car operation

are the street cars in operation? — трамваи ходят?

to be in control of — controllare [ territory]; controllare, dirigere [operation, organization]; avere padronanza di, avere sotto controllo [ problem]

to have control over — controllare [ territory]; avere autorità su [ person]; essere padrone o arbitro di [fate, life]

to take control of — assumere il controllo di [territory, operation]; prendere in mano [ situation]

to be under sb.'s control — [ person] essere sotto il controllo o in balia di qcn.; [organization, party] essere sotto il controllo di qcn.

to be under control — [fire, problem] essere sotto controllo

to bring o get o keep [sth.] under control tenere sotto controllo [animals, riot]; circoscrivere [fire, problem]; to be out of control [crowd, riot] essere incontrollabile; [ fire] non essere più controllabile, essere ingovernabile; to lose control of sth. perdere il controllo di qcs.; the situation is out of o beyond control la situazione è sfuggita di mano; due to circumstances beyond our control — per circostanze al di là del nostro controllo o indipendenti dalla nostra volontà

to have control over sth. controllare o dominare qcs.; to keep control of oneself o to be in control of oneself controllarsi, dominarsi; to lose control (of oneself) — perdere il controllo

to take control — (of car) mettersi al o prendere il volante; (of plane) prendere i comandi

brightness, volume control — telev. regolatore della luminosità, del volume

to be at the controls — essere ai comandi; fig. avere il comando

to be in control of — controllare [ territory]; controllare, dirigere [operation, organization]; avere padronanza di, avere sotto controllo [ problem]

to have control over — controllare [ territory]; avere autorità su [ person]; essere padrone o arbitro di [fate, life]

to take control of — assumere il controllo di [territory, operation]; prendere in mano [ situation]

to be under sb.'s control — [ person] essere sotto il controllo o in balia di qcn.; [organization, party] essere sotto il controllo di qcn.

to be under control — [fire, problem] essere sotto controllo

to bring o get o keep [sth.] under control tenere sotto controllo [animals, riot]; circoscrivere [fire, problem]; to be out of control [crowd, riot] essere incontrollabile; [ fire] non essere più controllabile, essere ingovernabile; to lose control of sth. perdere il controllo di qcs.; the situation is out of o beyond control la situazione è sfuggita di mano; due to circumstances beyond our control — per circostanze al di là del nostro controllo o indipendenti dalla nostra volontà

to have control over sth. controllare o dominare qcs.; to keep control of oneself o to be in control of oneself controllarsi, dominarsi; to lose control (of oneself) — perdere il controllo

to take control — (of car) mettersi al o prendere il volante; (of plane) prendere i comandi

brightness, volume control — telev. regolatore della luminosità, del volume

to be at the controls — essere ai comandi; fig. avere il comando

he performed very well — seine Darbietung war sehr gut

she performed skilfully on the flute/piano — sie spielte mit großer Könnerschaft Flöte/Klavier

he performed all right/well [in the exam] — er machte seine Sache [in der Prüfung] ordentlich/gut

the car performed excellently in the speed trials — in den Geschwindigkeitsversuchen brachte der Wagen ausgezeichnete Ergebnisse

how did he perform? (actor, musician) — wie war er?

he performed brilliantly as Hamlet — er spielte die Rolle des Hamlet brillant

he couldn't perform ( euph, sexually ) — er konnte nicht

do service as something — als etwas dienen

he died in the service of his country — er starb in Pflichterfüllung für sein Vaterland

services — Dienste; (Econ.) Dienstleistungen

[in recognition of her] services to the hospital/state — [in Anerkennung ihrer] Verdienste um das Krankenhaus/den Staat

the number 325 bus service — die Buslinie Nr. 325

[after-sale or follow-up] service — Kundendienst, der

bring into service — in Betrieb nehmen

go or come into service — in Betrieb genommen werden

whose service is it? — wer hat Aufschlag?

dessert/tea service — Dessert-/Tee-Service, das

the [armed or fighting] services — die Streitkräfte

be in/go into service — in Stellung sein/gehen (veralt.) ( with bei)

his faithful service — seine treuen Dienste

services to one's country/the Queen (of soldier etc) — Dienst an seinem Vaterland/für die Königin

her services to industry/the country (politician, industrialist) —

he has ten years' service behind him — er hat zehn Jahre Dienstzeit hinter sich (dat)

to be at sb's service — jdm zur Verfügung stehen; (person also) jdm zu Diensten stehen

"this number is not in service" ( US Telec ) — "kein Anschluss under dieser Nummer"

telephone service — Telekommunikation f

BT offers different telephone services — BT bietet eine Reihe von (Telekommunikations)dienstleistungen an

to increase services in rural areas — den Verkehr or die Verkehrslage in ländlichen Gebieten verbessern

to be in service (with sb) — (bei jdm) in Stellung sein, in jds Dienst (dat) stehen

to go into service (with sb) — (bei jdm) in Stellung gehen, in jds Dienst (acc) treten

to send a car to be serviced — ein Auto warten lassen; (major service) ein Auto zur Inspektion geben

services — Dienste; (Econ.) Dienstleistungen

[after-sale or follow-up] service — Kundendienst, der

go or come into service — in Betrieb genommen werden

dessert/tea service — Dessert-/Tee-Service, das

the [armed or fighting] services — die Streitkräfte

be in/go into service — in Stellung sein/gehen (veralt.) ( with bei)

the monkeys swung from tree to tree — los monos saltaban de árbol en árbol colgados or (Col, Méx, Ven) guindados de las ramas (or de las lianas etc)

