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81 care
care [kεər]1. nouna. ( = attention) soin m• "with care" « fragile »• the child in her care l'enfant dont elle a (or avait) la responsabilité• take care! ( = goodbye) au revoir !• you should take more care with your work vous devriez apporter plus de soin à votre travail► to take care of [+ details, arrangements, person, animal] s'occuper de ; [+ valuables] garderb. ( = anxiety) souci m• he's been in care since the age of three il a été placé à l'assistance publique à l'âge de trois ansa. ( = feel interest) I don't care! ça m'est égal !• what do I care? (inf) qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire ?• who cares! on s'en moque !b. ( = like) would you care to take off your coat? voulez-vous retirer votre manteau ?3. compoundsa. ( = like) aimer• would you care for a cup of tea? aimeriez-vous une tasse de thé ?b. ( = look after) [+ invalid] soigner ; [+ child] s'occuper de* * *[keə(r)] 1.1) ( attention) attention f, soin mto take care that — faire attention que (+ subj)
he took (great) care over ou with his work — il a fait son travail avec (le plus grand) soin
‘take care!’ — ‘fais attention!’; ( expression of farewell) ‘à bientôt!’
with care — avec soin, en faisant attention
‘handle with care’ — ‘fragile’
to exercise due care — Law prendre les précautions nécessaires
2) ( looking after) (of person, animal) soins mpl; (of car, plant, clothes) entretien m (of de)to take care of — ( deal with) gen s'occuper de [child, client]; Medicine soigner [patient]; ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [garden, details]; ( be careful with) prendre soin de [machine, car]; ( keep in good condition) entretenir [car, teeth]; ( look after) garder [shop, watch]
to take good care of somebody/something — prendre soin de quelqu'un/quelque chose
customer care — service m auprès des clients
to put ou leave somebody/something in somebody's care — confier quelqu'un/quelque chose à quelqu'un
in his/your care — à sa/ta garde
the pupils/patients in my care — les élèves/malades dont j'ai la responsabilité
John Smith, care of Mrs L. Smith — ( on letter) John Smith, chez or aux bons soins de Mme L. Smith
to take care of oneself — ( look after oneself) prendre soin de soi; ( cope) se débrouiller tout seul; ( defend oneself) se défendre
3) Medicine, Psychology soins mpl4) GB ( for child at risk)to take ou put a child into care — placer un enfant sous la garde des services sociaux
5) ( worry) souci m2.transitive verb3.if you care to examine the report — si vous voulez avoir l'obligeance d'examiner le rapport; ( as polite formula)
1) ( feel concerned)to care about — s'intéresser à [art, culture, money, environment]; se soucier du bien-être de [pupils, the elderly]
what do I care if...? — qu'est-ce que ça peut me faire que... (+ subj)?
she couldn't care less about... — elle se moque or se fiche (colloq) complètement de...
I couldn't care less who wins — je me moque or me fiche (colloq) de savoir qui va gagner
they could all have died, for all he cared — ils auraient pu mourir tous, cela lui était égal
I don't care who he marries — il peut épouser qui il veut, ça m'est égal
2) ( love)•Phrasal Verbs:- care for••he doesn't care a fig ou a damn — (colloq) il s'en fiche (colloq) complètement
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82 _різне
aim at the stars, but keep your feet on the ground all are not thieves that dogs bark at all cats are grey in the dark all roads lead to Rome always lend a helping hand among the blind the one-eyed man is king as the days grow longer, the storms are stronger at a round table, there is no dispute of place a bad excuse is better than none a bad vessel is seldom broken be just before you're generous be just to all, but trust not all the best things come in small packages the best way to resist temptation is to give in to it better alone than in bad company better an empty house than a bad tenant better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion better ride an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me better to beg than to steal, but better to work than to beg better a tooth out than always aching between two stools one goes to the ground a bird may be known by its flight a bird never flew on one wing a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day a bleating sheep loses a bite a blind man would be glad to see a blind man needs no looking glass bread always falls buttered side down a burden which one chooses is not felt butter to butter is no relish cast no dirt in the well that gives you water the chain is no stronger than its weakest link a change is as good as a rest Christmas comes but once a year circumstances after cases cleanliness is next to godliness the cobbler's wife is the worst shod a cold hand, a warm heart comparisons are odious consistency is a jewel consideration is half of conversation a creaking door hangs long on its hinges desperate diseases must have desperate remedies the devil looks after his own diamond cut diamond dirt shows the quickest on the cleanest cotton discontent is the first step in progress do as you would be done by dog does not eat dog a dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone a dog will not cry if you beat him with a bone do not spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar do not throw pearls before swine do your best and leave the rest with God do your duty and be afraid of none don't be a yes-man don't cut off your nose to spite your face don't drown yourself to save a drowning man don't look a gift horse in the mouth don't spur a willing horse don't strike a man when he is down don't swap the witch for the devil eagles don't catch flies eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together the English are a nation of shopkeepers even a stopped clock is right twice a day every cock sings in his own way every fish that escapes seems greater than it is every man is a pilot in a calm sea every medal has its reverse side every thing comes to a man who does not need it every tub smells of the wine it holds evil communications corrupt good manners the exception proves the rule exchange is no robbery extremes meet facts are stubborn things familiarity breeds contempt fast bind, fast find fields have eyes, and woods have ears fight fire with fire figure on the worst but hope for the best fingers were made before forks the fire which lights us at a distance will burn us when near the first shall be last and the last, first follow your own star forbearance is no acquittance the fox knows much, but more he that catches him from the day you were born till you ride in a hearse, there's nothing so bad but it might have been worse from the sweetest wine, the tartest vinegar fruit is golden in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at night gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair the game is not worth the candles a gentleman never makes any noise the gift bringer always finds an open door the giver makes the gift precious a good horse cannot be of a bad colour a good tale is none the worse for being twice told good riddance to bad rubbish the greatest right in the world is the right to be wrong the half is more than the whole half a loaf is better than no bread half an orange tastes as sweet as a whole one hawk will not pick out hawk's eyes the heart has arguments with which the understanding is unacquainted he may well swim that is held up by the chin he that doesn't respect, isn't respected he that lies down with dogs must rise with fleas he that would live at peace and rest must hear and see and say the best he who is absent is always in the wrong he who follows is always behind the higher the climb, the broader the view history is a fable agreed upon hitch your wagon to a star the ideal we embrace is our better self if a bee didn't have a sting, he couldn't keep his honey if a sheep loops the dyke, all the rest will follow I fear Greeks even when bringing gifts if each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city if the cap fits, wear it if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain if you cannot bite, never show your teeth if you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have if you cannot speak well of a person, don't speak of him at all if you leave your umbrella at home, it is sure to rain if you wish to see the best in others, show the best of yourself ill news travels fast ill weeds grow apace an inch breaks no square it always pays to be a gentleman it costs nothing to ask it is easier to descend than ascend it is easier to pull down than to build up it is good fishing in troubled waters it is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back it is sometimes best to burn your bridges behind you it is well to leave off playing when the game is at the best it is not clever to gamble, but to stop playing it's a small world it takes all sorts to make a world it takes a thief to catch a thief jealousy is a green-eyed monster jealousy is a proof of self-love keep a dress seven years and it will come back into style keep no more cats than will catch mice kindle not a fire that you cannot extinguish kissing goes by favor jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today a joy that's shared is a joy made double justice is blind lay not the load on the lame horse learn to creep before you leap let the cock crow or not, the day will come the longest road is sometimes the shortest way home lookers-on see most of the game man does not live by bread alone many are called but few are chosen many go out for wool and come home shorn many stumble at a straw and leap over a block men cease to interest us when we find their limitations a misty morn may have a fine day the mob has many heads but no brains the moon is not seen when the sun shines the more the merrier mountain has brought forth a mouse much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of name not a halter in his house that hanged himself the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat never be the first by whom the new is tried nor yet the last to lay the old aside never do anything yourself you can get somebody else to do never is a long time never let your left hand know what your right hand is doing never make a bargain with the devil on a dark day never quarrel with your bread and butter never tell tales out of school a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse no joy without alloy no man is a hero to his valet no mud can soil us but the mud we throw no names, no pack-drill no news good news no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches none is so blind as they who will not see none of us is perfect nothing is certain but the unforeseen nothing is easy to the unwilling nothing is so good but it might have been better nothing is stolen without hands nothing new under the sun nothing seems quite as good as new after being broken an old poacher makes the best keeper once is no rule one dog barks at nothing, the rest bark at him one good turn deserves another one half of the world does not know how the other half lives one hand washes the other one man's meat is another man's poison one picture is worth ten thousand words one volunteer is worth two pressed men one whip is good enough for a good horse; for a bad one, not a thousand opposites attract each other the orange that is squeezed too hard yields a bitter juice other people's burdens killed the ass out of the mire into the swamp painted flowers have no scent paper is patient: you can put anything on it people condemn what they do not understand pigs might fly the pitcher goes often to the well please ever; tease never plenty is no plague the porcupine, whom one must handle gloved, may be respected but is never loved the proof of the pudding is in the eating the remedy is worse than the disease reopen not the wounds once healed a rolling stone gathers no moss the rotten apple injures its neighbors scratch my back and I shall scratch yours the sea refuses no river seize what is highest and you will possess what is in between seldom seen, soon forgotten silence scandal by scandal the sharper the storm, the sooner it's over the sheep who talks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get small faults indulged in are little thieves that let in greater solitude is at times the best society some people are too mean for heaven and too good for hell the soul of a man is a garden where, as he sows, so shall he reap sour grapes can never make sweet wine sow a thought and reap an act the sow loves bran better than roses a stick is quickly found to beat a dog with still waters run deep stoop low and it will save you many a bump through life a straw shows which way the wind blows a stream cannot rise above its source the style is the man the sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle the sun shines on all the world the sun will shine down our street too sunday plans never stand suspicion may be no fault, but showing it may be a great one sweetest nuts have the hardest shells the tail cannot shake the dog take things as they are, not as you'd have them tastes differ there are more ways of killing a dog than hanging it there is always room at the top there is life in the old dog yet there is no rose without a thorn there is small choice in rotten apples there is truth in wine there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it they need much whom nothing will content they that dance must pay the fiddler they walk with speed who walk alone those who hide can find three removals are as bad as a fire to the pure all things are pure to work hard, live hard, die hard, and go to hell after all would be hard indeed too far east is west translation is at best an echo a tree is known by its fruit a tree often transplanted neither grows nor thrives two can play at that game two dogs over one bone seldom agree venture a small fish to catch a great one the voice with a smile always wins wear my shoes and you'll know where they pitch we weep when we are born, not when we die what can you have of a cat but her skin what can't be cured must be endured what matters to a blind man that his father could see what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail when a dog is drowning, everyone offers him drink when in doubt, do nowt when interest is lost, memory is lost when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others will build on it when a river does not make a noise, it is either empty or very full when the devil is dead, he never lacks a chief mourner when two ride on one horse one must sit behind where bees are, there is honey where it is weakest, there the thread breaks who seeks what he should not finds what he would not why keep a dog and bark yourself? a wonder lasts but nine days the worth of a thing is best known by its want the world is a ladder for some to go up and some down would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason you buy land, you buy stones; you buy meat, you buy bones you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink you can tell the day by the morning you cannot lose what you never had you cannot touch pitch and not be defiled you can't put new wine in old bottles you can't walk and look at the stars if you have a stone in your shoe your looking glass will tell you what none of your friends will zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse -
83 base
I
1. beis noun1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) base2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) base3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) base
2. verb((often with on) to use as a foundation, starting-point etc: I base my opinion on evidence; Our group was based in Paris.) basar, establecer- baseless
II beis adjective(wicked or worthless: base desires.) bajo, vil- basely- baseness
base1 n1. base / pie2. base / sedebase2 vb1. basar / basarse2. tener la base
Del verbo basar: ( conjugate basar) \ \
basé es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
base es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: basar base
basar ( conjugate basar) verbo transitivo ‹teoría/idea› base algo en algo to base sth on sth basarse verbo pronominala) [ persona] basese EN algo:◊ ¿en qué te basas para decir eso? and what basis o grounds do you have for saying that?;se basó en esos datos he based his argument (o theory etc) on that informationb) [teoría/creencia/idea/opinión] basese EN algo to be based on sth
base sustantivo femenino 1b) tb2 tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso I have sufficient grounds to claim that; sentar las bases de algo to lay the foundations of sth; tomar algo como base to take sth as a starting pointb) ( conocimientos básicos):llegó al curso sin ninguna base he didn't have the basics when he began the course; base de datos database 3 ( en locs)◊ a base de: un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet;vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills 4 ( centro de operaciones) base;◊ base aérea/naval/militar air/naval/military base5 6b)
basar verbo transitivo to base [en, on]
base
I sustantivo femenino
1 base
2 (fundamento de una teoría, de un argumento) basis, (motivo) grounds: tus quejas no tienen base alguna, your complaints are groundless
3 (conocimientos previos) grounding: tiene muy mala base en matemáticas, he's got a very poor grasp of maths
4 Mil base
base aérea/naval, air/naval base
5 Inform base de datos, data base
II fpl
1 Pol the grass roots: las bases no apoyan al candidato, the candidate didn't get any grass-roots support
2 (de un concurso) rules Locuciones: a base de: la fastidiaron a base de bien, they really messed her about
a base de estudiar consiguió aprobar, he passed by studying
a base de extracto de camomila, using camomile extract ' base' also found in these entries: Spanish: baja - bajo - basar - columpiarse - concentración - esquema - fundar - fundamentar - fundarse - innoble - mantenerse - pie - salario - somier - subsistir - tejemaneje - asiento - banco - bastardo - cimentar - fundamento - inicial - mantener - rejilla - sueldo English: air base - base - basis - circuit board - cornerstone - data base - decision making - fatty - foundation - from - grounding - rank - rationale - roll out - stand - undercoat - work - air - ball - base pay - bed - cover - data - educated - found - French - go - ground - hard - home - model - pickle - primary - report - rocky - sordid - squash - staple - starchy - taxable - undertr[beɪs]1 bajo,-a, vil2 (metal) común, de baja ley————————tr[beɪs]1 (gen) base nombre femenino3 (of word) raíz nombre femenino1 basar2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (troops) estacionar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be based in (troops) tener la base ento get to first base superar el primer retobase rate tipo basebase unit unidad nombre femenino base1) : de baja ley (dícese de un metal)2) contemptible: vil, despreciableadj.• bajo, -a adj.• base adj.• canallesco, -a adj.• humilde adj.• marrano, -a adj.• rastrero, -a adj.• ratero, -a adj.• ruin adj.• soez adj.• sucio, -a adj.• vil adj.n.• base s.m.• peana s.f.• pie s.m.• soporte s.m.v.• basar v.• basarse v.• fundar v.• vincular v.
