease ; [ - querelle] to pacify, to defuse ; [ - débat] to restore order to

3. [diminuer - fièvre, inflammation] to bring down (separable) ; [ - douleur] to soothe, to ease ; [ - faim] to satisfy, to appease ; [ - soif] to quench ; [ - désespoir, crainte] to ease, to allay ; [ - désir, passion, enthousiasme] to dampen ; [ - impatience] to relieve

ça devrait leur calmer les nerfs that should soothe their (frayed) nerves

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se calmer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [devenir serein] to calm down

attends que les choses se calment wait for things to calm down

2. [se taire] to quieten (UK) ou to quiet (US) down

3. [s'affaiblir - dispute, douleur] to die down ou away, to ease off ou up ; [ - fièvre] to die ou to go down ; [ - anxiété] to fade ; [ - passion] to fade away, to cool ; [ - faim, soif] to die down, to be appeased

4. MÉTÉOROLOGIE [averse] to ease off

[mer] to become calm

[vent] to die down, to drop

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > calmer
16 traffic

traffic [ˈtræfɪk]

(verb: preterite, past participle trafficked)

1. noun

a. (on roads) circulation f ; (other) trafic m

• road traffic circulation f routière

• holiday traffic circulation f des grands départs

• traffic is heavy il y a beaucoup de circulation

• traffic out of Paris la circulation dans le sens Paris-province

• traffic in and out of Heathrow Airport le trafic à destination et en provenance de l'aéroport de Heathrow

b. ( = illegal trade) trafic m (in de)

2. intransitive verb

• to traffic in sth faire le commerce de qch

3. compounds

► traffic calming noun mesures de ralentissement de la circulation en ville

► traffic circle noun (US) rond-point m

► traffic cone noun cône m de signalisation

► traffic control tower noun tour f de contrôle

► traffic cop (inf) noun

≈ agent m de police

► traffic court noun (US) tribunal où sont jugées les infractions au code de la route

► traffic duty noun

• to be on traffic duty faire la circulation ► traffic jam noun bouchon m

► traffic lights plural noun feux mpl de signalisation

• to go through the traffic lights at red passer au rouge

• the traffic lights were green le feu était vert ► traffic offence noun infraction f au code de la route

► traffic police noun police f de la route

► traffic warden noun (British) contractuel (le) m(f)

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

✎ The French word trafic has only one f.

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['træfɪk] 1.
noun

1) Automobile circulation f; Aviation, Nautical, Railways trafic m

traffic into/out of London — la circulation vers/en sortant de Londres

to hold up the traffic — provoquer un bouchon

air/passenger traffic — trafic aérien/de voyageurs

2) ( dealing) (in drugs, arms, slaves, goods) trafic m (in de); ( in ideas) mouvement m (in de)

3) Electronics, Computing, Telecommunications trafic m
2.
noun modifier [ accident, problem, regulations] de la circulation

traffic flow — circulation f
3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc - ck-)

to traffic in — faire du trafic de [drugs, cocaine, arms, stolen goods]

English-French dictionary > traffic
17 traffic

'træfik
1. noun
1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) tráfico

2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) tráfico

2. verb
(to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.) traficar

- trafficker
- traffic island
- traffic jam
- traffic lights
- traffic warden

traffic n tráfico

traffic

tr['træfɪk]

noun

1 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL tráfico, circulación nombre femenino, tránsito

■ there's heavy traffic today hay circulación intensa hoy

2 (of ships, aircraft) tráfico

3 (of people, goods) tránsito, movimiento

4 (trade) tráfico

■ drug traffic tráfico de drogas

adjective

1 de la circulación, del tráfico

intransitive verb

1 traficar (in, en)

■ he trafficked in arms traficaba en armas

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

traffic circle SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL rotonda

traffic jam atasco, embotellamiento

traffic lights semáforo

traffic sign señal nombre femenino de tráfico

traffic ['træfɪk] vi, trafficked ; trafficking : traficar (en)

traffic n

1) commerce: tráfico m, comercio m

the drug traffic: el narcotráfico

2) : tráfico m, tránsito m, circulación f (de vehículos, etc.)

traffic

v.

• traficar v.

adj.

• tráfico, -a adj.

• tránsito, -a adj.

n.

• circulación s.f.

• contratación s.f.