the door swung open/shut o to — la puerta se abrió/se cerró

the country is swinging to the left — el país está virando or dando un viraje hacia la izquierda

to swing AT somebody/something — intentar pegarle or darle a alguien/algo

to swing one's hips — contonearse, contonear or menear las caderas

to take a swing at somebody/something — intentar darle a alguien/algo (con un palo, una raqueta etc)

a swing in public opinion — un cambio or un viraje en la opinión pública

the swings of the market — ( Fin) las fluctuaciones del mercado

exams are in full swing — estamos (or están etc) en plena época de exámenes

to get into the swing of something — agarrarle el ritmo or (Esp) cogerle* el tranquillo a algo

to go with a swing — \<\<business/conference\>\> marchar sobre ruedas; \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado

to have a swing — columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*

it's a question of swings and roundabouts — (BrE) lo que se pierde en una cosa se gana en la otra

• to take a swing at sb * — (with fist) intentar darle un puñetazo a algn; (with weapon) intentar darle un golpe a algn

• a sudden swing in opinion — un cambio repentino de opinión

• they need a swing of 5% to win — necesitan un desplazamiento de los votos de un 5% para ganar

• a swing to the left — un viraje or desplazamiento hacia la izquierda

music/poetry with a swing to it or that goes with a swing — música/poesía con ritmo or que tiene ritmo

• he was given full swing to make decisions — le dieron carta blanca para que tomara decisiones

• to have a swing — columpiarse

• her handbag swung back and forth or to and fro as she walked — su bolso se balanceaba (de un lado al otro) al andar

the pendulum swung back and forth or to and fro — el péndulo oscilaba or se movía de un lado para otro

• a revolver swung from his belt — un revólver colgaba de su cinturón

• he was hit by the car door as it swung back — la puerta del coche le golpeó al volver a cerrarse

• to swing open/ shut — abrirse/cerrarse

• the bar swung round and hit him in the jaw — la barra giró y le dio en la mandíbula

• the car swung into the square — el coche viró or dio un viraje y entró en la plaza

he swung out to overtake — viró or dio un viraje para adelantar

• he swung across the river on a rope — cruzó el río colgado de una cuerda

• I swung down from my bunk — salté de mi litera

• the orang-utang swung from tree to tree — el orangután se columpiaba de árbol en árbol

• local opinion could swing against the company — la opinión local podría cambiar y ponerse en contra de la empresa

• the balance of power is swinging away from him — la balanza del poder se está inclinando hacia el lado contrario al suyo

• the currency should swing back to its previous level — es de esperar que las divisas vuelvan a su nivel anterior

• to swing to the left/right — dar un viraje hacia la izquierda or derecha

everyone seemed to be swinging in those days — en aquellos tiempos parecía que a todo el mundo le iba la marcha **

• he was swinging his bag back and forth or to and fro — columpiaba or balanceaba la bolsa de un lado al otro

• to swing one's hips — andar contoneándose

• he swung his sword above his head — blandió la espada por encima de la cabeza

• he swung his axe at the tree — blandió el hacha con intención de darle al árbol

• he swung his case down from the rack — bajó su maleta de la rejilla portaequipajes con un rápido movimiento del brazo

• Roy swung his legs off the couch — Roy quitó rápidamente las piernas del sofá

• he swung the box up onto the roof of the car — con un amplio movimiento de brazos, puso la caja en el techo del coche

• he swung himself across the stream — cruzó el arroyo de un salto

• to swing o.s. (up) into the saddle — subirse a la silla de montar de un salto

• he swung himself over the wall — saltó la tapia apoyándose en un brazo

• he swung the car off the road — viró con el coche y se salió de la carretera

• his speech swung the decision against us — su discurso dio un giro a la decisión desfavorable para nosotros

• the promised tax cuts could swing the vote in our favour — los recortes prometidos en los impuestos podrían hacer cambiar el voto a nuestro favor

• she managed to swing it so that we could all go — consiguió arreglarlo para que todos pudiéramos ir

• it could swing the election his way — podría decidir el resultado de las elecciones a su favor

swing band N — (Mus) banda f de música swing

swing bin N — cubo m de la basura (con tapa oscilante)

swing bridge N — puente m giratorio

swing door N — puerta f de batiente, puerta f de vaivén

swing music N — música f swing

swing vote N — (esp US) voto m de los indecisos

swing voter N — (esp US) indeciso(-a) m / f

the monkeys swung from tree to tree — los monos saltaban de árbol en árbol colgados or (Col, Méx, Ven) guindados de las ramas (or de las lianas etc)

the door swung open/shut o to — la puerta se abrió/se cerró

the country is swinging to the left — el país está virando or dando un viraje hacia la izquierda

to swing AT somebody/something — intentar pegarle or darle a alguien/algo

to swing one's hips — contonearse, contonear or menear las caderas

to take a swing at somebody/something — intentar darle a alguien/algo (con un palo, una raqueta etc)

a swing in public opinion — un cambio or un viraje en la opinión pública

the swings of the market — ( Fin) las fluctuaciones del mercado

exams are in full swing — estamos (or están etc) en plena época de exámenes

to get into the swing of something — agarrarle el ritmo or (Esp) cogerle* el tranquillo a algo

to go with a swing — \<\<business/conference\>\> marchar sobre ruedas; \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado

to have a swing — columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*

it's a question of swings and roundabouts — (BrE) lo que se pierde en una cosa se gana en la otra