I beɪs1)a) (of column, wall) base f, basa f; (of mountain, tree) pie m; (of spine, skull) base fb) ( of lamp) pie m2) (foundation, basis) base f3)a) (of patrol, for excursion) base fb) base (camp) ( for expedition) campamento m basec) ( of organization) sede f4) ( Culin) ( main ingredient) base fdishes with a rice base — platos mpl a base de arroz
5) (Chem, Math) base f6) ( in baseball) base fto be off base — ( wrong) (AmE) estar* equivocado; (lit: in baseball) estar* fuera de (la) base
to catch somebody off base — ( by surprise) (AmE) pillar or (AmL) agarrar a alguien desprevenido; (lit: in baseball) pillar or (AmL) agarrar a alguien fuera de (la) base
to touch base: I called them, just to touch base — los llamé, para mantener el contacto
II
1) ( found)to base something on o upon something — \<\<opinion/conclusion\>\> basar or fundamentar algo en algo
the movie is based on a real event — la película se basa or está basada en una historia real
2) ( locate) basarhe's/the company is based in Madrid — tiene/la compañía tiene su base en Madrid
where are you based now? — ¿dónde estás (or vives etc) ahora?
III
adjective baser, basesta) <conduct/motive> abyecto, innoble, vilb) ( inferior)base metal — metal m de baja ley
I [beɪs]1. N1) (=bottom, support) [of wall] base f ; [of column] base f, pie m ; [of vase, lamp] pie m2) (=basis, starting point) base f3) (Mil) base f ; [of organization, company] sede f ; (=residence) lugar m de residencia; (=workplace) base f4) (Baseball) base f- get to or reach first base- touch base with sb- touch or cover all the basesto be off base (US) * —
5) (Math) base f6) (Drugs) * cocaína f (para fumar)2. VT1) (=post, locate)to base sb at — [+ troops] estacionar a algn en
where are you based now? — ¿dónde estás ahora?
2) (=found) [+ opinion, relationship]to base sth on — basar or fundar algo en
to be based on — basarse or fundarse en
3.CPDbase coat N — [of paint] primera capa f
base form N — (Ling) base f derivativa
base jumping N — salto en paracaídas realizado ilegalmente desde rascacielos, puentes etc
base lending rate N — tipo m de interés base
base period N — período m base
base station N — (Telec) base f ; (Rad) estación f base
II
[beɪs](compar baser) (superl basest) ADJ1) [action, motive] vil, bajo2) [metal] bajo de ley* * *
I [beɪs]1)a) (of column, wall) base f, basa f; (of mountain, tree) pie m; (of spine, skull) base fb) ( of lamp) pie m2) (foundation, basis) base f3)a) (of patrol, for excursion) base fb) base (camp) ( for expedition) campamento m basec) ( of organization) sede f4) ( Culin) ( main ingredient) base fdishes with a rice base — platos mpl a base de arroz
5) (Chem, Math) base f6) ( in baseball) base fto be off base — ( wrong) (AmE) estar* equivocado; (lit: in baseball) estar* fuera de (la) base
to catch somebody off base — ( by surprise) (AmE) pillar or (AmL) agarrar a alguien desprevenido; (lit: in baseball) pillar or (AmL) agarrar a alguien fuera de (la) base
to touch base: I called them, just to touch base — los llamé, para mantener el contacto
II
1) ( found)to base something on o upon something — \<\<opinion/conclusion\>\> basar or fundamentar algo en algo
the movie is based on a real event — la película se basa or está basada en una historia real
2) ( locate) basarhe's/the company is based in Madrid — tiene/la compañía tiene su base en Madrid
where are you based now? — ¿dónde estás (or vives etc) ahora?
III
adjective baser, basesta) <conduct/motive> abyecto, innoble, vilb) ( inferior)base metal — metal m de baja ley
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84 trick
trik
1. noun1) (something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid: The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.) truco, trampa, engaño2) (a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc): The magician performed some clever tricks.) truco
2. adjective(intended to deceive or give a certain illusion: trick photography.) trucado- trickery- trickster
- tricky
- trickily
- trickiness
- trick question
- do the trick
- play a trick / tricks on
- a trick of the trade
- trick or treat!
trick1 n1. engaño / trampahe lied to me, it was all a trick me mintió, todo era un engaño2. truco / númerotrick2 vb engañarhe tried to trick me, but I was too clever for him intentó engañarme, pero fui demasiado listotr[trɪk]1 (skill, knack) truco3 (deception, ruse) ardid nombre masculino, engaño, trampa, truco4 (prank, joke) broma■ the children are always playing tricks on their friends los niños siempre gastan bromas a sus amigos5 (cards won) baza6 (habit) hábito, costumbre nombre femenino, manía1 de juguete, de mentira1 (deceive) engañar, burlar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLevery trick in the book todos los trucoshow's tricks? ¿cómo van las cosas?, ¿qué tal?never to miss a trick no perderse nadato be up to one's tricks hacer de las suyasto do the trick funcionar, ser la soluciónto have a trick up one's sleeve guardarse un as en la mangato play a dirty trick on somebody jugar una mala pasada a alguiento trick somebody into doing something engañar a alguien para que haga algoto trick somebody out of something estafar a alguien, timar a alguientrick or treat SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL frase de los niños que en Halloween van por las casas pidiendo un regalo a cambio de no hacer una jugarretatrick of the trade truco del oficiotrick photograph fotografía trucadatrick photography trucaje nombre masculinotrick question pregunta capciosatrick ['trɪk] vt: engañar, embaucartrick n1) ruse: trampa f, treta f, artimaña f2) prank: broma fwe played a trick on her: le gastamos una broma3) : truco mmagic tricks: trucos de magiathe trick is to wait five minutes: el truco está en esperar cinco minutos4) mannerism: peculiaridad f, manía f5) : baza f (en juegos de naipes)v.• burlar v.• capear v.• embaucar v.• embaír v.• embudar v.• engañar v.• entrampar v.• entruchar v.• pelar v.• petardear v.• trampear v.n.• baza (Naipes) s.f.• burla s.f.• burlería s.f.• chasco s.m.• engaño s.m.• ilusión s.f.• juego de manos s.m.• treta s.f.• truco s.m.
I trɪk1)a) ( ruse) trampa f, ardid m; (before n)a trick question — una pregunta con trampa; see also dirty tricks
b) (prank, joke) broma f, jugarreta fmy eyes/memory must be playing tricks on me — debo de estar viendo visiones/me debe estar engañando la memoria
she's up to her old tricks again — ya está otra vez haciendo de las suyas
how's tricks? — (sl) ¿qué onda? (AmL arg), ¿qué tal? (fam)
2) (feat, skilful act) truco mto do card tricks — hacer* trucos con las cartas
the trick is to add the oil slowly — el truco or el secreto está en añadir el aceite poco a poco
give it a good thump, that should do the trick — dale un buen golpe y verás como funciona; dog I
3) ( in card games) baza fto take/win o make a trick — hacerse*/ganar una baza
he/she doesn't miss o never misses a trick — no se le escapa ni una
II
transitive verb engañarto trick somebody INTO -ING — engañar a alguien para que (+ subj)
III
adjective (before n)a) <cigar/spider> de juguete, de mentira, de pega (Esp fam)b) (AmE) <knee/elbow> con problemas[trɪk]1. N1) (=joke, hoax) broma f ; (=mischief) travesura f ; (=ruse) truco m, ardid mdirty or mean trick — mala pasada f, jugada f sucia
trick or treat! — frase amenazante que pronuncian en tono jocoso los niños que rondan las casas en la noche de Halloween; quiere decir: -¡danos algo o te hacemos una trastada!
See:to take all the tricks — ganar or hacer todas las bazas
- try every trick in the book3) (=special knack) truco mto get the trick of it — coger el truco, aprender el modo de hacerlo
4) (=peculiarity, strange habit) manía f, peculiaridad fcertain tricks of style — ciertas peculiaridades estilísticas, ciertos rasgos del estilo
5) (=catch) trampa f6) ** [of prostitute] cliente m2.VT (=deceive) engañar; (=swindle) estafar, timarI've been tricked! — ¡me han engañado!
to trick sb into doing sth — engañar a algn para que haga algo, conseguir con engaños que algn haga algo
3.CPDtrick cyclist N — ciclista mf acróbata
trick photography N — trucaje m
trick question N — pregunta f de pega
trick riding N — acrobacia f ecuestre
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I [trɪk]1)a) ( ruse) trampa f, ardid m; (before n)a trick question — una pregunta con trampa; see also dirty tricks
b) (prank, joke) broma f, jugarreta fmy eyes/memory must be playing tricks on me — debo de estar viendo visiones/me debe estar engañando la memoria
she's up to her old tricks again — ya está otra vez haciendo de las suyas
how's tricks? — (sl) ¿qué onda? (AmL arg), ¿qué tal? (fam)
2) (feat, skilful act) truco mto do card tricks — hacer* trucos con las cartas
the trick is to add the oil slowly — el truco or el secreto está en añadir el aceite poco a poco
give it a good thump, that should do the trick — dale un buen golpe y verás como funciona; dog I
3) ( in card games) baza fto take/win o make a trick — hacerse*/ganar una baza
he/she doesn't miss o never misses a trick — no se le escapa ni una
II
transitive verb engañarto trick somebody INTO -ING — engañar a alguien para que (+ subj)
III
adjective (before n)a) <cigar/spider> de juguete, de mentira, de pega (Esp fam)b) (AmE) <knee/elbow> con problemas -
85 fly
I noun(Zool.) Fliege, diehe wouldn't hurt a fly — (fig.) er kann keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun
II 1. intransitive verb,[there are] no flies on him — (fig. coll.) ihm kann man nichts vormachen (ugs.)
1) fliegenfly about/away or off — umher-/weg- od. davonfliegen
rumours are flying about — (fig.) es gehen Gerüchte um
3) (move quickly) fliegenknock or send somebody/something flying — jemanden/etwas umstoßen
fly into a temper or rage — einen Wutanfall bekommen
4) (fig.)fly [by or past] — wie im Fluge vergehen
how time flies!, doesn't time fly! — wie die Zeit vergeht!
5) [Fahne:] gehisst sein6) (attack angrily)fly at somebody — (lit. or fig.) über jemanden herfallen
let fly with — abschießen [Pfeil, Rakete, Gewehr]; werfen [Stein]
2. transitive verb,I really must fly — (coll.) jetzt muss ich aber schnell los
flew, flown1) fliegen [Flugzeug, Fracht, Einsatz]; fliegen über (+ Akk.) [Strecke]; (travel over) überfliegen; überquerenfly Concorde/Lufthansa — mit der Concorde/mit Lufthansa fliegen
2) führen [Flagge]3. noun in sing. or pl.Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/28398/fly_in">fly in- fly off- fly out* * *I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) fliegen•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying* * *[flaɪ]I. vi<flew, flown>1. (through the air) fliegenwe're \flying at 9000 metres wir fliegen in 9000 Meter Höhehe flew across the Atlantic er überflog den Atlantikwe flew from Heathrow wir flogen von Heathrow ab2. (in the air) flattern, wehenthe flag was \flying at half-mast die Fahne wehte auf Halbmast3. (speed)▪ to \fly somewhere irgendwohin sausen [o stürmen]the door suddenly flew open die Tür flog plötzlich aufI must \fly ich muss mich sputento make sth \fly or flop etw zu einem Renner oder einem Flop machen6.▶ to \fly in the face of logic/reason gegen jede Logik/Vernunft verstoßen▶ to \fly high AM im siebten Himmel seinII. vt<flew, flown>1. (pilot)2. (transport)▪ to \fly sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin fliegen3. (raise)▪ to \fly sth etw wehen lassento \fly a flag eine Fahne hissenthe ship was \flying the Spanish flag das Schiff fuhr unter spanischer Flaggeto \fly a kite einen Drachen steigen lassen4. (travel)I usually \fly Lufthansa für gewöhnlich fliege ich mit Lufthansa5.▶ to \fly a kite [for sth] einen Versuchsballon steigen lassenIII. n2. (bait) [künstliche] Fliege6.▶ to drop [off] like flies ( fam: collapse) sterben wie die Fliegen fam; (stop) massenweise aufhören▶ sb wouldn't harm [or hurt] a \fly jd würde keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun▶ there are no flies on sb jdn legt man nicht so leicht rein▶ \fly the fly schnellIV. adj<-er, -est>( fam)to be \fly enough gerissen genug sein▪ to be \fly ein [o der] Hit sein* * *I [flaɪ]nFliege fII vb: pret flew, ptp flownthere are no flies on him ( Brit inf ) — ihn legt man nicht so leicht rein (inf)
1. vi1) (person, bird, insect, aircraft etc) fliegenI'm already late, I must fly — ich bin schon spät dran, ich muss jetzt wirklich sausen (inf)
to fly to sb's side — an jds Seite eilen
he really let fly — er legte kräftig los; (verbally also) er zog kräftig vom Leder
to knock or send sb/sth flying — jdn/etw umschmeißen (inf) or umwerfen
he sent the ball flying over the wall — er schleuderte or schmiss (inf) den Ball über die Mauer
to go flying (person) — hinfallen; (object) runterfallen
3)to fly in the face of authority/tradition — sich über jede Autorität/alle Traditionen hinwegsetzen
to fly in the face of reason (person, organization) — sich über jede Vernunft hinwegsetzen; (idea, theory etc) jeder Vernunft entbehren
4) (flag, hair) wehen2. vt2) passengers, route, plane fliegen; Atlantic überfliegenSee:→ flag3. nIII pret flew, ptp flown1. vi(= flee) fliehen, flüchtento fly for one's life — um sein Leben laufen/fahren etc
2. vtIVto fly the country — aus dem Land flüchten
n1) (on trousers) (Hosen)schlitz m2)See:= fly sheet4)See:= flywheelV (Brit inf)1. adjclever, gerissen2. n* * *fly1 [flaı]A s1. Fliegen n, Flug m:a) im Fluge,b) ständig auf den Beinen;change on the fly (Eishockey) fliegend wechseln2. TECHa) Unruh(e) f (der Uhr)b) Schwungstück n, -rad n3. TYPO (Bogen)Ausleger m5. Br HIST Einspänner m, Droschke f7. a) Klappe f, Platte f (über einer Knopfleiste etc)b) auch pl Hosenschlitz m, Hosenlatz mc) Zeltklappe f, -tür fB v/i prät flew [fluː], pperf flown [fləʊn]1. fliegen:fly high fig hoch hinauswollen, ehrgeizige Ziele haben;2. FLUG fliegen:fly contact mit Bodensicht fliegen3. fliegen, stieben (Funken etc):5. stürmen, stürzen, (auch Auto etc) sausen:fly to arms zu den Waffen eilen;fly at sb auf jemanden losgehen;fly at sb’s throat jemandem an die Kehle gehen;a) jemanden verjagen,b) jemanden zu Boden schleudern;6. (ver)fliegen (Zeit):the day simply flew (by) der Tag verging (wie) im Flug(e)7. zerrinnen (Geld):make the money fly das Geld mit vollen Händen ausgeben8. flattern, wehen9. JAGD mit einem Falken jagenC v/t1. fliegen lassen:2. eine Fahnea) führenb) hissen, wehen lassen3. FLUGa) ein Flugzeug fliegen, führenb) jemanden, etwas im Flugzeug befördern, fliegenc) eine Strecke (be)fliegend) den Ozean etc überfliegene) mit einer Fluggesellschaft fliegen4. einen Zaun etc im Sprung nehmenfly2 [flaı] s1. ZOOL Fliege f:a fly in the ointment fig ein Haar in der Suppe;a fly on the wall ein heimlicher Beobachter;she likes to be a fly on the wall sie spielt gerne Mäuschen;there are no flies on him umg den legt man nicht so schnell rein;2. Angeln: (künstliche) Fliege:cast a fly eine Angel auswerfen3. BOT Fliege f (Pflanzenkrankheit)fly3 [flaı] adj besonders Br umg gerissen, raffiniert* * *I noun(Zool.) Fliege, diethe only fly in the ointment — (fig.) der einzige Haken [bei der Sache] (ugs.)