• movimiento s.m.

• trata s.f.

• tráfico s.m.

• tránsito s.m.

'træfɪk
mass noun

1)

a) ( vehicles) tráfico m, circulación f, tránsito m (esp AmL); (before n)

traffic policeman — agente m or policía m de tráfico or de tránsito

b) ( of ships) tráfico m

c) ( of aircraft) tráfico m aéreo

2)

a) (goods, people transported) tránsito m, movimiento m

b) ( pedestrians) (AmE) tránsito m de peatones

c) ( paying customers) (AmE) clientela f

3) ( trafficking) tráfico m

drug traffic — tráfico de drogas, narcotráfico m

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- traffic in

['træfɪk] (vb: pt, pp trafficked)
1. N

1) (Aut, Aer, Naut, Rail) tráfico m, circulación f, tránsito m (esp LAm)

the traffic is heavy during the rush hour — hay mucho tráfico durante las horas punta

traffic was quite light — había poco tráfico

traffic was blocked for some hours — la circulación quedó interrumpida durante varias horas

closed to heavy traffic — cerrado a los vehículos pesados

air traffic — tráfico m aéreo

2) (=trade) tráfico m, comercio m (in en)

drug traffic — narcotráfico m, tráfico m de drogas

2.

VI

to traffic (in) — traficar (en)

3.

CPD (Aut) [regulations] de circulación, de tránsito (esp LAm)

traffic accident N — accidente m de tráfico, accidente m de circulación, accidente m de tránsito (LAm)

traffic calming N — medidas para reducir la velocidad del tráfico

traffic circle N — (US) rotunda f, glorieta f

traffic cone N — cono m señalizador

traffic control N — (=act) control m del tráfico; (=lights) semáforo m

traffic control tower N — torre f de control

traffic cop * N — policía mf de tráfico

traffic court N — (US) tribunal en el que se juzgan las infracciones de tráfico

traffic duty N —

to be on traffic duty — estar en tráfico

traffic flow N — flujo m de tráfico

traffic island N — refugio m

traffic jam N — embotellamiento m, atasco m

a five-mile traffic jam — un atasco de cinco millas

traffic light N — semáforo msing

traffic lights NPL — semáforo msing

traffic offence N — (Brit) infracción f de tráfico

traffic police N — policía f de tráfico, policía f de tránsito

traffic sign N — señal f de tráfico

traffic violation N (US) — = traffic offence

traffic warden N — guardia mf de tráfico or tránsito
road
* * *
['træfɪk]
mass noun

1)

a) ( vehicles) tráfico m, circulación f, tránsito m (esp AmL); (before n)

traffic policeman — agente m or policía m de tráfico or de tránsito

b) ( of ships) tráfico m

c) ( of aircraft) tráfico m aéreo

2)

a) (goods, people transported) tránsito m, movimiento m

b) ( pedestrians) (AmE) tránsito m de peatones

c) ( paying customers) (AmE) clientela f

3) ( trafficking) tráfico m

drug traffic — tráfico de drogas, narcotráfico m

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- traffic in

English-spanish dictionary > traffic
18 allaying

ослаблять; ослабляющий

Синонимический ряд:

1. easing (verb) alleviating; assuaging; comforting; easing; lessening; lightening; mitigating; mollifying; palliating; relieving

2. stilling (verb) becalming; calming; composing; lulling; quieting; settling; soothing; stilling; tranquilizing; tranquillising

English-Russian base dictionary > allaying
19 quieting

1. n рассеивание

2. n тех. успокоение

3. a успокаивающий, утихомиривающий, унимающий

Синонимический ряд:

1. silencing (verb) choking off; hushing; shushing; shut up; shutting up; silencing

2. stilling (verb) allaying; becalming; calming; composing; lulling; settling; soothing; stilling; tranquilizing; tranquillising

English-Russian base dictionary > quieting
20 medida

f.

1 measurement.

¿qué medidas tiene el contenedor? what are the measurements of the container?

a (la) medida custom-built; (mueble) made-to-measure (ropa)

medidas measurements (del cuerpo)

tomar las medidas a alguien to take somebody's measurements

medida de capacidad measure (liquid or dry)

2 measure, step.

adoptar o tomar medidas to take measures o steps

medida preventiva preventive measure

medidas de seguridad safety measures

3 moderation.

sin medida without moderation

4 extent, degree (grado).