he wouldn't hurt a fly — (fig.) er kann keiner Fliege etwas zuleide tun
II 1. intransitive verb,[there are] no flies on him — (fig. coll.) ihm kann man nichts vormachen (ugs.)
1) fliegenfly about/away or off — umher-/weg- od. davonfliegen
2) (float, flutter) fliegenrumours are flying about — (fig.) es gehen Gerüchte um
3) (move quickly) fliegenknock or send somebody/something flying — jemanden/etwas umstoßen
fly into a temper or rage — einen Wutanfall bekommen
4) (fig.)fly [by or past] — wie im Fluge vergehen
how time flies!, doesn't time fly! — wie die Zeit vergeht!
5) [Fahne:] gehisst seinfly at somebody — (lit. or fig.) über jemanden herfallen
let fly — zuschlagen; (fig.): (use strong language) losschimpfen
let fly with — abschießen [Pfeil, Rakete, Gewehr]; werfen [Stein]
2. transitive verb,I really must fly — (coll.) jetzt muss ich aber schnell los
flew, flown1) fliegen [Flugzeug, Fracht, Einsatz]; fliegen über (+ Akk.) [Strecke]; (travel over) überfliegen; überquerenfly Concorde/Lufthansa — mit der Concorde/mit Lufthansa fliegen
2) führen [Flagge]3. noun in sing. or pl.(on trousers) Hosenschlitz, derPhrasal Verbs:- fly in- fly off- fly out* * *(insect) n.Stubenfliege f. n.Fliege -n f. v.(§ p.,p.p.: flew, flown)= befliegen (Strecke) v.fliegen v.(§ p.,pp.: flog, ist/hat geflogen) -
86 scent
1. nouncatch the scent of something — den Duft von etwas in die Nase bekommen
be on the scent of somebody/something — (fig.) jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein
2. transitive verbput or throw somebody off the scent — (fig.) jemanden auf eine falsche Fährte bringen
1) (lit. or fig.) wittern2) (apply perfume to) parfümieren* * *[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) wittern2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) wittern3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) riechen2. noun2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) die Witterung3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) das Parfüm•- academic.ru/64576/scented">scented- put/throw someone off the scent
- put/throw off the scent* * *[sent]I. nthe evening air was full of the \scent of roses die Abendluft war erfüllt von RosenduftII. vt1. (smell)▪ to \scent sb/sth jdn/etw wittern2. (detect)▪ to \scent sth etw ahnento \scent danger Gefahr ahnen▪ to \scent that... ahnen, dass...▪ to \scent sth etw parfümieren* * *[sent]1. n1) (= smell) Duft m, Geruch mthere was the scent of danger in the air — es roch nach Gefahr
2) (= perfume) Parfüm nt3) (of animal) Fährte fto be on the scent (lit, fig) — auf der Fährte or Spur sein (of sb/sth jdm/einer Sache)
to lose the scent (lit, fig) — die Spur or Fährte verlieren
2. vt1) (= smell, suspect) wittern2) (= perfume) parfümieren* * *scent [sent]A s2. besonders Bra) Duftstoff mb) Parfüm n3. JAGDa) Witterung fb) Spur f, Fährte f (beide auch fig):be on the (wrong) scent auf der (falschen) Fährte sein;be on the scent of einer Sache auf der Spur sein;follow up the scent der Spur folgen;put on the scent auf die Fährte setzen;4. a) Geruchssinn mb) ZOOL und fig Spürsinn m, Witterung f, gute etc Nase:5. Schnitzeljagd:a) Papierschnitzel plb) Fährte fB v/t1. etwas riechenscent treachery Verrat wittern3. mit Wohlgeruch erfüllen4. besonders Br parfümieren* * *1. nounbe on the scent of somebody/something — (fig.) jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein
2. transitive verbput or throw somebody off the scent — (fig.) jemanden auf eine falsche Fährte bringen
1) (lit. or fig.) wittern2) (apply perfume to) parfümieren* * *n.Duft ¨-e m.Duftstoff m. -
87 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) aprender2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) recoger, pasar a buscar3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) conseguir, encontrar4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) ponerse de pie, levantarse5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) coger, recoger6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) captar, recibir, sintonizar7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) encontrar, cogerpick up vb1. ir a recoger2. recogerpick up vt1) lift: levantar2) tidy: arreglar, ordenarpick up viimprove: mejorarpick up (Radio station, etc.)v.• captar v.v.• alzar v.• levantar v.• recoger v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o(gather off floor, ground) recoger*; ( take) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp); ( lift up) levantarto pick oneself up — reponerse*; (lit: after falling) levantarse
to pick up the tab o (BrE also) bill — cargar* con la cuenta, cargar* con el muerto (fam)
she picked up the check — (AmE) pagó ella
2)a) ( learn) \<\<language\>\> aprender; \<\<habit\>\> adquirir, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)it's not hard, you'll soon pick it up — no es difícil, ya verás cómo enseguida le agarras la onda or (Esp) le coges el tranquillo (fam)
b) ( acquire) \<\<bargain\>\> conseguir*, encontrar*3)a) (collect, fetch) recoger*, pasar a buscarcould you pick up some eggs for me? — ¿me traes unos huevos?
b) ( take on board) \<\<passenger\>\> recoger*c) ( rescue) rescatard) ( arrest) detener*e) (colloq) \<\<man/woman\>\> ligarse* (fam), levantar (AmS fam)4)a) ( receive) \<\<signal\>\> captar, recibirb) ( detect) detectar5) ( resume) \<\<conversation\>\> reanudar6) v + adv + oa) ( earn) (colloq) hacer* (fam), sacar* (fam)b) ( gain) \<\<speed\>\> agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)7) ( tidy) (AmE colloq) \<\<room/house\>\> ordenar8) v + o + adva) ( revive) reanimarb) ( correct) corregir*to pick somebody up on something: she picked him up on a few points of historical detail — le señaló algunos detalles históricos donde se había equivocado
9) v + adva) ( improve) \<\<prices/sales\>\> subir, repuntar; \<\<economy/business\>\> repuntar; \<\<invalid\>\> mejorar, recuperarse; \<\<weather\>\> mejorarb) ( resume) seguir*, continuar*10) ( notice) (colloq)to pick up on something — darse* cuenta de algo
1. VT + ADV1) (=lift) [+ box, suitcase, cat] levantar; [+ dropped object] recoger, coger; (=take hold of) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)that child is always wanting to be picked up — ese niño siempre quiere que lo cojan or (LAm) levanten
she bent to pick up her glove — se agachó para recoger or coger su guante
she picked up a pencil and fiddled with it — tomó or cogió or (LAm) agarró un lápiz y se puso a enredar con él
you can't pick up a newspaper these days without reading about her — últimamente no puedes coger or (LAm) agarrar un periódico que no hable de ella
piece 1., 1)•
to pick o.s. up — (lit) levantarse, ponerse de pie; (fig) recuperarse, reponerse2) (=collect) [+ person] recoger, ir a buscar (esp LAm); (=give lift to) [+ hitch-hiker, passenger] recoger, cogerdid you pick up my laundry? — ¿recogiste mi colada?
3) (=learn) [+ language, skill] aprender; [+ accent, habit] coger, agarrar (LAm), adquirir frm4) (=buy) comprar; (=find) [+ bargain] encontrar; (=catch) [+ disease] coger, agarrar (LAm), pillar *an old car he picked up for £250 — un coche viejo que compró por 250 libras
I may pick up some useful ideas for my book — puede que encuentre algunas ideas útiles para mi libro
5) * (=earn, gain) ganar, sacarseshe picks up £400 a week — gana or se saca 400 libras a la semana
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to pick up speed — acelerar, coger velocidad, tomar velocidad (LAm)6) * (sexually) ligarse a *are you trying to pick me up? — ¿estás intentando ligar conmigo?
7) (Rad, TV) [+ station, channel] captar, coger; (Tech) [+ signal] captar, registrarwe can pick up Italian television — podemos captar or coger la televisión italiana
8) (=notice, detect)scent 1., 3)•
I had no difficulty picking up the signals he was sending me — (fig) no tuve problemas para captar las indirectas que me estaba mandando10) (=focus on)11) (=reprimand) reñir, reprendershe picked him up for using bad language — le riñó or le reprendió por decir palabrotas
12) (=correct)•
he picked me up on my grammar — me señaló diversas faltas de gramática13) (=rescue) recoger, rescatar14) (=arrest) detener15) (=revive) [+ person] reanimar16) (US) * (=tidy) [+ room, house] recoger2. VI + ADV1) (=improve) [conditions, weather, sales] mejorar; [market, economy] reponerse; [business, trade] ir mejor; [prices] volver a subir2) (=increase) [wind] levantarse3) (=continue)to pick up where one left off — [+ activity, conversation, relationship] continuar donde se había dejado
4) (=notice, react to)•
I was getting nervous and he picked up on that — me estaba poniendo nervioso y él lo captó or se dio cuenta5) * (=become involved with)•
to pick up with sb — juntarse con algn6) (=tidy up)•
to pick up after sb — ir recogiendo detrás de algn* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o(gather off floor, ground) recoger*; ( take) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp); ( lift up) levantarto pick oneself up — reponerse*; (lit: after falling) levantarse
to pick up the tab o (BrE also) bill — cargar* con la cuenta, cargar* con el muerto (fam)
she picked up the check — (AmE) pagó ella
2)a) ( learn) \<\<language\>\> aprender; \<\<habit\>\> adquirir, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)it's not hard, you'll soon pick it up — no es difícil, ya verás cómo enseguida le agarras la onda or (Esp) le coges el tranquillo (fam)
b) ( acquire) \<\<bargain\>\> conseguir*, encontrar*3)a) (collect, fetch) recoger*, pasar a buscarcould you pick up some eggs for me? — ¿me traes unos huevos?
b) ( take on board) \<\<passenger\>\> recoger*c) ( rescue) rescatard) ( arrest) detener*e) (colloq) \<\<man/woman\>\> ligarse* (fam), levantar (AmS fam)4)a) ( receive) \<\<signal\>\> captar, recibirb) ( detect) detectar5) ( resume) \<\<conversation\>\> reanudar6) v + adv + oa) ( earn) (colloq) hacer* (fam), sacar* (fam)b) ( gain) \<\<speed\>\> agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)7) ( tidy) (AmE colloq) \<\<room/house\>\> ordenar8) v + o + adva) ( revive) reanimarb) ( correct) corregir*to pick somebody up on something: she picked him up on a few points of historical detail — le señaló algunos detalles históricos donde se había equivocado
9) v + adva) ( improve) \<\<prices/sales\>\> subir, repuntar; \<\<economy/business\>\> repuntar; \<\<invalid\>\> mejorar, recuperarse; \<\<weather\>\> mejorarb) ( resume) seguir*, continuar*10) ( notice) (colloq)to pick up on something — darse* cuenta de algo
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88 what
(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) pase lo que pase, sea lo que seawhat1 adj1. quéwhat time is it? ¿qué hora es?what cheese shall I buy? ¿qué queso compro?what is your address? ¿cuál es tu dirección?2. quéwhat a lovely dress! ¡qué vestido más mono!what about...? ¿qué tal...? / ¿qué te parece...?what about a cup of tea? ¿qué tal una taza de té?what2 pron1. qué2. lo quedid you hear what he said? ¿has oído lo que ha dicho?tr[wɒt]1 (direct questions) qué■ what time is it? ¿qué hora es?■ what colour is it? ¿de qué color es?■ what kind of music do you like? ¿qué tipo de música te gusta?■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?2 (indirect questions) qué3 (exclamations) qué■ what a man! ¡qué hombre!■ what a smart car! ¡qué coche más chulo!■ what a pity! ¡qué lástima!■ what beautiful flowers! ¡qué flores más preciosas!4 (all the) todo,-a■ what little free time she has she spends with her family el poco tiempo libre que tiene lo pasa con su familia1 (direct questions) qué■ what is it? ¿qué es?■ what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas?■ what are you doing? ¿qué haces?■ what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?■ what's that for? ¿para qué sirve eso?■ what does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?■ what does she look like? ¿cómo es ella?■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?2 (indirect questions) qué3 lo que1 ¡cómo!■ what! you've lost it! ¡cómo! ¡lo has perdido!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand what not y tal, cosas por el estiloguess what? ¿sabes qué?or what? ¿o qué?to give somebody what for darle a alguien su merecidoto know what's what saber de qué va la cosa, estar al tantowhat about...? ¿qué tal...?, ¿qué te parece...?■ what about Friday? ¿qué tal el viernes?■ what about the cat? ¿y el gato qué?■ what about that drink you owe me? ¿qué hay de la copa que me debes?■ what about seeing a film? ¿qué te parece ver una película?what have you y talwhat if...? ¿y si...?■ what if there's no answer? ¿y si no contestan?what of it? ¿y qué?what with... and... entre... y..., con lo de... y...■ what with the wedding, the fire and everything con lo de la boda, el incendio y todowhat's more y ademáswhat ['hwɑt, 'hwʌt] adv1) how: cómo, cúantowhat he suffered!: ¡cómo sufría!2)what with : entrewhat with one thing and another: entre una cosa y otrawhat adjwhat more do you want?: ¿qué más quieres?what color is it?: ¿de qué color es?what an idea!: ¡qué idea!3) any, whatever: cualquiergive what help you can: da cualquier contribución que puedaswhat pronwhat happened?: ¿qué pasó?what does it cost?: ¿cuánto cuesta?I don't know what to do: no sé que hacerdo what I tell you: haz lo que te digo3)what for why: porqué4)what if : y siwhat if he knows?: ¿y si lo sabe?adj.• cuál adj.pron.• cuál pron.• que pron.• qué pron.
I hwɑːt, wɒt1) ( in questions) quéwhat's that? — ¿qué es eso?
what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?
what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?
what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?
what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?
I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?
what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?
2) (in phrases)or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?
are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?
so what? — ¿y qué?
what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo
3)a) ( in indirect speech) qué(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!
(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...
b) ( relative use) lo queI don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa
II
1)a) ( in questions) quéwhat book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?
what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?
what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?
b) ( in indirect speech) quéshe didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando
c) (all of the, any)what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos
what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo
2) ( in exclamations) quéwhat a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!
[wɒt]what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!
1. PRONOUNa)In direct questions, what can generally be translated by qué with an accent: quéwhat do you want now? — ¿qué quieres ahora?
what's in here? — ¿qué hay aquí dentro?
what is it now? — y ahora ¿qué?
what does he owe his success to?, to what does he owe his success? — frm ¿a qué debe su éxito?
what's a tractor, Daddy? — ¿qué es un tractor, papá?
Only use [¿qué es...?]/[¿qué son...?] to translate [what is]/[are] when asking for a [definition]. In other contexts use [¿cuál es?]/[¿cuáles son?]:what are capers? — ¿qué son las alcaparras?
what's the capital of Finland? — ¿cuál es la capital de Finlandia?
what's her telephone number? — ¿cuál es su número de teléfono?
However, not all expressions with [what] should be translated literally. Some require [qué] used adjectivally:what were the greatest problems? — ¿cuáles eran los mayores problemas?
what is the difference? — ¿qué diferencia hay?
what are your plans? — ¿qué planes tienes?
what's the Spanish for "pen"? — ¿cómo se dice "pen" en español?
what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?
b) (=how much) cuántowhat will it cost? — ¿cuánto va a costar?
what does it weigh? — ¿cuánto pesa?
what's nine times five? — ¿cuánto es nueve por cinco?
c) (=what did you say) cómo, quéwhat? I didn't catch that — ¿cómo? or ¿qué?, no he entendido eso
what did you say? — ¿cómo or qué dices?, ¿qué has dicho?, ¿qué dijiste? (LAm)
d) (Brit) † (as question tag) verdadit's getting late, what? — se está haciendo tarde ¿no? or ¿verdad?
a)In most cases, translate the pronoun what using either qué with an accent or lo que without an accent: qué, lo que•
he asked her what she thought of it — le preguntó qué or lo que pensaba de elloUse [cuál era]/[cuáles son] {etc} instead of [lo que era]/[lo que son] {etc} if [what was]/[are] {etc} does not relate to a definition:I asked him what DNA was — le pregunté qué or lo que era el ADN
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please explain what you saw — por favor, explique qué or lo que viocan you explain what's happening? — ¿me puedes explicar (qué es) lo que está pasando?
he explained what it was — explicó qué era or lo que era
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do you know what's happening? — ¿sabes qué or lo que está pasando?I don't know what's happening — no sé qué está pasando, no sé (qué es) lo que está pasando
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tell me what happened — cuéntame qué or lo que ocurriób) (=how much) cuánto3) (before an infinitive) qué4) (relative use) lo queI've no clothes except what I'm wearing — no tengo ropa, aparte de lo que llevo puesto
and what have you {or}3} what not * y qué sé yo qué más, y qué sé yo cuántas cosas más to give sb what for * regañar a algn know whatwhat it is to be rich and famous! — ¡lo que es ser rico y famoso!
it was full of cream, jam, chocolate and I don't know what — estaba lleno de nata, mermelada, chocolate y no sé cuántas cosas más
you know what? I think he's drunk — creo que está borracho, ¿sabes?
to know what's what * saber cuántas son cinco * or what? *I know what, let's ring her up — se me ocurre una idea, vamos a llamarla por teléfono
do you want it or what? — ¿lo quieres o qué?
are you coming or what? — entonces ¿vienes o no?
I mean, is this sick, or what? — vamos, que es de verdadero mal gusto, ¿o no?
say what you like,... digas lo que digas,..., se diga lo que se diga,.... so what? * ¿y qué?is this luxury or what? — esto sí que es lujo, ¿eh?
so what if it does rain? — ¿y qué, si llueve?
(I'll) tell you what se me ocurre una idea, tengo una idea what aboutso what if he is gay? — ¿y qué (pasa) si es gay?, ¿y qué importa que sea gay?
what about me? — y yo ¿qué?
what about next week? — ¿qué te parece la semana que viene?
"your car..." - "what about it?" * — -tu coche... -¿qué pasa con mi coche?
what about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
what about lunch, shall we go out? — ¿y para comer? ¿salimos fuera? or ¿qué tal si salimos fuera?
what for? (=why) ¿por qué?; (=to what purpose) ¿para qué?what about people who haven't got cars? — ¿y la gente que no tiene coche?
what are you doing that for? — ¿por or para qué haces eso?
what if...? ¿y si...?what's that button for? — ¿para qué es ese botón?
what if this doesn't work out? — ¿y si esto no funciona?
what ofwhat if he says no? — ¿y si dice que no?
but what of the political leaders? — pero, ¿y qué hay de los líderes políticos?
what's...what of it? * — y eso ¿qué importa?
what's it like? (asking for description) ¿cómo es?; (asking for evaluation) ¿qué tal es?what's surprising is that we hadn't heard of this before — lo sorprendente es que no nos habíamos enterado antes
what's their new house like? — ¿cómo es su nueva casa?
what's his first novel like? — ¿qué tal es su primera novela?
and what's more... y, además,... what's that? (asking about sth) ¿qué es eso?; (=what did you say?) ¿qué has dicho?what will the weather be like tomorrow? — ¿qué tal tiempo va a hacer mañana?
what's worsewhat's that to you? * — ¿eso qué tiene que ver contigo?, ¿a ti qué te importa? *
what withand what's worse... — y lo que es peor...
what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state — entre la tensión y la falta de sueño me encontraba fatal
2. ADJECTIVEwhat dress shall I wear? — ¿qué vestido me pongo?
what colour is it? — ¿de qué color es?
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she asked me what day she should come — me preguntó qué día tenía que venir•
he explained what ingredients are used — explicó qué ingredientes se usan•
what good would that do? — ¿de qué serviría eso?•
do you know what music they're going to play? — ¿sabes qué música van a tocar?•
did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? — ¿te dijeron a qué hora llegarían?2) (relative)Remember to put an accent on qué in exclamations as well as in direct and indirect questions:I gave him what money/coins I had — le di todo el dinero/todas las monedas que tenía
what a nuisance! — ¡qué lata!
what a fool I was! — ¡qué tonto fui!
what an ugly dog! — ¡qué perro más or tan feo!
what a lot of people! — ¡qué cantidad de gente!
what an excuse! — iro ¡buen pretexto!, ¡vaya excusa!
3.EXCLAMATION ¡qué!what! you sold it! — ¿qué? ¡lo has vendido!
what! you expect me to believe that! — ¿qué? ¿esperas que me crea eso?
what! he can't be a spy! — ¿qué? ¿cómo va a ser un espía?
you told him what? — ¿que le has dicho qué?
you what?"he's getting married" - "what!" — se casa - ¿cómo dices?
"I'm going to be an actress" - "you what?" * — -voy a hacerme actriz -¿cómo or qué dices?
I'm going to have a baby - you what? — -voy a tener un niño -¡¿que vas a tener un qué?!
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I [hwɑːt, wɒt]1) ( in questions) quéwhat's that? — ¿qué es eso?
what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?
what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?
what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?
what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?
I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?
what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?
2) (in phrases)or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?
are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?
so what? — ¿y qué?
what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo
3)a) ( in indirect speech) qué(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!
(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...
b) ( relative use) lo queI don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa
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1)a) ( in questions) quéwhat book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?
what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?
what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?
b) ( in indirect speech) quéshe didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando
c) (all of the, any)what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos
what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo
2) ( in exclamations) quéwhat a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!
what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!
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89 pick up
1. transitive verb1) (take up) [in die Hand] nehmen [Brief, Buch usw.]; hochnehmen [Baby]; [wieder] aufnehmen [Handarbeit]; aufnehmen [Masche]; auffinden [Fehler]; (after dropping) aufhebenpick a child up in one's arms — ein Kind auf den Arm nehmen
pick up the telephone — den [Telefon]hörer abnehmen
pick up the pieces — (lit. or fig.) die Scherben aufsammeln
pick up something on the way home — etwas auf dem Nachhauseweg abholen
3) (become infected by) sich (Dat.) einfangen od. holen (ugs.) [Virus, Grippe]4) (take on board) [Bus, Autofahrer:] mitnehmenpick somebody up at or from the station — jemanden vom Bahnhof abholen
5) (rescue from the sea) [aus Seenot] bergen8) (find and arrest) festnehmen9) (receive) empfangen [Signal, Funkspruch usw.]11) (obtain) auftreiben (ugs.)12) (resume) wieder aufnehmen [Erzählung, Gespräch]13) (regain) wieder finden [Spur, Fährte]; wieder aufnehmen [Witterung]14) (pay)2. intransitive verbpick up the bill etc. for something — die Kosten od. die Rechnung usw. für etwas übernehmen
[Gesundheitszustand, Befinden, Stimmung, Laune, Wetter:] sich bessern; [Person:] sich erholen; [Markt, Geschäft:] sich erholen od. beleben; [Gewinne:] steigen, zunehmen3. reflexive verbpick oneself up — wieder aufstehen; (fig.) sich aufrappeln (ugs.)
* * *1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) aufschnappen2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) auflesen3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) erstehen4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) sich erheben5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) mitnehmen6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) reinkriegen7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) auf-, hochnehmen* * *◆ pick upI. vt1. (lift)▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth/sb etw/jdn aufhebento \pick up up the phone [den Hörer] abnehmen; (make phone call) anrufen2. (stand up)to \pick up oneself up off the floor ( fig) sich akk [langsam] erholen, sich akk wieder aufrappeln fam3. (acquire)▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth etw erwerbenshe \pick uped up an American accent while she was working in Boston sie hat sich, während sie in Boston gearbeitet hat, einen amerikanischen Akzent angeeignetI \pick uped up some useful ideas at the seminar aus dem Seminar habe ich einige gute Ideen mitgenommenwhere did she \pick up up the information? woher hat sie diese Informationen?to \pick up up a bargain [or good buy] ein Schnäppchen machento \pick up up a prize einen Preis verliehen bekommen4. (learn)5. (collect)▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw abholendo you mind \pick uping me up from the station? würde es dir etwas ausmachen, mich vom Bahnhof abzuholen?I \pick uped up the dry-cleaning while I was in town während ich in der Stadt war, holte ich die Sachen von der Reinigung abthe crew of the sinking tanker were \pick uped up by helicopter die Besatzung des sinkenden Tankers wurde von einem Hubschrauber an Bord genommento \pick up up passengers Fahrgäste [o Passagiere] aufnehmen7. (detect)▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth etw wahrnehmenhe's awfully quick to \pick up up any mistakes in your grammar er reagiert immer wie der Blitz darauf, wenn man einen grammatischen Fehler machtto \pick up up the scent Witterung aufnehmento \pick up up the whiff of a fox einen Fuchs wittern8. (on radio)can you \pick up up Moscow on your radio? kannst du mit deinem Radio den Moskauer Sender empfangen?to \pick up up a signal ein Signal empfangen; ( fig)I'm \pick uping up signals that it's time we were on our way ich glaube, mir wird da signalisiert, dass wir uns jetzt auf den Weg machen sollten9. (increase)her career began to \pick up up speed mit ihrer Karriere ging es steil bergaufshe was \pick uped up by the police for speeding sie wurde von der Polizei wegen überhöhter Geschwindigkeit angehaltenthe teacher \pick uped him up on his pronunciation der Lehrer verbesserte seine Ausspracheto \pick up up £300 300 Pfund verdienenhe can \pick up up $100 an evening just in tips er kann am Abend allein in Trinkgeldern bis zu 100 Dollar machen13. (resume)we \pick uped up the conversation again more or less where we had left off the previous evening wir setzten die Unterhaltung mehr oder weniger da fort, wo wir gestern Abend stehen geblieben waren14.the consumer will be forced to \pick up up the bill for this scheme am Ende wird der Verbraucher für dieses Programm zur Kasse gebeten werden▶ to \pick up up the pieces die Scherben kitten▶ to \pick up up the threads den Faden wieder aufnehmenthey \pick uped up the threads of their conversation/discussion sie nahmen den Faden ihres Gesprächs/ihrer Diskussion wieder aufthey \pick uped up the threads of their marriage sie haben in ihrer Ehe einen Neuanfang gemachtII. vihis spirits began to \pick up up seine Laune begann sich zu bessernmy interest \pick uped up when the film became centred on the trial proceedings mein Interesse erwachte wieder, als der Film sich auf die Gerichtsverhandlung konzentrierte2. (resume)to \pick up up where one left off da weitermachen, wo man aufgehört hat3. (notice)▪ to \pick up up after sb jdm hinterherräumen▪ to \pick up up with sb mit jdm Bekanntschaft schließen* * *1. vt sepit's the sort of book you can pick up when you have a free minute — das ist so ein Buch, das man mal zwischendurch lesen kann
you just have to pick up the phone — du brauchst nur anzurufen
to pick up the pieces (lit, fig) —
the interviewer picked up this reference and... — der Interviewer nahm diese Bemerkung auf or knüpfte an diese Bemerkung an und...