¿en qué medida nos afecta? to what extent does it affect us?

en cierta/gran medida to some/a large extent

en mayor/menor medida to a greater/lesser extent

en la medida de lo posible as far as possible

5 course of action.

6 quantity, amount.

7 scoop, scoopful.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: medir.

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medida

► nombre femenino

1 (acción) measuring; (dato, número) measurement

■ ¿qué medidas tienes? what are your measurements?

2 (disposición) measure

■ habrá que tomar medidas cuanto antes measures will have to be taken as soon as possible

3 (grado) extent

■ en cierta medida to a certain extent

■ en mayor medida to a greater extent

4 (prudencia) moderation

5 LITERATURA measure, metre

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a (la) medida (traje) made-to-measure

a medida que as

en la medida de lo posible as far as possible

tomar/adoptar medidas to take steps, take measures

tomarle las medidas a alguien to take somebody's measurements

medida de capacidad measure of capacity

medida de longitud measure of length

medida de seguridad security measure

medida de volumen measure of volume

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noun f.

1) measure, measurement

2) step

3) extent

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SF

1) (=unidad de medida) measure

una medida de harina y dos de azúcar — one measure of flour and two of sugar

puedes usar un vaso como medida — you can use a glass as a measure

la libra es una medida de peso — the pound is a measure of weight

- esto colma la medida

medida agraria — land measure

medida de capacidad — cubic measure

medida de superficie — square measure

medida de volumen — cubic measure

medida para áridos — dry measure

medida para líquidos — liquid measure

2) (=medición) measuring, measurement

la medida del tiempo se realizará con unos cronómetros especiales — time will be measured using some special chronometers

3) pl medidas (=dimensiones) measurements

¿qué medidas tiene la mesa? — what are the measurements of the table?

¿cuáles son tus medidas? — what are your measurements?

• tomar las medidas a algn/algo — (lit) to measure sb/sth, take sb's/sth's measurements; (fig) to size sb/sth up *

tómale bien las medidas antes de proponerle nada — make sure you've got him well sized up before you propose anything

4) (=proporción)

no sé en qué medida nos afectará la nueva ley — I don't know to what extent the new law will affect us

• en cierta medida — to a certain extent

• en gran medida — to a great extent

• en menor medida — to a lesser extent

• en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible, insofar as it is possible

• a medida que — as

a medida que vaya bajando el nivel — as the level goes down

a medida que van pasando los días — as the days go by

en la medida en que — + indic in that; + subjun if

el relato era bueno en la medida en que reflejaba el ambiente de la época — the story was good in that it reflected the atmosphere of the time

solo cambiarán el tratamiento en la medida en que los resultados sean negativos — the treatment will only be altered if the results are negative

5) (Cos)

• a (la) medida — [ropa, zapatos] made to measure; [trabajo, vacaciones] tailor-made

un traje (hecho) a la medida — a made-to-measure suit

no tenemos un sombrero a su medida — we don't have a hat in your size o to fit you

un papel hecho a su medida — a tailor-made role

le respondió a la medida de las circunstancias — she replied as the circumstances required

lo hice a la medida de tus deseos — I did it according to your wishes

un hotel a la medida de tus necesidades — a hotel that suits all your needs

• de o sobre medida — Chile [ropa, zapatos] made-to-measure

• venir a (la) medida — (lit) to be the right size; (fig) to be tailor-made

este pantalón me viene a medida — these trousers are just the right size

este trabajo me viene a la medida — this job is tailor-made for me

6) LAm (=talla) size

¿cuál es su medida? — what size do you take?

¿qué medida de cuello tiene usted? — what collar size are you?, what is your collar measurement?

• ropa a sobre medida — Méx outsize clothing

7) (=disposición) measure

medidas destinadas a reducir el desempleo — measures aimed at reducing unemployment

• adoptar o tomar medidas — to take measures, take steps

una de las medidas urgentes adoptadas — one of the emergency measures o steps taken

medida cautelar, medida de precaución — precautionary measure

medida de presión — form of pressure

medida preventiva — preventive measure

medida represiva — form of repression

medidas de seguridad — [contra ataques, robos] security measures; [contra incendios] safety measures

medidas represivas — repressive measures
paquete 1., 3)
8) (=moderación)

• con medida — in moderation

• sin medida — to excess

bebía sin medida — he drank to excess

gastos sin medida — excessive spending

9) [de versos] (=medición) measuring, scansion; (=longitud) measure

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femenino

1) (Mat) ( dimensión) measurement

tomarle las medidas a alguien — to take somebody's measurements

tomar las medidas de algo — to measure something

¿qué medidas tiene el cuarto? — what are the dimensions of the room?