2) (= get) holen; (= buy) bekommen; (= acquire) habit sich (dat) angewöhnen; news, gossip aufschnappen; illness sich (dat) holen or zuziehen; (= earn) verdienen; medal bekommen, erhaltento pick sth up at a sale — etw im Ausverkauf erwischen
to pick up speed —
you never know what you'll pick up (= what illness etc) — man weiß nie, was man sich (dat) da holen or zuziehen kann
3) (= learn) skill etc sich (dat) aneignen; language lernen; accent, word aufschnappen; information, tips etc herausbekommen; idea aufgreifenwhere did you pick up that idea? — wo hast du denn die Idee her?
4) (= collect) person, goods abholenI'll come and pick you up — ich hole dich ab, ich komme dich abholen
6) (= rescue: helicopter, lifeboat) bergenthey picked him up for questioning — sie haben ihn geholt, um ihn zu vernehmen
she got picked up at a party — die ist auf einer Party (von einem) abgeschleppt or aufgegabelt worden (inf)
9) (= find) road findento pick up the trail ( Hunt, fig ) — die Fährte or Spur aufnehmen
10) (RAD) station hereinbekommen, (rein)kriegen (inf); message empfangen, auffangen; (= see) beacon etc ausmachen, sichten; (on radar) ausmachen; (record stylus) sound aufnehmenthe surface was clearly picked up by the satellite's cameras —
we picked up a rabbit in the car headlights — wir sahen ein Kaninchen im Scheinwerferlicht
11) (Brit: correct, put right) korrigieren12) (= restore to health) wieder auf die Beine stellen2. vi1) (= improve) besser werden; (appetite) zunehmen; (currency) sich erholen; (business after slump) sich erholen; (engine) rund laufen; (= accelerate) schneller werden2) (= continue) weitermachento pick up where one left off — da weitermachen, wo man aufgehört hat
3) (inf)to pick up with sb (= get to know) he has picked up with a rather strange crowd — jds Bekanntschaft machen er hat mit merkwürdigen Leuten Umgang
* * *A v/t1. den Boden aufhackenb) aufpicken (Vogel):3. umga) aufnehmen:4. umga) ein Mädchen aufgabeln, auflesenb) jemanden aus dem Wasser ziehend) einen Anhalter mitnehmen6. eine Spur aufnehmen7. Strickmaschen aufnehmen8. umg einen Rundfunksender bekommen, (rein)kriegen10. in Sicht bekommen11. in den Schweinwerfer bekommen12. ergattern, erstehen, aufgabeln:pick up a few dollars sich (mit Gelegenheitsarbeiten etc) ein paar Dollar verdienen13. mitbekommen, mitkriegen, zufällig erfahren oder hören, aufschnappen:pick up a knowledge of French ein bisschen Französisch lernen14. Mut, Kraft etc wiedererlangen:pick up courage Mut fassen15. gewinnen, einheimsen umg:pick up profit Profit machen;pick up speed → B 417. pick o.s. up sich hochrappeln umg:a) aufstehenb) (wieder) hochkommen, sich erholen20. US umg eine Rechnung übernehmen (u. bezahlen)B v/i1. pick up after sb hinter jemandem herräumen2. figb) besser werden (Wetter etc)3. Bekanntschaft schließen, sich anfreunden ( beide:with mit)4. Geschwindigkeit aufnehmen, schneller werden, auf Touren oder in Fahrt kommen5. fig stärker werden (Wind etc)* * *1. transitive verb1) (take up) [in die Hand] nehmen [Brief, Buch usw.]; hochnehmen [Baby]; [wieder] aufnehmen [Handarbeit]; aufnehmen [Masche]; auffinden [Fehler]; (after dropping) aufhebenpick up the telephone — den [Telefon]hörer abnehmen
pick up the pieces — (lit. or fig.) die Scherben aufsammeln
3) (become infected by) sich (Dat.) einfangen od. holen (ugs.) [Virus, Grippe]4) (take on board) [Bus, Autofahrer:] mitnehmenpick somebody up at or from the station — jemanden vom Bahnhof abholen
5) (rescue from the sea) [aus Seenot] bergen8) (find and arrest) festnehmen9) (receive) empfangen [Signal, Funkspruch usw.]10) (obtain casually) sich (Dat.) aneignen; bekommen [Sache]11) (obtain) auftreiben (ugs.)12) (resume) wieder aufnehmen [Erzählung, Gespräch]13) (regain) wieder finden [Spur, Fährte]; wieder aufnehmen [Witterung]14) (pay)2. intransitive verbpick up the bill etc. for something — die Kosten od. die Rechnung usw. für etwas übernehmen
[Gesundheitszustand, Befinden, Stimmung, Laune, Wetter:] sich bessern; [Person:] sich erholen; [Markt, Geschäft:] sich erholen od. beleben; [Gewinne:] steigen, zunehmen3. reflexive verbpick oneself up — wieder aufstehen; (fig.) sich aufrappeln (ugs.)
* * *(telephone) v.abnehmen v. v.aufheben v.auflesen v.aufnehmen v.aufsammeln v.mitnehmen v. -
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1. verb1) (to (cause to) feel anxious: His dangerous driving worries me; His mother is worried about his education; There's no need to worry just because he's late.) preocupar(se)2) (to annoy; to distract: Don't worry me just now - I'm busy!) molestar, estorbar3) (to shake or tear with the teeth etc as a dog does its prey etc.) acosar, perseguir, atacar
2. noun((a cause of) anxiety: That boy is a constant (source of) worry to his mother!; Try to forget your worries.) preocupación- worriedworry1 n preocupaciónworry2 vb preocupar / preocuparsedon't worry, everything will be all right no te preocupes, todo saldrá bientr['wʌrɪ]1 (state, feeling) preocupación nombre femenino, inquietud nombre femenino, intranquilidad nombre femenino; (problem) preocupación nombre femenino, problema nombre masculino; (responsibility) responsabilidad nombre femenino1 inquietar, preocupar2 (annoy, disturb) molestar3 (of dog) acosar, perseguir1 inquietarse, preocuparse (about/over, por)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to worry es igual, no importa, déjaloto worry oneself about somebody/something preocuparse por alguien/algoworry beads sarta de cuentas: preocupar, inquietarworry vi: preocuparse, inquietarse, angustiarsev.• angustiar v.• aquejar v.• asurar v.• avisparse v.• desasosegar v.• escarabajear v.• inquietar v.• intranquilizar v.• molestar v.• morder sacudiendo v.• preocupar v.• preocuparse v.• rebotar v.• zozobrar v.n.• ansiedad s.f.• cuita s.f.• desasosiego s.m.• disgusto s.m.• inquietud s.f.• miramiento s.m.• preocupación s.f.• presura s.f.• sinsabor s.m.• zozobra s.f.'wɜːri, 'wʌri
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a) c (trouble, problem) preocupación ffinancial worries — problemas mpl económicos
our eldest son is a great worry to us — nuestro hijo mayor nos da or nos causa muchas preocupaciones
b) u (distress, anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud f
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-ries, -rying, -ried transitive verb1) ( trouble) preocupar, inquietarI don't want to worry him — no quiero preocuparlo or inquietarlo
what's worrying you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?
2)a) (harass, attack) \<\<dog\>\> \<\<sheep\>\> acosarb) ( work on) \<\<dog\>\> \<\<bone\>\> juguetear con
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vi preocuparse, inquietarsenot to worry — (BrE) no te preocupes
shall I wash the dishes? - no, don't worry — ¿quieres que lave los platos? - no, no te molestes
to worry ABOUT something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien
['wʌrɪ]I still owe you some money - no, don't worry about it — aún te debo dinero - no, déjalo
1. N1) (=thing to worry about) preocupación fhe may have damaged his spine, which is a worry — puede que se haya dañado la columna, lo que es causa or motivo de preocupación
it's a great worry to us all — es una gran preocupación para todos nosotros, nos preocupa mucho a todos
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that's the least of my worries — eso es lo que menos me preocupa, eso es lo de menos2) (=anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud fshe has caused me a great deal or a lot of worry — me ha tenido muy preocupado or inquieto, me ha dado muchas preocupaciones
to make o.s. sick with worry — preocuparse muchísimo
2. VT1) (=cause concern to) preocuparwhat's worrying you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?
that phone call has been worrying me all day — esa llamada de teléfono me ha tenido preocupado todo el día
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to worry o.s. about sth — preocuparse por algo•
don't worry your head! * — ¡no le des muchas vueltas!, ¡no te calientes la cabeza! *•
to worry o.s. over sth — preocuparse por algo2) (=bother) molestar•
I don't want to worry you with my problems but... — no te quiero cargar or molestar con mis problemas pero...3) (=fear)they worry that extremists might gain control — temen que los extremistas se hagan con el control, los preocupa que los extremistas se hagan con el control
4) (=play with, harry) [dog] [+ bone] mordisquear, juguetear con; [+ sheep] acosar5) (=fiddle with) [+ object] juguetear con; [+ problem] dar vueltas ahe kept worrying the loose tooth with his tongue — no dejaba de toquetearse con la lengua el diente que tenía flojo
3. VI1) (=be anxious) preocuparsedon't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!
I'll punish him if I catch him, don't you worry! — ¡si lo pillo lo castigaré, que no te quepa duda!
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to worry about sth/sb — preocuparse por algo/algnI've got quite enough to worry about without that — tengo ya bastantes problemas para preocuparme por eso
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not to worry! * — ¡no pasa nada!, ¡no te preocupes!•
to worry over sth/sb — preocuparse por algo/algn2) (=bother) molestarsedon't worry, I'll do it — no te molestes, yo lo haré
3)• to worry at sth — [dog] mordisquear algo, juguetear con algo; [person] (=fiddle with) juguetear con algo
4.CPDworry beads NPL — sarta de cuentas con la que se juguetea para calmar los nervios
worry lines NPL — arrugas en la frente debidas a la preocupación
* * *['wɜːri, 'wʌri]
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a) c (trouble, problem) preocupación ffinancial worries — problemas mpl económicos
our eldest son is a great worry to us — nuestro hijo mayor nos da or nos causa muchas preocupaciones
b) u (distress, anxiety) preocupación f, inquietud f
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-ries, -rying, -ried transitive verb1) ( trouble) preocupar, inquietarI don't want to worry him — no quiero preocuparlo or inquietarlo
what's worrying you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?
2)a) (harass, attack) \<\<dog\>\> \<\<sheep\>\> acosarb) ( work on) \<\<dog\>\> \<\<bone\>\> juguetear con
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vi preocuparse, inquietarsenot to worry — (BrE) no te preocupes
shall I wash the dishes? - no, don't worry — ¿quieres que lave los platos? - no, no te molestes
to worry ABOUT something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien
I still owe you some money - no, don't worry about it — aún te debo dinero - no, déjalo
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1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verb2) (hold firmly) festhaltengrasp somebody in one's arms — jemanden [fest] in den Armen halten
grasp the nettle — (fig.) das Problem beherzt anpacken
3) (understand) verstehen; erfassen [Bedeutung]3. noun1) (firm hold) Griff, derhe had my hand in a firm grasp — er hielt meine Hand mit festem Griff
something is within/beyond somebody's grasp — etwas ist in/außer jemandes Reichweite (Dat.)
2) (mental hold)have a good grasp of something — etwas gut beherrschen
something is beyond/within somebody's grasp — etwas überfordert jemandes [intellektuelle] Fähigkeiten/kann von jemandem verstanden werden
* * *1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) ergreifen2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) begreifen2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) der Griff2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) die Auffassungsgabe•- academic.ru/32156/grasping">grasping* * *[grɑ:sp, AM græsp]he shook my hand with a firm \grasp mit festem Händedruck schüttelte er mir die HandI lost my \grasp on the suitcase der Koffer rutschte mir aus der Handto slip from sb's \grasp jdm entgleiten [o aus den Händen gleiten]to be beyond sb's \grasp für jdn unerreichbar seinto be within sb's \grasp sich akk in jds Reichweite befinden, zum Greifen nahe seinthe presidency at last looked within her \grasp die Präsidentschaft schien für sie endlich in greifbare Nähe gerücktto have a good \grasp of a subject ein Fach gut beherrschento lose one's \grasp on sth etw nicht mehr im Griff habento lose one's \grasp on reality den Bezug zur Wirklichkeit verlierenII. vt▪ to \grasp sth etw [fest] [er]greifen [o fassen] [o packen]to \grasp sb by the arm/hand jdn am Arm/an der Hand fassento \grasp any opportunity to do sth jede Gelegenheit nutzen, um etw zu tun▪ to \grasp sth etw begreifen [o erfassen]the government has failed to \grasp the scale of the problem die Regierung hat das Ausmaß des Problems nicht erkannt3.▶ to \grasp the nettle BRIT, AUS (become active) den Stier bei den Hörnern packen fam; (do sth unpleasant) in den sauren Apfel beißen famIII. vi1. (try to hold)2. ( fig)to \grasp at the chance [or opportunity] die Chance nutzen, die Gelegenheit beim Schopfe packen3.* * *[grAːsp]1. n1) (= hold) Griff mjust when peace/fame was within their grasp — gerade als Frieden/Ruhm greifbar nahe war or in greifbare Nähe gerückt war
2) (fig: understanding) Verständnis ntto have a good grasp of sth —
her grasp of the language/subject is not very good — sie beherrscht die Sprache/das Gebiet nicht sehr gut
2. vt2) (fig: understand) begreifen, erfassen3. vito grasp at sth (lit) — nach etw greifen; (fig) sich auf etw (acc) stürzen; hope sich klammern an (+dat)
See:→ also straw* * *A v/t1. packen, (er)greifen:2. an sich reißen3. fig verstehen, begreifen, (er)fassenB v/ia man who grasps at too much may lose everything jemand, der zu viel haben will, verliert unter Umständen allesC s1. Griff m:keep sth in one’s grasp etwas fest gepackt halten;take a grasp at o.s. fig sich beherrschen2. a) Reichweite fb) fig Macht f, Gewalt f, Zugriff m:within one’s grasp in Reichweite, fig a. greifbar nahe, in greifbarer Nähe;within the grasp of in der Gewalt von (od gen)3. Auffassungsgabe f, Fassungskraft f, Verständnis n:it is beyond his grasp es geht über seinen Verstand;it is within his grasp das kann er begreifen;have a good grasp of a subject ein Fach gut beherrschen* * *1. intransitive verb2. transitive verbgrasp at — (lit. or fig.) ergreifen; sich stürzen auf (+ Akk.) [Angebot]
1) (clutch at, seize) ergreifen (auch fig.)2) (hold firmly) festhaltengrasp somebody in one's arms — jemanden [fest] in den Armen halten
grasp the nettle — (fig.) das Problem beherzt anpacken
3) (understand) verstehen; erfassen [Bedeutung]3. noun1) (firm hold) Griff, dersomething is within/beyond somebody's grasp — etwas ist in/außer jemandes Reichweite (Dat.)
something is beyond/within somebody's grasp — etwas überfordert jemandes [intellektuelle] Fähigkeiten/kann von jemandem verstanden werden
* * *(intellectual) n.Auffassungsgabe f. n.Fassungsgabe f.Griff -e m.Zugriff -e m. v.greifen v.(§ p.,pp.: griff, gegriffen) -
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1. noun1) Überraschung, dieto my great surprise, much to my surprise — zu meiner großen Überraschung; sehr zu meiner Überraschung
it came as a surprise to us — es war für uns eine Überraschung
surprise, surprise! — (iron.) sieh mal einer an! (spött.)
2) attrib. überraschend, unerwartet [Besuch]a surprise attack/defeat — ein Überraschungsangriff/eine überraschende Niederlage
2. transitive verbit's to be a surprise party — die Party soll eine Überraschung sein
überraschen; überrumpeln [Feind]I shouldn't be surprised if... — es würde mich nicht wundern, wenn...
be surprised at somebody/something — sich über jemanden/etwas wundern
* * *1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) die Überraschung2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) überraschen2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) verleiten3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) überrumpeln•- academic.ru/112445/surprised">surprised- surprising
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- take by surprise* * *sur·prise[səˈpraɪz, AM sɚˈ-]I. n Überraschung felement of \surprise Überraschungsmoment ntto be full of \surprises ( approv) voller Überraschungen steckento come as a \surprise [to sb] völlig überraschend [für jdn] kommento express \surprise at sth seine Überraschung über etw akk zum Ausdruck bringento spring a \surprise on sb jdn vollkommen überraschento take sb by \surprise jdn überraschenin [or with] \surprise überrascht, erstauntto sb's [great] \surprise zu jds [großem] ErstaunenII. vt▪ to \surprise sb1. (amaze) jdn überraschenit will not \surprise anyone to learn that the offer has been rejected es wird wohl niemanden verwundern, dass das Angebot abgelehnt wurdewell, you do \surprise me nun, das erstaunt mich!2. (take unawares) jdn überraschenIII. adj attr, inv überraschend, unerwartet\surprise visit Überraschungsbesuch m* * *[sə'praɪz]1. nÜberraschung fin surprise —
much to my surprise, to my great surprise — zu meiner großen Überraschung
with a look of surprise — mit überraschtem Gesicht
it was a surprise ( for or to me) to find that... — ich war überrascht, als ich entdeckte, dass...
it came as a surprise to us —
surprise, surprise, it's me! — rate mal, wer hier ist?
2. attrÜberraschungs-, überraschendsurprise winner — Überraschungssieger( in) m(f)
3. vtüberraschen; (= catch unawares also) army, sentry überrumpeln; thief (auf frischer Tat) ertappenI was surprised to hear it — ich war überrascht, das zu hören
I wouldn't be surprised if... —
don't be surprised if he refuses — wundern Sie sich nicht, wenn er ablehnt
I'm surprised at or by his ignorance — ich bin überrascht über seine Unkenntnis
I'm surprised you didn't think of that — es wundert mich, dass du nicht daran gedacht hast
go on, surprise me! — ich lass mich überraschen!
he surprised me into agreeing — er hat mich so verblüfft, dass ich zugestimmt habe
* * *surprise [sə(r)ˈpraız]A v/t1. allg überraschen:a) einen Einbrecher etc ertappenb) verblüffen, in Erstaunen (ver)setzen:be surprised erstaunt sein, sich wundern ( beide:at über akk);I should not be surprised if … es sollte mich nicht wundern, wenn …surprise sb into jemanden zu etwas verleiten;surprise sb into doing jemanden dazu verleiten, etwas zu tun2. befremden, empören, schockieren:B s1. Überraschung f, -rump(e)lung f:take by surprise jemanden, den Feind etc überrumpeln, überraschen, eine Festung etc im Handstreich nehmen2. Überraschung f:it came as a great (complete) surprise (to him) es kam sehr (völlig) überraschend (für ihn);surprise, surprise! umga) da staunst du, was?,b) ätsch!,c) iron welch eine Überraschung!3. Überraschung f, Verblüffung f, Erstaunen n, Verwunderung f:there was little surprise that … man war nur wenig überrascht, dass …;to my surprise zu meiner Überraschung;in surprise überrascht;stare in surprise große Augen machenC adja) überraschendb) Überraschungs…:* * *1. noun1) Überraschung, dieto my great surprise, much to my surprise — zu meiner großen Überraschung; sehr zu meiner Überraschung
surprise, surprise! — (iron.) sieh mal einer an! (spött.)
2) attrib. überraschend, unerwartet [Besuch]2. transitive verba surprise attack/defeat — ein Überraschungsangriff/eine überraschende Niederlage
überraschen; überrumpeln [Feind]I shouldn't be surprised if... — es würde mich nicht wundern, wenn...
be surprised at somebody/something — sich über jemanden/etwas wundern
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noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz, lámpara3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) fuego4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) perspectiva
2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro, luminoso2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro
3. lit verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) encender•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to
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1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ligero2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligero4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) más ligero5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ligero6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligero8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) fino9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light
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= light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)light1 adj1. claro2. ligero / que pesa poco3. luminoso / claro4. suavelight2 n1. luz2. fuegohave you got a light? ¿tienes fuego?light3 vb1. encender / prender2. iluminar / alumbrar
light /lajt/ adjetivo invariable ‹ cigarrillos› low-tar; ‹ alimentos› low-calorie; ‹ refresco› diet ( before n)
light adj inv (cigarrillos) fuma Camel Light(tm), he smokes Camel Lights(tm) ' light' also found in these entries: Spanish: aeroplano - alumbrar - amanecer - año - aplique - avioneta - barrio - bombilla - buena - bueno - caballería - candela - cegador - cegadora - clara - claridad - claro - contraluz - deslumbrar - disco - duermevela - encender - enfocar - esclarecer - foco - fotómetro - fuego - iluminar - interruptor - leve - ligera - ligero - lumbre - luminosa - luminoso - luz - penumbra - piloto - pluma - precisa - preciso - prender - semáforo - sueño - tenue - tonadilla - trasluz - vaporosa - vaporoso - velomotor English: beam - blink - chink - deflect - fall - feather - flash - flicker - fluorescent light - go on - hand - infrared - light - light bulb - light switch - light up - light year - light-headed - light-hearted - off - pilot light - red light - red light district - see - shed - sleeper - strip light - tail-light - tone - traffic light - traffic lights - warning light - watt - absorb - admit - beacon - blind - block - bright - brighten - brilliant - bulb - candle - cast - come - dark - day - dazzle - dazzling - diettr[laɪt]■ as light as a feather ligero,-a como una pluma2 (sentence, wound) leve3 (head) mareado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be light on something familiar andar mal de algoto be light on one's feet ser ligero,-a de piesto have light fingers tener los dedos largos, tener los dedos rápidosto make light of something dar poca importancia a algoto travel light viajar con poco equipajewith a light heart con el corazón alegrelight aircraft avionetalight ale cerveza claralight opera operetalight reading lectura fácil————————tr[laɪt]————————tr[laɪt]1 (gen) luz nombre femenino3 (for cigarette, fire) fuego■ could you give me a light, please? ¿tiene fuego, por favor?1 (ignite) encender2 (illuminate) iluminar, alumbrar1 encenderse1 (colour) claro,-a; (complexion) blanco,-a2 (bright) con mucha claridad\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLaccording to one's own lights formal use según su propio criterioin (the) light of SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL en vista de, teniendo en cuentato bring something to light sacar algo a la luzto come to light salir a luzto go out like a light familiar quedarse roqueto see the light at the end of the tunnel ver la luz al final del túnelto see things in a new light ver las cosas bajo otro aspectoto shed light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algoto show somebody in a bad light hacer quedar mal a alguiento throw light on something aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algolight bulb bombillalight industry industria ligeralight meter fotómetrolight year año luz1) illuminate: iluminar, alumbrar2) ignite: encender, prenderle fuego alight vi: encenderse, prender1) land, settle: posarse2) dismount: bajarse, apearselight ['laɪt] adv1) lightly: suavemente, ligeramente2)to travel light : viajar con poco equipajelight adj1) lightweight: ligero, liviano, poco pesado2) easy: fácil, ligero, livianolight reading: lectura fácillight work: trabajo liviano3) gentle, mild: fino, suave, levea light breeze: una brisa suavea light rain: una lluvia fina4) frivolous: de poca importancia, superficial5) bright: bien iluminado, claro6) pale: claro (dícese de los colores), rubio (dícese del pelo)light n1) illumination: luz f2) daylight: luz f del día3) dawn: amanecer m, madrugada f4) lamp: lámpara fto turn on off the light: apagar la luz5) aspect: aspecto min a new light: con otros ojosin the light of: en vista de, a la luz de6) match: fósforo m, cerillo m7)to bring to light : sacar a (la) luzadj.• airoso, -a adj.• blondo, -a adj.• claro, -a adj.• ingrávido, -a adj.• leve adj.• ligero, -a adj.• liviano, -a adj.• luz adj.• rubio, -a adj.• suelto, -a adj.• sutil adj.• tenue adj.n.• candela s.f.• claro s.m.• fuego s.m.• lumbre s.f.• lumbrera s.f.• luz s.f.• lámpara s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: lit) = alumbrar v.• brillar v.• cebar v.• encender v.laɪt
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1) u luz flight and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m
hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz
in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea
at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces
to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz
to come to light — salir* a la luz
to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto
to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas
to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas
to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)
to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)
light meter — fotómetro m
2) ca) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara fto turn the light off — apagar* la luz
to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz
warning light — señal f luminosa
to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)
b) (of car, bicycle) luz fc) ( traffic light) semáforo m3)a) ( aspect) (no pl)to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos
b)in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de
4) c ( for igniting)have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?
to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo
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1) adjective -er, -estit's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro
she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano
3)a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suavelight rain — llovizna f
b) ( sparse)the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta
c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligeroto make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo
5)a) ( pale) <green/brown> clarob) ( bright)it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano
it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro
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1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminardimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado
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Phrasal Verbs:- light up
I [laɪt] (vb: pt, pp lit or lighted)1. N1) (=not darkness) luz fshe was sitting with her back to the light or with the light behind her — estaba sentada de espaldas a la luz
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against the light — al trasluzto hold sth against the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz
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by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela•
at first light — al rayar el día•
you're (standing) in my light — me quitas la luz, me haces sombra•
to hold sth up to the light — acercar algo a la luz, mirar algo al trasluz- see a light at the end of the tunnel- bring sth to light- shed or throw or cast light on sth- come to light- light dawned on him/her- hide one's light- see the light- see the light of dayleading 2.2) (=lamp) luz fto switch on or turn on the light — encender la luz
to switch off or turn off the light — apagar la luz
- go out like a lightbright 3., runway3) (=electricity) luz felectric light — luz f eléctrica
4) (Aut) (on vehicle) luz f5) (=traffic signal) semáforo ma red/green/amber light — un semáforo en rojo/verde/ámbar
green 4.the lights were at or on red — el semáforo estaba en rojo
6) (=viewpoint)•
according to or by sb's lights — frm según el parecer de algn•
to see things/look at sth in a different or new light — ver las cosas/mirar algo con una perspectiva distinta or desde otro punto de vista•
in the light of what you have said... — en vista de or a la luz de lo que has dicho...7) (=glint, twinkle) brillo m8) (=flame)strike 2., 3)9) (Archit) cristal m, vidrio m2. ADJ(compar lighter) (superl lightest)1) (=bright) [room, hallway] con bastante luzwhile it's still light — mientras es de día or hay luz
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to get light — hacerse de día2) (=pale) [colour] claro; [hair] rubio, güero (CAm, Mex); [skin] blancolight blue/green — azul/verde claro
3. VT1) (=illuminate) iluminarto be lit up * — estar achispado *
2) (=ignite) [+ match, candle, fire] encender, prender; [+ cigarette] encender4.VI (=ignite) encenderse, prenderthe fire wouldn't light — el fuego no se encendía, el fuego no prendía
5.CPDlight bulb N — bombilla f, foco m (And), bombillo m (Col, Ven)
light fitting N — instalación eléctrica donde se colocan bombillas, tubos fluorescentes etc
light meter N — (Phot) fotómetro m
light show N — espectáculo m de luces
lights out N — hora f de apagar las luces
what time is lights out? — ¿a qué hora se apagan las luces?