2) (en locs)

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

servicios diseñados a la medida — tailor-made services

a medida que — as

a medida que vaya pasando el tiempo — as time goes on

a medida que fue creciendo — as he grew up

3) ( objeto) measure; ( contenido) measure

un vaso de leche por cada medida de cacao — one glass of milk per measure of cocoa

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

4) (grado, proporción)

en gran/cierta/menos medida — to a large/certain/lesser extent

en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible

irá en la medida en que le sea posible — he'll go if it's at all possible

5) ( moderación)

come con medida — he eats moderately

gastan dinero sin medida — they spend money like water

6) (Lit) measure

7) ( disposición) measure

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

fue una medida demasiado drástica — it was too drastic a step

la huelga y otras medidas de presión — the strike and other forms of pressure

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femenino

1) (Mat) ( dimensión) measurement

tomarle las medidas a alguien — to take somebody's measurements

tomar las medidas de algo — to measure something

¿qué medidas tiene el cuarto? — what are the dimensions of the room?

2) (en locs)

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

servicios diseñados a la medida — tailor-made services

a medida que — as

a medida que vaya pasando el tiempo — as time goes on

a medida que fue creciendo — as he grew up

3) ( objeto) measure; ( contenido) measure

un vaso de leche por cada medida de cacao — one glass of milk per measure of cocoa

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

4) (grado, proporción)

en gran/cierta/menos medida — to a large/certain/lesser extent

en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible

irá en la medida en que le sea posible — he'll go if it's at all possible

5) ( moderación)

come con medida — he eats moderately

gastan dinero sin medida — they spend money like water

6) (Lit) measure

7) ( disposición) measure

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

fue una medida demasiado drástica — it was too drastic a step

la huelga y otras medidas de presión — the strike and other forms of pressure

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medida¹

¹ = measure, scale, metric.

Nota: Frecuentemente usado en el plural.

Ex: One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.

Ex: The apparent size of the face is measured directly with a finely graduated scale and a magnifying glass.

Ex: The author outlines quantitative metrics that measure information technology productivity from the perspective of the overall rate of return to the organization.

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* en cierta medida = to some extent, to a certain extent, to some degree.

* en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.

* en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en igual medida = similarly.

* en la medida de lo posible = so far as possible.

* en la medida en que = in that, so long as, to the extent that, insofar as [in so far as], to the degree that.

* en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.

* hacer a medida = custom-make, make to + order.

* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos = tailor to + meet the specification.

* hacerse a medida de una aplicación práctica concreta = tailor to + application.

* hecho a medida = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order.

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* la medida en que = the extent to which.

* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.

* medida cuantitativa = quantitative measure.

* medida de productividad = output measure.

* medida de rendimiento = performance measure, output measure.

* medidas y colindancias = metes and bounds.

* sistema anglosajón de medidas = imperial measures.

* tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno = have + Nombre + cut out.

medida²

² = arrangement, countermeasure [counter measure], measure.

Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.

Ex: This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.

Ex: If we as a society hope to deal with a very real and important issue, the implementation of this popular measure is a good place to start.

* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.

* como medida provisional = as an interim measure.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* como medida transitoria = as an interim measure.

* medida de austeridad = austerity measure.

* medida de contrapeso = counterbalance.

* medida de control = control measure.

* medida de emergencia = emergency measure.

* medida defensiva = line of defence.

* medida de fuerza = crackdown.

* medida de precaución = security precaution, precautionary measure.

* medida de protección = safeguard.

* medida de ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming measure.

* medida de seguridad = safety standard, security measure, safety regulation, safety precaution.

* medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo = health and safety standard.

* medida disciplinaria = disciplinary measure.

* medida draconiana = draconian measure.

* medida económica = economic measure.

* medida enérgica = crackdown.

* medida estructural = structural measure.