light switch N — interruptor m
light wave N — onda f luminosa
light year N — año m luz
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II [laɪt]1. ADJ(compar lighter) (superl lightest)•
you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa2) (=scanty, slight) [breeze] leve, suave; [shower] ligero3) (Culin) [meal, food, cake] ligero, liviano (LAm)4) (=low-alcohol) de bajo contenido alcohólico, de bajo contenido en alcohol; (=low-calorie) light, bajo en calorías; (=low-tar) light, de bajo contenido en alquitrán5) (=soft) [sound] leve; [voice] suave6) (=not demanding) [work, duties] ligero- make light work of sth7) (=not serious) [novel, music] ligero•
to make light of sth — quitar importancia a algo8) (=not harsh) [sentence] leve9) (=shallow)10) (=loose) [soil] poco denso2.ADV•
to travel light — viajar con poco equipaje3. N1) lights (Culin) † pulmones mpl2) (=cigarette) cigarrillo m light, cigarrillo m de bajo contenido en alquitrán4.CPDlight aircraft N — avión m ligero
light ale, light beer (US) N — cerveza f rubia, cerveza f clara
light cream N — (US) (=single cream) nata f líquida
light entertainment N — (TV) programas mpl de variedades
light heavyweight N — (=cruiserweight) peso m semipesado
light industry N — industria f ligera
light infantry N — infantería f ligera
light opera N — (=show) opereta f; (=genre) género m lírico
light verse N — poesías fpl festivas
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[laɪt](pt, pp lit or lighted) VIto light on sth — liter dar con algo, tropezar con algo, encontrar algo
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1) u luz flight and shade — luz y sombra; ( Art) claroscuro m
hold it up to the light — ponlo al trasluz or a contraluz
in o by the cold light of day it didn't seem such a good idea — al pensarlo mejor or en frío, no parecía tan buena idea
at first light — al clarear (el día), con las primeras luces
to bring something to light — sacar* algo a la luz
to come to light — salir* a la luz
to hide one's light under a bushel — ser* modesto
to see the light — abrir* los ojos, comprender las cosas
to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel — vislumbrar el fin de sus (or mis etc) problemas
to see the light (of day) — ver* la luz (del día)
to throw o cast o shed light on something — arrojar luz sobre algo; (before n)
light meter — fotómetro m
2) ca) ( source of light) luz f; ( lamp) lámpara fto turn the light off — apagar* la luz
to turn the light on — encender* or (AmL tb) prender or (Esp tb) dar* la luz
warning light — señal f luminosa
to go out like a light — (colloq) ( become unconscious) caer(se)* redondo; ( fall asleep) dormirse* como un tronco, caer* como piedra (AmL fam); (before n)
b) (of car, bicycle) luz fc) ( traffic light) semáforo m3)a) ( aspect) (no pl)to see something/somebody in a good/bad/new o different light — ver* algo/a alguien con buenos/malos/otros ojos
b)in the light of o (AmE also) in light of — (as prep) a la luz de, en vista de
4) c ( for igniting)have you got a light? — ¿tienes fuego?
to put a o set light to something — prender fuego a algo
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1) adjective -er, -estit's lighter than the other one — pesa menos que el otro, es más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano que el otro
she's a very light sleeper — tiene el sueño muy ligero or (esp AmL) liviano
3)a) ( Meteo) <breeze/wind> suavelight rain — llovizna f
b) ( sparse)the losses were fairly light — las pérdidas fueron de poca consideración or de poca monta
c) ( not strenuous) <work/duties> ligero, liviano (esp AmL)d) ( not severe) < sentence> leve4) ( not serious) <music/comedy/reading> ligeroto make light of something — quitarle or restarle importancia a algo
5)a) ( pale) <green/brown> clarob) ( bright)it gets light very early these days — ahora amanece or aclara muy temprano
it's already light — ya es de día, ya está claro
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1) (past & past p lighted or lit) ( set alight) encender*, prender2) (past & past p lit) ( illuminate) \<\<room/scene\>\> iluminardimly/brightly lit — poco/muy iluminado
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Phrasal Verbs:- light up -
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trip
1. past tense, past participle - tripped; verb1) ((often with up or over) to (cause to) catch one's foot and stumble or fall: She tripped and fell; She tripped over the carpet.) tropezar2) (to walk with short, light steps: She tripped happily along the road.) ir con paso ligero
2. noun(a journey or tour: She went on / took a trip to Paris.) viaje- trippertrip1 n viaje / excursióntrip2 vb tropezartr[trɪp]1 (journey) viaje nombre masculino2 (excursion) excursión nombre femenino3 (stumble) tropezón nombre masculino1 hacer tropezar, hacerle una zancadilla a2 (set off - switch, alarm, etc) activar, hacer que se dispare2 (move lightly) ir con paso ligero3 slang (on drugs) viajar1) : caminar (a paso ligero)2) stumble: tropezar3)to trip up err: equivocarse, cometer un errortrip vt1) : hacerle una zancadilla (a alguien)you tripped me on purpose!: ¡me hiciste la zancadilla a propósito!2) activate: activar (un mecanismo)3)to trip up : hacer equivocar (a alguien)trip n1) journey: viaje mto take a trip: hacer un viaje2) stumble: tropiezo m, traspié mv.• echar la zancadilla a v.• hacer tropezar v.• pegar v.• trompicar v.• tropezar v.n.• escapada s.f.• excursión s.f.• gira s.f.• recorrido s.m.• traspiés s.m.• tropiezo s.m.• viaje s.m.trɪp
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a trip to the zoo/dentist — una visita al zoológico/dentista
2)a) (stumble, fall) tropezón m, traspié mb) ( attempt to make somebody fall) zancadilla f3) (sl)a) ( drug-induced) viaje m (arg), colocón m (arg), pasón m (Méx arg)b) ( obsession)she's been on a real guilt trip lately — le ha dado por sentirse culpable últimamente; see also ego trip
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- pp- intransitive verb1) ( stumble) tropezar*to trip ON/OVER something — tropezar* con algo
2) ( move lightly and easily) (+ adv compl)her surname doesn't exactly trip off the tongue — su apellido no es muy fácil de pronunciar, que digamos
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vta) trip (up) ( make stumble - intentionally) hacerle* una zancadilla a, ponerle* or echarle una or la zancadilla a (Esp)b) ( set off) \<\<alarm\>\> activar, hacer* que se disparePhrasal Verbs:- trip up[trɪp]1. N1) (=journey) viaje m ; (=excursion) excursión f ; (=visit) visita f ; (=outing) salida fit's a 100-mile trip — es un recorrido or un viaje de 100 millas
a trip to the park/seaside — una excursión or una salida al parque/a la playa
a trip to the cinema — una visita or una salida al cine
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to make a trip, we made a trip into town — fuimos a la ciudad•
she went on a trip to Tasmania — (se) fue de viaje a Tasmania•
to take a trip, they took a trip to York — fueron de excursión a Yorktake a trip to your local library — hágale una visita a la biblioteca de su barrio, visite la biblioteca de su barrio
- take a trip down memory lanebusiness, coach, day, field, round ego, guilt3) (=stumble) tropezón m ; (=move to make sb trip) zancadilla f4) (Elec) (also: trip switch) interruptor m de desconexión2. VI1) (=stumble) tropezartrip overto trip on/over sth — tropezar con algo
2) liter (=step lightly)she tripped gracefully round the dance floor — se movía con paso ligero y grácil por la pista de baile
to trip along, go tripping along — ir con paso ligero
tongue 1., 1)to trip off the tongue —
3) * (on drugs)3. VT1) (also: trip up) (=cause to stumble) (intentionally) poner or echar la zancadilla a; (accidentally) hacer tropezarhe tried to trip me — intentó ponerme or echarme la zancadilla
don't leave things on the stairs where they may trip you — no deje cosas en las escaleras donde se pueda tropezar
2) (also: trip up) (=catch out)trip up 2., 2)he was trying to trip her into contradicting herself — estaba intentando tenderle una trampa para que se contradijera
3) (=set off) [+ mechanism, switch] activar4) (=dance)- trip the light fantastic4.CPDtrip switch N — interruptor m de desconexión
- trip up* * *[trɪp]
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a trip to the zoo/dentist — una visita al zoológico/dentista
2)a) (stumble, fall) tropezón m, traspié mb) ( attempt to make somebody fall) zancadilla f3) (sl)a) ( drug-induced) viaje m (arg), colocón m (arg), pasón m (Méx arg)b) ( obsession)she's been on a real guilt trip lately — le ha dado por sentirse culpable últimamente; see also ego trip
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- pp- intransitive verb1) ( stumble) tropezar*to trip ON/OVER something — tropezar* con algo
2) ( move lightly and easily) (+ adv compl)her surname doesn't exactly trip off the tongue — su apellido no es muy fácil de pronunciar, que digamos
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vta) trip (up) ( make stumble - intentionally) hacerle* una zancadilla a, ponerle* or echarle una or la zancadilla a (Esp)b) ( set off) \<\<alarm\>\> activar, hacer* que se disparePhrasal Verbs:- trip up -
95 breath
noun1) Atem, dersay something below or under one's breath — etwas vor sich (Akk.) hin murmeln
waste one's breath — seine Worte verschwenden
hold one's breath — den Atem anhalten
be out of/short of breath — außer Atem od. atemlos sein/kurzatmig sein
take somebody's breath away — (fig.) jemandem den Atem verschlagen
2) (one respiration) Atemzug, dertake or draw a [deep] breath — [tief] einatmen
in the same breath — im selben Atemzug
3) (air movement, whiff) Hauch, derthere wasn't a breath of air — es regte sich kein Lüftchen
* * *[breƟ]1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) der Atem2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) der Atemzug•- academic.ru/8882/breathless">breathless- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath* * *[breθ]nbad \breath Mundgeruch mwith bated \breath mit angehaltenem Atemto take a deep \breath tief Luft holento catch one's \breath [or get one's \breath back] verschnaufento draw \breath Luft [o Atem] holen famto gasp for \breath nach Atem ringento mutter [sth] under one's \breath [etw] leise vor sich akk hin murmelnto take sb's \breath away jdm den Atem raubento waste one's \breath in den Wind redena \breath of air ein Hauch m, ein Lüftchen ntit's like a \breath of fresh air when she visits ( fig) es ist so erfrischend, wenn sie zu Besuch kommtto go out for a \breath of fresh air an die frische Luft gehen, frische Luft schnappen gehen3.▶ to be the \breath of life [to sb] für jdn so wichtig sein wie die Luft zum Atmen* * *[breɵ]n1) Atem mto take a deep breath — einmal tief Luft holen; (before diving, singing etc) einmal tief einatmen
breath — Mundgeruch m
to have bad breath — aus dem Mund riechen, Mundgeruch haben
with one's dying breath —
out of breath — außer Atem, atemlos
to stop for breath — sich verschnaufen, eine Pause zum Luftholen machen
to say sth all in one breath — etw in einem Atemzug sagen
to say sth under one's breath — etw vor sich (acc) hin murmeln
save your breath — spar dir die Spucke (inf)
you're wasting your breath — du redest umsonst
See:→ fresh air2)(= slight stirring)
breath of wind — Lüftchen ntthere wasn't a breath of air — es regte sich or wehte kein Lüftchen
* * *breath [breθ] s1. Atem(zug) m:bad breath schlechter Atem, Mundgeruch m;have bad breath aus dem Mund riechen;be out of breath außer Atem sein;he caught his breath ihm stockte der Atem;catch sb’s breath jemandem den Atem verschlagen;draw breath Atem holen;draw one’s first breath das Licht der Welt erblicken;draw one’s last breath den letzten Atemzug tun;gasp for breath nach Luft schnappen;get one’s breath (back) wieder zu Atem kommen;get out of breath außer Atem kommen;go out for a breath of (fresh) air an die e Luft gehen, frische Luft schnappen gehen;have no breath left (völlig) außer Atem sein;hold one’s breath den Atem anhalten (a. fig);lose one’s breath außer Atem kommen;take breath Atem schöpfen, verschnaufen (a. fig);take sb’s breath away jemandem den Atem verschlagen;take a deep breath tief Luft holen;waste one’s breath in den Wind reden;you are wasting your breath du kannst dir deine Worte sparen;don’t waste your breath crying for help es hat gar keinen Sinn, um Hilfe zu rufen;in the same (next) breath im gleichen (nächsten) Atemzug;be mentioned ( oder spoken of) in the same breath as in einem oder im selben Atemzug genannt werden mit; → pause B 1, short A 82. fig Hauch m, Spur f, Anflug m:not a breath of suspicion nicht der geringste Verdacht3. Lufthauch m, Lüftchen n:4. Duft m5. LING stimmloser Hauch* * *noun1) Atem, dersay something below or under one's breath — etwas vor sich (Akk.) hin murmeln
be out of/short of breath — außer Atem od. atemlos sein/kurzatmig sein
take somebody's breath away — (fig.) jemandem den Atem verschlagen
2) (one respiration) Atemzug, dertake or draw a [deep] breath — [tief] einatmen
3) (air movement, whiff) Hauch, der* * *n.Atem nur sing. m.Atemzug -¨e m.Hauch -e m. -
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rəup
1. noun((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) cuerda
2. verb1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) amarrar/atar con cuerda2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) lazar, coger con el lazo•- rope in
- rope off
rope n cuerdatr[rəʊp]1 atar (con cuerdas), amarrar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give somebody plenty of rope dar a alguien rienda sueltato have somebody on the ropes tener a alguien contra las cuerdasto know the ropes estar al tantoto learn the ropes ponerse al tanto1) tie: amarrar, atar2) lasso: lazar3)to rope off : acordonarrope n: soga f, cuerda fn.• apretadera s.f.• atadero s.m.• atadura s.f.• boza s.f.• cable s.m.• cabo s.m.• cintero s.m.• collar s.m.• cuerda s.f.• lazo s.m.• maroma s.f.• reata s.f.• soga s.f.v.• lazar v.
I rəʊpgive them enough rope and they'll hang themselves — déjalos hacer lo que quieran y ya verás cómo se cavan su propia fosa
to show somebody/know the ropes: Mike will show you the ropes Mike te enseñará cómo funciona todo; ask Helen, she knows the ropes — pregúntale a Helen, que está muy al tanto de todo
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a) ( tie) atar, amarrar (AmL exc RPl) ( con una cuerda)b) ( lasso) (AmE) \<\<steer/cattle\>\> enlazar* or (Méx) lazar* or (CS) lacearPhrasal Verbs:- rope in- rope off[rǝʊp]1.N cuerda f, soga f, mecate m (Mex); (Naut) (=hawser) maroma f, cable m ; (in rigging) cabo m ; (hangman's) dogal m ; [of pearls] collar m ; [of onions etc] ristra fthe ropes — (Boxing) las cuerdas
to jump or skip rope — (US) saltar a la comba
there were three of us on the rope — (Mountaineering) éramos tres los encordados
- give sb more rope- know/learn the ropes- be on the ropes- be at the end of one's rope2.VT atar or (LAm) amarrar con (una) cuerda; (US) [+ animal] coger or (LAm) agarrar con lazothey roped themselves together — (Mountaineering) se encordaron
there were four climbers roped together — había cuatro escaladores que formaban una cordada or iban encordados
3.CPDrope ladder N — escala f de cuerda
rope trick N — truco m de la cuerda
- rope in- rope off- rope up* * *
I [rəʊp]give them enough rope and they'll hang themselves — déjalos hacer lo que quieran y ya verás cómo se cavan su propia fosa
to show somebody/know the ropes: Mike will show you the ropes Mike te enseñará cómo funciona todo; ask Helen, she knows the ropes — pregúntale a Helen, que está muy al tanto de todo
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a) ( tie) atar, amarrar (AmL exc RPl) ( con una cuerda)b) ( lasso) (AmE) \<\<steer/cattle\>\> enlazar* or (Méx) lazar* or (CS) lacearPhrasal Verbs:- rope in- rope off -
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1. noun(a secret agent or person employed to gather information secretly especially about the military affairs of other countries: She was arrested as a spy; industrial spies.)
2. verb1) (to be a spy: He had been spying for the Russians for many years.)2) (to see or notice: She spied a human figure on the mountainside.)•- spyhole- spy on
spy1 n espíaspy2 vb espiar / vigilartr[spaɪ]1 (gen) espía nombre masulino o femenino1 espiar (on, a)1 literal divisar, descubrir, ver\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI spy with my little eye... veo, veo...to play I spy jugar al veo-veoto spy out the land reconocer la tierra, explorar la tierraindustrial spy espía nombre masulino o femenino industrialpolice spy confidente nombre masulino o femenino, soplón,-onaspy ring red nombre femenino de espionajespy story historia de espíassee: ver, divisarspy vi: espiarto spy on someone: espiar a alguienspy n: espía mfn.• acechador, -ora s.m.,f.• atisbador, -ora s.m.,f.• echadizo s.m.• espía s.f.v.• columbrar v.• divisar v.• espiar v.spaɪ
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noun (pl spies) espía mf; (before n) <satellite, ship> espía adj inv; < story> de espías, de espionaje
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spies, spying, spied intransitive verba) ( watch secretly) espiar*to spy ON somebody — espiar* a alguien
b) ( work as spy) espiar*to spy ON something/somebody — espiar* algo/a alguien
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vt descubrir*, ver*[spaɪ]to play `I spy' — (BrE) jugar* al veo-veo
1.N espía mf2.VT (=catch sight of) divisarI spy, with my little eye, something beginning with A — veo, veo una cosa que empieza con A
3.VI espiar, ser espíato spy on sb — espiar a algn, observar a algn clandestinamente
he spied for the USA — fue espía al servicio de los EE.UU.
4.CPDspy satellite N — satélite m espía
- spy out* * *[spaɪ]
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noun (pl spies) espía mf; (before n) <satellite, ship> espía adj inv; < story> de espías, de espionaje
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spies, spying, spied intransitive verba) ( watch secretly) espiar*to spy ON somebody — espiar* a alguien
b) ( work as spy) espiar*to spy ON something/somebody — espiar* algo/a alguien
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vt descubrir*, ver*to play `I spy' — (BrE) jugar* al veo-veo
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98 field
1. nounwork in the fields — auf dem Feld arbeiten
2) (area rich in minerals etc.) Lagerstätte, diegas-field — Gasfeld, das
leave somebody a clear or the field — (fig.) jemandem das Feld überlassen
in the field of medicine — auf dem Gebiet der Medizin
field of vision or view — Blickfeld, das
7) (Phys.)2. intransitive verbmagnetic/gravitational field — Magnet-/Gravitationsfeld, das
(Cricket, Baseball, etc.) als Fänger spielen3. transitive verb2) (put into field) aufstellen, aufs Feld schicken [Mannschaft, Spieler]3) (fig.): (deal with) fertig werden mit; parieren [Fragen]* * *[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) das Feld3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) das Feld4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) das Gebiet5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) das (blick)Feld6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) das Schlachtfeld, Feld-...2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) fangen und zurückwerfen- academic.ru/116115/field-glasses">field-glasses- fieldwork* * *[fi:ld]I. nto cut across the \fields quer über die Felder gehento take the \field einlaufen3. (expanse) [weite] Flächeice/snow \field Eis-/Schneefläche fcoal \field Kohleflöz mgas/oil \field Gas-/Ölfeld\field of battle Kriegsschauplatz mto take the \field ins Feld ziehenin the \field an der Front\field of activity Tätigkeitsgebiet nt, Tätigkeitsfeld ntto be first in the \field der/die Beste auf dem Gebiet seinto be outside sb's \field außerhalb jds Kompetenzbereich liegen, nicht mehr in jds Ressort nt fallenonce again Jones finished ahead of the \field wieder einmal gewann Jones vor dem Rest des Feldeswe have a strong \field this afternoon wir haben heute Nachmittag eine starke Besetzungmagnetic \field Magnetfeld nt13.▶ to leave the \field clear for sb jdm das Feld überlassenJohn's transfer left the \field clear for Judy to get the job weil John versetzt wurde, konnte sich Judy um seinen Job bewerben\field interview Befragung f\field observations Freilandbeobachtungen pl, Feldbeobachtungen plIII. vi als Fänger spielen mIV. vt1. (stop)to \field the ball den Ball fangento \field a team ein Team aufs Feld schicken; ( fig)to \field a group of experts eine Expertengruppe zusammenstellen3. (offer as candidate)▪ to \field sb jdn aufstellen4. (display)to \field an army eine Armee aufmarschieren lassen5. (handle)to \field questions Fragen abblocken [o parieren]to \field telephone calls Telefonanrufe abweisen* * *[fiːld]1. ncorn/wheat field — Getreide-/Weizenfeld nt
he's working in the fields — er arbeitet auf dem Feld or Acker
the farm has 20 fields —
2) (= coalfield, icefield, oilfield etc) Feld ntto take the field — auf den Platz kommen, einlaufen
noted for his bravery in the field — für seine Tapferkeit im Feld bekannt
in all the fields of human endeavour (liter) studies in the field of medicine — im gesamten menschlichen Trachten (liter) Studien auf dem Gebiet der Medizin
this is, of course, a very broad field — das ist natürlich ein weites Feld
6) (= area of practical observation or operation) Praxis fwork in the field — Feldforschung f; (of sales rep) Außendienst m
7) (PHYS, OPT) Feld ntgravitational field — Gravitationsfeld nt, Schwerefeld nt
field of force — Kraftfeld nt
magnetic field — Magnetfeld nt, magnetisches Feld
8) (SPORT: competitors) Feld nt; (CRICKET, BASEBALL) Fängerpartei fthe rest of the field (in race) — der Rest des Feldes, die übrigen Läufer
11)2. vthe had to field calls from irate customers — er musste wütende Kunden am Telefon abwimmeln (inf)
2) team, side aufs Feld or auf den Platz schicken3. vi (CRICKET, BASEBALL ETC)als Fänger spielen* * *field [fiːld]A s1. AGR Feld n:in the field auf dem Feld;field of barley Gerstenfeld2. MINERa) (Gold- etc) Feld nb) (Gruben)Feld n, Revier n, (Kohlen) Flöz n3. fig Bereich m, (Sach-, Fach)Gebiet n:in the field of art auf dem Gebiet der Kunst;in his field auf seinem Gebiet, in seinem Fach;field of activity Arbeitsgebiet, Tätigkeitsbereich;field of application Anwendungsbereich;field of law Rechtsgebiet4. a) (weite) Flächeb) MATH, PHYS Feld n:field of force Kraftfeld;c) (elektrisches oder magnetisches) Feld6. SPORTtake the field einlaufen, auf den Platz kommen ( → A 7);play the field umg sich nicht festlegen (wollen); alle gebotenen Chancen wahrnehmen, engS. nichts anbrennen lassen umg (sich keine Chancen bei Jungen bzw Mädchen entgehen lassen)b) Feld n (geschlossene Gruppe von Läufern etc):finish down the field im geschlagenen Feld endenc) Teilnehmer(feld) pl(n), Besetzung f, fig Wettbewerbsteilnehmer pl:good field starke Besetzung;fair field and no favo(u)r gleiche Bedingungen für alle7. MILa) meist poet Schlachtfeld n, (Feld)Schlacht fb) Feld n, Front f:the field of hono(u)r das Feld der Ehre;in the field im Felde, an der Front;take the field ins Feld rücken, den Kampf eröffnen ( → A 6 a);win the field den Sieg davontragen9. MED Operationsfeld n10. TV Feld n, Rasterbild n12. WIRTSCH Außendienst m, (praktischer) Einsatz:agent in the field Vertreter(in) im AußendienstB v/tb) einen Kandidaten etc ins Rennen schicken2. eine Frage etc kontern* * *1. noun2) (area rich in minerals etc.) Lagerstätte, diegas-field — Gasfeld, das
leave somebody a clear or the field — (fig.) jemandem das Feld überlassen
6) (area of operation, subject area, etc.) Fach, das; [Fach]gebiet, dasfield of vision or view — Blickfeld, das
7) (Phys.)2. intransitive verbmagnetic/gravitational field — Magnet-/Gravitationsfeld, das
(Cricket, Baseball, etc.) als Fänger spielen3. transitive verb2) (put into field) aufstellen, aufs Feld schicken [Mannschaft, Spieler]3) (fig.): (deal with) fertig werden mit; parieren [Fragen]* * *(agriculture) n.Acker -Ä m. (military) n.Einsatzgebiet n. n.Feld -er n.Gebiet -e n. -
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I 1. hop past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) hinke2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) hoppe3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) hoppe (over/opp/ut av)4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) stige på/ut av2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) hink2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) hopp, sprang•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II hop noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) humlehoppe--------humleIsubst. \/hɒp\/1) hopp, sprang2) hink3) flygning, flight, flystrekning4) snartur, svipptur5) ( hverdagslig) dans, dansefest6) (amer., hverdagslig) tull, pisspreik• Frank's dad is full of hops, I never know what he's talking aboutfaren til Frank prater bare tull, jeg skjønner aldri hva han snakker om7) etappebe on the hop være i farten, være travelt opptatt medcatch somebody on the hop ta noen på sengen ta noen på fersk gjerninghop, skip, and jump eller hop, step, and jump (sport, gammeldags) trestegkeep somebody on the hop holde noen sysselsattIIsubst. \/hɒp\/1) ( plantearten Humulus lupulus) humle2) forklaring: tørkede blomster av humle brukt til brygging eller medisin3) (amer., gammeldags, slang) knark, opium, narkotikaIIIverb \/hɒp\/1) hoppe, sprette2) hinke3) ( overført) hoppe, kaste seg i det4) ( hverdagslig) ta en snartur, ta en svipptur5) hoppe over6) ( hverdagslig) stikke, pile, kippe, løpe7) (hverdagslig, om fly) ta av, lette8) (amer.) sprette, la sprettehop a ditch ( hverdagslig) fly overhop into ( om kjøretøy) hoppe inn ihop it (britisk, hverdagslig) stikke, forsvinnehop on hoppe påhop the Atlantic fly over Atlanterenhop to it (amer., hverdagslig) få opp fartenIVverb \/hɒp\/1) tilsette humle2) høste humle, plukke humle -
100 laugh
1. verb(to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc: We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.) le2. noun(an act or sound of laughing: He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.) latter(brøl)- laughably
- laughingly
- laughter
- laughing-stock
- laugh atle--------vitsIsubst. \/lɑːf\/1) latter, latterbrøldet var han som lo sist, latteren var på hans sidejeg har ledd av det mange ganger, det har gitt meg en god latter mange ganger2) lattervekkende person, lattervekkende gjenstand, lattervekkende begivenhet3) ( overført) vits, skøyerstrekvære til å le av, være latterligbreak into a laugh briste ut i latter, begynne å ledo something for a laugh gjøre noe på spøk, gjøre noe for moro skyldhave a good laugh (about) få seg en god latterhave the last laugh være den som ler sist, ta siste stikkjeg triumferte over ham, det var min tur til å lehave the laugh on one's side ha latteren på sin sidelaugh fit to kill ukontrollert latter, hysterisk latterraise a laugh fremkalle latter, vekke allmenn munterhetwith a laugh med et smil, med en latterIIverb \/lɑːf\/1) le• don't make me laugh!de hånlo av ham \/ de lo hånlig av ham2) ( overført) smile, le, stråle3) spøke, spøke medbe laughing ( hverdagslig) være fri for bekymringer, være sorgløsdon't make me laugh ( uttrykk for vantro) ikke få meg til å lehe laughs best who laughs last\/longest (ordspråk, også he who laughs best laughs last) den som ler sist ler bestlaugh about\/over le av, ha moro avlaugh at le av, ha moro av gjøre narr av, latterliggjøre ta lett pålaugh away\/off slå bort med en spøklaugh in somebody's face le noen rett opp i ansiktetlaugh like a drain ( hverdagslig) brøle av latter, gapskrattelaugh oneself helpless\/silly le seg fordervet, le seg i hjellaugh one's head off le seg i hjellaugh on the other side of one's face ( også laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth) miste lysten til å le, tørke av seg fliret, at pipen får en annen lyd• you'll laugh on the wrong side of your mouth when I catch the big fish!laugh outright le av full hals, gapskrattelaugh somebody down le ut noenlaugh somebody out of court le ut noenlaugh somebody to scorn ( litterært) hånle av noenlaugh up one's sleeve le innvendig, le i skjeggetmake somebody laugh få noen til å le
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