* medida extrema = dire measure.

* medida paliativa = palliative measure.

* medida preventiva = preventative measure, precautionary measure, preventive measure, preemptive measure, safeguard.

* medida provisional = stop gap measure, stopgap [stop-gap], stopgap measure, stopgap measure.

* medidas = action.

* medidas correctivas = corrective action, remedial action.

* medidas de prevención = prevention efforts, prevention measures.

* medidas disciplinarias = disciplining.

* medidas drásticas = clampdown (on).

* medidas preventivas = preventive care, ounce of prevention, preventative care.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* primera medida = initial step.

* proponer medidas = propose + measures.

* toma de medidas = action.

* tomar medida = take + action step.

* tomar medidas = follow + steps, take + precaution, take + steps, take + measures, produce + contingency plan, make + contingency plan, apply + measures, undertake + action.

* tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against).

* tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective action, take + corrective action, take + remedial action.

* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water.

* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.

* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.

* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.

* tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on.

* tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures.

medida³

* a medida que = as.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

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medida

feminine

A ( Mat) (dimensión) measurement

anota las medidas de la lavadora make a note of the measurements of the washing machine

¿qué medidas tiene el cuarto? what are the dimensions of the room?

¿cuáles son las medidas reglamentarias de una piscina olímpica? what's the regulation size of an olympic pool?

la modista me tomó las medidas the dressmaker took my measurements

tomar las medidas de algo to measure something

Compuesto:

medida de superficie

surface measurement

B ( en locs):

a (la) medida: un traje (hecho) a medida a custom-made suit ( AmE), a made-to-measure suit ( BrE)

usa zapatos a medida he wears made-to-measure shoes

servicios diseñados a la medida custom-designed services

a la medida de algo: fabricamos muebles a la medida de su exigencia we manufacture furniture to meet all your requirements

éste es un proyecto a la medida de su ambición this is a project in keeping with o which matches his ambitions

necesita una actividad a la medida de su talento he needs a job which will suit o which is commensurate with his abilities

a medida que as

a medida que va pasando el tiempo uno se va adaptando as time goes on, one (gradually) adapts

a medida que se acercaba la fecha se ponía más y más nervioso as the date drew closer he got more and more nervous

a medida que la fue conociendo se fue desengañando the more he got to know her o the better he got to know her o as he got to know her the more disillusioned he became

C

1 (objeto) measure

2 (contenido) measure

un vaso de leche por cada medida de cacao one glass of milk per measure of cocoa

llenar or colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida, ya no estaba dispuesto a aguantar más that was the last straw, I wasn't going to take any more

Compuestos:

● medida de capacidad

cubic measure

● medida (de capacidad) para áridos/líquidos

dry/liquid measure

D

(grado, proporción): en buena or gran medida to a great o large extent

en cierta/menor medida to a certain/lesser extent

intentaremos, en la medida de lo posible, satisfacer a todo el mundo insofar as it is possible o as far as possible we will try to satisfy everyone

intentará hacer algo por ti en la medida en que le sea posible she'll try and do whatever she can for you

E

(moderación): come con medida he eats moderately

gastan dinero sin medida they spend money like water, they're very extravagant (with money)

F ( Lit) measure

G (disposición) measure

la huelga y otras medidas de presión the strike and other forms of pressure

expulsarlo me parece una medida demasiado drástica I think expelling him is too drastic a step o is a rather drastic measure

tomar medidas to take steps o measures

me veré en la obligación de tomar medidas más estrictas I will be obliged to adopt more severe measures

tomaré todas las medidas necesarias para que no vuelva a suceder I will take all the necessary steps to see that this does not happen again

es conveniente tomar estas pastillas como medida preventiva it's advisable to take these pills as a preventive measure

Compuestos:

● medida cautelar

preventative o precautionary measure

● medidas de seguridad

security measures

● medidas prontas de seguridad

(en Ur) emergency security measures

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medida sustantivo femenino
1 (Mat) ( dimensión) measurement;
◊ tomarle las medidas a algn to take sb's measurements;

tomar las medidas de algo to measure something
2 ( en locs)
◊ a (la) medida ‹traje/zapato› custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE);

a medida que as;
a medida que fue creciendo as he grew up
3 ( utensilio) measure;
( contenido) measure
4 (grado, proporción):
◊ en gran/cierta medida to a large/certain extent;

en la medida de lo posible as far as possible
5 ( disposición) measure;
◊ tomar medidas to take steps o measures

medida sustantivo femenino
1 (medición) measurement
(unidad) measure
una medida de peso, a measure of weight
la medida del tiempo, the measurement of time
2 (grado, intensidad) extent: no sé en qué medida nos afectará, I don't know to what extent it will affect us
3 Pol measure
una medida injusta, a unfair measure
' medida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abusiva
- abusivo
- acre
- afectar
- área
- arroba
- braza
- carácter
- concertar
- conforme
- conveniente
- corpulencia
- desatar
- desesperación
- efectividad
- eficacia
- eficaz
- encaminada
- encaminado
- gratuita
- gratuito
- impracticable
- incidencia
- justa
- justo
- Libra
- malestar
- metro
- onza
- patrón
- patrona
- perjudicar
- pertinencia
- pie
- pinta
- polemizar
- providencia
- punto
- quintal
- repercusión
- resistencia
- saludar
- según
- sentida
- sentido
- solidaria
- solidario
- superflua
- superfluo
English:
acre
- check off
- custom
- depth
- dessertspoon
- dishonest
- extent
- far
- fitted
- foot
- gauge
- give
- importantly
- ineffective
- insofar
- lesser
- linear measure
- lorry
- made-to-measure
- measure
- measurement
- pint
- push through
- quart
- severe
- severity
- step
- stone
- strike off
- tailor-made
- temporary
- ton
- unit
- waist
- way
- yard
- as
- fitting
- gill
- insofar as
- made
- move
- tailor
- walk

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medida nf

1. [dimensión, medición] measurement;

¿qué medidas tiene el contenedor? what are the measurements of the container?;

unidades de medida units of measurement;

a (la) medida [mueble] custom-built;
[ropa, calzado] made-to-measure;
es una casa/un trabajo a tu medida it's the ideal house/job for you, it's as if the house/job were made for you;

a (la) medida de mi deseo just as I would have wanted it;

medidas [del cuerpo] measurements;

tomar las medidas a alguien to take sb's measurements;

tomar las medidas de algo to measure sth;
Fig
le tengo tomada la medida al jefe I know what the boss is like;
Fig
ya le voy tomando la medida al nuevo trabajo I'm getting the hang of the new job

Comp
medida de capacidad measure [liquid or dry]
2. [cantidad específica] measure;

el daiquiri lleva una medida de limón por cada tres de ron a daiquiri is made with one part lemon to three parts rum

3. [disposición] measure, step;

adoptar o [m5] tomar medidas to take measures o steps;

yo ya he tomado mis medidas I'm prepared, I've made my preparations;

tomar medidas disciplinarias (contra) to take disciplinary action (against);

ejercer medidas de presión contra alguien to lobby sb;

tomar medidas represivas (contra) to clamp down (on)

Comp
medidas de choque emergency measures;
medidas de seguridad [contra accidentes] safety precautions;
[contra delincuencia] security measures
4. [moderación] moderation;

con/sin medida in/without moderation

5. [grado] extent;

¿en qué medida nos afecta? to what extent does it affect us?;

en cierta/gran medida to some/a large extent;

en mayor/menor medida to a greater/lesser extent;

en la medida de lo posible as far as possible;

a medida que iban entrando as they were coming in;
Formal
en la medida en que insofar as

6. Lit [de verso] measure

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medida

f

1 ( unidad) measure; acto measurement;

hecho a medida made to measure;

está hecho a medida de mis necesidades it’s tailor-made for me;

tomar las medidas a alguien take s.o.’s measurements;

tomar medidas fig take measures o

steps

2 ( grado) extent;

en mayor medida to a greater extent

3

:

a medida que as

* * *

medida nf

1) : measurement, measure

hecho a medida: custom-made

2) : measure, step

tomar medidas: to take steps

3) : moderation, prudence

sin medida: immoderately

4) : extent, degree

en gran medida: to a great extent

* * *

medida n

1. (extensión) measurement

te vamos a tomar las medidas we're going to take your measurements / we're going to measure you

¿qué medidas tiene la mesa? how big is the table?

2. (unidad, acción) measure

medidas para prevenir incendios fire prevention measures

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